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  • 03.08.11
    Syd Lane – Hypatia RELEASES, REVIEWS, SYD LANE | (1)
    Free download: quixodelic.com/site/category/syd-lane/ 2011 is shaping up to be a vintage year... Rocketships of Love, Simon Piler, Fig Mints on the horizon, possibly some Burnouts, maybe even (gulp) a Warchalking record. And now, straight out of left field with flowers in its hair, a spring in its determined step, and more magical melodies than the laws of physics deems is possible to be contained on one record, is something truly brilliant. Of course I'm talking about 'Hypatia', the latest offering from the inimitable Syd Lane. The big question for me was 'How can anything possibly top It Begins In Beauty?' and sturdier ...
  • 02.13.11
    Simon Piler – Lo Swing of the Earth QUIXODELIC RECORDS, RELEASES, REVIEWS, SIMON PILER | (0)
    Free download: quixodelic.com/site/lo-swing-of-the-earth/#more-708 Many things go hand in hand: I won't waste your time by listing them here but I will however waste it by introducing you to a new combination, namely Simon Piler and the Spring. Coincidently, two of my favourite things. The latter I like because it happens immediately after that darkest of seasons. It says 'You have survived another year.' I like Simon Piler's music for many more reasons, most of which I have expounded somewhere along the line. For those of you new to these parts however, let me summarise it thus - pure lo-fi, folk-thriller, imaginary dancing, ...
  • 02.01.11
    Nick Fraelich – Obnoxious Dancing Music LENN9O9N, RELEASES, REVIEWS, THE WHEELIES | (0)
    nickfraelich.bandcamp.com/album/obnoxious-dancing-music Something of an honour for me this one. Nick Fraelich first appeared on the tenth and final Daydream Generation compilation at the end of 2010 and blew my socks off with the experimental folk-pop of the quite amazing 'Meta-Song'. Away from more traditional song structures, I also knew that he dabbled in the black magic of psychedelic electronica and had heard the brilliant head-fuck of 'Trip Tent Sound Interlude'. So when a little birdie told me that he was working on an ambient/electronic record including collaborative remixes and was looking for submissions, I rooted around on my computer and unearthed ...
  • 12.08.10
    Review: Dressed Like Wolves – I Could Walk On Water, But I’d Rather Part The Sea REVIEWS | (0)
    http://cllct.com/release/icouldwalkonwaterbutidratherpartthesea Perhaps it's best to begin with what is one the most beautiful album titles I've seen in years: I Could Walk On Water, But I'd Rather Part The Sea. Let's unpack that a second and look at what it drives at. "I could do something pretty cool that will wow and amaze and possibly frighten any passers-by, but I prefer something more difficult so I can walk through the mud while doing so." This is why this is also the most precise album title I've seen in years. What Dressed Like Wolves colluders Rick and Matt created is ...