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SamuelBreen has written the following articles:
Phosphorescent - Here's to Taking it Easy
If Houck’s music is in transition, this record doesn’t scream 'I’ve found myself'. »
Future Islands - In Evening Air
This trend for watered down psychedelia and ‘reverb=noise=cool’ production values is fast becoming monotonous. »
Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead
As the West continues to explore Africa, to embellish its many cultures, Mulatu Steps Ahead acts as a proponent of liberalism and travelled sophistication. More please.»
Cancer Bats - Bears, Mayors, Scraps and Bones
Sonically the record is super masculine. It drips of man sweat. Music for marines; the moment in Fahrenheit 9/11 when the soldiers reveal the soundtrack for combat. A world underwritten by fear, testosterone and the capacity to kill. »
The Hoa Hoa's - Pop/Drone/Pedals
Pop is occasionally used as a statement of intent by those on the fringes of mainstream culture. Frequently avant-garde musicians »
Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
Heavy Breathing is straight up and full on. It never tries to double guess or displace the listener. It thrives in natural, organic sound.»
Aboombong - Asynchronic
The real achievement on this record, is not the fusion of avant-garde genres creating some pretentious Megatron, it’s the ability to maintain tension. »