after the annual updating hiatus (where mr. chief editor man goes on holiday and accomplishes some important site redesign), some stuff about new reviews and stuff....blah blah, Connexion Bizarre.
Logoplasm - Testa Piena D'Orche
Logoplasm's realm of feedback and pink noise, voyeurism and mundanity,
and comfort and fear challenges listeners to discover significance in
the thirty-five minutes of "Testa Piena D'Orche" (meaning "head full of
orcas") - a struggle that may well leave some wanting.
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Dissamonix - Disharmonic Universe
This German duo's sound covers a wide range, from lurching beats and
swirly guitar to calm spasms and spaced-out ambience. Often off-kilter
and detuned, but routinely interesting, "Disharmonic Universe" stays
true to its name as Dissamonix dispatches seven tracks of structured
slow-motion mayhem, full of bass frequencies and tripped-out beats.
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Junkboy - Three
"Three" might well be called vapid or monotonous by impatient critics
looking for something less hermitic and more conspicuous than idle,
syrup-dipped compositions. However, it is precisely these jejune traits
that lend Junkboy its special, engrossing character. When the mood is
right, "Three" fits just fine.
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