‘79 saw the release of some definitive post-punk albums. It seemed fitting to select nine tracks that both typify the genre and set the stage for the wonderful albums that followed.
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Although Seeing the Light may be comprehensive in a no-stone-left-unturned (but accuracy be damned) sort of way, it is hardly competent writing.
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What David Menconi has done is cleverly packaged all of those “Ryan” moments in chronological order jazzed up with a bit of biography and musical criticism.
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After two years of creative silence from Emeralds, one would have assumed a release that was more innovative and adventurous (if not downright bombastic)
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“The book is a transcription of a week-long series of interviews between two old friends, and the best part about it is that it totally reads that way.”
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Other post-rockers may find themselves meandering on longer tracks, but Godspeed You! Black Emperor present two cohesive epics and two contemplative segues.
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Flying Lotus, alias of Los Angeles producer Steven Ellison, has come a long way from creating beats for Adult Swim. His 2006 debut 1983 had listeners (read “stoners”) saying, “This sounds really cool, man, but I think if I had like a synth and Garage Band or some shit …” Those same listeners shut their mouths and turned their […]
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“I read the book from cover to cover and decided that I wanted to do this bigger album based around the text where it starts with conception, birth, the development of a child, speech, then cognition.”
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“I think it took a lot of guts to do this record. If there’s anything that I’m proud of it’s that we took a risk and wrote an album that was transparent.”
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At first the new album might seem like an average rock record, but a few listens through and one will notice innumerable production intricacies.
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With some practice and bowing out of the sci-fi realm, Rob Reid might just find himself some success.
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At a first listen Centipede Hz sounds infinitely more convoluted, confused and complex than their most recent work.
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