Gorillaz : Plastic Beach :: Review
It has been almost ten years and there seems to be no abating of the Gorillaz phenomenon. You might have thought they would have gone the way of the Hannah-Barbera created Banana Splits but the brains behind this operation, the ever ingenious Damon Albarn shows no way of slowing any time soon. Rather than continue with any further Blur reunion plans after last year’s triumphant return at the Glastonbury Festival, Albarn has focused his efforts on compiling a who’s who of 70’s rock stalwarts on his latest Gorillaz effort. The aging musicians included on “Plastic Beach” are Bobby Womack, Mark ...
Free Energy : Stuck on Nothing :: Review
Hailing from the city of brotherly love, Philadelphia’s Free Energy seems like a band from another time. Free Energy effortlessly channels the AM sounds of the Super 70’s and the early 80’s American Top 40 on their debut, “Stuck on Nothing” and prove they could have been on the Caddyshack soundtrack or fought for chart dominance against Loggins and Messina. Whether you consider that a good thing or not, there’s no denying that a hearty dose of the power pop from Cheap Trick, Eric Carmen, Steve Miller and the aforementioned Loggins and his cohort Messina hugely influenced songwriter Paul Spranger ...
Gil Scott-Heron : I’m New Here :: Review
Gil Scott-Heron’s album “I’m New Here” is a first in many ways. It marks the first time the legendary wordsmith and jazz poet has recorded in sixteen years and also the first album for XL Recordings. Gil Scott-Heron was signed to XL Recordings while incarcerated at Rikers Island prison on drug charges. Although Scott-Heron used to rail against drug usage in the 1970’s, it seems that he had fallen upon hard times and ultimately his music proved to be prophetic. Thankfully, “I’m New Here” offers a way back from oblivion and subsequently can introduce a new generation of listeners to ...
Pantha Du Prince : Black Noise :: Review
Pantha Du Prince’s new album “Black Noise” is an eclectic cacophony of both ambient sound and electronic soundscapes that create a bewitching listen. While listening to “Black Noise” you’ll feel as if you’ve been taken out of your element and dropped into a weird new dimension of sight and sound where your fantasies become realities and with apologies to Rod Serling. “Black Noise” was recorded in the Swiss Alps and often feels like a product of its surroundings in several tracks especially the chilly “The Splendour.” Elsewhere the album chimes and sputters along in sunny fashion, “Welt Am Draht.” The mood ...
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