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“L’Eixample” by Near the Parenthesis

29 Oct 2008

4/5 Lush, minimal, vamping electronica
Near the Parenthesis returns just one year after “Of Soft Construction” with another standout electronica album of lush, warm, subtle, and pensive soundscapes. In “L’Eixample,” Tim Arndt sticks even closer to his winning formula. Start with a swirling backdrop of reverberating, reversed, and modulating organs and guitars. Then, built a mild [...]

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“From Pale Hands to Weary Skies” by Darshan Ambient

In: Music Reviews

22 Oct 2008

5/5 Lush, Ambient Electronica—Simple and Compelling
This album is as beautiful as it is basic. It seems to be perfect for any time or any place, yet it always conveys the comfort of home. Michael Allison begins each track with a warm synth, builds up a dry beat (on two thirds of the songs), and then [...]

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“Isabliss” by Amethystium

In: Music Reviews

22 Oct 2008

5/5 Still the best “New Age” out there—a little brighter this time around
Amethystium has been very high on my list of favorites since the first album, and this one is no disappointment! For the fourth time now, Øystein Ramfjord somehow pulls out of the trite “New Age” genre with something new and truly inspiring. As [...]

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“O Soundtrack My Heart” by Pivot

In: Music Reviews

21 Oct 2008

3.5/5 Outlandish Funky Electronic-minded Progressive Rock?
I’m having a hard time understanding this album. It’s really quite zany! Given that the songs are all over the place, and the main instruments are guitar, drum, and bass-this stuff must be progressive rock. However, there are no vocals, no central motif spanning the album, no extra long songs, [...]

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Tags: funky, Pivot, prog rock

“On the Threshold of Eternity” by Ajalon

In: Music Reviews

14 Sep 2008

5/5: The genuine power of prog-rock with lyrics that truly give glory where it’s due.

This album is the most skilled and genuine Christian rock album I have found except for Neal Morse’s masterpieces. (Which could go with out saying, since Morse is the founder of Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic, and Ajalon is an indie band [...]

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Tags: christian, prog rock, rock

“Drystar” by Airlock

In: Music Reviews

13 Sep 2008

4/5: Chill side-project of a truly skilled pro studio team!

Airlock is NOT just another electronic/trip-hop outfit with a female vocal! Airlock is a side project of a state of the art studio in Brussels named Musicom. They produce music for a living, scoring ads, shows, films, documentaries, and events. This explains both the STELLAR production [...]

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Tags: chill, electronic

“Catskills Cry” by Aaron Comess

In: Music Reviews

13 Sep 2008

4/5: Instrumental Rock with Great Drumming!
Although the credits say he also plays guitar, Aaron Comess is a successful session drummer, co-founder of the platinum-selling band “Spin Doctor,” as well as a producer. Looking at this as a side-project and listening to the great drumming bumped this album up a star for me. I certainly find [...]

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Tags: post rock, rock

“We Are One” by Kelly Sweet

In: Music Reviews

4 Sep 2008

5/5: Unusually beautiful and unpretentious in all respects, this sets a higher standard for classical-minded pop divas

First let me clarify I am not a fan of this class of music, but the fact that I own and play this disc makes it a 5-star album for this type of music! What really makes me listen [...]

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“Stereo Girl” by Element 101

In: Music Reviews

3 Sep 2008

5/5: The best rock, the best pop, and the best punk, all at once!

Until I heard this CD, I subscribed to the policy of Amazon reviewer “emojen” of O.C. CA, which reads “If I had to take three things to a deserted island, they’d be a portable CD player and two copies of Clarity [Jimmy [...]