Author: Michael Lanigan
SBTRKT, Wonder Where We Land – review
Once the initial shock of unpredictability fades, the album becomes a serene landscape mixed together with glitch laden drum machines and synthesizers, which come across like a version of Crystal Castles, without the morbid overtones, but all of the intensity. ●●●●○ Continue reading SBTRKT, Wonder Where We Land – review
Sounds of the City: Jajouka, Sufi trance
Some call it diabolic music due to its dramatic dynamics, but for the Sufi population, it is a transcendental experience. Continue reading Sounds of the City: Jajouka, Sufi trance
Manic Street Preachers: Futorology – review
Review: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks // Wig Out At Jagbags
WORDS Michael Lanigan If critics had not panned Weezer’s Pinkerton back in 1996, their follow-up efforts would likely have sounded more like Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ latest release, Wig Out At Jagbags and less like that nauseating excuse … Continue reading Review: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks // Wig Out At Jagbags
Review: Death Grips // Government Plates
WORDS Michael Lanigan Nobody can hold a candle to Death Grips. Government Plates; their third LP released in 19 months makes this clear. While The Money Store was an industrial maelstrom and No Love Deep Web ventured into alienating musical wastelands, … Continue reading Review: Death Grips // Government Plates