Mantar, "Eternal Return" I long ago ran out of stuff to say about Mantar, so let's just have a close listen to this. The shift up to the double-time drums fifty seconds in is nice. And a nice change in the gallop shortly after the...
Altar of Plagues, "Feather and Bone" Altar of Plauges didn't last very long, producing three albums, but the last two of those are masterpieces of metal. Fusing black metal with post-rock aesthetics, rooted in a willingness to let a song stretch out and breathe, I'd...
King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors" The early pinnacle of prog rock, In The Court of the Crimson King set a standard that a bunch of other bands would strive uselessly to surpass, including King Crimson themselves for a while. Now, prog is...
Uh oh, the roll below the level / 'cause I'm livin' low ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, "Intro: A Song Of Fire And Wine" My goodness, this is so corny. But, this song does set you up for the cheese sculpture...
A short little year-end roundup today, from Jamie Zawinski, who I've maybe been reading stuff from longer than any other person online, as I recall first encountering reading something from him back in 1995. I'm going to see about putting up some kind of year-end...
