Prefuse 73, "Eve of Dextruction" Way, way back in probably 1995, I remember making fun of some prehistoric website where someone clearly wanted to be a music reviewer but had no idea how to approach it. He attempted to a bunch of songs, but after...
Tricky, "Brand New You're Retro" Maxinquaye is one of the three pillars of trip-hop, along with Blue Lines and Dummy. What's striking about all three records, besides them all being great, is kind of how dissimilar they all end up feeling. There's a murky darkness...
Curtis Mayfield, "Move on Up" Curtis Mayfield was the leader of the Impressions, but when he went solo, he found another gear. This is the centerpiece of his first solo record, and it's just incredible stuff. The urgency of the percussion, the punchy horns, just...
Ohio Players, "It's Your Night / Words of Love" Daaaaaaaamn. The mid-70s Ohio Players albums were all ridiculously good. Karl Hendricks Trio, "The Official Shape of Beauty" I have a hard time picking my favorite album from the Karl Hendricks Trio. I often lean towards the...
Announcement time! I suspect everybody reading this is aware, but just in case, my friend Grant and I have started a new blog over at Game and Tonic. We'll be chatting about games, booze, music, all kinds of stuff. Just a warning: it's entirely possible...
