Album Reviews

Supersillyus- “Grampaspaceshuttle”

By ranchsauce at February 3, 2010 | 11:49 pm | 5 Comments

"When all the butterflies in outer space flap their wings and their intra-universal tidal wave whomps the skeletons out of your skin closets, you wiggle… forever. Supersillyus, the producer-multinstrumentalist-wizard-wierdo, has welcomed us all aboard his spaceshuttle. His combination of beautiful synthesizer melodies with insanely intricate drum programming and more...

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Agobi Project Droppp!

By Drift Dodgers at February 1, 2010 | 2:25 pm | 2 Comments

Get on board with Agobi Project, a new band out of Asheville bringing tight electronic beats and edgy guitar to the classic jamband formula.  Andrew Kirk plays a solid lead and is at his best when ripping minor chords into the dark side of the force. David Krantz is the Midi Controller/ Bass Synth/ Laptop Wiz, dropping beats and basslines that'll pop your spine back more...

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Emancipator – “Safe In The Steep Cliffs” Interview

By ranchsauce at January 22, 2010 | 3:03 pm | 5 Comments

"'Safe In The Steep Cliffs' represents the tightest, most unique, most organic beats I've made in the last three years. This album has a new palette of sounds and samples from around the world, including more original recordings (guitar/violin/mandolin/banjo) and new guest artists including Japanese jazz musician Uyama Hiroto. It's ominous and overgrown, dense and more...

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The New Deal & Big Gigantic at Paradise Boston Preview! w/ Videos!

By dizzurt at January 18, 2010 | 12:44 am | 0 Comment

The recent buzz in Boston about the New Deal & Big Gigantic show at the Paradise this Thursday is like a NYC bagel overwhelmed with cream cheese. It's something you can't avoid all over your face. And from what I can tell Big Gigantic is quite familiar with bringing beats straight at your face. Their jams are so fresh and raunchy the crowd almost feels compelled to more...

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Enter the Wu-Step: A New Genre of Music is Upon Us!

By grandose at January 8, 2010 | 9:44 pm | 7 Comments

At first glance of the album cover, it's hard to believe what I have in front of me. My adolescence and my present clashing like an explosion, as I am immediately drawn to the words ‘Wu-Tang’ and ‘dubstep’. I feel like a little kid again, when I first heard my cousins tape of “Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the 36 Chambers”. This time around, it's different. The more...

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STS9: Ad Explorata

By ranchsauce at December 16, 2009 | 8:00 am | 5 Comments

Some of the most influential bands of the decade are known for their live improvisation and massive touring schedules. When these bands release studio albums they are often listened to less frequently than live soundboards, and are usually not big sellers. But they do exist as milestones. These albums are met with a mixture of reviews from those fans who have caught more...

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Downtempo Dub-Step from Kryptic Minds

By Zola at December 7, 2009 | 6:23 pm | 0 Comment

The explosion of Drum 'n Bass in the U.S. is relatively new, and brings along with it a plethora of tear-out wobble 'n whomp DJs. However, there are a few willing to break it up with some deeper, more calculated and hypnotic tunes. Branded as dark half step, Kryptic Minds' new album on UK label Swamp81 trashes the barriers and proves that dance music can be played more...

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D.O.P.A.P.O.D! Creates Well-Rounded Tunes and Fresh Palindromes with ‘RADAR’

By dizzurt at December 3, 2009 | 1:02 am | 8 Comments

Dopapod has made quite the noise around the Allston/Brighton Boston basement scene, but in my eyes they bring much more to the table than your average feel-good house party band. Even after seeing them play a couple shows in the area my eyes hadn't truly been opened to their sound until the talented keyboardist, Eli, handed me their first full length recording. The more...

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Blockhead – “The Music Scene” Delivers

By Drift Dodgers at November 7, 2009 | 2:16 pm | 6 Comments

Blockhead (born Anthony "Tony" Simon), is a Manhattan-based hip-hop producer who has worked with MC's such as Aesop Rock, Murs, Cage, Mike Ladd & many others. With his new album "The Music Scene", he is establishing himself as an elite downtempo artist we need to keep our eyes on. Blockhead uses infectious, diverse samples: guitars, classical and ethnic more...

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Americans Sleeping On Entheogenic

By Drift Dodgers at November 2, 2009 | 5:15 pm | 7 Comments

In 1999, Entheogenic and Shpongle emerged as influential experimenters in the Psychedelic Electronica scene, broadening the boundaries of the genre by diversifying the beats and samples used, drawing from many other cultures and types of music. Though popular throughout Europe, Entheogenic hasn't toured the states and remains relatively obscure in America. Maybe cuz more...

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Jimkata Counts Up From One to Ten With New LP “Burn My Money”

By ranchsauce at October 19, 2009 | 7:21 pm | 7 Comments

In a time when powerful lyricism seems to have been sacrificed by many bands within the Jam community, Jimkata's first LP "Burn My Money" turns that trend on its head. The impeccably produced 11-track new studio album gleams like a piece of fire opal, beautiful yet mysterious. "Burn My Money" marks an anticipated and apparent step forward for Jimkata, embodying an more...

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