FRANTIC MANTIS - DATA IS NOT INFORMATION
Creation Sickness
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Obsessive Online Community Drones
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My Eyes Feel to Large for the Sockets
[2:42]3.7 Mb
2600 Meeting at Pentagon City Mall in 1994
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Dark Horizons
[4:42]6.9 Mb
Soundlurkers
[3:22]5.2 Mb
Glappkontakt
[2:21]3.4 Mb
Mantis Rising
[2:21]3.7 Mb
Delta to Delta
[2:54]4.5 Mb
The Brooding Polychromes of an Almost Unthinkably Advanced Decay
[4:57]5.6 Mb
Economy is the Enemy
[4:06]6 Mb
Data is not Information
[2:34]3.8 Mb
There is Only the Moment and that is Where He Prefers to Be
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Frantic Mantis "Data is not Information" Album Review
Data Punk - Explosively Infectious Rock laced with Barbed Wire
The year is 2005, and Sweden and America's finest independent musicians have provided us with an authoritative viewpoint on modern Punk rock. The songs on "Data is not Information" are often dark and brooding; the term "Data Punk" is apt, as there is a chilling atmosphere that Shelby Cinca (Frodus/Decahedron/The Cassettes) and his comrades from Division of Laura Lee choose to convey upon the audience. Their prowess in the field of post-punk is unmatched as they seemlessly blend elements of established musical genres and twist them to suit their subversive agenda against the modern world of corporate rock and roll. The riffs on "Data Is Not Information" are spectacularly pointed; Frantic Mantis somehow manages to display a knack for melody without compromising any of their calculated ferocity. There is no typical song on this album; with each piece, the trio seems to reinvent their approach to songwriting. "Creation Sickness" kicks off the album with an infectious guitar hook that falls comfortably below Shelby's trademark vocal delivery. The songs "Dark Horizons" and "Economy is the Enemy" are the standouts on the album, with each retaining a sense of melody, but also the barbed wire. The recurring lyrical themes deal heavily with the subject of a technologically superfluous future. Lines such as "Computer please take my job/ I hate economy" do not feel out of place when coupled with the angular guitar work. There are also a number of electronic pieces that break up the full band songs. Composed using nanoloops, songs like "My eyes feel too large for my sockets" and "There is only the moment and that is where he prefers to be" are not the typical Nintendo fare, but instead another realm for the Frantic Mantii to explore and infect with their Data Punk Virus. This is a spectacular effort that deserves the attention of any fan of independent or forward thinking music.
Video Frantic Mantis - Making Of Debut Album
Making of Frantic Mantis album "Data Is Not Information" on Lujo Records, released 2005. Members of: Frodus/Decahedron and Division Of Laura Lee. Also features at the end Arthur Harrison and his home-made sequencer. Video by Stephen Perron Guidry of Sprezzatura Productions. High-Res version available on Enhanced CD of Data Is Not Information by Frantic Mantis.
JOHN PARISH - ONCE UPON A LITTLE TIME
Salo
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Boxers
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Choice
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Sea Defences
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Even Redder than that
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Water Road
[2:19]3 Mb
Somebody Else
[4:29]6.7 Mb
Kansas City Electrician
[3:47]6 Mb
Stranded
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Glade Park
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Even Redder than that Too
[3:50]6.3 Mb
The Last Thing I Heard Her Say
[5:56]8 Mb
John Parish "Once Upon A Little Time" Album Review
Album Description
This is Parish's first record with vocals in 15 years. He began his career as a singer with the cult band Automatic Dlamini, whose line-up included PJ Harvey, and released a couple records in the late '80s. By the '90s, he tired of being a frontman and opted instead to play collaborator with the likes of The Eels, Giant Sand, and PJ Harvey. All the songs on this record, with the exception of one, are Parish compositions. Sometimes intimate and sometimes intense, sometimes serious and sometimes frivolous, sometimes beautiful and sometimes unpleasant, "Once Upon A Little Time" is a sprawling and engaging record. It talks about the heroic struggle of everyday life, of the sublime and the mundane. It's a grown-up record for people of all ages.
RAMON LOPEZ FLOWERS TRIO - FLOWERS OF PEACE
Bouton Dor
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Pissenlit
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Japanish Flower
[7:21]9.9 Mb
Aparajita
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Tres Nopales
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Chevrefeuille
[9:31]12.8 Mb
Ramon Lopez Flowers Trio "Flowers of Peace" Album Review
Gosh. Nothing to fear here; simply great music
The music purveyed by Leo, awesome as it is, is not generally that accessible. Avant warrior Joelle Leandre herself has established a formidable, if somewhat arcane, discography that might daunt all but the most stalwart listeners.
I don't want to say that that has completely changed, but this latest release by her at least operates in precincts not entirely alien to Western music sensibilities. In fact, this music, I venture to say, could be listened to and appreciated by almost any informed and open-eared listener.
What happens, I think, with these avant-garde warriors, is that, eventually, they land on places that the average person can at least approach, if not entirely embrace. One thinks, for example, of recent discs by avant stalwarts such as Marilyn Crispel and Myra Melford who have recorded, if not entirely accessible sessions, at least ones that can be listened to by informed jazzers without undue distress.
And that's what Joelle Leandre has done here. Granted, this is drummer Ramon Lopez's gig, but whatever date Leandre graces she seems to dominate (although French pianist Sophia Domincich gives her a major run for her money, and leader Lopez on drums and percussion casts a long shadow indeed--e.g., check out his astounding contributions to "Tres Nopales).
Nevertheless, Leandre is such a huge presence on double bass that she tends to dominate whatever date she appears on. Really, there's a way weird thing that tends to happen with the most advanced and talented practitioners of the avant-garde: after enough sessions they seem to reach critical mass--their conception just opens out to such glorious vistas of creative felicity that it drags their cohorts, willy-nilly, along for the ride, with the listener the big winner. Trust me, that's what's going down here.
I admit I was primed to dig this gig. But I was not prepared for the total joy it elicited. I have to say, with all sincerity, that this is one of the most absolutely enjoyable recordings I have ever encountered. Do give it a chance; I don't think you'll be disappointed.
ARTHUR RUSSELL - WORLD OF ECHO
Tone Bone Kone
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Soon-to-Be Innocent Fun-Let's See
[9:35]13.5 Mb
Answers Me
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Being it
[5:16]7.4 Mb
Place I Know-Kid Like You
[3:27]4.5 Mb
Shes the Star-I Take this Time
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Tree House
[2:14]3.5 Mb
See-Through
[2:09]2.8 Mb
Hiding Your present from You
[4:16]5.4 Mb
Wax the Van
[2:10]3.4 Mb
All-Boy All-Girl
[3:43]4.9 Mb
Lucky Cloud
[2:52]4 Mb
Tower of Meaning-Rabbits Ear-Home Away from Home
[4:37]6.5 Mb
Let's Go Swimming
[2:41]3.9 Mb
The Name of the Next Song
[7:59]11.3 Mb
Happy Ending
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Canvas Home
[2:33]3.9 Mb
Our Last Night Together
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Arthur Russell "World of Echo" Album Review
amazing
It sounds kind of like nick drake if he had played cello instead of guitar. That's about the best thing I can say and if that means anything to you then buy this record.
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