Etiket: Review
Review: Soccer Mommy :: Sometimes, Forever
Every now and then one wishes that the influence of producer Daniel Lopatin alias Oneohtrix Point Never were more clearly noticeable: Crackling electronics and constantly changing speed, powerful beats do…
Damien Jurado: “Reggae Film Star” (Review & Stream)
Damien Jurado is a great minimalist: The songwriter from Seattle is increasingly satisfied with the same gentle feeling in constantly calm music. It is fortunate when an artist finds such…
Review: Regina Spektor :: Home, Before And After
Many of the school subjects that Regina Spektor brought to life for the song “Loveology” one would actually like to see on the timetable as a young person; Love affairs…
‘True descriptions from the permafrost’ by Donald Niedekker, a poetic reflection on time and space, history and science | review
Much is known about the wintering of Willem Barentsz and his crew on Nova Zembla. We know from the diaries of a junior officer on board, Gerrit de Veer, that…
REVIEW. ‘The Umbrella Academy 3’: “Dancing to familiar beats”
At the end of season two, Sir Reginald Hargreeves’ adopted children save the world from destruction, but rest assured that the dysfunctional superheroes of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ aren’t ready for…
Review Il Buco: very exciting and yet mighty calm
Il Buco by director Michelangelo Frammartino is an inimitable masterpiece. Having a fear of heights, and then descending into an immensely deep cave to realize your new feature film. Italian…
Review: Ferris :: Everyone hates Ferris
Still “antisocial and finished”? Still interested in “radical left-wing hits”? “Hey!” Ferris roars, “Ho!” replies the chorus, followed by a scooter didip dip while the guitars bang. Yes, this is…
Review: Σtella :: Up And Away
Let’s pretend we don’t know who’s hiding behind Σtella. Then “Nomad” sounds as if Sade had stumbled across a couple of US hippies in a Greek tavern who have been…
Review: Foals :: Life Is Yours
Lockdown, winter, clubs closed, no concerts – as Foals the follow-up to EVERYTHING NOT SAVED WILL BE LOST – PT. 1 & 2 wrote, dead trousers were announced. So the…
Review: Perfume Genius :: Ugly Season
Double bass and church organ roar beautifully in the opener “Just A Room”. Perfume Genius whines to the harp. And devoutly on a Björkesque bed of strings and woodwinds in…