Japan’s Keigo Oyamada, a.k.a. Cornelius, is often touted as a modern pop savant, and it’s for good reason. There are few things as gleefully disorienting as a Cornelius album, and Fantasma, his 1998 U.S. debut, is just the kind of sonic tapestry that can keep its listeners as simultaneously confused and enthused as a horde [...]
Crystal Stilts – Radiant Door
28 May 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here’s that mid-century vibe everyone’s been crazed with since Eames chairs came back into style and the first seasons of Mad Men proved nostalgia was profitable. Ben-Day dots, Pantone colors, and minimal geometry abound, and the deceptively simple graphic pops from whatever distance you witness it, constantly shrinking and expanding while standing perfectly still. I’ve [...]
Rhys Chatham – A Crimson Grail
6 June 2011 by Leave a Comment
When it comes to guitars, less is usually better. The vast majority of contemporary music’s most important figures have been based on the work of one or two guitarists working together with the rest of a band. I’m thinking of figures like The Beatles, The Stones, The Ramones, Bob Dylan, Cream — the list goes [...]
Radiohead – In Rainbows
2 October 2010 by 3 Comments
Rainbows are not the first thing that come to mind when it comes to Radiohead. Just for fun, here’s a short list of Radiohead song titles that inject images (non-rainbow images) directly into your mind: “Creep” “Paranoid Android” “In Limbo” “A Wolf at the Door” “My Iron Lung” “Knives Out” “Subterranean Homesick Alien” Despite its [...]
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