Review: No Paws - "Healthy Men"

No Paws - Healthy Men

(2012 Family Time)

"Deceptively simple...mesmerizing[ly] mechanical"

Zine Issue 4 Officially Out Now!

Now that my final exams are finally over, it's time for me to start sending out zines! Issue 4 was just printed up, and is officially out today. If you're in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area, copies will soon be made available at Everybody's Records and the Erlanger Public Library (as always) and now at Black Plastic Records. As for everyone else, get your free mail-order copies now, they're going fast! E-mail me your address and I'll hook you up with a zine. This issue features interviews with Leif Gutschow of Tripping the Light Fantastic, local garage rockers PURE Predication and Pennsylvania lo-fi duo Ratburn. Stickers will be made available for as long as they'll last.

Review: Halasan Bazar - "Space Junk"

Halasan Bazar - Space Junk

(Crash Symbols 2013)

Earthy...with the musty scent of the early seventies"

Review: Some Ember- "Asleep In the Ice Palace"

Some Ember - Asleep In the Ice Palace

(2013 Night-People)

"Silken synths...acidic twang"

Review: Cassida Pax - "Hidden Relations"

Cassida Pax - Hidden Relations

(2013 Memory 36)

"Angelic frailty"

Cassette Corner: Street Gnar - "Study Wall"

Street Gnar - Study Wall

(2013 Burger Records / Gnar Tapes)

"Paisley-patterned jangles"

Cassette Corner: Simon Joyner - "A Rag of Colts"

Simon Joyner - A Rag of Colts (1987-2012)

(2012 Unread Records and Tapes)

"Raw angst"

Review: Booksmart - "State Fair"

Booksmart - State Fair

(2013 Self-Released)

"Whispery, lo-fi pop."

Review: Indoor Voices / Tear Talk

Indoor Voices - S/T EP

(2012 Bleeding Gold)

"Glassy, Rippling"

Cassette Corner: Hats - "Take Notice and Early Demos"

 
Hats - Take Notice and Early Demos
(2013 New Body)
"You'll probably find yourself playing an air instrument at least once."

Single Review: Make It Plain - "Somersault"

Make It Plain - "Somersault/Hutch"

(2012 Rok Lok)

"Cozy and dulcet."

Review: Russian Girls Night - спокойствиe

Russian Girls Night - спокойствиe

(2013 Lo-Fi By Default) 

"Calm"

Review: Roy Orbitron/Huge Pupils Split

Roy Orbitron/Huge Pupils - Split LP

(2013 Self-Released)

"A broad range of music housed in 12 inches of black plastic."

Review: Beach Vacation - "Maritime"

Beach Vacation - Maritime

(2013 Dufflecoat)

"Could music be captured through the lens of a Super 8 camera?"

Cassette Corner: Jay Tholen - "The Low Drone of Earth"

Jay Tholen - The Low Drone of Earth

(2013 Swan City Sounds)

"Who knew that prog-rock and chiptune could work together so well?"