After half a century´s worth of electric guitar heritage – how can, for just one tender, fragile, ephemeral moment, guitars be made to sound interesting and gripping again? What can we wrench from the classic setup guitar/beat/vocals in the studio without turning into yet another footnote to Chuck Berry or Kevin Shields?
Guitar, 2002
It is very, [...]
Buddhistson
Artist: BuddhistsonCountry: Hong Kong
Label: Music For Gorillas
Released: 2006
Genre: Indie-Rock / Emo
Scrapbook
Artist: Jonny TrunkCountry: U.K.
Label: Trunk Records
Released: 13 Oct 2009
Genre: Electronica / Breaks / Easy Listening
Xerrox Vol.2
Artist: Alva NotoCountry: Germany
Label: Raster-Noton
Released: Jan 2009
Genre: Electronica / Glitch / Abstract / Minimal
Inspired by People
Artist: Luke ChowCountry: Hong Kong
Label: Luke Chow (Self-Released)
Released: 2007
Genre: Rock / Folk-Rock / Hong Kong Indie
An American Affair
Artist: Dustin O'HalloranCountry: U.S.
Label: Filter US Recordings
Released: 5 May 2009
Genre: Classical / Contemporary / Soundtrack
Piano Solos Vol. 2
Artist: Dustin O'HalloranCountry: U.S.
Label: Filter US Recordings
Released: 10 Oct 2006
Genre: Classical / Contemporary
Free
Artist: Instrumental QuarterCountry: Japan
Label: Stiff Slack
Released: 7 March 2007
Genre: Indie-Rock / Instrumental / Post-Rock
Ranting Teeth in Spacious Non
Artist: UrthonaCountry: Japan
Label: Stiff Slack
Released: 4 July 2007
Genre: Indie-Rock / Math-Rock / Emo
The Curve Causes a Shiver
Artist: FolioCountry: Japan
Label: Stiff Slack
Released: 26 Sep 2008
Genre: Indie-Rock / Post-Rock / Math-Rock / Emo
Science CDEP
Artist: ChevreuilCountry: Japan
Label: Stiff Slack
Released: 12 May 2006
Genre: Indie-Rock / Post-Rock / Math-Rock
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Guitar
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Mono
- Walking Cloud And Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered And The Sun Shined (Japanese Edition)
Tokyo, Japan’s Mono are a peculiar group. While most bands offer up their sincerest and most genuine recordings in their infancy and spend the rest of their careers trying desperately to rediscover their youthful energy, Mono’s trajectory has been quite the opposite. Their early recordings are a visceral homage to their past and present heroes [...]
Why?
- Eskimo Snow
A year and a half after releasing the acclaimed Alopecia, Why? returns with their fourth album, Eskimo Snow. The two records are perfect foils: while last year’s release delivered intricate rhymes, live loops, slurred hooks, and acerbic wit, Eskimo Snow offers a sung, sobering take on mortality that unfurls in lush waves of Americana and [...]
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