Markus Mehr 'Lava' – Underground of Happiness

Aug 17, 2010 | Markus Mehr Reviews, Reviews

Excerpt: “Ambient drone loveliness from the German, with plenty of heartwrenching drama among the pulses and drifts. ‘Hubble’ is the most gorgeous synth orchestration I’ve heard in ages, a 1000-yard low drone gathering sparkles of melody as it...

Boxharp 'The Green' – Underground of Happiness

Aug 17, 2010 | Reviews

Excerpt: “Elements of folk music (of a Celtic flavour, quite often) meeting digital studio techniques, giving dreamy and celestial results. The sublime ‘Cloy’ features a treated piano and a plaintive vocal gradually submerged by a waspish synth line,...

Salli Lunn "Heresy and Rite" – Delusions of Adequacy

Jul 31, 2010 | Reviews, Salli Lunn Reviews

Excerpt: “There is a lot going on here, with Salli Lunn doing everything they can to twist their material beyond its original forms, and while this can mean shedding the actual song at a point where a lot of bands would add another verse and two choruses, it...

Boxharp – MOKB

Jul 26, 2010 | Reviews

Excerpt: “I’ll admit it. If an artist happens to mention in their press release that David Bowie has singled them out as one of his favorite current acts, I’ll give it a listen.  If memory serves, the erstwhile Thin White Duke once paid a similar compliment to...

Boxharp – Rave Magazine

Jul 26, 2010 | Reviews

Excerpt: “Gentle gramophone crackling between echoing drumbeats and atmospheric synth make ‘Wooden Music’ stand as a soundscape all on its own. In ‘Leatherwing Bat’ and ‘Hicks’ Farewell’, however, the sparse instrumentation...

Pelly Twins Blog

Jul 21, 2010 | Markus Mehr Reviews, My Majestic Star Reviews, Reviews

Excerpt: “I am always ecstatic to see new emails and records from Hidden Shoal Recordings, a Perth, Western Australia-based label who have quickly become one of my favorite experimental music outposts over the past year. They consistently release adventurous...