Jul 15, 2009 | HC-B Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “The band takes us on a journey through images they have captured in their mind, reforming them into a wide variety of tracks, ranging from cliff-hanging moments featuring crashing cymbals and feedback-laden electric guitar to the romantic and melodic...
Jul 14, 2009 | Reviews, Sleeping Me Reviews
Excerpt (translated from the Italian): “The Australian label Hidden Shoal here confirms its cult reputation as a visionary in the discovery of new artists committed to exploring post-rock… Sleeping Me explores many nuances in the music, focusing on the...
Jul 3, 2009 | Reviews, The Caribbean Reviews
Excerpt: “Solter re-constructs the group’s material into set-pieces that are idiosyncratic, unhinged, dazed, and more than a little confused… Solter’s wild ride boldly shifts The Caribbean’s style from its customary state of Warholian Pop...
Jul 3, 2009 | Jumpel Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “twelve-tracks of ambient-dub set-pieces of understated yet still resplendent colour… an album of many moods, with dub, dub-techno, ambient, electro-pop, and funk all making appearances… A spirit of languor and ease pervades the album as a...
Jun 25, 2009 | My Majestic Star Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “Having impressed at this year’s RTR In the Pines mini-festival, four-piece shoegaze outfit My Majestic Star drew a healthy audience… a carefully crafted soundscape that grew so slowly that, like a bad parent, you barely noticed the growth until...
Jun 25, 2009 | Apricot Rail Reviews, Reviews
Excerpt: “A hush fell upon the room as guitarist Jack Quirk laid down a twinkling riff, which his fellow band members proceeded to unwrap carefully by sending layer after complementary layer into the crowd. Clarity descended upon the room – the kind of clarity...
