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Walking The Dark Road

One of the best new albums I’ve heard so far in 2012, is the long awaited new album by British band Gallon Drunk. The band had released its great debut album back in 1992, and continued to release...

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Building Shopping Malls

The music of Aussi Slug Guts has a sense of separation from the listener, as if they don’t want you to get close to them, just stay as observer and watch them from afar. The cold sound, the trashy...

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Full House; Steinar Raknes’ StillHouse

Up until three weeks ago, I didn’t know who Steinar Raknes is. Following this review in All About Jazz by Eyal Hareuveni, I learned that he is a Norwegian double bass player. I went to Spotify and...

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Bert Jansch’s Heartbreak

You got to take the opportunities when they are available, otherwise, you’ll regret it. It’s a simple concept I sometimes forget. Couple of years ago I decided to purchase all of Bert Jansch’s records...

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Sam Flax – Age Waves

Right away, from the very first notes of the first song in the debut album by Sam Flax, I just knew I like it. You just know. I only knew the album was released by the brilliant Burger Records label …...

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Acid Mothers Temple – Son Of A Bitches Brew

I was never a big fan of Miles Davis ‘electric’ era. To be honest, I was never a big fan of Miles in general, but occasionally I like to listen to his Gil Evans collaborations (mainly Sketches Of...

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Imaginational Anthem 5 (+New Track By Yours Truly!)

The fifth volume in the solo guitar albums series by Tompkins Square, is now out. I remember couple of years ago, when I started exploring the world of solo acoustic guitar, I had three main goals....

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She Bangs The Drums; The Cults Percussion Ensemble

It has been a long time that I’ve wanted to write about Wilco’s drummer Glenn Kotche’s solo album Mobile. I always promise myself to write about it, and it’s always been pushed aside. Now, after I...

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Martha Tilston – Machine Of Love and Grace

“It’s hard these days to keep our tangled hearts clear/you wanna pay the mortgage and the sofa’s in arrears”” Martha Tilston has a new album out, her sixth, titles Machine Of Love and Grace. I love...

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My Favorite Albums Of 2012

2012  was a busy strange year. It was a year that my second album was released (still got lp’s left if ya fancy), I released a track in the Imaginational Anthem compilation and recorded a debut album...

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