Music Reviews

Laddio Bollocko

In Real Time

Hungarian

After the first track, I knew I’d heard the most rock-solid drummer since original Jesus Lizard beatbox Mac McNeilly. After the second track, I thought the album was over – complication and a trance-like time expansion. After the third track, I knew that Laddio Bollocko was not just a pounding, intricate force, inexorable as the force of gravity, but also something quite capable of preserving complexity and power within a more serene atmosphere. After the fourth track, my perilous interstellar journey was over and I had been safely deposited in the Arizona desert. After the fifth back, that annoying crick in my neck was gone, and my fern was showing signs of resuscitation. The sixth track is hard to recall, but it was somewhat like examining the texture of a wall, painted an interesting color. Hungarian, P.O. Box 132, Elka Park, NY 12427


Recently on Ink 19...

Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.