Broadcast
BBC Maida Vale Sessions (Warp Records). Review by James Mann.
Tag: Stereolab
Monta At Odds
Argentum Dreams (8D Industries). Review by Steven Garnett.
Brokeback
Illinois River Valley Blues (Thrill Jockey). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Summer Aviation
Elevator (EP) (Independent). Review by Carl F Gauze.
My Bloody Valentine
m b v. Review by James Mann.
Mice Parade
Adam Pierce, head mouseketeer in the rhythm-heavy, fuzz-laden collective known as Mice Parade, chats with Ink 19 about his process – and lack thereof.
YACHT
See Mystery Lights (DFA records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Michael Rother
Fans of cutting-edge electronic music most likely have Michael Rother to thank. Rother was one of the prime movers in a German music scene, dubbed krautrock, that still sets the standard for exciting, weird, and groovy music. Ink 19 had the pleasure of chatting with Rother, who seems as comfortable with creating new music as he is with being a careful archivist of the music and legacy of his previous bands.
Cave
Psychic Psummer (Important). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Ting Tings
We Started Nothing (Columbia Records). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Soundpool
Dichotomies and Dreamland (Aloft Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Pistol Disco
Radiation (Celebrity Lifestyle). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Owls
Daughters and Suns (Magic Marker). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Maps
We Can Create (Mute). Review by Andrew Coulon.
Sleepyard
Easy Tensions (Orange). Review by Aaron Shaul.
The Low Frequency in Stereo
The Last Temptation of… (Gigantic). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Imitation Electric Piano
Blow It Up, Burn it Down, Kick It Til It Bleeds (Drag City). Review by Omar de la Rosa.
Feathers
Absolute Noon (Hometapes). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Hylozoists
La Fin Du Monde (Boompa). Review by Kiran Aditham.
Monster Movie
To The Moon (Claire Records). Review by Matthew Moyer.
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