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Sleeping People are an instrumental rock unit from San Diego, CA, bent on breaking down the wall between math rock and its older sibling, progressive rock. They're still firmly in the indie camp of math rock but fans of Don Cabellaro, Sweep the Leg Johnny, or Rumah Sakit (whose Kenseth Thibideau plays here as well) will hear both the post-punk tradition that Sleeping People continue and the envelope-pushing they offer as well. Knotty, circular guitar lines work their way upward into a shimmering open chord plateau on "Blue Fly Green Fly"; tight guitars are pitted against an equally tense rhythm section for a nonstop race to the finish line on "Nasty Portion." It's quality playing throughout with lots of tricky stops, turns, and intersecting lines, but Sleeping People really wake up (sorry) and shine when they break the six-minute mark on "Technically You..." and "Fripp for Girls," indulging themselves like a prog rock band should and allowing the dexterous playing going on here proper room to breathe. ~ Wade Kergan Sleeping People Songs | 1. | Blue Fly Green Fly |
| 2. | Nasaty Portion |
| 3. | Fripp For Girls |
| 4. | Technically You... |
| 5. | Nachos |
| 6. | Johnny Depp |
| 7. | Untitled |
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Sleeping People Music Review Purchase Sleeping People CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | 90 Day Men To Everybody CD (2002)
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The 90 Day Men, up through the release of their last proper full-length, the peculiarly titled (is (it) is) critical band, left critics and peers quite confused in the manner of attempting to define their sonic qualities with adjectives and references. To Everybody is the next installment in the 90 Day Men lineage, and if anyone had a certain expectation of what they might hear on this record, smear it out. You aren't going to get it. What you are going to get is a record, one that re-evaluates the entire embodiment of potential in sound, emphasizing a new, symphonic, and timeless framework. Initially, things seem somewhat like what they once were, as "I've Got Designs on You" begins with a gently meandering rhythm accented immediately with Rob Lowe's caterwauling, soon to be harmonized over with Case's newly subdued and more sung than spoken vocals. The second track follows suit, with percussive blips and piano chords leading into a driving, slightly dark amalgam of perfected sound on "Last Night, a DJ Saved My Life." "Saint Theresa in Ecstasy" is perhaps the most beautifully rendered track on the album, made up of an absolutely perfect rhythm, vocals of heavy breath, and sublimely layered darkness. It is understood now that this record is much more delicate and lush than things previous, but it only escalates further in. The second half of the record is where ...
| | Battles EP C CD (2004) Extended Play
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| | Shipping News Flies The Fields CD (2005)
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| | Spoon Gimme Fiction CDs (2005)
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Spoon are purveyors of a stylish brand of indie rock bearing equal doses of sexy attitude and immediately accessible songcraft. GIMME FICTION has a fair bit in common with 2002's KILL THE MOONLIGHT, synthesizing influences that include everyone from the Beatles to Pavement into an appealing, soulful package. Yet GIMME FICTION is decidedly more polished and intimate than its predecessor, and it boasts a stronger batch of songs. There are dashes of retro mood, too. The opener, "The Beast and Dragon, Adored," has the feel of a minor-key glam epic on the order of David Bowie or Marc Bolan, while the chiming, harmony-heavy "Sister Jack" recalls the high-flying folk-rock of the Byrds.
For the most part, Spoon turns down the guitars on this album, in favor of clean, gentle melodicism. The beautiful "I Summon You," for example, centers on a strummed acoustic guitar and a thumping drum beat to summon its nostalgic, romantic theme. Pop hooks--the Austin, TX band's strongest suit--abound on the swaying melody of "Two Sides/Monsieur Valentine" (complete with accompanying strings), the falsetto-graced groove of "I Turn My Camera On," and the aforementioned "Sister Jack." GIMME FICTION is one of the strongest albums from this revered indie-rock act.
Photographer: Marika Ripke.
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| | Kinski Alpine Static CD (2005)
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On Kinski's second full-length Sub Pop album, the Seattle quartet refines its instrumental post-rock attack. While the influence of both Sonic Youth and Black Sabbath is still apparent, elements of Krautrock, ambient, and experimental music are more prominent than on past releases. The opener, "Hot Stenographer," is a rocked-out tune that melds Sabbath-like guitar lines with minimalist repetition, while "All Your Kids Have Turned to Static" is an eerie, atmospheric track that recalls the mellower aspects of Mogwai in both sound and its quirky title. The disc's most arresting moments--"The Wives of Artie Shaw" and "The Party Which You Know Will Be Heavy"--feature urgent, soar-and-dive guitar pyrotechnics, courtesy of Matthew Reid-Schwartz and Chris Martin (not to be confused with the Coldplay frontman). A restless and dynamic record, 2005's ALPINE STATIC reveals a band playing to its strengths and crafting, in the process, ...
| | Mouthus Follow This House CD (2006)
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| | Skinny Puppy Greater Wrong Of The Right CD (2004)
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Its rumored demise having been somewhat exaggerated, Skinny Puppy returns after an eight-year layoff with as poppy and melodic an album as an industrial band worthy of the name can produce. Nivek Ogre's vocals are nearly distortion-free and Cevin Key's dancefloor-ready production is positively smooth compared to the band's previous effort, 1996's THE PROCESS.
The socially conscious Canadian noise rockers take several pages out of the Nine Inch Nails playbook with a collection of hooky, practically listener-friendly tracks such as "I'mmortal," with its guileless "Just looking for something" chorus, and "Use Less," which sports an atmospheric, futuristic ambience. It's left up to the death-disco groove of songs "EmpTe," "Past Present," and the post-industrial wasteland tale "Neuwerld" to recall the band's fierce 1980s roots. While Skinny Puppy's sound could never exactly be called lightweight, THE GREATER WRONG OF THE RIGHT signals something of a smoothing-out of rough edges. But the presence of tracks such as "DaddyuWarbash" means the group never totally abandons its signature menace--or its love of intimidating anti-war songs.
"The Greater Wrong Of The Right" is a breathtaking continuation of the path that the band had embarked on with The Process. The experiments of the past few years have not been forgotten or faded out: in their condensed, highly energetic form they influence ...
| | Party Tyme Karaoke: Girl Pop, Vol. 6 CD (2005)
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Unlike a lot of karaoke discs, Sybersound's Party Tyme Karaoke series gives karaoke enthusiasts the benefit of being able to choose between instrumental and vocal versions. Their releases typically begin with the instrumental versions and then repeat the program with the vocal versions ...
| | Ray Charles At Newport CD (1958) (Import) Australia
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The unparalleled talent of Ray Charles is showcased here in this impeccably restored, inside and out, U.K. import edition of AT NEWPORT.
For his appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival on July 5, 1958, Charles pulled out all the stops, performing raucous versions of "The Right Time," "I Got a Woman," and "Talkin' 'Bout You." [This album was reissued in 1973 as a two-record set, packaged with Ray Charles in Person under the title Ray Charles Live (Atlantic SD 2-503).] ~ William Ruhlmann
Stunningly repackaged, ...
| | Tall Dwarfs Weeville CD (1990)
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Although it was released in 1990, nearly a decade after the duo of Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate first started recording as a duo following the implosion of their pioneering New Zealand new wave band, Toy Love, WEEVILLE was the first full-length Tall Dwarfs album. After nine years' worth of EPs and singles (some collected on the 1987 anthology HELLO CRUEL WORLD), ...
| | Architecture In Helsinki We Died They Remixed CD (2006) Import
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| | X Japan Jealousy CD (2007) (Import)
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| | Domingo Musikstadt Venedig CD (2007) (Import)
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