Chris Zane Discography of CDs

Chris Zane albums The third album by Asian-American duo Asobi Seksu (Japanese for "casual sex," more or less) marks a distinct change from their previous work. Considerably more textured than their scrappier, noisier earlier albums, and with a newfound sense of languor, songs like first single "Me ...

Chris Zane songs This New York City band's second album cements the appeal that put them near the top of the neo-shoegaze heap. The secret is that Asobi Seksu's generous use of effects (reverb, wah, delay, feedback) is not a typical masking device, but rather a complement ...

Chris Zane music CDs One of the silent casualties of the internet age is the regional hit. The liner notes of many reissues of '60s and early-'70s soul or funk obscurities tell of how artists could have a regional hit with one of their singles, gaining radio play ...

Chris Zane CD discography If the Pixies had been obsessive fans of Boston's earlier art-punk heroes Mission of Burma, they might have sounded like Les Savy Fav. The New York quartet captures the edge-of-chaos frenzy that made Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa classics of their time, but ...

Chris Zane albums New York indie rockers Les Savy Fav returned from a couple of years of self-imposed exile with their fourth full-length, LET'S STAY FRIENDS, which pretty much picks up right where they left off. Their invigorating, visceral-yet-cerebral brand of Wire-influenced art-punk-cum-modern-rock is still full of ...

Chris Zane discography Audio Mixer: Alex Aldi. Recording information: Gigantic Studios, New York, NY. Arranger: Paul Hogan. Frances: Ben Geller (violin, viola); Jonathan Chu (violin); Hamilton Berry (cello); Mike McGinnis (flute, clarinet, bass clarinet); Rob Mosher (oboe, English horn); Justin Mullens (trumpet); Louis Schwadron (French horn); Max Siegel (bass trombone, ...

Chris Zane CD discography The debut album by New York City's Cloud Room is frustratingly spotty, with moments of genuine brilliance in between songs that are frustratingly ordinary. Opening track (and first single) "Hey Now Now" marries an archly suave, David Bowie-like lead vocal (Berlin era) to the ...

Chris Zane music CDs The cover art may resemble a Cocteau Twins record thanks to the handiwork of Vaughan Oliver, who designed a good share of the 4AD catalog, but for Fluorescence, Asobi Seksu take another step away from their shoegaze influences. On their fifth album (fourth if ...

Chris Zane discography White Rabbits share a certain New York-in-the-Aughts aesthetic with bands like French Kicks and Les Savy Fav: a frenetic, taut approach that combines garage and dance music in a way that builds on the New-York-in-the-70s aesthetic of bands like Talking Heads and Television. This ...

Chris Zane songs Inouk's opening sequence is frail and muffled, like a field recording of a drunk Irish tenor. Even though "What I Want" soon leaps into something totally unexpected, becoming a pulsing blend ...