In-Depth Music and Film Features and Reviews from Indianapolis
Cazador Failure to Thrive Independent ★★★★ Failure to Thrive lies on the outskirts of the genre. Not fitting in with the doom metal construct because of the saturation of melody and texture, but appealing to the addicts who love their sonic bursts of concrete ripple. Cazador has placed us in … Read More ›
Christopher Willits Sunset Ghostly International ★★★★ “Look at that sunset!” When we are impelled upon a glorious sunset, everyone wants to announce it, document it, and revel in its glory. It’s the finale of nature’s fireworks before the calm of the night sky takes over. Through social media and in … Read More ›
Josephine Wiggs We Fall The Sound of Sinners ★★★ The event that Josephine Wigg’s solo album is a work of ambient texturing came as a surprise. An essential member of the ‘90s eclectic alt-rock band The Breeders, Wiggs has defied genre, pushing past boundaries and convention. Yet traversing into a … Read More ›
Yves Malone Beyond the Before Never Anything Recs Links: Official Site | Bandcamp Yves Malone is at it again, this time skipping through time and space to end up with a futuristic soundtrack that is an ambient-synth delicacy. Beyond the Before takes us on a synthetic journey to an analog … Read More ›
High Tides Paradise Daze Rad Cult ★★★★★ Warren Kroll and Steven Lutes return to bring us the warm utopia of Paradise Daze. The duo have loaded up on Vitamin D as they drift with a translucent electronic Shangri-La. It’s like dropping acid inside a shell shop on the coast while … Read More ›
With the Release of Dionysus, Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry Talks about the ideas behind their mystical new release In Friedrich Nietzche’s book Die Geburt der Tragödie (The Birth of Tragedy), Nietzche argues that ancient Greek tragedy was the highest form of art blending a mixture of both Apollonian and … Read More ›
Gandalf’s Owl Who’s The Dreamer? Club Inferno Ent. ★★★ Gandolfo Ferro is a musical explorer. From his work with The Opera and Heimdall, his self-assurance for experimentation always stands out. As Gandalf’s Owl, he can stretch across landscapes and moods to create paintings of gentle contemplation or tormented isolation. Who’s … Read More ›
Dead Can Dance Dionysus [PIAS] Recordings ★★★★★ It did not take as long between the release of Anastasis and Dionysus as it did between Anastasis and Spiritchaser. Yet, it has felt like a lifetime since we have been graced with new Dead Can Dance music. But a lifetime is worth … Read More ›