Buried inside of me is a die hard Skinny Puppy fan that simply will not go away. In my youth, Skinny Puppy could do no wrong. I was so excited about “The Process” that I even forgave some of the…
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Les Fragments de la Nuit, “Musique du crépuscule”
Epic, sublime, intimate and euphoric. I thought long and hard about how I wanted to describe Les Fragments de la Nuit’s album, “Musique du crépuscule”, and really, it can be summed up with those four words. The music is composed…
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Amanda Palmer, “Who Killed Amanda Palmer?”
I first saw The Dresden Dolls live in 2003 when they opened for The Legendary Pink Dots front man Edward Ka-Spel. I saw Amanda Palmer standing around before the show with her face paint on and thought, “oh brother, what…
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MONO ATRO, “MDCCLXXVI”
Continuing on the free album front, I recently discovered MONO ATRO on Myspace, accidentally. MONO ATRO, a Japanese artist, currently has two short albums available, “MDCCLXXVI” being the most current from 2007. “MDCCLXXVI” is a really bleak album. It is…
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Dev/Null, Necrobestial Sadobreaks
I find it exceptionally irritating when I hear people argue that file sharing is killing music. There are quite a number of artists out there giving albums away as free downloads for this to ever be true. And it isn’t…
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Thomas Nöla Et Son Orchestre, “Songs For Children, Vol. 1″
Thomas Nöla Et Son Orchestre is another tragically obscure band that deserves much more attention than they receive. This is especially true when you consider that Douglas P. from Death In June collaborated with them on one of their early…
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Hecq, “Nightfalls”
As long as I am thinking about soundtrack work, I should write about Hecq’s new album. Hecq is normally known for highly atmospheric music with glitch, IDM oriented beats. “Night Falls” strips away the glitch (for the most part) and…
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Orion Rigel Dommisse, What I Want from You Is Sweet
Orion Rigel Dommisse’s album, What I Want From You Is Sweet, is a perfect example of an album that is so great, it makes it difficult for me to review it. I want to lavish praise on it for being…
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