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Wooden Shjips: West
by Glenn Astarita
Derived from America's western mythology and romanticism, the San Francisco-based Wooden Shjips incorporates vintage psychedelics, propelled by punchy back-beats amid Sonic Youth-style crunch chords and doses of German space-rock. However, the musicians do seed familiar turf into an identifiable group-focused line of operations. Perhaps a throwback to the '70s, due to Farfisa organ sounds and dreamy ...
Alexander Tucker: Dorwytch
by Glenn Astarita
Adventurous British multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Alexander Tucker celebrates his freshman release for Chicago-based Thrill Jockey Records. Tucker is a sound-sculptor, known for his collaborations with like-minded musicians who skirt the edge of rock, minimalism, electronica and other mediums, where fundamentals transcend into embryonic vehicles. Here, Tucker brandishes a chamber-tinted, anti-pop program, resplendent with memorable material and ...
Chicago Underground Duo: Boca Negra
by Chris May
Drummer Chad Taylor's and cornetist Rob Mazurek's intention with Boca Negra is to present the listener with “an emotional experience that transcends the idea of genre or label." The principle of inclusiveness starts with the recording location, Sao Paulo in Brazil, and continues through to the album's packaging: the cover shot was taken on the shore ...
Beacons Of Ancestorship
By Tortoise
Label: Thrill Jockey
Released: 2009
Track listing: High Class Slim Came Floatin' In; Prepare Your Coffin; Northern Something; Gigantes; Penumbra; Yinxianghechengqi; The Fall Of Seven Diamonds Plus One; Minors; Monument Six One Thousand; de Chelly; Charteroak Foundation.
Boca Negra
Label: Thrill Jockey
Released: 2009
Track listing: Green Ants; Left Hand Out Of Darkness; Broken Shadows; Quantum Eye; Confliction; Hermeto; Spy On The Floor; Laughing With The Sun; Roots And Shooting Stars; Vergence.
