This is the second modern soundtrack of a silent film to come out of Iceland in the last year or so, the other being the previously reviewed The Seashell And The Clergyman by Jóhannes Birgir Pálmason and Hálfdan Árnason last September. In this case the inspiration is The Phantom Carriage, a Swedish film released in […]
Month: August 2024
Purrkur Pillnikk – “Orð Fyrir Dauða” Box Set (2023)
I re-entered the vinyl world in 2011 after what was about a 15 year hiatus. I don’t remember precisely what prompted me to get a new record player, though I know some of the music I wanted to explore simply never came out on CD, so that was part of it. If I’m being completely […]
Fief – “Fief I-IV” CD Box Set (2024)
The news of Out Of Season’s July 4th weekend sale hit me at just the right time. And by just the right time I mean while sitting on the couch during the first night of a four-day holiday weekend after I had a few drinks in me. Before I knew it I’d clicked the confirmation […]
sideproject – “sourcepond” (2024)
I first learned of this new album on a Facebook group for Icelandic vinyl-heads (takk, Trausti!), and after playing a few tracks on Bandcamp I knew I had to order it, despite the fact that shipping from the UK, where the label SVBKVLT is based, is completely and utterly unhinged. If I may rant for […]
“From Punk To Ultra: The Plurex Story” (2024)
I claim no expertise in early Dutch punk. But what I do know is there have been a ton of great regional comps over the years from various European countries, and I find things to like in all of them. So From Punk To Ultra: The Plurex Story, which covers the Dutch label Plurex, was […]