I love me a good regional comp, all the more so if it feels like there’s a strong disconnect between the genre and location, the sense that just performing this type of music in a specific time and place was a transgressive, or even dangerous, act. Punk is certainly a genre that has rankled the […]
Month: January 2025
Freeloader – “Freeloader” (1985)
UPDATE ALERT! (9/21/27) Every now and again a musician will reach out about a blog I wrote. Usually it’s a quick “thanks”, or a small correction of some real or perceived factual error. But once in a very long while it’s something more. Much more. And that’s what I received the other day from none […]
Amnesia Agenda – “Blood/Glass Osmosis” (2022)
When it comes to noise subgenres, I claim no expertise whatsoever. I don’t think I can clearly differentiate harsh noise (or even more specifically, harsh noise wall) from power electronics. And maybe it doesn’t matter, given how artists often feel about genre labels. Iceland’s Amnesia Agenda tag their 2022 release Blood/Glass Osmosis using both of […]
Fischersund – “Sounds Of Christmas” (2023 / 2024)
I love it when a random record shows up in the mail. Not something I forgot I bought, or I pre-ordered so long ago that I didn’t even remember it was coming out. No, I’m talking about a legit random record showing up in my mailbox. There’s an air of mystery about it. What’s inside? […]