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 […]
Tag: 1985
Les Rallizes Dénudés – “Azabu Studio Demo 1985 Vol. 1 & Vol. 2” (2023)
Since I broke the ice in discussing “bands I’m fascinated with but am not sure I actually like” with yesterday’s post about Nurse With Wound, I figured I’d continue the theme today and write a bit about the Japanese psych collective known as Les Rallizes Dénudés. Conveniently enough on the same trip on which I […]
Afrodisia Città Libera – “Stati D’Ansia” (1985)
I remember reading somewhere that some record store owners get frustrated with customers who use their phones to look up records on Discogs. I suspect they believe the customers are solely looking at the pricing – i.e. can I get this way cheaper online. As someone who is constantly looking stuff up on their phone […]
Larus Halldór Grímsson & Thorsteinn Hauksson – “Íslensk Raftónlist / Electronic Music From Iceland” (1985)
This record is the fourth in a series of releases by the Iceland Music Information Centre and the Iceland State Broadcasting Service in the 1980s curated to showcase contemporary Icelandic music. The first three focused on orchestral music, violin, and piano respectively, so this foray into the world of experimental electronic music was by far […]