Sampling has remained a contentious topic in music for decades. Initially many in the music-listening public were against it, not for copyright or ethical or financial reasons, but quite frankly because they thought it was dumb and didn’t constitute “making music”. How could you call yourself a musician if you didn’t actually play your own […]
Tag: 2021
Plaguefever – “Crude Implements” (2021)
“I got a Plaguefever, and the only prescription is more Crude Implements.“— Producer Bruce Dickinson Plaguefever are a metal band from Virginia. Sometime earlier this year one of the band members found his way to Iceland and dropped off a few copies of their 2021 record Crude Implements at Lucky Records, one of which then […]
Sombre Arcane – “Realmsong” (2021 / 2024)
Last month’s Mortiis show in Seattle was the first time I got to see some dungeon synth live and in person, and while I was certainly excited to see the OG himself I was also looking forward to the experiencing the other four artists on the card. One of these was Sombre Arcane (below), a […]
Basement State Cassettes (2021-2023)
I have to sheepishly confess to not being very tuned in to my local music scene. If we meet in person and you ask me where I live, I’ll say Seattle, but in fact I live on the other side of the lake (aka the Eastside) about a 25 minute drive away and I don’t […]
GRÓA – “What I Like To Do” (2021 / 2023)
The first iteration of Life in the Vinyl Lane existed for about a decade before meeting its demise in a fit of frustration. I wasn’t able to migrate the content to v2.0, which was unfortunate but also a positive, because it allowed me to start fresh. I did, however, download all my old posts into […]