The Future Sound of London – Lifeforms

I remember when people used to advance the ridiculous claim that DJs served a shamanistic purpose in “rave culture” because, like, dOOd, the DJ is totally, like, making everyone sway to a thing that’s not flesh or bone man, but of the spirit.
Now, this album deserves better than that. It’s a classic. A masterpiece. Ambient-techno-dub-drone [...]

The Dresden Dolls – Yes, Virginia…

Alright, I don’t care for musical theatre, but there’s a place in my heart for the didactic and theatrical. Music isn’t rational, nor should it be – a dreadful world of formalism is yours for the taking, if you desire. Phooey upon that, sez I; give me a woman who sings about soul-crushing lonliness in [...]