an album which ultimately showcased said essentialness (of Parker’s “side man” sound) on 9 of its 19 tracks
formed in 1993 out of a group called Koven-oe
Dark Entries celebrates its 15th anniversary with legendary synth-punk deviants Crash Course in Science
and Polar Praxis’ “(I Want) To Be Different” is a seething ode to alterity
Ian MacKaye plays baritone guitar and Amy Farina plays drums
MAYMAY - Mountains Hills Plateaus and Plains LP Soul an album which ultimately showcasedSo nice, isnt it, this music and living stuff? According to MayMay, the answer to that rhetorical question is a resounding yes: its lovely, everythings beautiful where they are, and when youre cold you can just be inside with a jumper on. Laurel Simmons ambient pop circles around a mix of twanging guitar, Frahmian piano and additive instrumentation, while her vocal tends to trace patterns as if affirming their tranquility, giving them that extra bit