Eclectic Vibes

by Andrew Frey

Reviews From: Rock
8889 - Zoology

8889 - Zoology

8889
Zoology
Label: Self Released

Singer/songwriter styled alt/indie rock from Madison. This follow-up to their MAMA winning debut album finds a well-defined, well-thought through chunk of moody alt music. For my ear candy I prefer a bit more intensity and cleverness.

8889 Website

Melvins - Nude With Boots

Melvins - Nude With Boots

Melvins
Nude With Boots
Label: Ipecac Recordings

Repeating the lineup of their prior release, King Buzzo and crew blast through a perky platter of lowbrow musical adjectives and adverbs to arise victorious and refreshed after the 872nd year of the band’s existence. Viva La Melvins!

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Mock Orange - Captain Love

Mock Orange - Captain Love

Mock Orange
Captain Love
Label: Wednesday Records

Casting an indie rock aura for meters in all directions, this tried and true band has weathered thru a lawsuit from George Lucas (for their Dead Droid Record Label) and come out crafty, quirky and generally plucky.

Mock Orange WebsiteMock Orange Wiki

Natalia Zukerman - Brand New Frame

Natalia Zukerman - Brand New Frame

Natalia Zukerman
Brand New Frame
Label: Weasel Records

It is a bit of a conundrum how the daughter of a flutist and a violinist manages to find herself producing tantalizing bluesy guitar rock driven by her husky vocals. Her Americana attitude intermingles with a country and folk backbone while being complimented by the Willy Porter production.

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Scifi - Scifi

Scifi - Scifi

Scifi
Scifi
Label: Coma Gun Music

Spaced out, mostly non-vocal jam rock that finds footholds in the jazz, funk, soul and techno world. At times the floaty jazzy grooves have whisked me off to a distant planet of fuzz, love and murmur. Delightful!

Scifi Website

 - Drown Out The Daylights

- Drown Out The Daylights


Drown Out The Daylights
Label: Crustacean Records

Highlighting the cream of their musical crop, Crustacean Records (Wisconsin’s most prolific and longest lasting punk/indie label) provides us with a double DVD visual vanguard for 10 of their most amazing performers. Over 2 ½ hours long with tons of extras.

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Emory Joseph - Fennario - Songs By Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

Emory Joseph - Fennario - Songs By Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter

Emory Joseph
Fennario - Songs By Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter
Label: Iris Records

Dead fan or not (and I’m not) these 12 cherry-picked tunes culled from Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter’s considerable repertoire form a charming selection of what these legendary song writers and performers are all about. Well produced, good sounding and chock full of guest musicians.

Emory Joseph Website

Legendary Pink Dots - Plutonium Blonde

Legendary Pink Dots - Plutonium Blonde

Legendary Pink Dots
Plutonium Blonde
Label: ROIR

Disquieting platitudes from the sardonic seedy underbelly of pop music adoration. Edward Ka-Spel and crew spin tales of gothic disturbances that uproot and empower unknown musical pathways to your brain.

Legendary Pink Dots WebsiteLegendary Pink Dots Wiki

Infernofonic - Spark It Up

Infernofonic - Spark It Up

Infernofonic
Spark It Up
Label: Godlyke Distribution

Empowered female vocals from Elaine Tuttle lead the charge for this hard rockin, metal outfit. The big rock riffs and punchy drums blast out some decent grooves, but they shine when flirting their edgier, experimental facets.


Teddy Presberg - Blueprint of Soul

Teddy Presberg - Blueprint of Soul

Teddy Presberg
Blueprint of Soul
Label: Ropeadope Records

A flowing improvisational funk-jam experience created as a musical impression of Portland; all done in one take. Quite an impressive excursion into the instrumental psychedelic jam rock realm

Teddy Presberg WebsiteTeddy Presberg Wiki

Zach Hill - Astrological Straits

Zach Hill - Astrological Straits

Zach Hill
Astrological Straits
Label: Ipecac Recordings

This tumultuous solo project by “Hella” drummer provides a blizzard of percussion and inventive sideline groove activities that are turbo-charged up by an eclectic selection of guest musicians, including Les Claypool, Jonathon Hicshke and Steve Borth. Zowie!

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Abney Park - Lost Horizons

Abney Park - Lost Horizons

Abney Park
Lost Horizons
Label: Self Released

Forerunners of the oncoming “Steampunk Artistic Movement,” this Seattle outfit takes flight with a story of roving time travelers and airship pirates while gallivanting through and amalgamating the most admirable traits of a variety of genres including gothic, gypsy rock, punk, industrial, and electronica. Eclectic, elegant and unique.

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