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Occult Rock

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Aluk Todolo, “Occult Rock” (Ajma, 2012)Really interesting group from France; this is real metal (as opposed to heavy noise-rock), but so purified and abstract that its grand sound-monoliths have an art-drone quality that’s naturally their…

Half Way Home

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Angel Olsen, “Half Way Home” (Bathetic, 2013)Continues in the vein of Olson’s lunar, quavering psych-folk magic. Doesn’t quite reach that fever pitch of almost form-destroying solitary intensity her last one had, but the songwriting…

Strange Cacti

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Angel Olsen, “Strange Cacti” (Bathetic, 2011)This cool record creates a veil of mystery over Ms. Olsen’s blurry, strummed acoustic music – reminiscent of acid folk but more abstract. But the really distinct calling card is Olsen’s…

Wild Guitar!

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Arch Hall Jr. And The Archers, “Wild Guitar!” (Norton 2005; original recordings 1959-1964)Hall Jr. was the male lead in some of his dad’s ultra-low-budget drive-in-movie classics, like “Eegah!”, the tale of a misunderstood teenage…

Call Me

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Al Green, “Call Me” (Hi, 1973)Lot of people think this is the last great Golden Age soul man’s best LP, and I’m one of ‘em. The Hi house musicians put out a shimmeringly calm pulse that reaches its height of sublime late-night mystery,…

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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Alec R. Costadinos, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (Casablanca, 1978).Mind-boggling disco “adaptation” of the Victor Hugo chestnut; mostly instrumental aside from thrillingly hammed-up, mystifyingly out-of-context occasional dialogue,…
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