Pierre Cartier “Dis, Blaise: Chanson du Transsibérien” (Dame) On this CD, the accompaniment of reeds (Jean Derome), viola (Jean René), trombone (Tom Walsh), guitar (Bernard Falaise) and drums (Pierre Tanguay), Pierre Cartier sings the epic poem by Blaise Cendrars. This…
Pigface “Easy Listening…” (Underground, Inc.) Martin Atkins continues to use Pigface as one of his many centers from which to push the envelope and sophistication of industrial rock. It is a testament to the success of this experiment in a…
Pistol Grip “Another Round” (BYO Records) Ha, ha, ha. That laughter is Pistol Grip laughing at the pop-punk band your little sister is rocking out to right now. Oh, a smarter writer could have done something a lot better with…
The Postal Service “Give Up” (Sub Pop) Indie rock meets trip-trip with laptop computer generated bleeps and beats via a Pacific Coast relationship by two independent artists in a collaborative effort to get kids who wear Chuck Taylor’s and Sleater-Kinney…
Project Rocket / Fall Out Boy “Split EP” (Uprising Records) I’m so stoked! The ebay auction just ended and I am the next owner of Mineral’s first 7”, which I’ve wanted for years. Thank Yahweh for ebay and all the…
psomni. “minimalism” (Spat) This trio describes themselves as Middle Eastern trance rock from outer space. There is definitely a varied mix of influences heard on this album. The one band that is the most similar, and might be just because…
Marduk “World Funeral” (Regain Records) With a stable and constant line up for the past eight years it would appear Marduk are not going to be exiting the black metal scene anytime soon, and their newest release of pure blasphemy…
Mat Maneri featuring Joe McPhee “Sustain” (Thirsty Ear) Mat Maneri performs on a bevy of violin forms on this delicate and focused album. These violin derivatives include five-string viola, electric six-string violin and baritone violin. The drone-like tone coloring of…
M. Mehdi “Sijjin Illiyin” (Out Records) Hard driving melodic trance isn’t something I’ve heard much of lately so it’s nice that this came along. M. Mehdi has packed this release full of tightly produced tracks that show a knowledge of music…
Mochipet “Randbient Works 2002” (BTrendy Records) Mochipet creates dense works of breakbeats and soundbites. There is a real absurdist quality to the music. Some of the soundbites appears so unexpectedly and briefly, only for a syllable, to be humorous as…