2003 January | one times one
opinions were like kittens i was giving them away. -modest mouse
there's nothing as something as one. -e. e. cummings

OTO Rating: 8/10      Retreading new ground with, well, new ground, Joel Petersen’s “Broken Spindles” project returns with several stylish editions that lend themselves to The Faint bassist’s exploratory leanings. At times, fulfilled/complete flirts with full on grandeur, but the feeling subsides or fades just in time to leave a great deal up to the imagination. [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10 Beck’s two turntables and a microphone have been shelved (temporarily, I presume) in favor of an eccentric and visionary experimentation. Beck has always had his roots firmly grounded in old country and folk, of course there’s still a compelling retro edge to his acoustic-based songs. Track listing: 01 The Golden Age 02 [...]