Archive for January, 2008

Jan 24 2008

LCD Soundsystem: Sounds of Silver

Published by Alix Dunn under Music Reviews

OTO Rating: 8/10
Domesticated Disco-Punk
Lean and mean from start to finish, Sounds of Silver is LCD Soundsystem’s most cohesive, polished and accessible album to date. Avoiding the cluttered and bombastic beats of previous albums, front man James Murphy streamlines mixes and slows introductions of sound shifts effectively thickening crescendos and enhancing climaxes. Per usual the lyrics [...]

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Jan 24 2008

Alexis Gideon: Flight of the Liophant

Published by Alix Dunn under Music Reviews

OTO Rating: 6/10
Audio alchemist Alexis Gideon doesn’t produce shimmering nuggets of ill-begotten gold, but his laboratory shufflings mushroom into symphonies of explosions, clattering, and digital chattering that builds into a sonic crescendo deserving a thoughtful, if schizophrenic, ear. The quirky vignettes set a base layer for hilarious, often immature, and always random flowing that comes [...]

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