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OTO Rating – 9/10
LABEL – Katavi Arts

RELEASE DATE – April, 2009

SOUNDS LIKE – Peter Gabriel, Terry Bozio, Crystal Method 

DEFINING MOMENTS – Mystic Sunrise, Fanga Alafyia, Karma, Santeria

STRENGTH – Wide variety of msuic, massive musical catalouge

WEAKNESS – Extended play format drags you to the finish line, Sonic Overdosing.

Seattle area drummer Bruce Burgess, Film Composer Kevin Christensen along with percussionist [...]

OTO Rating – 9/10
LABEL – INDEPENDENT ARTIST
SOUNDS LIKE – Counting Crows
DEFINING MOMENTS – Who I Am, Heaven only Knows,  Make Believe 
STRENGTH – Musical Consistancy and Depth.
WEAKNESS - Seal the deal with more emotionial vocal endings.
Guitarist, singer songwriter Tim Miller releases Adelaide, his second CD release in May 2008. Tim Miller hails from Dallas Texas. You may recall Tim back in [...]

ARTIST – LOCH LOMOND
OTO Rating – 7/10
CD – PAPER THE WALLS
LABEL – HUSH RECORDS
SOUNDS LIKE – Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine
DEFINING MOMENTS – Scabs on This Year, Stripe II, Song in 3/4. All your Friends are Smiling
STRENGTH – Musical Versatility and Depth, Originality
WEAKNESS – Unorthodox and eccentric vocal delivery, Marketability
Portland’s own Loch Lomond releases their 3rd [...]

OTO Rating: 5/10
LABEL – ROAST RECORDS
SOUNDS LIKE – Flying Burrito Brothers, Phil Spector, Polvo, Sea & Cake, Ray Davies, Neu!
DEFINING MOMENTS – On the Road To Breakdown, The Safety Net, The Widow Maker,
STRENGTH – Musical Arrangements, and Compositions.
WEAKNESS – Musical Meandering, Lack of Vocals, Unorthodox Presentation, Marketability
Canadian 3 piece rock band (Montreal) Mon Electric Bijuo [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
LABEL – INDEPENDENT ARTIST
SOUNDS LIKE - Nick Cave, Suzanne Vega.
DEFINING MOMENTS – Silence, Damn your Dead, Nameless Tune.
STRENGTHS – Originality, Songwritting, Consistancy
WEAKNESS – Voice
If artist Andrew Lansangan (Andor) was a painter he would use broad strokes. He would paint you a picture that was disturbing, yet peppered with hope. It would be real, honest [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
Upon pulling away the plastic sheath and unveiling what came to be the latest creation of two young lads by the name of Will Cremin and Miles Ranisavljevic, one couldn’t help but be struck by the moniker bestowed upon this band. Images of athletes on crutches and long stints on the DL were [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
A fluid, stream of conscious melody with subtle snap and fresh lyrics opens up Jaymay’s album Autumn Falling. The track, “Gray or Blue,” is at once tight and airy, accessible and shy, and a suitable introduction to the debut released in March on Blue Note Records. With the release Jaymay (aka Jamie Seerman) [...]

OTO Rating: 8/10
In another boldly creative interaction with piles of able and active listeners, Radiohead is offering up an entirely new “album” (and concept) on iTunes. Again preempting the sonic pirate, Radiohead is offering up the fruits of its labor for download, but this time with an open invitation and organized competition to remix the [...]

Masterful lyrics dripping with indie quirk and organic acoustic with some sound experimentation successfully complements the standout “indie” film of the year, “Juno.” Jason Reitman, recognizing the role of music in any well-executed indie film took the reigns of the soundtrack’s production and successfully developed a precise sound to support and almost mirror the narrative [...]

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 [...]