Cloudkicker
Loop
Independent (2011)
Following the release of Beacons in 2010, musician Ben Sharp began releasing a series of short, acoustic instrumental loops on his blog. At the time, they were nothing more than a set of enjoyable curios. They sounded like some of the earlier post-rock material he had released as B. M. Sharp before starting Cloudkicker in earnest, and they were far removed from the sound he had evolved to. Were they future riff ideas? Were they just idle doodles? It wasn't really that clear. But they were still enjoyable little diversions. Loop collects those tracks, plus a few new ones, for easy download.In that regard, this isn't so much an album as it is a compilation. There really isn't any overarching cohesion to the way the songs are arranged; the album sounds almost exactly the same on shuffle as it does played straight through. It also doesn't have anything that could be considered a fully-fledged song--these really are just short, one or two minute acoustic doodles set to repeat. Though some of these tracks have some wonderful ideas that sound like full-fledged songs waiting to be developed, the tracks in general seem either too repetitive or end before they've really had … Read more
Brainkiller
The Infiltration
RareNoise (2011)
I was actually quite excited when I heard the trio Brainkiller's new album, The Inflitration, described as a mix between … Read more
Between the Buried and Me
The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
Metal Blade (2011)
It's hard to describe the nature of Between the Buried and Me's new project, The Parallax. It is kind of … Read more
Beware Of Safety
Leaves/Scars
The Mylene Sheath (2011)
Beware Of Safety are a Post-Rock band. Sounds simple and plain enough. As they do reside in a genre known … Read more
Crooked Necks
Alright Is Exactly What It Isn't
Handmade Birds (2011)
Going in to this album blind seems like a fun proposition for me (Handmade Birds has introduced me to a … Read more
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