Reviews of albums released on: Oedipus

3 total reviews

Foot Foot

Snaggle and Buck
Oedipus (2006)

When it comes to folk music, I'm pretty clueless. Wikipedia tells me there's neo-folk, folk punk, jazz folk, folk metal, pagan folk, folk noir, psych folk, and my personal favorite, apocalyptic folk. While I'm not sure which of the labels is applicable to Los Angeles' Foot Foot, it's safe to say that they're doing something right. Snaggle and Buck begins … Read more

Foot Foot

Trumpet
Oedipus (2008)

There is something about Foot Foot I can't quite place. The Californian husband and wife duo is described in their press release as creating "music to dream to, evoking the sand-scabbed knees and street-tarred soles of Los Angeles childhood." And while Foot Foot certainly conjures up a literate and soulful record with their third release Trumpet, I don't think the … Read more

Foot Foot / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Split
Oedipus (2006)

Los Angeles-based label Oedipus Records is an independent label run out of an apartment. As an individual doing the same thing with my label, I have admiration for the people of Oedipus. The latest release from the label is a split 7" from two folk/indie artists: Foot Foot and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone lead … Read more