Hauntology... what is it? Is it another clever name slapped by a writer on a puzzling style? Perhaps a less apt journalist would label these sounds with a "post-" prefix, attaching it to a previously known genre, already stagnated and overused. Or is it just a vapor, left by a spectre of sound, hanging in [...]
I want to talk about music consumption. I'll admit that there are records that I have listened to only once. Even worse, some of these albums I really enjoyed and promised myself to return to for more. Yet never have. Alas, the ever increasing output of sound is creating an exponential lag, begging me to [...]
Yesterday morning I woke up in a bad mood. As I was pouring my coffee, I realized that the prior night's company gathering at a local bar ended up being longer than expected. I realized that I drank just a little too much. And most importantly, I realized that I missed a live performance by [...]
The storm is coming. It's Monday, October 29th, and hurricane Sandy is scheduled to land on the shores of New York City in just a couple of hours. The governor has declared a state of emergency. The stock market has shut down. Even the presidential election has been put on hold. There's something inevitable about Sandy's [...]
Les Sins (aka Toro Y Moi) is the other, OTHER moniker of Columbia, South Carolina native, Chazwick Bundick. No really, that is his name. The highly talented producer has been making significant movements within the star-gaze, west coast and tripped out disco circles in recent times, although still relatively modest in general terms. Nevertheless, his [...]
