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Review: John Mellencamp’s “Orpheus Descending”
John Mellencamp, an emblem of heartland rock, returns with his 25th album “Orpheus Descending,” and it’s a testament to his enduring artistic spirit. This album finds Mellencamp at his most introspective, combining elements of folk, country, and rock in a way that’s both familiar and refreshing. “Orpheus Descending” is flecked with melancholy and social commentary,…
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Sarah Coolidge – Sports Fan (Cassette, 2020)
No.5124 There is a new album coming in August 2023 from Sarah Coolidge which I’m excited to hear. I’ve reached out for an interview on Instagram to talk about that and this. Stay tuned. Media: Cassette. PRICE: 7.00 Bandcamp URL: https://sarahcoolidge.bandcamp.com/album/sports-fan Sports Fan by Sarah Coolidge
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The Smiling Buddhas – Never Ever Forever (Digital, 2023)
Artist/Label Notes: When listening to “Never Ever Forever” you don’t start an acoustic journey, you are not taken to a far away place musically. It’s more like the music pieces reveal the band’s working method. “Swells, Layers, Breaks” is an ongoing motto in the band’s musical output, the same goes for rasende Schleifen (“Raving Loops”).…
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Charles Rice Goff III – Heartbreaking Randomness (Vinyl, 2023)
Media: Vinyl. Bandcamp URL: https://herbyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heartbreaking-randomness <a href=”https://herbyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/heartbreaking-randomness”>Heartbreaking Randomness by Charles Rice Goff III</a>
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Various Artists – Various Artists – The Vision of Twilight (Digital, 2023)
GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker, : This compilation project features music from 34 different Electronic Cottage artists from all over the world, compiled and mastered by Chris Phinney of Mental Anguish. Media: Digital. PRICE: $1 or more Visit Harsh Reality Music Bandcamp URL: https://harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-vision-of-twilight-compilation <a href=”https://harshrealitymusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-vision-of-twilight-compilation”>The Vision Of Twilight Compilation by Harsh Reality Music</a> Jay…
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Sarah Coolidge – Sports Fan (Cassette, 2020)
GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker, : Watch for review in a future posting. Media: Cassette. PRICE: 7.00 Bandcamp URL: https://sarahcoolidge.bandcamp.com/album/sports-fan Sports Fan by Sarah Coolidge
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BIGCAT – Atlas (Cassette, 2022)
#5123 GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker: BIGCAT’s latest release, “Atlas,” is a beautiful collection of tracks that incorporate drones, tiny synth melodics, synthscapes, chopped percussion, field recordings, and more. This experimental project, based out of Oakland, CA, blends drone, glitch beats derived from sampled percussive objects, field recordings, and found sounds in a way that…
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Mental Anguish – Frozen Lake (CD, 2016)
GAJOOB Review by Bryan Baker: That Chris Phinney has come out of hiatus is good news to my ears. When you get to be our age, 5 years seems like yesterday sort of, but also forever too. Frozen Lake is a painting in sound (or a sculpture as the artist tells it) and Mental Anguish…
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Mental Anguish – Broken (Digital, 2021)
#4239 ARTIST/LABEL NOTES: Recorded between November 8th 2020 thru May 10th 2021 Eight tracks of sound sculptures, or sound paintings, call it what you will to paint a picture of your own in your mind, where you the listener interpret the title in your minds own sculpturistic way. I do hope you enjoy it. My…
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Tom Furgas & Chris Phinney – Crepusculum Tempus (Digital, 2022)
#5121 ARTISTS/LABEL NOTES: A collaboration between Tom Furgas & Chris Phinney of glitch & minimalist synths, with fx. Tom Furgas – glitch electronics with Soundplant sampler. cover art. Chris Phinney, synths,fx, final mix & production at Harsh Reality Music. Recorded November, 2022 tomfurgas1.bandcamp.com GAJOOB REVIEW BY BRYAN BAKER: Chris Phinney’s recent collaborations have him painting…
Discover Sounds reviews sound recordings we find worthy of discovery. It’s published by Briyan Frederick Baker of GAJOOB (that’s me). Send bandcamp download codes, tapes, CDs, vinyl and other things. Read more…
