Chelsea Wolfe: Hypnos/Flame
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Single released by the dark priestess of the moment, also favored by Sasha Gray. Two tracks, 'Hypnos' and 'Flame', recorded during the sessions for 'Abyss', plus three demos that will presumably be part of the upcoming project. Only for the super-fans or those who genuinely need to feel sad and depressed.
  • pixies77
    5 may 16
    great singer Sasha Gray.
  • sotomayor
    5 may 16
    More than a singer, let's say she 'makes you sing'.
  • sotomayor
    5 may 16
    Anyway, Sasha Gray is truly an admirer of Chelsea Wolfe. Clearly, I mentioned it with a deliberately ironic tone, but the fact remains true. ;)
  • pixies77
    5 may 16
    I can't believe it, she even liked Throbbing Gristle. When she's not acting for Soderbergh or in B horror movies.
Chicos de Nazca: Horizonte EP
File Audio I have it ★★★★
EP released by this fantastic psychedelic rock band from Santiago de Chile on the eve of the release of their LP, 'Fireride' (2011 album, but reissued by Hozac Records last year). Four songs that I would describe as somewhat dazzling for a sound that on this occasion might closely resemble that of Bobby Hecksher's Warlocks.
Chris Cornell: Higher Truth
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In the end, 'Higher Truth,' Chris Cornell's latest album, is a record that I would define as professional. Having found himself in an acoustic dimension, where he delivered his best performances outside of his historical project, Soundgarden, he releases an album that displays a certain maturity in terms of awareness as a songwriter, which I believe is lacking in other former grunge artists (including Eddie Vedder himself, who has been overly celebrated for the soundtrack to 'Into the Wild'). The fact remains that it is not an unforgettable album, but perhaps that would have been asking too much. Old fans are sure to enjoy it.
Chris Forsyth & Koen Holtkamp: The Island
File Audio I have it ★★★
Recorded over two days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with production by Jeff Zeigler, 'The Island' (Trouble In Mind Records) is the result of the second collaboration between Chris Forsyth (Solar Motel Band) and Koen Holtkamp (Mountains). Four instrumental tracks, with a duration of less than half an hour, that emerged spontaneously by blending Forsyth's typically 'desert' orientation with Holtkamp's electronic settings and textures. The result is a mix of sounds that will surely appeal to those who are passionate about genres like kraut and more reflective, almost meditative episodes ('Long Beach Idyll', 'Cosmic Richard'), sounds that convey that visual sensation of an absolutely boundless horizon, like looking at the desert or the cosmic space.
The first album from the lineup assembled by guitarist Chris Forsyth. 'Intensity Ghost' is a record of seemingly old-fashioned psychedelic music (purely instrumental) that could remind one of giants of the genre like the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger, as well as the more acid and experimental episodes of Neil Young. However, if we add that some guitar work might evoke the taste and style of someone like Tom Verlaine, who definitely doesn't belong to that musical strand, we can say that we are faced with something that, while not strictly definable as absolutely original, is certainly interesting. Highly appreciated.
Chuck Johnson: Velvet Arc
File Audio I have it ★★★★
Beautiful release on Trouble In Mind. An all-instrumental album by guitarist Chuck Johnson, a blues-psychadelic journey in the style of Ry Cooder with atmospheres reminiscent of 'Paris, Texas'. If you close your eyes, you can see Henry Dean Stanton appearing.
Claudio Cupellini: Una vita tranquilla
File Video I lack ★★★★
"A Quiet Life," directed by Claudio Cupellini, tells the story of Rosario Russo and Antonio De Martino, who are actually the same person. A mobster who fled to Germany fifteen years ago after faking his own death, he runs a hotel-restaurant far from the life he used to lead until it suddenly confronts him in all its 'fury' with all the unresolved issues he had tried to leave behind. It's difficult to judge a figure like the protagonist (the usual talented Toni Servillo): he is a criminal and a murderer, but his escape simultaneously represents a desire to rebuild his life as well as a form of atonement. It's easy to say that the moral of the film is that in the end, nobody can truly escape from themselves, but the truth is indeed just that.
Cliff Martinez: The Neon Demon
File Audio Not intrested ★
Soundtrack of the eponymous and latest film by Nicolas Winding Refn. I have a deep appreciation for Cliff Martinez and place great value on his collaboration with Refn, and this particular case is no exception, where I consider Martinez's musical contributions central to the structure of the film, serving as a backbone or, better yet, something as essential as the plot and the content of the scenes. However, listened to outside of the film, this time Martinez's music has convinced me less than on previous occasions and less specifically than what he has done in collaboration with Refn before. There remains something that a fan of synth-wave or kitschy ambient and electronic music can certainly appreciate.