Sometimes, this music is awesome.
Tackhead, "Ticking Time Bomb"
Is industrial funk a thing? There are bits and pieces of Tackhead that remind me of industrial, but it's also very electro-funk. At the time I encountered this, I wasn't sure of the combination, and...
clipping., "Story 2"
CLPPNG, the first full record from clipping., was a record with the band still kind of piecing together what they had. It would be on the next album (Splendor & Misery) that everything would come together perfectly, but there are...
Yautja, "The Spectacle"
Yautja are chameleons with different styles coming to the fore in their albums, but this song is also kind of a chameleon. There's some heavy noise rock here, some grind-y bits, but with those sections kind of distinct...
The Mighty Mocambos, "The Spell of Ra-Orkon"
I really like song titles that sound like a D&D adventure. Especially when they're instrumentals, as that means you're not being subjected to lyrics that sound like a D&...
Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard, "Tralfamadore"
One day, I will discuss this band without mentioning their name. Today is not that day. Hee hee!
The Ethiopians, "Give Me Your Love"
A thing that's magical about good rocksteady is that it...