12 September 2008

The American Dollar - A Memory Stream


TRACKLIST
1 The Slow Wait (1)
2 The Slow Wait (2)
3 Call
4 Bump
5 Intermission
6 Lights Dim
7 Transcendence
8 Our Hearts Are Read
9 Anything You Synthesize
10 We’re Hitting Everything
11 Starscapes


Another lovely, introverted post-rock album from The American Dollar. Get anything you can by these guys, they're great; they're not so hung up on the 'OMG EPICCCCCCCCCCCC' side of post-rock, their sound is much more personal.

10 September 2008

Benoît Pioulard - Temper


Benoît Pioulard's second album, Temper, picks up where his phenomenal debut, Précis, left off. Many were stunned by the dreaming ambient soundscapes that Pioulard, the nom de guerre of Thomas Meluch, produced; his hazy vocals complemented the instrumentals, creating one of the greatest folk albums of the last decade. Temper, while stylistically similar, is not a sequel to Précis; Meluch explores new paths here, but still produces an album which is an immensely satisfying listen.

McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy


Arguably McCoy Tyner's greatest recording, and at the very least his most well-known. With two veritable legends alongside [bassist Ron Carter and drummer Elvin Jones], the session was bound to be brilliant. Tyner delivers here; this is an absolute must-have for any jazz connoiseur.