Experimental folk artist Crosby Morgan will release her new EP Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah on November 2nd, 2018. In Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah, Crosby has created an emotional landscape of isolation, sadness, curiosity, and brazen self-questioning. The album tracks Morgan’s earnest and true pursuit of reaching an understanding of her own existence with… Continue reading CROSBY MORGAN’S Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah Out November 2nd, 2018
NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
Swedish doom trio Domkraft just released their sophomore album Flood (October 19, 2018 via Blues Funeral Recordings) to many accolades, called “mind-melting” and “majestic” by critics. Sounds like Mastodon-meets-Gorge to my ears, which is a good thing. Domkraft is also featured on Magnetic Eye Records’ redux of Pink Floyd masterpiece The Wall, with the track “Empty… Continue reading NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
Eye Of Nix Reissues Black Somnia, Playing Brooklyn 11/3/18
This is coincidentally Alternative Control’s second post this week about an avant garde re-release…. The first was Patrick Grant’s twenty-year anniversary celebration of FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music, a jagged modernist soundscape of gamelan and Western instruments. And now we examine Seattle outfit Eye of Nix, who has reissued their full-length Black Somnia with Prophecy… Continue reading Eye Of Nix Reissues Black Somnia, Playing Brooklyn 11/3/18
Album Review: Crooked Flower’s Into the Light
California psych rockers Crooked Flower put out their sixth release, Into the Light, on October 15th. Celebrating the party life with an anti-Prohibition undercurrent, “California” is not just a location for this album but also an adjective. Crooked Flower makes use of many influences, from the sorta-groovy to the truly psychedelic. The ska-inspired guitar line… Continue reading Album Review: Crooked Flower’s Into the Light
Album Review: Patrick Grant’s Re-Release of FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music
FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music exceeded my expectations of an album with “creative” capitalization in its title. Patrick Grant’s work was originally released in 1998, featuring “percussion, gamelan, microtonal instruments, and electric chamber ensembles with narrative structures informed by chaos theory, biological forms, and B-horror films.” (Goddamn, that’s a mouthful…) Now for the album’s twentieth… Continue reading Album Review: Patrick Grant’s Re-Release of FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music
This Halloween, Edge Up With The Cutthroat Brothers
Dastardly Seattle duo The Cutthroat Brothers play dirty, amped-up blues punk with hints of rockabilly thrown in for good measure. Comprised of Jason Cutthroat (vocals, guitar) and former Zeke drummer Donny Paycheck, they work up a spooky juju on their self-titled debut. Basically, they take the sound of classic bands like the Cramps and the… Continue reading This Halloween, Edge Up With The Cutthroat Brothers
Listening Lately: Runescarred, Skumbagh, and Martyr Art
Plenty of interesting tunes have infiltrated the inbox this October…. With a fitting release date of October 31st, Runescarred’s cover of “Moonchild” by Iron Maiden is sure to please oldschool metalheads and modern prog fans alike. Frontman Ven Scott aptly takes on Bruce Dickinson’s epic vocal stylings, with the band adding modern grit to the song’s… Continue reading Listening Lately: Runescarred, Skumbagh, and Martyr Art