Lollipop Magazine

Coldcut – Let Us Play/ More Bits and Pieces – Review

April 1, 1998

Working with everyone from Bernard Purdie to Jello Biafra, Let Us Play is a steady mix with mellow vibes, dance-ready rhythms, and synapse-tickling innovations.

Broms – Review

April 1, 1998

Broms is a veritable who’s fuckin’ who. Funny thing is, this nine-song, 45-minute debut sounds a lot like grunge rock.

Big Electric Cat – Eyelash – Review

April 1, 1998

I understand they were trying to sound like Joy Division would if they were still around.

Autour de Lucie – Immobile – Review

April 1, 1998

The underlying textures are lush and well-woven to support the hypnotic melodies of Valerie Leuillot’s effortlessly ethereal, soothing vocals.

Astral Park – Are You Who I Am? – Review

April 1, 1998

At times beautiful and otherworldly, at times neo-psychedelic pop rock drivel, Astral Park have moments that reach further than most unsigned bands would dare.

Aphrodisiac – Nonsense Chamber – Review

April 1, 1998

Soundscapes drift eerily along in a seemingly chaotic direction. Haunting moans mingle with electronic effects and flutes. A side for Norwegian metal bands.

CIV – Thirteen Day Getaway – Interview

April 1, 1998

An interview with Sammy Siegler

Amber Asylum – The Natural Philosophy of Love – Review

April 1, 1998

Like Attrition, Amber Asylum are going the Gothic Classical route, with Kris Force’s soprano graced by lulling strings and shimmering washes of cymbals.

Alien Faktor – Arterial Spray… and Cattle Mutilations – Review

April 1, 1998

More mainstream than any of the other bands I’ve heard on the label, the electro these guys record isn’t for dancing, it’s for being pissed off at the world.

Acumen Nation – More Human Heart – Review

April 1, 1998

In addition to the traditional rip-snortin’ industrial juggernauts that are their standard fare, are songs with (gasp) real drums that aren’t even industrial.