Lollipop Magazine

La Secta – Memories, Part 1 – Review

September 1, 1998

A Spanish garage band circa the late ’80s/early ’90s with a sound influenced by Spacemen 3-but-with-more-Det.-influences, psych-rock, or maybe like Mudhoney.

Kumo – Kaminari – Review

September 1, 1998

Not only does Kumo hit your more straight-forward drum’n’bass sounds, but he also throws in experimental work along with some dabbling of hip-hop sounds.

Killing Floor – Divide By Zero – Review

September 1, 1998

A genuine industrial band with the politics of a hardcore group. The music is awesome.

Kate St. John – Second Sight – Review

September 1, 1998

Swooping breathily into fainting phrases of lost love, Kate St. John evokes evenings steeped in cigarettes and absinthe, indulging in the French cabaret.

Katatonia – Brave Murder Day/For Funerals to Come – Review

September 1, 1998

An hour of sweeping, dark music, from the creepy atmospheres of drummer Renske’s rich, Gothy vocals to the harder, deeper roar of Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt.

Jughead’s Revenge – Just Joined – Review

September 1, 1998

Just Joined begins the same – fast, hard, with throaty vocals (a little more human-sounding), galloping bass, riffing guitars, and a non-stop barrage of drums.

John Wesley Harding – Awake – Review

September 1, 1998

It’s hard to imagine that one with a voice so reminiscent of Elvis Costello could make music that so… isn’t. John Wesley Harding’s Awake is a folk album.

James Iha – Let It Come Down – Review

September 1, 1998

A little gentleness can be pleasant, but too much of it can be lethal. James Iha’s new solo release unfortunately falls on the side of severe feline damage.

Ivoux – Frozen – Review

September 1, 1998

Rather than 242-inspired dance beats and rhythmic noise, this is a collection of haunting electronic ballads, honing in on Maria Azevedo’s enchanting octaves.

Iron Maiden – Virtual XI – Review

September 1, 1998

This is not to say that Maiden sucks now. Virtual XI isn’t a bad album, but faced with their amazing past catalogue, it hardly compares.