Hovercraft – Akathisia – Review

May 1, 1997

If those that preceded them relied on divine motionlessness, Hovercraft was all about momentum, driving onward and upward to a point that never arrives.

Furry Things – Hedfones – Review

May 1, 1997

Furry Things were a subtribe known to shed their coats frequently. They moved early from the Land of the Lo-Fi, peregrinated to the shores of Shoegaze.

EXP – Review

May 1, 1997

Discordant melodies over rhythms that trip over themselves, a clarinet blowing strange figures over clashing sounds, like a carnival in Hell.

Dub War – Pain – Review

May 1, 1997

Dub War knows how to write catchy choruses for songs that are otherwise arty to the point of huh? That’s a compliment of the highest order.

DJ Shadow – Endtroducing… – Review

May 1, 1997

Like the computer-animated cast of Toy Story, DJ Shadow’s sampled relics take on a mind and soul of their own and joust for prominence in the listener’s life.

Dinosaur Jr. – Hand It Over – Review

May 1, 1997

Hand It Over is vintage Dino Jr. – Sonic Youth-like noise rock, married to Neil Young-esque whomping, feedback-drenched melodies and lyrics of tragedy ‘n’ loss.

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