ESP Summer – Review

November 1, 1998

Ian Masters (Pale Saints) and Warren Defever (His Name Is Alive) create a spare, mainly acoustic affair putting the emphasis solely on Ian’s words.

David Garza – This Euphoria – Review

November 1, 1998

He twists his voice genielike into seductive vocal apparitions; light, sighing falsettos, Beatlesesque midrange harmonics, and fuzzy, garbled funk psychedelia.

Bon Voyage – Review

November 1, 1998

A trip through the enchanted fairyland of synthed-out babydoll vocals over moody stirrings of bass and the opiated euphoria of meandering guitar lines.

Bell – Perfect Math – Review

November 1, 1998

This Jack Endino-produced EP veers into post-g-word Seattle indierockers desperately attemptin’ to find happiness now that the A&R reps’ve moved on.

Bela – Exit Music – Review

November 1, 1998

Bela combine the moody rock elements of Gene Loves Jezebel with clear, British-sounding vocals, and paces that sway more than rock.

Bassholes – Long Way Blues – Review

November 1, 1998

The Bassholes are reportedly attempting to track down the skeletal double helix strand of DNA that’s gonna resolve rock’n’roll’s disputed parentage for good.

Pure – Feverish – Review

September 1, 1998

Jordy Birch’s voice is not nearly as aerobic as the instruments he splays his lazy sound across, and Pure’s lyrics do not strain toward philosophical esoterica.

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