Hotel X – Routes Music – Review

July 1, 1997

The off-kilter jazz with solid backbeat directly recalls Universal Congress Of’s melodic sensibilities. Better yet, Greg Ginn doesn’t make an appearance.

Helium – No Guitars – Review

July 1, 1997

No Guitars is a pretty darn fine pop, luminous enough to stay the granola-folk gag reflex the stated concept and butterfly cover art may arouse.

Faithless – Reverence – Review

July 1, 1997

What appears to be a trip-hop album, with Tricky grooves and an ultra cool wordsmith, veers off into a modern pop love song with a slow funk groove.

Disque 9 – Des Incurables – Review

July 1, 1997

So you wake up one beautiful sunny morning and say to yourself “Well, I didn’t really have any plans today, so why not eat those last two hits of acid.”

Danielson Famile – Review

July 1, 1997

All members of the Smith family, ranging in age from 12 to 24. There’s a tinge of gospel, but mostly it’s sloppy acoustic folk-ish weirdness.

Count Zero – Affluenza – Review

July 1, 1997

He used to be part of Think Tree, Bongo Fury, et al. They’re supposed to be “bridging the gap between electronica and rock” (so says the press kit). Uh… no.

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