Frontier – 4 – Review November 1, 1998 It’s all guitars. Seriously. They put three guitars and amps in a room, turned up the volume and tweaked the feedback for 70 minutes.
Waterbone – Tibet – Review November 1, 1998 Waterbone bring the tinkle of jingle bells, Gregorian chants, lush choirs, and all sorts of instruments sounding vaguely Indiana Jonesian to a very dancy form.
Fernando – Pacoima – Review November 1, 1998 Pacoima’s an unvarnished (but unxeroxed) trip past Chuck Berry’s riffage, weepy Spanish balladry, slow knock-out R&B, and steel guitar.
Vision – The Kids Will Have A Lot to Say – Review November 1, 1998 Strong, harsh, single note vocals mixed with group shouts, singalongs, and various melodic breaks where the singer shows he really can sing.
Esthero – Breath from Another – Review November 1, 1998 Drum ‘n’ bass ‘n’ trip hop ‘n’ AAA. The equivalent of Barry Manilow for the electronic crowd.
Will Oldham – Black/Rich Music – Review November 1, 1998 What’s beautiful about this disc is the way Oldham breaks down three of these songs into their constituent parts.
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.
Elliott – U.S. Songs – Review November 1, 1998 Elliott busts out of its hometown with spit on their lips and melodies swinging.
Vidna Obmana – Crossing The Trail – Review November 1, 1998 “Sometimes they sound like Dead Can Dance on downers, sometimes they sound like Eno on a bad day, and sometimes… sometimes… ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.”
Dust to Dust – Review November 1, 1998 Like all Projekt albums, like all Steve Roach albums (this time with Roger King), Dust To Dust is slow, moody, and has a lot of space in it.