Clarendon Lavorich – Page 5 – Lollipop Magazine

State of Grace – Jamboreebop – Review

June 1, 1996

Goodness, this is relaxing, isn’t it? Lovely trip-hop with bright, melodic vocals, that feels like streaking sun rays behind storm clouds.

Squirrel Nut Zippers – Hot – Review

June 1, 1996

The Kings and (Queen) of Dixieland are back, and this time, they’re on fire! The uptown beat is way up, and the singing is laid down low and neat.

The Brian Setzer Orchestra – Guitar Slinger – Review

June 1, 1996

Brian Setzer gathered a 17-piece big band around him: Rockabilly with a full horn section hootin’ and hollerin’ and causing all sorts of ruckus.

Autechre – Tri Repetae – Review

June 1, 1996

Somewhere between techno, industrial, and dub is Autechre. Call them a heavier Kraftwerk, call them digitized Coil, you’ll be wrong. Call them original…

A Few of My Favorite Things – What Happens When Dixieland and Avant Jazz Meet – Column

May 1, 1996

Looping, multi-layered saxes, trombone, guitar, all moving independently, but building epic songs. Moody, emotional, hot.

Second Nature – Review

May 1, 1996

Exceptionally deep grooves and a layered complexity matched with utter simplicity make this trance/ambient disc a wonder to listen to.

Belloluna – Pleasant Music For Nice People – Review

May 1, 1996

Some can pull off Neo-Lounge, some can’t. Avoid Belloluna as you would a leprous rabid pit bull with an automatic pistol and a bad case of syphilis.

Exotica – Robert Drasnin – Lee Joseph – Interview

April 1, 1996

An interview with Robert Drasnin & Lee Joseph

A Few of my Favorite Things – Music for the Collapse of Civilization – Column

April 1, 1996

Last Exit: The four best musicians in NYC (Sonny Sharrock, Bill Laswell, Ronald Jackson, and Peter Brötzmann), on stage, completely improvised.

Don Fleming – Because Tomorrow Never Comes – Review

April 1, 1996

Don Fleming takes ideas from other people, without giving them credit, and doesn’t pull it off nearly as well.