March 2020 | Tome to the Weather Machine

JOSHUA THOMAS HENRY – “OH, YOU’RE THINKING OF MOVING TO BERLIN?”

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On “Oh, You’re Thinking of Moving to Berlin?” from Sweden-by-the-way-of-London based singer songwriter, Joshua Thomas Henry tackles the long distance break up with a sense of bittersweet melancholy and excitement for moving on. Utilizing an intricate finger-plucking pattern and a forlorn voice, Joshua Thomas Henry recalls the folk-rock revivalism that reached a watershed in the …

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RICHARD S. – “NEVERALONE”

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On “Neveralone” by ambient house artist Richard S. we hear the sound of an EKG monitor pulsing in time with a sturdy house beat. Sticking with this conceit, “Neveralone” samples a lecture by New Age past-life regression grift queen Dolores Canon as she talks about taking people – through hypnosis – into their own death …

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TOME TO THE WEATHER MACHINE PODCAST 059

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Radosław Kurzeja Christina Giannone Carlo Giustini M. Crook Gerycz / Powers / Rolin More Eaze & Claire Rousay Jackson Graham Fean Evan Miller Mamaleek Animal Hospital Kohoutek Curanderos

FREDDY43 – “SERPENT”

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The cover of Freddy43’s latest EP “EP003” on the Amsterdam based label Basserk features a distorted image of brutalist architecture – obscured just enough to appear as an abstract collage of intense right angles set in grayscale. On “Serpent” the Dutch producer plays against type by a creeping downtempo track that marries distinct rhythmic patterns …

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CLAIRE ROUSAY

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In our ongoing series exploring how the Corona Virus has impacted artists we speak to Claire Rousay – an experimental percussionist based out of San Antonio, TX. You can support Claire’s work here: https://clairerousay.bandcamp.com/ Claire also put together an excellent mix of music which you can listen to here

YUKLA DOWN – “DENALI”

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“Denali” is the final song on the Tokyo-based shoegaze / post-rock band Yukla Down’s first album titled “In Memory Of”. A spoken word narrative weaves in and out of the reverb-heavy, effects pedal gazing slabs of noise that crash with a perpetual intensity that keep edging up the intensity to the wordless vocal assisted crescendo. …

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ERIK HALL – “PULSES”

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In a remarkable technical achievement, Erik Hall has recreated “Pulses” from Steve Reich’s seminal masterpiece Music for 18 Musicians as a solo artist, in one day, with the instruments he had on hand. These modifications came in the following, “Xylophones from the original score became muted pianos, violin became electric guitar, and the pulsing rasp …

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BACK TO THE FUTURE THE RIDE – TRON LEGACY (DEATHBOMB ARC, 2010)

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A few weeks back we presented the first, in what I hope is many, visual art pieces off of Back to the Future the Ride’s newest album Tron Legacy. Do not read this review or download Tron Legacy (for free on Deathbomb Arc) without watching the video for “CGI Fridays”. “CGI Fridays” takes us back to the pre-Matrix 90’s when futurism …

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HEINALI AND MATT FINNEY – CONJOINED

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Hang up the tinsel. Take down the tree. Look at yourself in the mirror with disgust at the five pounds you gained over a two week span. Tell your family you are going to get batteries, keep driving and never stop because Christmas is over. Officially. Any good cheer or relatively positive attitudes you had …

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NATURAL SNOW BUILDINGS – THE CENTAURI AGENT (VULPIANO, 2010)

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The skinny: Mehdi Ameziane and Solange Gularte, a couple of French bookworms who met in their university library in 1997, have been releasing music under the Natural Snow Buildings moniker since 1998. Their music was first called to my attention by the good folks at Aquarius Records, who had already been following the two for several years. They’ve been …

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Month: March 2020