Category Archives: Album Reviews

Album Review: The Way It Is – Music Is My Boyfriend

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Levi Fuller

The Way It Is – Music Is My Boyfriend (EP) (2011, self-released) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Michael Sanchez may not be the most prolific musician out there, but he is a polymathic talent whose work – whether in music, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: The Lido Venice

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

The Lido Venice – Songs Written around the Campfire in the Belly of a Whale (EP – 2004 ECA Records) [Note: this review is part of the Bad at Listening series.] At that same previously-written-about Missoula show, the Lido Venice played … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Bill Horist – Covalent Lodge

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Bill Horist – Covalent Lodge (North Pole Records, 2010) (Purchase or stream at Bandcamp) Bill Horist is something of an institution here in Seattle. A musician’s musician known primarily for his madcap electric guitar experimentation, he has played in more … Continue reading →

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Album Review: This Is a Process of a Still Life

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

This Is a Process of a Still Life – self-titled (Firefly Sessions, 2004) [Note: this review is part of the Bad at Listening series.] This is the first review of this series and I’m already breaking a rule, in that … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Wesafari – Sea Survivors

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Levi Fuller

Wesafari – Sea Survivors (2010, self-released) How does one write objectively about an album that one has been anticipating for several years, created by one’s friends (and in which one even makes a tiny cameo appearance)? One starts, I suppose, … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Vinca Minor – Isolation

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Louis O'Callaghan

Vinca Minor – Isolation (2010, Second Shimmy) Vinca Minor’s Isolation is the latest project and release from Ball of Wax contributor and all-around prolific local artist Matt Menovcik. You might know him such diverse acts as Ms. Led, Roxy and Clark, … Continue reading →

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