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FTP, next in a series: The Meligrove Band — Shimmering Lights LP review

(email|facebook|linkedin) This article originally appeared in MiG on September 15, 2010. The members of The Meligrove Band don't read the newspaper. There is no other explanation. What with war, poverty, state collapse, and catastrophic climate...

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Double Handsome Dragons

(email|facebook|linkedin) TMIM staff, in and around the interweb: The Silent Ballet has published my review of Double Handsome Dragon's self-titled fourth album. Here's a short bit: The track builds momentum throughout its second half,...

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Ars Poetica by Carlos Suárez

by Fred (follow us on Facebook) Last April, in a tMiM interview, Carlos Suárez announced an upcoming project: I am working with the voices of four poets: Artaud, Borges, Ferreiro and Bukowsky. This work is different from...

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Shimmering Lights by The Meligrove Band: all is revealed

by Fred (follow us on Facebook) The Meligrove Band's long-awaited follow-up to Planets Conspire is titled Shimmering Lights. We've heard it. It's worth the wait. And the cover art, release date, and track list...

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[aka] by Cee-Lo Green

by Fred (follow us on Facebook) It is a great track indeed that chews on the ear with a memorable soundbite. Like "Drink, she said, 'Cause it always brings out your smile." Or "I...

"Hopelessness" by Nihil Obstat

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A foreboding and coherent work, from an outspoken noise mechanic. From the LP Antithesis.

This is a play in several different acts, some more rhythmic than others, some more melodic, others harsh, menacing, horrorshow, or nakedly loud. For those who may have watched this column’s eighteen-month transition from Indie Ho to Noise Snob, this track can help explain it: elaborate. Kinetic. Not for sale.

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