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Okay, let’s face it. Suicide Commando (Johan Van Roy) isn’t exactly reinventing the wheel with this limited two-disk set, [Cause Of Death: Suicide] [One Nation Under God]. The two featured singles, Cause of Death: Suicide and One Nation Under God, both from Axis of Evil, are given the usual treatment: a Suicide Commando remix (or…
Ulver is probably best known for the 1997 black metal opus Nattens Madrigal, a release so over-the-top that even the Black Metal Hordes were left scratching their heads (while banging them, of course). With the exception of one very brief acoustic interlude, Nattens Madrigal is a textbook example of extreme metal gone extremely wrong. Scorched…
Nominated for a Spellemannspris (Norwegian grammy) in 2002 for their soundtrack to the Swedish short film Lyckantropen, Ulver continue their ongoing electronica experiment with this brilliant EP from 2003, A Quick Fix of Melancholy. Composed of only four tracks, this little gem is a “quick fix” indeed. Short descriptions follow: 1. “Little Blue Bird” features…
“U.S., U.S., U.S.A., Oh How I Love This Country!!!!!! Fuck Al-queda And Terrorism!!!!!! Fuck Osama Bin Laden!!!!!!” If these lyrics don’t seem like they would fit well into any song format…well, they don’t fit here, either, on Rob Gee’s Na Na / Fuck Osama Bin Laden (2003).The centerpiece of this record was recorded live at the…
“Zanzi (Remix),” the A-Side of Messed Out Freak (2003) shows how much Doormouse is capable of. Instead of skillfully piecing together a hodgepodge of diverse beats (which he does more often than not), he more more or less concentrates on a hard drum & bass motif, incorporating sporadic jungle beats and a little gabber to…
Doormouse is Daniel Martin, founder of Addict Records and a big name in the Midwest hardcore scene. I guess living in Wisconsin you amass a pretty large record collection to keep yourself occupied, because Doormouse throws in everything and the kitchen sink. On Freaked Out Mess (2003) you’re likely to hear anything from lounge…
Mike Skinner’s The Streets project hit the streets of London in 2002 with the innovative Original Pirate Material. With Original Pirate Material, Skinner spun tales of urban decay and club culture over a blistering bed of UK garage, jungle, and dancehall beats. The results were unique to say the least, and earned the project four…
Ralph Nader seems to be peddling two distinct messages on the campaign trail. The first, tried and true, rails against both Democrats and Republicans alike as being corporate pawns, insensitive to the plight of the common American. There is little difference between the two political parties, and the only vote for change will be for…
Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attack is a must-read for students of government, and is an invaluable source of information on how the Iraq war was formulated and put into action. Through interviews with all of the principals (including a three and a half hour interview with George W. Bush), Woodward constructs an intimate portrayal of…
Writer Charlie Kaufman seems to have a hard time dealing with reality. His newest film is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. As in Kaufman’s earlier films, the sleeper hits Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, a similar formula was used to create disjointed masterpieces of existential confusion and circular logic. Eternal Sunshine is a tale of love gone sour.…