 | Rocking Post Rock I am an admirer of all Godspeed’s albums but I left purchasing ‘Yanqui UXO’ until last, not through any desire for chronology but simply because I had perceived from reviews that this was the band’s weakest eff... read full review |
 | Good Stuff Mogwai has created a fine record in ‘Come On Die Young’. The album seems to fall into two distinct parts. The first seven tracks are atmospheric pieces largely notable for their restrained instrumen... read full review |
 | Disappointing I don’t like posting really negative reviews of albums but I have to say that I was disappointed with ‘Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts’. I am a huge fan of Boards of Canada-style electronica but this C... read full review |
![CD: Dead Cities, Red Seas And Lost Ghosts [Limited Edition] 2003](http://i23.ebayimg.com/03/c/01/a3/2a/39_6.JPG) | Disappointing I don’t like posting really negative reviews of albums but I have to say that I was disappointed with ‘Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts’. I am a huge fan of Boards of Canada-style electronica but this C... read full review |
 | No mere side project I would imagine most people, like me, will come to this CD through first enjoying the music of Godspeed, but Silver Mt Zion are no mere second rate spin-off. The band conjure their music using string... read full review |
 | Top Scots Rock ‘A Brighter Beat’ is my first exposure to the world of Malcolm Middleton (and indeed Arab Strap) and I can say that I am impressed. The opener ‘We’re All Going to Die’ sets the tone for the album, an... read full review |
 | Good Not Great There are both good and bad points to the new Explosions in the Sky album. On the plus side, the band once again subtly shifts its style. The delicate, chiming guitar work of ‘The Earth is not a Col... read full review |
 | Good Stuff ‘The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place’ is a marked departure in style from its predecessor, the wonderful ‘Those Who Tell the Truth…’ Gone are the swooping and soaring rock guitars, replaced with a more carefull... read full review |
 | Great Beginning ‘How Strange Innocence’ is Explosions in the Sky’s debut album, recorded on 2000 on a minimal budget. On the band’s endearingly honest sleeve notes to this re-release they state that the album has ‘no tricks’ ... read full review |
 | Gnomes Triumph If, like me, you are not a hardcore electronica fan and ‘Go Plastic’ is your first taste of Squarepusher, you might be as surprised as I was by what is on offer here. The opener deserves a special me... read full review |