Articles by Eric Hill

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  Pontiak

  Maker

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2009

  The brothers Carney are back with a quick follow-up to last year's debut, Sun on Sun. Once again they've stuck with a live-to-tape recordin...

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  Black Dice

  Repo

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2009

  The hodgepodge collection that was 2007's Load Blown marked this Brooklyn crew's skip over to their Animal Collective buddies' label. The f...

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  Last Days

  The Safety of the North

  PUBLISHED Apr 2, 2009

  While there's a good portion of instrumental rock that gets ascribed the "cinematic" tag, Graham Richardson may be the only artist who embr...

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  Animal Hospital

  Good or Plenty, Streets + Avenues

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2009

  As a Boston area engineer, Kevin Micka has built his reputation as a first-rate loop guru. Guiding guitar, drums and other sound sources th...

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  Aughra

  Proof of Dark Matter/Light the Lights

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2009

  The dark ambient subgenre hasn't been so strong since the mid-'80s/early '90s, when creatures like Zoviet France and Rapoon slithered over...

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  Balmorhea

  All is Wild, All is Silent

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2009

  As on last year's Rivers Arms, this Austin outfit explore what is possible with a classical left-hand married to a folk rock right. This ne...

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  Tomasz Bednarczyk

  Painting Sky Together

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2009

  Simple melancholy, without the benefit of swelling strings or children's choirs, is a delicate thing to achieve in music. On his previous R...

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  Montag

  Hibernation

  PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2009

  Clearing the cobwebs off his desktop before the release of his new full-length, Antoine Bédard, who is a Quebecer once again, explor...