Niklas Pivic

Jon Spencer, nearly 60 years of age, teams up with the young rhythm section from The Bobby Lees: the results are rock blues that kind of matches what Spencer made with the Blues Explosion. This is vital, mature, yet impressively free blues that revitalises the spirit.

Eight songs in nineteen minutes? You got it. I'd love to hear more from this trio.

Tim Reaper releases some of the best drum 'n' bass I've heard this side of the noughties. This EP does not fail to deliver.

My modus regarding Merzbow:

1. I think about listening to a Merzbow record. (Side note: I've never re-listened to a Merzbow album.)

2. I think 'Holy shit, I hope this album isn't high-pitched.'

3. I start the album, volume very low.

4. Having ensured that my hearing won't be damaged, I start listening.

5. Around five minutes into the first track, I nearly always think 'Why did I start listening to Merzbow?' and also 'There's no other artist who's really like Merzbow.' and 'Holy shit, has he released around 600 albums, singles, and collabs?' and 'I wonder if he ever listens to his old albums. Why should he? Fuck it.'

6. After half an hour, I wonder whether I'm falling to… More

This is a grand experimental album made by a highly inventive and evocative musician, mainly drummer. This is the kind of experimental instrumentals you'd expect to be released on Drag City or similar labels.

Polyrhythmic drumming abounds with simple and dissonant electric-guitar notes. This is some provocative and great shit and I lap it up, simple as that.

A very nice and plain noise record: it felt like what I'd imagine holding fans to your ears while falling through air would feel like.

The sounds were not high-pitched (à la Merzbow) but very mid-levelled; this made for nearly an ambient listening experience.