Solid reissues of hard to find psych-jazz Milestone Joe Henderson — The Elements (1973) Despite its namesake, there’s nothing grounded about this meditation on the elements. Beginning with opening track “Fire,” saxophonist Joe Henderson takes us on a journey through four wildly different,...
An intriguing collection of soft-core sounds Stella Edizioni Musicali Forty years after its debut, Stella Edizioni Musicali — one of the many sub-labels of Berlin’s Private Records — has unearthed another gem of a score by Italian composer Detto Mariano. This one’s for the soft-core international...
Krautrock pioneer Florian Fricke goes full ambient on these fresh reissues One Way Static Beginning with the Record Store Day 2017 release of Cobra Verde, One Way Static has been busy reissuing some of Popol Vuh’s lesser known yet highly regarded work on both limited color and black vinyl. For a primer...
Solid, if opaque, collection of live covers by the seminal post-punkers Run Out Groove From fan-vote reissue label Run Out Groove comes It’s All Live Now, a compilation of Echo and the Bunnymen live tracks recorded in the mid-’80s. Beating out a Solomon Burke best-of and a repress of Secret...
Cinematic performances don’t translate to solo listening Craft Recordings Maybe my memory is hazy regarding Walk the Line, the 2005 film which starred Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter. When the offer to review this LP came in, I was kind of excited. After a couple...
Comic book, soundtrack enthusiasts will find joy in ‘House of Waxwork’ Waxwork Comics The Comic Waxwork Records, known for their horror soundtrack releases, venture here into the world of comic books. Their first release, House of Waxwork — Issue 1, is a 32-page anthology, containing two creepy...
