Since forming this project in 2014, Cleveland born and bred garage rock vet Lamont “Bim” Thomas (a.k.a. Obnox) has released about seven records of genre busting garage punk/funk/hip hop mayhem. What’s even more impressive is the fact that he keeps to such a hectic release schedule and keep such a high level of quality. Each… Continue reading Album Review: Obnox’s Bang Messiah
Listening Lately: MOTHER FEATHER, YEAR OF THE COBRA, 1476, and DUST PROPHET
We’re barely into November and it’s already a great month for music! As the days grow shorter, I’ll decorate with sound to raise my spirits…. …and Mother Feather is the perfect band to combat the end of daylight savings time. This Brooklyn outfit is by far the most colorful band on Metal Blade, and probably… Continue reading Listening Lately: MOTHER FEATHER, YEAR OF THE COBRA, 1476, and DUST PROPHET
AltCtrlToob Video Review: “On Fire” by EverIgnite
If you’re looking for pop rock, EverIgnite is your new favorite band. This Denver quartet just released their debut album Shift on September 28, 2018, and are ready to tour the country in a blaze of glory. The featured single “On Fire” (ignite, on fire, get it???) is a hooky melange of harmonized vocals and… Continue reading AltCtrlToob Video Review: “On Fire” by EverIgnite
CROSBY MORGAN’S Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah Out November 2nd, 2018
Experimental folk artist Crosby Morgan will release her new EP Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah on November 2nd, 2018. In Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah, Crosby has created an emotional landscape of isolation, sadness, curiosity, and brazen self-questioning. The album tracks Morgan’s earnest and true pursuit of reaching an understanding of her own existence with… Continue reading CROSBY MORGAN’S Rain Games for the Natural Born Pariah Out November 2nd, 2018
NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
Swedish doom trio Domkraft just released their sophomore album Flood (October 19, 2018 via Blues Funeral Recordings) to many accolades, called “mind-melting” and “majestic” by critics. Sounds like Mastodon-meets-Gorge to my ears, which is a good thing. Domkraft is also featured on Magnetic Eye Records’ redux of Pink Floyd masterpiece The Wall, with the track “Empty… Continue reading NERD TALK with Anders Dahlgren of DOMKRAFT
Eye Of Nix Reissues Black Somnia, Playing Brooklyn 11/3/18
This is coincidentally Alternative Control’s second post this week about an avant garde re-release…. The first was Patrick Grant’s twenty-year anniversary celebration of FIELDS AMAZE and other sTRANGE music, a jagged modernist soundscape of gamelan and Western instruments. And now we examine Seattle outfit Eye of Nix, who has reissued their full-length Black Somnia with Prophecy… Continue reading Eye Of Nix Reissues Black Somnia, Playing Brooklyn 11/3/18
Album Review: Crooked Flower’s Into the Light
California psych rockers Crooked Flower put out their sixth release, Into the Light, on October 15th. Celebrating the party life with an anti-Prohibition undercurrent, “California” is not just a location for this album but also an adjective. Crooked Flower makes use of many influences, from the sorta-groovy to the truly psychedelic. The ska-inspired guitar line… Continue reading Album Review: Crooked Flower’s Into the Light