Articles by Aaron Levy

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  Robert Henke

  Layering Buddha

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

  Robert Henke has cut his work out for himself on Layering Buddha. Exclusively making use of the nine stationary loops available from the FM...

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  Minisystem

  Madingley

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

  Madingley is the name of the farm that Minisystem (aka Jeff Lee) grew up on in Southern Ontario. Given that, it’s interesting that I should...

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  Sybarite

  Cut Out Shape

  PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

  If the opening title track to Sybarite’s Cut Out Shape was tangible, it would be a glorious product of geometry. Mirroring cover art of abs...

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  Neon Tetra

  Home

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2007

  Aesthetically, Neon Tetra splits the difference between KC Accidental and Minisystem. Though it might seem bland to paint a band’s portrait...

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  Trummerflora

  Rubble 2

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2007

  Trummerflora equals brilliant. The 15 strong experimental/improvisational ensemble has elicited such praise from Association for the Advanc...

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  Dave Fischoff

  the Crawl

  PUBLISHED Feb 13, 2007

  The Crawl opens with majestic, dense orchestration, the lo-fi keyboards, guitar, and brooding chorus sounding enough like Hymie’s Basement...

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  Light This City

  Facing the Thousands

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  The third effort from this collection of Bay Area miscreants, Facing the Thousands is a staggering step forward. The intricacies and subtle...

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  Jucifer

  If Thine Enemy Hunger

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2006

  An original take on the "rock duo” spectacle that has engulfed the music industry over the past few years, Jucifer have actually been belti...