Articles by Eric Hill

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  Rafter

  Animal Feelings

  PUBLISHED Apr 13, 2010

  I hate Auto-Tune. It will go down as the annoying musical timestamp of this decade. But when Rafter Roberts destroys the vocal intro/chorus...

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  Matt Pond PA

  The Dark Leaves

  PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2010

  One of the flaws with The Dark Leaves, and with Matt Pond PA, generally, is how flawless it is. Like a swimmer in water-splitting Lycra, yo...

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  Archie Bronson Outfit

  Coconut

  PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2010

  The undersea pipeline that transmits rock trends between the UK and North America must occasionally be prone to clogs and reversals of flow...

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  Ortolan

  Time on a String

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2010

  "Talented beyond her years" is one of those descriptions that can also read as "pretty okay, considering." However, unlike the current conv...

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  Aidan Baker

  Liminoid / Lifeforms

  PUBLISHED Mar 16, 2010

  One side effect of Aidan Baker's formidable output, both solo and with Nadja (20-plus full-lengths in 2009 alone), is the partial severing...

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  Balmorhea

  Constellations

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2010

  On Rivers Arms and All is Wild, All is Free, the first two releases by this Austin, TX outfit, the SW geography helped define and focus the...

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  Slow Six

  Tomorrow Becomes You

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2010

  Christopher Tignor's group fit comfortably within the orbit of label-mates like Balmorhea or Sleep Whale in their exploration of small-scal...

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  Koss

  Ancient Rain

  PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2010

  Kuniyuki Takahashi built a reputation through the '00s as a deep house producer and sound designer with a string of excellent twelve-inches...