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Favorites albums of 2011

Posted on December 27, 2011 by quartertonality

(Originally posted on Tympanogram.com on December 22, 2011) It’s hard to tell whether this was a really great year for music or if I was just paying attention more than last year. That sums up my feelings at the end … Continue reading →

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album preview: of Montreal – Paralytic Stalks

Posted on December 23, 2011 by quartertonality

(post originally appeared on December 19, 2011 on Tympanogram.com) I’ve been a fan of of Montreal since hearing the Icons Abstract Thee EP that came out following their amazing, pace-setting album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?They also hold the … Continue reading →

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EP review: of Montreal – “The Controllersphere”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by quartertonality

This EP picks up exactly where “False Priest” left off. I mean that in the most literal way possible. This release can be viewed as an addendum to their last full length offering that was released not 7 months ago. … Continue reading →

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Braid re-releases on Polyvinyl

Posted on September 28, 2010 by quartertonality

Braid was a band from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois that can be categorized with other early 90′s acts with a guitar driven, aggressive sound. They have the energy and abrasive timbre of Snapcase, the edgy stop-start math rock leaning of Polvo and … Continue reading →

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