Nape Neck’s latest is entrancing, each song’s rhythm and gibberish ghoulishness offering a deeper look into this new world, this new era of no wave music. The songs on The Shallowest End lose control and give way to an abundance of purely human sound. Is The Shallowest End about the absence of control, or the overarching omnipotence of it?
Titanic, the collaborative project composed of avant-garde cellist Mabe Fratti and multi-instrumentalist I la Catolica, revels in free-wheeling compositions. On HAGEN, the duo directs their heartfelt musicality into something more firm and focused, utilizing their freewheeling spirit to elevate the feelings into a burnished extreme.
Magic, Alive! is a refreshing shift towards the way McKinley Dixon expresses himself and his emotions, involving the wonderful magic of stories and the poignant lessons that slip within them. Not only does it confront harsh realities, it also keeps memories alive, and turns them into lessons that enrich our very existence.
