Charbel Rouhana & The Beirut Oriental Ensemble – Handmade (Forward/ Select Audio Visual)
Charbel Rouhana is one of Lebanon’s most renowned exponents of the Middle Eastern oud, yet…
Author Bob Baker Fish
Bob Baker Fish
Bob is the features editor of Cyclic Defrost. He is also evil. You should not trust the opinions of evil people.
Neil Young Archives Vol. 1 (1963 – 1972) DVD 10 Disc Set. (Reprise)
This year, a man not known for his sense of irony, Axel Rose, finally delivered…
Black Lung – Full Spectrum Dominance (Psy Harmonics)
Ever a fan of the U.S military and the selfless good it does in various…
Black Nasty – Shark Tank (Self Released)
In a long and filthy lineage that extends back to 2 Live Crew, through NWA…
Jon Balke – Siwan (ECM/ Fuse)
Norwegian pianist Jon Balke has assembled a remarkable collection of musicians for Siwan. Most notable…
So Kalmery – Brakka System (Pygmalian Records/ Select Audio Visual)
Congo blues folk artist So Kalmery has a light acoustic feel to his music, a…
Evan Miller – Beeswax Ephemera (Preservation)
It’s hard not to get excited from the very first moments of Iowa guitarist Evan…
Adjabel: A Caribbean Journey – Racine 4 (Iris/ Select Audio Visual)
The cover screams LAME in big loud letters, yet it’s a welcome relief to discover…
Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band – Bird Head Son (Naive/ Select Audio Visual)
The first thing that hits you is the funk, the throbbing urban grooves, taut, almost…
Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship (Thrill Jockey/ Spunk)
Chicago trail blazing quintet Tortoise have a unique way of making the listener feel stupid.…
Declining Winter Interview
This is a short interview with one of my favourite musicians, Hood alumni Richard Adams…
Marc Hannaford – Polar (Extreme)
Australian pianist Marc Hannaford wants to lose himself, and if possible its within his own…
Pete Seeger – Now (Omni)
In 1955 American activist and folk singer Pete Seeger was dragged before and blacklisted by…
The Present – The Way We Are (Loaf/Inertia)
This music is incredibly difficult to describe. It’s experimental in nature, electronic without the polished…
Minco Eggersman – Ooit (Volkoren/ Symbolic Interaction)
Ultimately releasing a film soundtrack tends to be a pretty thankless task useless you choose…