Shame + Cupcakes – the first four songs (CD)

Shame + Cupcakes was a guitar, vocals / drum rock duo. It was comprised of T.Z. Glitter (guitar, vocal duties), and Roxwell (she was the drummer). Now I know what you`re thinking girl on drums and a dude who sings and plays the guitar. These folks are definitely not The White Stripes. This mini album (four songs = 14.17 minutes) is their only recording. It`s kind of sad. This mini EP is interesting and original in it`s own way. This is a short album (four songs = 8.36 minutes). I like this CD, it`s an interesting and challenging listen. The music is a mixture of rock / indie / garage rock with a lo-fi attitude. Imagine a jam session with the likes of; Thee Headcoats, The Cure (early period), Joy Division, Sebadoh, Sonic youth (a toned down version perhaps), and maybe a little Eric`s Trip (on the side). Contact for availability: zglitter@gmail.com

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Angel Beach - Angel Beach (CD)

This short (four songs = 8.36 minutes) album is the solo music project of one Jay Mess aka Todd Z Glitter. I like this CD, it`s an interesting and challenging listen. The music is rather eclectic. The best way to describe this is to give you a complete rundown of all four songs.

1 – Now (3.00 minutes) = lo-fi indie pop (recalls vintage The Cure music).

2 – I don`t like you (1.04 minutes) = in your face little punk rawk number.

3 – Two truths (2.40 minutes) = a sludgy / noisy / grungy / distorted punk as fuck track.

4 – So seaside (1.51 minutes) = a slightly lo-fi, distorted indie rock / pop song. Get your information here: zglitter@gmail.com

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More finesse from the Haddock himself. Enjoy!

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Cyclotimia – celestis (CD)

Fourth album from this Russian electronic music duo of Max Khachmanukyan (music sampling, keyboards, market rituals), and Leonid Makarov (sound engineering, drums programming, and electronic manipulation). This is my first Cyclotimia listening experience. I know you can`t judge a book by it`s cover. All I can say is DAMN (sorry Ron Simmons)! There`s a beautiful picture of space on the cover. I`ve been hearing this one none stop all week long, yes it`s that good. There`s no standout pieces. The whole album is standout material. Cyclotimia likes experimenting with various forms of electronics: spacy downtempo, cold / space ambience, weird spacy instrumental, dark black holish instrumentations, cold / spacy minimalism, and downtempo ambient noise. In space, no one can hear you scream. Space is the place. There`s a black hole in my soul. This is it`s soundtrack. Imagine a three-way jam session on the dark of the moon with Lull, Tangerine Dream and Lustmord. Well that`s about it. More info here: http://zhb.radionoise.ru/eng/news.html

The Hacker – the next step of new wave (CD)

I found this one at Renaissance Montréal (again, what can I say) for 2.00 $, cheaper than a cold beer. After Miss Kittin & The Hacker disbanded, I was wondering what senior Michel Amato (The Hacker himself) is doing these days. This album came out in 2000, it`s a little dated. I do a quick search on www.discogs.com and he`s still active putting out singles and mixes. There`s 19 tracks on this electrowave mix CD. It offers a nice selection of international bands / artists: Dopplereffekt, Le Car, The Silver Locusts, Plasma Co, I-F, Oxia (two tracks), Perpects, Artist Unknown, Japanese Telecom, The Hacker (three pieces), Alden Tyrell, The Advent, Acrosome, Adult, Rude 66, and, Random Factor. The whole enchilada flows well together. An impressive mix of electro, electroclash, techno, electronic music, and synthpop. Now you`re wondering what it sounds like? Think of bands like: Miss Kittin & The Hacker, Ladytron, old Depeche Mode, Human League and Kraftwerk. You get the drill.