Echoes and Dust

Mass Echoes & Dust Update 2

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Here’s a bunch of things I’ve done written for Echoes & Dust over the last few months – including one of the best and most in-depth pieces I’ve ever written.

Echoes of the Past: Frank Zappa

I interview a series of musicians, from Zappa alumni like Robert (Bobby) Martin and Mike Keneally through to Thighpaulsandra, Matt Stevens and …probably too many others, asking them about what Zappa record they’d recommend as a starting point.

Interview: Kavus Torabi

I talk with Kavus about the (then) upcoming Knifeworld tour, as well as Guapo, Gong, new music and raves.

Echoes of the Past: Fela Kuti

This is the piece I’m most proud of – it also took me fucking forever to write. A look at the role of revolution in the music of Fela Kuti, as inspired by Albert Camus.

Review: The Display Team – Shifts

I review The Display Team’s latest record and all the crazy prog-punk insanity therein.

Echoes and Dust: Interview – The Residents

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If my two part treatise on the band wasn’t evidence enough, I quite like The Residents. I’ll be seeing them live for the first time next month, but before then I was privileged to be given the opportunity to interview Homer Flynn of The Cryptic Corporation, manager and spokesperson for The Residents. We talk about some interesting potential projects that are coming up for the band, and Homer answers a few questions on things that have intrigued me over the years.

You can read the interview here: http://echoesanddust.com/2016/01/interview-the-residents/

 

Echoes and Dust: Interview with Bryan Beller

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I got a chance recently to speak with Bryan Beller of The Aristocrats, Joe Satriani and many other cool things. We talk about the upcoming Aristocrats tour, his solo work and touch on Mike Keneally’s Scambot 2.

Check it out here: http://echoesanddust.com/2015/11/interview-bryan-beller-from-the-aristocrats/

 

Mass Echoes & Dust Update

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It’s been a while since I posted here due to moving to London, but I have been busy! Here are the plethora of album reviews, gig reviews and interviews I’ve done since the move. Continue reading →

Echoes and Dust: KoMaRa

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My review of KoMaRa’s debut album is now up at Echoes and Dust. Click the link to read, but spoiler alert: I seriously dug this avant-garde beauty. Featuring Pat Mastellotto of King Crimson fame and artwork by Adam Jones of Tool, this was always going to find it’s way into my heart. Also, the other musicians David Kollar and Paolo Raineri messaged me on FB thanking me for the review, and that’s always a nice touch!

Echoes and Dust: The Levin Brothers Interview

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I interviewed Tony Levin (again) and his brother Pete Levin for the debut of their jazz album The Levin Brothers. You can check the whole thing out here:

http://echoesanddust.com/2014/08/interview-the-levin-brothers/

I was also asked by the Tony Levin Club of Japan if they could translate the interview, which you can read here:

http://www.ient.or.jp/tlclub/jwelcomeb.html

Echoes and Dust: Univers Zero

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I wrote a feature article for the website Echoes and Dust on a band I thought could use a little more attention, the avant-garde Belgian group Univers Zero. I look over some of their key albums over the years, and it was a lot of fun (albeit an odd, creepy bone-chilling sort of fun) going back through their discography.

You can read the entire article here.