In a unique collaboration, kranky is proud to present Per Aspera Ad Astra, the pairing of the tonal feedback duo Stars of the Lid and New York City minimalist line painter Jon McCafferty. McCafferty (best known for the cover art for R.E.M.'s Green album) approached Stars of the Lid in the summer of 1995 while the band was on tour with fellow Texans Bedhead. McCafferty has done a series of paintings influenced by Stars of the Lid's Music for Nitrous Oxide album. In an attempt to blur the distinctions betwee...   [ read more ]

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Kansas quintet Ad Astra Per Aspera are nothing if not all over the place -- and initially it seems like their hyper-eclecticism might do them in, with "Voodoo Economics" veering between neo- post-punk-dance, ska beats, and the kind of wackiness that either suggests a lot of Frank Zappa or a slew of Twinkies. A bit of gooey sentiment in the song titles aside, Catapult Calypso ends up a winner largely because rather than about 95-percent of their American indie rock contemporaries, Ad Astra Per Aspera aren't...   [ read more ]

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