'Starting an album with a soft, reverb-heavy piano and vocal piece called Death to Everyone But Us might not seem completely congruous, but Felix obviously know their twisted adult pop as well as their drone contemplations -- and given how the non-pigeonholed lineage of performers ranging from Laura Nyro and Scott Walker to Tori Amos and Nellie McKay now fills its own niche in musical history, why not this particular twist on it? Thus Felix's debut album, with singer/pianist/cellist Lucinda Chua and guita...   [ read more ]

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In the context of what's popular in music at the turn of the century, the title of Duster's second full-length, Contemporary Movement, reveals this San Jose band's wry sense of their place in pop/rock's ecosystem. Their often sparse and laconic delivery (especially on tracks like "Auto-mobile") guarantees Duster a place outside contemporary music's mainstream. But in a more perfect world there would be at least three radio hits from this, their most accessible release to date. The opening tr...   [ read more ]

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A Coyote Oldman outing is always a joy to hear. This Hearts of Space compilation consists of some 74 minutes of selections from the six albums released by Michael Graham Allen and Barry Stramp (Stramp was absent from 1987's In Medicine River, where Stramp was joined by Michael Fitzsimmons on percussion.) The Coyote Oldman sound and ethic has something in common with the growing number of Native American flute albums being released to the market, but the comparison stops right there:...   [ read more ]

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