'California-based rapper, producer, and DJ AWOL One (aka Tony Martin) can't be pinned down to a specific sound or vision, which is a good thing. His ninth album (including collaborations), The War of Art, is an almost defiantly underground statement, featuring a mix that's so muddy and {lo-fi} that it has to have been a deliberate artistic choice. For most of the album, the beats are similarly low-key, with the distorted faux-Middle Eastern whine of The Drums being the primary standout simply by virtue of...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. After a solid twenty-three years of explosive creativity Sonic Youth throws down what may be their heaviest classic since their own genre-breaking "Daydream Nation" in 1988. "Sonic Nurse" is the nineteenth long player by the New York City supernova, together since 1981. Ten songs of American beauty and sonic death with wild and colorful cover art by renowned artist Richard Prince from his notorious Nurse Paintings series. Check out the first track, "Pattern Recognition," and hear Kim Gordon t...   [ read more ]

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Insound Staff Pick - 2008! After a solid twenty-three years of explosive creativity Sonic Youth throws down what may be their heaviest classic since their own genre-breaking "Daydream Nation" in 1988. "Sonic Nurse" is the nineteenth long player by the New York City supernova, together since 1981. Ten songs of American beauty and sonic death with wild and colorful cover art by renowned artist Richard Prince from his notorious Nurse Paintings series. Check out the first track, "Pattern Recognition," and hear...   [ read more ]

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