Revered for their ineffably clean, precise playing, Tortoise couldn't help but mess with the formula slightly on their fourth album, Standards. And from the beginning of the first track it sounds like a major overhaul, with heavily over-miced drums and distorted guitars framing a pummeling groove from bassist Doug McCombs. On the second track "Eros," the phlegmatic synthesizer lines and clipped drums are more reminiscent of experimental electronica outfit Mouse on Mars than any fellow {\p...   [ read more ]

CD $15.18

PS is Patrick Savage, Ursula Damm, Jeff Derringer, Clint Downing, and Erich Trusheim. Hailing from New York City, PS brings an original, highly dynamic and energetic sound to the forefront of Manhattan's rock music scene. As Doug Levy wrote in the CMJ New Music Report: "A gently resonating voice that sits somewhere between Thom Yorke and Jeff Buckley; touches of sparse electronica; lush, soothing strings; lullaby-like melodies that crescendo and burst into fits of emotion. Incorporating all this and more, ...   [ read more ]

CD $9.99

Other people also bought:

Dungen  Ta Det Lugnt , Halstead  Sleeping on Roads, Knife in the Water  Crosspross Bells

Rob Schneiderman has made a series of recordings for Reservoir in addition to being a jazz educator and math professor (the latter career well after this 1992 session). With bassist Rufus Reid and drummer Ben Riley providing a veteran rhythm section, the pianist focuses on standards, including more than a few that had fallen by the wayside by the 1990s. Schneiderman's exuberant take of Vincent Young's showcases both Reid and Riley's tasty brushwork. The pianist opens "So in Love"...   [ read more ]

CD $16.13