Capsule review: No age - Snares like a haircut (2018)

Sculpted pop noise from guitar/drum duo. They run into the limits of their sound eventually, but they do make a good run for it.

Capsule review: dEUS - Keep you close (2011)

Uber-romantic statement. I suspect the record Barman always knew dEUS had in them. It's an achievement. Too big for me. Of heart, of sound. I'm not into these Olympian levels.

Capsule review: Potty mouth - Snafu (2019)

Modern Weezer. Snappy ('22'). They bark, but not much bite.

Capsule review: Luc Ferrari - Presque rien N° 1 (1970)

I dig these composers who explore the limits of what is music, I do. Some I dig to listen to, some to read about. These environment sounds taped over 24 hours on a beach in Yugoslavia, may be compressed to 20 minutes, for this subjective listener they feel like a long day of listening.

Capsule review: Radical slave - Damascus (2010)

A pack of rabid rodents gnawing at your shoes. It it permitted? Trust me, they don't care. Raw no wave noise.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Beach boys (1985)

The franchise.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Keepin' the summer alive (1980)

I'll be in the garage chopping up this surfboard.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Love you (1977)

Confessions of a recluse with a synth. Legend has it they planted a keyboard in front of Brian's tv and he didn't realize a thing. But legends aren't real. It takes research and development to sound this damaged. You won't find a record like it, and neither will Johnny Carson. Even the synth needs psychological treatment.

Capsule review: Beach boys - In concert (1974)

Underrated concert recording from the last days when they were a modern band.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Holland (1973)

Quiet peak of the Brother years. You'd predict an artistic future for these guys, but this was the last stand.

Capsule review: Mitsoobishy Jacson - The confusion of A.J. Schicksal (2009)

It was only a matter of time before some part of the Mauro extended musical family would get into soundtracking imaginary movies. Mitsoobishy Jacson are prime candidates. Actually they give it the intimacy of craftfullness of a radio play. Superior Air or just another facet of the Mauro universe? You decide. I'll listen again, I can never figure it out.

Capsule review: V/A - Boest! (2009)

As they say, poetry - it's a closed book to me. Even when read out loud. Minimalism is not in their vocabulary. Side B is a chaotic soundscape to devour these poets. You'd think I'd get more satisfaction from it.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Carl & the Passions 'So tough' (1972)

Everyone pitches in to fill the gap. Still, they've got heart. I want it to work.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Surf's up (1971)

The new direction is health. Be good to your feet, be good to your planet. Somehow it works, even through some awkward songs. Brian rises above with an apocalyptic message. Our soul is lost, then we die.

Capsule review: Beach boys - Sunflower (1970)

Patchy new start. Some lovely, but as a whole quite schmaltzy. I don't think that was the intention. They lack direction.

Capsule review: Beach boys - 20/20 (1969)

Wrapping up before heading off, but for now that's a strength. Even more democratic - side A is a succession of individual productions. Side B is Brian's, waving at us from the past.