Ben Lukas Boysen – Gravity I greatly admire the work of Ben Lukas Boysen. I have followed his sound design output closely both under his own name and as his moniker Hecq. Gravity is truly a beautiful release that presents…
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Row Boat’s Top Ten for 2013
When musical worlds collide, here is my top 10 releases of the year. 10. ‘Corsicana Lemonade’ by White Denim White Denim released their 5th studio album this year, ‘Corsicana Lemonade.’ In keeping with tradition, the album has that original progressive/psychedelic/jam…
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Five from BLAERG for 2013
For 2013, I struggled to even come up with 5 impressive releases and the results are quite vanilla. I find as time goes on my interest in my own musical pursuits makes attention to the work of others continually shrink.…
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Shadowjack’s Top Ten 2013
My top 10 albums of 2013, in no particular order. Black Sun Empire – Variations on Black I’m a sucker for a good remix album. Not only is it great to hear new takes on already solid material, some times the…
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Top Ten Albums of 2013 for Daniel
Its that time of year again! Here’s my short list of favorite albums from 2013. Should be noted that these are in no particular order, and it was difficult getting my list down to just ten. Also should be noted…
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Adrian Aniol, “Obscura”
“Obscura” is an original score composed by Adrian Aniol for a theatre production. This must have been a frightening production as the music is utterly dark, tense and horrifying. This music is scary in the same way the Penderecki compositions…
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Pinkish Black, “Razed To The Ground”
The new album by Pinkish Black, “Razed To The Ground” is an epic work that could be the soundtrack to a bad ass, early 80’s Sword and Sorcery flick. This is heavy, drudge metal, layered with waves of vintage filter…
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Chelsea Wolfe, “Pain Is Beauty”
Chelsea Wolfe’s album “Pain Is Beauty” is epic, bold, ethereal and beautiful. This is a full fledged, fully realized rock album, covering all the gothic torch-bearing attributes one could ever hope to find in one album. The instrument selection bounces…
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