Review: 15 Wild Decembers – Geoff Smith
In 1995, Sony Classical issued an album from an immense talent in the person of Geoff Smith. His razor-sharp, minimalist-styled, approach to piano is, in every way, dark, hypnotic, and…
Review: Nilsson – The RCA Albums Collection
Harry Nilsson was an enigma that was loved by many, understood by few. With a collection of albums to his name that run the gamut from clearly accessible to a…
Review: Songs From The Road – Savoy Brown
In a time where the basic argument is that many of our beloved bands from the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, for the most part, cannot hold court with their past…
Review: The Wolf At The Ruins/Migration – Forrest Fang
Forrest Fang released his latest album, Animism, on June 19 back in 2012. That album represented an entrancing blend of instrumental work resulting in an ambient set that was as…
Review: Mosaic – Jann Klose
Mosaic is well along in the music career of Jann Klose, an NYC-based singer-songwriter, who with this new album, has released six total albums including two EPs. And as with…
Review: Sky – Three Fields
The UK-based Three Fields have been consistent in releasing new music. This is a good thing because with ambient music as good as has been released by Three Fields, I’d…
Review: American Ride – Willie Nile
Back in the early ’80s, when Arista Records meant anything, Willie Nile released a magnificent debut that energized the Americana folk-rock (‘n’ roll) genre with songs of excellence. He followed…
Review: Fantasy – Lightning Dust
Recently, I alerted the readers of TAP to Lightning Dust, an off-shoot band from Vancouver’s extra awesome band, Black Mountain. With the album arriving on June 25 via Jagjaguwar Records,…
Review: Wings Over America – Paul McCartney and Wings
At one point in time, between May and June of 1976, Paul McCartney’s band, Wings engaged in the 32-date American leg of their massive world-wide tour. It must have been…
Review: 13 – Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath has been great enough to weather several successful incarnations of itself over a wide period of not less than 40 years. With but a short hiatus period in…
Review: Blood Speaks – Smoke Fairies
I love a great album of music, especially when it’s excellent from song one to the last note of the last song. And they’re not often found. But with the…
Review: Rainbow Melodies – Mellonta Tauta
Mellonta Tauta is an interesting term to be adopted by a band as its name. It means “things of the future”. It is also a short story by Edgar Allen…