vinyl Archive
11 Nov 2026
The Collaborative Indeterminacy of M. Geddes Gengras (Part 3 of 3)
Continued from Part Two… In his liner notes for Guest List, James Toth likens what you’ve done with the album to the creative adventures of John Zorn and John Cage. […]
10 Nov 2026
The Collaborative Indeterminacy of M. Geddes Gengras (Part 2 of 3)
Continued from Part One… How did you choose your collaborators? M. Geddes Gengras: When I started working on the project, I made a list. Some of the people on the […]
09 Nov 2026
The Collaborative Indeterminacy of M. Geddes Gengras (Part 1 of 3)
A shorter, edited version of this conversation first appeared in The Tonearm. A prolific composer, recording artist and synthesist, M.Geddes Gengras works extensively as a solo artist, in duos and […]
14 Sep 2026
A Clusterchat with Wolfgang Seidel
An edited version of this interview first appeared in The Tonearm. In the narrow but influential slice of the music universe that is krautrock/kosmische music, Cluster looms large. Founded as […]
02 Sep 2026
Album Review: Albert King – I’ll Play the Blues for You
After a decade of releasing singles for Parrot, King and Bobbin, Albert King had only one chart success – 1961’s “Don’t Throw Your Love on Me So Strong” (R&B #14) […]
28 Aug 2026
Faust: Proudly Outside (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Werner “Zappi” Diermaier readily admits to his Zappa fandom. “Around 1968, I came to the Grünspan club with a Frank Zappa album under my arm,” he […]
27 Aug 2026
Faust: Proudly Outside (Part 1 of 2)
One of the most outré and boundary-pushing musical acts of the 1970s, West German band Faust exerted influence that far outstripped its own popularity. Between 1971 and 1975 the band […]
03 Aug 2026
Album Review: Midge Ure – Man of Two Worlds
Midge Ure is quite a character in the musical world. With a CV that includes important work in Thin Lizzy, Ultravox and Visage, he also co-wrote “Do They Know It’s […]
30 Jul 2026
Album Review: Toadies – The Charmer
Toadies have been around while; the band came together in 1989 in Fort Worth, releasing their debut album that same year. While that self-released disc Slaphead didn’t sell, they kept […]
29 Jul 2026
Album Review: Red Rockers – It’s in Our Blood
Red Rockers were one of the most exciting bands of their era. Coming around out of New Orleans in 1979, the group combined a passionate, left-wing worldview and lyrical sensibility […]