Foxy Digitalis
Fried music for fried times and fried dreams. I sadly lost track of all the various joints Matt Valentine was up to for the better part of the last five years, but when I started digging back in, Wet Tuna grabbed hold hardest and I’ve been obsessed since. Eau’d to a Fake Bookie Vol. 3 […]
Inevitably there are going to be more COVID albums than any one person will be able to keep track of the deeper we get into this mess. Hell, the entirety of The Jewel Garden so far may as well fall under that umbrella. Ashley Paul, like so many of us, used music as a crutch […]
Tropical and nautical themes are expected when Edições CN (and Lieven Martens generally) is involved in a project. Most incredible, however, is the breadth and depth those concepts provide and how, whether it’s Martens’ own solo work or those of other artists (in this case Hideku Umezawa and Andrew Pekler), continually surprise and expand your […]
Look, I’m a sucker for guitar and drums duos. Some of my best teenage memories revolve around Rura’pente, a guitar and drums combo I played in. We’d simply shred. Spiral Wave Nomads – Eric Hardiman and Michael Kiefer – do a lot more than that. First Encounters follows-up last year’s killer self-titled debut and shows […]
Through Luminous Eyes is the final release of a trio that All Saints put out through the latter half of 2020. It follows two solo piano improvisation albums – Sun Piano and Moon Piano – and adds his trademark zither to the mix. Spiritual vistas emerge through the interplay between the zither and piano transporting […]
Rob Mazurek’s work has always pushed boundaries and dissected common ideas and approaches. Eschewing already-blazed paths, he creates sprawling worlds of sound uniquely his own whether it’s with his solo work, various groups he’s part of, or, in this case, with the always great Exploding Star Orchestra. On Dimensional Stardust, you find yourself estranged on […]
Walk into the fire. Trust the flames not to hurt If they aren’t hot. Seize the moment when your breath Has all gone out, waiting for pain, To be the moment before your breath returns. The beads of sweat Are sweet and full. There are no burns That can take you whole. Birth always hurts […]
The first dive into the Foxy Digitalis archives: an interview with Vashti Bunyan from 2004. Vashti Bunyan’s Just Another Diamond Day continues as one of my desert island albums. I couldn’t believe I got to do this interview back in 2004, barely a year after Foxy Digitalis relaunched. In my world, Vashti Bunyan is royalty. Just Another Diamond […]
Including Matt LaJoie’s 2020 masterpiece Everlasting Spring as part of Foxy Digitalis’ reintroduction to the world was intentional. LaJoie’s music not only brought boundless positive energy to a year in desperate need of it, it also inspired my own work in new, unexpected ways. As I listened to that album on repeat, words and images […]