Oxbow Pull Back the Curtain on New LP Love’s Holiday

Posted in Interviews with tags on 08/05/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Six years elapsed since notoriously confrontational ruffians Oxbow last issued a record. Now they’re bursting back with more wisdom more distinctive approaches to their deeply affecting forays into experimental art-noise.

For my latest FLOOD feature, Oxbow’s members pull back the curtain on each song contained on the just-released Love’s Holiday (Ipecac).

Holy Wave’s ‘Five of Cups’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 08/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Holy Wave’s new LP, Five of Cups (Suicide Squeeze), on FLOOD‘s website.

Locate S,1’s ‘Wicked Jaw’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 07/28/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Locate S,1’s new LP, Wicked Jaw (Captured Tracks), on FLOOD‘s website.

Lauren Watkins Had Something To Prove—To Herself

Posted in Interviews with tags on 07/28/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Maintaining humility as both a songwriter and a musician could be the key to Lauren Watkins’ success: She never demands that luck go her way—instead, she puts herself in the best places for it to happen. Read my Music Connection profile on the artist here.

Oblivion Access Cofounders on This Year’s Fest: ‘This Is the Biggest Deal for Us So Far’

Posted in Interviews with tags on 06/21/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi explain in my New Noise interview how this year’s edition of their experimental-music festival in Austin raises the bar.

Boris & Uniform’s ‘Bright New Disease’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , on 06/21/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Boris & Uniform’s new LP, Bright New Disease (Sacred Bones), on FLOOD‘s website.

Jeromes Dream Say New LP ‘Gray in Between’ Is Hardcore Done Right

Posted in Interviews with tags on 06/20/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my interview with hardcore legends Jeromes Dream for New Noise about their latest LP, The Grey in Between — an early contender for best album of the year. Buy the print issue that features the story here.

Faust Feast Their Eyes Over New Explosion of Experimental Music

Posted in Interviews with tags on 06/19/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my interview with 74-year-old Faust original member and kraut-rock pioneer Jean-Hervé Péron for New Noise.

Man on Man’s ‘Provincetown’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 06/18/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Man on Man’s new LP, Provincetown (Polyvinyl), on FLOOD‘s website.

Wombo’s ‘Slab’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 06/17/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Wombo’s new EP, Slab (Fire Talk), on FLOOD‘s website.