WIR #7

Should I even bother calling these "week in review" posts anymore? I can't seem to get in the pattern of actually posting them weekly. Well, it's Monday, it's been a couple crazy weeks of turnover in my life, and here's some stuff that's gone up:

Miss Kittin & The Hacker - Two (Nobody's Bizzness; 2009)

Score: 8/10

It took almost eight years, but we finally have another collaborative effort from Caroline Herve and Michael Amato. The icily passive sexuality from First Album is still present on a few tracks, but it's no longer the dominant theme. Herve is more emotional and Amato is more lush, for a more naked experience. Also, bangin' chunes.

Full review at PopMatters

Moby - Wait For Me (Mute; 2009)

Score: 70/100

After remaking Play with diminishing returns and then throwing a curveball in last year's NY disco-themed Last Night, Wait for Me is a return to sad, ambient, symphonic Moby. Only this is sadder and more personal and soul-baring than he's ever been, really. For someone who included all those essays in his earlier records (none of that here), that's saying something. A consistent portrait of longing and malaise, plus a lot of tracks that sound kinda like "G-d Moving Over the Face of Waters."

Full review at Cokemachine Glow

Cylob's Acid Harvest

Look - it's a new color! Big Shot Magazine orange! While I'm pretty sure that most of my stuff for Big Shot will only appear in the glossy print form, apparently a few articles get posted to the website over time. So, here's my profile of acid ace Cylob, and his uniquely coded DJ program, the Kombine BeatHarvester.

Full article at Big Shot