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XLIII
Mark Abraham
:: Enjoy your breathless anticipation of Sharpay's newest evildoings to the sounds of: Perfect, Build, AGF, Callers, HEALTH, Buff1, Gang Gang Dance...
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XXIX
Mark Abraham
:: Featuring: The Field, Black Milk, Radicalfashion, ZMF Trio, Mark Templeton, Kite Operations, Inbreds, Shining...
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XXV
Mark Abraham
:: Featuring: Luomo, Humcrush, Amanda Jo Williams, Alexander Tucker, Susumu Yokota, Fond of Tigers, Xela, Giddy Motors...
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XXIX
Mark Abraham
:: Featuring: The Field, Black Milk, Radicalfashion, ZMF Trio, Mark Templeton, Kite Operations, Inbreds, Shining...
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XXV
Mark Abraham
:: Featuring: Luomo, Humcrush, Amanda Jo Williams, Alexander Tucker, Susumu Yokota, Fond of Tigers, Xela, Giddy Motors...
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Reasons that You (the Non-Phish Fan) Should Be Excited and Not Excited About the Very Likely Phish Reunion
Mark Abraham
:: How will North America be able to face this music?
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Top 10 Worst (Fictional) Supergroup Albums
Mark Abraham
:: Somewhere, Wes Borland...still exists.
Article /
Established and Committed Hard Rock Band Seeks...
Mark Abraham
:: ...drummer.
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Top 10 Up-and-Coming Contenders for the Throne of Most Overused Animal Moniker for Band Names
Mark Abraham
:: The year in post-Cambrian Explosion identity politics.
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Recently Unveiled Vintage MIDI Controllers
Mark Abraham
:: Mmm. Synergy.
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Reppin' with the ACARR
Mark Abraham
:: Rick 1: "Damn." Rick 2: "Double Damn."
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Top 10 Anagrams of "Animal Collective"
Mark Abraham
:: Many of which feature...animals
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Top 10 Best Entries from Dom's Childhood Diary
Mark Abraham
:: No, for reals. I actually stole it.
Column /
XIV :: Fusion I (Early '70s)
Mark Abraham
:: Play this in your elevators.
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XIII :: Country I (Post-1960s)
Mark Abraham
:: Grr. I'm an outlaw! Quiver in fear at my laid-back banjo playing!
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XII :: Industrial and its Ancestors
Mark Abraham
:: "Sorry, Trent. But you're kinda lame."
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XI :: New Jack (and Jill) Swing
Mark Abraham
:: "Ever wish the other guys would let us sing more?"
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X :: Prog I (R.I.O. and Avant-Prog)
Mark Abraham
:: Psychoalphadiscobetaudio- aquadoloop sound, eh? Sounds dirty.
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IX :: New Wave I (Grab Bag!)
Mark Abraham
:: I hope Gwen Stefani doesn't exploit this column like she's exploited the music it's about.
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VIII :: Post-punk
Mark Abraham
:: In fact, the only bad thing about post-punk was that it seemed for a brief moment to make the moustache okay again.
Interview /
Huntsville
Mark Abraham
:: It's true: Ingar knows many middle class people, and they all love his band.
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VII :: Be-Bop, Cool, and Hard Bop
Mark Abraham
:: "Dude. Quit fucking around. I already told you this joint was in ALT double-double-flat 6/7!"
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VI :: Prog I (Art, Symphonic, Space)
Mark Abraham
:: "You'd think it was the costume that makes it hard for me to sing into the mic, but actually it's my castration anxiety."
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V :: Seventies Folk
Mark Abraham
:: Controversy abounds as Mark totally snubs John Martyn.
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IV :: Classic Rock
Mark Abraham
:: It’s all about the necktie!
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III :: Free Jazz and Free Improvisation
Mark Abraham
:: That plastic saxophone is so cute!
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II :: Roots Reggae and Dub
Mark Abraham
:: Plus, a dub-hole is way less bad than a k-hole.
Festival /
And Pitchfork Brought Us Together
Mark Abraham & Conrad Amenta & Chet Betz & Peter Hepburn & Dom Sinacola & Edgar White
:: Only the bestest festival in the universe could unite us as one.
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I :: Minimalism
Mark Abraham
:: "Eat it, Stravinsky! The revolution will not be over-orchestrated!"
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Reasons that You (the Non-Phish Fan) Should Be Excited and Not Excited About the Very Likely Phish Reunion
Mark Abraham
:: How will North America be able to face this music?
Article /
Top 10 Worst (Fictional) Supergroup Albums
Mark Abraham
:: Somewhere, Wes Borland...still exists.
Article /
Established and Committed Hard Rock Band Seeks...
Mark Abraham
:: ...drummer.
Article /
Top 10 Up-and-Coming Contenders for the Throne of Most Overused Animal Moniker for Band Names
Mark Abraham
:: The year in post-Cambrian Explosion identity politics.
Article /
Recently Unveiled Vintage MIDI Controllers
Mark Abraham
:: Mmm. Synergy.
Article /
Reppin' with the ACARR
Mark Abraham
:: Rick 1: "Damn." Rick 2: "Double Damn."
Article /
Top 10 Anagrams of "Animal Collective"
Mark Abraham
:: Many of which feature...animals
Article /
Top 10 Best Entries from Dom's Childhood Diary
Mark Abraham
:: No, for reals. I actually stole it.
Column /
XIV :: Fusion I (Early '70s)
Mark Abraham
:: Play this in your elevators.
Column /
XIII :: Country I (Post-1960s)
Mark Abraham
:: Grr. I'm an outlaw! Quiver in fear at my laid-back banjo playing!
Column /
XII :: Industrial and its Ancestors
Mark Abraham
:: "Sorry, Trent. But you're kinda lame."
Column /
XI :: New Jack (and Jill) Swing
Mark Abraham
:: "Ever wish the other guys would let us sing more?"
Column /
X :: Prog I (R.I.O. and Avant-Prog)
Mark Abraham
:: Psychoalphadiscobetaudio- aquadoloop sound, eh? Sounds dirty.
Column /
IX :: New Wave I (Grab Bag!)
Mark Abraham
:: I hope Gwen Stefani doesn't exploit this column like she's exploited the music it's about.
Column /
VIII :: Post-punk
Mark Abraham
:: In fact, the only bad thing about post-punk was that it seemed for a brief moment to make the moustache okay again.
Interview /
Huntsville
Mark Abraham
:: It's true: Ingar knows many middle class people, and they all love his band.
Column /
VII :: Be-Bop, Cool, and Hard Bop
Mark Abraham
:: "Dude. Quit fucking around. I already told you this joint was in ALT double-double-flat 6/7!"
Column /
VI :: Prog I (Art, Symphonic, Space)
Mark Abraham
:: "You'd think it was the costume that makes it hard for me to sing into the mic, but actually it's my castration anxiety."
Column /
V :: Seventies Folk
Mark Abraham
:: Controversy abounds as Mark totally snubs John Martyn.
Column /
IV :: Classic Rock
Mark Abraham
:: It’s all about the necktie!
Column /
III :: Free Jazz and Free Improvisation
Mark Abraham
:: That plastic saxophone is so cute!
Column /
II :: Roots Reggae and Dub
Mark Abraham
:: Plus, a dub-hole is way less bad than a k-hole.
Festival /
And Pitchfork Brought Us Together
Mark Abraham & Conrad Amenta & Chet Betz & Peter Hepburn & Dom Sinacola & Edgar White
:: Only the bestest festival in the universe could unite us as one.
Column /
I :: Minimalism
Mark Abraham
:: "Eat it, Stravinsky! The revolution will not be over-orchestrated!"
:: / [collapse↑]
Staff
Mark AbrahamManaging Editor, Sparkles
e-mail: mark@cokemachineglow.com
Record Reviews:
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ADULT.: Why Bother?
(2007)
AGF: Words are Missing
(NBH)
(2008)
AGF: DANCE FLOOR DRACHEN
(2008)
Christina Aguilera: Back 2 Basics
(2006)
Ellen Allien / Apparat: Orchestra of Bubbles
(2006)
Ellen Allien: Sool
(2008)
Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake: From the River to the Ocean
(2007)
Angel: Kalmukia
(2008)
Annuals: Be He Me
(2006)
Apparat: Walls
(2007)
Basement Jaxx: Crazy Itch Radio
(2006)
Beirut: Gulag Orkestar
(2006)
Various Artists: Black Stars: Ghana's Hiplife Generation
Comp
(2008)
The Blow: Paper Television
(2006)
Bobby and Blumm: Everybody Loves Bobby and Blumm
(2008)
Booka Shade: Movements
(2006)
Boredoms: Super Roots 9
(2007)
Peter Broderick: Float
(2008)
Buff1: There's Only One
(2008)
Butcher/Müller/van der Schyff: Way Out Northwest
(2008)
Don Byron / Bang on a Can: A Ballad for Many
(2006)
Caribou: Andorra
(2007)
Neko Case: Middle Cyclone
(2009)
Brent Cash: How Will I Know If I'm Awake?
(NBH)
(2008)
Charalambides: A Vintage Burden
(2006)
Chicago Underground Duo: In Praise of Shadows
(2006)
Kelly Clarkson: My December
(2007)
Clipse: Hell Hath No Fury
(2006)
Clogs: Lantern
(2006)
Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon
(2006)
DarkBlueWorld: Dark Blue World
(NBH)
(2006)
Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
(2007)
Deerhoof: Offend Maggie
(2008)
Diableros: You Can't Break the Strings in Our Olympic Hearts
(2005)
The Drones: Wait Long by the River and the Bodies of Your Enemies Will Float By
(2005)
Ermine: The Murra
(NBH)
(2006)
ES: Kesämaan Lapset
(2009)
Espers: II
(2006)
Dominik Eulberg: Heimische Gefilde
(2007)
Dominik Eulberg: Bionik
(2007)
Fanfare Ciocărlia: Queens and Kings
(2007)
The Field: From Here We Go Sublime
(2007)
Figurines: Skeleton
(2006)
FM3 and Dou Wei: Hou Guan Yin
(2006)
Fond of Tigers: A Thing to Live With
(NBH)
(2006)
Fond of Tigers: Release the Saviours
(2007)
Gang Gang Dance: Saint Dymphna
(2008)
Giddy Motors: Do Easy
(2006)
Glissandro 70: Glissandro 70
(2006)
Grouper: Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
(2008)
Gultskra Artikler: Kasha Iz Topora
(2007)
Hildur Guðnadóttir: Without Sinking
(2009)
Chihei Hatakeyama: Minima Moralia
(2006)
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid: The Exchange Sessions, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
(2006)
Herbert: Scale
(2006)
Ezekiel Honig: Scattered Practices
(2006)
Hot Chip: Made in the Dark
(2008)
François Houle: Aerials
(2006)
Viviane Houle: Treize
(2009)
Various Artists: How Low Can You Go?: Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941)
Box
(2006)
Humcrush: Hornswoggle
(2006)
Humcrush: Rest at World's End
(2009)
Huntsville: For the Middle Class
(2006)
Invincible: Shapeshifters
(NBH)
(2008)
Iron and Wine: The Shepherd's Dog
(2007)
Islaja: Ulual YYY
(2007)
Anna Järvinen: Jag Fick Feeling
(2008)
Jan Jelinek: Tierbeobachtungen
(2006)
The Joe Beats Experiment: Indie Rock Blues
(2005)
Jóhann Jóhannsson: IBM 1401, A User's Manual
(2006)
Jono El Grande: Neo Dada
(2009)
Kammerflimmer Kollektief: Jinx
(2007)
Kemialliset Ystävät: Kemialliset Ystävät
(2007)
Kite Operations: Heart Attacks, Back to Back
(NBH)
(2007)
KK Null: Fertile
(2007)
Justus Köhncke: Safe and Sound
(2008)
KTL: KTL
(2006)
L. Pierre: Dip
(2007)
Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends
(2007)
Les Savy Fav: Let's Stay Friends
(2007)
Loscil: Plume
(2006)
Love is All: Nine Times That Same Song
(2005)
Lupe Fiasco and DJ E Nyce: Touch the Sky
Mixtape
(2006)
Magik Markers: A Panegyric to the Things I Do Not Understand
(2006)
Magik Markers: BOSS
(2007)
Malajube: Trompe-L'oeil
(2006)
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks: Real Emotional Trash
(2008)
Mastodon: Blood Mountain
(2006)
Mastodon: Crack the Skye
(2009)
Melt Banana: Bambi's Dilemma
(2007)
Melvins: Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
(2006)
Michele: Saturn Rings
Reissue
(1969)
MoHa!: Raus Aus Stavanger
(2006)
MoHa!: Norwegianism
(2007)
Mouse on Mars: Varcharz
(2006)
Róisín Murphy: Overpowered
(207)
Christian Naujoks: Christian Naujoks
(2009)
Joanna Newsom: Ys
(2006)
OOIOO: Taiga
(2006)
OOIOO: Armonico Hewa
(2009)
Opsvik and Jennings: Commuter Anthems
(2007)
Morgan Packard and Joshua Ott: Airships Fill the Sky/Unsimulatable
(2007)
Pantha Du Prince: This Bliss
(2007)
Perfect: Giddimani
(2006)
Phonophani: Phonophani
Reissue
(1998)
Pig Destroyer: Phantom Limb
(2007)
Pinch: Underwater Dancehall
(2007)
Kelley Polar: I Need You to Hold On While the Sky is Falling
(2008)
Prodigy: Return of the Mac
Mixtape
(2007)
Professor Murder: Professor Murder Rides the Subway
EP
(2006)
Protest the Hero: Fortress
(2008)
PupKulies & Rebecca: Burning Boats
(2009)
Rhymefest: Blue Collar
(2006)
The Roots: Game Theory
(2006)
The Roots: Rising Down
(2008)
Jessica Rylan: Interior Designs
(2007)
Shapes and Sizes: Split Lips, Winning Hips, A Shiner
(2007)
Shining: Grindstone
(2007)
Shining: Black Jazz
(2010)
Shinjuku Zulu: Various Chimeras
(2006)
Shogun Kunitoki: Tasankokaiku
(2006)
Shogun Kunitoki: Vinonaamakasio
(2009)
Dani Siciliano: Slappers
(2006)
SND: Atavism
(2009)
Soft Circle: Full Bloom
(2007)
Spoon: A Series of Sneaks
(OF)
(1998)
Sun: I'll Be the Same
(2007)
Susanna: Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos
(2007)
Susanna: Flower of Evil
(2008)
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra: Melody Mountain
(2006)
Svalastog: Woodwork
(2006)
T.I.: King
(2006)
T.I.: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
(2007)
Tape: Rideau
(2005)
Tape: Luminarium
(2008)
Thunderegg: Open Book
(2006)
Various Artists: Total 7
Comp
(2006)
Touane: Figura
(2007)
Various Artists: Touch 25
Comp
(2006)
Alexander Tucker: Furrowed Brow
(2006)
Various Artists: Until Human Voices Wake Us and We Drown
Box
(2006)
Ricardo Villalobos: Achso
EP
(2005)
Scott Walker: The Drift
(2006)
Amanda Jo Williams: Yes I Will Mr. Man
(NBH)
(2006)
Wolf Parade: At Mount Zoomer
(2008)
Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice: Gypsy Freedom
(2006)
Xela: The Dead Sea
(2006)
Susumu Yokota: Wonder Waltz
(2006)
Tom Zé: Estudando O Pagode
(2006)
ZMF Trio: Circle the Path
(NBH)
(2007)
- [↓top rated albums of 2009 by this author] /
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OOIOO :: Armonico Hewa
(Avex/Thrill Jockey; 2009) / Rating: 90 / Combined Rating: 87Viviane Houle :: Treize
(Drip Audio; 2009) / Rating: 89 / Combined Rating: 74Humcrush :: Rest at World's End
(Rune Grammofon; 2009) / Rating: 84 / Combined Rating: 81SND :: Atavism
(Raster-Noton; 2009) / Rating: 79 / Combined Rating: N/AShogun Kunitoki :: Vinonaamakasio
(Fonal; 2009) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: 79Hildur Guðnadóttir :: Without Sinking
(Touch; 2009) / Rating: 78 / Combined Rating: N/AES :: Kesämaan Lapset
(Fonal; 2009) / Rating: 75 / Combined Rating: N/APupKulies & Rebecca :: Burning Boats
(Normoton; 2009) / Rating: 73 / Combined Rating: N/AJono El Grande :: Neo Dada
(Rune Grammofon; 2009) / Rating: 71 / Combined Rating: N/ANeko Case :: Middle Cyclone
(Anti-; 2009) / Rating: 71 / Combined Rating: 73Mastodon :: Crack the Skye
(Reprise; 2009) / Rating: 65 / Combined Rating: 68Christian Naujoks :: Christian Naujoks
(Dial; 2009) / Rating: 63 / Combined Rating: N/A
