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Bernie
Legend of the Mythical Man-month
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Bernie is really noisy, in a quiet kind of way. He is a sonic deep diver whose deep-sound plunges and sound-bed wanderings create rhythms and patterns that are intricate, interesting, and catchy. (more…)

Drum Dynasty
Mystic Sunrise / Dark Continent
reviewed by Gary Levinson

It’s been a cold and rainy early evening at the beginning of Advent here in Berlin, and I was feeling kind of bluesy.  Time to listen to some music! (more…)

Dada Veda
Love is the Best
reviewed by Gary Levinson

One of the Indie Music world’s most anticipated releases, Dada Veda’s Love is the Best is finally here. With his new album, Dada Veda presents us (more…)

Catman Cohen
How I Want To Dream
reviewed by Gary Levinson

In his latest album, number three in The Catman Chronicles series, Catman Cohen offers us his most impressive album yet. Catman’s unique spoken-verse-style vocals against a background a richly textured and varied compositions enthralls and compels us once again to focus our listening and to try to comprehend the message behind this concept work. (more…)

Make-Believe Machines
Moral Calculus
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Music in its essence is a vibration in the air. We perceive this as sound – tone. This tone can be transcendental. Make-Believe Machines in the latest album Moral Calculus dives into the transcendental and produces music that goes beyond thought. (more…)

John A.Walker
Dead End Zurich
reviewed by Gary Levinson

John A.Walker with his latest release Dead End Zurich presents us with a well-developed concept album. This album was influenced by his reading of the books Code Name “Dora”: Memoirs of a Russian Spy, by Sandor Rado, and The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead by Jean Ziegler. (more…)

Fiction 20 Down
Welcome to the Grassroots
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Fiction 20 Down is the very definition of laid back. After I started to listen to it, I was taken back to a time in High School when my life was much less complicated. It seems that the Buddha-nature of life really kicks in as one gets older. (more…)

Neil Campbell
with Michael Beiert and Anne Taft
Ghost Stories
reviewed by Gary Levinson

Ghost Stories opens with a prelude reminiscent of Elton John’s Funeral for a Friend, one of the greatest preludes in contemporary pop / rock music. This is indeed fitting, as Ghost Stories takes us on a trip to the inevitable but oft avoided end that awaits us all: death. (more…)

Homeless Yellow
reviewed by Gary Levinson

A CD arrived on my desk without any press release, cover letter, address or any other information. It was hard to decipher the cover. The envelope it was sent sent in was written in black felt tip marker, and gerrymander by hand to fit the CD. No name, just a return street address and zip in Australia. “Must be something good”, I thought. (more…)

High Cotton
Pictures
reviewed by Jeremiah Sutherland

Ever meet someone in an unglamourous (coffee shop, car wash) setting and fall immediately, hopelessly, in love with them? That person is maybe not the best looking or best dressed in the room, but they have a certain je ne sais quoi (Morticia! That’s French!) that drives you to say something like “I Do”. (more…)