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What We’ve Said Recently
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- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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![A review in texts… And then I quit texting because of my beer: And whiskey: This is cowboy music for the Sphagetti cowboy. How does it compare to the earlier […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Federale_LP_Cover-115x115.jpg "Federale – All the Colours of the Dark")
Federale – All the Colours of the Dark
Posted on January 12, 2017 | No CommentsA review in texts… And then I quit texting because of my beer: And whiskey: This is cowboy music for the Sphagetti cowboy. How does it compare to the earlier […] -
![The third Velvet Underground album dropped in a Midori sour, rimmed with a crushed Quaalude. The sound is bright but slightly askew: A Manhattan drawl on the order of Lou […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/bestofluna-115x115.jpg "Luna – Best of Luna")
Luna – Best of Luna
Posted on May 28, 2016 | No CommentsThe third Velvet Underground album dropped in a Midori sour, rimmed with a crushed Quaalude. The sound is bright but slightly askew: A Manhattan drawl on the order of Lou […] -
![It wasn’t simply that Prince was a singular talent. He was different. It was the way he melded his God-talk, his lust, and his fondness for funk, pop, rock and […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/fyy1jz6tzerzryddv4dn-115x115.jpg "Prince – Controversy (the first side)")
Prince – Controversy (the first side)
Posted on May 7, 2016 | No CommentsIt wasn’t simply that Prince was a singular talent. He was different. It was the way he melded his God-talk, his lust, and his fondness for funk, pop, rock and […] -
![Before they composed the soundtracks to such varied films as Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, and Legend, Tangerine Dream were a bunch of long-haired machine heads from Germany, fiddling obsessively with towers of […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/150130_344020_Klaus_Schulze_-_Cyborg-115x115.jpg "Space Drones")
Space Drones
Posted on April 17, 2016 | No CommentsBefore they composed the soundtracks to such varied films as Sorcerer, Thief, Risky Business, and Legend, Tangerine Dream were a bunch of long-haired machine heads from Germany, fiddling obsessively with towers of […] -
![They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Made when Boston’s best had something to prove, and long before Pro Tools and song doctors turned the band into laughingstocks (to me, that […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/aeroattic-115x115.jpg "Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic / Rocks")
Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic / Rocks
Posted on April 10, 2016 | No CommentsThey don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Made when Boston’s best had something to prove, and long before Pro Tools and song doctors turned the band into laughingstocks (to me, that […] -
![John Barry’s James Bond soundtracks are all majestic. Choosing one over the other is a game best played by those who like their martinis shaken, not stirred. (OK, that was […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/moonraker-115x115.jpg "John Barry – Moonraker")
John Barry – Moonraker
Posted on February 6, 2016 | No CommentsJohn Barry’s James Bond soundtracks are all majestic. Choosing one over the other is a game best played by those who like their martinis shaken, not stirred. (OK, that was […] -
![The record didn’t arrive until late Monday. It was supposed to be delivered on Friday, but UPS was late. So I did not hear it until long after I got […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/db-vinylcover-115x115.jpg "David Bowie – Blackstar – First Spin")
David Bowie – Blackstar – First Spin
Posted on January 11, 2016 | No CommentsThe record didn’t arrive until late Monday. It was supposed to be delivered on Friday, but UPS was late. So I did not hear it until long after I got […] -
![Still is a grab bag, an odds ‘n’ sods collection for Joy Division completists that is easy to fault for what it is not: Next to the band’s studio albums, […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1000860-115x115.jpg "Joy Division – Still")
Joy Division – Still
Posted on August 30, 2015 | No CommentsStill is a grab bag, an odds ‘n’ sods collection for Joy Division completists that is easy to fault for what it is not: Next to the band’s studio albums, […] -
![Disasterpeace composed the soundtrack to this year’s breakout horror film, It Follows. His score honors the golden age of horror synth soundtracks by breathing fresh life into the sound (much […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/fez-115x115.jpg "Disasterpeace – Fez")
Disasterpeace – Fez
Posted on June 29, 2015 | No CommentsDisasterpeace composed the soundtrack to this year’s breakout horror film, It Follows. His score honors the golden age of horror synth soundtracks by breathing fresh life into the sound (much […] -
![As is the case with Sting’s tunery, Peter Gabriel’s music has always struck me as a rather untidy synthesis of pop, prog, and world. At his best, Gabriel is a […]](https://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/pg3rdalbum-115x115.jpg "Peter Gabriel – Melt")
Peter Gabriel – Melt
Posted on April 25, 2015 | No CommentsAs is the case with Sting’s tunery, Peter Gabriel’s music has always struck me as a rather untidy synthesis of pop, prog, and world. At his best, Gabriel is a […]