Yakuza - Transmutations

Chicago’s YAKUZA has succeeded in garnering attention of all kinds, all the while not compromising the band’s free-flowing and spontaneous musical integrity. Regardless, YAKUZA remains independent, maintaining an almost indescribable sound that picks and plucks from a wealth of influences and inspirations. Staying deeply rooted in a genre all its own, YAKUZA’s existence lies on a metal base with progressive flair, while somehow also incorporating elements of jazz, world beat, and post-rock ambience. Picture (if you can) a mixture of King Crimson, all periods of John Coltrane’s career, Tortoise, and Napalm Death. The end result is captivating, a sound that Rolling Stone, Revolver, Alternative Press, the Chicago Sun Times, the Chicago Tribune, All That Jazz and countless others all agree is refreshingly original, technically proficient, all the while still staying very metal. "Exploration, experimentation, riding the line between the familiar and the foreign; the essential elements for YAKUZA have already been established.

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Naked City - Torture Garden

I don't know much about this band. In fact Ive only recently even heard of them. I heard the track "bonehead" on the movie funny games recently and it was by far the most well placed music in a film score Ive ever seen/heard. Naked City is a jazz, noise, grind, death metal, avant-garde, punk, etc.... band with many notable musicians John Zorn being one of them. Its hard to even begin to describe this album. Imagine as the sun sets/early daughters chucked into a blender with fantomas and you'd be close. its the kinda thing you think is going on in someones head when they are doing something truly fucking disturbing.

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Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears

Tell'em What Your Name Is!

Black joe lewis is one of my favorite acts from Austin. they play an energetic, modern and upbeat version of the blues, which my be sacrilege to some, but its a great time to others. There are plenty of gritty, explicit songs about jealous, violence-prone lovers and horny-but-clueless boyfriends on the riveting debut album from Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and its fierce, rich amalgam of primal blues, soul, R/B and funk feels simply incendiary.
The band mines the tradition of firecracker ensembles that backed the likes of James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Sly Stone, and Lewis comes across as a soul shouter of the first degree. Forget neo-soul -- this is "Yeow! soul."

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Green Milk From The Planet Orange

City Calls Revolution


Gre en Milk From The Planet Orange are a 3 piece from Tokyo, Japan. One of my favorite live bands, who I also highly suggest everyone see if ever given a chance. GMFTPO are primarily a prog band, however to slap a label on them would be unjust. Fusing equal parts King Crimson, Isis, DMBQ, and Acid Mothers Temple, and creating something totally unique. great album to enjoy with a bowl







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