Author Archives: Michael Eades

Z is, as far as I can tell, the new project from Mom & Dad’s Zach Prosser. Their Instagram has only a handful of posts and a Bandcamp account has two songs posted from late in 2017. All that is to say, it feels pretty new. The Window Light Show video for “456” starts with […]

Documenting Fear, etc. (Sketchbook) by DoomFolk StarterKit David Swick has undertaken a work-in-progress / work-in-public endeavor he calls DoomFolk StarterKit. The gist of the project is as such: DoomFolk StarterKit is an on going sketchbook series where I write and record a song on my iPhone in (about) one hour and then post it in […]

Two covers, two entirely original takes on surprising classics.

A deceptively simple presentation of pop songs with more going on than one would expect in such a short run time; including but not limited to drum machines, samples, dance-y bass lines and space-y guitars.

All Art Must Be Destroyed (EP) by Oafrott With a title like All Art Must Be Destroyed and a thank you credit that reads “For disgusting troglodytes everywhere”, it’s safe to assume that whatever OAFROTT has to offer, it’s going to have a strong opinion. And that it does. With the first track, “The President […]

Having spent months building anticipation for this release, the only disappointment is that there isn’t more of it.

Humans Are Weird by Dot Org The artist pseudonym of Ian Mckewen, dot org, paired with the album title Humans Are Weird and the simple image of a man overdressed for the beach with a drink in hand sets the stage for a record that could go any direction. Before pressing play, the anticipation of […]

It features the perfect amount of cacophonous layering and effects that you’d hope for from a song like this. You could rewatch it ten times and see something new depending on which layer of projection you chose to focus on.

The cover art sets the tone for the entire EP – dreamy and wistful. The songs within reflect that tone, often feeling like the accompaniment to a Studio Ghibli montage where the viewer is whisked away to some far-off, otherworldly, place.