Tag: Voodoo
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Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue – Tropical Breakdown LP
Pierre Omer’s Swing Revue Tropical Breakdown LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) Ever since Swing Kids came out in 1993 featuring a cast of very talented dancers, hipsters have wanted to revive swing music and dancing and make it their own. The reasoning for that desire is really easy to understand; the music is wildly infectious even…
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Urban Junior – Urban et Orbi LP
Urban Junior Urban et Orbi LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) It doesn’t seem like this should be true on paper but, in the fourteen cuts which comprise Urban et Orbi, Urban Junior shows those listeners who come upon the album the future of pop. That might seem like a bold statement, but it’s true; throughout this…
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Beat-Man & The Underground – It’s A Matter Of Time – The Complete PALP Session LP
Reverend Beat-Man & The Underground It’s A Matter Of Time – The Complete PALP Session LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) In this era of digital production, rare is the album which feels and sounds dirty. Now, I don’t mean “dirty” in the sense that it was recorded poorly or the sound quality is poor, I mean…
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The Christian Family – The Raw and Primitive Sound of The Christian Family
The Christian Family The Raw and Primitive Sound of The Christian Family (Voodoo Rhythm Records) While it would be easy enough to spill plenty of ink on the fact that The Christian Family is pretty evidently a kindred spirit to such popular “dirty shirt rock n’ roll” bands as The White Stripes, Boss Hog, Royal…
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The Monsters – You’re Class, I’m Trash LP
The Monsters You’re Class, I’m Trash LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) Arguably the greatest compliment one can pay to a punk record is not to call it “good” or “great” or anything like that (because such terms can be – and have been – dismissed as a matter of opinion or as a matter of perception),…
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Various Artists – Voodoo Rhythm Records Label Compilation Vol. 5
Various Artists Voodoo Rhythm Records Label Compilation Vol. 5 LP (Voodoo Rhythm Records) I confess that label compilations have never been my favorite thing. Not that I’m definitively against the form (I have heard some good comps over the years, and labels like Sub Pop, Killrockstars, Epitaph, Fat Wreck Chords and Pirates Press have a…