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Either they’re high, or they really love playing their music. I hope it’s the latter.

I know it’s about AIDS, but I listen to this song when I feel melancholy about unrequited loves of the past. It’s odd, I can’t usually get to into love songs written by straight artists, but the autumnal sadness of Pet Shop Boys often nails what I’m feeling lovewise. Proof that great art is not […]

This is The Orb’s finest moment, and one of my favorite ambient tracks. Usually I hate having beats with my ambient, but this is an exception. The Orb is a really amazing group and this is their finest moment. A 20 minute track that takes as long to say as it does to listen to […]

I could be a scrooge and mention any number of 80s and 90s indie rock bands Yuck reminds me of. Or I could just shut up and enjoy the music. Think I’ll do that.

A great song from Wilco that features Conet Project samples. They got sued for it, too.

This is ambient black metal for floating in space.

Yup, it’s true. 34!

Time to have a disco party in hell!

I’m pretty much my overused line of “DAT BASS!!!” was custom made for this song.

Pavement’s finest moment. And, I’d argue, early 90s indie rock’s second finest moment, second only to Yo La Tengo’s Blue Line Swinger. So there.

More excellent USBM, this time from the late lamented Xasthur. Hopefully Malefic will come back with another project, but for now we have an extensive Xasthur discography to enjoy in the meantime.