Blog: The Gumshoe Grove

Tyler The Creator’s Mountain Dew commercial

In case you didn't get to see this crazy fuckin' thing (it's been taken down in a lot of place) here it is. It's not difficult to see the problems folks had with this spot, but it might help to ... Continue reading

I be sick

Yep, I'm under the weather; no posts until I am weaned from the Dayquil teet.

Pregnant – “Strangers” MP3

I reviewed an LP Pregnant put out on Life's Blood a few years back, and it was of quality, and many hearts were broken and minds molded. Now, in the Year of Our Lord of LP Liberty 2013 we have ... Continue reading
Artist:Pregnant
Title:Strangers
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Alternative

Grasshopper Lies Heavy / God Townes – “In Love” [Lucky 7-inch #97]

Don't look now but I think some post-metal motherfuckers are finally willing to invest in more than a passing interest in noise/experimental persuasion. The Grasshopper Lies Steady do, anyway, while God Townes (I'm guessing that's a Van Zandt reference) remain ... Continue reading

Netherworld – “Polo Nord dell’inaccessibili tà” [from "Alchemy of Ice" on Glacial Movements]

Got a recent batch of Glacial Movements CDs that convinced me these Italian drone purveyors are for Real. Haven't had the chance to write one of those up yet, but I did want to share a track from an upcoming ... Continue reading

Iannis Xenakis – “GRM Works 1957-1962″ LP [Recollection GRM]

READ the full review of GRM Works 1957-1962, by Iannis Xenakis, HERE I tried to write this in the more stuffy, quotation-filled manner I've been seeing a lot lately and I'm pretty sure I failed to capture the beauty of ... Continue reading

Haves & Thirds – “It’s Mostly Guesswork” / “It’ll Clean You Out, But It’ll Leave You Hollow Inside” 12-inch – Hot Releases [Album As Art #269]

UPDATE: The record is out!!! Buy a copy HERE. Has this record come out yet? I honestly couldn't tell you. Finding info on "It's Mostly Guesswork"/"It'll Clean You Out, But It'll Leave You Hollow Inside," by Haves & Thirds (apparently principle ... Continue reading
Artist:Hot Releases
Title:Haves & Thirds - Make The Stand
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:unknown

Matt Valentine Aquarian Foundation & Second Family Band – “Live at Issue” LP – Sagittarius A-Star [Album As Art #276]

Live at Issue sample, Side B Stumbled upon this pressing and almost fainted: Four different variants (3D, marbled galaxy, stars and stripes, black holes), all handmade and unique, all crying-shame limited to 33, all 180 gram, all blessed by Matt ... Continue reading
Link Text:Live at Issue sample, Side B
File Name:unite_I_b.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps

Album of the Week #117

The winner of this week's fine sweepstakes is Cyclops Reap, by White Fence. Above is the blue-vinyl (with bonus flexi!) version of the LP, coming soon on Castle Face Records. Cyclops Reap ain't exactly out yet, but pre-order ain't a ... Continue reading

Miles – “Faint Hearted” 2XLP (clear) – Modern Love [Album As Art #275]

Miles (Whittaker, also of Demdike Stare, MLZ, Suum Cuique, Pendle Coven etc.) initiates his namesake for the first time via Faint Hearted, save a primer EP, and lead track "Lebensform" is unrepentant as a dark, minimal, witch-affiliated electronic composition can be. ... Continue reading
Artist:modernlove
Title:Lebensform
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Electronic
Year:2013

Sujo – “Ondan” CD-R – Inam Records [Album As Art #274]

[First off, only four copies of Ondan left, out of 30. Pick one up now.] I believe in Sujo (Braveheart voice), always have. My attention has been rewarded. Over a series of releases, including an LP, Kahane, on Fedora Corpse, ... Continue reading

Gonzo and Lowdjo – “Noise(s)” 1-3 aka “The Trilogy Tapes” – Discrepant Records [Album As Art #273]

Trying to smish-smash these three 90-minute tapes, courtesy of Gonzo & Lowdjo, into one review is foolhardy, but I'm up against people who write two sentences about most releases, so what's the difference? Besides, the trio of Noise(s) tapes are already ... Continue reading
Artist:Discrepant
Title:Trilogy Tapes Preview
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:Dusty

Circle Of Ouroborus – “Maailma Kohoaa Ja Uppoaaaa” LP [Final Agony]

It's so amazing to miss out on yet another Circle Of Ouroborus LP. I can't tell you how much pleasure I get from contemplating how I'm going to get $60 to pay for the copy that isn't even on sale anywhere anyway. ... Continue reading
Artist:Final Agony
Title:Maailma Uppoaaaa
File Name:SoundCloud

Cerberus roundup 4-4-2013

As always, we've been hard at work over at Tiny Mix Tapes' "Cerberus," getting to the bottom of limited runs and underground artists flexing their guns. Here's the latest batch, more to come soon: Failing Lights - Dawn Undefeated [12-inch; ... Continue reading

German Army – “Holland Village” tape – Dub Ditch Picnic [Album As Art #272]

The German Army onslaught continues unabated across the battlefields of tape culture. It started with Youtan Poluo, continued with Papua Mass, got weird with Cattle Border, and now: I welcome Holland Village, so smooth it slides down the ear rather than filling it, ... Continue reading

Purling Hiss – “Water on Mars” LP/CD [Drag City]

READ the full review of Water on Mars, by Purling Hiss, HERE Water on Mars got to me after a 'huh?' period. Purling Hiss sure beat the piss out of indie-rock as we know it. School is in-sesh. Here's a ... Continue reading

No Age: A Compilation of SST Instrumental Music [Album As Art #271]

Had many of us heard this before the great post-rock boom of yesteryear we might have saved ourselves a ton of time: Within the No Age compilation exist all the triumphant and desultory aspects of instrumental music, naked for all ... Continue reading

Amps For Christ – “Circuits” 2XLP [Turned Word/Water Wing]

READ the full review of Circuits, by Amps For Christ, HERE Wrote this one up awhile ago for Tiny Mix Tapes and realized toward the tail-end that it's a reissue not a proper-album. That means this fine Amps For Christ ... Continue reading

J. Hanson / Riccardo Lucchesi – “Course of Empire” tape – Los Discos Enfantasmes [Album As Art #270]

With past releases by Drainolith, Pengo, Jeffrey Cantu-Ledesma and Greg Davis you know Los Discos Enfantasmes possess a keen eye for intrigue. The small Montreal label just released its first LP (a collab b/n Davis and Ben Vida), which is ... Continue reading
Artist:losdiscosenfantasmes
Title:Riccardo Lucchesi - Course of Empire - The Blood Of Empire (Black As Coal) excerpt
File Name:SoundCloud

Haves & Thirds – “It’s Mostly Guesswork” / “It’ll Clean You Out, But It’ll Leave You Hollow Inside” 12-inch – Hot Releases [Album As Art #269]

Has this record come out yet? I honestly couldn't tell you. Finding info on "It's Mostly Guesswork"/"It'll Clean You Out, But It'll Leave You Hollow Inside," by Haves & Thirds, has been a dirty, rotten bitch of an open-ended task, pied-piper-ing ... Continue reading
Artist:Hot Releases
Title:Haves & Thirds - A Creeping Tide
File Name:SoundCloud
Genre:unknown
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