Some gadgets save us time and cash and offer genuine solutions. Others are a complete waste of plastic. GARY STEEL assesses on a case-by-case basis. This time round he’s got a popular vinyl record washer in his sights.
Albums
Squarepusher – Be Up A Hello (Warp) REVIEW
Tom ‘Squarepusher’ Jenkinson continues to make sporadically brilliant and often maddening “smashed-together” musical concatenations. GARY STEEL examines the problem.
1980 – What A Year For Music!
GARY STEEL has a rule about nostalgia. The rule is never to indulge in it. Let it be known that in this story he breaks his own rule about the most seminal year in his life and in music.
The Other Chris Thompson From Hamilton
Chris Thompson has a collectable new mini-album out this week. That Chris Thompson. Let GARY STEEL explain.
Jason Vitelli’s Head Above Tide – Dynamic Ranger
RICHARD VAREY listens to Jason Vitelli’s latest album and quizzes the musician about his sound and artistic vision.
Hi-Fi Show Worth Jumping The Ditch For
Melbourne hi-fi show gathers together many of the juiciest examples of audiophile goodness for your delectation (and it’s a record fair, too)
21st Century Schizoid Stories
It’s great that classic albums are being celebrated, but is it really necessary to trample all over the facts to prove a point?
David Kilgour’s Bobbie’s A Girl Album – Mourning Has Broken
On his first album since 2014 David Kilgour floats in haunted suspension. GARY STEEL soaks up the grief