The ComeUp

Rachel Dobkin

There are two things in life I believe in. Ascension and hegemony. I'm lying. But today, let's talk about ascension. I'm talkin' about the pathway to that oceanic shit, walking into light (by the by, fuck the lame-o's, the new Pynchon is BOOOMMMMMB), taking that escalator...somewhere.


Kneel down. Rest your head. Crescendo and purge.
Nektar-Countenance [YSI link]

Y'know, I was going to post the first side of Amon Düul II's Tanz Der Lemminge, but then I remembered that Yeti is the one of the most unhinged, yet focused rock albums I've ever heard with the most explosive opening. Let it violate you perfectly.
Amon Düul II-Soap Shop Rock/Burning Sister/Halluzination Guillotine/Gulp a Sonata/F [YSI link]
So, I really dig post-rock. Whatever. Always have, always will. Fuck you. Justice and Klaxons lick my balls. Know who doesn't suck? Louisville's post-rock torchbearers, Parlour, couriers of an other-worldly synth carnivale since 1995. They've released two album's worth of jams on Temporary Residence, but it was 2005's Highs Fives that was their most succinct and effective release to date, as well as promising far greater things to come. In the past, I always kind felt that I was listening to an alternate soundtrack of Teletubbies or some other weird-ass PBS show, but this EP delivers everything I want and then some. If you like the idea of Neu!, Cluster, Raffi, and Polvo all wrapped up in a tasty bundle, you might dig this. Here's the first half:
Parlour-Such (A One Year Stem)
Parlour- Hive Fives