Two Brians, one drum kit, one busted contact mic, one bass, and a wholelot of amplified wattage—with these five components Lightning Bolthave managed to carve out a sizeable niche for themselves in theAmerican noise rock scene. And while it would seem that the result ofthat equation would grow tiresome after awhile, just the opposite istrue.
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The storied and obscure LPs recorded by the cult of Ya Ho Wha
throughout the 1970s are as legendary as it is possible for any
underground musical phenomenon to be. Always spoken about in hushed,
clandestine tones among the converted, these LPs have provided numerous
objects of obsession for collectors of rare psychedelia over the years,
their scarcity making them some of the most difficult and expensive
psych records to track down.
What’s most striking about Fires in Distant Buildingsis the interplay between the album’s themes and its sound on thesurface. The melodies are pretty and the vocals are light and airyand full of harmonies that would make a pop producer proud. The lyrics,on the other hand, cut any pleasant warm fuzzies with a sharp, serratedknife and then hide the body parts under the house. 
Ex-Jessamine member and Sunn 0))) contributor Dawn Smithson seems happily married to the autumnal nuance of desolation. Despite the title, Smithson's writing is dangerous, capable of unfolding and making the most resolute optimist feel wholly crazed and alone.
Although this is the debut full-length release from The Juan MacLean,John MacLean is no newbie to recording, performing, or the musicbusiness and all the drugs, partying, and fun that go along with theterritory. It's easy to see how the Juan MacLean has made anexcellent party record.
Although Phil Knight's intermittant solo albums are much less structured and moreorganic than the work he does with the Legendary Pink Dots, they might answersome questions about his work. 
After some disappointing live albums Earth returns with an album to quash all doubts as to who is king of the extended riff. However, instead of trying to out-drone the youngsters trying to recreate Earth2 Dylan Carlson has steered his guitar playing away from fuzzed out extended chords to a pared-down country picking.
The Campfire Headphase sees the Boards of Canada returning to the long, spacious melodies and funky but not too-heavy rhythm work of Music Has the Right to Children, but with enough of an update to make the album not only welcome, but essential.
Although the new DVD from Tino Corp. bills itself as a "State of the art
audio visual surround sound experience," the videos that make up the
meat of the presentation are often far from bleeding edge. The
collection of video clips, live footage, and a few assorted visual
goodies is a fun trip down Tino Memory Lane, and has enough features
and curios to keep avid fans of the cult of Jack Dangers and Ben Stokes
happy. But taken with a broader perspective, Tino
Vision falls considerably short of the high water marks for
music video collection DVDs.
