Passive/Aggressive

Angel Olsen – disharmonisk dystopi under overfladen

September 5 2012, af passive/aggressive

Den amerikanske folksangerinde og tidl. Will Oldham-korsangerinde Angel Olsen har netop udsendt nyt album – med et blackmetal-litografi som cover (wtf?). Hendes “Acrobat” starter simplistisk ud, men slår over i en hjertensskærende frasering med bipolar referencesystem til Linda Perhacs (70’erne) og Anna von Hauswolff (10’erne), og med masser af harmonisk dybde og modspil, ligesom billedsiden til videoen her. En vildmark, en dystopi, som et ...

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The Singing Detective – Murdering Songs, Reviving Television

April 17 2012, af passive/aggressive

By Alex Neilson – This is a part of Favorite People, an open club for passive/aggressive guest bloggers, who transmit inspiration, knowledge and passion for music. Alex Neilson’s band Trembling Bells (support/like) just released “The Marble Downs” with Bonnie Prince Billy. Neilson has been playing with Current 93, Jandek, Baby Dee, Bonnie Prince Billy, Six Organs ...

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