textura

ALBUMS
Automotive
Benevento/Russo Duo
Benni Hemm Hemm
Caribou
[The] Caseworker
Eric Chenaux
Cineplexx
Claudia
Daedelus
J Dilla
Envy
Fond of Tigers
Formication
Grizzly Bear
Guther
Ike Yard
Kilo Watts
The Knife
Minimum Chips
Miss Violetta Beauregarde
North Valley Sub. Orch.
Quench
Sandoz
Dani Siciliano
Liam Singer
Stop Disco Mafia
Susanna/Magical Orch.
Vorpal
Wisp
Working Nuclear Free City
Peter Wright
Susumu Yokota
Zeebee

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
Belladonna Summer
Cut Copy FabricLive
Mark Farina
Magda
Tandem 4
Tiefschwarz Fabric
Total 7
Until Human Voices...

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Allie
Barem
Deathprod
Ensemble
Extrawelt
Marc Houle
Loco Dice
Lost Trax
David Newlyn
Sandro Perri
Porter & Blain
Relay
Sirka Ragnar
SLG
Swat-Squad

Sirka Ragnar: I am, you are, he/she/it is
How Is Annie Records

Like A Stuntman fans should run, not walk, to grab their copies of Sirka Ragnar's new EP as the Oslo, Norway-based band's I am, you are, he/she/it is is remarkably kin to the off-kilter, indie-pop sensibility of the Highpoint Lowlife outfit. Having established the ‘indietronika' project Sirka Ragnar in late 2004, Marius Grøtterud Egenes and Kenneth Silseth now present five low-fi samplings of its cacophonous pop. “Keep It Yours” packs a dense howl of horns, organ, and distorted vocals into its three minutes while “Port Now” slows the pace to a head-nod without diminishing the attack. In a perfect world, the buzzing roar of “(In) Here” would be blaring from radios everywhere, especially when sweetened by the bright chirp of Helle Lauritzen's voice. Ultimately, no matter how much Sirka Ragnar dirties its sound with noise and electronics, it can't conceal the pop heart beating at the center of its material.

September 2006