Articles
2007 Ten Favourite Labels
Backtracking Greg Davis
Shackleton Interview

Albums
John Luther Adams
Joseph Auer
Commix
Dartriix
Floratone
Furniture
Shuta Hasunuma
Richard Hawley
Hologram
Icarus
Kiln
Kobol
Labradford
Last Days
M83
Mai
Darren McClure
Near the Parenthesis
David Newlyn
Objekt4
OK Ikumi
Ontayso
Wendel Patrick
Phon°noir
Pocahaunted / Robedoor
Poostosh
Prefuse 73
Quosp
Rapoon
The Retail Sectors
Skull Disco
Socos
Supersilent
Tigrics
Trentemøller
Zuydervelt / Baars / Veld.

Compilations/Mixes
Airport Symphony
Devil in the Detail
Dinky
EXPANSION | contraction
Funckarma
Little Darla v. 25
One Five Zero
Playgroup / Alter Ego
Signal Path
Soul Jazz Singles
U-cover Mix 03 [IDM]
Ricardo Villalobos
We Are All Cotton-Hearted
Well Deep

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Basic Unit
Bodycode
Kit Clayton & Sutekh
Dartriix
Ditch
INKlings
Insanic4
Lackluster
Najem Sworb
Ontayso
Sutekh
The Tamborines
Telafonica
Zainetica

The Tamborines: Sally O'Gannon
Planting Seeds

Peel back The Tamborines' beehive guitar and synth swarm on “Sally O'Gannon” and you'll find pure pop at the music's center (especially when the “So much better now” chorus kicks in), something the debut US release by these London-based Brazilians shouts loud and clear. On this outing, core members Lulu Grave (keyboards, percussion) and Henrique Laurindo (guitar, vocals) get help from Rodrigo Thur (drums) and Aaron Finnucane (guitars) plus guests Mark Gardener (Ride) and Frank “Teardrop” Emerson (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) who contribute backing vocals and melodica, respectively. The Tamborines' gentler side is spotlighted by the twinkling melodies and soft harmonies of “Be Around” before fuzz guitars again do battle with lush harmonies in “Come Together.” Though Sally O'Gannon includes a mere four tracks (three, if you exclude the predictably rougher demo version of the title track) and lasts only fourteen minutes, there's enough here to whet one's appetite for more.

December 2007