shades of black

1 min read 2021-11-22 03:41:50

SHADES OF BLACK (VERTIGINOUS EDITION): KAECK AND GOATCRAFT

This morning I read an article concerning some recent books about H.G. Wells, and the article used the word “vertiginous”. It’s a word that

1 min read 2021-09-03 21:47:29

As Space Ghost, Sudi Wachspress purveys a soulful breed of deep house that’s sure to make you move, and next month he’ll return with Dance

3 min read 2021-05-03 21:26:30

Part 2 of this week’s Shades of Black isn’t as voluminous as Part 1 was. I had two objectives in making it: First, to give some early

8 min read 2021-05-02 23:42:58

Part 1 of today’s column is in the vein of the giant round-up I prepared yesterday — a lot of music and not a lot of words. Though the music

4 min read 2021-04-27 01:49:24

In Part 1 of this column yesterday I promised that Part 2 would includes streams of five complete released I’ve recently discovered and want to

4 min read 2021-04-26 01:59:16

Much like yesterday I got a very late start this morning, having enjoyed a long night of virtual carousing with a big group of co-workers at my

6 min read 2021-04-18 23:29:36

I miscalculated. I spent time over the last couple of days listening to music and developing a big list of releases to include in this column. I

6 min read 2021-04-18 23:29:36

I miscalculated. I spent time over the last couple of days listening to music and developing a big list of releases to include in this column. I

4 min read 2021-04-12 01:23:16

To the extent writing about music matters at all as a form of guidance, it clearly matters more in the case of complete albums or EPs than single

6 min read 2021-04-11 21:48:15

As I roamed through new music yesterday, searching for what to include in this collection, the following quintet of advance tracks and the EP

6 min read 2021-04-04 23:12:50

I explained yesterday that I’m on a weekend vacation. I also wrote that I wasn’t sure if I would prepare this usual Sunday column. Obviously,

7 min read 2021-03-29 01:04:46

We had a rare Sunday premiere earlier today, but fret not, Shades of Black has not been forgotten. I enjoyed figuring out how to arrange the

6 min read 2021-03-21 23:38:41

I guess it’s usually true that I try to put a lot of variety into these Sunday columns, but today’s selections seem to be even more divergent

6 min read 2021-03-21 23:38:41

I guess it’s usually true that I try to put a lot of variety into these Sunday columns, but today’s selections seem to be even more divergent

7 min read 2021-03-15 01:23:49

I think of this week’s column as falling into two parts that I’ve arranged by design. The first part consists of three segments — advance