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Freak Scene: Tim Hecker’s Sleep Music
The year that I lived in a ground floor apartment on Grand Street in Brooklyn was not the best. The apartment, while new, was flimsy. My bedroom sprouted black mold from a leak in the … read more »
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Freak Scene: The Unsound Festival
Freak Scene originally began as a way for us to cover weird and out-there music in a specific corner of the FADER site. Over the years, coverage ranged from harsh noise to psychedelic folk to … read more »
Freak Scene #60: It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns says farewell (for now), demystifies the Summer of Suck and discusses new releases from Pop. 1280, Hot Guts, Cacaw and Nu Sensae. Check it after the jump.
Freak Scene #59: Mid-Year Madness
June has now come and gone which means the year is halfway done, oof. This week I will be going through some of my favorite releases of the year that have not been covered in … read more »
Freak Scene #58: Void Vision, Wild Thing and U.S. Girls Giveaway
Sometimes going to the record store can be a bummer. You feel unenthusiastic, there isn’t much on the new wall that intrigues you, and you leave disheartened. This happened to me recently but I managed … read more »
Freak Scene #57: Chaos in Tejas
In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns reports from Austin, Texas, where she attended the Chaos in Tejas. For reviews of Bastard, Bastard Noise and other non-Bastard named groups, check after the jump.
Freak Scene #56: Tin Man, Ultra and Maurizio Bianchi
Freak Scene has been sporadic in the past few weeks for a multitude of reasons, listed below. I am not trying to talk about feelings, just attempting to explain some obstacles I had to overcome … read more »
Freak Scene #55: Stress Ape, Birds of Maya and Condominium
In this week’s Freak Scene, after breezing through her senior thesis (!), Jamie Johns catches us up on three new sweet records by Stress Ape, Birds of Maya and Condominium.
Freak Scene #54: Slices, Lamps, Locrian
In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns gives a roundup of three of her favorite groups of late after a brief break from the column. Check out extended riffs on Slices, Lamps and Locrian after … read more »
Freak Scene #53: DNA Test Fest
In this week’s Freak Scene, Jamie Johns gives a preview of DNA Test Fest, with some music from Neon Blud and Twin Stumps, along with an interview with the gents of Fan Death Records, who … read more »
