“The Last Rotation Of Earth” is the first track off the titled album by BC Camplight, I had previously heard of BC Camplight, but had never delved into his wonderful music. This was the song that put the hook in me, and what a song! It starts with a groovy, reverb drenched drum track and the sampled voice of someone saying "into orbit" or into "our planet" - I am not quite sure. But along side the title we are clearly dealing with a very meditative and broad themes. A perspec

“Moonshine” is the third track on Pacific Ocean Blue , the only solo album released by Dennis Wilson. Dennis Wilson’s contribution to music has long been overlooked. In recent years, though, time has been kinder to his work—as it often is with great art that’s initially underappreciated. There’s something oddly contemporary about his sound, even grungy. Known as the drummer of the Beach Boys—a band that sold the California dream of girls, cars, and surfing—Dennis’s solo work

As my brother reminded me, it was the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s seminal album “Physical Graffiti” last week. As albums go, you’d be hard pressed to find something as well orchestrated and cohesive as this double album. For all of the 70s rockism and bravado that has somewhat browned around the edges, especially in these modern times, Physical Graffiti represents the collective talent of a band at the peak of their musical powers. “Rock Gods’ aside, when all of the du

In Loving Memory by Gabriels sounds like it was recorded at the back of an old house somewhere in the mid west, in a derelict room with a rickety old piano...and maybe a couple of rusty old microphones thrown in to the mix. The starkness of the production lends itself well to what is an extremely bleak and haunting song about the loss of a loved one. Despite the rather stark sound, it is beautifully produced and the atmosphere within the song is palpable and particularly omin