Act & React: Mamiffer
Mamiffer is pianist Faith Coloccia and friends. Their Hirror Enniffer was one of Hydra Head’s more intriguing releases last year (reviewed here). Coloccia’s collaborators included three-fourths of These Arms Are Snakes, Hozoji Matheson-Margullis from Helms Alee, and Aaron Turner of Isis. We had Coloccia listen to six tracks identified only by title. Each title had...
Sepultura - A-Lex
Sepultura was probably my favorite metal band of the ’90s. After Max Cavalera left, I dutifully kept following the band. It was a tough friend to keep around. With each new Sepultura record, I would have the same reaction 30 seconds in: “God, this sucks.” What I Do! A-Lex (SPV, 2009) is no different. The...