Hall of Fame (Siltbreeze)

VINYL FORMAT. THIS IS A NEW RECORD, NOT THE SELF-TITLED RELEASE ON AMISH! Hall of Fame's third full-length album finds these NYC indoor miners forging even deeper into their secret cave of gems (financed with new picks 'n' shovels on the Siltbreeze tab). Like their previous output on the Amish label, this one's a mélange of tribal thump, eastern drone, raga concrete, and melodious melancholia. Hall of Fame's unique, not-easily-identifiable sound has been compared to revered outfits such as Flies Inside the Sun and The Shadow Ring. If, like the young scribes from Hayfever magazine, your recollection and your record collection go back further than a time we like to call "the early '90s," it's okay to shout "King me!" and move on. But if you really wanna sit around the ol' checkerboard discussing strategy, then your next stop is a Lower East Side, circa the late '60s; Hall of Fame's healthy smattering of influences stretches back to Ludlow Street-era Velvet Underground, Prestige-era Moondog, The Godz, and Angus MacLise.