Part of the post-rock/neo-Kraut/retro-electronic revival of the late '90s, U.K. trio Appliance deftly sidesteps the sometimes overbearing seriousness of those tags with a warm glow to their music, as wonderfully captured on their debut Manual. Perhaps unsurprising given their home at Mute Records, Appliance calls to mind kings of electronic music Kraftwerk, but in the Autobahn/Radioactivity sense of gentle melancholy rather than the frigid propulsion of Trans-Europe Express. An even...   [ read more ]

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RESTOCK. Recorded and produced over the last twelve months in their own studio, Appliance's sound has moved on from the motoric linearity of their 1999 debut long player "Manual" and last year's warm aquatic mini album "Six Modular pieces". Embracing the results of their German remix project "D4", (Pole, Kreidler, To Rococo Rot and Tarwater) Appliance have enhanced their sonic arsenal and yet still retained their unique sound of control and focused simplicity. "Imperial Metric" sees the band broadening the...   [ read more ]

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'Richard Leo Johnson is a self-taught guitarist whose unorthodox acoustic style is reminiscent of the late Michael Hedges. While he is often placed in the new age camp, his sonic and rhythmic whirlwinds are often far more intense than that term implies. He claims Leo Kottke, John McLaughlin, and Pete Townshend as influences. Some will also detect strong hints of Larry Coryell, Ralph Towner, and Pat Metheny. Born and raised in Arkansas and residing in Georgia, Johnson was quite successful as an architectur...   [ read more ]

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