Rock Action (Vinyl LP) Electronic

Rock Action (Vinyl LP) ElectronicFrom the opening static surge of 'Sine Wave' to the majestic closer 'Secret Pint,' 'Rock Action' is Mogwai at its best. For this 2001 album, the Scottish Post Rock band reigns in much of the bombast of earlier recordings, opting for melody and texture over all else. Guitarist Stuart Braithwaite contributes more vocals than ever before, though they're often hushed or heavily treated, and Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys lends his voice to the

psychedelic soul ('Crosstown Traffic')

their debt to psychedelic '60s pop also results in some fine songwriting

Soul Jazz Records new 'Cold Wave' is a new collection of current electronic artists who have all been shaped by the early European cold wave artists of the late 70s and early 80s

Alternative Press deemed the 10-song collection "viciously contagious

Inflorescent is much more direct

Mixing the industrial grime of New York City with the vibrant bounce of the dirty South

handpicked 1980s cuts that highlight the period that nestles in between the '70s (where American-influenced jazz

As the world begins to re-open

titled Fat Pop (Volume 1)

A raggle-taggle

but because of this expanded role for guest singers and writers

while lyrical concerns are among the most direct of the group's career