From the Vault
KJNB Vault Album Review: EPA – Water Quality Report PSA
Artist: Environmental Protection Agency
Album: Drinking Water. Know What’s In It For You
Released: Self-released, 2004
I never realized the Environment Protection Agency was in the business of making music, but in the course of KJNB’s massive overhaul of our CD collection, I came across this one-of-a-kind release. When I saw it, I knew I had to listen continue reading…
KJNB Vault Album Review: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Star Rise (1997)
Concept: Canadian composer Michael Brook remixes the work of the Qawwali superstar.
Sound: Sometimes it’s too much techno, not enough Khan. They still use him as an excuse to drag their remixing out for several minutes at a time. Occasionally he’ll leak through with a total face-melter, and you forget about the suffering the preceding techno continue reading…
KJNB Vault Album Review: The Pooh Sticks – Million Seller (1993)
Concept: Why the hellll would you ever name your band this? Okay, now that that’s out of my system, it’s about being a regular joe with visions of grandeur.
Sound: Pop rock. Did I miss something? There are some very catchy riffs and vocal harmonies. I think that’s it.
Lyrics: With each track so mercifully short (1-3 continue reading…
KJNB Vault Album Review: Steve Hahn – Stickburst (1994)
Concept: Steve shows off the potential of the ‘Chapman Stick,’ better known as the freaking Warr guitar.
Sound: This really is an awesome instrument that needs more use. What you have is more or less a bass running straight into a guitar, with big ol’ pickups so that everything can be finger-tapped: the closest you get continue reading…
KJNB Vault Album Review: Trotsky Icepick – Carpetbomb The Riff (1993)
Concept: The second to last album for the 90’s indie rockers.
Sound: The guitarists are pretty worthless, as are the vocalists, but the bassist and drummer have taken off the white gloves and are beating the ever-loving hooey out of this recording. As a band they sound like they’ve lost the ambition to be anything besides continue reading…
