Category Archives: Bandcamp

A Reason To Be Optimistic

Posted on 10 January 2013 by

For mostly personal reasons, 2012 was a disappointing year for me, but I have to say I don’t think it was a particularly good year for new music either. Sure, there were lots of singles and EPs from promising new … Continue reading →

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New Year, New (Mostly Old) Music

Posted on 6 January 2013 by

I’ll be trying something new this year: instead of making compilations that are downloadable only during a relatively brief, four-week window, I’d like to try using mixcloud to publish the compilations. The compilations will no longer be downloadable, but they … Continue reading →

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Back to School

Posted on 18 September 2012 by

No, not me: I’m too old to learn new tricks, but I’m still fond of finding new music to listen to. First off, there’s a little bit of catching up to do: Gypsy Death and You have set a date … Continue reading →

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A Girl Can Change Yr Mind, Can’t She

Posted on 13 March 2012 by

There I was, thinking I had made my last Vibrato compilation, when, one after another, I kept stumbling upon good, new Shoegaze releases from bands I had, for the most part, never before heard of. My discovery of Drowner was … Continue reading →

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The Overflow

Posted on 8 April 2011 by

Even though Tom Lugo has managed to round up contributions from more than eighty artists for his Rock Back for Japan compilation series*, it turns out that there are still a few Shoegaze bands he didn’t get, so I did … Continue reading →

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SW, NW, and More

Posted on 21 March 2011 by

In honor of SXSW, this compilation features two bands from Austin, Texas. There is also a band from Seattle in there somewhere – keeping the NW in NWshoegazing. Link expired 12am PDT, Monday, 14 April 2011 01. “Keep It Quiet … Continue reading →

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March Gladness

Posted on 4 March 2011 by

Forget that maddening basketball tournament; here are ten very good reasons to smile while we wait for Spring to arrive. Link expired 12am PDT, Friday, 1 April 2011 Vibrato 11.04 01. “Arristea” by Mint Julep from Songs About Snow (©2008 … Continue reading →

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Golden Gardens

Posted on 23 February 2011 by

Golden Gardens is an Ambient/Shoegaze/Dreampop duo whose members are located in opposite corners of the United States. Gregg Alexander Joseph Neville can be found basking in the Florida sunshine while Aubrey Rachel Violet Bramble spends her days singing in the … Continue reading →

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Catching Up With…

Posted on 12 February 2011 by

…the contributors to Vibrato 2010. It has been a couple of months since Vibrato 2010 was made available for download, and I was wondering how the artists who helped make it possible were getting on, so I asked. Here are … Continue reading →

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The Evil Twin

Posted on 8 February 2011 by

This compilation was originally intended to be part of a joint release with From Cover to Cover Volume One, but things didn’t quite work out the way I had hoped. Among other problems, one, would-be, contributor, became very ill and … Continue reading →

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