Category Archives: Reviews

I review stuff. The product of reviewing is a review. Here are some.

Final Fantasy XII

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Paul

This is an odd one. Professional reviewers everywhere loved it. Final Fantasy fanatics however were split down the middle. The legacy of Final Fantasy VII is that every time a new Final Fantasy comes out, it’s judged by how far … Continue reading →

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Sunn O))) – Monoliths & Dimensions

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Paul

It finally arrived. About three weeks ago. After years of waiting for a new Sunn O))) record, here it is. For this review, I thought I’d do some song-by-song observations, because on a four track album that kind of makes … Continue reading →

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Braid

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Paul

So, I got Braid last week. Mind blowing. So what is Braid? Well, Braid is an independently produced “videogame” by a “man” named “Jonathan Blow”. It’s a 2D platformer on the surface, drawing heavily on classics like Super Mario Bros, … Continue reading →

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Daybreak Part 2

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Paul

Okay, I admit it, I cried. More than once. I mean sure, it was one massively indulgent Deus Ex Machina, but it was a frakking beautiful fulfilment of everything the show was. There goes Battlestar Galactica. So say we all.

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Control: A Historical Review of Joypads

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Paul

That is by far the geekiest title for a post I have ever made, and I only hope the full 3000-word text lives up to that expectation. You see, I thought I’d do something different today. Rather than review an … Continue reading →

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The Stares – Spine to Sea

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Paul

Prone as I am to momentary spending whims, and obsessive as I am about good independent music, it should probably come as no surprise that I often place an orders to independent labels, primarily in North America. Web of Mimicry … Continue reading →

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Pink Floyd – Atom Heart Mother

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Paul

Something that bothers me about Pink Floyd’s recent resurgence in popularity is that it tends to fall into one of two camps. One camp is the Syd Barrett Appreciation Society, who like the first album Piper at the Gates of … Continue reading →

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Slipknot – Slipknot

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Paul

So here’s a blast from the past. It’s been at least six or seven years since I stopped listening to Slipknot, my former favourite band. Basically, I grew out of that phase of my life, and inevitably I moved on … Continue reading →

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Five Songs (that are “pretty”, in almost conventional terms)

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Paul

Sunn O))) & Boris – The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep) Altar (Southern Lord 2006) When Altar, the fully collaborative meeting of Sunn O))) and Boris, was announced, it was sort of implied that it was sound like both bands combined … Continue reading →

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Faith No More – Angel Dust

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Paul

Faith No More are, curiously enough, a recent discovery for me. I mean, I’ve known about them for years, but it wasn’t until this year I actually bothered to actually listen to them. A lot of Mr. Bungle fans come … Continue reading →

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