Lee Jackson

Lee Jackson resides in Dallas, TX where he works, writes, creates, blogs and films things at his leisure. He is obsessed with storytelling and his kitties. He does not believe in The Rapture.

latest reviews by Lee Jackson....
Lee's lifetime average review-rating is 7.84
Tom Carter & Christian Kiefer "A Rather Solemn Promise" Great collaborative effort... rated 8/10 (19 September, 2007)
Abruptum "Evil Genius" A compendium of this Norwegian band on Southern Lord... rated 8/10 (11 September, 2007)
Martyn Bates/Troum "To a Child Dancing in the Wind" Fantastic collaborative effort..... rated 8/10 (29 August, 2007)
Pumice "Pebbles" FD hearts Stfn Nvll. Mmhm... rated 8/10 (17 July, 2007)
Times New Viking "The Paisley Reich" Siltbreeze gets back in the game... rated 8/10 (3 July, 2007)
Birch Book "Volume II: Fortune & Folly" Lovely new effort from the inimitable B'eirth... rated 8/10 (26 June, 2007)
The Lucky Bishops "Unexpect the Expected" First Lucky Bishops album in almost five years... rated 8/10 (15 May, 2007)
Anton Barbeau "In the Village of the Apple Sun" Great, recently-released album from this Northern Cali artist... rated 8/10 (17 April, 2007)
Sunn 0))) & Boris "Altar" Sunn 0))) and Boris. The End... rated 8/10 (27 March, 2007)
Aethenor "Deep in Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light" New album from the trio of Stephen O'Malley, Daniel O'Sullivan, and Vincent De Roguin... rated 9/10 (27 March, 2007)
The Zanzibar Snails "Introdewcing" Awesome stuff from Denton, Texas... rated 7/10 (6 March, 2007)
Christian Kiefer "Czar Nicholas is Dead" Stunning record from this Californian on Australia's own Camera Obscura... rated 8/10 (6 March, 2007)
Raglani "Man Mythic Magic" Multi-faceted epic that covers just about everything and does it well... rated 8/10 (20 February, 2007)
Black Forest/Black Sea Beautiful new offering from Providence, RI's favorite duo... rated 8/10 (20 February, 2007)
Tanakh "Ardent Fevers" One of 2006's sweetest surprises..... rated 8/10 (13 February, 2007)
latest features by Lee Jackson....
Dead Echoes Round-Up I couldn’t think of a better excuse for a bunch of weird noise-makers and appreciators to come together than a Texas drone fest. Back almost ten years ago Texas sort of mattered in the international psych underground. It’s been that long since the first Melodica festival took place in Denton at a small club called The Argo... (11 December, 2006)
Warmer Milks Lexington, KY's Warmer Milks has done a lot of changing in the last two years. Originally the solo project of Mike Turner, the 'Milks soon became an open trio with the addition of Travis Shelton, Greg Backus and various other contributors... (28 August, 2006)
Not Alone Compilation Mark Logan, owner/operator of Jnana Records, decided something had to be done. He called his good friend, Current 93’s David Michael, and together they hatched a plan to release a compilation, all proceeds of which would benefit a charity combating the African AIDS/HIV pandemic. .. (1 July, 2006)
Om Om is the consummate rhythm section to anyone even remotely familiar with stoner or doom metal. With Matt Pike (currently of High on Fire) on guitar, Al Cisneros (bass) and Chris Hakius (drums), known then as Sleep, crafted one of the most influential sonic statements of the 90s in “Dopesmoker.”.. (26 September, 2005)
irr.app.(ext.) Who? Matthew Waldron. What? Creeping post-industrial soundscapes derived from a processed collision of live instruments and field recordings. Why? Read below... (15 August, 2005)
Urdog .. (4 July, 2005)
Marissa Nadler .. (21 June, 2005)

latest blogposts by Lee Jackson....
Smoke Officially Bottled... Our man in the West, Ned Raggett, says it went off without a hitch... (28 May, 2007)
Terrascopic Happenings Happy to report that the next Terrastock will be happening in Louisville, KY in Summer of '08... (17 May, 2007)
I'm thinking it may be more than serendipity that... I'm thinking it may be more than serendipity that the US release of David Lynch's new movie Inland Empire coincides roughly with the... (11 April, 2007)
Various video clips from SXSW 2007 BORIS drone-dooming hard at Spiros... (22 March, 2007)
MV*EE smilin'...lord how I love these kids. MV*EE smilin'... (20 February, 2007)
 
 

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller

Live London #13: Graham Lambkin / Call Back The Giants / Helm Show review from August 6th, 2010 at Cafe Oto in London featuring Graham Lambkin, Call Back the Giants and Helm... feature :: by Peter Taylor

18 August, 2010
Donovan Quinn Donovan Quinn has already proven himself to be one of the more gifted folk-pop songsmiths of the past decade through his work with Verdure and The Skygreen Leopards... feature :: by David Perron
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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1 September, 2010
Various Artists "I'm Going Where The Water Drinks Like Wine" A must have compilation... review :: by Crawford Philleo

Mark McGuire "Tiding/Amethyst Waves" Recommended reissue on Weird Forest... review :: by Anthony D'Amico

Skjølbrot "Maersk" CD-r An absolute gem of a CDR... review :: by Matt Blackall

Zola Jesus "Stridulum" Another massive entry in the Zola Jesus discography... review :: by Dave Miller

other new reviews....
April In The Orange Siva Casting Dice 7''
Arklight Nolo Contendere/Rakkasans 3'' cd-r
Iain Campbell Absolutely the Best ABBA since ABBA CD-r
Celer All At Once Is What Eternity Is 3'' cd-r
Cornucopia Ultima LP
Dense Reduction Hobbes Diamond tape
Drivan Disko
Adam Gnade Trailerparks
Hellcake Friends Become Enemies tape
Imbogodom The Metallic Year
Ken Rei Wearing Sweatpants
Kkrakk!! Subatomic Vibrations tape
Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Stephan Furic Leibovici Jugendstil II
Outer Limits Recordings Foxy Baby LP
Oval O
Pausal Lapses
Horacio Pollard Acorn Bath CD-r
Prurient Cocaine Death
Sensible Nectar Minor Devil tape
SF Ghost Pulse tape
Sheik Anorak Day 01
Siddhi Cuttlefish Bone CD-r
Squim No Blade of Grass CD-r
Tokyo Mask Route Painless