Eric Hardiman


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latest reviews by Eric Hardiman....
Eric's lifetime average review-rating is an optimistic 8.02
Soft Machine "Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971" Excellent... rated 9/10 (18 August, 2010)
Miss Massive Snowflake "Songs About Music" Hit and miss... rated 5/10 (31 March, 2010)
Astral Social Club "super-spraint" Sixteen minutes of bliss... rated 9/10 (24 March, 2010)
Eric Chenaux "Warm Weather/Le Vieux Favori 4" A pleasantly odd item... rated 7/10 (10 March, 2010)
Paul Flaherty "Aria Nativa" A pure adrenalin rush... rated 9/10 (10 November, 2009)
Expo 70 "Corridors to Infinity" Blown-out epics... rated 8/10 (27 October, 2009)
Quivers "2012" Absolutely killer LP... rated 9/10 (17 September, 2009)
jupiterdogs "PR10" A superb triple mini CDR... rated 8/10 (22 July, 2009)
Omit "Interceptor" It's always a good day when new Omit shows up... rated 9/10 (30 June, 2009)
Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words "Lost in Reflections" An absolute epic you don't want to miss... rated 8/10 (4 June, 2009)
Ata Ebtekar & the Iranian Orchestra for New Music "Ornamental" An incredible document. Highest recommendation... rated 9/10 (4 June, 2009)
J. Tillman "Vacilando Territory Blues" Solo record from Fleet Foxes' drummer... rated 6/10 (20 May, 2009)
Tetragrammaton "Elegy for Native Tongues" Perfect... rated 10/10 (20 May, 2009)
Brave Radar "Ultramarine" Solid stuff on Fixture... rated 7/10 (15 April, 2009)
Tim Hecker "An Imaginary Country" Tim Hecker's latest album... rated 8/10 (15 April, 2009)
latest features by Eric Hardiman....
Tipped Bowler Tapes Originated in Texas but now based in Cambridge, MA, Tipped Bowler Tapes (TBT), is a label on the move, making bigger and bigger splashes with each stone thrown. .. (22 September, 2009)
Feed & Seed Run by the inimitable Daniel Presnell, Feed and Seed Records is unique in its place among handmade/DIY record labels. .. (21 July, 2009)

latest blogposts by Eric Hardiman....
Tape Drift enters 2010! Wanted to let you all know about the first batch of Tape Drift Records releases for 2010... (20 January, 2010)
Tape Drift Tuesday Three new Tape Drift releases, out today... (27 October, 2009)
New Tape Drift titles out hey everyone - a few new Tape Drift goodies are out of the bag... (20 May, 2009)
new Tape Drift releases! Hey everyone - hope yr all well... (8 March, 2009)
new jammers on TAPE DRIFT! So we've got four new jammers, three of which are ready to ship immediately, and the fourth (Stone Baby) will be shipping right after... (18 December, 2008)
upstate NY show! digitalis friends,Hope you are all well... (25 September, 2008)
Thurston Moore+Bill Nace/Robedoor/Century Plants/Pocahaunted If you're in the upstate NY area, stop by on Thursday night... (22 June, 2008)
SUNBURNED + CENTURY PLANTS Hope to see some of you there for this one... (7 April, 2008)
New Tape Drift releases out now! Tape Drift pals, hope you're all doing well... (10 March, 2008)
 
 

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