Eric Hardiman


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latest reviews by Eric Hardiman....
Eric's lifetime average review-rating is an optimistic 8.06
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)
Arnau Sala "Per Sempre" Very good mini-CDR... rated 8/10 (7 April, 2009)
Oldman "Two Heads Bis Bis" Pretty good solo effort... rated 7/10 (1 April, 2009)
AUN "Multigone" A near masterpiece on Crucial Blast... rated 9/10 (17 March, 2009)
Dreamsploitation "The Soft Focus Sound of Today" It's not that great, really... rated 5/10 (11 March, 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)
 
 

2 February, 2010
Bill Orcutt After more than ten years of silence, ex-Harry Pussy guitar player Bill Orcutt released ‘An New Way To Pay Old Debts’, an acoustic hardcore blues record that sounds heavier than all the eclectic guitar records in your collection. It was the best album of 2009... feature :: by Joeri Bruyninckx

Utech Records Utech Records is a label out of Milwaukee that puts out some of the most cutting edge releases in avant-garde music today... feature :: by Dave Miller

26 January, 2010
Usurper The first thing that makes a Usurper show such a thrilling experience is the sudden and palpable sense of self-awareness..... feature :: by Joe Luna

13 January, 2010
Year End 2009 It's hard to believe that 2009 was only ONE year .. feature :: by Brad Rose

The Long Decline #10: 2009 Alright, 2009... a total motherfucker of a year with so much happening, where to start and where to end... yeah, I don't even know. But let's take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?.. feature :: by Brad Rose
6 October, 2009
O. S. T. Mining the fertile fields of film soundtrack music for ours and your aural pleasure... podcast :: by Jani Hellén

8 September, 2009
Pododocast Lots of stuff from V/A compilations this time around... podcast :: by Jani Hellén

11 August, 2009
basketweaves and merrows Summer is the time to swim in texture... podcast :: by Vanessa Rossetto

28 July, 2009
Summerdrool Part 3, Ephemera The Recently Reviewed, Old Classics, and Cryptic Debuts.. podcast :: by John Ganiard

23 July, 2009
Digitalis Preview 2009 A preview of forthcoming Digitalis & Digi Ltd biz.... podcast :: by Brad Rose
 
 
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2 February, 2010
Le Syndicat "Timespace Losses 1982/1987" Essential listening... review :: by Michael Tau

Blue Sabbath Black Fiji "Gemini" CD-r Prepare to get your face buzzed off... review :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Head Boggle "Clavioline Demo and Living Stereo" CD-r Head Boggle rules! Get boggled!.. review :: by Michael Jantz

Black Mayonnaise "Dissipative Structure" LP Debut vinyl, killer stuff... review :: by Paul Simpson

September Collective "Always Breathing Monster" Nice stuff on Mosz... review :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

other new reviews....
Abstract Truth Totum
The Blue Hook Motor Oil & Whiskey
The Boats Words Are Something Else
Lauri Bortz Kung Fu Kitty DVD
Mark Bradley For the Monks CD-r
Jack Callahan Klangfarben tape
Cruudeuces Strange Magic 3'' cd-r
Disgust of Us Disgust of Us
Hypochondriosis Nothing Felt Like This
J/B Aerograph VIII 3'' cd-r
Lisa Jaeggi Oh Lady You Shot Me
Lunar Miasma Blackest Haze 3'' cd-r
Magic Castles Songs of the Forest tape
Mako Sica Noise Attic Session 2 tape
Micro_Penis Micro_Penis LP
Noise Cobra Tongue and Groove
Pigeon Religion Dead Boss 7''
Richard Pinhas and Merzbow Keio Line
Pivixki Pivixki
The Procedure Club It's Only Fair CD-r
Ethan Rose Oaks
Erik Satie 42 Vexations (1893)
Fredrik Ness Sevendal Tinoll tape
Symbiosis Orchestra Live Journeys
These Wonderful Evils Vermilion Sands tape
Toddler Body Afterbirther tape
Various Artists Comfusões 1: From Angola to Brasil
Various Artists Serge Modular Users 2009
Woodchucker/Jonatan Nastesjo Leaves Never Leave
Xiphiidae Sewn Within a Circle tape
You Are Home Phoneyhome
Richard Youngs & Andrew Paine Tokyo Garden Suite