Psychedelic, ambient, and droning, Religious Knives are the mature sound of Brooklyn. The six tracks that make up Religious Knives’ newest release on Ecstatic Peace, “The Door”, consist of meticulously sculpted noise, layered with grungey guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and synths, transformed into brooding narratives that mimic a dark and sprawling cityscape. The first three tracks on “The Door” alternate between being pulled by Todd Cavallo’s thick syrupy bass and pushed by new member (and 1/2 of Mouthus) Nate Nelson’s heavy tribal beats. Michael Bernstein’s and Maya Miller’s chant-like vocals recall Wildbirds & Peacedrums’s Mariam Wallentin’s soulful and haunting voice. and complete the album’s dark ambiance. The final tracks allude to Bernstein and Miller’s earlier work, giving more texture to the sounds and increasing the pace. As a whole “The Door” is a well crafted somber album, if it is a bit too evocative of the neo-Gothic revival.

By Misho

Misho does a new music show called “Poughkeepsie Omnivore” early Thursday mornings from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m..

Psychedelic, ambient, and droning, Religious Knives are the mature sound of Brooklyn. The six tracks that make up Religious Knives’ newest release on Ecstatic Peace, “The Door”, consist of meticulously sculpted noise, layered with grungey guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and synths, transformed into brooding narratives that mimic a dark and sprawling cityscape. The first three tracks on “The Door” alternate between being pulled by Todd Cavallo’s thick syrupy bass and pushed by new member (and 1/2 of Mouthus) Nate Nelson’s heavy tribal beats. Michael Bernstein’s and Maya Miller’s chant-like vocals recall Wildbirds & Peacedrums’s Mariam Wallentin’s soulful and haunting voice. and complete the album’s dark ambiance. The final tracks allude to Bernstein and Miller’s earlier work, giving more texture to the sounds and increasing the pace. As a whole “The Door” is a well crafted somber album, if it is a bit too evocative of the neo-Gothic revival.

By Misho

Misho does a new music show called “Poughkeepsie Omnivore” early Thursday mornings from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m..

WVKR gets around these days!  Check this (http://pitchfork.tv/dont-look-down/health/) out.  HEALTH are some rad dudes from LA who have been touring non-stop – they were on our top 10 charts for quite a while when their first and latest album came out, and they also played here at Vassar last fall.  In this video, they’re playing on a roof in NYC during last fall’s CMJ music marathon.  BJ, the drummer, is sporting a sleek-looking pistachio green WVKR tee.  Pretty sweet.

www.healthnoise.com

www.myspace.com/healthmusic

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WVKR will be giving away THREE pairs of tickets to see M.I.A. perform (with MGMT and Rye Rye) here at Vassar this FRIDAY the 11th.

Listen to WVKR (91.3 FM or streaming at www.wvkr.org) tomorrow (TUESDAY) between 12-4 PM and 10 PM – 2 AM and also WEDNESDAY from 10 PM – 2 AM.  One pair of tickets will be given away at some point within each of those blocks of time, and listeners will be alerted by the DJ(s) how to win.

Just to reiterate…
One pair of tickets will be given away within each of the following three blocks of airtime:
TUESDAY 12 PM – 4 PM
TUESDAY 10 PM – 2 AM
WEDNESDAY 10 PM – 2 AM
Those interested in winning a pair of tickets should listen in to find out how they can win.

GOOD LUCK!