Shalini Chatterjee is known to many as a power pop icon, having led Vinyl Devotion for years and now playing music with Mitch Easter with Shalini and The Crackpots. But here she replicates the sounds of "Krautrock", especially Neu!, Kraftwerk and Cluster. Recorded at home and mixed with Mitch, it sounds very much like these bands but is also imbued with her pop sense. A fun listen! (www.125records.com)
Music Reviews | No. 32
Free So Free
by Larry Crane
In issue #27 we interviewed J about his home studio, Bob's Place, named after his dog. Here's his second album from there, and it sounds great. Big guitar solos and different sounds for each song help...