Atheist

The Metal Examiner: Atheist’s Jupiter

Every Friday, The Metal Examiner delves metal’s endless depths to present the genre’s most important and exciting albums.

Atheist - JupiterAtheist: Jupiter (11/8/2010, Season of Mist)

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Atheist’s first two albums are landmarks of technical death metal. These recordings represented a visionary take on metal composition conceived by injecting jazz-fusion riffing into the more structurally integrated style of death metal. Though under-appreciated during their time, these albums — Piece of Time and Unquestionable Presence — have since become part of the extreme-metal canon.

Clinic

Concert Photos: Clinic @ Lincoln Hall

Liverpool alt-rockers Clinic stopped in Chicago recently, playing in support of their new album, Bubblegum (Domino, 10/4/10), which showcases the band’s gentler, poppier side. After a few more dates in California, the band will bring its off-kilter rock — and trademark surgical masks — to Italy. ALARM contributing photographer Drew Reynolds cut through the fog to capture these colorful images at Lincoln Hall.

Clinic

World in Stereo: Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda, 1965-1976

Each week, World in Stereo examines classic and modern world music while striving for a greater appreciation of other cultures.

Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda, 1965-1976Various artists: Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda, 1965-1976 (Analog Africa, 11/22/2010)

Ngoma Jazz: “Mi Cantando Para Ti”

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For its ninth catalog release, Frankfurt-based record label Analog Africa digs deep into the soul of Angola, the former Portuguese colony in south central Africa.  The compilation gives yet another exciting perspective into the remarkable number of African music styles that have bore into the global sound stage.  Angola Soundtrack: The Unique Sound of Luanda, 1965-1976, with its 44-page accompanying booklet, is one of the most complete Angolan music exhibitions released to date, bringing to light one of Africa’s most underestimated music scenes.