All posts by Dan Obstkrieg

Happily committed to the foolish pursuit of words about sounds. Not actually a dinosaur.

Henget – Beyond North Star Review

The debut album from Finland’s Henget is an attractive synthesis of styles that, while somewhat disjointed, fires with enough varied inspiration to remain compelling. The brainchild primarily of the improbably named King Aleijster de Satan

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 8

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. The premise of Flip-Flops, Yo-Yos, and Fuck You Fridays is simple: there is so much music. (True science fact: in the time it

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 7

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. Here at Frozen Yogurt Funyuns and Fuck You Friday, we are cultured as balls. As a result, today we will dispense with some

Psilocybe – Strange Place Review

Have you ever thought about the concept of object permanence? In human development, this refers to the realization that something does not cease to exist when it is not being directly observed. But before babies

Dyoxidon – The Decaying Multiverse Review

Here’s a question: does an artist owe you anything? Should they consider you, the potential audience, when creating their art? Do they have an obligation to teach you how to experience their art? And here’s

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 6

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. Readers, friends, partisans: I do not know where thoughts come from. I had thought to open this column with Shakespeare, as if disguised

Triumpher – Storming The Walls Review

Has anyone ever asked you the seemingly basic question, “Why do you like heavy metal?” Sometimes that question comes from a place of disgust, as in, “How can you listen to all that noise?” Sometimes

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 5

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. You ever think about how words are really weird? Right now, for example, you are reading Volume Five of this odyssey of idiocy,