SPACE CITY ROCK » whoa!boat records

Chinese, The Conquest of Tomorrow Today

Remember when two-piece bands were a novelty and seemed so exciting and new? Now they’re as commonplace as the acts that they pretend to be superior to. Chinese is a two-piece instrumental act from Seattle that’s just released a “noise-rock” adventure…

Written on October 17, 2009 | Posted in Reviews

The Ax, Our Queen of Dirt

The Ax make a lot more noise than you’d expect a two-piece band to make. On their first album, Our Queen of Dirt, they use a lot of overdubs to flesh out the sound. Their sound is different — it’s a combination of Unwound or Shellac, crossed with a Sonic Youth vibe…