1981 proves once again that The Fall's constant rally against complacency was a top-down directive and intrinsic to their wonderful and frightening sound

the sound disintegrates into a godzilla-like rockist thud propelled by the rhythm section and soaring horns before drifting to a sparse conclusion

Assiko Golden Band de Grand Yoff is the sprawling drum collective tearing up Dakar's nightlife scene

Plants date back to the dawn of time

Hightide saw Cerberus Shoal incorporating elements of Talk Talk

IKE YARD - 1982 LP Independent 1981 proves once again thatDark Entries flashes back to the grimy streets of New York City circa 1982 to bring us an unreleased album from cult outfit Ike Yard. Comprised of Stuart Argabright, Michael Diekmann, Kenneth Compton, and Fred Szymanski, Ike Yard sits between the sinewy proto body music of the Neue Deutsche Welle and the shattered grooves of their No Wave peers in New York. The bands initial run was short but blinding. They released an EP for Les Disques du Crpuscule