Morgan Doctor - The Other Life CDMorgan Doctor The Other Life CD Listening to Morgan Doctor's latest disc, Other Life, one might not get the impression that she has shared the stage with the likes of the B 52s, Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry and the Cult; the disc's lilting melodies and swirling textures are a far cry from the pop rock sensibilities of these artists. Indeed, field recordings of cityscapes and chanting monks recorded while visiting Korea have more in common with her work

The album consists of 23 pieces that should be regarded as one piece

meditative conversation that Lungfish could only have with Lungfish

but many songs still rely on hypnotic flooding too

and this time around shorter

and of course Totimoshi's "Avenger" I know we will live to see another day

and which come from nature and aural reality as

while Cisneros conjures sheets of sound ("Abstract City") or even a slightly gentle melodicism ("Mission Statement")

My Love For You Is A Cheap Pop Song is a lo-fi tender missive composed with two hands on a small casio keyboard turned a big electro pop affair in basements and home-studios

post-60s rock that was “Hallow’s Victim”

Jotnarr (or more accurately JØTNARR

The songs "Hammered"

but on this album the great cuts set such a high standard that the others sound pale by comparison