Reviews by Dave Mead

This is a different kind of CD from Geir Jenssen (biosphere). No real music, just the sounds recorded around him as he trekked up a mountain in Tibet, mixed into a collection of tracks.

This is similar to the albums by Aaron Ximm (Quiet American) and you can just lose yourself as you hear trucks rattle past, radio snippets faded in and out his fellow climbers rest on oxygen.

Some say Watchmen but for me it was Gaiman's Sandman that really renewed my interest in the form.

Excellent storytelling and art work to boot. This edition is well worth the extra money and is something you can come back to time and time again..

This is a great, timeless, album that you can enjoy loud in the car or just in the background. I'd recommend Saul Stokes to anyone with an interest in electronic music.

This new release is more of an EP but it's well worth getting a copy. The tracks are well-formed and drift through together.

No beats to speak of, just pleasant warm tones conjuring a sense of place. Most welcome on these cold Ohio days in December.

Dinner for Five (shown on IFC) is a great show if you're interested in the real going on's in Hollywood.

The premise is simple. John Favreau invites four different people (writers, directors actors etc.) for dinner at a restaurant and films them while the chat about "the biz". This does not come across as a chat show , more that you are eavesdropping on real table conversation - eye-opening and very entertaining.