Sunday March 25th, 2007 – $7

However, maybe you should be slightly afraid of the contents embedded on the disc lurking beneath our Nordic friend. See, Casually Smashed To Pieces isn’t your typical “album.” No, Kent, Ohio’s Six Parts Seven haven’t so much redefined their sound as they’ve transcended it here, bringing in new sonic elements, textures and feelings to weave a tapestry as sprawling as the Himalayas. In other words, forget what you think the disc sounds like – because, chances are, you’re wrong.

“The thing about Six Parts Seven is we’re fans of music rather than musicians first,” explains guitarist/bassist/arranger Allen Karpinski, who – alongside his drumming brother Jay Karpinski, guitarist Tim Gerak and bass guitarist Mike Tolan – makes up the musical core of 6P7. “None of us are trained or anything like that; this band has always been a work in progress and over time we’ve just gotten better at assimilating all the things we love into the music.” Abstractly drawing from mid-90′s Touch and Go Records roster, the band have thoroughly recontextualized their influences to create something wholly unique with Casually Smashed To Pieces

Tuesday March 13th, 2007 – $12

Impossible to categorize as a player, Adrian Legg incorporates virtually every genre on his guitar in a virtuosic instrumental style with effects. He brought electric approaches to acoustic playing, creating a modern cross-over amalgamation in the tradition of eclectic folk playing that goes back to the 1960s.”
- Guitar by Richard Chapman, 2000

“There are guitarists, there are axe-wielding maniacs, and then there are wizards. Adrian Legg is one of the wizards. He has enough technique to do just about anything he wants, but also the sensitivity to honour the contours of a melody.” – Philadelphia Enquirer, Aug. 5, 2000