Full Disclosure was a radio show hosted by Luke Brocki and Amanda Bell broadcasting cutting edge music every Thursday night. on CJMP 90.1 FM. Although the hosts have recently moved out of Powell River, Full Disclosure lives on in the form of CD reviews in this ongoing column written in turn by Luke and Amanda.

Radiohead:
"In Rainbows”
(October 2007)

Radiohead released its seventh studio album on October 10, putting an end to the longest gap between records in its career. Yes, it’s brilliant in style and substance. The band’s contract with EMI had expired. Rather than renew it, the band decided to go it alone and released the album online as a digital download. Each fan set her own price.
And not to worry, my dear luddites. The aum is getting CD and vinyl treatment in the New Year. This is Radiohead at its best: sexy, haunting, electronic, guitar-heavy. And for once, user-friendly. Music lovers! Radiohead has landed! And it’s a glorious homecoming.

Serve: well chilled or on the rocks

Saul Williams:
“The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust!"
(November 2007)

I still can’t get over Radiohead’s brilliant manoeuvre to eschew the middleman. In that same vein, guess who else is an unrestricted free agent? Trent Reznor, that’s who. Reznor’s final battle with Universal ended after he urged fans at a European stop to download his music illegally, labels be damned. And while you muse on the future direction of Nine Inch Nails, be sure to check out the latest from virtuoso beat poet Saul Williams, who follows the same pay-what-you-want design. . . Reznor was mentor and producer on this effort, crafting mammoth industrial backdrops for this political mastermashup of punk and rap.

Serve with: earplugs, conspiracy theories

Dom & Roland
“Chronology”
(September 2004)

Today’s electronic dance music is more diverse than the streets of Toronto, with some subgenres still relatively underground. Drum and bass is a perfect example. Also known as jungle, it pounds with an unmistakable double sonic assault: relentless hyper-tempo broken beats tangled in heavy, elaborate bass lines. On Chronology, Dom & Roland—UK-based producer Dominic Angas and his trusty Roland sampler—deliver some of the darkest and most twisted beats in the jungle canon. Initial exposure will make you clench your teeth and furrow your brow… by the third spin you’ll be on the dance floor, grooving to the corrosion.
Serve with: rave nostalgia, bottled water.

Serve with: The Replacements, Bruce Springsteen

by Luke Broki