Nightwaves
Inside the front cover of both issues I received for review contained glowing reviews for the zine – so of course, I became immediately suspicious. But I was greatly surprised by the maturity of the zine and when I came to the close of reading them not at all surprised at the praise they were garnering. Nightwaves is a specialized zine dealing with electronic music and on a lesser scale home recording. For anyone remotely interested in either topic, Nightwaves is a must read. In #3 we are treated to an interview (with a somewhat cranky) Stefan Doroschuk from Men Without Hats; an overview of cult band Severed Heads; a brief guide to Canadian electronic/experimental music labels; and a profile of Maritime DJ Andrew Duke. Issue #4 contains an interview with Bleep & Booster; a review of the Halifax Experimental Music Festival; an interview with The End Of Time and a fantastic beginner’s glossary of synthesis terminologies. The regular features in each issue include profiles on classic synthesizers, bargain bin record scores, top ten lists and music and zine reviews. What makes this zine truly work is Gary’s sincere love for the genre, which reflects in quality and quantity of the content. I only have one bone to pick, and that is I’d like to see some comment from Gary on electronic music’s influence on indie rock. Perhaps in a future issue? You can bet I’ll be keeping an eye out. (KJ)
zine, #3 and #4, 24 pgs., free, Gary Flanagan, 23 Fourth Street, Rothesay, NB, E2G 1W7,