MP3: The Electric Nature –“Plastic Mind”
For most artists, saying that they’re putting out a collection of rare or unreleased material is really a codeword for: “I wrote a bunch of really shitty songs back in the day that I didn’t want to...
View ArticleAtlanta Music Roundtable Announces Second Showcase
Hey kids, we had so much fun and the turnout was so fantastic for 2011′s year-end Atlanta Music Roundtable show that all us local music writers got together and decided it would be a good idea if we...
View ArticleMP3: The Electric Nature –“Lungrakes”
Photo by Kevin Griggs Here’s another one that’s been sitting on the back burner for far too long. With the exception of perhaps deadCat, nobody in this town likes to release their joints on the sly as...
View ArticleTop 50 ATL Songs of 2012
If 2011 was the year I dove headlong into local music, then 2012 was the year that I really began to dissect and discern the artists and the community that create the music (or at least I hope that’s...
View ArticleMP3: The Electric Nature –“What Makes You Happy?”
Considering my past praise of Michael Potter’s prodigious work ethic, I’m incredulous that it’s been over six months since I’ve made mention of his name. For close to two years it seemed that...
View ArticleTwelve ATL Records to Listen for in September
Labor Day always makes me feel like August is bleeding into September. The first three days of the month are always a blur of beers and barbecue and blogging time lost to the far more important...
View ArticlePREMIERE: The Electric Nature –“Ancient Astronauts and Medicine Men”
If there was a more startling local release this year than the Electric Nature’s Sunspot EP, I’ve yet to hear it. By moving from what was essentially a one man cottage industry specializing in...
View ArticleFive ATL Records to Listen for in December
Considering the dearth of releases currently on this list, I’m going to consider this a mere jumping off point and assume there is a lot more to come from Atlanta music as we head into the thick of the...
View ArticleTop 50 ATL Songs of 2013
Not to tell you anything you don’t already know, but lists like this are generally more fun than they are illuminating. They’re certainly not prescient of any future success. Just take a look at last...
View ArticleMP3 + VIDEO: The Electric Nature –“Return to Cloud Mountain”
Clocking in at nearly 35 minutes, the Electric Nature’s new three-song EP, Drugs in Space, is another expansive, adventurous flight of experimental drone-fueled fantasy from the mind of Michael...
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