’90s
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the years 1990 to 1999, i.e. the ’90s.
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Noiseman Sound Insect
‘Noiseman Sound Insect’ is directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Nothing’s more memorable than its strikingly vibrant, punk-attitude poster. (read more)
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Mega Man 5
Perhaps the most forgotten entry in the classic Mega Man series, does 5 really deserve to be a mere footnote? (read more)
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Sonic CD
Often cited as the best ‘Sonic’ game ever made, is ‘Sonic CD’ as great as some people claim? Only with the vocal theme, surely. (read more)
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Wario’s Woods
‘Wario’s Woods’ is an underrated SNES action puzzler featuring unique gameplay that Nintendo refuses to rerelease. (read more)
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The Vision of Escaflowne
The Vision of Escaflowne is a sword-and-sorcery mecha anime with a consummately constructed story, but the real fantasy was Sunrise actually getting to produce all of its planned episodes. (read more)
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Giant Robo Side Story: Ginrei
"How could more ‘Giant Robo’ possibly be a bad thing?" he wondered, stupidly, as he began watching ‘Side Story: Ginrei.’ (read more)
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OutKast – “ATLiens” (1996)
Didn’t expect this to be such a big step back from ’Aquemini.’ There’s little on ‘ATLiens’ to anticipate that genre-splitting landmark. (read more)
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Burzum – “Filosofem”
Starts off pretty decent. The gleaming fuzz of the guitar tone reminds me of Blood Fire Death by Bathory, but that album had a lot more going on in it. Even when it comes to atmospheric focus, I prefer more density. The appropriately titled “Rundgang um die transzendentale Säule der Singularität” sounds like the dark… (read more)
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre – “Take It From the Man!”
Were The Brian Jonestown Massacre the kind of band to take risks? With a terrible name like that, I’d assume so. They began their career as promising shoegaze tag-alongs. When it was evident shoegaze had no immediate future, they coincidentally reinvented themselves with the sound of ’60s British garage rock in Take it From the… (read more)
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Mobile Suit Gundam F91
The Gundam series that never was, ‘Gundam F91’ salvages concepts originally intended for a TV series in one two-hour movie. How did we get here? (read more)