Che reviews THERE ARE STRINGS by Spring Heel Jack:
quoted 8 lines I think it's> I think it's
> brilliant, with the exception of "Lee Perry Part One", which sounds like a
> sample of a 50's/60's RotN'Roll tune turned into hideous D&B (oddly enough
> they released a single of this, hoping I suppose to cash in on the track's
> "gimmick" quality). Luckily my CD player can remember to skip over it and
> trick me into believing the album is perfect. Its not all D&B, there are
> some slower trax that defy categorization; I'd call them "ambient dub" for
> lack of a better label.
I happen to think that "Lee Perry" is the best track Spring Heel Jack
have ever done! But I agree that its uptempo nature makes it stick
out like a sore thumb on the album, which is mostly ambient jungle.
It should have remained a single-only release.
What you call the song's "gimmick" is actually, in songwriting terms,
a hook. And I see nothing wrong with a song having a hook, especially
a catchy one. It may not be as subtle or sophisticated as some of
the other music talked about on idm, but it's fun!
For any SF Bay Area idmers, Spring Heel Jack will be making an
in-store appearance tomorrow (Sunday) at Drop Beat Records in
Berkeley, at 5:00pm. I don't have the address handy, but you can
call Drop Beat for more info at (510) 654-0992.
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Mark Turner
mturner@netcom.com