There are few greater thrills in life than buying some music totally blind and having it turn out to be really good...
There's "somewhat blind" (as in "I think I might have heard of this somewhere") and then there's "completely blind" purchasing, the most risky of all. Completely blind involves buying something that is totally alien to you..this purchase is usually made on the basis of really cool packaging, song titles, or just a random vibe.
My first purchase of Fila Brazillia ("the bunny album") was totally blind...but that bunny was so damn cute and unusual that I had to buy it. Now, Fila are one of my favorite artists (although I think I might have finally burned out on them, temporarily).
On the other hand, I bought "Yeah, Right" by "Like A Tim" totally blind 'cos it looked fun and quirky...and this one was practically unlistenable to my ears. Maybe I should give it another chance.
The Peace Orchestra album was a somewhat blind recent purchase...I knew it was from the K&D camp, which is good enough for me. Anyway, I quite like it...not unlike a combination of the above-mentioned Fila with a spacey "Careful With That Axe, Eugene" type of vibe (sans screaming). Good stuff for a languid rainy Friday.
Rambling a bit,
Fred
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