WARNING:for the weak of imagination. . .drivel follows
Up with the sun this morning.
(damn big moon last night eh!)
Iced in for what seems like eternity here in New England I've been
warming up to a 12" that earns repeat trips around the spindles of
the Home basS 1210's. I have been hesitant to use the following
cliche but here goes. . .It's the feel good track of the year.
phew!
COMATONSE RECORDINGS 000 (the creation of idmer Terre Thaemlitz)
Raw Through a Straw-this is THE track that keeps me looking
phorward to springtime. (i cant wait for the first outdoor playing)
Coming in ever so chill is a Pink Floydian intro of organ sounds
supplemented with piano droplets. The feel here is instantly soulful
and very edge of the world. Perch your imagination on a cliff above
the ocean. Big spacious free jazz sound. Te Quiero DeeP!
(the beat hasn't even dropped yet!)
With a gentle shift into rhythm we take off with the freewheelin'
freestyle break. Terre has done a magnificent job making sure that
the beats never dominate the continually jamming piano/organ
that makes the song special. No doubt there is a musician at work here.
(not always true in the world of techno)
I have a special place in my heart for tracks that 1-feel no hurry to
usher in the bpms, and 2-hold enough confidence in the dj not
to throw in thump thump thump as a bpm crutch.
This track has celebration written all over it.
"shake your butt!-not too hard" the pixies
TeeP
(stay tuned for the flipside ambient track. . .TRANQUILIZER)
btw, Terre is only a friendly e-mail away, drop a line and you
may still be able to get a copy of your own. . .