i've been listening to the new jim o'rourke record 'eureka' on average
about 2 times a day
has anyone else? when i first got it i can't say i was that impressed, but
now i think it's absolutely amazing. the more i listen to it the more i
appreciate it. the production quality is super high, and the songwriting
is of extremely high calibre, even the lyrics are cool. there are also
some supercool tracks that would appeal to even an idm'er but don't take it
too far, i'm not suggesting this record has anything to do with idm. it's
just that a few tracks sound like fennesz a little bit, and justifiably so,
i think he might even be on the record, i forget. regardless of that, this
is definitely one of my favorite records of the year. i happened to be
talking to richard devine today and he sang the opening lyrics of 'eureka'
back at me, if you care to know what they are, "women of the world, take
over, 'cuz if you don't the world will come to an end, and it won't take
long" if you feel like puking don't get this record, it's a totally
sentimental, introspective record, it's not lightweight in the slightest,
imo this is what people are talking about when they say something is a
quality record. furthermore, i recommend you not judge the merits of this
record on the line i posted above. i really can't say enough good stuff
about this record, sorry to interupt the usual idm talk. the new mouse on
mars is wicked too, i picked it up last week and have been really
satisfied, will post a review once things slow down, i'm going through
crazy finals. love, kitDAN