Saturday, April 24, 2010

123 Is The New 128

Side B of Jens Zimmermann's A/B on Snork is the kind of sprawling, subtle affair that's easy to love these days. It sounds more like an excerpt from a jam than a carefully-structured composition. Free-flowing and smooth with that rolling bassline that's very similar to Villalobos's For Disco Only 2.

I got up at 3pm today and was running late. I ran out the door, throwing on a sweater with no shirt and shoes with no socks. I rushed into my car and my new Ray-Bans had fallen out of the car door in that half-second before it shut. I heard a 'crush' when I backed out of the driveway but didn't have time to stop and see what it was. When I returned I clearly saw my broken sunglasses. Amazing thing, the lens didn't crack, so I put it back in the mangled frame. They look beat up. And maybe I can identify with that and it endears them to me. Like they weren't really mine until I ran over them.

Friday, April 9, 2010

For Some Reason It Isn't Funny When He Wears His Mask In That Slices Interview

I'm surprised that Dog Days is still so affordable. It's a great record and three years old already.
In fact, I'm surprised that most Redshape releases can still be purchased for under USD$15.