Listen to “Carousel” on MySpace.
On “Carousel”, Jason Sturges gives us a sweet example of what the Stick can do. And by “the Stick” I mean the Chapman Stick, created by Emmett Chapman of Stick Enterprises. It’s a tapping instrument of various strings, each one custom made. Sturges’s approach on “Carousel” works well for the instrument, as both are fairly experimental. You’ll find a hint of jazz and elements of funk and a brief bouquet of oak and cinnamon, as well. The aftertaste is truly delightful. Enjoy with cheese, or with a good pasta dinner.
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Listen to “Selenite” on MySpace.
Can a captivating song come out of simple, barely orchestrated chimes? Of course. Chilla Productions proves it on “Selenite”. Some would call this ambient music, but that’s a serious underestimation of song structure. This is considered “experimental” to the more advanced listeners, but…that is only temporary. In the future, our cyber-brains will be able to digest such splendor as this on a regular basis without the vast majority of us thinking it novel. For now, music like this will just have to be satisfied with being called revolutionary.
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Listen to “Still Life” on MySpace.
Most artists start with a still life of sorts, then improve upon it until they are creating something original. American Chamber Music, in “Still Life”, chose instead to introduce distortion and fuzzy reality to the still life, to interrupt the social order by pointing out the abstraction in specificity. Or, maybe they were just liking what was coming out of them and happened to record it. Either way, it’s well worth a listen.
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Listen to “Blok 1″ at MySpace.
Fun Machine scores points with me on “Blok 1″ for several reasons:
1. Sheer oddity.
2. The transitions between differing forms of the oddity.
3. The quality of the oddity.
4. The diversity of the oddity.
Should more oddity be incorporated into every nation’s education program? You bet. Should oddity be prevalent in our daily working life? Of course! Does the future of mankind depend on embracing oddity? YES!
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Listen to “Zdeth Inflamitory” on MySpace.
If you happen to be near Europa, the moon of Jupiter, in 2010, you’ll luckily be near Zdeth’s only scheduled show date in the star system. I highly suggest you check them out. “Zdeth Inflamitory” may sound like a bunch of kitty sounds turned into song, but the underlying meaning is this: that people are ignorant of undercurrents of societal change taking root in everyday sounds. Of course, YOU are not ignorant of this. You read this blog. Yes, you know what’s going on. I’m SURE you do. Yes, no problem for you, but…play this song for your nearest loved one, then shake your head as they just can’t seem to get it. Alas! They are not for the next world.
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Listen to “Dumb Luck” on MySpace.
Everything is composed of tiny irregular nonsensical pieces. Dntel makes this clear in “Dumb Luck” (from the album Dumb Luck) by decomposing a common feel-good chord progression into nonstructure. So you see, even when you have it good, it is just a series of randomness that’s going your way. You’re out of control. And control is out of you.
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Listen to “Stuff and Stuff” on MySpace.
In “Stuff and Stuff”, Cryptorchid Chipmunk blends chaos into some form of approachable mass hysteria. Voices, keyboards, noise–that doesn’t even begin to describe it. And you may not hear it in the first 10 seconds, but there are some freaking beautiful sequences in this song. Fackin’ beautiful like a discuss thrower. Sock monkey.
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Listen to “Basement Window” on MySpace.
Ourson: On the way to the ferry, turn left. This is your cereal. After indigestion, drink static. Mix sky in a handle. From there, you’ll be able to see hearing. No dials.
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Listen to “Raven” on MySpace.
There are so many subtle little beautiful things that De De Mouse is doing in “Raven”, that I can’t count them. Neither can you, unless you are a genius, or unless somehow you are able to maintain unbliss while listening to the song. Because I suppose if you were in an ordinary, bland state of mind, you might be able to count. Not so, should this song strike you correctly.
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Listen to “Static for Blood” on MySpace.
You want a song to build? Try “Static for Blood”, by Sleepy Eyes of Death. It will build your monstrous glacier of a two-tone printer for you. In your sleep.
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