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September 24, 2004
My body is made of Sanka and grief
Benji Cossa - April
Benji Cossa - You're A Landscape
Two songs today because you people are so good!!! Reader appreciation day. I could kiss all 12 of you. So: Benji Cossa, you might ask yourself 'what is this kid trying to pull?' Well, I'll tell you. I heard the song 'April' for the first time because I was suckered into buying the Hisham Bharoocha (ex-Black Dice drummer, now in Pixeltan (DFA) and Among Natives) curated "They Keep Me Smiling" import, for approximately 37,000 Yen. Mr. Benji's song is the second track on the compilation, following on the heels of Samara Lubelski's gorgeous 'Fleeting Skies', and it blew me away. It's a pretty simple little pop song, but it has a real 1950's feel to it, just the conjunction of subject matter ("We met one night in the fall of the lights of a radio station band") and instrumentation (piano, deadened drums, and distorted guitar squeaks) make me think of something that should be playing on the oldies station. And I mean that in the best way possible, because this song is a pure classic , as is 'You're A Landscape' (volcano of guitar strums, lo-fi synth squiggles, and major whistling). Both songs have an undeniable autumn feel to them, and it's nice to drive around listening to these at full-blast with the windows down. And lo and behold, I found out the other day that both Benji and Samara have LPs coming out on the fucking amazing Social Registry label. The Samara mp3 (which is also featured on the Hisham comp) will be up on Monday, so watch out for it.
Posted by matt at September 24, 2004 08:00 AM
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Dear Mr. Molars,
What, pray tell, is Sanka made out of? I have heard rumours it is dessicated offal of pigs. Is this true? If so, what does it mean to consist of dried pig waste and grief?
Buenas noches.
Posted by: Sancho at September 26, 2004 11:27 PM