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March 27, 2005
Relevee
Jane - Berserker
This has got some very subtle movement to it, first of all. Jane is comprised of Noah Lennox (Panda Bear of Animal Collective) and Scott Mou (Queens, 14K), and they're releasing their debut album, "Berserker", in early May, on Paw Tracks. The first minute or so of 'Berserker' is vinyl-esque clicks and pops, coupled with some Cocteau-Twins-at-the-wrong-speed percussion. That changes quickly though, when Mou brings in a soft drone and what sounds like a bushel of tinsel to accompany Noah's formless vocals. There are short and ethereal jet engine sounds occuring intermittently. I feel like this song is what it would sound like to listen (over a walkie-talkie) to someone singing to themselves over top of very pleasant television static. The production on 'Berserker' is so deep and dense that there are dozens of fleeting ribbony drones that slip quickly back into the mix before you can really get a handle on what's happening (i.e. make sure you listen to this at a high volume, or on headphones).
This track is taken from Hisham Bharoocha's (ex-Black Dice) outstandingly selected "They Keep Me Smiling" compilation (feat. Animal Collective, Black Dice, Benji Cossa, Terrestrial Tones, Excepter, etc.), which you can pick up from Insound for $37. The price is a little steep, but it's worth it for such an exquisitely packaged collection.
Posted by matt at March 27, 2005 10:03 PM