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October 14, 2005
just because it's cold doesn't mean it's not fun
Around this time last year, Drew Daniel (Matmos, Soft Pink Truth) remarked somewhere that one of his recent favorite records was the album "October", by Wasteland. Said it was all skeletal grooves and loose, hanging synth threads. Stitched together with dessicated (or maybe freeze-dried) rave progressions. Then, a couple months later, Drew went and wrote a track review for P-fork about 'In Your Sleep', which is the closing song on "October". What he says is true: 'In Your Sleep' is both cinematic and epic, and quite ornate, actually. It is also deeply satisfying in a visceral way- like coming out of the cold and finding a perfectly cream-and-sugared (styrofoam) cup of coffee sitting on the table, steaming intermittently. Either that, or it's like sitting on a patch of wet grass and watching a meteor shower. Don't let the lameness of those similes put you off though- it's really an amazing song.
"October" is available right here, along with some of Wasteland's other fine records. Keep a look out for a new record soon (and a new mixtape by I-Sound, half of Wasteland).
P.S. Just heard a track from the forthcoming Kelley Polar Quartet album, "Love Songs of the Hanging Gardens", and it's unsurprisingly great. More on that later.
Posted by Kevin at October 14, 2005 12:24 AM