Friday, November 4, 2011

top 50 records of 2011 - 48. Zomes - Earth Grid

48. ZOMES - EARTH GRID

I had a plan of what to write here and I was in the process of doing some basic research on http://www.last.fm when I saw this:

MWhipple wrote:
April 2011
don't really give a shit how this new one sounds...i'm just happy to have new zomes.

I don't give a shit whether the chicken is cooked or not. If it's raw I will eat it.
This is the second LP from Asa Osborne of hardcore band Lungfish. I didn't know that until about 10 minutes ago. I didn't really analyse the music so much, which is both rare and rewarding for me. It's geometric like Boards of Canada but lacks their electronic melody and playfulness. Instead it thrums and repeats; it's like a robot that meditates. It has the hardcore guitar lines and now I know about Osborne, I can make the link. However, it's nothing like hardcore, or like any guitar music at all for that matter. Drone?

"Drone" gets bandied about a lot as a genre and I hate fucking mentioning it, but it feels like it's gotta be done. Also, the beats and "lo-fi" acoustics make it sound like it's playing inside my body and I like that a lot. Comfort. In. Sound.
GO HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbJBTlkWY2M

*looks like I fucked up the formatting when copying and pasting. looks quite good though. go and go fuck off!




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