drillkicker wrote:Also, I'm really surprised by the things people are saying about their first album. It just sounds like pretty boring dance music to me. Nothing I haven't heard before.
Alright here we go;
You know what that thing in music is which keeps you coming back? Everyone has one, you could call it a buzz, an energy, it's that supernatural feeling which is comparable to unadulterated joy, grief, blissful love, despair.
You can't explain why it happens, but it happens. Only a few records do that for me, like Astral Weeks, Bryter Layter, Geogaddi, to name a few.
Since I Left You also does this, as well. I feel it's more than dance music, because it can't be played at a club, it's not just background music because it's far too rich and textured. and despite its creation it's barely electronic because it's made entirely from sampled material.
Now you can say it's another Endtroducing, and I love Endtroducing, that's a great record. But for me, that record is painted blues and greys.
Since I Left You runs the gamut of blues, reds, brilliant yellows and shimmering greens. By this I mean it's an evolving and imaginative journey, one which stimulates every part of my body from my brain, to my head, all the way to my feet.
It's more ambitious and eventful with its highs and lows, and the stylistic range of the record is unmatched in modern music.
Since I Left You is also more than just dance music in that due to the nature of its creation it feels like a living breathing organic thing. The way it's structured in how the samples are looped, and are brought in and out of the mix are reminiscent of the cover art.
The record is continuously moving in waves, like tide lapping around your ankles as you walk along the beach at 2 am after a party with your lover.
The way the tracks segue into each other also help confirm this idea, and I guess due to this the record has grown with me as I've aged. I've found deeper joys in its textures, and I've found value in repeat listens as I always take away something. As I've aged, it's moved from simply dance music into something more emotionally affecting and enthralling.
That's it in short, I can go deeper into it if you need.
