abstraction
Ok, so for whatever reason I find certain abstract/experimental/minimalist/drone music *really* compelling. But not all of it - for example, the acclaimed Venice by Fennesz only really struck me for a track or two, mostly because the general tonal balance was so abrasive. (Who really wants to listen to a bunch of noise above 8khz anyway? my eardrums hurt just thinking about it)

So being the pitchfork whore I am, I obtained one of their recent 'best new music' reccommendations - Tim Hecker's Harmony in Ultraviolet - and fuck, it's really fucking good. I haven't heard a [see previous attempt to describe the genre] song this good since track3a(2waynice) off Keith Fullerton Whitman's Playthroughs. And that was the standout track on the album...

I'm definitely buying this, and I'm not even halfway through the album yet. Definitely not my usual modus operandi. But if you happen to be incredibly suggestible, and are thinking about running out and buying this, I'd probably recommend hearing most of the album first. Most people don't like music with this little structure....
- posted by vcmc @  11/01/2006 09:44:00 PM