Tim: Interesting artist name, I know, but no worse than at least one other act around at the moment. And this song is…well, hard to describe succinctly, so have a listen.
Tom: What a very odd track.
Tim: In parts ghostly, soulful, beat-heavy, gentle, swooshy and towards the end just plain BANGING, the PR stuff describes it (somewhat accurately for once) as a mixture of “banging euro techno from your adolescence and the angel choirs from your funeral.”
Tom: Hmm. I can see where they’re coming from, but I’m not sure that the two match entirely. It sounds like a mashup, even though it isn’t — those vocals don’t quite fit with the backing.
Tim: I think this is a lovely track, if only because it showcases all the possibilities that dance music like this can bring right now. It’s varied, it’s almost exciting, it’s just great to sit back, listen to and appreciate. There’s not much of a structure to it, but there doesn’t need to be – just hear it and enjoy it.
Tom: Yes, I can agree with that. It’s a bit like the difference between high fashion and regular fashion: you’re not supposed to wear what’s on the catwalk, but it’s supposed to show just what you can do with clothing. This, to me, isn’t massively listenable: but it does show off what you can do with music.
Tim: Going back to the PR, though now we’re back to the usual over-inflated guff, it’s “like a therapy session with the higher powers, that ends when the phone dies.” Though you know what? I kind of know where it’s coming from.