Friday, July 12, 2024

Twisted Science - Blown (1997)


Heady electronic sounds spanning distorted breaks, echoing downtempo quasi-grooves, and uneasy noise/ambient spells, with very little in terms of anything approaching melody. However, if you're like me, you've listened to White Zombie's La Sexorcisto about 500 times, and you'll recognize that "Beady Eye" shares a sampled arpeggiating drone with "Welcome to Planet Motherfucker" -- anyone know what that's from?

Track listing:
1. Sex, Drugs and Science
2. Bender
3. Beady Eye
4. Bad Head
5. Laptop Swine
6. Theme from Slow Blow
7. Magma Hum
8. Intermission
9. Lube
10. Bad Kabuki
11. Mr Ray Gone
12. Horn
13. Here Come the Pigs
14. Fryed
15. Fin


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Monday, July 1, 2024

Juana Molina - Segundo (2000)


Dreamy, abstract Argentinian indie-folk against a backdrop of minimal electronic textures and pulses. If you're a fan of Vespertine -- which, statistically speaking, you are -- you should find a lot to love here.

Track listing:
1. Martín Fierro
2. ¿Quién?
3. El Perro
4. ¡Que llueva!
5. La visita
6. Quiero
7. Mantra del bicho feo
8. El desconfiado
9. El zorzal
10. El pastor mentiroso
11. Misterio uruguayo
12. Vaca que cambia de querencia
13. MedDlong
14. Sonamos
15. The Wrong Song [hidden track]


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