it's been close to 6 months since i last wrote here but ive filled unreasonable amounts of paper with drafts. this is why twitter exists, i now understand— to create a forum in which the lazy or feeble-fingered can express themselves as they would on a blog but in a considerably less formal and less daunting setting. that's nice, right? so imagine how fucked & meglomaniacal to have both a blog and a twitter? as if your short spurts of identity-driven detritus aren't enough to establish your character? as if you feel the need to elaborate even further?
that's horrifying.
i expected a lot of ground to be covered during winter break and that's regarding both the unseasonable weather (lack of snow) as well as artistic productivity, and in both instances i was kicked in the face repeatedly by disappointment: i got very little done over the past 2 weeks. finally snow has appeared on the ground (even though actual snowfall still seems impossible) and though it's bitterly cold the sun shines through. it's crisp and biting outside but comfort can be found within blankets, sleep, and a faded, murky, lo-fi drum break that spins around aimlessly until that fragile slide guitar falls into place on top. "dry the rain" received its fair share of love by 10000 forty-yr-old white dude art teachers 15 years ago when high fidelity came out & while the genius of that EP comp is best distilled in its opening track (minimal but memorable rrangements, unorthodox structures, deadpan vocals, catchy melodies, and textural experimentation) it happens to extend far beyond that. or at least gets explored more. the beta band, like their triphop & disco forerunners, build up their tracks slowly— the difference is that they still manage to be home stereo listening by earning their slow-burning.... take notes SUN ARAW!!! I'M OUT FOR BLOOD!!! AGAINST THIS PSEUDO-SPITIUAL MACROBIOTIC DUB FUCKERY!!!!
