“Tall and tan and young and lovely,” the first verse perhaps beginning a brief homage to the Brazillian bossa nova jazz song, “The Girl from Ipanema,” itself a worldwide hit of the 1960s referencing the fashionable neighborhood of southern Rio de Janeiro and (then) seventeen-year-old, Helô Pinheiro. She was, “the paradigm of the young Carioca: a golden teenage … Continue reading The Presets ~ My People [2⊘⊘7]
Beat-synced footsteps carry us forward into the future, though, unironically, backward would suffice. Intertwining synths sing shimmering praises to majestic Chronos with layers floating above and below the present, as if ghost-like apparitions of unknown pasts and futures. A distant clock strikes thirteen and Father Time chuckles inwardly. “Faces without names, Playing devils and angels, Lit up by the strobes, Moving hypnotized.” … Continue reading VNV Nation ~ When Is The Future? [2⊘18]
TVAM self-released his much-acclaimed debut Psychic Data in the autumn of 2018, something of a cult classic, the album joined the dots between Suicide’s deconstructed rock ’n’ roll, Boards of Canada’s irresistible nostalgia, and My Bloody Valentine’s infinite noise. “I only want to adore you, I only want to give you everything, I only want you to hear this, I only want you as an offering.” “The cultural constructs of good and evil … Continue reading TVAM ~ Double Lucifer [2⊘22]
The “Man In Black” had his doubts when confronted by his most recent producer Rick Rubin to do a cover of Nine Inch Nails’ song ‘Hurt’. When he heard the record, Johnny said: “I can’t do that song. It’s not my style.” When Reznor was asked if Johnny could cover this deeply-personal track he said he was “flattered” but worried that “the idea sounded a bit gimmicky. “I hurt myself today, To see if I still feel. I focus on the pain, the only thing that’s real. The needle tears a hole, The old familiar sting. Try to kill … Continue reading Johnny Cash ~ Hurt (NIN Cover) [2⊘⊘2]
In folklore, “The Witching Hour” (between 3 and 4 AM) is considered a time of night associated with supernatural events whereby witches, demons, and ghosts are thought to appear and be at their most powerful. The phrase began at least as early as 1775, in the poem “Night, an Ode.” by Rev. Matthew West. However, its origins may go further back to 1535 when the … Continue reading In This Moment ~ Witching Hour [2⊘22]
