Album Review
Beatty, Robert – “Soundtracks For Takeshi Murata” – [Glistening Examples]
Thurston Hunger 10/1/2015 A Library, CD
Robert Beatty, who carries a badge with the band Hair Police, goes
on squiggle patrol for digi-media US artist Takeshi Murata
http://www.takeshimurata.com/
A UFO fleet of synthesizers sweep through these five instro tracks, the
lead off number sounding like a futurist alarm, but eventually erupting
into analog chaos. #2 is a robot spa and sauna, very refreshing,
human trace voice echoes through-out. We are the ghost in the machine.
#3 is maybe a galactic space-port number, much of the album has a
sci-fi vibe, despite the horror film image of Murata-wolf on the cover.
The big hitter, “Pink Dot” steps up at #4, here’s part of the
videon online. It feels to me like a Philip Glass composition,
going Koyaniscrazy, there’s a slow subtle warp to it, but when I
first listened, it left me cold (and my work-neighbors thought
something was wrong with my laptop). Then I popped it in a CD-Walkman
and kinda cruised around the office, and outside and it weirdly
heightened everything. So certain listeners may find this
exhillirating as they are stepping through life. Lastly #5 is
descending electrochime noises why something burtles beneath.
Keys in the life of songs. -Thurston Hunger
you heard it 28 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 1059 days ago, Mind Surfer played Escape Spirit Videoslime
- 1375 days ago, Pax Humana played Untitled (Silver)
- 1568 days ago, Pete Dixon played Untitled (Silver)
- 1968 days ago, lexi glass played Untitled (Pink Dot)
- 2133 days ago, Cinderaura played Escape Spirit Videoslime
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