awwww
Has anyone else noticed the lettering on the new Matmos album, Supreme Balloon?
This tribute reminded me of one the things I like so much about Drew Daniel's work, especially with The Soft Pink Truth, but also with Matmos. He flaunts his influences in a joyful way, and pays tribute to them through his music, both conceptually and by experimentation with the form he is alluding to. He is a super-fan and scholar - critically dissecting genres, trends and pop and experimental music formulas. His work reminds me of an academic essay written in glee. The ideas or statements behind the album concept are as compelling as the music within.
Also, Supreme Balloon is fantastic. The Tomita allusion is more then just that - it is all over the music.
This tribute reminded me of one the things I like so much about Drew Daniel's work, especially with The Soft Pink Truth, but also with Matmos. He flaunts his influences in a joyful way, and pays tribute to them through his music, both conceptually and by experimentation with the form he is alluding to. He is a super-fan and scholar - critically dissecting genres, trends and pop and experimental music formulas. His work reminds me of an academic essay written in glee. The ideas or statements behind the album concept are as compelling as the music within.
Also, Supreme Balloon is fantastic. The Tomita allusion is more then just that - it is all over the music.
posted by Tootle at 1:32 PM
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I did not notice this, due to a lack of familiarity with Tomita.
I could talk about Matmos for ages, but in the interest of brevity I will just give links to the music writing I was telling you about in person:
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/I-Got-Earplugs-for-Valentine-s-Day
and
http://www.tinymixtapes.com/What-I-Can-t-Hear-You
A few other folks have been ripping off this font design lately also....I'll forward the examples, when I can find them again.
Incidentally, I'm not particularly a Matmos fan at all, but I knew the guys behind it were fairly interesting characters....a fact reinforced by Drew Daniel's book on Throbbing Gristle's "20 Jazz Funk Greats" LP, as part of the 33 1/3rd series. It's a great read - but then, I'm biased - I like that album.
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