Dude looks like he could do with a Lemsip or something.
MP3: The Field-The more that I Do
So what's it like? Well, errr, more of the same really. The utterly distinctive sonic template from Sublime remains intact on every level. Perhaps this isn't a surprise from an artist whose work derives so much of its power from a hypnotic feeling of stasis (most of his tracks involve lush layers of tiny melodic variations interlocked around an oscillating central sample). I couldn't help but feel a little selfishly let down on first hearing this. I think I was expecting him to reinvent the wheel or something. After a few spins, though, it has absorbed me and made me excited for the album.
The piece uses a vocal sample from an old Cocteau Twins track as the metronomic base for a typically dizzying staircase of pretty stuff (including calypso drums) going forwards, backwards and inside out all at once. Cosmic.
4/27/09
From here we go....sublime again?
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Swedish uber-aesthete The Field is returning to the dance fray in a few weeks with his second full length album, Yesterday and Today. Lead single 'The More that I Do' is knocking around right now. I've had a few listens and am including it below so you can too.
Dude looks like he could do with a Lemsip or something.
MP3: The Field-The more that I Do
So what's it like? Well, errr, more of the same really. The utterly distinctive sonic template from Sublime remains intact on every level. Perhaps this isn't a surprise from an artist whose work derives so much of its power from a hypnotic feeling of stasis (most of his tracks involve lush layers of tiny melodic variations interlocked around an oscillating central sample). I couldn't help but feel a little selfishly let down on first hearing this. I think I was expecting him to reinvent the wheel or something. After a few spins, though, it has absorbed me and made me excited for the album.
The piece uses a vocal sample from an old Cocteau Twins track as the metronomic base for a typically dizzying staircase of pretty stuff (including calypso drums) going forwards, backwards and inside out all at once. Cosmic.
Dude looks like he could do with a Lemsip or something.
MP3: The Field-The more that I Do
So what's it like? Well, errr, more of the same really. The utterly distinctive sonic template from Sublime remains intact on every level. Perhaps this isn't a surprise from an artist whose work derives so much of its power from a hypnotic feeling of stasis (most of his tracks involve lush layers of tiny melodic variations interlocked around an oscillating central sample). I couldn't help but feel a little selfishly let down on first hearing this. I think I was expecting him to reinvent the wheel or something. After a few spins, though, it has absorbed me and made me excited for the album.
The piece uses a vocal sample from an old Cocteau Twins track as the metronomic base for a typically dizzying staircase of pretty stuff (including calypso drums) going forwards, backwards and inside out all at once. Cosmic.
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Loving this tune. A lot. He looks like such a creep in that photo though, urgh.
I'm liking the new track, bit of a departure in that it's a significantly slower bpm than average for his productions. It allows his MO breathe a little more.
He was out at a bit of a party in my gaff after his first crawdaddy gig, sound bloke. He does look a bit pasty alright but you get used to that if you spend a bit of time around Stockholm ;)
Lolo he's coming to get youuuuu!
Cahony why didn't you invite me to that? Huh?
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