When
I first put this cassette on, I am drawn in by the distorted static drone
noise. Though this cassette is an edition
of only ten, you can tell each one has a very personal touch in the making of
it, not only for the packaging itself but also just for the sounds coming out
of here. From the moment I pressed play
though- all other artistic qualities aside- I was hooked.
Throughout
the music on the first side, we are met with a brief fit of laughter. Then we close things out with a piano part
that almost resembles “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. The second side is a little bit different,
as it begins with whirring static and goes into a sort of beeping or possibly
the chiming of Big Ben (The bell tolls for thee) This transitions into the clanking of a
triangle, which recalls the dinner bell.
There
is elelctro-chaos. Then a rolling
guitar riff kicks in and I’m thinking that if Quentin Tarantino made a movie
about surfing, this would be a line found in the soundtrack and I’m cool with
that. Amidst some loud static and then
even lasers we reach the end of the tape, but what a ride it has been.
If
this cassette cannot win you over with its stellar sounds, personal touch or
both then I really feel as if there is no hope for you and you should probably
try religion or habitual drugs.
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