This split
cassette by Lex Plexus and Mr. Scared is another perfect example as to why I
love cassettes so much. Granted, you
could have the same effect in ways with a record, but this is still something
that cannot be accomplished by the other mediums such as CDs or digital music
files. In fact, it almost feels as if
these are two seperate albums by each artist as opposed to a traditional split
where each would seemingly take half.
(I'm saying this is more like 2 than 1, if that makes sense)
Lex Plexus
starts us off with noises of water and rattling, though throughout this he is
not afraid to throw in some random cat meows and I'm somewhat fine with
that. Amidst the audio clips, there
are siren type sounds and overall just the general tone of static
skipping. This is a just wonderful
piece of music in and of itself by Lex Plexus, yet somehow you get a whole
other side by another artist as well.
Mr. Scared
dings the high piano keys over some static drone which makes me feel like we
are being taken into the abyss. Machine
gun beats, acoustic guitar bits and Tom Sawyer synth round out this portion of
the cassette that also has some robotic talk on it. It is most excellent on the part of Mr.
Scared.
Often times
I feel as if the measure of a good split exists when the two sides compliment
each other just right, but with this particular one here I feel like either
side could exist on its own and be fine.
I would put Lex Plexus and Mr. Scared in the same general category, at
least to the extent that if you like one you'll most likely enjoy the other,
but this is closer to two pieces of music than a split and I'm really digging
on that.
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