The
interesting factor that I take from this cassette is that the title is not a
promise or desire, but more of a request.
That subtle difference gives this a whole new meaning and somehow
manages to also push it away from being, say, a Bryan Adams song.
This
is quite possibly the first time I am hearing Static/Voice/Static when there is
not only static but also a voice. Don’t
quote me on that because there are some in between releases I missed and had to
download, but I am pretty certain this is the first Static/Voice/Static release
to have some sort of vocals. Maybe I
wrote that last time too though.
This
begins with static whirrs and within them we can find haunting, distant
vocals. It can become church-like in
the nature of the sound, with certain harmonies, but then it also can take on
the drone we all know and love from Static/Voice/Static as well.
Most
of what happens on this cassette, to me, goes back to the title though. While it seems like such an innocent question
and you’d simply answer “Yes, you can”, the fact is this takes on somewhat of a
creepier vibe for me. It feels like the
work of a stalker (No offense to those responsible for creating it, more of a
compliment on the creation) in the sense of an “If I can’t have you no one will”
feel.
Granted,
I don’t see this music as being too much a reflection of real life so much as a
work of art, so one might not be so inclined to check the artist’s basement as
much as heed this as a warning to stay off of Craigslist.
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