Every
time I listen to a new cassette by Static/Voice/Static I am always amazed that
it has that same sort of vibe which means SVS is carving its own niche in
music, yet there has never really been two quite the same. As I review more and more cassettes by
Static/Voice/Static (who are quickly becoming probably the single artist I have
reviewed the most cassettes by) I always think about these things.
You
see, the challenge in reviewing a cassette by a band that you’ve already
reviewed before is you’re basically saying, ‘Okay, I wrote pretty much all that
I could about this band last time, so what else can I say this time? What new ideas can I bring to the table for
this review?” That makes it
challenging- for me at least- to review a second piece of music from the same
artist.
Now
imagine going through and doing that however many times over this is for me and
reviewing Static/Voice/Static.
Seriously, if I was reviewing Flaming Lips from day one at some point
before now I would have just said “It’s the Flaming Lips, of course it’s good!!” It doesn’t help matters at all that SVS
releases limited edition cassettes that usually sell out before I write these
reviews and post them so you’re typically stuck with downloads anyway.
While
the presence of something that sounds like female vocals on here can bring to
mind the titular character, I prefer to think more about it as being closer
related to “May I Always Love You”, which was one of my favorites. Through the ambience and celestial sounds
this can be Transformers-like as well as channel Illegal Wiretaps.
There
are lightsabers and pained static, which on the whole makes me think this would
be a great Ghost in the Machine type of piece.
It’s really just about technology
shaping itself to more closely resemble humanity, right? Because I’m pretty sure the Olsen Twins are
both plastic anyway.
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