I think blogging is quite a self-indulgent passtime; where the notion that the Blogger's opinion - which manipulates the opinion of others - is the key. As such, I also believe that blogging is best when the opinion of the blogger is expressed clearly and concisely, without taking anything away from your interpretation of the art on display. In some senses I make a contradiction here. My blogging will of course be based solely around what I like, and the reasons why I like it; although
the reason YOU like what I blog is equally important. Consider this then not a relationship of power - but one based on mutual love of awesome subject matter.
Right, onwards.
The first song I am posting comes from Berlin based Minimal Tech artist Lee Jones. One third of My My, his solo album Electronic Frank has been out for a while now - but I thought the track 'Every Click Matters' was pretty topical this being my first post. The song begins in a melodic but jarring fashion, the stop-start nature of the introduction setting a listener off kilter. When the multi-layered drums kick we are offered an upbeat, minimal sound which permeates the remainder of the track. Whoops and layered vocals provide the liquid refreshment within the song, whilst the looped bass undulates throughout. This song might provide the soundtrack to twentyfirst century jungle exploration. Certainly, the zebra images smattered across his myspace (link above) and the delicately drawn Zebra adorning his album cover suggest a certain animalism. Perhaps Jones is making reference to the baseness of the minimal genre, his beautifully crafted songs providing a parallel to the necessarily refined creatures which litter the animal kingdom.
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