Special 12†featuring new versions of the track Fa, taken from the debut Fennesz solo album ‘Hotel Paral.lel’ (1997). 15 years after its initial release, Christian Fennesz gives this throbbing monster of a track a new seeing to, extending it and adding more of that magic he is so well known for. The album was always an exercise in exploring alternate means of hearing club based music. This new version carries that concept further.
Just picked this up for $1 on 12″ (note, according to discogs.com, “198 For Sale from $0.11”). Looks like I got bamboozled, paying nine times the market price.
While you enjoy this easy listening, I’ll highlight some insightful comments from the YouTube community (strangely, none mention his bold choice of the double-neck fender guitar):
“Too bad; I liked his style. But times change, and you have to, too, if you want to stay relevant.”
“He looks like a mma fighter!!”
“This song is great when im pissed.”
Every time I put on this album, I’m reminded that Xerrox Vol 2 is an electronic masterpiece. This album has a certain patience – a deliberate pacing – that’s very unique. It reminds me of scenes from Antonioni’s 1962 movie, “L’Eclisse“.
As the bloated governments of developed countries (the U.S. is very much included) topple over with excessive federal, state and local debt, the ideas put forth in “Capitalism and Freedom” are more relevant than ever.
It’s a shame that a fraction of a percent of voters in November will have ever read it.
The Sight Below is a project created by Rafael Anton Irisarri, an American composer, multi-instrumentalist, curator, producer and mixed media artist. In this guise he has produced two full-length CDs on Ghostly International, “Glider†(2008) and “It All Falls Apart†(2010), and most recently, under his own name, “The North Bend†for Room 40. The connection between The Sight Below and Biosphere starts with the latter’s remix of ‘The Sunset Passage’ from the “Glider†CD, released on a limited 12†in 2009.
