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BLACK DICE - CREATURE COMFORTS

Their album art makes me feel horny. They sound orgasmic in my new headphones. They are Black Dice. Having only recently acquired two of their CD's, but constantly having noticed them as an artist that kept popping up in the bios of all my favourites, this album has not disappointed in the slightest. Their beats, although abstract and at times slightly manic, are wonderful to zone-out on, create to, and even dance to. Their drum lines are fresh and interesting to listen to, grindingly contrasted with the blurred samplings of stringed instruments and synths (I think!?) creating what is sometimes serene and at other times plain scary.

Creature Comforts is an example of the very peak of electronic music today. No longer referring back to straight rhythms and recurring bass lines. Genres like house, club and electro have been contorted extensively, experimented with and mutilated. Creating music which basses itself upon the philosophy of traditional electronic music, giving performers the space to create like it would never have been possible under the constricts of any genre. It seems that bands are more often than not beggining to be slotted under the odd-fitting label of 'alternative'. As every day goes past, I continue to wonder what is alternative music...

I had a thought the other day that music at it's best is when you stop listening to the music, and start listening. This is one example. Listen to the fifteen minute soundscape of Skeleton, it's swaying beats being flung past your ears. Stop, and just take it all in, let your head rock and your arms flap. That is music.

Favourite Song: Treetops