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This tape is a nice experience for three min reasons:
1 The cover art uses a couple of scientificcy (it's a word because I say it's a word) images. This is a good thing.
2. I'm unfamiliar with over half of the bands, which means a new experience.
3. I enioyed all of the stuff, and much of it I really like.
I will definitely be listening, because the sounds here are sounds that I don't have too much of.
The first song ('Go Progress Chrome' by Grandaddy) has a really good intro, it's a kind of shimmering lo-fi guitar thing.
A few more in and we get to a big surprise - I enjoy a Flaming Lips song! I've never seen the point, but this live track ('Oh, My PRegnant Head') is quite impressive, with good drumming. It's not unusual for me to prefer bands live, maybe because there's usually a heavier or more raw sound.
Next come the best titled track - 'Psychic Hitlist Victim #8' by Honolulu Mt Daffodils. It's a good track too.
Next up are the Jesus and Mary Chain. Now. I'd gone right off them lately, and was kind of convinced that they were never as good as I had previously thought. But hearing 'In A Hole' come on (the first song on the tape I actually recognised, and always a favoutrite JAMC song) was really quite invgorating. I like them again.
I'm just looking at the cover art again, and for the first time I see the name floatingslowly. That means we recieved each other' tapes, which is nice.
After more nice stuff, he next track to get a special mention is 'Rocket' by Carny. Good, fast track with possibly the best vocals on the tape.
So to side two...
For a second or two I thought this was 'Moonchild' by Fields of the Nephilim, as the opening note is very similar, but in fact it's Carny again. More good stuff from him, this time a piece called 'We the People'. The bit of dialogue is nice - I've always been a fan of music with dialogue samples.
Johnny Thunders is a good listen.
As I was growning up, Siouxsie and the Banshees were going strong. I always like what I hear ('Monitor' here, very good indeed) but I never actually got as far as owning a record. Not sure why. One day.
I like th idea of one track starting pretty much the instant the previous one ends - I think I've done that on all my taoes so far - and it's something that's done on this tape.
The tape ends very strongly, with a sequence including the Olivia Tremor Control, The Brian Jonestown Masacre and the quite remarkably brilliant (and new to me) track 'Halo Comb' by Tripping Daisy.
I will be looking into Tripping Daisy online tonight, and seeeking a purchase soon.
Three cheers for floatingslowly.
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