Guilty Music Monday #30
Written by gzabriel on Monday, 22 of September , 2008 at 4:05 pm
I can’t remember the first time I heard “Such Great Heights”. It must have been at least 4 years ago when it was all you would hear. It was a pivotal moment as I realized how much I really do love electronic music. Ben Gibbard’s soft spoken vocals over Dntel’s fabulously inventive production struck a chord with me that resonates to this day. However, as much as I love it all there’s something guilty about it. These songs embody that guilty feeling I have when I hear hushed vocals and glitchy percussion.
The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
Dntel is the closest you could get to The Postal Service as he is one half of the group. And the fact that Ben Gibbard actually sings on this song makes it the most Postal Servicey song ever. It’s brilliant.
Dntel - (This Is) The Dream Of Evan And Chan
Styrofoam is a contemporary who has a few albums under his belt. This song is a bit dancier than the previous but the vocals ground it in guilty territory.
Lali Puna is a bit less accessible but still makes me feel guilty. Or at least a little melancholy, introspective, and depressed. It’s quite bittersweet.
Okay so this song doesn’t quite make me feel guilty as it’s absolutely beautiful. I love Apparat and I love Telefon Tel Aviv and their unity results in one of the most sublime remixes I have ever heard.
Apparat - Komponent (Telefon Tel Aviv Remix)
Category: GMM
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Comment by Drew
Made Monday, 22 of September , 2008 at 4:49 pm
I also remember the first time I heard Postal Service - Complete Bliss! I will check out your recommendations.
