Tuesday, January 3, 2012

A seething, crumpled, teeming sky

Staycation is over. I couldn't have asked for a better one — somehow both super-productive and super-mellow at once. Super. Anyway, back in the saddle. I realize I've already flaked by skipping the first day of the year (hey, banks are closed too). Let me make it up to you with a get-one-free, baby.

If 2012 is going to be a year of apocalyptic undertones — courtesy of both Mayan calendar kitsch and the prospect of a Republican presidency — let the 'blague year begin with this sense of unease. I recently went back to my man Arto's series of wacked samba albums, beginning in the mid-'90s. The first is the best. And this first track is just a stunner of atmosphere both lovely and ominous, abetted by a curious team of Brian Eno and twin #1 from Blonde Redhead. The other one is a graceful lilt, with the usual great lyrics and Ryuichi Sakamoto adding some classiness on the keys. Happy New Year. Now get back to work.

Arto Lindsay - 4 Skies
Arto Lindsay - Child Prodigy

1 comment:

  1. Please, do you have lyrics for Child Prodigy:
    Thanks for your attention....

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