Posted by Budgie at May 6, 2005 04:11 PM

A quiet start to the weekend...

...Two beatless excursions executed by HoC's SIE and Jimmy The Flid.

Track : SIE - "LAST TRAIN TO NOWHERE"

"Last Train To Nowhere" is a nine and a half minute ambient piece that would not sound out of place on Brian Eno's "Ambient 4 : On Land".

Sie comes up trumps by layering the track with plenty of atmosphere. Notes and noises appear and disappear over a background hum with the occassional introduction of some treated and distant acoustic guitar, piano motifs and an "On Land"-esque bass rumble.

Whilst listening to this for the first time I was anticipating a beat to come in. As I was half way through enjoying it I was keeping my fingers crossed that he showed restraint and didn't disrupt the mood by introducing one. Thankfully he did leave the beats well alone and has turned out another polished production.

Track : JIMMY THE FLID - "CURIOUS INCIDENTAL BACKGROUND NOISE"

*** Sorry - track removed at The Flids request ***

If you ever have the pleasure of hearing Jimmy DJ, you'll soon come to the conclusion that myself and his friends have made. Yes, he is enthusiastic about records and wanting to make records but he somehow gets THE FEAR when it comes to a good old melody or vocal. This has gained him the reputation of liking, what we've dubbed, "bleepy, bleepy, click, hiss music" or to put it another way, "Flid Music".

Actually, I'm doing him a disservice, he does listen to and play many different styles of music, but unfortunately the "Flid Music" tag has stuck.

And here is an example of "Flid Music", not just because it is indeed clicky and hissy, but because he has made it himself.

I've given the game away as to how this track is going to sound, but don't run away or avoid downloading. He has constructed a track that is akin to the ambient industrial soundtrack to David Lynch's nightmare, "Eraserhead". Above all the clicks and the odd piece of electronic shimmer he has added a spoken word segment from the audio version of Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time". The story, about an autistic boy dealing with Asperger's Syndrome and his quest to find out who has killed his neighbours dog, is represented here with a snippet of the boy explaining just what makes a good day / bad day for him and gives a brief insight into just how his brain works. The inclusion of this lifts the track.

The Flid claims it is a work in progress, so once he has finished tweaking with it I'll put up the new version. For now, this is well worth a listen.

Go Buy : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (Adult Edition)
Go Buy : The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time (Audio Book)

Feel free to leave a comment about these tracks in The Pipe section of the forum

Ta,
Budgie.