headf*ck time...

wow. i listened to fabric 36 today with a limited knowledge of ricardo villalobos, other than that he's a friend of richie hawtin's and that fizheuer zieheuer is a sprawling, majestic masterpiece. so listening away i found myself lulled into a false sense of security, thinking i was still on track one when i was actually half way through track three - minimal isn't exactly what i know best. all of a sudden, i'm blasted with the most unexpected break of tribal drums in all my years of musical appreciation. i would have posted the track if these rocks pop hadn't beaten me to it. Andruic & Japan is possibly the most mind-shatteringly brilliant track i've heard all year. it reminds me of the time i was in tower records in dublin and, as i heard a pulsating rhythm of tribal drums upstairs, the prodigy's voodoo people was playing downstairs, and the two seemed to overlap perfectly, creating a delightfully organic fusion of electronica and ethnic folk. Andruic & Japan offsets fidgety electronic beats and vocals with throbbing tribal rhythms, the two clashing in time signature but ultimately dancing together in a twisted collage of beats and harmony. i know that if i heard this in a club instead of through headphones, walking through town, my head would be absolutely torn apart. let it happen to you...