klasensjo (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} klasensjo) wrote,@ 2007-04-02 22:09:00 |
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Politics of the Heart - Erik de Vahl - Oh! My Spine
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| Swedish artist Erik de Vahl releases his third cd by himself. 100 copies. The album, called "Oh! My Spine" expectedly leaks out to the Internet. Erik regrets he sent so many free albums to the press. All remaining copies are sold out before release date. Anyone should be able to get it on equal terms. Equality, Sharing, Democracy. There's plenty of fantastic music for the people on this one. The disconnect between the music company commercial spectacle and any kind of forward looking music of the new millennium has never been greater. I'm not sure why he goes out on his own with "Oh! My Spine". Has he split from Srvice? Bad blood? Who cares? "Oh! My Spine" is certainly no throwaway album. While many of his peers still pray at the altar of Fennesz and Aphex Twin, Erik's music incorporates something closer to what Hypo is doing in terms of anarchic sampling, slightly whimsical and sometimes melancholic. There's a strong psychedelic ingredient in songs like the groovy "Today has been bright" and the exotic splendour of "My Spine / Our Spine" that reminds me of vintage Olivia Tremor Control on their stellar "Dusk at Cubist Castle". It wouldn't be completely offhand to suggest that some of "Oh! My Spine" could be seen in context of the recent Swedish election and some strong rightwing winds blowing in the country making it harder for less fortunate people to get by. I refer to the song "Kamraten Mittemot" featuring a poem by Bruno Bran. Perhaps I'm misinterpreting this part, but I feel it can be seen from this perspective. For anyone else, the album's just a great trip into the department of unadulterated pure pop sampladelica. It should be available at a P2P-service near you and I'm sure Erik won't mind. |
