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tibii led me to to the page of her last unicorn and HLS's melancholic, somewhat discordant, songs from "down under". As I mentioned to tibii and HLS and now, hopefully, to others that give Her Last Unicorn a listen:
The music scene "down under" is, in many ways, the right side up. I really enjoy the way most of the artists and music-lovers down under really embrace life - even if HLU seems, for now, to be in a more reflective mood. Everything seems more real in an open [read: less dense and contrived] environment that is, literally, upside down.
Lo-Fi music in the Tasmanian countryside with a single mic and cheap recording device sets a pretty compelling vision of an honest artist experimenting with discordant, down-tempo sounds to bring out reality. Music for the downtrodden should be music for all.
The setting, if not the sound and lyrics of HLU, brings to mind the feeling Bob Dylan was trying to capture when he reportedly said about the attraction folk music exerted on his life: "The thing about rock'n'roll is that for me anyway it wasn't enough...There were great catch-phrases and driving pulse rhythms...but the songs weren't serious or didn't reflect life in a realistic way. I knew that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings." - or at least so report the chronoclers of Dylan's early years at his wiki-bio.
Note to HLS: Good on you, mate. I hope you break through your reflective period to gain greater international currency, if that is what you wish.
[NB: a note to readers of my reviews: the text of my reviews at this site may change from time to time. As I listen for futher nuances in a song or body of work, I keep modifying or adding to my thoughts, making my reviews an organic "moveable feast". Since Fuzz artists are constantly evolving, as are our own perspectives, I think Fuzz reviews should not be frozen in time. It's time to extend the power of real-time, web-based music discovery, by making our reviews, "wiki-reviews."]
The music scene "down under" is, in many ways, the right side up. I really enjoy the way most of the artists and music-lovers down under really embrace life - even if HLU seems, for now, to be in a more reflective mood. Everything seems more real in an open [read: less dense and contrived] environment that is, literally, upside down.
Lo-Fi music in the Tasmanian countryside with a single mic and cheap recording device sets a pretty compelling vision of an honest artist experimenting with discordant, down-tempo sounds to bring out reality. Music for the downtrodden should be music for all.
The setting, if not the sound and lyrics of HLU, brings to mind the feeling Bob Dylan was trying to capture when he reportedly said about the attraction folk music exerted on his life: "The thing about rock'n'roll is that for me anyway it wasn't enough...There were great catch-phrases and driving pulse rhythms...but the songs weren't serious or didn't reflect life in a realistic way. I knew that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing. The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more triumph, more faith in the supernatural, much deeper feelings." - or at least so report the chronoclers of Dylan's early years at his wiki-bio.
Note to HLS: Good on you, mate. I hope you break through your reflective period to gain greater international currency, if that is what you wish.
[NB: a note to readers of my reviews: the text of my reviews at this site may change from time to time. As I listen for futher nuances in a song or body of work, I keep modifying or adding to my thoughts, making my reviews an organic "moveable feast". Since Fuzz artists are constantly evolving, as are our own perspectives, I think Fuzz reviews should not be frozen in time. It's time to extend the power of real-time, web-based music discovery, by making our reviews, "wiki-reviews."]
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posted on Nov 6 at 12:11 pm
The almost crazy thing is that the official Tasmanian website (last time me and separately another German mate looked there) does not know ANYTHING about what's going on there. Why so many acts from there are that good nobody there seems to really know, maybe it is because they are geographically somewhat separated. One of these guys told me it might have to do with one of the schools in Hobart having very sophisticated music education. But I assume this is only one small factor. It might also have to do with the beautiful nature combined with a cool and relaxed open-mindedness - I never been there though, I only deduct this logically from their music and internet communication ;-)