‘Superficiality is everything’ – that’s a mantra I hear a great many times these days. In a world of blipverts, unlimited free availabiity of music and micro gen-Y attention spans, the days of long, languid periods of pre-coital courting with musicians appear to be gone. First impressions count, and a bad first impression counts double. So here it is – my superficial confession: Lone‘s album cover reminds me of bad, Euro-Minstry-of-Sunshine-electro-house music marketing, misogynistic blokes thinking that lipgloss, titties and babes will help sell their opportunistic, piss-poor music.
Exhibit A:
Case for the prosecution over, here’s the case for the defence: underneath that misdirecting cover is a gorgeous album, where Boards Of Canada fall into a passionate, groping roll in the hay with Flying Lotus and the ever-mutating Wonky genre. Full-length cuts meld with brief snapshots and textures, combining to produce an album dripping with warmth and promise – so much so, that it might well be time to reappraise that album cover after all.
This new mix from Lone pulls an almost unrivaled list of players into the light: Plaid, Kode 9, The Tuss, Rustie, Clark and more.
Lone – Naomixxx | zshare
1 – kona triangle – pinchbeck intro
2 – lone – indigo breath
3 – plaid – anything
4 – kode9 vs LD – 2 bad
5 – the tuss – fredugolon6
6 – rustie – response
7 – drexciya – triangular hydrogen strain
8 – macabre unit – lift off
9 – clark – for wolves crew
10 – MRK1 – get out clause
11 – jakes and joker – 3k lane
12 – mr. curtamos – glow in the dark step
Bonus: Lone – Beach Bump | mediafire
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