Getting excited over square brown cardboard packages in no way replaces the highs of sitting on the bus home with a bag of newly discovered vinyl, let me be clear…
However the beauty of square brown cardboard packages, over thin and stretching plastic bags, is that these packages could have come from anywhere. Just this morning one such box arrived from Japan. An oldish, but new to me, Force of Nature 12†inside.
Best for me not to think about the cost just to get on and post about it.
If you find more than a passing resemblance to Jan Hammer’s Crockett’s Theme you might be on to something – I did too. But the chugginess of this just manages to slam the door on visions of a couple of Miami Narcs speeding across great expanses of water in an open top boat…
Not to say that Crockett’s Theme doesn’t have it’s place on the dancefloor. I’ve heard Todd Terje drop it to devastating effect, mind you if anyone can, it probably is only him. He does have a corner on the whole 80s Rock and Pop 12â€s market…
It’s a mellow, slow build, I’ll tell you now. At just over 5 minutes it could go for double the length as far as I’m concerned. And should it leave you wanting more, like say, a mix to go with it, you could do worse than to check one of the best mixtape DJs I have heard in recent times. Catch the full mix over on Giant Step by Prince Language part 3 of his No Comprendo series… all of which are amazing.
A real lesson in selection, pacing, mood and feel. Not just about dropping the most block-rockingest-bad-boy tunes straight off the top. (Are you paying attention at the back?)
So Prince, Todd and FoN, thank you for the music. And readers, here’s Force Of Nature – Liberate on Libyus Music.