Horizontally Contructed Shadows

Mark Farrow Artwork for Spiritualized's A+E

Do you believe in magic ?


Animal Collective - Street Flash : From the Water Curses EP, another freaked out pop gem by the bastard children of Brian Wilson. Soothing melodies over ear-bending screams and throw in all of the noises associated with your gold pinky ring falling down the sink. OhKnow!!!

Borko - Spoonstabber : Another great release off of the Morr Music label from Bjorn Kristiansson. Who doesn't like the sound of birds chirping unless you're lost, and then it can get a bit eery?

Four Tet - Wing Body Wing : The warm sounds of Kieren Hebden are presented in a more traditional fourfour format (say that 3x) on this track from the Ringer EP. His 2nd full length player, Rounds is still one of my favorites and helped me to open my ears to world of melody and abstract beats.

Spiritualized - Soul On Fire : I didn't believe in the effectiveness of the new A+E prescription which stands for Accident + Emergency a few months back, as with the new Portishead concoction as well, but both have grown on me. Jason Pierce returns back to melodic form on this release and makes you want to shun that third stint in rehab, church, or both.