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Swimming in the Nihil: |
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released by zero 1 media, inc |
| REVIEW from Amazon.com listener: Swimming in the Nihil blends the ambience of both technology and folk into a beautifully produced aural painting of their antagonism and kinship. "All I want is some peace man, something like relief, man" and "Just tell me this restless spirit will be alright" are some of the lyrical anthems heard over a collage of electronic sounds underscored beautifully with persuasive perscussion. And persuade it does. Philosophical, and yet eerily personal, "Swimming in the Nihil" not only reveals the antagonism of technology and folk, it celebrates their similarities. While "1000x'" and "So Long (pt 1)" intellectually question everything we've done to make our lives more convenient, "The Tub" pulls us back and allows us to pose our questions more emotionally . From beginning to end, from first line of lyric until the last electronic dew drops, you feel all the modern pains and pleasures of living in a world immersed in technology while enveloped in folklore. The Artist here lays bare our modern souls: people in the precarious position of knowing how to work all the devices at our fingertips and still remembering all the intimate things that made us laugh, cry, smile, sigh, and wonder why. This dichotomy comes alive in a universal way in this musical piece. It is nothing short of modern genius. |
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