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Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:44 AM PDT
Sydney trio Movement inhabit a shadowy subspace where R&B and dance music begin to blur together and blend. Their new single on Modular, "Us", transcends standard lyrical lecherousness, advancing onto more troubling terrain. The vocal take is light and controlled, but it burns with menace and the type of heat lent to whispered threats in the corner of a black-lit club: "When we're alone in the dark/ And I could take you right now/ You're the way that I want you/ Moving for me." Flecks of steel drum sprinkled throughout the song's second half serve as welcome bits of color and light, an indication of the band's gift for cultivating atmosphere-- the darkness of "Us" threatens to overwhelm, demands a search for relief.
Movement: "Us" on SoundCloud.  |
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Posted: 19 Sep 2013 09:34 AM PDT
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"Paper Trails", the latest single from Nicolas Jaar and Dave Harrington's forthcoming LP as Darkside, Psychic (out October 8 through Jaar's Other People label in partnership with Matador), kicks off with a slow-stepping beat and a touch of sinister sexual energy. The song plays out its own noirish narrative, as Jaar wonders aloud where the object of his affection has disappeared to amidst reverb-soaked guitar plucks. In the song's second half, the moment of clarity finally arrives, as "Paper Trails" opens up to reveal the dense melancholy lurking in the shadowy corners of its subconscious. Darkside: "Paper Trails" on SoundCloud.  |
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