25 Years From Alpha
06 January 2009
Larry Heard: 25 Years From Alpha
Larry Heard‘s latest A-side, the Kraftwerk-tinged, future-funk 25 Years From Alpha, continues along the Chicago legend’s recent musical trajectory towards much sparser, more minimal production.
This is hardly a surprise — Heard has always preferred jazzy sophistication to high-jackin’ beats, but this latest slab is so scant and abstract, playing it feels a bit like taking a Rorschach test: any attempt at a description reveals more about the listener than the record itself. Some hear an overly longwinded retroist slice of cheese, others hear a subtle, emotional ballad that incorporates (rather than simply references) elements from 25 years of electronic music.
Whatever your feeling towards it, praise be to Heard for never being afraid to mind-fuck his audience.
johnny
01/07 at 10:32 AM
this....is incredible
pilotpriest
01/07 at 10:55 AM
agreed.
justin
01/07 at 11:54 AM
roland cr-8000? ... this is on repeat. pass the dutchie. thanks for this gabe.
Gabe
01/07 at 03:41 PM
it sounds like an 808 to me, justin. i could be wrong, but that cowbell sounds pretty unmistakeable.
justin
01/07 at 07:55 PM
yes gabe, yes it does.
Gabe
01/07 at 11:02 PM
oh wait, was that just a ruse to bring out how nerdy I am? If it was, boy did it ever work gangbusters.
justin
01/08 at 08:49 AM
nah dood, not at all.
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