STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about. Our Twitter feed keeps you apprised of reviews as they're published. It's kept locked and private, because with a name like @stillsingle, everyone thinks it's a dating site. Approvals happen whenever they happen.

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February 14, 2011

White Orange – “…And This Is Why I Speak To You In Parables” b/w “Middle of the Middle” 12” picture disk (Made in China)

And that is why no one will remain in your presence. Pardon, couldn’t resist. It means very little that “Middle of the Middle” is in fact a five minute edit of the 13-minute “…And This Is Why…” because the piece of work in question is a fucking piece of work, if you will. There’s a chance that the mindset behind all of this is one similar to that of the untouchable Wildildlife (if there were more great bands, I wouldn’t have to reference them every couple of months), or more than a mere chance, actually. Heavy, pounding, beautifully produced, a ruling rhythm with a hint of tribal drive (non-Burning Man), and a ton of things happening in very small ways, and I’m a sucker for subtle. This is the sort of “fucked up” that flies in the vast airspace over the heads of Mike Patton fans, but fans of Priest Driven or Hit To The Death-era Flaming Lips have a new favorite 18 minutes. Highly rec’d. (http://www.madeinchinarecords.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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