I used to lay my head next to my computer at work and pretend that the little noises coming from inside of it were the sounds of a muffled, itty-bitty club playing electronic music. Often my boss would come over, place a hand on my shoulder and quietly ask if I was alright. My response, always without lifting my head or moving, was “shhhh, I can’t hear the miniature dance party in my computer while you’re talking.”
Thank heavens I found out about Raster Noton and their brand of groovy computer minimalism; those visits to the in-house psychologist were beginning to wear on me. And with their impending release of Aoki Takamasa’s album RV8 I will, in the event that I get sent back there, have something to play the psychologist whilst I say “see SEE, this is what the tiny disco in my computer sounds like.” It will probably be a longer session, but totally worth it to make her understand the joy of beeping computers.
Humble reader, I implore you: watch the newly-released video for “Rhythm Variation 06” below, directed by Hisaki Ito, and then place you ear next to your computer and be still. Are the sounds not similar? Does the fun-size fiesta move through you? If you have been converted, consider gripping a copy of RV8 when it lands on June 11 and playing it for your office. Let the diminutive RAM rave breathe in them as well.
RV8 tracklisting:
01. Rhythm Variation 01
02. Rhythm Variation 02
03. Rhythm Variation 03
04. Rhythm Variation 04
05. Rhythm Variation 05
06. Rhythm Variation 06
07. Rhythm Variation 07
08. Rhythm Variation 08
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