I like forms and forms like me

[sovay]

I am not surprised that I had never heard of Pylon before tonight. I am also not surprised that I love them. They are spiky and spare and apophatic—the musical equivalent of Ceci n'est pas une pipe, only headbangingly danceable. Their catchiest songs are anti-anthems. This after I spent much of today plying asakiyume with mythic folk. Maybe it's the same angle of my brain that really likes Pierrot Lunaire.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

It's good to have broad musical tastes--it's the equivalent of having many routes to walk to your destination; then the kidnappers never know where to find you.

(Just think; the kidnappers will *never* be able to guess what concert you're at, at any given moment.)

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

Pylon as in the eighties band from Athens, GA?

[penprickle.livejournal.com]

Gracious. Cleo Laine's album of those songs (at least some of them) is the one of hers that I won't listen to because it creeps me out so much. I had no idea where it came from, though. Thanks for educating me!

[gwynnega]

Aren't they great? I saw them live once, years and years ago...