Mar 18 2007
King Biscuit Time - I Walk The Earth
I know I haven't been keeping up on posting music lately; however, I've been distracted by other things — like trying to find a way to buy food and such. Oh, and surfing and snowboarding trips abroad. Whatever … semantics.
On the return flight from my recent surfing trip to Puerto Rico, I was pleased to learn that American Airlines (AA) has replaced their "smoking section" with a new feature — the "children's nursery section."
Luckily, I was able to take full advantage of this new feature, as my friends at AA so thoughtfully placed me directly in the middle of this new section. As such, not only did it give me the opportunity to reaffirm my underlying desire to never, never have children, but I was also able to take advantage of the "new music" channel being played on the airplane. And at the very low, low price of only $3.00 (for which I get to keep the headphones — RIGHTEOUS!!).
Regardless, there were some really great songs the airline had found which I had not otherwise heard of, including this one from Black Gold, the debut album of King Biscuit Time ("KBT"). KBT is the solo project led by Steve Mason, the lead singer of one of my favorite bands, the now-defunct Scottish group The Beta Band.
I personally think that Mason is a genius. He pulls together very different and unique sounds and makes them work together through the use of rarely used rhythmic timing and off-beats. Moreover, if you pay attention, he lets his own voice lead the song's direction towards crescendo more than any one instrument. That's just some "skillz." The result — some really unique and catchy music, and in this case, a great video too.
King Biscuit Time - I Walk The Earth
P.S. I also highly recommend you check out Chez's latest post about the new Nine Inch Nails release. He's right, from what I've heard this new CD should be amazing.
P.P.S. Good lord, I can't stop listening to this song — it's just that good. Keep listening for the beat changes, and notice the vocal interactions. It's amazing the sound this guy can produce in what is essentially a percussion-based piece.
I’ve been having some issues with my commenting section, so I’m posting this as a test to see if it’s working correctly. Blah.