Final Fantasy Knows It : Spam Makes The World Go 'Round
Good Hodgkins reports that violinist extraordinaire/first ever Polaris Prize winner for "He Poos Clouds", Owen Pallett AKA Final Fantasy, released a new song named "Flare Gun" for the twice-yearly art magazine Esopus' 8th compilation, which is entirely dedicated to Spam.
Not not the mystery meat. Spam Emails. OK so that doesn't make it any better.
"Flare Gun" has me seriously pondering if it's possible for a song to be stressful. Because I'm pretty sure my heart rate shot up at least 10 beats per minute while listening to it. With the constant barrages of staccato violin/piano contrasting with Pallett's whisper-like vocals, I closed my eyes and I almost had the feeling that I was right in the middle of the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona.
I know. It's a strange feeling.
While we're heaping praise onto Final Fantasy for some awesome work, here's another Good Hodgkins link to a collaboration between Final Fantasy and ex-Pitchfork writer/MC Cadence Weapon which was recorded during a CBC 2 radio session.
Words cannot explain how good these songs are. (actually they could but I'm too lazy to do so, I've gotta get some sleep eventually!)....so let's just say that it would take me a very long time, therefore many cups of coffee, to explain how good a collaboration this is.
Here's the new song, straight out of the oven!
Final Fantasy @ Myspace
