French Paddleboat - Conversions in Metric
by Dustin on Saturday, January 20, 2007
Conversions in Metric’s gentle analog chirps and chimes make me think of watching 8mm nature films while riding a bicycle. Without overpowering instruments or producing, French Paddleboat’s warm songs build upon themselves naturally. Using only analog samples it carries a lively, moving feeling with spontaneous, yet well placed accents. Acoustic drums intelligently threaded through calm harmonies is what gives French Paddleboat it’s active, catchy melody.
Recorded and mixed at Triple Crown Studios in 1997, Scott August’s Conversions in Metric was later released in 1999 by Vancouver’s Scratch Records. If you have interest in bright, minimalistic music or respect for anything analog, this is a album you can’t miss.
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Dave Shortreed
- January 22nd, 2007 @ 3:54 pm
At the end of a long school day, I played this in a computer lab at Uvic, and it was neither rejected nor ignored…..or maybe everyone was pissed but in the end of the day passive mood. im into it anyhow.