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33. Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport
Electronic, Neo-Psychedelia
2009
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNitVGYNCIxGAQ_L037i1kt6LWfg_niTu

1. Rough Steez
2. Olympians
3. Space Mountain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psow5ns94_0

The bubbles are strong with this one.

Surf Solar starts out one way and then eventually blossoms into a big, dynamic experience. I started getting into it around the three-minute mark. Its absolutely the kind of song I need to be in the right mood for. Its repetitive in that sort of trance/house style, and I know a lot of my reaction to that genre is mood dependent. I do like this song though, the way its structured around these repeated phrases and big swelling moments. Its relaxing and oddly inspirational.

Within like one second of Rough Steez I know I like it more than Surf Solar. That grungy, washed-out sound really feels good on a guttural level. And then 0:45 hits and the song transforms, sort of like what Surf Solar does, but it goes in a direction I absolutely want to follow. What can I say, Im a sucker for weird percussion. Its probably the musical aspect most consistent across my entire taste everything I like and dislike has big exceptions, but Im practically guaranteed to always like weird percussion. I cant tell if the percussion here is someone scatting or something inorganic, but whatever it is, it anchors me to the music. I also love all the electronic/glitchy elements. Really solid song.

Not really feeling The Lisbon Maru. Bring back the weird percussion! Olympians, however, starts out cool, gradually transitioning from the droney transition into something almost tribal in nature, and flowing naturally into an extended guitar note. Ooh and then 4:30 happens, it builds to such a nice climax! It does go on a little too long for me though?

You might think Tarot Sport is the ultimate in blue balls, with loud, repetitive segments that seem to only function as teases. On the contrary: I enjoy this contemplative, patient approach to music. Again, I need to be in the right mindset to properly appreciate it, but I feel as if, by track 4, Fuck Buttons has placed me there.

Thus far Ive only enjoyed the even-numbered songs: Rough Steez and Olympians. Tracks 1, 3, and 5 havent grabbed me that much. Track 6, Space Mountain, is also kind of cool. It feels like these even-numbered tracks are more structured around building toward climaxes. Maybe that makes them more appealing to me, I dont know, I did just say I liked the more patient approach so who knows. This is an album that fills me with contradictions. Then song 7, Flight of the Feathered Serpent, breaks the pattern because I really like it. This one in particular reminds me of The Field.

Overall good music to put on in the background. Theres nothing wrong with that. I didnt love a lot of this but what I liked, I really found engaging.