Streaming MP3 track from The Field

Posted by Michael Buell Jr Apr 27, 2007

Pitchfork is in love with German label Kompakt and seems to be doing everything they can to promote it. But, since most of the music, especially The Field, is actually pretty good, I suppose there's nothing wrong with that.

Currently, they are offering "Silent" for streaming listening pleasure off of The Field's latest album, From Here We Go Sublime. For those not familiar with The Field, Kompakt, or the minimal techno scene, for shame. All of your bearded hipster friends are going to laugh at you. I wrote another post about an interview with The Field over on Pitchfork a few weeks ago, which is a good introduction.

The Field is something like Ricardo Villalobos meets Múm. The beat is usually a endless loop of 4/4 thumping. There are no IDM-style drum acrobatics. But microsamples of instruments and voices create dreamy, borderline-ambient soundscapes.

Intelligent Dance Music would be an appropriate acronym if it weren't already appropriated. You can picture people dancing to it. The people you picture may be Scandinavians who need to get out more, but they're dancing nonetheless. But you can also appreciate it as an interesting piece of music to listen to.