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December 27, 2004
Back by popular demand
Last week's theme was so successful that I decided to do another one. What I like most about themes is that it gives me an additional creative opportunity to convey the aesthetic brilliance of a disparate group of compositions, tying them together with the fabric of metaphor to reveal layers of meaning that might otherwise go unnoticed. And so, we present this week's theme: "Stuff Laura dropped off at my house recently."
For day one, you may remember Laura posting to the Comfort list about IQU:
"not only does the new IQU (local techno-rock) kick ass, but the packaging beats all. it's always nice when the product contained within meets expectations and lives up to the wrapper."
Indeed, this album features one of the most beautiful cases ever - it's basically a small book with circular pages that fold out on a hinge, illustrated with beautiful images and held together in a translucent hard plastic case with really nifty drawings all over it and a great texture. If there was ever a reason to continue manufacturing CDs, it's thinking through and delivering on the entire experience to such a degree.
Oh, and the music is neat. From the album Sun Q, released on Sonic Boom Recordings, the cats what also brought you releases by Heather Duby and some band of unknowns called Death Cab For Cutie.
IQU - Under The Cherry Blossom
IQU - The 9th Line
IQU - A Pile Of Cherries
Posted by Scotto at December 27, 2004 09:00 AM