Mira Calix was spinning dreadfully limp and unrecognizable IDM while I was stranded on the floor without a place to sit. Compounding the boredom, the floor mercilessly clutched at my back, and standing still (dammit Mira, I meant to dance!) kept me mired in its claws. Further into its bitterness it pulled me down as Mira smugly lit one roach after another from behind the breadth of her decks -- the only alternative to enjoying the music she chose.
Finally, a wheeze of familiarity rang out -- autechre's "calbruc"! Because this track is buried in the heart of an album I had yet to enjoy, I'd never noticed before its grooves, the melodies fit above the twisting rhythms, and in relief and gratitude, I danced!* Now secluded myself from exterior distraction, the appreciation for "calbruc" persists.
*she played BoC's "In a beautiful..." immediately afterwards, but that did not move me; it remained tepid.
― Leee (Leee), Wednesday, 18 December 2002 08:35 (twenty-three years ago)