Not to be outdone by retro obsessiveness of analogue (and oddly enough days of the week), the latest Lali Puna song to surface comes perfectly equipped with crackly 78 rpm vinyl sounds. The song is a bit of a departure for the group as it is has beefier percussion and beat sounds, a slowed down tempo, and the spoken drone of Valerie with a minimal number of musical instrument sounds. It's almost as if this is the band's attempt at creating their impression of a surrealistic musicbox number to be used as the musical backrdop for a Brothers Quay short.
ISAN's side is unsurprisingly an unoffensive melodic number from the duo, underscoring recordings from a British newscast. Originally recorded in 2001, the song could easily have been a throwaway track as it's not even nearly as musically compelling as anything on their 'Lucky Cat' release last year on Morr. Future split 7" single releases planned for this growing Italian label include Pan•American/To Rococo Rot, Calexico/Black Heart Procession, Califone, Geoff Farina, and Melt Banana. (Unhip, my ass!)
samples:
- Lali Puna - Common Ground
- ISAN - Little Boy Sitting Up In Bed Looking at the Moon
 
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