Zerrissenheit.

Communication Zero - The Things You Said

CZ, back again with a kick-awesome Depeche Mode cover

Kate Rusby - I Wish

I know that the Tumblr Hivemind* typically eschews folk that isn’t from some Brooklyn kid with a beard too large for his chin. That’s unfortunate, because Ms. Rusby is a fantastic talent. There’s something delightfully perverse about how damned cheerful the melody is, when the song’s protagonist wants nothing more than to be blind and/or dead because of some farmboy who knocked her up.

* Seriously, Tumblr Hivemind, fuck you. Your favourite band sucks.

Venetian Snares - If I Could Say I Love You

Y’know, it’s kinda neat to hear Aaron Funk do something other than his typical “dying twitches of a broken drum machine” spazzfests. I love me some Snares (the Doll Cycle, especially), but it’s cool to hear him do something different. Like this solemn orchestral number from “My Downfall”.

Imminent Starvation - Strass

A fascinatingly weird percussive mess.

Nick Drake - Day Is Done

This is the home recording version of the song, and in my opinion it’s the most affecting. There’s no studio polish, no string section playing backup. The audio’s fuzzy. The levels probably need tweaking. And, good gosh, the tape drops out for a bit! In short, it’s a crummy recording. But it’s slower and, though I thought it impossible, sadder than the Five Leaves Left version. It sounds defeated and broken even before the vocals (expanded from the studio version) kick in. It’s creepy in that lonesome, personal, Silent Hill 2 sort of way. And I love it.

I swear, if I ever get my taste for running horror RPGs back, I’m totally using this in the soundtrack. (and Sunn O))), Lustmord, Akira Yamaoka, and Elliot Smith. that’s how I roll.)