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| PSYCHEDELIC |
Già cinque anni fa lo splendido Currents ci aveva ammaliati con i suoi solchi elettronici a sostituire chitarre elettriche e anfratti psichedelici così come li conosciamo, costruendo un ibrido affascinante com’era quel disco. Ora The Slow Rush, partendo da quell’assunto, amplia il suo raggio d’azione, muovendosi in paesaggi immaginifici, quasi impalpabili nel loro voler cercare di smarcarsi dalla costante marcatura del tempo. La musica riflette i contenuti lirici volendo in tutti i modi guardare al futuro rimanendo però ancorata al passato. La psichedelia risulta così sospesa in un mondo dove il tempo sembra essersi fermato anche solo per un istante e dove le visioni che albergano nella mente di Kevin Parker sembrano prendere forma brano dopo brano. Le canzoni sono in costante mutazione, spesso cambiando pelle, scorporandosi a volte le une dalle altre anche nello stesso pezzo. Ogni cosa ha un suo equilibrio ed e’ stata pensata con una maniacalita’ disarmante. Anche se non ci sono più chitarre distorte, sostituite da sintetizzatori e beat elettronici, quello che rimane costante e’ il trade union con un passato discografico che non sembra scomparire, tutt’altro. I Tame Impala sono sempre loro, sono sempre riconoscibili, anche in questo nuovo corso, dove ancor di più riescono nell’intento di far passare la psichedelia nella cruna della musica elettronica, del funk, della musica soul, del pop, risultando però una band ancora dannatamente rock sotto pelle. Il feeling e’ rimasto immutato andando a creare un mix di canzoni indimenticabili. Borderline diventa così la nuova Yes i’m Changing. L’album viene aperto e chiuso dalle eloquenti One More Year e One More Hour che riassumono i concetti espressi all’inizio. Se la prima ha un ritmo danzereccio rimanendo saldamente ancorata alla sua malinconia di base, la seconda risulta essere un piccolo bignami del Tame Impala sound. In mezzo c’è di tutto. Dalla bellissima Posthumous Forgivness, alla ballata dream pop di One Track. Dal ritmo funky di Lost in Yesterday, alle esplosioni di colori di It Might Be Time. Dai ricami acustici di Tomorrow’s Dust ai movimenti seducenti di Instant Destiny.
Quasi un’ora di trip mentale e surreale che vi catapulterà in una dimensione parallela. In un vortice apparentemente sconnesso dalla realtà, dove la forma pensiero non vi apparterrà più ma sarà resa schiava dalla musica che Kevin Parker ha ideato per voi in questa nuova giostra sonora che è The Slow Rush. Buon viaggio.
ENGLISH VERSION
Time, the inexorable passage of time, the solitary dance of sand that encloses this world in an enormous hourglass of memories, of past moments that will never return. Time and its solitude. Time and its scars, time and its slow and deep breath that suffocates the universe weaving its anxieties and insecurities. The Slow Rush is a cross-section that tells us about time and its effects on the human being, on his fragility, on dreams, on love, on life, which in a constant and inexorable way, (giving us beautiful moments and bad moments), gets shorter every day, placing spectators unable to intervene on the relaxed body of our last breath. The Slow Rush is a romantic, as well as melancholy tale of the human being who finds himself every day embarking on a journey in constant emotional storm. In this emotional context, Kevin Parker, a skilled manipulator of matter, brought here beyond the boundaries of flesh and space, delights us with his talent and his solitary point of view.
Already five years ago the splendid Currents had bewitched us with its electronic grooves to replace electric guitars and psychedelic ravines as we know them, building a fascinating hybrid like that record. Now The Slow Rush, starting from that assumption, broadens its range of action, moving in imaginative landscapes, almost impalpable in their desire to try to get away from the constant marking of time. The music reflects the lyrical contents wanting in all ways to look to the future while remaining anchored to the past. Psychedelia is thus suspended in a world where time seems to have stopped even for a moment and where the visions that dwell in Kevin Parker's mind seem to take shape track after track. The songs are constantly changing, often changing their skin, sometimes breaking up from each other even in the same piece. Everything has its own balance and has been designed with a disarming obsessiveness. Even if there are no longer distorted guitars, replaced by synthesizers and electronic beats, what remains constant is the trade union with a record past that does not seem to disappear, quite the opposite. Tame Impala are always them, they are always recognizable, even in this new course, where even more they manage in order to pass psychedelia in the eye of electronic music, funk, soul music, pop, resulting in a band still damn rock under the skin. The feeling remained unchanged going to create a mix of unforgettable songs. Borderline thus becomes the new Yes i’m Changing. The album is opened and closed by the eloquent One More Year and One More Hour which summarize the concepts expressed at the beginning.
If the first has a dancing rhythm while remaining firmly anchored to its basic melancholy, the latter turns out to be a small summary of the Tame Impala sound. In between there is everything. From the beautiful Posthumous Forgivness, to the dream pop ballad of One Track. From the funky rhythm of Lost in Yesterday, to the explosions of colors of It Might Be Time. From the acoustic embroidery of Tomorrow's Dust to the seductive movements of Instant Destiny.
Almost an hour of mental and surreal trip that will catapult you into a parallel dimension. In a vortex apparently disconnected from reality, where the thought form will no longer belong to you but will be enslaved by the music that Kevin Parker has created for you in this new sound carousel which is The Slow Rush. Have a good trip.
TRACKLIST
01. One More Year
02. Instant Destiny
03. Boederline
04. Posthumous Forgivness
05. Breath Deeper
06. Tomorrow's Dust
07. On Track
08. Lost In Yersterday
09. Is It True
10. It Might Be Time
11. Glimmer
12. One More Hour
INFO
ANNO: 2020
LABEL: Universal Music Australia
WEB: Website
ENGLISH VERSION
Time, the inexorable passage of time, the solitary dance of sand that encloses this world in an enormous hourglass of memories, of past moments that will never return. Time and its solitude. Time and its scars, time and its slow and deep breath that suffocates the universe weaving its anxieties and insecurities. The Slow Rush is a cross-section that tells us about time and its effects on the human being, on his fragility, on dreams, on love, on life, which in a constant and inexorable way, (giving us beautiful moments and bad moments), gets shorter every day, placing spectators unable to intervene on the relaxed body of our last breath. The Slow Rush is a romantic, as well as melancholy tale of the human being who finds himself every day embarking on a journey in constant emotional storm. In this emotional context, Kevin Parker, a skilled manipulator of matter, brought here beyond the boundaries of flesh and space, delights us with his talent and his solitary point of view.
Already five years ago the splendid Currents had bewitched us with its electronic grooves to replace electric guitars and psychedelic ravines as we know them, building a fascinating hybrid like that record. Now The Slow Rush, starting from that assumption, broadens its range of action, moving in imaginative landscapes, almost impalpable in their desire to try to get away from the constant marking of time. The music reflects the lyrical contents wanting in all ways to look to the future while remaining anchored to the past. Psychedelia is thus suspended in a world where time seems to have stopped even for a moment and where the visions that dwell in Kevin Parker's mind seem to take shape track after track. The songs are constantly changing, often changing their skin, sometimes breaking up from each other even in the same piece. Everything has its own balance and has been designed with a disarming obsessiveness. Even if there are no longer distorted guitars, replaced by synthesizers and electronic beats, what remains constant is the trade union with a record past that does not seem to disappear, quite the opposite. Tame Impala are always them, they are always recognizable, even in this new course, where even more they manage in order to pass psychedelia in the eye of electronic music, funk, soul music, pop, resulting in a band still damn rock under the skin. The feeling remained unchanged going to create a mix of unforgettable songs. Borderline thus becomes the new Yes i’m Changing. The album is opened and closed by the eloquent One More Year and One More Hour which summarize the concepts expressed at the beginning.
If the first has a dancing rhythm while remaining firmly anchored to its basic melancholy, the latter turns out to be a small summary of the Tame Impala sound. In between there is everything. From the beautiful Posthumous Forgivness, to the dream pop ballad of One Track. From the funky rhythm of Lost in Yesterday, to the explosions of colors of It Might Be Time. From the acoustic embroidery of Tomorrow's Dust to the seductive movements of Instant Destiny.
Almost an hour of mental and surreal trip that will catapult you into a parallel dimension. In a vortex apparently disconnected from reality, where the thought form will no longer belong to you but will be enslaved by the music that Kevin Parker has created for you in this new sound carousel which is The Slow Rush. Have a good trip.
TRACKLIST
01. One More Year
02. Instant Destiny
03. Boederline
04. Posthumous Forgivness
05. Breath Deeper
06. Tomorrow's Dust
07. On Track
08. Lost In Yersterday
09. Is It True
10. It Might Be Time
11. Glimmer
12. One More Hour
INFO
ANNO: 2020
LABEL: Universal Music Australia
WEB: Website
TAME IMPALA: BORDERLINE
