The Weekly Froth #41 (with The Time and Space Machine, Bottin, The Magician)

The Weekly Froth! A weekly take on six tracks, most of which have recently popped up somewhere in the blogosphere. Bit of a mixed bag with a slight leaning towards house, disco, and remixes, but generally just anything that for some reason tickled the writer’s fancy.

Track of the week: ‘Little Bird’ by The Time and Space Machine

If you had chanced upon this column last week you would’ve read about a fabulous Time and Space Machine remix. This, however, is a new original cut by the man. So that tells me that someone’s PR machine is working and that someone is gearing up for a new album release (and yes he is! he is!). This song, it is just lovely. Its a really restraint cut, the music and the vocals fit together, and it just gives out this vibe in unison. The line he sings has both a sort of melancholy as well as a child’s tale sensibility with the bird in the garden in the tree singing. It is a “little” song, a “small” song, but it just packs the punch and gives out a certain emotion that a lot of songs with a lot more bombast don’t give you. I wasn’t expecting this one, but I’m certainly not disappointed by it. Actually, anticipation for the album just grew bigger. … Continue Reading