Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5828 in Digital Music Album
• Released on: 2009-05-19
• Running time: 4680 seconds

Customer Reviews

SPACE: It's What's For Dinner.
I'm one half of 400 Lonely Things, and I compiled this album, so it's safe to say that I'm partial to this. That being said, I think this album is more than a label sampler; it's a compilation that plays like an album and has a certain flow and cohesion that balances its unpredictability and strangeness. Some of the songs are as bizarre and adventurous as the provocative, pulpy artwork (check out the additional images) - while others are quiet and organic and content to lurk in the background. Some tracks are creepy and soundtracky in their seriousness, and others are funny, catchy, and aggressive. But all are bewildering, both in the sense of their uniqueness and in their obscurity. Usually, saying that something is new and different is rightfully met with skepticism, cynicism or disappointment - but in the case of Smatterings it can be said with a straight face. There's bound to be something you've never heard of here that you like, and plenty to baffle the uninitiated. Most of these artists have several albums available right here at Amazon, and they could all use your support. It's a free download, give it a try and write your own review.

Here's what a few others have said about Smatterings:
"A diverse roster of under noticed talent that deserves to be heard." [...]
"Truly furthering the art of music." Midnight Podcast

And since I mentioned that I'm in 400 Lonely Things - allow me to plug our recent remix of George Romero's Night of the Living Dead, called Tonight of the Living Dead. It was just endorsed by Judith O'Dea, who played "Barbara" in the movie and has been getting noticed by horror news sites like Dread Central, Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting and others...

Tonight of the Living Dead is here:
http://www.amazon.com/Tonight-of-the-Living-Dead/dp/B001N8YUE0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1242419604&sr=1-1

Genre Free
I absolutely love this disk. What a refreshing, unpredictable series of songs. Up-down, slow-fast, hard-soft... it's all here, but not too loopy or clubby. This is original, surprising stuff. No two artists are alike. First I was rocking around cleaning, then I was slipping away into sofa dreams, then I was laughing hysterically. What a treat. And I like the genre-free concept. Thank you PIMALIA.

Meet the Future of Avant Garde Music
First off, let me say if you don't know who Gordon Sharp, Steve Stapleton or David Tibet are, this is compilation is not for you. For fans of Nurse With Wound, Current 93, Cindytalk, Aphex Twin Boards Of Canada et al, this is what you'll be listening to in the near future. This comp is a collection of the newest and most interesting group of experimental musicians to be under one roof. From the atmospheric moods of 400 Lonely Things, the guitar-driven improv of Larry Marotta, to the darkness of SF mainstay Forms of Things Unknown - there is something for everyone searching for the outer limits of music.

If you ever purchased a record from Forced Exposure or Soleilmoon, you need to have this! This is the next wave.