COOLOUT - The Long Goodbye

The latest coolout CD The Long Goodbye has just dropped and I’m a happy camper. Funny enough, it is a “good buy” being 9 cents cheaper on itunes than his last CD! ;)

Having a few chances to listen to this album while it was being conceived, I’d heard numerous versions of these songs, each being amazing. Yet, coolout always seemed to find things wrong with even the most flawless of tracks. Sometimes scrapping beats entirely. Before I knew it, some of the songs came out completely different without losing any of their wow factor. It’s rare that I find this in local (Nashville) producer’s work.

With his last album, Midnight after it was done I told him how much I was loving the bass of this album. So round and firm. (no homo)

But the first thing I’m loving off this new album (upon the first listen) is the use of silence. There are a few gated moments that make a few tracks sparklingly crisp. Combined with additional effects, it almost comes off as Hi-Def audio. Imagine playing this on your TV, going to the front panel and turning up the sharpness. But, instead of it clarifying the image, it made the music more detailed. That’s what I’m feeling.

The second thing I absolutely love about this album is the fact it’s a very Experimental album. In fact, if it were possible, I’d love to send copies of this album to Bill Laswell, Phillip Glass, Herbie Hancock, Terminator X, John Oswald… and if they were alive… John Cage and Sun Ra.

The song “over your head” reminds me much of John William’s theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Actually I take that back, It reminds me of the aforementioned track re-interpreted by Matt The PM (of Workeshoppe radio Phonik) called Kolday’s Transformation.