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Seaworthy brothers Joshua and Mischo McKay specialize in a genre-blended pastiche of unusual instrumental touches, drone music, and bits of pan-Asian melodic structures, a formula that distinguished their former band, Macha. Unfortunately, despite excellent releases like 1999's See It Another Way, Macha went sadly under-appreciated outside their adopted hometown of Athens, Georgia. However, with Seaworthy's quieter, muted electronic feel, the duo has managed to keep the best things about Macha while adding a less abrasive, easier-to-swallow aesthetic. Songs like "I Met Her in the Candy Store" and "The Day" slack lazily from verse to sparse verse, seemingly hook-free; it's only the next day, as you're humming chunks of the song in a grocery store that the music's lingering effect becomes obvious. Like a sleepy cross between Boards of Canada and Loop Guru, the pace of the music feels just right, with tracks blending one into the next, falling in and out of hushed lullabies like "Lone Star Samba" and the mystically inspired "The Ride, Pt. 1." With growing popular interest in experimental techno and world music, perhaps the skewed approach that made their past work so compelling will find more takers in this latest incarnation. --Matthew Cooke
Product Description
Seaworthy is a different kind of surprise. Free of any Eastern influence, the debut recordings of Josh McKay's (Macha) new project glow softly with a heroin-laced calm, anesthetizing the listener to the dark melancholy which lies just beneath the surface. As with the Macha recordings Mckay's production is vital. Guest appearances include a gorgeous collaboration (track 6) with Japanese singer Haco, a member of Osaka's legendary experimentalists After Dinner, and female trio Hoahio (John Zorn's Tzadik Records). The stunning ten-minute, two-part title track that closes the album is the kind of song that comes along only once in a great while. Jetset Records.
The Ride,Seaworthy,Jet Set Records,Alternative Pop/Rock,Indie Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
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