There are a pair of new EPs coming out from my beloved uber-geek violin virtuoso Final Fantasy within the next few months. And, honestly, that’s the best excuse to post.
(photo from FF at Wordsmiths Books )
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This tackles new E.P. 1, “Spectrum 14th Century”. Meant to encompass a history of a fictional land in a fictional time (crushin’ mad-like on your nerd-brain there, bb), the songs are recorded with Beirut as Owen’s backing band and include such atmospheric nuances as faux-field recordings of birds (not birds) and other pastoral noises (not pastoral noises). “The Butcher” is one of the prettiest and most sublime pieces I’ve heard from FF in a while, and for someone whose entire output is that, that’s saying a lot.
Final Fantasy: I Saved A Junky Once
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If the prevailing mood of the Spectrum ep is one of harmony, the mood of second ep, “Play To Please”, is that of anxiety and discord. A series of re-configured songs from Alex Lukashevsky runs through striking off-notes, breaking strings and murky nervousness, like ADULT. being played by a string section. See: the above “I Saved A Junky Once”.
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When the time comes, and it soon will, for either the world to end or for the greatest songs of the decade to be selected, this will certainly be near the top of my list. Owen’s aching, sweeping funeral dirge sticks in both head and heart forever.
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