Until Then, I’ll Make My Little Noise

Scout Niblett “Where Are You?” – It starts off like a fairly normal indie/grunge ballad, which is fine enough, but it really hits hard once it slows down to a crawl and you’ve got no choice but to hang on every syllable and note. The negative space is filled with nervous anticipation, and each moment seems invested with worlds of meaning. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)

Sun Ra “We’ll Wait For You” – I was thinking for a while that this would be a great final song for Fluxblog, this sort of optimistic goodbye from the future, but whatever, I’m just going to post it now, because I have no idea how long I’ll have to wait til that time comes around. I know that some people find the vocals on this track corny at best or cringe-inducing at worst, but I think it’s rather beautiful, both in terms of sentiment, and in how it relates to the rest of the composition. The moog being played by Sun Ra on this recording sounds like nothing I’ve ever heard before, this rumbling greyish tone that shifts up into something more colorful about halfway through the track. (Click here to buy it from Amazon.)