I Flit, I Float, I Fleetly Flee, I Fly

Max Tundra “So Long, Farewell” – The first time that I heard this, I spent the full duration of the song with a slack-jawed look of giddy disbelief on my face. I’m not kidding or exaggerating at all! It’s kind of amazing how perfectly this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic from The Sound Of Music suits Max Tundra’s distinct aesthetic. Tundra infuses the familiar showtune with the hyperactive cheer and sunny electronic textures of his 2002 classic Mastered By Guy at the Exchange, bringing out the best in the song and in his production style. (Click here for the official Max Tundra website.)

Simon Bookish “Terry Riley Disco (Max Tundra Remix)” – This sounds about as much like “Terry Riley Disco” as that Stereolab song sounds like “John Cage Bubblegum,” which is to say, it’s much closer to the second half of the imaginary genre assignment than the first. Simon Bookish speak-sings about his “mixed-up genre for a mixed-up world” in a tone and accent reminiscent of Klaus Nomi when he wasn’t in opera mode over an inspired track by Max Tundra that begins as a mesmerizing slow burner before shifting into something far more manic and explosive around the halfway point. (Click here for the official Simon Bookish site.)