Electronic music has a notsogood reputation in some quarters. Zahira (again, my cousin-in-a-band) is a not-fan of M.I.A., and I'm guessing it's because:
A) The melody takes a back seat to the rhythm.
B) There's some degree of repetitiveness (see A).
C) There's a not insignificant amount of exuberant distortion.
That opinion is understandable as the sound of her band (again, Wild Moccasins) leans towards melodic, jingly-jangly indie-pop, but both are good stuff if that's the kind of thing you're into.
Likewise, this track isn't going to change anybody's opinions about electronic music. It's a little repetitive, it sacrifices melody for rhythm and it is not without distortion - solid warehouse/open field/desert-at-3 AM electronic music, not really about anything per se, but it kind of draws you in for the ride. Your humble commentator at times finds myself head-a-nodding, suddenly realizing more than a few minutes have passed.
Plus how can you say no to 7+ minutes of Wacky Races?
The Field
Everday
From Here We Go Sublime
Next: Biography in piano, violin and cello.
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