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Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tip I'll Give You a Break, Pt. 23: Night Sun's "Living With the Dying"
Posted by Dave Segal on Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 1:09 PM
[I’ll Give You a Break is a sporadic series of posts highlighting obscure (and not so obscure) breakbeats in unlikely places, so that they may be sampled by producers or just enjoyed for their own geeky purposes. NB: Don’t forget to clear all samples through the proper channels (cough).]
Last night, Jody McKane from Yokai No Uta was DJing a killer set of psych and prog rock for Portable Shrines' night at the Living Room bar. One track that stood way the hell out was Night Sun's "Living With the Dying" from their 1972 LP Mournin'. (Damn—how have I gone so long without knowing about this?) It's a demonic slab of Sabbath-esque heaviness, but from about 1:47-3:27 almost everything drops out except the drums, which are garlanded by an effect that sounds like ectoplasm being phased through the world's largest bong. It's a cornucopia of weird-ass atmospheres, wickedly sluggish funk beats, and febrile fills, and you need it in your life... and maybe your next track.
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