I find it completely appropriate for our 100th Posting to be something relatively new to us that exemplifies the best of downtempo. It was the “trip hop” movement that seemed to pull us into an entirely new and fascinating world of music where every vanguard of the genre displayed possibilities it seemed previously unconsidered or sometimes fathomed. Wax Tailor has put together a beautiful track with an astonishing video to show that regardless of bpm or stigmatized genres, hard work can really pay off with something special. At first I was somewhat apprehensive of showing a video that displayed the human body in all it’s features. It is funny that I feel more comfortable showing a naked body that is constructed by a computer than the real thing. It’s as if the filter of the construct has sterilized it to become less shocking as if there is something wrong with the real thing. The fact is I can’t really tell if it’s real or not. I think this video drifts back and forth from real footage to digital imaging, blurring boundaries just as Wax Tailor has done with this music. Removing the walls of expectations is not at all unlike tearing down the walls of resistance in the mind through hypnosis. We will continue to do our best to tear down all the walls and borders in this site and our personal lives. Then maybe we will continue to take these field trips into the surreal and bizarre world of art, causing you to feel free to Najahead! Peace!
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