from the LP One Bedroom, Thrill Jockey Records, 2003Following along with the theme above is one of my all-time favorite crews, The Sea & Cake (yes, it sounds like you are saying “the ‘C’ in cake” when it’s verbalized, and yes, it’s intended, re: Gastr del Sol’s song of the same name), something of a post-rock supergroup who counts John McEntire (brain of Tortoise) as their drummer, along with other Chicago area rock nerds like Sam Prekop (Shrimp Boat) and Archer Prewitt (the Coctails). These guys likely consider post-Bitches Brew Miles Davis as an equal influence to bands like NEU! or early Kraftwerk, but some tracks really belie their love for krautrock more than others, and this is one of ‘em; shit, they get so lost in the dreamy wonderland of opening bridges that they don’t even get around to singing a word until about 3 minutes into the song, but how about those sick-ass breaks!?! Where NEU! comes across like a car firmly attached to the ground, these guys’ penchant for synthtastic madness leaves the impression of flying through outer space…
