Out There

Driving fast through fog.

Driving fast through fog with a hangover.

A hangover caused by a good night of passion and discovery that leaves you a little giddy and with a smirk for what lies ahead.

For some weird reason this scenario sprang into my head from some visceral subconscious place when I first heard Fujiya & Miyagi's tune "Conductor 71." The atmospheric tonality, the ebbing rhythm, the pneumatic press-like drive brought my head to a nice place. A place of possibilities.

For "electronic" music I found it to be engaging and fun, rather than cold and distant. I like that. The type of music that makes you want to press the accelerator a little firmer and point the vehicle, without a map, into a direction you've never been. Out there.

In a way, this tune reminds me of Underworld's "Rez": the drive, the sleek synthetic patina, the thrumming ethereal gloss that flows over you.

Good stuff.