Ten Times Terrified

Revl9n “Walking Machine” – “Walking Machine” is ostensibly a dance pop song, but its beat seems nervous and agitated, as though Revl9n are attempting to simulate motion sickness rather than stimulate physical motion. The icky discomfort is contrasted with some melodic and dynamic sweetness, but you just can’t shake the dread — it seeps into every lyric, note, beat, and flourish. The singer distances herself from a masochistic acquaintance, but she does seem to agree with the notion that pain brings us in touch with our humanity, and keeps us from becoming dull, unfeeling automatons. (Click here to buy it from Amazon. This song was originally posted back in July of 2004.)

Elsewhere: If you email a request to the people at 33 1/3, they will send you a PDF of the first two chapters of Carl Wilson‘s Let’s Talk About Love: A Journey to the End of Taste. I’ve only read those two chapters, but so far, it’s as good and interesting as I had expected.

Also: The Very Last Fucking of Steven Tyler.