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its almost as though i have to put on the 'blinders' and go forward..thats another phrase i keep finding myself saying. oh and when i hear micachu, i really do feel like i am listening to the FUTURE..!

Ruminations on Micachu..

so i literally cant stop listening to that song ('turn me well')..i thot about it in the car today..i realized, its strength is in its subtle complexities, its background..one of those songs you make a new discovery each listen/need headphones. its a very simple, repetitious melody over some great embellishments, some of the most interesting ive heard (aka the 'vacuum sample'!:). great jack hammer beat, the harmonious, underlying accordion-like counterpoint..i love the line 'you squeezed my heart so tight tonight, you must return it before you leave, cos when you get to me...you turn me well' (and of course the 'ding'. oh and vocal wise, i love her's along with the 'auto-tunesy/robotic' harmonies). i lovelovelove this song. to me, this is the future of pop. if i could title it though it'd be 'the vacuum song'

Micachu 'Turn Me Well'

this song is really growing one me..its my new fav. song

and from rough trade's site:
'So, a quick introduction, Bjork is said to be a fan of Micachu and can probably indentify with another artist brave enough to take pop music into entirely uncharted territory. Micachu is largely inspired by Harry Partch who famously used an array of customised and home made instruments. These included a xylophone made of light bulbs, a ‘Cloud Chamber’ made out of pyrex dishes that could not only be played musically but detect particles of ionizing radiation and a series of highly complicated 44 stringed instruments.

Similarly Micachu uses a modified guitar played with a hammer action called a ‘chu’ and a bowed instrument fashioned from a CD rack. She also uses improvised instruments, such as glass bottles or a vacuum cleaner.'

....fascinating! yay!