Leave It

Ok, so I'm kinda late on this front. While just about everyone was gushing over The Field's 2007 debut From Here We Go Sublime, I wasn't completely sold. And not for any reason in particular, I just wasn't wow'd. However it was enough to pique my interest when the first taste of Alex Willner's follow-up album, Yesterday and Today, arrived in the form of The More That I Do a few weeks back. Again, not overly impressed but I was determined to “get” what The Field are about.

As it turns out The More That I Do is probably my least favourite track off an album full of fantastic tunes. Willner has the ability to stretch a track out over 10-15 minute period and still make it every bit as interesting as something a 1/4 its length. The detail that is going on underneath the sea of washed-out samples is amazing. These are songs that will test your patience but reward you for it in the long run. Leave It glides along nicely until about the 3 minute mark when a damn fine bass line emerges from underneath the swell of ambiance. The following 8 minutes glide by. Trust me.

So as I stated at the top of this post, I'm a little late to the party with these guys, but I'm more than willing to play catch up. I'll definitely be going back to Sublime now with a fresh perspective. So please go and check out Yesterday and Today. I have little doubt that it will make an appearance somewhere on my top 10 of 2009.

The Field - Leave It (320)

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