Quiet Village's approach to songcraft is similar to that of The Go! Team, Girl Talk, and numerous others that have emerged this decade. Silent Movie combines copious samples with original music to weave vivid atmospheres. But while their contemporaries turn their dials up to eleven, Quiet Village trade in subtlety. Silent Movie is a slow collision of Martin Denny's exotica, Ennio Morricone's film scores, shoegaze, and early 90s downtempo "chillout" music, among others. A few years ago I formulated a theory that in this decade, every form of music from the previous century would reemerge in unusual combinations, giving birth to the first new musical forms of the 21st century. Silent Movie is compelling evidence that I might just be correct.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Quiet Village: Silent Movie
Quiet Village's approach to songcraft is similar to that of The Go! Team, Girl Talk, and numerous others that have emerged this decade. Silent Movie combines copious samples with original music to weave vivid atmospheres. But while their contemporaries turn their dials up to eleven, Quiet Village trade in subtlety. Silent Movie is a slow collision of Martin Denny's exotica, Ennio Morricone's film scores, shoegaze, and early 90s downtempo "chillout" music, among others. A few years ago I formulated a theory that in this decade, every form of music from the previous century would reemerge in unusual combinations, giving birth to the first new musical forms of the 21st century. Silent Movie is compelling evidence that I might just be correct.
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