Dead Wax Loren Friedman
From the darkest, dankest, dirtiest recesses of Carleton College’s regionally renowned record repository they COME FORTH. Rarely spun by anyone save for a few humble Record Librarians, for eons these deserted disks have been damned to hermetic solitude. It is the hope of this humble crate digger that this spread will serve as the means for their liberation. May the following blurbs encourage you to seek out these or any other fuzzy warbles housed within the cozy confines of the KRLX Record Libe. Be warned: not all of these titles can be described as good, listenable, or particularly interesting; however, I believe they represent a certain attitude, a credo, a vibe inseparable from the unparalleled atmosphere of the Record Libe and its caretakers. Yours truly, Loren “Yer Ma’s Pierogi Sucks” Friedman Free Life, Free Life Imbued by its producer (Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey) with the cosmic funk of the elements, this album is nothing short of absolutely delightful. Sweet, sweaty, and sticky, the steamy sonic jungle of Free Life’s syncopated brilliance inspires a sense of romantic passion like no other. Perfect for lovers, the heartbroken, or the perpetually lonesome, tracks such as “Stomp and Shout” and “Say You Do” inspire visions of hugging, kissing, missing, squeezing, and pleasing. If you find yourself in want of glide for your stride or dip for your hip, let the lush, knee-jerk, dance-thenight-away funk of Free Life provide a potent remedy.
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The Works, Queen *dutifully transcribed from a series of liner notes on this album’s cover* Dj1: “Freddy Mercury, perhaps rock’s greatest facist (sic), rails in the first against “Radio Gaga”. It is ironic that the perpetrators of some of the worst songs on the radio in the last 10 years should protest the state radio is in. Various forms of Radio Gaga on this album: synthpop, metal, ballads, funk. Do the world a service and play the real thing, not these feeble rip offs.” Dj2: “Disregard liner notes, Queen’s unique style is only displeasing to those unable to accept a novel, new approach to music.”protest the state radio is in. Various forms of Radio Gaga on this album: synthpop, metal, ballads, funk. Do the world a service and play the real thing, not these feeble rip offs.”
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Dj2: “Disregard liner notes, Queen’s unique style is only displeasing to those unable to accept a novel, new approach to music.”
