Anyone familiar with Benjamin Curtis, formerly of Secret Machines, now of School of Seven Bells? Something he said in a recent interview sounds to me like an endorsement of the Westside Record Club. Take a look:
Interviewer: What is your ideal situation for listening to music?
Benjamin Curtis: Definitely not headphones. I really like to hear music in a room. I don’t really like when it’s too separated, with the subwoofers and the systems that are too ornate. I just like something really simple. A couple of speakers in a quiet room. Not blasting, but just loud enough so you kind of feel absorbed by it. Not so loud that if you want to lean over to your friend and say, “This song sucks,” or, “I can’t believe they did that — this is amazing,” you can still do that. My best memories of listening to music have been like that.
So the community element is a big part of it?
It’s different doing that, especially if the people you’re listening with are on the same wavelength with you at that moment — it feels like a special moment. It’s these moments with friends where you’re like, “Remember the first time we ever heard this? Wasn’t that great? Wasn’t that the perfect record to put on?”
Over and out,
T
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You conducted that interview, correct? When's it gonna be in LA Record?
Very nice. I'm excited to hear his new stuff. Hopefully in a quiet room amongst friends, from two simple speakers. Quiet enough for me to say "This song sucks."
Yeah, I did the interview. It should go up on the L.A. Record site sometime next week, before their show with M83.
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