"Signals & Cities Forever" marks the first of, what will probably be, a handful of records that I fall in love with in 2009 that very few others will care about. The London Apartments are essentially one wonderful Candadian name Justin A. Langlois. On "Signals & Cities Forever", TLA churn out a record of dreamed out lo-fi fuzz that's shrouded by soft pianos, spoken-in-space vocals, and electro/glitch beats to create a beautifully atmospheric and "surrounding" post-rock record. And let me add, that by surrounding, I mean it's not really a record that I'd put on to explore every lyric, every rhythm, every electro blip - am I avoiding calling it background music? Yes, I am. This is much better than that. I just put it on and kind of let it take over. And it kind of takes you where it goes on it's own. kinds of. kind of. It's hard to describe. This record is like staring at a city from a forest, it's a surreal and unnatural sight. The sounds of space and soft voices don't exist in the urban landscape, just as man-made bleeps and electro beats don't associate with nature. But somehow The London Apartments pull all that together to create the best snowy day record to spend alone with so far this year.
Oh, and to celebrate his birthday and snowfall in Ontario, Justin posted this record with artwork at a high-quality bit rate to download at The London Apartments website for FREE . He turned 25 on Tuesday. I suggest you head over there to wish him a happy birthday by checking this wonderful piece of music out. "Signals & Cities" promo video with the track "Fair is Fair" below. The video was directed & edited by Danielle Sabelli & Justin Langlois. Enjoy!
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