A name most people will have never heard of before. John Watkins is advertised on Discogs with “The Ghost of/that is Jon Watkins is a Composer/Guitarist in a small room but a big world from the land of Montreal, Canada”. Poetic and minimalistic yet explorative words, and that kinda fits with his music. “The Book of Anti-Melodies” is – after the 5″ “You Can’t Go Home Anymore” – the second release and this time a 3″ CDr. It contains a guitar with a few vocal sounds. And before you get to me because of my words: I did NOT say vocals. You just read that.
Avant-Gardistic playing with loads of effects and a few additional sounds creates something which is too intrusive to be labelled ambient but way too relaxed to be labelled music in the absolute sense of the word (rhythm, melody, etc.). Through the enormous reverb and delay, it has an intense swampy feeling which I remember from a few soundscape-like tracks I know from Hugo Race. And I must say, I like this one, even if it does not form a steady base in my collection. Music to listen to when it’s hot and humid, and you don’t want to do anything besides sweat and drink on the porch. When ventilators don’t have anything to add any more, and the airco is broken. Press *replay, please, darling, and could I get a homemade lemonade?
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