Deep Futurism

Jedd and I have just returned from a lovely night at the Legion. We're about to hit the sack—sort of an early night—and are listening to some Common before we put ourselves to bed with a new (relatively) Ezekiel Honig track. A few months back, while surfing Amazon I discovered a free downloads section. Generally, any music that is genuinely available for free is not worth listening to, but this little ambient piece by Honig, "More Human than Human", stood out from all the chaff. Honig takes you through a mood, leaving nothing to hold onto, and by the end, you're left wondering how you got there. (We're just listening to the song again now—it's still just as good—sublime.) We decided to look around and see what else Honig has produced. A quick search on Amazon produced an album and an Ep. According to a customer review of the album, anyone interested in 'deep futurism' really needs to check this album out. I'd certainly say that anyone interested in good music who is even moderately versed in electronic music should check this album out, but what is 'deep futurism'. As tempted as I am to launch into a diatribe against meaningless genre distinctions, it is not only a hackneyed subject, but the the name, 'deep futurism', is suprisingly fitting for this particular track. There is a depth to it, which is to say that it brings you into another world, you feel ensconced in a different paradigm. There is also an obvious futurism, you can't help but feel that you are living in a post-modern age partly free from referentiality as you listen to this track. The track captures a certain existential joy filled angst that can be concomitant with a loosening sense of objectivity. The music could equally be described as ambient glitch, but that would be a more technical name, that wouldn't capture some of it's heart. Whatever it is, I suggest you give Ezekiel a try. Jedd and I will be looking for more of his music soon and we will update if the quality is wildly divergent.