Where Space March
first grabbed me was with the track "Mountain King", referencing
Edvard Grieg's "In The Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt.
It wasn't the first
track I listened to, and it certainly wasn't the first time synthesizers gave
pop life to a classical tune. The iconic notes grabbed my attention though, and
combined with Craig Simmons' voice to create something that felt seductive and
perilous. As you listen more, the peril is not that there will be sudden
violence, but an inexorable loop that you can't escape. It feels unanswerable,
and it works.
My other favorite
track from the Mountain King album was "You Are Electric", but
the album is strong overall. I believe I liked it best of the other albums.
There are not dramatic departures from the synthpop style of his earlier work,
but I think he is on an upward trajectory.
Music can be
purchased via the Space March web site and through Amazon. The web site also
has three videos, which are also available on Youtube, but they are pretty
perfunctory. "You Get What You Deserve" is the best of them, but
really, the songs are way better than the videos.
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