The Field
Q. What do you add to a Friday Nite that already has the dynamism of The Clipse, Little Red, Broadcast and Reverend Horton Heat?
A. Mind-bending avant-garde electronica from Stockholm, I would imagine.
Anyone with a track called ‘I Have The Moon, You Have The Internet’ gets a foot in my door. Thumbnail: “The Field’s ability to sample the familiar into something new combined with a deep adoration for the shoe gazer rock of Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine served to inspire a new fusion of ambient and techno.” A remix of Annie’s pop smash ‘Heartbeat’ resulted in The Field becoming a cult favorite amongst bloggers, then From Here We Go Sublime in 2007 shattered all expectations. According to Metacritic it was the ‘best reviewed album of 2007’.
Latest album Yesterday & Today is over an hour long with only six songs – a testament to the recording process and the modernised elements of kraut rock that resonate throughout it. Together with John Stanier of Battles on percussion and band mate Dan Enquist on bass, the record manages to show a lighter side, with some parts having a near modern classical feel that seems to herald a new era for fans of Steve Reich and Philip Glass. What next.
