Preservation
Tan Or Boil : Seamstress in a Suitcase (AUS,2008)****
Tan or Boil is a musical project by singer/songwriter Jason Bacasa, in cooperation with multi-instrumentalist and composer Aaron Martin, and with a little help from John McCaffrey (on 2 tracks). The songs are like private chamber amost danceable joyful tunes sung by a quiet, slightly strange voice and vocal arrangements (coming close to the D.Banhart-kind of weird voice but more whispery and quiet). It took me some time before I could take the full time to relax enough to listen to all the clever miniatures that surrounded and reshaped the songs with actually beautiful and fresh folkchamber-like playful harmonic arrangements, partly done with toy-music with perfect combinations of choices in the way in which they are done. The music has something of a very private room affair, but has all the light rhythmical freshness and such to make it a worthy visit/listen to this individualised but yet expressive vision.
The photography booklet which comes with it shows a strange choice of banal views that more often seems to have their own harmony.
