a smooth bumping sub bass line
with the skin and sides of the banjo utilized for percussive effect
a breezy and melodic EP that puts on full display the songwriter's musical fluency
VEMOD's musical transition finds comparable parallels in the development of French brothers-in-spirit ALCEST even though there was no direct influence flowing either way
And the music works like a balm of seductive tenderness and sorrow
1980-1985 | VINYL RECORD (LP) A a smooth bumping sub bassExcellent compilation LP with works by LA avant garde composer John Lafia. Active in Los Angeles' 1980 1986 underground music scene, John Lafia is best known for the hypnotic album Prayers, released through Barry Craig's influential, cassette only label Trance Port Tapes in 1984. "Life Is Short", "A Promise", "Dream", "Hidden Things", "Spaghetti Western", and "Escape" come from that release. This compilation also features tracks from subsequent Trance