As an insufferable music snob I take great pleasure in liking things that other people find difficult or outrightly despise. I also turn on bands once they start getting mainstream reviews or attention. I don't listen to music on the radio and refuse to wear denim. I find it impossible to tell the difference between fact and fiction and almost every day is a never-ending stream of pithy, banal observations delivered to no-one in particular. Back in the day, Steely Dan were my band but they confused me somewhat - I didn't know if they were taking pot shots at me or giving me coded messages regarding my superbness. Whatever, their guitar solos killed. Tortoise are my corduroy fantasy but with no complicated wordplay. 'Post-rock' according to my milkman, like I knew what the hell he was talking about. It's all hi-falutin rhythmical sharp edges, synths, blizzard syncopation and un-rusted beats bridging the gap between 1970s Eastern European advertisement jingles and Canadian prog rockers Rush. Beacons of Ancestorship is therefore, tops.
