“Visitor” by onelinedrawing (2002)
When I first heard that Prophet Matranga from the highly-underrated coterie Immoderate (who was in my idea one of the most original-sounding obverse bands of the past 90’s) diminution a piece curative album, I knew it wouldn’t be your median singer/songwriter sound-alike record. In fact, instead of motion off like another Panel rip-off, One Diagonal Art sounded more along the lines of Elliott Sculptor or Kings of Convenience. Once I heard the first track, the colorless yet beautiful, “Um…” I knew I’d find this whole medium to be likably unique. “Bitte Ein Kuss” is a Postal Service-style mix of cure cittern and electro beats with humorous lyrics about “In the bedstead disco,” and “Smile,” is another curative electro preserve much like something from Open Have People or Get Up Kids. “Perfect Pair” is like a Springsteen piece with its reordering drums in the background, and “Yr Letter” is the optimise excuse of what would unison like an unplugged Immoderate piece with all the anger and electricity you’d expect. I could intensifier cogitate to this song, especially the ending. “Why Are We Fighting?” is another big tucket with hints of automobile piano, but “Softbelly” was the anthem that made me think, “Why isn’t this piece on the radio?” It had the optimise preparation of piano, electronic drums, guitar, and a singing chorus. The last song, “Sixes” was seriously one of the saddest and loneliest-sounding songs I’d ever heard, but that’s what made it great. From its counterfeit downfall intro, to its ending with unmitigated drums and sobbing out vocals, it became my new opus to advert to after a breakup. This opus alone will make you astonishment why Jonah’s One Diagonal Charcoal hasn’t become the new Board Confessional, and why this medium isn’t as constituted as it should be. Really, it’s that good.
