TORTOISE와 빌리 코건의 새 밴드 ZWAN의 기타리스트 DAVID PAJO가 리드했던 포스트록의 선구자인 SLINT는 후대의 포스트록과 슬로우코어 아티스트들에게 지대한 여향을 끼쳤고 현재도 강력한 영향력을 행사하고 있는 밴드이다. SLINT는 KING KONG, FOR CARNATION, AERIAL M(PAPA M)으로 명패를 바꿔달면서 그들의 족적 하나하나를 포스트록/익스페리멘탈락의 역사 속에 기록하고 있다. 윌올드햄, MATMOS, GASTA DEL SOL, THE BREEDERS, MOGWAI 등과의 협연을 비롯해 CHAVEZ, JUNE OF 44, DON CABALLERO 등의 추종자를 양상하여 포스트/익스페리멘탈락계 뿐만 아니라 인디락계의 전설로 추앙받고 있는 SLINT의 최후의 작품. 거칠고 파괴력 넘치는 기타와 복잡한 변박의 드러밍과 두터운 리듬감을 선사하는 베이스와 각종 이펙트가 복합된 다층적 사운드는 20년이 지난 이 시점에서도 놀라움을 안겨준다. 수입(캐나다) .... ....
I stepped out onto the midway. I was looking for the pirate ship and saw this small, old tent at one end. It was blue, and had white lights hanging all around it. I decided to check out the tent, it seemed I could hear music coming from inside. As I walked toward it, I passed a crowd of people at the sideshow. I couldn't figure out why they would want to wait in line. I pulled back the drape thing on the tent. There was a crystal ball at the table, and behind it, a girl wearing a hat. She smiled, and asked me if I wanted my fortune read. I said okay, and sat down. I thought about it for a minute, and asked her if she would rather go on the roller coaster instead.
Creeping up into the sky. Stopping, at the top and, starting down. The girl grabbed my hand, I clutched it tight. I said good-bye to the ground.
Far below, a soiled man. A bucket of torn tickets at his side. He watches as the children run by. And picks his teeth. Spinning 'round, my head begins to turn. I shouted, and searched the sky for a friend. I heard the fortune teller, screaming back at me. We stuck out our hands, and met the winds.
The girl falters as she steps down from the platform. She clutches her stomach, and begins to heave. The ticket-taker smiles, and the last car is ready. Who told you that you could leave?
The sun was setting by the time we left. We walked across the deserted lot, alone. We were tired, but we managed to smile. At the gate I said goodnight to the fortune teller. The carnival sign threw colored shadows on her face, but I could tell she was blushing.
Don stepped outside. It felt good to be alone. He wished he was drunk. He thought about something he just said And how stupid it had sounded. He knew he should forget about it And he decided to piss. But he couldn't. (A plane passed silently overhead, the streetlight, and the buds on the trees, and the night were still)
It finally came, He took a deep breath. It made him feel strong And determined To go back inside.
The light. Their backs. Their conversations. The couples, Romancing... so natural. His friends stare, With eyes like the heads of nails. The others. Glances. With amusement. With evasion. With contempt. So distant. With malice. For being a sty In their engagement. Like swimming underwater in the darkness. Like walking through an empty house, Speaking to an imaginary audience. Being watched From outside By a soul without a key. He could not dance to anything.
Don left, And drove, And howled, And laughed At himself. He felt he knew what that was.
Don woke up And looked at the night before. He knew what he had to do. He was responsible. In the mirror He saw his friend.
Goodnight my love Remember me as you fall to sleep Fill your pockets with the dust and the memories That rises from the shoes on my feet
I won't be back here Though we may meet again
I know it's dark outside Don't be afraid Everytime I ever cried from fear Was just a mistake that I made Wash yourself in your tears And build your church On the strength of your faith
Please Listen to me Don't let go Don't let this desperate moonlight leave me With your empty pillow Promise me the sun will rise again
I too am tired now Embracing thoughts of tonight's dreamless sleep My head is empty My toes are warm I am safe from harm