Tim: Readers may remember that on Saturday we had a brass-infected track; here’s a dance tune that’s pretty much pure sax.
Tom: Ooh, now that sounds promising.
Tim: Klingande are a French duo, and while it got released four months ago I’ve heard it three times in the past 12 hours on Swedish radio, so it’s presumably still going strong.
Tom: Oh, I want to like that, because nearly every individual part of it is beautiful.
Tim: Nearly? Cause I like pretty much all of it. Admittedly there’s not much going on, really, either in the video or in the song; that’s fine, I suppose, but it does make the initial potentially dramatic, “save me” line somewhat less impressive. On the other hand, it’s a lovely sax melody and despite being short and repeated considerably I’m really not growing tired of it. Because it’s just quite lovely – the occasionally vocal, the twanging guitar, the piano keeping this together when nothing else is around.
Tom: Agreed – with one exception, one really notable, jarring exception, which is that phasing WER WER WER WER WER WER WER WER synth line that’s behind the sax.
Tim: Oh, that bit.
Tom: It’s loud, it’s grating, and the in-and-out of it is just too strong. It takes over absolutely everything and I can’t stop hearing just that.
Tim: I’ve got no problem with that. If I were being harsh I’d say it’s basically backing music, but it’s very enjoyable, pleasant and relaxing backing music, so I’m not going to be harsh. It’s great.
Tom: Dial down that synth, and I’d absolutely be with you. As it is… not so much.