Mind's Cove - Drift - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

San Francisco's the Drift create music that Tortoise should have made. Taking their name to heart, the Drift do just that - from ambient noise and elegant guitar rock to mournful jazz ballads and stunted, down-tempo hip-hop - all with the subtle grace that's to be expected from veterans of the sound. Existing somewhere between Miles Davis's InchIn a Silent WayInch and Tarentel's InchFrom Bone to SatelliteInch, the Drift compose predestined soundtracks for everyday life - not only perfect for a night on the beach, but just as suitable for the long drive getting there. Their music is inescapably passionate, executed with just enough wide-eyed improvisation to sound eternally fresh.

Their debut, InchNoumenaInch ventured into the darker, lonelier regions of jazz, dub, and ambient rock and was praised as one of the most creative, forward-thinking jazz-rock hybrids in this millennium, drawing comparisons to everyone from the Necks and Isotope 217 to Miles Davis and the Upsetters. InchCeiling SkyInch collects rare, vinyl-only tracks on CD for the first time, such as the two extra tracks on the double vinyl edition of InchNoumenaInch, as well as remixes by Four Tet and Sybarite. In addition, the limited edition Inch(rmxs)Inch 12-inch released earlier this year (featuring remixes by Four Tet and Sybarite) is included. Enchanting, haunting music.

Tolstoy described Alexander Scriabin's music as Incha sincere expression of geniusInch while Scriabin described himself as Inchall impulse, all desire...Inch His virtuosity rivaling that of Rachmaninov, the young and colorful musician and composer found inspiration in his idol, Chopin, while still touching his compositions with Russian darkness and sensuous passion. This album of his less-popular compositions also includes the child prodigy's Canon in D minor, composed when Scriabin was only 11 years old.