PDF Format - "God Only Knows 64"
PDF Format is Toronto artist David Dineen-Porter in one of his many disguises, manifestations, approximations. Though this one may be his most honest to date. As PDF Format, he is the conductor of a vast symphony of thousands of little glitchy bits: a hundred-and-fifty laser bursts, eight-hundred jumps, bomb bursts, one-ups, door opens, gun loads, enacting reflector shields, passing levels, losing hearts, and landing dying on spikes. If there were ever an instance of a band created to play one song, this could be a perfect instance for that (the most self-loathing-beautiful love song made from the most time-wasting-beautiful bits). If he didn't make a bunch of other great songs too.
PDF Format - "We Shall Eat Krill"
For the first EP, Fecal Alcohol Syndrome, and for the other few songs released after that, they were entirely video game-y, this is the first song where PDF Format has stepped beyond that, taken a chance on just playing this song how it should sound, and it's marvelous. It's like combining three songs; the verse song, the chorus song, and the bridge song. One with flashing eyes and dark strings attached, one with stompy pop boots and gold and honey sun, and one with eerie reggae and careless energy. This song is the sign of great things to come.
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I was super excited when the song first started playing. When the synthsized voice started singing, I was also happy. BUT -- his actual singing voice totally ruins the song for me. I don't mean to be a jerk, but seriously... sounded completely out of place!!
Posted by Elena at April 8, 2008 9:41 PMWell, Elena, I agree that his voice may leave something to be desired, but that thing is sincerity, and he makes up for that and then some.
Posted by dan at April 9, 2008 12:00 AMoh that just made me so happy!
Posted by Liz at April 14, 2008 6:52 PM