So a friend of mine played me a few tracks from electro-drag band Salem the other day, just released last year. I guess I never paid much attention to this growing phenomenon (if you could call it that) of new stylistic electronic music. It's a sub-genre of a sub-genre dubbed witch house. Witch house? Really? Okay, the music itself, somewhat shoegazey, droney, dark electro-pop, isn't really that bad. It is technically new ground being explored, but, sigh, witch house? This may be the silliest labeling of a genre since math-metal. I love the good sound of synths floating over an upbeat tempo, don't get me wrong, but this is getting a little ridiculous. In the world of indie music, the revolutionary thing to do may someday actually be just a simple musician playing music through...um, hm, let's just say the guitar for example, to maybe break up the monotony of electronic hullabaloo.
John Fahey, a master of acoustic, finger-picking minimalism, is a breath of fresh air today. I'm very grateful for being exposed to the creative experimental world that is today's modern music. But sometimes I just want to hear someone play six strings for Pete's sake.
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