{"id":829,"date":"2004-12-16T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-16T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:29:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:29:46","slug":"books-on-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"Books on Tape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Business End<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsreview.com\/media\/images\/articles\/featured\/2020\/07\/32895-01.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Todd Matthew Drootin writes unconventional electronic music aimed at the dance floor, using original and organic beats. One listen to his latest long-player\u2014layered with sequencers, bargain synthesizer rhythms and processors\u2014should convert both drum \u2019n\u2019 bass enthusiasts and fans of the Warp Records roster. \u201cGrey Matters,\u201d infused with short blasts of keyboard calisthenics, moves along at a brisk pace. Tracks like \u201cPatron Saints III\u201d easily could be mistaken as lost outtakes from Richard Linklater\u2019s movie\u00a0<em>Slacker<\/em>. Whether you\u2019re a devout electro-geek or looking for something for that long, midnight drive alone on Interstate 5, Drootin\u2019s latest should work wonders. If noncommittal bass loops and fractured breakbeats make you salivate,\u00a0<em>The Business End<\/em>\u00a0will do the trick.<br>(SN&amp;R)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Business End Todd Matthew Drootin writes unconventional electronic music aimed at the dance floor, using original and organic beats. One listen to his latest long-player\u2014layered with sequencers, bargain synthesizer rhythms and processors\u2014should convert both drum \u2019n\u2019 bass enthusiasts and fans of the Warp Records roster. \u201cGrey Matters,\u201d infused with short blasts of keyboard calisthenics, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":830,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829\/revisions\/830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acloserlookmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}