These New Puritans "Navigate, Navigate" (12 minutes?!) review
By Jenny May on Jun 8, 2007 in Bands, Music, New Releases, Reviews and Commentary | Tags: Cds, Marching Drums, Music, Myspace, Navigate, Southend, These New Puritans, UK Singles Releases
Oooh I love it when I receive CDs in the mail. Especially when the music is as obscure as what is coming from Southend's These New Puritans.
When I first read in These New Puritans' press note that their track, "Navigate, Navigate" is just over 12 minutes long, at first I cringed. 12 minutes? The good thing is that by the time I returned to their CD a couple days later, the press note was hidden under a pile of papers and I had already forgotten about the 12 minutes as I slipped the CD in.
As I busied myself with computer stuff whilst listening, at first I wasn't so sure about the track. There's a lot going on in "Navigate, Navigate" and I had a few mixed emotions about the song.
It was when the marching drum rhythms kicked in that I had to pull away from what I was doing and give "Navigate, Navigate" my full attention. Then it dawned on me - wait a minute, how long is this song? I had to look to see. Oh yeah - 12 minutes.
The funny thing, is that These New Puritans have succeeded with "Navigate, Navigate" by taking the listener through a musical journey of sorts and the 12 minutes is apropos. If anything, don't let this 12 minute long song scare you - it's worth the ride.
Interesting track indeed.
These New Puritans upcoming shows:
15 June 2007 Fabric London
20 June 2007 HOT magazine party Doris, Florence
22 June 2007 Wah Wah Club, Mestre, Venice
23 June 2007 Clap Dance Festival Pescara, Italy
29 June 2007 Faraday Festival, Spain
These New Puritans Official Website
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