surface of eceon | "the grasshopper king" | the king beneath the mountain | 2001
yes, i knew that surface of eceon was tied to yume bitsu. and yes, i really like yume bitsu. but when i saw adam forkner’s side projects’ names (surface of eceon, white rainbow) both my anti-new-age and anti-cheesy-electronica radars alerted and i resisted. to be fair to myself, how many gay-wad electronica compilations are out there with bands with names like “empathy wave”, “luna sol”, “astralasia” or “voodoo warriors of love”? plus, there is a lot of talk of crystals and positive energy and such coming from mr forkner.
but in the end, i have to admit that i judged this book by its cover. (i've been guilty of this before.) recently, i read an interview with mr forkner on pitchfork’s web site that made it seem like the whole new age thing was tongue-in-cheek. the possibility of it being a joke (even if it turns out not to be) gave me an excuse to try it out. and what do you know? i love it.
