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James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual

Review by Noel Gardner

There’s a lot to admire about James Ferraro, and for better or worse there’s no-one really like him in modern underground music, but you need to be cool with the possibility that you’re getting pranked.»

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heavyweight 180 gram transparent vinyl on hippos in tanks. james ferraro paints a 21st century still life on his debut album for hippos in tanks. the record is called 'far side virtual'. each song, a melodious reflection of the moment now, comes shrink-wrapped in hd fidelity as glossy as a 2012 toyota prius. ferraro's muse is some enigmatic modern metropolis, where the streets are as slick as i-pads, and where the symphonies ring with macbook message alerts. through the steam rising from our latte mocha chinos, he invites us to gaze out at the dreamy disorientation of our digital lives. imagine a darius milhuad-guided tour of 5th avenue. imagine a whole foods bakery that sells only cakes emblazoned with frosting replicas of camille pissarro's 'haying at eragny.' these are the surreal utopias ferraro brings to life with sixteen swirly-pop concoctions sure to sell out at the candy stores. so slip in your ear buds, and welcome to 'far side virtual'.
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