Altered Zones

Never thought I'd be jamming an indie pop 7" from Burning Star Core's C Spencer Yeh, but hey, there's nothing more inspiring than an artist with the guts to pull a 180-- and the chops to pull it off. On his new "In the Blink of an Eye" single on DeStijl, Spencer trades in the long drones and two-bowed violin doodles for jangly rhythm guitar, a funk bassline, synthetic chirps, and a voice that stiffens and lurches like a penguin in a Robert Longo painting. If this song dropped during the post-punk revivial of the early '00s, it might still be a staple on Lower East Side dancefloors. It's that snappy-- except for the fact that it seems perpetually on the verge of crumbling apart. --Emilie Friedlander, Altered Zones (via 20 Jazz Funk Greats)

MP3: C Spencer Yeh: "In the Blink of an Eye"

"In the Blink of an Eye" 7" is out now on DeStijl