Chachi Jones - Dymaxion Daydream

Genre electronica Publisher Lunaticworks External Links Official Chachi Jones Website Official Lunaticworks Website

The other night I had probably one of the most vivid dreams of my life. I was standing at the craps table at the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, Indiana. I was across from the guy with the stick that controls the game (the dealer?). For some reason I was convinced that I started the game with about $26, but I knew for sure that I was up, significantly up now. I looked down at my bets - it felt like I was gambling at about five in the morning. I had ten on the passline (with odds) and also five on the field; the marker was on the number ten. Some shmoe, faceless and speaking in an awkwardly high-pitched voice to my right proceeded to roll. Ten! I won! I then counted out twelve $25 chips in front of me (I'm still dreaming at this point). $300 all for me. I gambled, and I won goddammit. I won. Then I woke up very, very pissed. It was raining, and I had to go to work.

I feel like if I was betting on Chachi Jones's album Dymaxion Daydream, and not craps, I would have walked out of the Casino with about $163. Not bad, for starting with $20, but still not $300. The album is good, and Jones is definitely a unique guy, but I think he spends a little too much time tinkering and not enough following through on solid, bass-heavy rhythms. Kind of like the time I actually was gambling at Blue Chip Casino - but that's another story.

Sure, his brand of electronic music is somewhat avant-garde, but it's also very interesting. Expect hip-hop influences, but with a lot of blips and beeps. Don't forget sound effects and noodling keyboards. Now imagine a shiny, silver, circa 1960's Sci-Fi robot on a light-up dance floor. You know, box-shaped body, upside-down bucket head, square mouth, blinking eyes and flailing accordion appendages. Now imagine that robot doing a solo dance at a new wave club. This is where the influences found on Dymaxion Daydream converge. It's cool, but personally I'd like some more melody next time. The robot doesn't mind. It's creative dance music from the future, but not something I'd gamble on.