Attention fans of all things Baltimore: Ecstatic Sunshine’s Matthew Papich has a new name and a new release. On Daydream Repeater, Papich is going by the very un-Googlable moniker of Co La. And as Co La, he’s veering into loops ‘n’ samples territory and away from the guitar wackiness for which he was known in Ecstatic Sunshine. The album, due November 15, promises touches of Cornelius and The Avalanches, with bits of pretty much every genre you can think of, including some that NO ONE has thought of EVER, which begs the question: Is Co La God? Are we all just figments of Co La’s imagination? Will the next “person” to walk into my office be a yak in a business suit?
Who knows? In Papich’s musical universe, anything can happen. Co La may be a new concept, but Co La releases aren’t. Since Papich took on the frothy, tooth enamel-rotting name back in March 2011, he’s released three other cassette-only releases:Rest in Paradise (Watercolor), Dial Tone Earth, and Fugitive of Leisure (Friends). Yes, I said March 2011. Six months ago. But on the seventh month, he ain’t gonna rest. No! Aside from releasing Daydream Repeater on NNA Tapes — the label’s first foray into vinyl, mind you — he’s performing at a little thing called CMJ as part of NNA’s label showcase.
Daydream Repeater tracklisting:
01. Cocktail
02. Vanity Plate
03. Wanna Say Faux
04. Turned Twice
05. Burning One in Stockholm
06. Smooth Solidarity
07. Egyptian Peaches
08. Belgian Pillow
09. My Jamaican
10. Siamese in Greece
10.22.11 - New York, NY - Death By Audio (Software/NNA Tapes showcase)
• NNA Tapes: http://www.nnatapes.com
