Fast Asleep

Funki Porcini
Ninja Tune
General | Apr 2003

Reviews

Gabe
Reviewed 2003-05-01
Dreamy, downtempo electronic music. Parts of this music are reminiscent of Angelo Badalamenti's score for Twin Peaks. Parts of it are tedious. Parts of it are warmed-over Boards Of Canada. Here's the sad thing - Funki Porcini was doing this stuff much better a few years ago. This genre has been totally taken over by Boards Of Canada, and this won't get Funki Porcini back in the game.
1. Slow-motion narcotic quality
2. You're enjoying a pleasant, mellow buzz with some faux-strings and dreaminess and then suddenly your roommate breaks into a hyper drum practice session to ruin the mood
3. The ultra-cool sounds of the Hammond B-3 organ over a sloppy mid-tempo beat
4. Mo' slo-mo mello
5. Interlude with muted trumpet and bass line
6. Ominous chords of Twin Peaks
7. Tinkly interlude
8. Metallic mutterings
9. Bass and vibes set a dreamy mood - except that the bass melody bears a resemblance to "Hit the Road, Jack"
10. Shuffling beat
11. Queasy vocals that remind of Genesis P-Orridge's demented mumbling
12. Cheese synth and barely lively
13. Add vaguely exotic (Indian classical) vocals and add to limp rhythm
14. The most Boards Of Canada moment here - slow, quiet rhythmic shuffle, gentle synth, Vocoder vox, repeated phrases

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Charting

2003-05-12 — 2003-07-14
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Track listing

1. What Are You Looking At?
2. The Big Sea
3. We're Out of Here
4. 50,000 Ft. Freefall
5. Sleepy
6. The Great Drive By
7. Last Night Over Norway
8. New Dope
9. 16 Megatons
10. Tokosaka Train
11. Terminal C3 Uk
12. Weow
13. Offshore Birmingham
14. Back Home