Review of Wide Eyed Wild Ride from The Noise
The latest release by Twink features instrumentals with a carnival motif, with titles such as the childish "Hijinks," the pneumatic "Lazy Tag," the effervescent "Hot Popper," the somewhat Enoesque "Goldfish Prize," and the ripples-in-a-pond effect of "Karma Market." The selections were constructed by Mike Langlie, who limited himself, as usual, to toy instruments (particularly toy piano and xylophone) and electronics. A cynic might describe the whole thing as infantile. At the very least, it is bright and basic and childlike, as well as quite unusual and practically unique music.