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Air Conditioning School is a long time coming from electro-wiz Chris Heidman (UltraChorus). Like, eight years coming, which, incidentally, is the shelf life of most indie-ventures.
As a former member of psych duo, Sukpatch, Heidman dipped his toes in rock music well before braving the depths of electronica. It makes sense that his current project would be some combination of past and present.
Air Conditioning School is more Fleet Foxes than, say, Moby circa 90s, yet there’s a lingering pop element that Fleet-pedants tend to shy away from. Blessed with an ear for fusion, Heidman breeds rich vocals and a triad of melodic arrangements. The offspring of this holy union is a transgendered beast of sorts, outwardly pretty with knotty innards.
Heidman describes his approach to Air Conditioning School as “[making] super honest music that is actually played rather than programmed.” Honest, sure, but his production instincts are not so easily hidden.
On tracks like “Busymore,” a steady beat ambles the length, energizing an otherwise mellow tune. Despite its title, “Wake Me Up” similarly soothes rather than arouses. Heidman emotes, honestly, beseeching the listener/world/universe/symbolic higher being to shake him from his dream state before he a). dies, b). gets older, c). forgets. The question may be rhetorical, but we have the answer: “No, Chris, I won’t wake you up.”
Not if it stifles the charm.
Joining Heidman in spirit and in action are fellow Minneapolis musicsmiths Clara Salyer (Total Babe) on bass and UltraChorus partner, Jeff Lorentzen on drums. “Wake Me Up” and “Busymore” are available for download at IndieRocket and iTunes. For more information, visit Air Conditioning School on Myspace. Also, be sure to check out the Juno-esque video for “Wake Me Up”: youtube.com .
03/06/2010 10:36:40 ♥ lara (
/lara206.vox.com) ♥ myspace.com/airconditioningschool ♥ so-tm.com
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