Listen to this while high: “We Have Not Arrived,” by I Am the Dot, courtesy of Knox Road.
Behind the buzz: The one-man band of Denver's Zach Tipton, I Am the Dot drops another tuneful noise-pop EP every few months. This song is off his latest, a four-track cassette and digital release of the same title due on Nov. 23. Tipton calls what he does “experimental soul,” and there's a certain spry retro-melodic élan reminiscent of pop maudits as diverse as Tim Hardin or Garland Jeffreys, though other Tipton joints show strong influences of Bowie and The Police. It's oddly comforting to know that some plainly talented composer is sitting Syd Barrett-like out in the Mile High City, pondering the higher aesthetic mysteries of old James Coburn movie soundtracks before trying his D.I.Y hand at experimental music.
Today's weed: A spicy-smelling hybrid named Maui Dog. This stuff has a distinct bitter aftertaste, a blowback effect worthy of Old Overholt, and packs an unusual number of giggles per dose.
