inside a quiet mind

May 19, 2018 8:10 AM

Inside A Quiet Mind, a 1998 LP by a humble young Maori dude from Tokoroa, Denver McCarthy, under the name Micronism: "the best electronic album ever made in this country".
posted by spaceburglar (8 comments total)

Now this takes me back - I had no idea it had been rereleased. Thank you so much!
posted by Samuel Farrow at 10:03 AM on May 19, 2018

Available on Google Play - just the thing for a post psychedelic Saturday morning - thanks for posting.
posted by not_that_epiphanius at 10:49 AM on May 19, 2018

It’s on Apple Music too. Looking forward to listening to this!
posted by sleeping bear at 11:29 AM on May 19, 2018

You can also get it on bandcamp too. I might be wrong, but I'm fairly certain they take much less of a cut than Google or Apple.... plus they're DRM free & have flac files.
posted by kmkrebs at 1:45 PM on May 19, 2018 [5 favorites]

Thanks for this - I'm a kiwi and have never heard of this album but am going to give it a "spin" sometime this week.
posted by piyushnz at 7:05 PM on May 19, 2018

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. This album was a staple for me when it came out. Always wondered what happened to Denver.
His Rise & Shine EP is also fantastic. Particle Shuffle is still one of my favourite songs to chill out to after a techno show.
posted by thirtyeightdown at 7:43 PM on May 19, 2018

this is a nice album, good post

for some more good old kiwi electronica, try Pitch Black - Futureproof is their first album and it kicks ass, showing off a typically heavy dub influence.

Fat Freddy's Drop are also a good listen, though they're sometimes derided as 'barbeque reggae' - a standout track is Midnight Marauders, but I also like Dark Days (partly because i played some cello for it)
posted by Sebmojo at 8:19 PM on May 19, 2018 [1 favorite]

More kiwi electronica from years gone by - I'm particularly partial to Burnt by Lava Lava
posted by mbo at 9:03 PM on May 19, 2018 [1 favorite]