20 Jul 2012 — Henning Lahmann
As previously reported, San Francisco's
Joe Knight, better known under his principal recording moniker
Rangers, has started to refurbish some of his older material from his stellar LPs
Suburban Tours and
Pan Am Stories, exploring new depths and twists hidden within his own oeuvre. Moreover, there's also a brand new composition up on his
Soundcloud. The beautifully deep and gently mesmerizing "Walk in Closet" is among the brightest and most crystal-clear works of Knight so far, stylistically close to his previous material yet lacking the hypnagogic underwater murk of his full-lengths. Very intriguing.
Below, listen to the updated versions of "Jane's Well" and "Bronze Casket" and the particularly compelling rework of "John Is the Last of a Dying Breed".
