Daniel Hipólito records
as Smokey Emery, and Nights Like This Are
Why I Have No Heart is his latest tape loop extravaganza that will see you
wandering into the pool on the cover in the middle of the night and probably
drowning in a hypnotic state. But that’s morbid, and we don’t want to be
morbid! Let’s pull back and latch on to that dreamlike effect he’s got going
for him, that deep, ambient repetition that echoes through your mind until it
resembles something completely different from what it started as. The gently
shifting tones compel with soft suggestion. The midnight wanderer within me
awakens. I’m gonna fall into that friggin’ pool.
With someone/-thing else hollowing out your conscious mind and rippling
through your motor functions, it’s not hard to understand why Nights Like This Are Why I Have No Heart hits
the spot that it does. It’s a swirling nocturnal sedative, disorienting in its
constant and seemingly never-ending application. It works perfectly, conjuring such
a surreal atmosphere that it’s almost impossible to believe that you’re still
somewhat coherent. I mean, you can’t talk, you can’t hear anything other than
Smokey Emery, and you can’t resist the pull of the hypnosis, but still! You’re
at least aware of everything that’s going on. Powerless, but aware. Sometimes you
just have to let go and let it happen. Falling into pools and whatnot.
--Ryan
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