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SERENE LIFE OF MICROBES Imagine yourself back on that stool in grade eleven biology class. The teacher's snoozing in the back because he's put on a filmstrip about microbes, and the soundtrack is calm and soothing. When I first saw this CD, I'll admit - - I was worried. Who is Richard Bone, and who cares about the life of microbes? Then I skimmed over the track listing."Protozoa, Mon Amour"? "The Seduction of Dr. Pasteur"?? I'm still not sure if these titles are supposed to be a joke (because as far as I can tell they have nothing to do with the songs), but I did my best to put them aside and judge the its own. All I can say is that I was pleasantly surprised. AD Music categorizes Bone's music as "ambient electronic. . . that cleverly manages to be gentle, dark, beautiful and strange," and that's exactly what it is. It's strange, but not intrusive - - the perfect soundtrack for snoozing at the back of class. (I gave it only 3 stars, however, because I can't see many people playing this CD in regular "listening to music" situations - - for example, have this on while driving at night and you'll likely feel like you're in a scary movie or bad dream.) by Philippa Scowcroft |