Sympathy Nervous -- A Worm

 

Happy Monday to all! I haven't subscribed to this YouTube channel but I often check up on Squirrel Nest Live which has videos including live cameras on a couple of nests of baby and adult squirrels living near Washington DC (not sure whether they're Republican, Democrat or Independent). Realizing that I am somewhat of an oddball but there is something very calming about watching a scurry of them (yes, that is the official name of a group of squirrels) sleeping it off in their hidey-hole. One thing that I've learned over the months of observation of Hana and her brood is that squirrels do sound quite different from my original impression.

Now, to be honest, I have no idea how worms sound. But perhaps Yoshifumi Niinuma（新沼好文）of the techno unit Sympathy Nervous did have some insight when he came up with the first track for his November 1980 "Sympathy Nervous" album. I first mentioned the band back last fall thanks to KKP commenter YMOfan04's recommendations. 

"A Worm" starts things off for the album with what sounds like some pretty intense worm talk thanks to his synthesizers. Placed against a tribal beat, the worms might be conversing on anything from how tasty that dung-enhanced soil is in the McDonalds' backyard or the craziness surrounding interest rates this financial quarter. Niinuma also likes to play with us listeners making it seems as if "A Worm" finishes up at a little after four minutes only for the beats and worms to perk up again for at least another minute.