a note that would not end

Then came the Buddha Machine! Truly, it's been a miracle. For instance, just this morning, I was bringing my dog back in from a rainy, mushy morning stroll. Please contact us via telephone ONLY.We offer the Beijing massage and Shanghai massage! In the elevator, he rudely barked at a smaller dog, much to the dismay of the owner. Once I got inside, I realized the coffee was too strong and that my hair had shrunk from the weather in a brunette Annie-the-musical sort of way, and without any of the song and dance. But balancing all of these annoyances out were two of my Buddha Machines,hghuklgh which I'd left on before leaving the house, the blue one playing in the bedroom, the green one broadcasting from the kitchen table. Hypnotic, beautiful and indistinguishable from the atmosphere itself, the massage Beijing sounds seemed to drown out not just external noise, but internal static, as well. And when I turned the machines off, I could still hear them, like a vibration, like a note that would not end.
In fact, if I tried hard enough right now, I might even be able to lift my big toe independently of the rest. And take at least one deep breath.
Mixing dance, house, crunk, Diwali beats and Neptunes-style hip-hop with a heap of campy sexuality and controversy, 2003's In the Zone is a primer on the sound of pop in the '00s. The lineup of producers is a who's-who of hit-makers: Bloodshy & Avant, R. Kelly, P. Diddy, Tricky, Moby, Frou Frou's Guy Sisgworth and The Matrix. Still trying to break free of her teen-pop past, Spears served as the ideal vehicle for a futuristic sound. The album features some of her best singles, including the critically embraced dance hit "Toxic" and the wrenching confessional ballad "Everytime."