A personal pleasure to receive the splendid new release from Philip Jeck, Sand (TOUCH TO:67). It feels too long since his last solo record. Sand has been put together from live recordings made some time ago, edited by Jeck at his Liverpool home, and is a fantastic assemblage of deeply moving and elegiac music....
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Couple of new vinyl goodies arrived courtesy of Scott Foust and his Swill Radio label. The new Idea Fire Company LP is The Island of Taste (SWILL RADIO 026). I can safely vouchsafe that I think this is the best work they’ve ever produced. The texts provided reveal Mr Foust delivering his usual high-handed...
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Smegma, ‘Porky Section’ (1987) From Nattering Naybobs of Negativity, UK HARBINGER SOUND 051 CD (2008) The Weird Weeds, ‘Lies’ From I Miss This, USA AUTOBUS RECORDS AUTO005 CD (2008) “Blue” Gene Tyranny, ‘Next time might be your time’ (1977) From Out of the Blue, USA UNSEEN WORLDS UW01 CD (2007) Philip Jeck, ‘Fanfares’ From...
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Here’s a couple of new arrivals to tide you over the Easter season. No digital photo for your eyes today as the light has been virtually non-existent in this near-zero blast of wet and greyness that invadeth our Nordic climes at time of writing. Old friend Clive Scruton used to be a semi-regular correspondent...
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This column hates to play favourites, but this CD by “Blue” Gene Tyranny, Out Of The Blue (UNSEEN WORLDS UW01), made a fairly massive dent in my auditioning-hat when spun earlier in the week. Tommy McCutchon has been trying to send it to me for best part of a year. I don’t know much...
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John Levack Drever, ‘Phonographies of Exeter’ (fade) From Phonographies, UK SOUND-MARKED SM0301CD (2003) Andrew Kötting, ‘North South East and West’ From Shanghai Frolics, UK BADBLOODANDSIBYL CD (2004) id battery, (Track 1) From Last blue before black, USA UNIQUE ANCIENT TAVERN NO NUMBER CD (1998) Alejandra & Aeron, ‘Trows’ From Scotch Monsters, GERMANY SOFTL MUSIC...
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Iannis Xenakis, extract from ‘Pour La Paix’ (1981) From Musique Electro-Acoustique, FRANCE FRACTAL 015 CD (2001) Jorge Antunes, ‘Contrapunctus contra Contrapunctus’ (1965) From Savage Songs, USA POGUS PRODUCTIONS P21027-2 CD (2002) Trevor Wishart, (Track 2) (1971) From Machine, UK PARDIGM DISCS PD 25 CD (2008) Pierre Henry, ‘Souffle 2′ From Le Voyage, UK PHILIPS...
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Darsombra is Brian Daniloski from Baltimore. He made an impression with his rather shocking little 3-incher for Public Guilt last year, and is back for a second bout with Eternal Jewel (PG015) for the same label. Here, his saturnine aspect is turned towards exploring five lengthy episodes of deepest melancholy, as confirmed by titles...
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