What's the last record you listened to?

[domfjbrown]

The last album I listened to was Slovo's one (dunno what it's called but they were good at Glasters). The Electric Six one is great too by the way

 

[sideshowbob]

Essential Logic - Fanfare in the Garden

New 2 CD compilation (on the Kill Rock Stars label) of top post-punk chick Lora Logic's group. (Lora was the sax player in X-Ray Spex.) Collects most of her recorded output, including all of the excellent "Beat Rhythm News" album, and the singles. Spiky, angular, funky, lo-fi, funny, passionate. A splendid record.

-- Ian

 

[julian2002]

a large consignment just hit the doormat from amazon this morning. itcd at the moment is futureshock's phantom theory after hearing them on the radio (from glastonbury i think). not quite psy trance,too slow, but it's trippy in a banging kind of way nonetheless. electric six is up next and then some u-ziq and squarepusher after mo's suggestions.
cheers


julian

 

[erichames]

Paddy McAloon, "I trawl the megahertz"

Everyone's been banging on about this album, so I bought it. Know very little about McAloon, really. I saw one of the first Prefab Sprout gigs, and had their first single (in typical arch 80s pop fashion, it was called "Lions in My Own Garden, Exit Someone", which spells out the name of the French town, Limoges, for some arsey reason), but otherwise they made no impact on me. They had a female singer with a silly hat on at the gig, I remember.

Anyway, apparently McAloon went temporarily blind recently, and ended up trawling the airwaves, picking up bits and pieces to use as the (spoken) lyrics for this record, with strings, brass, woodwind and keyboards as accompaniment. Results sound like a man in his 40s with too much time on his hands, frankly. Sonically very pretty, and interesting for the first 15 minutes or so, but ultimately lacking in cajones.

Next up, Albert Ayler's "Witches and Devils", to give micro jobs things a bit of a kick.

-- Ian

It sounds like McAloon's approach to his latest album is quite unconventional and experimental, using snippets from the airwaves for spoken lyrics accompanied by a variety of instruments. While the sonic landscape may be intriguing initially, it seems to lack the punch or boldness you were hoping for. It's interesting how artists evolve and explore new territories, but sometimes it's the raw energy and intensity of classics like Albert Ayler's "Witches and Devils" that really resonate. Enjoy your dive into Ayler's work for that powerful contrast!