This week:
Drunjus - s/t: Pastoral drones and clanging from the 23 Productions camp.
Vibracathedral Orchestra - double lp: Finally got a new needle for the record player. Hypnotic... and strangely danceable at times!
V/A - The Golden Apples of the Sun: Comp of the various new US acoustic types... some of it is stultifyingly boring (cf. Iron and Wine), but I really like the tracks by Josephine Foster (something of Shirley Collins about her voice and banjo playing), Matt Valentine, Troll (a bit Damon and Naomi?) and...
Joanna Newsom - The Milk Eyed Mender: I thought an album of her Shirley Temple warbling might be a bit trying, but it works well and her harp playing is beautiful.
Steeleye Span - Heark The Village Wait: Can't beat a bit of the old Span...
Soft Cell - Nonstop Erotic Cabaret: Third attempt at buyging this lp - first time it was scratched to fuck, second time the sleeve actually contained the soundtrack to the movie Carousel, but this time things worked out.
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