Allo me harties! This week or so has mostly been.....
Dope - On Drugs
Well what's to say, another great little Dope release. Dropped on the mat Thursday, and I must have had it on repeat pretty much ever since. Deffo the last track is the meat of the matter fer me.
Children of Alice - S/T
Ex Broadcast and The Focus Group continue in the vein of Witch Cults..., but minus the vocals. Not played this much since it came out last year, but really, really hit the spot this week. You can't really call it music, in the understood sense, more of a bricolage of samples and moments with 'Pagan' themes given to them by the peeps at Folklore Tapes. The sounds within, remind me of a certain time from my younger days in the early 70's, when everything shut on a Sunday, and by mid afternoon, you could develop the kind of shamanic boredom unknown to my kids. It reminds me of those super hot and sultry summer days, when you'd lie listless on the bed, not knowing what to do with yourself, curtains gently billowing in the soft breeze, with the oppresive humidity, stickiness and stillness of a coming thunderstorm making your daydreams wander to forgotten and unknown realms, while outside, fragments of the real world gently distub you from your reveries. Lovely record. It's never gonna be anyones favourite, but I'm glad I own It.
Few samples here...https://bleep.com/release/stream/78524-children-of-alice-children-of-alice
Luke Haines - Rock and Roll Animals
Another one on heavy repeat this week. I must admit this passed me by on release, but it's well crafted in the usual Haines manner. Nick Drake as a badger, Peter Perret as a wiley old fox, Nick Lowe and a wise old Gene Simmons. Songs about building model villages and sticky back plastic and string, and the journey's of the animals of the wood. Full of great lyrics and hooks, glad I picked it up.
Acoustic session...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bEkLh1RADA
Coil - Astral Disaster Unfinished Musics
Probably one for the COIL completists (sadly,ME being one :).
Slightly different versions of the Prescription edition vinyl version of Astral Disaster album, and a continuation of 'The Mothership and Father Land'. The Sea Priestess develops elements of a 60's 'raga', all sitar and delay. Wouldn't sound out of place in the movie Performance tbh, plus unreleased track 'Cosmic Disaster'......Loving it. Sadly no DL or CD of this (yet), so it's vinyl or nowt.
Samples here...https://www.juno.co.uk/products/coil-astral-disaster-sessions-un-finished-musics/670058-01/
Other Stuff...
Simple Minds - Reel To Real Cacophony
Hawkwind - Warrior...
The Fall - Seminal Live/ Peel Sessions
Luke Haines - Luke Haines is Dead
Early career 3CD overview comp, packed full of versions, live and sessions, as well as all yer fav's.
Coil - Astral Disaster Prescription Edition/World Serpent Edition
Precription - The Sea Priestess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzu5ZsP8JKg
World Serpent edition (full album)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WbloLnhkOY
Coil - Moons Milk Bonus Disc
"Could you ever swallow a boiled owl?"
Full Album - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNtWVlOkedE
Coil - Live Two (Moscow)
The version of 'Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil' at this shows showcases the daffy side to the band....some of the lyrics being changed to "We like dogs, we like drugs, and we like CHEESE!!!"
Full show...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRk4OQQ3_zQ
Groovy Mudhoney docu 'I'm Now' upon Amazon prime if any of you have it, well worth a watch along with a whole bunch of cool punk rock docu's
Well that's about it. Hope you're all doing fine. My leg is STILL giving me jip, so not been up any hills, or indeed out for any walks for about 2 weeks or so. I'M GOING FRICKIN' NUTS!!!! Though on the upside, I binge watched and Luuurrrved the daffy Brittannia, even though it has Donovan's 'Hurdy Gurdy' Man as the theme. I can 't work out if that's genius or mad, but it's good to hear it sounding so good again.
Ditto 'Westworld', which had me reaching for the Ital disco album by Glass Candy - B/E/A/T/B/O/X
Keep well!
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