There’s a word I’d like to get out of the way before starting this thing properly. Orcadian is a word that has appeared in probably every single press mention of delightful folk-popsters Erland and the Carnival, and definitely in at least one that I’ve done on here (albums reviewed hither and thither). It’s a word included not [...]
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I have one of those brains that tends to work on the basis of “if it’s a bit strange, then I like it”. This record (and, indeed, band) are very strange, and I like them a lot. No great surprise there, then. To be merely a bit strange in the context of this record would [...]
Debut albums are brilliant things, aren’t they? They are created as labours of love over huge swathes of time with the only pressures and constraints being those imposed by the artist. Not for the debutantes are the spectres of people in suits tapping their watches insisting that ten great songs are plucked fully-formed out of [...]
Have there been any other albums recorded on ships? This record could be a bit of a first, unless of course the answer is “yes”. HMS President (formerly known as HMS Saxifrage for any naval fans confused at this point) was originally used as a lure to German U-Boats, disguised cunningly as a Merchant [...]
Neighbour’s password isn’t “password” after all. Curses. So instead, I’ll just park all of this onto Notepad and copy it all over when I get to the De La Warr Pavillion tomorrow (note: actually two days ago now), where the Wifi is free and provided by Eddie Izzard, according to the pamphlet. It doesn’t state [...]
Been neglecting these of late – partly because I’ve been working more Sundays recently (I have a South Coast Beano in December to pay for), partly because when I am in of a Sunday, I’m listening to too much stuff to bother listening to it; but mostly because these things are for one reason or [...]
…or at least it will be if I can get this done within the next 59 mins. Been tricky to squeeze much listening in this week as, thanks to the largely unpronounceable volcano being not as apocalyptic as everyone thought, working at an airport hasn’t exactly given me much time to myself during the past [...]
Started with an oldie, may as well throw a new one into the mix. Although ‘new’ is pushing a bit when William Blake is one of the contributing lyricists.
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