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I first became aware of Gil Scott-Heron around the early to mid-nineties, while I was at university, although it was a while till I actually got where he was coming from. He was often listed on posters around town as playing at something like that …
Gil Scott-Heron – live at the Bottom Line 77 by Ninjamixdump on Mixcloud
A short post here – the music will speak for itself.
I’ve been putting together a video tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, but these things can take a little while to get to a …
Gil Scott-Heron – live at the Bottom Line 77 by Ninjamixdump on Mixcloud
A short post here – the music will speak for itself.
I’ve been putting together a video tribute to Gil Scott-Heron, but these things can take a little while to get to a poin…
“The road to the Western Lands is by definition the most dangerous road in the world for it is a journey beyond death…” William Burroughs Starting life as an avant-dance collective, by 1987 Bill Laswell’s Material epitomised a culture in fast forward, popular music eating itself. Fusion has never been so thoroughly realised as on 
“The godlike genius of Johnny Halliday” is not a phrase that is likely to be heard too often in these parts. Putting to one side the noodlings of Gong, whilst savouring the Breton phrasings of Alan Stivell, it has to be said that with the exception of the occasional chanteuse, France’s contribution to alternative music 
From the days when waistbands were high and trousers voluminous; as close to perfection as a debut album has ever been, ‘A Walk Across The Rooftops’ launched one of the most meticulous recording careers in rock. Not uncommon for ten years or more to elapse between releases, yet each album maintains the implausibly high standards 
Concocted by Serge Gainsbourg, the most exalted potentate of lust, this bizarre fantasy detailing a (the?) middle aged lothario’s affair with a teenager oozes priapic zeal, laced with a sense of humour that can only be described as goblinesque. Unusually for a concept album from this era the music has dated astonishingly well; produced and 
….And They Have Escaped The Weight Of Darkness represents an extraordinary leap forward from the potential of earlier works by Olafur Arnalds, which threatened at times to collapse under the weight of the melancholia dominating the emotional range, particularly in last years ‘Found Songs’. A broader musical palette, even introducing drums to the mix, enables 
The coolest band in rock, absolutely no question. Of all their impeccable albums, Countdown to Ecstasy, along with Gaucho is the one I return to most. In retrospect, the most staggering thing about Steely Dan was the fact that year on year they released album after album, each one building on the achievements of its 
At £20 per ticket, this event deserved a better sound system, but overhearing an earnest debate on who performed the original “Burning Down The House” – Talking Heads or Tom Jones? was worth the price of admission alone. Tony Allen of course played on neither version, but as Brian Eno pointed out in his introduction, 
