“It’s not wonderful at all – it’s horrible”
| Portishead again.
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Music
“Oldest” computer music unveiled
“Oldest” computer music unveiled
| Recorded in Manchester, 1951.
“Fusion? It’s what I am”
“Fusion? It’s what I am”
| The divine Natacha Atlas.
Bo Diddley, 1928–2008
So long, Road Runner. Lots of clips of the great man on YouTube, my favourite being this TV appearance with the amazing Bo-ettes. Without him punishing his guitar that way, you wouldn’t have (among other things) the MC5 doing this. And without them you wouldn’t have Sonic Youth doing this…
Aerial by 2562
This minimal CD cover is my design for Aerial, the debut album from 2562, aka Dutch musician Dave Huismans. This is another release on the Tectonic label who released Underwater Dancehall, the Pinch album I designed last year. As with that release the photos on Aerial are by Liz Eve.
This is a really excellent album but then I would say that since it’s just the kind of electronica I enjoy, in this case being pitched somewhere between the infectious rhythms of Monolake and the sparse dub sounds of Pole. Mr Huismans knows what’s he’s doing and Aerial has already picked up some rave reviews. The CD will appear on June 2nd with a double-vinyl version to follow.
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• New things for November