There’s a great Eyeless in Gaza feature in this month’s (April) Wire mag that got me pulling my copy of Caught in Flux off the shelves, haven’t played it in ages, which is really shameful – as it’s so lovely.
That unique early sound of theirs bears up fairly well, the instrumentation purposely rugged, stabbing at times, showcasing Martyn’s emotional word play. No lulls either to disperse the magic amongst the album’s twelve tracks, even the 12 inch holds up to repeated scrutiny.
Sort of angrier, more discontented than their contemporaries such as ‘Felt’ even at their most alluring and pastoral, the songs come across more like pained deeply personal escapades.
Listening back to Voice from the Tracks you can almost see the spit flying from Bates’s mouth...
... croaking, breaking, crackinnnn’
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Yes, remember E.I.G with a great deal of affection ... Cherry Red had a good little roster there.
Think 'Cherry Red' caught the mood of the time perfectly, an audio definition of englishness
I was a little disappointed they didn't discuss his fantastic collaboration with Ann Clark in which they do a load of Rilke poems with a totally acoustic backing. I love it.It's neo-folk without the shite !
...that gives me the perfect excuse to read it all again...
is the Ann Clark collab anything like his chamber series on Sub Rosa?
I've been recommended EIG countless times but I never received the recommendation from someone whose music taste I admired.
Now I must sit & listen.
i always liked the 'murder ballads' stuff he did with that Napalm Death guy... though you had to listen very carefully, almost straining, to get the full effect of the stories... reminds me a little of the latest scott walker...
I was a little disappointed they didn't discuss his fantastic collaboration
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