Greetings folks,
Hope you're all doing okay. Cold and wet here in Amsterdam, as you'd expect, but as we're still stuck in a not-lockdown-not-curfew-honest-but-everything-fun-is-shut situation, it matters little, as there's not much to do anyway. Hoping that there will be some change to that before xmas, but it's doubtful. Already Le Guess Who back in November is seeming like a happy little mirage in my memory, sigh. So, to hibernate, mull wine and cross-fingers, eh?
"I had plenty of possibilities to choose from this week, for a change. Tempted to submit y'all to the recently-departed Alvin Lucier's classic "I Am Sitting In A Room", but that might be a bit harsh for the uninitiated. Also was tempted to celebrate the recent Fab Four film thing with Laibach's fine cover version of the whole "Let It Be" album, but that got me thinking, so instead, here's a different kind of cover album, one from this year, yet sadly absent in the year-end best of lists so far (with one notable exception)... which is a real shame as it deserves it...
I first saw these guys...*googles*... blimey, 12 years ago at Glastonbury, where they blew the roof off the tent with a stunningly energetic mid-afternoon performance. This album, however, shows a different, far softer, more emotional side to them that is new to me, but very welcome indeed, especially after a year that promised so much, but seems to have delivered little, this could be seen as the perfect meditative balm. Hope you enjoy. (and bonus points if you recognise any of the guest voices...)
#Drinkingclub? Hmmn.... something strong, dark and long, I'd say.
Download's here, stream's below.
See you 8pm BST.
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