They're quiet slow-burners. But in-fucking-credibly good.But respect to On-U and all that - they did a a load of cultural good for not much reward - but it does drive me back to 70s dub.
Which, in a way, contradicts my previous argument about making cheap records sound good in the 1980s!
Sonically, my favourite 80s record is 'Psycho Candy', which cleverly side-stepped the shortcomings of contemporary cheap recording technology.
Summer of unrest? Good on 'em for trying.
And, haha, I've avoided The Quietus since I pitched an article about 'the under-discovered Van Morrison' to its Editor, he told me I didn't understand what the website was about,
and we had quite an eventually unpleasant email exchange.
(Which, in a way, contradicts my previous argument about making cheap records sound good in the 1980s!
Sonically, my favourite 80s record is 'Psycho Candy', which cleverly side-stepped the shortcomings of contemporary cheap recording technology.
Summer of unrest? Good on 'em for trying.
And, haha, I've avoided The Quietus since I pitched an article about 'the under-discovered Van Morrison' to its Editor, he told me I didn't understand what the website was about,
and we had quite an eventually unpleasant email exchange.
Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace,
Sun 1 May 2011, 3:35,
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Goodness me,old farts convention in full effect here.
My friend got Never Understand and filled up both sides of a c90 with it.
Happily listened to it all more than once.
I still have the album on vinyl...
(My friend got Never Understand and filled up both sides of a c90 with it.
Happily listened to it all more than once.
I still have the album on vinyl...
4Q just lurking,
Sun 1 May 2011, 3:43,
archived)
sorry about the edit lag so far tonight, btw.I'm in "and another thing!" mode.
( Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace,
Sun 1 May 2011, 3:48,
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According to the World Service just now,you can't blame being old.
New research shows that our brains keep improving well into middle age and the megdullah (sp?) tends to less favour negative responses and focuses on positive responses.
Vague, I know, but I was only half-listening.
(New research shows that our brains keep improving well into middle age and the megdullah (sp?) tends to less favour negative responses and focuses on positive responses.
Vague, I know, but I was only half-listening.
4Q just lurking,
Sun 1 May 2011, 4:03,
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I fucking hope they're right.Maybe one day I'll be able to step out of the front door and resume my 'career'. Or what's left of it.
( Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace,
Sun 1 May 2011, 4:13,
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