Here’s the merry month of May, in retrospect already……
THROBBING GRISTLE – The Third Mind Movements – released to accompany their US tour – plenty of glutinous jamming/improv. Looking forward to seeing them live for the first time at the Tramway in mid-June.
THE INNER SPACE/CAN – Agilok & Blubbo – ‘lost’ early work from the precursor group to Can. Curiousity value only, at least for me.
TUSSLE – Cream Cuts – modern krautrock from San Francisco (I think). Engaging on a first listen, and they could become something special over the space of a few more discs. A real grower.
MACHINEFABRIEK – Marijn & Weleer - I’m warming to prolific Dutchman Rutger Zudervelt and his bespoke ambient electronickery day by day. Seems I’ve got 40+ discs to catch up with. Ach weel, 3 down, 37 to go…..
BIOSPHERE – Wireless: Live at the Arnolfini, Bristol - Live ‘greatest hits’ set recorded by Chris Watson. Does what it says on the tin.
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Sleepwalk: a selection by Optimo (Espacio) – A groovy Christopherson Coil remix of a track from The Ape Of Naples attracted me to this comp from last year. The rest I either have already or doesn’t quite connect.
CURRENT 93 – Aleph at Hallucinatory Mountain – Bought the costly subscribers’ edition, and sad to say, I wish I hadn’t bothered. Altogether too ‘rocky’ for me, but will probably come into its own with live iterations – not that I’m ever likely to find out.
