Records I Forgot I Owned

#3 Jello - Voile

Okay, so it's not so much forgotten as overlooked, which is a shame as this is a sublime piece of electronica from Darrel Fitton, AKA Bola.

It still has all the hallmarks of classic early Bola albums Soup and Fyuti (it was released shortly after the latter), but has a more organic and eclectic feel, including a couple of tracks based around piano melodies. In fact, there's also a 12" he released around the same time featuring a stunning Autechre remix of album highlight, Neph.

LCD Soundsystem at Manchester Apollo

Wednesday 6 June 2018
A school night.

Fantastic gig - at two hours long there wasn't even enough time to play the following singles:
Losing my Edge
Yeah
Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
North American Scum
Big Ideas
Drunk Girls

LCD Soundsystem On The Phone

Manchester Apollo
6/6/18

Michael Head on the Phone

Gorilla
13/5/18

The New Brian Eno and Kevin Shields 12"

This is incredible.

One of this year's record store day purchases is the 12" by Brian Eno and Kevin Shields. 2 tracks - 'The Weight of History' and 'Only Once Away My Don't - totalling 18 minutes.

It's almost ambient, but there's such a throbbing power, intensity and force coming out of the tracks that my turntable can barely contain the sound. It is, to use a phrase of Julian Cope's, Ambient Metal.

Photographing Reflective Sleeves Can Be A Challenge

... So I thought I'd take a selfie.

The new Cavern of Anti-Matter album is another great collection of analogue synths, motorik beats, gurgles and squelches.

The Pale Fountains - Pacific Street

Early and often overlooked brilliance from Michael Head. Released in 1984 and out of step for its time, the album channels the spirit of Arthur Lee and Burt Bacharach and is topped off by the trumpet playing of Andy Diagram.

Favourite track today: Unless