Just as Colin Newman records sound like
Wire, but without Gilbert and Lewis, and Dome sounds like the stuff
lurking in the background of a Wire album,but without Newman,Gilbert,
Gotobed and Lewis. This album by Colin Newman band member,Desmond
Simmons, on Dome Records Incidentally; sounds like a Colin Newman
impression without any member of Wire involved at all!(although it was produced by Gilbert and Lewis,Colin Newman guests on a few Vocals,and Robert Gotobed Drums!)
Never having heard this until
recently,(thanks to Rainier,can we call you 'Prince'?), I was
surprised this made it to Dome Records? As Dome was set up to see how
far one could go and still be able to call it music! I paraphrase
Bruce Gilbert here, but there is no evidence of this objective on
Desmond’s record. Its fairly straight forward post-punky
experimental pop.....er....like Colin Newman's solo stuff; which this
sounds almost exactly like,but not as good!? Still a fairly
entertaining listen,(especially,”Caste from Hawaii”, “Phone
Ringing (version 2)” and “To be Lost”), which is the primary
objective of popular music anyway is it not?
Tracklist:
A Caste From Hawaii | ||
To Be Lost | ||
Beacon Hill Six | ||
April Waits | ||
The Gymnast | ||
Bing Crosby's Hat | ||
Man The Lifeboats | ||
Phone Ringing | ||
Counterpane | ||
By Air Or By Sea | ||
Panthenon | ||
Tracers | ||
Alone On Penguin Island |
(With CD bonus tracks)
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Love this 'un! :)
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