Thursday 3 April 2014

Karl Blake - "The Prehensile Tales" (Normal Records NOR131) 1983


This album collects all the odds and sods from Karl's(Lemon Kittens) Bedroom floor in the years 1977-1981. Its all brilliantly disturbed, falling apart music of the highest sub-standards that we adore here at Die or DIY?.

Guitar strings are clawed at and recorded well into the red zone, drums are made to resemble the sound of a dustbin of empty tin-cans being unloaded into a skip, and the singer (Blake) sounds like he was captured as a field recording in the padded cell of a secure mental facility.

I personally think this is better than any of the Lemon Kittens albums,only rivalled by the "Spoonfed and Writhing" ep.

A truly unhinged miesterwerk, from one of the genuine 'weird' guys, and a lesson in the deconstruction of song.

Track Listing:



DOG Side
A1
Baby's In Grey
A2
Switchback
A3
Whistle And Weep
A4
Blast The Human Flower

TAIL Side
B1
The Waiting List
B2
No Limits
B3
People With No Shoulders
B4
Dreams Of The Lichen Tester
B5
A Misogyny Of Song
B6
Love So Much Like Violent Death

Download Prehensile Tales here!
or
A prehensile download from mediafire HERE!

5 comments:

Tayo said...

This is ace!
He's a new name to me so thanks for the intro JZ. Thanks to Mr. Blake also!

Jonny Zchivago said...

"Ace"? is this some new teenage word that i don't understand? Although I enjoy its use in context with the works of Karl Blake. Nice one Tayo.

gnostic mole said...

Hi, been desperate to hear this for aeons, thanks for downloading this, but - i can't open it!!! Any suggestions please???

gnostic mole said...

hi again,

ok it looks i've got it!!!A million thanks and one :)

Jonny Zchivago said...

At Last! Enjoy it 'cus its fantastic.