It's Mrs Swede's Birthday on Thursday, an event that will see us head off to a quiet
bit of the coast for a couple of days
of walking and eating, but before
that, later today in fact, the New
York branch of the family arrive at
Swede Towers for a short visit.
Before family matters take me away
though, I wanted to share this tune
from the new Beak album, '>>'. Beak is
a side project of Geoff Barrow from
Portishead, a band that certainly
allows plenty of time for side
projects. I played their 2009 debut
(you guessed it, '>') a lot at the
time, but the new release, which I've
been exploring over the past few days,
seems a step up both in quality and
cohesiveness.
'Wulfstan II' is a
beefed up re-working of a tune from
'>' and is a big nod in the direction
of Neu! and 'Set the Controls For the
Heart of the Sun' by Pink Floyd. See what you think.
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6 comments:
Right up my street. Certainly very 'Set The Controls'. Will have to get hold of some Beak and I'd imagine they'll have time for at least another seven or eight albums before Portishead ever wake up again.
Well happy birthday Mrs Swede...was out last night with my half...it was her birthday too.....be careful of these Leo s. I say.
Interesting one....I say too!
Happy birthday to Mrs Swede - and hope you both enjoy some quiet time out.
Thanks all.
Back to work, back to reality!
Big Portishead fan here and have been catching up on Geoff Barrows work. He's an excellent beat maker, check out his indie rap project Quakers....This good stuff too.
Thanks for the tip flycasual.
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