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...according to our Ant on Fri 06 Mar, 2009.
I'm just giving this Gerry Mitchell/ Various Production 'The Invisible Lodger' album a second listen and I must say there's some magic happening with this collaboration. I think they first teamed up with for a remix on a 7" and it seems the relationship has been most fruitful. The most striking thing about this album is how good Various Production sound when they're not trying to tackle the latest genre. For the most part it's somber, brooding and mournful and Mr Mitchell is a gritty as ever although this album does reveal a slightly lighter side of the man. His poetry and the production seem to work in perfect harmony. He's a supremely talented wordsmith and if you allow yourself to be seduced into his world you'll be rewarded. I'd love to share a bottle of Glen Morangie with him and have him torture my soul with his stark and powerful black poetry. Good stuff on LP and CD on Fire.The new album from Various Production follows on from 2006’s acclaimed
“The World Is Gone” (XL Records) and marks their first full length for
Fire Records after a series of 7” remixes for the likes of Dave Cloud
& Georgia’s Horse
The duos new album features the vocals of Fire Records mainstay (and resident spoken word genius) Gerry Mitchell.
An original and striking collaboration from two ends of the left field spectrum !
1. This Invisible Blood
2. Semi Important Parasites
3. The Pure Sun *
4. Coffin Fogbound
5. English Estate
6. Invisible Lodger 1
7. Unwritten Book
8. Hole In My Memory
9. All Fall Down
10. Clerks
11. Invisible Lodger 2
12. Robot Dialogue
13. Spindleworld
14. Idiotbox
15. Wrong idol
16. Invisible Lodger 3
17. Laughably Urbane
...according to Brakewynde.
This is a bit of a 'curate's egg' (i.e. good in parts).
It's good for background listening, but you need a bit of volume to really hear Gerry's poetry.You may get the impression that Gerry is a terminally miserable bu**er, but I promise you I have seen him crack a smile!Rating: 4 out of 5So, what do you think? Best reviewer each month gets £10 off their next order!
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