Description:	LP on Blackest Rainbow, limited to 300 copies
	Format:	LP (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Experimental/Math/Noise Rock
	Label:	Blackest Rainbow
	Price:	£11.09
	Availability:	In stock. Dispatched in 1 working day.

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...according to our Business Lady on 11 February 2010.

Don't know much about Emmett Kelly, the man behind The Cairo Gang but the press release tells me he's from Chicago, has an album out on Narnark and has toured the UK with John Dwyer in his pre-Thee Oh Sees guise as OCS. This is enough to prick my interest. 'Twyxt Wyrd sounds like pure Thrill Jockey style Chicago! It's got the warmth, precision and attention to detail i love about Chicago musicianship. I can hear elements of Town and Country, The Sea and Cake, Vida, State River Widening, Pullman and a bunch of other great sounds here. This music is loose in the sense that it has a jazzy feel but in essence it's a folk record with the basic traditions rejigged to benefit the needs of the composer. Intimate, heart warming stuff it most certainly is and with a voice as rich and inviting as Emmett's he can't really fail. I applaud the Blackest Rainbow crew for breaking protocol and putting out such a beautiful collection of tracks. Totally ace. Best thing i've heard this week.

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Sound clips for Twyxt Wyrd by Cairo Gang: on vinyl at Norman Records UK. LP (vinyl), Blackest Rainbow, BRR158 , £11.09.

What their label says...

This was actually the first ever LP I asked someone to do for Blackest Rainbow, way back in early 2007... The Cairo Gang previously had a CD released several years ago on Narnack Records, and the main man behind The Cairo Gang, Emmett Kelly, came over and toured with John Dwyer's OCS (now currently known as Thee Oh Sees), which was actually the first ever show I put on... After meeting Emmett back then he made several reappearances in the UK playing guitar for Beth Orton and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. This new record was recorded back in 2007, and in some ways is a slight departure for the roster on Blackest Rainbow. The record features 8 proper songs of loose relaxed Chicago style songs, if you're into the trademark sounds of labels like of Thrill Jockey you'll definitely dig this. The line-up for the release is also pretty damn sweet, featuring Rob Lowe (Lichens, 90 Day Men), Ben Vida and Joshua Abrams (both of Town & Country, Vida also performs solo as Bird Show). Limited to only 300 copies, with paste on covers and insert.