Barry Adamson's first full-length album, Moss Side Story is still unequivocally his best. Elements of rock, voices from news reports, blood-curdling wordless female vocals (courtesy of experimental/punk diva Diamanda Galßs), lounge keyboards, and swirling funereal ambient music are interwoven on this taut and compelling, almost continuous imaginary "soundtrack." The result is a sinister and edgy soundscape that's as gripping as any black-and-white thriller. [The CD adds three bonus cut...   [ read more ]

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Back to the Cat is a collection of delightfully sleazy songs and interludes that meld lounge jazz, Rat Pack pop, roots rock, and spy movie/noir thriller film themes. We get to accompany his protagonists through an aural cinema comprised of obsessive yet likeable if odious archetypes: guttersnipe hustlers, spies, junkies, sexual predators, victims, and musical, literary, and cultural heroes. Back to the Cat is a mind-blowing work of musical sophistication. Adamson is a startlingly gifted storyteller -- in s...   [ read more ]

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From its birth, Kitchen Motors has been exploring tension and beauty created through their commissioning of unique artistic collaborations. Their Motorlab series of live events and recordings has initiated cooperation between unusual talents, providing an opportunity for artists to step out of their natural context and onto a stage without rules. The first two CD's in the series included documents of performances by mum, Stillupsteypa, Hafler Trio, and many others. For Motorlab #3, Kitchen Motors asked Fin...   [ read more ]

CD $15.99

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