jenks
thread death
Spent most of this week deeply engrossed in the second disc of Kate Bush's new album - ariel. Not quite sure what the dissensus on this will be.
the first disc is a patchy affair including a song where she recites pi to god knows how many decimal places and another in which she beautifully intones the chorus of 'washing machine' over and over. there are some sublime moments including the closer of the first disc.
the second is much more of a piece and recalls the ninth wave off Hounds of Love - ambitious and personal. she seems to me to, at some level, embody a blakean, visionary position sadly lacking in much contemporary music. she is willfully doing her own thing, and if it takes 14 years to release, well, so be it.
i remember reading that big boi of outkast was a huge fan and never quite knew what to make of that fact - certainly didin't seem to shine through on his half of the last album.
whatever the second disc is certainly a much more robust return to form after the red shoes which boasted lenny henry on vocals on one track - elements of the sensual world, the dreaming and hounds in here - surely no bad thing?
the first disc is a patchy affair including a song where she recites pi to god knows how many decimal places and another in which she beautifully intones the chorus of 'washing machine' over and over. there are some sublime moments including the closer of the first disc.
the second is much more of a piece and recalls the ninth wave off Hounds of Love - ambitious and personal. she seems to me to, at some level, embody a blakean, visionary position sadly lacking in much contemporary music. she is willfully doing her own thing, and if it takes 14 years to release, well, so be it.
i remember reading that big boi of outkast was a huge fan and never quite knew what to make of that fact - certainly didin't seem to shine through on his half of the last album.
whatever the second disc is certainly a much more robust return to form after the red shoes which boasted lenny henry on vocals on one track - elements of the sensual world, the dreaming and hounds in here - surely no bad thing?