Spoken word

[Benny Bunter]

Arab strap certainly had their moments (especially 'The Red Thread') but it got a bit tedious after a while.

 

[Ness Rowlah]

I saw Jeffrey Lewis perform the other week in London, and his support act was a guy doing 'anti-capitalist spoken word' (think his name was Professor Louie)...it did drag after a while, but was intoxicating for the first half hour or so, partly perhaps because I so rarely see anything similar.

That's reignited my interest in the whole area....other stuff I have dug in the past are the Last Poets and (especially) Gil Scott-Heron's stuff, as well as Saul Williams (interest in whom in turn has been reignited by that fantastic cover Robyn did of 'List of Demands').

You might like Yorkshire lass Penny Broadhurst.

No idea that Robyn had done "List of Demands", thanks for that.

(Saul's own version is still available legally for free - http://2005.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/19890.html) as well as
Cadence Weapon's "Sharks" http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/band/49600.html )

 

[MankyFiver]

lydia lunch's oral fixation is good, i think its a compilation, some of it goes on but i love the first track 'dear whores' which always makes me laugh and black romeo about killing a cat

 

[viktorvaughn]

He's playing in London soon


07 Nov 2007, 20:00
38 - 44 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XJ

Anyone else make it to this? Incredible prescence and performance. Nice that the venue was ten minuted walk down to road also. Strange venue.

 

[adruu]

you know the new saul/trent thing is actually pretty damn good. i got to sacred money and i couldnt stop rewinding, but either 1) my expectations were so low i am easily impressed or 2)um....this is just really fucking good music.