Re: (idm) barry adamson

From Jon Drukman
Sent Fri, Jun 5th 1998, 18:47

Che wrote:
> For me the highlight of the film was that really chill mellow piece he did
> which was criminally shortened on the soundtrack.  What I'd like to know
> is, how much of his stuff is instrumental?  I have a well known aversion to
> vocals.

well i'd start with "moss side story" or "the negro inside me."

moss side story is 100% instrumental.  required listening.  ('industrial
swamp jazz', as greg earle calls it, is a very apt term.  plus there's a
hallucinogenic cover of the alfred hitchcock presents theme, and a great
reading of 'man with the golden arm')

negro inside me is 90% instrumental.  one track has vocals, it's a serge
gainsbourg tune... i don't like it much but barry has a big serge
addicition apparently.  the rest is super crunchy ultra funky beats n
jazzy shit.

the new album (as above so below) has *lots* of vocals but it's REALLY
good.

there is an ep called "taming of the shrewd" which is all instrumental,
and it's one of my favorite things by him... four achingly gorgeous
instrumentals in full on lush 60's orchestral john barry mode, plus a
crunchy almost industrial cover of "diamonds".  it's kinda hard to find
tho.

hope this helps.

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