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Im waiting til the remaster. Not hear the album in maybe two or more years.

It's a very good album Martin, you're right. I was lucky enough to see them play at a recording of 'Later...with Jools Holland' earlier this year, and the band were both completely bonkers and the show stealers. The only thing that was slightly off putting was how closely Nick Cave himself resembled Jason Lee from 'My Name is Earl'. Nevertheless, truly magnificent material.

Not sure if you know, but he's also touring in November. Tickets can be obtained here ...



In preparation for Monday, today I'm carrying on with the Ultravox back catalogue, starting with 'Systems' and ending with 'The Pink Thing'.




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Chemical Brothers - 'We Are The Night' (some tracks, yes, including 'the salmon dance').

First I have heard it in the pod. I thought the sound quality was a bit low so the remastering should help. Nice to hear Kate Bush singing.

I was a gigantic Birthday Party fan and for many years was intensely loyal to Mr. Cave's output, but after "The Boatman's Call" I pretty much gave up on him. However, my faith was restored by the Grinderman CD last year, and I love "Dig Lazarus Dig!" so much that I am almost willing to forgive Nick for the crap records he put out between "TBC" and Grinderman. Martin, I find it interesting that you draw a parallel between him and John Foxx, whose talent inspired my devotion a long time ago but who lost my interest and affection for an extended spell (namely, from around the time of "The Golden Section" until "The Pleasures of Electricity"). Wouldn't it be marvelous if John Foxx's next recording of new material could also be described as "edgy, twisted, sophisticated, odd, lewd, rude, psychotic, fierce"?!

Meanwhile, I've forced myself to stop replaying the Empire of the Sun single "Walking on a Dream" (I'm a big Sleepy Jackson/Luke Steele fan, and the song is catchy and poppy as hell -- it's addictive) and switched over to TV on the Radio's "Dear Science" for the evening.

How interesting! I never got into the Birthday Party, don't really like the Grinderman CD, and rate The Boatman's Call and No More Shall We Part as his/their best albums! The new one's pretty good but I still haven't quite latched onto it yet. It needs some several solid plays in a row, where I can spare the time to read the lyrics.

Today it is very sunny so Pete Namlook's "Season's Greetings: Summer" is getting an airing.

Two Numan albums today. 'Tubeway Army', and 'Hybrid disc 3'.

Turned into a bit of a Numan weekend for me, with today, 'I, Assassin', and 'Warriors'.

Cave is really interesting. He's one of (the only??) artist I can readily think of who just seems to get better with each release.

I agree with you about The Boatman's Call and No More Shall We Part, but would have to go further and say that The Lyre of orpheus, Grinderman AND Lazarus are equally good!!

He's a absolute poetic genius too

Soft Cell "Cruelty Without Beauty" - perhaps the only time a reformation has ever worked?