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Having a bit of a John-Lennon-athon* .. sorry, I get very sentimental about that man..

* although skilfully avoiding "Imagine" (the track)

Snow here has been horrendous too. I've been off work due to evening closures, but no holiday for me as I've had knock-on home commitments. Also spending 2 hours a day clearing snow, and spent the last three nights since Saturday clearing it in the evening and out again at 4.30 am - 7.30 am - creating three mountains for the council to lift - so much snow that I've now done my back in, and could have made several igloos to keep an extended family of 50 Eskimos, 6 pet sea otters, and two large Walruses happy - talk about Iceland - wheres that Kerry Katona when you need her? - she's probably back in the jungle trying to be a celebrity


Been listening to:

Cloudland Canyon: Fin Eaves
Sun Araw: On Patrol
Rhythm & Sound
And quite a bit of Mr Sylvian: Dead Bees On A Cake, Brilliant Trees, Gone To Earth (ambient disc)
Japan: Quiet Life, and have decided that after all this time I've always preferred Sylvian's solo work over Japan, and nows the time to admit to it

And John's had a look-in with A Secret Life and some tracks from In Mysterious Ways

Jim Kerr - Lostboy

This took a few listens to get into & I have to say it surprised me how good this album is. I must admit I haven't listened to a Minds album since Real Life & i was probably expecting it to be more of the same but no . It sounds more like there earlier 80's stuff. I was going to mention the standout tracks but I'd just have named most of them. Really impressed though with the cover of The Silencers Bulletproof Heart.

Gary Numan - Berserker

Forgotten how good this album is. Ok there is no Cars or Are Friends Electric on it but the sounds , lyrics , vocals are all there. Excellent.

Gary Numan - The Fury

I stopped buying , listening to Numan around this point & maybe hearing this album first time round did it for me. It's an ok album but nothing jumps out at you. The sounds etc I mentioned above aren't here for me. His style seemed to change a bit here & not for the better. I will listen to it more but it's not one of his best albums.

earlier today it was - David Sylvian: Approaching Silence, and Dead Can Dance: Toward The Within.

then it all got uptempo with - School Of Seven Bells: Alpinisms, and Scritti Politti: Cupid & Psyche 85.

Presently its some restful deep ambient absorption with Celer: Dying Star.

I wondered who that was sat in the corner by the turntables! Carry on!

Scott, if you liked Kerr's solo album, then the last 2 Simple Minds albums are worth investigating for sure. Similar in sound, perhaps a bit more reminiscent of their late 80s work, but miles better than Real Life. IMO they really lost their way on that album, largely due to Mick MacNeil leaving the band.

Berserker is a good album; there's a couple of duff tracks on it (Pump Me Up, anyone?!), but it has such a huge sound, I think the good tracks clearly overshadow the few below par ones.

Similar thing with The Fury - again, great sound, but very obscure song writing. THE standout track for me on that album is God Only Knows.

I'm currently listening to the Friday morning office fire alarm test

Rubber Soul by yet another Liverpool combo, The Beatles.
...then it's onto Crash & Burn super-dooper yummy deluxey edish by synth-pop duo Foxx 'n' Gordon.

The most gorgeous alternative version of Bryan Ferry's "Me Oh My" from Olympia... stripped back, instrumental. One of the most moving soundscapes I've heard. Slow, sombre, atmospheric - and still distinctly Ferry despite the absence of vocals.

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That really is gorgeous Alex. I was actually giving Olympia it's first listen (review later) when I saw your post. Thanks.

I've had it on repeat all afternoon - I don't know if that has ever happened before! Totally hypnotised by it!