the ramblings & meanderings of a pretentious idiot
edinburgh, uk
Rather lengthy review I wrote for a website (and hopefully a physical publication at some point) that I’ve started.
Who knows, I may well expand it to an even lengthier and even more in-depth analysis at some point in the future (I keep hearing more things and coming up with more to say, it’s a nightmare).
If you’re lazy and want a rating, it’s either 11/10 or ?/10 (or both).
Really enjoyed this. Such an interesting and intriguing guy. The Quietus continues to be my favourite website by a country mile. Marv.
It’s twenty years to the day since the very talented Arthur Russell died. I’ve only really begun to explore his (fairly extensive, from what I can tell) discography, but he’s a fascinating character and worth looking into for anyone vaguely interested in electronic/disco/avant-garde/electric cello music.
I think the first thing I ever heard was this, on the incredibly excellent ‘Sleepwalk’ mix CD from Optimo (Espacio).
Meant to post this a while ago… Not for the faint of heart, but certainly interesting. I do rather enjoy Mr Self’s over-the-top verbosity, even it does often verge on prolix (and I’m sure for many it crosses that line), and I do have enduring grim fascination with drug abuse, albeit from a safe distance.
Hilarious dissection/analysis of the lyrics to Adele’s Someone Like You. Somehow both lighthearted and harsh.
Abdul Malik Al Nasir’s (AKA Mark T Watson) very moving account of his relationship with Gil Scott-Heron.
