The closing track on Frou Frou’s first and only album Details, “The Dumbing Down Of Love” appears as an admonition of the trite, formulaic love songs too many musicians have written throughout the years in a vain attempt to gain fame and fortune. Still, it is only one of many different possible meanings attributable to this lovely, if enigmatic … Continue reading Frou Frou ~ The Dumbing Down Of Love [2⊘⊘2]
The music video for “Street Spirit” was filmed over two nights in a desert outside Los Angeles. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, he described it as a “turning point” for his work, feeling that Radiohead had “found their own voices as an artist” and that “I got close to whatever mine was … Continue reading Radiohead ~ Street Spirit (Fade Out) [2⊘15]
Released mere months before he died by suicide, Ian Curtis’ lyrics ostensibly reflect his troubled marriage with wife Deborah Woodruff. While touring with Joy Division in 1979, he met Belgian journalist and music promoter Annik Honoré and the two began a close but chaste … Continue reading Joy Division ~ Love Will Tear Us Apart [198⊘]
Kill Shelter is the highly-talented UK-based alternative artist and producer Pete Burns. His unique work blends elements of Post-Punk and contemporary Electronica with heavily processed guitars. He is perhaps best known for his numerous collaborations with other cult artists including … Continue reading Kill Shelter ~ The Necklace (ft. Agent Side Grinder) [2⊘22]
TVAM self-released his much-acclaimed debut Psychic Data in the autumn of 2018, something of a cult classic, the album joined the dots between Suicide’s deconstructed rock ’n’ roll, Boards of Canada’s irresistible nostalgia, and My Bloody Valentine’s infinite noise. “I only want to adore you, I only want to give you everything, I only want you to hear this, I only want you as an offering.” “The cultural constructs of good and evil … Continue reading TVAM ~ Double Lucifer [2⊘22]
