The CD of Blood, Women, Roses arrived on Friday. I didn't have any headphones at work so I had to wait until I escaped from work to listen to it. It's a recording I know well (I have it on vinyl and I used to have it on CD). The album has a large dynamic range, and the crispness of the CD version accentuates the contrast of the quiet bits with ( Read more... )

Whee, I've tracked down a copy of the Blood, Women, Roses CD by the Swans side-project, Skin.
I've been looking for it for years. When I was living in Moss Side in 1992, I was burgled and somebody took almost the whole 'S' section of my CDs. Those who know my musical tastes will be able to imagine how much that hurt. Many of the CDs I ( Read more... )

Started the working week on a Tuesday, which always gets me so confused I don't get my brain sorted out before the weekend.
Nothing much interesting happened at work, except that my boss went on holiday today. I'll probably spend the rest of the week trying not to make too much of a mess of things while he's away. I spent the afternoon driving ( Read more... )

My copy of Jarboe's new release, Mystery Of Faith, arrived while I was out shopping today (I went to the leather repair place on Victoria station only to find it wasn't open today). It's taken ages to arrive in the post, but at least when you order stuff from Jarboe's web site (or the Young God Records site for that matter), it arrives signed. ( Gushing comments )