Apparently, I buy too many records

My wife Helen, like every other woman i've ever lived with, believes that I buy too many records.

Which, as every record-buying man knows, is a ridiculous belief.

I will concede, however, that I do indeed buy a lot of records and that I don't afford them the same amount of listens and attention that I did 20 or 30 years ago.

To this end, I have decided to blog about the records that I buy, in order to help my appreciation of them - and perhaps to show Helen that I don't buy that many records after all.

Because i'm crap with deadlines the blog posts will be sporadic and probably be about a month or 2 behind but that's just the way i am! The posts will not necessarily be actual reviews (most likely comments, at best) and will generally be pretty damn short due to the reasons outlined above. As a writer in a previous existence i have decided not to worry about writing as art in the pieces but, instead, to attempt to convey feeling over semantic (and often grammatic) perfection.

And 'OCRB'? It stands for 'Obsessive Compulsive Record Buying' - a little known mental health affliction that is potentially damaging to the bank account but ultimately life-affirming. It is sad.......but a nice form of sad.

Wednesday 30 March 2011

Maserati: Pyramid Of The Moon (Temporary Residence Limited)


The bass rumbles, the bass drum kicks in and then it's off on a 9 minute workout of sludgy riffs, thumping drumming and high end guitar flourishes. The bass is ever present and the nine minutes fly by and end far too soon. I love the way it has a sense of self propulsion that is relentless and one that would make me put my foot down if i was listening whilst driving. Like tortoise if they'd listened to psych as opposed to jazz. The remix on the other side loses the sludge, mixes down the drums and creates a meditative piece that seems to mix Steve Reich, acid house and Klaus Schulze. Both sides are essential listening in their own distinct ways. Brilliant. Now to order the new album...
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