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.

Monday 7 March 2011

Natural Snow Buildings: Waves of the Random Sea (Blackest Rainbow)

Long sprawling 6 track double album of French acoustic drone music. Mainly played on (I think) Cello, violin, harmonica and acoustic guitar this gives over a similar vibe to Richard Skelton's myriad of releases. The tracks scratch seamlessly into each other, only really breaking the mood with 2 short vocal based pieces, showcasing Medhi's (the female half of the duo)  high pitched voice before you're slipping back into the dreamy droney netherworld. I like it very much.
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