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.

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Leyland Kirby: Sadly, the future is no longer what it was (History always favours the winners)

Triple CD bought in the Boomkat sale. I already have the 3 double vinyls of this but I decided to get it on cd as well, to keep the vinyl in mint condition. Shit, maybe it'll be worth something in 40 years time or something.... Anyway, the music contained therein is utterly gorgeous - with the melodies submerged deep inside a well of distortion and hazy electronics looping over and over again. Relentless claustrophobic ambience that sounds like you're hearing it underwater. Incidentally, i played it this evening whilst i was in the bath and stuck my head under the water........it sounded pretty much the same. I don't know if that's a recommendation or not.
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