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.

Thursday, 20 January 2011

Minus Pilots - Superior Proof of Cinema (Panic Arrest)


Panic Arrest is my new favourite label, in that they believe in high quality experimental music released on 180g vinyl. I also like them because they have only released 3 albums so far, which makes it much easier to collect their catalogue. Minus Pilots play music constructed by playing a bass guitar through various failing pedals whilst electronic sounds pop and crackle in the background and found sounds are played through a dodgy cassette recorder. Reminds me a bit of early Rothko - or mainly how i always wanted early Rothko to sound. This album creates a strangely moving vibe and is rather atmospherically astonishing. And it's my favourite sleeve of the year as well.
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