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

Telekaster - The Silent Anagram (Panic Arrest)


The third Panic Arrest release is as astonishing as the first two, and just as unique. It starts off with a clicking sound that jumps across the speakers and slowly builds up layers of piano and other sounds that enfold you in a blanket of woolly sound. A violin creaks away and i think i heard a voice, but i'm really not sure. And that's just the first track. The whole album is a mixture of delicate sounds overlayed by sweltering atmospheres. Amazing stuff - like Machinefabriek if he could reign himself in a bit.
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