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, 13 October 2011

Umberto: From the grave...(Permanent Records)

Umberto is the project by Matt Hill from Expo 70 wholly dedicated to produce music that sounds like it should be in a late '70s/early '80s horror film. In short, the music is a homage to Goblin - who, of course, also inspired the whole cult of Zombi/Steve Moore/Majeure that i have become so obsessed with this year. The bass plods suspiciously in the background, awaiting its moment of attack, the synths warble and whine their way across the speakers, often lending a tone of religious dread to the proceedings, and the drums nestle down quietly amongst the rest of the detritus. The album is set out like a good soundtrack should be - beginning with 'Opening titles', ending with 'End credits' and having tracks called things like 'Shower scene' in the middle. Hugely enjoyable throughout, i have another Umberto release - a cassette in a mini video case - to get through. And i'm really looking forward to that one.
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