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ARTIST
ELEGIAC
TITLE
Elegiac
FORMAT
2LP
LABEL
UPP RECORDS
CATALOG #
UPP 001LP
UPP 001LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
9/17/2021
Are you ready for this? An astonishing album made by two of Britain's great maverick musical spirits.
Ted Milton
is a prolific poet, with several volumes under his belt, as well as an avant-garde puppeteer. Yet he's probably best known as vocalist/saxophonist with psycho-funk Afro punk fake no-wave pogo jazz trio
Blurt
. Milton's group has produced an impressive string of albums, not to mention his numerous solo recordings. Meanwhile,
Edvard Graham Lewis
has a history of strong solo releases, both under his own name and as
He Said
. And of course, as bassist, lyricist and sometime vocalist with post punk innovators
Wire
, he's been responsible for numerous landmark releases, from 1977's
Pink Flag
, to 2003's
Send
, to 2020's
Mind Hive
. There's a definite sense that Milton and Lewis were born to collaborate. Both are idiosyncratic sonic stylists: bullish outsiders with a Dadaist's ear for unexpected rhythms and ear-catching turns of phrase. Now,
Elegiac
sees them melding their considerable talents to produce an album of arresting intensity. What started out as a one-off joint composition, proved to be such a fruitful exercise it soon developed into a stream of new work. Album opener "Vous Et Ici" is a twisted tale of unrequited love, set atop skittering rhythms and curlicues of bass, whilst, "Vancouver Slim" is a dialogue between nervously looping electronics and a mournfully wayward sax solo. Meanwhile "So Far" comes across like
Michael Nyman
trapped in some strange break-beat bordello, as Milton recites information regarding the "planking" of a boat. It's a bizarre yet perfect fit. The album has been arranged and mixed by electronic composer and sound artist
Sam Britton
. Britton's sure touch ensures that the various elements work together to create something quite unique. For whilst
Elegiac
is a collection that foregrounds its off-center and experimental aspects, it's also blessed with plenty of hooks and seductive grooves. This is exemplified by "Swish", which, with its shuffling drums and reverberating guitar traces, sounds like a sublime out-take from
Can
's
Tago Mago
. Bristling with ideas and exploratory sounds
Elegiac
bounds into 2021 with a supreme confidence. It's unlikely you'll have heard anything quite like this before... White vinyl.
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