i am listening to the White Arcades at the moment
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 10 December 2020 05:51 (three years ago) link
Oh no, I just found out that Jon Gibson died in October.
I saw the two of them in concert in the mid-'90s maybe--completely wonderful. He played an interpretation of Roxy Music "More Than This" which I would kill to hear again. Somebody should release some old live performances--the "Agua" live album is very good.
― Hideous Lump, Thursday, 10 December 2020 06:22 (three years ago) link
Great write-up for Perhaps, Naive Teen Idol, thanks for sharing. It's one of his finest imo.
― A Scampo Darkly (Le Bateau Ivre), Thursday, 10 December 2020 09:25 (three years ago) link
3 track stretch "The Plateaux of Mirror/Above Chiangmai/An Arc of Doves" on repeat forever
since I bought it in 1980, in my first batch of Eno-related records, The Plateaux Of Mirror has continued to be my fave album of all time.
The White Arcades, which conjures such a magical atmosphere. Even with cheap synths, the man was peerless.
"The Kiss" in particular has always seemed like a peak track from someone whose music is so consistently strong that getting lost in whole albums is usually the best way to go.
― Paul, Thursday, 10 December 2020 21:36 (three years ago) link
His music, as I get older (& sentimental), is the most likely to bring me to tears.
RIP
― a certain derecho (brownie), Thursday, 10 December 2020 22:53 (three years ago) link
Here's an older John Foxx interview about working with Harold Budd.
https://thequietus.com/articles/23241-john-foxx-track-by-track
― brownie, Sunday, 20 December 2020 16:36 (three years ago) link