I can't wait to hear how it goes.
I wonder if this is connected to the Basil Kirchin project they were working on.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 11 October 2018 16:45 (five years ago) link
Ta for the reminder, I was planning to go to this and nearly forgot. Herne Hill's a mainline service as well so coming from Luton I've no excuse, the train comes practically right to the door of the venue.
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Friday, 12 October 2018 17:27 (five years ago) link
Sean vs The Banging Door and Sean vs The Hand Drier = one for the ages
― Jeff W, Sunday, 14 October 2018 09:08 (five years ago) link
Seriously though, a great show in a lovely venue (the above mentioned drawbacks notwithstanding). The Peacock Hunter bears no relation at all to We Start Counting (the Kirchin project), it's much closer to Here Come The Rattling Trees in terms of structure, but with a single story arc rather than a series of loosely linked narratives.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 14 October 2018 09:15 (five years ago) link
I wonder what planning lunacy led to the toilets being directly behind the stage area, it was farcical. I genuinely thought Sean was going to kick off when they had to stop Bramble Black, he must've been fuming.
Lovely set though apart from the "technical issues", glad to've caught it.
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Sunday, 14 October 2018 14:15 (five years ago) link
Magical show by @mercuryrevvd at Oslo. Exquisite versions of tracks from Deserter’s Songs, a cover of Here by Pavement and a quite staggering surprise guest appearance of Sean O’Hagan to lead them through Checking In Checking Out by The High Llamas. Incredible night. pic.twitter.com/XDdu2xuRgG— Steven Johnson (@_SPJ_) December 18, 2018
Woah
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 19 December 2018 10:47 (five years ago) link
very nice, that song sounds like it was pulled directly off of Pretzel Logic
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 19 December 2018 16:28 (five years ago) link
Fuuuck, I hoped that was going to be a video. Wonder if anyone thought to record it?
Also I had no idea Sean and the Rev boys had collaborated before, many years ago, on a cover of I Only Have Eyes For You
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tc1CwA8wbQ
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Thursday, 24 January 2019 21:09 (five years ago) link
Amazing how you just keep uncovering things as you trudge along the net:
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/houseofhiss
Anyone ever heard this song 'Shang'? Sounds brilliant. Sean doing vocals.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 21 March 2019 20:32 (five years ago) link
https://houseofhiss.bandcamp.com/track/shang
There it is. Soooo good.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 16 April 2019 18:50 (five years ago) link
Sean O'Hagan is unjustly despised on this site.
He's a fuckin' genius.
Been going through h the entire Llamas discography and aside from the not very good solo debut and the middling Santa Barbara, it's just delight after delight. Every album its own little universe, a mini masterpiece after another. It's breathtaking.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 2 August 2019 14:46 (four years ago) link
Wait, who despises him? I don't think I've ever read anything negative about him on here.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 2 August 2019 15:49 (four years ago) link
There are a couple Stereolab threads where the comments on him are overwhelmingly negative.
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 2 August 2019 17:18 (four years ago) link
1. Here are some drawings from a new video/animation I was asked to make for former @High_Llamas frontman and songwriter Sean O’Hagan @seano_arsenal. This for the first single from the ‘Radum Calls, Radum Calls’ album on @dragcityrecords (25/10/2019)... #animation pic.twitter.com/U7bFrZix09— Paperface (@paperfacetweet) August 13, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 15:16 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOqaHefEN8c
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 15:24 (four years ago) link
Sean's second solo album in 30 years reflects the bold new sounds of today embedded in the plush sound-world he's built for The High Llamas, Stereolab and many others – thick low end synths under light orchestra strings, dubby percussion atop bossa-nova beats and rumbling drum sounds driving Sean's tounge-in-cheek ditties. Guest vocals from former Microdisney partner, vocalist Cathal Coughlan add to the surreal bloom of Sean’s new musical conception.
Woah @ Cathal.
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
There’s at least one song from The Peacock Hunter on the album, judging from the track titles on the DC website.
― Jeff W, Tuesday, 13 August 2019 23:42 (four years ago) link
I wonder who actually plays on this record. It sounds like The High Llamas. I only recently started appreciating Jon Fell’s Bass work. It’s extraordinary.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 01:29 (four years ago) link
Yeah, I don't exactly get how he distinguishes his solo stuff from High Llamas exactly. It's a bit of a weird track, but maybe a bit more adventurous than some of the stuff he's done in recent years. Looking forward to the album.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 02:01 (four years ago) link
― Jeff W, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 12:42 AM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
I hope the full Peacock Hunter material is destined for a separate release, as I thought that was some of the best stuff he's done in years.
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 07:40 (four years ago) link
I love O'Hagan, he's done some incredible stuff over the years. Snowbug is one of the greatest summer albums ever made by anybody.
He seems like a nice bloke too.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Wednesday, 14 August 2019 12:22 (four years ago) link
He also did a Basil Kirchin tribute a couple years ago. What I heard online sounded incredible. The music was original, but influenced by, aside from a cover of “I Start Counting” with Jane Weaver on vocals. Too good not to record.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 14 August 2019 14:16 (four years ago) link
i was graced with a promo copy
it's incredible
first track is a pretty weird 'psychedelic' song with cathal coughlan on lead vox
i love it when sean breaks out the synths. he always gets the best sounds out of them.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 19 August 2019 14:18 (four years ago) link
This album is ridiculously good. Like best in years. Why'd they give it such an unassuming cover?
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 19:01 (four years ago) link
Good review. Comes close to my initial thoughts:
https://www.popmatters.com/sean-ohagan-radum-calls-radum-2641069306.html
Sean's definitely on his own track and continues to make wonderful music.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 16:20 (four years ago) link
He just canceled a bunch of shows because of 'health issues.'
Gutted.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:36 (four years ago) link
What shows?
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:41 (four years ago) link
From what I understand, everything.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 24 October 2019 17:44 (four years ago) link
I was just about to buy a ticket for one of them!
― Michael Oliver of Penge Wins £5 (Tom D.), Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Yeah. I am bummed out. The new album is great. I am happy he got to release a quality LP under his own name. That first Sean O' album is not one of my favs.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 24 October 2019 18:43 (four years ago) link
Get well soon Sean O'Hagan @seano_arsenal pic.twitter.com/r9NTDIICmU— J. John Foyle (@JJohnFoyle) October 22, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 24 October 2019 23:23 (four years ago) link
Jeez, I don't like this news at all, I hope he's ok
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Friday, 25 October 2019 00:10 (four years ago) link
Appears he played a little set at Rough Trade at least.
https://t.co/VBG08RqwBg?amp=1
Here’s a new interview as well: https://therecoup.com/2019/10/25/pull-up-a-chair-for-a-spoken-gem-a-conversation-with-sean-ohagan/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 25 October 2019 21:50 (four years ago) link
Have you officially retired The High Llamas?Not officially, no, and I don’t consider them as such. But what needs to happen, and I am desperately trying to make happen, is to get the rights back to our label output from the Nineties. They’re owned by Universal, who are extremely reluctant to do anything with our catalog, and I’ve really been wanting to get them remastered and pressed on vinyl, and maybe do an expanded series like Stereolab have done. If we can get that to happen, we’ll tour. Maybe not a full-scale tour, but perhaps residencies where we play one or two albums a night over two or three nights. If we can get those albums reissued, we’ll definitely tour. Maybe we’ll do a new record to go along with them. Then we might use that as an opportunity to officially retire—it would be a great way to close that book, don’t you think?Agreed. But you know, if you do decide to make one last record, you have to title it Sean O’Hagan.(Confused) What? What do you mean?? I don’t…(Pauses, then bursts into uproarious laughter). Joseph, my friend, that is brilliant! I simply must do that, you’re absolutely right! What an absolutely perfect way to bookend it all
Not officially, no, and I don’t consider them as such. But what needs to happen, and I am desperately trying to make happen, is to get the rights back to our label output from the Nineties. They’re owned by Universal, who are extremely reluctant to do anything with our catalog, and I’ve really been wanting to get them remastered and pressed on vinyl, and maybe do an expanded series like Stereolab have done. If we can get that to happen, we’ll tour. Maybe not a full-scale tour, but perhaps residencies where we play one or two albums a night over two or three nights. If we can get those albums reissued, we’ll definitely tour. Maybe we’ll do a new record to go along with them. Then we might use that as an opportunity to officially retire—it would be a great way to close that book, don’t you think?
Agreed. But you know, if you do decide to make one last record, you have to title it Sean O’Hagan.
(Confused) What? What do you mean?? I don’t…(Pauses, then bursts into uproarious laughter). Joseph, my friend, that is brilliant! I simply must do that, you’re absolutely right! What an absolutely perfect way to bookend it all
― afriendlypioneer, Friday, 25 October 2019 21:55 (four years ago) link
Some typically fantastic outros on the new one
― afriendlypioneer, Sunday, 27 October 2019 14:06 (four years ago) link
The 6 November London Show at Cafe Oto is still on, I believe (which is good because I have a ticket for that). Only shows planned from 9 November onwards are postponed.
― Jeff W, Sunday, 27 October 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
https://www.musicomh.com/features/interviews/sean-ohagan
He's giving good interviews.
“The music that is coming out of this generation of say, 17 to 37-year-olds, is the best it has been for years. They have finally cast off the past but are able to reference it in a healthy way. There’s this esoteric, creative jazz popping out everywhere. Hip hop is so old now it almost has the legacy and weight of jazz. It’s got such a history and presence that finds itself in this great contemporary music that we hear so much in the UK and US”. He compares Khalid to Marvin Gaye (“that Talk track he did with Disclosure – if Marvin Gaye released that people would be saying it is one of his best songs”) and likens Kadhja Bonet to the 1960s psychedelic soul outfit Rotary Connection. He goes on to praise the likes of Frank Ocean, Steve Lacy, The Internet, Mount Kimbie, Empirical and new(ish) Coventry band Batsch. “I don’t see a demarcation between musical eras. A problem I do see is my personal contemporaries who say there’s nothing interesting being released now. He suddenly remembers Tyler, The Creator – “nutty old Tyler, what a joy!” – and when we talk about some of the amazing short instrumental tracks on Radum Calls, Radum Calls he remarks how he was going to leave them off the album “but then I listened to Tyler, The Creator do them and I thought fuck it – if Tyler’s doing it, I’ll do it!”. It’s refreshing and inspiring to hear a musician who has just entered his 60s talk in such animated, heartfelt, excited tones about contemporary music.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 28 October 2019 14:30 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca63gRUHSeA
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 31 October 2019 14:43 (four years ago) link
Finally got around to putting this up. Might have to try a re-encode though as youtube seems to've fucked the upload :/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVmIE7_bGfY
― Brainless Addlepated Timid Muddleheaded Awful No-Account (Pheeel), Monday, 4 November 2019 20:36 (four years ago) link
Oh my goodness. That's fantastic. Thank you.
― afriendlypioneer, Monday, 4 November 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Ha! Came here to promote ^this (Twitter has just found it). Thanks, Pheeel!
― Jeff W, Monday, 4 November 2019 21:57 (four years ago) link
Great playlist:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000b8gx
― afriendlypioneer, Tuesday, 5 November 2019 21:27 (four years ago) link
Unfortunately, it appears he is dealing with cancer. I wish Sean the best.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 14:39 (four years ago) link
Oh fuck, really? That's awful.
Get well soon Sean.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 14:43 (four years ago) link
I can't find anything about this online, where did you happen to hear it?
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 14:44 (four years ago) link
I've been at the sharp end in hospital under going cancer treatment , cared for by a team if wonderful health workers from all over the world. Migrant workers.This latest revulsion from Johnson as he attempts to shore up the vilest sentiment for votes is criminal.Times shame.— High Llamas (@High_Llamas) December 9, 2019
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 14:59 (four years ago) link
Fuck, this sucks
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:02 (four years ago) link
Thanks for the tweet. That's dreadful news.
― does it look like i'm here (jon123), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD8nkYmYkEQ
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:24 (four years ago) link
ugh! hopefully he'll get better.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 11 December 2019 16:26 (four years ago) link