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ARTIST
CALLAHAN, DAVID LANCE
TITLE
English Primitive I
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
TINY GLOBAL PRODUCTIONS
CATALOG #
PICI 028LP
PICI 028LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
12/17/2021
LP version. Uniquely of the many acts which came to public awareness through the lauded
C86
compilation,
David Lance Callahan
has pursued a career of consistent brilliance and stark originality. After a run of fine albums with
The Wolfhounds
, outstanding work with
Moonshake
and collaborations with members of
Stereolab
and
PJ Harvey
(among others), Callahan has outdone himself on this long-awaited solo album, the results of which merit the sort of deep dive best explained with ample time and a quality turntable. Whether
English Primitive I
is a product of the past year's isolation or of a long-simmering brew only now ready for dissemination is something Callahan has yet to reveal. Whatever its origins,
English Primitive I
is the work of a massive talent. Wolfhound-ian riffage offered enough ramshackle charm to somewhat obscure Callahan's darker, more penetrating writing. Likewise, Moonshake's musically bi-polar approach disguised his underlying political impulse. Here Callahan's lyricism finally, indelibly, proves him to be among the finest British pop craftsmen. This is his masterwork, a mélange of what has been called "mutant Eastern, West African, folk, blues and post-punk influences" . . . an improbable cross-cultural gumbo, yet one which coalesced into a swirling, kaleidoscopic psychedelia of emotion unlike any other record in this era. As with any recording favoring the avant-garde -- works like
Balaklava
,
Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Joujouka
, and
The Heart Of The Congos
-- one might expect that the impact of
English Primitive I
will be revealed slowly, over a much longer span of time than the too-often workaday product of today's independent music scene. With this album, Callahan takes his place alongside cult heroes
Robert Wyatt
,
Scott Walker
and
Cathal Coughlan
as a prime example of seemingly limitless artistic expression.
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