My OperaJohn Martyn RIP
Friday, January 30, 2009 1:33:34 AM
Well it's a while since I posted, and it's taken yet another sad event to give me the impetus to make my first post of 2009.
John Martyn died today. Only 60.
For those of you who've just said "who?", you've been missing out on some magical music. Check out albums like Solid Air, One World, Grace and Danger and Glorious Fool. A wondrous mix of folk, blues, jazz and funk with dub elements, amazing understated guitar playing (with masterful use of the echoplex tape delay) and a unique slurry vocal style ranging from growls to incredibly sweet.
This is real music, mind. Not the ersatz posturing of manufactured pap, so it might come as a shock to you if you're just used to fake. Worth it, though. You might never be able to listen to tripe again without wincing.
John Martyn died today. Only 60.
For those of you who've just said "who?", you've been missing out on some magical music. Check out albums like Solid Air, One World, Grace and Danger and Glorious Fool. A wondrous mix of folk, blues, jazz and funk with dub elements, amazing understated guitar playing (with masterful use of the echoplex tape delay) and a unique slurry vocal style ranging from growls to incredibly sweet.
This is real music, mind. Not the ersatz posturing of manufactured pap, so it might come as a shock to you if you're just used to fake. Worth it, though. You might never be able to listen to tripe again without wincing.
