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Elegiac

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Jim Jarmo
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Jim Jarmo Love this album! Demented jazz meets experimental electronica. (Found it whie researching what I'd missed of Graham Lewis's output over the last decade while I wasn't paying attention, what with being an old fart and all that. :) Favorite track: He Folds.
stefanson
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stefanson Everything Graham Lewis is always great! This sees him go in a very interesting direction.
Love the sound of voice over these tracks. My favorite record at the moment.
Wade T
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Wade T Ted Milton + Lewis of WIRE, what a treasure. Vous Et Ici is a nice live number found only on Youtube by Blurt, as far as I know. I'm sure this is going to rip. Favorite track: Vous Et Ici.
mudguardiain
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mudguardiain Just sublime, have listened to some great music so far this year but this is another level. Always been a big fan of Ted Milton/Blurt not mention Wire also. I hope there is more to come, just incredible
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Vous Et Ici 03:11
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So Far 05:07
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The Swish 04:22
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Boat 02:38
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One Two 03:30
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He Folds 06:46
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Ian's Gone 03:26
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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-centre 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...

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released March 26, 2021

Mastered By Sarah Register
Design By Studio Van Damme

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Ted Milton (Blurt)
E.Graham Lewis (Wire)
Sam Britton (Icarus)

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