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Lovely and interesting update. Now I'll be patient for my Bass Communion CD :)

What a great night at Cafe Oto. As you mentioned it was a full house and from my position I could see a large crowd outside peering in through the window too. I came for Steven Wilson's Bass Communion, but was suprised at how much I enjoyed all the other performances; Edward Ka-Spel, your band Splintered and Alternative TV. I was telling my daughter about Edward Ka-Spel's "The Eternal Optimist" which he performed. I've searched and searched, but I've been unable to find it available to buy or stream anywhere. I don't suppose you know where I could find it? I saw several people filming the Cafe Oto event. Is there any chance of it being uploaded to your CZcams channel?

I have much of the Bass Comm albums, I look forward to hearing the new one. Thanks for the interview.

The public library in Canterbury - snappily rebranded as The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge - had a record borrowing section on the lower ground floor. Rack space was the limiting factor and while it stocked mainly classical and jazz, there was also rock music. Borrowing the LPs was free for library card carriers. There was also the Stereo Cassette Lending Library on a trading estate just outside the city centre which charged a nominal sum for each cassette. This collection was extended weekly with new releases across many genres. I used both of these from the mid-1970s to great effect.

The interviewer's over-talking and interrupting gets kind of maddening after a while.

Great interview!!!😀

The title slide should of course read "...Grow Dark In The Sun..". My bad!

Great interview you did here. Sometimes, Steven Wilsons commentary on where music has been and is going is just as interesting as his actual music, which is to say, very interesting. You got some great answers out of Steven. Thanks for the listen. I also agree with Wilson, when I listen to music by kind of diy bandcamp artists now, they ARE really focused on novelty and sounds, its almost ironic music, which camofauge the need for crafting songs with actual melodies and structures. But there is a place for genuinely avant garde music. Excited for the new record.

Excellent Interview

Been waiting for the hardback version, just ordered from Cargo. Hopefully it won't be too long in the post 🙂

I would sign up for a BC subscription that releases those unreleased experiments.

Thank you for a great interview. Always love hearing SW give his insights and knowledge. Looking forward to being challenged by the new album. Keep being different! It's one of the key things that keeps me a SW fan. His ability to continue to develop and create new sounds, new ideas is phenomenal.

First time I heard Coil was by taking out the Horse Rotorvator LP from Hounslow library. Libraries were a great source of music for me too.

Great interview! And maybe the first time he was talking about Bass Communion in such depth. I really would love him to publish this in Atmos, since it could be even more appealing if you are immersed in it...

Interesting interview. I definitely appreciate SW for his unwillingness to repeat himself. I've bought every release of his since 2010 and I haven't always loved everything, but I love that all of his releases exist. From your and Steven's description of the album, it sounds possibly like a stylistic buffet. But then many of Bass Communion's albums have been very eclectic, especially the first couple of releases. And as much as I love Bass Communion, I probably only consider there to be 2 compelling albums: Cenotaph, and Ghosts on Magnetic tape. As to your comment about the number of realms / music styles SW dabbles in, I couldn't agree more. But I challenge you to name me another artists that can make a 8/10 or 9/10 song over so many different genres; Prog, Metal, Ambient, Electronic, Psychedelia, Trip Hop, Shoegaze, Alternative, Industrial, etc. I would be amazed if there was anyone else.

I didn't recognise the music at the front and back of the interview. Is it from the album or is it something from somewhere else. I liked the sound of it whatever it was.

Good conversation.

I've got an Easter egg here, but am confused as to the actual colour or shade of the beast. I reckon it's probably trench brown, but I must admit that it also reminds me of baby poo and diarrhea or maybe more acurately commode crap. I was actually eating a cheese roll when you treated us with the shades of vinyl soliloquy. I had also included a fair scoop of Branston pickle in my roll, so let's just say that roll won't be making it into my top 100 breakfast roll experiences anytime soon. 🥖

If It's not in the style of the Wobble man and doesn't contain guitar churn, then I'm not listening to it. Oh wait a minute, it is and it does. So I guess I'm buying it then. 😃

*promosm* 🎉

Cat pee here. 4 older cats. And not just pee either. And if they leave me alone until 4.30 a.m. I'm doing well.

International post and vinyl pressing all seem totally screwed at the moment. Just like the rest of the world!

Excellent!🔥👍

Thank you Derrick!

Could someone please upload the album ? Thanx

Thanks for all the music and books in '23 Richo. And am glad to see you're cutting back with the releases for next year 😉

Glad to see you've fully recovered from your Bowie Phase, Rich !

Underclass oik ? didn't you attend Eton College and then Oxford ? Unless I am thinking of Clement Attlee.

Nice to have a little freebie to go with the album. Good its gone so well.

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Interesting insights as always Richo!!

Just taken a couple of weeks off from work, so I reckon my copy of Direct Action should arrive there just as I return. Fingers crossed. Happy to have got in really early there. The double lp you mention at the end of the address, sounds exciting as well. I want to suggest something else to you as well, but I'll do that next week by an email. Farewell for now from the sinking old ship.

I only have around 2500 albums on various formats and I find only about 25% of it gets listened to regularly. I guess it might be the same for folks with 10 of thousands or more albums.

"Dutchman lives frugally" Shocker 😀

Thanks for the chat. It's nice to listen to old rabbits chatting about Past and Present. And yes, Nyege Nyege brings it all together at the Moment. Noise Movement from Europe and traditionals from Africa. You Guys did great work in past and Present, and they doin it now. It's all melting, wonderful!

Beautiful noise!🖤

Dystopian AND Psychedelic ! Ace !

DARK

I was going to say that this bodes well for the 2LP record, but of course, seeing as this is a compilation, I have no way of knowing that. So, this bodes well for this track and all future listens of this track and this track alone. I thank you.

Book is a great read for all us ATV fanatics, look forward to vol 2!!! Sad to see that Phillippe Guidot has paased away, had some interesting e-mails with him over the years, lovely guy.

And you blamed it on the water.🤫Normally these throaty and chesty reactions can be blamed on a full roast dinner with fifteen roast spuds, followed by a rhubarb crumble and custard. Well i'm not a doctor, it could have been anything. Some dust. Maybe some water.🤣 Anyhoo, another engaging listen. I actually look forward to them. Well i'm off for some indigestion medicine. I ate a lettuce leaf and all hell has broken loose. 😜

Hey Richard.

Keep up the good work Richo!!! Ordered my ATV book on Aug 8th 2022 and no problem with the wait, it will be well worth it. Just get it sent with the 1st batch please!!😍🤗

Just to say everything has arrived safely over the last few months. Well actually it always does. Looking forward to a number of items that you have to offer in the not too distant future. New CD player in the offing here too. I think i'll save it for the Splintered offering.

Magisterial. If the subtle emotive power of this snippet is carried through the entire album, then what a record it will be. Spring 2024 seems so very far away now.