A new album from one of my favourite bands, “Blancmanage”. Waiting Room (Volume 1).
Apparently this is a collection of songs that didn’t fit anywhere else. I can understand how that happens. It makes sense to me. I bought it, mainly to support Blancmange in these strange and troubled times. I didn’t expect much, but, on the whole, these are pretty good tracks.
They certainly have a feel of not really fitting together, and, if this makes any sense at all, that sort of binds them together. In a ‘not really binding together’ way. Which I will admit makes no sense either.
I’ll listen to them again soon(-ish), and I may even write something more about this collection of songs. Who knows.
More about Blancmange
Blancmange in Electronic Sound Magazine
An excellent interview in Electronic Sound with the wonderful Neil Arthur from Blancmange.
Blancmange: Nil by Mouth IV and V
I have been listening to Blancmange since the 1980s. In recent years, I have found their (his) music much more introspective at times, and especially this series of instrumental albums ‘Nil By Mouth’. In this latest iteration, albums four and five arrive as a double album, and both live up to the previous quality. I…
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