Der erste und einzige Preis, der zu gewinnen ist: vier CD‘s im Bündel, und zwar Bernard Hermanns Filmmusik zu „Taxi Driver“, Mark Hollis‘ Soloalbum, Harold Budds „Jane 1-11“, sowie „Skylarking“ von XTC. Es gibt nur eine Frage und keine Zulassungsbeschränkung unter den Teilnehmern: wie heisst die Platte, die sich da auf meinem Plattenspieler dreht? Jede Person darf nur einmal raten, in den „comments“ (keine Mails an mich privat), und nur einen Tip abgeben. Ich glaube nicht, dass dieses Rätsel den Abend übersteht. „Don‘t stay on the roads. The wilderness is delightful, too.“
Die Auflösung (1):
Now this will always stick in memory. Once upon a time, in March 1982, the month of its release, ON LAND found its way to my little house in deep Bavaria, on a hillside, a quite desolate no-man’s land for a townie, but fitting well to the haunting atmospheres of the album. It has been a companion of awe and wonder ever since then, and I really installed the ambient speaker system in my living room Eno has described within the liner notes. Though it was definitely a tiny, ugly and cheap third speaker, I loved that experience.
Now we live in different times, and surround systems are no longer that expensive. Thus a 5:1-mix would be easy going, and, for a record like ON LAND, a perfect option. But here we go, with the half-speed vinyl remaster that in fact sounds beautiful, opening up even more depths. At least that’s what I’m feeling, I’m surely not painstakingly comparing it with old pressings. And everybody who has the 2005 cd remaster can happily live forever with that one.
Brian had worked on the album quite a while during his New York years, and I was living literally at the end of a world, with great music (Jazz by Post had been my favourite dealer), hot love, drama, Neil Young in concert, weekend travels to Schwabing, my first Go-Betweens record, Cortazar books, my salad days of volleyball, and no happy endings. But it was worth the trip, at least that‘s what I keep telling myself. Scary Monsters were all around, but somehow I managed to remain in light. (m.e.)
Die Auflösung (2)
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