Black Midi leave us staring into the dissonant counterpoint Western - a podcast by Richard and Tobin: Self confessed music addicts
from 2020-04-18T22:00
Black Midi introduce us math rock this week as we play a track from their current and only studio to date LP Schlagenheim. With its roots in prog and indie rock, math rock certainly has its early influences in King Crimson, Steve Reich et al. Black Midi use many of its characteristic staples in the track Western such as complex and atypical rhythmic structures, counterpoint and angular melodies. Black Midi also have something of a krautrock sound about them. Further to this, we learn that Tobin had the pleasure of seeing Black Midi perform live recently as they supported Brittany Howard. Lucky him.
Kicking off the show is the fantastic cover of now legendary track Home Is Where The Hatred Is. Originally penned by the sage Gil Scott Heron way back in 1971, this cover by Esther Phillips was laid down the same year. Leaving this mortal coil at the tender age of 48, Esther Phillips' liver and kidneys finally gave up the ghost. Her life long battle with substance abuse, mainly heroin, finally caught up with her. Kids, drugs are bad. Don't do drugs! That's an official FTBOTRB order.
Sadly Esther Phillips was laid to rest in an unmarked paupers grave in Compton, LA. Fortunately, one year after her death she was reinterred at Forest Lawns Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, where a bronze statue marks her musical achievements.
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