Jack Oblivian&The Dream Killers – Lost Weekend - a podcast by Richard and Tobin: Self confessed music addicts
from 2019-05-18T22:00
Would you please help us improve the show by voting for your favourite track from this episode?Do U Wanna Dance?WindowTexan Love SongLondonBank Gun JailCigarillo 1Over & OutVote now! TweetPinShare Lost Weekend, the new LP from Memphis garage-punk legend Jack Oblivian is the focus of our show today. We play 2 tracks straight off the vinyl and discuss the LP as a whole. Read on for our official FTBOTRB review of this unique piece of work. In fact it's an all vinyl play from Richard in this episode of the show. Firstly Elton John provides us with some wholesome patriotic US of A vibes. Secondly, it's Richard's back to back spin of two of Jack Oblivian's tracks. Tobin bookends the show with Australian outfit Sparrows - two belting tunes certainly. breathe. provide us with plenty to argue about and split the studio in two. This track causes combative conversation between us. Furthermore we have our first spin from Shook Twins. Identical twin sisters play a plethora of musical instruments including a giant golden egg and telephone microphone. We also find time to discuss the vagaries of cheap black vinyl. Become a Patron! Table of ContentsTrack ListingWhat does FTBOTRB think of new release from Jack OblivianJack Oblivian talks about his new LP Lost WeekendNarrowing down the materialMore from Black & Wyatt RecordsBetter Days on Reform RadioDaniel by Elton John - ending the mystery Track Listing Do You Wanna Dance? SparrowsWindow Shook TwinsTexan Love Song Elton John from the original 1973 vinyl London breathe.Bank Gun Jail Jack Oblivian from the original 2019 vinylCigarillo 1 Jack Oblivian from the original 2019 vinylOver & Out Sparrows What does FTBOTRB think of new release from Jack Oblivian Straight off the bat this LP hits you with some Wilko Johnson-like choppy guitar, which is quickly enveloped by swirling psychedelic style guitar vibes. Jack Oblivian is certainly master of his own soundscape here. Jumping into track 2 we have quite a different sound, with Jack snarling into the microphone with cocky swagger. It's clear this is going to be a bumpy ride. Lost Weekend is a collection of recordings made in Jack's apartment studio and as such there is no coherent theme here. The LP weaves its way through anthemic film-noire instrumental to raging garage-punk growlers. Further into the chaos there is some distinctly bedroom-project sounding minimalism. In fact, if there ever was a theme to this collection of material it is just that: stripped back home recordings. Don't expect studio-level production mastery here, it has no place in this recording. Instead this is an intimate look into the mind of Jack Oblivian himself, almost like a personal diary of thoughts and ideas that would eventually take shape into something else and appear on stage in many of his ...
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