December 14, 2016
This collection from 1985 is one of the best books I have read in recent years. It features four tales that have a meticulous construction and subtle use of horror.
Critic S.T Joshi:
In close to 25 years of writing Klein has only two books and a handful of scattered tales to his credit, and yet his achievement towers gigantically over that of his more prolific contemporaries.
I totally recommend finding a copy if you can.
December 12, 2016
I recently watched the Blu-ray edition of William Peter Blatty's 'The Ninth Configuration'. It's a very strange and somewhat disturbing experience. Recommended.
Mark Kermode spoke about it a few years ago. [^n]
a breathtaking cocktail of philosophy, eye-popping visuals, jaw-dropping pretentiousness, rib-tickling humour and heart-stopping action. From exotically hallucinogenic visions of a lunar crucifixion to the claustrophobic realism of a bar-room brawl, via such twisted vignettes as Robert Loggia karaoking to Al Jolson and Moses Gunn in Superman drag, Blatty directs like a man with no understanding of, or interest in, the supposed limits of mainstream movie-making. The result is a work of matchless madness which divides audiences as spectacularly as the waves of the Red Sea, a cult classic that continues to provoke either apostolic devotion or baffled dismissal 20 years on.
There is also a book available here.
[^n]: Reviewed by Mark Kermode, British Film Institute - Sight and Sound, July 1999 issue
December 10, 2016
Mike Oldfield's follow-up to 1975's Ommadawn will have a release on January 20th. It will be his twenty-sixth studio album. As well as CD and vinyl editions, there will also be a CD+DVD edition which features a 5.1 surround mix.
Pre-order from Amazon Compact Disc and Vinyl.
December 07, 2016
Multi-instrumentalist returns to his classic 1975 album that paved the way for the ethnic and pastoral electronica that became so fashionable during the 1980s.
You can pre-order from the official store here.
December 06, 2016
New album on the MoonDome Imprint, released tomorrow - probably on Bleep. Hopefully another selection of ambient and glacial electronics. Recent works have been quite small cassette runs. I imagine this will be the same.