Noise Annoys
Campbell • Mallinder • Benge - Clinker [TWI 1256 UK 2021 24-Bit FLAC] Eagerly anticipated by many (I guess) last year was this collaboration album from Julie 'LoneLady' Campbell, Stephen 'Mal' Mallinder and Ben 'Benge' Edwards. Put anything with Mal on a record and it will sound like Cabaret Voltaire, right? Too bloody right! Despite Clinker clearly being a 96kHz digital recording (I know, I've seen the spectrogram), this album does have the feel of 1981-1983 Cabs and is highly recommended to anybody who appreciates this era. Campbell's stabby Fender riffs are less subtle than the late R.H. Kirk's treated guitars and her occasional vocals bring you back to reality and up to date. All Cab fans will love to hear the sound of Mal's voice once more. Only 800 copies of this album were pressed (on nasty turquoise vinyl) and Les Disques Du Crépuscule have selected the cheap option of careless, noisy & dirty pressings once more. Despite a clean-u...