Art For The Sake Of Art
Dalis Car - The Waking Hour [DPRLP64 USA 2017 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC] As a lad at school, I was told I had an artistic gift however I decided to mock the idea that I had a creative side as I chose instead to appreciate the creative works of others. I naively believed that I could spot the important difference between creative genius and pretentious wank. There is one creative genius on this record ...there is also quite a bit of pretentious wank. Back in 2017, I ripped the 1984 UK original pressing of this album for ESWA, it wasn't a great rip from a cheaply pressed album, so I traded that copy in for the new & limited Drastic Plastic Records pressing made at Pallas in Germany, mastered & cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. There can be no doubting the creative fretless genius of the late Mick Karn and The Waking Hour is a fine tribute to his ability, especially when you consider he plays all the instruments. If anything, this is a record created to make you...