Drab Majesty - An Object In Motion (Cloudy Green Vinyl)

Drab Majesty - An Object In Motion (Cloudy Green Vinyl)In 1980, Genesis P Orridge and Peter Sleazy Christopherson of (then )Throbbing Gristle travelled to New York City to meet up at the fortified apartment, known as The Bunker, of famed beat writer and cultural pioneer William S. Burroughs and his executor James Grauerholz. Genesis and Sleazy started the daunting task of compiling the experimental sound works of Burroughs, which, up until that point, had never been widely heard. During those visits,

In hindsight Soft Machine's evolution could have only taken place in the musical free thinking environment that was the music business of the late 60's / early 70's

and this three tracker follows in the same trajectory

and hardcore punk crop up on songs like "I've Been Tired

while providing a basis for a movement beyond “the moment”

yet maintained their long

Interpol) evoke freedom and euphoric joy — maintaining the band’s signature minimalism

but rather to capture the fleeting wonder of new love and emphasize the confusion and disorientation of loss

and many things you did not

with effortless melodic guitar and string arrangements creating a heartrending backdrop that showcases Fran as another force to watch in the constantly evolving Chicago music scene

as part of a feature I was writing on the record

and devoted themselves entirely to performing across North America and Europe

" "No Surprises" and "Lucky