Cadence Comic Art
25 August 2011
DECODED Jim Evans (Official Video Production Test)
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Cadence Wire Art Tall Bottle $72 -Intricately woven wire climbs to create the entirety of the Tall Cadence Wire Bottle. An attractive accent alone, when grouped with its collection (12963 and 12964) it becomes a commanding conversation piece. -Materials: 100% wrought iron |
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Cadence from the Street $11.18 Performers: Brian – Guitar (Bass), Vocals; Chip – Drums; Eddie – Vocals; Gordon – Guitar |
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Comic Strip $11.14 Serge Gainsbourg’s remarkable pop hits are best represented on Comic Strip, an indispensable set collecting 20 tracks recorded between 1966 and 1969. In addition to the lushly erotic “Je T’Aime…Moi Non Plus” — Gainsbourg’s best-known record — Comic Strip includes the title track and “Bonnie and Clyde,” his collaborations with Brigitte Bardot, as well as “Initials B.B.,” a sweeping paean to his duet partner, “the most beautiful woman on earth.” Other highlights include “Chatterton” (a bouncy celebration of suicide), “Torrey Canyon” (a prescient warning against threats to the environment), and the self-explanatory “Soixante Neuf Année Érotique” (“69 Erotic Year”). ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi Performers: Serge Gainsbourg – Piano, Guitar, Vocals |
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Comic Cuts $13.58 Here’s an action-packed double-disc anthology dedicated to the nutty, irreverent, corny and occasionally obnoxious world of classic British humor. The recordings, dating from 1928-1936, introduce a veritable parade of seasoned comedic performers, some of them survivors from the golden age of music hall entertainment. The collection begins with “The Laughing Policeman,” a somewhat deranged performance by Charles Penrose. Comedic categories represented thenceforth include the quirky (“I Lift Up My Finger and Say Tweet-Tweety”); the cute (“I Faw Down an’ Go Boom”); the ethnic (“The ‘Oi’ Song”); the silly march (“Clonk-Er-Ty-Clonk”); the singalong (“The Sun Has Got His Hat On” and “You Can’t Do That There ‘Ere”); the utterly fabulously grand (“Let’s All Sing Like the Birdies Sing,” “Give Yourself a Pat on the Back” and “I Like Bananas Because They Have No Bones”), and the masterfully cynical (“I’d Like to Find the Guy That Wrote the Stein Song”). Some of England’s top dance bands appear in this slaphappy grab bag of goofiness, including Bert Ambrose, Jack Hylton, Ray Noble and Debroy Somers. ~ arwulf arwulf, Rovi Performers: Al Bowlly – Vocals; Harry Nesbitt – Vocals; Les Allen – Vocals; Leslie Sarony – Vocals; Max Nesbitt – Vocals; Roy Noble – Vocals; Sam Browne – Vocals |
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Victory for the Comic Muse $10.38 To say that any Divine Comedy album feels calculated is somewhat pointless, given that Neil Hannon’s cheeky musical alter ego is a nostalgic figure caught in a 1930s time warp to begin with. It’s all about affection, as it were. And Victory for the Comic Muse is almost mathematical in its calculation: open with a jaunty number to get the audience excited; slow it down for four consecutive reflective ballads to suggest maturity; split the album in half with a piano instrumental like an old movie intermission; inject some life into the proceedings with four sprightly, comic selections; and close with a tearjerker. Such a structure means the album feels like two separate entities, almost like two EP collections jammed together representing two distinctly different phases of Hannon’s career. The ELO-like opener, “To Die a Virgin,” seems to be another stab at “Generation Sex” territory, right down to its Fellini-esque opening samples. The slower numbers that follow are pleasant enough, with some alternately witty and touching lyrics. The second half starts with some welcome drive, as Hannon tackles the Associates song “Party Fears Two” with whimsical aplomb. “Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysterious World” presents the early Hannon eye twinkle and is reminiscent of previous creations like “Bernice Bobs Her Hair.” Here Hannon suggests he needs a TV investigation just to understand his girlfriend. Victory for the Comic Muse has funny moments, sad asides, and some of the now standard Nyman minimalist moments, although there are stronger entries in the Divine Comedy’s overall discography. ~ Tim DiGravina, Rovi Performers: Ilid Jones – Cor Anglais, Oboe; Andrew Skeet – Harpsichord, Piano; Camilla Pay – Harp; Celine Saout – Harp; Chris Worsey – Cello; Dougie Payne – Bass (Electric); Ian Burdge – Cello; Ian On Awi Watson – Accordion; Matthew Gunner – French Horn; Neil |
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