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Cat: TTT 093. Rel: 1 Feb 21
Experimental/Electronic

Side 1 - Track 1. Theme For Gwen Side 1 - Track 2. Dr Guild Side 1 - Track 3. Mistress Forsyth's Jump Side 1 - Track 4. Holburning Side 1 - Track 5. Persian Carpet In Reverse Side 2 - Track 1. Dr MacQueen Feeds The Media Frenzy Side 2 - Track 2. Phosphorus Tenement Side 2 - Track 3. Bluetit Babies (instrumental) Side 2 - Track 4. Beads Upon An Abacus Side 2 - Track 5. The Entrepreneurs

Given that he's been delivering DIY releases as Kitchen Cynics since the late 1980s, it can be to know where to start with Alan Davidson's vast back catalogue. Happily, the Trilogy Tapes has come up with a solution: Beads Upon an Abacus, a career retrospective compiled by Jack Murphy that offers an excellent introduction to the Aberdeen-based artist's distinctive work. It's well worth checking, too, because Davidson's trademark style -a lo-fi and hissing blend of rudimentary electronics, hazy folk revivalism, layered guitar-scapes and oddly traditional instrument choices - is never less than invigorating, alluring and hugely entertaining. If you've yet to bathe in his unique musical explorations, don't sleep on this fine compilation.