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Bob Drake: What Day Is It?
ByThis reissue of his first solo album, recorded during 1992-93, features drummer Dave Kerman (of 5UU's and Thinking Plague) on selected tracks. Drake's outlandish lyricism might suggest that he's communicating with the gods of abstraction. The superb musician spins a prog rock/folk/electro-organic mood with a country & western twang, jarring time changes and darkly woven theme pieces. Drake injects folksy violin choruses and an off-kilter blues groove into "Weeds, a slightly twisted, foot-stomping hoedown. Elsewhere, he overlays whispery vocals atop multi-layered rock grooves, intimating an avant-garde take on the Beatles.
Ultimately Drake manages to intertwine the tried and true with a deeply personalized modus operandi, mimicking a surrealist painting where life parallels a misty dream. Now, that's entertainment! Zealously recommended.
Track Listing
The House; Weeds; The Statue; Rainy; Spiders; The Drawing; Plates; Going Somewhere; The Sawblade; Death Valley; The 13th Animal; Precarious Glimmering; The Cemetery Trees; Good Evening.
Personnel
Bob Drake: all instruments; Dave Kerman: drums (selected tracks).
Album information
Title: What Day Is It? | Year Released: 2006 | Record Label: Ad Hoc Records
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