I had an "uncle", the husband of my mom's best friend, who was a literal rocket scientist. Today, he'd almost certainly be noted as on the spectrum, but in my childhood, he was called, at best, eccentric; at worst, a goddamn weirdo. But he was always kind to me, letting me dub tapes from his CaseLogic whenever he and his family would come to visit. It's how I got my first listen to a lot of the posthumous Reprise Hendrix recordings, a ton of the Rolling Stones' ABKCO tapes, and even Tangerine Dream.
I was out over the weekend, ostensibly on a trip to pick up a late lunch for Mrs. Mummy & I, but I figured I'd hit a couple of shops I hadn't visited since last year, and saw the spine of this peeking up from amidst the dross. "Dali: The Endless Enigma"? It's the sort of title that grabs my attention, regardless of the content.
I saw names like Robert Rich and Klaus Schultz on the front cover, ringing an image of Dali's "Atmospheric Skull Sodomizing a Grand Piano", and it was a done deal. The pathway to late 80s ambient and new age is paved with film scores and Krautrock. It's how I ended up spending $3 on this, 10 tracks of abstraction inspired by the titles of the surrealist's paintings.
No comments:
Post a Comment