{"product_id":"david-lance-callahan-english-primitive-i-lp","title":"David Lance Callahan - English Primitive I [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: PICI0028LP\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 0076625972589\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 29 Oct 2021\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Folk\/Americana\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniquely of the many acts which came to public awareness through the lauded C86 compilation, David Lance Callahan has pursued a career of consistent brilliance and stark originality. After a run of fine albums with The Wolfhounds, outstanding work with Moonshake and collaborations with members of Stereolab and PJ Harvey (among others), Callahan has outdone himself on this long-awaited solo album, the results of which merit the sort of deep dive best explained with with ample time and a quality turntable. Whether English Primitive I is a product of the past year's isolation or of a long-simmering brew only now ready for dissemination is something Callahan has yet to reveal. Whatever its origins, English Primitive I is the work of a massive talent. Wolfhoundian riffage offered enough ramshackle charm to somewhat obscure Callahan's darker, more penetrating writing. Likewise, Moonshake's musically bi-polar approach disguised his underlying political impulse. Here Callahan's lyricism finally, indelibly, proves him to be among the finest British pop craftsmen. This is his masterwork, a mélange of what has been called \"mutant Eastern, West African, folk, blues and post-punk influences\" . . . an improbable cross-cultural gumbo, yet one which coalesced into a swirling, kaleidoscopic psychedelia of emotion unlike any other record in this era. As with any recording favouring the avant-garde –works like Balaklava, Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Joujouka, and The Heart Of The Congos– one might expect that the impact of English Primitive I will be revealed slowly, over a much longer span of time than the the too-often workaday product of today's independent music scene. With this album, Callahan takes his place alongside cult heroes Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker and Cathal Coughlan as a prime example of seemingly limitless artistic expression. English Primitive II, drawn from the same sessions which produced this album, will follow shortly, tracks: Born Of The Welfare State Was I \/ Goatman \/ Foxboy \/ She's The King Of My Life \/ She Passes Through The Night \/ One Rainy September \/ Always\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41194400776348,"sku":"PICI0028LP","price":21.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/DAVIDLANCECALLAHAN_EnglishPrimitive.jpg?v=1636464645","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/david-lance-callahan-english-primitive-i-lp","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}