Paul Haig - The Warp Of Pure Fun - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Limited vinyl LP pressing. 2016 from the singer/songwriter. Upland Stories continues and - with sprinklings of pedal steel, drums, electric guitar, and keyboards - expands the sound of his last acoustic set. Fulks's richly emotional storytelling is illuminated by his instrumental prowess and emotional voice. At 53, he is philosophically reflective, writing Inchwith clear eyes and a full heartInch (Ken Tucker, NPR). Don't get us wrong, his wit is still as quick as his picking; but it's reflected through the lens of fatherhood, marriage, middle age, and the literary voices he is drawn to and draws from Flannery O'Connor, Anton Chekhov, Mary Lavin, Frank O'Connor, Javier Marias, James Agee. Three new songs-InchAlabama at Night,Inch InchAmerica Is A Hard Religion,Inch and InchA MiracleInch - are meditations inspired by Agee's 1936 trip to Alabama, the sojourn that fueled his furious polemic on American poverty, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.

Vinyl LP pressing including . 2018 studio album by Scottish singer and songwriter Paul Haig, previously frontman with cult Postcard post punk legends Josef K. Paul's fourth solo album for Crépuscule since 1983 was written and recorded over a three year period between 2015 and 2018, and explores glitchy, twisty sonic territories in the vein of Four Tet, Floating Points and Love Over Entropy. 'We can think of the wood or forest as a metaphor for the mystery of the human psyche,' says Paul. 'Like the human soul, it can be a place of hidden meanings and unrevealed secrets. I wanted to try and evoke this through the music and worked hard on finding the right balance of electronic and organic sound samples across a broad range of musical genres.'

Reissue of this expanded edition of the Scottish Alt-Rock singer/songwriter's 1983 album. RHYTHM OF LIFE was recorded in New York and London by renowned producer Alex Sadkin. A collection of nine polished club pop tracks, the sessions featured a stellar case of guest musicians including Berni Worrell (Parliament/Funkadelic), Jack Waldman (Robert Palmer), Anton Fier (Feelies/Golden Palominos) and Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins). The album spawned no less than four singles in 'Heaven Sent', 'Justice', 'Never Give Up' and 'Blue for You'. Other standout tracks include 'Adoration', originally performed while Haig was still fronting Josef K. The five bonus tracks are taken from the 1984 mini-album NEW YORK REMIX. All are extended dance remixes by Big Apple deejay Bruce Forest, boosting the total playing time to 70 minutes. The booklet contains a detailed Haig biography and retains the original album artwork by Crepuscule design director Benoit Hennebert.