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Mick Karn
Of and About
Genres: Folk, New Age

Track Listings (3) - Disc #1
1. Of & About (Single Version)
2. All You Have (Single Version)
3. Edge Of Charm

CD Details

All Artists: Mick Karn
Title: Of and About
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mk
Release Date: 4/10/2006
Album Type: Single, Import
Genres: Folk, New Age
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5024545406429

Synopsis

Album Description

The 3 track double A side single features 2 songs from Mick's 7th solo album due for release in May and to coincide with a tour across the UK. The title track is a blend of Hip-Hop rhythms, evangelical choirs, Jazz and catchy vocals, all brought together with a melodic and unpredictable bass line. " The alternative A side introduces the voice of new vocalist Bex Collins in a dark, moody setting with the surprising addition of fuzz bass guitars and a Gypsy violin.

CD Reviews

A decent sngle.

Michael Stack | North Chelmsford, MA USA | 05/17/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Of & About" is the leadoff single from Mick Karn's forthcoming album "Three Part Species". It consists of two tracks from the album ("Of & About" and "All You Have") and one b-side ("The Edge of Charm").

The title track is an intriguing blend-- hip hop beats, unintelligible processed voals, looped female vocal samples, saxophones, light piano lines and so on all sort of hinting at something when Karn's trademark milky bass comes in about halfway through, groaning and interweaving through the array of samples. "All You Have" is significantly more tame, featuring vocalist Bex Collins, it's a chugging, dark pop song full of groans and whispers, with Collins confidently striding on top of it. The b-side "Edge of Charm", available only here, is probably closest to Karn's "classic" sound-- a bass feature with a couple loops, it's bright and snappy with Karn proving as agile on bass as ever, inventive and full of ideas. It also features a well-constructed, noisy guitar solo that, if Karn performed it, is far better than anything I've heard by him on guitar.

All in all, "Of & About" is a nice teaser, but it's the album I'm after. Recommended for fans of Mick Karn's work-- you'll want this."