Art For The Sake Of Art

 

Dalis Car - The Waking Hour [DPRLP64 USA 2017 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

As a lad at school, I was told I had an artistic gift however I decided to mock the idea that I had a creative side as I chose instead to appreciate the creative works of others. I naively believed that I could spot the important difference between creative genius and pretentious wank. There is one creative genius on this record ...there is also quite a bit of pretentious wank.

Back in 2017, I ripped the 1984 UK original pressing of this album for ESWA, it wasn't a great rip from a cheaply pressed album, so I traded that copy in for the new & limited Drastic Plastic Records pressing made at Pallas in Germany, mastered & cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. 

There can  be no doubting the creative fretless genius of the late Mick Karn and The Waking Hour is a fine tribute to his ability, especially when you consider he plays all the instruments. If anything, this is a record created to make you think rather than a record encouraging you to listen, however the mastering on this pressing enhances the sonic experience to new levels.

A1 Dalis Car

A2 His Box

A3 Cornwall Stone

A4 Artemis

B1 Create And Melt

B2 Moonlife

B3 The Judgement Is The Mirror