8/09/2011
Speculativism - War and Peace (2010)
/Avant-garde, Dada, Cosmic prog, Anti-folk, Freeformfreakout, Psych-music, Weird, Crossover, Shoegaze, Singer-songwriter, DIY, New Weird Europe/
Comment: Peter David-Smith, a 58-years old eccentric musician of the Scottish/Canadian heritage is one of those unsung frenetic artists coming from the Foggy Albion. The Hirundu, Gnomefoam, Children Of The Drone (and countless of its subsidiaries), Clinker are the first bundle I can remember promptly for. However, PDS can be entitled as the singer-songwriter by his approach, yet, his sound functions to swerve its way in a very peculiar manner. Dada/chamber/electro/cabaret, abrasive guitar forays, blindfold hip-hop progressions, exorcized piano music, off-the-wall folk/anti-folk/DIY/shi-fi and much more. From mocking grimasses over to desperate cry (by trying to summarize it figuratively somehow). Here is even a cover of John Lennon`s the most famous solo song (it is so warped that it is quite hard to recognize it). The favorite of mine is Aldershot which is a blend of cosmic prog and shoegaze-ish guitar templates. About a dozen of albums by him still waiting to be listened to. PDS is a truesome genius indeed.
