[Af_List] doing the shocking pink

stephen sclover at xtra.co.nz
Tue Oct 2 13:10:36 PDT 2007


Kiran:
> I reckon that guy is the musical equivalent of Woody Allen's 'Zelig'. 

Hee hee that is so spot on.  And I was just wondering to myself whether it
was fair to call him a "chameleon", then I read your post. (Zelig fans will
get that, I guess).

Hamish:
> I believe that was Richard Neave; Nick Hodgson was on drums.

Yeah, it was.  And playing his guitar with an electric shaver (?).

> This is a guy who was making improvised noise music back in the '80s 

Hey I started making improvised noise young too -- in March 1974, when I was
thrust squalling into this cruel, unappreciative world.

> the recent Shocking Pinks material but I'd be interested in 
> how Montessouri's Infinityland (Nick's pop album recorded for 
> Shrimper in the mid '90s) compares with the Shocking Pinks' 
> Infinity Land (released by the Nun this year). Anyone done a 
> comparison?

Well I for one would like to hear both.

*sings* Doin' the Chameleon...

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