Tintinnalogia

I've been meaning to write something about the Queasy Listening label for quite some time. As far can be ascertained, QL has been decommissioned in the last year or two, the core members now comprising the English Heretic organisation, with whom I occasionally collaborate. Since the catalogue is (with one exception) out of print I feel that it might be appreciated- with the permission of English Heretic - to make some small part of the QL discography available online. Therefore I present my personal choices from those recordings I have, along with a little commentary.

I first came into contact with QL in 2000 or early 2001 when Jack Babylon got in touch enquiring about an album I'd recorded called Black Brotherhood. I could see from some of the themes in the QL catalogue that we shared some common interests: the unusual occultism of Kenneth Grant, surrealism, and a general sense of amusement at the absurdity and excesses of so-called 'Industrial Culture'.

Those interested in reading further may like to visit the Queasy Listening website and read the philosophical statement of the label; for the remainder of this post I'd like to share some of my thoughts on the tracklist for the aforementioned compilation of personal favourites from the QL back-catalogue.

Re-uploaded if you missed it first time! Download the compilation by clicking here - a track-by-track breakdown follows below.

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