{"product_id":"english-primitive-i","title":"English Primitive I","description":"\u003cp\u003e Uniquely of the many acts which came to public awareness through the lauded C86 compilation, David Lance Callahan has pursued a career of consistent brilliance and stark originality. After a run of fine albums with The Wolfhounds, outstanding work with Moonshake and collaborations with members of Stereolab and PJ Harvey (among others), Callahan has outdone himself on this long-awaited solo album, the results of which merit the sort of deep dive best explained with with ample time and a quality turntable. Whethe\u003ci\u003er English Primitive I \u003c\/i\u003eis a product of the past year's isolation or of a long-simmering brew only now ready for dissemination is something Callahan has yet to reveal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhatever its origins,\u003ci\u003e English Primitive I\u003c\/i\u003e is the work of a massive talent. Wolfhoundian riffage offered enough ramshackle charm to somewhat obscure Callahan's darker, more penetrating writing. Likewise, Moonshake's musically bi-polar approach disguised his underlying political impulse. Here Callahan's lyricism finally, indelibly, proves him to be among the finest British pop craftsmen. This is his masterwork, a mélange of what has been called \"mutant Eastern, West African, folk, blues and post-punk influences\" . . . an improbable cross-cultural gumbo, yet one which coalesced into a swirling, kaleidoscopic psychedelia of emotion unlike any other record in this era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs with any recording favouring the avant-garde –works like Balaklava, Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of Pan at Joujouka, and The Heart Of The Congos– one might expect that the impact o\u003ci\u003ef English Primitive I \u003c\/i\u003ewill be revealed slowly, over a much longer span of time than the the too-often workaday product of today's independent music scene. With this album, Callahan takes his place alongside cult heroes Robert Wyatt, Scott Walker and Cathal Coughlan as a prime example of seemingly limitless artistic expression. \u003ci\u003eEnglish Primitive II,\u003c\/i\u003e drawn from the same sessions which produced this album, will follow shortly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Global Productions","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50501552701771,"sku":"1133158","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50501554209099,"sku":"1133157","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/bf7cc1fd-aa66-43cc-8d99-d2359d77d5a7_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727785182","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/english-primitive-i","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}