Understated Classics
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Understated Classics #15: Début by Björk
I got into Début via a cassette from the library, much like I did with Together Alone by Crowded House. I suppose it is less obscure than …
Understated Classics #14: Clear by Bomb The Bass
I think it’s time to discuss your philosophy of drug use as it relates to artistic endeavour…
Understated Classics #13: U.F.Orb by The Orb
FUN FACT: It was because of the artwork to this album that I obsessively scrawled onourwayhome onourwayhome onourwayhome onourwayhome …
Understated Classics #12: Look Sharp! by Roxette
Understated Classics #11: Second Toughest In The Infants by Underworld
Understated Classics #10: Tubular Bells II by Mike Oldfield
It was the artwork that got me interested in Tubular Bells II. Rendering Trevor Key’s wonderful icon of the twisted tubular bell in …
Understated Classics #9: Tiger Bay by Saint Etienne
Understated Classics #8: Second Light by Dreadzone
In the understated classics series, I try to alternate between pop/rock and electronic albums. Keeping with this trend number eight is the …
Understated Classics #7: 100 Broken Windows by Idlewild
Idewild are a solid band who have released four or five albums that I could consider for this series. I’m even in the sleeve credits …
Understated Classics #6: Arbor Bona Arbor Mala by The Shamen