Nov 18, 2023
TED MILTON // LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLĒNCE [NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX, 2021]
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TED MILTON // LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLĒNCE [NEXT WAVE ACID PUNX, 2021]
BLURT
"In Berlin"
(LP. Armageddon rcds. 1981 / rec. 1980) [GB]
Elegiac - s/t LP - Ted Milton (Blurt) and E. Graham Lewis (Wire, He Said) together?!
Are you ready for this? An astonishing album made by two of Britain's great maverick musical spirits. Ted Milton is a prolific poet, with several volumes under his belt, as well as an avant-garde puppeteer. Yet he's probably best known as vocalist/saxophonist with psycho-funk afro punk fake no-wave pogo jazz trio Blurt. Milton's group has produced an impressive string of albums, not to mention his numerous solo recordings. Meanwhile, Edvard Graham Lewis has a history of strong solo releases, both under his own name and as He Said. And of course, as bassist, lyricist and sometime vocalist with post punk innovators Wire, he's been responsible for numerous landmark releases, from 1977's Pink Flag, to 2003's Send, to 2020's Mind Hive. There's a definite sense that Milton and Lewis were born to collaborate. Both are idiosyncratic sonic stylists: bullish outsiders with a Dadaist's ear for unexpected rhythms and ear-catching turns of phrase. Now, 'ELEGIAC' sees them melding their considerable talents to produce an album of arresting intensity. The album has been arranged and mixed by electronic composer and sound artist Sam Britton. Britton’s sure touch ensures that the various elements work together to create something quite unique. For whilst 'ELEGIAC' is a collection that foregrounds its off-centre and experimental aspects, it's also blessed with plenty of hooks and seductive grooves. This is exemplified by 'Swish', which, with its shuffling drums and reverberating guitar traces, sounds like a sublime out-take from Can's 'Tago Mago'. Bristling with ideas and exploratory sounds 'ELEGIAC' bounds into 2021 with a supreme confidence. It's unlikely you'll have heard anything quite like this before...
Ted Milton & Blurt, The Ruminant Plinth (The Ruminant Plinth / Optimo 2018)
•••• musique jaune ••••
BLURT
"Blurt"
(LP. Red Flame rcds. 1982) [GB]
BLURT
"In Berlin"
(LP. Armageddon rcds. 1981 / rec. 1980) [GB]
milton -- love is like a violence
6 track album
Snapped Ankles - Blurtations - an entire EP (6 songs) of Blurt covers!
Ted Milton’s Blurt runs through the absurdist DNA of Snapped Ankles. An early iteration of the band played a version of ‘Planet You’ from different rooms of a dilapidated squat at a TOPOPHOBIA art performance night, and ‘The Fish Needs A Bike’ has found its way into the current blistering live set. They’ve recently struck up a friendship with Ted Milton, and the woodwose have been invited to DJ at Blurt’s upcoming show at London’s legendary 100 Club. 1, 2 & 6: Words Ted Milton. Music Milton/Vine/Wigens. Copyright control 3, 4 & 5: Words Ted Milton. Music Milton/Creese/Milton. Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd Performed on logs synth & drums in single takes by Snapped Ankles: Drums - JB Long Bass & synth - JD Parry SH09, tone generator & logsynth - MH Chestnutt Logsplitter, bells & miltones - PJ Austin