Alex Fergusson - 2006 - The Castle

Genre: Folk, Pop, Psych, Post Punk
Label: Eis & Licht (DE)

Here's the follower of the previous post. Alex Fergusson with his latest record. Very different styles are here. Opens with a sinister classic piece followed by the great post punk track "Dark Angel" (this seems to be the connection to his former group Alternative TV). Then "Ways of Pleasure" and "Hope" sounds like a pure Velvet Underground Jam, "Odyssey" is an instrumental with backward sounds in vein of his Psychic TV times. And beween these remarkable songs pretty nice folk songs - sometimes with female vocals.

It's a bit strange that he release on these gothic/industrial labels, but that's maybe the connection - the music has nothing to do with that neo european attitudes and shit.

Tracklisting

1. The Castle - Entrance
2. Dark Angel
3. Bar Noir
4. Ways Of Pleasure
5. Solitude
6. Hope
7. Odyssey
8. Twilight
9. Daybreak
10. Mirror
11. Let The Sorrow Go
12. The Castle - Exit

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Alex Fergusson - 2001 - The Essence

Genre: Folk, Pop, Psych
Label: Trisol

Sounds like a man with an acoustic guitar

Oh, I like this record. Maybe it's because Alex Fergussons musical past. He was founder of Alternative TV, an early british Punk Band, worked with Throbbing Gristle and formed Psychic TV with Genesis P-Orridge. I think he was the main musical head of PTV (Listen to Pagan Day from 84 - it's great). In early nineties he started with solo recordings. And here is his second record (I think) - It's a mixture of fine pop songs, british (?) folk influenced music and a bit Beatles, some strange classical parts and more.

I wouldn't compare his records to that so called Apocalyptic Folk of his buddys (like Current 93 and Co). It has more life and charme and less apocalyptic visions, in fact it has nothing to do with that. It's just good music for adults and for autumn time with a cup of tea, hahaha.

Oh I write shit - sorry. Test it for yourself. More will come.

Just a track by Alternative TV below - no myspace

Tracklisting

1. Intro
2. Tomorrow
3. I'm Obsessed
4. Sometimes
5. Whistler
6. Sunday Came Too Soon
7. Wine Dark Sea
8. The Essence Of You
9. Wild Orchid
10. Everyday
11. Hannah
12. Sundown
13. Epilogue
14. There's A Smile
15. Outro

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