I keep finding myself in dark places. Alleyways, gazing out onto midnight streets in the city. Walking past alcohol-fuelled rage and fights down near Spencer Street. Waiting for the last tram home in the pouring rain. A kiss on an unlit doorstep. Awake at four in the morning, a beautiful boy sleeping peacefully next to me. Navigating through blacked-out streets in the furthest suburbs of Melbourne, just trying to find my way home through pools of streetlight and the calls of cicadas, ringing through the air. It's where I feel most comfortable.
So I made a mix for it, and now it's up on dirtyRadio for you to enjoy. Iconastasia, episode 1: the city is a whore tonight.
In other news: the new Massive Attack tracks I've been hearing are outstanding. In particular, I've had 'Atlas Air' on repeat for an untold number of days. Robert del Naja's half-whispered, half-sung vocals are captivating and hypnotic; tense and threatening and utterly beautiful. Listen here. His words speak subtly of some of the most atrocious things we as a sociey have done to each other: "I know the drill. Got cells to burn. I'm dressed to kill." The whole album, thus far, seems very cohesive in that sense: a look at the darker side of politics and war in the new decade. A fantastic lineup of guest stars (Guy Garvey of Elbow, Martina Topley-Bird, Damon Albarn, Horace Andy, Hope Sandoval, and more) and Massive Attack's usual originality and flair for beats and sounds. Extremely excited for the proper release.
And they're in Melbourne in March, too - oh, this is going to be a wonderful year for me and music.
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