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Ancient And Modern
Artist
Alan Clayson
Label
Think Like A Key Music
Catalogue Number
TLAK1164
Release Date
1 diciembre 2023
  • CD

    $12.00

    The "Kentish Eccentric's Greatest Hits" Edition

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    • + MP3

    TLAK1164.2

    • Housed in a sturdy 350g cardboard digipack (perfect for protecting your mind from being blown)
    • 12-page booklet filled with rare photos and an essay (probably as eclectic as the music itself)
    • Remastered by the sonic wizard Prof. Stoned (making the past sound like the future, and vice versa)

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, to the musical carnival that is Alan Clayson's mind... Where half a century feels like several lifetimes! "Ancient and Modern" - a musical odyssey that defies chronology and sanity:

  • 50+ years of maverick artistry, from TURNPIKE to THE ARGONAUTS and beyond
  • A sonic tapestry weaving psychedelia, folk-punk, space-pop, and madrigals
  • Proof that you can't put a good Clayson in a box (trust us, we've tried)

Highlights from the Musical Madness:

  • "Sol Nova" (1979) - Glittery space-pop to make Ziggy Stardust jealous
  • "The Rake's Progress" (1973) - Psychedelic balladry from the TURNPIKE days
  • "Superman '42 / Rue Morgue" (1975) - Heavy, epic, and possibly from another dimension
  • "The Local Mister Strange" (2017) - Theremin-rippled weirdness for the modern age
  • "The Moonlight Skater" (1999) - Medieval-styled magnificence co-written with Jim McCarty

Why "Ancient and Modern" is your new favorite musical time machine:

  • It's what would happen if a jukebox gained sentience and decided to create its own multiverse
  • Proof that versatility isn't dead, it just goes by the name Alan Clayson
  • The perfect soundtrack for your next identity crisis or impromptu Renaissance faire

From psychedelic freak-outs to brass-splashed serenades, from folk-punk sea shanties to space-pop odysseys, Alan Clayson proves that true artistry knows no boundaries - temporal, genre, or otherwise. "Ancient and Modern" isn't just a compilation - it's a musical biography, a history lesson, and a mad scientist's experiment all rolled into one.

Warning: May cause spontaneous outbreaks of genre-bending and an irresistible urge to start your own indescribable musical act.

P.S. He's also written some of the finest books about the individual Beatles. Because apparently, being a musical chameleon wasn't enough of a challenge.

RIYL

Hawkwind, Frank Zappa, John Otway, Donovan, The Moody Blues

PRESS

"In a career defying succinct description, Alan Clayson's 'Ancient And Modern' is a cornucopia of eclectic imaginings, blending clear, clever lyrics with visceral performance energy." RnR, 5/24

"...troubadour perpetuator of a stage act said to elude succinct description, where his compositions have been highly individual in approach - with a wide range of ideas filtered through decidedly maverick thought processes..." The Beat, 12/23

Lista de pistas digitales

  1. 1 Sol Nova 4:37 Comprar

    Sol Nova

  2. 2 Pagan Mercia 4:08 Comprar

    Pagan Mercia

  3. 3 The Local Mister Strange 4:52 Comprar

    The Local Mister Strange

  4. 4 Landwaster 3:21 Comprar

    Landwaster

  5. 5 Eleanor In Bondage 3:03 Comprar

    Eleanor In Bondage

  6. 6 Rebel Rocker 2:52 Comprar

    Rebel Rocker

  7. 7 Run Kalwinder 4:21 Comprar

    Run Kalwinder

  8. 8 Heedless Child 2:33 Comprar

    Heedless Child

  9. 9 Days In Old Rotterdam 2:53 Comprar

    Days In Old Rotterdam

  10. 10 The Rake's Progress 3:54 Comprar

    The Rake's Progress

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