Strange but compelling…

The Theremin is probably one of the strangest musical instruments around and was a mainstay of Music Halls for those who could play it well (who are few and far between).

Mike & I have shared a Pint or two together. He was a regular at the Lindisfarne Christmas shows & I played Mastermind with him once backstage at the Coventry Theatre. We also booked him for an 18 plus ANC (unbenownst to me) & after sharing several beers after his set, he was asked to do an unexpected second half!

He briefly had his own TV show and even released two albums, “Out of the brown” and “At last…”.

Last I heard he was a Radio DJ in the north East. The band on this clip is a Lindisfarne pre-reforming. They were called Pakamax, but Mike referred to them on air as the “Dole Wallahs”.

Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)

YouTube is a window on the world. Once you wipe off the flies & roadkill, you see some sights.

This song reminds me of seeing “10″ in an open air cinema in Saudi Arabia. I probably missed lots of it due to the censor’s scissors though.

I’ve mentioned this video before…

Possibly one of the greatest funky instrumental breaks ever… 2 minutes 20 seconds onwards. (Longer on the album though).

It is Steely Dan… My old school.