"LIVE AT GLASTONBURY" Judge Trev and jaki Windmill - new RFM album

[Jon Jarrett]

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004, trev wrote:

> Jaki Windmill is (or was) by far and away the best vocalist in Space Ritual.
> I don't think she was actually allowed to "sing" with that band though.  She
> is also a competent multi instrumentalist and a very talented songwriter.  I
> was surprised at her talents - which is why I'm playing duo stuff with her
> (She's got a van too).  She's also a bit mad, which helps as well.

        Enough people have defended her voice to me one way or another
that I'm being forced to admit I must just not have heard her sing
properly. Mad I can well believe however...

> You write very good reviews don't you - I mean accurate ones.  In one of
> your reviews you even noticed the bass playing of Terry Horbury (You didn't
> know his name) who sometimes plays with Outskirts of Infinity. Yes, he often
> "carries" bands by his superb playing and I think he's one of the best rock
> bass players in the country.

        I think a few people reading would quarrel about my accuracy being
100%! I've also only seen Terry Horbury playing with Ric Gunther as the
other half of the rhythm section and I think it's the power of the unit
there as much as the man himself though he's clearly an excellent
player. He couldn't for example save _Incident at Pilatus_ from being a
mainly boring album though. Needs the drummer too, and fair enough. I
can't think of a better bass player I've seen live though, some very good
ones but none managing to be so fierce and so musical at the same
time. Except maybe Lemmy, but that's a different game.

> Maybe you should review the MOAB album which may or may not ever see the
> light of day unless there's a major shift in the attitude of todays record
> companies (some hope). Contact me off-list if you want.

        Well, you know if you can get it out, given the people involved
and the reviews of your other collaborations, I'll buy it unheard
anyway. I hope you can. Perhaps when the new Krel finally comes out Andy
Garibaldi can be swayed :-) Yours,
                                   Jon

ObCD: Bedouin - _As Above So Below_ (also not a *bad* bass-player... )
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