Sunday, October 28, 2007

"The British Phil Spector" has a moment of genius

Joe Meek was kind of a "British Phil Spector", but there was so much more to him than that. His concept record 'I hear a new world' and his gleeful use of electronics produced a unique and innovative sound - mostly recorded in a small studio on the Holloway Road. The lady heard Siouxsie on the radio (presumably plugging her ho-hum new record) saying that this track was the first one that captured her imagination. I can see why - and a lot of the ethereal best of her sound is hinted at here. This is a gothic/western/romantic masterpiece. The fact it is from 1961 is all the more remarkable.