Peter Hammill spent forty-five years declaiming stentorian English experimental rock. Gary Lucas traded avant-blues tongues with Captain Beefheart and co-wrote the explosive ballads that branded Jeff Buckley.
Their unlikely collaboration ought to fail. Lucas draws ghostly delta guitar shapes in air, while the Van Der Graaf Generator frontman, who usually appears shrouded in incense clouds of cathedral organ or sepulchral piano, stands naked, intoning significant statements.
Momentarily their trajectories overlap, incandesce brilliantly, and drift apart again.
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Brighton Argus
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Bosco239, youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Microcuts 22, Twitter