The Messthetics compilations have identified a lost strand of late seventies, low fidelity, British art rock, in which the minimally monikered ‘Bendle’ swam the surface noise with The Door And The Window.
Today, he continues to confound with Dustdevil and Crow, whose second album suggests an art school Wicker Man soundtrack, or The Velvet Underground’s debut played on string and feathers, and fronted by a librarian.
In America, Dustdevil And Crow would be Outsider Artists, stalked by documentary crews.
Sidestepping the downloading debate, their album is available at the price of your choice at http://bendle.bandcamp.com.
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