Matthew Bourne is found in typically excitable mode on the newly released Everybody Else But Me, alongside the saxophonist Tony Bevan.
But, with Bourne alone at the piano, Montauk Variations’ meditative improvisations instead use cautiously melodic figures to trace penumbral shadows of memory and regret. Bourne’s obstreperous other self surfaces on Within and Abrade, stroking the keyboard and the instrument’s innards simultaneously, but Smile, written by Charlie Chaplin for Modern Times, closes a deceptively devastating collection, stripped of its cinematic sentiment into a haunting skeletal solo.
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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John Robins, Comedian
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Idrie, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com