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.
Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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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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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Bosco239, youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Funday’schild, youtube.