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