"The 40th anniversary tribute to Morgan Fisher’s 1980 masterpiece and much loved cult classic “Miniatures”.
Along with Lester Square there are contributions from: The Residents, Fred Frith, Stewart Lee, Billy Bragg, David Thomas, John Otway, R Stevie Moore, Peter Blegvad, Eyeless In Gaza, The Bevis Frond, Gary Clail, Adrian Sherwood, Henry Kaiser, Census Of Hallucinations, Atilla the Stockbroker, Terry Riley, Half Japanese, Matmos, Apartment House, Tom Robinson, Bob Drake, Alternative TV, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Two Headed Emperor, Bringers Of Change, Boo Hewerdine etc.,
as well members of Van der Graaf Generator, Curved Air, Zoviet France, Stomu Yamashta’s Red Buddha Theatre, Soft Machine, Fairport Convention, The Blockheads,The Stranglers, Clear Blue Sky, Young Marble Giants, The Boys, Pere Ubu, John’s Children, Henry Cow, PiL, Alternative TV, Caravan, The Damned, The Flying Lizards, Global Village Trucking Company, King Crimson, Adam and the Ants and Stiff Little Fingers, and artists that have recorded with Frank Zappa, Björk, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, Nile Rogers, Peter Gabriel, Flying Lotus, Peter Hammill, David Gilmour, Thomas Dolby, Paul McCartney, Andy Partridge, Nick Cave, Lizzie Ball and countless others.
It’s a snapshot, a sampler, a box of variety and delights - and a window on the state of play: in all, a useful and worthwhile undertaking. 2 CDs in a slipcase with a thick book all at £15... £5 less than the recommended retail price elsewhere!
"The 40th anniversary tribute to Morgan Fisher’s 1980 masterpiece and much loved cult classic “Miniatures”.
Along with Lester Square there are contributions from: The Residents, Fred Frith, Stewart Lee, Billy Bragg, David Thomas, John Otway, R Stevie Moore, Peter Blegvad, Eyeless In Gaza, The Bevis Frond, Gary Clail, Adrian Sherwood, Henry Kaiser, Census Of Hallucinations, Atilla the Stockbroker, Terry Riley, Half Japanese, Matmos, Apartment House, Tom Robinson, Bob Drake, Alternative TV, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Two Headed Emperor, Bringers Of Change, Boo Hewerdine etc.,
as well members of Van der Graaf Generator, Curved Air, Zoviet France, Stomu Yamashta’s Red Buddha Theatre, Soft Machine, Fairport Convention, The Blockheads,The Stranglers, Clear Blue Sky, Young Marble Giants, The Boys, Pere Ubu, John’s Children, Henry Cow, PiL, Alternative TV, Caravan, The Damned, The Flying Lizards, Global Village Trucking Company, King Crimson and Stiff Little Fingers, and artists that have recorded with Frank Zappa, Björk, Michael Jackson, Grace Jones, Nile Rogers, Peter Gabriel, Flying Lotus, Peter Hammill, David Gilmour, Thomas Dolby, Paul McCartney, Andy Partridge, Nick Cave, Lizzie Ball and countless others.
It’s a snapshot, a sampler, a box of variety and delights - and a window on the state of play: in all, a useful and worthwhile undertaking. 2 CDs in a slipcase with a thick book all at £15... £5 less than the recommended retail price elsewhere!
The original guitarist in Adam and the Ants before co-founding The Monochrome Set with whom he has recorded eleven studio
albums.
"Guitarist Lester Square sprinkled sharp-edged fills into the sprawling melodic arches."
Die Welt
"Lester Square's guitar style influenced The Smiths, the Glasgow and Edinburgh Post Punk scenes, and then their successors, Franz Ferdinand."
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