The Church - Magician Among the Spirits and Some (1996) {Cooking Vinyl - COOK CD 168 rel 1998}
The Church - Magician Among the Spirits and Some (1996) {Cooking Vinyl - COOK CD 168 rel 1998}
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© 1996, 1998 Cooking Vinyl / The Church | COOK CD 168
Rock / Neo-Psychedelia / Alternative / Indie
Arista dropped them but the Church soldiered on – Tim Powles fully joined in the songwriting process a number of times, while Peter Koppes guested on various cuts after his absence from Sometime Anywhere. Violinist Linda Neil also appeared along with other guests from that record, with Magician Among the Spirits being the attractive end result. If the band was still a touch fragmented, Magician shows them well on the road to becoming a fully tight unit once again, with a number of interesting diversions along the way. Sonically, things followed in the vein of Sometime to a large extent, trying out different approaches and backing, often exploring more spacious, sometimes very late-night, relaxed arrangements.
This underlays the key Church elements of mysterious, attractive, but always slightly melancholic songs, resulting in a fine blend of past and present. Steve Kilbey perhaps gets lost from time to time lyrically – the opening track, "Welcome," is one of his least successful, naming what seems like a random list of celebrities and noted figures past and present. Frankly, his at-times cryptic poetry would be a much better choice. That and other slight stumblings aside, Magician hits some great high points. "Comedown" was unsurprisingly selected to be a single, its orchestrated surge recalling prime T. Rex mixed with the typically dark-but-sweet guitar chime of the band. The well-titled "Grandiose" and beautifully blue "The Further Adventures of the Time Being" are wonderful, while Marty Willson-Piper and Koppes unsurprisingly once again do some fine work on guitar, as songs like "Ladyboy" and the quieter title track show. Powles' drumming is revelatory, capable of both straight-ahead rock surge and more complex, subtle work informed by other traditions – consider his work on the lovely "Romany Caravan," which also gives Neil a chance to shine on her instrument. [The original version of Magician has since been overtaken by Magician Among the Spirits Plus Some, which replaced "Ritz" with "Sads," and added "Man," "Why Don't You Love Me," and "Won't Let You Sleep."]
The Church - Magician Among the Spirits and Some (1996) {Cooking Vinyl - COOK CD 168 rel 1998}
Musicians
Steve Kilbey / bass
Marty Willson-Piper / guitars
Peter Koppes / special guest star on guitar
Tim Powles / drums
Linda Neil / violin
Sandy Chick / backing vocals
Chris Abrahams / piano
The Utungun Percussionists
Track Listing
01 - Welcome
02 - Comedown
03 - Man
04 - Won't Let You Sleep
05 - Sads
06 - Grandiose
07 - Lady Boy
08 - Why Don't You Love Me
09 - Could Be Anyone
10 - Futher Adventures of the Time Being
11 - Romany Caravan
12 - Magician Among the Spirits
13 - After Image
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The Church / Magician Among the Spirits and Some
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==== Log checksum FF7BB1E9296F52B37AE038823DDC188DBE79EBA38409F18196970708C6542731 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 28. May 2016, 12:19
The Church / Magician Among the Spirits and Some
Used drive : hp DVDRAM GU40N Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
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3 | 10:29.21 | 5:22.70 | 47196 | 71415
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10 | 51:04.17 | 5:58.65 | 229817 | 256731
11 | 57:03.07 | 4:04.35 | 256732 | 275066
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The Church - Magician Among the Spirits and Some (1996) {Cooking Vinyl - COOK CD 168 rel 1998}
The Church - Magician Among the Spirits and Some (1996) {Cooking Vinyl - COOK CD 168 rel 1998}
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