9. Talk TalkSpirit Of Eden
Mercury presiding! Before I even heard this record their story of transgression from synth-pop wideboys to hermetic minimalists had me in its talons. I listened to this record almost every day for a couple of years, switching it up with Laughing Stock (obviously). It’s just a complete one-off with no obvious antecedents. An ocean of bottled messages. It also proved to me that you just can’t fake it. You can’t marvel at the mouth of the rabbit hole and muse upon what might be happening down there. I mean you can, but the people that listen to you will be right there with you. Not in wonderland. This record and a high THC intake were pivotal to the first record I made as Mothlite.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Richard Norris, The Anchoress, Fred Macpherson, EOB, Rat Scabies, The Wedding Present, Guy Garvey, Alan Mcgee, Charlotte Church, Karl Hyde
