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Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives
I heard Van Morrison in the womb, you know? It’s in my DNA. What a staggering, unbelievable talent. And not so many people know this record. It’s obviously not as well known as Astral Weeks but it’s just superb. It’s like a secret puzzle. It’s like something that I’ll never quite get to the bottom of. His voice is just raw emotion; the structure of the songs; the way he brings just pure soul to everything. It’s almost fathomless, this record.
Paddy Shine is one of the most relentless instigators in the underground, both as part of Gnod and in myriad other projects. Ahead of the release of the debut album by his weird folk group Moundabout alongside Phil Masterson on Rocket this summer, he guides Harry Sword through 13 vital slabs
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