Microshift: Vinyl LP Arthur Russell 5 Blue

5    Blue

” Many of the album's songs were inspired by and dedicated to Reed's girlfriend and muse at the time

and The Negation (2004) – as “superbly conceived and executed eruptions of technical brilliance and razor-sharp songwriting that turned these youthful Poles into one of the genre’s most widely respected bands

(a collaboration with Hannett) and Hit (extensively sampled by Kanye West for the track F

led by the stunning version of ‘Macarthur Park’ from Donna Summer alongside the sophisticated groove of ‘Le Freak’ from Chic

Microshift: Vinyl LP Arthur Russell 5 BlueBelieve everything youve heard about Hookworms third album Microshift, its the best and its our Record of the Week. The reverb has settled and in its place is a bright psychedelic disco outfit, which also takes in the sonic bliss youd associate with Spiritualized but with those trademarked wall of noise kosmiche grooves are still there. Its the best Hookworms yet! Microshift is the Leeds band's first new work in over 3 years and marks a seismic shift