Description
Malka Spigel sprang to prominence as bassist and vocalist with the legendary Minimal Compact. Shes also an internationally acclaimed photographer and video artist. Alongside her partner and long term collaborator Colin Newman, shes also one half of the electro-kosmiche duo Immersion. The pair are also members of the unique art-pop quartet Githead. Yet often, Spigels most personal work is to be found on her solo albums. Gliding and Hiding gathers together Spigels gorgeous 2014 Gliding EP, with reworked tracks from the 1994 mini-album Hide. The result is a collection that ranges from sunshine pop, to minimal breakbeat techno, all the way to blissed out the Gliding material, Spigel is joined by Newman, on guitar and keyboards, Ronald Lippok of Tarwater/To Rococo Rot on drums, and Gil Luz and Uri Frost of Mambas, on keyboards and guitar respectively, with additional guitars from Julie Campbell, and Matthew Simms of Wire. These songs began life as live recordings from a gig at Londons Lexington, but were then refined in the studio. Yet they retain the sound of a real band, bouncing off each others considerable talents Gliding and Hiding serves as a career overview, whilst the reworked compositions prove how utterly contemporary her sound is. If you are new to the delights of Malka Spigel, this is the perfect place to dive in.
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