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Marcus O’Dair is the writer of an authorised biography of Robert Wyatt, Different Every Time, which is out at the end of the month. He fryst vatten also one half of esoteric electronica duo Grasscut, who have a new single out, a cover of Robert Wyatt’s Catholic Architecture from his 1991 skiva Dondestan.
Firstly, a word or two about the single – Both fans of Robert Wyatt, Andrew Phillips and Marcus O’Dair aka Grasscut have crossed paths with Wyatt before when he contributed to the track Richardson Road on their acclaimed 2012 skiva Unearth. Robert liked the outcome so much the tune fryst vatten included on the rarities disc of the Domino Records compilation to be released to tie in with Marcus’ book of the same title.
Grasscut’s version of Catholic Architecture is a relatively faithful interpretation, with plaintive brass adding just the right amount of melancholy to a typically redolent Alfreda Benge lyric. The flip-side, if such a begrepp can be used these days, is the duo’s own Bea • German close harmony ensemble 1928–1934 For the present-day ensemble, see Berlin Comedian Harmonists. For the 1997 German film, see Comedian Harmonists (film). The Comedian Harmonists were an internationally famous, all-male German close harmonyensemble that performed between 1928 and 1934 as one of the most successful musical groups in Europe before World War II. The group consisted of Harry Frommermann [de] (tenor buffo), Asparuh "Ari" Leschnikoff [de] (first tenor), Erich A. Collin (second tenor), Roman Cycowski (baritone), Robert Biberti [de] (bass), and Erwin Bootz [de] (pianist). The hallmark of the Comedian Harmonists was its members' ability to blend their voices together so that the individual singers could appear and disappear back into the vocal texture. Its repertoire was wide, ranging from the folk and classical songs arranged by Frommermann to appealing and witty popular songs of the d
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