The long awaited CD reissue of the 1989 ‘You, Me & The Alarm Clock’ EP by Johnny Dangerously landed on my doormat this morning. You don’t have to be eagle eyed to spot that the artwork has been subtly altered to reflect the fact that Mr Dangerously was/is in fact John Bramwell of I Am Kloot fame. I remember being thrilled when I heard the first I Am Kloot record, for I had always wondered what had happened to Johnny Dangerously. It’s certain that Mr Bramwell would not thank me for saying that personally I prefer these early recordings to anything that I Am Kloot recorded, but there it is. That’s just me and my curious predilections. Now, what about making that deBuchias ‘Introducing Jane’ track available again?
Ok....help! Where can I order this?
Posted by: Tyler | May 05, 2012 at 18:08
try here: http://bit.ly/ILZ5hu
Posted by: alistair | May 05, 2012 at 21:03
Agreed - his finest hour! 'Junk Culture' in particular still sounds great. I can't say I 've really heard much of 'I am Kloot' but suspect I'm not missing much?
Posted by: Ceej | May 09, 2012 at 19:54
I enjoyed the first I Am Kloot album. In fact it seems I thought that "Natural History is a great record. It's an accomplished English take on contemporary country/rural rock that nods at itself in so many places; there are echoes of the Lilac Time, of the Kinks, of The Claim and of their copyists Blur circa Modern Life Is Rubbish..." Might be worth revisiting then.
I struggled to connect with much after that though.
Posted by: alistair | May 09, 2012 at 20:40
Cheers, will give that a listen. Talking of Damo, some of 'Dr Dee' sounds great, at least to these ears. No lines to match 'Early mornings are losing their appeal' though.
Posted by: Ceej | May 10, 2012 at 19:13
Thanks, Alistair...just checking our Unpopular (after so long) and I didn't even know this was re-released...ordered today (1:20 am...shopping for music...who would have thought!) cheers!
Posted by: Jessel | May 31, 2012 at 06:21