Patti Smith invented punk poetry in the seventies. Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine) helped pioneer the noise rock scene in the eighties. In early July, these two genre-specific luminaries are set to release a spoken word record entitled The Coral Sea. Recorded at London’s QEH club on June 22, 2005 and September 12, 2006, the two-disc venture is a morbid tribute to Smith’s dear friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe (photographed the cover image on the now-legendary Horses).
According to a Guardian review of the 2005 show, “A kind of screaming requiem, The Coral Sea describes Mapplethorpe’s terminal illness. Intense, layered electronics surged to a discordant climax as Patti Smith read her poem, the words sailing over the noise like an ocean liner.”
Expect haunted lyrics backed by layers of thick distortion.
(via Artist Direct & Idolator)
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