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The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan's "Smog" Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Sessions

Callahan, Bill

The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan's "Smog" Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Sessions

Drag City
12" $22.35

11/22/2024 781484090717 

DC 907 


***“This one to me is a time capsule more than most any of my recordings. All music is a time trapped in time that preaches timelessness—preaching either convincingly or not. But with a radio session such as this, there is a different aspect. It’s all live, all first take, no overdubs. Also I think having the BBC engineers at the controls, with their own aesthetic, not one I am bringing to the studio, that makes it more encapsulated—'remember that day we did that?' The circumstances and the memory of the smell of the studio makes it stand out. So it’s more of a performance maybe than a usual recording, because the audience (engineer and producer) were foreign to us. British, milk in tea. So we gave them something to show them who WE were—Dale Coopers with our black coffees. Somebody said this EP is very Twin Peaksy. Not in a Badalamenti, torch-song way—a deeper connection. I can see that. 'Beautiful Child' has been turned into a minor key song because, well, it really should have been one in the first place! 'Cold Discovery' was a live staple then and some nights it could really catch fire. We got a pretty good one for BBC. 'Dirty Pants' here is probably better than the LP version. And then there’s 'Jesus'. Sweet, sweet 'Jesus'. Here sounding like a deathbed plea shot through with visitations from the angel of mercy.”—Bill, 2024 Features Jessica Billy on fiddle, Mike Saenz (Howling Hex) and Jim White (Dirty Three).

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