Tuesday 21 August 2018

A couple of months after hearing her first single, I've now got a copy of the album Dream Punching by Happy Axe... The name is just a pseudonym for a young Australian multi instrumentalist

The sound is all disconcerting soundscapes punctuated by the ghostlike whine of a saw and strident violin. A dreamy vocal then envelops the whole venture

The single Seven Sounds is extended to over 7 minutes while Prayers & Mantras with it's clattering beats is the closest thing to a commercial song

What this album really should be is a soundtrack to Picnic at Hanging Rock which brings me to my first TV review....

Simply the best show on TV this year the six part adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock was pure art house, delicious Victorian gothic, virginal lesbianism and wonderful indulgence. Like the earlier film there were no answers, plenty of questions and some stunning imagery.

Natalie Dormer as the aloof Miss Appleyard was one of the best TV acting performance I've seen in a long time - I so need to re-watch when the DVD is released