Zeke Manyika’s solo turns have been criminally overlooked.
‘Prelude (Theme From Mais El Rim)’
A master at incorporating disparate idioms into a singular musical vision, all Ziad Rahbani’s finer qualities come to the fore on this single
‘Deep In The Woods’
When the Birthday Party released their penultimate EP inter-band relations were at a low, tempers running at a druggy fever
‘Reactor No 2’
With his bandaged head, top hat, white dinner suit and impenetrable shades, Nash The Slash looked like a reanimated Biograph Company ‘trick’ film lead.
‘Why Don’t You Smile’
Months before the Velvet Underground gained New York infamy, Lou Reed was churning out ten-a-penny songs for supermarkets and convenience stores.
‘Synthetic Substitution’
He only released one single, but millions have heard Melvin Bliss’s music without twigging it.