Epic Soundtracks- Rise Above

[loveless]

Love it to bits, myself, but always feel like it's one of those records that isn't as widely loved as I think it is.

I saw him live (really fantastic show), hung out with him, shared a number of friends (most relevantly Kevin Junior), had a gig booked with him in Chicago when he got held up at Immigration (we played the gig, figuring we'd see Epic when he eventually came back, but...).

Probably the most extensive piece I've read on him/it to date.


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[Half Machine Lipschitz]

I've seen people post pics of the cover before and a BCBer once mailed me a copy of the posthumous comp "Everything is Temporary", but I found it pretty painful listening. Listening to "Rise Above" now and really enjoying it.

[loveless]

Yeah, I'll admit that his subsequent two albums (Sleeping Star and Change My Life) followed an arc of diminishing returns (for me, at any rate), and I never bothered with his two (TWO!) outtakes collections on that basis.

[sloopjohnc]

It's interesting reading the article, and I get this from Amoeba's What In Your Bag? series. The musical heroes of people like Epic Soundtracks don't really transfer into their work, unless their a rampant thief like Jeff Lynne or something.