BILL DIREEN - "A Memory of Others" 2xLP or “sculptress

or “sculptress

One does get the sense that Direen's muse has bent in the direction of folkier tropes over the years

much of it underpinned by his surrealist tendency to bend reality

the great Bo'Weavil label reissued Eyes Rind As If Beggars in 2013

this is a standout in the pack

BILL DIREEN - "A Memory of Others" 2xLP or “sculptressBill Direen A Memory of Others 2xLP (Sophomore Lounge, 2019) "The superb 2LP set in your hands serves both as an overview of Bill Direen's musical arc, and as a companion to Simon Ogston's fascinating documentary film, Bill Direen: A Memory of Others. It is not a soundtrack per se, since the versions of the songs here are not always the same ones as in the film, but any quibbling about this is surely jackanapery and should be ignored forthwith. The