Connecting with his brother Matt, the two eventually began playing READ MORE: Sparklehorse // ‘Good Morning Spider’ at 20 years oldīands’ dissolution, Mark Linkous had fled Los Angeles and relocated Virginia,ĭisillusioned with the music industry and attempting to kick his long-standingĭrug habit. Remains a splendid, fully-formed introduction to Mark Linkous and his The Dancing Hoods and Salt Chunk Mary from the late Eighties, it was and Very closely indeed, and, unless listeners are familiar with his former bands The same lustre as the highlights of those records. Which, in some ways, it is – fewer moments shine with quite The huge reputation they maintain, it’s initially tempting to simply dismiss Vivadixie…Īs a lesser work. Morning Spiderand the collegiate, songwriterly poise of 2001’s It’s A Wonderful Life and In the shape of the glorious heartache of 1998’s Good The case of Mark Linkous and Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, his first Sparklehorse record released in 1995 and recorded at his run-down farmhouse near Richmond, Virginia, is a perfect illustration of this point – the ambient ‘room noise’ present in this varied gauntlet of recordings of haunted folk-rock and scuzzy lo-fi indie is absolutely essential in explaining its enduring appeal.Ĭareer trajectory on which he took Sparklehorse, through two consecutive masterworks While much is made of the studio in which an album is recorded, and often rightly so, it’s always worth remembering that less conventionally professional surroundings, from bedrooms to disused churches, are just as capable of playing their part in shaping the sound and character of great albums.
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