Earthly Delights by Evil Dick
This album was compiled between January and August 2018. It takes its name from the famous painting by Hieronymus Bosch; however, comparisons largely end there. The music has its own logic, taking the listener on a sonic journey through a mysterious and often unpredictable, phantasmagorical landscape. The full title of this album is Evil Tends to His Garden of Earthly Delights.
Cheesy film of the CD packaging: https://youtu.be/hqrPVesVkKM
Audio booklet: https://youtu.be/GJ3fqlgjZSc
REVIEWS
"There’s a lot of compositional work here, and great sonic variety; a lot more than initially meets the ear, this is a record that will reward repeated listening." - Chris Cutler (RER)
"more squonks, randomness, chainsaws and organ rising music than you can shake a drum stick at" - Idiot Bastard Son
Tracklist
| 1. | Way In | 1:41 |
| 2. | Keep Off The Grass | 4:34 |
| 3. | Sybil The Leek | 3:00 |
| 4. | One Duck Down | 2:17 |
| 5. | A Whopping Great Hinkypunk | 9:19 |
| 6. | Mr Hedgehog | 1:00 |
| 7. | Three Fish in a Tree | 0:36 |
| 8. | A Rude Vegetable Catches Its Reflection | 5:13 |
| 9. | Bernie Worrell's Prize-Winning Courgette | 4:14 |
| 10. | Alpho Does An Oxley | 0:27 |
| 11. | Melancauliflowers | 4:37 |
| 12. | Miniature Railway Excitement | 3:04 |
| 13. | Resurrection Of The Fly Lord | 2:27 |
| 14. | Sabbatic Goat's Cheese | 2:00 |
| 15. | Tiger-Rats | 2:26 |
| 16. | Bird House Construction Fail | 1:53 |
| 17. | A Bad Day For Baphomet | 3:36 |
| 18. | Sweets At The Till | 2:26 |
| 19. | Way Out | 1:17 |
Credits
Produced by Richard Hemmings.
All compositions and xenochronicity © 2018 Richard Hemmings.
Improvisations © 2018 Richard Hemmings, Dave Jackson, Craig Ashenden, Scott Freer. All rights reserved.
Environmental recordings made by Richard Hemmings and www.freesound.org.
All artwork and photographs © 2018 Richard Hemmings, except the image of fly (borrowed from Google) and the photo of Dave (lifted from his Facebook page).
More stuff at evildick.co.uk.
License
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Composer Evil Dick is a violent, abusive control freak. He is psychotic, given to totally contradicting himself. He is self-obsessed, which is not surprising because he is also incredibly dull (anyone heard his "coloured
dots" monologue?). He is prone to bouts of extreme grumpiness, especially in bed, when any kind of sound, including his own breathing sends him into a rage.