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Steve Davis talks us through his record collection

I can’t find a date, is that an old interview? If not I’m surprised he doesn’t mention his band The Utopia Strong (Discogs). They are really good in a prog/Krautrock/space-rock kind of way. I’m only missing the latest title on vinyl, I’ve got everything else. Really good from a collectable perspective too; their four self-released live albums with signed, numbered screen-printed covers and hand stamped labels are really lovely things.

PS Good to see he’s got a 401. A proper turntable for a proper music collection!

Edit: I see the date is in the URL, so yes, it’s a very old interview!
 
Tony L said:
PS Good to see he’s got a 401. A proper turntable for a proper music collection!
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Yeah fantastic, I’m assuming that’s just for home use, he won’t be lugging a pair around dj’g 😆.

Again, vague recollections about his band, is he a drummer or keyboards maybe?
I’ll have a listen.
 
There are some fun features on that site. I enjoyed the Thurston Moore interview.

“People always used to ask me, ‘How come you weren’t a typical New York loft-dwelling junkie?’. Well, I was New York and I was loft-dwelling, but I wasn’t a junkie, because why spend money on dope when you can spend it on records?”
 
I knew he was a vinyl collector but hadn’t read that article. Interesting that he is a big Gentle Giant fan, they did some cracking tunes.
 
A big recommendation from me for his book with Kavus Torabi, Medical Grade Music, which should appeal to record nerds of pretty much all stripes.
 
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Steve Davis being an electronica DJ.. is a very peculiar image indeed. Very weird.

What's that long arm on his 401?

Capt
 
The Captain said:
Steve Davis being an electronica DJ.. is a very peculiar image indeed. Very weird.
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He’s more Krautrock, space, drone, experimental than electronica, though there is obviously a huge crossover there. IIRC his favourite band is Magma. Worth researching if you don’t know them, one of the oddest bands ever!

The Captain said:
What's that long arm on his 401?
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The 12” variant of the SME V.
 
Tony L said:
He’s more Krautrock, space, drone, experimental than electronica, though there is obviously a huge crossover there. IIRC his favourite band is Magma. Worth researching if you don’t know them, one of the oddest bands ever!



The 12” variant of the SME V.
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The very idea of 'boring' Steve Davis, even listening to electronica is weird enough.. but DJ'ing at Glastonbury? Liking -odd- electonica bands?? Perplexing. Even his 401 TT looks weird with the carbon snooker cue for an arm.

Maybe he's been a Pfm member under a pseudonym for years; now that, wouldn't be half as odd. I'm now gonna have to dip into some magma out of curiosity.

Capt
 
I'm listening to Magma now. It's like that cool na-na... na-na... na-na-na-na, na-na-na groovy Cinema song, but strung out on a lengthy proggy situation involving mushrooms. Can you imagine 'our' Steve D taking mushrooms, & jiggling his arms about? No, I can't either.

Capt
 
Make sure to try Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (Discogs), I think that’s regarded as their best/most batshit crazy. I’ve got the vinyl and it is one of the oddest records in a collection that contains quite a lot of odd records.
 
The Captain said:
I'm listening to Magma now. It's like that cool na-na... na-na... na-na-na-na, na-na-na groovy Cinema song, but strung out on a lengthy proggy situation involving mushrooms. Can you imagine 'our' Steve D taking mushrooms, & jiggling his arms about? No, I can't either.

Capt
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Magma are fantastic. I wish I’d seen them back in my schooldays, like Steve did. I didn’t manage it until this century (twice, so far.) Köhntarkösz is probably their finest work, IMO.

Steve is also terrific. Anyone who takes up an entire Richard Dawson video playing a frame of snooker gets my vote.

 
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