Simon Bookish
blogThose of you who are relative neophytes to this journal may not remember Simon Bookish but he figured quite large on my sonar throughout 2004-5 . . . by which I mean that I seem to have an awful lot of blurry gig photos, like this one from Notting Hill Arts Centre:
He has been low-key for a long time, doing limited-appeal-edition albums, art performances, theatre and the occasional gig. Periodically, I check his website but am usually disappointed, so imagine how happy I was to discover that not only does he have a new album out on Tomlab but that the song put on his myspace is fantastic classic English avant-pop. He even has a live band supporting him rather than just a laptop, adding a whole new dimension.
For those who want more, why not read this interview (the cover feature, no less!) that I did with him for The Mind’s Construction.