Fascinating blueprint of the ground-breaking indie/jazz/dub masterpiece.'Lazarus' in its full "Sun Ra meets the Rockers Uptown with Kevin Shields at the controls" guise is a wonder to behold. It's a breathtaking journey of a song, an explosion of joy from seeds of self-doubt. Trumpets erupting in a chorus that arrives from a tasty broth of dub and noise.
It sounds like a classic studio creation but this demo version reveals that it's nothing of the sort - Boo Radleys songwriter Martin Carr had scoped it all out in his demo. All the parts are there though the vibe is sketchier. You can hear the same mind at work on the previous demo I posted for 'Upon 9th and Fairchild'.
Total genius.
Download The Boo Radleys 'Lazarus (Demo)' (Creation Records, genius, indie mp3 download)
Download the complete 'Giant Steps - The Demos' over at archive:live+rare
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