Mark Hollis, Spirit of Talk Talk
Mark Hollis, of Talk Talk, has died.
I didn't know him. I didn't see him or Talk Talk perform live. In fact I know little about him other than what is there for anyone to see and hear on his albums with Talk Talk and his self-titled solo album.
I love 'Spirit of Eden', from which 'I Believe In You' comes. It is an album that rewards repeated listens. It is a gentle album bursting with ideas and with its own singular vision. Every time you listen to it, you hear something you've not heard before. It's not a rock album or a dance album or anything else so easily boxed and filed. It is itself and demands to be listened to on its own terms.
Above all else, though, it is beautiful.
Though he largely retired from the music business after his solo album of 1998, the music he left behind still stands tall today.
For the facts and tributes take a look a what the BBC had to say.
For a more impassioned view and one that tries to make sense of the power of their music, read this from Wyndham Wallace of the Quietus.
I didn't know him. I didn't see him or Talk Talk perform live. In fact I know little about him other than what is there for anyone to see and hear on his albums with Talk Talk and his self-titled solo album.
I love 'Spirit of Eden', from which 'I Believe In You' comes. It is an album that rewards repeated listens. It is a gentle album bursting with ideas and with its own singular vision. Every time you listen to it, you hear something you've not heard before. It's not a rock album or a dance album or anything else so easily boxed and filed. It is itself and demands to be listened to on its own terms.
Above all else, though, it is beautiful.
Though he largely retired from the music business after his solo album of 1998, the music he left behind still stands tall today.
For a more impassioned view and one that tries to make sense of the power of their music, read this from Wyndham Wallace of the Quietus.
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