Gavin Bryars - The Sinking Of The Titanic LP xxfeatured Literally can't find a word

Literally can't find a word written about this one but I remember them as a great early 2000s drone group

It's this penchant for push and pull of light and dark splashed against the backdrop of trepidation and humour that make The Stroppies records so endearing and open-ended

While there are more appropriate sonic comparisons

Guitarist Jim McHugh lays down a hypnotic Saharan guitar melody as the rest of the band ushers themselves in one by one over the tune’s distinct musical movements

while still bearing visible traces of its earlier form”

Gavin Bryars - The Sinking Of The Titanic LP xxfeatured Literally can't find a wordGavin Bryars was born in Yorkshire, England in 1943. His first musical forays were as a jazz bassist working in the early 1960s with improvisors Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley. Bryars later worked with composers John Cage and Cornelius Cardew, founded the Portsmouth Sinfonia and collaborated with Brian Eno on his famed Obscure imprint. The Sinking of the Titanic, Bryars' first major composition, was inspired by the tragic event of the British passenger