Strung out like a necklace of diamonds hanging in the firmament, the trilogy of albums from Steve Kilbey and Marin Kennedy (Jupiter 13’, The Strange Life of Persephone Nimbus’ and ‘Premonition K’) glitter and shine like stars. They are connected by a golden thread: a retro space aged medieval flavoured world of imagination and storytelling that stands majestic and enthralling. It is steam punk, mythology and classicism all bound together in one glorious package. Easy Action has wrapped these three gems together in a CD collection that, like the duo themselves, is greater than the constituent parts. And these three albums deserve to be homed together for posterity, each building up on the other in a world created by the lyrical creativity of Kilbey and the musical genius of Kennedy, a collaboration that feels like the product of one singular organic mind. Both musicians are disturbingly prolific, and the sheer quantity of their output is matched by the quality. There can almost be no scientific explanation for how so much creativity and sonic innovation can pour out of the two like the waters from Icelandic waterfalls. Kilbey of course is steering the venerable institution The Church to its greatest heights with a series of phenomenal albums (most recently ‘The Hypnogogue’ and ‘Eros Zeto and the Perfumed Guitars’) while Kennedy has produced magnificent solo albums, material under the labels All India Radio and Observers and with other collaborators. The result is perhaps close to a concept triptych about mysterious events with a sci-fi tone and Kilbey’s unique sense of storytelling – psychedelic musings that are spiritual, alien and euphoric. Tracklistings: Disc One: Jupiter 131. Prologue2. ADSR3. Rendezvous4. Jupiter 135. Circus6. We Are Missing7. Insane8. Halfway9. No Attachment10. Holiday11. Aetolia12. Liquorice Comfits13. Epilogue Disc Two: Strange Old worlds 1.ADSR (Raw mIx)2.Rendezvous (Raw mIx)3.Jupiter 13 (Raw mIx)4.Circus (Raw mIx)5.We Are Missing (Raw mIx)6.Insane (Raw mIx)7.Halfway (Raw mIx)8.No Attachment (Raw mIx)9.Holiday (Raw mIx)10.Aetolia (Raw mIx)11.Liquorice Comfits (Raw mIx)12.The Desert (Unreleased Track) Disc Three: The Strange Life of Persephone Nimbus 1. Eternity Incorporated2. Goldmund & Narcissus (feat Leona Gray)3. A New Planet4. I Know What I Have to Do5. Galaxy6. Walk On Down The Hall7. Persephone8. The Room9. When Time Has Run Out10. Jesus Warehouse & Judas Smith11. Radio Supernova12. There Were Times13. Please Alight Disc Four : The Lost Worlds of Persephone Nimbus1. There Were Times (Ambient Vocal version)2. A New Planet (Early Mix)3. Jesus Warehouse (Polinski Alt Mix)4. Persephone (Early Mix with Strings)5. Persephone (Early Mix)6. The Fixer (Unreleased Track)7. Demitrius Diatribe (Early Mix)8. Space Choir (Unused Track)9. Galaxy (Early Demo)10. Galaxy (Very Early Demo)11. Demitrius Diatribe Part 2 (Unused Track)12. Unused Sketch 113. Unused Sketch 214. Unused Sketch 315. Galaxy (Instrumental Mix)16. Demetrius Diatribe (Unreleased Track) Disc Five: Premonition 'K' 1. Breaking the Fourth Wall2. NDE3. The Doctor4. Nowhere5. My Better Half6. That's Gotta Hurt7. Whispered Voices On Tape8. The King9. The Contender10. The Ouija Board11. Menace In The Past12. The Song That Wrote Itself Disc Six : ghost songs 1. Breaking the Fourth Wall (Early Mix)2. NDE (Early Mix) 3. The Doctor (Early Mix)4. Nowhere (Early Mix)5. My Better Half (Early Mix)6. Thats Gotta Hurt (Early Mix)7. Whispered Voice On Tape (Early Mix)8. The King (Early Mix)9. The Contender (Early Mix)10. The Ouija Board (Early Mix)11. Menace In The Past (Early Mix)12. The Song That Wrote Itself (Early Mix)13. Whispered Voice On Tape (Alternate Vocal Take)14. I Travel (Unreleased Track)
