SIREN - "S/T" LPSiren Siren LP (Bonfire, 2021 reissue) "Bonfire Records present a reissue of Siren's self titled album, originally released on John Peel's Dandelion label in 1969. "Siren" was the debut album by Kevin Coyne with Siren, the band he founded with former Bonzo Dog Band bassist Dave Clague and pianist guitarist Nick Cudworth. An artist who would later inspire John Lydon, Sting, Ben Watt, and Will Oldham and would collaborate with Robert Wyatt, Andy

with frayed edges

hints of ancient music are bowed or chanted

They are simultaneously a reprieve and healthy kindling for the fire that rages on in those who don’t have the privilege of turning it off

Halfway to a Threeway is just as successful as Eureka at showcasing Jim O'Rourke's musical innovation

sneering and often sarcastic vocals were the perfect foil to Smear’s superfast thrash-guitar licks

a drummer (KK Barrett) and an intensely charismatic singer (Tomata du Plenty)

We are reminded once more of Mt

But the main crew of the genre is indeed the Three 6 Mafia (formerly Backyard Posse

South Korean import

Steadfast On Our Sand (Boring Machines

particularly the locked-in rhythms of the first two Neu

drone vibe with a rotating cast of players joining Marlowe at varying intervals