THE FUTURE NOW

This, for me, is the ultimate masterpiece of a career that contains many. Mousetrap, a song unfrequently performed live, one of the greatest gems of this artist. He plays with technology and the results are totaly 'hammill': claustrophibic, spectral, passionate. He talks intelligently about social problems (apartheid, new divisions from the emerging technocracy, the accelleration of postmodernity) and He hits the target. Once again, forever. A couple of weeks ago, I went to a gig of His, for the xth time, but always welcome. This time, though, I had the blessing of meeting him before the concert and shake hands with Him. I can hardly wash my hands now...