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Subject: Re: NICO + The Faction -- Camera Obscura
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Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 11:37:00 EDT
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/* Written  4:19 am  Sep 20, 1985 by rosen@ucbvax in siemens:net.music */
/* ---------- "NICO + The Faction -- Camera Obscura" ---------- */

    I was looking around for the new Miami Vice soundtrack the
other day when I heard this really interesting music hit the speakers
in my favourite local store.  The more I heard the music, the more it
intrigued me -- I looked at the display and found out that it was by
NICO and her backup band (The Faction).  I bought the album immediately
and took it home; it's a really interesting piece.  Basically, Nico plays
music which kind of sounds like Peter Gabriel MUSICALLY -- at least
on this album, anyway.  The percussionist, Graham Dids, does a lot of really
good ominent work, especially on the first cut (the title track).
There's an interesting cover of "My Funny Valentine" -- Nico's German,
and even though she's spent lots of time in the States (she was apparently
Lou Reed's girlfriend at one time, and Jackson Browne's girlfriend before
that), her accent's pretty heavy.  There's something sublty hilarious about
hearing "My Funny Valentine" being sung with a heavy German accent 
("Is yur figur less thaan Greeck?").  I like the other numbers a lot too-
they do kind of resemble PG, but there should be no comparison
made with her and KB -- KB has a much more articulated voice, and her music
is much more complex.  All in all, an interesting synth-pop minor key
percussion- oriented lp.  Check it out if it sounds interesting.
    By the way, if there is anyone out there who has heard of NICO and
can recommend other albums by her to me, please write.  Also, if anyone
knows of any other work by Graham Dids, let me know PLEASE...
-- 

		       --Rob Rosen

		       ...ucbvax!rosen
		       rosen@ucb-vax.berkeley.edu
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