PAKASTEET WITH CHARLES HAYWARD – Moletn Salt LP

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I put Charles Hayward on in Glasgow years ago and he’s one of the coolest guys I’ve ever met. I’ve loved most everything he’s done for years: This Heat obviously, but that MASSACRE record, CAMBERWELL NOW…fuck! Anyway, after the tour he phoned me up to tell me that nicking about Glasgow eating chips with me was his best memory of that tour and that’s maybe the best thing I’ve ever been told by another person. What’s that got to do with this record? Well nowt, but I just wanted to tell the world that I spent the day with Charles Hayward. This is great post-punkular improv that I saw described as being influenced by Tuxedoomon and Negativland. I can definitely hear the former going on here! Hayward’s distinctive percussion serves as a backbone as the other guys (Mika Taanila and Jussi Lehtisalo) at turns lock into the groove or go wild. Great stuff! This was recorded live at this planet’s Ground Zero of conceited, glib pretentiousness Cafe Oto, but don’t let that put you off too much.