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Josef K rehearsing
Aug. 2nd, 2007 04:43 pmMaybe the world doesn't need more Josef K memorabilia -- the LTM and Domino labels have already flooded the world with unreleased albums, rarities and live sets from the short-lived Edinburgh post-punk pioneers, bearing titles like Entomology, Young And Stupid and Crazy to Exist. But, at the bottom of some box, I found this tape of the band rehearsing at Malcolm Ross's family home on the Colinton Road in 1980 and thought perhaps you might like to hear it.
That room is where my indie music career starts; when Josef K split up in 1981 I became the band's new singer, or rather, Malcolm (who joined Orange Juice shortly afterwards) put me together with the rhythm section and their roadie, Paul Mason, who soon replaced Malcolm on guitar. (Read James Nice's account of the band's mutations here.) The first few rehearsals of The Happy Family happened in the same room where Josef K used to practice. I felt like I'd been hoisted up onto -- well, if not Mount Parnassus, at least the summit of Calton Hill.
Josef K in rehearsal (stereo mp3 file, 24 mins. 27 secs. 22.4 MB)
That room is where my indie music career starts; when Josef K split up in 1981 I became the band's new singer, or rather, Malcolm (who joined Orange Juice shortly afterwards) put me together with the rhythm section and their roadie, Paul Mason, who soon replaced Malcolm on guitar. (Read James Nice's account of the band's mutations here.) The first few rehearsals of The Happy Family happened in the same room where Josef K used to practice. I felt like I'd been hoisted up onto -- well, if not Mount Parnassus, at least the summit of Calton Hill.
Josef K in rehearsal (stereo mp3 file, 24 mins. 27 secs. 22.4 MB)