been listening to idyllist the new sk cd and what a surprise, 16 songs all completely diverse and unrelated, individual tunes that seem very familiar in a strange way, i love the music and the words although the lyrics are not easy to decipher, more due to the way the cd is mixed maybe, or some technical thing, i don't really know. this don't take anything away from the experience, i guess it's just being a word man i like to know the words which is why i always enjoy lyric sheets. i know sk never prints lyrics in cd's and for a good reason, it's a personal thing i guess, i have a curious need to see the lyrics. 
the cd is so eclectic, there are many influences here, they are like ghosts haunting the whole cd, i hear john foxx, i hear bowie and bolan, i hear bee bop delux and bill nelson, i hear the echos of hawkwind and space rock, some strange experimental music from john cage, or the new york avent garde. yet it all sounds fresh and unique. if i was getting someone to appreciate steve's talents this would be the cd i would give them, it's accessible but uncompromising.

i can't chose a favourite song but i'm really into 'swift one' for its construction, every component is well thought out and appears in place, remarkable song lyrics and delivery, i like steve when he's angrily singing with that arrogant snarl, it's so far removed from the sickly sweetness of boy bands and modern pop music. 

'well my baby came home and she shot me with a gun...'
let's face it, with an opening line like that you can't go wrong. 
the guitars are brilliant, no complexity, a simple kind of riff but highly effective as this industrial nature of the song pumps along like a good old steam train on it's journey through all the iconic landscape  sk fills in his songs. the backing vocals are fabulous and conjure images that cross times expanse. it's the time being man, that guy can walk on water when it comes to music.