pintomusica

2002的十月，Mum上已故John Peel的節目，在節目中所表演的歌曲來自Yesterday Was Dramatic, Today Is OK和Finally We Are No One，這次是只此一次，及最後一次的屬於Mum的The Peel Session。

Mum only ever recorded one session for John Peel's BBC Radio One show, and here it is in its completeness. Dating back to October 2002, the four tracks here span the gap between the albums Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK and their breakthrough release, Finally We Are No One. 'Scratched Bicycle/Smell Memory' opens the session, and takes the form of a remixed medley of the two songs referenced in the title. It's a welcome reminder of the band's roots as purveyors of first rate warm, crunchy electronics and hints at their later work, integrating melodic acoustic instrumentation with laptop sound processing. 'Now There Is That Fear Again' (the only track here to be lifted from Finally We Are No One) provides the clearest indication of the more expansive, Mum sound that we know them for today. Complete with Kristín Anna Valtsdóttir's breathy, childlike vocals and dramatic staccato strings, it's an essential alternate version of one of the band's key songs. A great stop-gap that comes with a hearty, icelandic recommendation.