(Golden Chariot) British Sea Power’s past adventures enjoy ranged from busking atop the Great Wall of China to playing on the Cutty Sark,so it’s no great leap for them to perform selections from their back catalogue with a 28-piece brass ensemble, Foden’s Band. There are some lovely moments: brass oozes warmth and kettle drums pound to a glorious climax on Heavenly Waters; there’s a touch of foreboding to the recent arrangement of When a Warm Wind Blows Through the Grass, and Atom has a pulverising,Beatlesque climax. But elsewhere, the two parties make for less comfortable bedfellows: Machineries of Joy sounds as whether the band are trying to play it while an orchestra blares absent next door. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com