Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
Unlike Mark Hollis, Talk Talk’s bassist Paul Webb has not retired from the public sphere of musical performance. (Or at least he was active as recently as 2002, which was almost 10 years ago...) Under the pseudonym Rustin Man, Paul Webb recorded one studio album with vocalist and songwriter Beth Gibbons, frontwoman of Portishead; the album was entitled Out of Season (2002 Go! Beat Records/Sanctuary), listed as by the artists Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man. The album sounds nothing like the work of Portishead or Talk Talk; the one common thread of all projects may be the recurring jazz influences. Out of Season, however, is mostly a folk album before all else. Here’s the opening track, “Mysteries”:
Some of the songs venture out of the minimalist realm of folk composition and explore other soundscapes. The tune, “Tom the Model,” showcases Gibbons’s Nina Simone side, for instance:
For fans of Jazz, Folk, Portishead, Talk Talk, this album is a must have. Definitely check out the entire release.
Love Beth Gibbons
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