The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan’s “Smog” Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Session Bill Callahan SKU: DC907 Barcode: 0781484090717 22.00 £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Drag City Released Date: 22nd November 2024 Buying Format: 12" EP/Mini Album Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info December 2001, Maida Vale: Bill Callahan’s Smog perform with demonstrative zeal for their British witness at the BBC, shimmering and hissing with a Lynchian vibe of US darkness in the invariable shadows of the fallen towers. Callahan and band (Jessica Billey, Mike Saenz and Jim White) cover Stevie Nicks, Lou Reed and Smog with grey, ashen resolve and tour-torn flexibility, amassing a bruised, plaintive essence of humanity with their efforts. “This one to me is a time capsule more than most any of my recordings. All music is a time trapped in time that preaches timelessness – preaching either convincingly or not. But with a radio session such as this, there is a different aspect. It’s all live, all first take, no overdubs. Also I think having the BBC engineers at the controls, with their own aesthetic, not one I am bringing to the studio, that makes it more encapsulated – ‘remember that day we did that?’ The circumstances and the memory of the smell of the studio makes it stand out. So it’s more of a performance maybe than a usual recording, because the audience (engineer and producer) were foreign to us. British, milk in tea. So we gave them something to show them who WE were – Dale Coopers with our black coffees. “Somebody said this EP is very Twin Peaksy. Not in a Badalamenti, torch-song way – a deeper connection. I can see that. “‘Beautiful Child’ has been turned into a minor key song because, well, it really should have been one in the first place! ‘Cold Discovery’ was a live staple then and some nights it could really catch fire. We got a pretty good one for BBC. ‘Dirty Pants’ here is probably better than the LP version. And then there’s ‘Jesus’. Sweet, sweet ‘Jesus’. Here sounding like a deathbed plea shot through with visitations from the angel of mercy.” – Bill, 2024 Artist Bill Callahan Genre Rock And Pop Label Drag City Buying Options 12" EP/Mini Album Format 12" , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Beautiful Child Cold Discovery Dirty Pants Jesus Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Bill Callahan View Product Quick View Bill Callahan Resuscitate! 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