manuela krause + pole "mein freund der baum" (monika records, 7" vinyl)
hey this is good. krause's vocals are deep and affectless, somewhat
reminiscent of Nico. they a cover a melancholy and slightly kitschy
pop song by ill-fated 60's Russian chanteuse Alexandra. pole uses his
usual palette of sounds, only here they are put to use as easily
digestible popsong backup. disconcerting in par -- the mystery and
foreignness of the pole sound is near completely dissipated. at any
rate, the result is bleak bubblegum goodness. boy I'd sure like to
see a translation of the lyrics, though I can make out "my friend the
tree is dead". the flip has a pleasant, if brief, dub version by pole.
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