Alabaster DePlume - A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole Artist_中村圭作 Keisaku Nakamura “Cool Hand”

“Cool Hand”

Julie Driscoll

“CASHMERE MUSIC” was released as her 14th original album in 2005

This is the Lips returning to ground covered on Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots while still keeping an ear towards their bleak 2013 album

It therefore also sounds quite different from the rest of the Cibo Matto catalogue: the album is best described as a trip hop fused with pop and alternative hiphop

Alabaster DePlume - A Blade Because A Blade Is Whole Artist_中村圭作 Keisaku Nakamura “Cool Hand”Alabaster DePlume often asks a simple question: what do people need? In his work, at his shows, in his collaborations, the Mancunian singer saxophonist and poet philosopher poses this to the people around him. What are people looking for? In recent years, the same reply kept coming up: healing, healing, people need healing. But why, and what does it mean to heal, especially in a world where the very idea is often commodified and sold as a luxury? If