Angels in America is the duo of Moppy Pont and Merv Glisten, a pair of pun-loving weirdos with equal love for Throbbing Gristle, Nancy & Lee, and Molly Shannon. It's all in their mix - their dense, scratchy, spitty, throbby, creepy, and often very beautiful mix. A bank of electronics (some homemade), a couple ghostly voices, and an occasional acoustic guitar are all they need to paint their aural landscapes of elsewhere. I can't think of a better way to describe their music than to suggest that Genesis P-Orridge had scored Eraserhead, hiring Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood to perform it.
Three years after hearing their head-cleaning 1st tape "Cunt Tree Grammar", I finally got the chance to bring Moppy & Merv onto my radio show. The entire session is here, below, for your downloading pleasure, as well as a 5-minute video excerpt shot by Yvonne Szymczak.
Tons more dl'able love from Angels in America on the Free Music Archive, including their entire new album on Ehse, the aforementioned debut tape, and much more - go, now!
Your next chance to see them live is at Zebulon on October 2nd as part of the Northern-Spy label's Spy Music Festival.
bonus: their cover of Legendary Pink Dots' "The Blessing"!
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