In celebration of what would’ve been the deeply-missed Trish Keenan’s 52 birthday, Aquarium Drunkard presents a survey of rare Broadcast material pulled from a variety of lesser-known sources. Not touching on any of their collaborations, inventive remixes, nor live material (save for a Nico cover from a 2003 Peel Session), Sentimental Ornament finds the inimitable group at the most experimental edges of their galaxy. From the staggering assemblage Mother Is The Milky Way (which desperately needs a proper issue), to the industrial library workouts of Microtronics, their deceptive pop sensibility is never too far from the surface. But the absolute revelation here is a handful of skeletal demos—shared by James each year on Trish’s birthday—that offer an incredible glimpse at the inner workings of one of the absolute finest groups of this generation. Happy birthday Trish. Love to James. | k evans / b hettinga
Sentimental Ornament: A Broadcast Rarities Mix
Colour Me In (Demo)
Stupido
Peter The Painter
The Song Before The Song Comes Out (Demo)
Sixy Forty
Microtronics 07
Misc
In Here The World Begins
Elegant Elephant
Microtronics 15
Petal Alphabet (Demo)
Goodbye Girls (Demo)
Drums On Fire
The Playing Fields Poem
Tears In The Typing Pool (Demo)
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