Jumble Hole Clough: The Man Holding The Horse's Hoof

Avant-garde musician Colin Robinson is reaching a new high on the lyrics front on The Man Holding The Horse's Hoof, the new album by his one-man project Jumble Hole Clough. He namechecks Steve Reich in Please Don't Stand On The Infinity Well, is haunted by a triggerhappy rodent (A Winged Squirrel with a Bazooka) and sneaks in a reference to an infamous ski jumper in a song about a coat of arms (Eddie the Eagle has Two Heads).

Overall Robinson is a twisted funky mood, especially in the two tracks about a subject dear to his heart: vehicles from yesterdays (The One-Eyed Matador and In a Bedford at an Eisteddfod). He huffs and puffs with adamant glee, throwing in shards of Adrian Belew-esqye guitar and using pretty much every percussive instrument he gets his hands on, plus a few choice field recordings and spoken interjections by Jim Ramsden and Nigel Lawson. Calling it eccentric doesn't come close for this one, his 51st album in all. Make no mistake, there is a method in his musical madness, but analyzing it to death would spoil the fun he is obviously having.

The Man Holding The Horse's Hoof is a self-released album. Buy it (pay-what-you-want) from his website.

Tracks:

1. Clowns Miming In The Rain (As Keen As Mustard part 2)
2. Please Don't Stand On The Infinity Well
3. A Winged Squirrel with a Bazooka
4. The One-Eyed Matador
5. Another Brick from Another Brickworks
6. Stand On Their Heads
7. With his Hankie on his Head
8. Salami
9. The Ironmonger's on his Holidays
10. Eddie the Eagle has Two Heads
11. In a Bedford at an Eisteddfod
12. Escalado, Sport of Kings

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