Record of the Week
posted by Lang'uid Squal'or, a student of transexual arts on October 30, 2001
I always play this loud at Halloween to scare the children and adults that come by the house... and myself..
It's actually a favorite record that I love blasting any time of the year. Diamanda would no doubt be offended that I would call her work "scary" or "halloweeny", but I think that actually gives props (as the kids say) to her for wrangling the true fear and dread out of the pop, blues, and gospel standards she performs here.
Either way it's a powerful and freaky record that must be heard at top volume! I once leant it to an unsuspecting friend; she returned it within a few minutes, and she had made quotations marks with post-its around the word "Singer." Those post-it quotes are still there..!