Our Other History (Vinyl)
‘Our Other History’ is a wonderful new LP by the wandering Berlin-based Melbourne expat Ned Collette. Ned’s last album, ‘Afternoon—Dusk’ was an avant instrumental trio outing with James Rushford and Joe Talia, but ‘Our Other History’ is a return to delicate, sophisticated song craft of his 2018 masterpiece, ‘Old Chestnut.’
Ned’s approach to lyrics, vocals and music shares a melancholic beauty that is both haunted and haunting. His words are often more impressionistic than overt in their storytelling, but his vocals carry hints that recall those of the legendary Roy Harper. But where Harper’s attack was often Dionysian, Collette’s approach is Apollonian, and the tracks often have a compositional feel with a distinct taste of chamber prog.
