Damon Albarn Performs Dr Dee Part Nine One Fest 14, 04, 2012

The story behind Damon s actions can be read here Pre set in the dressing room Damon is playing a collection of wax 78s on a cranky old wind up player. The song s crackling intensity cuts through decades and his fascination with music hall sparks off a conversation about the music and it s influence on London bands from the Sex Pistols to Blur and yet it s lack of influence on northern groups although he thinks the Buzzcocks and maybe Morrissey may be touched by the long lost form. It s an interesting discussion and and I wonder if the 78s will be part of the set tonight, he laughs and says they are now and ends the set by setting up his player and dropping the needle on some long lost 78 and micing it up, a brilliant piece of spontaneity from a restless, creative mind that refuses to be trapped by pop conventions and a perfect off the wall ending to a quirky new festival on the br, br,