Last time anyone checked Michael Chapman was a forgotten Seventies songwriter, but American revisionists, citing his guitar instrumentals, have found a lost folk-blues primitivist in the John Fahey vein. Nothing in the Yorkshire troubadour’s catalogue presaged these two lengthy electric guitar drones, buoyed on throbbing loops, and serrated with scratchy noise, the first a low end rumble, the second a high end Himalayan temple bell tingle.
The kids get a new cult figure to restock the depleting stock, and grand-dad gets to play loud and tour with noisy new-boy Dean McPhee. Everybody’s happy.
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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John Robins, Comedian
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Brighton Argus
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Stuart, Chortle
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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FBC, finalgear.com
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Foxfoxton, Youtube