Kimono My House at 40: The Second In A Series
In this, the 40th anniversary year of the
groundbreaking 1974 Sparks album Kimono My House, there was no question that I needed to
talk with one Martin Gordon, who plays the brilliant and distinctive bass on that
album.
We talked extensively about his time in Sparks, focusing on the great music that the band made when he was a member. Martin also provided a song-by-song analysis of each of the
songs he performed with Sparks, entries from his personal diary detailing the rehearsal schedule for Kimono, and unique insight into Chris Townson, Sparks' "audition" drummer as they were forming the Kimono band. These follow the interview, along with rare photos and videos hand-selected by Martin for this project.
We also talked about the solo work that Martin has steadily released since 2003. If
you have heard it, you know how good it is. If you haven't, give it a listen. It is brilliant, and well worth hearing. I highly recommend it.
Martin Gordon has had an accomplished career but I am not going to
summarize his Wikipedia page here. Instead I suggest that you take
the time to dabble on Martin’s website. It is a gem, full of information,
inspiration, and history, all written with Martin's characteristic wit and insight that makes
the site extremely addictive. I hope you’ll agree. And best of all, you can easily find his music there.
I want to thank
Martin for his generosity of time and energy, and I hope you enjoy our conversation.
