Name Crispian Mills of Kula Shaker
Best known for Britpop on to Lord Krishna (people are still high from that mantra shizz).
Current city London, rehearsing for a tour.
Really want to be in Home in Penzance, Cornwall. If I was there I would be staring out of the window at the beautiful island of St Michael’s Mount, reminding myself that the world ain’t all bad.
Excited about Kula Shaker’s new album WORMSLAYER (releasing January 30). Our best yet.
My current music collection has a lot of Retro freakery.
And a little bit of 21st century bipolar hip-hop.
Preferred format My kids rules the house. They stream like there’s no tomorrow, but they buy new and old vinyl as gifts.
5 Albums I Can’t Live Without:
1
Watermark, ENYA
The Sgt. Pepper’s of the new age movement. This was the moment all those dreamy Celtic nymphs, pink fluffy clouds, and swans in flight burst out of the crystal shop and went mainstream. I used to love watching Enya mime on TV to “Orinoco Flow.” She’d wear a white gown, like some pre-Raphaelite queen, and never even break a smile. Years later I heard that when the Fugees forgot to clear her sample (for “Boadicea”) on “Ready or Not” she took ‘em to the cleaners.
2
Smile, The Beach Boys
My two teenage boys gave me this on vinyl for my birthday, as they knew I was sad about Brian Wilson passing away. My kids rock.
3
Vol. 4, Black Sabbath
Another funereal inspired choice. After Ozzy passed away we were playing loads of Sabbath in the car. Such a great album: “Supernaut,” “St. Vitus’ Dance,” fucking “Snowblind”… let’s goooo!
4
Radha Krsna Temple, Radha Krishna Temple
George Harrison produced this beautiful record for Apple. I hear it’s been rereleased on Dark Horse Records. It was the first time I heard music from India and songs about Sri Krishna. One of those albums that change your wife. I mean, LIFE.
5
The Noël Coward Album (Live in Las Vegas and New York), Noel Coward
Noël Coward was like The Beatles of the 1920s and 1930s; he was so prolific, he’d write a hit song and a hit play before breakfast. This is my favorite recording of “Mad Dogs and Englishmen.” There’s never been anyone like him.
