Better Yet

Mick Karn - More Better Different (2003) {Invisible Hands IHCD 33}
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© 2003 Invisible Hands Music / Medium Productions | IHCD 33
Rock / Jazz / Alternative / Indie Rock / Experimental Rock / Fusion

The sixth solo album from Mick Karn. More Better Different sees Karn utilising guitars, clarinet, samples and spoken word in nine mood pieces, which swing from the winningly funky The Jump to the cinematic noodling of The End Gag to the wah guitar and 80's sci-fi soundtrack stylings of Atyan B-Boot.

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