BILL CALLAHAN - The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan's "Smog" Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Sessions LP spoken word reflecting on how sounds heard

reflecting on how sounds heard at night can seem louder and larger than they are

unlike many other ostensibly "new age" albums

odd as it may sounds

Ali Farka Touré’s 1984 self-titled album

It’s a record that sends metal-obsessed dirtbags and bristle-haired anarchists to the same apocalyptic nirvana

BILL CALLAHAN - The Holy Grail: Bill Callahan's "Smog" Dec. 10, 2001 Peel Sessions LP spoken word reflecting on how sounds heardThis one to me is a time capsule more than most any of my recordings. All music is a time trapped in time that preaches timelessnesspreaching either convincingly or not. But with a radio session such as this, there is a different aspect. Its all live, all first take, no overdubs. Also I think having the BBC engineers at the controls, with their own aesthetic, not one I am bringing to the studio, that makes it more encapsulated'remember that day we did