May 7, 2013

"She tied my hands about my head
said a prayer and fetched her wit
she said the devil hides within my heart."

The first time I crossed paths with Neil Halstead was about twenty years ago when Slowdive, the band that Neil Halstead then was a member of, served as an opening act to the band Cranes.

I was spellbound.

Since then I have been following the career of Neil Halstead, following Slowdive I used to listen a lot to Mojave 3 and I am as well a great fan of the records he has released under his own name in the latter part of his career.

I have had the pleasure of catching Slowdive live. I have had the pleasure of catching Mojave 3 live. Tonight I will get my first opportunity to catch Neil Halstead live. Needless to say I am certainly looking forward to this evening.

Neil Halstead – Martha's mantra (for the pain) is found on the record “Sleeping on roads” released in 2002.