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Dirty Pearl

Anita Lane

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Not so much an album as a collection organized in reverse chronological order, Dirty Pearl takes in just about all the various tracks Lane had recorded by herself or with other groups over a decade's worth of recording. Given her early association with Nick Cave and the Birthday Party, it's little surprise that Cave and various Bad Seeds and associated bands, like Einstürzende Neubaten and Die Haut, crop up as backing performers, while Mick Harvey handles most of the production and instrumentation and Barry Adamson contributes some of his sharp arranging skills here and there. If a bit fragmented as a result, Dirty Pearl still makes for an involving listen, demonstrating clearly that her work is worth taking on its own terms instead of simply being a Cave footnote. Besides having a good if at points girlish voice, albeit one that she's shown more control over with time -- rather like Cave! -- she has a taste for smoky sonic settings for her vocals, sometimes low-key and sly, other times frenetic even as she keeps her cool. Her ear for cover versions, in particular, shows somebody unafraid of taking chances -- besides a gripping revamp of the Sisters Sledge hit "Lost in Music," backed in part by Cave and Adamson that originally appeared on the Dirty Sings EP, there's also a more recent take on Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing." Compared to the near-contemporary Soul Asylum groan through the same song, Lane hits incredible heights, her delivery sensuous even as the familiar melody becomes a beautifully dramatic film noir tearjerker. Her originals, including a slew of excellent numbers co-written with Harvey, like the ruined cowboy/western sorrow of "Jesus Almost Got Me" and the heavy moodout of "Picture of Mary," a collaboration with Blixa Bargeld, are just as fine.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

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1
Jesus Almost Got Me
00:02:34

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

2
The Groovy Guru
00:03:09

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

3
Sexual Healing
00:05:38

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

4
Blume
00:04:33

Einstürzende Neubauten, Composer - Anita Lane, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

5
Subterranean World (How Long...?)
00:05:50

Anita Lane, MainArtist - Die Haut, Composer

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

6
Picture of Mary
00:04:14

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

7
The World's a Girl
00:03:19

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

8
Stories of Your Dreams
00:02:49

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

9
A Prison in the Desert
00:02:50

Nick Cave, Composer - Blixa Bargeld, Composer - Mick Harvey, Composer - Anita Lane, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

10
If I Should Die
00:03:00

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

11
I'm a Believer
00:04:45

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

12
Lost in Music
00:04:37

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

13
Sugar in a Hurricane
00:04:10

Anita Lane, Composer, MainArtist

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

14
The Fullness of His Coming
00:02:54

Anita Lane, MainArtist - The Birthday Party, Composer

1993 Mute Records Ltd This label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved. Mute Records Ltd 1993 The copyright in this sound recording is owned by Mute Records Ltd

Album review

Not so much an album as a collection organized in reverse chronological order, Dirty Pearl takes in just about all the various tracks Lane had recorded by herself or with other groups over a decade's worth of recording. Given her early association with Nick Cave and the Birthday Party, it's little surprise that Cave and various Bad Seeds and associated bands, like Einstürzende Neubaten and Die Haut, crop up as backing performers, while Mick Harvey handles most of the production and instrumentation and Barry Adamson contributes some of his sharp arranging skills here and there. If a bit fragmented as a result, Dirty Pearl still makes for an involving listen, demonstrating clearly that her work is worth taking on its own terms instead of simply being a Cave footnote. Besides having a good if at points girlish voice, albeit one that she's shown more control over with time -- rather like Cave! -- she has a taste for smoky sonic settings for her vocals, sometimes low-key and sly, other times frenetic even as she keeps her cool. Her ear for cover versions, in particular, shows somebody unafraid of taking chances -- besides a gripping revamp of the Sisters Sledge hit "Lost in Music," backed in part by Cave and Adamson that originally appeared on the Dirty Sings EP, there's also a more recent take on Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing." Compared to the near-contemporary Soul Asylum groan through the same song, Lane hits incredible heights, her delivery sensuous even as the familiar melody becomes a beautifully dramatic film noir tearjerker. Her originals, including a slew of excellent numbers co-written with Harvey, like the ruined cowboy/western sorrow of "Jesus Almost Got Me" and the heavy moodout of "Picture of Mary," a collaboration with Blixa Bargeld, are just as fine.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

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