as the years go by i realized how much this dude has inspired me. somehow his songs captures the essence of night time, syrupy mysterious nocturnal grooves. itās hard to recommend a proper entry point into his catalogue too, because thereās so much and to me itās all good. though i always fall back on his solo records ābete noirā & āboys & girls.ā it has the super hit āslave to loveā obviously - but the other tracks are just as juicy - āwindsweptā is a personal fav. each song features a different heavy hitter guitarist from the era too - which is why iām so obsessed with it. heās like a sweaty laid back lounge singer serenading you at 3AM, meanwhile these guitarists are just shredding behind him.
last saturday, i played a show and to get myself in the zone, i popped on āboys & girlsā on the drive over. when i finished my set, a friend asked about the drum machine in one song and i said i took a cue from ferry and he recommended his 2010 record āolympiaā which i somehow had never heard and now iām currently obsessed with it. when i was packing up my gear the dj just put on another track of his. the next day at work, to sustain my post-show high i put on roxy music, and a customer i usually never talk to wound up sticking around telling me how much they love him. anyways i love that heās kind of my spirit guide following me around at the moment and highly recommend doing a deep dive into his world if you havenāt done so alreadyā¦
