This Holy Longing

Here's a post about the Most Beautiful Man in rock and roll. Warren Ellis. Who just so happens to also be a Bad Seed and one of the four in Grinderman. (I am constant, if nothing else.)



This astonishing male Beauty also boasts a head full of brains, a heart full of soul and so much damned musical talent that he reminds one distinctly of Vulcan working feverishly at the forge, fabricating the art of melodic music and haunting melody. He is one Intense Cat.



He has worked with nearly every musical artist one can fantasize about him collaborating with while continuing onward and upward with The Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and now Grinderman.



I remember the days when Ellis would squat on stage, his back to the audience, sawing madly at the strings, intent, intent, intent...it was a treat to see him facing the audience and still pounding away ferociously at various instruments with Grinderman.



Pursue music made by this artist. Buy Dirty Three albums, buy Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds albums, buy the Grinderman album, buy the two Cave/Ellis soundtracks. To get you started here's a link to free Dirty Three downloads -

Dirty Three

And a selection I zipped up for you of Dirty Three & Low, Ellis & Cave on The Proposition, a Bad Seeds cut, and Nick onstage with the Dirty Three -

Zipped Selection

A video -

With Cat Power

Unfortunately, I've misplaced my NCtBS disc with my favourite, favourite Ellis violin track - Hallelujah on No More Shall We Part. When I find it, I'll post a download. It is HAUNTINGLY gorgeous.

And...a feature that will have me swooning nearly every time I see it in a male grin, he's got a gap -