Harry Sword's recent interview with fellow drone aficionado Dawn Terry for the Quietus convinced me of two things: first, that I need to investigate Terry's work further (particularly in Bong), and second, more broadly, that I'm right to feel somewhat rueful about being a music-loving native North-Easterner who has never lived in Newcastle itself.
Terry is effusive in the city's praise: "It's a small town but the sheer breadth of weird music on offer is incredibly inspiring. Newcastle is great in that you can just play the gigs, not worry about what the trends are, and just make weird music that you like." She's far from the first person to have paid tribute to the city's vibrant musical underground scene, too.
Oh to be able to wind the clock back a few years, when I might have been in a position to move back and immerse myself in it all...
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