Gentle Spirit, Jonathan Wilson’s critically acclaimed 2011 solo debut, sounded like Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young getting high on The Dark Side Of The Moon. The new Fanfare sets the Wayback Machine for a slightly more recent vintage—roughly 1975. The Sopwith Camel cover and occasional jazz flute filigree notwithstanding, Fanfare sounds like Crosby, Stills & Nash crashing the recording sessions for Wish You Were Here, only to find out that Steely Dan has already done all the blow. Tin soldiers and Nixon have come and gone. Jimmy Carter’s in the White House and Cecil Taylor is on the lawn. Wilson will be guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week. Read our new feature on him.
Wilson: This would have to absolutely be the best places in the world I’ve to drink a cocktail. You’re covered in Volcanic ash-mud in 100 degree geothermal spring water; the bar is in the lagoon. Relax afterwards in a steam room, massage and more time in the Lagoon. The best cure for jetlag in the world. Fly from L.A. to Reykjavik. Flight is short, stay at the Kiev …
