Pacesetting musicians
“Battle Hymns for Children
Singing"
Haysi Fantayzee
RCA
It's probably because the
United States has the largest
record-buying public in the world,
or maybe it's that they have
outgrown the tiny island that is
their home. Whatever the reason,
Britain's popular duo Haysi Fan
tayzee is making an assault on this
continent.
Haysi Fantayzee consists
primarily of Kate Garner and
Jeremiah Healy. Secondarily there
is Paul Caplin, co-writer, co
producer and the brains behind
the mixing boards.
The duo has been enormously
popular in the U.K. for better than
two years, where they are paceset
ters in fashion and music. These
twtp elements are inextricably
wound up in the British music
scene. Haysi Fantayzee are art in
the context of fashion and
literature set to music. Their mode
of dress is called "Dickensian
basic enlivened by rasta-reggae,
hillbilly, African influences — top
ped off dramatically by headfuls
of flowing dreadlocks."
There's really no way to
visualize them from this descrip
tion. Picture a woman almost
totally encased in black fish-net
stockings and leotard, with waist
length dreadlocks and a battered
red felt hat. That's Garner. Next to
her is a man in extremely baggy
white striped black trousers, also
with waist-length dreadlocks and
a crumpled leather top hat. That's
Healy.
But, to the album.
A lot of these fashion groups ar
rive with a splash and a shout,
then sink the next day with a
yawn. That's if their music has on
ly passing interest. Haysi Fan
tayzee is different. "Battle Hymns
for Children Singing" is nearly a
compilation of their U.K. hits and
shows them at their very best.
The strongest tracks on the
album are those U.K. hits: the ear
ly "Sabres of Paradise," "John
Wayne is Big Leggy” and the most
recent "Shiny Shiny."
"Sabres of Paradise" is a typical
early Haysi Fantayzee song. It’s a
"rap" song — with Healy reciting
the lyrics in a low, breathy voice.
The whole song has a quirky sen
suality, with lyrical twists gleefully
trampling upon the obvious.
"John Wayne is Big Leggy" is
done all in a furious gallop. Haysi
Fantayzee, and Caplin, have kick
ed over the barricades and put
everything, including gun shots
and cracking bull whips, into this
song.
Most of the tracks in "Battle
Hymns for Children Singing” are
set at a blistering pace — often
with not even a moment for a
quick wheeze or sit down bet
ween. The track entitled "Sister
Friction" will startle the listener.
It's wham in the left
speaker.. bam in the right.
"Shiny Shiny," Haysi Fan
tayzee's most recent U.K. hit,
doesn't slacken the pace. "Shiny
Shiny" is a lovely little tune about
the world after the bomb. Hm
mmm. Still, it has quintessential
Haysi Fantyazee lyrics.
You sure look line
Your shoes they shine
No heat can compete
With this blue-eyed liar
The child spoke
'We ain't got a hope
press the button
press the button
It's all remote.'
According to publicity hacks,
Healy was dismissed from
Catholic school and moved into a
"squat" in London. Garner, a part
time model from Wigan in nor
thern England, was supposed to
have met Healy when he crashed
one of her photo sessions. Other
stories say Garner discovered
Healy when she barged into a
room of squatters and found him
snoring amongst the scruffs.
Oh, C'mon — they needn't go to
all the bother. The music that
Haysi Fantayzee makes is non
pareil, that will be recognized at
the first listen.
Cort Fernald
Jeffrey A. Morey, O.D.
David A. Wolf, O.D.
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