Review of the British videocassette in _NME_

[ed@das.llnl.gov (Edward Suranyi)]

The December 1 issue of _New Musical Express_ (with Julee Cruise on the
cover) has a review of the British videocassette:

     Hello trees, hello sky!  At only 36 minutes, this video offers an
interview with Kate [the entire VH-1 special], a fairy skip through her
work to date, and three full-length video clips from last year's 'The
Sensual World'.
     The interview is actually quite interesting; she's not just a squeaky-
voiced airhead with a lot of funny costumes and a load of old pantheist
wank.  Despite claiming that her songs have "their own little
personalities", Kate reveals herself to be a dedicated and unpretentious
artist, and provides some interesting insights into her sensual work.
     The clips themselves -- sometimes startling, sometimes too precious
-- are mostly as we've come to expect.  Kate contorts herself in either
agony or ecstacy amid autumn leaves, while sparkly bits fall from the sky
and a troupe of dancers sway to the music.  All very nice, of course.
     The most notable clip of the three is 'This Woman's Work' which,
while steering perilously close to Jim Steinman's bloated territory,
is fluid and visually striking.

					   -- Hamish Stewart




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