I nicked this picture from the Altered Zones website. It’s of Mick Karn the bassist from Japan who, sadly, died a few days ago. I had a great day freaking out to his silky fretless bass last year  (Tin Drum LP, I think) and when I saw this picture I thought it would be a fitting tribute. I wish I had the style to pull this combination off (and I also wish I could get away with fretless bass, too) – late Japan records are so under-rated.