Another song from the 1990's that I couldn't get enough of. Salad were a mysterious indie concoction with singer Marijne van der Vlugt having once been a presenter on MTV Europe and leading to claims at the time that the band were a tad 'manufactured', but who cares? Their other output was variable to say the least but 'Diminished Clothes' is a hypnotic mix of woodwind, percussion and Marijne's spooky voice and lyrics that defy comprehension. What's not to like?
Easily one of the best Lush songs but sadly omittedfrom Ciao: The best of Lush. At the time of my obsession I would come home from work put the vinyl version of'Split' on my Technics record player and before I'd realised I'd have listened to it about twenty times. It still has an addictive quality now as I've already put it on three times while I've written this paragraph. The lyrics, the atmosphere and the ending just have that effect on me for some reason.
