Soundtrack - Clock DVA Man-Amplified (1991)
Clock DVA started off in 1978, initially with an electronic sort of jazzy industrial music. In 1989 they released Buried Dreams as they changed to an electronic industrial/EBM (electronic body music) style, which spawned the club single The Hacker.
Man-Amplified followed in 1992, continuing the industrial/EBM style, the album was themed around how human life could be augmented by machinery, i.e. TV's Six Million Dollar Man. I saw them in concert in 1992, and from the concert and some of the music press at the time, found that they were experimenting in altered states with synchronized music and repetitive video imagery, combined with subliminal messaging...
It was an incredible concert experience, and now some of the videos used in that concert are now on YouTube for research and exploration. The video for The Hacker is a good start...
Man-Amplified is a great listening album, the driving beats keep manual tasks moving to get dinner on the table in a reasonable amount of time. I look forward to their new releases, and check Amazon frequently for anything new.
Chicken thighs were trimmed of excess fat and skin, seasoned with Lawry's seasoned salt, and browned skin-side down.
Sliced onion was sauteed, remaining pilaf ingredients added - rice, couscous, garlic, sliced almonds, ripe olives, cannellini beans. Combined with some water and brought to a simmer before adding the chicken skin-side-up, and the lid. The pan was put in the oven to complete cooking along with the honey butter rolls, which were brushed with Pomegranate molasses and sprinkled with sliced almonds.
Green beans were stir-fried with garlic, and the zucchini was sliced and stir-fried with cumin and sumac.
Beverage of choice was a pour-tini (ingredients poured over an ice ball in the serving vessel) with freshly-squeezed lime juice, lime vodka, and Veev açai berry liquor, thinned out with unflavored vodka.
Chicken was delicious, with the Lawry's seasoning giving a nice savory note, and the pilaf that the chicken cooked in also benefitted from the seasoning.
All the different components of the pilaf provided lots of interest, the sliced almonds in particular gave a nice crunch and toasted almond flavor.
The stir-fried zucchini were sliced and seasoned with sumac and ground cumin, for a lovely tart and savory flavor. The green beans had a lovely toasted garlic flavor.
The honey butter rolls were brushed with pomegranate molasses and sprinkled with sliced almonds, the sweet and honey butter and pomegranate contrasted nicely with the savory, nutty almonds.
Great dinner, plus we have leftovers for another two dinners!
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