Adam Ant has checked into a mental health facility in London following an outburst during a comeback concert at a church two weeks ago. The former Adam and the Ants singer, whose real name is Stuart Goddard, was sectioned under the UK Mental Health Act of 1983. The singer suffers from bipolar disorder and was previously sectioned in 2003.By now, it’s clear our man is enjoying his dart around the decade, and the digging is only going to get deeper. After a glorious heads down stretch, Hell throws his first curveball with The Balanescu Quartet’s orchestral cover of Kraftwerk’s The Robots. It’s this sense of fun – tech house into a string quartet – that gives the mix its distinctive character. The blissed out mood is extended by David Sylvian Ryuichi Sakamoto’s slowburn Forbidden Colours from 1983 a beautifully self contained serenade. Put back to back with Depeche Mode’s glacial and fleeting Esque, it’s like a window into Hell’s home listening.Race, politics, selfdeception and social conditioning are among the recurring themes on DoubleThink that presents its concerns as barbed comedic satire.
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