Damn, I hate this job.
Mark Griffin doned his MC 900ft Jesus pseudonym after hearing an American Christian evangelist tell as story of how he had seen a 900 ft tall Jesus and used it to hustle for money.
'Adventures in Failure' is taken from his second album 'Welcome To My Dream' released in 1991. It's lyrical drawl and drole storytelling appealed to imediately, with the album moving through a range of stories and jazz influences in a truely engaging way. The humour in his lyrics, and the music, never fails to make me smile.
His previous album, 'Hell With The Lid Off' (with DJ Zero) was more hip hop and electronic in it's influences, but also darker and more gritty. The later 'One Step Ahead Of The Spider' was a more bouncy - but still equally twisted - affair, taking influences of the then emergent drum & bass scene.
The sad thing is after so much promise in three excellent and original albums Mark had enough with the music industry and got out of the business, and is training to be come a pilot. Let's hope he has some inspiring visions whilst he's up there.
