Harry Kakoulli was the original bassist for Squeeze, which means he holds an at least adjunct position in the cosmic firmament of my heart. It's not a crowded place. That's him playing on early Squeeze tracks like "
Take Me I'm Yours" and "
Up the Junction." He came from Deptford, South London, just like the other principals in Squeeze. The only appropriate picture I could find with him that came in a reasonable size is the above, Harry sitting at left with Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis. He eventually left Squeeze, who I'll admit has had a revolving door policy with bassists and keyboardists to a certain extent. I'm sure it wasn't on purpose. Harry recorded his debut solo album
Even When I'm Not on an 8-track recorder in South London. It's a nice piece of low-fi, electronic dance-rock with a distinct chill to it. Pretty primal. The second part of his career was about as un-Squeeze-like as one can get, as he took back the original spelling of his first name, Harri, and embarked in a long career producing world and electronic music that I'm sure I'll completely understate if I even try to describe it in this limited space. Try Googling it; It's pretty impressive. It could completely reset all notions of what I'll be able to accomplish in my golden years. Thanks, Harry/Harri!
