I first met Karl Wallinger, aka World Party back in the 1980s. He was always a Prince -like musician, capable of being the entire band in Seaview, his own studio, writing and producing at a level above and beyond his years (we are age peers, as is Prince, so maybe its just par for the course for the musicians of my g-g-generation?). But to play live, one needs a band, and rising out of the generation that gave birth to punk rock and a more democratic way of presenting ones' musical self, Karl Wallinger presented his music via the band name World Party . The band that plays as World Party featured and features some of the most adept musical talent the world has to offer. His prolific genius is unveiled next week (April 10) on Arkeology, a career-spanning 5 CD collection of 70 never-before-heard tracks packaged in a unique Any Year Diary intended for the purchasers’ personal use. Arkeology is at once a new album — with songs finished as recently as 2011 - and a treasure trove ...