To honour AC/DC’s 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, the band’s catalogue will be available as gold coloured vinyl LPs. Each of these limited edition LPs comes with an album-specific 12”x12” print featuring new AC/DC 50 artwork, suitable for framing.
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To honour AC/DC’s 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, the band’s catalogue will be available as gold coloured vinyl LPs. Each of these limited edition LPs comes with an album-specific 12”x12” print featuring new AC/DC 50 artwork, suitable for framing.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Rotten Apple
2. Nutshell
3. I Stay Away
4. No Excuses
Side B
1. Whale & Wasp
2. Don’t Follow
3. Swing On This
“Today I am gassed to watch as another circle completes itself, ten years on, as Divided Love returns to fabric and, alongside it, a 12” released on fabric Originals. The two-tracker, as with every club record I ever make in fact, has Room 1 coursing through its veins. I know that room like the back of my hand and this is how the room sounds in my skull.” - Daniel Avery
The second release by fabric Originals for fabric’s 25 year anniversary celebrations.
TRACK LISTING
Daniel Avery - Wonderland [fabric Originals]
Daniel Avery - Running [fabric Originals]
The entire Kollage project was recorded at D&D Studios and the ties to Gang Starr are keenly felt, with DJ Premier producing five tracks in addition to the killer songs Guru had already produced with her.
An indelible VIBE from start-to-finish, Kollage presents Bahamadia's swirling rhymes delivered with an irresistibly butter flow and razor-sharp assuredness over a steady slew of smoothed-out, jazzed-up, blunted beats. Achingly cool and effortlessly funky throughout, it's an absolute must for true 90s hip-hop fanatics.
The becoming of Juanjo Sánchez would take him to other latitudes as a member of Alondra Satori and without losing the lighthouse of his city, he would collaborate with other outstanding musicians such as Quicu Samsó (Koniec, Macromassa).
The fluidity and chromaticism of his previous album Gonza Magilla is still perceived in here, but in a much more electrified way with guitars that are sometimes expansive, other times exuberant wrapped up with contagious synthesizer modulations and very marked rhythms. The production and especially the arrangements are fantastic with those special presences of synthesizers that are not common around here.
Its original improvisation and experimentation is skilfully adjusted by Juanjo Sánchez, giving a much more playful result with unexpected combinations, very much in continuity with a certain European Art Rock such as Aksak Maboul, Etron Fou, Zamla,The Work or the mischievous resonances of The League of Gentlemen; all this mapping the sound transit, to an unpredictable and vibrant non-place.
Housed in it's original hand made artwork with the little upgrade twist of silk-screen printing textured grey cardboard and including a insert colour with photos and text provided by Juanjo Sánchez.
TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
Calling All Beginners
Fleeing To The Poles
Ashes
Rouler Ma Bosse
Sunday Machinery
SIDE B
Lucid Dreams
Twisted Maze
Rolla Bolla
Chinese Forecast
Lead single ‘Avant Gardener’ is a vivid display of Courtney Barnett’s magic. A hookladen fug of country roots and discordant psychedelia with a dreamlike narrative.
The collection is a record of two halves, and collates her story so far. It fittingly begins with six brand new songs and is then backed with six older tracks which were originally released in the form of her 2012 debut EP. Together, ‘The Double EP: A Sea Of Split Peas’ spans genres and stories, and is a unique introduction to an incomparable and exciting new talent.
As well as ‘Avant Gardener’, selected highlights include the gorgeous and woozy piano-strewn opener ‘Out Of The Woodwork’, which shows the darker side of her writing. ‘Anonymous Club’ sees Courtney at her romantic, melancholic best, while the infectious, Dylan-esque cavalcade that is ‘History Eraser’ was recently nominated alongside Tame Impala for the APRA Song Of The Year back in Australia.
TRACK LISTING
Out Of The Woodwork
Don’t Apply Compression Gently
Avant Gardener
History Eraser
David
Anonymous Club
Lance Jr.
Are You Looking After Yourself
Scotty Says
Canned Tomatoes (Whole)
Porcelain
Ode To Odetta
Bartees Strange has been one of the most significant indie artists to break out in the post-Pandemic era. His 2020 album, ‘Mustang’, was named to countless year-end best lists. He quickly signed to 4AD and his debut for the label Farm To Table turned him into a club headliner and an arena-sized opening act with genre-defining artists such as The National, boygenius, Phoebe Bridgers and Courtney Barnett.
‘Say Goodbye To Pretty Boy’ is where Bartees’ story began - a full-length cover album of songs by indie rock kingmakers The National. Quietly released in March 2020 - the day before lockdowns shut the world down - it instantly sold out its 300-copy pressing. Now back in print to celebrate his explosive trajectory and a run of dates opening for The National at arenas across Europe in Autumn, 2023.
A kind of fairy tale story of independent community and the effort to diversify what the term ‘indie rock’ even means, reclaiming the phrase for Black artists. ‘Say Goodbye’ also happens to touch upon Bartees’ incredibly broad palette of musical influences, with a sound ranging from garage rock (‘Mr. November’) to emotional R&B chill (‘About Today’ and ‘The Geese of Beverly Road’) to house music (‘Looking for Astronauts’). Members of The National have called Bartees’ hard riffing, emo-pop-rock rendition of ‘Lemonworld’ the definitive version of the song.
For fans of L’Rain, The National, Kara Jackson, boygenius, The Beths, TV on the Radio, Alvvays.
TRACK LISTING
About Today
All The Wine
Mr. November
A Reasonable Man (I Don’t Mind)
Lemonworld
The Geese Of Beverly Road
Looking For Astronauts
Lemonworld (Live At Studio 4)
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- Ltd LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- CRACKI079
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
With "Mêlé", he attempts to translate what it feels like to be a black, Brazilian man living in France in the 21st century.
A complex patchwork of experiences, accents and heritages that he translates on this powerful record, mixing baile funk, house, electro or acid house, sprinkled with TR-808 and iPhone recordings.
The mix extends to the remixes, with Brazilian underground queen Badsista signing a hard-hitting version of "Jour 4", while Chilean Alejandro Paz tackles the bouncy "3333".
TRACK LISTING
A1. 3333
A2. Ruta Barcelona
A3. Jour 4
A4. Tigueretá
B1. 3333 (Alejandro Paz Remix)
B2. Jour 4 (Badsista Remix)
B3. Electro Dos Bailes
B4. Olha Como Ela Vem
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- Coloured LP
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- AGIT069
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Limited red coloured vinyl.
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The Blamers have shared the stage with Aussie heavy hitters The Chats, Bad Dreems, Pist idiots and blistered clubs around Australia with their no bullshit, beer-soaked sound. It’s a wonder that a band like The Blamers hasn’t come earlier! If you like the hard ass style of 60s punk with the wit of The B52’s and the charm of Devo, here it is.
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- LP
- £24.99
- Cat Number
- AR 013LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Repress
Repress
The music is deeply rooted in brutal hip-hop grooves, referring to the sound of 90’s New York. Dirty and uncompromising, this music’s strength lies in the drums and bass as its sound refers to classics such as Wu-Tang Clan and Company Flow. Radical in a sense, it also captures the atmosphere of the times in which it is created. The times of the planet on the verge of disaster, distinct social divisions, hate speech, growing nationalism, police brutality, nepotism, and various political deals.
TRACK LISTING
1. Kałuże
2. Mady
3. Czarnoziemy
4. Bagna
5. Czarne Ziemie
6. Rędziny
7. Bielice
8. Ziemie Zdegradowane Przez Człowieka
9. Glina
10. Gleby Brunatne
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- Coloured LP
- £18.99
- Cat Number
- FUDISLP1
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
'Sunset' coloured vinyl.
'Sunset' coloured vinyl.
Bondax has strategically released six singles in the lead-up to the album's launch, creating anticipation and generating buzz among fans. Notable singles include "I Only Have You," "Don’t Want It," "Fade ft. SHELLS," "YabaalTo London” with Dur Dur Band," and "Energy" featuring the soulful AndreyaTriana. These singles, and their stellar remixes from the likes of Never Dull, Athlete Whippet, JKriv and more, have already made waves and set the stage for the album's success.
With a rich history spanning 10 years, Bondax has firmly established themselves as a prominent force in the UK Dance scene. Their previous hits, such as 'Gold' and 'Give It All,' released under Sony Music, have amassed over 100 million streams, showcasing the enduring appeal of their music.
TRACK LISTING
1. Don’t Want It
2. I Only Have You (Feat. Eno Williams)
3. Fade (Feat. SHELLS)
4. Yabaal To London (Feat. Dur-Dur Band)
5. Energy (Feat. Andreya Triana)
6. Journey (feat. Mysie)
7. Signal Generator
8. Infra
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- Ltd 12"
- £11.99
- Cat Number
- MEDITATOR021
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
"Campari" sees a skitty Think break stuttered, chopped and skewed as enchanted pads and exotic stabs create a dreamy flutter of melody and mood. As we've come to expect from Bryce, the drum programming and edits are inventive and executed with precision; there's a fun and light hearted mood present - but don't let that undermine the seriously sophisticated production at work.
"Shadow Weaver" takes on a different turn altogether. More like a modern steppers / juke track; a blistering 4/4 beat is soaked in eerie passages and occasional soundbwoy idents for a mammoth explosion of tension and release.
Another doozy from one of the best of the new school. Limited copies - don't sleep.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Coco Bryce comes correct with both a playful jungle roller and a hypnotic avant-stepper trip.TRACK LISTING
A. Campari
B. Shadow Weaver
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- 12" EP
- £16.99
- Cat Number
- OLE2062T
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Now remastered under supervision from the group.
TRACK LISTING
Cowboy Bob
Bar-B-Q Pope
Dance Of The Cobras
The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave
Wichita Cathedral
Hey
Something
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- Ltd LP
- £21.99
- Cat Number
- OLE2056LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Now remastered under supervision from the group.
TRACK LISTING
Concubine
Eye Of The Chicken
Dum Dum
Woly Boly
Butthole Surfer
Lady Sniff
Cherub
Mexican Caravan
Cowboy Bob
Gary Floyd
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- Ltd LP
- £21.99
- Cat Number
- OLE2057LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Now remastered under supervision from the group.
TRACK LISTING
Creep In The Cellar
Sea Ferring
American Woman
Waiting For Jimmy To Kick
Strangers Die Everyday
Perry
Whirling Hall Of Knives
Mark Says Alright
In The Cellar
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- 2xLtd LP
- £30.99
- Cat Number
- LIES176
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Can You Feel It
Cyclone
Fantasies
Forge
Dont Let Go
Eliminate
Quest For Rydm
Incognito
Channel Control
Fx Under
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- Coloured LP
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- IARC81LPI
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
"Smoke in the sun" coloured vinyl.
"Smoke in the... [ + ] -
- LP
- £20.99
- Cat Number
- IARC81LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Standard black vinyl.
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- CD
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- IARC81CD
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Some know Kinoshi from her work as a former member of Kokoroko. And even beyond her work as leader of seed. (including Driftglass, the band's critically-lauded 2019 debut on jazz re:freshed) her compositional résumé extendsdeeply into orchestral work for concert hal, contemporary dance, film, visual art, and theatre, with high profile collaborators including London Sinfonietta, Philharmonia Orchestra, and the London Symphony Orchestra. That depth of experience si on ful display here, with the textural and dynamic flexibility of her large ensemble covering musical ground from groove-focused modal melancholia ot anthemic brass and string themes. Striking upon first listen and even richer on repeat visits, gratitude scores the soul of contemporary Black London with philharmonic craftwork ni the tradition of legendary jazz arrangers like Mary Lou Williams, Oliver Nelson, and Carla Bley.
TRACK LISTING
1. I
2. Ii
3. Interlude I
4. Iii Sun Through My Window
5. Interlude Ii
6. Iv
7. Smoke In The Sun
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- Coloured 7"
- £9.99
- Cat Number
- 6511188
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
White vinyl edition.
White vinyl edition.
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- 7"
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- SP1597
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- 2xLtd LP
- £35.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- 5882869
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- 2xCD
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- 5882868
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Journey In Satchidananda
Shiva-Loka
Africa
Leo
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- 10" EP
- £23.99
- Cat Number
- DDUCK107
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- RPUT22CD
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Supermercado: a mosaic, tangible, colourful to the point of saturation, anchored in a very real present. Behind the metaphor that gives the new album its title, Corridor examines modernity, takes on this transitional transition by looking at where it went wrong: pushed around by big data, apathy induced by oversaturation, the speeding up of cycles, effort stripped to its bare minimum, physical detachment. After giving the art-rock and jangle-pop treatment to their first two efforts Un Magicien en toi and Le Voyage Éternel, Corridor sticks to its signature sound: upfront, dissonant guitars upheld by minimal beats and syncopated bass lines, yet also marks a new direction. Supermercado leans on repeated strong melodies, slow progressions, bolstered by two distinct voices, yielding a more hypnotic, sharper, and strangely, poppier result. Corridor recorded this new record in the hallowed halls of Montreal's Breakglass Studios, with Emmanuel Ethier (Chocolat, Bernhari, Peter Peter) assuming production duties.
TRACK LISTING
1. Ce N'est Rien
2. Coup D'épée
3. Le Grand écart
4. Mal Aux Mains
5. Du Moyen Âge à L'âge Moyen
6. L'espoir Sans Fin
7. Data Fontaine
8. Un Long Canal
9. Supermercado
10. Demain Déjà
11. L'histoire Populaire De Jonathan Cadeau
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- 2xLtd LP
- £40.99
- Cat Number
- 4847991
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Double black vinyl.
Double black vinyl. -
- CD
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- 5875797
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
‘Paris’: 2LP Live set was recorded at Le Zenith de Paris in October 1992: Released October 1993
Includes the singles “Lovesong”, “Catch”, “A Letter To Elise”, “Charlotte Sometimes”, “Close To Me” and fan favourite “Play For Today”
Remastered by Robert Smith and Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London.
TRACK LISTING
1CD
Shake Dog Shake
The Figurehead
Play For Today
At Night
In Your House
One Hundred Years
Apart
Lovesong
A Letter To Elise
Catch
Charlotte Sometimes
Dressing Up
Close To Me
Hot Hot Hot!!!
2LP Black Vinyl
Side One
Shake Dog Shake
The Figurehead
Play For Today
Side Two
At Night
In Your House
One Hundred Years
Side Three
Apart
Lovesong
A Letter To Elise
Side Four
Catch
Charlotte Sometimes
Dressing Up
Close To Me
Hot Hot Hot!!!
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- 12"
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- CRM267
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
"Isla" opens up with the title track - an intricately and delicately arranged track which reveals the symbiosis between the various elements as the encapsulating pad and bass progression slowly envelops the track. "Mothball" is an even gentler excursion into deep tech house abandon. Perfectly placed bleeps and vox riding a soft groove and deeeep bass. Almost reminds me of vintage Matthew Herbert but there's shed loads of the producer's own personality at show here.
"Brain The Cut" keeps to the now established formula of wrapping sexy vocal cuts and intricate perx in highly stimulating pads and atmospheres; making for a very transcendental experience. This one in particular shows off the producer's expert sound design and rhythmic prowess. Finally, "Arp 8" reduces the BPMS and works with a broken beat groove; glassy synth shards dripping down the track as another warm bass and emotive vox smother the track in soul and feeling. Most recommended shizzle from this Crosstown Rebels star.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Crosstown Rebel's Tibi Dabo should please fans of Four Tet, Dj Koze, Craig Richards and Carl Craig. A beautiful handle on electronic production. One to watch.TRACK LISTING
A1. Isla
A2. Mothball
B1. Brain The Cut
B2. Arp 8
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- 7"
- £15.99
- Cat Number
- HSRSS0026
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Tea House From Emperor Roscoe
Brixton Cat
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- 12"
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- NG149
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
A1. Take It There
A2. Seascape
B1. Close To U
B2. Exotica
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- 2xColoured LP
- £28.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- LAB51007
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Orange and blue vinyl plus DVD.
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- 2xCD/DVD
- £15.99
- Cat Number
- LAB51007CD
- Release date
- 8 Mar '24
The LA Times said the Dream Syndicate “rocked with the highest degree of unbridled passion and conviction.”
‘Live Through the Past, Darkly’ is available on CD or coloured vinyl double LP, with both formats including a DVD of the The Dream Syndicate’s ‘How Did We Find Ourselves Here?’ documentary.
DVD includes previously unreleased bonus video of a complete 1984 live show from The Roxy in LA.
The documentary includes Chris Robinson, Stephen McCarthy, Ryan Adams, Chris Cacavas, Chris D., David Fricke, Russ Tolman, Tim Devine, Tom Gracyk, Pat Thomas, Karen Schoemer, Kari Pearson, Scott McCaughey, Sandy Pearlman, Dan Stuart and Howe Gelb.
TRACK LISTING
The Medicine Show (1983) The Roxy
Still Holding On To You (1983) Club Lingerie
Halloween (1984) Tokyo
Forest For The Trees (1986) Roskilde Festival
Now I Ride Alone (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (1988) Vitoria Gasteiz
That’s What You Always Say (2014) KEXP
How Did I Find Myself Here? (2017) KEXP
Glide (2019) WXPN
Bullet Holes (2019) WXPN
John Coltrane Stereo Blues (2023) The Lexington
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- Ltd LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- SC1250
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
There's an amazing cover of Skyy's "First Time Around", entitled "Make Me Move". I say cover, it simply uses the vocal hook 'make me move, make me feel like my whole world's on fire', transforming it into an erotic funk ultra-anthem; and one that you'll be spinning back for multiple plays time and time again.
There's a seriously high level of instrumentation at play, and although E Live makes use of the large array of synthesizers featured on the album's sleeve, there's plenty of live drums, guitar and bass that make you think you're witnessing a live band in full swing. To consider that he's written and recorded this all by himself it quite a feat!
Anyway, enough waffle - let the music do the talking. One of the strongest, grooviest and uplifting records we've had from the boogie / jazz-funk cannon for a while, and comes highly recommended from us here at Picc HQ.
TRACK LISTING
Side 1
1. Soft Approach
2. Wet Summer
3. Make Me Move
4. North Star
Side 2
1. Bossa Banger
2. Hidden Oasis
3. Night Raid
4. Desert Caravan
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- Coloured LP
- £26.99
- Cat Number
- 5834107
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Transparent blue with alternate artwork.
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- LP
- £26.99
- Cat Number
- 5834097
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Black vinyl edition.
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- CD
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- 5875759
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
In the words of lead singer and lyricist Guy Garvey, ‘AUDIO VERTIGO’ was built from ‘gnarly, seedy grooves created by us playing together in garagey rooms’ and is both more direct and sonically varied by purpose that its predecessor.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Elbow bring us their comfortingly familiar but sonically surprising 'Audio Vertigo', a perfect mix of the melodic leanings and swooning choruses that have won us over so many times over the years, and a more gritty garage-rock scuzz. Jagged drums and frantic percussion give way to Garvey's beautifully emotive vocals and airy guitar stabs. A welcome return for a beloved band in perfect control of their craft.TRACK LISTING
1. Things I’ve Been Telling Myself For Years
2. Lovers’ Leap
3. (Where Is It?)
4. Balu
5. Very Heaven
6. Her To The Earth
7. The Picture
8. Poker Face
9. Knife Fight
10. Embers Of Day
11. Good Blood Mexico City
12. From The River
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- Ltd 10"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- PRE040
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Ten-inch vinyl limited edition of 350 copies featuring a set of six postcards with previously unseen images plus download codes – and a sleeve essay by Lora Logic.
Ten-inch vinyl limited... [ + ]
Now officially released for the first time by Precious Recordings of London to coincide with its 45th anniversary, this is that legendary four-song session for John Peel – pre-dating the group’s debut LP, ‘Beat Rhythm News’, for which these tracks would be re-recorded, and a famous 30-date Rough Trade UK tour with Stiff Little Fingers and The Normal.
TRACK LISTING
Wake Up
Shabby Abbott
Alkaline Loaf In The Area
Quality Crayon Wax OK
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- LP
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- DCAS004
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
1. Wormhole
2. Southside
3. Ring Mod
4. Sad Robot Theme
5. It's Jay
6. San Andreas
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- Coloured LP
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- FCR0031EXC
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Indies exclusive clearwater blue vinyl.
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- LP
- £19.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- FCR0031
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Black vinyl edition.
Black vinyl edition. -
- CD
- £10.99
- Cat Number
- FCR003
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
1. Wild Days
2. Jacket
3. Rollin' In
4. Why Does It Take So Long
5. Freakz
6. Wind Blows
7. Runaway
8. Another Way
9. Stay
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- Ltd LP
- £21.99
- Cat Number
- CFUL0282
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
The music created is single-minded, it exists at higher elevations of decibel, intensity, motion and spills freely over the walls of genre, lost in the joy of the classic combination of excess volume and repetition with crushing levels of heaviness all enveloped in a white noise fury. Like Glenn Branco’s wall of guitars, the shamanic cacophony of The Boredoms, psych-melters Comets On Fire and so much in between - It is punk in its fury, noise in its rash extremity, and psychedelic in form.
For anyone that likes to get lost in sound be forewarned: this is one of those 'peak experience' brain-melters, just light a match and see it combust spectacularly.
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- Ltd 7"
- £11.99
- Cat Number
- RUG1410
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- Ltd 10"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- MEDITATOR038
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Limited edition pink & purple marbled 10"
Limited edition pink &... [ + ]
"Nuff Bad Boy" as the title might suggest, contains plenty of sound boy vox and raggamuffin idents. Add a well chopped Think break, torpedo subs and futuristic, digital atmospheres and you've got a contemporary killer that'll have both students and old skool DnB veterans united around the subwoofers.
"Crunchy Paradise" on the flip contains similar elements - keeping the ragga vibe but adding LTJ Bukem esque pads and seriously wild drum manipulation to the mix. It's one of those late session tracks that'll squeeze the last drops of energy outta the floor and give the soundsystem a proper workout.
Real tasty stuff - recommended.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: There's a huge jungle renaissance accompanying the continuing hardcore buzz. Meditator herald the charge of new producer's channelling that old school sound system spirit. Demonstrated here perfectly by Fez The Kid.TRACK LISTING
A. Nuff Bad Boy
B. Crunchy Paradise
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- Ltd 10"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- PRE042
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Ten-inch vinyl limited edition of 350 copies featuring a set of postcards plus download codes – and a sleeve essay by Max Décharné and cover collage designed by Joe Whitney.
Ten-inch vinyl limited... [ + ]
Never before released in any format, this outing at the BBC’s Oxford Road studios in Manchester finds the band in blistering form with a four-song blast featuring stunning versions of early singles ‘Ten Feet Tall’ and ‘Bury My Heart at Pier 13’.
TRACK LISTING
Ten Feet Tall
Spaghetti Junction
Bury My Heart At Pier 13
Down To You
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- Ltd 10"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- PRE041
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Ten-inch vinyl limited edition of 350 copies featuring a set of postcards plus download codes – and a sleeve essay by Max Décharné and cover collage designed by Joe Whitney.
Ten-inch vinyl limited... [ + ]
Six of them were collected on a Vinyl Japan CD at the turn of the century – but this fantastic final session is one of two never released before (the other one is PRE 042!). And what a session it is, featuring the brilliant ‘Cash 22’ (should’ve been a single!) and the noir vision of ‘Killer In The Rain’.
TRACK LISTING
Cash 22
Over And Done
Action Crime & Vision
Killer In The Rain
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- Paperback Book
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- 9780099537922
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Tony Fletcher's A Light That Never Goes Out - part celebration, part paean – moves from Manchester in the nineteenth-century to the present day to tell the complete story of The Smiths. The product of extensive research and unprecedented access, it will serve to confirm The Smiths as one of the most important and influential rock groups of all time.
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- Dinked Edition LP
- £21.99
- Cat Number
- DR_1077LPDINK
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
• Olive Green & White swirl vinyl. *
• Alternative artwork sleeve – a lino print design by Jana Bahrich (Francis of Delirium). *
• Exclusive design signed postcard. *
• Bonus CD compilation (8 catalogue tracks & an acoustic version of ‘Real Love’) with unique artwork. *
• Numbered edition of 400. *
*Exclusive to Dinked Edition.
• Olive Green & White... [ + ] -
- LP
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- DR_1077LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Black vinyl edition.
Black vinyl edition. -
- CD
- £11.99
- Cat Number
- DR_1077CD
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Francis of Delirium was shortlisted for 2022’s highly prestigious ESNS Music Moves Europe Award, as well as gaining accolades from the world’s music press and supporting some of the biggest artists on the planet, at still only 22 years old. A restless energy and desire to connect with the listener lies at the core of the project, with Jana’s personal lyrics being underpinned by a fierce rock sound that is as liberating as it is intense. Hailed as a Gen Z’er excitingly redrawing 90s classic indie rock (unsurprising given her chief collaborator Chris Hewett hails from Seattle and is three decades her senior) a deep admiration for contemporary acts such as Car Seat Headrest, Japanese Breakfast, Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens is also abundantly clear.
The upcoming album is titled ‘Lighthouse’, as their music has always straddled the line of light and darkness, both musically and lyrically. Expanding the instrumentation by incorporating more pianos and acoustic guitars, the tracks on ‘Lighthouse’ are intimate and disarming.
“Tackling big existential questions and turbulent emotions, (Francis of Delirium) throw off promising sparks of brilliance.” Pitchfork, 7.4 EP Review.
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Ballet Dancers (Never Love Again)
2. Real Love
3. First Touch
4. Want You
5. Blue Tuesday
6. Cliffs
Side B
7. Starts To End
8. Alone Tonight
9. Something's Changed
10. Who You Are
11. Give It Back To Me
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Fans of Flyte, Nathaniel Rateliff and Courtney Marie Andrews will fall in love with him.
“A mix of raw soul, honest country heart and undeniable British resolve” - Holler Country
“This whole album should be declared an area of outstanding natural beauty” - Louder Than War
TRACK LISTING
Promised Land
Tired Of Trying
Mercy
A Bit Of Your Time
Lifeline
21st Century Man
Failure
Forever Alone
Under The Bright Lights
Merry-Go-Round
Curtain Call
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- £13.99
- Cat Number
- FJMEDITS 02
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Frank Booker - Yes No Maybe
Eddie C - Love Dancing Theme
Black Truffle - Dancing Through The Night
LTJ Xperience - Sunny Groove
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- Ltd 12"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- HVS04
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Onto side B and Quaad goes on a solo tip for two tricksy jungle excursions. "Gonk" utilizing a stripped back palette of cut-up vox, ADHD-riddled breaks and the odd sub bass blast.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Hi-octane tear out breakage that has me thinking of vintage Bizzy B mixtapes and all night Wipeout sessions.TRACK LISTING
A1. Quaad & Fundamentals - BDK
A2. Quaad & Fundamentals - 2 Steps [VIP Amiga Mix]
B1. Quaad - Gonk
B2. Quaad - 9000 Basslines
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- PIPE_038_LP
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- 22 Mar '24
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Magic Lantern is a collection of melancholy yet hopeful neoclassical library pieces with analogue electronic elements that originally soundtracked Audible Originals’ Strange Company audiobook.
Here, Timmi explains how the project came about:
“The first glimmer of Magic Lantern flickered over the kitchen sink, if memory serves. I was cleaning up with a dear friend, author Roan Parrish, and we were discussing how we could collaborate creatively. Our first idea was that she would share prose to inspire my themes, and inversely, I would share a few original themes to inspire her writing. Before we knew it, what started as a handful of stories and songs, damp with soap suds, ended up becoming a fully scored audiobook anthology for Audible Originals called Strange Company.
As a long-time fan of soundtracks and library music, I was thrilled by the opportunity to see just how much emotion I could compress into the brief connecting links that would augment a furtive kiss, a painful psychic vision, or a breeze across the bones of a scorched landscape.
Midway through the recording process, my long-term relationship broke down, and Roan let me set up a field studio in her home. I found myself grasping at any beauty I could find in the hope that it would spill into the music. Several themes from an unrealised Garden Gate album about the life of Dion Fortune also found their way in (notably, the title track), and the score became a bit more personal than initially charted. In the doomed outsiders of Roan’s gorgeously creeping prose, it was hard not to see aspects of my own life, and I found catharsis and healing in the creation of the music that soundtracked her characters' lives.”
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- MFM067
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Both tracks originate from recording sessions that took place in Amsterdam in 2016 for 'The Distance'. Despite not finding a place on the final album and being left as unfinished sketches for six years, the tracks represent an important part of the Gaussian Curve story which the band felt compelled to complete. Coinciding with the decision to perform a handful of live shows in 2022, they finally revisited the sketches, mixing and arranging them with the goal of giving them the full release that they deserve.
The trio’s trademark sound hits from first moments of 'Winter Sun'; a lush slow builder with all the classic GC ingredients; Nash’s airy and spacious guitar lines interplay with Masin’s warm rhodes, underpinned by Sterk’s subtle use of electronics and the minimal rhythm of a CR-78 drum machine.
On 'Fever Dream', the trio subtly expand their palette; a gently building 303 bass line and 808 rhythm form the foundations of the piece, with Masin’s vocals adding to a slow-burning intensity. Arguably a fuller sound hinting at new areas of exploration for the trio, but unmistakably Gaussian Curve.
Graphic art by Qiu Yang, design by Steele Bonus.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Wow, "Fever Dream" - a heart-puncturing piece of electronic-soul futurism. Sultry and lascivious, cloaked in shimmering designer sonics and impossible to resist.TRACK LISTING
Winter Sun
Fever Dream
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- Paperback Book
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- Release date
- 1 Jul '20
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From the cathartic release on the dance floor to the intense conversations in corners of nightclubs and the after-parties in the light of dawn, this exhilarating, fragmentary novel captures the feeling of debauchery from within. Dazzling and intimate, Rave is an unapologetic embrace of nightlife from an author unafraid to lose himself in the subject of his work.
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In addition to being streamed over 300 million times around the globe,Good Morning has been featured in publications such as Billboard, TheFADER, SPIN, and many others. In 2018, their song “Don’t Come HomeToday” was sampled in A$AP Rocky’s track “Kids Turned Out Fine,”introducing the band to an entirely new set of listeners. The band hasplayed to sold-out crowds around the world, including festivals such asRoskilde, Nine Lives Festival, Tropicalia, and others
TRACK LISTING
1. Arcade
2. Ahhhh (This Isn't Ideal)
3. Monster Of The Week
4. As The Dogs Were Playing
5. The Worm Turns
6. Dog Years
7. Queen Of Comedy
8. The Lake
9. Diane Said
10. One Night
11. Excalibur
12. Real I'm Told
13. Just In Time
14. Toy
15. Jelly Legs
16. Dogs On The Beach
17. The Fear!
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- Coloured LP
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- 19658870241
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- 22 Mar '24
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- £25.99
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- 19658870231
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- £12.99
- Cat Number
- 19658870232
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Gossip consists of vocalist Beth Ditto, guitarist Nathan "Brace Paine" Howdeshell and drummer Hannah Blilie. The band’s 2016 breakout studio album, Standing In The Way Of Control, reached #1 on UK Indie chart (certified Gold) and solidified the band as a dynamic force in the music scene. “Standing In The Way Of Control,” the album’s battle-cry title track, is a queer anthem written in response to U.S. government’s proposition to define marriage and exclude homosexuals. The band achieved multiplatinum success with their follow up Music For Men, certified 2x platinum in Germany and France, 1x platinum in Australia and Switzerland with sales in excess of 1.5m copies. Gossip is renowned for their high energy live performances and have delivered incredible sets at some of the worlds biggest festivals including Glastonbury, Coachella and Pukkelpop Festival to name a few.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: An incendiary, soaring return from The Gossip. Full of all the fire of their early work, and all the more prescient now. Perfect timing.TRACK LISTING
01. Act Of God
02. Real Power
03. Don’t Be Afraid
04. Crazy Again
05. Edge Of The Sun
06. Give It Up For Love
07. Turn The Card Slowly
08. Tell Me Something
09. Light It Up
10. Tough
11. Peace And Quiet
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- TIM189LP
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- 22 Mar '24
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- TIM189CD
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- 22 Mar '24
FOURTH album from the Swiss duo. Six years have passed since Swiss-based duo Klaus Johann Grobe's last long player "Du bist so symmetrisch" (2018) and you'll hear they've come a long way. "Io tu il loro", their fourth album for Chicago-based Trouble In Mind Records was written over two weeks in a cabin at the very end of a remote Swiss valley, where - pretty much at the same place - Klaus Johann Grobe came up with their whole debut full-length "Im Sinne der Zeit" album in 2014. What started out as simply making music again quickly turned into seriously making a new album. Once decided, the whole thing was finished rather quickly and recorded once again at David Langhard's Dala Studio at the end of 2022.
"Io tu il loro" is a record that cannot be done by endlessly fiddling around with hundreds of ideas and sounds. All it needed was a real break (Dani and Sevi didn't work on any Grobe related stuff until they met up in the mountains in 2022). It's an album with a blurry vision and soft limitations. You can somehow feel them looking back on all their work forgivingly and then moving on to what felt right. So here we are with nine tracks full of embracing warmth, so melancholicly welcoming you don't know if you want to smile or cry. Some might call it timeless, some might call it dad-rock... well, it certainly isn't disco for the masses, it's more like, "If I can't make myself dance after four beers, I can as well go home." So, no disco? No syncopated synths? No German? No reverb? Where's The Grobe? Take your time, you'll notice Klaus Johann Grobe aren't gone, they just took a turn before driving yet into another unknown.
TRACK LISTING
1. Highway High
2. Getting Down To Adria
3. Never Going Easy
4. When You Leave
5. Try
6. Bay Of Love
7. Io Sempre Di Tu
8. Better Do
9. You Gave It All
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- £22.99
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- HVNLP208
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- 22 Mar '24
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- HVNLP208CD
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- 22 Mar '24
"For me, music contains what words cannot. It is its power to shape these things, and it’s what I hope to find while taking random bits, here and there, from the pitch of each note, their texture, their timbres, massaging and mixing them together until the sound resembles what is inside me. When everything fits together well the words settle in with the music to spread their clues. That’s when the song is ready. I called the album ‘Celebrate' because I danced a lot while creating it. I now feel that I can release it into the air. I hope that it will alight in your hands and ears, keep you company and resonate within you through multiple waves.”
Those multiple waves are Celebrate’s twelve tracks. Collectively, they offer a seamless mix of French and English; analogue electronics, scratchy guitars and tumbling drums; dream pop, woozy Yé-Yé and 1960s and 2020s psychedelia.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: I was a big fan of Halo Maud's brilliant Je Suis Une île all the way back in 2018, so it was with some joy that I saw her on the new release schedule, and Celebrate has all of the wispy pop charm of that brilliant outing but with more of a focus on grand, orchestral jubilance and airy major-key crescendos. It's a lovely experience, and further cements my love of Maud's work.TRACK LISTING
1. Celebrate
2. Terres Infinies
3. My Desire Is Pure
4. Last Day Song
5. Slowly Surely
6. Catch The Wave
7. Le Ciel Est Grand
8. You Float
9. À Te Voir
10. Iceberg
11. Pesnopoïka
12. Entends-Tu Ma Voix
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- LP
- £22.99
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- PIASR1450LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
“My favourite moments in other people’s songs are where it feels like someone has just reached through the speaker or headphones and grabbed my hand and said: ‘Hey don’t worry, you’re normal – I feel that too.’ I hope above anything else that my songs can be that for someone else too.”
The idea that writing & distilling my own (sometimes overwhelming) emotions and experiences into a 3 minute moment might bring someone some comfort, help someone feel or express something, understand themselves more deeply or just feel like they aren’t alone is really the most important motivation for me to share what I’m writing.” - Morgan Harper-Jones
TRACK LISTING
1. Swimming Upstream
2. Boombox
3. Leaves
4. Alone With You
5. Main Character
6. Forever For Now
7. Lose A Tooth
8. Joshua
9. Little Avalanches
10. 2D
11. Amelia
12. Easy
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- 22 Mar '24
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'Swansongs' is a dynamic and powerful reflection of love andambition, hopeful, energetic and at times chaotic but always captivating.Following her debut mini-LP '222' and 'Old Rockhounds Never Die', which saw her touring herunique performance style, part Jack White rock and roll folk blues, part electronicexperimentations, with the likes of Let's Eat Grandma, Cosmo Sheldrake and Skullcrusher, shereturns with her strongest set of songs to date - another fever dream of a record including theexperimental pop of 'Goldilocks', the dramatic string lead 'Dr. No.'
TRACK LISTING
1. Rise Above
2. Goldilocks
3. Good Socks (Happy)
4. Winter Constellations
5. Wacky
6. Mudlark
7. Mother / Child
8. Chaos / Magic
9. Dr. No
10. Shea
11. Pictured Rocks
12. Ode 222 You
Damo passed away in February this year and this DVD gives a unique insight into the man who was a true pioneer and who's music has and will continue to inspire.
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- WIGLP506X
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- 22 Mar '24
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- 22 Mar '24
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The title Something in the Room She Moves came to Holter spontaneously as she was naming the Logic project file for an early demo of what would become the album’s title track on her computer for the first time. Coincidentally, a few months later, she found herself mesmerized by the eight-hour Beatles documentary Get Back in 2021. Her titular phrase flips the gaze of the Beatles lyrics (“Something in the way she moves…”); the woman is no longer passively observed, but actively augmenting space. Holter has loved the Beatles since childhood, but sees the title less as a tribute than as a semi-surreal bit of automatic writing from her subconscious. (She had been singing Beatles tunes to her daughter at night.)
After a string of dream pop albums that established her searching voice in independent music—from 2012 breakthrough Ekstasis to Loud City Song and Have You in My Wilderness—Holter released the sprawling and thrillingly experimental Aviary in 2018. Since then, she has scored films like Never Rarely Sometimes Always, performed a commissioned live score for The Passion of Joan of Arc with the Chorus of Opera North, and collaborated with her partner, the musician Tashi Wada, who plays synth and bagpipes on her new album. Something in the Room She Moves is a remarkable progression in Holter’s oeuvre, synthesizing her free, improvisatory energy with her signature eloquence.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: 'Have You In My Wilderness' was the shop's favourite album all the way back in 2015, and she's even moved on significantly since that, to her bafflingly complex but melodically rich new album. Organic instrumental swells and glitched reverb tails ensconce her enduringly gorgeous vocal direction, while the scattered glitch and ambient wooze of new perfectly suit her dreamy composition style.TRACK LISTING
1. Sun Girl
2. These Morning
3. Something In The Room She Moves
4. Materia
5. Meyou
6. Spinning
7. Ocean
8. Evening Mood
9. Talking To The Whisper
10. Who Brings Me
The dub cut really exemplifies J. Robinson's sklls on the mixing desk, boosting the bass pressure by factor ten, lacing the whole thing in endless tape delays and arranging the stems with all the precision of Scientist. It's slow tempo but hefty vibe make this double trouble for both the warm up and late on in the session. Unbelievably strong - can't wait to hear more from this producer's studio. Big T I P on this one dub fans! Don't sleep.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Deep as the Grand Canyon, dubwise steppers from J Robinson with a captivating vocal contribution from Bopper Ranking.TRACK LISTING
1. Guide Us
2. Guide Us Dub
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- FC226V12GR
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- 22 Mar '24
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- £31.99
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- FC226V12DLXGR
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- Cat Number
- FC226CD
- Release date
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Jim Reid says, “But don’t expect ‘the Mary Chain goes jazz.’ People should expect a Jesus and Mary Chain record, and that’s certainly what ‘Glasgow Eyes’ is. Our creative approach is remarkably the same as it was in 1984, just hit the studio and see what happens. We went in with a bunch of songs and let it take its course. There are no rules, you just do whatever it takes. And there’s a telepathy there - we are those weird not-quite twins that finish each other’s sentences.” ‘Glasgow Eyes’ not only extends The Jesus and Mary Chain's story, but feels simultaneously like a return to roots. From the incendiary ‘Psychocandy’ debut and its classic ‘Just Like Honey’ onwards, the Reid brothers steadily became the misfits who made good without compromise.
STAFF COMMENTS
Andy says: A gentle tweak of the template brings electronic bleeps and keys to that trademark Mary Chain sound. Hear the new track and you'll be left in no doubt. JAMC Forever!!TRACK LISTING
1. Venal Joy
2. American Born
3. Mediterranean X Film
4. Jamcod
5. Discotheque
6. Pure Poor
7. The Eagles And The Beatles
8. Silver Strings
9. Chemical Animal
10. Second Of June 1
1. Girl 71
12. Hey Lou Reid
Since ‘Erotic Heat’ she has released two bold albums, 2015’s ‘Dark Energy’ and 2017’s ‘Black Origami.’ She has also released her soundtrack to Company Wayne McGregor’s dance piece ‘Autobiography’ (2018) and most recently (2023) the mini-album ‘Perspective.’ She’s remixed µ-Ziq, Factory Floor, Ben Frost, Max Richter, Björk, Martin Gore and others. She’s collaborated with Holly Herndon and the late SOPHIE. She’s worked with visual artists Kevin Beasley and Nick Cave. She composed a string quartet for Kronos Quartet and performed with them live in a tribute to Philip Glass. She also recently completed a tribute to Sun Ra with Kronos. ‘Perspective’, her very well received percussion work for Third Coast Percussion has further opened doors for her in classical music. She’s even thinking of one day writing an opera. She had a residency at MassMoca Museum earlier this year (2023). She’s performed live at Pitchfork Festival, Unsound Festival and too many others to mention. She’s also worked with Indian dancers, Company Wayne McGregor and renowned choreographer/MacArthur Fellow Kyle Abraham. There’s more but you get the picture - she’s working in contexts and in ways that few of her peers are able to. ‘Akoma’ is the next step - all these paths have led to this. We encourage you to tune in.
TRACK LISTING
Side A:
1. Borealis (ft. Björk)
2. Speed Of Darkness
Side B:
1. Summon
2. Iris
3. Open Canvas
Side C:
1. Challenge (To Be Continued II)
2. Eye Am
3. Auset
Side D:
1. Sodalite (ft. Kronos Quartet)
2. Grannie's Cherry Pie
3. The Precision Of Infinity (ft. Philip Glass)
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- £11.99
- Cat Number
- SR0018
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
1. I Want To Groove You (feat. Erwin Epps & Marilyn Gatlings)
2. Your Love Is Like A High (feat. Erwin Epps & Jurdine Harding)
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- 12"
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- REKIDS236
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
The title track of Katerina’s ‘One’ EP on Rekids starts off with bodied bass drums, rich analogue synthlines and soothing vocal-laced melodies. The Finnish-Bulgarian artist appears on Rekids following her 2023 Panorama Bar debut for the label, now adding Radio Slave’s imprint to her extensive discography on labels like Running Back, Hivern Discs, and Rhythm Section.
Fellow Finnish artist & international scene legend Aleksi Perälä then joins Katerina’s ‘One’ EP for the remix. Known for his imaginative sound design work on Clone, Trip, Rephlex and his own AP Musik label, Perälä turns ‘One’ into an equally whimsical, continually evolving dance trip. Dream-like keys trickle over rolling drums in his version before Katerina’s ‘Papu’ introduces the B-side, featuring a set of wonky chords played over an earworm bassline. ‘Look Into My Eyes’ is up last with gorgeous dubbed-out sonics, deep low-end and more after-hour melodies, closing out this irresistible addition to the Rekids family.
This is another artfully crafted excursion through house and electronica from Katerina.
TRACK LISTING
A1. One
A2. One (Aleksi Perälä Remix)
B1. Papu
B2. Look Into My Eyes
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- Ltd 12"
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- MC065
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
All tracks have been lovingly remastered by London's Curve Pusher from the original sources especially for Mint Condition. 100% legit, licensed and released. Dug, remastered, repackaged and brought to you by the caring folks at your favourite reissue label - Mint Condition.
TRACK LISTING
A1. Automatik
A2. Loose End
B1. Rok Automatik
B2. The End
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- LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- PIASC1047LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
‘Winning A Battle, Losing The War’ sets the tone of the album, a melancholic yet uplifting ballad that captures the essence of longing and resilience. ‘Toxic Girl’ captivates with its poignant lyrics and soothing melodies, exploring the complexities of love with grace.
With its blend of acoustic guitars, heartfelt vocals, and poetic storytelling, ‘Quiet Is the New Loud’ invites you on a journey of introspection and connection.
TRACK LISTING
Winning A Battle, Losing The War
Toxic Girl
Singing Softly To Me
I Don't Know What I Can Save You From
Failure
The Weight Of My Words
The Girl From Back Then
Leaning Against The Wall
Little Kids
Summer On The West Hill
The Passenger
Parallel Lines
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- LP
- £34.99
- Cat Number
- UJM001
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
180g black vinyl with insert and antistatic inner sleeve.
"Sorry, nie tu"is the debut album of the boys band KOSMONAUCI. The album consists of original compositions by the band members that were created over several years and evolved with the artists. The music of the Cosmonauts derives from jazz and improvisation, but over time the musicians have developed many new ways and possibilities to draw from many other, seemingly distant musical genres. Songs characterized by improvisation and rhythm of drum & bass or hip-hop are one of the characteristic features of the album "Sorry, nie tu". The music of the band KOSMONAUCI is stylistically extensive and at the same time very coherent, thanks to the combination of beautiful lyrical melodies with catchy and often surprising polyrhythms or bold improvisations. KOSMONAUCI have been playing together since high school, which can be heard very well in the chemistry of the whole band and the emotions flowing from the album. On March 21, 2024, the premiere of the debut album entitled "Sorry, nie tu" will take place. The album will be released by U Jazz Me, a sublabel of U Know Me Records. It will be the inaugural sublabel album.
KOSMONAUTS– a boys band originating from jazz traditions, which in its musical language draws onhip-hop,drum & bassandimprovisation. The instrumentarium, which includes saxophone (Miłosz Pieczonka), bass (Bartłomiej Lucjan), vibraphone (Tymon Kosma) and percussion (Jan Pieniążek), creates a unique style of the group, balancing between emotional melodies and polyrhythmic structures. The roots of the band's music go back to the jazz traditions of the 1950s to the 1990s. Their current sound, on the other hand, is much more varied by the search for ideas in genres such as hip-hop, drum & bass, alternative pop or the contemporary London Yass scene. KOSMONAUCI have been playing with each other since high school and have known each other since elementary school. They went to school together, to the concerts and grew up together in the field of music as well. The artists have classical and jazz education, which gives them a wide range of possibilities in the field of improvisation, performance and composition. Each of them has an individual style and different inspirations, which find a common denominator in the band, allowing them to create a unique style of playing and sound. Despite the fact that they have been active on the music scene in Poland and abroad since 2018. Their first album is released in 2024. Over the past few years, KOSMONAUCI have had the opportunity to perform at renowned jazz festivals, collaborate with renowned artists and learn from the best artists in Europe. The resultant of all these factors is the band's debut album "Sorry, nie tu", which will be released on the sublabel of the U Know Me label - U Jazz Me.
TRACK LISTING
1. KOSMOCHOOJUWA
2. APEROL
3. GUŚLARZ
4. FAKDA
5. OSTATNI
6. CYGARETKA
7. SMUTNE GÓWNO
8. PRZERYWNIK
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- 2xLtd LP
- £28.99
- Cat Number
- KRUST005
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
'Irrational Numbers' is a meticulously curated collection of five parts, available on both vinyl and digital formats. The compilation is a treasure trove of hand-picked records and archival gems from Krust's extensive discography, thoughtfully remastered and presented anew for both devoted fans and newcomers.
'Irrational Numbers' features a dizzying array of self-released 12" cuts, exclusive unreleased VIPs and dub-plates, alongside epic major label widescreen classics. It's an unmissable journey through the sonic output of one of the UK's most distinctive and forward-looking producers.
Featured on part 5 are some groundbreaking entries into Krust's massive back catalogue. The live bass driven jazz inflected 'Second Movement' from his acclaimed 'Coded Language' LP jostles alongside the speaker smashing machine funk of 'Break Ya Neck' as well as a couple of more recent productions including the sleek and sinister 'The Portal', which is undeniably the man at his best, in full electronic stealth mode.
For longtime Krust enthusiasts, this project serves as a fond reminder of the boundless creativity and originality that flourished during the early 1990s and beyond. For those new to his work, it presents an enthralling introduction to innovative electronic music that has comfortably set the tone for generations to come. Get ready to experience the evolution of sound and immerse yourself in the visionary artistry of Krust.
TRACK LISTING
A1. Rearrange It
A2. Second Movement
B1. Going Nowhere
B2. Break Ya Neck
C1. Kloakin' Devices
C2. Freak Show
D1. Escape From Finland
D2. The Portal
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- Ltd 12"
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- SCR023
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
"Dead Soundboy" couldn't be a more perfect example of ragga jungle if it tried. Screeching sirens, highly syncopated breaks, a variety of deep plump subs and wubbing reece's plus a dizzying array of soundboy vocal shots; with all the necessary time stretching and choppage to keep your local jungalist jumping with joy. The vibe continues as Bow Street Runner unloads another pack of rampant Mardi Gras breaks and a raggamuffin vocal line across velvet soft subs. A soulful half speed interlude breaks up the action nicely and when that skitty break is reintroduced it transforms into a truly irresistible number.
"My Yout" concludes with a full on break-out monster. Growling Reece bass, an assault of amens and peppered with both jazzy piano and flute instrumentals, gun shots and wailing air raid sirens - this is a serious beast that will not be tamed. You have been warned!
Limited copies - serious vibe - move quick!
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Top drawer ruffage as you'd expect from these two sub hunters. Nicely amped for soundsystem lickage.TRACK LISTING
1.Lavery - Dead Soundboy
2.Bow Street Runner - Butterfly Bass
3.My Yout
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- Coloured LP
- £25.99
- Cat Number
- SJRLP551C
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
One-off special edition Magenta colour vinyl, newly digitally remastered and complete with new reproduction artwork, sleevenotes and download code.
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In a lineage of incredible New Orleans drummers, that includes James Black, Idris Muhammed and Zigaboo Modeliste of The Meters, and stretching back to Earl Palmer and Baby Dodds, David Lee Jr. stands out for his fire, experimentalism and an out-there-ness like no other.
‘Evolution’ is a super deep lost classic radical and groundbreaking deep spiritual jazz album. Originally released in New York in 1974 (400 copies only ever pressed!), the LP is an extraordinary one-off solo album, pressed on the artist’s own Supernal Records, a record company whose slogan, “Seeking creative progress,” and dedication “to peace and freedom” clearly displayed artistic intent over any commercial or marketled forces.
David Lee Jr was born in New Orleans, and the deep experimental drum compositions featured on ‘Evolution’ are as rooted in this Southern city rhythmically as they are in the spiritual and metaphysical musical ideas of Afro-Futurist pioneers like Coltrane, Sun Ra and others.
In the early 1970s, Lee Jr. headed off to New York, playing in Roy Ayers’ Ubiquity and later immersing himself in the thriving loft deep jazz scene, playing with Leon Thomas, Lonnie Liston Smith, Harold Alexander and Charles Rouse, and recording for a host of seminal deep jazz labels, including Strata-East, India Navigation and Flying Dutchman.
Today, ‘Evolution’ remains one of the rarest and heaviest of all deep and spiritual jazz albums ever made.
TRACK LISTING
Revelation
Spirit Voice
Cosmic Vision
Wymbo-Ngoma
Regeneration
Freedom Bells
Acknowledgement
Love Parable
Nova Reflex
Evolution (Initiation, Development, Enlightenment Determination, Illumination, Inheritance, Destiny)
Cosmopolitan
Second Line March
Constant Search
I Want Our Love To Always Last
Mystic Sound
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- LP
- £25.99
- Cat Number
- AJXLP735
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £10.99
- Cat Number
- AJXCD735
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Following the hugely impressive single last October – the double Asider – ‘Don’t Forget About Love’ / ‘Be There In The Morning’, the album ‘Just Something’ is out 22 March, 2024.
Dee C Lee is known for her extensive work with both Wham! and The Style Council, before forging her own solo career which landed a Top 5 hit ‘See The Day’. She is known as one of the great voices of British soul music.
The album sees her on remarkable vocal form on this, her first release in 25 years, and an essential for fans and followers of classic soul.
TRACK LISTING
1. Back In Time
2. Don’t Forget About Love
3. Anything
4. Mountains
5. How To Love
6. Be There In The Morning
7. Walk Away
8. Everyday Summer
9. Trojan Horse
10. For Once In My Life
11. I Love You
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- Coloured LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- 4AD0649LPE
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- LP
- £21.99
- Cat Number
- 4AD0649LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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Standard black vinyl.
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- CD
- £10.99
- Cat Number
- 4AD0649CD
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- Cassette
- £11.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- 4AD0649MC
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
On Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker, a songwriter known for turns of phrase and currents of rhyme, says it plainly, “You have my heart // I want it back.” Documented with analogue precision, what began as an experiment in collaboration, became proof Adrianne’s heart did return, full to the brim, daring her into the unknown.
During the high vibrance of autumn 2022, the Big Thief band member got lucky. Everyone could come. Three musical friends, “Some of my favourite people,” had space in their busy touring schedules to join her at the forest-hidden, analogue studio, Double Infinity. The musicians - Hakim, Davidson, and Runsteen - were known to Adrianne but newer to each other. “I had no idea what the outcome would be,” she recalls. The result? “It was magical,” she says. Adrianne’s musical risk became Bright Future, the studio’s first album, a 12-track telling of a journeyed heart.
Bright Future’s co-producer and engineer, Philip Weinrobe, prepared the studio. He has been Adrianne’s partner on previous solo albums, but this was something new. Adrianne did not intend to make an album. They would instead explore the songs with no expectations. Even with an open outcome, from the start, Phil wanted to capture the sessions with the purest, technical honesty. He rolled onto Double Infinity’s old cherry wood floors an Otari 1/2 inch 8-Track and Studer console. To fill the air of the 150 year-old main room, Adrianne wanted piano, guitar, and violin. Mat Davidson plays them all. “I’ve known Mat a long time,” she says, “It doesn’t matter what instrument, his spirit just pours through.” At 17, Adrianne met Nick Hakim. She trusted her friend of 15 years to bring his sensitivity to the piano. “The way Nick would hold my songs, he would put every ounce of love.” Adrianne first met Josefin Runsteen in an Italian castle, and sought the classically trained violinist and percussionist’s “magnetic and contagious” energy. “She has such fire.” In addition to instrumentation, they made a chorus, adding carefully measured vocal harmonies. The sessions impressed and enchanted Adrianne. “I think the thing these people have in common, they are some of the best listeners I know musically. They have extreme presence.”
The shelter and ease of the woodland Double Infinity studio is an element of the recordings. “It felt like everyone’s nervous systems released,” she says. “Once we were IN the song, somehow we just knew. No one stopped a take. We didn’t listen back. I only listened after everybody else left.” As a result, Bright Future has the best qualities of thoughtful engineering with the spontaneous swim of a field recording. There are details to savour, fingertips on strings, felt pads nodding in the piano, the harmonies a few steps back, all smoothly laid to tape. It comes together to allow Adrianne’s songs to be as they are, unarmoured and light-footed.
Admirers of Adrianne’s solo music and Big Thief will find on Bright Future her reliable talent captured in stunning, magnetic clarity. In the company of parlour instruments, Adrianne’s modern melodic and lyrical inventions create new traditions. Her vocal flights at times outwit gravity, then land, guiding along an earthly path. The wholeness of the un-spliced recordings preserves a time of musical friendship during a golden season. The album also features the original recording of the now-beloved Big Thief song ‘Vampire Empire.’ Although they recorded for only some days, in Adrianne’s recollection, “It felt like we were together forever.”
STAFF COMMENTS
Liam says: Big Thief's Adrianne Lenker is back at it again with another gorgeous solo album. Painstakingly beautiful and incredibly intimate, these twelve tracks once again prove that Lenker is one of the best songwriters of our generation - a must buy!TRACK LISTING
1. Real House
2. Sadness As A Gift
3. Fool
4. No Machine
5. Free Treasure
6. Vampire Empire
7. Evol
8. Candleflame
9. Already Lost
10. Cell Phone Says
11. Donut Seam
12. Ruined
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- Coloured LP
- £23.99
- Cat Number
- LPCHIM016IE2
- Release date
- Expected 29 Mar '24
- Format Info
Indies exclusive red vinyl.
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- LP
- £23.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- LPCHIM016
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
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- CD
- £9.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- CDCHIM016
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Long, improvisatory excursions and suggestive soundscapes unfold during some of the album's 6 tracks. Although they never lose touch with their melodic sensibility, offering up a look into a more suggestive and psychedelic side to the band.
TRACK LISTING
Mareld
Curved Light
Lycka Till Pa Farden
Diamonds, Rhinestones And Hard Rain
Ensam I Stan Pa Sommarlovet
The Night Bus
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- 2xColoured LP
- £30.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- XSTUMM359
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Recycled Coloured Vinyl
Recycled Coloured Vinyl
Angus explained at the time of release, "We go from one extreme to the other. Working on the last record was really doubtful and paranoid, and that's fine, but it just meant that when work started on this one, it was the exact opposite. It was way more instinctual, fun, and confident.”
TRACK LISTING
1. Mask Maker
2. Vox Tuned D.E.D.
3. I'm No Gold
4. Pro Anti Anti
5. Can't Hear Well
6. Mess On A Mission
7. Darkslide
8. Boyzone
9. Dress Walker
10. Perpetual Village
11. Left Speaker Blown
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- 2xLP
- £30.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- BEC5612487
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £12.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- BEC5612486
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
The 12-track set is a laser-focused “love letter to house music”, written in collaboration with her husband and long-time creative partner Thom McAlister (Cop Envy, Big Ever). Finding Poulter further fine-tuning her inventive, multi-genre approach, it’s a crucial contribution not just to the world of dance but to the canon of art inspired by parenthood. As Poulter herself puts it, a little awed, “I never thought I would be capable of something so powerful.”
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- 2xLtd LP
- £36.99
- Cat Number
- KRANK236LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
First vinyl issue for this 2023 release with bonus track not available on CD.
First vinyl issue for... [ + ]
Born of a conversation centered on the notion of “rich sources” as a forge for electronic music, Colours Of Air is a collection of recordings of a century old pipe organ housed at the historic Old Museum in Brisbane, Australia, which were then processed, transformed, and elevated into eight majestic electro-acoustic threshold devotionals. The timbre of the instrument and spatial fluctuations of room tone infuse the music with a subdued, sacred feel, like vaulted light in a nave of stained glass. They describe the album as “an iterative project, a reduction and eventual expansion,” sifting the swells and drones of the organ for every shivering shade of radiance.
The tracks are named for the hue each piece suggests – from the gauzy levitational miasma of “Yellow” to the pulsing melancholic mirage of “Violet” to the seething twilit sandstorm of “Magenta.” Morgan and English are both adept at conjuring moods of muted grandeur, like landscapes veiled in dusk, still looming and luminous.
TRACK LISTING
1. Cyan
2. Aqua
3. Yellow
4. Grey
5. Black
6. Pink
7. Violet
8. Gold
9. Magenta
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- 12"
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- NOCTURNE011
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Embracing his passion for eclectic disco, hypnotic chug, and music tailored for those transcendent nocturnal hours, Ludlow showcases his versatility and distinctive flair on his debut outing.
Leading the charge on Josh Ludlow's debut solo EP is the bass-led 80's influenced odyssey of 'MindwayS' A sonic journey through contemporary psychedelia, inviting audiences to lose themselves in the sweet spot where boundaries between reality and imagination blur. In 'Touch,' Ludlow ventures into seductive sonic territory, delving into a world of cowbell-laden, slo-mo erotic disco. Live guitar licks sit comfortably shoulder to shoulder with low slung hypnotic grooves and alluring vocals in "Little Love" - perfect for the more discerning European dancefloors.'Diska Tek!' delivers a fusion of playful cosmic energy, sitting comfortably between Cowley - esque hedonism and the contemporary Scandinavian greats.
The track pulsates with infectious rhythms evoking the carefree spirit of the dancefloor while showcasing Ludlow's ability to blend nostalgic influences with modern sensibilities. With its vibrant energy and irresistible grooves, 'Diska Tek' is a testament to Ludlow's prowess in bridging the gap between disco's golden age and contemporary dance music. Through MindwayS, Josh Ludlow not only introduces his solo endeavours but also marks the resurgence of Nocturne after a short hiatus.
This statement intent by the imprint positions it as a platform to continue to champion forward-thinking sounds.
TRACK LISTING
A1. MindwayS
A2. Touch (Extended 12 Mix)
B1. A Little Love
B2. Diska Tek!
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- 12"
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- SWEATSV044
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
A1. Extended
A2. Ben Miller 4am Afro Dub
B1. David Penn Remix
B2. Holseek Remix
B3. The Boy Is Mine (Sasson Remix)
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- Coloured LP
- £33.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- THRILL613LPX
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Indies exclusive purple vinyl edition.
Indies exclusive purple... [ + ] -
- LP
- £31.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- THRILL613LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Standard black vinyl edition.
Standard black vinyl... [ + ]
Magic Tuber Stringband are Courtney Werner and Evan Morgan, accompanied by their regular bassist Mike DeVito. Morgan is an organizer within the local music community, and Werner is a dedicated naturalist involved in local land stewardship. ‘Needlefall’ answers the question “What does a modern string band sound like?” with powerful new arrangements of traditional songs and transcendent originals. The album is teeming with life, translating abundant ecosystems into arcing melodies and shimmering, mystic drones. The band explain: “If you spend enough time out in the woods you inevitably see or hear things that are hard to explain. I’ve been in caves where it’s total darkness and you’re enveloped by the disorienting sound of dripping water. The natural sights and sounds in these places are often repetitive, percussive, expressive, sometimes unsettling - the way that water carves patterns into rock or tree trunks appear in endless rows.”
“Magic tuber stringband makes old-time music for postmodern people” - Indy Week
“This Durham, North Carolina stringband intersperse shruti box drones with fervid Appalachian banjo and fiddle freakouts. Like fellow travellers Pelt, a band alive to the experimental possibilities of American roots music, both in its traditional forms and in where it can be stretched.” - Mojo
“The duo’s music also engages in mythologies of people and their relationship with the natural world in an intoxicating fashion.” - Aquarium Drunkard
For fans of Sally Anne Morgan, Daniel Bachman, Natural Information Society.
TRACK LISTING
A Dance On A Sunday Night
Days Of Longing
The Hermit’s Passage
Water Dripped Upwards
The Long-Suffering
Needlefall
Twelfth House
Piney Woods Burn
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- LP
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- SUM3LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Read The Air
2. In The Static
3. Tonight
4. Starting Over
5. See It Too
Side B
1. All The Pieces
2. Another Year
3. Motion
4. Wear Me Down
5. Spring Exit
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- Paperback Book
- £14.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- 9798765103296
- Release date
- 5 Oct '23
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In May 1945, the Allies defeated Nazi Germany, putting an end to the European front of World War II and the Third Reich. In the immediate aftermath, German youth were tasked to create their own culture. Krautrock is this unlikely success story, as hundreds of bands-including Kraftwerk and Can-seemed to sprout overnight in the early 1970s, forging a unique and experimental sound that was different than American or British rock. The major innovation of krautrock is not only its motorik beat, the steady click-click of Can's Jaki Liebezeit or monolithic stomp-stomp of Neu!'s Klaus Dinger, but also how the musicians relate to each other. In krautrock, no musician is given more focus than any other, and listening to these bands is to witness interplay common in jazz music. Thus, krautrock represents German politics reflected in music: a dictatorship replaced by democracy.
Krautrock explores the history and methodology of the genre, charting its influences and innovations, its more mainstream acts (like Faust, Kraftwerk, and Can) as well as the less universally known (including Harmonia, Popol Vuh, Embryo, and Ash Ra Tempel), and how the genre developed in post-war Germany and what it means to today's listeners.
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- 7"
- £15.99
- Cat Number
- HSRSS0025
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
She Caught The Train
Cora
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- Ltd 7"
- £14.99
- Cat Number
- STIX062
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Produced by Roy Ayers in the early 80s , “You Can’t Turn Me Away” is one of Sylvia Striplin's sweetest moments of slow, smoochy soul music. So good it had to be covered by Erykah Badu, now we see Lady Gatica take on this mighty record with unbelievably dreamy results.
Almost perfect for a 'mellow reggae' retake, Mato adds lilting guitar, balmy keys and a palm tree elegance that'll have you endlessly rocking in the hammock as the afternoon turns into evening.
Limited copies.
STAFF COMMENTS
Paul says: Love this mellow reggae twist on the Sylvia Striplin / Erykah Badu jam! Just in time for beer garden season!TRACK LISTING
A. You Can’t Turn Me Away (Mato Reggae Mix)
B. You Can’t Turn Me Away (Mato Dub Version)
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- 2xColoured LP
- £26.99
- Cat Number
- BWOOD179RE
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Red and white vinyl.
Red and white vinyl.
On ‘Loveplaydance’, legendary Tokyo DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura charted a new direction by casting musical cornerstones in a fresh light. The Toshio Matsuura Group features Tom Skinner (drummer for Smile, Sons of Kemet, amongst others) as its musical director, as well as some of the UK’s most exciting jazz-influenced musicians. Drawing on years of surveying and curating different corners of music, Matsuura deftly combined this talented pool of players into one singular, wide-ranging album. A co-founder of Japan’s United Future Organisation (aka U.F.O.), this record sees Matsuura reconnect with longstanding friend and collaborator Gilles Peterson. Releasing the album via Brownswood Recordings in the UK, it’s a continuation of a relationship which started as a bridge between London’s then-blossoming jazz scene and Tokyo’s new musical vanguard of the early ‘90s. This album continues that two-way dialogue between Japan and the UK.
The scope of the music reflects the breadth of Matsuura’s interests; It ranges from Bugges Wesseltoft’s Detroit-influenced, dancefloor-minded jazz, stretched out into a more meditative contemplation, to Flying Lotus’ LA-rooted, Brainfeeder beatmaking, translated from laptop-to-live, given a new, equally idiosyncratic lease of life. Elsewhere, Carl Craig’s iconic ‘At Les’ is taken in a looser direction, the overtones of euphoria cast in a different hue.
They’re touchpoints which hint at interests in the different, diffuse corners of electronic music, and how they connect to jazz and improvisation. Featuring an all star line up of some of the best players London has to offer, line up includes Nubya Garcia, Yazz Ahmed, Yussef Dayes and more.
TRACK LISTING
A.1 Change
A.2 High Noon
B.1 L.M. II
B.2 I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
C.1 Kitty Bey
C.2 Brown Paper Bag
D.1 Do The Astral Plane
D.2 At Les
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- 2xLtd LP
- £31.99
- Cat Number
- ASA104
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Born in 1942 and raised in South Africa's Eastern Cape province, Tete Mbambisa’s childhood home served as an informal tavern where social gatherings orbited around the family's carefully curated music collection with live performances by a local pianist. Growing up in this environment, his musical roots are embedded in marabi, the syncopated piano sound that blended cues from American jazz, blues and ragtime with the cultural sensibilities that shape modern South African jazz.
A self-taught musician, it was as leader of the vocal group The Four Yanks in the early 1960s that Tete Mbambisa’s music career began in earnest. With encouragement from Abdullah Ibrahim, he dedicated himself to the piano and went on to record with The Soul Jazzmen in 1969. Mbambisa's two solo recordings from the 1970s were produced by Rashid Vally for the independent As-Shams/The Sun record label. With an abundance of strong material but limited resources, some of the label's prospective releases were not issued at the time of recording. Featuring the intended artwork commissioned for the project in 1976, African Day marks the first major unveiling of unreleased gems from the As-Shams master tape archive.
TRACK LISTING
African Day
Khumbula Jane
Siviwe
Kohinoor
Mr. Mecca
Siyanda
Umsenge
Relaxin
Untitled For Duke Makasi
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- LP
- £26.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- 5894589
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £12.99
- Cat Number
- 5894591
- Release date
- 15 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
1. L’Orso
2. Emergence
3. That Thang
4. Three Sisters
5. Boatly
6. The Time Is The Place
7. Railroad Tracks Home
8. Asthenia
9. Fourth Wall
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- 12"
- £11.99
- Cat Number
- ZEN12669
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
To celebrate the new relationship, their first offering from the label, “Nice Town”, will be released on a special limited edition vinyl - featuring the eclectic rapper, jazz musician and MD for Iggy Pop Pan Amsterdam, and including special remixes by Metronomy and Alain Ogue.
It's not what I was expecting at all - an alluring, coastal shanti with breezy, optimistic vibes; that trumpet motif alone should be enough to keep you beaming for the entire day. And it's bossa nova drum palette (featured on the Metronomy remix) is a bright and funky direction towards movement. The electro beats and rap from Pan Amsterdam is laid back and charismatic - yes - everythings perfectly in place for an evergreen anthem that I reckon has enough legs to see it through to the end of the year lists. Perfect pop!
Flip side sees a more housey remix by Alain Ogue who swamps the trumpet motif in echo, gets busy on the filters, affects the vocal with a kinda AM radio distortion and generally makes the track available for your clued up London indie-dance crowd. Top stuff!
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Two truly infectious takes on one scrumptious trumpet theme. Guitar guitar licks, seaside organ, clever vocal. This has got has got HIT written all over it without being over in a flash.TRACK LISTING
A1. Nice Town (Original)
A2. Nice Town (Metronomy Remix)
B1. Nice Town (Alain Ogue Remix)
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- Ltd 12"
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- NAT023
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Tracks recorded live, with everything played by hand, giving a unique swing and flavour to these primordial house lifeforms. The spirit of Ron Hardy and Adonis is strong in this one young Jedi!
Proper buzzing to see a resurgence in this sound, that's largely been forgotten yet remains the TRUE and ORIGINAL HOUSE SOUND!!!
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Mega buzzed to see more people taking on the lost Chicago jakbeat genre - the absolute embryo of acid house. If you dig the Dirty Blends label, Jamal Moss, Trax, Virgo Four, Ron Hardy etc etc then this ones for you.TRACK LISTING
A1. Houze Life
B1. Kaotic Dilemma
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- Coloured LP 2
- £19.99
- Cat Number
- SBR262LPC6
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Egg drop coloured vinyl.
Egg drop coloured vinyl. -
- CD
- £10.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- SBR262CD
- Release date
- 13 Nov '20
Written and recorded while the band was quarantined in their hometown of Minsk during the COVID-19 pandemic, Monument is a conscious step up in songwriting and fidelity, and it reveals a band preternaturally comfortable in its own skin. Whether playing to the dancefloor, as they do on the synthpop anthem “Discoteque,” or working more introspectively on pre-pandemic live favorites “Otveta Net” and “Ne Smeshno,” Molchat Doma are in complete control. Their greatest strength has always been their songwriting, and they’ve only gotten better.
As the band’s arrangements have grown more sophisticated, so too have the sounds they use to bring them to life. Roman Komogortsev and Pavel Kozlov’s gear arsenal has grown to include an extensive range of synthesizers and drum machines, all of which they deploy with precision. Egor Shkutko’s vocals move fluidly between his familiar deadpan monotone and an expressive croon, his beautifully delivered Russian lyrics at turns bleak and romantic. Shkutko has often been compared to Ian Curtis, but here, he outgrows the comparison.
With Monument, Molchat Doma have done one of the hardest things to do as a band. They’ve greatly expanded the scope of their music while retaining everything that made them great in the first place.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: If you enjoyed the drum machine / vocal interplay on the new Working Men's Club LP (or, indeed any post-punk from 1980 onwards), you'll love the dystopian drive and eerie synth swells of Molchat Doma. Reminiscent of many, but exactly unlike few, exactly as it should be.TRACK LISTING
Utonut’ (5:44)
Obrechen (4:09)
Discoteque (4:05)
Ne Smeshno (3:52)
Otveta Net (4:03)
Zvezdy (3:46)
Udalil Tvoy Nomer (5:10)
Leningradskiy Blues (4:00)
Lubit’ I Vypolnyat’ (5:27)
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- 7"
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- DR0006
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
A1. Watermelon Man
B1. Bill’s Valence Street Jam
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- Ltd 7"
- £15.99
- Cat Number
- SFA001
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Carter Lake is an energetic 2 minutes 30 second blast of pure dance floor joy, that looks back at carefree days, teenage love and love lost. Moore’s voice soars, and showcases his love for the powerful stylings of jazz and gospel. On the flip, Must Be The Beat sees him explore very different textures and could easily be a long lost Prince recording found in the vaults in Paisley Park. Sounding like something jammed late at night, this one is perfect for the afterhours when there are 30 sweaty dancers left on the floor at 5am that just don’t want to go home!
This is the first release on Sweet Free Association, a new label founded by Sam Don, the DJ and curator responsible for the recent lovers rock and UK soul comps For The Love of You and Just A Touch. Born out of the wish to find another way of sharing ‘the fruits’ from his Free Association radio show and parties, these impossibly rare disco tracks are now available to a wider audience for the first time, as the vast majority of the original copies have been long lost.
Mastered at The Carvery, the lo-fi recordings have been skilfully lifted by Frank Merritt to sound big in the club, while retaining the original charm in the sound that made the tracks stand out to Sam in the first instance.
TRACK LISTING
Carter Lake
Must Be The Beat
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- LP
- £27.99
- Cat Number
- PSYCHOBABBLE033
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
180gr. black vinyl pressed from brand new lacquer cut.
Reconstructed from the original master files by Helge Sten.
Revamped cover art.
Heavy duty inside-out printed cover.
Printed inner sleeves and colour insert.
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- Hardback Book
- £25.00
Usually ships within: 3-28 days - Cat Number
- 9781399609760
- Release date
- 21 Mar '24
Leafy St Albans is an unlikely starting point for one of the great psychedelic/acid house musicians of his generation, but, like so many others who brought radical change to the counterculture, Richard Norris' story starts in the suburbs.
Strange Things Are Happening documents his journey from punk through the emerging DIY indie culture to producing the UK's first acid house album, Jack the Tab; being one of the only unsigned artists to grace the cover of NME, to being one of the first faces on the scene at Shoom and Spectrum during the 1988 Summer of Love; finding international fame with The Grid in the early 90s, to working with Joe Strummer and a cast of thousands as a remixer, writer and producer. Embracing a psychedelic lifestyle along the way, Strange Things Are Happening is a funny, improbable and frequently wild journey down the rabbit hole.
Richard Norris has been involved in almost every aspect of music and its business for many decades. This is an insider's tale of inspiration and collaboration, working with some of the most iconic artists in music and beyond. We travel to basement acid parties in London to ten thousand strong raves in Ibiza. From Amsterdam with Timothy Leary, to Tijuana with Shaun Ryder and Joe Strummer, on a bumpy ride in Joe's beat up 1955 Cadillac, to the customs hall at Heathrow with Sun Ra, Top Of The Pops, LA film sets, around the world and back again. Strange Things Are Happening is a celebration of creativity and passion, of chance meetings turning into lifelong friendships, and of what is possible with an independent spirit, with an open mind and heart. Not quite Do It Yourself, more Do It Yourselves - a testimony to how small groups of people can affect and change the cultural landscape; a story about doing what you love and being eternally curious; about the inevitable occupational dead ends and wrong turns that happen when you jump in headfirst, and what is learnt along the way.
Richard Norris
Strange Things Are Happening - Record Store Edition (Signed With Exclusive CD)
White Rabbit
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- Hardback Book
- £35.00
- Cat Number
- 9781399622899
- Release date
- 21 Mar '24
The accompanying 'Strange Things Are Happening' CD is a career spanning compilation which includes tracks from the seminal 'Jack The Tab' 1988 acid compilation, to The Grid's 'Floatation', through to later tracks as Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve with Erol Alkan, and a host of classic remixes and exclusive new tracks.
A memoir by one of the most influential and ubiquitous underground British musicians of the past thirty
Leafy St Albans is an unlikely starting point for one of the great psychedelic/acid house musicians of his generation, but, like so many others who brought radical change to the counterculture, Richard Norris' story starts in the suburbs.
Strange Things Are Happening documents his journey from punk through the emerging DIY indie culture to producing the UK's first acid house album, Jack the Tab; being one of the only unsigned artists to grace the cover of NME, to being one of the first faces on the scene at Shoom and Spectrum during the 1988 Summer of Love; finding international fame with The Grid in the early 90s, to working with Joe Strummer and a cast of thousands as a remixer, writer and producer. Embracing a psychedelic lifestyle along the way, Strange Things Are Happening is a funny, improbable and frequently wild journey down the rabbit hole.
Richard Norris has been involved in almost every aspect of music and its business for many decades. This is an insider's tale of inspiration and collaboration, working with some of the most iconic artists in music and beyond. We travel to basement acid parties in London to ten thousand strong raves in Ibiza. From Amsterdam with Timothy Leary, to Tijuana with Shaun Ryder and Joe Strummer, on a bumpy ride in Joe's beat up 1955 Cadillac, to the customs hall at Heathrow with Sun Ra, Top Of The Pops, LA film sets, around the world and back again. Strange Things Are Happening is a celebration of creativity and passion, of chance meetings turning into lifelong friendships, and of what is possible with an independent spirit, with an open mind and heart. Not quite Do It Yourself, more Do It Yourselves - a testimony to how small groups of people can affect and change the cultural landscape; a story about doing what you love and being eternally curious; about the inevitable occupational dead ends and wrong turns that happen when you jump in headfirst, and what is learnt along the way.
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- Coloured LP
- £20.99
- Cat Number
- SCR280LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Limited edition Vesuvian violet vinyl.
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- CD
- £10.99
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- SCR280CD
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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Limited edition CD with bonus track.
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Together they have made Two, a beautiful album that blends both of their influences with added echoes of ambient, techno, 2000s club culture, post-classical and post-rock. It’s a stunning record and proof that when two very different musicians meet it’s always possible for magic to happen. The eight tracks are a testament to their ability to translate raw emotion into a musical journey, forging a connection that goes beyond sound.
TRACK LISTING
1. No Words
2. Inner Space
3. Interlocking Mechanics
4. Buildings
5. In A Box
6. Nocturnal Humans
7. When We See
8. Us
9. Nocturnal Emissions*
*CD-only Bonus Track
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- LP
- £28.99
- Cat Number
- EMEGO312V
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
The initial meeting of Rehberg and Void was in London in 2016 and despite or due to their mutual awkwardness found solace and compatibility in the fact that they both had a similar electronic modular set up, along with matching cases to transport all. The idea to collaborate was an obvious and organic process as a means to connect their individual gear together and observe the outcome. The fruits of these initial experiments, recorded in London, resulted in the playful experimentation of their acclaimed 2017 release 33 33 (eMego 251).
Now in 2024 Editions Mego presents the logically titled follow up, 33 34. These sessions were recorded six months after the initial recordings at Peter's home in Vienna. This was planned out as a mirror city release to the original London recordings. With Peter having access to his full studio set up this time around we encounter a rich audio landscape which organically folds together a variety of musical genres blurring any distinction between these forms so the resulting music hovers as a new cloud of sound. Any musical form, be it industrial, electro-acoustic, ambient, drone and techno all coexist and melt into the other as the ensuing result unveils a hypnotic swarm of divergent sounds (music). When active there were no lines or contexts with NPVR, either between sound or genre within these recordings or live where NPVR were at home playing at a techno club one night and an avant garde venue the next.
The initial session of these recordings was edited by Rehberg and sent to Void to further develop. Over time the final versions were agreed on and then shelved as other outside projects took over. The awkwardness had been surmounted and the two had become close friends. NPVR performed at a range of venues such as Tresor, Sutton House, Corsica, Blitz, Paris GRM #Focus2, LEV Festival and Rigas Skanumezs Festival. Following Rehberg's untimely passing Void had difficulty listening back to the sessions but eventually thought it fit to complete and release this album, of which even the artwork (like 33 33, an image from Zurich photographer, Georg Gatsas) had been decided upon prior to Rehberg parting ways.
There is an unmistakable joy to these recordings. One encounters an enthralling exploration of their chosen machines which conveys the excitement of what can be randomly conjured when people speak through such devices. There is no grand statement or argument here, just the sheer thrill of creation and the recorded results of random encounters. The art of collaboration was always a mainstay of Rehberg's practice from the advent of the MEGO adventure. Rehberg & Bauer was an initial collaboration with former business partner Ramon Bauer. Even at this stage one can hear a relaxed sense of delight in the sheer discovery of sound.
A mix made for the Wire magazine following the release of 33 33 hints at the freedom that comes with endless urge for exploration and discovery. Abstract tracks from Z'EV. Jérôme Noetinger and Jung An Tagen are included alongside British stalwarts The Fall and New Order. There were no lines between pop / academic / underground or mainstream in Rehberg's world. All of it sat at the same table. It is just matter in the atmosphere, like the diverse exploration found in these recordings that comprise 33 34.
Towards the end of his life Rehberg was obsessing over the immense output of the German ambient musician Pete Namlook. An artist renowned for not only his sprawling catalogue of ambient masterpieces but one who often said his main inspiration was nature. This is apt with regards to the work of NPVR which also aligns with such thought as the intertwining of the two individual artists and their machines results in a natural symbiotic flow, as it happens, just like in the world around us.
TRACK LISTING
1. Raw To The Core
2. Keep Former
3. Invisible Man
4. Ok But No
5. I/C/D/S
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- LP
- £30.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- 4864919
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £13.99
Usually ships within: 2-10 days - Cat Number
- 4864918
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
TRACK LISTING
Side A
1. Spiritus Naturae Aeternus
2. Cymatic Love Spiral
Side B
3. Harmonic Dream Sequence
4. Transfigural Syntax Eclipse
"The Coral EP" draws inspiration from the lively steel-drum experiments featured in last year's "Souvenir" EP with Mt. Sim
Vibrant compositions and distinct melodies create an ambient progression where electronic and acoustic sounds delicately dance together, forming friendships and blending seamlessly, reminiscent of white magic.
Olof has recently co-produced several tracks on Fever Ray’s critically acclaimed 2023 album “Radical Romantics”, produced Tunisian multi-instrumentalist and composer Houeida Hedfi’s debut album “Fleuves De L'âme”, as well as helped create music with Planningtorock and Zhala.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: A kind of outer world pastoral dreamscape that, aside from the more fierce intentions of "Coral", smooths and cradles in a rich sonic form.TRACK LISTING
1. Coral
2. Flora
3. Hazel
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- Coloured LP
- £29.99
- Cat Number
- AC-062G
- Release date
- Expected 5 Apr '24
- Format Info
Limited swamp green vinyl.
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- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- AC-062
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Black vinyl edition.
Black vinyl edition.
From distant ocean song to the clang and howl of a murky forgotten memory, MASS is a dreamlike collage of shrill shrieks, gasps, corroded brass choirs, and melting modular synth soundscapes, all heard through a mist of hiss and noise. Fused with equal parts spastic improvisation, shrouded ritual, and meticulous arrangement, it presents a sonic topography at once tongue-in-cheek, sensitive, and nightmarish. With discordant chorales and angular trumpet improvisations churning in an ever-evolving wash of whispers and howls, MASS is a collection of three hazy, harsh, and frightful sound worlds. With tracks meandering between aggressive rhythms, eerie ambiances, and abrasive cut-up electronic textures, MASS draws inspiration from early tape music, horror film soundtracks, and grindcore. It was assembled between listening to extended doses of Else Marie Pade, Daphne Oram, Eliane Radigue, the Locust, Edgard Varèse, Maryanne Amacher, Dick Raaijmakers, Naked City, Mr. Bungle, and Thomas Ankersmit, bringing a little bit of all of them along with it. MASS was recorded and mixed over the course of three weeks in January–February 2021 while in the midst of a cross-country move. Recorded entirely in short-term housing away from her studio (and most of her instruments), Reid relied exclusively on her voice, trumpet, flugelhorn, household objects, and Make Noise's Strega semi-modular synthesizer for all sound materials. Original sound materials were recorded loosely and independently with little to no overdubbing, instead relying on meticulous editing and processing in the manner of classic tape music
TRACK LISTING
Side A:
1. Vessel
2. Passage
3. Collide
Side B:
1. Sublimate
2. Mass
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- LP
- £27.99
- Cat Number
- BB440LP
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
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- CD
- £16.99
- Cat Number
- BB440
- Release date
- Expected 5 Apr '24
Release date: Expected 5 Apr '24
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- 2xDeluxe LP
- £54.99
- Cat Number
- LPS248
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Remastered 2xLP in screen printed sleeve with original inserts plus one bonus insert including liner notes from Randy Rice himself.
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Housed in it's original minimalist hand made artwork with the little upgrade twist of silk-screen printing.
· First ever vinyl reissue of ultra rare privately pressed double LP!
· Remastered sound!
· Reproductions of the two original inserts!
· Plus a new one with liner notes by Randy Rice himself sharing his memories of the recording!
I was between the ages of 18 and 20 when I wrote the 22 songs found on To Anyone Who Ever Laughed at Someone Else. They express the thoughts and frustrations, hopes and fears of a young man coming of age in a world that was full of upheaval and transformation. I was a product of that period in America we call the sixties—those years between the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 and the resignation of President Richard Nixon in August 1974. In fact, this record was released that same month Nixon resigned. Over the next five years, I toured the country as an acoustic artist performing at clubs, coffeehouses and colleges. During that time, I watched the idealism and social consciousness of the sixties slowly fade away. In its place emerged a cynicism and materialism that still seems to be with us so many years later. More than anything else, I think To Anyone Who Ever Laughed at Someone Else is a time capsule that speaks to us from a past era. A period when, above all other things, we asked questions. We questioned our country, we questioned our faith, we questioned the very purpose of life itself. I am very excited to bring those questions and these songs to a new generation on a new continent. Special thanks to my friends Jordi Segura of Wah Wah Records who took the initiative to release this 50th Anniversary Re-issue of To Anyone Who Ever Laughed at Someone Else and Michel Veenstra Klinkhamer, who introduced us.
TRACK LISTING
Side A (1 / 4):
A1.Hello
A2. Mr. Dumpty, Before The Fall
A3.The Song
A4.Mrs.Bitch
A5.Students From Marian Catholic High School
A6.Will You Still Love Me When You're Twenty-One
A7.To Anyone Who's Ever Laughed At Someone Else
Side B (2 / 4):
B1.The Other Day
B2.SPQR Part 1 - I Wish That Fly Would Land So I Could Swat Him
B3.SPQR Part 2 - Sorry
B4.SPQR Part 3 - My Last Question
B5.SPQR Part 4 - Gosh, Darn, Golly Gee, Or Those Canadians Can Sure Tell It Like It Is
B6.SPQR Part 5 - All American Girl
B7.SPQR Part 6 - Let Me Grow
Side C (3 / 4):
C1.For Me, For You
C2.The New Testament, Or A Good Samaritan Will Never Jew You · Matthew: Love Means Never
Having To Say You're Happy
C3.The New Testament, Or A Good Samaritan Will Never Jew You · Mark: Jesus Was A Capricorn, But
Then So Am I
C4.The New Testament, Or A Good Samaritan Will Never Jew You · Luke: Morning Meditation
C5.The New Testament, Or A Good Samaritan Will Never Jew You · John: Mother Mary, Let Me Be
C6.The New Testament, Or A Good Samaritan Will Never Jew You · Fred: Post-Mortem Dirge
Side D (4 / 4):
D1.Everyday People Revisited
D2.Filler Song
D3.The Continuing Story Of A Square Peg In A Round Hole Part 1: The Ballad Of Uthage
D4. The Continuing Story Of A Square Peg In A Round Hole Part 2: I Think It's Time For Me To Get
Out Of Here
D5.The Continuing Story Of A Square Peg In A Round Hole Part 3: Footnote To The Preceding Nineteen Songs, And Is It Really Necessary
D6.The Continuing Story Of A Square Peg In A Round Hole Part 4: I Hope I Always See You
Smiling
D7.The Continuing Story Of A Square Peg In A Round Hole Part 5: My Song
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- Coloured LP
- £25.99
- Cat Number
- MRG824LPC1
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Indies only pink vinyl comes with lyrics + insert download.
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She is joined here by Mowed Sound David Nance (bass, guitar), James Schroeder (guitar, synth), Kevin Donahue (drums, percussion) and in studio by Destroyer collaborator Ted Bois (keys). Bite Down is Rosali’s second album working with Mowed Sound, and there is urgency and ambition in their collaboration a band pushing each other not just to expand on what they’ve already done together, but to break through into altogether new territory.
Among those joining Rosali and her band there is Dan Bejar of Destroyer, who waxes poetically on where she’s been, where she’s going, and how thrilling Bite Down is to experience:
It’s hard to talk about Rosali’s music. Songs that reach outward like this, but then constantly disarm with their intimacy. What do you call such inner searching that is hellbent on rollicking? Songs that long for a sense of peace and songs that want romance, all on equal footing in the same plot of earth? Performed wild, but always centered around the incredible lyrical calm that is Rosali’s voice.
Bite Down makes me think about singers and bands that throw themselves hard into the storm, the way the Rosali quartet does. (Jim captures the tone of this perfectly, again!) The calm of her voice over top of the band’s raging it is the emblem of songs that live to put themselves in harm’s way. But it’s not harm. It’s just that you have to play hard to get at these goods. The calm of Rosali’s voice, the straight talk of her inner search vs. the wildness of the band, the sonic storm she rides in on. That’s their sound.
The Mowed Sound. It’s hard to talk about these last couple Rosali albums without talking about them. They play free and wild and relentlessly melodious. They rip and create space and fill it up with what seems like reckless abandon, but listen carefully or listen for a while and you’ll find them paying real close attention to each other and exactly what the song demands. Maybe Fairport did this, maybe VU. It’s a strange telepathic brew.
Breezier songs like “On Tonight” and “Rewind” sound like they’ve fought their way to get to that sense of ease. Maybe that’s the Mowed Sound “sound”—hard-won ease. Then add to that Ted Bois’ patented Rhodes sleaze (see sinuous title track “Bite Down”) steering the record into late-night corners; the incredible “Hills on Fire” (maybe the centerpiece of the album), the guitar-ripping and the singing taking turns in reaching new levels of intimacy. It feels listened-in on, exposed and invented on the spot. It is also simply a staggeringly beautiful song. There are a few of those on the album. In contrast, “My Kind” is a raucous, hand-delivered classic; the band throws tables over. For the most part, this is a moodier record than No Medium. It has the same sound of “I’ve travelled through fire to deliver you these songs,” but it is also quieter, more nocturnal. The quiet dread of staring down an open road, and the excitement of that.
By the final track, “May It Be on Offer,” it is the prayer uttered as you hand yourself over to the world.
TRACK LISTING
SIDE A
1. On Tonight
2. Rewind
3. Hills On Fire
4. My Kind
5. Bite Down
SIDE B
6. Hopeless
7. Slow Pain
8. Is It Too Late
9. Change Is In The Form
10. May It Be On Offer
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- Coloured LP
- £22.99
- Cat Number
- OURLP3003
- Release date
- 16 Feb '24
- Format Info
Blue coloured vinyl.
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- CD
- £11.99
- Cat Number
- OURCD300
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
Across the debut album, Royel Otis swing between melodic, pop- inspired indie and woozy psych, but it never feels tied to one lane. As soon as one style or mood has outstayed its welcome, they handbrake turn into psychedelic weirdness or dissonant noise, keeping everybody on their toes. After the table was laid on the two EPs, PRATTS & PAIN brings everything from the band's history together on a record that's reverent towards their beginnings but unafraid to push forwards into new sounds. This loose, open formula for what makes a Royel Otis song is written all over PRATTS & PAIN, an album defined by its sense of fun and adventure.
On the tracks 'Velvet' and 'Big Ciggie', Carey's 11-year-old nephew Archie appears on drums, and a spontaneous energy ran through the sessions, one which can be heard across the album. On first single 'Adored', they master the perfect indie-pop hit, while 'Sonic Blue' keeps this underlying energy but sets screeching guitars over the top. 'Velvet', meanwhile, has the stomping energy of Talking Heads, while 'Molly' is an unsettling and deeply atmospheric slow jam. Whatever sonic template the music might be based on though, the crux of Royel Otis comes back to a foundational DNA of mutual trust. Royel says: "We have fun together, and it's not difficult. I trust what Otis thinks and what he does, and I back it. If you back each other, something good comes from it."
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: As yet another bit of strong evidence in the 'Australia are the best at indie' stakes, Royel Otis take the punky slacker sound we've come to know so well from their fellow countryfolk (Courtney B, RBCF, The Chats etc) and add a bright synthy overtone. It's psychedelic pop for drinking in fields and barbequing poorly.TRACK LISTING
1. Adored
2. Fried Rice
3. Foam
4. Sonic Blue
5. Heading For The Door
6. Velvet
7. IHYSM
8. Molly
9. Daisy Chain
10. Glory To Glory
11. Always Always
12. Big Ciggie
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- 3xColoured LP
- £52.99
- Cat Number
- DOG013LPX
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Purple triple LP, each unit individually numbered. Limited to 1500 units worldwide.
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Opening track 'Skulls' feels like classic Royksopp - all squelchy bass lines, filtered synths and vocodered, yet soulful vocals - the album also takes in sophisticated, delicate heartbreak on the Man Without Country collaboration 'Sordid Affair'; odd, shape-shifting ambience on the Robyn-featuring 'Rong'; bouncing electro pop on the deceptively upbeat 'Save Me' and the deliriously sad, cry-on-the-dance floor classic, 'I Had This Thing'.
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- Coloured LP
- £33.99
Usually ships within: 2-5 days - Cat Number
- THRILL593LPX
- Release date
- 22 Mar '24
- Format Info
Opaque grey coloured vinyl.
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YoshimiO’s experiments in this field are well documented and legendary, from her work in OOIOO to her work in the Boredoms.
Multi-instrumentalist Yoshida Daikiti reveals the human hand that shapes living traditions, as much through his fluid playing as his own collection of handmade instruments, while percussionist and multi-instrumentalist Motoyuki ‘Hama’ Hamamoto embodies the metaphysical power of rhythm.
YoshimiO’s wild vocal acrobatics and inimitable range shift from hypnotic chants to ethereal atmospherics and darting melodies, ducking and weaving around Daikiti’s serpentine sitar figures and basslines.
Hama’s solid rhythmic architectures and deft polyrhythms are here enhanced by additional drums from Taketawa Yo2ro, slipping from subtle pulses to thundering grooves that drive the music.
Saicobab’s music exudes a true reverence for living musical traditions while remaining unbound by orthodoxy.
The electrifying energy of the quartet’s performance is palpable in every track, eliminating established hierarchies with performer and listener alike entwined in the same cosmic dance.
“Compelling, fun and really very strange.” - Uncut Magazine
“In Japanese experimental psych pop, more often than not, YoshimiO has been a beacon.” - FADER (cover feature)
TRACK LISTING
Nrtyaman
Social This Dance
Nachin Machine
Amayoru Moon Dance
Nachle Naatu Honey
Death Nap The Dance
Dancing Fish In The Rain
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