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The Chills

Kaleidoscope World - 2023 Reissue (Expanded Edition)

    This is what a living legend looks and sounds like” Rolling Stone.

    The Chills reissue their celebrated early singles compilation, this 24-track expanded version of Kaleidoscope World gathers together tracks from the ‘Dunedin Double’ compilation, live recordings, ‘Doledrums’ single and the band’s seminal ‘Pink Frost’.

    The collection also contains ‘The Lost EP’, with early takes on their groundbreaking ‘Submarine Bells’ album, alongside the aching ‘I Love My Leather Jacket’, perfectly illustrating the rollercoaster ride of Martin Phillipps and The Chills as portrayed in the award film The Triumph And The Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps.

    “Singer/guitarist Martin Phillipps’ group was at the forefront of the extraordinary little guitar-pop scene in New Zealand in the early ’80s.. Kaleidoscope World is the major document of their early era.” Pitchfork

    Part of the 80’s extraordinarily vibrant and innovative independent music scene in New Zealand, The Chills became flag bearers, taking the Dunedin sound, as championed by the Flying Nun label, to the world. Long recognised as one of New Zealand's most influential bands, Kaleidoscope World is a definitive artifact from Martin Phillipps’ groundbreaking project.

    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    A1 Kaleidoscope World
    A2 Satin Doll
    A3 Frantic Drift
    A4 Rolling Moon
    A5 Bite
    Side B
    B1 Flame Thrower
    B2 Pink Frost
    B3 Purple Girl
    B4 This Is The Way
    B5 Never Never Go
    B6 Don't Even Know Her Name
    B7 Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Boe
    Side C
    C1 Whole Weird World
    C2 Dream By Dream
    C3 Doledrums
    C4 Hidden Bay
    C5 I Love My Leather Jacket
    C6 The Great Escape
    Side D
    D1 Oncoming Day (Early Version)
    D2 Dan Destiny And The Silver Dawn (Unplugged)
    D3 Martyn’s Doctor Told Me
    D4 I'll Only See You Alone Again
    D5 Green-Eyed Owl (Live)
    D6 Smile From A Dead Dead Face (Live)

    Callum Pitt

    In The Balance

      Inspired by the rawness and honesty of artists like Elliott Smith, Julien Baker, Adrianne Lenker & Sufjan Stevens, Callum Pitt imbues his indie-folk with grand, orchestral, chamber pop sensibility plus an alt-rock edge. Despite using music often as a canvas to openly discuss depression & anxiety, as well as political unrest, Callum still manages to imprint feelings of optimism and unity, alongside genuine warmth and honesty, throughout his songs.

      This debut album In The Balance pinpoints back to one night in 2019, where Pitt was handed an earth-shaking reminder of how much hangs in the balance with each passing second. Minutes after he waved goodbye to his brother and parents as they left his house, a fire engine hit the back edge of their car. They were all unharmed. But if the car was in the engine’s path a fraction of a second later — if Pitt had said one more word at the doorstep — it would have ploughed directly into the drivers’ side.

      28-year-old Pitt has been working on his craft for a decade, beginning in the Newcastle pub scene and gradually refining his thoughtful, poetic songwriting voice. He won the Alan Hull Award for songwriters in 2019, and the Fender Player Plus competition in 2021. Meanwhile, he’s studying a masters in Occupational Therapy, and has worked with children, young people and adults with disabilities through various outlets, including therapeutic music work. These are experiences that shaped In The Balance, his first true body of work, giving him a new perspective on the cathartic and unifying power of music.

      In The Balance is an astonishing debut album that marks Pitt as an artist with equal parts vision and talent. As he takes it on stage, he hopes to use his music as a vehicle to create space for other up-and-coming songwriters, including booking shows for fellow artists, and emphasising accessibility and inclusivity. “The North East is a really nice music scene. I’ve got a number of peers who are all really supportive and non-competitive. It doesn’t feel cold, it feels like everyone wants each other to succeed,” he says. This same warmth is key to In The Balance; in a chaotic universe, the instances of connection both big and small can feel like miracles.


      TRACK LISTING

      1. I Feel A God And Devil In This Room
      2. Black Holes In The Sky
      3. Crow
      4. Fraction Of A Second
      5. More Than This
      6. Mayfly
      7. Moths And Butterflies
      8. Uncanny Moon
      9. The Will Of The River 

      Rachael Dadd

      Kaleidoscope

        Wildly creative free-form songwriter Rachael Dadd releases her brand new studio album ‘Kaleidoscope’ via Memphis Industries and follows 2019’s 'Flux', which was released to much acclaim and which she was touring when the pandemic struck.

        Like so many people disconnected from their communities and struggling through the lockdowns, Rachael Dadd turned inwards, seeking escape through music and connection through song writing, and her hope is that when people listen to ‘Kaleidoscope' “they will feel held and find space to breathe, grieve and celebrate.”

        “This album is a lot more honest and personal than ‘Flux'” she shares, “but I feel the songs are universal as they are largely rooted in truth and love. If I had to pick a favourite album it would be this one because of the magical rekindling of human connection when me and my band got back in a room together again. All that magic went into these songs."

        Co-produced "intuitively, boldly, and playfully" by Rachael and Rob Pemberton (The Staves, Emily Barker, Maja Lena), ‘Kaleidoscope’ includes musical collaborators such as Maja Lena (Low Chimes), long-time collaborator Emma Gatrill (Willy Mason), Alex Heane (bass), Charlotte West (synths), Alex Garden (strings) and ‘Flux’ producer Marcus Hamblett (Villagers, James Holden, The Staves), giving the record "just the right colour combination, just the right pattern of shapes, plenty of space where needed and finally landing in a sound world that feels fresh and open and true” reflects Rachael.

        Japanese aesthetics absorbed from her time spent living there are subconsciously woven into Rachael’s songs. "I first stepped foot in Tokyo in 2008, sparked by the adventure of such a rich and different culture and later on I lived on a small island and experienced an appealing and balanced way of life: the aesthetics, the art and the traditions,” she recalls. “There was a lot of caring for each other, a lot of gentleness, and a lot of simple living in harmony with nature. Japan left its cultural mark on me and is now part of my inner world and I’m sure this comes out with the words and music I write”.

        “But overall” Rachael explains “this is an album of homecoming and reconnecting to my own truth, to my community here, to the earthy land that I love and to the sky that I know.”

        TRACK LISTING

        Side A
        Children Of The Galaxy
        Footsteps
        Moon Sails
        Ox
        Ghost
        Side B
        River Spirit
        Heads Down
        For Honey And Ray
        White Snow
        Swift
        Join The Dots

        Dinked Edition Bonus CD
        The Bridge (feat Kate Stables – This Is The Kit)
        Fronds
        Crystalizing In Time
        Fences (feat Rozi Plain)

        Soul Jazz Records’ new album ‘Kaleidoscope – New Spirits Known and Unknown’ brings together many of the groundbreaking artists involved in the new jazz scene that has developed in the UK over the last few years.

        Featured artists include Matthew Halsall, Yazmin Lacey, Ill Considered, Tenderlonious, Theon Cross, Emma-Jean Thackray and many, many more in this ground-breaking release.

        As well as sharing a pioneering spirit in these new artists’ approach to frontier-crossing musical boundaries, a further theme of this album is that many also share a determination to independent practices – and most of these artists’ recordings featured here are either self-published or released on independent labels. While the attention of this new wave of jazz artists up until now has been London-based, this album shows how this movement is spread across the whole of Britain (and indeed beyond).

        ‘Kaleidoscope – New Spirits Known and Unknown’ shows that while there is commonality in these artists’ approach to music, there is a wide variety of styles – from deep spiritual jazz, electronic experimentalisation, punk-edged funk, uplifting modal righteousness, deep soulful vocals and much more.

        STAFF COMMENTS

        Emily says: It’s been a breathless few years for British jazz, with essential new artists appearing by the day on a plethora of labels up and down the country. Thankfully Soul Jazz are here to help us keep track, taking stock of the scene on this bumper triple vinyl collection.

        TRACK LISTING

        A
        1. Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra - When The World Was One (7.38)
        2. Yazmin Lacey - 90 Degrees (4.16)
        3. Hector Plimmer - Communication Control (3.04)

        B
        1. Ill Considered - Long Way Home (Live At The Crypt) (8.03)
        2. The Expansions - Mosaic (6.58)
        3. Chip Wickham - Red Planet (5.44)

        C
        1. Levitation Orchestra - Odyssey (9.26)
        2. Emma-Jean Thackray’s WALRUS - Walrus (2.47)
        3. Tenderlonious And The 22a Arkestra - The Shakedown (6.18)

        D
        1. Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin Featuring Nubya Garcia - Tanner's Tango (4.48)
        2. Collocutor - Gozo (6.02)
        3. Makaya McCraven - Untitled (3.14)

        E
        1. Nat Birchall - Ancient World (9.50)
        2. Ruby Rushton - Moonlight Woman (9.05)

        F
        1. Ebi Soda - Dimmsdale (3.11)
        2. The Cromagnon Band - Thunder Perfect (5.12)
        3. SEED Ensemble - Mirrors (7.38)

        BONUS 7" SINGLE (With Indies Exclusive Vinyl Only)
        A. Vels Trio - Yellow Ochre (Part 1) (3.04)
        AA. Ishmael Ensemble - Kito's Theme (4.15)

        Coldplay

        Kaleidoscope EP

          Produced by Rik Simpson with Daniel Green and Bill Rahko, the EP features brand new song ‘All I Can Think About Is You’ and a new live version of Coldplay’s hit collaboration with The Chainsmokers, ‘Something Just Like This’, recorded in Tokyo in April. It also includes ‘Miracles (Someone Special)’, a collaboration with Detroit rapper Big Sean and another new song, ‘A L I E N S’, which was written with Brian Eno, and co-produced by Eno and Markus Dravs (Arcade Fire, Mumford & Sons, Kings Of Leon).

          Kaleidoscope

          Beacon From Mars And Other Psychedelic Side Trips

            This is the USA Kaleidoscope, not to be confused with the UK band of the same name. They combined Middle Eastern exotica with West Coast psyche.


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