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Kicking off this EP for Phonica is the title track, “Pink Television”, a floaty and playful yet quite pacey melodic house excursion that reminds us of Floating Points’ synth work on his “Crush” album; with a real optimistic, blue-sky illumination about it.
Next is “Ninety High” which swaps the four to the floor for an intricate breakbeat, highlighting Nuage’s history in break heavy music. A cleverly reconceptualised disco vocal sample and subtly withheld synth lines are combined with a sub rattling and pulsating bassline. The kinda track everyone from Craig Richarids to Ben UFO to Jane Fitz would roll out to rapturous enjoyment; it’s poised yet powerful, deep but anthemic.
“Don’t Forgive Me” recalls classic trance and progressive house tropes with haunting vocal reverberations and a warehouse wall shaking bassline as the track meanders through tension and release of euphoric energy. Lastly, “Glances” opens with a skittish Rhodes riff and unites it with rich and perky melodies that weave in and out of focus. A classy deep house joint to close off this detailed and varied EP. Top stuff.
STAFF COMMENTS
Matt says: Phonica records continue their flawless streak with this neon-hued number from Nuage. Real clubby, with sumptuous electronic textures and crisp beats as it navigates a varied and modern soundscape of breaks, techno and bass.TRACK LISTING
A1. Pink Television
A2. Ninety High
B1. Don't Forgive Me
B2. Glances
Benjamin Berton
Dreamworld - The Fabulous Life Of Dan Treacy & His Band The Television Personalities
Ventil Verlag
Only Japanese Television are 100% space surf.
TRACK LISTING
1. Space Fruit Vineyard
2. Moon Invasion
3. Mosquito Dance Routine
4. Ghoul Rules
5. Bruce Willis
6. Sputnik Swimming
7. Doppleganger Disco
8. Snake Shake
9. Freddy's Back
10. Bumble Rumble
TRACK LISTING
Bumble Rumble
Bruce Willis
Explosions In The Sky
Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack For Public Television)
Temporary Residence Ltd
That documentary, Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas, premiered on PBS in the United States as well as on a variety of networks in other countries in early 2021. The hour-long film intimately follows the lives of native animals amid expansive aerial views of the iconic desert landscape that makes up one of the grandest natural wonders in the world. The band set these sights to an inspired, melodic, and meaningful blend of acoustic guitar, slide guitar, strings, piano, bells, and drums that feels as alive and diverse--and vast and lonely--as the place it depicts.
Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television) takes that mesmerizing score and recontextualizes it as a standalone album. Those brief cues have been expanded and transformed into a thoughtful, gorgeous full-length album that recalls some of the band’s most magical and memorable moments from their storied history.
Big Bend: The Wild Frontier of Texas is a film that explores the past and present of the vast, complicated landscape that still holds countless mysteries yet to be uncovered. In Big Bend (An Original Soundtrack for Public Television), Explosions In The Sky pursue a similar approach to their own past and present, and find inspiration in all that has yet to be discovered.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: I'm a BIG EITS fan, and one of my favourite soundtracks of all time was their Prince Avalanche OST, so it's with no small joy I get to add this one to the collection. It's a beautifully majestic and uplifting set of acoustic / post-rock vignettes, rich in texture and wonderfully brought together.TRACK LISTING
1. Chisos (4:11)
2. Climbing Bear (3:19)
3. Woodpecker (2:05)
4. Spring (2:38)
5. Flying (3:03)
6. Camouflage (2:29)
7. Swimming (1:05)
8. Stories In Stone (2:36)
9. Summer (3:14)
10. Nightfall (2:22)
11. Owl Hunting (2:15)
12. Sunrise (3:30)
13. Big Horns (2:11)
14. Autumn (2:41)
15. Cubs (1:54)
16. Pallid Bats (2:56)
17. Rains Legacy (2:28)
18. Bird Family (2:10)
19. Winter (3:17)
20. Human History (6:08)
TRACK LISTING
Side One
01 - 14th Floor
02 - Oxford St., W.1
03 - Part Time Punks
04 - Where's Bill Grundy Now?
05 - Happy Families
06 - Posing At The Roundhouse
07 - The Prettiest Girl In The World
08 - If That's What Love Is
Side Two
01 - Smashing Time
02 - King And Country
03 - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
04 - Arthur The Gardener
05 - Three Wishes
06 - Geoffrey Ingram
07 - And Don't The Kids Just Love It!
Side Three
01 - A Sense Of Belonging
02 - Paradise Estate
03 - How I Learned To Love The Bomb
04 - Then God Snaps His Fingers
05 - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous
Side Four
01 - She's Only The Grocer's Daughter
02 - A Girl Called Charity
03 - Salvador Dali's Garden Party
04 - The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
05 - This Time There's No Happy Ending
06 - Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations
IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 6PM ON THE SAME DAY (SATURDAY JUNE 12TH).
Record Store Day exclusive limited edition 500 press on neon green heavyweight vinyl featuring big hitting remixes from James Lavelle's UNKLE, Gabe Gurnsey (Factory Floor), James Welsh (Phantasy Sound), Space Age Freak Out (John Paynter), and International Teachers of Pop (ERC / Moonlandingz) who add a whole new dimension to JTV's critically accalimedthird EP and a further RSD physical exclusive with JTV's remix of Internatianal Teachers Pop's Flood The Club (Themes Water Remix).
3 (Remixed) is on vinyl for the first time especially for RSD and JTV say: During lockdown we thought it would be cool to create a remix project with artists we admire. We love collaborating. Itís exciting to have them reimagine our tracks say Japanese Television - who formed with a shared vision of creating a modern psych space-surf soundscape. Gabe Gurnsey add his trademark hard-hitting beats and minimalist synths to otherworldly psych single ëBee Cageí and has already had three plays from Lauren Laverne and two from Gideon Coe on 6 Music and the mix was made John Kennedy's 'X-Posture Hot One. A groove-laden treat, Gabe adds layers of astral beats to create something wholly other. We heard Gabe's remix for Working Men's Club and loved it, we're stoked he's on board. This is followed by James Lavelleís masterful UNKLE Reconstruction of Falling Spikes (the original was named as one Amy Lameís BBC 6 Music Favourite Tracks of 2020), which delivers the trademark eclectic UNKLE sound and twist. James is a living legend and as big fans it's an honour to have him remix, say JTV.
With additional mixes from Space Age Freakout (we love the dirty Manchester electronic vibe), International Teachers of Pop (We're big fans of ITOP. Sheffield's finest); and James Welsh (Like Gabe we found James through Erol Elkan's Phantasy Sound label. He's delivered absolute dynamite), say JTV.Japanese Television surf on a swirling wave of reverb-drenched organ, garage-rock guitars, hypno-motorik bass and pounding, ritualistic drums.
In 2020 the band released their five track EP III slice of motorik space twang. Preferring to work in a village hall deep in the wilds of the east British countryside, JTV again recorded live to an old 8 track machine with The Wytches Kristian Bell following the success of EPs I & II. The band has been played over 70 times on BBC 6 Music including a session with Marc Riley and have seen acclaim from the likes of NME, So Young, Clash, Arts Desk, WFUV in New York, and The Wire. Only Japanese Television are 100% space surf. Their cosmic glow remains extraordinary.
TRACK LISTING
Tick Tock
Surfing Saucers
Country Joe
Lizard Moon
Tick Tock - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
Lizard Moon - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
Crocodile Dentist - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
Uncle Doovy
Bruno’s Nightmare
Slime
Bloodworm
Crocodile Dentist
3 Ball Plant
Blood Worm - Mark Riley BBC 6Music Session
Various Artists
The Virtues: Television Series Soundtrack - Feat. Original Music By PJ Harvey
Invada
“I am so happy to have provided the original music for this extraordinary and powerful new drama by a director I have admired and followed all my life. Shane has a unique directness and sensitivity to his work which I am drawn to and aspire to in my own work, so our collaboration was open and trusting. I sent Shane ideas as demos for him to try out as he edited and let him choose what he used and where to the greatest effect. In the end we both loved how the demos worked so left them as they were, adding to the raw beauty of the piece.” - PJ Harvey
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: What better combination could there be than Shane Meadows' singular artistic direction and PJ Harvey's keen soundtracking talents? Beautiful ambient sections and orchestral lushness, terse melodies and PJ's instantly recognisable vox. Lovely.TRACK LISTING
PJ Harvey - The Lonely Wolf
Lisa Hannigan - Flowers
PJ Harvey - Death
Aphex Twin - Gwely Mernans
Micah P. Hinson - Beneath The Rose
PJ Harvey - Submerge
Toydrum - Jesus Song (Rival Consoles Rework)
Gazelle Twin - Cutting Into Flesh
PJ Harvey - Prayer
MONO - The Flames Beyond The Cold Mountain
Ted Barnes - If The Truth Hurts
Set Fire To Flames - When Sorrow Shoots Her Darts
PJ Harvey - Subterranean
PJ Harvey - The Crowded Cell
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- 2xCD & Book
- £19.99
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- FIRECD528X
- Release date
- 12 Jul '19
- Format Info
Limited Edition 2 x CD in DVD sized Bookpack format. Television Personalities – Some Kind of Happening: Singles 1978-1989
Limited Edition 2 x CD in... [ + ]
TRACK LISTING
Disc One -
01 - 14th Floor
02 - Oxford St., W.1
03 - Part Time Punks
04 - Where's Bill Grundy Now?
05 - Happy Families
06 - Posing At The Roundhouse
07 - The Prettiest Girl In The World
08 - If That's What Love Is
09 – Miracles Take Longer
10 – Apples And Oranges
11 - Smashing Time
12 - King And Country
13 - I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives
14 - Arthur The Gardener
15 – Painting By Numbers
16 – Lichtenstein Girl
17 - Three Wishes
18 - Geoffrey Ingram
19 - And Don't The Kids Just Love It!
20 - Biff, Bang, Pow!
21 - A Picture Of Dorian Gray (Live)
Disc Two -
01 - A Sense Of Belonging
02 - Paradise Estate
03 - How I Learned To Love The Bomb
04 - Then God Snaps His Fingers
05 - Now You're Just Being Ridiculous
06 - She's Only The Grocer's Daughter
07 - A Girl Called Charity
08 - Salvador Dali's Garden Party
09 - The Room At The Top Of The Stairs
10 -This Time There's No Happy Ending
11 - Part One: Fulfilling The Contractual Obligations
12 - I Still Believe In Magic
13 – Respectable
14 – Privilege
15 – Me And My Desire
16 - My Imaginary Friend
17 - I Remember Bridget Riley
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- 2xCD & Book
- £13.99
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- FIRECD546X
- Release date
- 12 Jul '19
TRACK LISTING
CD1 -
1. Strangely Beautiful (7" Mix)
2. Reaching For The Stars
3. Not Even A Maybe
4. Strangely Beautiful (Chill Out Reprise)
5. She's Never Read My Poems (7"mix)
6. The Day The Dolphins Leave The Sea
7. Christ Knows I Have Tried
8. She's Never Read My Poems (12" Mix)
9 - Favourite Films
10 - The Dream Inspires
11 - Happy All The Time (Ten Years Ahead Of Its Time Version)
12. We Will Be Your Gurus (7” Mix)
13. An Exhibition By Joan Miro
14. Love Is Better Than War…
CD2 -
01. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (12” Mix)
02. If I Was Your Girlfriend
03. She Loves It When He Sings Like Elvis
04. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (Lost In Space Mix)
05. You, Me And Lou Reed.
06. My Imaginary Friend
07. I Remember Bridget Riley
08. I Wish You Could Love Me For What I Am
09. I Don’t Want To Live This Life
10. Far Away And Lost In Joy
11. Do You Know What They’re Saying About Me Now?
12. I Get Frightened
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- 2xLtd LP
- £23.99
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- FIRELP546 (#RSD19)
- Release date
- 26 Apr '19
2000 only. Gatefold Sleeve, Double LP + Bonus DL tracks. Singles collection. “Television Personalities have been England's great forgotten band for too long.” Melody Maker // A comprehensive remastered collection of all of the Television Personalities’ ground-breaking single releases from the evocative ‘Strangely Beautiful’ EP through to the dark introspective terrain of ‘Far Away And Lost In Joy’. Includes the super rare ‘Favourite Films’ 12-inch (only previously available on12-inch vinyl) plus the exquisite ‘Goodnight Mr Spaceman’ and ‘You, Me And Lou Reed’ EPs. Sequenced in chronological release order including every track and remix, embracing a host of pop culture threads from art, music and writing with all the ironic wit and wisdom of a master tunesmith – a veritable L-shaped room of pop desire. A further celebration of the songwriting of Dan Treacy. Track List Side One 1. Strangely Beautiful (7" mix) 2. Reaching For The Stars 3. Not Even A Maybe 6. The Day The Dolphins Leave The Sea 7. Christ Knows I Have Tried Side Two 8. She's Never Read My Poems (12" mix) 9 - Favourite Films 10 - The Dream Inspires 11 - Happy All The Time (Ten Years Ahead Of Its Time Version) 12. We Will Be Your Gurus (7” mix) 13. An Exhibition By Joan Miro 14. Love Is Better Than War Side Three 15. Goodnight Mr Spaceman (12” mix) 16. If I Was Your Girlfriend 17. She Loves It When He Sings Like Elvis 19. You, Me And Lou Reed.
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- CD
- £9.99
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- AJXCD450
- Release date
- 5 Oct '18
Recorded in his brand new studio with his regular band The Maypoles, Matt tackles eleven classic themes including well known titles such as Are You Being Served, Rainbow, The Liver Birds & The Good Life alongside some less obvious choices such as Picture Box, Wildtrak & World In Action.
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: Quite often, I find myself sitting in front of the tele, watching some TV classics and wondering how good this theme would be if it was covered by Steven Toast. Turns out that as ridiculous as it sounds, it's actually REALLY good. A little odd, perhaps but the combination of Berry & The Maypoles' ear for melody along with the classic and unmistakeable collection of tunes here, we have a definite win.TRACK LISTING
1. Are You Being Served?
2. The Good Life
3. LWT
4. Blankety Blank
5. Top Of The Pops
6. Picture Box
7. The Liver Birds
8. Thames Television
9. Rainbow
10. Doctor Who
11. Wildtrak
12. World In Action
13. Sorry
14. Open University
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- 2xColoured LP
- u/avbl
- Cat Number
- FIRELP032X (#RSD18)
- Release date
- 4 May '18
‘Closer To God’, as with all TVP albums, is mightily personal. Dan Treacy provides the antidote to the opening of the ill-fated Disneyland Paris and the first McDonald’s in China – it’s a white knuckle ride through his innermost hopes and fears with off stage giggling, half heard dialogue and feedback that sounds like an opera is expiring in an adjoining L-shaped room. ‘Closer To God’ is a spiritual rollercoaster that sounds as poignant and pressing as ever. Remastered double LP on limited edition on marbled black and white vinyl. 1500 copies.
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- LP
- £19.99
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- FIRELP289
- Release date
- 21 Jul '17
TRACK LISTING
A1 This Angry Silence A2 The Glittering Prizes A3 World Of Pauline Lewis A4 A Family Affair A5 Silly Girl A6 Diary Of A Young Man A7 Geoffrey Ingram B1 I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives B2 Jackanory Stories B3 Parties In Chelsea B4 La Grande Illusion B5 A Picture Of Dorian Gray B6 The Crying Room B7 Look Back In Anger
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- Ltd LP
- £26.99
- Cat Number
- 0081227971588
- Release date
- 26 Nov '12
‘Marquee Moon’ is widely considered as one of rock’s great debuts and 2012 sees its 35th anniversary of influencing and leading the way for many bands to come.
180 gram heavyweight audiophile vinyl LP. Gatefold sleeve. Cut from analogue masters. Original artwork.
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- CD
- £11.99
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- JBH042CD
- Release date
- 5 Dec '11
The Fingerbobs album has been quite hard to put together; there are no masters and very little paper based archive to speak of, so no set stills, no paper puppets. All that really remains are a few scraps of paper in the Cole’s very small archive and the Fingerbobs annual, which contains nothing but pecualir drawings, none that really relate to the show. But, as the album was going to print Lo Cole found an exceptionally rare promotional flyer for the series in 1973 when it was first aired, and this wonderful little gem is what has been used to make the fabulous artwork.
In order to produce a musical album worthy of release, Jonny Trunk entrusted the ears and musical abilities of Jon Brooks (AKA The Advisory Circle) to pull together a musical collage of the whole series. So, we have all the themes, all the songs, all the instrumentals, a scattering of stories too. The music is a touch folky, a little whimsical, classically nostalgic, humble, hip, witty and occasionally camp (Gulliver’s song). Fingerbobs was possibly the last remaining unreleased score from TVs golden era, and finally, thanks to this first ever release, we can now enjoy it whenever or wherever we want. Like in the car with the kids. Which is a very good thing indeed.
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- CD
- £10.99
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- GRUMPYFUN3
- Release date
- 6 Oct '08
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- CD
- £13.99
- Cat Number
- VR184
- Release date
- 11 Nov '02