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FOLK NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Jon Boden - Painted Lady
NAVIGATOR098 805520620987
NAVIGATOR09LP 805520690980
CD
LP
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NAVIGATOR RECORDS
FOLK/POP £7.99
FOLK/POP £10.50
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10 anniversary re-issue of Bellowhead frontman’s debut solo album merging pop, rock,
electronica and folk. Features new bonus tracks, including an inspired reworking of
Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’.
‘...bitter/sweet perfection that defines most great music’ – The Living Tradition
‘...a work of remarkable confidence and bravery...’ – The Guardian
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On September 30 2016, Navigator Records will re-issue former Bellowhead frontman, Jon
Boden’s debut solo album, Painted Lady (originally released on Soundpost Records in
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2006) – to mark its 10 anniversary. The album will be available as a CD, 180gm vinyl and
download and features previously unavailable bonus tracks.
Tour Dates 2016:
07th Nov - The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
08th Nov - Wedgewood Rooms,
Portsmouth
09th Nov - The Stables, Milton Keynes
10th Nov - O2 Academy, Oxford
11th Nov - Union Chapel, London
12th Nov - Revelation St. Mary’s Church,
Ashford
13th Nov - Colston Hall, Bristol (SOLD OUT)
14th Nov - The Met, Bury
15th Nov - The Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
16th Nov - Gala Theatre, Durham
17th Nov - Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
18th Nov - Victoria Hall, Saltaire, W. Yorks
19th Nov - South Holland Centre, Spalding
20th Nov - The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
Jon is still best known as lead singer (and principle arranger) of the multi-award winning
big band Bellowhead. During the band’s 12 years they achieved an unrivalled level of
critical and commercial success, playing on virtually every major stage around the UK. Jon
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decided to stand down in 2015 and on 1 May 2016 Bellowhead played their final gig.
Chicago born, Winchester raised and now residing in rural South Yorkshire, Boden is not
only a leading performer of his generation of folk artists but also one whose repertoire
extends far beyond the boundaries of a single genre. For over a decade, Jon was in a highly
acclaimed traditional folk music duo with melodeon player John Spiers. Together they
toured and recorded with Eliza Carthy, appearing on her Mercury Prize nominated album.
In 2009 Boden formed The Remnant Kings with whom he recorded his second album,
‘Songs from the Floodplain’, painting a compelling, post-apocalyptic world.
(Almost) entirely self-penned, Jon Boden’s first solo album, ‘Painted Lady’ is a work of
considerable ambition and originality that will surprise those expecting a version of
Bellowhead’s full-on, euphoric energy. The album features 12 songs written by Boden and
is especially notable for its dazzling array of instrumentation, including fiddle, octave
fiddle, concertina, banjo, guitars, double bass, Indian harmonium, glockenspiel, electric
piano, and perhaps more unusually for a folk artist, Moog synthesiser and drum machine –
all of which are played by Jon Boden. There’s even Jon’s low-fi interpretation of a Whitney
Houston classic, ‘I Wanna Dance (with Somebody)’.
Tracklisting: Get A Little Something/Blue Dress/Josephine/Pocketful Of Mud/Drunken
Princess/Lemany/Win Some Lose Some Sally/True Love/Ophelia/Broken Things/Painted
Lady/Drinking The Night Away/ Bonus tracks: All Hang Down/Old Brown's Daughter/I
Want To Dance With Somebody
Also Available :
NAVIGATOR21/NAVIGATOR21LP - Songs From The Floodplain (CD/LP)
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Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons –
A Selection Of Ever Popular Favourites
FLED3100
5020393310024
CD
FLEDGLING
£7.99
FOLK
Whilst known for being an English folk singer, guitarist and songwriter Martin Simpson
has been combining British and Afro-American music for many years. He also lived in the
US for fifteen years and anyone who has seen him perform live will testify to his
fondness of those experiences through the stories he tells.
In 2005, Dom Flemons co-founded the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who won a GRAMMY for
their 2010 album Genuine Negro Jig. After leaving the Carolina Chocolate Drops he
released Prospect Hill, his third solo album, in 2014 and the EP What Got Over in 2015. He
has travelled all over the world advocating for traditional American music.
In 2014 the English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) commissioned a unique artistic
collaboration between two of the United States' and England's foremost musical tradition
bearers to explore the journey of our shared folk music, and the changes between their
respective musical traditions. Martin Simpson (one of the finest acoustic finger-style and
slide guitar players in the world) & Dom Flemons (THE American Songster) quickly
established an extensive shared repertoire and an infectious enthusiasm for the
possibilities of their partnership.
Dom ~ "We explored how folk songs travelled between England and North America.
Martin and I have a shared interest in the early American Songsters. He told me that even
though he doesn't generally play their songs he is a fan of people like Henry Thomas and
Peg Leg Howell. We also spoke of our mutual admiration of revivalists and folksingers like
Mike Seeger and UK collectors like Peter Kennedy and Seamus Ennis."
Martin ~ "It was so easy to find a repertoire in common with Dom, I immediately felt at
ease and at home with all the music we discovered we shared. I was overjoyed when the
quills and bones and banjo and Dom's wonderful energy emerged on the first rehearsal, it
reinvigorated songs and styles for me."
These twelve scintillating, exuberant and emotional performances were recorded during
the duo's sell-out Autumn 2015 tour.
Tracks: My Money Never Runs Out / John Hardy / If I Lose / Little Sadie / Pay Day / Short
Time Come Again No More / Too Long (I've Been Gone) / Bulldoze Blues / Stealin' /
Champagne Charlie / Coalman Blues / Buckeye Jim
Also Available:
TSCD591 – ‘Murmurs’ (Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting & Nancy Kerr)
TSCD589 – ‘Vagrant Stanzas’ (Martin Simpson)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Pentangle - Finale
TXCD824D
714822082426
£9.99
CD
TOPIC RECORDS
FOLK
‘Finale’ was recorded live during the innovative folk band’s 2008 tour – their first
in 35 years - and sees the original line-up (Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui
McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox) revisiting classic repertoire.
In February 2007 the original members of Pentangle – Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Jacqui
McShee, Danny Thompson and Terry Cox - received a BBC Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement
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Award from Sir David Attenborough. On 29th June 2008, marking the 40 anniversary of
the recording their monumental live album ‘Sweet Child’ at the Royal Festival Hall, they
returned to the very same venue to begin their first British tour since 1973.
As Robin Denslow wrote in his review of the show for the Guardian, it was:
“an emotional, at times nervous, evening that was far more than an exercise in nostalgia,
both because they are now even finer musicians than before, and because their
sophisticated, quirky fusions sound as in tune with the current acoustic scene as with the
more chaotic hippy era”.
Formed in swinging ‘60s London, Pentangle were one of the most exciting and innovative
groups in the world, genuinely pushing boundaries and exploring new musical avenues.
Simultaneously stars of the underground and darlings of the mainstream, they enjoyed an
unprecedented degree of worldwide success for an acoustic band and their influence and
musical impact is still revered and relevant today.
The beautifully recorded and packaged 2CD set captures the band in a series of
scintillating performances. Bert Jansch supervised the mixing and sequencing and John
Renbourn prepared the album masters before their untimely deaths in 2011 and 2015
respectively.
CD 1: Let No Man Steal Your Thyme/Light Flight/Mirage/Once I Had A Sweetheart/In
Time/People On The Highway/House Carpenter/Cruel Sister/Hunting Song/Market Song
CD 2: The Time Has Come/Bruton Town/A Maid That’s Deep In Love/I’ve Got A
Feeling/The Snows/Goodbye Pork Pie Hat/No More My Lord/Sally Free And Easy/Wedding
Dress/Pentangling/Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Also Available:
HUX089 – ‘One More Road & Live 1994’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Ben Glover - The Emigrant
PRPCD136
805520031363
CD
£7.99
PROPER RECORDS
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When an ocean separates the two halves of your whole, it's worthy of contemplation.
For Irish-born, Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ben Glover, that consideration comes
in the form of his new album, The Emigrant, which folds his two worlds into one.
Tour Dates 2016:
20th Sep - The Glee Club, Birmingham*
21st Sep - Oran Mor, Glasgow*
23rd Sep - Cadogan Hall, London*
24th Sep - Gorilla, Manchester*
08th Oct - GLASGOW AMERICANA, CCA,
Glasgow
14th Oct - Alibis Bookstore, Belfast
21st Oct - The Londonderry Arms Hotel,
Carnlough
Co-produced by Glover and Neilson Hubbard, the album features six traditional folk songs
and four original compositions (including co-writes with Gretchen Peters, Mary Gauthier,
and Tony Kerr) as Glover addresses the universal theme and personal challenge that is
immigration.
"It all began with the song 'The Emigrant,'" he says. "I started writing that on a solo writing
retreat I went on in rural Ireland and ended up finishing it with Gretchen Peters in
Nashville. When that song arrived, it unlocked a desire to make an album that brought
together an older tradition with a present-day spirit."
*Supporting Brandy Clark
He also turned to another one of his most-trusted collaborators: Mary Gauthier. Glover is
a frequent co-writer with both Peters and Gauthier, having won International Song of the
Year at the 2016 UK Americana Awards with Peters for "Blackbirds," a song which appears
on Atlantic and serves as the title track to her most recent solo album.
Ben will be touring the UK in September/October.
Tracks: The Parting Glass / A Song Of Home / The Emigrant / Moonshiner / From Clare To
Here / Heart In My Hand / The Auld Triangle / Dreamers, Pilgrims, Strangers / The Band
Played Waltzing Matilda / The Green Glens Of Antrim
Also Available:
CVC01 – ‘Atlantic’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Sweet Liberties (feat. Martyn Joseph, Nancy Kerr,
Sam Carter and Maz O’Connor) –
Sweet Liberties
£7.99
QRCD002
5051078949024
CD
QUERCUS RECORDS
FOLK
Sweet Liberties is a new 14-track album that charts Britain's social and political journey
through the eyes of some of the country's leading folk singer songwriters and musicians.
From the original 2015 commission by Folk by the Oak and the English Folk Dance and
Song Society (EFDSS), in partnership with the House of Commons as part of the 2015
Anniversaries: Parliament in the Making programme, these new and original songs
celebrate 800 years of the pursuit of democracy.
Sweet Liberties features a line up of musicians with a strong pedigree. Among the tracks,
'The Welsh Springsteen' Martyn Joseph pays tributes to fellow countrymen Nye Bevan and
Dic Penderyn, and BBC Folk Singer of the Year (2015) Nancy Kerr weaves subjects
including the Magna Carta, Human Rights Act, women's suffrage and slavery into
compelling and heartfelt songs.
Martin Joseph
Nancy Kerr
Sam Carter
Maz O’Connor
Sam Carter showcases his storytelling skills to examine the struggle against slavery. One of
the freshest voices on the contemporary folk scene Maz O'Connor brings history firmly
into the present day with her reflections on the Poor Law and race relations.
Backed by talented instrumentalists Patsy Reid (formerly of Breabach) and Nick Cooke
(Mawkin, Kate Rusby Band), this is a unique album of thought provoking, highly original
and relevant new music that was recorded in response to overwhelming demand from
audiences during the project tour.
Press:
Sweet Liberties has already received coverage on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, The
Independent, Morning Star, The Times, R2, and Songlines, as well as receiving radio play
across the country.
Tracks: Kingdom / Rich Man's Hill / Am I Not A Man / Dic Penderyn / Seven Notes / This
Old House / Twelve Years Old / Lila / Broad Waters / Nye / Dark Days / Written On My Skin
/ Broken Things / One More River
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Coope Boyes And Simpson - Coda
NMCD48
5020393904827
CD
NO MASTERS COOPERATION
£7.99
FOLK
CODA marks a farewell to touring from Coope Boyes & Simpson. There's no gentle
goodnight, in their concluding event though. This tenth solo album from the trio delivers
as sharp a collection of songs and resonant acapella harmonies as its predecessors.
The band draw songs from a kaleidoscope of sources - with Barry, Jim and Lester all
contributing new and traditional material to CODA's tracks. Yesterday and today are
resolutely scrutinised, with thought-provoking or humorous results - or both - check out
Lester's "PET Song" (with not a kitten in sight). Masters of war slither into the musical
cross-hairs too, from Bush and Blair to Napoleon.
Tour Dates 2016:
23rd Oct – Whitby Musicport
24th Oct – Nettlebed Folk Club
25th Oct - Leicester Guildhall
26th Oct - Red Lion Folk Club, Kings Heath,
Birmingham
27th Oct - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
28th Oct – Whiteways, Stroud
But there are also heroes, with acknowledgements to the influence of songs learned from
the great Nic Jones and Michael Marra -- and a heroine, in Marra's tale of a glowing
Scottish afterlife for the artist Frida Kahlo, transfigured by a tango in a Dundee pub. Poets
bring influence to bear - Robert Frost inspiring "Nothing Gold", Lester's consideration on
what's really valuable in life; and the trio's many collaborations on words and music
performances with the author Michael Morpugo is the link to Sean Rafferty's perfect
evocation of an English May morning, "From Hereabout Hill" (set to the equally lyrical
"Lemady" and coupled with a traditional May song); whilst involvement in The Ballads of
Child Migration, as a recording and live concert, brings Boo Hewerdine's haunting "The
Man That I Am" into their repertoire.
Work by land and sea has always been a source of the band's writing and singing and
CODA sees this continue with "Bound by the Fishing", Lester's doubly musical journey
through the sea areas of the east coast of Britain. Jim meanwhile, surveys a rural heritage
in "The Bright Ploughshare", with a melody that adds a hint of western to the Yorkshire
country. And as always, there are bigger themes -- Lester dissecting the results climate
change and the fate of the Inuit in "Twilight Hunters" and perspectives on mass migration
in "If We Were Them".
From Jim, the work of another poet, Ghayath Almadhoun, provides a foreword to
searching, unanswered questions in "Children of Palestine". The album's closer is classic
Coope Boyes & Simpson -- a ringing insistence on the values of common humanity, "The
Planet's Children", inspired by an earlier workers' song and set to an even older hymn
tune. Packed full of worthwhile texts set to ear-worm tunes, CODA is a last word with a
continuing legacy.
Tracks: The Avenging Angel / Bound by the Fishing / From Hereabout Hill / May Song /
Napoleon's Dream / Frida Kahlo's Visit to the Taybridge Bar / The Drovers' Way / If We
Were Them / Flandyke Shore / The Bright Ploughshare / PET Song / Twilight Hunter / The
Man That I Am / Children of Palestine / Nothing Gold / Anthem for a Planet's Children
Also Available:
NMCD42 – ‘In Flanders Fields’ (CD2)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Martin Green - Flit
REVEAL062CDX
REVEAL062LPX
713179439136
0713179439150
CD
LPCD
REVEAL
REVEAL
FOLK
FOLK
£6.99
£10.99
Featuring some of today's most influential musicians, Martin Green explores first-hand
stories of human migration, some heart-warming, others heartbreaking and features
songs and original music by Green with lyrics from Karine Polwart, Anaïs Mitchell, Sandy
Wright and Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap).
There is also a Limited Edition of 500 Vinyl 180g LP + CD set.
The musicians featured on the album include Martin Green (Lau) with Adrian Utley
(Portishead), Dominic Aitchison (Mogwai), Becky Unthank (The Unthanks), Adam Holmes,
John Smith and Aidan Moffat (Arab Strap).
There is a major Concert Hall tour for October 2016 Live launch at Edinburgh International
Festival August 2016
Video for ‘ Strange Sky’: https://youtu.be/o3YxQCT1ND4
Tour Dates 2016:
22nd Oct - Junction, Cambridge
23rd Oct – Sage, Gateshead
24th Oct - Opera House, Buxton
26th Oct - Colston Hall, Bristol
27th Oct - Barbican, London
28th Oct - Lighthouse, Poole,
29th Oct - Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
30th Oct - Dome, Brighton
02nd Nov - Mareel Shetland, Lerwick
Tracks: The Living Wind (featuring Aidan Moffat) / Strange Sky (featuring Becky Unthank) /
Wrackline (featuring Becky Unthank) / Roll Away (featuring Adam Holmes) / The Suitcase /
Laws Of Motion (featuring Adam Holmes) / Clang Song / Smallest Plant / The Singing Sands
(Featuring John Smith)
Also Available:
REVEAL036CDX – ‘Crows’ Bones’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Freeland Barbour And Friends –
The Music And The Land - The Concert
CDTRAX392
5018081039227
CD
GREENTRAX
£7.29
FOLK
In 2015 ilinn Ltd. published Freeland Barbour's sumptuous two- volume book: 'The
Music and The Land - The Music of Freeland Barbour' and launch with two
concert/ceilidhs in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Freeland arranged the two concerts to be
recorded and then selected 21 track for this album.
The album contains much of magic of those nights , a chance to hear some of the
compositions from the book, and also to hear music from the distinguished list of
performers.
Martin Carthy
Phil Cunningham
Ross Ainslie
Recordings taken from two Freeland Barbour and Guests book launch concerts of 2015.
Freeland's guests include The Occasionals Ceilidh Band, Mairi Campbell (fiddle), Alison
Smith (fiddle), Jane Gardner (piano), Janet Barbour (piano), Martin Carthy (guitar and
vocals), Phil Cunningham (accordion) , Ross Ainslie (small and Highland pipes), Simon
Thoumire (concertina), Gary West (smallpipes), Billy Kay (speech), Cailean Maclean
(speech). The Occasionals include Freeland Barbour (accordion) and the full band lineup.
A stunning concert which has been captured on the recordings.
Tracks: The Shanty Set / Laxdale Cottage Set / Destiny / Phil Cunningham/Freeland
Barbour/Neil Macmillan / Frank McConnell's Three Step Set / Atholl Braes Set / Remember
Them With Gladness / Kvalnes Reinlender / In The Lamplight / High Germany /
Pasacorredoires De Ponteareas E Vilaba / The Whittingham Rant / My Son John / Lullaby
For Mel Set / Chastleton Triple Set / Joseph Boseph Set / Jock Brown's 70th/Tain In THe
Rain/High Drive / With Stinging Eyes And Straining Thighs / Kevin Macleod's Set / Finale Sarah's Reel Set / Oran Badantarbairt
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Faustus - Death And Other Animals
87323
4015698005561
CD
WESTPARK
£7.99
FOLK
Four years after their critically-acclaimed album Broken Down Gentlemen, Faustus, the
pioneering 'bloke folk' trio return with their third release -- Death and Other Animals. Here they
tackle, head-on, subjects from the Dance of Death to the plight of the common man, sandswallowed ships to mythical black dogs.
Tour Dates 2016:
09th Oct - Lincoln Performing Arts Centre
10th Oct - Nettlebed Village Club
14th Oct - Truck Theatre, Hull
15th Oct - Croft Hall, Hungerford
16th Oct - Priddy Village Hall
19th Oct - Burnett's Hill Chapel, Martletwy,
Pembrokeshire
20th Oct - Festival Drayton Centre,
Market Drayton
21st Oct - The Victoria Rooms, Milverton
22nd Oct - Devoran Village Hall, Cornwall
28th Oct - Cramphorn Theatre, Chelmsford
31st Oct - Colchester Folk Club at
Colchester Arts Centre
During 2016 the band have been Artists in Residence at Halsway Manor, National Centre for the
Folk Arts, in the Quantock Hills of Somerset, where they have had unlimited access to the Manor's
extensive library. Material found therein has shaped this album which includes four songs unique
to Halsway's little-known Ruth Tongue archive. Halsway has been omnipresent throughout the
process as the band not only researched material but recorded the album in the Manor.
In addition to traditional music from the English canon, in which Faustus excel, they present a
song by UK legend, Bill Caddick, and have set a poem by award-winning Olivia McCannon, to new
music. Original melodies sit alongside old words (some from manuscripts lurking in a secret filing
cabinet at Halsway, yet published) and newly composed instrumentals are included on the album
as well.
The band have also turned to pastures new for release and production, striking up a deal with
German-based label, Westpark Music, and bringing in Rupert Christie as producer. With past
production work including Bellowhead, Tom Baxter, Jessie J and Fisherman's Friends, Rupert and
Faustus was a match made in heaven as he and the band hit it off incredibly well.
Nominated in the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Faustus are three of the leading lights of their
generation: Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth Lakeman Band, Bellowhead), Saul Rose (Waterson:Carthy,
Whapweazel) and Paul Sartin (Bellowhead, Belshazzar's Feast). They have a plethora of
experience between them, brought together here in a virtuosic display of musicianship and
testosterone. Rooted deeply in the English tradition, in 2007 they received a 75th Anniversary
Award from the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
Faustus came together in 2006 as an evolution of the award winning band Dr. Faustus. They
made an eponymous debut album in 2008, produced by Stu Hanna and released by Navigator
Records, which gained them a nomination for Best Group in the 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Touring saw them headlining at festivals, as well as playing sell-out concerts at arts centers and
clubs. After a two year break they returned in 2011 and released the new album Broken Down
Gentlemen (Navigator Records) in spring 2013.
Advertised in fRoots and R2
One of Britain's outstanding folk bands.' **** - The Guardian
'The concept? To rescue contemporary folk from the curse of feyness… Bloke-folk!... Fans of Led
Zep III should take a thoughtful interest.' **** - Independent on Sunday
Tracks: Slaves / Foul Weather Call / False Foxes / Idbury Hill / While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping /
Oh To Be A King / King Of The Discoed / The Deadly Sands / Gurt Dog / Adieu To Bon County / One
More Day / Heavy Weather / The Death Of The Hart Royal / Harry Kitchener’s Jig / The Piper’s
Rehash / Death Goes A Walking
Also Available:
NAVIGATOR077 – ‘Broken Down Gentlemen’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
POP NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
John Stewart - The Lonesome Picker Rides
Again/Sunstorm
BGOCD1258
5017261212580
CD
BGO RECORDS
£7.50
FOLK
Ex-Kingston Trio member's two solo albums for Warner Bros, dating from 1971 and 1972
Stewart is backed in these recordings by a host of star sidesmen including Larry Carlton, James
Burton, Peter Asher and Russ Kunkel.
'Lonesome Picker' crept into the US Top 20 chart and contains Stewart's version of 'Daydream Believer'
with which, as a writer of the song, he had enjoyed a huge worldwide hit when the Monkees recorded
it in 1967. Stewart continued gigging and recording right up till his death in 2008. Digitally remastered
and slipcased, and with extensive new notes
Tracks: Just An Old Love Song / The Road Shines Bright / Touch Of The Sun / Bolinas / Freeway Pleasure
/ Swift Lizard / Wolves In The Kitchen / Little Road And A Stone To Roll / Daydream Believer / Crazy /
Wild Horse Road / All The Brave Horses / Kansas Rain / Cheyenne / Bring It On Home / Sunstorm /
Arkansas Breakout / An Account Of Haley’s Comet / Joe / Light Come Shine / Lonesome John / Drive
Again
Melanie - Born To Be
TECD344
£7.99
5028479034420
CD
TALKING ELEPHANT
FOLK
Born to Be is the singer Melanie's debut album originally released on Buddah Records in 1968.
Following Melanie's success at the Woodstock Festival her debut gained much popularity.
Tracks: In The Hour / I'm Back In Town / Bobo's Party / Mr Tambourine Man / Momma Momma /
Animal Crackers / Christopher Robin Is Saying His Prayers / Close To It All / Merry Christmas
Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow - The Fox
BBRCD006
0634158608841
CD
EAR TRUMPET MUSIC
£7.99
FOLK
Best known as the virtuoso guitar and fiddle players from the band Sheelanagig, they draw on their
many influences to created unique arrangements of traditional music, as well as their own
compositions.
The live show is a musical journey through Europe, America and beyond; combining dazzling playing
with a fine sense of musicality and showmanship.
*Digital download distributed by Proper*
Tracks: The Fighter / John Barleycorn / The Fox / Peddler's Leg / Crossfire / Lofoten / Country Blues /
Sullivan's Hay / All On A Day
Basco –
The Remarkable Return Of Old Man Basco
GO1313
5705934002568
CD
GO DANISH FOLK
£7.99
FOLK
The Danish quartet Basco, known for their insistent energy and fine compositions feat a.o. Big Basco to
the melting pot of wood and brass, the Danish/Norwegian singer Julie Hjetland and the
Canadian/Quebecian feet & fiddle player David Boulanger.
Tracks: March Of The Frogs / Batshit Polka / Liden Karen (Little Karen) / Red Wooden Gate / Tune For
Fiona / Bison Grass And Rye/Naughty Boys / Two Sisters / 80’s Waltz / The Tribulations Of The Svendborg
Stadtmusicus
/ HogProper
Eye ManMusic
/ Walking
Tune /Old Man
Order from
Distribution
: Basco
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Georgia Ruth - Fossil Scale
NAVIGATOR099
805520620994
CD
£7.99
NAVIGATOR RECORDS
POP
Long-awaited follow-up to 2013’s widely-applauded ‘Week Of Pines’ from Welsh
chanteuse, recently heard on Manic Street Preachers’ ‘Futurology’ album.
Eagerly-awaited second album from highly-acclaimed Welsh chanteuse, recently heard on
Manic Street Preacher’s ‘Futurology’ album. Georgia’s debut album, ‘Week of Pines’ won
the 2013 Welsh Music Prize and she was a nominee in the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
(for ‘Best Traditional Track’ and the ‘Horizons Award’).
Georgia Ruth is a bilingual singer, songwriter and harpist from Aberystwyth in West Wales.
In 2013, she released her debut album – Week of Pines – on Gwymon Records.
Tour Dates 2016:
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11 Oct – Servant Jazz Quarters, London
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15 Oct – Chapter, Cardiff
Writing in the Independent, Andy Gill called the album “a dazzling debut, rich with sweet
pain and joy” whilst Simon Price (in the Independent on Sunday) noted that it “could have
been made in 1968. In the loveliest possible way.” Folk Roots magazine noted that “while
Sandy Denny, Bert Jansch and Van Morrison all linger on the horizon, Georgia Ruth comes
over as more of a true original than most of the young hopefuls roaming these isles,”
before concluding that the record was a “true delight.” Robin Denselow praised Georgia’s
“exquisite, gently powerful” version of Welsh sea shanty ‘Codi Angor’ in his Guardian
review, and a few months later, in a live review for the same publication: “On this
showing, she’s one of the British folk discoveries of the year.”
In 2014 Williams made a guest appearance on Divine Youth, a track on the Manic Street
Preachers album Futurology in 2014. She was also involved in the Ghazalaw project with
Gwyneth Glyn and Tauseef Akhtar, whose debut album was released in 2015 on Cerys
Matthews's label Marvels of the Universe.
Georgia’s new album, Fossil Scale is a gorgeous hybrid mix of pop, electronica and folk that
will likely appeal to fans of St Vincent, Feist and Bat For Lashes.
Radio:
‘Fossil Scale’ played on Huw Stephens (BBC Radio 1) 3/8/16 and Jo Whiley (BBC Radio 2)
8/8/16.
Press:
Online:
Features/news have appeared on The Line of Best Fit, The 405, God Is In The TV, Breaking
More Waves, The Autumn Roses, XS Noize, Stereoboard, Nite Life, Conversations About
Her, Vents, Folk Radio, Folk Roots List, Thank Folk For That, Beehive Candy, Keys & Chords,
Slackr, Twisted Male
Tracklisting: The Doldrums / Cloudbroke / Fossil Scale / Grand Tour/When I Was Blue /
The Bodies / Ice Age / Mas / Sylvia/Supermoon / Good Milk /China
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman &
Amy Sky - Liv On
£7.99
LIVON01
641444178124
CD
OBA PRODUCTIONS
POP
Olivia Newton-John, Beth Nielsen Chapman & Amy Sky Create “LIV ON” - A new album
to aid & comfort those experiencing grief & loss while using the power of music to heal.
International superstar and multiple Grammy Award-winner Olivia Newton-John, Grammy
nominee Beth Nielsen Chapman and SOCAN Award-winner Amy Sky are lending their vocal
and songwriting talents to create “LIV ON,” a collaborative, newly recorded eleven-song
collection intended for those who wish to transcend loss while walking a journey toward
new-found meaning and hope.
This inspiring new project grew out of the three artists’ personal experiences with loss and
illness, which they all survived to “LIV ON” and celebrate each day with a depth of
gratitude. This labour of love stemmed from the trio sharing their stories together and
expressing their deepest feelings from the most difficult to the most celebratory. It’s the
hope that this music can uplift hearts burdened by grief while at the same time bring
comfort to the listener.
“As a group, it's our intention with this album to create songs with a message of
compassion and hope,” said Newton-John. “They are for anyone facing a time of challenge
in their life, whether it is grieving a loss - or on the journey to health and recovery.”
“LIV ON” – means “to thrive, to have hope and to remember.”
The message is clear in the lyrics of the album’s title song:
Live on, Live on
Brighter skies will come again
Cry the tears you cry
And then live on, live on
Love is all we leave when we are gone...Live on
“LIV ON” harnesses the unique talents of these three internationally-recognized artists and showcases the transforming power of music - to heal and shed light on the fact that
it’s OK to grieve – and that the process is different for everyone. The message of “LIV ON”
is clear and affirming: the reason we grieve is because we love, and therein lies the
strength for healing.
Tracks: My Heart Goes Out To You / Live On / Stone In My Pocket / Sand And Water /
Forever Blue / Immortality / Don’t Know What To Say / Impossible / I Will Take Care Of
You / Grace And Gratitude / Theres Still My Joy
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow) Super Boom
SECCD051
5036436083121
CD
SECRET RECORDS
£5.40
POP
New album release from Annabella Lwin, singer with Bow Wow Wow.
Features musicians Dave Barbarossa (Adam & Ants, Bow Wow Wow) and Leigh Gorman.
Press:
Advertising in Record Collector
Tracks: Lets Dance / Super Boom / Space Race / Future Shock / Diamond Mars / Chrysalis
Nation / Caught In The Act / Hurting Kind / Wild In Me / Riddles & Rhymes / Magdalen /
Make Or Break / Burma Row / Schools Out
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
POP NEW RELEASE – 07/10/2016
Breathe – This Shining Moment –
Recordings 1986-1990
FGRBOX1
0797776132317
LP BOX SET
£17.99
FLOOD GALLERY RECORDS
POP
Flood Gallery Records is proud to announce its debut release, a deluxe vinyl box set in homage to
the superb 80s band, Breathe.
The Shining Moment - Recordings 1986 to 1990 contains both Breathe studio albums, All That Jazz
(1988) and Peace of Mind (1990) as well as early seven-inch single In all Honesty and a coloured 12inch single that features the USA extended version of their biggest hit Hands to Heaven and a
selection of B-sides.
These albums have been out-of-print on vinyl for a quarter of a century and have been re-cut from
the original masters. Original album artwork (inner and outer sleeve) is respected and the vinyl will
reside in a rigid board box which will also contain a 64-page book with photos and lyrics.
Breathe were the first UK group to have 3 top 10 singles from a debut album on the US Billboard Hot
100, 'Hands to Heaven' (US #2, UK #4), 'How Can I Fall' (US #3) AND 'Don't Tell Me Lies' (US #10).
LP 1: Jonah / All That Jazz / Monday Morning Blues / Hands To Heaven / All This I Should Have
Known / Don’t Tell Me Lies / Any Trick / Liberties Of Love / Won’t You Come Back? / For Love Or
Money / How Can I Fall?
LP 2: I Hear You're Doing Fine / Say A Prayer / Does She Love That Man? / Mississippi Water / Will
The Circle Be Unbroken? / Woman / Got To Get By / Say Hello / Where Angels Fear / Without Your
Love / A Perfect Love
Coloured 12”: Hands to Heaven (Extended Heaven) / Moments / Stay / Life and Times
7” Single: In All Honesty / Take A Little Time
Chain Wallet - Chain Wallet
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POP
POP
POP
£9.99
£9.99
£14.99
You can't deny that there is something sorrowful behind the Bergen-based, lo-fi dream/psych
pop trio Chain Wallet, and you can't hide that their music suits the environment wherein it was
created. It may be a cliché that it always rains in the band's hometown, but when you play
Chain Wallet's self-titled debut album, it's not difficult to imagine the mist hanging heavily over
their indie dystopian vision of Bergen.
Even though feelings of nostalgia and melancholy lurk in the Scandinavian shadows, it's not
difficult to find indie-pop gold in its purest form, glittering below the heavy layers of synth and
reverb. Tracks like 'Shade' and 'Abroad' have an up-tempo urgency to them which calls to mind
bands like Motorama, whereas other dreamy psych ballads like 'Muted Colours' and 'Stuck In The
Fall' occupy a rich and hazy middle ground between Diiv and Wild Nothing.
These sombre but captivating pop songs are a good introduction. Even though Chain Wallet may
not have many genre colleagues in Norway, they easily join the ranks behind international indie
counterparts like Twin Shadow or Beach Fossils.
On their debut album, Chain Wallet explore themes of betrayal, idleness and crushed dreams
against the backdrop of an existential breakdown; The album is loosely based in the same
universe, and portrays different aspects of the quarter-life crisis, ensuring that 'Chain Wallet' hits
on a visceral, teenage level, amongst the shimmer and haze of the lo-fi soundscape that they
conjure.
Tracks: Abroad / Muted Colours / Pale Memories / Shade / Driving / Faded Fight / Change Of
Heart / Remnants Of A Night / Stuck In The Fall / Running In Dreams
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Maciek - Maciek
MMM41072
£10.99
885513410726
CD
MIG MUSIC
POP
Maciek = this is what a debut can sound like.
Suddenly and apparently coming out of nowhere, a young singer/songwriter and his band show
us on their first album a musical cosmos that unites everything that good pop music needs:
Excellent song writing, an impressive voice, great musical talent and a fascinating sound.
A very fresh mix of finest singer/songwriter pop with reggae accents. It is a mystery where
Maciek, who has his roots in the small Polish town Kwidzyn, takes this all from. Someone who
never had singing lessons or other musical education but presents a debut of this quality, well,
you are tended to call this one a wonder child.
Sounds like: Jason Mraz, Tom Odell, Ed Sheeran, Lukas Graham
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/magic-mile-music-booking/sets/maciek-snippets-fullalbum/s-Ez8HM
Tracks: What Would You Do? / Open Sea / Memories / I Don´t Care (Intro) / Stormy Weather /
Give Me Your Love / Dreams Begin To Fly / Dive Into The Ocean / I Want To Go / Colours / Better
Days / Giulia
Driving Mrs. Satan - Did You Mrs. Me?
ALCD009
8016670120919
CD
AGUALOCA RECORDS
£6.99
POP
Driving Mrs. Satan is a four-member, English-language indie folk/indie pop band from Napoli,
Italy, formed in 2012. The members are lead singer Claudia Sorvillo, double bassist and
producer Giacomo Pedicini, co-singer-guitarist Valerio Middione and drummer-multi
instrumentalist Antonio Esposito.
In 2013, Driving Mrs. Satan released an EP including 4 indie folk pop versions of heavy metal
classics "I Want Out", "Hells Bells", "Living After Midnight" and "Never Say Die". They received
wide support from the online audience and the band was broadcasted on Mötley Crüe Nikki
Sixx’s radio show Sixx Sense.
The band's 2014 debut album Popscotch, was produced and released by Agualoca Records in 17
countries. Its lead single, an acoustic pop reinterpretation of "Battery"by Metallica, was an
international success, in particular in Germany, where the national television, ARD Das Erste,
produced and broadcasted a short TV service on the evening cultural show Titel, Thesen,
Temperamente.
Driving Mrs. Satan's second album "Did You Mrs. Me" will be released in 2016. The album will be
preceded by the single Antisocial, a folk pop version of Trust's classic in the english version by
Anthrax
Tracks: Hungry For Heaven / Iron Man / Caught Somewhere In Time / For Whom The Bell Tolls /
Antisocial / Running Free / Peace Sells / The Unknown Knows / Raining Blood / Eyes Of A Stranger
/ To Hell And Back
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
The Growlers - City Club
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CULT RECORDS LLC
CULT RECORDS LLC
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£12.99
The Growlers are an American band formed in Southern California who's sound has been
described as a trademark style of music, effortlessly managing to combine eclectic
elements of country, lo-fi punk, surf/psych/garage rock, Tex-Mex, and
slacker/stoner/skate culture into something that is uniquely their own.
European Tour 2016 (TBC):
08th Nov - Hamburg
09th Nov – Zoo,Frankfurt
10th Nov – Strom, Munich
11th Nov – Beatpol, Dresden)
12th Nov - Columbia Theatre, Berlin
13th Nov – Loppen, Copenhagen
15th Nov – FR, Paris
17th Nov - Brixton Electric, London
Known for their relentless touring schedule and DIY work ethic, the band is one of the
most exciting independent success stories of recent years. The band has toured with The
Black Keyes, Dr. Dogg, Devendra Banhart, and Jonathan Richman, among others.
The album is produced by Julian Casablancas (first album produced) & Shawn Everett
(Grammy Award Winner for engineering with Alabama Shakes), Co-Mixed by Ben Baptie
(The Growlers, Adele, Arcade Fire, U2)
Tracks: City Club / I'll Be Around / Vacant Lot / Night Ride / Dope On A Rope / When You
Were Made / Rubber & Bone / The Daisy Chain / World Unglued / Neverending Line / Too
Many Times / Blood Of A Mutt / Speed Living
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
ROCK/ALTERNATIVE NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
Hazel English - Never Going Home E.P
MA0082EP
5060454944829
12”EP
MARATHON ARTISTS
£5.99
ROCK/ALTERNATIVE
Hazel English is a Bay Area-based artist who makes really beautiful lo-fi pop music in
debt DIY and shoe-gaze greats and drawing comaprisons to everyone from Alvvays to
touring partners' Ride, but with a soaring, hypnotic melodic sense that's drawn
comaprisons with contemporaires like Grimes.
With the help of her producer Day Wave's Jackson Philips, they collectively head San
Franscisco's current lofi indie explosion. We’re just about to get started on her first proper
release -a 5-track EP called 'Never Going Home'- but she’s already clocked up well over a
million plays by herself as an unsigned artist on soundcloud and has never been far from
the top end of Hype Machine without so much as a single press release.
The summery-sounding title track announces English’s exciting new presence as a
songwriter. Brisk drum work and a ringing guitar melody propel the song forward while
English’s hazy vocals infuse it with refreshing sincerity and an aching, yearning sweetness.
Speaking about "Never Going Home", English states: "The song is about moving overseas,
the feeling of being drawn to California, and really finding myself here."
The title track from the E.P. has been premiered on The Best Line Of Fit:
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/hazel-english-never-goinghome
Tracks: Never Going Home / Make It Better / Control / It's Not Real / I'm Fine
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Dave Stewart & The Spiritual Cowboys Live At Rockpalast
MIG90682
MIG90687
885513906823
885513906878
CD2+DVD
DVD
MIG MUSIC
MIG MUSIC
ROCK
ROCK
£12.99
£11.49
In view of this broad range of activities it was not such a big surprise after the
Eurythmics (temporary) split to see Dave Stewart pull The Spiritual Cowboys out of his
hat in 1990, a band that musically had little to nothing in common with the synth pop of
his duo with Annie Lennox. Three guitars! Two drum kits!
Up to now, that was only known from southern rock/ jam bands like The Allman Brothers,
Grateful Dead and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Behind one of the drum sets sat Martin Chambers
whom Stewart had borrowed from Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) - if Chambers did not
hurry to the front edge of the stage to shake the maracas or sing backing vocals. Guitarist
John Turnbull, too, with a history of being in Ian Dury & The Blockheads was not an
unknown figure within this seven person line-up.
On the big stage Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys are full power on immediately,
unfolding their massive wit with the first Rickenbacker riff of the opener 'Love Child' -- to
draw on their full potential of repertoire during the following 80 or so minutes. The very
Bowie-esk 'Soul Years' is standing besides the wistful memory 'This Little Town' for that
Stewart even unpacks his harmonica.
The gospel inspired hymn 'Love Shines' lifts off no less (but totally different) than the
smooth blue-eyed soul of 'Jack Talking' that not only reminds with its title of the best
funky times of the brothers Gibb. The epic 'Heaven & Earth' finds its natural place here as
well as the glam rock overtones of 'Fashion Bomb' and the psychedelic wall of sound of
'On Fire'. And how much the man enjoyed playing his Fender Stratocaster extensively! Not
only in the track 'The Devil's Just Been Using You'.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/dave-stewart-andthe-spiritual-cowboys-live-at-rockpalast-1
CD 1: Hey Johnny / Victim To Fame / Fashion Bomb / Soul Years / The Devil’s Just Been
Using You / Jack Talking / This Little Town / Love Shines
CD 2: Party Town I / On Fire / Spirtitual Love / Heaven And Earth / Party Town II / King Of
The Hypocrites
DVD: Hey Johnny / Victim To Fame / Fashion Bomb / Soul Years / The Devil’s Just Been
Using You / Jack Talking / This Little Town / Love Shines / Party Town I / On Fire / Spirtitual
Love / Heaven And Earth / Party Town II / King Of The Hypocrites
Also Available:
WME001CD – ‘Lucky Numbers’
PRPCD086 – ‘The Blackbird Diaries’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Set It Off - Upside Down
RDR119
8054521840180
CD
£7.49
RUDE RECORDS
ROCK
Since the release of their second album ‘Duality’ in 2014 (produced by John Feldmann 5SOS, Blink-182, Good Charlotte, All Time Low), lots of things have changed for Tampa,
FL natives Set It Off.
Considered among many the freshest pop rock band in the scene, they’ve been working
for the past few years on ‘Upside Down’, their third full-length album to date, in which
they continue to expand their signature sound of high energy, orchestra-infused pop and
exquisite musical composition and harmonization. ‘Upside Down’ will be available
worldwide-wise in physical & digital formats on 7th October in perfect time to become
one of this Autumn’s soundtracks.
The band have previously toured with Mallory Knox (Roundhouse), Crown The Empire
(Electric Ballroom), Tonight Alive, Falling In Reverse, & Black Veil Brides. They have just
been on the Warped Tour 2016 Main Stage and have an Autumn EU tour planned.
Their previous two releases have charted on the US Billboard 200; ‘Cinematics’ at #174
and ‘Duality’ #86
The vinyl version of the album will be released 28th October 2016.
Social media: 183k FB Fans / 84.1k Twitter Followers / 85.7k Instagram Followers / 79k
Instagram Followers
Press:
Listed as ‘One of the Most Anticipated Albums of 2016’ in Alt Press, Rock Sound, &
Kerrang!
Coverage for ‘Uncontainable’ on Alt Press, All Things Loud, Team Rock, & Kerrang! ‘Single
Of The Week’, “It’s catchy as hell”
Lead singer Cody Carson featured on Rock Sound’s front-cover ‘The Band You Need To
Know In Your Life Now’
Previous record ‘Duality’ received 9/10 from Rock Sound (“One of our albums of the year,
full-blown orchestral dance-pop masterpiece that will make you throw your arms in the air
with glee”), KKKKK from Kerrang (“Absolutely Nailed It”)
Radio & TV:
Lead single ‘Uncontainable’ premiered on BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, with further spins on
Kerrang! TV (A List), Scuzz TV, Team Rock (Record Of The Week), Kerrang! Radio, and
more<br />
Tracks: Something New / Uncontainable / Lie Afraid / Upside Down / Want / Diamond Girl
/ Tug Of War / Admit It / Hypnotized / Never Know / Crutch / Me W/O Us
Also Available:
RDR121 – ‘Cinematics (Expanded Edition)’
RDR120 – ‘Horrible Kids’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Void Of Vision - Children Of Chrome
UNFD076CD
5052442009825
CD
£6.70
UNFD
ROCK
Void Of Vision are the black, beating heart of Melbourne's heavy music scene. Children
Of Chrome is their debut assault on the world and comes in the form of 11 riotous tracks
of protest, rage and energy.
Channeling influences such as Limp Bizkit, System Of A Down and Deftones and including
a guest appearance from Stray From The Path's Drew York on opening track '//', it's a
boldly exciting statement from one of the world's most promising new bands.
Official Video for ‘Sunrise’: https://youtu.be/g6TJ1-YMrm8
Press:
BBC Radio 1 Rock Show play
Rock Sound exposure piece
Kerrang Introducing
Metal Hammer new band piece
Tracks: // (feat. Drew York) / Blacklist / Ctrl Freak / The Hills / In Black & White / As Above,
So Below / Wallow / Under Skin / Sunrise / Red Handed / Fair-Weather
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Drakkar Nowhere - Drakkar Nowhere
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CD
LP
BEYOND BEYOND IS BEYOND
BEYOND BEYOND IS BEYOND
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.49
When Drakkar Nowhere rows itself out toward the exploratory sonic sea upon
which their debut album so gracefully sails, it's not just that their destination is
undefined, it's that the very concept of a destination, as reflected in their music,
is itself something indefinable.
The history of the album traces back to the summer of 2012, when Daniel Collás
(Phenomenal Handclap Band) and Morgan Phalen (Favored Nations, Diamond Nights)
found themselves creating new music in the kitchen of a rented apartment in Stockholm,
Sweden.
Their new project caught the ears of nearby musicians, including members of Dungen and
The Amazing, and before long, this extended family of international musicians were
recording the songs that would firmly put them on the path to nowhere -- Drakkar
Nowhere, that is. Both Collás and Phalen took inspiration from their Swedish surroundings
-- in particular, the enchanted forests that surround the neighborhoods of Bagarmossen
and Midsommarkransen. And given the talents and histories of the collaborating
musicians, it's no surprise that the everevolving shadow of what we might broadly call
Swedish psychedelia should perfume the proceedings as well. Collás and Phelan also took
the recordings to New York and Los Angeles, where new surroundings and influences
could intertwine into the musical flora and fauna. When in LA, the band even got a hero of
theirs, unsung 70s singer-songwriter Ned Doheny, on board for "Higher Now."
Some light was recently shed on Doheny's music from the 70s when Numero Group
released the Doheny compilation Separate Oceans a couple years back. To those who have
discovered his fantastic body of work, his warm, breezy Malibu vocals are instantly
recognizable on "Higher Now." One thing is surprising -- and what makes the Drakkar
Nowhere album one that benefits from repeat listens -- is how unobtrusive all of these
influences are on the album's ultimate sound.
Drakkar Nowhere present a combination of influences -- cosmic jazz, syrupy soul and
mutated prog among them -- in such an effortless manner that they don't really feel like
"influences" at all. As a result, Drakkar Nowhere have built an album that may have
listeners ears recalling the crystalline harmonies of the Brothers Gibb more often than it
does Träd, Gräs and Stenar. No destination, no influences -- just nowhere. And in the
hands of Drakkar Nowhere, it's clearly the place to be. -- Ryan Muldoon
Premier on Consequence Of Sound: http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/drakkarnowhere-ask-the-cosmic-question-on-new-single-how-could-that-be-why-listen/
Tracks: Any Way / How Could That Be Why? / Higher Now / At The Edge Of The
Mangroves / In The Eye Of Time / Did It Ever? / Chippewa / The Line / Salutation To The
Sun
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
The Lion & The Wolf - The Cardiac Hotel
XMR120CD
XMR120LP
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CD
LP
XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£9.99
Since quitting the kind of life lived by the rest of us in January 2014, Thomas has played
over 300 shows, supporting label-mates Rob Lynch, Northcote and PJ Bond, among
others, as well as appearing at Slam Dunk, Isle of Wight Festival, 2000 trees, Blissfields,
Fest and Hevy.
He released his debut album 'Symptoms' late 2014, a full-band affair crafted from
analogue sounds. Comparisons to Elliot Smith and Simon & Garfunkel followed, as well as
more shows and more opportunities to revel in community and friendship.
Second album 'The Cardiac Hotel' was expedited and creatively driven by Thomas's dad
getting sick, the songs pouring forth as they tend to do when a loved one's future is
uncertain. It's hard not to listen to The Lion and the Wolf's second album and not feel a
little of that seismic shift yourself. If you don't feel it in the billowing organ chord that
begins 'Don't Fail Me Now', then it'll fill you on 'My fathers eyes'. The reverb weight
blurring the edges, seemingly disintegrating Thomas's voice, brings pathos to the urgent,
searing sounds that brew underneath.
Violins, brass and lyrics that break upon the softest ears and hearts like waves, particularly
on 'The Pinching Point' ("All the time struggled to breathe, now she doesn't have to grieve
at the finish line"), while pianos and seething strings seem to bellow over the gentle finger
picking and clicking drums on closer 'Find the Time'.
It feels fragile while wrapping itself in strength of heart, a certain courage needed to bare
the soul or strip down to honesty. The Cardiac Hotel is still warm though, never feeling
disconnected from the listener, probably because of the lack of digital interference. And
that's important because The Lion and the Wolf is all about intimacy and understanding.
You'll never be alone with The Lion and the Wolf, and you'll never have to feel that way
now you're part of the pride and pack.
Previous Press quotes:
"A wholly autumnal, acoustic-led slice of melancholy…one of the UK's most promising
singer-songwriters." – Rock Sound
"Gentle vocals and lilting drive call to mind Elliot Smith and Simon and Garfunkel" - The
Independent
"One of the most underrated singer-songwriters in the UK today… Poignant, mature, and
the perfect soundtrack for the long winter ahead" - Punktastic
"An elegantly understated and wistfully melancholic collection of prime-cut songs in the
singer-songwriter vein" – Musical Melting Pot on Symptoms (92%)
Tracks: Don’t Fail Me Now / Heaven Forbid / My Father’s Eyes / The Hospital Floor / Walk
On The Moon / The Pinching Point / Barstools / December / Past The Point Of Fair /
Witness / Find The Time
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Justin Rutledge - East
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LP
OUTSIDE MUSIC
OUTSIDE MUSIC
ROCK
ROCK
£7.49
£15.49
Toronto, Ontario - "Go West, Young Man, Go West", an expression coined in the 1800's,
could easily be rephrased and applied to Juno Award Winner Justin Rutledge to read,
"Go East, Young Man, Go East", as that, quite literally, is what Justin Rutledge has done.
His new album, aptly titled EAST, signifies not only his personal transition in moving
away from the only city he's ever lived, but also, recording in the east, his first time
making an album outside of Toronto.
In 2015, ready to make a change, Justin pulled-up roots in Toronto and replanted himself
on the eastern shores of Lake Ontario in Prince Edward County. Leaving Toronto as a home
was monumental for Justin, "Toronto is where I was born, but for some reason it became
an increasingly foreign place to me. I knew I had to leave the city." Inspired by the beauty
and serenity of these new rural surroundings, his 7th studio album was born, as Justin
headed further east to Nova Scotia, marking the first time he has recorded outside of
Ontario.
"I've recorded in LA with my band Early Winters, but I hadn't yet recorded a solo album
anywhere other than Toronto-I wasn't sure why, so I headed for Halifax." Justin had
known producer and multi-instrumentalist Daniel Ledwell for some time and was already
familiar with the home studio Daniel had set up in Lake Echo, Nova Scotia. Having guested
on the song 'Bring Me A Rose' from Jenn Grant's award winning album Compostela which
was recorded in Lake Echo (Grant and Ledwell are husband and wife) and with Daniel's
encouragement to get out of his comfort zone, Justin trekked along the Trans-Canada to
Nova Scotia. "I wanted to create an album in which a different geography served as the
backdrop. I wanted to record on the east coast, use musicians from the east coast, even
master the album on the east coast.
Thinking of a title for the album was easy." The songs on EAST see Justin embracing new
styles, from the gospel tinged 'The Great Ascension', to the lo-fi lament of 'Queen Street
Lost'. Not lost, however, are the country-tinged pop songs like 'The Old Oak' and 'Blue
Jeans'. Of course, the hushed voice and the intricate storytelling remain, making EAST
Justin's most accomplished album to date.
He has twice been nominated for a Juno Award, and twice been long-listed for the
prestigious Polaris Music Prize. Valleyheart, Rutledge's first release on Outside Music,
earned the Juno Award for Roots Album of the year in 2014.
Tracks: Unsettled / The Great Ascension / North Wind / Blue Jeans / Heaven Help Us /
Almost Gone / No One Knows / The Old Oak / Hey Little Boy / Queen Street Lost
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Mandolin Orange - Blindfaller
CDYEP2487
634457248724
CD
YEP ROC
£7.99
ROCK/AMERICANA
Blindfaller builds on the acclaim of Mandolin Orange’s breakthrough debut on Yep Roc
Records, 2013’s This Side of Jordan, and its follow-up, last year’s Such Jubilee.
Since then they’ve steadily picked up speed and fans they’ve earned from long stretches
on the road, including appearances at Austin City Limits, Telluride Bluegrass Festival,
Newport Folk Festival, and Pickathon. It’s been an auspicious journey for a pair who
casually met at a bluegrass jam session in 2009.
As the duo’s songwriter, Andrew Marlin sharpens his lyrical prowess here, touching on
broad themes of growing older and feeling helpless in a world torn by injustice. Sure, the
album sounds classic, but it is rooted in the here and now of our daily headlines.
“When we finished ‘Such Jubilee,’ I started writing these songs with a different goal in
mind. I thought about how I would write songs for somebody else to record,” Marlin
explains. “I ended up with a bunch of songs like that, but we chose ones that I still felt
personally connected to.”
“We really chose everybody who played on the record, because we trusted them,” he
adds.
They found kindred spirits in Clint Mullican on bass, Kyle Keegan on drums, Allyn Love on
pedal steel, and previous collaborator, Josh Oliver, on guitar, keys and vocals.
The vinyl version of this album (LPYEP2487)will be released 28th October.
Tracks: Hey Stranger / Wildfire / Picking Up Pieces / Lonesome Whistle / Echo / Cold
Lover's Waltz / My Blinded Heart / Hard Travelin' / Gospel Shoes / Take This Heart Of Gold
Also Available:
CDYEP2417/LPYEP2417 – ‘Such Jubilee’ (CD/LP)
CDYEP2338/LPYEP2338 – ‘This Side Of Jordan’ (CD/LP)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Sikth - Death Of A Dead Day
CDVILED628
VILELP628
801056862822
801056862815
CD
LP2
PEACEVILLE
PEACEVILLE
ROCK
ROCK
£6.65
£13.50
Peaceville presents 'Death Of A Dead Day' CD which features exclusive bonus material,
due to be released in a sleevepac with a 12 page colour booklet featuring lyrics and
pictures with original cover artwork created by Tim Fox. Also available as a 2LP set on
180 gram heavyweight black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve.
Following the release on Peaceville of SikTh's mini album 'Opacities', the first new music
from the forefathers of British progressive metal, since their acclaimed 2006 sophomore
album 'Death Of A Dead Day', Peaceville are proud to be re-releasing the album on the
10th anniversary of its original release.
'Death Of A Dead Day', most arguably the bands most popular record, was recorded over a
6 week period in Miami in 2005, self produced with mixing & engineering duties handled
by Mike LaPlant (Skindred, Nonpoint, Soil, Dashboard Confessional), Opening track 'Bland
street bloom' was a brutal progressive thrash song with vocalist Mikee W Goodman
penning lyrics inspired by the gentrification of the UK highstreet. The song also spawned
an animated video (directed by Tim Fox) which featured regularly on MTV's Headbangers
ball in the US and was heavily played in the UK.
SikTh played their largest headline tour to date in support of 'DOADD' with 'Bland Street..'
becoming the bands opening live track for years to come. Their appearance at 2006's
Download Festival in 2006 became legendary - the second stage tent was closed due to
over capacity and they put on a show that to this day defines their live reputation. It was
in late 2007 the band decided to close the book on SikTh and they played their final show
to an emotional crowd in London.
In the years that followed SikTh's name and influence was kept alive by bands like Protest
The Hero, Periphery, TesseracT and Animals As Leaders. The genre known as 'djent'
flourished with many stalwarts of the scene including Meshuggah claiming SikTh gave
birth to the movement.
Along with the re-release of 'Death Of A Dead Day', this summer sees SikTh embarking on
their first ever North American tour – they'll be heading out in direct support to Periphery
from 4th August to 1st September, following recent headline shows and festivals across
the world including Japan, India, Nepal as well as gaining the coveted support to Slipknot
on their recent UK tour.
Tracks:Bland Street Bloom / Flogging The Horses / Way Beyond The Fond Old River /
Summer Rain / In This Light / Sanguine Seas Of Bigotry / Mermaid Slur / When The
Moment's Gone / Part Of The Friction / Where Do We Fall? / Another Sinking Ship / As The
Earth Spins Round
Also Available:
CDVILEF569/VILELP569 – ‘Opacities’ (CD/LP)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
The Pineapple Thief - Tightly Unwound
KSCOPE383
802644838328
CD2
KSCOPE
£6.65
ROCK
This 2016 version being released as a 2CD set presented as a digipak was originally
released in association with the Kscope 5th anniversary and had been re-mastered and
remixed by 360 in London and featured a bonus disc with tracks from the 'Dawn Raids'
EPs plus and acoustic version of 'Shoot First'.
While the earlier releases along with Tightly Unwound, were many people's introduction
to the band, they had actually spent the previous ten years quietly building up a dedicated
fan base across the globe, selling over 25,000 records and nurturing their 'bittersweet'
progressive sound.
Formed in 1999 by founder and chief songwriter Bruce Soord, The Pineapple Thief have
continued to evolve and refine their sound ever since and they're seen by many as one of
the most interesting and innovative rock bands the UK have produced in recent years.
Albums like 'Someone Here Is Missing' (2010) ('extremely classy and frequently
mesmerising' Classic Rock); 'Show A Little Love' EP ('it is here that the real magic of a band
like TPT shines through' Classic Rock Prog) and 'All The Wars' (2012) have made their
reputation and fan base stronger, starting to gather interest from a wider spectrum of
alternative rock followers only enhanced with the release in 2014 of their new album
'Magnolia' which was described by The Guardian as "The perfect blend of brains, brawn,
beauty and exquisite songwriting... a modern rock masterpiece." Bruce Soord also
collaborates with other Kscope artists, joining forces with Katatonia's Jonas Renske on the
2013 'Wisdom Of Crowds' project and joining Katatonia on their 'Dethroned &
Uncrowned' Unplugged acoustic European tour.
"Tightly Unwound... has a visceral undercurrent that prevents singer/guitarist Bruce
Soord's penchant for sweet melancholia becoming soporific. It's heightened by the band's
keen sense of dynamic as acoustic strumming suddenly switches to a harsh electric frenzy"
- Classic Rock Magazine
"there's much to be savoured here" - Rock Sound
CD 1: My Debt To You / Shoot First / Sinners / Tightly Unwound / The Sorry State / My
Bleeding Hand / Different World / And So Say All Of You / Too Much To Lose
CD 2: Bitter Day / Second Chance / Too Far Gone / Freefall / February 13th / The West
Coast / Shoot First (Acoustic) / Tightly Unwound (Acoustic)
Also Available:
KSCOPE354/KSCOPE921 – ‘Your Wilderness’ (CD/LP)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Gazpacho - Bravo
KSCOPE421
802644742120
£5.50
CD
KSCOPE
ROCK
2003 debut studio album from acclaimed Norwegian post-progressive art rockers
released on CD through Kscope.
Formed in Oslo in 1996 by childhood friends Jon-Arne Vilbo and Thomas Andersen along
with Jan-Henrik Ohme (later joined by Mikael Krømer, Lars Erik Asp and Kristian Torp),
Gazpacho have honed their unique sound over a string of critically acclaimed albums and
numerous tours, including several with long-time supporters Marillion.
In 2002 Gazpacho entered a song contest on Make-A-Star with the song "Sea Of
Tranquility" and won. Their second entry, "Ghost" made it to second position, giving the
band the opportunity to release an album through MP3.com. This lead the band to release
their first official album Bravo in 2003 - which contained five of the six tracks off the
MP3.com album plus six new compositions. Utilizing the possibilities of the Internet the
band had teamed up with the American singer/songwriter and fellow Make-A-Star
contestee Esther Valentine, and New Zealand producer Peter Kearns. Valentine sang a
duet with Ohme on the song Novgorod (which she also co-wrote) and Kearns produced
two of the album tracks.
'Bravo' gained the band more international acclaim, with Dutch leading music magazine
Oor stating "their debut album is a rare beauty".
Gazpacho is currently enjoying the success from their new studio album 'Molok'.
Tracks: Desert / Sea Of Tranquility / Nemo / Ghost / California / The Secret / Sun God /
Mesmer / Novgorod / Ease Your Mind / Bravo
Gazpacho - Firebird
KSCOPE420
802644742021
£5.50
CD
KSCOPE
ROCK
The 11 track album, 'Firebird', is being released via Kscope on CD and will be presented
in a digipack. It was originally released in 2005.
Gazpacho's third album 'Firebird', originally released in 2005 through Marillion's Racket
Records label, saw the band stay faithful to melancholy-filled artistic music with it's
somewhat serious themes. The support of Marillion also led to the collaboration with
guitarist Steve Rothery who plays a solo on the track 'Do You Know What You Are
Saying?'.
Other guest appearances on the album came in the form of fans who had been
encouraged to send in sound samples which the band would use. Among the unusual
instruments featured on the album are maracas, a comb and a Leopard II battle tank.
Tracks: Vulture / Symbols / Swallow / Orion I / Orion II / Prisoner / Jezebel / Black Widow /
Firebird / Do You Know What You Are Saying? / Once In A Lifetime
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Mick Karn - Each Eye A Path
KSCOPE418
802644741826
CD
£5.50
KSCOPE
ROCK
Kscope release the fifth solo album from bass pioneer Mick Karn (Japan) on CD with
original cover artwork presented in a digipack.
Originally released in 2001 on Medium Productions (Karn's joint venture with ex Japan
colleagues Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri), this powerfully inventive album featured
Karn on vocals and a variety of exotic instruments.
Steve Jansen (who mixed the album) adds some typically tasteful drum and percussion
parts.
This uniquely adventurous and evocative album - written and arranged between 1995 and
1999 - is minimal in terms of instrumentation, but extremely rich as regards the density of
the playing and the quality of ideas on offer.
An album of mood swings - mixing darkness and light, melancholy and hope – 'Each Eye A
Path' showcases Mick Karn at his most intimate and unfettered.
Tracks: Up To Nil / The Salmon Of Knowledge / Latin Mastock / The Forgotten Puppeteer /
My Mrs T / Angel's Got A Lotus / Serves You Rice / The Night We Never Met / Venus
Monkey / Left Big
Mick Karn - The Concrete Twin
KSCOPE417
802644741727
CD
£5.50
KSCOPE
ROCK
Kscope are set to release 'The Concrete Twin' from Mick Karn, former bassist with
Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Dalis Car, presented in a digipack.
'The Concrete Twin' was the last solo album from Mick Karn, originally released on his
own MK Music label in 2009.
The follow on from 2006's 'Three Part Species', 'The Concrete Twin' showcases an
engaging performance with dazzling musicianship and a commercial know-how that
elevates it beyond your standard left-field art-rock. Here, Karn produced a more organic
sound than some of his previous work. Assisted only by drummer Pete Lockett, Karn plays
everything else on the album, including, for the first time since the early 80s, the ocarina.
'The Concrete Twin' is a densely complex but richly rewarding album touching on jazz,
swing and drum'n'bass with synth waves that sound surreal, distort, morose and
instrumental tracks that morph and expire eerily.
Tracks: Ashamed To Be Part Of Them / Presence / T.V. Woo / Confabulation / Yes, I've
Been To France / Tender Poison / Purple Attachment / Vote For Lies / J.B. MeKnee /
Antisocial Again?
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
ROCK & ROLL NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Warren Smith - Rockin' With Mr Uranium
SUNSCLP1286
803415820719
10”LP
CHARLY
£12.00
ROCK & ROLL
Newly-remastered from the original tapes and pressed on audiophile-quality 10-inch
vinyl with the first 1,000 copies on limited edition green vinyl, with definitive careerspanning sleeve notes by Adam Komorowski.
Warren Smith was one of the greatest talents signed to Sam Phillip's Sun Records.
Possessing one of the label's most heartfelt voices, Smith was equally adapt singing
emotional country ballads as he was out-and-out rock 'n' roll.
'Rockin' With Mr. Uranium' contains Smith's storming debut single for Sun, 'Rock 'n' Roll
Ruby' (written by Johnny Cash), the Roy Orbison-penned hit single 'So Long, I'm Gone',
'Ubangi Stomp', the barnstorming 'Miss Froggie' and his version of Slim Harpo's 'Got
Love If You Want It', recognised as a rockabilly classic.
The Sun Rockabilly Legends Series is produced by Sun Entertainment Corporation
president John A. Singleton and Charly Records founder Jean-Luc Young.
"He was probably the best pure singer for country music I ever heard..." - Sam Phillips.
Tracks: Sweet Sweet Girl / Rock N Roll Ruby / Ubangi Stomp / Miss Froggie / Red
Cadillac And A Black Moustache / Who Took My Baby? / Got Love If You Want It /
Uranium Rock / Stop The World / I Like Your Kind Of Love
Sony Burgess - Sonny's Back In Town
SUNSCLP1285
803415820818
10”LP
CHARLY
£12.00
ROCK & ROLL
Newly-remastered from the original tapes and pressed on audiophile-quality 10-inch
vinyl, the first 1,000 copies on limited edition pink vinyl.
Some of the wildest records cut on Sam Phillips' Sun label bear the legend Sonny
Burgess. 'Sonny's Back In Town' fully illustrates the singer-songwriter's hard-rocking,
manic style, which owed just as much to R&B as it did to rockabilly.
A true rockabilly trailblazer and one of the last-surviving Sun recording stars whose
career continues to this day, Sonny is fully involved in the album and will be promoting
it during selected interviews and live performances.
"His voice resembles a banshee wail, the sound of a man tormented by a thousand
devils..." - Adam Komorowski.
Tracks: We Wanna Boogie / The Prisoner's Song / Restless / Ain't Got A Thing / Sadie's
Back In Town / Red Headed Woman / Fannie Mae / So Glad You're Mine / Find My Baby
For Me / My Little Town Baby
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Iain Matthews - Live At Rockpalast
MIG90672
MIG90677
885513906724
885513906779
CD2+DVD
DVD
MIG MUSIC
MIG MUSIC
ROCK
ROCK
£12.99
£11.49
Iain Matthews, English musician and songwriter, was singer and guitarist with Fairport
Convention, before forming his own band Matthews Southern Comfort, which had a UK
number one in 1970 with a cover of Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" (it spent three weeks at
number one and 23 weeks in the Top 100).
Born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire/England Iain Matthew McDonald (stage name Ian Matthews,
later from 1989 again in the original spelling Iain) was a founding member of British folk rock
institution Fairport Convention with Richard Thompson and Ashley Hutchings. Due to musical
differences he left the band during the recording of the album “Unhalfbricking” and after a short
detour in Matthews Southern Comfort he started his impressive solo career which still left
enough space for him to front the bands Plainsong, Hi-Fi (feat. David Surkamp, Pavlov’s Dog), and
lately Matthews Southern Comfort again.
The present Rockpalast DVD/2CD shows Iain Matthews and his band at a concert in the
Hamburger Markthalle in Germany from December 12th, 1983 feat. David Wintor (If, Stealers
Wheel) on bass, Bruce Hazen (Hi-Fi, Life 9) on guitar and former Argent and Kinks drummer Bob
Henrit.
For the first time in the famous Rockpalast series this edition features a bonus CD covering all the
studio versions of the songs Iain is playing live at the show! So this release is a new landmark in
the history of the Rockpalast editions on DVD and CD!
CD 1 (Live At Markthalle, Hamburg 12.12.1983): Nine O'Clock / For The Lonely Hunter / Blue Shirt
/ See Me / Driftwood From Disaster / She May Call You Up Tonight / Shorting Out / Sights In
Manhattan / I Survived The Seventies / Hearts On The Line / I Can't Fade Away / Civilisation / Lies
/ Out Of My Range / Over Under Sideways Down / Mr. Soul / For The Lonely Hunter - Reprise
CD 2 (Studio Versions): Nine O'Clock) / For The Lonely Hunter / Blue Shirt / See Me / Driftwood
From Disaster / She May Call You Up Tonight / Shorting Out / Sights In Manhattan / I Survived The
Seventies / Hearts On The Line / I Can't Fade Away / Civilisation / Lies / Out Of My Range / Over
Under Sideways Down / Mr. Soul / For The Lonely Hunter - Reprise
DVD: Nine O'Clock (video) / For The Lonely Hunter (video) / Blue Shirt (video) / See Me (video) /
Driftwood From Disaster (video) / She May Call You Up Tonight (video) / Shorting Out (video) /
Sights In Manhattan (video) / I Survived The Seventies (video) / Hearts On The Line (video) / I
Can't Fade Away (video) / Civilisation (video) / Lies (video) / Out Of My Range (video) / Over
Under Sideways Down (video) / Mr. Soul (video) / For The Lonely Hunter - Reprise (video)
Tom Verlaine - Tom Verlaine/Dreamtime
BGOCD1257
5017261212573
CD
BGO RECORDS
£7.50
ROCK
Former frontman of Television’s first solo albums from 1979 and 1981.
A critically-acclaimed songwriter and musician, Verlaine has continued to pursue his solo career
interspersed with Television reunions. Digitally remastered and slipcased with new notes.
Tracks: The Grip Of Love / Souvenir From A Dream / Kingdom Come / Mr. Bingo / Yonki Time /
Flash Lightning / Red Leaves / Last Night / Breakin’ My Heart / There’s A Reason / Penetration /
Always / The Blue Robe / Without A Word / Mr Blur / Fragile / A Future In Noise / Down On The
Farm / Mary Marie
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Jennifer Warnes –
Jennifer Warnes/Shot Through The Heart
BGOCD1264
5017261212641
CD
£7.50
BGO RECORDS
ROCK
Acclaimed American singer-songwriter’s albums from 1976 and 1979, originally
released on Arista. Both albums made the US Top 100.
This package contains the hits ‘Right Time Of Night’, ‘I’m Dreaming’, ‘I Know A
Heartache When I See One’ and ‘Don’t Make Me Over’. Warnes enjoyed two huge No.1
singles with Joe Cocker on ‘Up Where We Belong’ and Bill Medley on ‘(I’ve Had The)
Time Of My Life’. She has been a life-long friend of Leonard Cohen and contributed to
many projects with him. Warnes continues to occasionally gig and record with a new
album planned for release this year. Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with new
notes
Tracks: Love Hurts / Round And Round / Shine A Light / You’re The One I Love / I’m
Dreaming / Mama / Right Time Of The Night / Bring Ol’ Maggie Back Home / Don’t Lead
Me On / Daddy Don’t Go / O God Of Loveliness / Shot Through The Heart / I Know A
Heartache When I See One / Don’t Make Me Over / You Remember Me / Sign On The
Window / I’m Restless / Tell Me Just One More Time / When The Feeling Comes Around
/ Frankie In The Rain / Hard Times, Come Again No More
Doug Sahm - Doug Sahm And Band/Texas
Tornado/Groovers Paradise
BGOCD1259
5017261212597
CD2
BGO RECORDS
£7.99
ROCK/COUNTRY
The late, great Doug Sahm's albums for Atlantic and Warner Bros., from 1973 and
1974 'Doug Sahm And Band' features, amongst others, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, David
Bromberg and Flaco Jimenez.
'Texas Tornado' includes some of the same musicians on 'Band' with Arif Marden and
Jerry Wexler sharing the production role. ‘Groovers Paradise' has an ex-Creedence
Clearwater rhythm section of Doug Clifford and Stu Cook in the band. Sahm sadly died
in 1999 at the comparatively young age of 58. Digitally remastered and slipcased, and
with new notes
CD 1: (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone / It’s Gonna Be Easy / Your Friends / Poison
Love / Wallflower / Dealer’s Blues / Faded Love / Blues Stay Away From Me / Papa Ain’t
Salty / Me And Paul / Don’t Turn Around / I Get Off
CD 2: San Francisco FM Blues / Someday / Blue Horizon / Tennessee Blues / Ain’t That
Loving You / Texas Tornado / Juan Mendoza / Chicano / I’ll Be There / Hard Way / Nitty
Gritty / Groovers Paradise / Devil Heart / Houston Chicks / For The Sake Of Rock ’N’ Roll
/ Beautiful Texas Sunshine / Just Groove Me / Girls Today (Don't Like To Sleep Alone) /
La Cacahuata (Peanut) / Her Dream Man Never Came / Catch Me In The Morning
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Dodheimsgard - Monumental Possession
CDVILED612
VILELP612
801056761125
801056861214
CD
LP
PEACEVILLE
PEACEVILLE
ROCK
ROCK
£5.50
£12.00
Marking 20 years since its original release, Dødheimsgard's classic second album, 'Monumental
Possession' followed swiftly on the heels of the band's debut 'Kronet til Konge' (featuring none
other than Darkthrone's Fenriz on bass), & in the process firmly established themselves as one
of the leading names of the mid 90's Norwegian black metal movement.
This CD edition includes bonus tracks taken from a rehearsal recorded prior to the studio sessions
in 1995, featuring raw incarnations of final album tracks, an alternate version of 'Angel Death',
and an unreleased track originally intended for the 'Monumental Possession' album. Joining
Vicotnik and Aldrahn are Alver (ex-Emperor), and Apollyon (Aura Noir, ex-Immortal).
The early incarnation was that of a raw and at times melodic black metal band. Over time they
became known as one of the premier avantgarde black metal acts, as recently cemented on the
band's mighty 2015 album, 'A Umbra Omega'. One of the top bands and boundary-pushing
visionaries of the mid-90's Norwegian Black Metal evolution, DHG are widely hailed as masters of
dark & psychotic psychedelia-tinged extremity.
Tracks: Intro / Utopia Running Scarlet / The Crystal Specter / Bluebell Heart / Monumental
Possession / Fluency / Angel Death / Lost In Faces / The Ultimate Reflection
Erica Freas - Patient Ones
LPDG124
634457736719
£9.49
LP
DON GIOVANNI
ROCK
Freas has spent much of the last decade touring and performing as a singer and guitarist
in the Olympia, Washington-based punk band, RVIVR. On Patient Ones, Freas is a solo artist,
operating at a lower volume with an acoustic guitar and minimal accompaniment
from cellist Jen Grady.
The music is pared down and raw, revealing a skillful guitarist unafraid to tread into dark waters
with her lyrics. If you have followed Freas' work, you will recognize sparse arrangements of songs
which have previously appeared in anthemic form in RVIVR ("Goodbyes") and her dream-inspired
collaborative project, SOMNIA ("Silver").
Tracks: Moon / Silver / The Sea Around Us / Like Weather / The Dirt / Patient Ones / Sun / Harriet
/ Goodbyes / Please Go Walk In The Rain / Quinn / City
Johnny Winter - First Winter
TECD345
5028479034529
CD
£7.99
TALKING ELEPHANT
ROCK
The First Genration of Rock/Blues/Early Soul. Released in 1969 on the Buddahy label sees its
first ever release onto CD.
Johnny Winter, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and
producer. Best known for his high-energy blues-rock albums and live performances in the late
1960s and 1970s.
Tracks: Bad News / Leavin' Blues / Take A Chance On My Love / Easy Lovin' Girl / I Had To Cry /
Birds Can't Row Boats / Out Of Sight / Coming Up Fast Part I / Coming Up Fast Part II / Parchment
Farm / Please Come Home For Christmas
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Hammock - Raising Your Voice...Trying To Stop An
Echo (Deluxe Edition)
£7.99
CDHMK004D
634457732728
CD2
HAMMOCK MUSIC
ROCK
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hammock's best selling catalog release, we are proud to
present Raising Your Voice...Trying To Stop An Echo (Deluxe Edition), with eight new bonus
tracks that will only be available on the CD and LP download card only.
The 2-CD set has an 8-panel jacket with new artwork. First time issued on vinyl (US only), limited
run 180-gram pressing includes poster and download card.
CD 1: I Can Almost See You / Raising Your Voice… Trying To Stop An Echo / Losing You To You /
When The Sky Pours Down Like A Fountain / The House Where We Grew Up / God Send Us A
Signal / Clouds Cover The Stars / Floating Away In Every Direction / Take A Drink From My Hands /
Startle The Heavens (Lament) / More Dead Than Alive (Get Away From The Medicine) / Disappear
Like The Morning… / …Like Stars Into Day /Shipwrecked (Flat On Your Back) / Chorus Of Trees /
Passing Away / Will You Ever Love Yourself? / Sparkle And Fade
CD 2: Skye Ba / Sora / Weightless / Alys / Shift / Harmonica / RMFS / Birds Flying In Sequence, Pt.
2
O.A.R. - XX
VAN00001
£7.99
888072000810
CD2
VANGUARD RECORDS
ROCK
In celebration of their 20th anniversary, the band O.A.R. (Of a Revolution) from Rockville,
Maryland are releasing this career-spanning collection of their biggest hits and incredible live
shows, plus new studio material. Disc one features fan favourites such as "Heaven", "Peace",
Shattered, "Two Hands Up" and more. Disc two spotlights select performances from their
extensive live catalogue.
To date O.A.R. has sold close to 2 million albums and more than 2 million concert tickets,
including two sold-out shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks
Amphitheater in Colorado. In 2011, the band released the album, 'King', which debuted at No. 12
on the Billboard 200 chart, No. 3 on the Billboard Digital Album Chart, and was No. 3 at iTunes.
King was the follow-up to the band's 2008 release, 'All Sides', which contains the platinum hit
single "Shattered." The band's 2014 album, 'The Rockville LP', debuted at #1 on the Billboard
Independent Albums chart and #6 on the Top Current Rock Albums chart.
CD 1: Follow Me, Follow You / I Go Through / Peace / Two Hands Up / Heaven / This Town (XX
Version) / Love and Memories (XX Version) / Shattered (Turn The Car Around) (XX Version) /
Heard The World / Lay Down / Hey Girl / That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker
CD 2: City On Down (Live at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC November 23-24, 2001) / Dareh Meyod
(Live at Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY November 28-29, 2003) / Black Rock (Live at Red
Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO July 15, 2012) / About An Hour Ago (Live at Madison Square
Garden, New York, NY January 27, 2007) / Night Shift...Stir It Up (Live at 9:30 Club, Washington,
DC November 23-24, 2001) / Night Shift...Stir It Up (Live at 9:30 Club, Washington, DC November
23-24, 2001) / Untitled (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 27, 2007) / About
Mr. Brown (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY January 27, 2007) / I Feel Home (Live at
9:30 Club, Washington, DC November 23-24, 2001) / Delicate Few (Live at Red Rocks
Amphitheater, Morrison, CO July 15, 2012) / War Song (Live at Red Rocks Amphitheater,
Morrison, CO July 15, 2012)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
The Ettes - Shake The Dust
LPFO003
634457732919
LP
£11.99
FOND OBJECT RECORDS
ROCK
September 2016 marks the 10 year anniversary of Shake The Dust, the explosive debut album
from notoriously road-rambling garage rockers, The Ettes. Recorded with Liam Watson at the
legendary Toe Rag Studios in London, Shake The Dust is an album any true rocker's record
collection can't be without.
Power trio Coco Hames, Poni Silver, and Jem Cohen never rested since their inception in 2003,
with 4 studio LPs, a side project with Greg Cartwright (The Parting Gifts - In the Red Records,
Norton Records), plus countless singles, exclusives, and contributions to film, TV, original scores,
soundtracks, compilations, and collaborations. They even opened up shop at Fond Object Records
-- the band's very own record store, venue, collective, and record label -- in Nashville, TN.
It's with Fond Object Records The Ettes are pleased to announce the new limited edition vinyl
reissue of Shake The Dust, complete with never-before-available downloads of rare tracks.
Tracks: Reputation / Dead And Gone / Alley Cat / Spend My Money / Alright / No More Surprises
/ We Repel Each Other / It Ain't You / Gimme / Dirty / Soft Focus / Ghosts / Beggars / I Wanna Go
Home / Eat The Night / Get Out (Bonus Track)
Turnip King - Laika
LPFTK099
634457733114
£9.49
LP
FIRE TALK RECORDS
ROCK
Born in the basement, fleshed out on stages all over the North Eastern United States, Sea Cliff
NY based Turnip King ooze the kind of raw emotion an Outer-borough existence might yield.
Mixing Helium-esq melody with basement tape collage, wall of sound shoegaze and ethereal
loop laden builds each track plays off the next, combining to make some of the most exciting
genre mixing we've heard in awhile.
While still in high School Fire Talk released the band's debut EP 'Moon Landing' shortly after the
four founding members Lucia Arias, Cal Fish, Nick Kivien and Christian Billard departed to pursue
variouslife journies. Cal & Christian attend BARD a liberal arts school a few hours north of New
York City, Lucia stayed on Long Island and Nick left the group to form Sunflower Bean another on
the up young band signed to Fat Possum Records. Laika Turnip King's debut full length was
fleshed out in a fairly brisk recording session at the legendary Water Music Hoboken & Stormy's
Cabin in upstate New York by Ernie Indradat. Now joined on bass by Ken Winfield Turnip King is
poised to break.
Tracks: The Ho Se / Carsong / Surprise Party / Metonymy / Dead Flowers / Rosy's On Safari / Redo
Peaer - Peaer
LPTE154
634457726017
£10.99
LP
TINY ENGINES
ROCK
Peaer is an object set in motion, staying in motion. Performing with a rotating lineup of
musicians, songwriter Peter Katz (formerly of Fugue, Poverty Hollow, Suns) possesses a singular
understanding of dynamics, amplitude and melody, and how those concepts interact by
pushing, peaking and ultimately dissolving into one another.
Consequently, on its new Self-Titled full-length, Peaer crafts songs about communication as a
force on both linguistic and visceral interaction - between individuals, between the Ego and the Id
and in the most raw, exposed state, between the heart and brain. Peaer's upcoming eponymous
release is the follow-up to 2014's the eyes sink into the skull, which offered home-recorded songs
ranging from contemplative, melancholic slowcore to sparkling, intricate math rock. Katz
recognizes and references these motifs but pushes them further sonically with more cohesion
and resolve. Performed and recorded with the help of Max Kupperberg (Bruise, ex-Palehound) on
drums and Michael Steck on bass guitar, the seven captivating tracks on Peaer embrace higher
energy, shorter form, stronger hook and an emphasis on economy and balance.
Tracks: Pink Spit / Cliff Song / Third Law / Drunk / I.H.Y.S.A / Sick / For The Rest Of Your Life
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
INDIE NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Skinny Lister - The Devil, The Heart & The Fight
XMR990CD
XMR990LP
5056032302969
5056032304765
CD
LP
INDIE
INDIE
£7.99
£9.99
If their folk debut celebrated the sticks and their punkier second blinked in the
bright lights of London, their rocked-up third, The Devil, The Heart & The Fight,
sees them go global.
Tour Dates 2016:
04th Oct - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
05th Oct - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
06th Oct - The Cluny, Newcastle
07th Oct - Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow
13th Oct - Waterfront Studio, Norwich
14th Oct - The Bodega, Nottingham
15th Oct - O2 Academy 2, Leicester
18th Oct – Exchange, Bristol
19th Oct - The Joiners, Southampton
20th Oct - The Garage, London
From the fiery Elvis-gone- folk roar of opener Wanted – Dan saluting London, New York
and Cairo in a song "about looking for life in the cities we'd visit" - The Devil, The Heart
& The Fight comes out fists first. A mature, vibrant and varied record, it mingles classic
Skinny folk romances (Grace, Reunion) with epic rock takes on rafter-rattling shanties
(Beat It On The Chest) and hearty Dexys-style tributes to the fans they meet on the road
(Fair Winds And Following Seas), plus a hitherto unseen darker side.
The Devil, The Heart & The Fight is like Skinny's previous albums gone backpacking;
expanding its horizons, full of adventure, discovering itself and doing things it regrets in
the morning. Have heart, ye devils, join the fight.
2014, 2015 & 2016 saw the band tour with Frank Turner, Flogging Molly, Gogol
Bordello, Chuck Ragan and headline tours across the UK, Europe and the USA. This
year, there’s a sell out UK tour in October. Summer festivals in 2016 have included the
Download Festival, Highfield, Boomtown, Standon Calling, TURF etc.
Press:
Reviews and features in: Rock Sound, The Guardian, Vive Le Rock, Upset, Kerrang!,
Louder Than War, Sunday Times Culture, Uncut, Mojo, Q.
Previous album received critical acclaim from across the board – Q, Evening Standard,
Guardian, Rocksound, Big Cheese and plays from 6Music's Steve Lamacq and Radio X's
John Kennedy.
Radio:
Play from 6music, BBC Radio 2, Radio X, Absolute Radio.
Tracks: Wanted / Geordie Lad / Tragedy In A Minor / Devil In Me / Injuries / Reunion /
Beat It From The Chest / Hamburg Drunk / Grace / Charlie / Fair Winds & Following Seas
/ Carry
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
INDIE NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Blue House - Suppose
WHIP002LP
5056032304024
£9.99
LP
WHIPPED CREAM
INDIE
Subtle, elliptical and ambiguous, 'Suppose' is the debut full-length from London based
duo Blue House via Whipped Cream Records (Loose Meat, Super Best Friends Club,
Bas Jan.) The album presents us with a world of haunted pop -- songs about people
just departed, places just left, and events just witnessed.
Limited to 500 copies on vinyl.
The band in earnest probably began with a drunken duet of Patsy Cline's 'Walking In
The Moonlight', sang on top of a rickety table at a house party in 2015. Something of
that country sensibility remains in songs like 'Ear To The Door', that has Ursula and
James harmonise a song about domesticity and wandering, a theme that resurfaces
throughout the record.
Whilst debut single 'Hot Air Balloons' brims with jangling 90's chords, its follow up
'Simple Song' is a delicate affair -- a 70's folk-revival lullaby, radiating with simplistic
charm. The newly founded Whipped Cream's philosophy of unifying an emerging
generation of English musicians with the means to remain independently-minded
makes their label a fitting home for 'Suppose'.
Press:
Support from NME, The Line of Best Fit, Clash, Loud & Quiet, BBC 6music, The Guardian
Tracks: Found My Limit / John The Unready / Hot Air Balloons / Museum Workers / Ear
To The Door / Simple Song / Albert Played The Euphonium / January The Tenth /
Weatherman / Lay Down
Apothek - Apothek
PRR229
PRR226
7070637507947
7070637507916
CD
LP
PROPELLER RECORDINGS
PROPELLER RECORDINGS
INDIE
INDIE
£7.99
£11.99
Self titled debut LP from Norwegian duo Apothek. Densely textured electronica with
shimmering vocals, featuring the single's 'Family', 'Waiting For The Thunder',
'Reunion' and 'Invited' - which have collectively won praise from BBC Radio 1, 6Music,
The Sunday Times and the Guardian.
Tracks: Roaring / Waiting For The Thunder / Family / Inheritance / Reunion / Departure
/ Invited / Leave / The Pulse
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
DANCE NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
Metrik - Life/Thrills
NHS298CD
NHS298LP
5060208849400
5060208849417
CD
2LP
HOSPITAL RECORDS LTD
HOSPITAL RECORDS LTD
DANCE
DANCE
£6.25
£12.99
Metrik’s highly anticipated second album ‘LIFE/THRILLS’ released on Hospital Records is
an exhilarating and flawlessly executed evolution of his signature sound.
Under the banner of drum & bass it draws on his love for film soundtracks, synthwave,
neo-soul and the Japanese pop sub-genre, Shibuya-kei and includes collaborations with
Elisabeth Troy, NAMGAWD, Roméo Testa, Ragga Twins, Rothwell and Reija Lee.
‘Electric Echo’, a collaboration with Fightstar’s Dan Haigh and Alex Westaway’s synthwave
side project Gunship, encapsulates the ethos of the album merging the unfamiliar with
D&B sensibilities to create a fresh and exciting new sound. For those of a purist nature,
fear not; Metrik’s second album is one hundred percent drum & bass and he hasn’t
forgotten about the dancefloor. Bangers like 'Western Jam', 'Fatso' and
'Destination Earth' make up a serious proportion of the album’s generous fifteen tracks
and reinforce his status as one of the heaviest producers on the block.
Over the past year Metrik has travelled the world representing drum & bass at major
festivals of all denominations; from Glastonbury and Global Gathering to Outlook and EDC
Las Vegas. All the while crafting remixes for the likes of DJ Fresh, Ellie Goulding, Gorgon
City and Martin Garrix, and collaborating with fellow D&B superstars TC and Netsky. Fans
of his UK Dance Chart Top 20 debut 'Universal Language' will find plenty to love here
however its Metrik’s devotion to creating a fresh and thrilling strain of drum &
bass that stands to bring in a new audience and earmark 'Life/Thrills' for instant classic
status.
Social Media:
Hospital Records YouTube channel – (279k subscribers
Facebook (270K Likes)
Twitter (76K Followers)
Instagram (32K Followers)
Soundcloud (76k followers)
Hospital Records Mailing List (90k Subscribers)
Spotify (17K Followers)
Press/Radio:
Comprehensive worldwide campaign– Mixmag, DJ Mag, Notion, Music Week, Future
Music, Time Out, Metro, London Evening Standard, The Guardian, The Independent, Dazed
+ Confused, Vice, The Wire, The Fly, Vice Magazine, Clash, D&BA, UKF Website, FACT Mag
Radio / Internet. BBC Radio1 & 1Xtra support from Mistajam, Friction, Annie Mac, Rinse
FM Hospital Records Show, Kiss FM, Capital FM,Hospital Podcast, Ministry of Sound
Podcast.
Tracks: Hi! / Chasing Sunrise (feat Elisabeth Troy) / LIFE/THRILLS (feat NAMGAWD) /
Worldwide (feat Ragga Twins) / Electric Echo (feat GUNSHIP) / Northern Lights / How Far
(feat Romeo Testa) / Fatso / Western Jam / We Got It (feat Rothwell) / Signal / Cadence
(feat Reija Lee) / Destination Earth / Bring It Like That / Penggemar
Also Available:
NHS262CD/NHS262LP – ‘Universal Language’ (CD/LP)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Various Artists - New Blood 016
MEDIC62CD
MEDIC62LP
5060208849356
5060208849363
CD
LP+CD
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL
ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC
£4.99
£9.99
Med School's philosophy to seek out and champion fresh talent continues with the
return of the pivotal 'New Blood' compilation series. The A+R division has examined
every strand of drum & bass DNA, selecting a flawless formula of boundary pushing
artists who are set to be key players in the progression of the genre.
The 17-track LP offers a true international perspective of the genre with producers from
Ukraine, Italy, Australia, Japan, Canada, Estonia, Russia and the UK showcasing a myriad of
influences, club nights and collectives that are vital in keeping the D+B bloodline pumping
all over the world.
Former 'New Blood' graduates include Etherwood, Synkro, Enei, Hospital Records'
Urbandawn, Med School's most recent signing Frederic Robinson and many more since
the series' creation in 2010.
Tap into 'New Blood 016' for an influx of originality, obscurity and most crucially an insight
into the future of worldwide drum & bass.
Press:
Special Hospital Records podcast to promote the album - this goes out to 30k+ subscribers
via iTunes
Tracks: Magnetism – Receptor / Waterbombs – Insect / Weather Change – Lurch / Far
Away – Milkyway / Spells - Lynch Kingsley & Ilk / Through The Night – Nami / Peace –
oshirijima / Roots – Sun / Found You – Polaris / Magic Flute – Neve / Hawkshaw - Pearse
Hawkins / Ursa Minor – Integer / Hardware - Distant Future & MT / Everything –
Hiddenwave / Blood Shards – Against / Back To Jungle – Missing / Pathfinder - Surie
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Klaus Schulze - Dig It
MIG01682
885513016829
£11.49
CD+DVD
MIG MUSIC
ELECTRONIC
Re-Release in a digipack with a detailed booklet, including a bonus DVD
With "Dig It" I did all the work with the computer for the first time, and in this respect it
was my first "digital" album. I played and mixed everything with this G.D.S. A really
tremendous gear! The sound was caustically clean. So I told myself: As I already have this
gear I will really do everything with it.
The drums were the only thing I had to record on a separate track because the G.D.S. had
no drum sounds. So I got hold of Fred Severloh to play live drums on "Death Of An
Analogue". For this pounding rhythm, I thought, you really need fat drums! But it was -just the same with my vocoder voice which you can hear on this song -- only a matter of
the right dramaturgy, the right effect.
It wasn't my consideration just to bring in another "human" element because I don't make
such a distinction. For me electronics are as human and natural as any other instrument.
Violins, as I always say, don't grow on trees either! For "Weird Caravan" I had borrowed a
loop by Ideal. Usually, I don't borrow anything. I do all loops and samples on my own. But
in this case Ideal's drummer [Hans-Joachim Berendt] played something which I found
really great. I said: "Do you mind if I cut out 1,5 meters here?" Using two tape machines I
glued the tape together and run it as a loop -- because, you know: "The looper isn't a
hooker."
Even when you're repeating yourself you're still no whore, haha. The bonus title, "Esoteric
Goody", is a very abstract piece of music. I have again listened to it after a long time now.
It reminds a bit of the intro for "Destination Void" from the "Mirage" album [1977]. But
then this song featured a real mellotron, the heavy mechanics, not a sample. "Esoteric
Goody" originated during the phase of "Dig It", so I think it fits well as a bonus track for the
"Dig It" CD. The song shows the experimental side of Schulze.
The 'Stahlsinfonie' (Symphony in Steel) on the bonus DVD is a recording of my concert at
the "Ars Electronica" in Linz, Austria, back in 1980. On September 8th I had opened this
festival following an invitation of the ORF (Astrian Broadcasting Corporation).
I have played in the big hall of the Brucknerhaus, and from the outside sounds were
transmitted which were made by the steel workers of the steel works VOEST-ALPINE. But I
wouldn't want to use their sounds as a playback recording made beforehand -- I wanted
them to play live! The promoters made it work by using various telephone lines. Along the
river Danube there were PA towers erected at a distance of two or three kilometres so
really the entire city of Linz could listen to the music. At the end of the concert, the
workers joined me on stage.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/klaus-schulze-dig-it
CD: Death Of An Analogue / Weird Caravan / The Looper Isn't A Hooker / Synthasy /
Esoteric Goody (bonustrack)
DVD: Linzer Stahlsinfonie
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Klaus Schulze - Inter*face
MIG01702
885513017024
CD
£10.99
MIG MUSIC
ELECTRONIC
Re-Release in a digipack with a detailed booklet.
Although "Inter*Face" wasn't a typical 80's record of mine you can notice in what era it
was made. The tracks really do not sound like what the press called the "Berliner Schule".
By the way, we musicians never used this term, we all just happened to live in Berlin -myself, Ash Ra Tempel and Tangerine Dream. The Simmons drums by Ulli Schober were
pretty new at the time. They weren't digital drums but I have alienated them in a way that
they sounded slightly digital. The analogue sound was "forbidden" for a while during the
early Eighties, and therefore, it was "forbidden" for me to sound analogue.
I had already recorded a piece entitled "Death Of An Analogue" on "Dig It" [1980, No. 13 in
this edition] because I didn't like the analogue sounds any more. I had exclusively worked
with analogue gear for over a decade and I couldn't stand those floating oscillators, that
out-of-tune sound and all the whining anymore! Today people consider that sound to be
beautiful but in the 80's it was a pain in the ass. In contrast to many people who found the
digital sound cold, I found it more interesting than the rumbling analogue sound just
because of its clear transparency. You can use both sounds together wonderfully.
Percussionist Ulli Schober lived here near the town of Celle. Ulli could also play
percussively and that was exactly what I wanted on "Inter*Face". UIli came into the studio
and played the fills with the Simmons drums. We met several times afterwards but we
later lost touch with each other somehow.
The bonus tracks "The Real Colours In The Darkness" and "Nichtarische Arie" are pretty
different. The first one is very quiet, the second is pretty rhythmical because of the
percussion and there are also vocals. The vocalist, incidentally, was Rainer Bloss. His
primary instrument was piano but he could also sing and play the bass, and he was a
qualified composer. He was educated in classical music in the former GDR. In the GDR
there were the national A, B and C certificates which decided how you were classified as a
musician. With the A certificate you were a hobby musician and were allowed to play at
private parties, with the B certificate you were allowed to perform in small bars, but only
with the C certificate were you entitled to officially call yourself a "musician" and perform
in public. In that sense Bloss was a state-certified professional musician, which I noticed
when working with him. When you told him to play this or sing that he could do
everything! It's a pity that you don't hear anything from him anymore.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/m-i-g-music-germany/sets/klaus-schulzeinterface
Tracks: On The Edge / Colours In The Darkness / The Beat Planante / Inter*Face / The Real
Colours In The Darkness / Nichtarische Arie (A Not So Hidden Track)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Acid Arab - Musique De France
CRAM272
876623007623 CD CRAMMED DISCS ELECTRONIC/DANCE
CRAM272DLP 876623007630 LP2 CRAMMED DISCS ELECTRONIC/DANCE
£7.99
15.99
The debut album from the mighty Parisian electronic music crew Acid Arab, who have
been putting European festival and club audiences under a spell with their
intoxicating blend of sharp Western electronic music with Eastern sounds and vocals.
Also available as 140g vinyl with deluxe packaging and download card included.
Formed in 2012 by Parisian DJs Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho, their concept was
to create a space for Arab culture in the world of contemporary electronic music. They
laid down groundwork by releasing several EPs (the Collections series) on electronic
music label Versatile, featuring collabs, remixes and tracks by other artists.
2016 Tour Dates:
th
15 Oct – Rich Mix, London
No banging techno spiced up with darbouka samples here… no standard dance music
with orientalist clichés: Acid Arab's music is sincere and deep. It's not a collage, not an
appropriation, not even a "fusion". It originates from encounters on equal terms
between different worlds. Between instruments, rhythms, melodic modes, musical
technologies… and people.
For 'Musique de France', Acid Arab have worked with a number of guests. To paint a
complete picture, they needed voices, and some instruments: keyboards played by
Kenzi Bourras and stellar Syrian musician Rizan Said. There's vocals and saz playing by
Istanbul's Cem Yildiz (who wrote the famous song Kime ne for his band Insanlar), and
vocals by Yemenite sister trio A-WA (who gained plenty of international kudos with the
very first song they released, Habibi Galbi, which got remixed by Acid Arab). And
collaborations with Paris-based luminaries of Franco-Arabic music such as rocker Rachid
Taha, raï fusion pioneer Sofiane Saidi, as well as gnawa musician/singer Jawad El
Garrouge.
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/crammed-discs/acid-arab-buzq-blues
https://soundcloud.com/thump/acid-arab-feat-sofiane-saidi-la-hafla
Press:
rd
BBC Radio 6 Music - Gilles Peterson ‘Album of the Week’ 3 Sep
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07tck76
8.5 star review published in DJ Mag “Fab”
Interviews with The Quietus, Stamp The Wax and World Treasure Music are confirmed
October issue of MIXMAG (out mid-Septmber) will have a covermount CD with a mix
from Pedro Winter, including a track from the new album
“Buzq Blues” will be on the covermount CD of Uncut
Resident Advisor announced Acid Arab’s album, along with the track premiere of “Buzq”
Blues : https://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=35613
Tracks: Buzq Blues / La Hafla feat. Sofiane Saidi / Medahat / Le Disco feat.Rizan Said /
Gul l'Abi feat. A-WA / A3ssifa feat.Rizan Said / Stil eat. Cem Yildiz / Houria feat. Rachid
Taha / Sayarat 303 / Tamuzica feat. Jawad El Garrouge
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Vanishing Twin - Choose Your Own Adventure
SNDWCD089
SNDWLP089
5056032304512
5056032304505
CD
LP
SOUNDWAY
SOUNDWAY
ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC
£7.99
£9.99
London ensemble Vanishing Twin release their debut album 'Choose Your Own
Adventure' via Soundway Records. The band enlisted the help of producer Malcolm
Catto (Heliocentrics, DJ Shadow, The Gaslamp Killer) and began work at his London
studio, Quatermass Sound Lab, last spring. Recording the basis for eight tracks, they
blended structure and improvisation in pop songs that describe a personal mythology
through the adventures of Lucas' vanished twin.
Formed in 2015, Vanishing Twin came together to make an exploratory record that
marries oblique English pop with a palette of arkestral sounds. Having previously
released a string of conceptual cassettes under the name Orlando, founder Cathy Lucas
(Innerspace Orchestra) named the group after her vanishing twin, an identical sister
absorbed in utero, when they were both still a cluster of cells.
Drawing on sounds outside of the usual pop vocabulary, the group used forgotten drum
machines, home-made electronics, vibraphones, tablas, and harp to invoke the esoteric
psychedelia of lost soundtracks, radiophonic experiments and minimal music
orchestras. In a studio that Catto built for maximum atmosphere and minimum
interfere, and crammed with obscure vintage equipment, he brought his own distinctive
sonics to the table, informed by outsider jazz, Italian library music and ethnographic
field recordings.
Vanishing Twin is made up of singer Cathy Lucas (Fanfarlo, The Oscillation) drummer
Valentina Magaletti (Raime, Tomaga, Uuuu, Neon Neon), bassist Susumu Mukai
(Zongamin, Floating Points), library music head Phil M.F.U. (Man From Uranus,
Broadcast) on strange sounds, and film maker and visual artist Elliott Arndt on flute and
percussion.
Tracks: Vanishing Twin Syndrome / Telescope / Floating Heart / Eggs / Under The Water
/ The Conservation Of Energy / Choose Your Own Adventure / Truth Is Boring / It Sends
My Heart Into A Spin
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
Various - Kenya Special: Volume Two
SNDWCD084
SNDWLP084
5056032304598
5056032304604
CD
LP3
SOUNDWAY
SOUNDWAY
WORLD MUSIC
WORLD MUSIC
£8.99
£14.99
Kenya Special was one of Soundway Records’ most popular releases and is considered a
milestone in East African compilations. Now comes the latest release from Soundway's
acclaimed African 'Special' compilation series, featuring 20 extremely rare recordings
from East Africa, an area barely touched by modern compilations.
The release comes with detailed liner notes, original artwork and photography.
Available as 3 x 180g LP in gatefold sleeve with MP3 download, CD, or digital download.
Soundway is now proud to present ‘Kenya Special : Volume Two’. This time the team of
compilers have gone to even greater lengths to share a small part of what is slowly being
accepted as an essential element of East Africa’s cultural heritage: the history of recorded
popular music.
The featured songs on Kenya Special : Volume Two bend the rules, break away from
existing genres and sometimes experiment with foreign music trends. The approach to
musical rediscovery behind Kenya Special : Volume Two has its origins in a youthful
movement of vinyl collecting as well as, to some extent, club culture.
The vinyl version features an extra track.
Tracks: The Lulus Band - I Can Feel It / The Bahari Boys - Simba Yuna Nguruma / Kamaru
Celina Band - Mukurara Nake / Orch Conga Internationale - Nakupenda Sana / Rift Valley
Brothers - Mucang’ang’o Ugiraga Mukindirio / L’Orch Central International - Jane Jaber /
Eagles Lupopo 77 - Mrembo Pesa / Afro 70 - Libondela / Lulus Band - Daina / Orchestre
Todi Nationale - Misumba / Peter J Tsotsi & The Eagles Lupopo - Fanya Imani / Kilwa Jazz Shirikisho / Orch Simba Wanyika - Nakupenda / Afro 70 - Nina / Sammy Katana - Vilole
(maisha ya mjini) / African Vibration - Hinde / Mac & Party - Harambe / Orchestre
Mangelepa - Nseya / Awengele – Awengele / / Hafusa Abasi & The Yahoos - Ewe Mola**
**vinyl only
Also Available:
SNDWCD046/ SNDWLP046 – ‘Kenya Special’ (CD2/LP3)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Chivo Funge And The Extensions - Blind Energy £7.99
33WM154
5020883331546
CD
33 JAZZ
WORLD MUSIC
A contemporary world music / jazz influenced album from Spanish based guitarist
Chivo Funge (AKA Trevor Warren).
Featuring his regular band of Ayo Akintonwa - rhythm guitar, Dudley Philips - bass,
Nick France - drums and saxophonist/flautist Theo Travis. The album also features
guest artists including: Steve Lodder, Ximena Hidalgo, Dom Lawrence, Hossam Ramzy,
Mark Robson, Richard Dudanski, Richard Davies, and Alfredo Martinez Perez.
Tracks: I Am / Pro Human / Greasy Pole / Bubblegum / Mirror On The Wall / Tensions /
Poor Rich Poor / The Goddess
Ravi Shankar - In Hollywood 1971
CDNS073
703610875609
CD2
NORTHERN SPY
£12.49
WORLD MUSIC
Originally issued as a limited edition, gatefold 2-LP package, Northern Spy Records
and East Meets West Music are now releasing Ravi Shankar's In Hollywood 1971 as a
2-CD set in a gatefold wallet. The CD version presents the previously unheard, two
hour concert in its entirety, over an hour of material not featured on the vinyl edition!
Pandit Ravi Shankar was a sitar master and pioneer, widely credited with popularizing
sitar and Indian classical music in the West. Through his association with George
Harrison, he also popularized the benefit concert with Concert for Bangladesh in 1971.
Earlier that same year, Ravi Shankar performed a morning concert in his home on
Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California with Harrison in attendance. As Ravi's wife,
Sukanya Shankar, attests in her amazing liner notes, this concert most certainly sowed
the seed for the overwhelmingly successful Concert for Bangladesh.
These four Ragas are beautifully recorded, and they sound phenomenal after tape
transfer, audio restoration, and mastering by Barry Phillips.
CD 1: Hollywood Ragas Vibhas / Hollywood Raga Sindhi Bhairavi
CD 2: Hollywood Raga Parameshwari / Hollywood Dhun
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Sondorgo - Live Wires
TUGCD1096
605633009620
£6.70
CD
RIVERBOAT
WORLD MUSIC
Since 1995 the Hungarian world music group Söndörgo have been filling the world's
eardrums with their unstoppable tamburitza music. This entirely live album is a riproaring travelogue of audio postcards from stages across Europe: from Denmark to
Paris, Belgium, Germany to Italy and of course from Hungary.
Their music takes heart from the Eastern European folk canon. Provenance in their
original works is heard from Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Turkish, Jewish and gyspy
traditions. The tambura instrument too sits at the centre chakra: a small, agile plucked
instrument musicologically aligned with the more commonly known mandolin. The
tambura matched with winds and accordion is a perky sound, curious and
communicable all at once. Söndörgo's traditional repertoire pulls from the back
catalogue of the old masters, Béla Bartók and Tihamér Vujicsics included therein.
The album melts open with "Sa", a low drone and wandering melody call listeners and
the band to arms before the drums pound and breakneck speed is taken up. "Drago
Kolo" spotlights the tambura here in balletic duo with a frenetic flute, the audience's
distant cheers signal the playful mood. '
"Tonci" is a summery accelerating jig with gleeful almost demented) melody
(Söndörgo's speciality). The album closes with full-on dance number "Jovano", complete
with an end-of-the-night anthem.
Söndörgo hark to tradition whilst flag-bearing at the vanguard of newness. This album is
their live testament captured in crystalline clarity; it's recommended that you turn up
the dial and play it loud.
Tracks: Sa / Drago Kolo / Voje Sasa / Dada Sali / Tonci / Farandole / Jova / Hulusi /
Marice / Cigan?ica / Cele No?i / Jovano
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
SOUL/R&B NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Various Artists –
Club Soul: Northern Soul Weekender
CHARLYF841
CHARLYL231
803415884124
803415823116
CD
LP
CHARLY
CHARLY
SOUL/R&B
SOUL/R&B
£6.65
£12.00
To celebrate the birthday of the legendary Wigan Casino, is Club Soul release their long
anticipated comeback album - Northern Soul Weekender- featuring an all-star line up of
fabled artists and iconic tracks culled from the playlist of the world's most famous soul
club by Mr Northern Soul himself... Russ Winstanley.
Our 27 track DJ set (or 16 tracks on double LP) blasts off with Sidney Barnes' anthemic "I
Hurt On The Other Side" in celebration of his return to UK shores for the largest Northern
Soul gathering In Skegness this September. In further tribute to the living legend we
present The Ad Libs, previously unreleased version of Barnes' "You'll Always Be In Style".
The relentless stomping dance pace is propelled by current in demanders courtesy of the
formidable Big Daddy Rogers and the uncompromising Ann Sexton with her newly
discovered classic "I Still Love You" and Casino favourites from Joe Tex and the Ohio
Players.
Sam Dees delivers his unique "count in" version of "Lonely For You Baby", a track originally
released by Club Soul's parent company Charly Records - another first!
The action continues with the incredible four-figure rarity "Gone With The Wind Is My
Love" by Rita & The Tiaras -- that's a cool one thousand pounds per minute!!! And the
rarities continue with the Valentines, Little Richie, Jerry Williams and the Ringleaders.
Ellie Greenwhich makes a very welcome appearance with her current floor packer "Baby"
and MOD icon P.P. Arnold performs the evergreen "Everything' Gonna Be Alright".
Tracks (CD): Sidney Barnes "I Hurt On The Other Side" / The Ad Libs "You'll Always Be In
Style" / The Mayfield Singers "Don't Start None" / Willie Parker "I've Got To Fight It" / The
Sharpees "Take Me To Your Leader" / Charles Lamont "I've Got To Keep Movin'" / Big
Daddy Rogers "I'm A Big Man" / Ann Sexton "I Still Love You" / Joe Tex "Under Your
Powerful Love" / Loletta Holloway "Mother Of Shame" / The Ohio Players "Love Slipped
Thru My Fingers" / Sir Joe "Nobody Beats My Love" / Sam Dees "Lonely For You, Baby" /
Ruby Andrews "Just Loving You" / Rita & The Tiaras "Gone With The Wind Is My Love" /
The Valentines "Breakaway" / Big John Hamilton "Go Ahead On" / Little Richie "Just
Another Heartache" / Pat Brown "The Good Got To Suffer For The Bad" / Jerry Williams "If
You Ask Me ( Because I Love You )" / P.P. Arnold "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" / Marion
Sodd "Permanent Vacation" / Joseph Moore "I Still Can't Get You" / Ellie Greenwich "Baby"
/ The Ringleaders "Baby, What Has Happened To Our Love" / Donna King "Take Me Home"
/ Ruby Winters "Better"
LP 1: Sidney Barnes "I Hurt On The Other Side" / The Ad Libs "You'll Always Be In Style" /
Big Daddy Rogers "I'm A Big Man" / Ann Sexton "I Still Love You" / Joe Tex "Under Your
Powerful Love" / The Ohio Players "Love Slipped Through My Fingers" / Sam Dees "Lonely
For You, Baby" / Ruby Andrews "Just Loving You"
LP 2: Rita & The Tiaras "Gone With The Wind Is My Love" / The Valentines "Breakaway" /
Little Richie "Just Another Heartache" / PP Arnold "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" / Jerry
Williams "If You Ask Me ( Because I Love You )" / Ellie Greenwich "Baby" / The Ringleaders
"Baby, What Has Happened To Our Love" / Ruby Winters "Better"
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
SOUL/R&B NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
94 East feat. Prince –
Just Another Sucker
CHARLYL220
803415822010
£8.84
12”
CHARLY
SOUL/R&B
The early work of a musical genius which became a staple of the Minneapolis Sound
for decades to come.
Formed in December 1975 by Pepe Willie (the former husband of Prince's cousin), 94 East
was the Minneapolis-based funk group with which Prince first came to prominence. Willie
was a key player in launching Prince's career, spotting his many talents and quickly
enlisting the young maestro into 94 East (named after Interstate 94 in Minneapolis).
Alongside Willie, Prince composed one song for them, "Just Another Sucker", newly
remastered for this release along with "One Man Jam".
These are two of a collection of epic tracks laid down by the band between December
1975 and February 1979, with Prince's nascent musical power to the fore. Remastered
versions of the complete recordings are available across three new Charly releases: CD
(CHARLYF840), single LP (CHARLYL219 - purple vinyl ) and triple LP box (CHARLYL221) with
bonus tracks and instrumental versions. These are all being released on 21st October.
The band disbanded in 1979 when Prince became a star in his own right. And the rest is
history...
Tracks: Just Another Sucker / One Man Jam
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
RAP/HIP-HOP NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Apollo Brown & Skyzoo - The Easy Truth
MMG000942
616892417644
CD
MELLO MUSIC GROUP
£7.49
RAP/HIP-HOP
Apollo Brown (Detroit) and Skyzoo (Brooklyn) combine for the new album 'The Easy
Truth'. Soulful classic head nodding Detroit boom-bap production lays the foundation for
Brooklyn tales that are part middle Americana and part Reasonable Doubt.
From childhood tales to early police brutality, inner city dealings to NY ambitions, this is
the world the way Skyzoo sees and knows it, with a soundscape that truly brings those
emotions to life. Apollo Brown & Skyzoo talked about doing this album since the first
toured Europe together years ago. The fans wanted it. The artists wanted it. It was
inevitable the way it happened. Organic even. Recorded in Detroit, there is a little extra
dirt and grit in the mix, while keeping the sound big enough to suit Skyzoo's Brooklyn tales.
Relatable stories and honest lyricism.
Add to that special guests Patty Crash, Joell Ortiz, Westside Gunn, Conway, and Stalley.
The Red Bull Big Tune Detroit Champion is at his best on 'The Easy Truth' while Skyzoo
takes the storytelling to new heights. This is one for the culture.
All tracks produced by the Apollo Brown (Ugly Heroes, Ghostface Killah, Guilty Simpson)
“one of the top underground beatsmiths in the game" (DJ Booth) & twice name in DJ
Premier’s Best of Year Lists.
Skyzoo has previously worked with Dr. Dre, Jadakiss, John Legend, & Lloyd Banks amongst
others. His latest record ‘Music For My Friends’ [2015] received 4/5 from Hip Hop DX and
was included in XXL’s ‘30 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015 (So Far)’. Working with Genius.com
Skyzoo added a verse to Jay Z’s ‘Friend Or Foe’ for the 20th anniversary of Jay Z's classic
debut ‘Reasonable Doubt’ with coverage on 2DopeBoyz “Just press play and let Sky paint
the picture,”
Apollo Brown’s last release solo release ‘Grandeur [2015] picked up praise from Wordplay
“highly recommended to anyone who likes their hip-hop with a heavy, soulful twist” & All
Music (4/5)
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/mellomusicgroup/apollo-brown-skyzoo-a-couple-dollarsfeat-joell-ortiz
Tracks: Soapbox / One In The Same (feat. Patty Crash) / Jordan’s & A Gold Chain / A
Couple of Dollars (feat. Joell Ortiz / Basquiat On The Draw (feat. Westside Gunn & Conway)
/ The Vibes / On The Stretch & Bob Show / Spoils To The Victor / Visionary Riches / They
Parked A Bently On The Corner / The Flyest Essence / Innocent Ambition / Care Packages /
Payout (feat. Stalley) / Nodding Off
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Red Pill - Instinctive Drowning
MMG000921
616892406648
LP
£13.99
MELLO MUSIC GROUP
RAP/HIP-HOP
Detroit’s Red Pill has a gift for the type of simple, honest everyday truth that made
Raymond Carver famous. Perhaps Bukowski, Carver, and Red Pill’s own penchant for
one too many drinks plays a part, but whatever it is, their unflinching look at our
contemporary American lives is what draws us in.
LP version of the recently released album.
Red Pill is a member of the Hip-Hop collective Ugly Heroes consisting of producer
Apollo Brown (Ghostface Killah, Ras Kass, Vinnie Paz, Masta Ace), & MC Verbal Kent
and he’s previously worked with Oddisee & L’Orange. This album is produced entirely
by illPoetic.
The deeply personal narrative starts with Pill in the hospital in 2013 when doctors
thought he had brain cancer and may be dying. It turned out he had viral meningitis –
common to drunks – and only one doctor had the balls to tell him to stop drinking. Red
Pill told himself he was going to stop drinking but after two weeks of sickness, he went
to the liquor store again and hasn’t stopped. The story deepens as Red Pill reveals that
his mom died from alcoholism when he was 19 in the most gut wrenching song you’ll
ever listen to as your eyes fill with tears knowing there is too much truth.
“Soulful, sample based hip hop is the foundation...Pill embellishes in all these dope
beats,” - New Noise Hip Hop
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/mellomusicgroup/red-pill-instinctive-drowning
Tracks: The New Normal / Four Part Cure / Club Privilege / Stars / Fuck Your Ambition /
Gin & Tonic / Instinctive Drowning / When The Devil Knocks / All Along The Shore /
Jeffrey Star
Tachyon Ghetto Blaster - Heaven On Earth
CDFFINC061
634457739321
CD
FAKE FOUR INC.
£8.99
RAP/HIP-HOP
Orko Eloheim was a hip-hop artist ahead of his time. But now that musical
advancements he pioneered )live-programmed beat shows, hip-hop infused with
electronic genres, and drum -driven production ) have come in style, the rest of the
music industry has finally caught up to the future.
Orko’s time is now and he aims to spread the raw, primal truth. Kaigen is a rapper and
producer from Tokyo, Japan. From his early work with the Melbourne based
experimental collective Curse Ov Dialect to his current work as a solo artist, Kaigen has
made a name for himself with his distinctive rapid-fire flow and his ear for beats that
combine the lush experimentation of the late 90s underground with drums that hit hard
and give no quarter.
11 tracks of dissonant beats with English AND Japanese lyrics of revolt, resistance and
the beauty of life.
Tracks: Digital Banner Of Revolt / The US-Japan Alien MCs Alliance / I Ching Strike (feat.
Gonjasufi) / Make Or Break (feat. Self Jupiter) / Mr. Everything / Might Makes Right /
Mind Fighter (feat. Gajah, Volk Makedonski) / Hell Raiser (feat. Candle) / Man On The
Moon / Steez (feat. Mestizo) / Heaven On Earth
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Kool Keith - Feature Magnetic
MMG000911
616892397144
LP
MELLO MUSIC GROUP
£13.99
RAP/HIP-HOP
In a world filled with cheesecake rappers, one man, Kool Keith, has assembled a
phenomenal team to bring you madness. Critics are calling it sensational, so stop
what you're doing and get ready for a journey you've never taken before; the ultimate
adventure into 'Feature Magnetic'.
LP version of the brand new album (CD is released 16th September)
You will never be the same. Free association, sci-fi, sextastic, horrorcore, Kool Keith
invented it all. His newest excursion into rhyme finds a who's who of rappers holding it
down alongside Keith. From Dirt Nasty to Slug, MF DOOM to Bumpy Knuckles, Mac
Mall to Ras Kass - the best to have ever done it spit hotter fire than even Dylan. Like
butterscotch ice cream on your crotch or eating dead bok choy with Solider Boy, you've
got to think about it. Get cosy and sit inside the paragraph. This is 'Feature Magnetic',
Kool Keith's newest reality breaker.
Kool Keith had a feature on GZA (Wu Tang Clan) & Paul Banks (Interpol) new track from
their forthcoming album, http://pitchfork.com/news/67146-rza-and-paul-banks-sharenew-song-sword-in-the-stone-with-kool-keith-listen/
“Kool Keith is a national treasure, unquestionably chiselled into the Mount Rushmore of
outsider Rap” – LA Weekly
“A smart blend of NY rap authority and dirty south attitude” – FACT
“Possibly hip hop's last true maverick” – BBC
“The best lyricist in the game” – Pop Matters
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/mellomusicgroup/kool-keith-world-wide-lamper-featbars-murre-dirt-nasty
Tracks: Intro / Stratocaster (feat. Godfather Don) / MC Voltron (feat. Craig G) / Super
Hero (feat. MF DOOM) / World Wide Lamper (feat. B.A.R.S Murre & Dirt Nasty) /
Bragging Rights (feat. Psycho Les of The Beatnuts) / Girl Grab (feat. Necro) / Bonneville
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
BLUES NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
Jerimiah Marques And The Blue Aces –
Winning Hand
LMCD201
5052442008750
CD
THE LAST MUSIC COMPANY
£7.99
BLUES
Jerimiah Marques has long been a legend on the British blues scene. Since winning the
nationally televised 'Banks Best of British Blues' competition he has been an in-demand
performer at clubs and festivals throughout the UK and overseas.
For his first major album release 'Winning Hand' Jerimiah once again pairs with his regular
accompanists, the Blue Aces !
The album is drawn from the stage repertoire on which his reputation has been built;
Blues played with fire, passion and skill... always better heard than described.
Everything you hear is recorded live in the studio and conveys the excitement and
commitment that has made Jerimiah Marques and the Blue Aces one of the most in
demand and rebooked acts on the scene!
In addition to Jerimiah on vocals and percussion the band features Lewis Fielding (guitar),
Laurie Garman (harmonica), Orlando Shearer and Matt Radford (bass) and Brian Nevill
drums.
The shared credits of these individuals in terms of the legendary names they have played
with would fill a book, but most importantly they have logged up countless stage hours as
a unit behind Jerimiah so that the recorded performances on 'Winning Hand' have a
freshness and cohesion that make it a truly remarkable album and a potential classic of
the genre!
Tracks: Shotgun Boogie / Stockyard Blues / Riding In The Moonlight / Shake 'Em On Down
/ Whoa Back Buck / Smokestack Lightning / I Wish You Would / Bring It On Home / Tiger
Man / Rough And Tough / What Will Lucy Do / Ready Way Back / Same Thing
Also Available:
TH44CD0401 – ‘Down By The River’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Fantastic Negrito –
The Last Days Of Oakland
BU0008
762184097626
LP
£9.17
BLACKBALL UNIVERSE
BLUES
Vinyl version of the acclaimed new album bt Fantastic Negrito.
The Last Days of Oakland, the highly anticipated first full-length album from critically
acclaimed artist Fantastic Negrito, is out June 3 on Blackball Universe.
He appeared in the April 27 episode of the Fox TV series Empire.
Known for his unique fusion of blues, soul, roots and rock music, on The Last Days of Oakland
frontman and songwriter Xavier Dphrepaulezz tackles the socioeconomic, race and class issues
he witnesses on a daily basis living in the East Bay. The winner of NPR's inaugural Tiny Desk
Concert Contest, Fantastic Negrito quickly won over critics with 2015's self-titled EP.
Consequence of Sound wrote of the record "Dphrepaulezz sings like a man compelled by a
spiritual force...[his] voice is impassioned, somewhere between a croon and a scream," and the
Washington Post praised the EP's "raw vocals and self-assessing lyrics." The San Francisco
Chronicle noted that "almost overnight, the singer-songwriter became an international
sensation."
Tour Dates 2016:
15th Sep – Bush Hall, London
17th Sep - King Tuts, Glasgow
18th Sep – Whelans, Dublin
Earlier this year, he supported Chris Cornell on a 28 date tour and there will be a European tour
this September.
Promo Reel: https://youtu.be/sDPkUAM9Vo4
Full private stream here
''An Oakland musician whose life story…..is fascinating enough but nothing compared to the
compelling brilliance of his new album'' - The Sunday Times
''“An intense re-imagining of classic soul music that’s both exuberant and fresh.” – Afropunk
"I really urge you to go and pick up a copy" - Craig Charles
“The Last Days Of Oakland is among the rawest pieces of music—sonically and emotionally—
you’ll hear all year. But it’s also the work of a craftsman, full of subtlety and sophistication,
along with the kind of scars that only a survivor can flaunt.” - NPR Music
“[Dphrepaulezz] has returned as a modern blues singer, somewhere between Al Green and
Jack White, making a raw electric sound with tinges of nightclub jazz and a fantastically
unhinged energy.” - The Times
Radio/Press:
BBC Radio 2 support from Paul Jones and Craig Charles. BBC 6 Music play from Don Letts, Craig
Charles. Support on RadioX from John Kennedy and Jo Goode.
Apple Music/Beats 1 interview and track premiere of “In The Pines” on the Ebro Darden show
Features in The Sunday Times (Breaking Act), The Irish Times, Froots, The Guardian, The Arts
Desk, The Blues Magazine, The Arts Desk, Songlines, The Irish Times, Rock Shot
Album reviews confirmed for Mojo, Arts Desk, R2, FROOTS, Q, Classic Rock, Daily Record &
Uncut
Tracks: Last Days Of Oakland (Intro) / Working Poor / About A Bird / Scary Woman / What Do
You Do (Interlude 1) / The Nigga Song / In The Pines / Hump Thru The Winter / Lost In A Crowd
/ El Chileno / The Worst / Rant Rushmore / Nothing Without You
Also Available:
BBU0007 – ‘The Last days of Oakland’ (CD Version)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Doyle Bramhall II - Rich Man
CRE00208
CRE00204
888072007895
888072007901
CD
LP2
CONCORD RECORDS
CONCORD RECORDS
BLUES
BLUES
£7.99
£20.99
After spending over a decade producing, writing, and playing guitar for the likes of
Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Sheryl Crow, Elton John, The Tedeschi Trucks Band and
more, Doyle Bramhall II is reclaiming his spot as a solo artist.
His first solo album in 15 years, this release comes fresh off the heels of the "Wheels of
Soul" tour where Doyle co-billed with the Tedeschi Trucks Band and Sharon Jones &The
Dap Kings.
He stands as one of the most distinctive vocalists, guitarists, composers and producers
in contemporary music. Eric Clapton, with whom Bramhall II has collaborated for more
than a decade, cites the guitarist as one of the most gifted players he has ever
encountered.
Tracks: Mama Can’t Help You / November / The Veil / My People / New Faith / Keep
You Dreamin' / Hands Up / Rich Man / Harmony / Cries of Ages / Saharan Crossing / The
Samanas / Hear My Train A Comin'
Also Available:
CDYEP2097 – ‘Is It News’
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Nancy Wright - Playdate!
CDVTDH111
666449935725
£7.99
CD
VIZZTONE/DIRECT HIT
BLUES
‘Playdate!’ is a freewheeling showcase for Wright’s soulful playing, singing and
songwriting, and a celebration of the thriving West Coast roots music scene that is her
playground.
Nancy decided to follow her heart and have fun with this album, so she enlisted the
help of many of her friends and touring partners, including producer Kid Andersen,
guitarists Tommy Castro, Elvin Bishop, Joe Louis Walker, Mike Schermer and Chris
Cain, vocalists Frank Bey, Wee Willie Walker and Terrie Odabi, and keyboardists Victor
Wainwright and Jim Pugh. The album features Nancy’s songs and favorites, including a
song by her friend and mentor Lonnie Mack that he never released.
Nancy Wright lives in the San Francisco Bay area, and tours regularly around the United
States, Canada and Europe, playing major Festivals and clubs with headlining artists and
her own band. Recent appearances include New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,
Bayfront Blues Festival, San Diego Blues Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and festivals
across Italy and the Canary Islands. She is a popular regular on the Legendary Rhythm &
Blues Cruise, performing this year with Tommy Castro and the Painkillers. Her two
previous albums, Moanin’ (2008) and Puttin’ Down Roots (2014) won her critical
acclaim, a top-20 spot in the DownBeat Reader’s Poll, and a place in the West Coast
Blues Hall of Fame.
Tracks: Why You Wanna Do It (with Wee Willie Walker) / I Got What It Takes (with
Tommy Castro) / Yes He Do (with Victor Wainwright) / Blues For The Westside (with Joe
Louis Walker) / Been Waiting That Long (with Frank Bey) / Trampled (with Jim Pugh) /
Satisfied / Warranty (with Terrie Odabi)/ Cherry Wine / There Is Something On Your
Mind (with Elvis Bishop) / Back Room Rock / Good Loving Daddy / Soul Blue (with Chris
Cain)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Jacob Collier - In My Room
234286
885150342862
LP2
£14.99
MEMBRAN
JAZZ
2 x LP set pressed on 180gm black vinyl that includes 4 additional songs not on the CD
format released in July 2016.
22 year old Jacob Collier is recognised as one of the world's most distinctive, inventive and
prodigious young musicians. Based in London, Jacob's music combines elements of Jazz, A
cappella, Groove, Folk, Triphop, Classical music, Brazilian music, Gospel, Soul and
Improvisation (to name a few), all of which culminate to create the world of 'Jacob Collier'.
Jacob has embraced the world of the Internet to share his uniquely creative talent,
becoming best known for creating his trademark multifaceted YouTube videos from his
music room at home, wherein he sings all the parts, plays all the instruments, and
visualises every component with a mosaic of screens.
Since his first YouTube upload in December 2011, Jacob's online social channels have
garnered over 62K international subscribers and more than 6 million views and earned
him a global following. Some of his greatest fans are among the elite Jazz community and
include Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Steve Vai and Take 6,
to name just a few.
The CD format of Jacob's debut album 'In My Room' was released on 1st July and was well
received across the media. Positive album reviews in publications such as The Guardian
(plus feature), Jazzwise (plus feature), Evening Standard and Echoes has been backed up
by airplay across the BBC, including sessions for Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), Radio 3 (Jazz LineUp), Radio 4 (Loose Ends) and Radio 5 Live (Will Gompertz/Arts).
Having played a sold out headline show at London's Village Underground venue in late
May and performed sets at the Love Supreme (Brighton) and Greenwich Music Time
(London) festivals in early July, Jacob's moat recent live appearance in the UK was for a
number of guest slots at the Quincy Jones Prom on 22nd August. The event was shown on
BBC Four the same evening.
Jacob will also play a headlining show at Brooklyn Bowl on 12th November as part of the
London Jazz Festival. A feature in The Times will be running to coincide.
LP 1: Woke Up Today / In My Room / Hideaway / You And I / Down The Line / Now And
Then I Think About You / Saviour / Hajanga
LP 2: Flintstones / In The Real Early Morning / Don't You Know / P.Y.T. / Close To You / The
Road Not Taken / Fascinating Rhythm
Also Available:
234267 – ‘In My Room’ (CD Version)
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Nina Simone - 60 Essential Recordings
BT3130
805520131308
CD3
£2.60
BIG 3
JAZZ
60 prime examples showing why Nina Simone is one of the great iconic musical figures. She is
equally at home with Jazz standards, Blues tunes, the Great American Songbook and anything
else she chose to interpret, all accompanied by her fabulous piano playing. We find her in both
studio and live settings.
CD 1: My Baby Just Cares For Me / Mood Indigo / Don't Smoke In Bed / He Needs Me / Little Girl
Blue / Love Me Or Leave Me / Good Bait / Plain Gold Ring / You'll Never Walk Alone / Blue
Prelude / Children Go Where I Send You / Tomorrow (We Will Meet Once More) / Stompin' At
The Savoy / It Might As Well Be Spring / You've Been Gone Too Long / That's Him Over There /
Chilly Winds Don't Blow / Theme From "Middle Of The Night" / Can't Get Out Of This Mood /
Willow Weep For Me
CD 2: I Loves You Porgy / Solitaire / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / For All We Know /
African Mailman / Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair / Exactly Like You / The Other
Woman / I Don't Want Him (Anymore) / Summertime (Instrumental) (Live) / Summertime /
Cotton Eyed Joe / Wild Is The Wind / Fine And Mellow / Rags And Old Iron / No Good Man / I'll
Look Around / I Love To Love / Work Song / Where Can I Go Without You?
CD 3: Gin House Blues / Just Say I Love Him / Memphis In June / Forbidden Fruit / Trouble In Mind
/ Li'l Liza Jane (Live) / He Was Too Good To Me (Live) / The House Of The Rising Sun (Live) / Brown
Baby (Live) / Zungo (Live) / If He Changed My Name (Live) / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / I
Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / Hey Buddy Bolden / Merry Mending / Something To Live For /
You Better Know It / Solitude / The Gal From Joe's / It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That
Swing)
Louis Prima –
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
BT3129
805520131292
CD3
BIG 3
£2.60
JAZZ/EASY LISTENING
A 60 tracker from this multi-talented entertainer who seemingly could lend his hand to
anything, but most famously excelled as a singer, trumpeter and bandleader. We concentrate
on performances from the late 50s when he really hit his stride. Sam Butera and Keely Smith
are in attendance on many of these tracks.
CD 1: Buona Sera / Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody / Body And Soul / Oh! Marie / Jump, Jive An'
Wail / (Nothing's Too Good) For My Baby / (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You / Basin
Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South / Night Train / The Lip / Whistle Stop / Five
Months, Two Weeks, Two Days / Banana Split For My Baby / Be Mine (Little Baby) / When You're
Smiling/The Sheik Of Araby / The Birth Of The Blues / Blow, Red, Blow / When The Saints Go
Marching In / Sentimental Journey / Baby Won't You Please Come Home
CD 2: The Closer To The Bone / There'll Be No Next Time / I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues /
Angelina/ Zooma Zooma / A Foggy Day / Don't Worry 'Bout Me/I'm In The Mood For Love / Come
Back To Sorrento / How High The Moon / On The Sunny Side Of The Street/Exactly Like You /
Robin Hood/Oh Babe! / Beep! Beep! / Embraceable You/I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good /
Greenback Dollar Bill / Tiger Rag/Just Because / Should I?/I Can't Believe That You're In Love With
Me / Love Of My Life (O Sole Mio) / The White Cliffs Of Dover / Too Marvellous For Words / Them
There Eyes/ Honeysuckle Rose / Holiday For Strings
CD 3: That Old Black Magic / I've Got The World On A String / Don't Let A Memory Break Your
Heart / Pennies From Heaven / Autumn Leaves / The Pump Song / If You Were The Only Girl /
Bourbon Street Blues / Sing, Sing, Sing / Felica No Capicia / Judy / That's My Home / Moonglow /
Gotta See Baby Tonight / Fee, Fie, Foo / Fever / Hey Boy, Hey girl / Lazy River / I've Got You Under
My Skin / Don't Take Your Love From Me
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Django Reinhardt And Stephane Grappelli –
The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection
BT3131
805520131315
CD3
BIG 3
£2.60
JAZZ
Two 20th Century musical geniuses at work in various settings but most famously as two parts
of The Quintette Du Hot Club De France throughout the 1930s and 1940s. All of their key
performances are captured here.
CD 1: Nuages / I'm Confessin' / Dinah / Tiger Rag / Oh, Lady Be Good / I Saw Stars / The
Continental / Blue Drag / Swanee River / Ultrafox / I've Had My Moments / Some Of These Days /
Djangology / St. Louis Blues / Chinatown, My Chinatown / I Got Rhythm / I've Found A New Baby /
It Was So Beautiful / Moonglow / It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
CD 2: Limehouse Blues / Oriental Shuffle / Swing Guitars / Georgia On My Mind / Shine / In The
Still Of The Night / Sweet Chorus / Exactly Like You / Charleston / You're Driving Me Crazy / Tears
/ Solitude / Hot Lips / Ain't Misbehavin' / Body And Soul / When Day Is Done / Chicago / In A
Sentimental Mood / The Sheik Of Araby / Minor Swing
CD 3: My Serenade / Swinging With Django / Sweet Georgia Brown / Night And Day / Daphne /
Stompin' At Decca / Billets Doux / Flat Foot Floogie / The Lambeth Walk / Jeepers Creepers / I
Wonder where My Baby Is Tonight? / Tea For Two / HCQ Strut / J'Attendrai (Tournerai) / Echos De
France (La Marseillaise) / Melodie Au Crepuscule (Love's Melody) / Belleville / How High The
Moon / Ol' Man River / Manoir De Mes Reves
Cleo Laine - The Essential Early Recordings
PRMCD6201
805520092012
CD2
PRIMO
£2.40
JAZZ
This collection celebrates the early career of a pioneering artist, one who has constantly
challenged the very definition of what constitutes Jazz music, a unique performer and singer
who has brought Jazz to a much wider audience.
CD 1: You'll Answer To Me / I Got Rhythm / Ain't Misbehavin' / Honeysuckle Rose / I'm Beginning
To See The Light / Jeepers Creepers / I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket / Deep In A Dream /
I'll Remember April / April In Paris / Mad About The Boy / Mood Indigo / My One And Only Love /
Stormy Weather / Love Is Here To Stay / Early Autumn / St. Louis Blues / Tain't What You Do (It's
The Way That You Do It) / Hit The Road To Dreamland / Happinesss Is A Thing Called Joe
CD 2: Something's Gotta Give / Unforgettable / It Was A lover And His Lass / Sigh No More, Ladies
/ Oh Mistress Mine / Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind / I Only Have Eyes For You / Mister One And
Only / No Such Thing As Love / Waiting For Johnny To Come Home / I Think Of You / I Gotta Right
To Sing The Blues / All About Me / I Can Dream Can't I? / I Want To Be Happy / I've Got My Love
To Keep Me Warm / I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good / I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All? / I Don't
Want To Set The World On Fire / You Gotta Have Love
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Stan Kenton - The Essential Recordings
PRMCD6202
805520092029
CD2
PRIMO
£2.40
JAZZ
This collection covers the early years of an incredibly influential bandleader, one who
valued change and innovation over chart success, and whose music leads us to
Modern Jazz, always pushing and testing the boundaries of what constitutes the very
definition of Jazz Music.
On many tracks Kenton's band is fronted by female vocalists of the highest calibre
including Anita O'Day and June Christy.
CD 1: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me / Eager Beaver / Harlem Folk Dance / Artistry In
Rhythm / I'm Going Mad For A Pad / And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine / Gotta Be Gettin'
/ Balboa Bash / I Want A Grown Up Man / Travelin' Man / Tampico / Southern Scandal /
It's Been A Long, Long Time / Just A Sittin' And A Rockin' / Artistry Jumps / Painted
Rhythm / Body And Soul / Easy Street / Begin The Beguine / Two Moose In A Caboose
CD 2: Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy / I Surrender Dear / Intermission Riff / Artistry
In Boogie / I Got The Sun In The Morning / Peg O My Heart / Come Rain Or Come Shine
/ Willow Weep For Me / Concerto To End All Concertos, Pts. 1 & 2 / Opus In Pastels /
Across The Alley From The Alamo / Minor Riff / Machito / Artistry In Harlem Swing /
Soothe Me / Unison Riff / I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out / The Peanut Vendor / How
High The Moon / Interlude
Tony Williams –
Believe It/Million Dollar Legs/Joy Of Flying
BGOCD1254
5017261212542
CD2
BGO RECORDS
£7.99
JAZZ
Jazz drummer Williams’ three albums for Sony, dating from 1975, 1976 and 1979
The first two feature guitarist Allan Holdsworth whilst ‘Joy Of Flying’ has,
amongst others, George Benson, Stanley Clarke, Brian Auger, Herbie Hancock,
David Sanborn and Ronnie Montrose!
Williams, who played with everyone from Miles Davis to John Lydon’s PIL, sadly died at
the young age of 51 in 1997. Digitally remastered and slipcased with extensive new
notes
CD 1: Snake Oil / Fred / Proto-Cosmos / Red Alert / Wildlife / Mr. Spock / Sweet
Revenge / You Did It To Me / Million Dollar Legs / Joy Filled Summer / Lady Jade / What
You Do To Me / Inspirations Of Love
CD 2: Going Far / Hip Skip / Hittin’ On 6 / Open Fire / Tony / Eris / Coming Back Home /
Morgan’s Motion
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Ray Charles Orchestra –
Zurich 1961 - Swiss Radio Days Vol. 41
TCB02412
725095024129
CD
TCB MUSIC
£7.99
JAZZ
Legendary concert recordings by a young Ray Charles and his big band from 1961. This concert
was start of a tour that would be crucial for him and his career, he was about to become a big
wold star. Untouched recording with a sharpness and energy.
Ray Charles (1930 - 2004), 'The Genius' best known for his hits like “Hit The Road Jack”, “I Got a
Woman” and “Georgia On My Mind”, was a rising star when performing in Zurich with his big
band in 1961. The band on this album, appeared to be an ideal platform for what he had in mind
to create jazzy music that he would mark with his own stamp by adding vast touches of soul and
rhythm 'n’ blues. With a remarkably balanced repertoire and brilliantly devised orchestral tuttis
(when the full orchestra performs at the same time). At the time of this tour Ray Charles' Big
Band was at its peak to deliver the singer's deliberately flashy musical credo: "Genius Soul = Jazz"!
End-to-end, the rhythm section is impeccable, even during the most demanding arrangements by
Quincy Jones or Ernie Wilkins, with particular mention going to drummer Bruno Carr. As for the
instrumentation per se, "Brother Ray" knew perfectly well that for the orchestral glue to come
together it was a question of finding the right balance between the tuttis that ideally highlighted
the vocal parts, with the sensual backing by the Raelettes choir, and a place consequently left to
the great soloists featured in his orchestra.
Tracks: Happy Faces / Along Came Betty / My Baby / Sticks And Stones / Georgia On My Mind /
Blue Stone / Margie / Hit The Road, Jack / The Birth Of A Band / I Remember Clifford / Come Rain
Or Come Shine / Ghana / I Believe To My Soul / I’ve Got News For You / Misty / I Wonder / Ray
Minor Ray
Stix Hooper & Charlie Shoemake –
Friends Across the Pond - A Tribute to the George
Shearing Quintet
£8.49
SHE3008
700261441757
CD
STIX HOOPER ENTERPRISES
JAZZ
Stix Hooper has recaptured the quintessential essence of the pace-setting George Shearing
Quintet on ‘Friends Across the Pond’. Along with Hooper’s renowned drumming and percussion
skills, with Charlie Shoemake on Vibraphone, and other very talented musicians, this Tribute to
the George Shearing Quintet acknowledges and pays respect to Sir George’s legacy.
“It is a pleasure for me to present this recording in tribute to my good friend, George Shearing. I
had the opportunity to share great times, and sit side by side with him in the Quintet and other
settings,” Hooper stated. “Sir George, or as we affectionately called him ‘The Chief’, was a master
of elegance and sophistication along with his outstanding, excellent and unique musicianship,”
said Hooper. “He established and led a unique sounding instrumental quintet, which became a
pacesetting ensemble along with performing in various musical settings. I was inspired to produce
this as a Tribute to that basic Quintet sound and his approach to making music,” he added.
Stix Hooper, is an internationally known musician, composer, producer, entrepreneur and talent
manager. Hooper launched his illustrious career by founding the world famous Crusaders
jazz/instrumental group and played an important role in the creation of jazz-funk. He has
performed, produced and/or recorded with many of the “who’s who” in the music world in
addition to his solo career.
Tracks: Lullaby Of Birdland / Felling Happy / Old Acquaintances / Girl Talk / East Of The Sun / In
The Early Period / Pensativa / Strollin'
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Ethan Iverson - The Purity of the Turf
CRISS1391CD
8712474139125
CD
£8.49
CRISS CROSS JAZZ
JAZZ
The Purity of the Turf is kind of a "bucket list" moment for Ethan Iverson, who has always
wanted to make a record with famous bassist Ron Carter. Iverson, pianist of the famous trio
"The Bad Plus", chose drummer Nasheet Waits to fill out the trio, because Waits represents the
avant-garde as well as swing.
Criss Cross records are level playing field, with everyone recording in the same studio in a single
day: Thus the sporting title, 'The Purity of the Turf'. The repertoire is mostly originals and jazz
classics. A surprise highlight is the solo piano tribute to the late Paul Bley, "So Hard it Hurts" by
Annett Peacock.
Tracks: The Purity of the Turf / Song for My Father / Darn That Dream / Along Came Betty /
Graduation Day / Confirmation / Sent for You Yesterday / Strange Serenade / Little Waltz /
Einbahnstrasse / So Hard It Hurts
Matt Brewer - Unspoken
CRISS1390CD
8712474139026
£8.49
CD
CRISS CROSS JAZZ
JAZZ
Hot on the heels of his critically-acclaimed Criss Cross debut, 'Mythology' (CRISS1373CD),
bassist Matt Brewer presents an inspired quintet recording, convening tenor saxophonist Ben
Wendel, pianist Aaron Parks, guitarist Charles Altura, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey.
The band are all top-of-the-pyramid under-40 improvisers and consequential composers in their
own right. They perform a nine-tune program that includes seven Brewer originals, and
reimagined versions of Bill Frisell's "Twenty Years" and Charlie Parker's "Cheryl."
Having garnered wide acclaim as a sideman playing the challenging music of such major figures as
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman and Vijay Iyer, among others, Brewer displays
not only his lyric gifts and virtuoso instrumental prowess, but his ability to convey his intentions
by allowing his bandmates freedom to express their perspectives within the flow of his ideas.
Tracks: Juno / Unspoken / Twenty Years / Lunar / Evil Song / Cheryl / Anthem / Aspiring to
Normalcy / Tesuque
Kieron Garrett Quartet - Under The Influence
33JAZZ259
5020883337593
CD
33 JAZZ
£7.99
JAZZ
KGQ is an funk / soul influenced jazz group led by pianist Kieron Garrett with Mike Pratt on
bass, drummer Pete Cumber and featuring the saxophone of one of the UK's leading musicians
Dave O'Higgins.
The band are currently receiving rave reviews for their sell out life performance and are
embarking on a UK " European tour in the autumn 2016
Tracks: Senor Beaver / 80s Cop Show / Burkina Faso / Sexual Chocolate / Ponds / Reflection /
Slash 'n Grab / Kenley Road / Some Ink Blues / The Junction
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Egberto Gismonti - Danca Das Cabecas
4774633
602547746337
LP
£11.99
ECM
JAZZ
Recorded in Oslo in 1976 and produced by Manfred Eicher, Danca Das Cabecas is reissued on
180g vinyl with a free download code included.
“Gismonti and Vasconcelos might be Brazilian but you don’t need a passport to enter their
musical world. Once inside, they guide you gently, and the trip is rarely less than revelatory. If you
have an interest in music – as opposed to fashion – then Gismonti will floor you with the
devastating purity and endless depth of his sound. Without doubt, this is one of the albums of the
year.” – Melody Maker
Personnel: Egberto Gismonti (8-string guitar, piano, wood flutes, voice), Nana Vasconcelos
(percussion, berimbau, corpo, voice)
Tracks: Quarto Mundo 1 / Danca das Cabecas / Aguas Luminosas / Celebracao de Nupcias / Porta
Encantada / Quarto Mundo 2 / Tango / Bambuzal / Fe Cega Faca Amolada / Danca Solitaria
John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette Timeless
£11.99
3743522
602537435227
LP
ECM
JAZZ
Produced by Manfred Eicher and recorded in New York in 1974, ‘Timeless’ - the guitarist's
leader debut - is reissued on 180g vinyl with a free download code included.
“He displays a singular blend of intellect and emotion. Timeless, Abercrombie’s first date as a
leader, is an impressive showcase of these facets, and of his never-before-revealed abilities as a
composer/ arranger. Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette are all the help he needs.” – Downbeat
Personnel: John Abercrombie (guitar), Jan Hammer (organ, synthesizer, piano), Jack DeJohnette
(drums)
Tracks: Lungs / Love Song / Ralph's Piano Waltz / Red And Orange / Remembering / Timeless
Terje Rypdal - Waves
4781119
602547811196
£11.99
LP
ECM
JAZZ
Recorded in Oslo in September 1977 and produced by Manfred Eicher, ‘Waves’ is reissued on
vinyl with a free download code included.
“Rypdal’s album is a series of sonic excursions ranging from the expressionist to the impressionist
and with few concessions to conformity. Rypdal’s guitar and Palle Mikkelborg’s trumpet are wellmatched with Manfred Eicher’s typically superb production putting it all in focus.” – Record
World
Personnel: Terje Rypdal (electric guitar, RMI keyboard computer, ARP synthesizer), Palle
Mikkelborg (trumpet, flugelhorn, RMI, tac piano, ringmodulator), Sveinung Hovensjø (bass
guitars), Jon Christensen (drums, percussion)
Tracks: Per Ulv / Karusell / Stenskoven / Waves / The Dain Curse / Charisma
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Kenny Wheeler - Deer Wan
4781118
602547811189
£11.99
LP
ECM
JAZZ
‘Deer Wan’ was recorded in July 1977 in Oslo and produced by Manfred Eicher. It’s
now reissued on 180g vinyl with a free download code included.
“Wheeler emerges a romanticist in the grand heroic mode. His compositions and
trumpeting suggest an Olympian majesty. There is a grace and eloquence, as well as a
purity of sound and purpose.” – Downbeat
Personnel: Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Jan Garbarek (tenor and soprano
saxophones), John Abercrombie (electric guitar, electric mandolin), Dave Holland
(double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Ralph Towner (12-string guitar)
Tracks: Peace for Five / 3/4 in the Afternoon / Sumother Song / Deer Wan
Gary Peacock –
Voice From The Past - Paradigm
4781120
602547811202
LP
£11.99
ECM
JAZZ
Recorded in Oslo in August 1981 and produced by Manfred Eicher, Gary Peacock’s
‘Voice from the Past’ is reissued on 180g vinyl with a free download code included.
“This is a record with much to recommend it. Peacock, as ever, is sublime and the
perpetual motion of DeJohnette’s drumming maintains a superb tension. The broad
toned Stanko skirts the niceties and finds something of consequence to say every time
he walks to the wicket but, surprisingly, it is Garbarek’s many solid innings that are the
backbone of the whole thing.” – Jazz Journal
Personnel: Gary Peacock (double bass), Jan Garbarek (tenor and soprano saxophones),
Tomasz Stanko (trumpet), Jack DeJohnette (drums)
Tracks: Voice From The Past / Legends / Moor / Allegory / Paradigm / Ode For Tomten
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Steps Ahead - Steppin' Out
N77033
N78033
5055551770334
5055551780333
CD
LP2
JAZZLINE
JAZZLINE
JAZZ
JAZZ
£7.99
£17.49
‘Steppin' Out' sees the return of one of the classic bands of the fusion era.
One of the most popular Jazz bands of the 1980's and 1990's was undoubtedly Steps
Ahead. 'Steppin' Out' is the first studio recording by a Steps Ahead alumni band for
several years and features Mike Mainieri (vibraphone), Bill Evans (saxophones), Chuck
Loeb (guitar), Tom Kennedy (bass) and Steve Smith (drums).
Joining the group on this album is the renowned WDR Big Band Cologne, led by
arranger and conductor Michael Abene and who adds a new dimension to the music,
mostly written by Mike Mainieri. Steps classics such as Pools, Sara's Touch, Oops or
Trains can be heard on this superb new recording.
Tracks: Pools / Belle / Trains / Sara's Touch / Beirut / Blue Montreux / Self Portrait /
Steppish / Uncle Bob / Oops
Henrik Jensen's Followed By Thirteen Blackwater
JMJJ023
5029385841515
CD
JELLYMOULD JAZZ
£7.99
JAZZ
Hailed as being a “highly thoughtful and skilfully executed” body of work,
‘Blackwater’ showcases bassist Henrik Jensen’s growing talents as a composer and an
instrumentalist of real class. Featuring fellow Dane Essen Tjalve on piano, American
trumpeter Andre Cannier and Italian drummer antonio Fusco this is a truly
international quartet.
Tour Dates 2016:
13th Sep - Jazz at Dempsey’s, Cardiff
16th Sep - Bebop Club, Bristol
20th Sep - Anteros Arts Foundation,
Norwich
21st Sep - The Lescar, Sheffield
26th Sep - Pizza Express Jazz Club, London
27th Sep - Jazz Café, Newcastle
‘Blackwater’ takes flight from the first notes. Eight lithe and subtle compositions by
Henrik Jensen, written for the individual voices of Followed by Thirteen, he has
produced an album that is a compelling and repeat listen. Forming in 2010, Followed by
Thirteen released its debut album ‘Qualia’ in 2013. ‘Blackwater’ takes off from that first
distinctive album, with a more sophisticated reach and depth in composition, which
enables a rich and dynamic rapport between these four unique musicians.
Personnel: Henrik Jensen (double bass), Andre Canniere (trumpet/flugelhorn), Esben
Tjalve (piano), Antonio Fusco (drums)
“Four of the best young musicians on the London jazz scene” - The Jazzmann
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/jellymould-jazz/sets/henrik-jensen-blackwater-webclips
Tracks: The Dutch Daneman / London - Berlin / Bonza / Riccardo's Room / Lullaby For
The Little One / Schur-as / The Unready / Cravings
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Tina May & The Steve Plews Trio –
Telling Jokes
ASCCD165
0654469439071
CD
£7.99
ASC
JAZZ
This superb album sees Tina May ("That great rarity, a singer who enhances a song" The
Observer) perform the songs and arrangements of pianist and composer Steve Plews.
'Telling Jokes' is a musical story of a doomed love affair illustrated by the seasons. Here original
songs are punctuated by standards to paint a musical portrait of a year in the life of a sweet and
sour relationship. "Spring is Here", "Summertime" and "Autumn Leaves" each depict the various
seasons and a Steve Plews original, "Like the melting Snow", concludes this romantic odyssey.
Tina displays her versatility and sensitivity to melody and harmony, with a performance of great
depth. The music could be described as "genreless" jazz, as a "theme - instrumental solo - theme"
approach is rarely employed. Instead the focus is on Tina's voice as an instrument, her navigation
of some new approaches to well-established standards and her interpretations of Steve Plews'
songs. The trio is completed by Gavin Barrass on double bass and Johnny Hunter on drums.
There are guest appearances from Steve Waterman (trumpet), Alan Barnes (reeds) and The New
World Ensemble (strings).
Tina May was born in Gloucestershire, where she was influenced greatly by her parents jazz
record collection, containing such illustrious composers and artistes as Duke Ellington and Fats
Waller. She has recorded many CD's of her own as a leader including a recent, widely acclaimed,
album with renowned pianist Enrico Pieranunzi.
Tracks: Telling Jokes / Spring Is Here / I'll Swing For You / Am I Blue / Endgame / Summertime /
Love And Pain / Two Left Feet / Autumn Leaves / Like The Melting Snow
Voodoo Love Orchestra - Inglorious Technicolor £7.99
MOV009
5052442009580
CD
MOVIMIENTOS RECORDS
JAZZ
Following their critically acclaimed debut album 'Amor y Muerte' released on Movimientos
Records in 2015, Voodoo Love Orchestra return with 10 brassed up panoramic tracks for their
2nd studio album presented... Inglorious Technicolor.
Interpretations of classic tracks are filtered through a lense of funk, big band swing, Jamaican ska
and Colombian cumbia. Quietly explosive and utterly infectious, this album will start your toes
tapping; before you know it you you'll be drenched in sweat, lost in a dancing fever.
First summoned by the Voodoo High Priestess Cicely Taylor in 2012, this orchestra of the undead
*Digital download distributed by Proper* were conjured up to get audiences across the land dancing to an explosion of brass and
percussion. Imbued with the spirit of 1960s Latin America with a heavy dose of the Louisiana
swamps, Voodoo Love Orchestra soaks in sounds from around the world Colombian Cumbia,
Cuban Comparsa, New Orleans Jazz, Mississippi Blues, Nigerian Afrobeat, Jamaican Ska and
Ghanaian Highlife.
Press for ‘Amor y Muerte’:
"Double Groovy" - Craig Charles
"The party album of the year? Love it" - Clive Davis, The Sunday Times
"Voodoo Love Orchestra are a force to be reckoned with, driven by irresistible rhythms and a
powerful but nimble horn section." - Simon Broughton, The Evening Standard
Tracks: Plinio Guzman / Frankenstein Ska / Voodoo Woman / Cumbia En Do Menor / A La
Memoria Del Muerto / La Piojosa / Ghost Town / I Want To Be Loved / Tabaco Mascao / La
Samaria
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Dexter Story –
Wejene Aloa (feat. Kamasi Washington)
SNDW7022
5056032303355
7”
SOUNDWAY
£4.99
JAZZ
For his next release on Soundway Records, Los Angeles-based Dexter Story hooks up with
long time friend and compatriot of music, the saxophonist, jazz composer, producer and
band-leader Kamasi Washington.
This is a record that no lover of Ethio-Jazz, Afro-Beat or Funk should be excused for not owning.
A fierce, rumbling electro Ethio-Funk groove provides the platform for an intense and powerful
interplay between Washington on tenor sax and Todd Simon on trumpet.
An instrumental cover version of Tilahun Gessesse's 1970s cut of the same name, it's Story's
homage to the oppressed Oromo people of Southern Ethiopia. Backed on the flip by the one cut
from Story's 'Wondem' long-player that did not make it to vinyl when the LP version was cut, Nia
Andrew's sublime and atmospheric collaboration on Eastern Prayer will keep all those happy who
grumbled at it's exclusion from wax first time around.
Tracks: Wejene Aola Ft Kamasi Washington / Eastern Prayer Feat. Nia Andrews
Shakatak - Times And Places
SECCD145
5036436103829
CD2
£5.40
SECRET RECORDS
JAZZ
Shakatak's sparkling new studio album is an impressive return to form, and
includes 3 bonus tracks.
Advertising in Record Collector and Classic Pop Magazines
CD 1: I Will Be There / Time and Place / Check In / Heads to the Sky / Haunting / Carry On / Coralie
/ Cape Town / Goodbye To The City / Wonderful / Sand and the Sea
CD 2: Open Skies / How Do You Sleep At Night / Mr Fanatical / Movin On
Chuck Loeb - Unspoken
SHANCD5443
016351544322
£8.49
CD
SHANACHIE
JAZZ
The Hitmaker Is Back! With over 30 top ten Smooth Jazz radio hits to his credit, including an
incredible 20 #1s, Chuck Loeb is truly an icon and pioneer of the Smooth Jazz genre. Unspoken
features guest appearances by Smooth Jazz superstars Brian Culbertson, Jeff Lorber, Everette
Harp and Eric Marienthal, plus the great Will Lee (of David Letterman fame).
In addition, the album features vocals by Carmen Cuesta (Mrs. Loeb), whose sensuous vocals
have resulted in her own growing fan base.
"Timeless...will deeply satisfy any listener who enjoys Smooth Jazz." - Allmusic
"The Clark Kent of jazz guitar." - New York Times
Tracks: Cotton Club / Natural Light / Unspoken / Happy Hour / Affinity / Treetops / Si Se Puede /
Way Up High / Cut & Run / Voramar / Via Verde
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
AMERICANA NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Sean McConnell - Sean McConnell
116613967902
888072396791
CD
£7.99
ROUNDER
AMERICANA
This self-titled album from Sean McConnell on Rounder Records marks a personal and
professional breakthrough, a career-defining record, with McConnell ready for prime time, yet
still blessed with all the soulfulness and reflective storytelling for which he is already respected
and admired.
For one so relatively young, Sean McConnell has an impressive musical resume, from
coffeehouses in Harvard Square to Texas roadhouses to major songwriting credits in Nashville.
Additionally, he's built a devoted fan base through tireless touring and old-fashioned hard work.
'Sean McConnell' demonstrates exactly why McConnell has already won such a devoted audience.
He writes vivid, forthright, effortlessly catchy songs whose incisive melodic craft is matched by
their resonant emotional insight. Such instantly memorable tunes as "Holy Days," "Beautiful
Rose," "Bottom of the Sea" and "Best We've Ever Been" are both catchy and personally charged,
conveying an unmistakable sense of personal experience while exploring universal truths.
Tracks: Holy Days / Ghost Town / Bottom Of The Sea / Beautiful Rose / Hey Mary / Best We’ve
Ever Been / Queen Of Saint Mary’s Choir / Running Under Water / One Acre Of Land / Babylon
COUNTRY NEW RELEASE - 07/10/2016
Janie Fricke - Sleeping With Your Memory/It Ain't
Easy/Love Lies/The First
£7.99
BGOCD1251
5017261212511
CD2
BGO RECORDS
COUNTRY
Four Columbia albums from 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 by country singer Fricke,
now established as a major star.
This collection spawned the country hits 'He's A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen)', 'It
Ain't Easy Bein' Easy', 'Let's Stop Talkin' About It' and 'Your Heart's Not In' It', all Number Ones
Digitally remastered and slipcased with extensive new notes
CD 1: Do Me With Love / Homeward Bound / Love Me / Don’t Worry ’Bout Me Baby / Sleeping
With Your Memory / The Heart / Always / If You Could See Me Now / There’s No Future In The
Past / Midnight Words / He’s A Heartache (Looking For A Place To Happen) / Who Better Than An
Angel / It Ain’t Easy Bein’ Easy / Too Hard On My Heart / A Little More Love / Love Have Mercy /
Tell Me A Lie / You Don’t Know Love / Heart To Heart Talk / Tryin’ To Fool A Fool
CD 2: If The Fall Don’t Get You / Have I Got A Heart / How Do You Fall Out Of Love / Love Lies /
Tell Me A Lie / Let’s Stop Talkin’ About It / Lonely People / Walkin’ A Broken Heart / I’ve Had All
The Love I Can Stand / Where’s The Fire / Talkin’ Tough / The First Word In Memory Is Me / One
Way Ticket / First Time Out Of The Rain / A Love Like Ours / Your Heart’s Not In It / In Between
Heartaches / Another Man Like That / Without Each Other / Take It From The Top
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
The Price Sisters - The Price Sisters
REB1860
032511186027
CD
£4.50
REBEL
COUNTRY
In a relatively short amount of time, The Price Sisters, Lauren (mandolin, harmony/lead vocals)
and Leanna (fiddle, lead/harmony vocals) have generated quite a buzz within the traditional
music community. They’ve earnt them praise from Ronnie McCoury, Byron Berline, Mike
Compton and Bobby Osborne.
Both sisters are currently enrolled in the Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State
University where they are pursuing BA degrees in traditional music. The self titled debut was
produced by Grammy winning producer Bill VornDick and features special guests Mike Bum,
Charlie Cushman (The Earls of Leicester) and Ronnie McCourry and Alan Bartram (The Travelin'
McCourys).
Tracks: Silver Tongue And Gold Plated Lies / Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven / Get Up John /
It's Happening Again / Lost / The One I Love Is Gone / What Does The Deep Sea Say
Chely Wright - I Am The Rain
PRMG01
020286222507
CD
£6.99
MEGAFORCE
COUNTRY
Chely Wright's new record, I Am The Rain, was produced by Joe Henry (Elvis Costello and Alan
Toussaint, Aaron Neville, Bonnie Raitt, Susan Tedeschi). Guests providing backing vocals include
Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris and The Milk Carton Kids.
Chely has been recognized for her leadership and outstanding contribution to the LGBTQ
community. She was the first country artist to publicly come out as a lesbian through her
autobiography, announcement on the Today Show and award winning documentary on Showtime,
Wish Me Away.
Tracks: Inside / Where Will You Be / At the Heart of Me / You Are the River / Holy War / What About
Your Heart / Pain / Tomorrow / Blood and Bones and Skin / Mexico / Next To Me / Halona / See Me
Home
John McEuen - Made In Brooklyn
JD388
090368038821
CD
CHESKY
£8.49
COUNTRY/AMERICANA
Made in Brooklyn', from Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder, John McEuen, is a time capsule of
American Roots music that features guest performances from the likes of Steve Martin, David
Bromberg, David Amram, John Carter Cash, and a dozen other well known stars of the genre.
Featuring both original material from John, as well as unexpected covers such as Warren Zevon's
"Excitable Boy", this 16 track extravaganza will not disappoint.
Part of the Chesky Binaural + Series, all recorded with a single microphone, the band appears
right before you with this spacious, lush and multi-dimensional recording.
Tracks: Brooklyn Crossing / My Dirty Life And Times / Travelin' Mood / She Darked The Sun /
Miner's Night Out / Excitable Boy / My Favorite Dream Intro / My Favorite Dream / I Still Miss
Someone / Jules' Theme / Blue Ridge Cabin Home / Acoustic Traveler / Mr. Bojangles / I Rose Up /
The Mountain Whippoorwill / Bojangles Conversation
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
O'Connor Band & Mark O'Connor –
Coming Home
1166100003
888072000605
CD
£7.99
ROUNDER
COUNTRY
Multi Grammy and CMA Award-winning fiddler and composer Mark O’Connor returns to
progressive bluegrass and country music with the O’Connor Band and their debut album,
‘Coming Home’.
O’Connor embarked on a prolific career as an American Classical music composer, hot swing
violinist and legendary bluegrass fiddler collaborating with the likes of Alison Krauss, Vince Gill,
Earl Scruggs, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma. In the O’Connor Band, Mark is joined
by his wife Maggie on violin and harmony vocals, his son Forrest on mandolin and lead vocals, and
Forrest’s fiancée, Kate Lee on violin and lead vocals.
‘Coming Home’ is a perfect balance of contemporary songcraft by Forrest and Kate and intricate
instrumentals featuring the band’s triple fiddle lineup. The O’Connor Band is rounded out by
national flatpick champion Joe Smart on guitar and Geoff Saunders on bass banjo. Co-producer
and Grammy-winner Gregg Field says, “At the heart of any album is the songwriting. Kate and
Forrest have seductively crafted alluring stories and colourful characters in their songs, some
biographical and each one sounding like a new standard.”
Tracks: Always Do / Coming Home / I Haven’t Said I Love You in A While / Ruby, Are You Mad At
Your Man? / What Have I Been Saying? / Jerusalem Ridge / The Sweet Ones / Blacktop Boy / You
Too / Fishers Hornpipe / Old Black Creek / Fiddler Going Home
Sam Bush - Storyman
SUG00011
888072004221
£7.99
CD
SUGAR HILL
COUNTRY
Sam Bush has long since established himself as roots royalty. His highly anticipated album
'Storyman' is a freewheeling collection that gleefully picks and chooses from jazz, folk, blues,
reggae, western swing, and bluegrass to create a jubilant noise only classifiable as the Sam
Bush sound.
Many of the songs are stories - several of them true - and the legendary mandolin and fiddle
player co-wrote every one of them with friends including Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, Jon Randall
Stewart, Jeff Black, and others.
Instead of kicking back and soaking up honours, such as an Americana Music Association Lifetime
Achievement Award and his suite of Grammys and International Bluegrass Music Association
trophies, Storyman proves once again that the Father of Newgrass and King of Telluride will never
stops striving to create something new. "I'm hoping it just kind of flows for people and makes
them go, 'Hey! It's a Sam record. It sounds like Sam and the band,'" Bush says of the album. "But
for the first time ever, I also find myself thinking, 'I hope you enjoy the stories.' It's my singersongwriter record."
Tracks: Play By Your Own Rules / Everything Is Possible / Transcendental Meditation Blues /
Greenbrier / Leftys Song / Carcinoma Blues / Bowling Green / Handmics Killed Country Music /
Wheres My Love / Its Not What You Think / I Just Wanna Feel Something
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Bryan Sutton - The More I Learn
SUG00003
888072001701
CD
£7.99
SUGAR HILL
COUNTRY
On 'The More I Learn', Bryan Sutton asserts himself as a songwriter and auteur in his own right one who has assimilated wide-ranging influences in American roots music, and distilled them
into something strong and very close to his heart.
As a mountain musician from the bluegrass tradition, Sutton is esteemed in the school of
American guitar that includes Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and Tony Rice. He has even won a
Grammy for his duet recording with Watson and has brought home the International Bluegrass
Music Association award for Guitarist of the Year six times and counting. After being around the
songwriting culture of Nashville for years, Sutton found himself figuring out what he wanted to
say, and what kind of songwriter he wanted to be.
Longtime fans will be gratified that his explorations have only drawn him closer to the mountain
music and bluegrass on which he was raised. Featuring such guests as Noam Pikelny (Punch
Brothers) and Tim O'Brien (Hot Rize), 'The More I Learn' is one of the most honest and personal
efforts the guitar virtuoso has ever put forth.
Tracks: Walkin' Across This Land / Don't Look For Me / Backwater Blues / Arkansas Traveller / Play
Me A Record / Virginia Creeper / Chase The Moon / The Secesh / Time Has Come / The More I
Learn / Presbyterian Guitar / Hills For The Head / You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You
Go
The Lonely Heartstring Band - Deep Waters
116613969502
888072396951
CD
ROUNDER
£7.99
COUNTRY
On their debut album, 'Deep Waters', Boston-based bluegrass quintet The Lonely Heartstring
Band forges a dynamic and distinct sound not unlike the genre-bending contributions made by
the Punch Brothers, Alison Krauss, and Infamous String Dusters.
The Lonely Heartstring Band unites traditional bluegrass with contemporary songwriting, and has
already earned accolades from respected members of the bluegrass community. Banjo legend
Tony Trischka says, "These Heartstring Boys have carved out a fresh niche in modern bluegrass.
They adhere to the traditional format but take everything two steps forward. Their roots are clear
and so is their path to the future. They're in a class by themselves."
'Deep Waters' offers listeners an array of musical stylings from which to choose, featuring
modern bluegrass on the title track and in the song "The Road's Salvation," unique arrangements
of songs by Paul Simon ("Graceland"), Bob Dylan ("Rambling, Gambling Willie"), and Pete Seeger
("If I Had A hammer"). A playful instrumental, "Big Bruce," and "Songbird" which offers the sound
of the Monroe Brothers for the 21st century.
Tracks: The Road’s Salvation / Deep Waters / Sophia / The Tide / The Look In My Eye / Steal The
Night / Graceland / Songbird / Rambling, Gambling Willie / Until I Cross That Line / Big Bruce / If I
Had a Hammer
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Various Artists - Eighteen Wheelers - Twisted Tales
From The Truckstops
CDTPR5503
LPTPR5503
084721550327
084721550310
CD
LP
TRAILER PARK RECORDS
TRAILER PARK RECORDS
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
£7.99
£11.99
Breaker, Breaker... Any Takers? Okay, So you’re thinking trucking records... "Teddy Bear",
"Giddy Up Go" & "Convoy’... Right? Well yes, they were all pretty much flagstones of that short
lived craze of the 70’s when people everywhere was reaching for their Midland Convoy Buddy
CB radios and dreaming of adventures on the road and maybe meeting a few truck stop
waitresses along the way, but the trucking song goes as far back as trucks themselves.
Gathered here are some of the toughest from the genre from the 60’s through to the mid 70’s,
Small label 45’s cut by blue collar men who drove an 18 wheeler by day and picked up a guitar on
the weekend to tell stories of highway mayhem.
Tracks: Bill Woods - Truck Driving Man / Billy Deaton - Six Cents A Mile / Benny Barnes - Diesel
Smoke / Harold Crosby - Big Big Truck / Gene Satterfield - Double Clutchin' Man / Truman
Langford - Freight Liner Fever / Stan Farlow - Hot Wheels / Sir Calvin Coolidge - Big Diesel Man /
Terry Fell - Coffee Jim, The Trucker / Lloyd Howell - Truck Driving "Jack" / Ray Salter - Truck
Driver's Dream / Claude Allen - Big Wheels / Autry Inman - Big Sam / Lonnie Irving - Trucker's
Vitus / Bobby Edison - Truck Driver's Life / Red Simpson - I'm A Truck / Bobby Braddock - Gear
Bustin' Sort Of Feller / Dick Mosely - Truck Stop Number Three
Tami Neilson - Don't Be Afraid
LPOUTS9106
623339910613
LP
£15.49
OUTSIDE MUSIC
COUNTRY
Don't Be Afraid was nearly left unfinished. With two songs completed and six weeks left to
write Tami Neilson unexpectedly lost her father, the patriarch of The Neilson Family band who
Tami had toured across Canada with as a young girl opening for the likes of Johnny Cash. It was
with her mother and brother's encouragement that she finished the record as a way of
honouring her dad.
Don't Be Afraid finds the soul taking precedence over the country as Tami found herself listening
to a lot of gospel around the time of her father's death and finding a kinship with the legendary
singer Mavis Staples.
Recorded in Ben Edwards' New Zealand Sitting Room studio, the songs were again recorded live,
the musicians all in the room playing together. The album features Delaney Davidson and all the
boys that were on Dynamite! including harmonies from Marlon Williams on the soon-to-be
classic 'Lonely'. The album features a Tina Turner throwback, 'Holy Moses', the swinging country
of 'Only Tears', a bluesy swagger in `So Far Away' and the southern soul of 'Burn My Body'. The
album is bookended by the title track, including the haunting hidden demo track sung by Tami's
father.
Tami moved to New Zealand from Canada 8 years ago and has become one of the country's
biggest acts. Tami is the most highly awarded artist of any genre in New Zealand, having just
picked up NZ's highest songwriting honour, the APRA Silver Scroll, for 'Walk (Back To Your Arms)'
off 2014's Dynamite!, which also won her (yet another) Best Country Album Tui in May this year.
Don't Be Afraid marks Tami as a new soul staple. It's a raw, deep and hopeful album that finds
Tami singing out her grief.
Tracks: Don't Be Afraid / Holy Moses / Lonely / So Far Away / If Love Were Enough / Bury My
Body / Loco Mamma / Heavy Heart / Only Tears / Laugh Laugh Laugh / The First Man / Don't Be
Afraid Excerpt
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
DVD NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Peter Uppard - A Nation's Farewell - The State
Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
GLMY201
5060088440179
DVD
MEMORY LANE
£6.30
DOCUMENTARY
This remarkable DVD of Sir Winston Churchill's State Funeral shows more of the original broadcast of
January 1965 than ever before. The coverage in black and white, bears witness to the reverence for
Britain's great war-leader, shown in every gesture and every word by all those who took part in the
nation's tribute on that bitterly cold day.
A historic document, this television recording employed the technology of the day to capture the sights
and sounds of Britain's farewell to one of her greatest sons. The original material comes from the
archives of ITV, one of the two television companies then broadcasting in the United Kingdom.
"... we were seeing London as it had never been seen before and perhaps as we might never see it
again. Tears were never far away." - P.T.A Bevan, Independent Television's Chief Engineer.
DVD NEW RELEASE - 26/09/2016
UFO Chronicles: Alien Arrivals
RYE11310
889290898906
DVD
£8.84
WIENERWORLD
DOCUMENTARY
UFO Chronicles is an unprecedented and uncensored film series featuring the top authorities on the
UFO enigma. Pilots, Astronauts, Government Officials, Military Officials, Medical Experts, Scientists,
Religious Leaders and more reveal, in never before seen interviews, the ramifications of the Alien
Presence on planet Earth.
Sgt. Clifford Stone spent 22 years in the US Army as part of an elite group that was dispatched to crash
sites in order to recover UFO or ET craft, bodies and artifacts. He maintains that government and
military factions have knowledge of intelligent life visiting Earth in craft capable of traveling
unfathomable distances, effectively bypassing our current understanding of physics.
He stresses that our recovery of these ET craft and artifacts has allowed our government to make
staggering scientific gains of great potential benefit to the world and that "black projects" have
continued to keep these important discoveries secret based on motives known only to them. Since his
retirement from the Army, he has devoted his time to a diligent Freedom of Information Act search of
government archives.
Agenda Illuminati: Supremacy Of The New World
Order
£8.84
RYE1190
889290897282
DVD
WIENERWORLD
DOCUMENTARY
There is a sinister and secretive group of people that run the globe by controlling everything from the
banks to the media. They achieve this by owning 99% of the world's wealth, despite the fact that
they make up less than 1% of the population.
They come from ancient family bloodlines and pass down their power from generation to generation.
They have sacred rites and secret rituals, as well as a belief system that stretches back for thousands of
years to their very origin. They spawned the religions, the royal families, global business and financial
systems. They also benefit monetarily from the revolutions and wars they strategically create on an
epic scale. They monitor everything we do and have devised methods to manipulate our thoughts and
actions. We are all in their service without even realizing it.
For thousands of years they have been doing this with one goal in sight - complete and total supremacy
on Earth. This is the darkest, untold tale of the war to control the masses. This is the story of what they
believe, what they do, how they do it and why. While they have many names, they have but one origin
and purpose. However, by using previously unknown and secret sources we will reveal them. This is the
Illuminati.
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
GOSPEL NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Mahalia Jackson –
Moving On Up A Little Higher
SHANCD6066
016351606624
CD
£8.49
SHANACHIE
GOSPEL/SOUL/R&B
Forty-five years after her death, Mahalia Jackson remains the world's most famous gospel
singer. 'Moving On Up A Little Higher' explores Mahalia's roots, as she performs hymns of her
childhood and reunites with her mentor, Thomas A. Dorsey. These performances date from
1946 to 1957, when Mahalia's voice was at its golden best.
Highlights include the only known recording of Mahalia, accompanied by Thomas A. Dorsey, two
live versions of her first and greatest hit, "Move On Up A Little Higher" and two of her most
important concerts: a 1951 symposium that introduced her to a larger, interracial public and the
1958 Newport Jazz Festival concert. Includes over twenty never before released masterpieces and
a 24- page booklet.
Tracks: Keep Your Hand On The Plow / Dark Was The Night And Cold The Ground / Jesus Met The
Woman At The Well / Troubles Of The World / Didn't It Rain / I'm Gonna Live The Life I Sing
About In My Song / In The Upper Room / When The Saints Go Marching In / Move On Up A Little
Higher / His Eye Is On The Sparrow / Before This Time Another Year / There's Been A Great
Change In Me / He's Pleading In Glory For Me / Have A Little Talk With Jesus / I Cannot Make This
Journey By Myself / I'm Glad Salvation Is Free / Savoir More Life Than Me / Childhood Church
Memories (Father I Stretch My Hands To Thee) / The Reunion With Thomas A. Dorsey / Beams Of
Heaven / When The Role Will Be Called In Heaven / Getting Happy In Chicago
HUMOUR NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
W. Kamau Bell - Semi-Prominent Negro
CDKRS601
759656060127
CD
KILL ROCK STARS
£5.99
HUMOUR
W. Kamau Bell is a sociopolitical comedian who is the host of the Emmy Award nominated
hit CNN docu-series, United Shades of America. Previously, Kamau was best known for his
critically acclaimed, but criminally short-lived FX comedy series,
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell. The New York Times called Kamau "the most promising
new talent in political comedy in many years."
Kamau is also proud to be the ACLU's Ambassador of Racial Justice. Although he's also pretty
upset that they didn't give him a badge. Kamau is also the host of Kamau Right Now!, a public
radio talk show that airs on KALW in San Francisco. And he is also excited about his new politics
podcast with his friend (and fellow Kill Rock Stars artist), comedian Hari Kondabolu, called
Politically Re-active. But Kamau may be most excited about his podcast Denzel Washington is The
Greatest Actor of All Time Period. The SF Weekly called Kamau "smart, stylish, and very much in
the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle," though he was more excited
that they called him "handsome."
Tracks: Gentrification Sweeping The Nation / Keeping It Weird / West Coast Liberalism Vs. East
Coast Liberalism / Too Much To Get Upset About / Mixed Race Kids / Make One / Take One /
Finally Some Reverse Racism / HER HAIR!? / Preschool / Kids Don’t Know
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
REGGAE NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
King Sighter - The One Eyed Giant
BSRCD971
BSRLP971
5036436103423
5036436103522
CD
LP
BURNING SOUNDS
BURNING SOUNDS
REGGAE
REGGAE
£5.40
£9.99
Little seems to be known about King Sighter the artist, other than a few record
releases and sleeve notes that appear on the back of the original LP cover which state
he was a 24 year old who apparently lost his eye in a factory accident. Compared in
style to the magnificent DJ artists I Roy and Big Youth, King Sighter's ‘The One Eyed
Giant’ album was originally recorded and released in 1978.
Produced and recorded at Channel One Studios and Randy's in Kingston, Jamaica by Phil
Pratt with the Soul Syndicate used as the backing band for the recording, two versions
of this album exist. A Jamaican pressing on Terminal Records with a different track
order and cover saw the album titled 'Master Of All' by King Sighta. In the same year a
UK pressing with slight name change to King Sighter saw the record titled 'The One Eyed
Giant'.
King Sighter was a veteran Jamaican toaster who often dressed up as a pirate or a king
as seen on the UK LP cover for his appearances.
The album 'The One Eyed Giant' is regarded a long lost classic, mostly due to Phil Pratt's
killer production which drew on riddems from tracks like Al Campbells 'Foot Stool',
Delroy Websters 'Book Of Love' and Ken Boothe's 'Who Gets Your Love'. The final article
is pure magic for fans of DJ reggae.
As it says on the back of the original LP artwork notes …Check Out King Sighter's roots.
DEM HEAVY!
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Full mailout to relevant music press and radio
Tracks: High Ranking Something / Dollar Fe A Refer / I’m Alright / Master Of All / Brand
New Fashion / Shining Star / Roll On / Another Scorcher / Check Mister Forster
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE – 30/09/2016
Vassily Petrenko, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Prokofiev:
Romeo & Juliet Op.64 Complete Ballet
£18.50
LWC1105
7090020181172
CD2
LAWO CLASSICS
CLASSICAL
Following their successful first release of Scriabin’s Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4, praised by
The Sunday Times as ‘brilliantly played’, the Oslo Philharmonic under Chief Conductor
Vasily Petrenko releases its anticipated second recording on Lawo Classics.
This stunning recording presents Prokofiev’s scintillating score for his ballet Romeo and
Juliet, recorded here in its entirety - which is a first for the orchestra as well as its
conductor. The Oslo Philharmonic recorded Suites Nos. 1 and 2 under Mariss Jansons in
1989, but never the complete ballet up until this point.
Prokofiev’s imaginative orchestration has made the ballet Romeo and Juliet world-famous,
primarily through the orchestral suites as opposed to the ballet as a whole. Unmistakably a
child of the Rimsky-Korsakov school of orchestration, Prokofiev’s orchestra arsenal for the
ballet includes tenor saxophone, four mandolins, cornet, celesta, organ, piano and a
number of percussion instruments.
The Bolshoi premiere of Romeo and Juliet was postponed, with the official reasons given
were that the ballet was too ‘difficult’ and its music ‘impossible to dance to’, however it is
believed that there were other underlying reasons of a more politically complicated
nature. The ballet finally saw its premiere in Brno, Czechoslovakia, in 1938, with a revised
version being performed at the Mariinsky Theatre – renamed Kirov Theatre – in 1940. It is
this version of Romeo and Juliet that has become one of the twentieth century’s most
performed and recorded ballets.
The Oslo Philharmonic’s creative partnership with the LAWO label continues to grow;
already in the pipeline is the next instalment of the orchestra’s complete Scriabin
symphony cycle, the first being the 2015 recording of Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4, which will
be the composer’s Symphony No. 1 with Alisa Kolosova and Maksim Aksenov as soloists.
Tracks: Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet Op. 64
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE - 30/09/2016
Steve Reich - The ECM Recordings
4812866
028948128662
CD3
ECM NEW SERIES
£14.99
CLASSICAL
Steve Reich has been described by The Guardian as one of “a handful of living composers
who can legitimately claim to have altered the direction of musical history" and as “the
greatest musical thinker of our time” by The New Yorker.
Reich celebrates his 80th birthday on 3 October 2016, and 'The ECM Recordings' brings
together the landmark albums 'Music for 18 Musicians', 'Octet/Music for a Large
Ensemble/Violin Phase' and 'Tehillim' in a limited edition set to mark the occasion. Reich
himself plays percussion on both 'Music for 18 Musicians' and 'Tehillim'.
Originally released in 1978, 1980 and 1982, each of these recordings had a decisive
influence which continues to reverberate across musical idioms. The 3-CD box set includes
a 44-page booklet with original liner notes by Steve Reich, a new essay by Paul Griffiths,
and session photography by Deborah Feingold and Barbara Klemm.
CD 1: Music for 18 Musicians: Pulse - Sections I-X - Pulse
CD 2: Music for Large Ensemble / Violin Phase / Octet
CD 3: Tehillim: Parts I & II / Tehillim: Parts III & IV
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE – 30/09/2016
Kim Kashkashian & Lera Auerbach –
Arcanum: Auerbach & Shostakovich
4812322
028948123223
CD
ECM NEW SERIES
£9.49
CLASSICAL
Armenian-American violist Kim Kashkashian, one of the major musical
voices of ECM New Series, introduces a new duo with Russian-American
composer-pianist Lera Auerbach.
Their first recording together features Auerbach’s arrangement for viola and piano of
Dmitri Shostakovich’s often playful 24 Preludes Op. 34, (which the pair introduced to
concert audiences in 2013) and Auerbach’s own, darker, Sonata for viola and piano,
Arcanum.
Lera Auerbach says: “‘Arcanum’ means ‘mysterious knowledge’, and I was fascinated by
the inner voice within each of us, some may call it perhaps intuition, some may call it may
be guided meditation, but there is some knowledge that we have, which we may not
necessarily verbalize or rationalize, but that allows us to see the truth, to be guided, to
seek answers.”
Auerbach wrote her sonata for Kashkashian: “There is a quality of life-or-death-intensity to
her performing, which is rare and wonderful.”
Personnel: Kim Kashkashian (viola), Lera Auerbach (piano)
Tracks:
Shostakovich arr. Auerbach:
24 Preludes for Viola and Piano
Auerbach:
Arcanum (Sonata for Viola and Piano) - Advenio
Arcanum - Cinis
Arcanum - Postremo
Arcanum - Adempte
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Various Artists - From Melba To Sutherland Australian Singers On Record
£14.00
ELQ4825892
CLASSICAL
0028948258925
CD4
AUSTRALIAN ELOQUENCE
From Melba to Sutherland: Australian Singers on Record is the first-ever comprehensive survey of the
recordings of Australia’s greatest singers – in a unique new four-CD set from Decca, complete with
biographies of each of the 80 artists, rare photographs, all contained within a 68-page booklet. Coproducer Roger Neill has said: ‘Thirteen years in the making, From Melba to Sutherland is truly a
once-in-a-lifetime project – the first-ever comprehensive survey of recordings by Australia’s greatest
singers.'
Aside from Melba and Sutherland, other world-famous Australians included are: Peter Dawson, a
baritone who concentrated his career on the newly-emerged recording medium, selling some thirteen
million records in the fifty years from 1904. Florence Austral, an outstanding Wagnerian soprano. June
Bronhill, who followed Joan Sutherland as Lucia di Lammermoor at Covent Garden, but who chose to
make her career in operetta and musical comedy with spectacular success. Malcolm McEachern, the
bass half of the best-selling Flotsam and Jetsam duo who was equally accomplished in classical
repertoire.
Also there are many extremely rare recordings included in the anthology, some of them existing in just
a single instance. For example, there is a private recording of the great Australian baritone, Harold
Williams, singing a rousing Cobb and Co song, ‘John Bax’. Another great rarity is an unpublished test
pressing by Florence Austral singing Brünnhilde’s ‘Battlecry’ from Wagner’s Die Walküre.
CD 1: Gounod: Ah! Je ris (Jewel Song) (Faust) - NELLIE MELBA / Bemberg: Nymphs et sylvains / Puccini:
Addio, dolce svegliare (Quartet) (La bohème) - BROWNING MUMMERY/JOHN BROWNLEE / Massenet:
Obéissons, quand leur voix appelle (Gavotte) (Manon) - FRANCES SEVILLE / Mallinson: New Year Song ADA CROSSLEY / Verdi: Miserere (Il trovatore) - FRANCES ALDA / Puccini: In quelle trine morbide
(Manon Lescaut) / Verdi: Caro nome (Rigoletto) - AMY CASTLES / Metcalf: Absent - IRENE AINSLEY /
Auber: C’est l’histoire amoureuse (Manon Lescaut) - EVELYN SCOTNEY / Donizetti: Regnava nel silenzio
(Lucia di Lammermoor) - STELLA POWER / Balfe: Killarney - MARIE NARELLE / Verdi: Follie! Follie! …
Sempre libera (La traviata) (sung in French) - LALLA MIRANDA / Puccini: One fine day (Un bel dì
vedremo) (Madama Butterfly) - ROSINA BUCKMAN / Scott: Lullaby - GERTRUDE JOHNSON / Molloy:
Darby and Joan - ELLA CASPERS / Schumann: Thou art so like a flower (Du bist wie eine Blume)
(Myrthen) - DOROTHY HELMRICH / Brahe: I passed by your window - EILEEN BOYD / Saint-Saëns:
Tonight … O love, from thy power (Samson … Amour, viens aider) - CLARA SERENA / Brahe: Bless this
house - ESSIE ACKLAND / Hill: Waiata Poi/ ALFRED HILL / Kneass: Ben Bolt (Trilby’s Song) - WALTER
KIRBY / Leoncavallo: No! Punchinello, no more (No! Pagliaccio non son) (Pagliacci) - BROWNING
MUMMERY / MacMorrough: Macushla - ALFRED O'SHEA / Puccini: Amore o grillo (Madama Butterfly) LIONELLO CECIL / Elgar: Jesu! by that shuddering dread (The Dream of Gerontius) - HORACE STEVENS
CD 2: Sullivan: Time was when love and I (Curate’s Song) (The Sorcerer) - ANDREW BLACK / Handel:
Honour and Arms (Samson) - PETER DAWSON / James: Six Australian Bush Songs - PETER DAWSON /
Trad. Cornish arr. Moss: The Floral Dance - PETER DAWSON / Handel: O ruddier than the cherry (Acis
and Galatea) - MALCOLM McEACHERN / Cowan: Onaway, awake beloved - HAROLD WILLIAMS /
Villaume: Old John Bax - HAROLD WILLIAMS / Mozart: Deh vieni alla finestra (Serenade) (Don Giovanni)
- JOHN BROWNLEE / Sullivan: When a felon’s not engaged in his employment (Policeman’s Song) (The
Pirates of Penzance) - RICHARD WATSON / Wagner: The King’s Prayer (Lohengrin) (sung in English) LEMPRIÈRE PRINGLE / Wagner: Elisabeth’s Greeting (Tannhäuser) (sung in English) - ELSA STRALIA /
Wagner: Ho-jo-to-ho (Brünnhilde’s Battlecry) (Die Walküre) - FLORENCE AUSTRAL / Wagner: Welches
Unholds List (Götterdämmerung) - FLORENCE AUSTRAL/FREDERICK COLLIER / Verdi: La luce langue
(Macbeth) / MARHERITA GRANDI / Wagner: Starke Scheite (Brünnhilde’s Immolation)
(Götterdämmerung) opening (sung in French) - ARJORIE LAWRENCE / Trad. Aboriginal arr: Loam:
Maranoa Lullaby - HAROLD BLAIR / Rachmaninov: Floods of Spring, Op. 14 No. 11 - MARJORIE
LAWRENCE / Britten: Is this all you can bring? (Albert Herring) - SYLVIA FISHER / Trad: Comin' thro' the
rye - SYRIA LAMONTE / Hill: The Boys’ Brigade - HAMILTON HILL / Bishop: Lo! Here the gentle lark VIOLET MOUNT (L’INCOGNITA) / Thurban: The Whistling Bowery Boy - ALBERT WHELAN / Murphy &
Lipton: Oh! Oh! Antonio - FLORRIE FORD
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Various Artists - From Melba To Sutherland Australian Singers On Record
£14.00
ELQ4825892
CLASSICAL
0028948258925
CD4
CD 3: Fraser-Simson: Love will find a way (The Maid of the Mountains) - GLADYS MONCRIEFF /
Tate: A Paradise for Two (The Maid of the Mountains) - ROBERT CHISHOLM/GLADYS MONCREIFF
/ Friml: Some Day (The Vagabond King) - STRELLA WILSON / O’Hagan: Let’s take a trip to
Melbourne - CLEMENT Q. WILLIAMS / Hilliam & McEachern: Is ’e an Aussie, Lizzie, is ’e? MALCOLM McEACHERN / Rodgers: Climb Every Mountain (The Sound of Music) - ROSINA
RAISBECK / Rodgers: The Sound of Music (The Sound of Music) - JUNE BRONHILL / Puccini: O my
beloved father (O mio babbino caro) (Gianni Schicchi) - JOAN HAMMOND / Charpentier: Depuis
le jour (Louise) - JOAN HAMMOND / Thomas: I am Titania (Je suis Titania) (Mignon) - GLENDA
RAYMOND / Berlioz: O mon cher fils (L’Enfance du Christ) - ELSIE MORISON / JOHN CAMERON /
Verdi: Saper vorreste (Un ballo in maschera) - ANGELINA ARENA / Richard Strauss: Ich kann nicht
sitzen (Elektra) - MARIE COLLIER / Wagner: Du bist der Lenz (Die Walküre) - NANCE GRANT /
Ponchielli: Suicidio! (La Gioconda) - RITA HUNTER / Mahler: Urlicht (Symphony No. 2
‘Resurrection’) - LORNA SYDNEY / Mahler: Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) - YVONNE
MINTON / Purcell: All our days and our nights (The Masque in Dioclesian) - MAX WORTHLEY /
Verdi: O figli miei! … Ah, la paterna mano (Macbeth, Act IV) - DONALD SMITH / German: The
Yeomen of England (Merrie England) - JOHN CAMERON / Weston & Barnes: When father papered
the parlour - BILLY WILLIAMS
CD 4: Berlioz: Sanctus (Grand Messe des Morts, Op. 5) - RONALD DOWD / Puccini: Nessun dorma
(Turandot) - KENNETH NEATE / Britten: People! … No! I will speak! (Peter Grimes) - RAYMOND
NILSSON / JOHN LANIGAN / Puccini: Lovely maid in the moonlight (O soave fanciulla) (La Bohème)
- JOHN LANIGAN / GLENDA RAYMOND / Bizet: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée (Carmen) - ALBERT
LANCE / Donizetti: Cruda, funesta smania … La pietada in suo favore (Lucia di Lammermoor) JOHN SHAW / Verdi: Una fatale del mio destino (La forza del destino) - ROBERT ALLMAN /
Massenet: De l’autel vénéré … O divine Esclarmonde! (Esclarmonde) - CLIFFORD GRANT / Meale:
I am behind you, Voss … Nothing could be safer or more solid (Voss) - CLIFFORD
GRANT/GEOFFREY CHARD/HEATHER BEGG / Meale: I am looking at the map of my hand (Voss) ROBERT GARD / Verdi: Vieni o levita … Tu sul labbro (Nabucco) - NEIL WARREN-SMITH / Graun: Se
il dovere in quest’addio (Montezuma) - LAURIS ELMS / Elgar: In Haven (Capri) (Sea Pictures, Op.
37) - MARGRETA ELKINS / Rossini: La fioraia fiorentina - JOAN SUTHERLAND / Donizetti: Ah!
tardai troppo … O luce di quest’anima (Linda di Chamounix) - JOAN SUTHERLAND / Gounod: Oh
Dieu! Que de bijoux … Ah! Je ris (Jewel Song) (Faust) - JOAN SUTHERLAND / Catalani: Ebben? … Ne
andrò lontana (La Wally) - JOAN CARDEN / Novello: We’ll gather lilacs (Perchance to Dream) YVONNE KENNY / Kálmán: Mary kam vom gold’nen Strande (Die Herzogin von Chicago)DEBORAH RIEDEL / Gounod: Dieu ! quel frisson … Amour, ranime mon courage (Roméo et
Juliette) - EMMA MATTHEWS
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Sir Georg Solti; London Philharmonic Choir &
Orchestra - Kodály & Bartók: Orchestral Works £9.25
ELQ4806599
028948065998
CD2
CLASSICAL
Georg Solti studied piano with Bartók and although they never developed a close personal
relationship, Solti was always in awe of the composer’s dedication and intensity. Bartók’s music
featured regularly in Solti’s concert programs and he recorded the Music for Strings, Percussion
and Celesta and the Dance Suite again for Decca.
This 1952 recording of the Dance Suite with the London Philharmonic Orchestra was one of his
earliest orchestral discs and the conductor’s instinctive sense of rhythm is ever-pervasive. There
are also some delightful touches of humour to be encountered in these recordings, such as those
in Kodály’s Háry János Suite.
Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus was the first work to bring him international recognition, and it also
brought him back into favour at home. It was composed to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
the unification of the cities of Óbuda, Buda, and Pest to form modern-day Budapest. Solti
revisited both the Peacock Variations and Psalmus Hungaricus 43 years after the present
recording, in June 1997. This 1954 recording of Kodály’s choral masterpiece is performed in
English.
‘Orchestra and chorus shine in the Psalm […] Georg Solti is to be congratulated on two such vital
readings’ - (Psalmus Hungaricus, Peacock Variations) Gramophone, October 1954
‘The finale goes with an exhilarating swagger, and the balance between the trumpets’ and horns’
imitative block chords is well maintainied’ - (Kodály: Háry János) Gramophone, August 1955
Tracks:
Zoltán Kodály:
Háry János: Suite
Variations On A Hungarian Folk Song For Orchestra ‘The Peacock’
Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13
Dances Of Galánta
Béla Bartók:
Dance Suite, BB86
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta, BB114
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Salvatore Accardo; I Musici; English Chamber
Orchestra - Tartini: Violin Concertos
£9.25
ELQ4825079
CLASSICAL
0028948250790
CD2
Salvatore Accardo, born in Turin in 1941, brings an Italianate warmth and intensity to the music
he plays – not just to fellow countrymen such as Vivaldi, Tartini and Paganini, but also to
Austrian and German composers.
By the age of thirteen he had performed Paganini’s Caprices in recital, and he was an
international competition winner before he even had left his teen years. His career as a soloist
quickly blossomed. Nevertheless, he did not neglect chamber music – in 1992, he founded a
string quartet that bears his name – and he also has led chamber orchestras, including the
renowned I Musici. He recorded extensively for Philips and for Deutsche Grammophon. For the
latter, his set of Paganini’s complete violin concertos, with conductor Charles Dutoit, remains a
standard against which others are judged, and it has not been out of print, in one form or
another, since it was released in the 1970s. His two recordings of concertos by Tartini – five in all
– were recorded in 1973 and 1982.
‘amongst the finest contributions to the regrettably slender Tartini discography … Good recorded
sound; strongly recommended’ - (Concertos, D. 96, 117, 78) Gramophone, September 1985
‘Accardo and the English Chamber Orchestra state [Tartini’s] case with both eloquence and
elegance. There has always been a certain lyricism in Tartini's music, but here it is underscored
with a telling beauty that brings these works into relief. The performances are superb’ (Concertos, D.56 & 83) Fanfare, September/ October 1984
Tracks:
CD 1 - Giuseppe Tartini:
Violin Concerto In A Major, D.96
Violin Concerto In B Flat Major, D.117
Violin Concerto In G Major, D.78
CD 2 - Giuseppe Tartini:
Violin Concerto In E Minor, D.56
Violin Concerto In G Major, D.83
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Salvatore Accardo, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe –
J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
£9.25
ELQ4825091
0028948250912
CD2
CLASSICAL
For all the popularity and reinvention that now surrounds Antonio Vivaldi’s collected violin
concertos known as The Four Seasons, it is difficult to believe there was a time when they were
completely unknown. Like Vivaldi himself, whose once lofty reputation fell into complete
obscurity following his death in Vienna in 1741, The Four Seasons travelled through the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries utterly forgotten, lying in musical obscurity until Vivaldi
and his works were ‘rediscovered’ in the 1930s and 1940s.
Since then, The Four Seasons has risen to the top of Vivaldi’s oeuvre, performed and recorded
routinely throughout the world, almost single-handedly placing Vivaldi’s reputation among the
greats. Salvatore Accardo’s award-winning recording here features performances on instruments
made by the famous Antonio Stradivari. Spring features the 1715 Stradivari violin known as ‘Il
Cremonese’, once owned by Joseph Joachim and now in the possession of the City of Cremona.
Summer features the 1727 Stradivari violin known as the ‘Ex-Raynier’. Autumn features the 1718
Stradivari violin known as the ‘Firebird’. Winter features the ex-Francescatti 1727 Stradivari violin
known as the ‘Hart’. All three of these instruments are (or were at the time) owned by Salvatore
Accardo, who brings the particular qualities of each of the four instruments to full effect in these
concertos.
Like Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach was raised in a musical household and taught violin by his
father from a young age; unlike his Italian counterpart however, Bach’s contribution to the violin
concerto repertoire is minimal, with only a handful of well-crafted, beguiling gems having
survived. Included here are the A minor, E major and the ‘Double’ Concerto, but this selection
extends to include other concertos Accardo recorded in 1985 with the Chamber Orchestra of
Europe – the concerto for Violin and Oboe, as well as rare arrangements of the F minor and D
minor Keyboard concertos, the latter arranged by Accardo himself.
‘This is a recording that happily bridges the divide between “middle of the road” and “authentic”
and one that should please devotees of either species; it conveys, vividly but not theatrically, the
spirit of the music – and without misrepresentation.’ - (Vivaldi) Gramophone, December 1988
‘Philips offers superior recording’ - (Bach) Fanfare, July/August 1987
Tracks:
CD 1 – J.S. Bach:
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, BWV 1041
/ Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, BWV 1042
/ Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins, Strings And Continuo, BWV 1043
/ Concerto In C Minor For Two Harpsichords, Strings And Continuo, BWV 1060
Concerto In F Minor For Harpsichord And Strings, BWV 1056
CD 2 – J.S. Bach:
Concerto No. 1 In D Minor For Harpsichord, Strings And Continuo, BWV 1052
Antonio Vivaldi:
Concertos For Violin, Strings And Continuo, Op. 8 Nos. 1–4 ‘The Four Seasons’ ‘La Primavera’
Concerto In G Minor For Violin, Strings And Continuo, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 ‘L’estate’ (Summer)
Concerto In F Major For Violin, Strings And Continuo, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn)
Concerto In F Minor For Violin, Strings And Continuo, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 ‘L’inverno’ (Winter)
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Salvatore Accardo; I Musici - Rossini: Sonate A
Quattro; Bottesini: Gran Duo Concertante
£9.25
ELQ4825103
0028948251032
CD2
CLASSICAL
In the summer of 1804 while on a summer holiday in the village of Conventello near
Ravenna, Rossini, then aged twelve, composed his six Sonate a quattro for two violins,
cello and double-bass.
Many years later, the composer wrote on the front of the manuscript ‘First violin, second violin,
violoncello and contrabass parts for six horrendous sonatas composed by me at the country
house (near Ravenna) of my friend and patron, Agostinio Triossi, at the most youthful age, having
not even had a lesson in thorough-bass. They were all composed and copied in three days and
performed in a doggish way by Triossi, contrabass; Morini (his cousin), first violin; the latter’s
brother, violoncello; and the second violin by myself, who was, to tell the truth, the least
doggish.’
Known also in orchestrated versions as the ‘String Sonatas’, they are rarer in these original
versions. Together with musicians with whom he has worked closely – [names] – Salvatore
Accardo recorded these in 1978 in Switzerland. They were issued the following year and,
according to Tully Potter, who writes the notes for this release, ‘have acquired mythical status
and are unlikely to be surpassed: the original two-LP set has been changing hands for three-figure
sums but this is the first complete international CD reissue on Decca’. Three smaller Rossini works
complete the disc which is then filled out by the more extensive Gran Duo Concertante for violin,
double-bass and strings by Dragonetti’s successor as king of the double bassists, Giovanni
Bottesini.
‘In the hands of the splendid team assembled here, the effect is enormously exhilarating. As well
as virtuosity from all, there is an uncommon purity of intonation and the kind of tonal nuance
that makes it clear that sensitivity, not exhibitionism, is the ruly factor, though the players
respond with evident zest to Rossini’s flights of ebullience. […] Very strongly recommended.’ (Sonate a quattro) Gramophone, April 1981
‘superbly played here, with first-class unanimity and the utmost finesse’ - (Duetto) Gramophone,
April 1981
Tracks:
CD 1 - Gioacchino Rossini:
Sonata A Quattro No. 1 In G Major
/ Sonata A Quattro No. 2 In A Major
/ Sonata A Quattro No. 3 In C Major
/ Sonata A Quattro No. 4 In B Flat Major
/ Sonata A Quattro No. 5 In E Flat Major
CD 2 - Gioacchino Rossini:
Sonata A Quattro No. 6 In D Major*
Duetto For Cello And Double-bass In D Major*
Un Mot à Paganini For Violin And Piano*
Une Larme (arranged For Double-Bass And Piano)*
Giovanni Bottesini :
Gran Duo Concertante For Violin, Double-bass And Strings
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Salvatore Accardo, LSO, Sir Colin Davis –
Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Six Humoresques
ELQ4825097
0028948250974
CD
£6.50
CLASSICAL
As a young man, Sibelius dreamed – not just figuratively but literally – of becoming an
internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso. Sibelius’s best mature compositions, however, are
free of mere showmanship and his Violin Concerto might be the composer’s attempt to
reconcile the world of the flashy virtuoso with that of the brooding, Nordic ascetic.
Whether this reconciliation occurred or not is a matter of opinion, but the reservations of music
critics (including Joseph Joachim) have not prevented the work from becoming one of the most
popular violin concertos.
Sibelius may have written only one violin concerto, but he wrote other music for solo violin
accompanied by orchestra. In 1917, he composed six Humoresques. They were premiered
together on 24 November 1919, with soloist Paul Cherkassky, and Sibelius himself conducting the
Helsinki City Orchestra. In all six, the orchestral forces required are relatively small; the middle
two call for strings alone. Sibelius claimed that the Humoresques convey ‘the anguish of
existence, fitfully lit up by the sun’.
‘I can’t think of many artists who have more successfully conveyed the innocence as well as the
magic of the opening bars. […] The slow movement has warmth and its textures a glowing,
lambent quality. […] Throughout the work, the brass have exactly the right kind of power and
sonority. The finale is played with effortless brilliance by the soloist. […] Accardo is the first to
record all six Humoresques as a fill-up to the concerto and he and Sir Colin Davis bring to them a
fine sense of atmosphere and rapture. […] A superb record.’ - Gramophone, October 1980
‘this set of six miniatures [Humoresques] would probably tempt me to lay out the whole price of
the disc by themselves. They are small, compact works of very concentrated content. One could
almost call them musical K-rations except that they bring far more satisfaction than K-rations
possibly could. At first they may appear to be mere trifles, but do not be deceived. They are
virtual case studies in virtuoso violin technique but with some musical substance mixed in.
Accardo provides a ravishingly beautiful performance. Like the Concerto, these are sometimes
taken more slowly in tempo than normal, but the pulse never falters and new beauties are
revealed.’ - Fanfare, September/October 1980
Tracks:
Jean Sibelius:
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47
Six Humoresques For Violin And Orchestra
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Salvatore Accardo; Heinrich Schiff; Gewandhaus
Orchestra –
Brahms: Violin Concerto; Double Concerto
£6.50
ELQ4825085
0028948250851
CD
CLASSICAL
Although noted for his fearless and thrilling performances of music by Paganini for Deutsche
Grammophon, Salvatore Accardo, who celebrates his 75th birthday in October 2016, also
recorded extensitvely for Philips in the 1970s and 80s. His repertoire ranged from Baroque
music through to 19th and 20th concertos, including the complete music for violin and
orchestra by Bruch, and concertos by Mendelssohn and Sibelius.
Here he is featured in sumptuous performances of two of Brahms’s greatest concertos recorded
spaciously at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig in 1978 with Kurt Masur, who also made other notable
Brahms recordings for Philips, including the symphonies and the two piano concertos.
‘The suave tonal opulence and technical brilliance of both Accardo and Schiff are unquestionably
impressive in the Brahms Double Concerto’ - Fanfare, September/October 1980
‘Salvatore Accardo presents one of the most lyrical performances of the Brahms concerto that
has ever been recorded. Though it is leisurely in pace, it is never dull. Accardo is marvelously sure
in his intonation. His double-stopping is amazing. Masur and the Gewandhaus Orchestra provide
a perfect foil’ - Fanfare, July/August 1982
Tracks:
Johannes Brahms:
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77
Concerto For Violin, Cello And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 102
Salvatore Accardo, London Philharmonic, Charles
Dutoit - Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos
£6.50
ELQ4825073
0028948250738
CD
CLASSICAL
It is common to refer to ‘the’ Mendelssohn Violin Concerto – the one in E minor, Op. 64 – but
earlier in his career, Mendelssohn composed another, which was posthumously published.
After falling into complete obscurity for a century, this score eventually found its way into the
hands of Yehudi Menuhin, who published the first edition of the work in 1952, and is credited
with its modern day revival.
Although noted for his fearless and thrilling performances of music by Paganini for Deutsche
Grammophon, Salvatore Accardo, who celebrates his 75th birthday in October 2016, also
recorded extensively for Philips in the 1970s and 80s. His repertoire ranged from Baroque music
through to 19th and 20th concertos, including the complete music for violin and orchestra by
Bruch, and concertos by Brahms and Sibelius. He coupled the two Mendelssohn concertos on a
single LP which was recorded with Charles Dutoit for Philips in London in 1976.
‘[Accardo] applies his characteristically lithe, fresh style here to the concertos of Mendelssohn …
Accardo’s technique is secure and his playing, imbued with the classical spirit, undoubtedly gives
pleasure’ - Gramophone, March 1977
Tracks:
Felix Mendelssohn:
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. Posth.*
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Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk Encores: Bach, Handel, Telemann, Mozart
MDG3210181
760623018126
CD
MDG
£9.25
CLASSICAL
More than thirty years ago the MDG team traveled to Warsaw to record chamber compositions
by Béla Bartók and Benjamin Britten with the Polish Chamber Orchestra and critics acclaimed
the recording as the absolute benchmark for the Divertimento and the “Bridge Variations.”
The association was concluded sooner than planned, so a decision was made to use the remaining
time to produce encore pieces from the orchestra’s repertoire. Now being released for the first
time on CD, it coincides with conductor Jerzy Maksymiuk’s eightieth birthday.
For many years he was the principal conductor of this ensemble known today as the Sinfonia
Varsovia and played an influential role in its history. He ranks with Yehudi Menuhin, Krzysztof
Penderecki, and, most recently, Marc Minkowski as musicians who have had an impact on the
orchestra.
The disc includes “The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba“ and the “Badinerie” from Bach’s Suite in
B minor as well as “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” and Telemann’s “Ouverture à la Pastorelle”. It covers
an entertaining spectrum of orchestral miniatures rightly regarded as popular favorites.
Tracks:
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart:
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik KV525
C.P.E. Bach:
Concerto For Violoncello And String Orchestra Wq. 172
Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart:
Divertimento KV137 - Allegro Assai
Divertimento KV138
Divertimento KV137 - Allegro Di Molto
J. S. Bach:
Suite BVW1067 - Polonaise
Badinerie
Georg Frederic Handel:
Queen Of Sheba - Sinfonia
Ouvertüre A La Pastorelle TWV 55 F7 - Viste
Menuett
Caprice
Carillon
Concerto Grosso Op. 6/10 - Allegro
Air
Finale-Allegro Moderato
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Suk Chamber Orchestra Prague, Josef Vlach –
Czech Music Of The 20th Century
MDG6010317
760623031729
CD
MDG
£9.25
CLASSICAL
The Suk Chamber Orchestra of Prague presents three generations of music of Czech origin from
the twentieth century. The program features Janácek, Martinu, and Kalabis.
Viktor Kalabis composed the “Diptych” for the Suk Chamber Orchestra, which also shows us its
best side with this expressive music.
The pure performance joy that is this top Czech ensemble’s hallmark has inspired many
outstanding musicians, including Paul Tortelier, Igor Oistrach, and Heinz Holliger, to work with it.
This orchestra consisting of about twenty instrumentalists renders works from its native region
with a chamber transparency that even after so many years has lost nothing of its freshness.
Tracks:
Leoš Janácek (1854-1928):
Suite For String Orchestra - Moderato
Adagio
Andante Con Moto
Presto
Adagio
Andante
Bohuslav Martinu; (1890-1959):
Partita - Poco Allegro
Moderato
Andante Moderato
Poco Allegretto
Serenata II - Allegro
Poco Andante
Allegro Con Brio
Viktor Kalabis (1923-2006):
Diptych For Strings Op.66 - Andante
Allegro Vivo
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Various Artists - The Audiophile Sound Of MDG - 28
Different Recordings
£9.25
MDG9061800
760623180069
SACD
MDG
CLASSICAL
At the turn of the millennium MDG introduced the third dimension into musical playback – on
the first series-produced DVDAudio worldwide in 2000. Again and again the Detmold sound
experimenters have refined their revolutionary 2+2+2® principle.
The Audiophile Sound of MDG presents music at its finest, as one has come to expect from MDG,
with a unique cast featuring the crème de la crème of the classical world: Elisabeth Leonskaja,
Christian Zacharias, Hariolf Schlichtig, the Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn, the Mozart Piano
Quartet, Jin Ju, Frank Bungarten, the Norddeutscher Figuralchor, and many others promise you
a top—class musical fireworks.
Seventy-eight minutes of performance joy from Bruckner to Beethoven, from Chopin to
Shostakovich, and from Scheidemann to Schönberg recreate MDG’s legendary recording venues
in all their facets right in your own living room and with a breathtaking you-are-there feeling
never experienced before.
The Audiophile Sound of MDG demonstrates just how simple three-dimensional listening can be
in your own home. So that nothing can go wrong, detailed illustrations have been supplied. You
will be amazed to hear just what you are able to tease out of your audio unit!
Tracks:
Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Stefan Blunier
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) 3’41 Elisabeth Leonskaja, Piano
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) - Norddeutscher Figuralchor
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Antal Dorati (1906-1988)
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
G. F. Händel (1685-1759)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Johannes Eccard (1555-1613)
Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Heinrich Scheidemann (1596-1663)
Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)
Antonio Soler (1729-1783)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
Norbert Glanzberg (1910-2001)
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Musica Alta Ripa - Insane Harmony - English Music
1650 – 1700: Purcell, Lawes etc.
£9.25
MDG3091961
760623196121
CD
MDG
CLASSICAL
The members of Musica Alta Ripa, specialists for the special in early music, have explored the
period in England between 1650 and 1700 and discovered plenty of individual gems. Insane
Harmony now reveals this treasure trove to the rest of the world.
While Italians and Frenchmen were competing for musical primacy everywhere on the European
Continent, a very characteristically British tonal idiom reigned supreme during this short period of
history before foreign influences increased in importance.
Musica Alta Ripa’s espousal of an epoch that so far has not received much attention turns out to
be a genuine instance of good fortune. With their special feel for the peculiar resonances of
English music, these Hanoverian baroque specialists present a royal audio feast and with it
genuine enrichment not only for early music enthusiasts.
Tracks:
Henry Purcell:
Suite In G A 4, Z. 770
William Lawes:
Suite In D For 2 Violins, Violoncello And Organ
Thomas Tomkins:
Voluntary In C For Harpsichord
Matthew Locke:
Suite In E For Recorder And B. C.
Henry Purcell:
Fantazia On A Ground In D For 3 Violins And B. C., Z. 731
Thomas Tomkins:
Voluntary In A For Harpsichord
Matthew Locke:
Suite In D/D For 2 Violins And B. C.
William Williams:
Sonata In A For Recorder, Violin And B. C.
Henry Purcell:
Pavane & Chaconne In G For 3 Violins And B. C., Z.752 And Z.730
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
Guido Schiefen, Markus Kreul - Robert Schumann :
Works For Violoncello And Piano
£9.25
MDG9031971
760623197166
SACD
MDG
CLASSICAL
Guido Schiefen and Markus Kreul present Robert Schumann’s works for violoncello and piano.
The fact that the composer originally intended only his “Stücke im Volkston” for these
instruments is hardly detrimental to this enterprise – just the opposite.
Schiefen’s highly imaginative, multifaceted, and virtuosic cello playing with excellent bowing
enables the listener to experience Schumann’s chamber music in a very special way and enhances
these wonderful songs without-words with superb new magic.
Tracks:
Robert Schumann:
Fantasiestücke Op. 73 - Zart Und Mit Ausdruck
Lebhaft, Leicht
Rasch Und Mit Feuer
Abendlied
Fünf Stücke Im Volkston Op. 102 - Mit Humor
Langsam
Nicht Schnell - Mit Viel Ton Zu Spielen
Nicht Zu Rasch
Stark Und Markiert
Herzeleid
Widmung
Drei Romanzen Op. 94 Nicht Schnell
Einfach, Innig
Nicht Schnell
Sängers Trost
Zwielicht
Adagio Und Allegro Op. - Langsam, Mit Innigem Ausdruck
Rasch Und Feurig
Mondnacht
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Holger Falk; Steffen Schleiermacher –
Wolfgang Rihm: Lieder
MDG6131848
760623184821
CD
£9.25
MDG
CLASSICAL
Renowned baritone Holger Falk and accomplished critically acclaimed pianist Steffan
Schleiermacher come together on this recording of Wolfgang Rihm's Lieder.
Wolfgang Rihm is number one among contemporary composers when it comes to creative
reflection on the fascination inspired by the human voice. His oeuvre, ranging from the intimate
song to the opulent opera places enormous demands on the interpreters but never loses sight of
the vocal element.
Holger Falk has performed principal roles in several operas by Rihm and has repeatedly worked
closely with this composer, while Steffen Schleiermacher numbers among the most distinguished
pianists in the field of modern classical music.
Their selection of songs by Rihm ranges from the early Wölfli-Liederbuch to the Six Poems by
Friedrich Nietzsche of 2001 and offers compelling insights into the artistic development of one of
today’s most sought-after composers.
Tracks:
Wolfgang Rihm:
Lenz Fragmente Nr 1-5 (1980) Nr. 1 Den 28. Dezember 1775
Nr. 2 Ich Will Den Nagenden Beschwerden
Nr. 3 Fühl Alle Lust
Nr. 4 An Die Sonne
Nr. 5 Lied Zum Teutschen Tanz
Gedichte Von Friedrich Nietzsche Nr. 1- 6 (für Bar 6 Nr. 1 Der Einsamste
Nr. 2 Der Herbst
Nr. 3 Der Wandrer
Nr. 4 Der Wandrer
Nr. 5 Der Wanderer Und Sein Schatten
Nr. 6 Venedig
Wortlos (Stücke Für Gesang (stumm) Und Klavier Nr. 12 Nr. 1 Langsam
Nr. 2 Noch Langsamer
Neue Alexanderlieder Nr. 1-5 (für Bariton Und Klav Nr. 1 Die Frau In Mir
Nr. 2 Der Herbst
Nr. 3 Ich Mag Euch Alle Nicht
Nr. 4 Zwei Segel! (nach Conrad Ferdinand Meyer)
Nr. 5 Der Flieder Steht Im Garten
Wölfli-Liederbuch Nr. 1-7 (für Bassbariton Und Kla Nr. 1 Ich Habe Dich, Geliebet
Nr. 2 Ich Habe Dich, Geliebet!
Nr. 3 Auf Dieser Brücke, Steht Ein Mann
Nr. 4 Das Schimmern Zweier Sterne
Nr. 5 Ich Kenn' Ein Wunderschönes Kind
Nr. 6 Grab-Innschrift. 1,868
Nr. 7 Ad Libitum
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Belcanto Strings - Taneyev - Complete String Trios D
Maj/B Min/ E Flat Major
£9.25
MDG6341003
760623100326
CD
MDG
CLASSICAL
Apart from being a brilliant composer, Taneyev was an important teacher — his pupils at the
Moscow Conservatoire included Rachmaninov and Scriabin — and is honoured as the founder
of the great Russian pianistic tradition.
The chamber music ensemble on this recording richly deserves its name of Belcanto Strings. The
three musicians have demonstrated a passionate commitment to tonal balance and a breadth
and depth of interpretative comprehension in seldom played chamber music works. Their MDG
recording of the Fuchs/Reinecke string trios was duly credited with "captivating suggestivity"
(Scala) and "opulent, luxurious sound" (Fonoforum) and praised as a "brilliant reading"
(Piccicato).
Tracks:
Sergei Taneyev:
Trio in E flat, Op.31: Allegro Con Brio
Trio in E flat, Op.31: Scherzino. Allegretto Vivace
Trio in E flat, Op.31: Adagio Espressivo
Trio in E flat, Op.31: Finale. Presto
Trio in b: Allegro
Trio in b: Vars
Trio in D: Allegro. Scherzo In Contrapunto Alla Riversa
Trio in D: Molto Vivace
Trio in D: Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Trio in D: Finale. Allegro Molto
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Dirk Altmann & Mako Okamoto –
Works By Rameau, Chausson, Puccini, Debussy £9.25
EIGEN052
4009850105206
CD
EIGENART
CLASSICAL
Dirk Altmann plays the French clarinet equally as well as he plays the German instrument.
By playing both instruments, this native Hannoverian seems to have fallen in love with
the French capital.
In a very personal, recital-like compilation of works, all with a connection to Paris, he describes in
music what it is that connects him with this large, cosmopolitan city. In a natural, almost child-like
manner, and yet at the same time very artistically, he expresses his declaration of love: he even
arranges some works himself for his chosen combination of instruments.
With such virtuosic yet subtle playing, alongside his colleagues Mako Okamoto (piano), Ryutaro
Hei (double bass) and Anne-Maria Hölscher (accordion), time flies for the listener. And so a
portrait of Dirk Altmann is unwhittingly gained from a portrait of Paris.
Tracks:
Rameau:
Prélude
Chausson:
Andante Et Allegro Pour Clarinette Et Piano
/ Pierne Canzonetta Op. 19 Pour Clarinette Et Piano / Dukas: Vocaliese-étude / Ravel Pièce En
Forme De Habanera Piano Trio
Puccini:
L Musette, Tempo Die Valzer Lento Aus "La Bohème"
Debussy:
Première Rhapsodie Pour Clarinette Et Piano
Gershwin:
Three Jazz Preludes For Piano, Clarinet And Bass I. Prelude (Charleston)
II. Prelude ( Blues)
III. Prelude (Foxtrott)
Koechlin:
E Portrait De Daisy Hamilton Pour Clarinette Et Piano Gaîment, Sur La Rout, Au Soleil
Romance
Le Chant De La Mer
Grâce Insoucieuse
Autre Danse
Marche Dans Les Sentiers De La Nuit
Berceuse Nocturne
Je Veux...
Satie:
Première Gnossienne
Poulenc:
Sonate Pour Clarinette Et Piano Allegro Tristamente
Romanza
Allegro Con Fuoco
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Polish Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Rajski Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125
£30.00
TACET2191
4009850021919
LP2
TACET
CLASSICAL
Hot on the heels of the CD, SACD and Blu-Ray recordings, the fourth and final edition of the
Ninth Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, with Wojciech Rajski and his Polish Chamber
Philharmonic, has now been released in the LP version.
As with the other media, this double LP has it all: the same rousing interpretation by the Polish
musicians and international soloists, the same rousing TACET sound. And the 4th movement goes
one better: it was cut in reverse on the disc, using the same process that has already sent
countless listeners of other TACET LPs into raptures.
And it works on any turntable, plus following on from the fun our last LP recording caused by the
LP playing backwards, we are delighted to confirm that Side 4 play backwards on this recording
also - check it out!
Tracks:
LP 1 - Ludwig Van Beethoven:
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor Op. 125 - Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
Molto Vivace
LP 2 - Ludwig Van Beethoven:
Adagio Molto E Cantabile
Presto - Allegro Assai
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Hartt Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Zimmerman,
C Ladd - Robert Carl: The Geography Of Loss
£9.25
NW80780
093228078029
CD
NEW WORLD
CLASSICAL
Imagine, if you will, a busy, furiously humming beehive, and, within it, a calm, meditative bee.
The image comes from only one work on this disc, and yet it seems curiously apropos to so
much of Robert Carl's (b. 1954) music.
There is a still centre in his music, even at its modernist rowdiest. In his music dissonance and
rhythmic complexity do not connote anxiety, fear, violence, but rather the overflow of the
exuberant noise that springs up from the ground of life. His music embraces extremes of
simplicity and complexity, which in his vision interpenetrate each other.
Symphony No. 4 (2008), one of his best and most ambitious works, is a score often dense with
polyrhythms and dissonant counterpoint. Its subtitle is "The Ladder,"and the ladder in this case is
the harmonic series, the series of overtones that arises naturally as you move your finger along a
piano or guitar string while playing it.
Two pieces on this disc were born from the sense of loss following the deaths of both of Carl's
parents, in quick succession. The less obvious one is the Chamber Concerto for Guitar, subtitled
"The Calm Bee in the Busy Hive" (2009-10). The other is The Geography of Loss (2010), whose
form is an alternation of choral and instrumental movements with the chorus and instruments
together in two movements and a baritone solo and soprano solo, respectively, in each of those
movements.
Written considerably earlier than the other works on this disc, The World Turned Upside Down
(2000) is somewhat in a different idiom, but Carl considers it a turning point in his output, and its
coda the initiation of the harmonic-series practice.
Tracks:
Robert Carl:
Symphony No. 4, “The Ladder”
Chamber Cto For Guitar And 10 Instruments: I.
Chamber Cto For Guitar And 10 Instruments: II.
The World Turned Upside Down
The Geography Of Loss: Anxiety Overture
The Geography Of Loss: Chorale 1
The Geograp
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Thérèse Wincent, Peter Schöne, Ensemble Zeitsprung
- Johannes X. Schachtner - Works For Ensemble £9.25
NEOS11602
4260063116025
CD
NEOS
CLASSICAL
Johannes X. Schachtner lives in Munich as a freelance conductor and composer. After
completing studies in composition and orchestral conducting, he was awarded residences as a
scholarship holder in Bamberg and Paris.
His works are performed by such internationally renowned soloists as Julia Fischer, Julius Berger,
Adrien Boisseau and Maximilian Hornung and by the conductor Ulf Schirmer.
Author Norbert Niemann says: When we first met in 2009, the then 24-year-old impressed me
with his stupendous knowledge and extraordinary level of reflection. The son of a musical family
going back several generations, the young conductor and composer had internalised music
history to such an extent that each conversation with him contributed to an expansion of my
musical horizon. At that time I heard pieces by Schachtner for the first time, including an early
version of his Chamber Symphony, presented here in a condensed form as Symphonic Essay. It
was not difficult to recognise the work's relationship to Beethoven, based on two bars shortly
before the end of the Eighth Symphony.
This is because his art of composition is created out of a thorough questioning of musical
tradition.
Ensemble Zeitsprung is a successful group of young musicians out of the Munich based orchestras
-- without comparison in the Bavarian capital!
Tracks:
Johannes X. Schachtner:
Disk 1: Symphonischer Essay For Chamber Ensemble
Air – An Samuels Aerophon For Large Wind Ensemble
Quatre Tombeaux De Vent For Soprano And Chamber Ensemble (2013) To Poems By Frédéric
Wandelère (*1949) [03] Cinq Heures, Chemin Éduard-Tavan
Madame Ja
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Ensemble Modern, Franck Ollu - Marcus Antonius
Wesselmann (*1965) Ensemble Works II
£9.25
NEOS11609
4260063116094
CD
NEOS
CLASSICAL
This is the third release with works by Marcus Antonius Wesselmann, performed again by the
internationally well known Ensemble Modern.
Previous volumes have received critical acclaim.
NEOS will continue with the Wesselmann-Edition so you can expect more from the series.
Tracks:
Marcus Antonius Wesselmann:
DEZETT - Chaos Concert - (2007)
UNDEZETT - Opernfragment - (2000/2004) SCENE I
SCENE II
SCENE III
DUODEZETT - Phases De Deux - (2002/2004)
THE FIGHT WILL GO ON (2013) - “to You Beloved Comrade” -
Stadler Quartett –
Helmut Lachenmann - String Quartets
NEOS51001
4260063510014
DVD
£21.00
NEOS
CLASSICAL
DVD release to replace the previous SACD NEOS10806, this recording of the Lachenmann String
Quartets is now available visually.
Tracks:
Helmut Lachenmann:
Gran Torso Music For String Quartet
Grido String Quartet No. 3
Reigen Seliger Geister String Quartet No. 2
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