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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Ian Hunter - Fingers Crossed
PRPCD137
PRPLP137
805520031370
805520001373
CD
LP
PROPER RECORDS
PROPER RECORDS
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£10.50
***Digital download distributed by Proper***
New studio album from Mott The Hoople frontman, produced by Andy York (John
Cougar Mellencamp), featuring much anticipated David Bowie homage, ‘Dandy’.
Tour Dates 2016:
04th Nov - The Assembly, Leamington
05th Nov – Garage, Glasgow
07th Nov - The Sage, Gateshead
08th Nov – Tramshed, Cardiff
09th Nov – RNCM, Manchester
11th Nov - 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire,
London
12th Nov - The Tivoli, Buckley
13th Nov - The Picturedome, Holmfirth
Brand new studio album from frontman of 1970’s British rock legends Mott The Hoople and a
hugely influential solo artist in his own right. Recorded earlier this year at HOBO Studios in New
Jersey and co-produced by Hunter and Andy York, the new album promises ten new songs
including ‘Ghosts’, ‘That’s When The Trouble Starts’, ‘Bow Street Runners’ and Ian’s moving ode to
David Bowie, ‘Dandy.’
Fingers Crossed continues Ian’s phenomenal run of Five Star critically acclaimed records following
Rant (2001), Shrunken Heads (2007), Man Overboard (2009) and When I’m President (2012).
Alongside Proper Records 30-Disc anthology box set, Stranded in Reality due on 2 September, 2016
will be quite a year for Mr Hunter.
Press:
Q&A interview in CLASSIC ROCK (both magazine and website) plus 2 page lead album review in
next issue
MOJO review and interview/news piece to run in next issue
Interview in DAILY EXPRESS ran 6th August
DAILY EXPRESS 'My Six Best Albums' feature confirmed
Q – album review in next issue
UNCUT – album review in next issue
RECORD COLLECTOR – album review in next issue
Radio:
Marc Riley (BBC 6 MUSIC) has played ‘Dandy’ – the first single from the album, twice (Aug)
BBC RADIO 2 Johnnie Walker ‘Sounds of the Seventies’ interview confirmed
Advertising:
Half page ad in Mojo (Out Aug)
Half page ad in Record Collector (out Sept 8)
Online Press:
Features confirmed : The Guardian - Will run a David Bowie Playlist feature
Interviews requested by NME.com, Music Radar, Songwriting Magazine
Album announcement new ran in : Vulture Hound, David Bowie News, Best Classic Bands, Greasy
Lake, Losing Today, The Afterword, Gig Soup, Conversations About Her, Uber Rock, Backseat Mafia,
Beehive, Belfast Metal, Metal Rules, Red Guitar, Musica, 943Jack. Album reviews confirmed : Total
Music, Daily Vault, For Folks Sake, Sound Scape, NE:MM, Uber Rock, Whisperin’ & Hollerin’, Penny
Black Music
VINTAGE TV ‘Nicky Horne Rock Show’ interview TBC.
Tracklisting: That’s When The Trouble Starts/Dandy/Ghosts/Fingers Crossed/White House/Bow
Street Runners/Morpheus/Stranded In Reality/You Can’t Live In The Past/Long Time
Also Available:
PRPCD104 – ‘When I’m President’
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
ELECTRONIC/RAP NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Die Antwoord –
Mount Ninji And Da Nice Time Kid
ZEF004CD
5060454945208
CD
ZEF RECORDZ
£7.99
ELECTRONIC/RAP
Die Antwoord follows up 2014's 'Donker Mag' with a new album 'Mount Ninji and Da
Nice Time Kid'. Released on September 16 the album boasts guest appearances by Dita
Von Teese, Jack Black and Lil Tommy Terror, among others.
The duo describe the album variously as "dark and ratty," "a giant supernatural mega
aura," and "epic and sometimes vulnerable and sometimes sweet and romantic and so
brave and full of mystery and win".
The vinyl version of this album (ZEF004LP) will be released 25th November.
Official video for ‘Banana Brain’: https://youtu.be/fgnUfdYCugU
Tour Dates 2016:
26th Aug – Reading Festival
27th Aug – Leeds Festival
‘Banana Brain’ streams since 22-Jul
YouTube – 3.4M streams of audio
Spotify – 1M streams
Soundcloud – 200k+
Press /Online:
19th Aug - Spotify - Fan Email premiere of ‘We Have Candy’ – 24 hours ahead of general
release on
28th Aug - Sunday Times Culture – big feature (+potential cover)
Vice – in discussions on potential filming during tour
Brick magazine – Cover feature in discussions
AnOther Magazine – in discussion re: alternate cover/ centrefold with Yo-Landi
Kong Kong magazine (new arts/ culture/ fashion magazine) – cover feature
Radio:
BBC recording Die Antwoord at Reading Festival
Marketing:
Outdoor posters at Reading and Leeds Festivals
06th Aug - Heavy digital marketing
Tracks: We Have Candy / Daddy / Banana Brain / Shit Just Got Real (Feat. Sen Dog) / Gucci
Coochie (Feat. Dita Von Teese) / Wings On My Penis (Feat. Lil Tommy Terror) / U Like
Boobies? (Feat. Lil Tommy Terror) / Rats Rule (Feat. Jack Black) / Jonah Hill / Stoopid Rich /
Fat Faded Fuck Face / Peanutbutter+Jelly / Alien / Street Lights / Darkling / I Dont Care
Also Available:
ZEF003CD/ ZEF003LP – ‘Donker Mag’ (CD/LP)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
POP NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Pet Shop Boys - Say It To Me
X20012CD1
5060454946076
CD
£4.49
X2
POP
‘Say It To Me' will be available digitally and on CD single and 12" vinyl.
It includes two brand new bonus tracks, "A Cloud In A Box" and "The Dead Can Dance",
and remixes by Stuart Price, Real Lies, Tom Demac and Offer Nissim.
A 12” version with more exclusive tracks will be released on the 23rd September.
This the latest single from their critically acclaimed ‘Super’ album .
In addition, the CD single includes the remix of "Inner Sanctum" by Carl Craig, previously
only available on download and limited edition vinyl.
Tracks: Say It To Me (New Radio Mix) / A Cloud In A Box / The Dead Can Dance / Say It To
Me (Stuart Price Alternative Mix) / Inner Sanctum (Carl Craig C2 Juiced RMX)
Also Available:
X20008CD1 – ‘Super’ (CD Version)
X20008VL1 – ‘Super’ (LP Version)
POP NEW RELEASE - 23/09/2016
Pet Shop Boys - Say It To Me
X20012VL1
5060454946083
LP
£5.99
X2
POP
Tracks: Say It To Me (Real Lies Remix) / Say It To Me (Tom Demac Remix) / Say It To Me
(Offer Nissim Remix) / Say It To Me (Stuart Price Alternative Mix)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Steven Wilson - Transience
KSCOPE411
802644841120
CD
£6.65
KSCOPE
ROCK
Featuring songs recorded between 2002- 2015, 'Transience' is a personally curated
introduction to the more accessible side of Steven Wilson's monumental solo output.
Available in a CD sleevepack 'Transience' contains 14 tracks and totals over 1 hour of
music, with this CD version including a bonus track "Happiness III".
As a self confessed lover of pop music; 'Transience' serves to showcase Steven's more
traditional songwriting skills and an opportunity to re-contextualise some historic tracks,
not confined by the concept album framework. Originally released on limited edition vinyl
in September 2015, Transience shot straight to #3 in the UK vinyl charts and made history
by making Steven Wilson the first artist to chart solely on vinyl sales this century.
Steven Wilson's previous studio album 'Hand. Cannot. Erase.' in 2015 was a worldwide
monumental commercial and critical success, gaining his highest chart positions - USA #39
Billboard Top 200, Canada #24, UK #13, Germany #3, Netherlands #2 & Finland #4 in
national album charts, as well garnering a plethora of 5 star reviews. The albums
achievements were recognised when Steven Wilson went on to win an unprecedented
three PROG Awards: Album of the Year, Box Set Design, and Commercial Breakthrough.
'Transience' is an essential introduction to an essential artist.
Steven Wilson is due to appear at various Festivals in Europe over the summer before
embarking on a tour of Australia, New Zealand and is due to return to North America in
November.
Press comments on 'Transience' LP:
"For those who haven't heard much of him and who relish the verdant sonic luxuries of
progressive rock on vinyl, Transience would be a lovely place to start" - 8/10 Classic Rock
"Wilson's genius, only seems to deepen with each release" - Prog Magazine
"An excellent entry point into Wilson's total reinvigoration of the contemporary
progressive scene" - Record Collector
"The brilliant sequencing of the tracks – largely taken from sprawling concept albums –
makes this a uniquely compulsive listen" - 5/5 The Sun
Tracks: Transience (Single Version) / Harmony Korine (2016 Remaster) / Postcard /
Significant Other (2016 Remaster) / Insurgentes (2016 Remaster) / The Pin Drop / Happy
Returns (Edit) / Deform To Form A Star (Edit) / Thank You / Index / Hand.Cannot.Erase /
Lazarus (2015 Recording) / Drive Home / Happiness III**
**Bonus Track
Also Available:
KSCOPE316/KSCOPE875 – ‘Hand.Cannot.Erase’ (CD/LP2)
KSCOPE347/ KSCOPE917- ‘4 ½’ (CD/LP)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Gong - Rejoice! I'm Dead!
SMACD1049
SMALP1049
636551804929
636551804912
CD
LP2
MADFISH
MADFISH
ROCK
ROCK
£7.60
£13.50
The enduring legend that is Gong - multi-national, multi dimensional psychedelic combo
return with a new studio album featuring guests Steve Hillage and Didier Malherbe.
Madfish will release 'Rejoice! I'm Dead!' as a 9 track CD presented in a digipack with 16
page colour booklet and as a 9 track double LP on 180g heavyweight vinyl in a gatefold
sleeve with enclosed MP3 download code.
Gong have entered yet another new phase on their four-decades-plus journey with
'Rejoice! I’m Dead!', their brand new studio album. This is the follow up to 2014’s 'I See
You', the last album Daevid Allen was to record with Gong.
Some say it couldn’t, or shouldn’t, be done. How could Gong exist without Daevid Allen? A
few minutes into listening to their brand new album aspersions will be cast aside. New
members and old coalesce. This is undeniably Gong. 'Rejoice! I’m Dead!' is classified as the
band’s 28th album and the Gong legacy is the strongest it has been since 1974.
Every member was key in the development of each new song - Kavus Torabi
(vocals/guitar), formerly of Cardiacs, who joined Gong in 2014 in time for the last album
unaware of the direction his new gig as a guitar player would take, Fabio Golfetti
(guitar/vocals), Dave Sturt (bass/vocals), Ian East (sax/flute) and Cheb Nettles
(drums/vocals) take on the mantle of steering the Teapot further into outer space and the
inner ear. The voice of Daevid Allen features on 2 songs - “Model Village” and “Beatrix”,
and the album also features guests - Steve Hillage playing a guitar solo on “Rejoice!” and
Didier Malherbe’s duduk can be heard on “Model Village” and “Through Restless Seas I
Come”.
'Rejoice! I'm Dead!' was recorded in London in the Spring of 2016 at Brixton Hill Studios,
engineered by Nick Howiantz and Gong, mixed by Mark Cawthra (Infallible Ear) and Dave
Sturt (Swimming Head).
The band will soon announce touring plans for Autumn 2016 and Spring 2017 in support of
their new release.
“Inspired by the light, love and passing of our dear friend and inspiration Daevid Allen.”
- Dave Sturt.
Tracks: The Thing That Should Be / Rejoice! / Kapital / Model Village / Beatrix / Visions /
The Unspeakable Stands Revealed / Through Restless Seas I Come / Insert Yr Own
Prophecy
Also Available:
SMACD1054 – ‘I See You’ (Released 2nd September 2016)
CHARLYX680/CHARLYL117 – ‘Electric Camembert’
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Against Me! - Shape Shift With Me
XMR123CD
XMR123LP
5056032304406
5056032304413
CD
LP2
XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
XTRA MILE RECORDINGS
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.99
Against Me!'s seventh full-length album, Shape Shift With Me, follows up the widely
acclaimed 2014 release of Transgender Dysphoria Blues.
Tour Dates 2016 (Now totally sold out):
06th Dec - O2 Academy 2, Birmingham
07th Dec - Academy 2, Manchester
08th Dec - Electric Ballroom, London
09th Dec - Garage, Glasgow
10th Dec - SWX, Bristol
11th Dec - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
‘333’: https://youtu.be/e6MZXzbuiPY
Press:
rint reviews in Kerrang!, Rock Sound, NME, Q, Uncut,Mojo, Upset, Dork.
Features in The Guardian, Upset, Kerrang! and Rock Sound.
Online coverage: Kerrang!, Pitchfork, Upset, Stereogum, Rock Sound, Team Rock.
Radio:
BBC Radio 1 - Session with Dan P Carter
Late Night With Seth Myers.
Tracks: ProVision L-3 / 12:03 / Boyfriend / Crash / Delicate, Petite & Other Things I'll Never
Be / 333 / Haunting, Haunted, Haunts / Dead Rats / Rebecca / Norse Truth / Suicide
Bomber / All This (And More)
Also Available:
XMR105CD/ XMR105LP – ’23 Live Sex Acts’ (CD2/LP3)
XMR084CD/ XMR084LP – ‘Transgender Dysphoria Blues’ (CD/LP)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
POP NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Moddi - Unsongs
PRR219
PRR200
7070637507848
7070637507657
CD
LP
PROPELLER RECORDINGS
PROPELLER RECORDINGS
POP
POP
£7.99
£11.99
Unsongs is a remarkable collection of songs that have, at one stage, been banned, censored
or silenced. The attempts to suppress them were as mild as an airplay
ban and as brutal as murder. With great sensitivity and imagination,
Norwegian singer-songwriter Moddi has given them new life and created a
moving and eye-opening album.
Pål Moddi Knutsen, a 29-year-old from northern Norway, was an activist before he was a
songwriter. As a member of Socialist Youth and Young Friends of the Earth, he realised that the
songs they sang were decades old. “Beautiful songs but they don’t correspond to the reality we
live in now,” he says. “That’s basically why I started writing music.” This impetus eventually led
to his acclaimed 2010 debut album Floriography, hailed by Q magazine as “a heart-warming
and beautifully constructed piece of melancholic folk-pop”.
In January 2014, after two more albums, Moddi cancelled a concert in Tel Aviv in protest of
Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. On his website, he wrote “silence can sometimes
be stronger than music”. After the cancellation, Norwegian singer Birgitte Grimstad contacted
Moddi to tell him about Eli Geva, a song about an Israeli officer who refused to lead his forces
into Beirut during the Lebanon War in 1982. Geva became an icon of the peace movement, but
also a reviled man among those who supported the war.
Fired with inspiration, Moddi made his own version of Eli Geva. When he performed the song,
he noticed that it called forth strong emotions within the audience. From a list of more than
400 songs, Moddi decided to translate and rework 12 for the album. The only rule was that the
element of the song which caused it to be suppressed had to remain intact, even when
translated into English and with a different arrangement and melody. With the famous
Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish’s Oh My Father I Am Joseph, for example, he changed
almost everything except the Quran-quoting chorus, which caused it to be banned in many
Arab countries. Pussy Riot’s Punk Prayer, which led to a show trial and imprisonment for the
Russian feminist activists, is stripped of noise and returned to its melodic roots in
Rachmaninov’s Ave Maria, but the lyrics are no less subversive.
The stories on Unsongs span continents and centuries. They are as recent as Punk Prayer and
as ancient as The Shaman and the Thief, a 19th century folk song from Norway’s aggressively
assimilated indigenous Sami culture, performed here with the celebrated Sami singer Mari
Boyne.
Some songs, such as Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit and Kate Bush’s Army Dreamers, became
well known despite initial resistance. Others had dire consequences for the writers and
performers. Vit Khang (Where is my Vietnam?) was imprisoned for anti-state propaganda.
Algerian rebel and democracy campaigner Lounès Matoub (Open Letter) was assassinated by
masked men for his criticism of the government. Most famously perhaps, the Chilean folk
singer Victor Jara was executed during the 1973 military coup that toppled socialist president
Salvador Allende.
For Moddi, Unsongs will have succeeded if the album encourages listeners to learn more, and
think more, about the different ways in which important messages are prevented from finding
an audience. In this way, Unsongs contains both stories from the past and lessons for the
future.
Tracks: June Fourth 1989: From the Sahttered Pieces of a Stone It Begins / A Matter of Habit /
Punk Prayer / Open Letter / Army Dreamers / The Our Worker / Parrot, Goat and Rooster / Eli
Geva / Strange Fruit / Where is my Vietnam? / Oh My Father, I Am Joseph
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet –
Sport Fishin: The Lure Of The Bait, The Luck Of
The Hook
CDYEP2465
LPYEP2465
634457246522
634457246515
CD
LP
YEP ROC
YEP ROC
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.99
Twenty-plus years after their last reverb trail dissipated, the remains of Shadowy Men
on a Shadowy Planet have reconstituted. The Men were first reanimated in 2012 and
have been semi-active since, revealing a stature and distinct influence that has only
grown since their original incarnation.
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet existed originally between 1984 and 1995, and
released three albums and twelve singles, appeared on numerous compilations (including
the formative "It Came From Canada" series), toured extensively throughout North
America and England, were one of the first Canadian bands to record a Peel Session for
BBC DJ John Peel, beat David Foster out of one of the two Juno's they were nominated
for, backed B-52's vocalist Fred Schneider on his "Just Fred" album, and scored a couple of
feature films and the television series Kids in the Hall.
Recent years have seen them named as finalists in Toronto''s daily newspaper, as the Best
Toronto Band Ever, and be indicted into the mysterious Independent Music Hall of Fame,
for being "true Independent pioneers". After years of being out-of-print and for the very
first time as digital downloads— Yep Roc Records is releasing the original three Shadowy
Men on a Shadowy Planet albums, - Savvy Show Stoppers, Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham,
and Sport Fishin' - in deluxe gatefold sleeves, with expanded artwork, liner notes by Bon
Von Wheelie, Bry Webb and Scott McCaughey, and contextual essays by band associates
and a chihuahua.
Translated from Latin and remastered from first generation tapes by Grammy Award
winning engineer Peter J. Moore. Founding members Brian Connelly (guitar) and Don Pyle
(drums) are joined by extended family member Dallas Good, of The Sadies, playing bass
guitar for the foreseeable future, with select tour dates throughout 2016. Shadowy Men
bass player Reid Diamond died in 2001 after a battle with cancer, so it is an honour to
have long-time friend Dallas playing his parts.
Tracks: Unwatchable A / Spend A Night, Not A Fortune / Three Piece Suit / Fortune Tellin'
Chicken / (Relax) You Will Think You Are A Chicken / Plastics For 500, Bob / That Wuz Ear
Me Callin' A Horse / The Singing Cowboy / Farbs / Spy School Graduation Theme / Cheese
In The Fridge / Unwatchable B / Mecca / Haig Earl / Algoma Reflections / We're Not A
Fucking Surf Band / Peas Porridge Rock / Honey, You're Wasting Ammo / They Don't Call
Them Chihuahuas Anymore / Off Our Back Conrad Black / We'll Be Right Back! / What I
Like About Grease / Memories Of Gay Paree / Babywetsitself / Lick (feat. Fred Schneider)
(Bonus Track)* / Sugar In My Hog (feat. Fred Schneider) (Bonus Track)* / The Last Of My
Hiccups (Bonus Track)* / The Jehrney (Bonus Track)* / Song Of The Lobster (Bonus Track)*
/ Underground Sounds (Bonus Track)* / 16 Encores (Bonus Track)*
*Bonus Tracks on the CD only
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e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet –
Savvy Show Stoppers
CDYEP2463
LPYEP2463
634457246324
634457246317
CD
LP
YEP ROC
YEP ROC
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.99
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet is the seminal Canadian instrumental combo formed
in Toronto, in 1984. They released three albums before disbanding in 1996,
reconstituting once again in 2013. Yep Roc Records is proud to be re-releasing all three
original studio albums digitally and on CD, vinyl in deluxe gatefold sleeves, with
expanded artwork, liner notes by Bon Von Wheelie, Bry Webb and Scott McCaughey and
contextual essays by band associates.
Savvy Show Stoppers, the band’'s debut full-length, contains “Having an Average
Weekend,” which was used as the theme song to the sketch comedy TV show, The Kids in
the Hall.
Tracks: Good Cop Bad Cop / Musical Interlude / Theme From T.V. / Zombie Compromise /
Malfunction / Shake Some Evil / You Spin Me Round '86 / Vibrolux Deluxe / Run Chicken
Run / Bennett Cerf / Egypt Texas / Customized / Our Weapons Are Useless / Shadowy
Countdown / Harlem By The Sea / Having An Average Weekend / Big Saxophone Lie
(Bonus Track)* / Misty (Bonus Track)* / Summer Wind (Bonus Track)* / Big Baby (Bonus
Track)* / Customized (Sax Tape) (Bonus Track)*
*Bonus Tracks only on the CD version
Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet –
Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham
CDYEP2464
LPYEP2464
634457246423
634457246416
CD
LP
YEP ROC
YEP ROC
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.99
Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet is the seminal Canadian instrumental combo formed
in Toronto, in 1984. They released three albums before disbanding in 1996,
reconstituting once again in 2013.
Dim the Lights, Chill the Ham is the second full-length release from Shadowy Men on a
Shadowy Planet.
Tracks: Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham / Reid's Situation / I Know A Guy Named Larry / Exit
From Vince Lombardi High School / Aunt's Invasion / Running Meredith / Bang Bang / Hot
Boxcar / In My Room / Dewy Drops Of Spring / 5 American 6 Canadian / Who Painted
Whistler's Mother / Case Of The Missing Lady Fingers / Jackpot / D. Tour / Hunter S.
Thompson's Younger Brother / Misogomy & The Object / Ben Hur Picked Off In A Gazebo /
Who's Afraid Of Alyson Hymer/Wow Flutter Hiss / You Spin Me Round '86 / Babakganoosh
/ Siesta Cinema / Dim The Lights, Chill The Ham Reprise / The Alouette (She Was Canada’s
First Satellite, Way Before The Americans Even) (Bonus Track)* / Tired Of Waking Up Tired
(Bonus Track)* / Rover And Rusty (Bonus Track)* / Foreign / Aft (Bonus Track)* / Santa's
Compromise (Bonus Track)* / Winterfresh (Bonus Track) * / Deck The Halls (Bonus
Track)*/ Having An Average Weekend '78 (Bonus Track)* / Thanks For Buying Our Vinyl**
*Bonus Tracks On The CD Only
**LP Only
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e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Tesseract - Errai
KSCOPE393
KSCOPE934
802644839325
802644893419
CD2
12”
KSCOPE
KSCOPE
ROCK
ROCK
£6.65
£8.84
Kscope will be releasing a 12" clear vinyl, 4 track EP from TesseracT on 16th September,
entitled 'Errai'. 'Errai' features four re-worked tracks from the band's critically acclaimed
2015 studio album 'Polaris' – "Survival", "Cages", "Tourniquet" and "Seven Names". The
tracks have been re-imagined by the band's long time live producer and sound engineer
Aidan O'Brien.
TesseracT vocalist Dan Tompkins comments "It's been fantastic to re-visit & re-work the
vocals to some of the Polaris tracks from a different angle and with the benefit of time and
space. The normal process of writing TesseracT songs starts with the creation of the music
followed by the lyrical content; this time Acle and Aidan have stripped away the music and
re-created the songs based around the vocals. As a result this has allowed much more
breathing space between both and also highlighted much more detail in the performance"
Along with the new song interpretations the cover art for 'Errai' sees the 'Polaris' artwork
having a 2016 make-over by artist Dan Mumford.
'Errai' will be released on 180g heavyweight clear vinyl with enclosed MP3 download code.
After the phenomenal success of their own headline tour in support of 'Polaris', TesseracT
have confirmed they will be returning to North America as main support to Gojira
between 21st September & 23rd October. Over the summer TesseracT will be appearing at
various European festivals.
Press comments on 'Polaris':
"Polaris is, at last, the platonic ideal of a TesseracT album, the one where they get
everything just right. It's drama- bringing, supremely melodic and riff-heavy." - Revolver
Magazine
"keeps impressing with every release, going with different ideas and compositions while
still keeping their identity"– Outburn Magazine
"is best defined as a sum of the group's polished production smoothly colliding with an
offensive onslaught of vocal and instrumentation virtuosity." - Metal Injection
"start to finish, Polaris is affecting, captivating and bloody gorgeous" - Metal Hammer
9/10
"'Bold and brilliant. This might be their best album to date' - Prog Magazine
"Killer third album of ultra-tech brit metallers" - Kerrang 4/5
A tapestry of delicate melodies and dreamlike textures' - Total Guitar Magazine - 4.5/5
CD 1: Dystopia / Hexes / Survival / Tourniquet / Utopia / Phoenix / Messenger / Cages /
Seven Names
CD 2/12”: Survival (Errai Version) / Cages (Errai Version) / Tourniquet (Errai Version) /
Seven Names (Errai Version)
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e-mail: [email protected]
ROCK NEW RELEASE – 16/09/2016
Dalis Car - Ingladaloneness
KSCOPE414
802644741420
£5.50
CD
KSCOPE
ROCK
CD Release Of Highly Sought After 'Ingladaloneness' Ep From Dalis Car Featuring Peter
Murphy (Bauhaus) & Mick Karn (Japan).
Dalis Car, formed in 1984 by Bauhaus' Peter Murphy (vocalist), Japan's Mick Karn (bassist,
keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist) and Paul Vincent Lawford (rhythm construction).
Initially, they recorded one album, 'The Waking Hour' in 1984.
In August 2010, Peter Murphy announced that he and Karn were planning on re-forming
Dalis Car to record a second album, the project was cut short, as Karn had recently been
diagnosed with cancer and passed away in the following January. The tracks they did
record in that brief reunion included a re-working of 'Artemis' from 'The Waking Hour'
with newly added vocals, guitar, and drums, and renamed 'Artemis Rise'; and were
released in April 2012 as an EP entitled InGladAloneness.
The EP begins with the life-affirming 'King Cloud' and 'Sound Cloud' driven by Karn's dense
and compelling bass and bassoon patterns and Murphy's singular voice, the songs contain
lyrics that emotionally echo Murphy's response to Karn's condition and suggest musical
directions the project might have pursued had it continued as a creative concern.
Along with the inventively multi-layered re-imagining of 'Artemis', these pieces operate as
the rhythmically propelled spiritual storm before the glacial calm of the two closing
numbers. The Arvo Part meets Turkish chant lament of 'Subhanallah' and - prefaced by a
mournful Karn instrumental - the deeply personal reading of Jaques Brel's classic 'If You
Go Away' (a favourite song of Karn's), provide a moving conclusion to a poignant final
statement. The EP also features Karn's Japan bandmate Steve Jansen on drums and
original Dalis Car drummer Paul Lawford on congas; and was mixed by Steve Jansen,
mastered by Pieter Snaper in Istanbul, with artwork created by Murphy, Thomas Bak with
a painting by Jaroslaw Kukowski.
Kscope are re-releasing this highly sought after EP on CD with original cover artwork and
will be presented in a digipack sleeve.
Tracks: King Cloud / Sound Cloud / Artemis Rise / Subhanallah / If You Go Away
Mick Karn - More Better Different
KSCOPE416
802644741628
CD
KSCOPE
£5.50
ROCK
Kscope are set to release 'More Better Different' from Mick Karn, former bassist with
Japan, Rain Tree Crow, and Dalis Car. 'More Better Different' is Karn's sixth album and
was originally released on Invisible Hands in 2004.
'More Better Different' sees Karn melding guitars, clarinet, samples and spoken word in
nine mood pieces which swing from winningly funky "The Jump"; cinematic noodling on
"The End Gag" to the wah guitar and 80's sci-fi soundtrack on 'Atyan B-Boot'. Each track
carefully sculpted to produce deep atmospheric soundscapes that fans of Eno, Sylvian,
Talk Talk or Radiohead will find transporting and beautifully optimistic.
Kscope will be releasing 'More Better Different' on CD presented in a digipack.
Tracks: The Jump / Atyan B-Boot / It's His Birthday This Year / Never Thought / The Show /
The End Gag / Wishy-Washy Wishing / Pulsating Puddles / Great Day In The Morning
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Mick Karn - Three Part Species
KSCOPE415
802644741529
CD
£5.50
KSCOPE
ROCK
Kscope are set to release 'Three Part Species' from Mick Karn, former bassist with
Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Dalis Car. 'Three Part Species' is the seventh album from ex-Japan
member Mick Karn, originally released on his own MK Music label in 2006.
Here, he blends elements of electronica, hiphop, jazz, world music and pop. Highlights
include the Harold Budd-like piano/ambience of 'Floating Home' and 'Chocolate was a
Boy' or the convincing Middle Eastern drawl of 'Pitta Pop'.
'Three Part Species' illustrates more than any other, how completely in command of
musical composition Mick Karn was, with the blending of so many diverse types of music
that never sound confused in direction. It's impossible with each piece to predict which
genre will come next, as the listener is guided through Mick Karn's unique world.
Kscope will be releasing Three Part Species as a 10 track CD presented in a digipack.
Tracks: Of & About / Twitchy Hand Mover / Floating Home / All You Have / I'll Be Here,
Dreaming / Red Film / Chocolate Was A Boy / Pitta Pop / The Wrong Truth / Regretted
Mayhem - Live In Zeitz
VILELP630
801056863010
£12.00
LP
PEACEVILLE
ROCK
The debut official vinyl release of Mayhem's 1990 zeitz gig, with the iconic line-up of
Dead, Euronymous, Hellhammer & Necrobutcher.
'Live in Zeitz' features the classic line-up of Euronymous, Dead, Necrobutcher &
Hellhammer performing iconic tracks on their now-legendary 1990 tour. Taken from a
new & improved audio source compared to existing versions, this definitive edition of 'Live
in Zeitz' presents the chaotic sound and dark atmosphere of the German show with a
greater level of clarity while maintaining the rawness of Mayhem's live attack, featuring
tracks such as 'Deathcrush', 'Funeral Fog', & the unmistakable 'The Freezing Moon'.
This vinyl edition of 'Live in Zeitz' features an 8 page 12" booklet containing new
interviews with band members, friends and close associates of the band, including
drummer Hellhammer, Faust & Samoth (Emperor), & also an insightful interview from
Dead's brother Anders Ohlin. Also includes previously unseen images.
Tracks: Deathcrush (Live) / Necrolust (Live) / Funeral Fog (Live) / The Freezing Moon (Live)
/ Carnage (Live) / Buried By Time And Dust (Live) / Chainsaw Gutsfuck (Live) / Pagan Fears
(Live)
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ROCK & ROLL NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Million Dollar Quartet –
Million Dollar Quartet
CHARLYL209
803415820917
£13.50
LP2
CHARLY
ROCK & ROLL
The Million Dollar Quartet featuring Elvis Presley , Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins & Johnny
Cash. The original Sun Record Company recording has been newly-remastered in 2016 and
pressed as an audiophile-quality double LP on 10-inch vinyl.
Never has the legendary Million Dollar Quartet session taped at Sun Studios on 4th December
1956 sounded better!
"It's like eavesdropping on the jam session of the Gods" - Record Collector
The striking Deluxe Gold Metallic Gatefold Sleeve features in-depth notes by Martin Hawkins,
period photos and recollections of the historic event from Sun Records founder Sam Phillips.
Following its success in the West End, Las Vegas and on Broadway, the Million Dollar Quartet
stage musical is touring the UK from September 2016 at the following venues:
The Million Dollar Quartet – On-Stage 2016/17:
14th Sep – 24th Sep - Leicester Curve
27th Sep – 01st Oct 2016 Sheffield Lyceum
11th Oct – 15th Oct 2016 Nottingham Theatre Royal
17th Oct – 22nd Oct 2016 Malvern Festival Theatre
24th Oct – 29th Oct 2016 - Birmingham Hippodrome
31st Oct – 05th Nov 2016 Edinburgh Festival Theatre
07th Nov – 12th Nov 2016 Grand Theatre, Leeds
14th Nov – 19th Nov 2016 King's Theatre, Glasgow
22nd Nov – 26th Nov 2016 Southampton Mayflower
28th Nov – 03rd Dec 2016 Bristol Hippodrome
17th Dec 2016 – 02nd Jan 2017 Royal Festival Hall, London
06th Feb – 11th Feb 2017 - Richmond Theatre
13th Feb – 18th Feb 2017 Liverpool Empire
28th Feb – 04th March 2017 Canterbury Marlowe
06th Mar – 11th Mar 2017 Theatre Royal, Newcastle
13th Mar – 18th Mar 2017 Southend Cliffs Pavilion
28th Mar – 01st Apr 2017 New Victoria Theatre, Woking
10th Apr – 15th Apr 2017 Brighton Theatre Royal
08th May – 13th May 2017 Venue Cymru, Llandudno
LP 1: You Belong In My Heart / When God Dips His Love In My Heart / Just A Little Talk With
Jesus / (Walk That) Lonesome Valley / I Shall Not Be Moved / (There'll Be) Peace In The Valley /
Down By The Riverside / I'm In A Crowd But Oh, So Alone / Farther Along / Blessed Jesus, Hold
My Hand / On The Jericho Road / I Just Can't Make It By Myself / Little Cabin Home On The Hill
/ Summertime Has Passed And Gone / I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling / Sweetheart, You Done Me
Wrong / Keeper Of The Key / Crazy Arms / Don't Forbid Me / Medley : Too Much Monkey
Business / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind / Brown Eyed Handsome
Man
LP 2: Reconsider Baby / Don't Be Cruel / Don't Be Cruel / Paralysed / Don't Be Cruel / There's
No Place Like Home / When The Saints Go Marching In / Softly And Tenderly / Is It So Strange?
/ That's When Your Heartaches Begin / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Rip It Up / I'm Gonna To
Bid My Blues Goodbye / Crazy Arms / That's My Desire / End Of The Road / Black Bottom
Stomp / You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven / Elvis Farewell
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Racing Heart - What Comes After
SIMSR090
747565752462
5x7”
£5.49
MISRA RECORDS
ROCK
The second album of music by Mathias H. Tjønn as Racing Heart, "What Comes After" is a political record
trying to be personal rather than preachy. Produced by Hanne Hukkelberg (a renowned artist in her own
right), the album is a stark departure from Racing Heart's debut record in both style and substance.
Instead of looking inwards, we look outwards. Instead of being folk-based, we aim to meld acoustic
instruments and synthesized sounds. This album has sharp edges. Genre-wise, "What Comes After" is an
experimental pop album, inspired by musicians such as David Sylvian, Winston Tong and John Foxx. Aided
greatly by the creativity of musician Jenny Hval who contributes both lyrics and vocals, the songs are
propelled by the drums and programming of Martin Langlie (Susanne Sundfør, Pantha du Prince, Valkyrien
Allstars). Recorded at Engfelt & Forsgren studio in Oslo and mixed both there and in New York by engineer Aki
Nishimura (Elliot Scheiner, Tony Visconti) from Avatar Studios, NYC. Mastered by Morgan Nicolaysen at
Propeller Audio.
Tracks: Flogging A Dead Horse / That Doubt Returns / Bargaining Chip / New Economy / Letters From A
Compound / Sleep With My Fists Clenched Tight / A Prayer From Our Leaders / New Economy (Slight Return) /
Badlands / Squaring The Circle / What Comes After
Moor Mother - Fetish Bones
LPDG121
634457733213
£9.49
LP
DON GIOVANNI
ROCK
Fetish Bones is the Don Giovanni Records debut of Philadelphia-based musician, artist, and activist, Camae,
who performs under the name Moor Mother. The album features 13 songs conceived and recorded in
Camae's home studio using a variety of machines, field recordings, and analogue noisemakers.
The music is often harsh and strange, projecting both the visceral anger of punk and the expansive
improvisatory spirit of Sun Ra. It's an album intended as a form of protest and also as form of time travel -- a
collection of sounds that are events themselves, telling stories rich in history about the journey that brings us
to today and the future we are creating. Fetish Bones is not an album meant to help you forget. It is made so
that you will remember the injustices that we bear witness to and participate in.
Tracks: Creation Myth / Parallel Nightmares / Deadbeat Protest / KBGK / Valley Of Dry Bones / DIY Time
Machine / Tell Me About Me / Chain Gang Quantim Blues / By The Light / Cabrini Green X Natasha Mkenna /
Nois Bois / Washington Park / Time Float
Larkin Poe - Reskinned
RHMU700
724101783111
£8.99
LP
RH MUSIC
ROCK
Larkin Poe album Kin is relaunched with 5 new tracks conveying the heavier more rock side of these Atlanta
Sisters. The album also has three new mixes of Stubborn Love, Don't, and Crown of Fire.
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0qrPVMoGPE
Tour Dates 2016:
*Digital download distributed by Proper*
30th Nov - Lewes Constitutional Club
01st Dec - The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
02nd Dec - The Bodega, Nottingham
05th Dec - Manchester Academy, Manchester
07th Dec - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
08th Dec - The Wardrobe, Leeds
09th Dec - O2 Institute, Birmingham
10th Dec - Islington Assembly Hall, London
Tracks: Sucker Puncher / Trouble In Mind / Don't / When God Closes A Door / P-r-o-b-l-e-m / Stubborn Love /
Jailbreak / Banks Of Allatoona / Blunt / Sugar High / Crown Of Fire / Overachiever
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Aquaserge - Guerre EP
CRAM274
876623007616
£6.99
12”
CRAMMED DISCS
ROCK
Experimental pop band Aquaserge has been a subterranean driving force in the
international music scene for the last few years, inspiring and influencing countless
musicians. The band's debut release on Crammed Discs the Guerre EP in September
("War EP", which also reads phonetically as "War and Peace" in French).
Formed in south-western France, the band has moved around, some of its members
also becoming part of Tame Impala, Stereolab and Melody's Echo Chamber, as well as
working with Japanese band Acid Mothers Temple.
Aquaserge's resolutely polymorphous music draws from sources as diverse as original
psych pop, free jazz, noise, vintage French film music, pataphysics, and the most
adventurous side of '60s/'70s rock (say, from kraut to Canterbury to cult Gallic bands
such as ZNR). All absorbed and playfully transmuted to create their own unique,
cinematic sound. Their tracks include instrumental excursions, intriguing harmonies,
and pristine pop songs, always ready to joyfully burst at the seams.
Video: https://vimeo.com/170451541
Tracks: Les Zouzes / Les Vacances / Les Oiseaux / Les Plus Beaux Jours
Mutter Slater Band - The Champ
SJPCD492
5055011704923
CD
£7.59
ANGEL AIR
ROCK
Mutter Slater was the frontman and flute player for the 70's band Stackridge, a group
that established itself as a firm favourite on countless stages throughout the land and
now that Stackridge have called it a day the song writing and performing bug has got
the better of him leading to the recording of the new album "The Champ".
"The Champ" reflects Mutter's primary interest in 60's American blues, soul and R&B as
well as his persistent addiction to "a half decent tune". Play "I May Not Be An Angel" to
see what we mean. Billy Bragg said "Mutter Slater has one of the greatest voices of
British rock-and he writes a mean song too!" We could not have said it better.
Tracks: Even Love? / Love Affair With Pain / I May Not Be An Angel / Icing On The Cake /
A Day On The Town / The Champ / Jesus In The Backyard / Why Are You Talking To Me?
/ I'm Not The Man
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
The Cannanes - A Love Affair With Nature
CH127LP
0934334403803
LP
CHAPTER MUSIC
£9.99
ROCK
Chapter Music is proud to announce a deluxe vinyl reissue of A Love Affair With Nature, the
1989 second album by Australian DIY icons The Cannanes. The reissue comes as a picture disc
with new liner notes, an extensive PDF booklet and a full 13 digital bonus tracks from early
singles and unreleased sessions.
First formed in Sydney in the mid 1980s, The Cannanes are one of the most celebrated
underground bands of the Antipodes, with a book, a documentary and even a pair of limited
edition Converse sneakers devoted to them. Over their 30 year career they have amassed 11
albums and innumerable singles on labels all around the world, and have toured the US, UK,
Mexico, Japan and Europe repeatedly.
A Love Affair With Nature holds a special place in The Cannanes' canon. After a series of early
lineup shuffles, the band condensed into their classic core trio - drummer David Nichols, guitarist
Stephen O'Neil and heartbreaking vocalist Fran Gibson. Each contributes songs that veer
between insightful and absurd, conveying a 20-something inner-city existence that feels
simultaneously fleeting and universal.
Initially self-released on coloured vinyl by the band, Love Affair was subsequently licensed by
Chicago label Feel Good All Over (The Magnetic Fields, Dead C), with a CD version a few years
later on another classic Chicago imprint, Ajax Records (Mountain Goats, David Kilgour). They
began touring the US and UK regularly, becoming one of Kurt Cobain's favourite bands (as
mentioned in his diaries) and had further releases on quintessentially 90s labels such as K
Records, Harriet and Little Teddy.
Tracks: I Woke Up / Take Me To The Hotel Johanna / Sound Of The City / Nuisance / Seatbelt /
Move Some Things Around / Paper Bag / 52 Linthorpe St / Blue Skies Over The Ocean / Vivienne
Various Artists - Punk. Secret Records Presents 40
Years Of Punk
£4.36
SECDD143
5036436103225
CD2
SECRET RECORDS
ROCK
40 track compilation double CD to commemorate 40 years since the start of Punk Rock,
features tracks from Buzzcocks, Johnny Thunders, Stiff little Fingers and the Tubes
to name a few.
Advertising in Viva La Rock and Record Collector.
CD 1: Johnny Thunders – Chinese Rocks / The Buzzcocks – Boredom / Sham 69 – Borstal Breakout
/ Stiff Little Fingers – Alternative Ulster / The Buzzcocks -Orgasm Addict / Slaughter & The Dogs –
Who Are The Mystery Girls? / The Tubes – White Punks on Dope / The Fall – Fiery Jack / U.K. Subs
– Stranglehold / Dickies – Paranoid / 999 – Homicide / Theatre Of Hate – Westworld / Toy Dolls –
Idle Gossip / Anti-Nowhere League – Streets Of London / Sham 69 – White Riot / Stiff Little
Fingers – Roots Radics, Rockers & Reggae / The Buzzcocks – What Do I Get / Peter & The Test
Tube Babies – Maniac / Slaughter & The Dogs – Twist and Turn / The Fall – Psykick Dancehall
CD 2: The Tubes – Mondo Bondage / Sham 69 – Hersham Boys / Stiff Little Fingers – Wasted Life /
Anti-Nowhere League – I Hate People / Sham 69-If The Kids Are United / Johnny Thunders –
Personality Crisis / The Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love? / Stiff Little Fingers – At the Edge / The
Fall – Steppin’ Out / UK Subs – Tomorrow’s Girls / The Dickies – Manny, Moe and Jack / 999 –
Little Red Riding Hood / Toy Dolls – Dig That Groove Baby / Sham 69 – Angels With Dirty Faces /
Slaughter & The Dogs – Hell In New York / Theatre Of Hate – Rebel Without A Brain / The Fall –
There’s a Ghost In My House / The Meteors – Mutant Rock / King Kurt – Destination Zululand /
Hazel O’Connor – Eighth Day
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Doe - Some Things Last Longer Than You
LPOFR100
634457746510
LP
OLD FLAME RECORDS
£11.49
ROCK
Drawing influences from such 90s stalwarts as Sleater- Kinney, Weezer, Helium
and Breeders, the London- based trio have spent the last 3 years furiously honing their
live craft and releasing a string of EPs and singles. Their later releases on labels including
Fierce Panda and Alcopop! Records.
After a lineup change and the addition of Dean Smitten (guitar) in September last year, Doe
finally got to work writing material with an album in mind. In March, armed with 10 new songs
and bags full of snacks, they ventured to Greenmount Studios in Leeds with producer Matthew
Johnson (Hookworms/Suburban Home). The result of that intense 5- day pizza- fueled recording
session is the band’s first full-- length: Some Things Last Longer than You.
Some Things’ still comprises all the elements with which current listeners will be familiar. Dueling
girl- boy vocals sit atop crunchy intertwining guitars and thundering drums, lyrical themes dart
from scathing and contemptuous ( ‘Monopoly’, ‘Sincere’ ) to thoughtful and introspective (
‘Anywhere’, ‘Before Her’ ) and despite the occasional whinge from frustrated bassists, Doe
continue to prove with this album they are perfectly fine without one.
Tracks: No. 1 / Monopoly / Sincere / Turn Around / Respite / Anywhere / Last Ditch / Before Her /
Corin / Something To Tell You
Street Sects - End Position
LPFR71
634457453449
£9.49
LP
THE FLENSER
ROCK
Utilizing frantic, uncompromising rhythms and a variety of nightmarish samples, Austin TX duo
Street Sects have created a feverish marriage between industrial music and punk rock.
Tracks: And I Grew Into Ribbons / Copper In The Slots / In Defense Of Resentment /
Featherweight Hate / Our Lesions / Victims Of Nostalgia / Black Din / Feigning Familiarity /
Collared, Kept / If This Is What Passes For Living
Jack Rose - Dr. Ragtime & His Pals
LPTLR119
711574797813
LP
£11.99
THREE LOBED
ROCK
John Coltrane died at age 40, and in retrospect it seems as if the intensity of activity in his last
years, the sheer torrent of notes, was an attempt at purging the music from his soul before it
was too late. The guitarist Jack Rose died at 38, in 2009, and listening back to his catalogue one
has a similar notion.
Like Coltrane, Jack Rose's last years were marked by a shimmering intensity, an outpouring of his
spirit, onto audiences and records. With his virtuoso finger-style technique and restless guitar
explorations - modal epics, bottleneck laments, uptempo rags - it's easy to hear a connection to
tradition and at the same time a pulsing modernism: "Ancient to the Future" in the words of
Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Jack Rose's work exists along
the established continuum of American vernacular music: gospel, early jazz, folk, country blues
and up through the post-1960s "American primitive" family tree from John Fahey and Robbie
Basho and outward to other idiosyncratic American musicians like Albert Ayler, the NoNeck
Blues Band, Captain Beefheart, and Cecil Taylor.
Tracks: Miss May's Place / Revolt / Bells / Knoxville Blues / Soft Steel Piston / Linden Avenue
Stomp / Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord / Walkin' Blues / Buckdancer's Choice
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Jack Rose - Jack Rose
LPTLR118
711574797912
£11.99
LP
THREE LOBED
ROCK
The album known as Self-Titled was originally released in 2006 on the arCHIVE label, and later
reissued as a CD two-fer with Dr. Ragtime and His Pals. It contains a combination of studio and
live recordings. Self-Titled is marked by a sense of forward momentum, the result of several
years of constant playing, with fresh versions of a number of previously attempted songs.
Blind Willie Johnson's spiritual "Dark was the Night, Cold was the Ground" is manipulated into a
wailing slide guitar lament. "Levee" pops like a warning. "St. Louis Blues" (in this and it's several
other incarnations across his entire catalogue) is a good example of Jack''s innate sense of swing,
a crucial characteristic of his playing perhaps lost on some of his finger-picking followers. The
centerpiece of the album, however, is the nearly sidelong "Spirits in the House," which begins
with tentative weeping glissandos, and slowly reveals itself as a stately fingerpicked blues
meditation. Jack Rose was a larger than life man with a hearty spirit - a no-bullshit gentleman and his death continues to reverberate among the community of musicians and music people he
called friends. This spirit, as evidenced within his recorded output, has proven to be indomitable
and continually vital.
Tracks: Levee / Revolt / St. Louis Blues / Miss May's Place / Gage Blues / Spirits In The House /
Dark Was The Night
Jack Rose - I Do Play Rock And Roll
LPTLR049
711574797714
LP
£11.99
THREE LOBED
ROCK
Few artists over the past few decades were able to control and transfix and a crowd as
effectively as the late Jack Rose. This is the only full length live release in Rose's catalogue.
Vinyl includes download.
Tracks: Calais To Dover / Cathedral Et Chartres / Sundogs
Southern Culture On The Skids –
The Electric Pinecones
CDKUDZ005
822960100114
CD
£7.99
KUDZU RECORDS
ROCK
Featuring a dozen original tunes — 11 brand new songs and a whole-lotta Nola remake of the
SCOTS classic, "Swamp Fox", the record will be available on CD and as a digital download. A
limited edition green translucent vinyl LP will be available in November 2016.
"The Pinecones was our folk-a-billy garage band alter ego," singer-guitarist Rick Miller explains.
"In the late '80s and early '90s, we would occasionally open up for ourselves as The Pinecones.
What we played was not your typical SCOTS fare; more '60s west coast psych, folk and country.
Those old set lists became the starting point for this record, The Electric Pinecones." The first
single off the album, "Grey Skies," is a minor key mood piece with that folk-a-hill-a-billy
psychedelic sound. Listen to how the acoustic 12-string riff slides into the band's hypnotic
rhythms that propel Mary Huff's vocal into the mind's eye of times past and love lost. Thirty plus
years, two hundred plus songs and a million plus road miles in, Southern Culture On The Skids
continues to blur the lines between genres and once again delivers a stellar album.
Tracks: Freak Flag / Dirt Road / Baby I Like You / I Ain't Gonna Hang Around / Grey Skies / Waiting
On You / Midnight Caller / Swamp Fox - The Original / Downward Mobility / Rice And Beans /
Given To Me / Slowly Losing My Mind
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Various Blonde - All Bases Covered
LPTRM067
634457458710
LP
£11.99
THE RECORD MACHINE
ROCK
Ignite! Experiment! Boom! are all riotous cries of Various Blonde's multi-instrumentalist frontman
Joshua Allen. The Kansas City band wants to fuel your next party with it's bombastic, dark,
progressive style of experimental music that is a mixture of both pop and rock.
The band has been described by Mills Record Company as, "Having all the sex appeal of The Weeknd
and all the grit of Rage Against the Machine–the combination makes for a performance that is
explosive."
Their new record, All Bases Covered, started to come together with producer Adam McGill(formerly of
The Republic Tigers) when he started performing with the band. The album was recorded between the
band's home studio and Element Recording Studios in the spring of 2016. They recorded their debut
album Summer High back in 2014 with Mars Volta and Jack White keyboardist Isaiah "Ikey" Owens.
Tracks: Smash & Grab / Top Down / All Bases Covered / Indigo Children / 375 / Up All Night / You Only
Say Goodnight In The Morning / Ninja Vanish / What's It To You What I Do / I Want Your Love
Parsonsfield - Blooming Through The Black
CDSIG2083
LPSIG7019
701237208329
701237701929
CD
LP
SIGNATURE SOUNDS
SIGNATURE SOUNDS
ROCK
ROCK
£7.99
£11.49
The members of Parsonsfield knew it would not be easy, but they relished the
challenge of converting an old axe factory on the banks of the Farmington River in
Connecticut into the studio where they would record their stirring new album Blooming Through The
Black. The band recruited producer Sam Kassirer to help them convert the cavernous space into a
working studio.
The result is an album that finds the band deftly moving between driving anthems and quieter, more
reflective tracks. And throughout Blooming Through The Black, the band continues to hone their
unbelievable harmonies. It opens with “Stronger,” a slow-burner that begins as an acoustic folk number
and builds to an electrified tumult. It’s a showcase for their instrumental prowess, lyrical chops, and
unbridled passion. The title track—inspired by the sight of the first flowers growing back in the forest
fire-charred landscape of Hell Canyon, South Dakota—finds singer/banjo player Chris Freeman
blending punk energy with earnest sincerity in his delivery, while “Across Your Mind” rides a feel-good
groove driven by bassist Harrison Goodale and drummer Erik Hischman, and “Water Through A Mill”
ebbs and flows like a solemn hymn on top of Max Shakun's meditative pump organ.
Tracks: Stronger / Blooming Through The Black / Across Your Mind / Water Through A Mill / Barbed
Wire / Ties That Bind Us / Don't Get Excited / Everyone Dies / Mental Remedy / Hot Air Balloon
Painted Zeros - Floriography
CDDG106
634457697225
CD
£7.49
DON GIOVANNI
ROCK
Brooklyn trio Painted Zeros expand their sound on their debut full-length Floriography, a concept
album dealing with love, loss, and the anxieties of living in post-industrial capitalist society. Lush
strings color the spaces between melodic guitar lines and front woman Katie Lau's dreamy vocal
delivery.
Lau once again takes on recording and performing duties, offering the listener an intimate look inside a
world that echoes the heyday of shoegaze and the immediacy of tonight's show. Floriography is
available on CD for the first time and includes 3 exclusive new songs only available on CD and digitally.
Painted Zeros will be on tour with Bethlehem Steel in September.
Tracks: Flatline / Only You / Call Back / Palm Tree / Pretty Rig / JMZ / Leave Me Be (Not Me) / Spring /
Ex Best / Flowers From Swann / Closure / III.BRarms & KyrKeGuard, B Major / Love Triangle (I Was
Jolene) / Beyond A Chemical Reaction
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ROCK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
The Glazzies - Kill Me Kindly
LPOFR087
634457707412
£11.49
LP
OLD FLAME RECORDS
ROCK
The Glazzies' second album, and first for Old Flame, was produced by Justin Pizzoferrato, who
previously helmed albums for Dinosaur Jr. and the Pixies, among many others. Murph from
Dinosaur Jr has been known to drum with the Glazzies!
Peter Landi may have played every single instrument on the record, but lead single "Spill"
definitely doesn't sound like the work of one mere mortal. Taking the tried and true alt rock
formula of bands like Mudhoney and Nirvana, Glazzies exaggerate every component to the Nth
degree. Guitars churn like chainsaws being driven into chain-link fences, drums explode with a
few megatons worth of aggression, and Landi's vocals alternate between manic mumbling and
hoarse yelps of angst. As indebted to the past as their sound may be, Glazzies keep things fresh
with the kind of intensity that grabs you by the ears and shakes you out of apathy. - Consequence
of Sound
The Glazzies specialize in '90s influenced alternative that goes well beyond Nirvana worship:
buzzy, haunting melodies that are sleek, yet perfectly rough around the edges. Just strange
enough, if you ask us. - MTV
Tracks: Paper Thin / Spill / Lay Low / Caging Me / Wasting Time / Spies Overhead / Sour Look / Kill
Me Kindly
Inc. No World - As Light As Light
CDNWR001
CSNWR001
634457741027
634457741041
CD
MC
NO WORLD RECORDINGS
NO WORLD RECORDINGS
ROCK
ROCK
£7.49
£4.49
Following their 2013 acclaimed debut, ‘inc. no world’ return with an album that is poetic,
immersive, raw and always soulful. The songs were born from trying and transitional times for
the brothers, where faith prevailed and the songs are the fruits bared.
As Light As Light is direct and ethereal. At times traditional, but from another world. With their
instrumental abilities soaring and thumping behind words of opening and praise. Guided by a
soulful voice of joyful longing, there's off-kilter low and live funk, 12 string guitar and pedal steel
counterpoint, and at times pure gospel. As Light As Light is an album certainly unparalleled in its
choices and the feeling of peace deeply embedded it the music.
Tracks: Hymn 1 / Waters Of You / The Wheel / In Your Beauty / Without Water / Watch This
Dream / In Love / Your Waking Heart / Bending / For The Leaves / In This Dream / Hymn 2
Elijah Ford - As You Were
CDNMR0310
612046714942
£6.99
CD
NINE MILE RECORDS
ROCK
Elijah Ford is no stranger to industry. He is the son of former Black Crowes' guitar heavyweight
Marc Ford, and toured as part of Ford Sr's Fuzz Machine at the age of 17, before getting a
regular gig with Ryan Bingham, where he stayed until 2012.
The younger Ford has surely taken some valuable rock n' roll notes from his father, but has also
put together a sound that's completely his own. The new album, entitled As You Were, is a big
slice of rock and roll with plenty of sunny harmonies, ringing guitars, and honest songwriting. It
was recorded at Austin's legendary Arlyn Studios. Produced by Stew Jackson (Massive Attack,
Phantom Limb) and engineered by Jacob Sciba (Gary Clark Jr., Willie Nelson). On As You Were,
Ford is joined on bass by Jesse Ebaugh (Heartless Bastards) & guitar by Ricky Ray Jackson
(Phosphorescent, The Happen-Ins).
Tracks: Try As You Might / The Way We Were / Say The Words / Blessed / Black And Red / Hollow
Years / Daggers / If Not Today / Relief / Faltering
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Noura Mint Seymali - Arbina
GBCD038
GBLP038
4030433603826
4030433603819
CD
LP
GLITTERBEAT RECORDS
GLITTERBEAT RECORDS
WORLD MUSIC
WORLD MUSIC
£7.99
£10.99
Available on CD and 180 gram heavyweight gatefold LP.
Noura Mint Seymali hails from a Moorish musical dynasty in Mauritania, born into a
prominent family of griot and choosing from an early age to embrace the artform that is
its lifeblood. Yet traditional pedigree has proven but a stepping-stone for the work
Noura and her band have embarked upon in recent years, simultaneously popularizing
and reimagining Moorish music on the global stage, taking her family's legacy to new
heights as arguably Mauritania's most widely exported musical act of all time.
Arbina is Noura Mint Seymali's second international release. Delving deeper into the
wellspring of Moorish roots, as is after all the tried and true way of the griot, the album
strengthens her core sound, applying a cohesive aesthetic approach to the
reinterpretation of Moorish tradition in contemporary context. The band is heard here in
full relief; soaring vocals and guitar at the forefront, the mesmerizing sparkle of the ardine,
elemental bass lines and propulsive rhythms swirling together to conjure a 360 degree
vibe. Arbina refines a sound that the band has gradually intensified over years of touring,
aiming to posit a new genre from Mauritania, distinct unto itself; music of the "Azawan."
Supported by guitarist, husband and fellow griot, Jeiche Ould Chighaly, Seymali's
tempestuous voice is answered with electrified counterpoint, his quarter-tone rich guitar
phraseology flashing out lightning bolt ideas. Heir to the same music culture as Noura,
Jeiche intimates the tidinit's (Moorish lute) leading role under the wedding khaima with
the gusto of a rock guitar hero. Bassist Ousmane Touré, who has innovated a singular
style of Moorish low-end groove over the course of many years, can be heard on this
album with greater force and vigor than ever before. Drummer/producer Matthew Tinari
drives the ensemble forward with the agility and precision need to make the beats cut.
Many of the songs on Arbina call out to the divine, asking for grace and protection.
"Arbina" is a name for God. The album carries a message about reaching beyond oneself
to an infinite spiritual source, while learning to take the finite human actions to necessary
to affect reality on earth. The concept of sëbeu, or that which a human can do to take
positive action on their destiny, is animated throughout.
Advertised in fROOTS and Songlines.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/glitterbeat-rec/noura-mint-seymali-arbina/s-nRv3u
“A full blown sandstorm of hypnotic grooves, melding traditional Mauritanian instruments…
within an electrified psychedelic rock band.” - The Quietus
Press:
Uncut – 500 word feature
Songlines – Possible front cover, plus review
The Wire – 4 page feature
fROOTS – Root Salad featue + review
Reviews in The Guardian, MOJO, Q magazine + Online reviews and features
Tracks: Arbina / Mohammedoun / Na Sane / Suedi Koum / Richa / Ghlana / Ghizlane / Ya
Demb / Soub Hanak / Tia
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
WORLD MUSIC – AVAILABLE NOW
Various - Kenya Special Remix 12 "
SNDW12019
5060091552869
12EP
SOUNDWAY
£6.25
WORLD MUSIC
Re pressed and available again!!
In anticipation of the forthcoming Kenya Special: Selected East African Recordings from the
1970s and '80s compilation, Soundway release a special remix and edit 12" featuring two tracks
from the collection and two exclusives.
The A side kicks off with Batida's remix of a 1977 benga 45 (Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe) from the Mbiri
Young Stars. Fast 120bpm plus 4/4 rhythms with liquid guitars and machine-gun drumming are
married with kuduro drum programming. Second up and surging with sub bass, British production
duo The Busy Twist inject The Kalambya Boys' Kivelenge (also from 1977) with a slice of London
club culture. Many late 70s Kenyan benga 45s were cut loud and heavy with often ludicrous
amounts of low end squeezed onto sides that technically shouldn’t have exceeded three-and-ahalf mins but frequently topped five. Perfect fodder for remixes these cuts were way ahead of
their time production-wise and sound even more amazing considering the limited equipment
Kenyan engineers had at their disposal in the late '70s.
On the flip Sofrito's Frankie Francis subtly tweaks a sublime Nairobi Matata Jazz track from the
mid '70s: focusing on the wobbly guitar lines and letting the blaring horns speak for themselves.
Consisting of both Kenyan and Congolese musicians Nairobi Matata Jazz were a perfect example
of how rumba from Congo (which consumed East Africa in the 1970s) was blended with rat-a-tattat benga style Kenyan drum patterns and Swahili language vocals. These same rhythms are in full
effect on the last track by the Gatanga Boys Band, edited and chopped up by Hide and Smile
(Frankie Francis and Miles Cleret) - super fast instrumental benga guitar and drum interplay,
heavy on the cymbals and dynamite on the floor.
Tracks: Mbiri Young Stars - Ndiri Ndanogio Niwe (Batida 1977 Remix) / Kalambya Boys- Kivelenge
(The Busy Twist Remix) / Nairobi Matata Jazz - Mapenzi Hayana Daktari(Frankie Francis Edit) /
Gatanga Boys Band - Tiga Kundega (Hide & Smile Edit)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Various Artists - Real Rio
MAIS033DCD
5052442009702
£7.99
CD2
MAIS UM DISCOS
WORLD MUSIC
A compilation of new leftfield, folk, electronic, baile funk and experimental music from artists
born or living in Rio de Janeiro.
Compiled by Chico Dub, the curator of Rio de Janeiro’s acclaimed experimental music festival
Novas Frequencias, the compilation aims to showcase the best of Rio's independent music
scene be it rock, noise or house.
Real Rio is the fourth compilation from respected UK-based Brazilian label Mais Um Discos,
considered internationally as the go-to label for discovering the most thrilling sounds of
contemporary Brazil. Their compilations have re-defined the international view of Brazilian
contemporary music scene – debut release Oi! A Nova Musica Brasileira! (2010) Introduced the
new generation of Brazilian musicians, Daora: Underground Sounds Of Urban Brazil (2013)
represented Brazil’s home-grown hip-hop, afrobeat and jazz scenes and Rolê: New Sounds Of
Brazil (2014) was heralded as ‘an astonishingly diverse selection of tunes from arguably the most
musically innovative country in the world’ (The Independent on Sunday). Real Rio is the latest
chapter in Mais Um Discos quest to uncover Brazil’s astonishing contemporary music scene.
Tracks: Ava Rocha - Lingua Loka / Negro Leo - Ilhas De Calor / Elza Soares - Maria Da Vila Matilde /
Opala - Maracajaiçu / Ricardo Dias Gomes - Junta-Espirito / Meia Banda - Eu Vou Ser Como A
Toupeira / Bruno Cosentino feat. Arto Lindsay - Tarde / Os Ritmistas - Marejou / Lila - Aparição /
BNegão & Seletores de Frequência - No Ar (Convocação) / Abayomi Afrobeat Orchestra feat Otto Mundo Sem Memoria / Andre Sampaio - Rainha / Goma-Laca feat. Lucas Santtana - Passarinho
Bateu Aza / Benjão - Hardcore Nêgo / Supercordas - Sobre O Amor E Pedras / Disk 2: Superficie Fog Shield / Leo Justi - Bathroom Sax / Woo - Nova Holanda / Marginal Men feat. Omulu Footworkzzzz / João Brasil feat. Mc Sabará - Pai Amor / Erica Alves - Teco No Rapé / Ilustradora
Carmen Alves - Um Bom Natal Pra Ti / Carrot Green - Tramoi / Manara - Ptah / Repetentes 2008 Professor Antonio Carlos / Ceticencias - Virtual Sunset / Juçara Marcal & Cadu Tenório Candombe / Chelpa Ferro - Cavalo Sem Nome / Chinese Cookie Poets - En La Mano Del Payaso /
Bemônio – Cimeries
Susso - Keira
SNDWLP094
5056032305243
£8.99
LP
SOUNDWAY
WORLD MUSIC
Susso, aka bassist / producer Huw Bennett, creates music inspired by, and directly sampling,
the magnificent sounds of the Mandinka people, recorded during a recent trip to Gambia.
Initially travelling with the aim of gaining perspective as a musician and to discover a new world
of music first hand, Huw found himself humbled by such a welcoming community of artists,
mostly belonging to the celebrated Suso and Kuyateh griot families.
The tracks are composed entirely from original source material, field recordings and Huw's talents
as a multi-instrumentalist; performing tuned percussion from the region including the Mandinka
Balafon, Kutiringding drum, as well as drawing on his skill as a professional upright / electric
bassist.
The music produced has a contemporary electronic sound, whilst still paying homage to a
traditional Gambian aesthetic. Keira (meaning peace) guides the listener through Huw's journey
up the River Gambia, being welcomed into remote dusty villages, where your people are the most
important thing in life.
Tracks: Keira (Intro) / Mamadou / Bani / Ansumana / Foday Kunda / Suso Kunda / Alagi /
Tomoraba / Kangurang / Son Kunda
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e-mail: [email protected]
WORLD MUSIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Ceuzany - Ilha D'Melodia
025372
3567250253725
CD
£7.99
LUSAFRICA
WORLD MUSIC
Another great voices from Cape Verde!
With her first solo album, Nha Vida (released in 2012, it included the track Ultimo
Chance), Ceuzany revealed her tremendous vocal potential and talent as a performer,
attracting huge interest from professionals and national and foreign media.
Ilha d'Melodia, her second album, further underlines the quality of her melodic
expression and vocal power. On it, Ceuzany bares her soul: each of the songs reveals
the experiences and emotions that have shaped the facets of her personality and
informed her choices.
Tracks: Amor I Dor / Cabo Verde La Fora (feat Kiddye Bonz) / Labanta Bu Bai / Mindel
D'Novas / Danca Ma Mi Criola / Kem Bo E / Fera Na Sukupira / Nha Dona / Mai Di
Migrasom / Tolobaska (feat Elida Almeida)
Various Artists - Mornas De Cabo Verde
762342
3567257623422
CD
LUSAFRICA
£7.99
WORLD MUSIC
16 mornas performed by the greatest voices: Cesaria Evora, Ildo Lobo, Lura, Nancy
Vieira, Albertino, and by the new generation: Elida Almeida, Ceuzany, Jenifer
Solidade…
Morna is the national music in the hearts of the people of Cape Verde. It resembles
Portuguese fado, but it is not the Creole version of that genre, which was looked on
with scorn by the Portuguese colonists. Morna probably comes from lament, a style of
singing brought from Angola by slaves. Its accents are rough and heart-rending.
Etymologically, the word “morna” may come from the English verb “to mourn”, but its
origin is obscure. Sailors probably developed its final form. Indeed, apart from Angolan
chanting, it holds suggestions of Argentinian tango and Brazilian modinha.
Tracks: Nos Morna - Ildo Lobo / Lura - Eclipse / Albertino - Salva Nha Criola / Miss
Perfumado (20th Ann Edition) / Ceuzany - Mindel D'Novas / Elida Almeida - Mar
Sagrado / Kompass - Dona Dess Nha Sina / Bau - Nha Morgadinha / Teofilo Chantre Alma Morna / Jenifer Solidade - Oriundina / Nancy Viera - Brasil / Ze Luis - Partida E Um
Dor / Teofilo Chantre & Cesaria Evora - Mae Pa Fidje / Alma De Morna - Querida /
Fantcha - Sol Ja Camba / Maria Alice - D'Zemcontre
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
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e-mail: [email protected]
FOLK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Nancy Kerr - Instar
LIDICD002
880992157605
£7.99
CD
LITTLE DISH RECORDS
FOLK
***Digital download distributed by Proper***
Instar is the brand new album from BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2015 Nancy Kerr.
Finding herself increasingly fascinated by the role of the environment as a character
in music, literature, art and film, Nancy's new compositions explore the themes of
human/ecological interaction that lie just beneath the surface of so many traditional
folk songs.
The lore and language of nature provide a repertoire of raw, universal images with which
to address subjects such as gender identity and sexuality, struggles for human rights, love
and consent, colonialism and the effects of austerity on our culture and ourselves.
With her Sweet Visitor Band now an established unit, Nancy's writing is also focused on
the musical qualities of band mates Rowan Rheingans, James Fagan, Tim Yates, Tom
Wright, Greg Russell and guest pedal-steel player C J Hillman. Tom Wright's assured
production reveals the scale and drama that the lyrical subjects require.
Instar extends some of the themes introduced in both Nancy's Sweet Visitor album and in
Murmurs - her collaboration with Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting on Topic Records and acknowledges the influence of contemporary nature writers Rob Cowen (whose 2015
"edgeland" memoir Common Ground provided great inspiration), Helen McDonald (H is
for Hawk) and George Monbiot (Feral).
Tracks: Instar / Farewell Stony Ground / Oh England What Seeds / Written On My Skin /
Fragile Water / Kingdom / Gingerbread / Light Rolls Home / Seven Notes (adieu My Love) /
Crow's Wing / See Her Fly Home / Sisterhood / Silver Sage
Also Available:
LIDI001 – ‘Sweet Visitor’
FECD199 – ‘Strands Of Gold’ (With James Fagan)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
FOLK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Jackie Oates & Megan Henwood –
Wings EP
DHARMACD25
5060041539322
CD
£4.99
DHARMA
FOLK
Multi award winning contemporary folk duo Jackie Oates and Megan Henwood meld
together their love of storytelling, songwriting and melody with their voices and acoustic
instruments, resulting in a fresh sound that combines both reworked traditional folk
song with original and contemporary material.
Their individual musical backgrounds are quite different yet their voices blend effortlessly,
sensitively backed by viola, guitar, sometimes piano and the accomplished double bass
player Pete Thomas.
The three met at Nettlebed Folk Club in Oxfordshire, already admiring one another's work
- they began playing music together shortly after and both Jackie and Pete contributed
heavily on Megan's last album 'Head Heart Hand'. Since then they have been working
together on new material and experimenting with arranging traditional and contemporary
songs to fit their musical vision. Working with producers Pete Brown and Tom Excell they
have recorded a 5 track EP entitled 'Wings' which features their haunting adaption of
Brain Bedford's poignant song 'What's The Use Of Wings?'.
The three have a relaxed and engaging connection onstage - two very different singers
combine their voices sinuously, telling stories in song, gracefully blending their
instruments to produce a mellifluous and sometimes melancholic soundscape.
The girls will be out on tour with bass player Pete Thomas with selected dates through July
to September including a special launch gig at St Pancras Old Church on August 25. Other
dates still tbc. but include Oxford Folk Weekend and Whitby and Yarm Festivals.
Tracks:Love Vigilantes / Bettystown / What's The Use Of Wings? / Setting Of The Sun /
Ghosts
Also Available:
ECC015 – ‘The Spyglass & The Herringbone’ (Jackie Oates)
ECC004 – ‘Saturnine’ (Jackie Oates)
DHARMACD21 – ‘Head Heart Hand’ (Megan Henwood)
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
FOLK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Chris While & Julie Matthews –
Shoulder To Shoulder
FATCD035
5026076003528
CD
£7.99
FAT CAT RECORDS
FOLK
With 22 years of musical partnership gathering numerous nominations, awards and critical
acclaim along the way, While and Matthews reaffirm their place as one of the finest duos in
acoustic music with the release of their tenth studio album.
*Digital download distributed by Proper*
Shoulder to Shoulder introduces eleven brand-new songs to the already mighty arsenal of
material that positions them as go-to writers for projects such as the acclaimed BBC Radio Ballads
and Ballads of Child Migration. Their songs cover diverse topics and bridge musical genres,
making them difficult to pigeonhole, but after years of drawing on many influences and
experiences they have acquired a sound all of their own and are, as the opening track testifies,
comfortable in the skin they are in.
As well as the upbeat radio friendly Here It Comes Again and the powerful ballad Ordinary Day (a
breathtaking interpretation from While's lead vocal), Matthews, as we have come to expect, also
offers two powerful songs of political comment. Pride, a calling for solidarity in support of LGBT
rights across the globe and Are We Human, an answer to the intolerance and ignorance facing
refugees fleeing to Europe. While's recent co-writing partnership with acclaimed songwriter
Charlie Dore brings a new dimension to the album with three songs.
As usual, W&M are supported by a full cast of world-class musicians. On bass, Neil Fairclough
(Queen, E2K); drums, Neil Marshall (Albion Band); new addition Johnny Heyes on electric and
acoustic guitars; Danny Hart (Flats and Sharps) on fiddle and banjo. With guests: guitarist Ken
Nicol, Australian double bass player Liz Frencham and additional vocals from Christine Collister
and Kellie While.
Tracks: The Skin That I'm in / Slim to Nil / Here It Comes Again / Ordinary Day / Pride / Pinjarra
Dreams / Tree of Life / Nothing Yanks My Chain (Like You Do) / Are We Human? / Leap of Faith
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Before The Sun £7.99
SGR002
0702038275169
CD
SUNGRAZING RECORDS
FOLK
Charismatic English folk singer Hannah Sanders follows up her acclaimed debut 'Charms Against
Sorrow' with an exquisite album of duets with dobro player, guitarist and singer Ben Savage
(The Willows), recorded in Toronto with award-winning producer David Travers-Smith (Wailin
Jennys, Pharis & Jason Romero, Madison Violet).
*Digital download distributed by Proper*
Recorded in duet over 10 days just as Ontario's winter snows gave way to spring sunshine, the
album shares a moment and mood with the listener in a way that so few modern records are
able. The pair move seamlessly between traditional, self-penned and cover songs; delicately
exploring life, love, grief and death through a musical journey that feels perfectly of-a-piece.
There is an almost musical soul-mate quality to the support Savage's singing and playing adds to
Sanders' stunningly beautiful vocals, guitar and dulcimer work. Travers-Smith frames their special
musical rapport within a delicately crafted soundscape reminiscent of his work with Ruth Moody,
but with a clarity and intimacy one might more readily associate with Gillian Welch & Dave
Rawlings.
The album features guest appearances on both sides of the pond including Jon Thorne (Lamb, Jon
Smith), Kevin Breit (Norah Jones, Rosanne Cash), Jim Causley, Katriona Gilmore (Gilmore &
Roberts), Jade Rhiannon and Evan Carson (The Willows, Sam Kelly).
Tracks: The Fall / Come All Ye Fair & Tender Maids / The Sun Is Gonna Rise / What's It Tonight My
Love? / Lady Margaret / Clayton Boone / Deep Blue Sea / Ribbons & Bows / The Unquiet Grave /
Spanish Boots Of Spanish Leather
Order from Proper Music Distribution :
Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
FOLK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Allan Yn Y Fan - Newid
SPCD1018S
5060124840079
£7.99
CD
STEAM PIE RECORDS
FOLK/WELSH
"NEWiD" is the Welsh word for ‘change’, whilst in English the title could be represented as new
identity - apt for an album reflecting the band's new six piece line-up and, coincidentally,
Allan Yn Y Fan's sixth record.
"NEWiD" in its twelve tracks demonstrates an evolved, more refined and mature sound for Allan
Yn Y Fan. The album features a mix of original compositions and the band's arrangements of more
gems from the storehouse of Welsh traditional music and song.
*Digital download distributed by Proper*
Tour Dates 2016:
23rd Sep - Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen
25th Sep – Chapter, Cardiff
28th Sep - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny
01st Oct - Neuadd Dwyfor, Pwllheli
10th Nov - Blackwood Miner's Institute
11th Nov - Redwick Village Hall
12th Nov - Ty Siamas, Dolgellau
18th Nov - The Met, Abertillery
19th Nov - Canolfan Ucheldre, Holyhead
26th Nov - The Welfare Ystradgynlais.
Tracks include Kate Strudwick's hauntingly beautiful "Tune for Lilian" commemorating a surprise
bequest; Chris Jones' jaunty and nimble "Bishop of Llandaff's & Frank Hennessy's Kairdiff
Quicksteps" and some terrific traditional tunes including "Dwr Glan", "Pibddawns Y Mwnci" and
"Sbaen Wenddydd."
The songs include some well know from the tradition such as the spell-binding rendition that
Catrin O'Neill gives "Dafydd Y Garreg Wen" a capella, whilst there is the first recording of a mid
19th century protest ballad collected in Beaufort, Ebbw Vale and entitled "Gorthrwm y
Gweithiwr" (Oppression of the workers). The song issues some dire warnings to 19th century iron
masters! "NEWiD" is respectfully dedicated to the memory of the late Dr. Meredydd Evans - in
part because Catrin learned some of these songs directly from him or his wife Phyllis Kinney.
Allan Yn Y Fan will be touring in support of the album from September onwards to mark not just
the release of the album but also the 20th anniversary of the founding of the band.
Press:
We have features lined up in fRoots, Songlines, R2 Magazine and Living Tradition.
We expect to get broadcast features on Radio and S4C.
Tracks: Marwnad Yr Ehedydd/Tune For A New Bought Accordion / Sbaen Wenddydd / Can
Merthyr / O'Connell's Extension/Cooper's Bow / Dafydd Y Garreg Wen / Slip Jigs (Jig
Pultague/Taflwn Yr Hosan/Diferion Arian) / Y Gaseg Felen / Tune For Lilian / Dwr Glan/Russian
Reel/Pibddawns Y Mwnci / Gorthrwm Y Gweithiwr / Bishop Of Llandaff's & Frank Hennessy's
Kairdiff Quicksteps / Ym Mhontypridd Mae'n Nghariad
Gatehouse - Tús Nua
CEFCD210
656297012105
£5.50
CD
GAEL LINN
FOLK
Gatehouse are a newly-formed traditional group with a line-up of experienced and up-andcoming artistes. Their songs and tunes are grounded in the North Connaught tradition, with
sprinklings of other influences.
The band draws on the music of composers such as O’Carolan and Josie McDermott, among
others. In Tús Nua (fresh start) the blend of song and music is truly enchanting while the singing
of Rachel Garvey is captivating.
Martin Hayes has written of their new release: “This CD is beautifully arranged and recorded and
everything happening here is authentic.”
Tracks: Spailpin Fanach / Jimmy Giblin's, The Gneevgullia Reel, The Casagh Reel / Slan agus
Beannacht / The Frost is all Over, The Mouse in the Cupboard / Dobbyn's Flowery Vale / Tus Nua /
Easter Snow / The Laddie with the Pladdie / Casadh an tSugain / Joe Ryan's Mazurka, Buckley's
Fancy, The Laurel Tree / The Ploughboy / The Girls from the Gatehouse, James Murray's, The
Laughing Spoons / Over the Mountain / The Bullock on the Bonnet, The Leitrim Thrush, Murray's
No.1
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e-mail: [email protected]
FOLK NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Jenny Whiteley - The Original Jane Whiteley
BHCD0080
803057023325
CD
BLACK HEN MUSIC
£7.99
FOLK
Two time Juno award winner Jenny Whiteley's new recording. "The Original Jenny
Whiteley" takes a traditional route in a nod to Jenny's musical pedigree and her
father's and uncle's well-known band from the 70s, "The Original Sloth Band."
The recording was made at H. Chris Brown's Wolfe Island Ontario's "The Post Office"
studio with Jenny's pals and musical comrades Sam Allison and Teillard Frost: aka
Sheesham and Lotus.
The songs on "The Original Jenny Whiteley" range from bluegrass, jug band music to old
time and early jazz. There are a fistful of new original songs here, too! Along with vocals
and guitar, the songs included here feature jug, banjo, harmonica, fiddle, bones, jaw
harp and whistling!
From the opening hit of professional reality in Chris Coole's "$100" referencing the
working musician's lot, to the a cappella Georgia Sea Islands inspired "Things Are
Coming My Way", featuring Chris and Ken Whiteley, this record is a gem of a collection.
Tracks: $100 / In The Pines / Banjo Girl / Log Cabin In The Sky / Malade / Groundhog /
Stealin’ Stealin’ / Higher Learning / Oxford Town/Old Mother Flanagan / Morning Blues
/ Things Are Coming My Way
The Bombadils - New Shoes
BCD243
773958124325
£7.99
CD
BOREALIS
FOLK
Canadian Maritimer Luke Fraser and Prairie-girl Sarah Frank share a love of folk songs
and fiddle tunes and come together as The Bombadils. Drawing from the Canadian,
American and Celtic traditions, the two pour the spirit of storytelling and kitchen
parties into their writing and playing.
Luke brings guitar, mandolin and home-grown East Coast vocals in harmony with
Sarah's beautiful vocals, lyrical fiddle playing and clawhammer banjo.
Tracks: The Fountain / La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin / Squirrels Rule The Day, Raccoons
Rule The Night / Silver Linings / Train In The Night / Lone Journey / Blankets / The
Scroll’s Return – Le Voyage / What Gold Could Never Buy / Wild Mountain Thyme / I’ll
Remember You, Love, In My Prayers / Mint Condition
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e-mail: [email protected]
ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Jon Hopkins - Opalescent
TAOLP006
677603011520
LP2
£12.99
JUST MUSIC
ELECTRONIC
Originally released by Just Music in 2001, Jon Hopkins' debut album, 'Opalescent' has
been remastered for vinyl and will be released on heavyweight vinyl in a beautiful
double gatefold sleeve featuring the original artwork with accompanying sleeve notes by
Hopkins.
The release is to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of this now seminal album. It was an
extraordinary debut from a then twenty one year old Hopkins, now a critically acclaimed
recording artist, Ivor Novello nominated composer of film scores and prominent producer
/ collaborator with artists such as Coldplay, Brian Eno and Natasha Khan who has twice
been nominated for the Mercury Prize, both for his album with King Creosote, 'Diamond
Mine', and for his last solo album, 'Immunity'.
Opalescent is an album that uniquely combines the light with the dark, the beautiful with
the mysterious, in a glorious atmosphere where the the world of trip hop beats and chill
out were made Jon's own personal domain. Sometimes eerie, sometimes majestic, but
always profoundly musical.
Press at the time:
“Opalescent is a beautifully realised debut...using synths, phased and echoed guitars and
pianos and chilled bears, his wonderful tunes drift from calm to eerie power like a restless
sea” - The Guardian
“The tracks are all blissfully ambient, with tranquil melodies and lazy beats, somehow
Hopkins makes it sound classic not cliched “ - The Independent on Sunday
“A debut album that fits neatly alongside heavyweight peers like Jose Padilla and Global
Communication. The opening track Elegiac is so atmospheric in its beauty that you could
close your eyes and almost feel the waves of the sea as the sun sets before you “ Q4Music
“Piano, guitar strings and slow beats blend like the clouds at sunset ( or an opiate
smoothy) filtering in and out like elegantly wasted beauty” - DJ Magazine
LP 1: Elegiac / Private Universe / Halcyon / Opalescent / Lost In Thought / Fading Glow
LP 2: Apparition / Inner Peace / Cerulean / Grace / Cold Out There / Afterlife
Also Available:
TAO056 – ‘How I Live Now (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)’ (CD)
TAO006 – ‘Opalescent’ (CD)
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Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
e-mail: [email protected]
RAP/HIP-HOP NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Kool Keith - Feature Magnetic
MMG000912
616892397243
CD
MELLO MUSIC GROUP
£7.49
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'.
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-share-new-song-swordin-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
Founder of Bronx, NYC hip hop collective Ultramagnetic MC’s, released the legendary solo record Dr.
Octagonecologyst [1996], which received 9.2/10 from Pitchfork & 5/5 All Music
Press:
Record Collector - Review Confirmed
The Guardian - Cult Heroes Feature
https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jul/19/kool-keith-cult-heroes-ultramagneticmcs-dr-octoganecologyst
FACT Mag - Interview http://www.factmag.com/2016/07/23/kool-keith-analog-brothers-pimp-eat
Mass Appeal: Feature Confirmed.
Coverage for first track & announcement:
XXL premiere of “World Wide Lamper (feat. Bars Murre & Dirt Nasty)” :
http://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/new-music/2016/07/kool-keith-bars-murre-dirt-nastyworldwide-lamper/
Pitchfork: http://pitchfork.com/news/66990-kool-keith-announces-new-album-feature-magnetic/
Stereogum: http://www.stereogum.com/1889591/kool-keith-world-wide-lamper-feat-b-a-r-smurre-dirt-nasty/mp3s/
FACT: http://www.factmag.com/2016/07/21/kool-keith-album-feature-magnetic-mf-doom/
Fader http://www.thefader.com/2016/07/21/kool-keith-feature-magnetic-album-new-single
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 (feat. Mac Mall) / Tired (feat. Ed O.G.) / Cold
Freezer (Bumpy Knuckles) / Peer Pressure (feat. Slug of Atmosphere) / Life (feat. Sadat X) / Writers
(feat. Ras Kass) / Cheesecake (Bonus Track)
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e-mail: [email protected]
DANCE NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Petit Biscuit - Petit Biscuit
PB3
3700187663865
12”EP
£6.99
PETIT BISCUIT INC
DANCE
Petit Biscuit is a 16 year old French artist, real name is Mehdi Benjelloun, who excels in
giving sampled voices a unique treatment. Mehdi records the sounds with his friends,
then edits and mixes them until they become autonomous instruments, giving his songs
an exotic sensibility.
Thanks to years of training at the Conservatory (French classical music school) learning the
cello, piano and guitar as well as music theory, Petit Biscuit is able to play all the
instruments present in his songs, from the percussion to the keyboards and guitars.
His tracks started to travel too, being shared organically by millions of listeners, 'Sunset
Lover' already has over 30 million streams globally reaching the Spotify charts is multiple
countries.
Includes one exclusive track not on the digital version 'Open Your Eyes'
Video for ‘Sunset Lover’: https://youtu.be/wuCK-oiE3rM
Video for ‘Jungle’: https://youtu.be/gpITBBXShfE
Video for ‘Iceland’: https://youtu.be/VepeQJDBEek
Press:
Huge support across multiple Youtube channels (Electroposé - Mr Sucide Sheep MrSucideSheep #2 - Dealer De musique - MrRevillz
Tracks: Once Again / Sunset Lover / Jungle / Full Moon / Iceland / Open Your Eyes
Also Available:
PB2 – ‘Petit Biscuit’ (CD Version)
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ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Blondage - Blondage
TAMB147LP
7332181069358
£5.75
12” TAMBOURHINOCEROS RECORDS ELECTRONIC
Since the beginning of spring Blondage have impressed music fans and industry
worldwide with strong singles and beautiful music videos of the highest quality.
As a result the singles have seen streams in the millions and received hundreds
of radio plays.
Blondage is Pernille Smith-Sivertsen and Esben Andersen. They have previously made
music under the name Rangleklods. With the name change to Blondage the two have
completed their transformation from an experimental solo project to a full-blown
electronic pop duo with thousands of fans around the world.
The alternative pop universe of Blondage is made from catchy hooks and melodies,
incredible and
playful production skills and a stunning visual identity.
Festivals (incl. Secret Garden Party) and full European tour in place to support the EP.
"turn this up loud and and get ready for blondage to become your new favourite
band..." - JA JA JA
"a track that's crying out for summer sun" - I-D
Press:
I-D premiere of lead single "dive" followed by 1 million+ Spotify streams
Support from key media such as I-D Mag, The Line Of Best Fit, Amazing Radio and The
Guardian
Tracks: Lucky Black Skirt / Dive / Pray / Beg / Flf
Headboggle - In Dual Mono
CSHAUSMO48
634457746046
MC
£4.99
HAUSU MOUNTAIN
ELECTRONIC
Headboggle emerges from the lab with a platter of analog experimentation that
pushes his already overloaded creative practice to new heights of electronic
arrangement and noise oblivion.
In Dual Mono represents another branch of his catalogue: the grab bag synth frenzy,
no-holds-barred, full arsenal open for business. We bear witness to the infinite tones
and ideas at Headboggle’s disposal as he cycles through a bonkers buffet of carnivalcore synth squiggles, wailing noise formats, and ramshackle acoustic instrumentation.
Tracks: (20:00) / (20:00)
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ELECTRONIC NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Tiger Village - VI: Effective Living
CSHAUSMO47
634457745940
MC
HAUSU MOUNTAIN
£4.99
ELECTRONIC
Tiger Village beams a new series of omni-electronic technoid transmissions from the
top of Hausu Mountain in the form of his new album Tiger Village VI: Effective Living.
The Cleveland-based producer/performer sculpts deliriously dense compositions that
play out like the underground hits of an edified future culture that has finally achieved
total hybridity. Torrents of sci-fi synth melodies float alongside ego-nullifying noise and
drone textures.
Tracks: Pressure Of Speech / This Future (Inside) / The Inverted Binocular / Imaji / Swirl
/ Poor Richard, Agnes Irwin / Jungle Gate / Bands
Lockbox - Demonoid
CSHAUSMO46
634457745841
£4.99
MC
HAUSU MOUNTAIN
ELECTRONIC
Lockbox's new album Demonoid cracks open the twenty-one-year-old Denver-based
producer’s bottomless vault and gathers a selection of his recent experiments into an
epic hour-long program.
Minimal hardware techno, pools of digital liquid, squelching noise loops, Playstation
OST synth arrangements, tribal tom-tom workouts - all these styles and more warp into
view for their moment before the portal to another zone opens.
Tracks: Globe Wings / Shimmerbreeze / QB Kirby FFO / Grassblade Sequins / Grim Reap
Trip Pants / Myxed Up / Dark Toonami / Mini Psi Baby / Aurora Rat / Coolformax / Trash
Burner Star Sign / Jean Dreamin / Rain In An Alien House / Ode To Hyena Halloween /
JamalCD / QB Moonface / Tales Of Destiny's Shore / Demonoid
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Neil Cowley Trio - Spacebound Apes
HIDECD002
HIDELP002
5060124730042
5060124730103
CD
LP
HIDE INSIDE
HIDE INSIDE
JAZZ
JAZZ
£7.99
£10.99
***Digital download distributed by Proper***
‘Spacebound Apes’ is the sixth studio recording from Neil Cowley Trio; a concept album
that combines a glorious soundtrack of breathtaking music around a magical, thoughtprovoking tale of one man - Lincoln - and the bizarre journey he goes on, woven
together with some of the most impassioned music that Neil has created.
Pianist/composer Cowley toured and record with some of the most successful bands of
the ‘90s including the Brand New Heavies and Zero 7 alongside his own chill-out band
Fragile State. Since then, Cowley has become the go-to pianist lending his golden touch to
many chart smashing hits including contributions to Adele’s global chart toppers, ‘19’ and
‘21’ making him quite literally 2011’s most listened to pianist on the planet!
Tour Dates 2016:
27th Oct - Union Chapel, London
04th Nov - St John the Evangelist Church,
Oxford
On ‘Spacebound Apes’ hypnotic passages create heart-pounding suspense while sweet,
whispered themes create heart-shattering empathy. Bold, bombastic tunes create drama,
and in a departure from the trio's usual acoustic setting, electronics orchestrate desolation
and despair.
Widely acclaimed as a dazzling composer, Cowley demonstrates his flair for bold, dynamic,
emotional music with cinematic themes that has an enormously broad appeal. The trio
have, over their ten year history built a reputation as being one of the genres most
captivating live bands performing in a variety of genre-crossing settings.
Video for ‘Grace’: https://youtu.be/VXRDRg3bAHk (6,800 plays on YouTube)
Video for ‘The City and the Stars’: https://youtu.be/rh5WYBT0rs0 (published 15/08)
Press:
Received/confirmed airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music (Shaun Keaveny, Chris Hawkins), BBC
Radio 2 (Jamie Cullum), BBC Radio 3 (Jazz Line-Up), Jazz FM (daytime plays plus Weekend
Breakfast, Ronnie Scott's Radio Show)
Features/reviews confirmed in Mojo, Record Collector, Jazzwise, M Magazine (PRS for
Music), Quietus, Clash + LondonJazzNews more tbc
Grace added to Spotify ‘Peaceful Piano; playlist (4th largest playlist on the service with
over 1.7millions followers), 953k plays (25k per day)
Tracks: Weightless / Hubris Major / Governance / The City And The Stars / Grace / Echo
Nebula / The Sharks Of Competition / Duty To The Last / Garden Of Love / Death Of
Amygdala / The Return Of Lincoln
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
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Telephone: 0870 444 0805 Fax: 0208 6765169
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Joey Alexander - Countdown
234279
885150342794
CD
£7.99
MOTEMA
JAZZ
The highly-anticipated sophomore album by twice Grammy-nominated piano prodigy
Joey Alexander, showcases his remarkable development as a contemporary jazz
bandleader and talent as a composer. Featuring bassist Larry Grenadier and drummer
Ulysses Owens Jr., saxophonist Chris Potter joins the trio for an extended exploration of
Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage”.
2016 Tour Dates:
11th Nov - Pizza Express Jazz Club
(London Jazz Festival)
At nine, Joey won the grand prize at the first Master-Jam Fest, an all-ages competition in
Ukraine, which included 200 competitors from 17 countries. By 10, he was performing at
jazz festivals in both Jakarta and Copenhagen. An invitation from Wynton Marsalis led to
his U.S. debut appearance at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall in 2014, where he amazed
the audience with his musicality, followed by appearances before the Jazz Foundation of
America at the Apollo and the Arthur Ashe Learning Center at Gotham Hall.
His 2015 debut album for Motema Music, ‘My Favorite Things’, garnered two Grammy
Award nominations for "Best Jazz Instrumental Album" and "Best Improvised Solo" for his
performance of John Coltrane's "Giant Steps", making him the youngest jazz artist ever
nominated for a Grammy.
He develops fresh takes on well-known tunes, combining them seamlessly with his own
original compositions in a way which invites both new and seasoned listeners in, and
reflects the true emotional heart and soul of his musical personality. Now, as he enters his
teen years, Joey takes another step in charting his artistic direction with the release of
‘Countdown’. Building upon the swing and improvisational style that made his first project
a critical and popular success, ‘Countdown’ is a reflection of the growth and maturity of
Joey Alexander as an artist, and a confident next step toward a limitless future.
Personnel: Joey Alexander (piano), Larry Grenadier, Dan Chmielinski (bass), Ulysses Owens
Jr. (drums), guest: Chris Potter (soprano and tenor saxophone)
Album Trailer: https://youtu.be/RcNKpUGsOqA (5k plays on YouTube)
Press:
Interview on BBC Radio 4 ‘Saturday Live’ show
Reviews confirmed in Evening Standard, Jazzwise, Jazz Journal + LondonJazzNews
Tracks: City Lights / Sunday Waltz / Countdown / Smile / Maiden Voyage / Criss Cross /
Chelsea Bridge / For Wee Folks / Soul Dreamer / Think of One
Also Available:
233988 – ‘My Favorite Things’
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Bobby Kapp & Matthew Shipp - Cactus
CDNS079
703610875630
CD
NORTHERN SPY
£7.99
JAZZ
Drummer Bobby Kapp and pianist Matthew Shipp are a team that has only recently come
together, though their affinity for one another is natural and rewarding. Cactus is their first duo
recording, a spontaneous set coming on the heels of 2015’s Themes 4 Transmutation, the latter
waxed under the drummer’s leadership and featuring Shipp.
On Cactus, nine spiny and flowering dialogic arms are presented in gorgeous sound, creating a
language that stems from bebop, free improvisation and classicism but are of the present and
specific to these two musicians.
While the cognoscenti may be aware of Kapp'’s name as a firebrand in the mid-60s New York free
music underground, he didn’'t record as a leader back then. Kapp’'s restless energy and
streetwise lyricism, yen for the blues and supple templates for unfettered expression took him
from New Jersey and Staten Island to Berklee College of Music, where he studied with Alan
Dawson, and then Lower Manhattan. There, he played and recorded with alto saxophonists
Marion Brown and Noah Howard, pianist Dave Burrell and tenor saxophonists Leandro ‘Gato’
Barbieri and Pharaoh Sanders before eventually settling in an artist’s colony in San Miguel de
Allende.
Shipp's piano is the perfect foil for Kapp'’s dryly doled-out metric inventions, his sinewy but
factual movements through erudite melody, resonant stomps and granular sideways gestures
creating fields and objects through which the drummer’s open, supple brushwork and woody rolls
float, undercut and weave. Shipp has worked with a wide range of individual, creative
drummers—including Newman Taylor Baker, Whit Dickey, Guillermo E. Brown, Susie Ibarra,
Marc Edwards and Steve McCall—and says of Kapp that “Bobby is a marvel as he combines the
best of old school drumming with a real feel for pulse and breaking the circle that exists in the
avant-garde. However, he can open the beat up in a way where you can flow with the wave and
never lose the line. His touch is really refined and that adds to the beauty of his sound.”
Tracks: Overture / Before / During / Money / Cactus / After / Good Wood / Snow Storm Coming /
The 3rd Sound
Andy LaVerne - Genesis
SCCD31818
716043181827
£8.49
CD
STEEPLECHASE
JAZZ
To quote Danish critic Niels Overgaard, Andy LaVerne is "one of jazz's analytical workmen".
The enormous body of his work as pianist, composer and educator over the five decades
does not stop LaVerne from being creative to add new dimension to his artistry as
evidenced in this album.
"Pianist Andy LaVerne possesses talent that should be commensurate with a much broader public
awareness." - C. Andrew Hovan, All About Jazz
"LaVerne's writing chops are as impressive as his playing." - Harvey Siders, Jazztimes (on
'Pianissimo' SCCD31512)
Personnel: Andy Laverne (piano), Mike Richmond (bass, cello), Jason Tiemann (drums)
Tracks: Genesis / Metafour / Venus De Milo / Show Me The Monet / Do Unto Yourself As You
Would Do Unto Others / Mourning / Bleu Train / Why Nobody Just Don't Wanna Do What I Ask
Them To Do? / Piece
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Pierre Dorge & New Jungle Orchestra - Ubi Zaa £8.49
SCCD31819
716043181926
CD
STEEPLECHASE
JAZZ
Live recording from Danish guitarist/composer and most famously leader of "one of
Europe's most sophisticated bands" (Norman Weinstein), Pierre Dørge has always
prided himself on the longevity (since 1980) of his constantly active New Jungle
Orchestra.
On 'Ubi Zaa' Dørge features his favourite American cornetist Kirk Knuffke and writes
music with Kirk's sound in mind. With the help of engaging audience in Copenhagen
NJO delivers one amazing concert here.
Personnel: Pierre Dørge (guitar, conductor), Kirk Knuffke (cornet), Jakob Mygind (tenor
and soprano saxophone), Anders Banke (tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet),
Kenneth Agerholm (trombone), Irene Becker (piano, synthesizer), Thommy Andersson
(bass), Ayi Solomon (congas, percussion), Martin Andersen (drums)
Tracks: I Was Surprised To Know / Ubi Zaa / I May Remember / Ai Piedi Della Scala /
Song For Ornette / Jeg Har En Angst / Hugo At Buresø / The Enigmatic Reality Of Time /
Prelude To Eternity
Richard Elliot - Summer Madness
HUI3887202
888072388727
CD
£7.99
HEADS UP
JAZZ
While a patriarch of the smooth jazz genre, Saxophonist Richard Elliot is also at home
with rock & roll and classic R&B that he performed as a member of Tower of Power.
He celebrates these funk and R&B roots on ‘Summer Madness’, which sees him joins
forces with trumpeter Rick Braun.
When Elliot began preparing ‘Summer Madness’, he knew exactly what he wanted to
do. First and foremost, it had to be funky. “When I was growing up in the ’70s and first
learning to play the saxophone,” he says, “I was mostly attracted to instrumentally
based R&B and to jazz that had R&B roots. This record definitely goes down that path,
leaning more on the funk side.”
The cast includes two other horn men augmenting Elliot’s signature sax work:
trumpeter/trombonist Rick Braun, who also produced the album and, on several tracks,
baritone saxophonist Curt Waylee.
Tracks: Cachaca / Breakin' It Down / Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) / West Coast
Jam / Harry The Hipster / Slam-O-Rama / Back To You / Ludicrous Speed / Summer
Madness / Mr. Nate's Wild Ride
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JAZZ NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Etienne Mbappe & The Prophets –
How Near How Far
ABLX055
700261442662
CD
£8.49
ABSTRACT LOGIX
JAZZ
'How Near How Far' is bassist Etienne Mbappé's fourth solo recording. While his previous three
albums 'Mislya' (2004), 'Su La Take' (2008), and 'Pater Noster' (2013) focused on his vocal
material, this is the first to concentrate primarily on instrumental ideas.
It also marks the debut of his new band the Prophets - consisting of Mbappé alongside
Christophe Cravéro (acoustic and electric piano), Anthony Jambon (guitars), Clément Janinet
(violin), Arno de Casanove (trumpet, flugelhorn), Hervé Gourdikian (tenor saxophone), and
longtime collaborator Nicholas Viccaro (drums, percussion).
"The concept of the Prophets," Mbappé explains, "is a nod to visionaries like Miles, Coltrane, Joe
Zawinul, John McLaughlin, Ravi Shankar, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, and Charlie Parker among
others. We seek to extend their vision and imagine a music where there are no borders and no
musical barriers. With the Prophets, I decided to come back to instrumental music...I wanted to
get away from the strict song format - verse, bridge, chorus - and focus more on the music itself."
With the unusual trumpet/tenor/violin frontline leading the way, the Prophets explore eleven
Mbappé originals, which touch on a number of international traditions while bridging cultural
divides via deft musicianship and a thoughtful, conversational improvisational approach.
Mbappé is a much in-demand sideman and collaborator, leading to high-profile recordings and
performances as a member of John McLaughlin's 4th Dimension and the Ringers (with Jimmy
Herring, Wayne Krantz, Michael Landau, and Gary Novak), plus sideman appearances with such
artists Joe Zawinul, Manu Dibango, Robben Ford, Slif Keita, Ray Charles, Steps Ahead, and
saxophonist Bill Evans.
Tracks: John Ji / Bandit Queen / Lagos Market / How Near How Far / Make It Easy / Milonga In 7
(To Astor Piazzola) / Bad As I’m Doing / Mang Lady / Assiko Twerk / Day Message (To Joe Zawinul)
/ Day Message (To Joe Zawinul)
Ashleigh Smith - Sunkissed
CJA3878102
888072387812
£7.99
CD
CONCORD JAZZ
JAZZ
This is the eagerly awaited, Concord debut of singer-songwriter Ashleigh Smith, it features
soulful originals and cherry-picked covers. Ashley won the 2014 Sarah Vaughan International
Jazz Vocals competition and a recording contract as part of her prize.
‘Sunkissed’, describes Smith’s singing perfectly, she possesses an iridescent alto that radiates a
spectrum of poised emotions. While clearly she’s capable of tackling material underscored by
darker themes such as heartache and sobering social commentary, optimistic rays of light always
shine through her voice.
In addition to her stunning alto voice, she is also a gifted songwriter, having co-written half the
album. A couple of notable covers include Hall & Oates "Sara Smile" and The Beatles "Blackbird".
Audio: https://soundcloud.com/concordmusicgroup/sarasmile
Tracks: Best Friends / Sara Smile / The World Is Calling / Love Is You / Blackbird / Sunkissed / Into
The Blue / Brokenhearted Girl / Beautiful and True / Pure Imagination
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BLUES NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
The Fabulous Thunderbirds –
Strong Like That
SEVCD0067
020286222910
CD
£7.99
MEGAFORCE
BLUES
"From the opening swampy piano runs, crispy funk lead riffs, earthy and raunchy
harmonica runs, and Kim Wilson's down-to-the-bone soul growls on the Motown classic
"(I Know I'm) Losing You" to the bright Stax-inflected guitars and horns of the Eddie
Floyd classic "Never Found Me a Girl," The Fabulous Thunderbirds take flight on their
new album, Strong Like That.
The band balances the mournfulness of blues with all the joy of soul music, and the tunes
here are often so bright that they drive us up out of our seats to the dance floor to groove
to The Fabulous Thunderbirds' smooth and soulful sound. " - Henry Carrigan, No
Depression
Tracks: (I Know) I'm Losing You (feat. Roosevelt Collier and Wes Watkins) / Don't Burn Me
(feat. Anson Funderburgh) / You're Gonna Miss Me / Drowning on Dry Land / Smooth /
Somebody's Getting It / Meet Me on the Corner / Where's Your Love Been / I've Never
Found a Girl (To Love Me Like You Do) / Strong Like That
Also Available:
SEVCD58 – ‘On The Verge’
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BLUES NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Devon Allman - Ride Or Die
RUF1231
710347123125
CD
£8.70
RUF RECORDS
BLUES
Allman has walked many roads to earn his place at the head of the Southern rock scene.
Followers of the US bandleader's thrilling two-decade career have come to expect the
unexpected, from his post-millennial breakout with Honeytribe, through chart-topping
hook-ups with Jack Bruce and Javier Vargas, to acclaimed solo albums 2014's Ragged & Dirty
(praised by the UK's Blues Magazine as "reminding you why the blues can be, quite simply, the
best thing in the world").
When the vocalist/guitarist parted ways with Royal Southern Brotherhood in 2014 – having
played a pivotal role in the supergroup's all-conquering early material – there was an audible gasp
around the world. Thankfully, one spin of Ride Or Die vindicates Allman's bold step into the
unknown. Recorded at Nashville's Sound Stage Studios and Switchyard Studios in May, Ride Or
Die found Allman in good company, with the bandleader guiding the core lineup of Tom
Hambridge (drums/co-production), Tyler Stokes (guitars) and Steve Duerst (bass) – and enlisting
fairydust from Ron Holloway (saxophone), Bobby Yang (strings) and Kevin McKendree (keys).
With the chemistry fizzing, it's a mix that lives, breathes and grooves, the antithesis of the cutand-paste jobs that hold sway in the Pro Tools era.
Tour Dates 2016:
29th Aug – Colne R&B Festival
30th Aug - The Scene, Swansea
31st Aug – Borderline, London
01st Sep – Stage, Basingstoke
Writing all but two of the songs – either alone or in partnership with his compadres – Allman
showcases his ability to catch what it means to be human, while following his muse wherever it
leads him. On songs like the thumping opening gambit "Say Your Prayers" or the brittle jab of
"Galaxies", he invests blues-rock traditions with modern attitude and smarts. "Blues was born
down South," he says, "and it's a massive part of the culture. But blues is a very open entity in my
mind."
Beyond the blues, this is a showcase for an artist with every colour in his palette. As you'd expect
from a man with a famously sprawling vinyl collection – and a tattoo of Curtis Mayfield inked on
his left bicep – there are nods here to every genre and era. "This album is really about mixing all
of my influences," says Allman of the varied mood. "Soul, rock, blues, alternative and more. It's
about making an artistic statement, not about fitting into any category. I produced this album to
be an eargasm of emotion."
On a tracklisting that runs the gamut, you'll find the upbeat, horn-bolstered soul of Find
Ourselves, alongside the rueful lyric and poignant lilt of Vancouver. "Live From The Heart" is a
twelve-string acoustic stunner with one eye on the apocalyptic newspaper headlines, while
"Butterfly Girl" is a smitten ballad warning of a woman who'll "seduce and hypnotise you when
she enters your world".
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Tracks: Say Your Prayers / Find Ourselves / Galaxies / Lost / Shattered Times / Watch What You
Say / Vancouver / Pleasure & Pain / Hold Me / Live From The Heart / Butterfly Girl / A Night Like
This
Also Available:
RUF1205 – ‘Ragged & Dirty’
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BLUES NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Bobby Rush - Porcupine Meat
1166100065
888072006164
£7.99
CD
ROUNDER
BLUES
‘Porcupine Meat’, will further enhance the legend of this Blues Hall of Fame inductee, threetime Grammy® nominee, and 10-time Blues Music Award winner, Bobby Rush. It will also be an
overdue revelation for the uninitiated, for it shows Rush, at age 82, at the peak of his powers as
a singer, songwriter, harmonica player, and, above all, an entertainer.
To Bobby Rush’s innumerable fans, he is an American music icon, a legendary showman,
a King of the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” and perhaps the most vital living Southern musician to have started
his career on the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s. Not only has he made unforgettable
contributions to the blues world but also to funk, soul, and a genre he's credited as creating:
“folk-funk.”
Produced by Grammy® winner Scott Billington, ‘Porcupine Meat’ features all-new compositions
that range from the down-and-dirty funk of “I Don’t Want Nobody Hanging Around” and the
playful double entendre of “Catfish Stew,” to the deep blues of “Got Me Accused” and the
slippery R&B of the title track (about the charms of an otherwise malicious lover). Guest guitar
soloists include Keb’ Mo’, Joe Bonamassa, and Dave Alvin. At a time when Southern soul music is
having a comeback, Bobby Rush has never gone away, nor has he ever lost his relevance. This is
how it’s done.
Tracks: I Don't Want Nobody Hanging Around / Porcupine Meat / Got Me Accused / Snake In The
Grass / Funk O' De Funk / Me. Myself and I / Catfish Stew / It's Your Move / Nighttime Gardener /
I Think Your Dress Is Too Short / Standing On Shaky Ground / I'm Tired
Austin Young Band - Not So Simple
CDVTAY004
634457740228
CD
VIZZ TONE LABEL GROUP
£7.99
BLUES
This album is the highly anticipated follow-up to Austin's 2013 VizzTone debut, Blue As Can Be,
which brought him to national attention as one of the most exciting young faces in the blues.
Hailing from Denver, Colorado, the Austin Young Band delivers their signature brand of high
energy blues rock, with an emphasis on guitar virtuosity and a soulful, natural vocal delivery.
This album also highlights Austin's songwriting, which has become more personal, diverse and
complex. The Austin Young Band performs mostly as a power trio, featuring Alex Goldberg on
bass and Forrest "the Rim Wrecker" Raup on drums. On the record they are occasionally
augmented by organ or horns. The final track, "Angel Flying Home is a moving tribute to Austin's
father, to whom the record is dedicated, performed solo by Ausin on electric guitar and vocals.
All songs are original compositions from Austin and the band, incorporating fresh elements of
contemporary blues and rock that reflect Austin's many influences, from classic blues heroes like
Albert King and Hubert Sumlin to contemporary artists including the likes of Gary Clark, Jr., Eric
Gales and Joe Bonamassa Hints of broader influences can be heard in the songs, as Austin and
the band draw from a broad palette of contemporary music. With an evolving and maturing style,
the Austin incorporates the sheer honesty of the blues and performs it with modern, high energy
sound that breaks new ground while remaining faithful and always doing justice to its traditional
roots.
Tracks: Take Me Away / Barren Road Blues / Something More / Not So Simple / Sets Me Free /
Heal My Heart / Letting Go / Moving On / Mountains On Fire / Free / Whirlwind / Angel Flying
Home
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AMERICANA NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Claire Lynch - North By South
COM46712
766397467122
CD
£7.99
COMPASS
AMERICANA
The new album from the three time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year award winner.
On 'North By South', Claire Lynch pays homage to her favorite Canadian songwriters on a
set of bluegrass and new acoustic tracks. After her recent marriage to a Canadian, Lynch
began to dig into the vast catalogue of songs written by Canadian songwriters and found
the inspiration for this project.
Working with Alison Brown in the producer's chair, she delivers stand out versions of Ron
Sexsmith's "Cold Hearted Wind" with Jerry Douglas on Dobro, the catchy "Kingdom
Come" written by Old Man Luedecke featuring Bela Fleck (banjo) and Stuart Duncan
(fiddle) and the gorgeous maritime ballad "Molly May" written by Cape Breton's JP
Cormier. Lynch also offers thoughtful reinterpretations of songs by Lynn Miles ("Black
Flowers"), Dave Francey ("Empty Train") and Gordon Lightfoot ("Worth Believing") and
contributes the lighthearted, self-penned "Milo" to the project.
Advertised in Maverick.
Album trailer featuring ‘Black Flowers’: https://youtu.be/lYds5M3KYfY
Soundcloud link:
south/s-CZejJ
https://soundcloud.com/compass-records/sets/claire-lynch-north-by-
""A sterling, silvery vocal presence and a gift for supple, emotional ornamentation…
Lynch's talent is a diamond gorgeous voice and sense of purpose, supported by a superb
ensemble." - The Washington Post
"Claire Lynch has a gift for molding lyrics to melody...lovely, deftly austere" - The Boston
Globe
Tracks: Cold Hearted Wind / Molly May / Kingdom Come / Andrew's Waltz / Empty Train /
Gone Again / Black Flowers / Milo / It's Worth Believin' / All The Diamonds In The World
Also Available:
COM46102 – ‘Dear Sister’
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AMERICANA NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
M. Lockwood Porter - How To Dream Again
HTR012
5052442009856
CD
HIDDEN TRAIL RECORDS
£7.99
AMERICANA
The Berkeley, California-based singer-songwriter M. Lockwood Porter is part of a
promising crop of up-and-coming Americana singer-songwriters. In the past three
years, he has released two critically-acclaimed albums and performed all over the US,
sharing the stage with acts like American Aquarium, Samantha Crain, Fernando, Aaron
Lee Tasjan, and John Moreland.
How To Dream Again – was tracked live in three days with minimal overdubs. While
Porter dabbled in lush country-rock and expansive power pop on 27, How To Dream
Again sounds tougher and leaves more space.
The heartbreak and existential crises of 27 have been replaced with boldness, wisdom,
and a deeper level of self-examination. “I’m in love, in a very healthy, serious
relationship, and I’m happier with where I’m at in terms of my music, but with being
further along in my personal life come new questions like “How do you maintain what’s
good about a relationship? How do you keep it from going stale?” “Burn Away”, “Bright
Star”, and “Strong Enough”, all ostensibly love songs, are really about the uncertainty
inherent in love – that there is no guarantee that it will last forever.
Tracks: American Dreams Denied / Burn Away / Bright Star / Strong Enough / Joe Hill's
Dream / Reach The Top / The Future Ain"'"t What It Used To Be / Charleston /
Sad/Satisfied / Dream Again
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CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Australian Haydn Ensemble –
The Haydn Album
ABC4812806
0028948128068
CD
£9.25
ABC CLASSICS
CLASSICAL
In their debut album, the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) champions three of the finest
works by the eighteenth-century composer Joseph Haydn. A super-star group of musicians with
a host of international experience, the AHE is quickly establishing an international reputation
for its vivacious performances, which are faithful to the sound-worlds that Haydn and his
contemporaries would have originally known.
The Haydn Album features three of Haydn's best-loved compositions. The album opens with the
Cello Concerto in C major, performed by ARIA-Award-winning cellist Daniel Yeadon. Written for
Joseph Weigl, a young musician with whom Haydn performed, the concerto centres around an
astonishingly beautiful cantabile - 'singing' - slow movement. Erin Helyard performs the
Harpsichord Concerto in D major - most often heard on piano, but returned here to an instrument
on which it would have been performed when it was first written. At the centre of the disc stands
the Symphony 'Le matin' ('Morning'), with its stunning opening evocation of a sunrise.
Acclaimed by the Sydney Morning Herald for their 'ravishing sound', the Australian Haydn
Ensemble have established themselves as 'one of Australia's finest period ensembles' (Limelight).
Dedicated to playing the music of the classical era - at the heart of which stood Haydn - on
instruments and in styles which the composers would have known, the Ensemble has regular
concert series at the Sydney Opera House's Utzon Room and in Canberra, and recently
announced The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir as their Patron.
The Haydn Album was recorded by acclaimed Tonmeister Virginia Read, and the playing of the
Australian Haydn Ensemble represents the very latest research into performance practice at the
time of the music's composition - including on-the-string bowing, and the choice of a harpsichord
as the solo instrument in the concerto and within the orchestra as part of the symphony.
Tracks:
Joseph Haydn 1732–1809:
Cello Concerto In C Major, Hob.VIIb:1 - Moderato
Adagio
Allegro Molto
Symphony No. 6 In D Major, Hob.I:6 ‘Le Matin’: Adagio -allegro
Adagio – Andante – Adagio
Menuet E Trio
Finale: Allegro
Harpsichord Concerto In D Major, Hob.XVIII:11 - Vivace
Un Poco Adagio
Rondo All’Ungarese: Allegro Assai
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CLASSICAL NEW RELEASE - 16/09/2016
Dan Blake & Mivos Quartet - The Dust Moves
DVDIS1006
822371154119
DVD INFREQUENT SEAMS RECORDS
£7.99
CLASSICAL
Dan Blake's concert-length work for string quartet and saxophone with projected
animations, with the esteemed Mivos Quartet. The DVD presents both live footage
and with the animations, and a download code for the audio only.
Tracks: The Dust Moves (part 1) / The Dust Moves (part 2)
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