In late 2021 the JUBG gallery (run by Magazine's Jens-Uwe Beyer alongside Albert Oehlen and Alexander Warhus) showed the German brothers Schaufler. Matthias, a painter, and Aksel, a musician and DJ (Superpitcher), came up with an exhibition soundtrack that was released back then as one half of an ultra rare drawing / vinyl combination only. (https://jubg.space/editions)
Subsequently, the music caught Barnt's and Crato's ears. The bittersweet pulsating ode to being an artist, sprawling and boundless, complete with voices from the sky, seemed perfect for our label. We are happy to announce that the regular release of schaufler vs schaufler part 1 & 2 will indeed come out on Magazine now.
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This Is The Kit is the project of Kate Stables, born in England and based in Paris. They first gained notice due to heavy radio play on BBC 6 - and have twice had LPs named to 6 Music’s Album Of The Year lists. Later they gained more notice as a hand-picked opening act for The National, Iron & Wine, Jose Gonzalez, Sharon Van Etten and Alexi Murdoch - musicians who share a similar independent streak and warm-hearted approach to creating modern yet timeless music. In North America, they are regulars on US Triple A radio stations like KEXP, indie folk festival line-ups, and tastemaking platforms such as NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. In the years since ‘Wriggle Out the Restless’ was released in 2010, This Is The Kit have continued to gain momentum. Their 2015 follow-up album, ‘Bashed Out’, was made with The National’s Aaron Dessner (producer for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Mumford & Sons). Stables then sang on The National’s 2019 album/film ‘I Am Easy To Find’ and became a touring member on subsequent live dates. Finally, in 2020, ‘Bashed Out’’s title track became a streaming hit after an impactful needle drop in a key episode of Netflix’s ‘Sex Education’ series. Currently signed to the iconic Rough Trade label, they’ve found success on both sides of the Atlantic. New album ‘Careful Of Your Keepers’ was released in June 2023 and is being supported by tours in the UK, Europe and North America. For fans of Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Beth Orton, Sharon van Etten, Bon Iver, Father John Misty, Joni Mitchell, Sam Amidon, Anais Mitchell. This is the first time ‘Wriggle Out the Restless’ has been widely available on vinyl. Released here on Clear Orange coloured vinyl. The band have huge international ‘tastemaker’ visibility thanks to glowing coverage by Uncut, The Guardian, Q Magazine and the BBC
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"For every copy of one of the great and collectible rock albums one finds on Peru's stalwart MAG label, one has a dashed dream about finding Tarkus, one of South America's whispered hard rock holy grails. I've never found one, and I've been looking for the better part of two decades. It's a fiery set of Black Sabbath style jamming and worthy of its praise." - Eothen Alapatt aka Egon (Now Again) The Peruvian-Argentinian band Tarkus was only together for six months and recorded only one album, but the record's unprecedented sound and the limited number of copies released made it legendary for fans of hard rock in Latin America. Recorded under the influenced by the Argentinian groups Almendra, Pappo, Manal and Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath from the United Kingdom. Details: The only album released by Peruvian band Tarkus (featuring members of Telegraph Avenue), from 1972, is a heavy psych/hard rock masterpiece with echoes of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. Only a handful of promotional copies were made available at the time of its release, making it for years a true lost classic and one of the rarest records of Latin American rock. Tarkus was born after the 1971 split of Telegraph Avenue, one of the most popular Peruvian bands at the time. TA member Walo Carrillo was joined by Argentinian musicians Guillermo Van Lacke, whom he had met previously in Lima, and 16-year-old Darío Gianella. They got together and started making music very influenced by bands such as Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Deep Purple_ They immediately developed a heavy, hard rock sound uncommon in Peru, and asked former Telegraph Avenue member Alex Nathanson to join them. They recorded their first album between April and May of 1972 for the MAG record label, which was expecting something closer to Telegraph Avenue and didn't know how to market such a heavy sound. Soon after, guitarist and main composer Darío Gianella decided to leave the band to follow his religious faith, just before they presented their debut LP live. As a result, the band disintegrated without making their official debut and only a few copies of the album were actually distributed. Time has given this LP the significance it rightly deserves as one of the foundations of Latin American hard rock, and Munster is proud to present this new vinyl reissue.
- A1: Zak Abel - No Limit
- A2: All Stand - Together
- A3: Tom Gregory - Dive
- B1: Elley Duhé, X Ambassadors - Back To You
- B2: The Feeling
- B3: Leave You In The Past
- C1: Declan J Donovan - Just Wanna Know
- C2: Calum Scott - Where Are You Now
- C3: James Arthur - Questions
- D1: Alexander Stewart - Gone
- D2: Fall At Your Feet
Nach einem monumentalen Jahr macht sich der belgische Superstar-Produzent, DJ und Live-Performer Lost Frequencies bereit, das Jahr 2023 mit einem großen Finale abzuschließen: mit seinem dritten Album 'All Stand Together', das am 10. November über Sony Music erscheint! Auf "All Stand Together" nehmen Lost Frequencies und eine Reihe von alten und neuen Kollaborateuren die Zuhörer mit auf eine Reise voller Wohlfühl-Elektronik. Vom internationalen Nr. Hit 'Where Are You Now' mit Calum Scott, über die aktuelle Soloveröffentlichung 'The Feeling' und einem Titeltrack, der die Szene zum Kochen bringen wird. Featurings mit Netsky, James Arthur, Tom Gregory und vielen anderen. Von House- und Tropical-Sounds über Einflüsse von Folk, akustischen Instrumentals und starken Gesangsdarbietungen bis hin zu tanzbaren Hymnen - "All Stand Together" wird das bisher charakteristischste Album von Lost Frequencies.
The first release in a new catalog series dedicated to the 7" . Here are two reworks produced between Italy and the United States, inspired by Italian cosmic atmospheres of the late 70s: “Cascades” by Stephen Schlacks (1978) and “Pulsazioni” by Filippo Trecca (1979).
“Cascate Emozionali Volume One” is a tribute to these two composers, and to all others that, just like them, have created immortal melodies and atmospheres. This project is also a work of sound archeology, of careful research of the synthesizers and the sounds that have given life to the original versions, here reproduced with a contemporary luster, honoring their original essence.
This music is a container full of emotions, of nostalgia for an era that no longer exists, of faded memories that are suspended in the cosmos, of moments that we miss. All of them connected to our childhood, our family, to our loved ones, and to the objects that were there all along, like the “Selene” chair of Vico Magistretti, redesigned for the cover by French illustrator Alexis Jamet.
Music to remember.
- A1: Tina Turner - The Best (Extended Mighty Mix)
- A2: John Waite - Missing You (Extended Version)
- A3: Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face (Full-Length Version)
- A4: Rick Springfield - Human Touch (Extended Mix)
- B1: Abc - The Look Of Love (Part 3 - Dance Version)
- B2: Visage - Fade To Grey (U.s. 12” Version)
- B3: Blancmange - Blind Vision (Extended Version)
- B4: Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds (Suspicious Mix)
- C1: Bananarama - Shy Boy (Don’t It Make You Feel Good) (U.s. Extended Version)
- C2: Baltimora - Tarzan Boy (Extended Dance Version)
- C3: Level 42 - The Chinese Way (New York Remix)
- C4: Serge Ponsar - Out In The Night (12” Version)
- D1: Kc & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up (12” Version)
- D2: Dan Hartman Featuring Loleatta Holloway - Relight My Fire (The Historical 1979 Remix)
- D3: Melba Moore - You Stepped Into My Life (John Luongo Remix)
- D4: Patti Labelle - Music Is My Way Of Life (John Luongo Remix)
• Following on from the highly successful first two editions of
Dance Masters featuring the classics mixes from maestros
Shep Pettibone and Arthur Baker, the spotlight turns to
another remix legend, John Luongo.
• Boston born, John is one of the truly legendary DJ's and
remixers of the Disco era. John got his break at Epic by
overdubbing percussion from salt shakers and spoons onto a
promo and then passing them back the tape. This resulted in
him being flown to New York, and put in a studio (of his
choice) to mix and produce Melba Moore`s “You Stepped
Into My Life”. From this point everything he touched was a
hit. He went onto remix Disco classics by Jackie Moore –
“This Time Baby”, Dan Hartman “Vertigo / Relight My Fire”
and Patti Labelle “Music Is My Way Of Life”.
• However, John was not afraid of remixing artists that didn’t
fit into the disco genre and this attitude is borne out by the
tracklisting of this compilation, on which Gladys Knight and
The Pips rub shoulders with Fine Young Cannibals and
Billy Idol, and Baltimora appears alongside Banararama
and Serge Ponsar.
• “…if you played this whole thing, just put it on and didn’t
tell anyone it was me, they’d say ‘boy, what a great group of
songs this is!’” - John Luongo
• This cut down 16 track essential edition in pressed on 140g
black vinyl and features foreword by Arthur Baker and an indepth essay written by Alexis Petridis (Rock and Pop
reviewer for The Guardian).
• All tracks remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound
Mastering
- A1: You May Be Right (Glass Houses (1980))
- A2: Sometimes A Fantasy (Glass Houses (1980))
- A3: Don’t Ask Me Why (Glass Houses (1980))
- A4: It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me (Glass Houses (1980))
- A5: All For Leyna (Glass Houses (1980))
- B1: I Don’t Want To Be Alone (Glass Houses (1980))
- B2: Sleeping With The Television On (Glass Houses (1980))
- B3: C’etait Toi (You Were The One) (Glass Houses (1980))
- B4: Close To The Borderline (Glass Houses (1980))
- B5: Through The Long Night (Glass Houses (1980))
- A1: Allentown (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A2: Laura (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A3: Pressure (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A4: Goodnight Saigon (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B1: She’s Right On Time (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B2: A Room Of Our Own (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B3: Surprises (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B4: Scandinavian Skies (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B5: Where’s The Orchestra (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A1: Easy Money (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A2: An Innocent Man (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A3: The Longest Time (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A4: This Night (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A5: Tell Her About It (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B1: Uptown Girl (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B2: Careless Talk (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B3: Christie Lee (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B4: Leave A Tender Moment Alone (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B5: Keeping The Faith (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A1: Running On Ice (The Bridge (1986))
- A2: This Is The Time (The Bridge (1986))
- A3: Modern Woman (The Bridge (1986))
- A4: Baby Grand (Duet With Ray Charles) (The Bridge (1986))
- B1: Big Man On Mulberry Street (The Bridge (1986))
- B2: Temptation (The Bridge (1986))
- B3: Code Of Silence (The Bridge (1986))
- B4: Getting Closer (The Bridge (1986))
- A1: That’s Not Her Style (Storm Front (1989))
- A2: We Didn’t Start The Fire (Storm Front (1989))
- A3: The Downeaster ‘Alexa’ (Storm Front (1989))
- A4: I Go To Extremes (Storm Front (1989))
- A5: Shameless (Storm Front (1989))
- B1: Storm Front (Storm Front (1989))
- B2: Leningrad (Storm Front (1989))
- B3: State Of Grace (Storm Front (1989))
- B4: When In Rome (Storm Front (1989))
- B5: And So It Goes (Storm Front (1989))
- A1: No Man’s Land (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A2: The Great Wall Of China (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A3: Blonde Over Blue (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A4: A Minor Variation (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A5: Shades Of Grey (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B1: All About Soul (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B2: Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B3: The River Of Dreams (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B4: Two Thousand Years (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B5: Famous Last Words (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A1: Reverie ("Villa D'este") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- A2: Waltz #1 ("Nunley's Carousel") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B1: Aria ("Grand Canal") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B2: Invention In C Minor (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B3: Soliloquy ("On A Separation") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C1: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): I. Innamorato (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C2: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): Ii. Sorbetto (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C3: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): Iii. Delusion (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D1: Opus 5. Waltz #2 ("Steinway Hall") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D2: Opus 9. Waltz #3 ("For Lola") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D3: Opus 4. Fantasy ("Film Noir") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D4: Opus 10. Air ("Dublinesque") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- A1: Allentown (Live From Long Island (1982))
- A2: My Life (Live From Long Island (1982))
- A3: Prelude/Angry Young Man (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B1: Piano Man (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B2: Don’t Ask Me Why (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B3: The Stranger (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C1: Scandinavian Skies (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C2: Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C3: She’s Always A Woman (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C4: Pressure (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D1: Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D2: Just The Way You Are (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D3: Goodnight Saigon (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E1: Stilleto (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E2: Band Intro (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E3: Until The Night (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E4: It’s Still Rock N Roll To Me (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F1: Sometimes A Fantasy (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F2: Big Shot (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F3: You May Be Right (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F4: Only The Good Die Young (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F5: Souvenir (Live From Long Island (1982))
Today we announce The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 2, an 11-LP boxset to follow 2021’s Vol. 1, which includes the remainder of Billy’s catalogue: Glass Houses, The Nylon Curtain, An Innocent Man, The Bridge, Storm Front, River of Dreams. It exclusively features Fantasies & Delusions & Live from Long Island on vinyl for the first time. The boxset includes a 60+ page booklet that highlights the era through photos, quotes, and an essay by Rob Tannenbaum. All albums remastered from original sources at Sterling Sound.
- Don't Happen That Often (Feat. Lep Bogus Boys)
- Blackbird (Feat. Action Bronson)
- Keep It Politics (Feat. Raekwon)
- Lost In Transition (Feat. Mr. Muthafuckin' Exquire)
- Good For Me (Feat. Cyhi The Prynce)
- Turn It Up (Feat. Outasight And Naledge)
- Comy In The Truck (Feat. Blu)
- Something New (Feat. Freddie Gibbs And Yp)
- So Stupid (Feat. Sir Michael Rocks And Vic Mensa)
- Fresh Like Me (Feat. Vonnegutt And Mic Terror)
- This Is How We Treat'em (Feat. Ninjasonik, Million $ Mano, And Hollywood Holt)
- Extraordinary (Feat. Donnis And Glc)
- Gameface (Feat. Scheme And Alex Wiley)
- Dear Heather (Feat. Action Bronson, Rockie Fresh, And Macie Stewart)
Recorded between 2010-2012, Closed Sessions Vol. 2 is a snapshot of a begotten time in Hip-Hop music and blog culture. The album features an eclectic class of artists such as Action Bronson, DJ Babu, Vic Mensa, The Cool Kids, Rockie Fresh, Freddie Gibbs, and others coming to the legendary SoundScape Studios and participating in the Closed Sessions program. Every song was followed by a documentary on MTV2 Sucker Free.
CS Vol. 2 was originally released August 23, 2012 and has been offline since 2015, the album has been re-mastered and is being released on vinyl for the 1st time ever. Limited to 500 copies.
Hailing from Alexandra and nicknamed "Ratau" (meaning "lion"), saxophonist Mike Makhalemele (1938-2000) was a force of nature with a robust yet soulful tone and seemingly endless breath. He embraced the pop music scene as an enthusiastic collaborator and staked his territory at the intersection of township grooves with modern currents in soul, funk and disco. As a solo artist, he delivered a formidable run of albums in the 1970s that that made him the most prolific recording artist in South African jazz during this era. First issued in 1975 by the maverick independent label Jo’Burg Records, his debut The Peacemaker was a tour de force that introduced Makhalemele’s heavyweight sax prowess (deftly accompanied by Jabu Nkosi on keys and Sipho Gumede on bass) while showcasing his innovative approach as a composer and arranger. To mark the arrival of a new
saxophone colossus, the album’s profile portrait cover boldly evoked the iconic Yakhal’ Inkomo by the Mankunku Quartet from 1969. Mike Makhalemele and Winston Mankunku Ngozi would go on to share
the spotlight on a collaborative release entitled The Bull and the Lion in 1976
- A1: You May Be Right (Glass Houses (1980))
- A2: Sometimes A Fantasy (Glass Houses (1980))
- A3: Don’t Ask Me Why (Glass Houses (1980))
- A4: It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me (Glass Houses (1980))
- A5: All For Leyna (Glass Houses (1980))
- B1: I Don’t Want To Be Alone (Glass Houses (1980))
- B2: Sleeping With The Television On (Glass Houses (1980))
- B3: C’etait Toi (You Were The One) (Glass Houses (1980))
- B4: Close To The Borderline (Glass Houses (1980))
- B5: Through The Long Night (Glass Houses (1980))
- A1: Allentown (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A2: Laura (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A3: Pressure (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A4: Goodnight Saigon (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B1: She’s Right On Time (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B2: A Room Of Our Own (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B3: Surprises (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B4: Scandinavian Skies (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- B5: Where’s The Orchestra (The Nylon Curtain (1982))
- A1: Easy Money (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A2: An Innocent Man (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A3: The Longest Time (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A4: This Night (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A5: Tell Her About It (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B3: Christie Lee (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B4: Leave A Tender Moment Alone (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B5: Keeping The Faith (An Innocent Man (1983))
- A1: Running On Ice (The Bridge (1986))
- A2: This Is The Time (The Bridge (1986))
- A3: Modern Woman (The Bridge (1986))
- A4: Baby Grand (Duet With Ray Charles) (The Bridge (1986))
- B1: Big Man On Mulberry Street (The Bridge (1986))
- B2: Temptation (The Bridge (1986))
- B3: Code Of Silence (The Bridge (1986))
- B4: Getting Closer (The Bridge (1986))
- A1: That’s Not Her Style (Storm Front (1989))
- A2: We Didn’t Start The Fire (Storm Front (1989))
- A3: The Downeaster ‘Alexa’ (Storm Front (1989))
- A4: I Go To Extremes (Storm Front (1989))
- A5: Shameless (Storm Front (1989))
- B1: Storm Front (Storm Front (1989))
- B2: Leningrad (Storm Front (1989))
- B3: State Of Grace (Storm Front (1989))
- B4: When In Rome (Storm Front (1989))
- B5: And So It Goes (Storm Front (1989))
- A1: No Man’s Land (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A2: The Great Wall Of China (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A3: Blonde Over Blue (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A4: A Minor Variation (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A5: Shades Of Grey (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B1: Uptown Girl (An Innocent Man (1983))
- B1: All About Soul (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B2: Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B3: The River Of Dreams (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B4: Two Thousand Years (River Of Dreams (1993))
- B5: Famous Last Words (River Of Dreams (1993))
- A1: Reverie ("Villa D'este") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- A2: Waltz #1 ("Nunley's Carousel") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B1: Aria ("Grand Canal") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B2: Invention In C Minor (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- B3: Soliloquy ("On A Separation") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C1: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): I. Innamorato (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C2: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): Ii. Sorbetto (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- C3: Suite For Piano ("Star-Crossed"): Iii. Delusion (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D1: Opus 5. Waltz #2 ("Steinway Hall") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D2: Opus 9. Waltz #3 ("For Lola") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D3: Opus 4. Fantasy ("Film Noir") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- D4: Opus 10. Air ("Dublinesque") (Fantasies & Delusions (2001))
- A1: Allentown (Live From Long Island (1982))
- A2: My Life (Live From Long Island (1982))
- A3: Prelude/Angry Young Man (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B1: Piano Man (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B2: Don’t Ask Me Why (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B3: The Stranger (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C1: Scandinavian Skies (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C2: Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song) (Live From Long Island (1982))
- C3: She’s Always A Woman (Live From Long Island (1982))
- B2: Careless Talk (An Innocent Man (1983))
- C4: Pressure (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D1: Scenes From An Italian Restaurant (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D2: Just The Way You Are (Live From Long Island (1982))
- D3: Goodnight Saigon (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E1: Stilleto (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E2: Band Intro (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E3: Until The Night (Live From Long Island (1982))
- E4: It’s Still Rock N Roll To Me (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F1: Sometimes A Fantasy (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F2: Big Shot (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F3: You May Be Right (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F4: Only The Good Die Young (Live From Long Island (1982))
- F5: Souvenir (Live From Long Island (1982))
"The Vinyl Collection, Volume 2" vereint Billy Joels monumental erfolgreiche Alben aus dem späteren Teil seiner Karriere: "Glass Houses" (1980), "The Nylon Curtain" (1982), "An Innocent Man" (1983), "The Bridge" (1986) und "Storm Front" (1989), "River of Dreams" (1993). Außerdem gibt es 2 Titel zum ersten Mal auf Vinyl: die Doppel-LP "Fantasies & Delusions" und die 3er-LP "Live from Long Island" aus dem Jahr 1982. Alle Songs stammen von den Original-Album-Mastern, Zudem ist ein über 60-seitiges Booklet mit Billys persönlichen Anmerkungen und einem Essay von Rob Tannenbaum enthalten
Bringing together Johannesburg’s two saxophone titans for a supergroup recording project was a
visionary move by Jo’Burg Records in 1976. Following the success of Makhalemele’s debut The
Peacemaker and Mankunku’s long-awaited sophomore release Alex Express, which both appeared in
1975, the bar had been set very high. Enamoured by their jazz contemporaries, the session was
concocted by members of an exciting new South African rock group called Rabbit, who formed a
backing group consisting of guitarist Trevor Rabin, bassist Ronnie Robot and drummer Neil Cloud
alongside jazz pianist Tete Mbambisa. Recorded at the state-of-the-art Satbel Music Recording
Studios, the inspired performances of this diverse cast of young South African artists at the height of
their powers was captured with exquisite fidelity. Packaged as The Bull and the Lion, the album title
references Mankunku’s signature composition “Yakhal’ Inkomo” (which means “the bellow of the
bull”) and Makhalemele’s stage name “Ratau” (meaning "lion"). The pairing of Mankunku and
Makhalemele stands with Moeketsi/Matshikisa and Pillay/Coetzee as one of the epic collaborations of
South African jazz in the 1970s.
There’s a connection between the musical history of the Mediterranean that can’t be explained through academia alone. It’s an expression of simultaneous grief and celebration that trespasses cultures and generations; and demands to be felt, or even better, danced, to be understood. The same spirit weaves Rebetiko from the ashes of the Ottoman empire to the heavy Hafla soundtracks on the Koliphone label in ‘70s Jaffa, or rebellious Turkish psychedelic music to the first generation of surf guitarist migrants in America. It's an infectious feeling that travelled and evolved wherever it was called, and that passion is embodied in “Back to the Taverna”, the new album by Berlin based bouzouki quintet, Cherry Bandora.
On the milestone of their third release, original members Liad Vanounou (Bouzouki) and Lorena Atrakci (Vocals) have bolstered their sound with longtime friends and collaborators Moshe ‘Moosh’ Lahav on Keyboards and flute, Tamir ‘Hassan’ Chen on Bass and Nimrod Lieberman on Drums to create an album celebrating the ecstasy of being able to drink and perform together again, freed from the anathema of the last years. The band has evolved considerably since their beginnings ten years ago as an Agean-influenced part of the local Balkan Swing scene; the most significant addition being the deployment of “The Hardest Working Man in Tropical Music” Alex Figueira as musical director for this album. His scorched fingerprints are unmissable throughout the extended psychedelic breakdowns and percussive overdubs that make “Back to the Taverna” such a dynamic offering.
Cherry Bandora have always been a very personal band; collecting songs from nearby cultures and history and blending them into their own experience by developing new arrangements or lyrics, just as musicians from those times would have. Lorena delights in expressing herself away from her mother tongue or providing modern lyrics for an updated feeling, as she does to the beloved Turkish standard, “Rampi Rampi”. In this interpretation she uses her native Hebrew in a saucy lockdown-delivery-guy romance... This track also features Baris Öner from local Turkish rock band Kara Delik on his signature flanging Saz.
Singing in Greek, English, Turkish and Hebrew was also a natural choice on the album, representing the “multikulti” area of Berlin that the band lives and records in. These languages would all be heard on the street as they walked to record in the analog Studio Wong in Kreuzberg.
“As descendants of Mizrahi Jews (Jewish migrants from non-European countries), growing up listening both to Beatles and Umm Kulthum, playing in jazz music departments in high school, and now living in Kruezkölln, we basically pay tribute and revive this shared heritage in the context of the global music scene of today” says Lorena.
The opening track, The Sound Of Baglama, is an interpretation of the anthemic Tsitsanis homage to the tavernas and sweethearts of Thessaloniki. It lays the ground for what to expect from Cherry Bandora’s exceptional live performances, featuring effortless switch-ups between surf rock choruses and laid-back verses dipping into Persian disco funk. This song will be accompanied by a tour-collage “found footage” style film clip in production at this
time.
Cherry Bandoras show their dedication to the bit with a rousing English version of the canonical rembetiko tune Dimitroula Mou. This amour song, popular with generations of female singers, is accompanied by real studio plate smashing, a ritual which sealed their final session for the album. 2 bonus tracks are included on the digital release, both a little more raw from the band’s home studio: the reeling dervish Rubi Rubi (which will be released as a second single with a video clip) and the emotionally dense and hypnotic slow burner Esý.
The album will be released digitally and on vinyl as a collaboration between Rebel Up Records (Belgium) and Rumi Sounds (Berlin) on Friday 3 november 2023 and is a prime example of what a raunchy, open minded and tireless bouzouki band can do as they hit their prime.
An extensive highlighted review will appear in Songlines magazine #135 December issue and the track ‘Benimde Canim Var’ will be featured on their free compilation. Also radioplay on Radio Campus France playlist (allover) during November and December.
Fledging but already fine young label U.Dig out of Croatia is back with more final gold, this time from a master of the form in Alexis Cabrera. He kicks off with the mini-epic that is '1997.5', a real head-melting and elastic acid tune that is perfectly deep and rolling for the freaky afters. 'Straight Up' is more punchy and taught, with low-slung drums and crisp hits powering it forward. Last of all things get brilliantly unhinged on 'Microrama,' a kinetic and densely packed cut with flappy snares blaring synths, withering melodies and a true sci-fi feel.
Bread & Souls is an ensemble of musicians, singers, DJs, producers and, most of all, long term friends: a globally-spread family re-gathered by Franco Fusari – entrepreneur, music lover and dreamer.
“Find the Beauty” on 7″ is the project preview (which precedes the release of the whole project late 2023), featuring Detroit-based Paul Randolph on vocals, the amazing Tommaso Cappellato on drums, Marcus Machado on guitar and Taku Hirano on percussion, all directed by eclectic project leader and producer Mark de Clive-Lowe, a pianist and true electronic-jazz pioneer.
The complete Bread & Souls project will be released as 4×12” EPs, with original music produced by Mark de Clive-Lowe and featuring Tommaso Cappellato, Bembé Segué, Vanessa Freeman, Paul Randolph, Rich Medina, and many more; remixes from: Mr. Scruff with Kaidi Tatham, Domu, Volcov, LTJ Xperience, Alex Attias and G&D.
Copenhagen’s Terry Tester (Brownswood / BBE) serves up five slabs of deep and gritty Detroit-inspired house on new outing ‘Walkin’’ for Creak Inc., seamlessly weaving snappy snares and crunchy kicks into soulful chord progressions in his trademark MPC-infused sound. For fans of Kyle Hall, Zopelar, DJ Spinna, Jason Hogans or Jay Sound
Within Terry Tester’s two-decade long career as a turntablist and beatmaker his eminent take on house, hiphop and soul has been commissioned by Gilles Petterson for his ‘Bubblers’ compilation series on Brownswood, Jahi ft. singer Dwele, and Marc Mac on BBE remixing alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff.
Terry’s latest efforts has yielded spins from influential selectors such as Carista, Sassy J, Alexander Nut, Mr Beatnick, Soulection and FS Green.
Walkin’ releases via sonic soulseekers Creak Inc. – a Copenhagen-based label specializing in groundbreaking Danish music.
Auf ihrem Debütalbum ALEXALONEWORLD (2021) stellten alexalone aus Austin, TX, einen schweren, aber warmen Stil des atmosphärischen Rock vor, der den Hörer in unscharfe, einsame Räume führt, um ihn dann mit pulsierender Energie aufzurütteln, was die Fachpresse als 'düstere Sonic Youth-Jam-Session' bejubelte. Auf dem mitreißenden Nachfolger ALEXALONE TECHNICAL RESEARCH erweitern alexalone ihren Sound um schrill-komplexe Rhythmen und üppige Shoegaze-Klanglandschaften, die zwischen Dissonanz und Kohärenz variieren. Ihre kraftvolle Musik kreiert eine wunderbar chaotische Welt, die allumfassend und faszinierend ist. 5 Tracks mit bis zu 12:30 min Spielzeit auf schwarz-silberfarbigem Splatter-Vinyl mit DL-Code und Art-Print im silberfolierten Schwarzcover.
- A1: Magic In The Air - The Attack
- A2: The Madman Running Through The Fields - Dantalian's Chariot
- A3: Magic Horsemen - Tintern Abbey
- A4: Maybe Someday - Alex Harvey
- A5: In The Beginning - Genesis
- A6: The Wall - The Fruit Machine
- A7: The World Goes On Around You - The Mirage
- B1: Dream In My Mind - Rupert's People
- B2: Mary Jane (Single Version) - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
- B3: Midsummer Night's Scene - John's Children
- B4: I Hope You're Happy - The Merseys
- B5: Teagarden Lane - Jason Crest
- B6: Pools Of Blue (Advision Studios Version) - Barclay James Harvest
- B7: Leave Me Here - The 23Rd Turnoff
- B8: I Unseen (Ibc Studios Version) - The Misunderstood
- C1: The Train To Disaster - The Voice
- C2: Remember The Times - Mike Stuart Span
- C3: Jane - Living Daylights
- C4: Wake Me Up - Plastic Penny
- C5: Don't Go 'Way Little Girl - The Shame
- C6: Spontaneous Apple Creation - The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
- C7: Created By Clive - The Syn
- C8: Mr. Second Class - The Spencer Davis Group
- D1: The Laughing Man - John Carter And Russ Alquist
- D4: The Otherside - Apple
- D5: Rosemary's Bluebell Day - Picadilly Line
- D6: Grey Man - Paper Blitz Tissue
- D7: When The Alarm Clock Rings - Blossom Toes
- D2: Mr. Universe - Episode Six
- D3: Things You Cannot See - The Action
After 14 years and nearly 150 CD releases, Cherry Red's psychedelic imprint Grapefruit finally produces its first-ever vinyl issue.
A 90-minute, 30-track anthology, ‘When The Alarm Clock Rings’ is an all-encompassing overview of the late 60s British psychedelic scene.
The set features major underground names (Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Blossom Toes, Dantalian's Chariot, John's Children), cult 45s (The Voice, Paper Blitz Tissue, The Syn), future legends (Alex Harvey, Genesis, Greg Lake's early venture The Shame) and pop groups who occasionally turned dayglo (The Merseys, Plastic Penny, Picadilly Line).
Limited to 1000 copies and containing Grapefruit's trademark combination of photos and annotation on stylish 12” x 12” inserts, ‘When The Alarm Clock Rings’ is an essential purchase for vinyl aficionados and a tantalising taster of further plastic platters!
- A1: The Bo Street Runners – Bo Street Runner (Single Version)
- A2: The Others – Oh Yeah
- A3: David John And The Mood – Bring It To Jerome
- A4: Mickey Finn And The Blue Men – I Still Want You
- A5: Ronnie Jones And The Night-Timers – I Need Your Loving
- A6: The Second Thoughts – Seventh Son
- A7: James Royal – Work Song
- A8: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated – Taboo Man
- A9: The Trendbender Band – Unchain My Heart
- B1: The Syndicats – Crawdaddy Simone
- B2: The In Crowd – Things She Says
- B3: The Boys Blue – You Got What I Want
- B4: The Rocking Vicars – It’s Alright
- B5: The Artwoods – I Take What I Want
- B6: The Favourite Sons – That Driving Beat
- B7: The Moody Blues – And My Baby’s Gone
- B8: The Stormsville Shakers – Number One
- B9: The Union – See Saw
- C1: Rod Stewart – Shake
- C2: Laurel Aitken And The Soul Men – Last Night
- C3: Barry St John – Gotta Brand New Man
- C4: The Soul Brothers – Good Lovin’ Never Hurt
- C5: Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound – Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud
- C6: J.j. Jackson – But It’s Alright
- C7: Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede – Something For Nothing
- C8: Wynder K Frog – Turn On Your Lovelight
- D1: The Spencer Davis Group – Looking Back
- D2: Double Feature – Baby Get Your Head Screwed On
- D3: Scots Of St. James – Tic Toc
- D4: The Attraction – She’s A Girl
- D5: John’s Children – But She’s Mine
- D6: The Drag Set – Day And Night
- D7: Rupert’s People – Hold On
- D8: The Action – Look At The View
Modernists loved the latest R&B, blues and soul sounds coming from US cities such as Chicago, Memphis and Detroit and when British groups started playing their own interpretations in clubs and dancehalls they gained their own mod followings, their music remaining popular on the mod scene today.
Side 1 of this bespoke collection spotlights the British R&B scene and features a founding father of British blues Alexis Korner with the rare ‘Taboo Man’ alongside ace mod tracks from The Bo Street Runners, The Others, Mickey Finn and The Blue Men (featuring a youthful Jimmy Page on harmonica) and more.
Side 2 starts with British R&B groups developing their own sound by turning up their guitars, employing distortion, feedback and fuzz pedals to take the music in a new direction. Highlights include the Joe Meek produced ‘Crawdaddy Simone’ by The Syndicats (described as proto punk because of its ferocity), The In Crowd’s snarling ‘Things She Says’ and The Artwoods’ fuzz drenched mod favourite ‘I Take What I Want’ featuring future Deep Purple organist Jon Lord on organ.
Denny Laine (later of Wings) sings with The Moody Blues calming things down with some soulful beat.
Side 3 focuses on UK soul music - Rod ‘the mod’ Stewart backed by The Brian Auger Trinity takes on Sam Cooke’s ‘Shake’, the godfather of ska Laurel Aitken proves he’s also a natural soul man with his floor filling version of The Mar-Keys’ ‘Last Night’ and the amazing Barry St. John sings the funky ‘Gotta Brand New Man’. Popular club acts Lucas & The Mike Cotton Sound and Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede would regularly bring the house down at mod clubs and also feature.
Side 4 includes mod club dancefloor smashes from The Spencer Davis Group and Rupert’s People (AKA mod group Fleur De Lys) while mod heroes The Action go psychedelic with ‘Look At The View’. A moonlighting Jeff Beck of The Yardbirds plays on John’s Children’s ‘But She’s Mine’ and there are brilliant singles revered by freakbeat and psych collectors such as Double Feature’s ‘Baby Get Your Head Screwed On’ and The Drag Set’s ‘Day And Night’.
Rarities from The Trendbender Band and The Union (featuring Elmer Gantry) appear on vinyl for the first time.
Zum 10. Todestag von Lou Reed veröffentlichen DIE BUBEN IM PELZ ihr neues Album "Verwandler" (Konkord) auf welchem sie sich den Songs von Lou Reed widmen und diese in den Wiener Dialekt übersetzen. Als 2015 das selbstbetitelte Debütalbum (Konkord) von DIE BUBEN IM PELZ erschien, wirbelten sie damit viel Staub auf. Denn die beiden Gründungsmitglieder David Pfister und Christian Fuchs (beide vom Radiosender FM4) wagten etwas Riskantes. Die Buben übersetzten das ikonische Debütalbum von Velvet Underground komplett ins Wienerische. Wechselten die legendäre Andy Warhol-Banane auf dem Cover mit einer Wurst aus - und übertrugen die Atmosphäre des New York von 1967 in das Wien von 2015. Düstere Parallelen wurden ausgelotet. Flirrende Gitarren zum Klingen gebracht. Spirituelle Verwandtschaften mit Lou Reed, John Cale und Nico zelebriert. Die Platte wurde inzwischen zu einem viel beachteten Klassiker der deutschsprachigen, alternativen Popmusik. Für die deutsche Tageszeitung ,Die Zeit" beispielsweise ein Album des Jahres 2015. Ebenso erfuhr das Artwork der LP von Dieter Oitzinger große Aufmerksamkeit. Die Erstauflage auf Vinyl mit einer abziehbaren Wurst statt einer Banane ist inzwischen ein begehrtes Sammlerobjekt. 2017 und 2019 erschienen zwei weitere Platten auf dem Wiener Label Noise Appeal, zuletzt ,Geisterbahn" produziert von Alexander Hacke von den Einstürzenden Neubauten und Alexander Lausch. Neben Pfister und Fuchs bestehen DIE BUBEN IM PELZ auch noch aus dem Bassisten Christof Baumgartner (Black Palms Orchestra), Bernd Supper (Scarabeus Dream), Markus Reiter (Destroyed But Not Defeated) und Gernot Scheithauer (Liger). Brutalität und Zärtlichkeit Zum 10. Todestag von Lou Reed am 27. Oktober veröffentlichen Die Buben Im Pelz ihr neues Album ,Verwandler" (Konkord), auf dem sie sich erneut ausschließlich den Songs von Lou Reed und Velvet Underground widmen. Auch wenn Titel und Artwork auf den Klassiker ,Transformer" von Lou Reed anspielen, übersetzten die Buben dieses Mal kein komplettes Album, sondern eine Auswahl von Reed-Songs mit Blick auf sein gesamtes Schaffen. Und auch dieses Mal zeigt sich: Die Klassiker von Lou Reed, zwischen textlicher Brutalität und Zärtlichkeit, funktionieren auch in unserer seltsamen Zeit perfekt als tröstende Ventile. Egal ob in persönlichster Identitätssuche oder beim großen Blick auf die Welt. Black Vinyl!
Zum 10. Todestag von Lou Reed veröffentlichen DIE BUBEN IM PELZ ihr neues Album "Verwandler" (Konkord) auf welchem sie sich den Songs von Lou Reed widmen und diese in den Wiener Dialekt übersetzen. Als 2015 das selbstbetitelte Debütalbum (Konkord) von DIE BUBEN IM PELZ erschien, wirbelten sie damit viel Staub auf. Denn die beiden Gründungsmitglieder David Pfister und Christian Fuchs (beide vom Radiosender FM4) wagten etwas Riskantes. Die Buben übersetzten das ikonische Debütalbum von Velvet Underground komplett ins Wienerische. Wechselten die legendäre Andy Warhol-Banane auf dem Cover mit einer Wurst aus - und übertrugen die Atmosphäre des New York von 1967 in das Wien von 2015. Düstere Parallelen wurden ausgelotet. Flirrende Gitarren zum Klingen gebracht. Spirituelle Verwandtschaften mit Lou Reed, John Cale und Nico zelebriert. Die Platte wurde inzwischen zu einem viel beachteten Klassiker der deutschsprachigen, alternativen Popmusik. Für die deutsche Tageszeitung ,Die Zeit" beispielsweise ein Album des Jahres 2015. Ebenso erfuhr das Artwork der LP von Dieter Oitzinger große Aufmerksamkeit. Die Erstauflage auf Vinyl mit einer abziehbaren Wurst statt einer Banane ist inzwischen ein begehrtes Sammlerobjekt. 2017 und 2019 erschienen zwei weitere Platten auf dem Wiener Label Noise Appeal, zuletzt ,Geisterbahn" produziert von Alexander Hacke von den Einstürzenden Neubauten und Alexander Lausch. Neben Pfister und Fuchs bestehen DIE BUBEN IM PELZ auch noch aus dem Bassisten Christof Baumgartner (Black Palms Orchestra), Bernd Supper (Scarabeus Dream), Markus Reiter (Destroyed But Not Defeated) und Gernot Scheithauer (Liger). Brutalität und Zärtlichkeit Zum 10. Todestag von Lou Reed am 27. Oktober veröffentlichen Die Buben Im Pelz ihr neues Album ,Verwandler" (Konkord), auf dem sie sich erneut ausschließlich den Songs von Lou Reed und Velvet Underground widmen. Auch wenn Titel und Artwork auf den Klassiker ,Transformer" von Lou Reed anspielen, übersetzten die Buben dieses Mal kein komplettes Album, sondern eine Auswahl von Reed-Songs mit Blick auf sein gesamtes Schaffen. Und auch dieses Mal zeigt sich: Die Klassiker von Lou Reed, zwischen textlicher Brutalität und Zärtlichkeit, funktionieren auch in unserer seltsamen Zeit perfekt als tröstende Ventile. Egal ob in persönlichster Identitätssuche oder beim großen Blick auf die Welt. Black Vinyl!



















