Russell Paine (Super Disco Edits).
These four tracks simply blew me away when I heard them. Its raw disco funk cosmic energy that you just can't replicate. Sometimes when you get a long disco track that's eight or ten minutes long, mundane thoughts and loss of interest can start to kick in once the dums and bongo's have faded.
This isn't the case with Magique. You just keep joining the rocket ride to the stars.
From the social message disco funk of "Inch By Inch" which is still relevant to today's social problems. "Dancin" and "Disco Nights" epitomise why we love disco.
And finally "Disco Cowboy" has a sound that harks back to those Plainfield NJ P-Funk roots. I think if any of the Dj pioneers from the 1970's stumbled across these they would have been etched in Disco Folklore!
Cerca:dum
- A1: Big Dumb
- A2: Stowaway
- A3: Throwin' Stones
- A4: Sex With Your Own Shadow
- A5: Too On (Feat. Anderson .Paak)
- A6: I'd Rather Be Me
- B1: Full Flavored Vibrations
- B2: Strange Is My Name
- B3: Change The Vibration
- B4: Gunsmoke & Mirrors
- B5: Drive Me Home
- B6: Bound To Bloom
Few artists can make chaos sound this fun. Steel Beans, the self-titled album from the genre-bending one-man band, is a wild ride through rock, funk, jazz, and whatever else happens to cross the radar of Everett, WA’s Jeremy DeBardi — the multi-instrumentalist and mad scientist behind it all. Known for his jaw-dropping live performances where he sings, shreds guitar, and drums at the same time, Steel Beans brings that same unfiltered energy to tape, capturing the spirit of a garage jam gone cosmic.
The album moves effortlessly from fuzzed-out psych-rock to greasy funk breakdowns and tongue-in-cheek lyricism, mixing humor and virtuosity in equal measure. It’s unpredictable, unpolished in all the right ways, and full of personality — the kind of record that feels alive because it’s never trying to be perfect. Steel Beans isn’t just an album; it’s a reminder that music can still be weird, raw, fun, and ridiculously entertaining. Whether you’re hearing him for the first time or you’ve already seen the madness live, this album is the perfect introduction to the wild world of Steel Beans.
- Dead Train
- Kick
- Calico
- Habit
- The Hand
- Taste The Ten
- Dumb It
- Requiem
- Silver Lakes
- 100: Calls
GRAY VINYL[22,27 €]
Das Stockholmer Trio Vero ist mit seinem zweiten Album zurück, das von Dringlichkeit geprägt ist: kein Zweifeln - nur volle Intensität. Nach ihrem gefeierten Debütalbum ,Unsoothing Interior" aus dem Jahr 2022 dringt Razor Tongue nun in raueres, roheres Terrain vor. Das Ergebnis ist drahtiger Alternative Rock mit Punk-Einflüssen, explosiven Refrains und Texten über Obsession, Einsamkeit und zerbrechliche Liebeserklärungen.
Black Vinyl[22,27 €]
Das Stockholmer Trio Vero ist mit seinem zweiten Album zurück, das von Dringlichkeit geprägt ist: kein Zweifeln - nur volle Intensität. Nach ihrem gefeierten Debütalbum ,Unsoothing Interior" aus dem Jahr 2022 dringt Razor Tongue nun in raueres, roheres Terrain vor. Das Ergebnis ist drahtiger Alternative Rock mit Punk-Einflüssen, explosiven Refrains und Texten über Obsession, Einsamkeit und zerbrechliche Liebeserklärungen.
- Casual Bunker
- Alright Javier
- After You've Gone
- Ordinary Times
- Den Den
- Field Recording
- Bone Trade
- The River Is A Scar Made Of Glass
- Maggots
- Financial Placeholder
- Better Than
- Weed King
Bei einem aktuellen Auftritt von DREAM_MEGA stand Joel Kyack allein auf der Bühne und schickte einen Soundstrom auf das Publikum los. Überwältigt von den gruseligen Frequenzen, den eindringlichen Rhythmen und den wilden, verstimmten Vocals, flüsterte ein Besucher seinem Nachbarn zu: ,Ich glaube, der Typ hat Kontakt zu Dämonen." Ob aus Angst oder Bewunderung gesagt, diese Anschuldigung ist angesichts des zweiten Albums von DREAM_MEGA, ,Control / You Are Not the Center", durchaus zutreffend. Die Platte ist voller Bedrohung. Man hört es in den mutierten Kriegsmarschen, im Dancehall-Reflux, im dröhnenden Bass. Man hört es in den kristallklaren Melodien und den sehnsüchtigen Aufstiegen. Man hört es sogar in dem Cover von Guided by Voices. Joels Beziehung zu verstörenden Klängen - dem Channeling von Dämonen - besteht nun schon seit Jahrzehnten. Seine langjährige Tätigkeit bei Landed, der Band, die er 1997 mitbegründet hat, verläuft parallel zu Joels Beiträgen zu Six Finger Satellite, Men's Recovery Project, Megafuckers, Dos Mega und Street Buddy. Diese unermüdliche Hingabe führt direkt zu dem fieberhaften Verfall seiner heutigen Arbeit, aber Dream Mega ist etwas ganz Besonderes. Entstanden aus Joels Nahtoderfahrung im Jahr 2020 - einer Woche der Schwäche, die er isoliert in Thailand verbrachte, Blut hustete und seine Bettlaken durchnässte - erobert DREAM_MEGA einen einzigartigen Raum an der Schnittstelle zwischen Konfrontation und Hingabe. Aufbauend auf seinen eigenen Erfahrungen bei Hardcore-Shows und Straßenauftritten treibt Joel DREAM_MEGA in einen antipodalen Zustand, in dem Hyperbewusstsein und befreiende Transzendenz koexistieren. Die Songs auf ,Control / You Are Not the Center" starren unerschrocken auf unsere dumme, gefährliche Welt, ähnlich wie es ein Song von Dropdead tun würde, aber gleichzeitig heben sie die Last dieser Katastrophe und drängen auf eine luftige Atempause. Ein Teil davon ist Joels kompositorischer Ansatz, bei dem er alte Holzblasinstrumente gegen digitale Synthesizer setzt und unnatürliche Schaltkreise mit menschlichem Atem kreuzt. Aber im Kern geht es um Joels dringendes Bedürfnis, mitten in der Nacht seine Angst und Traurigkeit und die Funken der Hoffnung anzusprechen und sie in etwas zu verwandeln, das sein Herz trotz allem weiter schlagen lässt. Es ist ein Akt der Klarheit und Selbsterhaltung, der so geschickt inszeniert ist, dass jeder Zuhörer die Dämonen spüren kann, die in seinem eigenen Herzen wirken. ,Control / You are Not The Center" enthält Klangbeiträge von Ryan Weinstein (Coffi n Prick), Cordey Lopez und Lisa Anne Auerbach. Es ist empfehlenswert für Fans von Hassell & Enos ,Fourth World, Vol.1: Possible Musics", Houstons Chopped-and-Screwed-Szene und Captain Beefheart.
Kim Rapatti (Mono Junk) is a long-running Finnish electronic music producer and the operator behind DUM Records. In the early 1990s, releasing across multiple aliases was a practical way to keep output organized and to present a broader label roster. Mars 31 Heaven was one of Rapatti's period-specific side names, used to separate a more inward strand of work from the main Mono Junk line.
Mono Junk presents Mars 31 Heaven: Collected Works '93–'95 is the first time these recordings have been compiled onto a single release. The tracks were previously scattered across various compilations, with "Little Elephant" later reappearing on a Mono Junk release. Audio was sourced from the original DAT tapes and remastered by Michael Diekmann. "Osaka House Remix" and "World of Isolation" originally appeared on the B-side of DUM Records' Blue File Compilation (1993). "Violins" and "Abyss" appear on vinyl for the first time after CD-only appearances ("Violins" on Dum Trax, 1995, and "Abyss" on Unitunes and Came From Outer Space I), and the original mix of "Osaka House" is previously unreleased. Housed in full-colour sleeves designed by Ed Cheverton.
Black Vinyl[20,97 €]
Fifteen years after it first surfaced on the short-lived Lithuanian netlabel Dumblys, Sraunus – Out Of The City returns remastered, recontextualized, and ready for a new wave of deep listeners. What once felt like a hidden gem now reads as a quiet cornerstone, a record whose significance only grew clearer with time.
Behind Sraunus is Paulius Markutis, one of Lithuanias earliest deep-dub explorers. His moniker translates to “flowing” or “fluid,” and that spirit runs through the entire album: the music breathes, circulates, and drifts with calm inevitability, revealing fresh details on every pass. Rooted in the classic Berlin-born dub tradition yet unmistakably shaped by Markutis own sense of space, mood, and narrative, the result feels beautifully suspended in time, warm in its chords, patient in its arrangements, and guided by a subtle emotional current. This is dub techno at its most enduring: fluid, deep, and endlessly replayable.
The reissue, part of Greyscales Archive Series, arrives on superbly pressed double vinyl, with artwork chosen with intent: Marija Marcelionytė-Paliukės “High Tide and Low Tide,” an image of perpetual motion that perfectly mirrors the albums flowing spirit.
There’s an alternate reality where everyone makes a living wage and the cleanest buses you’ve ever seen arrive every other minute. Where the most intense songs are about confessing your love to a crush at the apple orchard, and where gentle feelings and chaotic energy are inseparable best friends. This is the timeline where Cootie Catcher is right at home. This Toronto based four-piece exudes both vulnerability and unbridled excitement, creating a sound that hypercharges the open-hearted tenderness of twee pop with spiraling synths and giddy electronics. New album Something We All Got is the clearest and most vibrant reading of Cootie Catcher’s vision yet, with songs of sweetness, nervousness, and expectancy that beam out unguarded.
After releasing music made primarily in basement recording environments, Something We All Got is the band’s first flirtation with studio recording. The edges are still sharp, however, with some parts assembled from time-honored lo-fi methods and fun, personally-sourced samples seeping into the production. The sound is explosive and upbeat, with euphoric guitars, bubbly synth lines, speedy drums both played and programmed, and all other manner of sound constantly colliding. Cootie Catcher has three songwriters, Sophia Chavez, Anita Fowl, and Nolan Jakupovski, all of whom have distinctive voices but still manage to overlap in their writing on shared concerns like navigating the lines of romantic and platonic relationships, their city’s social scenes, and struggles in both the microcosmic experience of playing in a band and the zoomed-out challenges of living through late-stage capitalism.
Joy still touches every surface of Something We All Got. “Quarter Note Rock” bounces around the room in a fit of jangling guitar chords, scratched samples, and interplay between breakbeat loops and somersaulting live drums. It’s a blast of positivity even with lyrics about how disappointing it can be to meet your heroes. A smiling electro pop instrumental supports lyrics about having to step painfully away from an almost realized love on “Gingham Dress,” a song that subverts themes of domesticity as a backdrop for the dashed wilt of hopeless devotion.
Cootie Catcher rolls down hills and jumps through flaming hoops throughout Something We All Got without ever dumbing down the visceral emotions that drive these songs. There’s a palpable tension between the band’s exhilarating sonics and the raw, often uneasy sentiments expressed, but it’s an integral part of what makes them unique. Rather than hide behind the kind of calculated vagueness that plagues so much of the indie rock landscape in the time of cursed algorithms, Cootie Catcher runs full-speed toward every confusion and excitement, fearlessly direct and embracing the reality they’re in.
- Conversational Excess
- Creep Meter
- Bang Your Chain
- Vhs Motherfucker
- Milk And Bones
- Born Dumb
- Cold Roller
- Infinity Upgrade
Aaron Warren und Bjorn Copeland machen seit 1999 zusammen Musik: neun Jahre als Flaccid Mojo und 26 Jahre als Black Dice. Diese Zusammenarbeit ist wie eine Wanderung durch die verwüstete Landschaft der zeitgenössischen Musik. Indem sie Dummes, Gedämpftes und Verbrauchtem stapeln, schaffen die beiden immer wieder unausgewogene, atemberaubende Mutantenkonstruktionen. Das neueste Beispiel dafür ist ,Loose Jacks", das zweite Album von Flaccid Mojo. Es besteht aus kostenlosen Handy-Apps, fragmentierten YouTube-Videos und Elektronik mit zerbrochenen Bildschirmen - den verbrannten und zerknitterten Überresten des Streaming-Industriekomplexes. ,Loose Jacks" ist das breite, hysterische Grinsen, wenn man in den letzten Tagen einen Schatz findet. Die Songs von Flaccid Mojo sind für Live-Auftritte gemacht, mit einem modularen Arsenal an Rhythmen, Stabs und Payoffs, die alle bereitstehen. Das ist ihre Art, das Physische in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen und sicherzustellen, dass die körperlichen Vorgaben der Komposition jedes Songs diese Befehle an alle im Publikum wiederholen. Die Befriedigung eines Loops, der so lange läuft, bis er dir im Blut liegt, die Bassline, die zu einem Stoß geformt ist, der Snare-Hit, der so scharf ist wie der Ellbogen eines Fremden. Man kann sich wie ein Geist fühlen, der durch die Platte einer anderen Band schwebt, aber Loose Jacks ist wie eine Mauer, eine schwere Decke, starke Hände, die dich auf einen Haufen von Körpern heben. Es ist eine befreiende, unspirituelle Erfahrung. Eine fleischliche. Wie schon ihr Debütalbum ,Flaccid Mojo" (veröffentlicht 2022 bei Castle Face) wurde auch ,Loose Jacks" von Chris Coady aufgenommen, der seit den Neunzigern bei Black Dice-Konzerten dabei ist. Es ist toll, mit Leuten zu arbeiten, die es kapieren und nicht über Tonarten oder ,das Raster" diskutieren. Ähnlich wurde ,Loose Jacks" von Sarah Register gemastert, deren Band Talk Normal sich eine Wand mit dem Proberaum von Black Dice teilte. Für Fans von Chrome, Men's Recovery Project und den Chemical Brothers.
- A1: Intro
- A2: Liebe Brutal
- A3: Ich Mach Es Kaputt
- A4: Vielleicht Bin Ich Dumm Feat. Saló
- A5: Warmes Bier Feat. Resi Reiner
- A6: Wenn Ich Untergeh
- A7: Immer Wenn Du Trinkst
- B1: Mama
- B2: Was Liebe Ist
- B3: Schmetterling Feat. Mc Windhund
- B4: Keine Zeit
- B5: Kleiner Stern
- B6: Menschen Feat. Fatoni
- B7: Vom Ende Der Einsamkeit
2026 Repress
MOLA - fierce gutter pop, bittersweet ballads and roaring indie anthems oscillating between heartbreak, chaos and radical connection. On Liebe Brutal (out 26.09.2025), raw emotion meets sharp irony, Italo-drama meets pogo energy. Isabella Streifeneder and producer Markus Harbauer deliver their most direct, dynamic and vulnerable record to date - brutally honest, brutally beautiful.
- A1: Open Mic Freestyle
- A2: I’m Shady (Original Unreleased Demo, 1997)
- A3: Freestyle I (It’s The World Turns Verse)
- A4: Take The Whole World With Me (Outsidaz Feat. Eminem – Original Unreleased Demo, 1997)
- A5: Freestyle Ii
- A6: Bad Meets Evil Feat. Royce Da 5’9” (Original Unreleased Demo, 1996)
- A7: Freestyle Iii
- A8: Murder Murder (Original Unreleased Demo, 1997)
- B1: Freestyle Iv
- B2: Rock Bottom (Original Unreleased Demo, 1997)
- B3: Freestyle V
- B4: Cum On Everybody (Original Unreleased Demo, 1997)
- B5: Freestyle Vi
- B6: Dumpin’ Dirty Dozen (Parts Unknown Feat. Eminem, Proof & Eye-Kyu, 1996)
- B7: Freestyle Vii (Shred-Skrew Verse)
- B8: Desperados (Eminem, Proof, Bugz & Almighty Dreadnaughtz, 1996)
- I Was Born To Boogie
- Communism, Hypnotism & The Beatles
- Cocaine Cowboys
- The Girl With The Strawberry Hair
- I Used To Dream In Colors
- I Remember Everything
- She Wanted Me To Be A Junky
- Glam Girl (In An Indie World)
- You Get On My Nerves
- Fake Punk
- The Girl Is Mine
- Ramalama
- Disco Junky
- She's A Mystery To Me
- The Good Times We Had
- You're My Sister
- Sexy Young Thing
- The Sadness Of It All
- Bad Vibes (Part One)
- The Destruction Of Lower Manhattan
- I'm Never Satisfied
21 songs are barely enough to show the "Many Faces of Memphis Electronic"! From less than a minute twisted psych pop and heartbreaking ballads to two minutes something fuzzy rockers, electronic r'n'r and sexy glam, you'll find all you need and much more in this incredible album! It takes at least 21 songs - and 30 Polaroids on the cover! - to show the "Many Faces of Memphis Electronic"! On the XYZ, Dum Dum Boys and NON! guitar player third solo album, entirely home recorded, you will find plenty of fuzzy bangers, trashy rockers, electronic r'n'r, lo fi disköpunk, sexy glam, twisted psych pop and heartbreaking ballads, 21 different faces on just 2 album sides! With the help of 60s fuzz pedals, analog synths, a wild organ, an out-of-space Theremin, raw drum machines and tons of delay, reverb and strange noises, all used to maximize the minimalism of the tracks, Memphis Electronic manages to create an orgy of arousing sounds, an overdose of aural pleasure, an irresistible avalanche of exciting songs, all ranging from 49 seconds snapshots to 2 minutes something instant classics!
- A1: This Doesn't Exist Anymore
- A2: It Started To Hurt And Then It Just Continued
- A3: Everything You've Ever Dreamt Of And Less
- A4: A Substitute For Experience
- A5: Cyclopentane Fantasy
- A6: Post Sport Principle
- A7: Reverse Nightmare
- A8: 100 Feet To Burn On The Ground
- B1: Dumb Milestone
- B2: I'm Noticing The Blossoms More This Year
- B3: The Extremes
- B4: Terminally Online (For You)
- B5: Underachievers Anonymous
- B6: I Have Been To Heaven Once
- B7: Old Love, Old Fears
Inspired by witnessing the broken tension and renewed possibilities of a laptop breaking down at a gig – not to mention the void left behind by the sudden end of a relationship – Pentu’s latest release is a jump-cut menagerie of musical moments. Sewn together into ‘And I Saw My Devil And I Saw My Deep Blue Sea’, these fifteen tracks continue the London-based producer’s active departure from the soundscapes and song structures that dominated their previous writing style. These disparate pieces slice themselves off into sudden silence, or veer into unpredictable sidebars, hopping from hyperactive instrumentals to beautifully deconstructed YouTube samples. Described by Pentu as “emotionally intuitive to write”, this is music by and for the endlessly scrolling modern mind – “navigating the world alongside the splintered, interruptive emotional hyper realities of social media.”
The sudden silences, drones, and interruptions are perhaps less surprising than the guitar-based textures of metal & shoegaze woven into several vital passages by Pentu. The result is a collage that encapsulates the erratic feeling, not only of a relationship’s end, but simply of navigating online mediascapes.”I found myself realising that my phone, the constant interrupter of nothingness and silence, was both a cause of depression (reliving memories, dating apps) and a relief from it (creating new friendships, distractions, also dating apps)”, says Pentu.
Pentu’s attempt to overcome content overload by actively curbing his setup of laptop-guitar--synth does little to reduce the scope of this album’s sonic palette. YouTube vlog samples (from videos with next-to-no views) are an attempt to recontextualise and dramatise material that “would have otherwise been throwaway moments lost in the internet”, adding staccato moments of reality to Pentu’s beautiful and jarring album-length paean to overstimulation.
- A1: Because Feat. Lora Ute
- A2: Wild Things
- A3: Todo Mal Feat. Jose Fernancaster
- A4: Todo Bien
- A5: All I've Got To Say
- A6: Lemon Haze Feat. Intr0Beatz
- A7: Sugar Dummy
- A8: Bola De Interludio
- B1: Carlo & Black Loops - Midnight Cruiser
- B2: B & S
- B3: Left Out
- B4: May
- B5: Carlo & Piek - Esperanza
- B6: Wolf Suit
- B7: Last Dance
- B8: Tchüsikowsky
2026 Repress
Originally from Malaga but a Berlin resident for the past 13 years, Carlo is thrilled to unveil his first album released under his own record label, Bisiesto. This label stands out for its unique approach, releasing just one album every four years on leap day, February 29th. In contrast to his previous style, this album blends all his musical influences into a unique mixtape of instrumentals.
Reminiscent of Nightmares on Wax, Kid Loco, and Mushroom Jazz, this album offers a unique auditory experience. Lora Ute brings a hint of tangy mellowness to ‘Because’ balancing dreaminess with playful notes, while Jose Fernancaster, with his immaculate guitar skills, infuses ‘Todo Mal’ with sexy guitar riffs and wahs. Intr0beatz's hip-hop touch enhances ‘Lemon Haze’, while Black Loops, a percussionist at heart, collaborates on ‘Midnight Cruiser’ to encapsulate the solitude of night-time city cruising with a lo-fi sound. Piek rounds off ‘Esperanza’ with an empowering bassline, tying the track together with a golden ribbon.
- 1: Fire The Choir 0:5
- 2: Twin Scissors 0:0
- 3: Plainclothes Man 02:29
- 4: Career Blonde 02:12
- 5: Pontaria 01:39
- 6: The Gold Standard In Dumpster Diving 01:28
- 7: Caught Again 04:02
- 8: That's Not My Skin You're Eating 01:13
- 9: Husband And Bribe 02:24
- 10: Wire Lashes 02:07
- 11: Buckteeth 01:48
- 12: Community Gun 02:13
- 13: Triple Tracy 04:33
Conjuring a faithful following, quite rare in these days of ADHD, by sheer force of their celebratory and fiery live shows, Montijo's most celebrated outfit reflects these past couple years of camaraderie and life on the road on their debut album, after a self-released EP and a 4 way split on Zegema Beach Records. Sublimating all the inherent potential of post-hardcore at its most sweeping into a forceful and focused delivery, 'Acetate' captures all their urgency through 13 memorable and sharpened tracks. Recorded patiently and mastered by the gifted know how of Jack Shirley - Deafheaven, Joyce Manor or Gouge Away -, the songs on 'Acetate' open sprawling vistas upon the band's recognizable sound between chaos and order, cutting back on everything that might be redundant or overly technical. Alex Domingos' vocals reach new means of expressiveness through harrowing screams and hints of melody, João Pires' sinewy guitar pulling out riffs and skewed lines that echo for posterity and the rhythmic section of Simão Simões - bass - and João Portalegre - drums - driving all this turmoil with kinetic precision and flexibility. Never before did Hetta sound as relentless, chill and melodic, tracking down life at its own pulse.
- A1: Sally
- A2: I Would Never Wanna Be Young Again
- A3: Not A Crime
- A4: Immigrant Punk
- B1 60: Revolutions
- B2: Avenue B
- B3: Dogs Were Barking
- B4: Oh No
- Y1: Start Wearing Purple
- Y2: Think Locally Fuck Globally
- Y3: Underdog World Strike
- Y4: Illumination
- Z1: Santa Marinella
- Z2: Undestructable
- Z3: Mishto!
- 1: Jack Buenfeld, Louis Alexander Campbell, Luka Kilgariff-Johnson - "Crossways
- 2: Radio All Day - "A Needle Sings In Her Hands (Demo)
- 3: Gilly & Bede - "Dawn
- 4: Georgia Oatley - "Time Passes Murmur
- 5: Swan Reach - "Dumb
- 6: The Mule Trade - "Thief
- 7: Jachin Mee - "Spanish Time
- 8: Short Snarl - "Landline
- 9: Ebop - "Master Axeman (Demo)
- 10: Resting Mind Flowers - "Hollow Hearts
- 11: Koleh - "Mande
- 12: Swapmeet - "Collision
- 13: Cagefly - "And The Earth Swallowed Them
- 14: Twine - "Deer In The Headlight
- 15: War Room - "Ballad
- 16: That's Not Us! - "You Deserve
- 1: From A Pebble Thrown
- 2: Pebbles Instrumental
- 3: Might-Have-Beens
- 4: Upper Sixth Loan Shark
- 5: Banker Bets, Banker Wins
- 6: Swing It Far
- 7: Adrift And Dumfounded
- 8: Old School Song
- 9: Wootton Bassett Town
- 10: Power And Spirit
- 11: Give Till It Hurts
- 12: Cosy Corner
- 13: Shunt And Shuffle
- 14: A Change Of Horses
- 15: Confessional
- 16: Kismet In Suburbia
- 17: What-Ifs, Maybes, Might-Have-Beens
- 18: Etching
Half-Speed Remaster des 2012er Albums
Anlässlich des 40-jährigen Jubiläums des Albumklassikers "Thick As A Brick" erscheint am 30. März 2012 eine Fortsetzung zum Originalalbum mit dem Titel "Thick As A Brick 2".
1972 hatte Ian Anderson mit dem Jethro-Tull-Album "Thick As A Brick" einen Klassiker des Progressive Rock aufgenommen. Im Mittelpunkt der Songtexte stand die fiktive kindliche Hauptfigur Gerald Bostock. Das Album avancierte zum Spitzenreiter in den Billboard Charts und zu einem beachtlichen Erfolg in etlichen anderen Ländern.
Vierzig Jahre später: Was würde Gerald Bostock, der nun 50 Jahre alt wäre, heutzutage machen? Wie wäre es ihm in all der Zeit ergangen? Der "zweite" Teil des Albumklassikers zieht die unterschiedlichsten Möglichkeiten in Betracht, was aus dem frühreifen Schuljungen Gerald Bostock hätte werden können, welche Wege er hätte einschlagen können. In den diversen Songs nimmt die Hauptfigur verschiedene Alter Egos an, um die Vielzahl der möglichen Wendungen zu verdeutlichen, die Schicksal und Zufall in einem Leben bereit halten. So illustrieren die Songs nicht nur Geralds Leben, sondern auch die Entwicklungen unserer eigenen Biographien, die nicht selten durch zufällige Begegnungen und Eingriffe völlig neue Wendungen annehmen, auch wenn sie manchmal zunächst noch ganz nichtig und unbedeutend erscheinen.
Ian Anderson über sein neues Album: "Wenn unsere Generation auf ihr Leben zurückblickt, überkommt sie sicherlich gelegentlich dieser 'Was wäre wenn'-Moment. Wären wir, wie Gerald, statt dem, was wir sind, vielleicht Prediger, Soldat, Penner, Geschäftsinhaber oder Finanztycoon geworden? Und all jene, die der Generation des Internet und der sozialen Netzwerke angehören, mögen darüber sinnieren, was mit den unzähligen Möglichkeiten ist, die sich bei jeder Gelegenheit anzubieten scheinen."
Im Rahmen dieser Veröffentlichung wird Ian Anderson erstmals seit 1972 "Thick As A Brick" gemeinsam mit seinen Bandkollegen John O'Hara (Keyboards), David Goodier (Bass), Florian Opahle (Gitarre) und Scott Hammond (Schlagzeug) - sowie einigen musikalischen Gästen - in kompletter Länge live spielen. Zudem präsentieren Ian Anderson und seine Band im zweiten Teil der Show auch die Fortsetzung des Albumklassikers live.
- Human
- Death Awaits
- Older Days
- Continuum
- Bloodlust
- In Stone
- Comfortably Dumb
- Ignite
- Move To Trash
- New Colors
- Moonchild
Extended Pearl Flip 2 Vinyl
- A1: Concerning Hobbits" (The Fellowship Of The Ring) 2:51
- A2: The Fellowship" (The Fellowship Of The Ring) 5:45
- A3: The Bridge Of Khazad Dum" (The Fellowship Of The Ring) 5:53
- A4: May It Be" (Feat Tara Scammell - The Fellowship Of The Ring) 4:40
- B1: The Riders Of Rohan" (The Two Towers) 3:48
- B2: Evenstar" (The Two Towers) 3:38
- B3: Forth Eorlingas/Isengard Unleashed" (The Two Towers) 5:41
- B4: Hope & Memory/Minas Tirith" (The Return Of The King) 2:43
- B5: Into The West" (Feat Helen Hobson - The Return Of The King) 7:17
- 1: Dump
- 2: Darker Truth
- 3: The Pain You Hide
- 4: Burning Soul
- 5: Fallen Heros
- 6: The Oath
- 7: Lost Fight
- 8: Deep Down
- 9: Far Side
- 10: Unleashed
Graues Vinyl, limitiert auf 200 Exemplare. Huntdown ist eine Hardcore-Band aus Paris, gegründet im Jahr 2022. Die Mitglieder sind erfahrene Musiker der französischen Szene und bringen Einflüsse von Metallic Hardcore bis Thrash ein. Ihr Sound ist roh, direkt und kompromisslos - Hardcore ohne Schnörkel. 2023 erschien das Demo First Strike, kurz darauf folgte die EP Chasing Demons, aufgenommen im UFO Studio und gemastert von Chris "Zeuss" Harris. Mit wuchtigen Riffs, Breakdowns und intensiver Live-Energie verkörpert Huntdown die Kraft des Hardcore in seiner reinsten Form.
- A1: Who’ll Stand With Us?
- A2: Longshot (Feat. The Scratch)
- A3: The Big Man
- A4: Chesterfields And Aftershave
- A5: Bury The Bones (Feat. The Mary Wallopers)
- A6: Kids Games
- B1: Sooner Kill ‘Em First
- B2: Fiending For The Lies
- B3: Streetlights
- B4: School Days Over (Feat. Billy Bragg)
- B5: The Vultures Circle High (Feat. Al Barr)
- B6: One Last Goodbye (Tribute To Shane) (Feat. The Scratch)
- C1: Take Your Bow
- C2: Sirens
- C3: Straight Edge (I Liked You Better)
- C4: A Hero Among Many
- C5: Sirens
Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.
Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.
Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!
- Ltd. Col. 2LP: (Silver 2LP/Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)
- A1: Who’ll Stand With Us?
- A2: Longshot (Feat. The Scratch)
- A3: The Big Man
- A4: Chesterfields And Aftershave
- A5: Bury The Bones (Feat. The Mary Wallopers)
- A6: Kids Games
- B1: Sooner Kill ‘Em First
- B2: Fiending For The Lies
- B3: Streetlights
- B4: School Days Over (Feat. Billy Bragg)
- B5: The Vultures Circle High (Feat. Al Barr)
- B6: One Last Goodbye (Tribute To Shane) (Feat. The Scratch)
- C1: Take Your Bow
- C2: Sirens
- C3: Straight Edge (I Liked You Better)
- C4: A Hero Among Many
- C5: Sirens
Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.
Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.
Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!
Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)
- A1: Who’ll Stand With Us?
- A2: Longshot (Feat. The Scratch)
- A3: The Big Man
- A4: Chesterfields And Aftershave
- A5: Bury The Bones (Feat. The Mary Wallopers)
- A6: Kids Games
- B1: Sooner Kill ‘Em First
- B2: Fiending For The Lies
- B3: Streetlights
- B4: School Days Over (Feat. Billy Bragg)
- B5: The Vultures Circle High (Feat. Al Barr)
- B6: One Last Goodbye (Tribute To Shane) (Feat. The Scratch)
- C1: Take Your Bow
- C2: Sirens
- C3: Straight Edge (I Liked You Better)
- C4: A Hero Among Many
- C5: Sirens
Mit ihrem neuen Album 'For The People' kehren Dropkick Murphys zurück zu ihren Punk-Wurzeln - laut, kämpferisch und voller Haltung. Zwischen Klassenkampf und Familiengeschichte, zwischen Protestsong und Pogues-Hommage - 'For The People' ist mehr als nur ein Albumtitel. Es ist ein Statement gegen Ungerechtigkeit, für Menschlichkeit und Solidarität.
Produziert von Langzeit-Weggefährte Ted Hutt und mit Artwork von Shepard Faireys Studio Number One, erscheint das Album über Dummy Luck Music / Play It Again Sam digital am 4. Juli (passend zum US-Unabhängigkeitstag) und am 10. Oktober auf CD und 2LP. Die Vinyl-Version kommt mit fünf Bonustracks.
Ob mit der ersten Single 'Who’ll Stand With Us?' oder der bewegenden Shane-MacGowan-Verneigung 'One Last Goodbye' - Dropkick Murphys liefern den Soundtrack für alle, die sich nicht mit der Welt, wie sie ist, zufriedengeben. 'For the People'!
- Ltd. Col. 2LP: (Silver 2LP/Gatefold mit Etching einer schwarzen Rose auf der D-Seite + Faltposter)
- Dumb Head - The Sharades
- Around The Corner - Eve Boswell
- Who's The Girl - Diane & The Javelines
- For Loving Me This Way - Kim Roberts
- Hobbies - Jenny Moss
- Something I've Got To Tell You - Glenda Collins
- Don't You Knock On My Door - Billie Davis
- Merry Go Round - Gunilla Thorn
- Please Let It Happen To Me - Jenny Moss
- Powercut - The Cameos
- I Lost My Heart At The Fairground - Glenda Collins
- Christmas Calling - Valerie Masters
More Tea Chest treasures, this time all girl bands, with Joe Meek at the controls
This series of releases has been a huge seller as the quality is superb and there are unreleased tracks, alternate takes and studio chat.
‘Get A Life, Listen To Autumns’ is a statement that tells you everything you need to know about the quality and attitude of the Irish producer’s latest EP. His DNO debut presents five tracks of steel-studded EBM and industrial run through with his trademark dub aesthetics.
A1 ‘100 Ways To Get Fucked’ — another bold title — struts its stuff to a methodical stomp; strained vocals pulled out of shape and fed back into macabre forms; low-end chugging like some smoke-billowing, grease-slicked machine.
‘Let It Melt’ picks up the pace, making judicious use of the reverse function, while subtle acid chirps and woozy arpeggios provide a chaotic, though not unpleasant, dissonance that induces a feeling of headrush.
‘Petted’ swaggers like sex incarnate, alongside snatches of diva vox and the kind of sweeping space-age pads that Holst might have used had he been born a century later, seemingly taking cues from the hot and sweaty nights of ’80s Chicago.
Over on the B-side, ‘LDRO’ sets its kicks and snares thrusting at full tilt over an inexorable bassline; Autumns’ favourite effect, delay, keeping things squelching like the jellified flesh of a ballistics dummy.
And to finish, ‘God’s Gift’ drops down to a sludgy rhythm — though with surprisingly spritely percussion — to match its tortured guitar, shrieking horns, and deadly subs. A fever dream of twisted metal and hot breath, like the gradual slowing after the climax of debauchery.
Marking a sultry new route for DNO, Autumns’ first for the label is confident, confrontational, and
not to be missed.
Rhythms of postmodern realism at the very bottom of the DNO.
- A1: The Clash - 1-2 Crush On You
- A2: The Undertones - There Goes Norman
- A3: The Limit - My World At Night
- A4: X-Ray Spex - Warrior In Woolworths
- A5: The Wardens - Do So Well
- A6: Penetration - Future Daze
- A7: Magazine - I Love You, You Big Dummy
- B1: Ramone - Suzy Is A Headbanger
- B2: The Flys - Love & A Molotov Cocktail
- B3: Golinski Brothers - Bloody
- B4: Liquid Stone - Here Comes The Weekend
- B5: Dolly Mixture - Side Street Walker
- B6: Basement 5 - Silicone Chip
- B7: The Subterraneans - My Flamingo
- C1: The Jam - Away From The Numbers
- C2: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Desert Kisses
- C3: Zounds - Demystification
- C4: Stiff Little Fingers - Barbed Wire Love
- C5: Shake - Dream On
- C6: The Times - Red With Purple Flashes
- C7: The Limps - Someone I Can Talk To
- D1: The Cure - Play For Today
- D2: Newtown Neurotics - Hypocrite
- D3: The Slits - So Tough
- D6: The Barracudas - I Want My Woody Back
- D7: Moving England - Moving Back
- D4: The City Limits - Morse Code Messages
- D5: Gary Valentine - The First One
- A1: The Clash - 1-2 Crush On You
- A2: The Undertones - There Goes Norman
- A3: The Limit - My World At Night
- A4: X-Ray Spex - Warrior In Woolworths
- A5: The Wardens - Do So Well
- A6: Penetration - Future Daze
- A7: Magazine - I Love You, You Big Dummy
- B1: Ramone - Suzy Is A Headbanger
- B2: The Flys - Love & A Molotov Cocktail
- B3: Golinski Brothers - Bloody
- B4: Liquid Stone - Here Comes The Weekend
- B5: Dolly Mixture - Side Street Walker
- B6: Basement 5 - Silicone Chip
- B7: The Subterraneans - My Flamingo
- C1: The Jam - Away From The Numbers
- C2: Siouxsie & The Banshees - Desert Kisses
- C3: Zounds - Demystification
- C4: Stiff Little Fingers - Barbed Wire Love
- C5: Shake - Dream On
- C6: The Times - Red With Purple Flashes
- C7: The Limps - Someone I Can Talk To
- D1: The Cure - Play For Today
- D2: Newtown Neurotics - Hypocrite
- D3: The Slits - So Tough
- D6: The Barracudas - I Want My Woody Back
- D7: Moving England - Moving Back
- D4: The City Limits - Morse Code Messages
- D5: Gary Valentine - The First One
2025 European press. Originally pressed in limited copies on a Thai LP (2023) - Comes with download code.
‘Araya Lam’ marks the third album from The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band. Following their releases ‘21st Century Molam’ and ‘Planet Lam’, the band delves even deeper into the roots of Isan music, collaborating with traditional musicians on vocals as well as instruments like the Pong-Lang, Pi, and Sor. Each element adds a fresh dimension to the band’s distinctive reinterpretation of Molam.
The album also sees the band expanding their sonic horizons — nodding to New York post-punk on ‘Zud Rang Ma’, and drawing inspiration from the musical traditions across the Indian Ocean on ‘Psych Lam Kor’.
By looking back to their roots while continuing to push boundaries, ‘Araya Lam’ represents the next chapter in the ever-evolving journey of The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band.
- Bluer Than Blue
- Magnolia
- Dreamloop
- How And Why
- Colours In The Dark
- Senden Daha Güzel
- The Bare Truth Of Me
- Cold Hands Feat. Brian Lopez
- We Were Kids
- Same
The iconic voice of Nouvelle Vague for 20 years, Mélanie Pain continues her unique solo career, blendingpop, folk, and intimate poetry.After three albums acclaimed for their delicacy, she returns with How and Why, a luminous and stripped-down fourth opus. Raw folk music centered on acoustic guitar, without artifice-and that unique voice: soft, deep, elegant. Recorded live with her long-time musicians, the album draws inspiration from Kings of Convenience, Iron & Wine, and Emilíana Torrini. Nine tracks in English, ranging from emotion to melancholy to rebirth, featuring a hypnotic duet with Brian Lopez (Calexico) and a sensual cover of Duman in Turkish. A sunny and peaceful album, the perfect showcase for Mélanie"s voice and words.
- A1: Rikard From - Saw It On The Radio (2 50)
- A2: Robert Gromotka - No Jive (2 27)
- A3: Becky Ainge - Cut The Jazz (2 01)
- A4: Rainer Oleak - Dummes Spiel (3 49)
- A5: Dennis Korn - Kartoji Man (2 32)
- A6: Sarah Watson - The Mambo Craze (2 11)
- A7: Isaac Alstad - North West (2 27)
- A8: Leonard Lehmann - You Stayed (2 27)
- A9: Eckes Malz - Time Slips (2 38)
- B1: Bugge Wesseltoft - Jeunesse Doree (4 01)
- B2: Jonas Hain - When No Words Come (2 20)
- B3: Ulf Kleiner - Anchorless (2 46)
- B4: Ana Rebekah - My Society (2 55)
- B5: Stein Austrud - Lettre Au Pere Noel (3 16)
- B6: Cristian Vivaldi - Jazz Music (2 15)
- B7: Martin Bohmer - Our Relationship (3 38)
- B8: Lera Palyarush - Back From Where I Started (2 45)
- 1: Variations On A Given Theme
- 2: Azucar
- 3: Just A Little Dream
- 4: Covarde
- 5: Humpty Dumpty
- 6: Verdict On Judge Street
- 7: La Liberta
- 8: Comparsa
The album 'Sueno', produced by Kip Hanrahan, was originally released in 1989 and is one of Palmieri's more introspective and harmonically rich projects. The album seamlessly blends salsa and Latin jazz with modern jazz elements and features an outstanding line-up of musicians such as David Sanborn, Brian Lynch and Francisco Aguabella. Tracks such as 'Azucar' (a reinterpreted classic) and 'Just a Little Dream' once again showcase Palmieris genius for composition and improvisation. 'Sueno' has been remastered in excellent quality by Intuition Music for the Master Series, highlighting the album's multi- layered arrangements and rhythmic complexity. This reissue honours Palmieri's musical legacy and underscores the timelessness of his sound
- Popafangout
- I Don't Have The Heart
- I Could Find Out
- Queen Of Globes And Mirrors
- (I Wanna) Be Your Girl
- Gonna Learn To Crawl
- Balloon 1
- I Don't Adore-Youo
- All The Prefabs
- Talking In Your Sleep
- Fall In Love Again
- Serene Haus Of Hair
- (In A While) You'll Be Mine
- Balloon 2
- Ex-Priest / In A Hole Of A Home
- Takes So Long
- Stop To Say Hello
- All The Shops And Stores Are Closing Now
- Maria Don't
- Crown Of Thorns
- Balloon 3
Manchmal geht einfach alles POP! Fall in Love Again with "Balloon Balloon Balloon"! Unterwerfung. Das ist das Wort, das mir in den Sinn kommt, wenn ich mich mit Kai Slaters Sharp Pins auf den überwältigenden Pop-Planeten begebe. Das Universum funktioniert nur, wenn man sich unterwirft: sich der Liebe unterwirft, sich der Rockmusik unterwirft. Sich der Kraft zu unterwerfen, die von einem Jungen ausgeht, der seine Gitarre schwingt, um makellosen Gitarrenpop zu kreieren, der ins Pantheon der Idole gehört, zu denen er mit diesem Album aufsteigt. Natürlich ist es verständlich, dass man zunächst wütend ist. Alle waren wütend auf Big Star, weil sie den Beatles zu nahe kamen. Und alle werden wütend auf Sharp Pins sein, weil sie dasselbe tun und dann noch Guided by Voices mit ins Spiel bringen. Wie kann er es wagen? Diese Überheblichkeit. Welcher 20-Jährige glaubt, er könne Robert Pollard übertrumpfen? ,Queen of Globes and Mirrors?" Ein Verbrechen. Mit dem noch schlimmeren Verbrechen, Songs zu schreiben, die so rätselhaft zeitlos sind, dass man glauben könnte, sie seien aus einem verlorenen Beatles-Band gestohlen worden. ,I Don't Have the Heart" und ,(I Want to) Be Your Girl" lassen einen wirklich im Unklaren darüber, wann und wo sie entstanden sind. Aber wenn der Lo-Fi-Noise-Pop von "Balloon Balloon Balloon" uns an etwas erinnert, dann daran, dass nur Kai das kann. Mit seiner 12-saitigen Gitarre und seiner unermüdlichen Besessenheit von Popmusik ist Slater einzigartig ausgestattet, um nicht nur von Pollard und Chilton das Erbe anzutreten, sondern auch den Byrds, den Temptations, den Four Tops und allen anderen Künstlern nachzufolgen, die versuchen, die wahre Liebe auf Band zu bannen. Er wendet die Taktik ,um Vergebung bitten, nicht um Erlaubnis" an, wenn er sich bei diesen Größen bedient, und uns bleibt nichts anderes übrig, als Slater zu vergeben, dass er uns diese Rock'n'Roll-Juwelen schenkt, die er aus der Vergangenheit in eine Zukunft katapultiert, die so melodisch makellos und doch kantig und aufrichtig ist, dass wir ihm auch dafür danken müssen, dass er das Genre vor der Bedeutungslosigkeit bewahrt hat. Denn was Slater hinzufügt, ist ganz und gar sein Eigen. Eine unbeschreibliche Sensibilität für das Songwriting, die trotz der zahlreichen Anleihen nur ihm gehören kann. Am Ende des Albums schluckt man jegliche Wut oder Ungläubigkeit, die man vielleicht hatte, und akzeptiert, dass Sharp Pins wirklich so gut sind. Auf diesem umfangreichen, aber niemals überladenen Album erschafft Slater eine Welt voller kleiner Pop-Perlen, die so einfach und dumm gut sind, dass sie uns daran erinnern, dass eine andere Welt möglich ist. Denn es ist nicht nur so, dass die Songs unmöglich aus dem Kopf gehen, was sie auch sind. Es ist Slaters eigene Hingabe an dieses Streben nach dem perfekten Popsong, die uns glauben lässt, dass dies nicht nur möglich ist, sondern auch ausreicht, um dem Leben wieder Form und Farbe zu geben. Fall in Love Again ist keine Empfehlung, sondern eine Verpflichtung. Nicht nur gegenüber einem schönen Mädchen, von denen es auf dem Album viele gibt, sondern gegenüber der Welt selbst. Vielleicht ist es dann möglich, die Zukunft zu erreichen, von der der 20-jährige Slater selbst träumt, aber bis dahin haben wir seine Liebesbriefe an den Rock'n'Roll und die Welt um ihn herum, die uns Gesellschaft leisten.
Boss Priester is a firm part of the house vanguard after solid outings on labels like Dungeon Meat, Ba Dum Tish and What NxT. Here he lands on Reliance with four more hefty slabs of chunky garage house that nod to old school UKG and bassline. 'Get Hip To This' has everything required to get lips curled and fists pumping, from the whirring baseline to the slick synth sequences. Job de Jong remixes with a bouncy house energy that's just as irresistible. 'Streetmaster' then rides on a plunging bassline with classic garage percussion and 'HWJAM' brings more bounce with some neon stabs and a super cool energy. Four stylish, useful cuts again from the in-form Dutchman.
Impérieux (aka Alper Durmush) is a beatmaker extraordinaire hailing from Kircaali / Kardjali: since antiquity a hub of mythical music, located at the crossroads of Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece.
After conquering the hearts and feet of the scene with his stunning debut album Rezil and the follow-up Fena EP, Impérieux caps off his stellar year with a seven track mini album on Macro. Its effortlessly mesmerizing tracks consolidate the outlines of
forward-leaning club music.
Experimentation is a well-established facet of Impérieux’ approach to the adventurous techno (left)field, but the In and Out EP brings to the table his most condensed dance floor material so far. Holistically captivating hooks, bass lines and rolling rhythms: The next step after several years of exploration and refinement.
Unpredictability, bound together by a consistent, modernist glint. From the raw jacking of Gips to the warm euphoria of Baka, from the darbuka frenzy of Duman to the cutting friction of Trese – a triumph.
For Marcela Dias Sindaco’s third release on the Oklahoma City label Fixed Rhythms, she delivers a full-length 2xLP of her characteristically magical electro. These songs were recorded in various studios across Brazil, capturing the intangibles of Brazilian city life. You can hear her influences (Detroit techno, kosmische synth travel, electro, etc.), but she distills it all yet again into something completely her own. Whenever you listen to her music, you know it’s her. Hypnotizing electro made on warm machines with her sung/spoken Portuguese woven enchantedly throughout…truly sublime listening. This is a 16 track groove journey that will make you a Marcela fan if you aren’t already one.
The two black 12 “s come housed in a beautiful jacket that offers you a glimpse into Marcela’s world. The background of the artwork on the backside features a wallpaper design that you may find in an old home in Brazil. Inside is an insert written by Italian curator and philosopher Massimo Torrigiani. Only 300 copies pressed…don’t sleep on this one.
- A1: Waiting For The Sign (Feat Lispector)
- A2: Patch 1985
- A3: Count To 10 (Feat Domotic)
- A4: Godbot
- A5: Skyway
- A6: Le Robot Gentilhomme
- B1: Ufo (Feat Lispector)
- B2: Cosmic Battle
- B3: Olympus
- B4: Shoppers On The Run
- B5: Postcard (Feat Kumisolo)
- B6: Melchiator
Emile Sornin has a robot in his life. It's not love, but it's not friendship either, and Forever Pavot is releasing an album documenting the affair on Born Bad. After a bunch of bold pop studio albums and a small stack of soundtracks, Emile needed a break. To put an end to it, he embarked with handyman extraordinaire Jonas Euvremer on the manufacture of an automaton destined to make his musician’s life easier. Melchior, who gave his name to the record, has the face of a ventriloquist's dummy, two plastic left hands, preppy clothes and a primitive logic circuit. This goodie two-shoes cousin of Bender’s is supposed to be doing the interviews and deal with socials for Emile. The plan worked admirably : Melchior is a perfect cover-boy, and his very existence has put our man back to work.
They set a path for phat electronic ventures (and by the way, mostly english-speaking). Sub- continental bass & massive drums, heavy-footed and unabashed : as much appreciated as unexpected. The half-android shares songwriting credits and vocal parts vocoded to perfection. Not a jealous lad, Melchior makes way for a guest of choice on “UFO” and “Waiting for the sign” : Lispector. Julie Margat sings and collaborated on the lyrics for these two bangers that provide a lot of context (robot angst is real). Kumisolo, our favorite Japanese « it » girl in Paris, also sent her “Postcard”, more vapour than song, unreal musical cotton candy of arrangements.
Domotic, who mixes and co-produces, gives a nice spin to “Count to 10”, a hip-hop/kraut crossover with a BEAK> flavour. The Forever Pavot, once a big-band, will be touring as a bass/ drums/keys & vocals trio, with Melchior as guest.
Record after record, Emile Sornin has become an increasingly literate musical illiterate. When needed, his music can still become a thicket of ancient and modern finds. « Le robot gentilhomme », a skillful pastiche of baroque composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, would stand a few rounds against Wendy Carlos. His love for oldies also shines through “Skyway”, a nod to the late Pierre Arvay, France’s Colonel Sanders of library music nuggets.
Forever Pavot may have gone wild, but remains indebted vis-à-vis the golden age of film music. Forebears deluxe Ennio Morricone & François de Roubaix make Hitchcock-style cameos: discreet appearances that you’ll watch out for (those syncopated cascades of syllables at the end of « UFO », and I guess we can indulge with some clavichord/ondioline Victoria sponge). His new flirt is all but a toxic relationship. « Melchior, Vol. 1 »: the robo-bromance is not over yet.






































