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LP 5: FRESH CREAM Early versions, outtakes and alternate mixes:
LP 6: THE BBC SESSIONS (November 1966 - January 1967):

Bob Dylan and Tom Petty formed one of the most legendary live pairings of the 1980s. On this superb set, live together at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney Australia in 1986, broadcast on KSAN-FM, Petty's band, the Heartbreakers, are polished to brilliance, while Dylan's delivery is flawless on every song. Taking in a cross-section of classic material by both headliners, it's presented here in superb fidelity, and comes with background notes, images and a bonus CD.

Legendary second solo studio album by American recording artist Lou Reed.
Produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, the album was released in November 1972 by RCA Records. Pressed on standard black vinyl.

Coney Island Baby is a 1976 solo studio album by Lou Reed, released in January by RCA Records. The album has been described as perhaps the most romantic album of Reed's career .' Many of the album's songs were inspired by and dedicated to Reed's girlfriend and muse at the time, a trans woman named Rachel. Pressed on standard black vinyl.

Street Hassle is the eighth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in February 1978 by Arista Records. Richard Robinson and Reed produced the album. It is the first
commercially released pop album to employ binaural recording technology. Street Hassle combines live concert tapes (with overdubs) and studio recordings.
All of the songs on Street Hassle were written by Reed, including "Real Good Time Together", a track that dates back to his days as a member of the Velvet Underground.
Pressed on standard black vinyl.

The Blue Mask is the eleventh solo studio album by singer-songwriter Lou Reed. Released in 1982 near Reed's 40th birthday, and covers topics of marriage and settling down, alongside themes of violence, paranoia, and alcoholism.
Pressed on standard black vinyl.

Third solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in July 1973 by RCA Records. The album is a tragic rock opera about a doomed couple, Jim and Caroline, the concept was created when producer Bob Ezrin mentioned to Lou Reed that although the stories told by Reed's songs had great beginnings - they never really had an ending. Specifically, Ezrin wanted
to know what happened to the couple from Berlin - a song from Reed's first solo album. Pressed on standard black vinyl.

Coney Island Baby is a 1976 solo studio album by Lou Reed, released in January by RCA Records. The album has been described as perhaps the most romantic album of Reed's career .' Many of the album's songs were inspired by and dedicated to Reed's girlfriend and muse at the time, a trans woman named Rachel. Pressed on standard black vinyl.

Tom Petty's greatest hits from performances in 1989 and two bonus tracks from 1986.

Tom Petty was at the peak of his career and fast becoming a cornerstone of American blue-collar rock as well as an MTV regular. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1989 Strange Behaviour tour found the band in somewhat troubled territory promoting what was Petty's acclaimed debut solo album Full Moon Fever, a collaborative effort that involved most of The Heartbreakers and ELO's Jeff Lynne. To add to the discomfort, Petty and Lynne were also cavorting to great success as the Travelling Wilburys with Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan and George Harrison.
The Heartbreakers gave an energetic and charged performance showing that the band were still very much intact and in control, teasing the crowd with a selection of their revered repertoire spanning eight albums and thirteen years of all-American appeal.
Rox Vox proudly presents Tom Petty's Greatest Hits, featuring tracks performed live at the Dean E. Smith Activity Center, Colorado on 13th September 1989, originally broadcast on WBCN-FM, providing an abundance of well-known hits to satisfy even the most hardened spectator with, Refugee, Breakdown, The Waiting, Don't Come Around Here No More, Free Fallin', an acoustic take on Even The Losers and his then current single, I Won't Back Down. This release celebrates the blistering career and life of the late Tom Petty as well as highlighting two bonus tracks performed live with the legendary Bob Dylan from 1986, All Along The Watchtower and Knockin' On Heaven's Door in 1986. It's presented here in superb fidelity and comes with background notes and images.

The ninth studio album from Calexico, The Thread That Keeps Us is a timely snapshot of the Arizona-bred band: a family portrait capturing their stylistic variety and unpredictability while still finding solace in limitless creativity. In bringing the album to life, vocalist/guitarist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino found a spiritual home in unusual surroundings—not in Arizona, but on the Northern California coast in a home-turned-studio called the Panoramic House. Built from debris and shipyard-salvaged timber—and dubbed The Phantom Ship' by the band—the grandiose house and its edgeof-the-world-like ambience soon made their way into the songs.

The specter of California also had a powerful effect: as both dream state and nightmare, its infinite duality is mirrored in the music, giving Calexico a new direction and new edge. With less polish and more grit than ever before, The Thread That Keeps Us both honors enduring traditions and reveals Calexico's confidence in songwriting, ultimately setting a whole new standard for the band

The ninth studio album from Calexico, The Thread That Keeps Us is a timely snapshot of the Arizona-bred band: a family portrait capturing their stylistic variety and unpredictability while still finding solace in limitless creativity. In bringing the album to life, vocalist/guitarist Joey Burns and drummer John Convertino found a spiritual home in unusual surroundings—not in Arizona, but on the Northern California coast in a home-turned-studio called the Panoramic House. Built from debris and shipyard-salvaged timber—and dubbed The Phantom Ship' by the band—the grandiose house and its edgeof-the-world-like ambience soon made their way into the songs.

The specter of California also had a powerful effect: as both dream state and nightmare, its infinite duality is mirrored in the music, giving Calexico a new direction and new edge. With less polish and more grit than ever before, The Thread That Keeps Us both honors enduring traditions and reveals Calexico's confidence in songwriting, ultimately setting a whole new standard for the band

Following the resounding success of their two-volume, Yin-and-Yang song cycle Occult Architecture, the Portland psych heroes in Moon Duo return with a limited edition 12" paying tribute to two of their musical heroes — Iggy Pop and Alan Vega. Moon Duo's versions of these classic songs push them into bold new sonic territory, and show that Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada's expansive musical imaginations are still firing on all cylinders.

We started playing 'No Fun' after BBC6 Radio asked us to record an Iggy song for his 70th birthday. We added it to our set to work it out for the session and kept playing it every night because everyone loves that song. We worked up a version of 'Jukebox Babe' because our sound engineer Larry got it stuck in his head and was singing it all the time. We figured, we may as well play it if we're going to hear it all the time.

The Stooges and Iggy, and Suicide/Alan Vega/Martin Rev, are all huge influences on us. But we never want to do faithful covers of great songs, because what's the point So we tried to push both of the tracks in less obvious directions, incorporating other influences, like California psych and cosmic disco, giving them more of a summer vibe. We knew Sonic Boom was working outside of Lisbon, so we asked him to produce the tracks, recording them in August for maximal summer heat.'

Following the resounding success of their two-volume, Yin-and-Yang song cycle Occult Architecture, the Portland psych heroes in Moon Duo return with a limited edition 12" paying tribute to two of their musical heroes — Iggy Pop and Alan Vega. Moon Duo's versions of these classic songs push them into bold new sonic territory, and show that Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada's expansive musical imaginations are still firing on all cylinders.

We started playing 'No Fun' after BBC6 Radio asked us to record an Iggy song for his 70th birthday. We added it to our set to work it out for the session and kept playing it every night because everyone loves that song. We worked up a version of 'Jukebox Babe' because our sound engineer Larry got it stuck in his head and was singing it all the time. We figured, we may as well play it if we're going to hear it all the time.

The Stooges and Iggy, and Suicide/Alan Vega/Martin Rev, are all huge influences on us. But we never want to do faithful covers of great songs, because what's the point So we tried to push both of the tracks in less obvious directions, incorporating other influences, like California psych and cosmic disco, giving them more of a summer vibe. We knew Sonic Boom was working outside of Lisbon, so we asked him to produce the tracks, recording them in August for maximal summer heat.'

Our fourth release in the Document series, where we aim to highlight artists and music scenes from around the world that we've fallen in love with, but aren't necessarily already part of the Saddle Creek family, is the YMCA Pool 7-inch from Boston's Palehound.

Led by fierce vocalist and prolific creative force Ellen Kempner, Palehound formed in 2014 and has since taken their plainspoken, techniqueheavy indie rock from the basements of Boston to festivals around the world.

Kempner described the origin of the tracks found on YMCA Pool in saying, "I've had these songs laying around forever and could never really find a place for them on a record. After we toured with Bully, Alicia Bognanno offered to record some stuff for me at her house in Nashville, which seemed like a great opportunity. We spent two days hiding from the heat in her house recording... and also at Dave and Buster's. I love Alicia she is truly the best."

Channelling the feeling of youth on the fringe, Chastity focuses on the earnest connections found amongst the pent up suburban blue-collar. Living in Whitby Ontario, Brandon Williams creates music in a space of urgency, melody and chaos - an artifact of youth culture that bridges isolation and collectivity. Chastity is a protean temperament in punk, in recent history sharing the stage with Priests and Fucked Up, the project carries in the ethic of solidarity, antagonistic to the status quo.

Chains is a brief but loaded EP that takes the bull by the horns. Each track is crafted with the very mindfulness Williams finds so essential. It's a level of creative intent that has defined Chastity since the project's inception, but is perhaps most palpable to date on Chains - a progression in intensity resulting more from a rapidly changing world than the artist themself. Williams explains, when I'm drawn to write I'm either sad or I am pissed. The world has changed since writing my last release, and both the sad and pissed feelings have since increased.'

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 NUMBERED COPIES ON RED COLOURED VINYL

Roll On is the second album by Australian rock band The Living End. Musically, the album marked a change from the sound of their debut album, The Living End (MOVLP1568). Roll On had a notably more polished sound as compared to the more garage-y sound of the previous album. Horn sections are featured on numerous songs, such as Uncle Harry' and Killing The Right'. Whereas the previous album had displayed punk and rockabilly influences (by artists such as Green Day and Stray Cats), Roll On showed more Australian rock influences, particularly artists of the 80s Pub Rock era. The album even garnered comparison to seminal punk band The Clash by a few critics.

Roll On is produced by Nick Launay, who also worked with artists such as Silverchair and Midnight Oil. The album's first two singles, Pictures In The Mirror' and the title track, peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Roll On' peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart and appeared in the top 150 of the UK Singles Chart.

The trio received US-wide coverage by playing on both Conan O'Brien's and David Letterman's late-night variety shows. The album included Carry Me Home', which appeared on the Guitar Hero II soundtrack.

Strictly limited, the first 1000 individually numbered copies are pressed on red coloured vinyl!

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- GATEFOLD EMBOSSED GUITAR' SLEEVE
- 4 PAGE BOOKLET WITH LINER NOTES AND PHOTOS
- HIGH QUALITY PVC PROTECTIVE SLEEVE
- CAREER SPANNING SELECTION FEATURING PICTURES
OF MATCHSTICK MEN', ROLL OVER LAY DOWN (LIVE)',
DOWN DOWN', THE WANDERER', IN THE ARMY NOW'
AND MANY MORE
- NEWLY REMASTERED AUDIO FOR VINYL
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NUMBERED COPIES ON PURPLE VINYL

South London members Alan Lancaster (bass) and Francis Rossi (guitar) were the original members and founders of Status Quo. Formerly known as The Spectres and later renamed to Traffic or Traffic Jam they settled for Status Quo as their band name in 1967. The following years they were joined by John Coghlan (drums), Roy Lynes (keyboard) and Rick Parfitt (guitar †2016), and after several band members changes are still performing today in a revamped line-up.

In 1968 their first hit record Pictures of Matchstick Men' was released and the debut album soon followed. The subsequent years Status Quo, or simply Quo, enjoyed a multitude of hits, Mean Girl', Down Down', Rockin' All Over The World', The Wanderer', In The Army Now', Roll Over Lay Down (Live)', all climbed the charts in different countries.

During the years Status Quo developed their own signature style of heavy rhythms, a few guitar chords, straightforward, accessible lyrics and collected a huge and loyal fan base. In 2006 NME magazine named Status Quo The Most Successful UK band' as they achieved more chart hits than any other British band.

The 2 LP Collected compilation is an era spanning selection of Status Quo including the hits, 4 original mono recordings Pictures Of Matchstick Men', Ice In The Sun', I (Who Have Nothing)' by The Spectres, Almost But Not Quite There' by Traffic Jam and is newly remastered for vinyl.

This limited edition is pressed on purple vinyl, includes a 4-page booklet with liner notes and is packed in a limited gatefold embossed guitar' sleeve. Once the first pressing is sold out, the Collected album is available on black vinyl.

The Levellers decided they wanted to do something a bit different with their back catalogue to kick off celebrations for their 30th anniversary year in 2018. They brought in a string section and enlisted legendary producer John Leckie (Radiohead, The Stone Roses) to help develop new acoustic arrangements for eight of their previous singles including Liberty, Hope Street and One Way which they recorded straight to tape at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios.

They also recorded two brand new songs 'The Shame' and 'Drug Bust McGee' and the result is 10 track album 'We The Collective' which will be released on Deluxe CD and Vinyl on 09 March 2018 on the band's own On The Fiddle Recordings label. Lead singer Mark Chadwick says The different musicians, producer and the studio combined to make something really special'.

Levellers head out on a full Acoustic Tour in the Spring where they be playing the new arrangements, with guest musicians, starting at Glasgow's Celtic Connections festival. They will play at the Roundhouse in London as part of the In The Round festival as well as a number of theatres and concert halls around the country. Support on the tour comes from Ginger Wildheart on all dates except Glasgow & London. Despite only just being announced, the tickets for Preston, Milton Keynes and Winchester have already sold out.

180 gram audiophile vinyl

Gatefold sleeve with deluxe spot varnish

includes insert

Includes the hit singles "Let It Be", "Rain Down On Me", "So Glad You Made It" and "Hold On To The World"

First time on vinyl

Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl

Kane started in The Hague in 1998, when Dinand and Dennis met each other in a beach cafe where they were both working at that time. Both had a passion for music and it did not take long before they were discovered in a small cafe where they performed for a very small audience.Throughout their career, Kane has had several number 1 hits and they received multiple awards, including TMF awards, MTV Europe music awards and 6 Edison awards.

Their critically acclaimed second album So Glad You Made It is now available on vinyl for the first time. The album originally reached the top 3 in 2001 and spawned the hit singles "Let It Be", "Rain Down On Me", "So Glad You Made It" and "Hold On To The World".

The first pressing of the 2LP-set So Glad You Made It is available on transparent blue vinyl, strictly limited to 500 individually numbered copies. The gatefold has a special spot-varnish effect.

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- GATEFOLD SLEEVE
- REMASTERED AUDIO

Good Times is the seventh album by Shocking Blue, originally released in 1974. It was released at the tail end of their career. Shocking Blue's performance of the Easybeat classic ( Good Times') is as incisive and invigorating as it is fitting as a sendoff.

The record contains six covers and six originals. Good Times was the last studio album by this great Dutch band.

The Poodles have released seven full-length studio albums and one live album over the past ten years and had discussed the possibility of doing an album featuring songs from other artists for several years. They finally decided that it was time! The title, PRISMA' is meant to reflect the difference in perspective that the band brings to the songs on the album. The decision was made early to stay away from genres close to the band's own, but other than that, any song could come into question for making the cut. In collaboration with up-and-coming producer, Dino Medanhodzic at Radionica Studios, the band came up with a slate of songs that span some 40 years of music, from the 1970s up to the 2010s! The deciding factor was the quality of the song where a strong hook and a driving riff were key ingredients. Fans of Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, Blondie, and The Swedish House Mafia are in for a treat, as The Poodles put their unique stamp on classic tracks by these and other artists! -The Poodles is one of Sweden's biggest bands in their genre -The Poodles will tour EU under 2018 2017-11-24

Tiny Moving Parts are back! Following the success of their fourth record 'Celebrate' in 2016, the trio from Benson, Minnesota bring you their brand-new record 'Swell' in January 2018! 'Swell' sees the band build on their sound from Celebrate, with the band mixing impressively complex instrumentation with infectious melody and killer hooks to create a tight, mathy post hardcore, power pop punk combination that's hard to resist. An established touring act, their eclectic sound has seen them share stages with a range of bands from Touche Amore, PUP, The Fall of Troy and LetLive through to The Wonder Years, Modern Baseball and Knuckle Puck. Their live show is frenetic, and their musical prowess is impressive - the complexity of their songs making it difficult to believe there are only three of them onstage. Swell is released 26th Jan on Big Scary Monsters/Triple Crown Records.

Waterparks are gearing up to release Entertainment - produced by Benji Madden and Courtney Ballard (All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer). The album serves as a follow up to their 2016 debut Double Dare which sparked their career, landing on numerous Billboard Charts including Top New Artist, where it charted for eight consecutive weeks. Since the release of Double Dare, the band has remained on the road, touring with the likes of All Time Low, Sleeping With Sirens, Mayday Parade, and The Maine - not to mention their most recent completely sold out UK tour in October 2017. With the release, Waterparks became press darlings, landing them on the covers of magazines such as Alternative Press, Kerrang and most recently Rock Sound in May 2017. Radio personalities such as Daniel P Carter & Clara Amfo have come forward as fans - premiering a song from Double Dare on BBC Radio 1 as well as flagging the track Royals as the Rockest Record In The World. With such monumental growth on their debut, great things are expected of this three-piece from Houston, TX.
The follow up to their chart topping 2016 debut Double Dare come the Benji Madden and Courtney Ballard (All Time Low, 5 Seconds of Summer) produced "Entertainment"
RIYL: Neck Deep, State Champs, With Confidence,
Lead single "Blonde" premiered by Dan P Carter on Radio 1 Rock Show + added to Kerrang Radio evening playlist + Matt Richardson's Record of the Week (Virgin Radio) w/c Nov 6th, Radio 1 Huw Stephens play Nov 7th. Kerrang magazine feature confirmed. Full UK tour + EU dates TBC Q1 2018

Southern Californian hard
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rock legends FU MANC HU have announced plans to release their 12th studio album, Clone of the Universe , on February 9th,The upcoming record will be their first in 4 years, following the 2014 release of Gigantoid . In addition to the album news, FU MANCHU has also announced a world tour in support of the record. Dates are listed below. Clone Of The Universe marks a new chapter for the fuzz rock' pioneers as they mix the straight ahead blistering rock with the unexpected time shifts, featuring tracks like the roaring cuts Don 't Panic' and (I've Been) Hexed' and the dynamically complex Clone of the Universe' and Slower Than Light.' The centerpiece of the album is IL Mostro Atomico,' an 18 minute 8 second, side long epic featuring a special guest performance by Alex Lifeson, guitarist and songwriter of the legendary band RUSH. Heavier than anything they've ever done and broken into 4 distinct sections, it's new ground for a band that's been pushing the boundaries of fuzz and wah'
since its formation in 1990.The band will be playing 2 album release shows in Southern California before hitting the road in Europe in March of 2018 and returning to the US in May of 2018. Additional 2018 shows will be announced in the coming months. We are excited to get out and play this stuff, especially Il Mostro Atomico,' says founding guitarist, Scott Hill. We think it's some the strongest music we've ever done. We really love the overall sound of the album and having Alex (Lifeson) play on it is just incredible.
It gives it that special vali dation for the idea that we had to try something like a side long song.' The album was recorded and produced by FU MANCHU and Jim Monroe at The Racket Room in Santa Ana, CA with additional recording by Andrew Giacumakis at SUSSTUDIO in Simi Valley CA and will be released worldwide for streaming and on vinyl and CD on the band's own AT THE DOJO RECORDS. FU MANCHU is Scott Hill (vocals, guitar) Bob Balch(Guitars), Brad Davis (Bass) and Scott Reeder (Drums and Percussion).

Leeds-based post-metal six-piece Hundred Year Old Man follow up their stunning debut single Black Fire with Rei, a three track EP, released via Gizeh Records and Wolves & Vibrancy on January 26th.

Pushing even further into the abyss, this new work opens with Sun & Moon and a monstrous slab of heaving guitars fall out of the atmospheric beginnings. Paul Broughton's vocal erupts and the track explodes into life, destroying everything in its path until the shadows return to close, leading the way into an interlude that corrodes and drifts before joining these two monolithic pieces together. The title track demonstrates the staggering ambition that Hundred Year Old Man posses. Ripping into a cathartic sludge reminiscent of Neurosis at their best, it's a towering, immersive, nine minute journey that refuses to loosen its grip until the dying moments.
Rei is released as a limited 12' vinyl with an etched b-side in an edition of 300. With a debut album due for release in 2018, this EP is the perfect offering to stoke the fires for a full-length whilst comfortably holding its own as a stand-alone piece of work.

2 tracks from the post-MA sessions. More music for blind observers.. Limited stamped 10"

(en) The record will be released in a limited edition of 500 numbered copies. For each 100 copies the silk-screen printed cover will change its colour.
F.S.K. (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle) is an art school band from Munich that formed in 1980 in the editorial office of the underground magazine Mode & Verzweiflung and issued disturbing slogans of a new dissidence like: Wir sagen Ja zur modernen Welt (we say yes to the modern world) and Heute Disco, morgen Umsturz, u¨bermorgen Landpartie (disco today, coup tomorrow, a country outing the day after). The Italian Futurists' idea to flood Venice was joyfully appealing to them so they made the serious demand to convert theaters into parking garages (Theater zu Parkha¨usern). The futuristic development of so- called noisemakers (a productive modification of the sounds of industrialized cities as well as the completely new war machines of World War I) carried a key moment of deviant pop music into its emerging discourse: clipping, distortion, Bring the Noise.
The hedonistic partisanship of the band F.S.K. particularly affected its eclectic zigzags (from post punk to rhythm & blues, country & western to techno soul) and morphed into yet another new, postmodern shape in the 1980s in England (where John Peel was a prominent promoter of F.S.K.) and in the 1990s in the US, where their music faced the transatlantic feedback of the songs of American occupying forces. Back in Germany their music took on more abstract forms that were described as Cubist with the last album Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend (nude descending a staircase): aesthetic lines that move from Luigi Russolo and Iannis Xenakis, Sun Ra and Larry Heard to the glitches of the latest bass music. In the traditional lineup of a rock and roll band, today F.S.K. musically executes all of these threads.
Their piece Ein Haufen Scheiß und ein zertru¨mmertes Klavier (a pile of crap and a shattered piano) developed for Berlin's Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) explores productive axes between destruction and deconstruction (paying tribute to Luigi Russolo).
(de) Die Schallplatte wird in einer limitierten Auflage von 500 nummerierten Exemplaren veröffentlicht. Die Farben des im Siebdruckverfahren hergestellten Covers wechseln alle 100 Exemplare ihre Farbe.
F.S.K. (Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle) ist eine Art School Band aus München, die 1980 in der Redaktion des Underground Magazins Mode & Verzweiflung zusammenkam und verstörende Losungen einer neuen Dissidenz ausgab wie: Wir sagen Ja zur modernen Welt, oder: Heute Disco, morgen Umsturz, übermorgen Landpartie. Die Idee der italienischen Futuristen, Venedig zu fluten, fand bei ihnen fröhlichen Anklang. Und also erhoben sie die seriöse Forderung, Theater zu Parkhäusern umzuwandeln. Die futuristische Entwicklung sogenannter Lärmtöner (in produktiver Abwandlung der Geräusche der industrialisierten Großstädte, aber auch der völlig neuartigen Kriegsmaschinen des Ersten Weltkriegs) trug ein zentrales Moment der abweichenden Popmusik in deren aufkommenden Diskurs: die Übersteuerung, die Verzerrung, Bring the Noise.
Das hedonistische Partisanentum der Band F.S.K. wirkte sich besonders in ihrem eklektischen Hakenschlagen aus (Postpunk to Rhythm & Blues, Country & Western to Techno Soul) und fand in den 1980er Jahren in England ... sowie in den 1990ern in den USA, wo ihre Musik im transatlantischen Feedback der G.I. Songs US-amerikanischer Besatzungssoldaten stand, zu einer abermals neuen, postmodernen Fasson.
Zurück in Deutschland, nahm ihre Musik abstraktere Formen an, die sich mit dem aktuellen Album Akt, eine Treppe hinabsteigend, als kubistisch bezeichnen ließen: Ästhetische Linien, die über Luigi Russolo und Iannis Xenakis, Sun Ra und Larry Heard zu den Glitches aktueller Bass Music führen. In der klassischen Besetzung einer Rock and Roll Band setzen F.S.K. heute all diese Threads musikalisch um.
Die Band besteht nach wie vor aus den vier Gründungsmitgliedern Justin Hoffmann, Thomas Meinecke, Michaela Melián und Wilfried Petzi, Carl Oesterhelt kam 1991 dazu.
Ihr für das Haus der Kulturen der Welt entwickeltes Stück Ein Haufen Scheiß und ein zertrümmertes Klavier lotet dabei (in einer Hommage an Luigi Russolo) produktive Scharniere zwischen Destruktion und Dekonstruktion aus.

With their unique mix of experimental rock, drony post-folk and deep, dark blues, Flying Horseman is an ongoing, growing sensation.


The band's new album, 'Rooms / Ruins', is a collection of eleven devastating songs from a highly intriguing and beguiling band.


Since the band's formation in 2010, the Antwerp based quintet have developed a rich, organic sound that is truly their own. The rich interaction of deep souled vocals, incisive lyrics, hypnotic bass, obscure guitars, floaty synths and tribal drums create a melancholic atmosphere that grabs the listener by the throat. Musically, they are situated somewhere between the dark princes Mark Lanegan and Nick Cave, with outbursts of lyricism and tribalism and always keen to experiment.


Fronted by the multi-talented Bert Dockx, 'Rooms / Ruins' is the result of a seven-week residency at deSingel, Flanders' chief venue for the arts. The run ended with an incredible live performance which was followed by seven more shows across Belgium and the Netherlands before the band went into the studio to record the material that would eventually become the band's new album.


Across 'Rooms / Ruins', Flying Horseman convey an emotional depth and soul-lacerating atmosphere that characterises the band's sound. It is a whimsical, vibrant and at times a strange affair that will send you inwards before catapulting you into omission. It is focused and purposeful, as much as it is dreamy and ambivalent. Is it a reflection of an intangible reality or a society gone astray, or a break-up album with apocalyptic dimensions


Tracks like new single 'Reverie', a decidedly minimalist number, reveal a calm surface with a vibrating darkness that lurks beneath while 'Deep Earth' is hypnotising folk noir that is both urgent and uncompromising.


In recent years, the band have honed their sound, introducing new textures and sound through analogue electronica and sequencers, highlighted on tracks such as 'Stars' that blend hypnotic soundscapes with tender female backing vocals, but it's tracks like 'Bright Light', an all-out rock assault, that suggest a band at their most devastating.

The critically acclaimed third album originally released in 1975 on the german label Brain, in the UK on United Artists Records and in the USA on Capitol. This is the re-mastered CD edition with a great 16-page poster booklet and the LP in black vinyl and in a gatefold sleeve. A co-production by Neu! and Konrad Plank aka Conny Plank.

Brian Eno:
"There were three great beats in the 70s: Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, James Brown's Funk and Klaus Dinger's Neu!-beat.

Neu! '86 presents recordings which Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother originally recorded in 1985/86, but were left unfinished back then and which were reworked by Michael Rother from the original master and multi-track tapes from July until December 2009. This is the offical CD edition with a 8-page poster booklet including rare photos and the LP in yellow vinyl featuring the original artwork front cover by Klaus Dinger.

Slashing, pummeling, deadpan yelling, and other sonic tortures left by the noise punk guerrillas who later became
A FRAMES
"TAPE2" is a collection of previously unreleased studio recordings and practice space blastings from 1998-99.

South Seattle in the mid-1990s was an industrial wasteland. On Airport Way, there was a large "diesel" sign with the last three letters burned out, leaving giant 10 feet tall red letters that said "DIE". This was the birthing grounds of Bend Sinister, a crucial step in the evolution of A FRAMES and INTELLIGENCE.

Erin Sullivan (guitar/vocals), Min Yee (bass), and Josh Turgeon (guitar) had previously tried out the names Impatiens and The Bends, playing their brand of obsessive, noise-drenched punk in some of Seattle's most notorious dive bars and clubs. In 1997, they joined up with drummer Steve Kaplan and mutated into BEND SINISTER, after a song by The Fall, a key influence.

Bonded by a love of black humor and scuzzy, dirgy, hypnotic, aggressive, punk, garage, and noise, Bend Sinister drew from a range of musical influences: The Scientists, The Fall, Stick Men With Ray Guns, Cows, Touch & Go, Halo of Flies, Pussy Galore, Scratch Acid, feedtime, X (Australia), Country Teasers, Electric Eels, The Who, The Damned, Crime, and obscure 60's garage.

They performed as a four piece for their first few shows, but then Josh left the band after a year and Bend Sinister was a trio for the next few years. Steve moved to LA after the first tour and was replaced by Lars Finberg.
When Josh returned toward the end of 1998, the band began to experiment with modes of all-out noise assaults ("Antibody"), and hyper charged punk adrenaline ("Radiation").

During this era, Bend Sinister earned a reputation as an insanely loud live band even by the standards of the Seattle punk scene. A couple gigs ended abruptly when club owners shut off the electricity and booted them from the venue.

Eventually, Josh left the band at the end of their second tour in 1999. Erin, Min and Lars changed the band name to A FRAMES and began focusing on a specific strain of art damaged punk that defined their sound over the next decade.

The only official recordings Bend Sinister left behind were two 7' singles (Spork Records, Vague Vinyl) and a self-released CD-R. For the first time, "Tape 2" presents this era of Bend Sinister - the last year before the name change, with Lars on drums, and some tracks are the 4-piece with Josh on guitar, some as just the trio.