Atack’s founder member and lead guitarist Keith Atack has a long pedigree in the rock music scene. He grew up during the sixties and was influenced from an early age by bands like The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Yardbirds and then on to Jimmy Page and Ritchie Blackmore. He has also toured with many pop acts like Bonnie Tyler, Rick Astley and many others. He has a rock / funk / soul style as well as a jazz and blues influence. He is joined by band members that also have strong roots in the rock scene such as Bob Richards on drums who has rubbed shoulders with members of bands like Iron Maiden, Survivor, Asia and Shy. Bassist Chris Childs is well respected and is the bass player with UK stalwarts “Thunder/ Lonerider/Tyketto”, he is an ideal addition to the line-up along with seasoned vocalist Lee Small (Shy/Phenomena/Lionheart and many more). Finishing off the quintet is Nick Foley whose keyboard prowess is ever present throughout the album. The sound of the Hammond for which he is known gives the whole album a feel of Deep Purple and Rainbow with a true classic British Rock sound. “Nine Lives” is an exciting addition to the escape music roster and available in limited edition vinyl and CD formats, something very much to look forward to.
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Jazz fusion legend Bob Holz is back with Holz- Stathis: Collaborative. This album features John McLaughlin , Jean Luc Ponty, Darryl Jones, Randy Brecker, Ralphe Armstrong, Brandon Fields, Dean Brown, Billy Steinway, Airto Moreira, Joey Heredia, Alex Acuna, Rob Stathis, Elliot Yamin, Ric Fierabracci, Ada Rovatti, Karen Briggs, Diana Morira, Jamie Glaserand Ben Shepherd.
- 01: Gavin Bryars - The Sinking Of The Titanic
- 02: Gavin Bryars - Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
- 03: Christopher Hobbs - Aran
- 04: John Adams - American Standard - (I) & John Philip Sousa
- 05: John Adams - American Standard - (Ii) & Christian Zeal And Activity
- 06: John Adams - American Standard - (Iii) & Sentimentals
- 07: Christopher Hobbs - Mccrimmon Will Never Return
- 08: Gavin Bryars - 1-2, 1-2-3-4
- 09: Brian Eno - Discreet Music
- 10: Brian Eno - Fullness Of The Wind
- 11: Brian Eno - French Catalogues
- 12: Brian Eno - Brutal Ardour
- 13: Max Eastley - Hydrophone
- 14: Max Eastley - Metallophone
- 15: Max Eastley - The Centriphone
- 16: Max Eastley - Elastic Aerophone - Centriphone
- 17: David Toop - Do The Bathosphere
- 18: David Toop - The Divination Of The Bowhead Whale
- 19: David Toop - The Chairs Story
- 20: Jan Steele - All Day
- 21: Jan Steele - Distant Saxophones
- 22: Jan Steele - Rhapsody Spaniel
- 23: John Cage - Experiences No.1
- 24: John Cage - Experiences No.2
- 29: Michael Nyman - Bell Set No.1
- 30: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Penguin Cafe Single
- 31: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - From The Colonies
- 32: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - In A Sydney Motel
- 33: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Surface Tension
- 34: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Milk
- 35: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Coronation
- 36: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Giles Farnaby&Apos;S Dream
- 37: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Pigtail
- 38: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - The Sound Of Someone You Love Who`s Going Away And It Doesn`t Matter
- 39: Peguin Cafe Orchestra - Hugebaby
- 40: Peguin Cafe Orchestra - Chartered Flight
- 41: John White - Autumn Countdown Machine
- 42: John White - Son Of Gothic Chord
- 43: John White - Jew`s Harp Machine
- 44: John White - Drinking And Hooting Machine
- 45: Gavin Bryars - The Squirrel And The Ricketty Racketty Bridge
- 46: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Introduction
- 47: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Overture
- 48: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Aria - I Tell You That&Apos;S Irma Herself
- 49: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - First Interlude
- 50: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Aria - Irma You Will Be Mine
- 51: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Second Interlude
- 52: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Chorus - Love Is Help Mate
- 25: John Cage - The Wonderful Widow Of Eighteen Springs
- 53: Tom Phillips, Gavin Bryars & Fred Orton - Postlude
- 27: John Cage - In A Landscape
- 54: Harold Budd - Bismillahi & Rrahmani & Rrahim
- 55: Harold Budd - Two Songs
- 56: Harold Budd - Madrigals Of The Rose Angel
- 57: Harold Budd - Juno
- 26: John Cage - Forever And Sunsmell
- 28: Michael Nyman - 1-100
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The first-ever LP box set gathering the entire 10 albums collection of Obscure Records produced by Brian Eno’s.
Curated by Gavin Bryars
Originally issued between 1975 and 1978, nearly 50 years on the output of Obscure remains radically forward-thinking - offering glimpses of a future yet to be fully seen - and amounts to one of the most important, influential, and creatively accomplished album series ever conceived.
Co-curated by Eno and the composers Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman - issuing the recording debuts of Bryars, Nyman, John Adams, Christopher Hobbs, David Toop, Max Eastley, Jan Steele, Simon Jeffes / The Penguin Café Orchestra, and Harold Budd, in addition to important works by John Cage, Tom Phillips, and John White - Obscure’s collective output is a groundbreaking landmark in the histories of Minimalism, modern composition, and Experimental music, and laid much of the groundwork for the soon to emerge movement of Ambient music.
Illuminating the remarkable, and largely otherwise undocumented, creative ferment within and between the British and American scenes of experimental music during the mid to late 1970s, this collection - made in full collaboration with all of the composers or their estates - contains the entire 10 album output of Obscure, the majority of which have been out of print for years, with a number having never received a CD reissue.
Offering each of Obscure’s albums, completely remastered and housed in faithful replicas of their original covers and liner notes, as well as a 80-page book (LP dimension) for LP-BOX SET, filled with rare photos, archival material and texts by - among others - Gavin Bryars, Bradford Bailey, David Toop, Max Eastley, Richard Bernas, and Tom Recchion, this historic collection marks the first time this seminal series has received a complete LP repress.
- A1: Up2U Ft Sian Evans
- A2: Forget About Me Ft Scarlett Quinn
- A3: What You Got Now - With Taiki Nulight & Danny Dearden
- B1: They Follow Ft Stush & Foreign Beggars
- B2: So Divine
- B3: Hey Now
- C1: Let Go Ft Keith Thompson
- C2: About Your Love Ft Lily Mckenzie
- C3: Green Light Ft Ami Carmine
- D1: Over You Ft Lily Mckenzie
- D2: Sky God
- D3: Rise
repress !
Since bursting onto the scene with their multi award-winning compilation ‘The Stanton Sessions’ back in 2001, the Stanton Warriors irresistible and inimitable sound has consistently remained the soundtrack to some of the world’s biggest and best parties; from East London warehouses, Miami boat parties and illegal Detroit raves, to smashing up the stages of Coachella, Glastonbury, Burning Man and Ultra, selling out global tours, topping DJ lists and arguably having the largest number of band logo tattooed fans in the world!!
In the studio, Bristol’s Mark Yardley and Dominic Butler have honed a trademark, uncategorizable sound that is at once all their own, but also utterly indefinable, leading to high-profile releases on XL Recordings, Fabric, Cheap Thrills, Central Station and Universal, alongside official remixes for everyone from Daft Punk and Fatboy Slim, to MIA, Gorillaz and Danny Byrd. This phenomenal output and remarkable longevity have ensured the Stanton Warriors legendary status amongst not only their fans, but also their peers.
Stanton Warriors 2015 album ‘Rebel Bass’ featured a host of new & exciting bass artists such as Cause & Affect (aka Chris Lorenzo & Kane), which went to #1 in the Apple Music general album chart and Top 10 in the iTunes dance album charts in eight countries.
They also continued their sold-out tours across the USA, Europe, Australia and the Far East, collaborations on Claude Von Stroke’s Dirtybird label and a slew of exciting releases on their own tastemaker label Punks.
‘Rise’ is Stanton Warriors strongest album to date, with all twelve tracks ready to set dancefloors alight. Stanton Warriors have called on some of the scene’s most exciting and diverse artists to collaborate with – across hip-hop, grime, house, dancehall, drum’n’bass. Featured artists include Foreign Beggars, Stush, Taiki Nulight, Sian Evans, Ami Carmine, Keith Thompson, Lily McKenzie, Danny Dearden and Scarlett Quinn. Each track on ‘Rise’ showcases Stanton Warriors’s trademark rolling breakbeatbass sound.
Also included in the package on disc 2 is their ‘Rise DJ Mix’ that contains a selection of new remixes of tracks from their previous albums, releases from their own label Punks artists inc Plump DJs, Chris Røyal, Cosella & Vanilla Ace & tracks from Rise, remixed by the Punks family, plus an unreleased Stanton Warriors remix of Danny Byrd – Salute.
The vinyl format is a double LP cut onto heavyweight vinyl.
They remain fresh, original and relevant, obstinately dancing to the beat of their own drum, helping to pave the way for new talent, proudly ploughing their own genre for twenty years and as the new album title points to, still continuing to rise.
Leroy Se Meurt is a French musical duo known for their eclectic and experimental sound.
Formed in 2018 in Paris, their music can be described as a fusion of various genres, abrasive and hypnotic, an energetic old school EBM fused with fierce electro and bound by punk ethos.
Retaining the minimalist and raw qualities of punk rock, and replacing the complement traditional punk rock instruments like guitars and drums with drum machine and synthesizers, LSM sound is characterized by a blend of influences, including electronic, experimental, and noise elements, which contribute to their unique and distinctive style. If you enjoy post-punk music or are interested in exploring this genre, you may find aspects of it in Leroy Se Meurt's work, but their music also transcends traditional genre boundaries.
Llevamos mucho tiempo trabajando en este proyecto familia, y desde lo más profundo de la estepa manchega… tenemos el orgullo de presentar nuestra primera referencia en formato vinilo, un 12” que se introduce en el amplio espectro del amen breaks , jungle y esos sonidos rotos que tanto nos caracterizan, para ello quisimos contar con artistas que nos han apoyado siempre en el camino.
BELLOTA DUBS serán los encargados de ofreceros un breackcore mas que significativo , serio, elegante y contundente, como ya bien nos tienen acostumbrados.
BOOMBASS BROTHERS no podía faltar nuestros hermanos de alegrias y fatigas que tanto camino hemos recorrido juntos.
Los cordobeses se han encargado frecuencias más undergrounds fundiéndose con un amen breaks que tiene su esencia más que reconocible.
SILLY TANG y su amor por la cumbia, va a caracterizar mucho este track no dejará a nadie indiferente, para ello nos ofrece un tema de los que dejan huella allá donde vayas.
PABLO DREAD consideramos que las producciones de Pablo son “brutales”
En esta ocasión nos deja un track, que nos remonta años atras, en esas raves noventeras con teclados, y con esa finura y elegancia que tanto le caracteriza.
En definitiva un vinilo que engloba uno de los estilos que nos mueve, nos aporta,y nos da una gran amplitud donde todos nos vamos a sentir mas que a gusto, con los distintos enfoques que nos ofrecen estos pedazo de artistas, que han cumplido nuestras expectativas de largo y con en el cual nos sentimos realmente orgullosos de presentar este primer EP.
Increíble currazo que se ha pegado nuestro hermanito @adrian__bd millones de gracias Adri más contentos no podemos estar.
Esperamos que sea de vuestro agrado aunque solo sea una minima parte de lo que de verdad a sido este proyecto para nosotros.
Muy pronto en vuestra tienda de vinilos de confianza.
- A1: Step Up (Ft. Joseph Cotton & Bellyman)
- A2: Reggae Music And Love (Ft. Alborosie & Yami Bolo)
- A3: Fi Di Youths (Ft. Skarra Mucci)
- A4: Quieren Mas (Ft. Alika & Blackout Ja)
- A5: Enough (Ft. Liam Bailey)
- A6: Love On Tap (Ft. Alo Wala)
- B1: Rasta Corner (Ft. Ghetto Priest)
- B2: Don't Stop (Ft. Afu-Ra & Ruffian Rugged)
- B3: Do Good (Ft. Million Stylez)
- B4: No Sabes Na (Ft. Tracy De Sà)
- B5: This World Is A Hell (Ft. Jolly Joseph)
- B6: Dub And Bass (Ft. Caporal Negus)
- B7: Piki Piki (Ft. Dynamq)
With 2 solo albums («Digital Pixel » in 2016 and « Bass Attack » in 2018 ), a dozen of EPs and more than 800 shows performed all over the globe, the most international French beatmaker in the world of Reggae is back on November 2023 with his brand new album « Step Up », in which he pushes further the fusion between Reggae and Bass Music. With « Step Up » Manudigital made his music evolves toward more electronic and hybrid productions. He navigates between musical genres like no one does, inviting guests from all over the world. Armed with his bass, MPC and synthesiser, Manudigital surrounded himself with no less than 17 hand-picked artists to make his productions their own. « (…) I was already working on my upcoming album and I thought I would keep this small Reggae loop to take it to another style, fully electronic which has given my new album’s DNA » - Manudigital about the track « Step Up » The album opens with the eponymous explosive track « Step Up » featuring veteran Jamaican deejay Joseph Cotton and British Drum & Bass MC Bellyman, author of the successful YouTube video series « Carz Barz ». Among the artists of the British underground musical scene, Reggae/Soul genius Liam Bailey has been invited on the Pop-infused Digital Reggae track « Enough » which will delight the lovers of soulful Reggae. Manudigital also reminds us Reggae has always be his first love and, after having produced Alborosie and Protoje’s hit « Strolling » a few years ago, he proposed the Sicilian MC to collaborate with Jamaican artist Yami Bolo on the track « Reggae Music and Love ». A big tune built upon a classic digital riddim in the Jamaican way, a catchy chorus carried by the high voice of Yami Bolo and the legendary flow of Alborosie of the verses. Cult band Asian Dub Foundation’s singer Ghetto Priest takes also part of the project with « Rasta Corner », MC Caporal Negus joins Manudigital on « Dub and Bass » and on tour, and Jolly Joseph sings on « The world is Hell » for the Reggae Dub tracks of the album. In terms of surprises, Manudigital takes pleasure in inviting benchmark artists in each musical genres, walking through Lo Fi Hip-Hop’s path with the Dancehall President aka Skarra Mucci on « Fi Di Youths », Baile Funk with Punjabi-American rapper Alo Wala and their song « Love on Tap » or even Afrobeat with Dynamq for the last song « Piki Piki ». Finally, whereas Manudigital will soon celebrate his career 10th anniversary and as his name resonates in sound systems from all over the world, we appreciate each risk taken and each nod to Reggae Culture, wondering what his next shape will be. First parts of response on November 17, 2023 with the release of
Neroli release n. 60 and is indeed a special one…Dominic Stanton aka Domu is back! Not much else to add really, as a return of a Domu release after more than 10 years of absence from the scenes should already say it all! These brand new songs still have all his signature elements but with a modern twist, and feature the vocals of Hiatus Kaiyote’s Lori on the breathtaking ‘On The Line’, the skills of K15 on ‘Ya Nah Gonna Get It’ and the help of long time collaborator
Marin on bass! A unique sound that we missed so much….
- A1: Sigrid Horn - A Guade Idee 2:41
- A2: Sigrid Horn, Ina Regen - Wossa 2:58
- A3: Sarahbernhardt, Sigrid Horn - Luft 3:25
- A4: Sigrid Horn, Yasmo - Ohne Mi 3:34
- A5: Ernst Molden, Sigrid Horn - Hausmasda 2:39
- B1: Anna Mabo, Sigrid Horn - Instandhaltungsphase 4:04
- B2: Sigrid Horn - Domino 4:14
- B3: Sigrid Horn, Mwita Mataro - In Deine Augen 4:03
- B4: Sigrid Horn - Jetzt Is So Weit 3:02
- B5: Julia Lacherstorfer, Sigrid Horn - Morgen 4:26
Sigrid Horn, Ina Regen, Ernst Molden, Anna Mabo, Yasmo, Mwita Mataro, Julia Lacherstorfer, SarahBernhardt - sie sind vertreten in diesem gemeinsamen Werk, produziert von Felipe Scolfaro Crema und Sigrid Horn. "Paradies" ist ein Konzeptalbum mit ungewöhnlichem Thema: Eine polarisierende Volksabstimmung in 70ern bewirkte, dass es bis heute kein einziges Kernkraftwerk in Österreich gibt. Das Ergebnis ging sehr knapp aus und so wurden keine Atome gespalten, dafür aber Familien und Freundschaften.
Most of Gen X-ers who grew up in the mid-1980s Indonesia must have seen Soedjarwoto Soemarsono, known with his nom de guerre “Gombloh” performing on a state-run television station, playing some of his biggest hits from that era, pop gems like “Kugadaikan Cintaku (I Pawn Off My Love)”, “Setengah Gila (Half-Crazy).”
But of course, it is not fair to judge Gombloh only from these hits. Dig deeper and you will find buried treasure in his early stuff from Indra Records, and there are many of them.
His album with the band Lemon Tree’s Anno ‘69 (yes, that’s the name of the band) is all remarkable, but what he did for Chandra Records was no less spectacular. How can you go wrong with songs like “Kebyar-Kebyar”, the unofficial national anthem for Indonesia, dan “Berita Cuaca” one of the better epic songs in a catalogue full of epochal songs? These were all long out of print and in our journey to source the original master for these albums we met Bob Djumara of Nirwana Records, the Surabaya, East Java-based label which broke Gombloh into the mainstream in the mid-1980s. Almost all albums Gombloh recorded for his early labels, Indra Records and Chandra Records were critically acclaimed, but commercially they bombed, big time. Nirwana Records came up with an ingenious plan. What if they recorded Gombloh performing live and release it as is. After all, the first song in Gombloh debut record Nadia & Atmospheer is him strumming on his guitar backed by the cheering of a crowd, who could be heard going wild when he hurled that epithet “bastard” at the end of the song
The end result is a brilliant recording which despite being recorded live the sound quality so pristine leading many to doubt the claim of being live. Regardless, Nirwana shipped a decent number of units and Gombloh could buy his first car, a Katana Jeep, with money from the royalty.
One of the best things about Live Gila is its perfect sequencing, beginning with Gombloh’s social commentary on the rich’s debauched lifestyle of preying on young boys and girls, one of the most popular subjects allowed by the censoring machine of the New Order authoritarian government. The second song “Untuk Persada” is a soaring ode to the nation. For this song, Gombloh could be heard drawing his inspiration from The Police, which was undoubtedly popular in the early 1980s, even in a faraway port city like Surabaya.
Listening to this record as a whole (we omitted the last song from the original master tape “Bagimu Negeri” which sounds too jingoistic), we could not help but point to some of similarities it has with Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks. Not a single composition in this record sound indigenous (the Malay-influenced rock of Panbers or Koes Plus come to mind); they all sound modern and effortlessly catchy, and had it not been for the language, this album could be mistaken for a musical output from someone growing up in Laurel Canyon or Southern France.
There are only limited copies of vinyl records in the second-hand market today available for Gombloh music, if at all. For his ardent fans, they have to scavenge for old cassettes to continue to be able to enjoy his music and have to pay top dollar for that. In Indonesia, where he was a superstar in the early 1980s, Gombloh was largely forgotten. With this project, we can only hope that the time is ripe for Gombloh to reemerge and now, more than ever, his music could speak to a bigger audience.
- A1: The Vamp
- A2: Twenty One
- A3: Spoonful
- B1: Back To Rack
- B2: High Jack
- B3: The Ground For Peace
- B4: Head Rock
From the opening “The Vamp” to the final “Head Rock”, this is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion you can hold. A masterpiece that has an overwhelming presence in the history of jazz in Japan, as a heresy left on the prestigious jazz label Tact.
Bass – Yasuo Arakawa
Drums – Sadakazu Tabata
Guitar – Ryo Kawasaki
Organ – Masaru Imada
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Jiro Inagaki
Trumpet – Tetsuo Fushimi
After her album with producer High John on MPM in 2019 and collaborations with agajon, Àbáse, KUOKO, Cap Kendricks and Move 78, soul singer douniah returns with her debut solo project!
douniah imparts her debut solo project "A Lot, Not Too Much" to an unexpecting audience. Thoughtfully, the singer-songwriter invites us to embark on our own saviour. The collection of songs is steeped in artistic and emotional integrity. Production was ledand executed by Dhanya Langer, one half of band project Modha, and producer of JujuRogers' 2019 album "40 Acres N Sum Mula". Written amid the pandemic, this piece is aneffort of immense proportions - experimenting with her sound in time, wading through spirals of arduous personal challenges. 'A first impression of how my journey sounds.'Agadir-born and Hamburg-raised, douniah engages in the practice of interpreting herspirit, impressively, in German, Darija and English. We find here, a body of work that threads together the tenets of free-form poetry and romanticism, backdropped by neo-experimental jazz tendencies. In euphony, a worldly array of instruments act insymbiosis to carry us through "A Lot, Not Too Much". douniah's voice is one to fall into; her message is enunciated with every word, delivered delicately with an inventory ofriffs and ranged tone. The utilisation of choppy, note-like, freestyles bridges the EP's strong singles, into a rhapsodic whole.
- 1: Love Ya
- 2: Absent Hearted
- 3: Spirit Totem
- 4: Forest Feat. Morgana
- 5: On Blanch Interlude
- 6: Tears You Cry Feat. Jehnova
- 7: I Know Feat. Shiv
- 8: What Colour Would Our Friendship Be? Feat. Rebel Phoenix
- 9: Bucko, Wilbur, Frankie & The Acid (Interlude)
- 10: Cereal Feat. Morgana, Rach & Uly
- 11: Rosemary
- 12: Tiny Birds Interlude
- 13: Only Human
'November Medicine' ist die Platte, die Nealo aus dem Keller holt. Sein zweites Album, hart erkämpft, in einer schwierigen Zeit seines Lebens aus ihm herausgezerrt, eine Lehrstunde, wie man sich selbst liebt und feiert. Mit einer Stimme, die eine Million Zigaretten geraucht und durch 100 Hardcore-Shows geschrien hat, spricht der Dubliner Rapper über sich selbst, das Ende seiner zehnjährigen Beziehung, seine Depression und seinen Willen zur Heilung. Seine Ehrlichkeit ist heftig, sein Ton ist warm. Zusammenarbeit (mit Morgana, Jehnova, Rebel Phoenix) steht im Mittelpunkt und scheint eine Leitphilosophie für das Nealo-Projekt zu sein. Alles hört sich nach einem Versprechen an: Nealo wird seine November-Medizin weiter nehmen.
- A1: From The Sun
- A2: Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)
- A3: So Good At Being In Trouble
- A4: One At A Time
- A5: The Opposite Of Afternoon
- A6: No Need For A Leader
- A7: Monki
- A8: Dawn
- A9: Faded In The Morning
- A10: Secret Xtians
- B1: Swim And Sleep (Like A Shark)
- B2: Faded In The Morning
- B3: So Good At Being In Trouble
- B4: Swing Lo Magellan
- B5: Puttin' It Down
- B6: Two Generations Of Excess
- B7: Waves Of Confidence
Unknown Mortal Orchestra came to life in basements and bedrooms, the musical vision of Portlander-via-New Zealand Ruban Nielson that fused guitar-god riffs, choppy percussion, soul and funk. II, the sophomore album from UMO, emerged in an era rampant hedonism and isolationism and became the blueprint for everything Nielson has become renowned for. It was, and is, the solidification of Unknown Mortal Orchestra as an endlessly intriguing, brave and addictive band. Ten years on, it's back with an expanded edition. Written during a punishing, debauched touring schedule during which Nielson feared for both his sanity and health, II illustrates the emotional turmoil of life on the road, painting surrealist, cartoonish portraits of loneliness, love and despair. These conflicting themes are evident immediately; on the album's sleeve is an unnerving image of Janet Farrar, the famous British witch, Wiccan, author and teacher of witchcraft. The chilling refrain of opener "Into The Sun" sees Nielson deliver the line "Isolation can put a gun in your hand," softly, his words starkly intelligible above a warm, slow-burning melody that quickly brands itself onto your brain. His playful imagery ("I'm so lonely I've gotta eat my popcorn all alone") mirrors the melody, before a solo that borders on psychotropic ends II`s introduction. UMO is unafraid to dig deeper than the rest, their intoxicating, opiate groove bringing rock'n'roll's exaggerated myths to life. And as it unfolds, II does find Nielson reenergized. "One At A Time" and "Faded In The Morning" boast dizzying choruses and instrumentals; these crusty hunks could have been excavated from a lost 1960s treasure trove. "Monki" unravels over seven minutes like the yarn from a stoner's cardigan with an eye-frying pattern. "Dawn" is a minute of disconcerting noise that stands out between the nooks and crannies of the choruses, guitar solos, groove-heavy bass and drums that were recorded live by newly-recruited drummer Greg Rogove and Kody Nielson in a move away from the electronic percussion employed on album one. II closes with "Secret Xtians," a tender observational puzzle that fizzes to a satisfied end. In celebration of the album's 10th anniversary Nielson's complete collection from the II era is finally available in one compilation, and features the five acoustic tracks from the Blue EP as well as two additional B-sides. Unknown Mortal Orchestra was once Nielson's closeted concern. With an album that uses his singular musical imagination and extraordinary talent to parade his emotions with unyielding honesty, it is now a fully realized band operating at the peak of its powers ten years on.
Kacy & Clayton first met Jeff Tweedy in the backroom of the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco in September 2016. The band had been invited to open for Wilco on night 4 of their annual 5-night run. While waiting for their soundcheck, Jeff appeared through a curtain backstage and introduced himself. In the conversations that followed, Kacy Anderson, Clayton Linthicum and Jeff Tweedy discussed their mutual appreciation of Davy Graham and Jeff’s understanding of Saskatchewan’s geography. Those conversations would eventually blossom into an invite to stop by Wilco’s studio, the Loft, a visit they made only weeks later. In January 2017, Kacy & Clayton returned to the Loft with a rhythm section and a batch of new songs. Over the course of 8 days, the band recorded 9 songs with Jeff Tweedy producing and Loft house engineer Tom Schick at the helm. These 9 songs are what would become the band’s fourth album, The Siren’s Song. While writing and recording The Siren's Song, Kacy & Clayton found inspiration in the music of Sammi Smith, The Everly Brothers, Link Wray's chicken shack LPs, country records with harpsichords, The Sir Douglas Quintet, Gene Clark, Jeannie C. Riley, as well as British traditional singers like Peter Bellamy and the Watersons. The Siren's Song is a product of these influences and an extraordinary progression in the band's own sound.
- Mendocino (2:47)
- 96: Tears (2:28)
- Rains Came (2:25)
- Down On The Border (3:30)
- It Was Fun While It Lasted (2:46)
- I Keep Wishing For You (3:27)
- Groover's Paradise (3:13)
- Goin' Down To Mexico (2:49)
- Who Were You Thinkin' Of? (2:21)
- Who'll Be The Next In Line? (3:01)
- Tonite, Tonite (2:04)
- Old Habits Die Hard (2:42)
- At The Crossroads (3:12)
- (Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone (5:15)
- Ya No Llores / Chicano (4:24)
- You're Gonna Miss Me (3:55)
- She's About A Mover (3:02)
The first color pressing of this title. We’re talkin’ TEX-MEX ROCK ‘N’ ROLL! In this show from January 21, 1981, Doug Sahm (AKA Sir Doug) reunites with original band members Augie Meyers and Johnny Perez, along with the legendary Alvin Crow on guitar and Speedy Sparks on bass for a no-holds-barred, rip-snortin’ Texas rock ‘n’ roll revival. Back in the day, the SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET was Texas’s answer to the British Invasion. With the arrival of the Beatles, Sir Doug & Co. saw their chance to break out the rough, Chicano-influenced rock they had been playing in the joints around San Antonio. They donned English-looking suits and hit the charts with “She’s About A Mover” in 1965. Nobody was quite sure where they came from, but they rode the English-pop wave to fame. There’s something contagious about Augie’s cheesy, pumping Vox organ chords and Sir Doug’s chang-a-chang rhythm guitar over Johnny’s Mexican drumming style, drenched in psychedelia, that stood out from everything else at the time. And it still does today. You may not be able to sit down through “She’s About A Mover” or “Mendocino,” but that’s OK. Doug is no longer with us, but you can be sure that somewhere he’s still kickin’ out the jams. - Terry Lickona (Producer Austin City Limits®)
Neon Violet[21,43 €]
DOOM JAZZ II: Deception continues the epic story of the DOOM JAZZ saga, with Jamie Saft and Bobby Previtetrading the slow, sensual lines of DOOM JAZZ I for a more active, muscular sound Side One, "The New Friend" and "Everyone is Aware" uses a vintage Yamaha organ to create an atmosphere of mystery and space. Side Two, "Deception"moves into different territory, Saft's distorted Hammond Organ sailing over Previte's active, commanding tom toms in a blues based jam of wild ferocity and intense foreboding. The plot thickens




















