Cluster can be counted among the most important international protagonists of the electronic avant-garde. Some credit them with having invented ambient music, others as pioneers of synthesizer pop, whilst to some they are firmly embedded in the krautrock universe. There is some truth in all of these notions. Cluster (or Kluster as they were in the beginning) were founded in […]
Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years, by both fans and their musical peers alike, The Beta Band formed in St. Andrews, Scotland, in 1996. Innovative and singular, their unique musical and aesthetic approach to everything they did set them far apart from their musical contemporaries. Together for […]
In April 1984, eight years after the demise of Deep Purple, a full-scale reunion took place with the “classic” Mark II line-up from the early 1970s: Ian Gillan, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover and Ian Paice.The reformed band signed a worldwide deal with PolyGram, with Mercury Records releasing their new material in the US, […]
2 LP 20th anniversary pressing on colour vinyl for the first time, 2xLP on Canary Yellow & Ruby Red colour vinyl, Gatefold Jacket Sung Tongs is Animal Collective’s fifth studio album originally released in 2004 and features Avey Tare and Panda Bear. For its 20th anniversary, the 2xLP has been pressed on colour vinyl for […]
Multiple plays on BBC 6 Music from Gideon Coe & Marc Riley for ‘Dylan In Dubuque’ the first single from the album US singer-songwriter legend Amy Rigby will release her new album Hang In There With Me through Tapete Records on August 30, 2024. Eleven up to the minute songs written by Amy and recorded […]
After a thirty eight year hiatus, the rejuvenated band have just completed putting the finishing touches to the first Altered Images music since the album Bite was released in 1983. It’s an upbeat and contemporary sounding album which sounds like a natural progression of the Altered Images journey and sound, all topped with the instantly […]
LP – 180g Black Vinyl. This Verve By Request title is pressed at Third Man in Detroit. Recorded in 1968 and intended as a tribute to her late husband, Alice Coltrane is supported in her first solo outing by Pharoah Sanders, Jimmy Garrison and Rashied Ali — all members of John Coltrane’s last quintet. While […]
In the late-1990s, Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson moved with Jhonn Balance – his partner in life and in Coil – from London to the rural Weston-super-Mare, creating an environment for all things “musick, musick, musick!” with a revolving door of new members, including Thighpaulsandra.Coil’s discography nearly doubled, and in the midst of this fruitful period Thighpaulsandra […]
Superstud Gerard Casanova (Yan Brian, The Lacemaker) is one of the most in demand men in Paris…at least amongst those ladies unsatisfied by their husbands.He’s the best ‘Call Boy’ in town, and takes great pride in his work.But then the worst happens and disaster strikes: he falls in love…Directed by Max Pécas (Her, She and […]
Alan Sparhawk of Low’s solo debut for Sub Pop is at once a bold new, electro-pop-infused adventure, and an extension of the innovation and experimentation that drove his work as a member of Low. It is his first album since the tragic 2022 loss of his wife and partner in Low, Mimi Parker. Alan will […]
