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MATT WARREN-MUSIC IS MY LIFE-HISTORY IS MADE-THE BIRTH OF NU-HOUSE
Matt Warren-Music Is My Life-History Is Made-The Birth Of Nu-House. Words like pioneer and innovative are oft-overused by over-enthusiastic music critics . However, once in a while an album is released by a pioneering musician that features truly innovative music. That is the case with Matt Warren’s new album Music Is My Life which will …
HOLGER CZUKAY, JAH WOBBLE, JAKI LIEBEZEIT-FULL CIRCLE.
Holger Czukay, Jah Wobble, Jaki Liebezeit-Full Circle. Label: Gronland Records. Having released eleven albums in eleven years, Can called time on their career in 1979. By then, Can were rightly regarded by critics as one of the most important, influential and innovative bands of the Krautrock era. However, like many of the Krautrock bands, Can …
THELONIOUS MONK-MONK.
Thelonious Monk-Monk. Label: Gearbox Records. Over the last few years, the fashion has been for a minimalism within the hipper home, and it has been fashionable to declutter and adopt a less is more look. Some people have been so keen to declutter that they don’t seem to care about what they thrown away. However, …
TIM MAIA-1970-1978: THE FIRST TEN ALBUMS.
Tim Maia-1970-1078: The First Ten Albums. By 1978, charismatic Brazilian singer-songwriter Tim Maia’s career was at a crossroads and he was worried about what the future held for him. Tim Maia found himself financially embarrassed, after a couple of musically barren years. He had spent much of the money he earned on cars, musical instruments …
LARAAJI-THE LIFE AND TIMES.
Laraaji-The Life and Times. Laraaji’s career has spanned five decades, and during that period, the American multi-instrumentalist has released around forty albums and countless collaborations. Many of these albums were self released by Laraaji on cassettes, and feature his unique and inimitable genre-melting sound. This is best described as a fusion of ambient, avant-garde, experimental …
GOOSEBUMPS 25 YEARS OF MARINA RECORDS.
Goosebumps 25 Years Of Marina Records. Label: Marina Records Any indie label that has survived for the last twenty-five years is obviously doing something right. Especially given how challenging a market it has been for both major and indie labels over the past twenty years. Everything from the death of vinyl and the introduction of …
TAKEO MORIYAMA-EAST PLANTS
Takeo Moriyama-East Plants. Label: BBE Music. Release Date: ’28th’ September 2018. Following the commercial success of BBE Music’s critically acclaimed compilation J Jazz: Deep Modern Jazz From Japan 1969-1984, the UK-based label decided to release a new series featuring J Jazz classics. The latest instalment in the series is Takeo Moriyama’s 1983 cult classic East Plants. …
DAVID AXELROD-SONGS OF INNOCENCE VINYL
David Axelrod-Songs Of Innocence-Vinyl. Label: Now Again Records. By the time David Axelrod began work on his debut album Songs Of Innocence in 1968, the thirty-seven year arranger, composer, drummer and producer old had enjoyed a chequered career. He had started off as a boxer, before changing direction and finding work in film and …
WINSTON McANUFF AND FIXI-BIG BROTHERS.
Winston McAnuff and Fixi-Big Brothers. Label: Chapter Two Records Following his recent collaborations with the Jamaican roots collective Inna De Yard, the man of the moment Winston McAnuff, returns with Big Brothers, the second album he’s released with French accordionist and producer Fixi. Big Brothers was recently released on Chapter Two Records and finds Winston …
THE DELI-JAZZ CAT
THE DELI-JAZZ CAT The Deli-Jazz Cat Label: Cold Busted Record Company. Each and every week of the year, major and independent record labels in across the world release new albums onto a fiercely competitive and crowed global marketplace. It’s a market where often, resources are scarce and the consumer can only afford one of two …
MARCEL VOGEL’S LUMBERJACK’S IN HELL.
Marcel Vogel’s Lumberjacks In Hell Label: BBE Music. Release Date: ‘28th’ September 2018 German DJ and producer Marcel Vogel always believed he that had some unique to contribute to music from the moment he started: “cutting up soulful tunes in the early noughties. By 2010, Marcel Vogel had relocated was one of the rising stars of …
CRAIG ARMSTRONG-SUN ON YOU.
Craig Armstrong-Sun On You. Label: Decca. Over the past twenty years, Glasgow born Craig Armstrong has been one of the hardest working British composers and is the man many top film directors call when they’re looking for a score to their latest movie. This includes fellow Glaswegian Peter Mullan and Baz Luhrmann, who Craig Armstrong …
MOSTER!-STATES OF MIND.
Moster!-States Of Mind. Label: Hubro Music. In March 2015, Norwegian supergroup Moster! released their third album third album When You Cut Into The Present to widespread critical acclaim and hailed as a career defining release. Now three years later and Moster! return with their much-anticipated fourth album States Of Mind which has just been released on Hubro …
WILLIE HIGHTOWER-OUT OF THE BLUE.
Willie Hightower-Out Of The Blue. Label: Ace Records. Sadly, nowadays ageism is rife in society and many experienced and talented professionals are consigned to the scrap-heap. Many talented and experienced people are suddenly jettisoned by organisations who should know better. Many of these people are only in their fifties and sixties and have a lot …
RALPH THOMAS-EASTERN STANDARD TIME.
Ralph Thomas-Eastern Standard Time. Label: BBE. Back in 1980, Ralph Thomas released his debut album Eastern Standard Time on the obscure Zebra Jazz imprint. Sadly, this spiritual jazz cult classic failed to find the audience it deserved until much later. By them, copies of Eastern Standard Time were almost impossible to find, and when a …
ROBERT ‘ROBI’ SVÄRD-ALQUIMIA.
Robert ‘Robi’ Svärd-Alquimia, Label: Asphalt Tango Records. In 2016, Swedish flamenco guitarist Robert ‘Robi’ Svärd release his debut album Pa’ki Pa’ka to widespread critical acclaim. Soon, Robert ‘Robi’ Svärd’s debut album Pa’ki Pa’ka was finding the wider audience that it so richly deserved. However, things got even better for Robert ‘Robi’ Svärd when he received …
THE POPOL VUH STORY
The Popol Vuh Story In West Germany in the early seventies, a number of groundbreaking bands were formed including one of the most important, innovative and influential bands in the history of German music, Popol Vuh. Over the next three decades Popol Vuh. established a reputation for releasing ambitious and innovative music that influenced the next generation of musicians. This was the case from the release of Popol Vuh’s 1970 debut album …
FOR THE ARCHIVES VOLUME 2 COMPILED BY VOLCOV.
From The Archive Volume 2 Compiled By Volcov. Label: BBE. Compilation Of The Week. When BBE released From The Archive Volume 1 Compiled By Volcov to critical acclaim in March 2016, critics and record buyers wondered aloud whether there would be a follow-up? Just over two years later and the much-anticipated followup From The Archive …
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