Category Archives: Rock
DATASHOCK-KRAUTER DER PROVINZ.
Datashock-Kräuter der Provinz. Label: Bureau B. Release Date: ‘25th’ of May 2018. Ever since Datashock was founded in the city Saarlouis, in Southwestern Germany in 2003, the neo-hippie-spook-folk collective’s lineup has been fluid, with members leaving and joining the group over the last fifteen years. By the time Datashock entered the studio to record the …
TOO SLOW TO DISCO BRAZIL COMPILED BY ED MOTTA.
Too Slow To Disco Brazil Compiled By Ed Motta. Label: How Do You Are. It was back in 2014 when the German label How Do You Are released the first instalment in the Too Slow To Disco compilation series, which was one of the first compilation series to revisit West Coast sound, which provided the …
LINDA PERHACS-I’M A HARMONY RECORD STORE DAY 2018 EDITION.
Linda Perhacs-I’m A Harmony Record Store Day 2018 Edition. The Linda Perhacs story is a case of what might have been for the seventy-five year old singer-songwriter who nowadays, is regarded as the true Queen of psychedelic folk. Linda Perhacs career began in 1970, when she released her debut album Parallelograms on Kapp Records. Sadly, Parallelograms which nowadays, is regarded …
TEMPLE-TEMPLE.
Temple-Temple. Label: Mental Experience. Ever since the birth of rock ’n’ roll, there’s been many short-lived record labels, including small, obscure local labels founded to release privately pressed albums, to regional labels that released just a handful of singles before closing their doors for the last time. Other labels lasted slightly longer, but were hardly …
BLACK MOON CIRCLE-PSYCHEDELIC SPACELORD.
Black Moon Circle-Psychedelic Spacelord. Label: Crispin Glover Records. New Album Of The Week. Six years ago, brothers Øyvin and Vemund Engan founded the psychedelic space rock band Black Moon Circle, and since then, this talented band from Trondheim, in Norway, have released five albums. Soon, five will become six when the newly expanded lineup of …
IDRIS ACKAMOOR AND THE PYRAMIDS- AN ANGEL FELL.
Idris Ackamoor and The Pyramids-An Angel Fell. Label: Strut. Bruce Baker in was born in 1951, and grew up in Chicago, before moving to Ohio, where he studied at Antioch College, which was where he first encountered jazz pianist Cecil Taylor and became part of his Black Music Ensemble. Cecil Taylor also mentored Idris Ackamoor, …
MOUVEMENTS-MOUVEMENTS.
Mouvements-Mouvements. Label: Mental Experience. In the late-sixties, self-taught guitarist and jazz aficionado Christian Oestreicher, who was later described as: “a savage in the era of twist and free jazz,” met artist and painter Richard Reimann who was famous for his optical art, at the renowned Aurora art gallery in Geneva, Switzerland. This was the start …
PYRAMID-PYRAMID.
Pyramid-Pyramid. Label: Mental Experience. Although Winston Churchill’s said: “it is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma” in the context of Russia, what’s become one of his most famous quotations can just as easily be applied to Robin Page’s Pyramid Records which has been the source of heated debate for over twenty years. …
PLANET MOD-BRIT SOUL, R&B AND FREAKBEAT FROM THE SHEL TALMY VAULTS.
Planet Mod-Brit Soul, R&B and Freakbeat From The Shel Talmy Vaults. Label: Big Beat Records. The name Shel Talmy, means different things to different people, and many record buyers all automatically remember the Chicago-born producer’s work in Britain with legendary rock bands The Who and The Kinks. Others will remember Shel Talmy as the producer …
SEUN KUTI AND EGYPT 80-BLACK TIMES.
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80-Egypt Times. Label: Strut Records. Nowadays, one of the most overused word in the English language is legend, which is bandied about all too freely, with faux punks, third rate Britpop bands and Beatles impersonators being labelled legends by fawning music journalists who hang on their every word. These bands aren’t …
TOM WAITS-THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT.
Tom Waits-The Heart Of Saturday Night. Label: Anti. As 1973 drew to a close, Tom Waits had just turned twenty-four and was taking stock of what had been the most important year of his career so far. He had released his debut album Closing Time in March 1973, and then embarked upon a three-month tour …
ALEX ATTIAS PRESENTS LILLYGOOD PARTY.
Alex Attias Presents LillyGood Party. Label: BBE Music. Release Date ‘11th’ May 2018. It was thirty years ago in 1988, when Alex Attias decided to embark upon a career as a DJ in his home city of Lausanne, Switzerland, and began playing an eclectic selection of dancefloor friendly music. Alex Attias friends weren’t surprised by …
SOHO SCENE ’66-JAZZ GOES MOD.
Soho Scene ’66 Jazz Goes Mod. Label: Rhythm & Blues Records. By 1966, the mods with their carefully cultivated image were still a familiar sight and sound in towns and cities the length and breadth of Britain as they rode around on their Lambretta or Vespa scooters. They still sported tailor-made suits, button-down collar shirts, …
AQUASERGE-DEJA VOUS?
Aquaserge-Deja-Vous? Label: Crammed Discs. Release Date: ‘27th’ April 2018. One of the hardest things for a new band is coming up with a name, and often, it takes long and fruitless debates before someone plucks a name out of the ether. After this eureka moment, the band is belatedly christened and they can get on …
KIRAN AHLUWALIA-7 BILLION.
Kiran Ahluwalia 7 Billion. Label: Six Degrees Records. Release Date: ‘5th’ May 2018. Nowadays, cultural diversity is a feature of many modern countries, with people from all over the world travelling to Britain, Europe and North America to begin a new life and forge a better future for their family. In many cities and towns, those …
TOO SLOW TO DISCO BRASIL COMPILED BY ED MOTTA (RECORD STORE DAY EDITION).
Too Slow To Disco Brazil Compiled By Ed Motta (Record Store Day Edition). Label: How Do You Are. It was back in 2014 when the German label How Do You Are released the first instalment in the Too Slow To Disco compilation series, which was one of the first compilation series to revisit West Coast …
STEVE YOUNG-TO SATISFY YOU.
Steve Young-To Satisfy You. Label: Ace Records. During his life and a musical career that lasted five decades, singer, songwriter and guitarist Steve Young always lived life on his own terms. Sadly, Steve Young like Gram Parsons, who played on his 1969 debut album Rock Salt and Nails, didn’t enjoy the recognition and critical acclaim …
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