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NEWS: Short film celebrating ‘Smokers Delight’ quarter-century premieres at 4pm today
AN ABSOLUTE stone(d) classic when it was released, up there with Massive Attack’s Blue Lines, Tricky’s Maxinquaye and Portishead’s Dummy as providing the heady downbeatz for a generation, it’s something of a shock to yours truly that Nightmares on Wax’s Smokers Delight has reached its quarter-century; but in celebration, Warp Films are premiering a 12-minute …
NEWS: Leron Thomas to stream his new album live from Rough Trade – with a very Pop-ular guest
THE HOUSTON-born, NYC-resident jazz musician Leron Thomas, who’s dropped some superb, intelligent and eclectic funky tracks right across this year, is celebrating the release of his new album, More Elevator Music, on Lewis Recordings with a live-streamed showcase of the album from Rough Trade at 6pm tomorrow, October 2nd – and you can expect a …
NEWS: World of Echo launches label with Mutabor! 12″ repress – hear a track
LONDON’S excellent World of Echo record shop, out on Columbia Road in E2, has taken the step from not just stocking an excellently curated selection of records, but issuing them too. The shop is launching a label of the same name and is assigning 001 in its catalogue to a repressing of the only 12″ …
SEE: Quantic – ‘Theme From Selva’: vinyl to follow, Selva label comp announced
WILL HOLLAND, the Brooklyn-based, British-born musician who dazzles us with his absolute nous in a array of deeply danceable styles, has announced a twin celebration for the first anniversary of his imprint, Selva Records. He’s releasing a compilation looking back at the eclectic grooves he’s been producing in his long-dreamt of, handcrafted studio this year, …
News: DECAPITATED Re-Sign With NUCLEAR BLAST
After more than ten years of successfully working together, NUCLEAR BLAST is proud to announce that Polish Tech Death masters DECAPITATED have decided to refresh their bond and have re-signed their contract for another era of extreme metal for the Germany based metal label. The band also hints that new music will be coming in the near future. NUCLEAR BLAST USA GENERAL MANAGER Gerardo Martinez states:“Decapitated has been …
TRACK: Ceremonial Bloodbath announce debut album – hear ‘Primitive’
VANCOUVER-based, horrendous death metal deformity Ceremonial Bloodbath have announced their debut album, The Tides Of Blood. The Tides Of Blood is a long-awaited album of dark death metal and of complete sonic torment. With its members coming from established Vancouver bands, Ceremonial Bloodbath is an unholy coalition, blurring the sum of its influences into a sonic …
SEE: Steve Hackett releases Hammersmith live set – watch a track
FORMER Genesis axeman Steve Hackett has released a live recording from his 2019 UK tour, entitled Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings: Live at Hammersmith. The album came out last Friday, September 25th. Steve Hackett joined Genesis at the beginning of 1971 and was part of the classic prog-era line-up which also included …
News: London Jazz Festival 13th to 22nd November 2020 – Announcement
London Jazz Festival, an amazing 28 years in, has become a big deal on the global music calendar. A stunning mix of international big hitters, emerging UK talent, old pioneers and prophets, mega-venues, tiny clubs, films, unbelievably generous free events, live broadcasts, workshops and even jazz for toddlers- it’s got the whole menu covered. For …
Track: Pierce Brothers release single Dentist and announce news of European tour
The Pierce Brothers have a history of writing affecting and passionate indie/folk songs that somehow manage to capture an essence of Australiana: the remote outback, the desert sand and the dappled searing hot sunshine. Their new single ‘Dentist’ somehow manages to add a sense of uneasiness borne out of the era of isolation, using the …
TRACK: Kid Acne – ‘Stand Tall’ / ‘Stay Golden’ (Hashfinger remix) – crisp lyricism from limited ‘Fresh To Death’ mixtape
SHEFFIELD’S Kid Acne is up in your (Ford Orion) grille with a fantastic new mixtape, featuring seven remixes from last year’s excellent Have A Word album for Lex. Fresh To Death is out digitally, sho’; but why settle for that when you can have the full dayglo pink TDK mixtape experience? He brings the fantastic …