Rob’s Review Corner
We get sent quite a few amazing records and are pretty crap about reviewing them (see previous post) if truth be told so Rob took it on the chin and got down to listening and writing some words.
Paul’s Review Corner
Going for a minimal slant. Pretty pictures and web links. All good. Buy and please your ears.
Nick The Record / LN-CC Pop-Up Store
One of the best record dealers out there is Nick The Record. Am sure many of you know him and have bought records from him. Long known for selling rare disco, cosmic and loft-style rock records he is hosting a pop-up shop at LN-CC in Dalston until Thursday, after which the chosen stock will go...
170 / Joel Martin – Quiet Village / Velvet Vibrations
Joel Martin is a man of principles and probably one of the most knowledgable people I know in the world of synth-based soundtracks. He’s also part of underground heroes Quiet Village who, as their name suggests, like to slowly get on with things in their own particular way. He’s soon off to Berlin to finish...
169 / Peter Visti / Live At Qvist Grammofon Cafe
New mix from Peter Visti here, a DJ for over 20 years and producer of releases on Music For Dreams, Eskimo and Mindless Boogie as well as one of the men behind one of the underground hits of the last few years ‘Stars’ alongside Jakob Meyland. Early next year he’ll release his solo album ‘Illusions...
Lexx On The Remedy
Our man Lexx has done a guest mix for the good Dr Robs radio show in Japan, The Remedy. Get it here for some Monday morning sounds.
168 / Dr Rob / Tokyo-To Kissa #10
The Tokyo-To Kissas were made, one a month, during 2007. My first year in Japan. Prior to the move to Tokyo, I had spent much of my free time recreating Harvey`s Moonshadow sessions in a shed at the end of our garden in Croydon, so I was already on a pretty mellow one. Then someone,...
Jean-Paul Goude / So Far, So Goude
Slight obsession going on with the work of Jean-Paul Goude right now due to a project I’m working on. I bet most of you have a sleeve with one of his images in your record collections. If you like his work there are some great books out there. Jungle Fever is the original one to...
Review / Kham Lingstang Band / Solan
I met Kham Lingstang about a month ago. He had been up for 48 hours (in the same shirt) and I had been drinking the fruit punch, so our conversation was a tad cyclical, but I distinctly remember Kham telling me that he hadn`t made any music recently. His “HR” responsibilities at LN-CC keeping him...
Review / KA§PAR / Ode To The Ancients EP
‘Ode To The Ancients’ comes across a little like C2 when he was still only 69. Or a paperclip person. That can only be a compliment. ‘Twin Sparkle’ is late night jam in a Chicago bedroom. Getting severely stoned with Larry Thompson and Rick Lenoir. House Jam on modern drugs. ‘Able To Find’ moves forwards...
The Orb / Forever Ambient / NME
Piece from The NME in November 1989 on The Orb and what they were up to at that time. Nice description of recording ‘A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain…’. Written by Jack Barron. Thanks to Phil Mison.
167 / Psychemagik / Sunrise
So here we are with a new mix from Psychemagik. These two have been on something of a roll when it comes to their own releases and the quality of their mixes which make highly rare music sound pretty accesible.
Jocks / Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson / DJ Profile
This one comes from Jocks magazine in September 1989. Top top man.
166 / COS/MES / Opera City
We are big fans of COS/MES at Test Pressing so happy that they’ve come through with a mix for us here. Their productions and remixes are always doing something interesting away from the traditional notion of what our “balearic” scene should be doing.
The Face / The Hacienda / New Steps For The Leisure Industry
This piece comes from The Face in August 1982. Steve Taylor interviews architects and designers of The Hacienda Ben Kelly and Sandra Douglas with photography from Miss Moss. Pretty stunning club.