VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA - 'DABBLING WITH GRAVITY AND WHO YOU ARE'

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• VHF66CD - CD

  783881006629

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LONG OVERDUE REPRESS FOR THIS RELEASE: FIRST TIME AT FORTE: THE CURRENT PINNACLE FROM THE QUINTET OF NEIL CAMPBELL, BRIDGIT RILEY, JULIAN BRADLEY, MICHAEL FLOWER, AND ADAM DAVENPORT WAS ASSEMBLED FROM RECORDINGS OF THEIR WEEKLY SESSIONS IN FLOWER?S KITCHEN. THE TRACKS HERE REPRESENT THE JOYOUS, CELEBRATORY SIDE OF VCO?ALL FORWARD MOTION, MASSED STRINGS, PERCUSSION, HORNS, AND LITTLE INSTRUMENTS ROCKETING FORWARD IN A SWIRL OF SOUND. COMPARED TO THE MORE AUSTERE SOUNDS OF LINO HI AND VERSATILE ARAB CHORD CHART, THE TRACKS HERE TAKE OFF FROM THE SPOT WHERE THE LOOSE HIPPIE-CHANT-AND-DRUM ACTION OF COLLECTIVES LIKE AMON DUUL INTERSECTS WITH THE POLYGLOT INSTRUMENTAL APPROACH OF MID-60S SUN RA (REF. EXOTIC FOREST, SHADOW WORLD, ETC). 'THERE IS NO CHORD FORMATION THAT CAN BE PLANNED,' SAYS CAMPBELL, 'WHICH CREATES ELATION OR SADNESS, OR ANY ART WHICH IS PROFOUND ENOUGH TO CHANGE ANYTHING FUNDAMENTAL ABOUT A PERSON. THERE IS JUST A RESONANCE AROUND US WHICH MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS ARE USING OR NOT USING.

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VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA - 'VERSATILE ARAB CHORD CHART'

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• VHF48CD - CD

  783881004823

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FIRST TIME AT FORTE: REPRESSED IN ANTICIPATION OF NEW VCO RELEASE: VERSATILE ARAB CHORD CHART IS THE SECOND FULL-LENGTH OUTING BY THE QUINTET OF NEIL CAMPBELL, MICHAEL FLOWER, JULIAN BRADLEY, BRIDGET HAYDEN, AND ADAM DAVENPORT. LIKE THEIR UK COUSINS AND FELLOW VHF RECORDING ARTISTS SUNROOF!, VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA USUALLY WORKS FROM A BASE OF MODAL IMPROVISATION. LED BY CAMPBELL'S SAWING VIOLIN, TRACKS LIKE 'WEARING QUID FROCK' AND THE EPIC 'JAPAN BANJO' BUILD UP ARCS OF LINGERING OVERTONES BENEATH AN UNDERCURRENT OF MELODY. THEY CUT THE DRONES WITH EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE BURSTS OF NEAR ROCK, IN A STYLE REMINISCENT OF THE PRE-NICO VELVET UNDERGROUND (CIRCA 1966 OR SO). THE BAND'S COMBINATION OF CLATTERING PERCUSSION, DRONING STRINGS, AND CONSIDERABLE SENSE OF WHERE TO PUT THE 'GROOVE' ON TRACKS LIKE 'CATCHING LONERS WITH BLANK ARMS' MAKES THEM UNIQUE AMONG THEIR PEERS

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CASANOVAS, THE - 'ALL NIGHT LONG'

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• RUB217 - CD

  5021456140633

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BRAND NEW ALBUM FROM AUSTRALIA'S FINEST MODERN DEALERS OF HIGH OCTANE ROCK AND ROLL IN THE SAME VEIN AS AC/DC / HELLACOPTERS / DATSUNS ETC, NOT WEAK, DILUTED PAP ALA JET, THIS STUFF GRIPS YOU AND SHAKES YOU BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK! PRODUCED BY SYLVIA MASSY SHIVY (TOOL), THIS IS THE CASANOVAS BUILDING ON THE PROMISE OF THEIR S/T DEBUT, AND DELIVERING A POLISHED SLICE OF CLASSIC ROCK. FINALLY GETTING A UK DOMESTIC RELEAASE, THIS ALBUM IS STREWN WITH HIG HCLASS ROCK CLISHE, BUT PULLED OFF WITH SUCH A PANACHE, THE CASANOVAS MAKE YOU WANT TO ROCK! SHEER UNADULTERATED CLASSIC ROCK ACTION///

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1. BORN TO RUN
2. SHANE ON YOU
3. CALIFORNIA
4. ALL NIGHT LONG
5. I DONT WANT YOU BACK
6. TOO MUCH
7. HEARTBREAKER
8. DOGHOUSE BLUES
9. AINT COMING DOWN
10. I THANK YOU
11. OVERLORD

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"A QUANTUM LEAP FORWARD" ROLLING STONE!
REVIES IN CLASSIC ROCK, KERRANG, METAL HAMMER, ROCKSOUND.

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THE CARIBBEAN - 'THE GO FROM TACTICAL / THE BEVERLY BOYS'

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• PT002 - 7"

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LIMITED EDITION 2 TRACK CLEAR VINYL 7", A-SIDE IS FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM "POPULATIONS", THIS IS THE TYPE OF RECORD THAT THRILL JOCKEY USED TO PUT OUT, IN THE SAME VEIN AS THE SEA & CAKE BUT WITH MORE LO-FI AMERICAN FILTERING THROUGH: VERY GOOD INDEED!!

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A: THE FROM TACTICAL
B: THE BEVERLY BOYS

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EL PERRO DEL MAR - 'EL PERRO DEL MAR'

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• CG040229-1 - LP

  650384022916

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NEW LABEL TO FORTE, THE CONTROL GROUP GIVES US THEUSA ONLY VINYL VERSION OF THE STUNNING EL PERRO DEL MAR ALBUM, WITH A BONUS US TRACK, AND A BONUS VINYL TRACK; HERES SOME PRESS TO BACK UP THE SALES PITCH HERE: "ENTHRALLING FOLK-POP FROM GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN - BRITTLE MARRIAGE OF 60'S GIRL GROUP SOUNDS WITH MUTED TONES" 4/5 UNCUT: "ACHINGLY GENUINE" 8.1 PITCHFORK; "A MINIMAL PHIL SPECTOR SOUND, UNIQUE AND MAGICAL" 4.5 THE TIMES.....

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1. CANDY
2. GOD KNOWS (YOU GOTTA GIVE TO GET)
3. PARTY
4. PEOPLE
5. DOG
6. I CAN?T TALK ABOUT IT
7. COMING DOWN THE HILL
8. THIS LONELINESS
9. IT?S ALL GOOD
10. HERE COMES THAT FEELING
11. SHAKE IT OFF (US BONUS TRACK)
12. HELLO GOODBYE (VINYL-ONLY BONUS TRACK)

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RICHARD YOUNGS AND ALEX NEILSON - 'ELECTRIC LOTUS / LOTUS EDITION'

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• VHF103 - LP W/ CD

  783881010312

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THIS EPIC DOUBLE SET COMBINES AN LP OF ALL-ELECTRIC ROCK MAYHEM WITH A CD OF SUBTLE DRUM/SHAKUHACHI TRACKS. ELECTRIC LOTUS IS THE YOUNGS AND NEILSON'S SELF-PROCLAIMED "ROCK" ALBUM, AND IT IS A MIND-BOGGLING CLUTCH OF GUITAR/BASS/DRUMS DEMOLITION. COMING OFF LIKE AN AMPHETAMINE-FUELED GURU GURU, THE MUSIC TUMBLES OUT IN A CRAZY QUILT OF STUN-LEVEL ATTACK ZONAGE, ESPECIALLY ON THE SIDE-LONG "ELECTRIC LOTUS." NEILSON'S STAGGERING FREE-DRUMMING HITS A NEW PEAK HERE, STEPPING BEYOND HIS LAUDABLE WORK WITH JANDEK, BONNIE PRINCE BILLY, ETC., INTO NEW REALMS. YOUNGS LIGHTS IT UP WITH RAGING GUITAR AND BASS ACTION, INCLUDING SOME DEEPLY PSYCHEDELIC LEADS, AND ON "KICKIN' THE GLASS," SOME KILLER "HEAVY" RIFFING. LOTUS EDITION IS A COMPANION CD OF RESTRAINED AND COMPLETELY LIVE DUOS FOR DRUMS AND SHAKUHACHI. YOUNGS HAD PREVIOUSLY ISSUED A DISC OF SHAKUHACHI SOLOS WITH DENSE DELAY AND LAYERING EFFECTS, BUT HERE HIS UNTRAINED BUT HIGHLY MUSICAL OUTPUT ON THE ANCIENT INSTRUMENT IS IN DEEP CONVERSATION WITH NEILSON'S DRUM SET. A COUPLE OF THE TRACKS FEATURE THE KIND OF LONG NOTES, BOWED CYMBALS, AND OTHER DRONEAGE HEARD ON PREVIOUS RELEASES LIKE PARTICK RAIN DANCE, BUT IN A STRIPPED DOWN LIVE SETTING.

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ELECTRIC LOTUS LP
1. TEETH 2. KICKIN? THRU GLASS
3. MUTE ACTION 4. ELECTRIC LOTUS
LOTUS EDITION CD
1. GLASS TEETH 2. MUTE KESTREL
3. SEPIA TEAR 4. LOTUS EDITION 5. KICK VENT

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REVIEWS IN THE WIRE, MOJO, UNCUT

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DAM, THE - 'BEAUTIFUL TRASH'

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• RRB0607 - CD

  3481573646234

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THIS WILL COME AS A BIG SURPRISE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE LEGENDARY RON SPLINTER GUITAR PLAYER, SONGWRITER AND CO-LEADER WITH WALLY TAX OF THE MONUMENTAL DUTCH PSYCH BAND THE OUTSIDERS, IS BACK HE HAS FOUND A NEW PARTNER IN CRIME, SINGER-SONGWRITER JERRY TURNER, WHO PLAYED IN FAMOUS LOCAL BANDS. TOGETHER THEY TURN OUT ONE CATCHY ROCK SONG AFTER ANOTHER. THEIR DEBUT ALBUM IS LOADED WITH POTENTIAL CLASSICS THAT YOU ONLY HAVE TO HEAR ONCE TO REMEMBER THEM FOREVER. THEY RECRUITED THE WONDERFUL JIM PACOBS ON ORGAN PLUS FAT PETE AND RUUD VAN MEERLANT, ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL RHYTHM SECTIONS AROUND. THEY'RE CALLED THE DAM, BECAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY'RE FROM AMSTERDAM, AND THEY NAMED THEIR ALBUM BEAUTIFUL TRASH, BECAUSE THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS. THEIR ROOTS MAY LIE IN THE SIXTIES BUT THEIR SONGS, THEIR PLAYING AND PRODUCTION ARE IN THE HERE AND NOW.

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1 FRIEND?
2 ANGELS AND DEVILS
3 TRASH GIRL
4 DAMSLEEPER
5 SUBMAN
6 MOON
7 STORY
8 ONE 4 THE ROAD
9 FANTASY WAR
10 CLOWN
11 WINTERMOON
12 WONDERTOYS
13 RAINY EYES

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DYKERITZ - 'PURPLE SWITZERLAND'

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• LMD31 - CD

  737885376226

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ANOTHER CRACKER FROM PORTLAND'S LUCKY MADISON LABEL: DYKERITZ HAVE MASTERED A SUMMERTIME, WIDE-OPEN, FEEL-GOOD POP SOUND WITH THEIR DEBUT, PURPLE SWITZERLAND.THE ALBUM WANDERS IN AND OUT OF REFRESHINGLY INVERTED AUDIO PRODUCTION, HIGHLIGHTING THE FLANGED-OUT VOCAL STYLINGS OF JORDAN BLUM AND PUSHING THEM INTO THE REALM OF A YOUNG MODEST MOUSE OR A SUGARY SUPERCHUNK.

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"A LUSH JUNKYARD ORCHESTRA SWELLS AROUND THE SONGS
ON
DYKERITZ'S DEBUT, PURPLE SWITZERLAND, AN ALBUM
FILLED
WITH JAUNTY AND ABSURD POP SONGS THAT SO DESPERATELY
BEG TO BE SUNG ALONG TO. DYKERITZ IS A SPIRITUAL
RELATIVE OF MODEST MOUSE, EXCELLING IN THE
JUXTAPOSITION OF HUMOR AND CLEVER TURNS OF PHRASE
WITH
SONGWRITING AND MUSICIANSHIP STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY
SOME SERIOUS EMOTIONAL WEIGHT." - PORTLAND MERCURY

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PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE - 'SLEEPING RIGHT AND THE BEST IN HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC'

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• LMD36 - CD

  619981202725

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ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS YOU WILL LISTEN TO THIS YEAR! AN INSANE AMALGAMATION OF LO-FI ORCHESTRAL PSYCHEDELIC POP GEMS FROM PORTLAND-BASED PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS ALBUM TAKES YOU THROUGH FREE JAZZ FREAKOUTS, GAME BOY OUTBURSTS, LAYERED MOOG SYNTH-BASED SONGWRITING, AND POP ANTHEMS THAT RING THROUGH YOUR BRAIN FOR DAYS. PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE ARE A LARGE BAND WITH A TEXTURED, TRIUMPHANT SOUND THAT BORROWS LIGHTLY FROM THE BEST MOMENTS OF PAVEMENT AND THE FLAMING LIPS, SQUISHING TOGETHER CLASSIC PSYCHEDELIA, VIDEO GAME BEEPS, FOLK, SUMMERTIME POP, AND LEFT-LEANING LYRICAL BLANKETS. SLEEPING RIGHT AND THE BEST IN HOMEOPATHIC MAGIC RUNS TOGETHER LIKE AN ALBUM SHOULD, BLENDING SONG TO SONG AND LINKING LYRICAL THEMES.THE ALBUM IS THEIR DEBUT.

"PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE VEHICLE IS A BIG TEAM OF PORTLAND KIDS PLAYING THINGS LIKE FLUTE, GLOCKENSPIEL, FARFISA, AND ALL THE STANDARD GUITAR/BASS/DRUMS ACTION ... IT HAS THE LAZY, CROWDED, BEHIND-THE-BEAT STONED SHUFFLE OF PAVEMENT, SOME OF BECK'S (LONG-ABANDONED) JUNKYARD FOLK, BUT MOSTLY PLAYS ITS OWN GAME ... UPBEAT AND ORGANIC SOUNDING - A GREAT LISTEN WHEN IT'S DAMN COLD OUTSIDE AND GOING OUT FOR A DRINK MEANS GLOVES, HAT, TWO SWEATERS, AND FROZEN FUCKING FEET." - PORTLAND MERCURY

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