REFRIGERATOR - 'DANGEROUS'

Formats

• SHR159 - CD

  759718115925

Details

A strange document not originally intended to be released in its current form, Dangerous began life as a set of demos for an electric Refrigerator record. Bassist Daniel Brodo's fall from a ladder at the art gallery he runs with his wife resulted in two broken wrists and a serious concussion, and left the recordings stillborn. The band had moved on by the time Brodo had made a full recovery, and was itching to record a new batch of songs (the best of these to come out later in 2011 as the next album). However, the initial recordings were too good to leave unreleased, and have become Dangerous, the first new Refrigerator record in four years. All material was done live without overdubs; most of them are first takes. Dangerous features a song written by Franklin Bruno (who guests on two different tracks) of The Extra Lens / Nothing Painted Blue, and two more by drummer / second guitarist Chris Jones.

Tracks

1. Be Positive
2. The Worthless Rearview
3. Amaze Me
4. For Some Dark Song Less Day
5. Cold Comfort
6. Knee Play
7. Lonely & Desperate & Gutless & Blind
8. The Man With Isaac?s Shadow
9. Quarter Dumpster Spin
10. Undue Tragedy II
11. Backlit Leaves
12. The Dangers That You Are
13. Dangerous

Press

? First new record in four years
? Guest appearance by Franklin Bruno (The
Extra Lens, Nothing Painted Blue)
? Unwittingly lo-fi: recorded live to cassette

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DAN MELCHIOR - 'ASSEMBLAGE BLUES'

Formats

• SB141 - LP

  655030114113

Details

"As Dan Melchior continues to kick the Medway gutbucket to the curb, he is also willfully absorbing all manner've underground cankerous crud along the way. For those endeared to wallet chains and crisp, cuffed jeans, this has been tantamount to heresy. But for thems what's embraced the sounds of "the new Dan," said aberrations are as welcome to caustic ears as a cold beer is to a set've parched lips. And while last year's Visionary Pangs LP (released with Das Menace on the S-S label) was a grower and a half, Assemblage Blues snuffs it as if it were no more'n a sneeze in the wind. "This here LP seemingly vibes from such leftfield Blighty heavies as Instant Automatons and L. Voag as well as the dark side of Alex Chilton (think Dusted in Memphis) and the 3:00 A.M. shudder of Prominent Disturbance. Within the canon of the Siltbreeze label, Melchior's magnificent malarkey on Assemblage Blues has secured him a spot somewhere between The Shadow Ring and Jim Shepard. The pone don't sizzle much hotter than there. And the sneezin' is nil.

Tracks

1. Atomizer
2. Bewildered and Wild
3. Dugan
4. Riding Like Rommel
5. ?90s Man (Pt. 2)
6. January 1996
7. Crow Radio
8. Hornet Blues / Los Amenaza
9. Stairway to Croydon
10. Darling
11. Moving the Furniture Around
12. Bread Bin Wailing (Moonlight Crow)

Press

? Siltbreeze debut for longrunning and
prolific English expatriate
? Edition of 500, includes download card
? Previous releases on In The Red, Sympathy
for the Record Industry, Troubleman
Unlimited, S-S, Hook or Crook, and many
more.
?I?d bet this ain?t your Dad?s Dan Melchior. Not by a
mile. But if it is, it?s only ?cause he?s back from the future.
Just ask him. He?s glowin? to tell ya.?
?Roland Woodbe, Professional Writer

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A HAWK AND A HACKSAW - 'CERVANTINE'

Formats

• LM003 - LP

  655035011318

• LM003CD - CD

  655035011325

Details

Following a series of albums exploring Eastern European folk music influence that have thrilled indie and world audiences alike, Albuquerque, New Mexico's A Hawk and A Hacksaw present Cervantine, their first release on their own new label, LM Dupli-cation, a record that gloriously connects their deep fascination with the folk and gypsy groups of former Yugoslavia, Greece and Romania with their actual home in the desert plains of the American Southwest. The group's natural blend of diverse global musical styles with their indie rock background lends them the kind of cross-audience appeal enjoyed by bands including Fools Gold, Beirut and Calexico, while their strong sense of musicality and cultural context draws more left-field listeners to them as well. Recorded live at their studio in Albuquerque between two US tours, Cervantine is the vibrant sound of an American band whose geographical and cultural travels bear on their already distinctive music. The 20th century brought the influence of Spanish and Mexican music to Eastern European gypsy folk, and Cervantine celebrates the reflected resonance of this influence in modern-day New Mexico. Alongside the core duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost, the album features key contributions from the immensely talented Hladowski siblings- Stephanie (vocals) and her brother Chris (bouzouki)-from Bradford, England, via Poland, who can be heard on album standouts "Mana Thelo Enan Andra," "Cervantine" and the Turkish classic "Uskudar." The original composition "Espanola Kolo" probably best represents the Spanish / Mexican impression on Serbian brass music that A Hawk and A Hacksaw have embraced-an homage to the extraordinary New Mexico town of Espanola and a Yugoslav Kolo dance, designed for long nights of drinking and dancing. Fifth album from New Mexico duo of Jeremy Barnes and Heather Trost ? Debut proper release on the band's own label, with many more to follow! ? CD comes in recycled cardbord digipack ? Vinyl includes free digital download card ? Their music was recently featured in the critically acclaimed film Exit Through the Gift Shop by Banksy New label to Forte, this is a major release for Forte in 2011.

Tracks

1. No Rest for the Wicked
2. Mana Thelo Enan Andra
3. Espa?ola Kolo
4. Cervantine
5. ?sk?dar
6. Lajtha Lassu
7. At the Vulturul Negu
8. The Loser [Xeft?lis]

Press

Huge press and radio campaign underway via qujunktion pr, already had plays on BBC 6 Music, mentions in the Uncut blog, reviews guaranteed across the spectrum. Full up date in next mailout.
Full UK tour in April.

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