KEDAMA - 'THE COMPLETE COLLECTION'

Formats

• CF115X - LP (COLOURED)

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ON COLOURED VINYL “Three thick lps of hot jellied kraut-prog heavies coming at you from 1970s swiss-german based Kedama 3 lps of “live” in the studio and actual live recordings unbelievably telekinetic drums, keys and guitar Vision quest soundscapes a total gem lost to the ages here, y’all The first lp was reissued by Geurrson Records a while back the other two lps are unreleased on wax as of yet - rarities and live oddities It’s been a real pleasure to work with these guys as they were as excited as we were and provided us with a plethora of recordings & photos and press clippings to sort through to pull together this nice little set it’s raw, like you like it after a few it’s heavy, so you can nod as you sway along the path it’s beautiful, so you can reminisce it’s winding, so your imagination is blindfolded it’s far flung space jams so you can fry out it’s screwed down genius so you can be inspired this shit is far out and a real-deal old school fuse lighter and its limited to 1000 copies nice, never seen before photos of the gurus so come and get it nerds!

Tracks

Disc 1: Live at Sunrise Studios

1. Overture
2. Finale
3. Our Power
4. Zugabe

Disc 2: Live at Sunrise Studios outtakes

1. Chinese Dragon
2. Hwrklnzg
3. Honey Moon
4. Improvisations
5. Intermezzo
6. Two Souls in Space
7. Feelings Without Name

Disc 3: Previously Unreleased

1. Mad Circus Part 1
2. Mad Circus Part 2
3. Acid
4. Laki?s Head
5. Generator Part of Water
6. Take It Easy
7. Our Power
8. The Fool

Press

For fans of Le Orme, Yes, Birth Control, Camel, Edgar Froese, ELP, King Crimson?
- John Dwyer

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DENNIS CALLACI - 'THE DEAD OF THE DAY'

Formats

• SHR201 - CD

  767870660627

Details

The third in a triptych of solo albums by Dennis Callaci of the band Refrigerator began with Bed Of Light featuring Simon Joyner, David Nance and the Ghost band as well as Kevin Morby and Jarvis Taveniere as a full throated five piece / orchestrated record which gave way to the thirty minute piece The End Of Night two years later. The last piece in this series is the new record The Dead Of The Day, a stripped down acoustic record minus drums. Guitar and piano ballads, funereal fugues, a fifteen minute instrumental opener and other rough strays sit together with lyrics that play off of one another. Franklin Bruno plays the piano and organ, long-time collaborator Aaron Alcala is on a few songs and Allen Callaci’s vocals appear as a ghostly refrain on the track “Scoreless”. The record’s release falls the same day as the Callaci’s novel 100 Cassettes published by Pelekinesis whose narrative ties into the songs on The Dead Of The Day. The book is made of 100 chapters with an introduction by Jonathan Lethem. “Scraping strings are as likely to clash in dissonance as soothe with melody; a lush and lonely slide guitar eases the tension, though in a melancholy way. Plenty of space in these songs allows for rumination, which is a good thing because Dennis Callaci, whom you might recognize from Refrigerator or his 2013 collaboration with Simon Joyner or his stewardship of Shrimper Records, gets off an inexhaustible supply of mordant, delicately phrased observations, mostly about human frailty.” —Dusted Magazine

Tracks

1. All Saints
2. The Dead Of The Day
3. Scoreless
4. David Lee Roth Jr.
5. On A Line
6. Broadway Blues Pt. II
7. Coffin Blues 8. Halloween
9. Forecasters Of Hurt
10. Alchemists
11. Gold Painted Palm Trees
12. Penny Whistle
13. The Day Of The Dead

Press

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MAXIMUM JOY - 'STATION M.X.J.Y.'

Formats

• 197205 - LP

  852545003851

Details

****UK EXCLUSIVE 500 UNITS ON RED VINYL FIRST RUN/ PREORDERS ONLY A focal point for the unique punk-funk that was coming together in Bristol as the bridge from the ’70s to the ’80s arrived, Maximum Joy was formed by Glaxo Babies multi-instrumentalist Tony Wrafter and 18 year-old vocalist Janine Rainforth. Soon they drafted in additional Glaxo Babies in the form of drummer Charlie Llewellin and bassist Dan Catsis, along with guitarist John Waddington, fresh from The Pop Group. The group set about making a one-of-a-kind mix of funk, punk, pop, jazz, dub, soul, afrobeat and reggae; creating a brilliant burst of danceable tunes wrapped around elastic basslines and complex percussion, punctuated by melodic horns and stabs of guitar, all of it highlighting Rainforth’s naturally enthusiastic vocal style. They immediately took their place on the rosters of influential labels like Y and 99 with iconic debut single “Stretch”, as the band had clearly captured something special. Entering 1982, Kevin Evans had replaced Catsis as Maximum Joy set out to make what would be their only full length LP. Recording at Berry Street and The Lodge with producers Adrian Sherwood (On-U-Sound legend), Dave Hunt (the Flying Lizards and This Heat) and Pete Wooliscroft (Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Peter Gabriel and OMD,) the band would mix practiced grooves with imaginative improvisation. The results were absolutely jaw-dropping.

Tracks

1. Dancing On My Boomerang
2. Do It Today
3. Let It Take You There
4. Searching For A Feeling
5. Throw 2
6. Where?s Deke?
7. Temple Bomb Twist
8. Mouse An? Me
9. All Wrapped Up!

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