CORNERSHOP - 'THE ROLL OFF CHARACTERISTICS (OF HISTORY IN THE MAKING)'

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• AMPLA001 - 7"

  5060124570310

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CORNERSHOP - 'JUDY SUCKS A LEMON FOR BREAKFAST'

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• AMPLACD02 - CD

  5065001652011

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Given Cornershop's extended seven-year layoff, it's not unreasonable to expect Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast -- the group's first album since 2002's Handcream for a Generation -- to be somewhat of a reinvention for a group that specialized in ever-shifting change in the '90s. As it turns out, Judy finds Cornershop riding a very, very comfortable groove, replicating the sound of feel of the bright, boogying Handcream while stripping away any of its intensity. That means that this is the friendliest batch of neo-glam to come down the pike in quite some time, never catching fire but never really striking a match, either, and it's the least adventurous dose of eclecticism, too, with nary a sitar, Mellotron, or sample out of place. Familiarity may often breed contempt, but not here, because there's a palpable sense of happiness running through the music -- not something that's exuberant, but rather mellow and colorful. By now, Cornershop's blend of '60s pop, '70s rock, and '90s multi-culturism feels as retro as their inspirations, but that's only because the world has moved on to other fashions while the band has not. Instead of redefining their world, they're happy to cultivate their own little garden, and when the fruit is as pleasing at this, it makes sense.

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CORNERSHOP - 'THE URBAN TURBAN'

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• AMPLACD034 - CD

  5065001652059

• AMPLALP034 - LP

  5065001652073

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Continuing a rebound into kaleidoscopic psychedelic dance after the happy retro vibes of 2009's Judy Sucks a Lemon for Breakfast, Cornershop concentrate on big elastic multicultural rhythms on Urban Turban. Much of this reflects some sounds from Cornershop & the Double-O Groove Of, their 2011 collaboration with Punjabi singer Bubbley Kaur, but here the Indian influence is matched with a heavier Western dance influence. Big rhythms pump throughout Urban Turban, with Tjinder Singh's sharp pop classicism fading to the background -- only the opening "What Did the Hippie Have in His Bag?" plays like a traditional pop single -- as Cornershop emphasize several different guest female singers. This feels modern but in a distinctly '90s fashion: the melds and mashups of club music and psychedelia forecast a future straight out of 1996. In 2012, this means Cornershop are on an island of their own, yet they still offer some distinct pleasures, particularly in the juxtapositions of East and West that can be heard throughout Urban Turban.

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CORNERSHOP - 'HOLD ON IT'S EASY'

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• AMPLA061V - LP

  5065001652295

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Cornershop reinvent their debut album. In 1993 Cornershop went into the studio to record their first album proper. Given the praise the album is getting now, especially in America, it’s hard to believe the group had to dispense with the producer half way through, but with the financial restraints of being based on a small label in the basement of the Rough Trade Record Shop off Portobello Road they had to persevere to get it finished. This was the Riot Grrrl era and Cornershop were the only all male band to be a part of it. With a few chords and a bag of political spanners they managed to create a standpoint of the UK as getting on the verge of getting it on – a lesson that went unheeded to its peril. The variety of melodies in this instrumental update is testament to the strength of sound and originality of vision which made ‘Hold On It Hurts’ a main contender of Cornershop’s back catalogue to be presented in a chiffon-swinging stride. Version. Sit back and let life that can be difficult and at times hurt, become something that is instrumentally an easy listen. Clara Stafford Agnesi – Biographer and Head of Humanities, University of Chicago, Illinois. “Think Henry Mancini, as well as the music of Johnny Harris” The Guardian “You never know what to expect from the ever inventive Cornershop” Matthew Horton, NME

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Side 1:

Jason Donovan / Tessa Sanderson (Version) - 02:42
Kalluri's Radio (Version) - 03:38
Reader's Wives (Version) - 02:43
Change (Version) - 02:42
The New York Minute - 03:47

Side 2:

Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal (Version) - 02:36
Counteraction (Version) - 03:08
Where D'U Get Your Information (Version) - 03:10
Tera Mera Pyar (Version) - 02:30
You Always Said My Language Would Get Me Into Trouble (Version) - 05:56

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REVBJELDE - 'HOOHA HUBBUB'

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• BUTR32 - LP W/ CD

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The 2nd album by protean, noise-folk collective Revbjelde, recorded in Berkshire, England between Aug 2017 & Nov 2019 "whilst enveloped in a post-referendum smog". Blending motorik rock, twisted glam, post-punk jazz improvisation, industrial soundscapes & acid folk. Hooha Hubbub is a rabble-rousing call to action & a lament for a country that maybe never was. Featuring: Peter Hope: vocals [The Box, Richard H. Kirk] Jim Lacey: drums [The Magic Mushroom Band] Andy Prince: bass + chapman stick [Sham 69, Damo Suzuki] Emma Churchley: vocals [Silvermoths] Tim Hill: saxophones [Tongues Of Fire] Steve Christie: vibraphone + ondioline [Prufrock] Mordecai Smyth: Mellotron [Mega Dodo] Jez Butler: mastering [The Twelve Hour Foundation] Alan Gubby: acoustic, brass & wind instruments, keyboards, electronics + production [The Delaware Road]

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1.
HOOHA HUBBUB 06:08
2.
THE BRIDE OF LITTON CHENEY 01:59
3.
FLUSTERCLUX
4.
SWAMP GAS
5.
VOIX DE LA PLAGE
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THE FORKS 04:40
7.
GEISTIG
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VERDANT GREEN 03:50
9.
THE INSIDE DREBBEL
10.
SEVERANCE
11.
TIME BE KIND

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This package includes: 11 track vinyl LP, 30-minute mix CD, coasters, A5 art card, badges & stickers!! "a thoroughly enjoyable voyage in dimensions of avant rock, kraut stomp, drone, beat poetry and mellow drift"
JIM JUPP / GHOST BOX / BELBURY POLY

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