January 2021 Archives

There are many ways for people to live, but the problem is that we regret things when we die, or even before we die, or even every day. If you regret not doing something, then regret doing it. There is an irresponsible phrase that parents and teachers say, ignoring themselves, but if it were that easy, we humans would have no worries. London's still young five-piece band Shame's second album in 2021. Among the many bands that appeared in the revived London scene in the 2020s, they were the ones who were initially ridiculed the most. Who could have imagined that they would be in this place now? This work's action power, which runs through the thoughts that have been layered on the idea of ​​shaping it, excites British rock and the young a...

-LTD. NORWAY SPRUCE GREEN VINYL- Kelly Finnigan, son of organist Mike Finnigan, who has been active since the 1970s, including Jimi Hendrix's "Electric Ladyland" and works by Daddy Mason, is also in high demand as a member of important bands in the contemporary soul scene, such as Durand Jones & The Indications, Ghost Funk Orchestra, and Ikebe Shakedown. This is a superb sweet and groovy soul Christmas album by Kelly Finnigan. Even without Christmas, it's a meltingly uplifting album.

=BACK IN= The reason why Colemine is confidently releasing an album is BEN PIRANI, a new-generation neo-retro soul boy who everyone nods to, his first album in 2018 to commemorate a masterpiece.

=BACK IN= After graduating from Harvard University, he joined the blues band of harp player LTTLE WATER and made his debut in 1969 with his own band, but later moved to Los Angeles and worked with Van Dyke Parks. "Terminal Love" released in 1974 under the name of The PETER PETER IVERS BAND influenced many musicians. And above all, in 1977 he was in charge of the score for the movie "Eraserhead" directed by DAVID LYNCH. Co-starring JOHN CAGE and NEW YORK DOOLS. In 1983, while the second album was being produced, PETER IVERS, who was beaten to death by someone and left this world, compiled the sound sources recorded from the mid-1970s to the end of the 1970s. Released at RVNG in New York.

=BACK IN= -LTD. SPRING GREEN VINYL- LOCATE S, 1, 2020 album by Christina Schneider, a woman from Georgia who seems to be currently based in Brooklyn. In fact, Zach Phillips of BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE who will become a legend in 20 years as a DIY cult musician in the 2010s and CE SCHNEIDER TOPICAL released works from his OSR Tapes. With the addition of the magic of OF MONTREAL's Kevin Barnes producing, this work is like ALTERED IMAGES, YANO AKIKO and BLANCHE BLANCHE BLANCHE's underground pop spirits blooming in the overground.

=BACK IN= -LTD. BABY PINK & BLACK VINYL-THIBAULT, a band formed by Melbourne multi-musician Nicole Thibault, who has supported many bands and artists in the area, THIBAULT's 1st album in 2020. CLAUDINE LONGET, MELODY'S ECHO CHAMBER, and JULIA HOLTER, mixed with STEREOLAB, and sprinkled with the current Aussie indie. If you think about it, Tim Gane of the head family STEREOLAB and Kathleen Hanna of BIKINI KILL are highly praised. Produced by James Cecil, who worked on The GOON SAX.

-LTD. CANDY CANE VINYL- Los Angeles singer-songwriter MOLLY BURCH announces her deserving 2019 Christmas album after two highly acclaimed albums. Although it is based on folk country, it is a cover of WHAM!'s "Last Christmas" co-starred with comedians JOHN EARLY and KATE BERLANT. A total of 12 songs such as the nostalgic love queen decision.

=BACK IN= -LTD. GREEN VINYL- Members of Glasgow's The Bachelor Pad, a unique jungle band that emerged immediately after the UK guitar band movement C86 that emerged from NME in the mid-1980s Martin Cotter and Graham Adam formed the band The WEE CHERUBS in 1983 before that. There should have been no people who knew such a band seriously at that time. This is because the 7-inch single, which was the only work, was not sold as a promotion for the band, although 1000 copies were made (reissue from the same label in 2020), and all 11 songs (single songs) that such a band had actually recorded ) from Optic Nerve, of course. In addition to the single song "Dreaming" recorded at the beginning, which emits...

=BACK IN= Belgium's new six-piece band DE NOOIT MOEDE. Debut vinyl arrival of a band that's too nice to miss, updating the right post-punk line just a little bit for 2020. Idea This is a great synth that never existed, and the feel of the bass is a direct descendant of the early LEBANONN HANOVER, but the faded goth feeling is neo-psychedelic ~ (especially the first song), even the neo-acoustic line, LEBANONN. HANOVER~The CURE~TOTAL CONTROL 180G, 12 inch, 4 songs that attack the plexus of fans.

=BACK IN= GHETTOSCRAPER from Clan Destine, PLEASURE MODEL from 100% Silk. Debut full album from LIES. With UK-style vocals, this is a 2-disc set of 9 high-quality techno tracks that could be enjoyed as an industrial dark rock album. A work that can be enjoyed along with a PV of a haunting worldview that seems to have been produced by himself. An unstoppable LIES quality piece.

=BACK IN= Backed by BIG MOON, the leading female guitar band from the UK, the folk girls who took the lead in feminist indie stars from the UK quickly jumped over even UK indies, and even CHRISTINE & THE QUEEN have their own unique battles. 2019 3rd album to challenge the world and society. Produced by David Wrench of audiobooks, who worked on FRANK OCEAN, The xx and LET'S EAT GRANDMA.

2020 1st album.

=BACK IN= USA New Age Pioneer STEVE ROACH, whose album "Structures From Silence" in 1984 was selected as the 80's Best Ambient by Pitchfork and FACT. The music cassette tape series QUIET MUSIC trilogy was made into a record for the first time. This third part is the sound of healing tranquility that was produced to heal oneself. From TY SEGALL, BADGE ÉPOQUE ENSEMBLE, NEW FRIES and other Garage/Punk genres released by Telephone Explosion.

=BACK IN= USA New Age Pioneer STEVE ROACH, whose album "Structures From Silence" in 1984 was selected as the 80's Best Ambient by Pitchfork and FACT. The music cassette tape series QUIET MUSIC trilogy was made into a record for the first time. . The second part is the sound of tranquility inspired by the time spent in the desert. From TY SEGALL, BADGE ÉPOQUE ENSEMBLE, NEW FRIES and other Garage/Punk genres released by Telephone Explosion.

New label Osàre! Editions launched by Elena Colombi, a DJ and resident of NTS, has released perverted sound sources such as FREE RANGE. THANASIS ZLATANOS, aka Αθανάσιος Ζλατάνος, who is believed to have led obscure new wave/coldwave groups such as Nekropolis and Thirty Ντέρτι, has compiled all 13 tracks from past sound sources. From synth wave school to post-punk, 80's obscure song mania, this is a masterpiece album that can't be overlooked.

Released a new 12-inch from French cult IUEKE, LIES, which has been active since the early 90's and shook all analog enthusiasts with 4 reissues of early proto-house/techno sound sources from Antinote. SUICIDE's MARTIN REV eats too much mushrooms and becomes an upper rapper, creating a punk and analog beat that explodes with dreams.

THESE NEW PURITANS appeared in the midst of the UK indie guitar band movement in 2007, and of course Hedi Slimane was crazy about them. Soon after, they became an art industrial rock band that immersed itself in its own world as if mocking the hustle and bustle. This album, which was produced to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their masterpiece 2nd album "Hidden" that was released in 2009 and defined their individuality, includes new songs from the sessions at that time, unreleased songs, and live recordings from the same era. It is not just an anthology work, but a work that has been updated to the same stature as the modern band that has evolved with the times and become unique far from the masses, with classical music by strings, ...

A delightful instrumental version of the current R&B quality album. Originally from Oakland, Florida, via Japan Currently based in LA Producer DEVIN MORRISON produced in 2019 featuring LA trio KING, rookie diva JOYCE WRICE produced by JAMMA-DEE, and gangsta legend DAZ DILLINGER. 2010's first album "BUSSIN'". A set of 2 instrumental version albums of this work, which is said to be a 90's hip-hop, G-funk, R&B-style return mellow funk masterpiece that leads to D'ANGELO. limited. From Dublin's All City affiliated R&B, HIp Hop reissue label NBN Archives affiliated Paris ONRA label Nothing But Net.

=BACK IN= The long-awaited single in 2020 from the Los Angeles band The PARANOYDS, in which Eddie Slimane's muse Staz Lindes is in charge of Vo and G. A limited 7-inch, 2 songs that show the presence that can be said to be the only one that makes overwhelming youth real with a high school movie feeling more than CHERRY GLAZZER.

vol.20 of the 2020 edition of the year-end cool band compilation by Rough Trade Shop in London, limited vinyl edition. VIAGRA BOYS, DRY CLEANING, JOCKSTRAP, HOTEL LUX, HABIBI, KIWI JR., SOCCER96, bdrmm, etc. A: Jane Weaver - Flock / Hotel Lux- Tabloid Newspaper / Jockstrap - Acid / Soccer96 - I Was Gonna Fight Fascism / The Avalanches - Rivers B: KeiyaA -! Gits! Weary! / Berwyn - Glory / Rudy De Anda - Espume / Brijean - Moody / Andrew Weatherall -Slap & Slide

=BACK IN= -LTD. CLEAR VINYL- There is no such thing as being male, female, or gay. Saying that, you would ask gays. They say that gays should say funny things, even though they are talking about sexism, and that gays should like Italo disco. Ash Kenazi, who unwittingly became a drag queen, is a band member of the UK guitar band HAPPYNESS and plays drums. Men, women, gays, right, left, anarchists, and religious believers are human beings who want to say that we should be this way, or that you should be this way. But HAPPYNESS was here. If you don't cry, you are no longer human. At least not for humanity in the 2020s. 2020 edition of all songs masterpiece best album candidates.

=BACK IN= -LTD. SATIN PEARL VINYL- No, I can still do it. Currently, Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor are releasing excellent solo works under the name of SELF ESTEEM. London's SLOW CLUB released a CD-only masterpiece in 2009, and vinylized the masterpiece Christmas work that was acclaimed at the time. The opening is "Home Alone 2 - Lost In New York" theme song "Home Alone 2 - Lost In New York" released in 1992, followed by Phil Spector's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" covered by Mariah Carey. ", and "Silent Night" with a feedback guitar (?) that resembles a pipe organ, and 3 original songs are included in all 7 songs. Your Christmas isn't over yet, and before you know it, it hasn't even begun...

=BACK IN= A talented woman who writes for London Magazine, etc., and with the support of Holly Mullineaux of GOAT GIRL, she debuted from the label Speedy Wunderground by producer DAN CAREY, who supports young bands such as blackmidi, BLACK COUNTRY, and NEW ROAD. SINEAD O'BRIEN has signed with Chess Club, which also produces hits. Moreover, while those two works have become rare without realizing it, the only limited 10-inch EP in 2020. MARK E. SMITH's daughter followed by BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD, produced by ONO YOKO, threw her own poems on the cover of VELVET UNDERGROUND and NEU!

All Ethiopian West African fans know that two very important singers, singer NAHAWA DOUMBIA, who is said to have set the vocal style for the last 40 years in Mali, and her husband, Mali's legendary guitarist N'GOU BAGAYOKO, that wonderful guitar.・The style has been favored by some enthusiasts and musicians all over the world beyond Africa for the past few years. Awesome Tapes From Africa, well-known for ATA KAK, has released a compilation of sound sources featuring two heroes of Mali's proud tag team and messages. Contains 8 songs. The message (album commentary) by NAHAWA DOUMBIA asking about the state of the country printed on the bottom of the band camp or on the back cover of the record is also a point.