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Label: Angular Recording Corporation
Released: 08 Feb '09
Format: 320Kbps MP3
Genre: Alternative
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We are barely into spring and I’m already bracing myself for autumn, thanks to the Crystal Stilts. There must be something in Brooklyn’s water because great bands keep coming out of there. This one barely has space on its sleeves to hang its Joy Division, Jesus & Mary Chain, Velvet Underground and House of Love influences, but it somehow pulls it off in the most charmingly nostalgic way. The single “Departure” even reminds me of (obscure to you) post-punk Brasilian band Violeta de Outono in its dreamy melody, 60s LSD victim lyrics and dark bass. B-side “Prismatic Room” goes deeper into what went wrong with the Flower Power generation, via Mazzy Star and The Doors. I imagine the whole band wears severe black bangs.
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Departure 4.27 | |
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Prismatic Room 3.35 |
A single or E.P. chosen for its perfection, its class, its extravaganza, its nearly blinding shining quality.
Writers Retreat!
Lloyd Cole
27 Aug '10
(Pop Alternative, Pop)
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Is it out yet? Can’t wait. Hurry up. How long to go?
Album
Girls
22 Sep '09
(Alternative)
Bloodbuzz Ohio
The National
02 May '10
(Alternative)
Wait For Me (Single)
Moby
03 May '10
(Electronic)
Going Down To Liverpool
The Waves
03 May '10
(Pop)
Lights Out
Rick Astley
07 Jun '10
(Pop)
XXXO
M.I.A.
12 Jul '10
(Electronic)
Business Casual
Chromeo
21 Sep '10
(Electronic, Pop)
Catchy tunes that encapsulate a whole range of moods. Sounds for nite lives, for neon rooms, for that house party you threw last weekend that got out of control.
Time To Waste
Alkaline Trio
26 Jun '05
(Punk, Rock)
Full Moon
The Black Ghosts
05 Apr '09
(Dance, Electronic)
Forever
LFO
29 Jan '96
(Electronic)
Entertainment
Fischerspooner
04 May '09
(Pop, Electro)
Love Is A Wave
Crystal Stilts
24 May '09
(Alternative)
Heaven's On Fire
The Radio Dept.
01 Apr '10
(Alternative, Pop Alternative)
Gay Singles
Hunx And His Punx
22 Feb '10
(Alternative)
The Nights Are Cold
Camera Obscura
17 May '10
(Alternative)
Before Today
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
07 Jun '10
(Alternative)
Something Is Squeezing My Skull / Best Friend On The Payroll
Morrissey
03 May '09
(Pop)
Shoes
TIGA
03 May '09
(Dance, Electronic)
The Bachelor (Battle One)
Patrick Wolf
31 May '09
(Alternative)
Summertime EP
The Drums
19 Oct '09
(Alternative Rock)
royal chant
Broadcast And The Focus Group
26 Oct '09
(Alternative)
Music I’ll buy from you if you seduce me with your words.
Contra
Vampire Weekend
11 Jan '10
(Alternative)
Trojan Skinhead Reggae Collection
Various Artists
30 Mar '09
(Reggae)
My Maudlin Career
Camera Obscura
20 Apr '09
(Alternative)
A homage to great pop songs hidden beneath a gothic veneer of 80s respectability.
Heaven Or Las Vegas (Remastered)
Cocteau Twins
26 Jul '04
(Alternative)
Premier Hits
Gary Numan / Tubeway Army
01 Apr '81
(Alternative)
Dead Can Dance (Remastered)
Dead Can Dance
02 Jun '08
(World)
Deep
Peter Murphy
01 May '89
(Alternative)
She Sells Sanctuary
The Cult
07 Mar '00
(Alternative)
A classic album featured each month.
Tea Time Favourites
Betty And The Werewolves
Label: Damaged Goods
Released: 31 May '10
(Alternative Rock, Indie)
Who wins in a fight between Betty and Marina? There’s no contest really: Marina may show off her diamonds, or even make bullets out of them, but we all know that you need silver to bring down a werewolf. Betty, dressed up in yellow tweed, scratches Marina’s face off then pogoes into the sunset, late for a cupcake picnic in Regent’s Park.
And what about Betty versus Zombina? Ohhhh, Zombina is a terrifying one, with her hoard of zombie-like fans that never miss any of her gigs and her infectious horror pop. But here comes Betty with her Sarah Records, flinging vinyls left, right and centre, chopping off every skeletone head in her way. Zombina is all alone now, crying into her pillow while Betty raises an Earl Grey cup in triumph and the full moon shines in the sky.
Classics from the age of gas guzzlers, drive-ins, carnival carnies, blond bombshells, jukebox diners and cult black & whites.
The Fabulous
Johnny Cash
15 May '09
(Singer Songwriter, Country, Country Folk)
Medicine County
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
29 Mar '10
(Folk, Indie)
The Ultimate Collection: Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
04 Feb '09
(R & B)
Stills EP
God Help The Girl
30 Aug '09
(Alternative)
Freak Like Me
Sugababes
13 Nov '06
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You Should Have Known
Laura White
02 Nov '09
(Pop)
What Have I Done To Deserve This
Dusty Springfield, Pet Shop Boys
13 Apr '09
(Pop)
A Secret Wish
Propaganda
01 Jun '85
(Rock, Pop)
The Essential Nina Simone
Nina Simone
26 Oct '08
(Jazz)
If I Could Turn Back Time
Cher
18 Jun '99
(Pop)
God Help The Girl
God Help The Girl
22 Jun '09
(Alternative)
Grab That Gun
The Organ
03 Apr '06
(Alternative)
This small independent label is based in Stoke Newington, London. I know the guys in most of these bands and I’m always up for checking out their gigs either at Ryan’s Bar on Church Street or in the depths of wild New Cross. Their influences range from 60s French pop (Guess What) to Neutral Milk Hotel (Pissinboy). For more info on upcoming gigs and releases: Catapulte Records
Always Find You
Pissinboy
23 Mar '09
(Alternative, Punk, Noise Pop)
Catapulte War Grooves
Various Artists
30 Mar '09
(Alternative, Punk, Neo Psychedelic)
Catapulte Jousts Vol1
Luke Warmcop Vs Graham Mushnik
23 Mar '09
(Electronica, Dance, Beats & Breaks)
A Distant Wildlife
Graham Mushnik
26 May '08
(Rap, Hip Hop, Electro Funk)
Yuri Gagarin
Guess What
26 Apr '10
(Jazz, Jazz Instrumental Pop)
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The other day the lights went out on the Peoples Music Store and I thought “this is it.” But then the lights came back on – the sort of autumnal light Britain is experiencing right now towards the end of its summer.
There’s only one thing to do when the knowledge of what’s ahead fills you with dread: music! This month, the Single of the Fortnight goes to Lloyd Cole’s Writer’s Retreat! and the Album of the Month is stolen by Betty and the Werewolves’ Tea Time Favorites.
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