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O BABYLON... 6 Mar 2012 | 09:59 am
"In Seed time learn, in Harvest teach, in Winter enjoy" O Babylon...
TO BE CONTINUED... (?) 28 Sep 2010 | 10:48 pm
When I started this blog back in February 2009, I didn't had a clear idea about what its future would be (I still don't have, as you'll see). Truth is - after all these months and several hundred thou...
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Lost In the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill 27 Sep 2010 | 06:19 am
LP A&M Records 1985 CD A&M Records 1985 with bonus tracks "First time I heard this I started muttering, 'Kurt Weill invented rock and roll', which I report only to indicate how turned on I was, becau...
FURNITURE - Food, Sex & Paranoia 26 Sep 2010 | 07:09 am
LP / CD Arista Records 1990 "The British pop band Furniture was founded in London in 1981 by vocalist Jim Irvin, guitarist/pianist Tim Whelan and drummer Hamilton Lee. A 1983 self-financed EP, The Bo...
COLIN NEWMAN - It Seems 25 Sep 2010 | 09:49 am
LP Crammed Discs 1988 CD Crammed Discs 1988 with bonus track "Colin was a founder member of the legendary 'art' combo Wire. Wire was formed in 1976 in the midst of the first flush of punk's youth but...
THE BAND OF HOLY JOY - Manic, Magic, Majestic 24 Sep 2010 | 05:25 am
LP / CD Rough Trade Records 1989 "The rough-and-tumble British acoustic unit Band of Holy Joy formed in the New Cross area of London in 1984. Led by singer Johny Brown, the group - which also include...
JAZZATEERS - I Shot the President 23 Sep 2010 | 09:21 am
Original recordings 1982-1987 Compilation CD Marina Records 1997 "The album you are listening to is by a guitar group called the Jazzateers. The music isn't new - it was mostly recorded between 1983 ...
ATTRITION - Recollection 1984-1989 22 Sep 2010 | 07:03 am
Compilation CD Projekt Records 1990 Reissued 1994 with different artwork "Attrition are pioneers in a darker electronica, carving out a unique slice of the creative underground for over two decades, ...
Request: THE WORLDS OF LOVE - The Worlds of Love 21 Sep 2010 | 07:35 am
LP Review Records 1989 CD reissue Review Records 2000 with bonus tracks "The Worlds of Love was formed as a collaborative project, dedicated to performing love songs and improvised pieces that bridge...
VARIOUS ARTISTS - Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye 20 Sep 2010 | 12:54 am
CD Sire / Warner Bros. 1990 "Roky Erickson often seems to be better known in rock circles for his well publicized psychological maladies and his less-than-gentle treatment at the hands of Texas' judi...
