Monthly Archives: November 2015

presents for sally / the last king of england

And back to that Static Waves set from Saint Marie which we promise we will be spending more time with in the near future, for now though a little gem from the much adored presents for sally. ‘there’s no other … Continue reading

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soft kill

Is it just me or does this crestfallen bitter sweet dream pop beauty have something of the purring pop symmetry of a post ‘Seduction’ era Danse Society in an as were sonic chill tipped lunar tryst with the much missed … Continue reading

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kiran leonard

Get over the fact that this ‘un is 16 minutes long, and yes we did get a mild visitation of the old five o’clock shadow during its stay, but for a fair few of you out there, we are suspecting … Continue reading

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public memory

Regardless of a fear that we stick our necks out a little too early, I’m fairly certain that should their promised debut full length shape up to approach anything as stunning as this, then frankly you may as well hand … Continue reading

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musical interlude…found sounds 15…Xmal Deutschland..

Musical interlude….found sounds 15…..Xmal Deutschland… Just to prove that the 80’s wasn’t always the horrifically vacuous pop wasteland that many bargain basement CD compilations might have you believe, some of us didn’t go near day time radio for fear it … Continue reading

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whimsical

A much welcomed message from Neil of the much missed dream poppers Whimsical alerting us to news that upon trawling through an old hard drive he’d unearthed sound files which had they not split in 2005, would have marked the … Continue reading

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tales from the attic – volume 65

Tales from the Attic Volume LXV Revolutions of a 45 / 33 kind……. More aural gubbins from the near past……oh apologies if some of these appear a little familiar – we must admit we’ve gotten a little skewiff with these … Continue reading

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cold country

absolutely gorgeous this, a new EP forged from various b-sides and out takes left on the cutting room floor in the finalisation of their ‘Willow’ full length. This is Cold Country, a Chicago based collective headed up by Sean O’Connell … Continue reading

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drones club

Must admit to being quite smitten with this confessional cosmo-grooved lovely, a little slice of minimalist lunar soul groove that lilts and day dreams with a tripping affection that’s strangely detached and gorgeously amorphous coming framed in starry eyed wisps … Continue reading

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musical interlude…found sounds 14…daphne oram

Musical interlude….found sounds 14….Daphne Oram.. Aired originally to celebrate the 50th anniversary celebrations of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 2008, this is a remarkable documentary focusing on Maida Vale’s first lady of experimental sound – Daphne Oram – includes rare … Continue reading

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