The Wake of the Flood An astonishing production is Outside, The Great Drought (SMERALDINA-RIMA S-R-018CD), an excessive pop opera with
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Magic Circles
Arealism Areal (23FIVE 016) by Richard Garet was found in the April 2012 bag, probably part of a box containing
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Split for the Coast The eleventh release on the Spectrum Spools label is Soft Coast by No UFO’s, which is
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Gimlet Eyed Mariners are the English duo of Michael Fairfax and Barry Witherden. On Dark Secret Love (SLIGHTLY OFF KILTER
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Beuys Keep Swinging A very fine avant electro-pop oddity from Poland’s Audio Tong label. Go-Go Beuys Band (AUDIO TONG ATCD17.2011)
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A Ukrainian release for the Portuguese duo of Sturqen, who beef up their dark electronic tones with brutally simple techno
Continue readingVinyl Sevens Round-Up (Part 1 of 3)
Here is a round-up of many of the vinyl seven-inches to have reached us in 2011. The post is so
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Univrs. (RASTER NOTON R-N 133) by Alva Noto is a record which I would like to think celebrates the joys
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Under Japanese Influence Expo 70 are Justin Wright and Matt Hill. On Blackout (DEBACLE RECORDS DBL054) they play a couple
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