2017 Blog
Latest Releases Manufactured by Key Production_July Round-up
John Coltrane European Tour 1961 7 CD box set with 40-page booklet, [Chant Du Monde]
To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, the French Le Chant du Monde label release the most complete set so far of the much-bootlegged 1961 European Tour.
Throwback Kid Flowing With The Feeling EP CD with vinyl effect, [7 Core Music]
The debut release from Throwback Kid ‘Flowing with the Feeling’ 5-track EP.
Laucan FramesPerSecond Vinyl LP and CD, [Sunday Best]
Laurence Galpin, is the 27-year-old behind the Laucan. Laucan composes with a cinematic auteur’s sense of shading and world-building and a flair for sound art that evokes a sense of environment shows in his work as previously supported by heavyweight taste makers The Line Of Best Fit & CLASH. "FramesPerSecond" is his debut Album released on the 21st July on Sunday Best.
Phoebe Katis The Living Room Sessions CD
Lo' Jo Fonetic Flowers CD with die cut, [World Village/PIAS]
Various Artists, Noise Reduction System: Formative European Electronica (1974-1984) 4CDs in a 52pp hard-back book format, [Cherry Red]
A year in the making, Noise Reduction System reaches out into the European mainland, taking in tracks from key figures on the electronica cassette label underground alongside early releases by ground-breaking innovators. Part primitive rave, part synthesiser porn, part history lesson!
Katie Von Schleicher Shitty Hits CD, [Fulltime Hobby]
On her debut full-length, Von Schleicher strikes again on the magic that comes from her warped and uncompromising sound. Shitty Hits odes to the bright, sunny radio burners of the 1970’s, songs you drive to, carefree, and songs you can cry to.
"14" a Compilation for charity of covers sang by the Hillview School for Girls Choir.
UNKLE The Road: Part 1 180g vinyl 2LP on Songs For The Def housed in debossed gatefold sleeve with 36-page booklet, [Songs For The Def]
After a rollercoaster twenty-five year career as an artist, curator and tastemaker, James Lavelle returns with UNKLE’s fifth studio album: The Road. After a productive trip to the States, Lavelle returned to London to add the finishing touches to what was shaping up to be another classic UNKLE record.
Craig Armstrong + Scott Fraser Rosa Morta LP, [CMA Records]
Ayub Ogada En Mana Kuoyo, [Real World]
Kenyan singer-songwriter Ayub Ogada was a busker on London’s Northern Line when he came to Real World’s attention in the late 80s. Simply backing himself (albeit with virtuosic ease) on an East African lyre called a nyatiti, this record introduced Ayub as a performer of great charm, his warm vocals never leaving centre stage. Originally released in 1993.
Da Silva L'Aventure LP, [Le Label/PIAS]
Geoffrey Oryema Exile, [Real World]
Exile introduced the world to the struggles of singer-songwriter Geoffrey Oryema, exiled from Uganda at a young age.
On this record Geoffrey is accompanied by Peter Gabriel — a big fan — on backing vocals, Brian Eno on keyboards and vocals, Gabriel’s guitarist David Rhodes, and David Bottrill on percussion. Originally released in 1990.
POLICA and Stargaze Bruise Blood: Reimagining Steve Reich’s Music for Pieces of Wood Limited single-sided / etched 12", [Transgressive]
Transgressive Records have announced details of the release of Bruise Blood: Reimagining Steve Reich's ‘Music for Pieces of Wood’, a collaboration between Poliça, an electronic pop band based in Minneapolis, and s t a r g a z e, a Berlin-based chamber orchestra interested in pop and electronics. The release sees them reinterpret Steve Reich’s 1973 composition Music For Pieces Of Wood.
Breakfast Muff Eurgh! vinyl LP includes an A5 8-page risograph-printed lyric booklet and digital download card, [Amour Foo]
From Glasgow’s fertile DIY punk scene come Breakfast Muff, a thrillingly uncompromising pop trio who are set to release their new album Eurgh! on 7 July via Amour Foo Records. The new album demonstrates Breakfast Muff’s development as a band, as they begin to become a real force to be reckoned with.