John McGeoch: The post-punk anti-hero
The latest in a line of similar compilations, the release in March this year of Trevor Jackson’s Metal Dance confirmed what we had already suspected to be true: post-punk is getting the revival…
Bootlegging: Music industry scourge or saving grace?
According to the leading lights of the music business, the practice of bootlegging (traditionally the production and distribution of unofficial releases on vinyl, CD and video in the form of recordings of live…
“Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares” and 4AD Label
The Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares project (“The Magic of Bulgarian Voices”) represented the chance meeting of unlikely worlds, generations and individuals from disparate parts of the European continent. What was initially a…
Jende Ri Palenge (People of Palenque): Afro-Columbia [Soul Jazz Records]
The Jende Ri Palenge (People of Palenque) compilation on Soul Jazz provides an exhaustive collection of homegrown Afro-Columbian roots sounds and a comprehensive insight into a vibrant musical and cultural legacy fusing Latin and…
Underground Resistance: McCarthy, Easterhouse and The Enemy Within
McCarthy and Easterhouse were two underground bands that shone out amidst the sludge of anodyne 80’s pop both musically and lyrically, and were inevitably ignored by the record-buying public in part for the…
Label profile: Planet Bohemia
Planet Bohemia is a Berlin-based independent music label and a promotions platform for alternative events and culture that has recently initiated its quest for beauty in the German capital. The PB label aims…
Crystal Stilts: Don’t Forget to Dream
The days after Christmas can be a funny time. Having hung your brandy-soaked body out to dry, it is not uncommon to be hit with a little dose of winter depression. Sometimes we…
Various Artists – It’s Christmas in Motown
An absolute essential for any Christmas get-together is It’s Christmas in Motown, first released in 1970 in an attempt to cash in on the worldwide popularity of the Jackson 5, issued in the…
