Stereo Wonderland
I’ve always loved the various STEREO!! banners that you’d find on LPs of the 50s and 60s. Hats off to howtobeatretronaut for compiling a bunch of them!
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Modular – Sinfonías Para Terrícolas
Our favourite band of Argentinean retro-futurists Modular have recently released their long-awaited new album on the ever-reliable Elefant Records. The album was partly recorded with the assistance of Andy Ramsay and Joe Watson… Read More
Brussels Finds
This is a slightly tardy post, as I went to Brussels almost a month ago, but better late than never. One of the first things you notice on arriving in this amazing city… Read More
RIP Alphonso “Fonce” Mizell
Yesterday I was saddened to hear of the passing of “Fonce” Mizell, one half of the production and writing duo who pretty much defined jazz-funk fusion in the 1970s. They are probably best-known… Read More
The Joy of Easy Listening on BBC Four
I’ve just discovered that BBC Four are currently broadcasting a season of documentaries and concerts to celebrate the history of easy listening, that much-maligned and misunderstood musical genre. It’s interesting to me to… Read More
Fun at the Independent Label Market
Yesterday, to take a break from rehearsals for tonight’s gig with the High Llamas, we travelled up to Berwick Street in Soho to take a stroll around the Independent Label Market. The atmosphere… Read More
O Brasil hipnagógico
When most people think of Brazilian music, they perhaps don’t think of smooth and dreamy ’80s sounds. During that decade, MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) was perhaps best exemplified by the melodramatic power ballads… Read More
