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King Biscuit Time - Black Gold
Following the dissolution of the legendary Beta Band, frontman Steve
Mason returns with King Biscuit Time, another superb collision of
musical styles as psychedelia, house, dancehall, electronica and hip-hop
meet to create genuinely 21st century music. |
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Shack - The Corner Of Miles And Gil
Though their commercial stock is yet to match their critical status,
Liverpool’s Shack return on Noel Gallagher’s Sour Mash label after a
three year hiatus with another collection of infectiously immediate
songs. For the uninitiated, Shack is the band Oasis and The La’s always
wanted to be. |
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Beach Mercer - Missing
Fusing his love of classic guitar pop with a dance sensibility,
Manchester’s Beach Mercer – and yes, that is his real name – is an
artist who finds it impossible to write a song without having you
singing along by the end of it. Find out why here. |
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Russia - Give Me A Wall
The much anticipated debut from the Kings of New
Yorkshire is here at last! Packed with exhilarating punk-funk exuberance
and continuing their policy of naming songs after numbers, Give Me A
Wall is set to leave its indelible mark on 2006. |
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Competition Time!
Well done to all who bagged themselves a copy of the excellent Black
Gold album from King Biscuit time.
This week, we have 5 copies of electro wizard Matthew Herbert’s new
album Scale to give away. Like a driven alchemist, Herbert has struck
the perfect formula to combine luxuriant jazz, sumptuous disco and
sensual house beats. Sounds like the perfect soundtrack to the summer to
us!
To win a copy, all you have you have to do is answer this simple
question: Which sign of the zodiac is represented by scales? Is it:
a) Gemini
b) Libra
c) Aries
Send your answer to
here
us by no later than 5pm, Tuesday 23rd May 2006! Good luck!
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Neil Young - Living With War
Just seven
months after the release of Prairie Wind,
Neil Young is back at his amp-shredding best with his loudest and best
album since 1991’s Ragged Glory. Angry and polemical,
Young takes a well aimed swipe at George W Bush with this incredible
anti-war album. £8.99
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Featured Artist:
Scott Walker
Possessing one of rock’s most idiosyncratic voices, the legendary
Scott Walker is also one of the most enigmatic. After moving to the
UK in 1965 from his native U.S., he formed the hugely successful
Walker Brothers who scored massive hits with such classic as
Make It Easy On Yourself and
The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore, before splitting the group in
1967 to concentrate on a solo career.
Eschewing the prevailing influence of psychedelia,
Walker looked to
Sinatra and Jacques Brel for inspiration and in the process released
three highly successful solo albums. His fourth, Scott 4, was a
commercial failure despite containing his finest material and
Walker took its failure badly and became a virtual recluse
throughout the 70s.
His return in the 80s saw him tackle ambient music before disappearing
again for another 10 years. Having released Tilt in 1994,
Walker took to ground for 12 years before re-emerging with his
latest and most challenging work,
The Drift. |
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