Remedy is Basement Jaxx s joyous debut album from 1999. It was one of the most assured, propulsive full-lengths the dance world had seen since Daft Punk s Homework. A set of incredibly diverse tracks, Remedy is indebted to the raw American house of Todd Terry and Masters at Work, and even shares a penchant for Latin vibes (especially on the…
Named after their infamous Brixton club night, Basement Jaxx s second album Rooty saw the outfit continue to push the boundaries of pop and club music. The album mixes classic house with generous lashings of punk, funk, R&B, jazz, hip hop, 2-step and pop songcraft in a mad genre crash that works like a charm. It features the massive…
“Assembling unreleased recordings from 1979 and 1980, Shrimp Boats is a South African jazz archival compilation from 1987 that showcases an epic side-long title track featuring saxophonist Basil Mannenberg Coetzee. The recording was made during pianist Lionel Pillay s November 1979 session with Coetzee for the As-Shams The Sun album Plum and Cherry. Side Two…
Bastille – & Bastille s fifth studio album & is a collection of story songs, including Intros & Narrators, and Blue Sky & The Painter. Dan Smith says of the release, I ve always loved writing story songs and using tales of other people as a way into making music and talking about my experiences…
Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by bassist Hanoi and drummer Vans. After various name changes (beginning with Nosferatu, then Natas, Mephisto, Elizabeth Bathory and Countess Bathory) they finally settled on Bathory. Their first recording deal came that same year, when Quorthon managed to secure the consent…
Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by bassist Hanoi and drummer Vans. After various name changes (beginning with Nosferatu, then Natas, Mephisto, Elizabeth Bathory and Countess Bathory) they finally settled on Bathory. Their first recording deal came that same year, when Quorthon managed to secure the consent…
Hammerheart is the fifth album released by Bathory. It continued Blood Fire Death s transition away from black metal to what would become recognized as Viking metal, and is considered a cornerstone work of the genre. Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by bassist Hanoi and drummer…
Bathory was formed in Stockholm in 1983. Founder Quorthon, a seventeen-year-old guitarist, was joined by bassist Hanoi and drummer Vans. After various name changes (beginning with Nosferatu, then Natas, Mephisto, Elizabeth Bathory and Countess Bathory) they finally settled on Bathory. Their first recording deal came that same year, when Quorthon managed to secure the consent…
Twilight of the Gods is the sixth album by Bathory. It continues the exploration of the newly created Viking metal style, and also displays a heavy classical influence; it is titled after an opera by Wagner, and the melody of Hammerheart is lifted from Gustav Holst s The Planets (more specifically, from the fourth movement,…
Mondo’s BATMAN – Original Motion Picture Score returns as a collector’s box set, featuring new vinyl variants bundled with DC’s BATMAN ‘89, a brilliant continuation of the story by screenwriter Sam Hamm, Joe Quinones, and Leonardo Ito. The box set comes in a newly designed clamshell with artwork by series artists Quinones and Paolo Rivera….
The Bela Session is the first official reissue of Bela Lugosi s Dead on vinyl, and the first release of the complete recording session: 5 tracks total, 3 previously unreleased. Late 2018 will mark the 40th anniversary of Bauhaus.
2022 release. Formed in the imagination of a 7-year-old Beabadoobee and carried with her ever since, Beatopia is a fantastical yet deeply personal world that houses her most impressive work to date. Marking a huge progression, in 14 songs she traverses fuzzy rock, classic singer songwriter, psychedelia, Midwest emo, and outright pop whilst remaining undeniably…
Vinyl LP pressing. 2022 release. Formed in the imagination of a 7-year-old Beabadoobee and carried with her ever since, Beatopia is a fantastical yet deeply personal world that houses her most impressive work to date. Marking a huge progression, in 14 songs she traverses fuzzy rock, classic singer songwriter, psychedelia, Midwest emo, and outright pop…
Beabadoobee has navigated the world of global touring, viral fame and musical creation to work towards a dazzling debut album. Fake It Flowers is a testament to this. Bea adopts a mature sound, where her familiar warm, fuzzy lo-fi lies between strings and melodies, bringing the raw honesty of her DIY roots into a new…
Vinyl LP pressing. 2020 release. Beabadoobee has navigated the world of global touring, viral fame and musical creation to work towards a dazzling debut album. Fake It Flowers is a testament to this. Bea adopts a mature sound, where her familiar warm, fuzzy lo-fi lies between strings and melodies, bringing the raw honesty of her…