Forthcoming releases… 2004
May Releases
CRAZY PENIS 24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout CD
(Shiva Records)
File Under:
SHIVACD01
"24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout is like a comfy pair of old dancing shoes that you just have to slip into one more time" Pavement Magazine
Following the release of the acclaimed album The Wicked Is Music, the artistes that could only be known as Crazy Penis have gone from strength to strength, taking their humour-filled, funk-infected Northern floorshow into the world to wow audiences from Manchester to Moscow and from Sydney to San Francisco from Aldershot to Auckland and back again. In addition, founder members Chris Todd and Jim Baron have seen their remixing skills put to consistently excellent use by peer labels such as Naked Music, Guidance, Faith & Hope, Shiva and Shaboom. 24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout represents a 60+ minute rollercoaster ride through the mixed-up world of Crazy Penis. Instinctively groovy, occasionally laid-back and always rocking, 24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout is a flash-fried, new season collection of brand new Crazy Penis tracks and exclusive Crazy Penis remixes joined at the hip by mixers du jour Chris Todd and Jim Baron.
DICK MAGIK JOHNSON
joins singles club
NRK SINGLES COLLECTION 6 Various 2CD
(NRK Sound Division)
File Under:
NRKCD014
Maybe he didn’t get a valentines card this year, but in 2004, Dick "Magik" Johnson joins the elite NRK Singles club, with the honour of mixing the Bristol imprint's finest 12" releases from the last 12 months. "NRK Singles Volume 6" is a killer double CD, which showcases NRK’s ear for a killer house record, and this compilation spanning the last 12 months includes such tracks by Joey Negro (under his Akabu guise as well as remixing Q-Burns), Nick Holder (also remixed by Ian Pooley), Rocket (the awesome Chicken Lips mix), Miguel Migs and Peace Division. A bonus mix CD is included on Singles 6 mixed by man of the moment, Magik Johnson. Known as Dick Johnson down this way, the New Zealand based UK producer on fire right now with a remix of Neon Heights (championed by Pete Tong), his Del-5 release on The End Recordings, new EPs forthcoming on H-Foundation’s Hipp-e’s Nightshift label, Red Melon and remixes on Paper and Shaboom. A superb package at a bargain price, NRK Singles 6 is the perfect companion for house music fans as well as a great introduction not only to the NRK label but also to the genre as well. A superb package at a bargain price, NRK Singles 6 is the perfect companion for house music fans as well as a great introduction not only to the NRK label but also to the genre as well.
- To support this CD Dick is touring the country as part of the Electric / NRK Singles NZ Tour (see tour guide for dates)
PAPA M Hole Of Burning Alms CD
(Drag City / Spunk)
File Under:
URA120
Dave Pajo, Tortoise and Slint man and an associate of Will Oldham and Billy Corgan, has been quietly releasing records for some years now as Aerial M and Papa M, and this collection of singles, B-sides and rarities is a welcome retrospective. Even if you are aware of his work, the chances are you won't own even half of the pared, pastoral instrumentals on offer here. From the two-chord trick of debut single Safeless to the banjo and tambourine of the lovely Up North Kids No.2, it all hangs together beautifully. Surprise treats come in the form of the over-compressed vocal of Last Caress and the nifty, retro step programming of Travels in Constants. Understated, excellent and essential.
BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Greatest Palace Music CD
(Drag City / Spunk)
File Under:
URA121
"a frequently uproarious, deeply affectionate record full of good jokes worth sharing with everyone" 4./5 Uncut Mag
You just never know what you're going to get with Will Oldham. Having released albums under a bewildering number of different names, mostly some variation on the word Palace, the self-styled Bonnie 'Prince' Billy has now decided to re-record a selection of his favourite old songs with some top country session musicians. This might seem like a typically perverse decision, since Oldham's rather creepy tales of loneliness and sexual jealousy are about as far removed from contemporary Nashville as you can hope to get. In the event, however, the experiment turns out surprisingly well - songs that originally saw the light of day on scratchy, lo-fi recordings sound just as good dressed up in their shiny new clothes. If anything, the hillbilly guitars and jaunty violins only serve to highlight the staggering bleakness of Oldham's nihilistic lyrics. So, if you're sick to the gills of cheesy pop music, get your hands on this - it's the unlikeliest greatest hits collection you'll ever hear in your life.
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Wednesday, 29 September 2004