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Tag Archives: Vinyl
HAPPINESS is 180 gram double vinyl!
HAPPINESS is 180 gram double vinyl… seen! The boys at Gearbox just mailed me this shot of my rapidly shrinking self, clutching ‘Nucleus with Leon Thomas’ in their supa audiophile studio. This terrific unreleased live session is led by the … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged analogue, audiophile, Binker Golding, Free Jazz, Gearbox Records, Ian Carr, Leon Thomas, Montreux Jazz Festival, Moses Boyd, Vinyl
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KATE TEMPEST: Brand New Ancients on vinyl!
Kate Tempest’s ‘Brand New Ancients’ makes it onto on double-vinyl thanks to the dynamic audiophile obsessed duo at Gearbox Records. Back in September 2012 I penned a piece extolling the virtues of poet Kate Tempest’s seismic performance of her self-penned ‘Brand … Continue reading
FRESH! A few tunes to check out… Tori, Zara, Go Go, Burial….
FRESH! Some new music to check out that’s found a home in my current listening pile. First up, a bold 4 track trio EP, from electric harpist Tori Handsley. I know Tori from the Freedom pure-improv jams where she turned … Continue reading
Posted in Is That Jazz?, Just Runnings
Tagged 24 Carat Black, Brownswood, Burial, Dust To Digital, Gilles Peterson, Go Go Penguin, Lana Wachowski, Tori Handsley, Vinyl, Zara Macfarlane
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ANOTHER RECORD STORE DAY CLASSIC: Fela’s Sorrow Tears & Blood
TO CELEBRATE THE 75th birthday of Nigeria’s militant, Afrobeat originator Fela Kuti, as well as the recent release of new deluxe compilation ‘The Best Of The Black President 2’ and newly repackaged versions of Fela’s entire back catalogue, Knitting Factory … Continue reading
Ripped & Torn: The Art Of Ian Wright @ the LDF
Last night, all roads led to the opening of ‘A Colourful Life’ at Tent London in Hanbury Street, just off Brick Lane. One of the most enticing offerings during this year’s frenzied London Design Festival, this event showcased three new … Continue reading
Posted in Deep stuff
Tagged Blast, Boombox, Ian Wright, Illustration, Issey Miyake, Jimi Hendrix, London, NME, NYC, Straight No Chaser, Vinyl, White Lines
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