tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49701845521200870422024-03-13T20:23:25.160+00:00Mod SpeedThe blog for modsMod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-55289789036867317922023-04-27T11:37:00.004+01:002023-04-27T11:39:34.172+01:00Men Of North Country - '3'<p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzB7tiGYBurDQCQUHctjeiBkGL-_91iMSlh5GxnM3V1SNLvhwxjisD36yhNNWEIlkp_W5j-n8FJ6DvMU9N25muSJ7iNb7QP4TqEKApMlL5Fxh-LMmOsOO96lsBgUCUtT-qqz_WZimClAlirCyOkyutKcnD52qBy8KNYehrz1kfexyTbQjNkpbvoZsG/s320/MONC%20-%203.%20Pack%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>'<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">3'</strong> is the third album by <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Men Of North Country</strong> and the first on <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a></strong>. <p></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving away from the pure soul<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"> </strong>sounds of their previous two acclaimed albums on <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Acid Jazz Records</strong>, delving fearlessly into more eclectic territory, mapping their musical influences into a stirring collection of irresistibly melodic songs. </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Featuring wistful jangle-pop '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Out on the Hills</em></strong><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">'</em>, rollicking and celebratory '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Happy Birthday, Child'</em></strong>, sweeping anthemic bravado '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">There is Light'</em></strong>, a romantic indie love ballad '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2020/12/men-of-north-country-they-dont-know.html" target="_blank">They Don't Know</a>'</em></strong> (the <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Kirsty MacColl</strong>'s classic) plus sexy rock'n'roll '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Since I found my Love</em></strong><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">'.</em></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh, and they haven't abandoned their <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Northern Soul</strong> roots – just sprinkle some talcum powder on the floor and soar away to the sound of '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Ravens</em></strong>', plus a brilliant down-and-dirty rendition of Sam Dees's dance-floor filler '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Lonely for You Baby</em></strong>' (video below). </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opening with the soulful soundscape of '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2021/07/men-of-north-country-titanic.html" target="_blank">Titanic</a></em></strong>' and closing with their dark version of Californian 60s garage-rock gem '<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Rari'</em></strong> by <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Standells</strong> – this album is a ride through diverse musical territories, all the while retaining the melodic heart and soul of the band.</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Men Of North Country - '3' is available <a href="https://pias.ffm.to/pk76y7x" target="_blank">digitally</a>, <a href="https://wellsuspectrecords.bandcamp.com/track/men-of-north-country-happy-birthday-child" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> and vinyl from W<a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/">ell Suspect Records.</a> </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Check these videos for tracks featured on the album.</p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xjRi7pGCuug" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-68541775797440591622023-01-12T15:19:00.003+00:002023-04-27T11:40:29.830+01:00Dave's Doors Of Perception - Shake It!<p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1266" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92bytbYsDB8fN_c6zj_CHdVnI4aRTxaK-1PEELAtf6yFLsJ2OvqdWh3xCMufEuYUbTBlWIUpGtAz_DgMM7wLgxvk12PhQKuQ6duvtd0YXZlWiDJw58tWnGKs9btoXlpaEChcCb_RQ5MdN4dmVZPnEcLkk4WjK0InRnQjh99QdP7FyFLFGQTc0RELy/s320/SUSS27%20Pack%20Shot.jpg" width="319" /></a></div>From possibly the 'greatest garage rock band ever', the mighty <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/11/daves-doors-of-perception-apophenia.html" target="_blank">Dave's Doors Of Perception</a></strong>, comes, probably, the 'finest seven-inch record ever released'; the garage-rock, mod-stomping, dance-floor anthem to be....<strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Shake It!</strong></div><p></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">The responsibility in capturing this earth-quaking, live favourite to two-inch eight -track tape fell upon the shoulders of Liam Watson at Toerag Studios; tape-heads especially re-aligned to do so; the resulting recording proving to be the monster that the band and song demanded. </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">The flip side cut features an earworm riff so great that once heard will never leave your mind or turntable …. <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Wasp Honey</strong>. </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;">An instantly collectable, highly limited edition pressing of just <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">one hundred </strong>seven inch vinyl copies by <strong style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> </strong>guarantees that this is a must have addition to the luckiest DJ boxes. </p></div>Check out their debut album - <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/11/daves-doors-of-perception-apophenia.html" target="_blank">Apophenia.</a><div><br /></div><div>Here's the fantastic video for Shake It!</div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lceFs63mjG4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div>Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-19614134423886686232021-07-09T13:42:00.009+01:002023-04-27T11:40:52.058+01:00Men Of North Country - Titanic.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4JNTkepgaCXMZWl3A5FtNL6ux2LwSq_PBID9W6J7TRiIytSii030Kek8JWw2Yx1Q-HvpZvcy388_ARsi91Cvq8iagZtRXfLD60T3Jq_XrWBybnbZ7m4mwDIj937UIBpie5mraC2knkU/s320/MONC+-+Titanic+-+packsmall.jpg" /></a></div>Men Of North Country release another single from their new and long awaited album <span face=""Graphik Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; text-align: center;">since jumping ship from Acid Jazz Records to </span><strong style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: "Graphik Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> - </strong><span face=""Graphik Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: #fafafa; text-align: center;"><i>Titanic.</i></span><strong style="background-color: #fafafa; font-family: "Graphik Web", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: center;"> </strong><p></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">The follow up to their jangle-tastic version of the Kirsty MacColl track <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2020/12/men-of-north-country-they-dont-know.html" target="_blank"><i>They Don't Know</i>,</a> this horn led dancer perfectly captures MONC's trade mark soulful indie pop/rock sound.</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">The press release blurb is fun ..</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">I's Titanic a cruise ship or a shipwreck? Is there a difference? Or is it a metaphor for the western world? Is Titanic the highest grossing blockbuster made up to its time, or a beautiful stop-motion animated short? Is the band in the song Robbie Robertson's The Band or a band of walruses? Do selkies really exist?</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Titanic was written at a time of confusion and insecurity, when questions arose, and it all seemed to go down the drain. This called for a big vessel. We need a bigger boat.</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rari is an all-time live favourite, an epic of almost ten minutes, it's has been a show stopper and set closer for quite some time. A desperate tale of lust and longing by the great Californian 60s garage-rock band the Standells, written by the brilliant Ed Cobb of Tainted Love fame.' </p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Men Of North Country - Titanic is out now on all digital platforms with links on their <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/men-of-north-country-well-suspect-records-artist-page" target="_blank">artist page</a> on Well Suspect Records or <a href="https://wellsuspectrecords.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp </a>if you prefer</p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">The video is something else, a mini masterpiece d<span style="background-color: #fdfcfc; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: center;">irected and animated by Nadine Ann Abraham; check it out below.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-family: futura-pt; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hopefully the album with follow .... soon.</p><p 460="" align="LEFT" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="215" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d6zqwQXzB9s" style="background-color: #fdfcfc; color: #0e0d0d; font-family: <iframe width=;" title="YouTube video player"></p>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-22708736638190074112021-06-04T15:06:00.003+01:002023-05-03T10:27:48.333+01:00The Well Suspect Radio Show. TWR<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="font-family: arial;"><p style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmy4YvOfUjmX8jS-xl3oPiGFlqfiJin-PrA3rb5kUScb1zLP9wQAoNYigmCFP1kIrGoElSlVoy3T4RnziAHx_SUD8KJHou8difmo9JjtQkrF2vVdO1bOSsyLCJ4sDaLacTtQ2JRQTlHA/s500/Richard-Searle-Dj-x500g.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Richard Searle. The Well Suspect Radio Show" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmy4YvOfUjmX8jS-xl3oPiGFlqfiJin-PrA3rb5kUScb1zLP9wQAoNYigmCFP1kIrGoElSlVoy3T4RnziAHx_SUD8KJHou8difmo9JjtQkrF2vVdO1bOSsyLCJ4sDaLacTtQ2JRQTlHA/w320-h320/Richard-Searle-Dj-x500g.jpg" title="Richard Searle." width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">It necessarily follows, that when Richard Searle (bass player from <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/search/label/Corduroy" target="_blank">Corduroy</a>) was asked to present his own show on <a href="https://totallywiredradio.com/richard-searle/" target="_blank">TWR</a> – it would be chaotic. </div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://totallywiredradio.com/richard-searle/" target="_blank">The Well Suspect Radio Show</a> (named after <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a>, the label re-launched by Richard - in the same year that he launched a <a href="http://slalomskateboards.com/" target="_blank">skateboard company</a> and got his band back together) manages to cram more into a two hour slot than other shows manage in months.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Co-presented by Erika Ts, expect classic Northern, beat instrumentals, garage greats, wigged-out psych and soulful easy listening, peppered with nonsensical features and 'profound' banter.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Regular contributors include Brian Blessed, who drops his favourite New Wave tunes and Joanna Lumley who prefers sixties fuzz.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">Richard has asked us not to mention that he was the bassist in Doctor and The Medics throughout their early Top Of The Pops period (he wrote a book about it, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-memoirs-of-damage-vom-misadventures.html" target="_blank">The Memoirs of Damage and Vom</a>, so that he wouldn't have to talk about it) so we won't, but regular 'fans' of the show taunt him throughout in the TWR chatroom – listen in and join the mayhem.</div></span><o:p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">The Well Suspect Radio Show is weekly, Tuesday afternoons 2-4pm (UK time) on TWR totallywiredradio.com, with a mixcloud <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/Well_Suspect_Records/?fbclid=IwAR2XLLZ0ILCBgSvjeoqDY1NK7Fe10cGbeEZKLtzsSODQoRMR30eogFexgFw" target="_blank">catch-up archive</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;">You are invited. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">*Update. The Well Suspect Radio Show has moved time, day and frequency. The new monthly slot </span>is 6-8pm on the third Thursday of the month. Same chaos.</div></span><p></p></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8x3pZ3v7A2bsEwsJspnOLdSyYtdaBy9mHVYKTC1K9TPom8Nls2Er94btmQTCRw38XSBjcXB5yUPu5KTz1c5FaXHGENnmdDbcApuG2J-u0XTPiBFC2qdkttUUvlx0nfAJmuKoIJP2NPKQ/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"></a></div></div></div></blockquote>
<!--EndFragment--><p></p>Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-39617040277617006912021-05-07T09:19:00.015+01:002021-05-07T09:47:15.220+01:00CORDUROY - Winky Wagon 2. (The Rest Of The Psy-Fi Years)<p></p><blockquote dir="rtl" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"><div><div><div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNk9ErJ-tMnPIol3chQCyIoQXYzDlfzIG-galraz_7OsiFHZM0qBAsDHA3doLL7Q8e925M82zoW9emTbFAiTELNkj5kwnphSSft8A7dE2d-f3wnbJJaEFUoCMLT3Bg6CTcYQHGUrL0Dvw/s320/Winky+Wagon+2+pack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"><blockquote style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"></blockquote></blockquote></div>
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A great outcry; a follow-up desired; the first insufficient
to needs; a second volume of the funky outfit’s acclaimed psy-fi experiments
required; another collection of filmic grooviness; of cartoonish, wigged-out
beats, of yacht-rockish psychedelic pep; <b>Corduroy</b> fans insisted on more <br /></span></span></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span> <br /></div></blockquote><blockquote dir="rtl" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px 40px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: right;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Winky Wagon 2. (the follow-up to <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2019/11/corduroy-winky-wagon-best-of-psy-fi.html" target="_blank">Winky Wagon</a>) the final in the acclaimed series; the best
of Corduroy’s ‘Major label’ recordings, plus previously unreleased radio edits
and bonus Japanese album tracks - never before pressed to limited edition red vinyl</span></span></div></blockquote><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Released on Acid Jazz Record's sister label <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a>; this fun and funky compilation is a collection of Corduroy's 'Brit-pop' album The New You and the beat heavy late 90s album Clik! but crucially including previously unreleased radio edits of singles that never saw the light of day, plus two bonus tracks previously unreleased (other than on Japanese CD versions of the albums) and never before on vinyl; see the great animated cartoon video below for 'You Got Me', one of the Japanese tracks. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_ufT3k-YPgw" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is another great release from <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> and a must for <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/search/label/Corduroy" target="_blank">Corduroy</a> fans.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Skill! </span></span><br /></div>Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-12131939709035461172020-12-16T11:04:00.004+00:002020-12-16T11:04:39.373+00:00Men Of North Country - They Don't Know. Kirsty MacColl tribute<p><span style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF4urwiHOXMITXl8XnV9c7IynkzVnHbFlHxBDBEvwF83XWSA5Qt7I-9Yoszv5qRNtDA2VDd26JuV6RY2SzR9dM4Q97HWdZolkSqEOoMWgbcbuyfNNe6hZbC2R-R0xrc_vXSukXE-tVbs/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF4urwiHOXMITXl8XnV9c7IynkzVnHbFlHxBDBEvwF83XWSA5Qt7I-9Yoszv5qRNtDA2VDd26JuV6RY2SzR9dM4Q97HWdZolkSqEOoMWgbcbuyfNNe6hZbC2R-R0xrc_vXSukXE-tVbs/" width="244" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Having worked closely with <b>Men Of North Country</b> throughout their two brilliant albums on Acid Jazz Records; <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> are proud to claim them as the label's latest signing.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">MONC have always worn musical influences on their sleeve, both in their original songs and choice of covers. Always pointing at the giants on whose shoulders they stand as if trying to zoom out of the shot, to capture the bigger picture, not just a selfie.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kirsty MacColl's 'They Don't Know ' - is no exception. Kirsty was and always will be the queen of songwriters, ruling many a genre. No one sang like her, no one was sassier and no one softer; and sadly no one had a more tragic ending. Twenty years after her untimely death, MONC had to cover one of her tunes; her crown jewel, one of those 'best songs ever'. A tune that refines that feeling of 'us against the world', and of course, somehow manages to transcend it.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The perfect pop song and a taster of things to come –<br />a new MONC album due for release in 2021 on Well Suspect Records.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Available on <a href="https://bit.ly/39ZJgEy" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And all other <a href="https://youtu.be/zSxOQBPmkRI" target="_blank">digital platforms</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: #f7f7f7; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.42px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zSxOQBPmkRI" width="560"></iframe></p>Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-18413716492940582772019-11-03T10:00:00.002+00:002023-04-27T11:41:43.858+01:00CORDUROY - Winky Wagon (Best Of The Psy-Fi Years)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Corduroy legend holds that having recorded the three 'classic' albums for Acid Jazz Records, our illustrious heroes parted with said company and released a further two albums on a 'major' record label, investigating themes, techniques and technologies previously unexplored; this period of the band’s brave journey became known as the 'psy-fi -years'. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Exhausted, Corduroy disbanded shortly after.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prophecy foretold that, two decades later, the group would <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?rinli=1&pli=1&blogID=4970184552120087042#editor/target=post;postID=935927895194101613;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=6;src=postname" target="_blank">reform</a> and reunite with <a href="https://www.acidjazz.co.uk/portfolio-item/corduroy/" target="_blank">Acid Jazz</a>; and furthermore that the fabled 'psy-fi' recordings would be compiled by the sister label, <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">WellSuspect Records,</a> into a twelve track, sky-blue-vinyl collection, featuring choice tracks from the major albums, singles and B-sides. This limited edition selection is entitled <b><i>Winky Wagon.</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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melodic, driven and precise...clearing a path through a fug of retro
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with Swedish artist Magnus Carlson, Fay Hallam and her band have
re-claimed 2019 as their own with this powerful collection of Hammond grooves,
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The follow-up to the critically acclaimed <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2016/09/fay-hallam-house-of-now.html" target="_blank"><i>House Of Now</i></a>, produced by erstwhile Paul Weller bassist Andy Lewis, and
including the dance-floor monster <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2019/02/fay-hallam-starting-to-feel-good.html" target="_blank"><i>Starting To Feel Good</i></a>, <b><i>Propeller
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-16495314930290746162019-04-01T15:31:00.001+01:002019-05-02T14:54:50.742+01:00Corduroy - Rare Stock <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Acid Jazz Records have just released a Corduroy rarities album to coincide with an extensive U.K tour which the band are undertaking (the first in twenty years) to promote the groups most recent studio album, <a href="https://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/05/corduroy-return-of-fabric-four.html" target="_blank"><i>Return Of The Fabric Four</i></a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rare Stock is the compilation title and it is very interesting indeed, featuring previously unreleased material, 'lost' album tracks, shelved singles, demos, remixes and, incredibly, a recording of the band's very first rehearsal. ModSpeed got it's hands on a copy for review.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First off is <i>Clockwork Man (Louder Faster Version)</i>, a heavy riffing, funk-pop radio-friendly <span style="font-size: small;">number</span>; part of a fourth album recording session for Acid Jazz that never saw the light of day at the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Man Alive </i>is a protest song, catchy and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">smouldering </span> with hints of trip-hop and virtuoso vocals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Goober Grape, </i>a mod jazz instrumental recorded to a reel to reel tape recorder in the bands living room during a band practise session, the groups first ever practise session, which sets the groovy template for the bands debut album <i>DadManCat</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Summer In My Eye (Eddie Piller Remix) </i>is a percussion heavy Latin re-tweak featuring Snowboy on all things with skins, by the Acid Jazz Record label boss; the original song features on the <i>High Havoc</i> album.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Finally Atlanta</i> is another catchy and brooding song that spins a disturbing yarn about celebrity stalkers and fanatical fans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Mini (Ashley Beedle Remix)</i>, possibly Corduroy's most famous song, from the <i>Out Of Here </i>album, remixed for dance-floors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Mandelbrot Set </i>is a psychedelic, nursery rhyme-esque, ditty about fractals, mathematics and creation; far out man.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Hikky Burr </i>is a irresistibly funky version of the Quincy Jones number, again from the antiquated rehearsal tape that was played to Acid Jazz which secured the band their record deal; lo-fi and brilliant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Impossible Smile (Demo)</i>; a demo of a song for the bands fifth studio album <i>Clik!, </i>with slightly different lyrics and a lighter feel than the finished version.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Get Ron Carter </i>is a short cool jazz influenced workout that didn't make it to an album release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Very Yeah (Sing-Song Version); </i>a version of the famous instrumental from <i>High Havoc</i>, with added vocals and scheduled to be a single; the single was subsequently shelved in favour of <i>Motorhead.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>E-Type (Demo), </i>only on the CD version of the compilation, not on the vinyl, is the audio from the video E-Type that can be found on youtube.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all a very strong body of work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Check them out live if you get the chance.</span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-14362758365552719602019-02-28T10:55:00.001+00:002019-02-28T10:55:38.227+00:00Fay Hallam - Starting To Feel Good<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Euphoric, infectious and addictive, <b>Fay Hallam's</b> latest single, <b><i>Starting To Feel Good</i></b>, is a pop master-class of funk groove, soul-full vocal and a horn section that's so catchy it should be quarantined.<br />
‘A feel-great song for hearts and feet, with lyrics, melodies and rhythms that warm the soul.’</span></span></div>
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From the forthcoming album, <b>Propeller</b> (the follow-up to <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2016/09/fay-hallam-house-of-now.html" target="_blank"><b>House Of Now</b></a>), Starting To Feel Good is available from <a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> on all digital platforms from 29th March.</span></span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-50675526934400597822018-11-05T12:11:00.001+00:002023-04-27T11:42:32.455+01:00Dave's Doors Of Perception - Apophenia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">'<b>Apophenia</b> (noun) ap·o·phe·nia \ˌa-pə-ˈfē-nē-ə\is the spontaneous perception of connections and meaningfulness of unrelated phenomena… and the debut album by <b>Dave’s Doors Of Perception</b>…the greatest psychedelic, garage–mod, album ever recorded'.</span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">'The greatest psychedelic garage-mod album ever...' is quite some claim - unless you happen to be the greatest garage-rock band ever and Dave's Door's Of Perception <b>are </b>just that ... and more some. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">'the greatest psychedelic, garage–mod, album ever recorded'. <i>Apophenia; </i>it's out now and you will not be disappointed.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The twelve tracks on the, as yet CD only, album are an ear-drum shattering, sixties garage punk pop masterclass ... infectious song writing, creative production, growling Vox bass, screaming single-manual organ and </span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">the nastiest guitars set to tape - the solid foundations that under-pin the venom spitting lead vocal ...forged from the nine levels of Dante's hell. </span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Each track harks back to the best of the Nuggets and Pebbles series, but acknowledging influential bands that have shaped the psychedelic scene ever since; too many to list here, and this blogger doesn't want to spoil the journey for listeners, but the first track on the album, <i>Tear Down The Sky</i>, sets the tone, the <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">hilarious <i>New Rock n' Roll</i></span> </span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">gives</span></span> the gravitas ... and the <span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">quality</span> never stops<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"> - both videos below.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">Corduroy have released
another track from their very excellent new album <a href="https://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/05/corduroy-return-of-fabric-four.html" target="_blank">Return Of The Fabric Four </a>...<b>
Blackmail.</b> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial";">On seven inch vinyl,
available now from Acid Jazz Records, with remixes by Italian producers Calibro
35 and Northern B-Boy Smoove. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Shake Your Bones</b></i> is<b> </b>irresistibly catchy; conjuring a potent brew between The Doors, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nick Cave and The B52s</span>; brooding, funny and atmospheric, it is a pop single of quality and a mission statement (Video below).</span></span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-9359278951941016132018-05-31T12:21:00.000+01:002018-10-22T12:14:51.631+01:00Corduroy - Return Of The Fabric Four<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So, the first studio album by Corduroy in eighteen years is finally out, and as promised, here's a track by track report on this much anticipated record. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The overall approach harks back to the early, classic, largely instrumental, Acid Jazz releases, (think DadManCat and High Havoc); beautifully recorded in Deptford's 2-Bit Studios, the sound is undeniably retro, with throw-back influences and vintage recording techniques, yet refreshingly forward looking thanks to the extravagant yet economic four-piece, drum/bass/guitar & keys, arrangements. Citing punk, easy-listening, TV and movie themes, jazz, funk, mod and British R&B, it's been a long wait and it's been well worth it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Magic Mountain</i>. The album opener, the best cheeky-kids-television-show-theme-tune that never was, named after a seventies skate-park and already reviewed, with video, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/03/corduroy-magic-mountain.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Cleaner. </i>Jazz influenced and super-spy cool, Steve McQueen in Bullitt meets the Pink Panther theme, driven by a sixties bass riff, swinging cymbals and Farfisa melody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Return Of The Fabric Four. </i>The album title track, Quincy Jones meets Johnny Pate, funky on the feet and cunningly syncopated; a mission statement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Sambarella. </i>Latin grooves like Sergio Mendez in Basil 66', sweet vocal Ba Ba Ba's in a sweeter plate-reverb Jus. Effortlessly groovy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Blackmail. </i>Relentless and claustrophobic, punky bass with vibrato guitar line, electric piano designed to cause insomnia and make the guilty pay up. <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/10/corduroy-blackmail.html" target="_blank">Video here.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Snake Appeal. </i>Beatnick lounge-room beats, Osca Peterson grand piano and Electric Prunes fuzz-tone guitar. Easy like dry Martinis in the sun ... two olives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Saturday Club. </i>The Who meets The Kinks meets Small Faces; reviewed with video <a href="https://modspeedproduction.blogspot.com/2018/04/corduroy-saturday-club.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Waltz For Christoph</i>. Named after the baddie in Spectre, a jazz waltz for Christoph Waltz; for head-nodders, chinstrokers and stylish actors when they enter the room<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> whistlin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Sign Of The Cat</i>. A small tune with big ideas, twelve-string melodies, inscrutably funky bass with a supple psychedelic keyboard backbone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>The Slingbacks Solution</i>. Tribal drumming t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat</span> kick-starts a funny foot-stomp<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span>, hand-bag kitsch, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">twelve-bar </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> number w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ith a twist</span>... crazy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Jumping Spider</i>. More bounce than a super-ball; Devo meets Jean-Jacques Burnel, itchy guitar runs <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and</span></span> a thousand keyboard <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">trajectories</span>....and then it's gone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Botany Five-O</i>. Seaside funk for the dapper-clad soul boys, Bill Withers meets Ronnie Laws with fast clavi-chords and jazz groove guitar solo finish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'Corduroy are: Ben Addison, Scott Addison, Richard Searle, Simon Nelson-Smith. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Produced by Corduroy and Andrew Jones, all songs written by Corduroy, sleeve illustration by Ben Addison, released on Acid Jazz Records. Richard plays Danelectro Bass guitars.'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh...and it's on white vinyl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every once in a long while, a song appears from nowhere to capture the heart and soul of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">would<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-</span>be </span></span>music lovers, beaten to the ear bone by karaoke chart crooners and auto-tuned bedroom rap, waiting for fresh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and</span> exciting sounds to recapture the life affirming joy that only really great music can offer; <i>Saturday Club</i> is such a song. Corduroy are truly back!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Driven throughout by a relentless, <i>Louis Louis</i>-esque electric piano riff, British R&B guitar chords, vintage drumming and bass licks from heaven, the vocal is euphoric and soulful .... and then there's the middle eight; a jazz keyboard solo, skillfully played over guitar power chords. It shouldn't work but it does and it's genius. </span></span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-75406547765124880472018-03-03T15:14:00.000+00:002018-03-03T15:14:45.704+00:00CORDUROY - Magic Mountain<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nineteen years ago one of the seminal bands of the nineties Acid Jazz scene split up; that band was Corduroy. Their story is well documented (<a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/corduroy-rarities-box-set.html" target="_blank">see this article for the full history</a>), but the short story is that after countless tours and five studio albums, the band parted company and went their separate ways; never, it was widely assumed, would they return. So when an Acid Jazz Records press release was circulated this week announcing the release of Corduroy's brand new studio album, a great many people were very excited. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scheduled for 25<sup>th</sup> May 2018, Corduroys first studio album for nineteen years is entitled <i>Return Of The Fabric Four</i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A full review the album will follow soon, but in the meantime here is a teaser track, available now through the usual digital sources, <i>Magic Mountain</i>.</span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-51555037984757328182018-01-10T17:14:00.002+00:002018-01-10T17:19:25.276+00:00The Buns - My Love (Live in London)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This bloggers favourite band of the moment is the Parisian garage rock duo, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/the-buns-dangerous.html" target="_blank">The Buns</a>, who are currently promoting an outstanding vinyl album, released on the <a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> label, called <i>Dangerous;</i> a valve torturing, ear-worm heavy collection that paints a bitter-sweet gloss over toxic relationships.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This video features the melodic pop-rock gem, <i>My Love,</i> played live and raw whilst on a rare visit to London, with a short interview by the band.</span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-84581566208579085112017-09-22T11:11:00.003+01:002023-04-27T11:42:58.856+01:00THE BUNS - Dangerous<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The Buns began life playing 'garage secretarial rock' in the basement clubs of home-town Paris, armoured from the norm by pencil skirts, rouge paint and with hair tightly knotted in bouffant buns; they attracted a lot of attention, especially with fans of vintage styles and sounds.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"> The duo quickly progressed from sweat heavy dives to guest appearances in French stadiums, and a coveted slot on the seminal garage rock compilation on Well Suspect Records, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/dirty-mod-seleced-finds-for-filthy-minds.html" target="_blank">DIRTY MOD</a>; the track in question was <i>Thrill Me Up, </i><span style="font-style: normal;">a lyric from which inspired the title of The Buns' U.K debut album, a frantic roller coaster ride of glam punk, and earthy garage rock, </span><i>DANGEROUS</i><span style="font-style: normal;">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">The Buns are touring Europe throughout the autumn of 2017; but with only one London date, the LP launch show at Hackney's trendy rock pub, The Stags Head, with support from <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/sweet-sour-psych-saucy-blend-of.html" target="_blank">Dave's Doors of Perception</a> and <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/northern-exposure-is-sheffield-based.html" target="_blank">The Gallerys</a>; a video from which is <a href="https://youtu.be/u7LS649wwPQ" target="_blank">here.</a></span></span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-71997735642651858532017-08-17T12:51:00.004+01:002023-04-27T11:43:21.353+01:00Millions - 'Lucky'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.wellsuspect.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="1600" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaPtNra6pHJIRO8omev7Bl_YIXEviqddFQ6kNuK9j8NQwduplcl0eo74no00c2pc3AHHGHYXZlFw9pchzrI-a7WHM0eUL_r8PGtfa2pur5e8iTyqaD0G7otThnhsbU019icAn8L5JCAE/s320/SUSS13D+Packshot.jpg" width="320" /></a><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">Since relocating to London, the Australian garage-rock four-piece, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/millions-early-debut-ep-track-release.html" target="_blank">Millions</a>, have supported Squeeze at The Albert Hall, The Dune Rats at the uber trendy London Moth Club and Camden Dingwalls, plus headlining their own record launch show at Nambucca, with support from respected indie tune-smiths Mono Club and Half Loon; plus festival sets at Glastonbury, the Joy and Hope festival.</span><br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-29093064951097023382017-08-08T12:32:00.000+01:002017-08-08T12:32:26.660+01:00The Best Of Rare Mod <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
seminal Acid Jazz Records Rare Mod series took its first desert
booted steps in 2009 with a selection of 'holy grail' sixties
recordings on an album entitled </span><a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/rare-mod.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Rare Mod</i></span></a><span style="font-size: small;">.
such was its success that another five LPs followed, plus fourteen
eps, four artist albums, two reunion concerts and two box-sets
including this one, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The
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box set. Involving a team of passionate individuals without whom
sourcing the material would have been impossible, Damian Jones, Paul
'Smiler' Anderson, label boss Ed Piller and Richard Searle have
compiled this triple CD collection of some of the highlight from
across the entire series.</span></span></div>
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of the artists featured are more famous or more successful than
others, some are sadly no longer with us, but all are equally
inspirational; The Artwoods, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/the-fleur-de-lys-singles-box-set.html" target="_blank">The Fleur De Lys</a>, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/sharon-tandy.html" target="_blank">Sharon Tandy</a>, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/carl-douglas-crazy-feeling.html" target="_blank">CarlDouglas</a> and <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/holdin-on-with-geno-washington.html" target="_blank">Geno Washington</a> and <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/jimmy-james-vagabonds.html" target="_blank">Jimmy James</a> are familiar names amongst the record
collecting in-crowd; <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/afex-ep.html" target="_blank">The Aphex</a>, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Rare%20Mod%20series" target="_blank">The Koobas</a>, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/kenny-bernard.html" target="_blank">Kenny Bernard</a> and <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/rare-mod-5.html" target="_blank">The Top Six</a> are possibly less so.</span></span></span></div>
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the dancefloor fillers like </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I'm
Out</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">
by <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/richard-kent-style.html" target="_blank">The Richard Kent Style</a>, soul standards like </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Rock
My</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">
Plimsol from the legendary Blockheads bassist Norman Watt-Roy's first
band <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/the-omnipotent-modernists-that-dwell.html" target="_blank">The Ossie Layne Show</a>, through to the wigged out garage R&B
of <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Rare%20Mod%20series?updated-max=2013-12-02T12:54:00Z&max-results=20&start=8&by-date=false" target="_blank">The Mountain Men</a>'s </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Too
Many People Around,</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">
and the Velvet Underground cover, </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>I'm
Waiting For My Man</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">,
by David Bowie's first group <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/the-riot-squad-toy-soldier-ep.html" target="_blank">The Riot Squad</a>. But it's the
rediscovered treasures throughout the series that may have remained
lost that are perhaps the most interesting; Derek Griffiths
(guitarist of The Artwoods), whilst rummaging through a cardboard
box, uncovered a forgotten concept album by his jazz-rock outfit,
<a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/satisfaction-recently-discovered.html" target="_blank">Satisfaction</a>; the flute-tastic </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>House
Of The Rising Sun</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">
features along with another fantastic track from another of Derek's
later bands, Dog Soul, a version of the Eddy Floyd classic <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/rare-mod-4.html" target="_blank">Big Bird</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-69261693586916369832017-06-09T14:55:00.002+01:002023-04-27T11:43:42.815+01:00MILLIONS, debut vinyl, 'Let It Go' E.P.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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MILLIONS make their debut vinyl release today (also available digitally); the '<i>Let It Go</i>' four track E.P, on shiny black seven inch vinyl in a cool picture sleeve. It is released by the re-launched garage rock label, <a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect </a>Records.<br />
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As well as the smouldering '<i>Baby Boy</i>', released digitally as a 'teaser' to the vinyl, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/millions-early-debut-ep-track-release.html" target="_blank">video here</a>, which ends side two; the record features an impressive range of styles. The lead track, (strangely track two on the disc), is a grandiose psychedelic rock epic, video below; track 'one' is a garage rock pop number with a trumpet hook called <i>Last Summer. </i>Side two starts with a slower melody heavy tune called <i>Foolish Love.</i><br />
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All in all, this<i> </i>is an audacious and, on occasion, extravagant record.<br />
Recommended.<br />
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-47560554375223326892017-06-05T10:36:00.002+01:002017-06-10T11:06:42.618+01:00The Fleur De Lys Singles Box Set<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/fleur-de-lys.html" target="_blank">The Fleur De Lys</a> were in the thick of the swinging sixties music
scene. Held in high regard by their rock star contemporaries and adoring
public alike, but frustratingly fame and fortune never called.
Initially formed in 1964 as a beat band, surviving through the excesses
of psychedelia, before evolving into a <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/tony-and-tandy-rare-45.html" target="_blank">Stax tinged soul outfi</a>t, their
output was constant and outstanding. Whilst finding time to record under
pseudonyms (Rupert's People, Shyster and Chocolate Frog), become the
backing band for the late soul sensation <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/sharon-tandy.html" target="_blank">Sharon Tandy</a>, and fulfil
commitments as in-house session band for the UK Atlantic label, <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/the-fleur-de-lys-youve-got-to-earn-it.html" target="_blank">The Fleur De Lys</a> released seven 45s over a five year period; these singles
are considered holy grails amongst record devotees. As part of the
seminal <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/rare-mod-6.html" target="_blank">Rare Mod</a> series from Acid Jazz Records, the seven 45s are
presented as one deluxe collection for Record Store Day and elsewhere soon after, <i>I Can See The Light: The Fleur De Lys Singles Box Set.</i> Including for the first time <i>Wait For Me</i> the original b-side to their debut single <i>Moonbeams</i>,
the song that was mysteriously replaced with a Jimmy Page instrumental.
Also including The Fleur's version of The Who's maximum R&B hit <i>Circles</i>, freakbeat classics <i>Mud In Your Eye</i>, <i>I Can See A Light, Liar </i>and<i> Gong With The Luminous Nose</i>, plus the soul stomper <i>Stop Crossing The Bridge</i>.
Presented in replicated Immediate / Polydor and Atlantic Records house
bags with matching labels, the box contains a fully illustrated 32 page
booklet with sleeve notes from critically acclaimed author Paul ‘Smiler’
Anderson and The Fleur De Lys drummer, Keith Guster. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. MOONDREAMS / WAIT FOR ME. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. CIRCLES / SO COME ON.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. MUD IN YOUR EYE / I'VE BEEN TRYING.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4. I CAN SEE A LIGHT / PRODIGAL SON.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. GONG WITH THE LUMINOUS NOSE / HAMMERHEAD.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. STOP CROSSING THE BRIDGE / BRICK BY BRICK.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. YOUR JUST A LIAR / ONE GIRL CITY.</span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-22501247053537065082017-05-22T11:47:00.000+01:002017-06-20T13:11:52.128+01:00MILLIONS. 'Early debut E.P track release'. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>MILLIONS</b> shine out from the crowd, more melodic than the garage punks, more psychedelic than the Hoxton hipsters, more vital than the shoe gazing throng; Millions paid their gigging dues on the sweltering Australian circuit and have sprung onto the UK scene as fresh, tight and compelling newcomers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Formed in Brisbane, Australia, the four-piece are a unique garage pop rock outfit that specialize on strong song-writing as well as charismatic performances; two of the group are sons of South London's finest Glenn Tilbrook, singer/song writer of <b>Squeeze</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <b>MILLIONS</b> make their U.K debut on <a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> with a limited edition, seven inch vinyl, four track E.P. called 'Let It Go', scheduled for release on June 9th 2017. An early 'preview' track has been released a month early as a taster, presumably to booster a run of shows and festival appearances leading up to the vinyl release (<a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/millions-band" target="_blank">details here</a>). The track in question is as smouldering, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">electric piano driven<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, mini-masterpiece</span> entitled <b>BABY BOY, </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which features band drummer Louis Tilbrook on the keyboards, and Ted Tilbrook (normally group lead guitarist) behind the kit. The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Vocals<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reminiscent</span> of early <b>T-Rex</b> period Bolan, </span>are handled by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dom Haddad. On bass guitar is the band neat-nik, Campbell Roberts.</span></span></span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-82192508290604917112017-05-02T14:13:00.003+01:002023-04-27T11:44:07.964+01:00Northern Exposure. 'The next biggest things on the indie rock scene'.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Northern Exposure is the Sheffield based music
promotion team whose drive, dedication and unrivaled passion, have
helped to create a fresh and dynamic voice on the current rock scene.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is their compilation album and it is awesome.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Showcasing a selected a
range of some the best signed and unsigned bands from up and down the
UK, featuring The Slow Readers Club, Cabbage, White Room 9fresh from their tour with Paul Weller),
Sisteray, Veludo Planes, Hollow Nothing, The Velcro Teddy Bears, SAP,
Little Liam, Vida, Paul Fletcher & The Dukes, Paisley Sundae, The
Rising, Stray Scene, The Gallerys, John McCullagh, Liberty Ship and
Scarlet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Iconic sleeve
designer Brian Cannon, (Oasis and Verve album covers) has designed
the album cover; all in all it's a strong selection and very representative of the best of the new profile indie rock groups as well as those most likely to be the next big thing. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Released on the <a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records</a> label; The Northern Exposure compilation is out now on CD and digital.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Track listing:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1.
WHITE ROOM I THINK TOO
MUCH </span></span>
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SISTERAY
GENTRIFICATION </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">3.
THE SLOW READERS CLUB I SAW A GHOST</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">4.
THE VELCRO TEDDY BEARS SOMEBODY</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">5.
LITTLE LIAM NEED
YOU TONIGHT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">6.
VELUDO PLANES LUNA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">7.
JOHN MCCULLAGH NEW YORK CITY</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">8.
CABBAGE ITS GRIM
UP NORTH KOREA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">9.
SCARLET
HEAVY EXCHANGE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">10.
STRAY SCENE THE DAY THE
CLOWN CRIED</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">11.
HOLLOW NOTHING GAME OF LOVE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">12.
PAUL FLETCHER &THE DUKES 22.02</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">13.
LIBERTY SHIP WHAT
POINT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">14.
THE GALLERYS IMPERFECT
IMPERFECTION</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">15.
THE RISING I WANT
YOU</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">16.
PAISLEY SUNDAE HAD SOMEONE</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">17.
SAP
FEEL IT</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">18.
VIDA
GOING AROUND</span></span></div>
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Mod Speed Productionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14502356686454266165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970184552120087042.post-58987239219207533502016-09-27T14:51:00.003+01:002023-04-27T11:44:24.077+01:00Fay Hallam - House Of Now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">Queen of the Vidal bob hair-do, Fay Hallam paid her rock dues
fronting bands like The Prime Movers, Phaze, The Fay Hallam Trinity
and Makin' Time (with a pre- Charlatans Martin Blunt). She has
worked with Billy Childish, Graham Day, Alan Crockford and The
Bongolian, and has toured the UK and Europe extensively.</span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;">2016 finds
Fay having recorded possibly her strongest album to date; produced by
Paul Weller collaborator <a href="http://modspeedproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/andy-lewis-history-in-vinyl.html" target="_blank">Andy Lewis</a>, <i>House Of Now</i> is a collection of
progressive torch songs and filmic funk, ambitious and groovy; her
rhythm & blues inspiration still very apparent but fused with a
theatre-land soul reminiscent of musical freak-fests like <i>Godspell</i>,
<i>Superstar</i> or <i>Hair.</i> </span></span></div>
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All songs are written by Fay except for <i>His Name Is King</i>, a big
band gospel arrangement by Luis Bacalov, rediscovered by Quentin
Tarantino for his spaghetti film soundtrack, <i><span style="font-style: normal;"><i>Django
Unchained</i>.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Curious and conceptual, <i>House Of Now</i> is a timely fusion of
Fay Hallam's music and Musical influences.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-style: normal;">Available from <a href="http://www.wellsuspect.com/" target="_blank">Well Suspect Records. </a></span></i></span></span></div>
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