04 November 2010 - 0 Comments

GREG JOHNSON – SECRET WEAPON

Secret Weapon is Greg Johnson’s first independent album since Everyday Distortions in 1995 and the first to be released in New Zealand on his own label JMA. Despite having a couple of offers on the table from major record companies, Greg Johnson opted to go it alone on his new album. Partnering with Auckland based music marketing company www.bandbutler.com, he has produced a career defining album. Secret Weapon was recorded at Greg’s Santa Monica studio between June and October 2010 and sees Greg returning to his roots.

For Fans of: Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga, Crowded House

STERIOGRAM – TAPING THE RADIO

Taping The Radio heralds Steriogram’s triumphant return to rock n roll mayhem! Mid 2009 saw the band reconvene in Los Angeles to record what is undoubtedly the bands strongest offering yet.. Taping The Radio is packed with sing a long anthem, commanding melodies and themes drawn from Steriograms twelve year career. A journey which has seen the Grammy Nominated band play thousands of shows across many countries, and in the process sell hundreds of thousands of records worldwide.

For Fans of: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys, Blink 182

RORY GALLAGHER – THE BEAT CLUB SESSIONS

Beat-Club was a German music programme that ran from September 1965 to December 1972. It was broadcast from Bremen, Germany and is notable for being the first German show to be based around popular music. Rory Gallagher was one of the shows most frequent visitors performing four times in the space of just over two years. This CD features 12 classic versions of Rory’s early solo material from three separate performances during 1971-72.

For Fans of: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, John Mayall

EL-P – WEAREALLGOINGTOBUNRINHELLMEGAMIXXX3

As a solo artist and frontman for seminal hip-hop group Company Flow or producer of Cannibal Ox, Cage, Mr. Lif, Aesop Rock, NIN, Beck, The Mars Volta an El-P production can drive you to hide underneath the bed, punch a wall and nod your head all at the same time. Comprised of original instrumentals as well as remix instrumentals to Kidz in the Hall's "Driving Down the Block" and Young Jeezy's "I Got This," “Weareallgointoburninhellmegamixxx3” represents songs that were meticulously crafted yet never found a home on a proper release.

For Fans of: DJ Shadow, Diplo, DJ Vadim

MATTHEW DEAR – BLACKCITY

Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The XX, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Hot Chip; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s “Body Language”. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none —and he’sjust hitting his stride. “BlackCity”is his darkest, most complete and engrossing work to date.

For Fans of: David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno

VARIOUS ARTISTS – SONGS FOR ENDLESS CITIES-VOLUME 1: BRACKLES

New !K7–affiliated label Cool in the Pool opens its account with a state of the art compilation from 24 year old Londoner Brackles. From the langorous, ethereal machine funk of Flying Lotus and the cosmic-jazz tinged 303 energy of Floating Points, the classy, stripped back future-soul of Roska  to the UR-style strains of Dorian Concept, “Songs for Endless Cities”… never stays in one musical place, but is a very much a coherent "whole"..

For Fans of: Flying Lotus, Rosko, Kode9

EDITS BY DANNY KRIVIT AKA MR. K. – VOL. 2:MUSIC OF THE EARTH

Strut Records re-kindle their involvement with one New York’s most revered DJs and re-edit pioneers, Danny Krivit, with a fresh album of essential new, rare and classic re-works, past and present. As a producer, Krivit is the acknowledged King Of The Edit and has been a major influence on today’s re-edit culture. After releasing a batch of his finest edits on the Edits By Mr. K compilation in 2003, Strut now delve back into the tape cupboard for an all-new edition, bringing together some of Krivit’s secret weapons in a wide-ranging selection covering soulful disco, funk and jazz.

For Fans of: Larry Levan, Dimitri From Paris, Frankie Knuckles

SEELAND – HOW TO LIVE

How To Live is Seeland’s follow up to their critically acclaimed debut Tomorrow Today. Moving away from the heavy drum machine dominated sound of their debut, How To Live is an altogether creamier confection. Mixed by Brian Duffy of Modified Toy Orchestra How To Live has a sound at the same time ancient and modern, like Joe Meek meets Kraftwerk or The Blue Nile produced by White Noise. Sharing the hallucinatory vibes of Exotica with bands like Ducktails and Javelin.

For Fans of: Broadcast, Beach House, Neon Indian

BETTY AND THE WEREWOLVES – TEATIME FAVOURITES

Betty and The Werewolves formed in 2007 and are three girls and one boy from London and Cambridge who whoop and howl through the night as their sweetly sung melodies collide with glitter-struck punk guitars. Taking inspiration from luminary lycanthropes Virginia Woolf and Grandma Wolf, they sing ditties about falling in love with David Cassidy and strange encounters on night buses, shouting all the while and scuffing up their party shoes.

For Fans of: Tender Trap, Dum Dum Girls, Holly Golightly

Thanks to www.border.co.nz for this story.

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