Releases – August 2024

Spectral Wound play black metal. Furious and visceral, untrammeled by esoteric posture or grasping idealism. It is music for the poisoned, the futile, the debauched and profane. The blooming of a flower of corruption, torn by cold winds.Following the raw early offering of Terra Nullius (Arcane Angels/Out of Season 2015) Spectral Wound continued their path of creeping, opulent decay and searing melody, weaving strands of Métal noir Québécois with the weft of the Scandinavian canon. Refining its sound over Infernal Decadence (Vendetta, 2018) and the ...

Spectral Wound play black metal. Furious and visceral, untrammeled by esoteric posture or graspingidealism. It is music for the poisoned, the futile, the debauched and profane. The blooming of a flower of corruption, torn by cold winds.Following the raw early offering of Terra Nullius (Arcane Angels/Out of Season 2015) Spectral Wound continued their path of creeping, opulent decay and searing melody, weaving strands of Métal noir Québécois with the weft of the Scandinavian canon. Refining its sound over Infernal Decadence(Vendetta, 2018) and the ...

Cold Wave of Color (CWOC) series•Early rare “cold wave” electronic music from the UK, early 1980’s, from the COLOR TAPES labelEssential documents from the 80’s UK cassette underground scene. The majority of tracks from these UK garage cold wave bands used synthesizer, drum machines and sequencers such as EMS VCS3, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Roland Juno 6, SH-09, TR-808, all playing a crucial part in the development of electronic music in the UK. In all of the volumes in this popular series you can find great ...

Following on from the superb and well-received first volume, we bring you a second volume of electronics, synth pop, cold wave and minimal tracks culled from the archives of the legendary Color Tapes cassette label, a key player in the 1980’s UK underground scene.Many of these tracks originally came out on cassette micro-editions back in the day; then again, we’re also bringing you several previously unreleased selections too! Includes rare cuts by the likes of Lives of Angels, Disintegrators, The Lord, WeR7, Mystery Plane ...

Our third collection of rare cold wave from the Color Tapes archives also includes a full color reprint of issue 2 of Color Tapes’ own Purple Twilight fanzine from 1985, featuring articles on bands such as Bushido and Mystery Plane, plus The Subway Organization cassette catalogue from 1985. An essential document from the 80’s UK cassette underground scene. The majority of tracks from these UK garage cold wave bands used synthesizer, drum machines and sequencers such as EMS VCS3, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Roland Juno ...

Fourth volume of the completely sold out (on vinyl) electronic compilation series of tracks from the 1980’s Color Tapes label—some released here for the first time!An essential document from the 80’s UK cassette underground scene. The majority of tracks from these UK garage cold wave bands used synthesizer, drum machines and sequencers such as EMS VCS3, Minimoog, Korg MS-20, Roland Juno 6, SH-09, TR-808, all playing a crucial part in the development of electronic music in the UK. As with the other volumes in this ...

Blinding (not literally — this CD will NOT cause blindness if used properly) fifth volume of cold wave/minimal synth obscurities sourced from hard or impossible-to-find tapes originally issued in the early-mid 80s! Color Tapes again reveal a hitherto unheard slice of British garage cold wave recordings ranging from certifiable dancefloor aces to synth escape pods and integers between.“A dead faithful go-to for vintage wave compilations in recent years, Color Tapes’ Cold Waves Of Color Volume 5 extends the cherry-picked selections of minimal and new ...

Another entry from the darkly enchanting minimal synth-pop and psych-tinged world of The Modern Art. As an introduction to the world of Coil and Current 93 collaborator (and Sun Dial main man) Gary Ramon and his orbiting bandmates, you can’t do better.“From a time when drummers were as rare as a tune with a melody. It could have been made yesterday, by one of those modern bands of foppish young men, whose parents’ record collection contained stuff like The Wake and Modern English. A ...

Welcome to the darkly enchanting minimal synth-pop and psych-tinged world of The Modern Art. As an introduction to the world of Coil and Current 93 collaborator Gary Ramon (Sun Dial) and his orbiting bandmates, you can’t do better.This remastered reissue of “Underwater Kites,” their very first cassette album, originally released in 1982, includes five previously unissued tracks from that session—two of which are not on our recent sold-out LP reissue. Formed by Ramon in the early 1980’s, Modern Art released ...

Mystery Plane formed in 1980 from the ashes of 70’s new wave band 3D5 who’s line-up alsofeatured future member of the Cure, Porl Thompson. This record was originally a democassette made in 1981 that was hawked around record labels with a view for release. LaterColor Tapes released a 100 copies edition. To support their demo at the time the band playedsuch gigs at the Marquee, Rock Garden and The Bridgehouse supporting bands such asFad Gadget, Modern English and Henry Padovani ...

•First ever release of this long-lost UK post-punk classic•Comes with poster insert with archive band photos and sleeve notes by the Good Missionaries’ Keith Rodway.“The hipness and success of London punk-explosion photocopy fanzine Sniffin’ Glue was almost entirely due to the irreverent, pugnacious sincerity of its founder/spark-plug Mark Perry. That Perry should form a band (Alternative TV) seemed a natural progression; that it was any good at all a surprise; that it maintained a stance utterly disdainful of compromise a small miracle.”The Good Missionaries emerged, ...

Rockpile were a British rock and roll group of the late 1970s and early 1980s, noted for their strong pub rock, rockabilly and power pop influences, and as a foundational influence on new wave. The band consisted of Dave Edmunds (vocals, guitar), Nick Lowe (vocals, bass guitar), Billy Bremner (vocals, guitar) and Terry Williams (drums). Rockpile recorded four studio albums, though only one (Seconds of Pleasure) was released under the Rockpile banner. Two other albums (Tracks on Wax 4 and Repeat When Necessary) were released ...

This is the story of Joe Meek’s first number one hit on Top Rank 1961.Johnny Remember Me was the A side and Side A of this Tea Chest Tapes release takes you through the whole process from Piano demo to Hit Record with out takes, early mix attempts and out takes along the way. Similarly the B-side of this release takes you on a similar journey for the single’s original Bside.Johnny Remember MeJohnny Remember Me – demoJohnny Remember Me – backing vocal takesJohnny ...

This is a German band with an English singer. Bags of energy and very skilful writing and musicianship throughout. The band’s second album but 1st for Western Star.12 original tracks.Tracklist1. Billy Turned Psycho2. Josephine3. She’s Comin’4. Invasion Of Stupidity5. Gypsy Life6. The Valley7. Tough Love, Taboos & Tattoos8. Trucker From Hell9. Shake Your Little Ass10. Washed Out11. Partner In Crime12. Personal GolgothaGENRE: Rockabilly/PsychobillyBARCODE: 0742978588974RELEASE DATE: 02/08/2024 ...

The brilliant debut album from The Skints, re-released on CD Beautiful gatefold digipack.Major headline shows, UK and international festivalsTracklisting:Mindless1. Get Me?2. Ya Know3. Contemplations Of The Modern Rudeboy4. Culture Vulture5. Murderer6. Bright Girl7. Change The Channel8. Sociopath9. Roanna’s SongGENRE: Reggae/Ska/PunkBARCODE: 689492102623RELEASE DATE: 02/08/2024 ...