Releases – February 2024

Peter Steele once said: “I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it’s motivational. I like old heavy metal when I’m outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me”. Unfortunately, we don’t know what this Jolly Green Giant would say about grindcore, but luckily, we do know how some top representatives of the world’s most extreme scene see Type O Negative.Blast No.1 is a tribute to Type O Negative, in ...

Peter Steele once said: “I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it’s motivational. I like old heavy metal when I’m outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me”. Unfortunately, we don’t know what this Jolly Green Giant would say about grindcore, but luckily, we do know how some top representatives of the world’s most extreme scene see Type O Negative.Blast No.1 is a tribute to Type O Negative, in ...

SOLD OUT In 2019 Cork alt-folk band Boa Morte returned from a 10 year hiatus to release this quiet gem of analbum on Gare du Nord Records. The band fuse elements of folk, electronica, ambience and fieldrecordings – synths, drones, piano, wind, strings and effects combine to produce a rich autumnalcocktail with hints of Smog, Will Oldham, late Talk Talk or a slowcore Beta Band.“There are haunting moments to this album that one doesn’t often find.” – For Folks Sake ...

SOLD OUT In 2019 Cork alt-folk band Boa Morte returned from a 10 year hiatus to release this quiet gem of analbum on Gare du Nord Records. The band fuse elements of folk, electronica, ambience and fieldrecordings – synths, drones, piano, wind, strings and effects combine to produce a rich autumnalcocktail with hints of Smog, Will Oldham, late Talk Talk or a slowcore Beta Band.“There are haunting moments to this album that one doesn’t often find.” – For Folks Sake ...

SOLD OUT Boa Morte’s fourth album, and their second release on Gare du Nord. Produced by Daniel Presleyand in collaboration with modern composer Justin Grounds, there are home-studio, band-room andattic recordings complimenting the main Black Mountain Studio sessions, where drones, repetition,minimalism, melodic interludes and found-sounds weave together seamlessly.“A very layered, intricate album…their best album to date.” – No More Workhorse 2023“At the border where slowcore meets neofolk… Total excellence.” – Norman Records 2023“Moments of quiet magic and hushed beauty” – ...

SOLD OUT Boa Morte’s fourth album, and their second release on Gare du Nord. Produced by Daniel Presleyand in collaboration with modern composer Justin Grounds, there are home-studio, band-room andattic recordings complimenting the main Black Mountain Studio sessions, where drones, repetition,minimalism, melodic interludes and found-sounds weave together seamlessly.“A very layered, intricate album…their best album to date.” – No More Workhorse 2023“At the border where slowcore meets neofolk… Total excellence.” – Norman Records 2023“Moments of quiet magic and hushed beauty” – ...

SOLD OUT Pressing of 100Historian and writer Joad R Wren recruits friends and family in The Unattached for this song cycledealing with loss, grief and loneliness, recounting the tales of lost dogs both real, metaphoric andmythic. Collaborators on the record include Joad’s sister Gwenifer Raymond, uncle Neil White, anddaughter Celia, along with Darren Hayman, Ian Button, John McGrath and Holly Rogers.The songs are at once lush, sensitive, bleak and unflinching – there’s a similar feeling to somethinglike Lou Reed’s Berlin, ...

SOLD OUT Pressing of 100Welcome to Woodberry Down is a collection of songs about the eponymous North London housingestate. Singer/lyricist Ben Brill’s family were among Woodberry Down’s first residents in 1950.Dubbed the estate of the future, and built on land that had previously been the preserve of the wealthy,Woodberry Down’s social homes were emblematic of a new post war optimism.Brill’s family called Woodberry Down home for over 50 years, eventually seeing the estate fall intomanaged decline. Not long after his ...

SOLD OUT Pressing of 50: hyper-limited CDR – numberedTwo unreleased electronic albums recorded in 1993 by a lineup featuring future Death In Vegasalumni Steve Hellier and Ian Button, with underground musician C.V. Edwards.In 1993 Steve Hellier, 2 years before founding Death In Vegas, had just ended his run on two dancelabels – Spare Beat Records (Hardcore) and Discrete Records (House) – releasing a series of nowsought-after 12” singles.Cliff Edwards was quietly honing and self-releasing his own lo-fi garden shed (kraut)rock ...

With one of the band members living in Canada and the rest in Spain, the Imperial Surfers have nothad many chances to play live in recent years. That’s why their annual reunions in Madrid are eagerly awaited by their legion of fans.During the last one in October 2022, they took the opportunity to get together into their PandorasVox cave, under the direction of maestro Frank Wella, and they recorded five new songs, both originals and covers, with a 60’s Northwest wild sound; ...

The WYLDE TRYFLES sound wild and out of control, playing their modern take on ultra‐fuzzedfemale‐fronted 60s garage‐punk, full of snotty garage vocals, screams, back from the grave vibes andhypnotic dangerous beat!So, what do they serve on their third Soundflat Records‐release “Outta Tyme”? You can expect theobvious classic fuzzy 60’s garage‐punk influence; at the same time a great portion of 80’s garagerevival‐legends inspiration like THE PANDORAS or THE CYNICS, and of course the WYLDE TRYFLESunique approach to their own sound.You get ...

A treasure trove of recordings from British producer Fran Ashcroft that defies time with revolutionaryAI technology. Ashcroft ingeniously constructs a sonic bridge spanning fifty years, connecting hispresent day self with echoes of his past. In The Songs That Never Were, old and new harmonize in atruly innovative yet delightfully vintage experience. From his very first recording, the groovy“Cabdriver,” to the cheeky piano-based gem “Waiting For The Britpop Revival,” this album deliversintrigue from the very first note to its final cut ...

Bedsit Poets make their long-awaited return after over a decade with their third album, All RoadsLead Me Back. The songwriting partnership of Amanda Thorpe and Edward Rogers has crafted amemorable album that retains the signature “heartaches and harmonies” that MOJO magazine aptlydescribed. Infused with elements of electronica and lounge vibes, it blends seamlessly with Englishfolk and the late seventies NYC scene, proving that the past can be reinvigorated with a fresh twist.1. Come See About Me2. London Town3. Pelican Club4 ...

“Art” is a riveting collaboration between LA’s virtuosos Matt Tecu and Fernando Perdomo,encapsulating the raw energy of live recording and frenetic songwriting into an electrifying studiosession. Renowned drummer Tecu, known for his dynamic performances alongside legends like NeilYoung and Fiona Apple, synergizes with the prodigious Perdomo, dubbed ‘The millennial answer toTodd Rundgren’ by LA Weekly. Their combined mastery conjures a soundscape that fuses ’70s guitartones, mellotrons, and groovy rhythms, journeying through time to bridge nostalgic tones with avantgarde innovation. Having already ...

This might be Americana. It might be something else altogether. Not everyone involved is an American. Some of the songs are about the South. Some are not. In the end, it’s all about roots. Where are they? What are they? How does the music grow out of them? Those are the good questions. The answers are always in the music and the lyrics. West End brings the answers to vinyl. Not afraid to rock, with a proper dose of twang and a foundation set ...