Various Artists
“The highly anticipated sixth volume of the well received electronic compilation series of tracks drawn from the vaults of the Color Tapes label. As with the other volumes you can find great examples of cold wave, minimal wave, and synth electronics made by obscure British bands in the 1980's such as: Berserk In A Hayfield, Lives of Angels, Silicon Valley, Modern Art, Disintegrators, Echophase, The Lord, and Mystery Plane.”
'Up there with V-O-D selections, the Color Tapes series so far has...
The very short-lived, Belgian, Kamikaze label was run by Marc Moulin (Placebo) in 1977. They only lasted long enough to release four albums, but it was a pretty impressive bunch:
The 1st Aksak Maboul, a Fred Van Hove release, the first Honeymoon Killers album and this, a sampler, which featured otherwise unavailable tracks by Ariel Kalma, Marc Moulin (including one very ‘out of character based on what I know’ tape piece, ala Alvin Lussier), Ilona Chale, Michael Moers and Robert Altaber.
This has..
“Sun Ra In Brasil is a Brazilian celebration of the music of Sun Ra. The album was recorded in 2022 in Bahia and São Paulo, Brazil, and highlights incredible talent in Jazz, Avant-Pop, Rap and poetry.
It includes such Brazilian forward-thinking artists such as Metá Metá, Edgar, Xênia França, Tiganá Santana, Max De Castro, Hamilton de Holanda, as well as 3x Grammy nominated vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and world renown musician and songwriter Meshell Ndgeocello.”
“A second collection of rare singles from the Gaiety Records label, featuring the cream of the mid-sixties crop of Canadian garage, punk, and psychedelic music! Highlights include more terrific songs from the Plague and Lexington Avenue, bands whose members would be better known when they created the Jarvis Street Revue. Twelve tough tracks by the Checkerlads, White Knights, Tomorrow's Keepsake, NRG, and Solid Reputation. The Gaiety roster was rich in talent (the 49th Parallel, Jarvis Street Review, and...