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MEGAUK 020LP
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Megaphone present the first vinyl issue of Silvain Vanot's Bethesda, originally released in 2009. From 1993 to 2002, French recording artist, Silvain Vanot released five albums on Virgin Disques and was blessed with critical praise and a faithful following. Singing in French, yet influenced by Americana, British pop, and Caribbean rhythms, collaborating with Jim O'Rourke, Marc Ribot, and Tanya Donelly, recording in Nashville and New York, opening for Sonic Youth, Silvain never was your typical "chanteur". Together Megaphone's Stephane Bismuth and Silvain gathered in Bethesda (Wales) an unorthodox assemblage of talents: Canterbury legend John Greaves (Henry Cow) on bass and keyboards, special guest BJ Cole on pedal steel guitar, Iain Templeton of Shack fame on drums, fellow colleague Renaud Gabriel Pion (John Cale, Hector Zazou) on bass clarinet, and flute, engineer Steve Powell (The Stairs, Michael Head & The Strands, Ella Guru) behind the desk and, of course, Silvain himself on guitars, harp, and a few other things. In one week they recorded eleven songs of lost love and wit, surrounded by snowy mountains and frozen lakes, sharing mutual tastes for silly jokes, improvisation, and absinthe (though not necessarily in that order). From the opening notes of "Ô Mon Tour", a country waltz with a discreet southern soul flavor to the soft eastern psychedelia of "Les Fleurs", via "Nature Boy (Étrange Garçon)", a French sailor take on Eden Ahbez's classic, Silvain takes you on the most unexpected voyage to Bethesda, a place which in Hebrew means "House of Grace". 180 gram vinyl. Includes one bonus track on the LP. Includes a digital download card with an additional bonus track. Includes a booklet and postcard enclosed with lyrics.
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AUK 020LP
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2022 repress; gatefold 2LP version. 2010 release. Recorded in early and late 2009 between Iceland & Berlin with a U.S. tour in between, The Brian Jonestown Massacre moved forward with this full-length album , Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?. Working with musicians Will Carruthers (ex-Spacemen 3 & Spiritualized), Unnur Andrea Einarsdottir and Felix from the Russian band Amazing Electronic Talking Cave and other musicians from France, Germany, and Iceland, this is the band's most multi-cultural release to date, while obviously keeping the band's trademark style throughout this album. Thirteen tracks ranging from ambient bhangra beats to rock to shoegazing, to gypsy influences of Eastern European music, and then back again to the subliminal, all twinged with the psychedelia of the band.
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