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HHBTM 226LP
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"Kenneth Close and Tracy Wilson have built themselves a new universe in the form of a home recording studio to transport themselves a galaxy away from the grief, fear, and worry the pandemic brought. The duo dubbed themselves Outer World and they blasted off into an entirely new to them corner of the musical universe to create their debut album Who Does The Music Love? Close and Wilson had spent the previous decade creating technicolor post-punk pop as the band Positive No. Their final cinematic album Kyanite dabbled with electronic sounds and hints that had they remained active through the past three years, their indie rock genre banner would have been torn down to make way for something more-free adventurous. Their current home studio sits in the center of what they lovingly call the record womb, a computer surrounded by some 7,000 records and all their instruments/ recording gear. Tucked into the layers of Who Does The Music Love? is a century of recorded music from all over the world. There is the dynamic swing of a Swedish soul jazz singer on top of Bond worthy spy themes. There is the sensuality of France in the '60s when in swaggers a wink to '90s house music. There is a tug-o-war between a '70s angular post punk and experimental Brazilian psych. Cosmic Jazz, noisecore, freakbeat breaks, space age bachelor pad Moog mayhem, and the treatment of the iconic retro-future group Broadcast as a genre and chosen family. This diverse blend is just some of Outer World's psychedelic garage pop points of inspiration. It is music to make any crate digger's heart skip a beat."
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HHBTM 225LP
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"Throughout 2022, The Wedding Present's 24 Songs series saw the legendary indie band release two new tracks a month as double A sided 7"s, ultimately creating a much-sought-after box set. David Gedge has now re-curated full-length versions of all twenty-four tracks for a new compilation album that will also comprise five bonus recordings including one featuring The Wedding Present's first guitarist, Peter Solowka. 24 Songs was a doff of the cap to The Wedding Present's Hit Parade project of 30 years previous. That series proved to be a real milestone for the band with them becoming only the second-ever artist to achieve twelve Official UK Top 40 hits in a calendar year -- at the time something that only Elvis had achieved! David Gedge says: 'When it came to compiling the 24 Songs album, I decided not to sequence the tracks in chronological order. With six sides of vinyl, you have six 'beginnings' and six 'ends' to play with, and I felt that the opportunity to build some kind of a musical journey was too good to miss! Listening back to this collection, I have to say that I genuinely believe that, for this project, The Wedding Present have recorded some of the best tracks in our history. I loved releasing the singles, but it's satisfying to have them all rounded up together."
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HHBTM 221LP
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"HHBTM Records will release Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two by The Wedding Present on 1 July 2022. Locked Down And Stripped Back Volume Two features home recordings of Wedding Present and Cinerama classics, along with a previously unreleased song: 'That Would Only Happen In A Movie'. There is a bevy of guest stars on the album. Jon Stewart [of Platinum-album-selling Sleeper fame] reprises his new role as Wedding Present guitarist but is joined here by some Wedding Present members of old. Peter Solowka, from the band's first line-up appears on 'Nobody's Twisting Your Arm' playing his second instrument, the accordion, while Hit Parade guitarist Paul Dorrington contributes to a re-working of the Top 30 single 'Blue Eyes'. Long-time Wedding Present and Cinerama bass player Terry de Castro returns to infuse the album with her own unique style, while current Wedding Present bass player Melanie Howard takes over the lead vocal duties on a beautiful version of 'At The Edge Of The Sea'. Last, but certainly not least, Amelia Fletcher - backing vocalist on George Best and Bizarro -- also returns to the party! As on the first volume, each musician recorded and filmed their parts at home and, as before, it is fascinating to see how stripped-back arrangements bring out different aspects of these brilliant songs."
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HHBTM 207LP
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"Denver, Colorado DIY band American Culture blend the sounds of tape warble from that mix-tape your best friend made you way back when, the one who knew all the best music you've never heard before that opened up new worlds to you with traces of dub, Afrobeat, post-punk, college rock, stoner jams with touches of freedom rock, and endless punk sentiments, but not about destruction, but community."
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HHBTM 210LP
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"The Wedding Present recorded a full acoustic and stripped back album during the lock down from COVID-19 featuring classic Wedding Present hits and deep cuts and new tracks like 'We Should Be Together' which is a duet with Louise Wenner of the britpop band Sleeper. 12 tracks in all included 'My Favourite Dress' and 'You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends.'"
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HHBTM 204LP
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"Bristol UK's the Flatmates were only around for three years (1986-1989) releasing a handful of songs with a few of them being UK radio hits before disbanding. The band reformed with a new vocalist in 2013 and are now finally releasing a debut LP nearly 30 years after splitting up. Considered one of the bands that created the fuzzed-out guitar indie pop band formula along with the Wedding Present."
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HHBTM 186LP
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"Wyatt At The Coyote Palace is the tenth solo album from Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses/50 Foot Wave) since her solo debut Hips & Makers in 1994. WATCP is a 24-track double album that was written over the last five years during a turbulent period of her life while also being inspired by her son Wyatt and his fascination with an abandoned apartment building that was inhabited by coyotes."
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HHBTM 192LP
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"His Name Is Alive archive of lost vocals, shadowy choirs, fuzzed upside down, prog melodies flipped & reversed in a 2xLP. Black Wings was originally designed as a collection of outtakes, demos and experiments, combining beautifully layered acapella vocal harmonies with heavy fuzz riffs and sci-fi soundtrack synths, and was included in the Patterns of Light limited edition super set (2016) but quickly grew in stature and attracted attention as a fundamentally unique stand-alone release. Black Wings is 30-song cosmic double album housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve and collages an insane variety of styles including psychedelic rock, new age meditation, medieval choral, and the protometal prog of early Rush and Hawkwind, while lyrically covering heavily researched creation myths, visionary theology, particle physics, dragons and some feelings about the fundamental forces of nature and witchcraft. Black Wings is His Name is Alive's 101th release since their first cassette in 1986. HNIA spent 13 years recording for the legendary British label 4AD and in that time sold 100,000+ records, toured the world, received gold and platinum records for soundtracking Tom Cruise's nervous breakdown in the movie Jerry Maguire and collaborated on two short films with famed animators the Quay Brothers. Described variously by the press as 'Absolutely beautiful' (CMJ), 'A silver thread out of the labyrinth' (NME), 'Moody, ethereal' (Trouser Press), 'Lo-fi freakouts' (XL8R) and 'Haunted, wholly out of time or context' (Plan B), His Name Is Alive continues to mystify with its longstanding tradition of bedroom dream pop experimentation."
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