Swedish electroduo Kite (Nicklas Stenemo & Christian Berg) returns again with brand new material simply titled "V". It´s been almost 1 1/2 year since their last release and this time the band has worked hard with the tracks to deliver their best and most complete work up-to-date.

Recorded in their brand new studio in Tranås/Sweden and then brought to Göteborg to be work together with mastermind Hans Olsson-Brookes for mixing and mastering in classic Svenska Gramofonstudion during February 2013. "V" holds 5 tracks and will be released as CD and a limited edition on 12" vinyl. Progress Productions says: "V" feels like bringing Kite to a brand new level. It feels like electronic pop took a great step in evolution. The band returns to China in the end of March for their THRID time for two selected shows, after this they are confirmed for some Swedish shows and festivals.

Progress Productions are giving away the first single "The Rhythm" for free download via soundcloud here

With the free download of the album "Monotonie & Gebete" (Monotony & Prayers) the Gruftschlampen (Crypt sluts) boarded the hearts of the Fans of bizarre music. Now the berlin-based duo returns with their new EP "Raben", which will be available as a free download from March 8th 2013 on and offers the prelude to the upcoming album.

 What you will receive is finest dark punk, that will stir the inveterate Deathrocker's heart. Dirty, dark, provocative... That's how the Gruftschlampen act in their lyrics, which simply express, what a lot of people keep in their minds. Here everything is outspoken. The whole gets perfected by aimed minimal-synth-sounds as well as melodic, swirling and raw guitars, that put your teeth on the edge.

The "Raben" EP is available from March 8th 2013 on as a free download on all well known portals as well as on afmusic

Tracklisting:

1. Der Winter kehrt zurück 01:16
2. Raben 03:56
3. Raben (Ravens versus Squeezed Cats) 03:54
4. Kalt (Tape Version) 04:08
5. Shakin' the coffin (Tape Disaster Mix) 08:12
6. Predigt (Blechschädel Mix) 05:28
7. Schwarz (Cabo de Gata Mix) 03:54
8. Ewiges Eis / Wir erinnern uns nicht mehr (Demoversion) 04:30

CULT OF DOM KELLER – The Cult Of Dom Keller – S / T LP – MNQ 037

The long awaited debut LP by Nottingham’s finest purveyors of psychedelic noise,.

Partially compiled from re-mastered and reworked versions of tracks previously included in the band’s self-released series of EPs, this new incarnation of Cult Of Dom Keller’s sounds also features three unreleased recordings.

This is the absolute first time that these recordings become available on vinyl, a format that perfectly complements the band’s meticulously textured and carnal sound.

A collection of fuzzily enrapturing and lysergically tinged compositions with an electronically infused backbone, the band’s debut might appear as a slight deviation from Mannequin’s traditional aesthetics. We have no doubt though that our connoisseur audience will appreciate the novelty and will instantly fall for these stupefying songs.

*Limited edition of 500 copies. Strongly recommended to fans of Spectrum, Spacemen 3, Faust, Wooden Shjips, Moon Duo, Psychic Ills, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and 13th Floor Elevators.

Tracks:

Swamp Heron

Eyes

Worlds

Heavy And Dead

Black Pullet Blues

Saguaro

You Are There In Me

This Is What It Feels To Live Your Life Dead

The Goat Skin Dream

All I Want Is Not Now

PHANTOM LOVE – Phantom Love – 12” EP – MNQ 036

The debut 12'' EP from Phantom Love, a mysterious Kosmische act from Southern Europe.

Emerging from the majestic and fiercely sun-trapped lands of the Old Continent, Phantom Love takes you along a dazing journey through a spectral yet dreamy haze of spacey psychedelia.

Drawing inspiration and guidance from the ever-revered mitt European and Mediterranean tradition of Kraut and Cosmic rock, Phantom Lovemanages to encapsulate and transcend the formulas normally associated with these genres.

A retro-futuristic feast for the ears, a production that is equally analogue and digital, haunting and exotic, Phantom Love’s debut is a sonic sculpture of obsessive arpeggios and reverb-drenched strings.

Against this arcane melodic canvas, tribal and shape-shifting drums structures fight and discipline the liquid interplay and superimposition of cymbals and cowbells delays.

*Limited Edition of 300 copies with artwork by Giandomenico Carpentieri. Strongly recommended to fans of Brian Eno, Klaus Schulze, John Carpenter, Carter Tutti, Stellar Om Source, Harald Grosskopf, Tangerine Dream, Beak, Zombie Zombie.

Lotus

Odeon Columns

Psychic June

Tropical Illness

THE COOMBE – The Coombe – 12” EP – MNQ 035

The Coombe began as a soundtrack collaboration between Karen Sharkey and Samuel De La Rosa (Led Er Est) for some animated short films Karen was producing while living in Queens, NY. After their move to Texas in 2012, further experimenting resulted in longer songs, noise suites, and field recordings that later would represent the essence of this EP.

The Coombe’s debut EP is an astonishingly graceful and multifaceted creature that effortlessly synthesizes psych rock, minimal folk and electronica.

Born and in part recorded in the desert, The Coombe is comprised of six mesmerizing gems that provide a rarefied glimpse into a touching and liquid soundscape.

These are songs for the enamored.

*Limited Edition of 300 copies with artwork by Giandomenico Carpentieri. Strongly recommended to fans of Five Or Six, Flaming Tunes, Led Er Est.

Tracks:

Drowning Hill

In Between Doors

Poulnabrone

Praying Mantis

Tierra Amarilla

Under The Mantle 1

Cherry Red Records releases the two classic albums by Pavlov's Dog on cd

PAMPERED MENIAL

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce a newly remastered edition of the classic 1975 debut album by American Progressive Rock group Pavlov’s Dog.

Formed in St. Louis in 1972, Pavlov’s Dog released this classic album in 1975 with a line–up of DAVID SURKAMP (Vocals, Guitar), DAVID HAMILTON (Keyboards), DOUG RAYBURN (Mellotron, Flute), MIKE SAFRON (Drums, Percussion), RICK STOCKTON (Bass), SEIGFRIED CARVER (Violin, Vitar, Viola) and STEVE SCORFINA (Lead Guitar).

Originally issued on the ABC label in the USA, the album soon appeared transferred to COLUMBIA and earned a global release.

A classic of the Progressive Rock genre, "Pampered Menial” has been newly remastered and the booklet fully restores the original album artwork and includes a new essay.

AT THE SOUND OF THE BELL

At the Sound of the Bell” was recorded in New York and London the following year and featured DAVID SURKAMP (Vocals, Guitar), DAVID HAMILTON (Keyboards), DOUG RAYBURN (Mellotron, Flute), RICHARD STOCKTON (Bass), STEPHEN SCORFINA (Lead Guitar) and THOMA NICKESON (Acoustic Guitar, Harmonies). The sessions saw contributions from former Yes and King Crimson member BILL BRUFORD (drums) and Roxy Music’s ANDY MACKAY (Saxophone) among others.

A classic of the Progressive Rock genre, "At the Sound of the Bell” has been newly remastered and the booklet fully restores the original album artwork and includes a new essay.

 

Classix Nouveaux was one of the first new romantic acts in England. Cherry Red Records revisit their third and final studio album here with the release of 1983's Secret. Although Classix Nouveaux's more guitar-heavy sound separated them from the mostly synthetic rhythms of Japan and Ultravox, the group's appetite for stylish fashion and danceable keyboards had them quickly associated with the new romantic movement. Formed in 1979 with Sal Solo (vocals), Mik Sweeney (bass), BP Hurding (drums), and Jak Airport (guitar), Classix Nouveaux originated in the punk underground, namely from the ashes of the controversial X-Ray Spex.

After banshee wailer Poly Styrene departed from X-Ray Spex, the remaining members held auditions for a replacement singer. The charismatic Solo won the approval of Styrene's former bandmates and they went on to record the album NIGHT PEOPLE (1981), followed by LA VERITE (1982). SECRET (1983) turned out to be a very appropriate title for most of the world, as this final album was Classix Nouveaux's best kept secret.

With top American producer, Alex Sadkin, at the helm Classix veered between the artistic experimental of Peter Gabriel and the synthy pop of the Thompson Twins. However if you are Polish, then this is THE Classix Nouveaux album as far as you are concerned, since it yielded massive hits with NEVER NEVER COMES and HEART FROM THE START.

The release coincided with Classix's first tour of Communist Poland. Few Western bands had been there, but the band arrived at Warsaw airport to hordes of screaming fans. Something akin to Beatlemania followed them there over the next three years.

SECRET did not produce major hits, but probably does represent the best studio artistry ever achieved by Classix Nouveaux.