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Breathless- Nailing Colours To The Wheel 12”
In general, I’ve always found Breathless to be one of the most underrated bands in the post-punk/dreampop spectrum. While many are familiar with Dominic Appleton’s voice via This Mortal Coil’s...
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Incee Wincee Spider- Don’t Know Anythin’ 7”
Here’s a razor sharp 7” from the UK, released in 1988. Was turned on to this one by Michael of Return to the East/The Anxiety of Love. Highly recommended for fans of Lack of Knowledge, Razor Penguins,...
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The Wild Flowers- The Joy of It All LP & Blue Hollow- Stealing a Whisper LP
Hope you’ll all indulge me for a little two-for-one post here. While these two records are generally unrelated, they sound incredibly complementary and it’s no stretch that if you love one, you’ll...
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Language From Memory- Fortune 7”
England was ripe with excellent DIY post-punk and minimal synth gems, bands inspired by Factory Records, early Cure singles, etc. Some of my favorite 7”s (Obscure By Degrees, Persons Unknown etc.)...
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Sits. Vacant- Alone In the Dark 7”
I’ve been curious about this single for some time now, first hearing the title track from Stéphane’s excellent Coldwave.fr website, and now, thanks to the always excellent Bx-59cppw, here we have the...
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Toccata- We Are the Sub-Machines 7”
I first heard this one on a cassette while sitting in a car outside the Wierd party with Martial Canterel and Nick from Crispy Nuggets, and we all couldn’t get enough of it. I’ve been trying to track...
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The Chyldren- Mortis Hora
Now that blog culture has come full circle, there are very few “holy grails” left to uncover. However, this LP has achieved near mythic status to me over the years after hearing a loose track ages...
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Sally Patience- The Triangle Man 7”
Before we get started on new posts for 2014, may I please direct your attention to the following re-rips and reuploads: B-Movie- Singles (new rips of Nowhere Girl, Remembrance Day, Marilyn Dreams,...
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Eirin Peryglus- Bronson 7”
Here’s an old favorite that the postman just dropped off at my door the other day, so I thought I’d celebrate with a fresh rip of this Welsh synthpop classic. Released in 1987, this is the first of...
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Indifferent Dance Centre- Flight & Pursuit 7”
This is another 7” that I’ve seen posted in the past, but I’ve cleaned up a donated rip here for maximum listening pleasure. Very lo-fi female-fronted post-punk here, two tracks that are as...
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Various Artists- Systems of Romance Vol. 7 & 8
I’ve been talking a big game about this Various Artists compilation series for a long time. So many allusions to the next installment of loose tracks have been made over the past few years, always...
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Breathless- Waterland 7”
We’ve discussed UK post-punk band Breathless here before in the past, and I can’t overstate their importance enough. They are, by and far, one of my all-time favorite bands- such beauty, brilliant...
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Glass Lady- Glass Lady 7”
By popular request, and with love from Nick at Crispy Nuggets (who hunted this one down, dropped the needle, and passed it over for a quick cleanup), we have a new and updated rip of the elusive Glass...
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Cassell Webb- Llano LP/CD
I’ve had this LP for YEARS- picked it up on a whim when I was carpet bombing Academy Records’ old Williamsburg location every other week. I recall liking it ok, but it took until yet another vinyl...
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Nick Haward- Grey Day 7”
Here’s an incredibly rare UK-released 7” from 1983, chock full that DIY minimal synth/post-punk vibe we all know and love. You may recall the A-side from the most recent SOR compilations, but until now...
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The Archaic Smile- Last Words 7”
Sorry for the delay, y’all. I have few things ripped to wrap up the year, so I hope to trickle out a few more posts before 2017 comes and goes. First up, here’s an excellent two-track 7” from 1981. In...
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Bikini Atoll- 7” discography
Here’s the full 7” discography by UK wave/post-punk band Bikini Atoll, who takes their name from a nuclear testing site in the Marshall Islands, located in the deep Pacific Ocean territory. As for the...
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Hambi & the Dance- Heartache LP + 25 Tears a Day 12”
Here’s one for the new romantics in the house! I originally picked this up a while ago at the urging of a friend, but kept it on the shelf for many years. Not sure why, but I reckon some of you can...
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Various Artists- Subtle Hints LP
This one was already featured on Mutant Sounds forever ago, but it’s due time for a new rip and a new light to shine on this excellent electronic compilation from 1983. It’s gotten quite rare and...
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The Blush- A Look From Outside 7”
No matter how much I try, I keep coming back to that early 1980s post-punk sound time and time again. Icy string synths, detached vocals, heavy driving bass, and razor sharp guitars. Nothing piques my...
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