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jalindbloom | 13 May 2013 00:04
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new archival release featuring Kurt Ralske

Kurt Ralske's pre-Ultra Vivid Scene band ~ now available on Roaratorio:

DISSIPATED FACE WITH DANIEL CARTER
LIVE AT CBGB 1986
roar 30 7" EP

"Not since the early days of MC5 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit,
circa 1968, had there been such an organic melding of sheer metalesque
maelstrom and free jazz. These archival recordings from the legendary
punk club CBGB capture a moment in time when open-minded musicians
from the 'downtown scene' were exploring the possibility of bringing
Lou Reed's feedback-infested Metal Machine Music together with Albert
Ayler's Love Cry. Dissipated Face guitarist Kurt "Hologram" Ralske and
special guest saxophonist Daniel Carter provided that implausible link
between punk rock and avant garde jazz on these 1986 live recordings.
Fueled by the throbbing rhythms of Steve "X Dream" Popkin and Ben
"Face" Munves, who alternated on bass and drums, Ralske's twisted,
thrashing power chords and shrieking licks blend with Carter's
cathartic alto sax wailing to make the perfect union of disparate
worlds.

Ralske would go on to attain a certain level of indie rock fame with
Ultra Vivid Scene and subsequently make an impact as a London-based
producer-conceptualist-avant-popmeister and visual artist. Carter
would become one of the most ubiquitous figures on New York's free
jazz scene, recording with William Parker, David S. Ware, Billy Bang,
Alan Silva and Matthew Shipp and the cooperative bands Test and Other
Dimensions in Music. But for this one moment back in 1986, their paths
crossed with bandmates Popkin and Munves, and the results were
frighteningly intense." – Bill Milkowski. Cover artwork by Raymond
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jo | 4 Apr 2013 10:54
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Stolen Futures of Deaf Children - relates to Rachel Goswell

Lordy, two emails in as many weeks. Rachel doesn't mind her blog being
'outed', and wants to spread the word as much as possible to help create
awareness and get signatures for the petition - if anyone on here is able
to help spread the word, please do.

http://www.anexetermum.com/stolen-futuresndcscampaign/

The petition needs another 65,000 signatures in two months, so all help is
appreciated.

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jo | 14 Mar 2013 16:00
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Archive Videos

Just in case you've not spotted them yet, there are archive videos
appearing on YouTube.

4AD has a few lined up, and there's also the Beggars Archive channel (which
of course doesn't have any 4AD on it but covers most of the other Beggars
labels). Anything which is available on iTunes to buy should go live on
there eventually. One that isn't (yet) is Throwing Muses 'Fish'...

http://www.youtube.com/BeggarsArchive

http://www.youtube.com/4ADRecords

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Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen | 3 Feb 2013 00:14
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4AD interviews and reviews from the early 90s

I was digging through stuff in the basement today, and I found a small
mound of clippings from British music papers from the early 90s.  I had
forgotten that I had these clippings, but now I've scanned them and put
them up for your enjoyment here:

http://eyesore.no/pdf/index.html

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  bloggy blog http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no/

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Fedge | 8 Jan 2013 23:47
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Pixies : Gigantic

I was listening to Complete B Sides today when it struck me that, while it IS a b-side compilation, it also
served to "orphan" the "A side" title track Gigantic. The version of Gigantic on Surfer Rosa was produced
by Steve Albini and has been remastered a few times - once as GAD803CD, again on the MOFI CD and again on the
Minotaur box set. BUT - the BAD805CD version of Gigantic (produced by Gil Norton) exists only on that CD
single and remains unremastered. Not a big deal, but I felt like pointing it out.

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jo | 3 Jan 2013 09:58
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New Year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPRRPc2H47I

A little present from The Breeders, in case you missed it a couple of days
ago.

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barbiecbg | 23 Nov 2012 06:24
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Kohls Black Friday 2012

Kohls Black Friday 2012 November 23

Don't miss out 2012 year huge discounts of black friday November 23,
2012 at kohls department store for clothing, bed & bath, Home, toys, 
shoes, jewelry & watches, sports fan shop and many more.  In  clothing,
find for all family women, men, teens, baby, kids so family  can do shop
happily clothes for all of them. Same way all shoes and  jewelry also
for entire family.

Her are some of them top brands for home

     Bobby Flay
     Chaps
     KitchenAid
     Fiesta
     Food Network
     Home Classics
     Keurig
     Jennifer Lopez collection
     Samsonite
     Simply Vera Vera Wang
     SONOMA life + style

Brands for women

     Apt. 9
     Chaps
     Columbia
     Croft & Barrow
     daisy fuentes
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Fedge | 13 Sep 2012 00:36
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Silvertooth

Silvertooth

His Name Is Alive's Warren Defever has teamed up with Detroit's own Ethan Daniel Davidson to produce a
record that Paste Magazine describes as "old fashioned, natural and holistic." It's available for free
here: http://www.silvertoothmusic.com/

Ultra low-cost CD also available, with vinyl coming soon!

http://www.hisnameisalive.com/
http://www.silvermountainmedia.com/

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Richard Anvil | 23 Apr 2012 16:44
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News on 4AD history book


I have just recieved the following email from Martin Aston on an official history of 4AD book he is writing;

Hi Richard,

 
Good to hear from you. A quick summary of the book, then. I'm telling the story of 4AD, but more the years from
when Ivo and Peter Kent started the label in 1980 up to when Ivo sold his share back to Beggars in 1999 - in
other words the years that 4AD became a phenomenon, something that is still revered, adored and
influential to the present day. There will be closing chapters on what's happened to the label since Ivo
departed, but just as much on what's happened to Ivo and various other characters involved since. 

It's the first book I know of on 4AD, and given Factory, Creation and Rough Trade all have books on them, it's
about time 4AD got the same treatment. In any case, I've been writing about music for over 25 years, and have
written numerous features and reviews of 4AD bands and with Ivo. I have done various press bios on various
4AD signings too, and also the sleevenotes for the 1992 compilation Lilliput. And I wrote the This Mortal
Coil feature in MOJO at the end of 2011. So I hope I'm well qualified enough for the commited 4AD fan..

I'm interviewing as many people as possible, including Ivo and Vaughan Oliver (both already done), and
every band you can think of, unless someone suddenly doesn't want to take part, but so far, so good. 

With such a book, I am more telling the story of 4AD than the story of each and every individual artist and
band, however there is much crossover in terms of each artist/band's relationship with the label, at the
start and as time went on, and how one impacted on the other. 

The book is being published by HarperCollins and should be out summer of 2013, maybe a little earlier if it
all works out. 

And thanks for spreading the word
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Fedge | 26 Feb 2012 14:43
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2012 so far...

We are barely two months into 2012 and already there's a lot that's been released or announced on. Here is a
brief overview of the official 2012 4AD releases so you can keep score at home...

CAD3201
THE BIG PINK : Future This
* Japanese CD adds THREE bonus tracks
* iTunes version offers EXCLUSIVE bonus track

CAD3202
MARK LANEGAN BAND : Blues Funeral
* Japanese CD adds ONE bonus track

BAD3203
THE BIG PINK : Hit The Ground (Superman)

CAD3204CD
COLOURBOX : Colourbox
* 4xCD remastered box set

BAD 3205
BON IVER : Towers
* US version on Jagjaguwar doesn't come out until March 6

AD3206CDP
ATLAS SOUND : Mona Lisa
* Radio promo single, album version

EAD3207S
ST. VINCENT : Cheerleader
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Fedge | 14 Feb 2012 12:09
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Colourbox remastered box set

COLOURBOX • BOX SET

Release dates : 21 May 2012 (Europe) / 22 May 2012 (USA)

Today, in the wake of of the whole techno, trip-hop and electronica revolution, it's almost standard for
bands to comprise a pair of faceless technocrats, making the sort of sounds whose breadth and colour
exceeds the imagination of most traditional guitar bands. Back in the early Eighties, however, such
outfits were thin on the ground.

Colourbox emerged from the diverse mix of musical cultures that formed the post-punk era, inevitably
incorporating synthpop, indie, reggae, dub, soul and funk. They were dance pioneers in the pre-sampling
era, where effects were painstakingly created in the studio, and from 1982 to 1986 they created an
eclectic body of work incorporating their influences but imploded after the collaboration as
M/A/R/R/S, on Pump Up The Volume, went to No.1 – making them the only number one-hit wonders that never
bothered to release a follow-up recording.

To celebrate their 30th anniversary it only seems right that 4AD finally release the ultimate Colourbox
compilation. Entitled simply Colourbox (and why not? – the other albums are!) it is a 4 CD box set of all
their released studio recordings and mixes which has been sequenced by Martyn Young.

CD1 is the 1985 album, Colourbox, and includes all the tracks from the free album that was included with the
original 10,000 LPs. The second disc is the 7" singles and the third is the 12" mixes. The final disc has the 4
track mini-album, Colourbox, an unreleased early mix of Arena and eight tracks recorded in session for
the BBC.

DISC ONE
Sleepwalker
Just Give `em Whiskey
Say You
The Moon Is Blue
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