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"This selection delves deeper into their shared influences and inspirations, along with a subtle nod to digging for rare sampled beats; not perhaps a trait usually associated with B&S. World-wide psychedelic breaks thread the mix together; significantly so with two tracks from Broadcast bookending the first half that includes '60s dreamers the Wonder Who? and Joe Pass, father of Ethio-jazz Mulatu Astatke, harpist Dorothy Ashby and the 21st century beats of Gold Panda. Following a mid-second detour through dissonant post-punk and deep jazz courtesy of the Pop Group and Stan Tracey Quartet; recent releases from fellow Scots Remember Remember and South Carolina's Toro Y Moi rubs shoulders with Ce'cile's 2002. Cure referencing riddim 'Rude Bwoy Thug Life' and Blood Sweat & Tears classic version of 'Spinning Wheel.' For the obligatory Late Night Tales cover version, Belle and Sebastian have chosen the Primitive's 1988 pop-punk classic 'Crash,' recreated in the band's own inimitable style. Two beautiful records close the mix: Steve Parks haunting soul vocal 'Still Thinking of You' and an excerpt of the calm improvisation 'On the Other Ocean' from David Behrman's 1977 experimental album. As ever, the trip concludes with our bedtime story with the third part of Paul Morley's 'Lost for Words.'"
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"Formed in 2002 in Brooklyn, New York the band consists of multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, both alumni of Wesleyan University. Their 2008 debut Oracular Spectacular spawned the almost ubiquitous hit singles 'Kids,' 'Time To Pretend' and 'Electric Feel' while 2010's follow up 'Congratulations' saw them embrace more of a progressive, guitar-driven sound. The bands Late Night Tales selection of post-punk, cult indie and counter culture figureheads reflects the band's multifaceted sound, and draws comparisons with contemporary dreampop/chillwave/shoegaze/folk scenes on both side of the Atlantic. The listener finds MGMT presiding over the playlist 'after-the-after-party'; Luminaries the Velvet Underground, Suicide and Julian Cope, although not with their most famous songs, sit alongside less familiar names such as Disco Inferno; whose 'Can't See It Through' from their final '96 album Technicolour opens proceedings. MGMT's exclusive cover of 'All I ever Wanted Was Everything' by Bahhaus sits comfortably alongside the UK post-punk-gothic band's peers the Durutti Column, the Chills, and the Jacobites and Felt's brief but imposing instrumental 'Red Indians.' Paranoia strikes deep: the double header of Cheval Sombre's 'Troubled Mind' and 'Drug Song' by '60s Christian folk singer Dave Bixby accentuate the hope offered by the ever penitent Spacemen 3 (MGMT's second album Congratulations was recorded with founder Pete Kember aka Sonic Boom), who deliver 'Lord Can you Hear Me?' in respect to the beautiful closer 'Morning Splendor;' taken from Pauline Anna Storm's rare '82 LP Trans-Millenia Consort. Putting a full stop on the selection, music journalist and Art and Noise collaborator Paul Morley continues his 'Lost for Words' short story."
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ALN 025CD
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"Trentemoller is the Dane who did. He's been making electronic music of one kind of bent or another for over 15 years, first making his name as part of Trigbag, a live house act that toured extensively. But it's his solo material that has impacted on the dance community - and beyond. 'La Champagne' was a game-changer and his remixes of artists like Sharon Phillips secured his place as an artist with some serious chops. But that's not all he is. You can hear that yearning in his productions and its evident here, a sort of Protestant northern European melancholy. He is aided on his journey towards the Baltic by some heavy hitters, of course: Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, and This Mortal Coil. But that's not the story, it's not where the plot comes from, it's not where we're going. It's just a little indicator to reassure you we know the way. No. For it's in the dark beauty of Low's tremulous 'Amazing Grace' or even the way that the Shangri-Las' '(Remember) Walkin' In The Sand', surrounded by the similarly inclined, takes on a funereal gait. As we navigate the flatlands of your mind, we're helped along by a generous sprinkling of Anders' fellow Danes, like Darkness Falls (the atmosphere of this mix aptly encapsulated right there), Ekko, Chimes & Bells and the Late Night Tales tradition, Trentemoller's cover of Chris Isaacs' 'Blue Hotel', sung by Marie Fisker and Steen Jorgensen." Also includes tracks by M Ward, We Fell To Earth, Thee Oh Sees, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Ekko, Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds and The Black Angels.
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$15.00
NOT IN STOCK, SPECIAL ORDER
"Formed in small town Denton in Texas, over the course of almost a decade the five conscientious musicians have quietly become one of the most alluring acts to come out of America. Journeying across the plains of North America, the wilds of the British Isles and fleeting visits to Holland and Iceland, Midlake's Late Night Tales is a voyage through all that mesmerizes and enchants. Incorporating tracks from the likes of deeply seductive vocalist Scott Walker to Bjork (a frequent among the Late Night Tales compilations). Midlake's installment certainly does not disappoint. Beach House's captivating and thought provoking 'Silver Soul' further launches Midlake's compilation into the realm of the imaginary and magical. As with all Late Night Tales installments, Midlake add their own unique twist to the compilation with their exclusive and much honoured acoustic cover of Black Sabbath's 'Am I Going Insane.'" Other artists include: Bob Carpenter, Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Lazarus, Espers, Jimmie Spheeris, Scott Walker, Sandy Denny & Harry Robinson, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Jan Duindam, Twice as Much and Vashti, Sixto Rodriguez, Nico and The Band.
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ALN 011LP
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Triple LP version, unmixed.
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