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Back in the present day. meanwhile. good things are happening. Like Larrikin Love's surf guitar-bustin‘ ‘Edwould' (Infectious) m , the folky quirk-pop of Field Music's ‘You’re Not Supposed To' (Memphis) .00 Dundonian Spare Snare's ‘SOrt It For Afterwards' (white label) 000. . a delightful recording that 's so economical it makes the Fence Collective seem like Sony. Real contenders for the top award this time are The Drones with ‘Shark Fin Blues' (ATP) 0.” . a gruffly measured alt.blues prowler, and Union of Knives. whose ‘l Decline EP’ (Stimulus) oooo is 803 as hell for the brilliant things no-one ever mentions — Talk Talk and Simple Minds and acid
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Yet it's a bargainous leftfield twofer one deal on this issue's Single of the Fortnight; the new split single by Aberdeen‘s :( (pronounced colonopenbracket as if you didn't know already) and ex-Bisers Data Panik. ‘Twin Chevron Action FIash'/'Control the Radical“ (Must Destroy) om no» might not crash the charts any time soon. but they're both songs by bands who utterly understand the uncanny, surging buzz of great pop music. (David Pollock)
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RADAR BROS The Fallen Leaf Pages (Chemikal Undergroundi O...
Imagine putting your tired head down on a plump, sWirly-patterned silken pillow. only to discover it's got hundreds of tiny pins sticking Out of it. Radar Bros write s0ngs which sound. on first listen. like lush. gentle. kindly things — whispered harmonies. swooning. echoey guitars. soft percussron — but there is darkness in their hearts and gravel in their souls. Lyrically morbid and
MILES DAVIS The Cellar Door Sessions 1970 Son, HMO 0...
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Devotees of Miles" Ira/x cck phase ‘.'.’lll see this mid-price six CD box as a treasure trove. although the less committed listener might well settle for. sa,. a ludicroust selected twole set.
The neatly packaged and well»documented box contains all the useable recordings from a l()lll*lll(}llt stint at the Washington club in December 1970. leading a hand that includes Keith Jarrett. Gary Bart/. Michael Henderson. Airto Moreira. Jack DeJohnette and final night guest John McLaughlin.
The presentation of a full club set on each disc inevitably means much repetition of tunes like 'Directions'. ‘Yesternow'. ‘Honky Tonk' and ‘What I Say". The music is almost all previously unreleased. and is characteristic of the /n a Silent Vr/ai'
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