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spork ‘many of them
seriously’ cd album
SR 25032 distributed by cargo mesmerising
debut from hackney-based postspacerockers out now! also
available download single ‘phantom power’ b/w previously unreleased track
‘roctopus’ "an album of
imagination, brilliant invention and noise landscapes designed to intrigue
and titillate.. will be whispered as a favourite influence for years to
come" subba-cultcha.com "big brawny electronica laid over fuzzed-out trip hop beats.. ideal for drifting off in the early hours" plan b "dense astral guitars..
a killer groovy bass.. large cracks and thuds that spray up vapour into the
air.. set aside some time, some attention, and get stuck in"
thelineofbestfit.com available from itunes |
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bromide ‘the trouble
with... bromide’ cd album
SR 31072 distributed by cargo label
boss’s third adventure in lo-fi acoustic folk-poptrickery out now! also
available download single ‘looking for aliens’ b/w live favourite ‘sonic
youth’ “ultra-catchy, jangly acoustic pop
that reminds you of lloyd cole, teenage fanclub or american music club” soundsxp.com “memorable slices of acoustic whimsy” *** Q magazine “An off-kilter look at the
traumas, troubles, and triumphs of love Berridge has an air of a man at ease
with his emotions, able to take the hits and still come back fighting for
more. ‘Looking For Aliens’ would have even the most depressed student up on
the dancefloor stretching their drainpipes.. whilst his take on GBV’s ‘Game
Of Pricks’ is worthy of the old dog’s themselves.” americana-uk.com available from itunes |
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the rocks ‘asking for
trouble...’ cd album
SR 11112 released august 2004 distributed by cargo ‘If The Strokes
were fronted by a massive score of drugs that make you go Raaargh they’d
probably sound as anthemic as this’ The
Fly ‘Great
name, great band.. the rocks unleash an explosive debut album’ Music Week ‘A lucky
bag of very live and alive-sounding treats’ The Observer ‘..mix of
blazing guitars, shiny pop melodies and the kind of screaming normally
reserved for teen slasher movies’ The
Guardian available
from amazon.co.uk |
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the rocks ‘can you hear me?’ cd single SR 00012 + 7 inch SR 00017 released july 2004 distributed by cargo ‘Think The Clash being eaten by lions. Brilliant’ Rocksound ‘A stroppy, Britpoppy garage rock blast, vocalist
James Taylor howls like a man in dire need of a Strepsil. Which is good.’ NME available
from amazon.co.uk |
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the rocks ‘yessssssss!!!!’ cd singles compilation SR 55552 released april 2004 ( |
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the rocks
‘celeste’ cd single SR 80082 released november 2003 distributed by cargo ‘it’s
a girl-on-boy romp across brilliantly shimmering Britpop guitars that doesn’t
even come up for air, let alone a post-coital cigarette’. NME ‘an
artrock track equal to New Wave’s “Another Girl, Another Planet” Artrocker ‘a
mini mod pop anthem’ Drowned in Sound available
from amazon.co.uk |
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the rocks
‘we got it’ / ‘the bomb’ AA cd single SR 77342 + 7 inch SR
01092 released july 2003 distributed by cargo ‘Specialising
in off-the-wall rock’n’roll and delighting in the most shambolic of live
shows, The Rocks’ second single throws a subtle groove into the mix (‘We Got
it’) before going super-cool and obscure (The Bomb’). Given time this
self-destructive art offensive could do great things.’ Rocksound ’..a
track that not only declares it’s confidence, but demonstrates it. A bouncing
Motown bass and tickling drums define the groove, before James Taylor’s
Princey falsetto enters, then letting his larynx rip into the chorus. Combined
with the thrashier ‘The Bomb’, this is a real statement of intent from one of
the few British garage hopefuls.’ X-Ray available
from amazon.co.uk |
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the rocks
‘everybody in the place’ / ‘i won’t need you when you’re dead’ AA cd single SR 01382 + 7 inch SR
01387 released march 2003 distributed by cargo ‘It’s
the best debut of the year, and will probably remain so. It’s
institutionalised ‘..they
have the most pissed sounding vocalist since Shane MacGowan.. When he screams
‘JUST F**KING LEAVE IT’ during ‘Everybody In The Place’ it’s easy to
imagine that he really is in the middle of a fight, and it’s quite likely
that he started it.’ Kerrang available
from amazon.co.uk |
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bromide
‘no.space.anymore.even.inbetween.words’ cd album
SR 18873 released oct 2001 distributed by cargo ‘Delicate
and accomplished indie romanticism’ Time Out ‘Sounds
particularly like something Neil Young and Turin Breaks might have
collaborated on in the unlikely event they had met at school’ Q ‘Songs
that celebrate space and the time cats spend doing nothing’ The Organ ‘A
promising album in the vein of Smog, Silver Jews and Pinback. “Rollercoaster”
would be a jukebox classic in nowhereland’ Gonzo Circus ( available
from amazon.co.uk |
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bromide ‘if all your
dreams come true where are you going to sleep’ cd ep SR 46712
released feb 1998 distributed
by pinnacle ‘Quite
good British melodic hardcore-guitar stuff. Sure to be signed up by a major
and spoiled, just like Bivouac before them’ Time Out ‘Title
and pleasant surprise of the fortnight honours go to Bromide. This ep is in
turns edgy (proof) melodic (where it fell) and passionate (non committal)
bringing to mind other fine 3-piece outfits Husker Du and S*M*A*S*H. Which is
nice’ Ripple Mag (Leicester Uni) available
from amazon.co.uk |
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bromide ‘fool in my brain’ 7 inch single SR 61657
released june 1997 distributed
by pinnacle ‘Romping
indie pop blast that recalls the heyday of The Only Ones: “If you were dead I
could let go, Not while you’re still breathing though”’ The Times ‘More
hooks than the DIY department at Homebase’ Melody Maker available from amazon.co.uk |
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bromide ‘iscariot heart’ cd album SR
61652 released
feb 1997 distributed by pinnacle ‘A
bedroom mini classic that harks back to Kevin Ayers, discovers Sonic Youth
and has chronic lovesickness to spare’ Evening Standard ‘A
febrile soul who can do pop in many voices’ Melody Maker ‘Mainman
Simon Berridge has an ear for a canny tune and a keen lyrical eye for detail.
Front that with his Ray-Davies-meets-Lloyd-Cole crooning and you’re onto a
winner’ The Big Issue ‘Bright
shining songs that sound like they should be all evening Radio One.. search
this out it’s a bit of a gem’ The Organ available
from amazon.co.uk |
