THE PRODIGY Mastermind LIAM HOWLETT About The Death Of KEITH FLINT
Liam Howlett after he heard the news of band-member
and dear friend Keith Flint took his own life…
Month: September 2020
Trippy Bass Stories And Reggae Reverbs – Join JAH WOBBLE On His ‘IN DUB II’ Odyssey
27 September 2020
Artist: Jah Wobble (Stepney, London)
Who: Bass guitarist, singer, poet, composer and ex-key member of groundbreaking sonic innovators PiL, most memorable for their experimental classic Metal Box. In 1982 Wobble formed Invaders of the Heart and started his adventurous solo projects. His Discography.
Album: IN DUB II
Released: 25 September 2020
Cherry Records info: “Compiled and annotated by Wobble, who has also contributed some
of his paintings for the front cover and the booklet, IN DUB II picks up where its predecessor left off, sampling his 30 Hertz catalogue from 1990 onwards. Bringing this fascinating musical story up-to-date, IN DUB II also boasts two brand new recordings, ‘Silk Road Dub’ and ‘Yangqin Dub’, as well as three tracks from 2019’s EP, The Electro Dub Extravaganza. The front cover design reproduces one of Jah Wobble’s paintings, entitled ‘Tower Blocks on the Marshes ‘.”
This new double CD collection features his work with bands Invaders Of The Heart,
Deep Space, Temple Of Sound and the Nippon Dub Ensemble, plus collaborations with
singers Julie Campbell and Yulduz Usmanova among others.
Jah Wobble: ““All you’ve got to do is put a bass in my hand and an iPad and I’m away.
I get the iPad out and I start a track and within ten minutes it’s taken me. Every track you
work on is very different. Making music really captures me. ”
Turn Up The Volume: “Sorry, can’t speak now. I’m still somewhere
in space with this extended dub extravaganza on my headphones.”
The Odyssey in full…
JAH WOBBLE: Facebook
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Iconic artwork – AC/DC‘s 13th album – released 26 September 1995 – 25 years ago today
New Ace Album ‘WHAT YOU GONNA DO WHEN THE GRID GOES DOWN’ By Rap Icons PUBLIC ENEMY
26 September 2020
Band: Public Enemy
Album: What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? – 15th LP
with a long cast of guests: Cypress Hill, Mike D & Ad Rock, Run DMC, Nas,
Rhapsody, Ice-T, James Bomb, and more.
Released: 25 September 2020
NME says: Still bringing the noise after being in the game for over 30 years, this album is Public Enemy’s best effort since 1998’s ‘He Got Game’. Continuing to hold leaders accountable in a time when it’s truly needed, the group’s fearless expressions of truth sound right at home pinned to a jet-fuelled backdrop of rip-roaring beats that hammer your eardrums and capture everything hip-hop should stand for.” – Full review here. Score: 4/5.
Chuck D.: “My battle is with Trump – to look at this guy that I’ve known since the early ‘80s. I’m from New York and I’ve seen all his bullshit and the mind games that he’s played on the country and the world. He’s just got to go. Fuck waiting ‘til November. We’re trying to Nixonise this guy. We’re trying to get him to step down quick now. If the world can’t stand him and half the country can’t stand him, then why is he there?”
Full album…
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PUBLIC ENEMY: Facebook
From A To B – From ‘ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS’ To ‘GIRL DON’T COME’ By GARBAGE – Released 1995
The other side of the A…
26 September 2020
Band: Garbage
B-side: Girl Don’t Come and Sleep
A-side: Only Happy When It Rains
Released: 1995 – 25 years ago
Girl don’t come
If it’s all been said and done
Don’t hang around
Let them kick back off the ground
Come, Shirley…
– GIRL DON’T COME –
– SLEEP –
Five Firecrackers To STAY ON TRACK IN THE WEEKEND!
26 September / 27 September 2020
Five new firecrackers to bang-up your favorite 48 hours…
‘Blind Youth Industrial Park’ by METZ (Toronto)
Another clamorous knockout you need a police permit for to play it when your neighbors are at home. Rumour goes that the Richter scale collapsed when the Canadian three-piece recorded this haymaker. Their new longplayer Atlas Vending hit the streets on 9 October .
‘What Are Friends For?’ by THE SONDER BOMBS (Cleveland, Ohio)
New label for the UK/EU and new single for this rollicking 4-piece. “From the very beginning we knew this was a song that we wanted people to shake their butts too! I was dancing my heart out while tracking vocals for this one and I think that hype energy really came through in the final product” says frontwoman Willow Hawks about the new ripper. She’s definitely right.
It’s steamy, electrifying, swirling, and big fun! Get it now via Big Scary Monsters.
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‘Eletric War‘ by OSEES (Rhode Island, US)
Now I’m totally sure. John Dwyer never sleeps, he’s a 24/7 music-making maniac. Last week Osees‘ new LP Protean Threat came out and Dwyer already drops a new red-hot-blooded jackhammer from an upcoming EP. The man says: “People need some tunes right now and I think the artists community is making a good run of it. So much great shit is seeing light right now.” Thank you, John!
‘Hear Me Out’ by PIXIES
“All I’m trying to say is it’s alright” sings bassist Kim Deal, oh sorry… Paz Lenchantin. The glimmering guitar-driven pop song is actually from the sessions for their 2019 album ‘Beneath The Eyrie . It will be on a 12″ vinyl single, out October 16, with also a cover of T-Rex’s ‘Mambo Sun‘.
‘Ghosts’ by BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
The Boss who turned 71 yesterday and was born to run
still dances in the dark. His new album Letter To You is out on 23rd October.
See/hear you next week, music junkies…
Happy 75 To BRYAN FERRY
26 September 2020
The frontman, singer/songwriter and full-time playboy BRYAN FERRY of brilliant art/glam rockers Roxy Music (formed in 1970) celebrates his 75th birthday today. He was born on 26 September 1945 in Washington, County Durham, England.
Together with Brian Eno, he was Roxy‘s famous face. Also a smart dressed Casanova and dandy who had some much-publicized relationships with gorgeous models (like Jerry Hall), glamorous actresses, and jet-set pinups. He disbanded Roxy Music in 1982 and – started (already when he was still a member, in 1976) a very successful solo career.
To celebrate the star’s 75th birthday Turn Up The Volume‘s three timeless classics…
– LOVE IS THE DRUG –
– DO THE STRAND –
– LET’S STICK TOGETHER –
(A Wilbert Harrison cover. The video
featured his tiger Jerry Hall)
BRYAN FERRY: Facebook
ROXY MUSIC: Roxy Music
IDLES Unleashed Their New Boiling Third Album ‘ULTRA MONO’ And A Video Clip For Opener ‘WAR’
26 September 2020
Bristol fierce punks IDLES released their third LP called ULTRA MONO confirming
their status of boiling-and-sharp-mouthed in-your-face misfits.
NME‘s verdict: “The Bristol punks’ third album is a juggernaut that roars through sarcasm, defiance, compassion and controversy… Talbot and the gang have built a wall around themselves and their followers, but also spend about half the record peering over at the
hostile world outside, before lobbing a few flares in its general direction… It’s a bumpy ride,
but one worth taking… This record fuses the first album’s goofy sense of humour with ‘Joy’s’ brazen manifesto for a healthier society. Despite their imperfections and the often justified criticism, IDLES are ultimately a good thing. The band want to take you on a trip and for you
to enjoy the ride, and for the destination to be serene. Hold on tight.”
Full review here. Score 4/5.
Frontman JOE TALBOT is 100% convinced that…
Check for yourself…
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Simultaneously the band shared a video clip for the opening track WAR…
IDLES: Facebook
(photo by Turn Up The Volume!)
SMASHING PUMPKINS – Another Pair Of Songs From Upcoming Album ‘CYR’
New sonic impulses…
The new SMASHING PUMPKINS album (a double one) called CYR will
be for sale from 27 November on. Ringleader Billy Corgan produced the
records and James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jeff Schroeder joined him
in the studio.
The band already dropped two songs. The title track and ‘The Colour Of Love’ and
here’s another pair. CONFESSIONS OF A DOPAMINE ADDICT is an introspective
synth-scape ballad and WRATH comes from the same mellow angle with dreamy
Corgan vocals.
Listen here…
– CONFESSSIONS OF A DOPAMINE –
– WRATH –
SMASHING PUMPKINS: Facebook
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