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Jane And Barton – ‘Jane And Barton’ (Cherry Red, 1983/Optic Nerve Recordings, 2016)

“…if you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sound of a gentle breeze in the rushes as you laze on a soft picnic blanket, staring up into the blissful blue.”

1983, album, cherry red records, edward barton, indie, jane and barton, Jane lancaster, music, record

The Wolfgang Press – ‘Queer’ (4AD/Time Warner, 1991/1992)

“The city is weird now, like all cities are weird now—but Queer still thrills; it still makes me want to move.”

4ad, 4ad records, aaron tilford, andrew gray, mark cox, michael allen, warner US, wolfgang press

Felt – ‘The Splendour Of Fear’ (Cherry Red, 1984)

“…for me, the best album is The Splendour Of Fear.  It’s like a complete atmosphere, a complete mood….”- Lawrence, Felt

Robin Saville & Oliver Cherer – ‘Sizewell’ (Modern Aviation, 2019)

“Given the historical propensity of both to dabble in burbling synths, drones and conceptualities, it’s often difficult here to identify where Saville stops and Cherer starts (and vice versa). “

cassette, modern aviation, music, oliver cherer, robin saville, sizewell, tape

Unwed Sailor – ‘The Faithful Anchor’ (Lovesick Recordings, 2001)

“When someone hears Unwed Sailor, I want them to be able to reflect in their mind…To reflect on things they’ve been through, beautiful places they’ve been and experiences that have shaped them. I want their lives to be reflected in the songs.”

Thirteen Moons – ‘Origins’ (Wire Records, 1987)

“…a Kodak dreamscape of distant spires and dewy village greens…”

1987, origins, pastoral, thirteen moons, wire records

Pacific – ‘Inference’ (Creation Records, 1990)

“In every race, the also-ran, in every play, the understudy, at every festival, a bottom of the bill. And so to Pacific. “

1990, album, creation records, indie, inference, music, nineties, pacific, record

Insides – ‘Euphoria’ (Guernica, 1993)

“We’re not interested in being experimental or difficult. I see ‘Euphoria’ as this Astrid Gilberto thing, or even like the Bjork album: something pleasant, something nice.”

1993, 4ad, 4ad records, album, euphoria, guernica, insides, julian tardo, kirsty yates

Roe Enney – ‘Glare’ (Root Strata, 2017)

It was inevitable that, whilst many artists have readily embraced new developments in affordable, user-friendly home recording software, others have … More

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