‘Cafe Exil – New Adventures In European Music 1972-1980’
❉ If you care to trace the echoes of the past, and indeed the future, they’re all here.
ALBUM REVIEW
Ambient Sanctuaries: The world of Beaver & Krause
❉ C.J. Newman revisits one of the most significant collaborations of their time.
The Membranes: ‘What Nature Gives… Nature Takes Away’
❉ John Robb and friends explore the beauty and terror of nature.
Fleetwood Mac – ‘Before the Beginning’
❉ A new archival release from Peter Green’s original incarnation of Fleetwood Mac.
Birth of a Nation – Inevitable Records: An Independent Liverpool (1979-1986)
❉ Another splendid addition from Cherry Red to this fertile and febrile period in pop music history.
Beating Mr. Neg: Howard Jones – ‘Transform’
❉ There’s something for old & new fans of electropop in Jones’ first release of new material since 2015.
“Alike or Unlike as Trees”: Third Ear Band – ‘Alchemy’
❉ As a breakthrough piece for Third Ear Band, Alchemy truly lives up to the promise of its title, writes C.J. Newman.
‘The Bar-Kays: The Definitive Collection’ reviewed
❉ Paul Abbott reviews a triple-decker slab of Funk from Cherry Red’s Robinsongs label.
‘All The Young Droogs: 60 Juvenile Delinquent Wrecks’ reviewed
❉ This detour down Glam’s back alleys has more should-have-been hits than perhaps any other box set.
Viva Bananarama: ‘Drama’ and ‘Viva’ (Expanded Editions) reviewed
❉ Two of Bananarama’s most stylish albums finally receive the expanded edition treatment.