in a similar orbit - a compilation reissued on Strangelove compiling their work, a mix of Venezuelan folk, jazz-funk and early synth-pop, ie a South American take on Sade at their most balearic. It's really good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJhE8lxlp3Y
― boxedjoy, Friday, 7 June 2019 07:35 (four years ago) link
Awesome! Been looking forward to more Venezuelan stuff getting on reissue label's radars after those two Soul Jazz comps.
― Daniel_Rf, Friday, 7 June 2019 10:43 (four years ago) link
i was uber happy the Frank Harris and Maria Marquez comp came out. I have been searching for more of their music since I fell in love with Canto Del Pilon when it was included on a Ralph Records comp in 1987. It only took 32 years!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AuSFZEn6x4
― stirmonster, Friday, 7 June 2019 13:32 (four years ago) link
yes, love room is gorgeous
― Br. Des Shadows (NickB), Friday, 7 June 2019 13:35 (four years ago) link
TRjj Music Compilation "12 Dances" on STROOM is fucking brilliant and quite singular. I suppose kind of Pablo's Eye + Tirza without the vocals but weirder.
― Funky Isolations (jed_), Sunday, 21 July 2019 22:28 (four years ago) link
I agree!
― paolo, Monday, 22 July 2019 08:11 (four years ago) link
While we're talking about Stroom I'd like to say that their Kyoto/Zoe Sinatra split 12" is just about perfect and probably my single of the year so far, even if both of the tracks are from the 80s.
― paolo, Monday, 22 July 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
Super happy to be able to finally announce this one, it’s one we’ve been trying to make happen since we started the label! MFM042 ‘Broken Belief’ is a collection of ten tracks from Japanese musician Toshifumi Hinata recorded between 1985/1987..https://t.co/bjtP2U2bWm— Music From Memory (@MusicFromMemory) July 31, 2019
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
Website and bandcamp not even updated w/ it, it seems, but this is great news!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 13:38 (four years ago) link
that is great news. he is long overdue some love and more accessibility.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 31 July 2019 15:30 (four years ago) link
I really love this song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC2sCOiCgf4
― ban golf (jed_), Thursday, 12 September 2019 17:19 (four years ago) link
amazing that a song like that was left off the debut album despite being recorded for it.
― ban golf (jed_), Thursday, 12 September 2019 17:23 (four years ago) link
on to the original 1983 album by The System, to clarify.
― ban golf (jed_), Thursday, 12 September 2019 17:33 (four years ago) link
Wait, is this the "You Are In My System" System? Talk about being ahead of the curve!
― henry s, Thursday, 12 September 2019 18:35 (four years ago) link
No this is the English The System
https://www.musicfrommemory.com/release/6298/the-system/the-system-ep
― ban golf (jed_), Thursday, 12 September 2019 19:50 (four years ago) link
Robert Lamb was a member and went on to produce a lot of Stephen Duffy/Lilac Time records
― groovypanda, Thursday, 12 September 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
someone unpack the lyrical content of 'almost grown' for me please
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Thursday, 12 September 2019 20:45 (four years ago) link
It seems to be a father singing about a teenage daughter he can't communicate with and their relationship has broken down so much that she's leaving home and he feels regret. I admit that it's a strange subject matter for a song. I'd never really thought about it before you asked.
― ban golf (jed_), Friday, 13 September 2019 12:53 (four years ago) link
that is a hell of a song (almost grown)
― brimstead, Saturday, 14 September 2019 05:21 (four years ago) link
Is the second Outro Tempo comp as good as the first one?
― paolo, Saturday, 14 September 2019 09:06 (four years ago) link
I think I prefer the second
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 14 September 2019 09:54 (four years ago) link
I picked it up yesterday and I think you might be right
― paolo, Sunday, 15 September 2019 08:50 (four years ago) link
Jed - there's a new TRJJ EP out on Stroom. Just so you know
― paolo, Sunday, 15 September 2019 08:51 (four years ago) link
cheers, paolo. I've been buying things from their own page too, many of which are one euro or pay what you want.
https://trimusic2.bandcamp.com/
― ban golf (jed_), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:29 (four years ago) link
can recommend the Wanda Holt releases.
― ban golf (jed_), Monday, 16 September 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
and the Subaru one which, iirc, is free if you want it free. bandcamp doesn't show me the price any more because I already have it. I never pay nothing for "pay what you want" releases, fwiw.
― ban golf (jed_), Monday, 16 September 2019 01:17 (four years ago) link
and forgotten Scottish wonders Vazz, too.
― stirmonster, Monday, 16 September 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
Going back to MFM, Test Pressing have been repping this new Toshifumi Hinata comp. Haven't heard it myself but looks interesting:
http://testpressing.org/2019/09/toshifumi-hinata-broken-belief-music-from-memory/
― millmeister, Monday, 16 September 2019 14:25 (four years ago) link
the shakti reissue on stroom is sublime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPre5bWhbY
^ i mean this song jesus god
― the creator has a mazda van (NickB), Saturday, 28 September 2019 10:51 (four years ago) link
that's awesome.
― What a ridiculous clusterfuck of totally uncool jokers (jed_), Sunday, 29 September 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
the Shakti reissue has "Rainbows" which features Jade 4U (of "Injected With A Poison" fame) which I've been hoping would turn up for a few years since I heard it in a Dream Chimney mix
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 29 September 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9yCwRoo7vk
really into this bit of pop-reggae which has been reissued on Smiling C, similar axis to the outsider pop failures that Stroom and MfM are unearthing
― boxedjoy, Sunday, 29 September 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
Have been really enjoying this MfM mix: https://soundcloud.com/music-from-memory/mfm-mix-008-dk
― toby, Monday, 30 September 2019 06:19 (four years ago) link
Anyone seen Ziggy from Stroom DJing? Because I'm going to see him in a few weeks >>>>>
― paolo, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 11:20 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECYMydGWQ4s
Their recent EP from Benjamin Lew is a bit special
― paolo, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 11:22 (four years ago) link
Contains three tracks from Benjamin Lew and Steven Brown's excellent Douzième Journée: Le Verbe, La Parure, L'Amour, from 1982. A bit weird that Brown is not credited on this 12" release.
― willem, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 13:43 (four years ago) link
is that in Glasgow paolo? I can't imagine it not being excellent
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 20:16 (four years ago) link
Sure is! Wanna go?
https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1352923
I've heard a few mixes from Ziggy/Nosedrip and they've been excellent but more for home listening, so it'll be interesting to hear what kind of stuff he plays in the club. I'm old enough that I'd be happy with six hours of home listening music in the club though.
― paolo, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 09:39 (four years ago) link
they put this out a few years ago but I've only just heard it. really good. liquid liquid-ish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxDE0SIM350
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Wednesday, 4 December 2019 11:10 (four years ago) link
Its the same night as my Xmas work night out. I'll need to "have a word" and see how early and easily I can sneak out
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 4 December 2019 12:29 (four years ago) link
Did either of you (or anyone else) go? I am willing to bet it was far better than my attendance at an ABBA tribute night
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 21 December 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
It was great! Ziggy and his pal Victor de Roo know how to work a crowd. They even played some garage, which I did not see coming.
― paolo, Saturday, 21 December 2019 20:09 (four years ago) link
breaking my heart here
― boxedjoy, Saturday, 21 December 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link
Love this Pablo's Eye track from the Stroom compilation, the one called Bardo for Pablo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Mr49X22w4
The album is good but this track is awesome.
(I take it this is the low countries reissuers thread rather than just MfM)
Stroom's pricing angle on Bandcamp kinda frustrates me. It's €12.50 + vat to buy from them on there but you can but it on boomkat for £3.99 (inc vat) and the vinyl was only €16+vat initially. often they put things on at the same price for digital d/l and vinyl and the vinyl includes a digital d/l! MfM too also charge too much for digital only, imo. Obv they both do good work and I'd like to support them on bandcamp, ideally, but it's not very helpful at times.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:00 (four years ago) link
The drums on that track are so great.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link
this one, for example:
https://stroomtv.bandcamp.com/album/cloud-over-maroma
Buy Record/Vinyl €20 EUR or more
Buy Digital Album €20 EUR or more
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:44 (four years ago) link
and the vinyl
Includes unlimited streaming of Cloud Over Maroma via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:45 (four years ago) link
it's £6.99 on boomkat.
Sorry to make the thread about this, it just seems like bad at business. Totally love and support everything they do.
― Heavy Messages (jed_), Monday, 11 May 2020 22:49 (four years ago) link
MfM and the more chill Stroom releases (especially the Cybe album) have been on heavy rotation at Chez Paolo during the current unpleasantness. I've got about £70 worth of MfM records arriving in the post sometime soon as well
― paolo, Tuesday, 12 May 2020 08:41 (four years ago) link
xp
No that's totally a peeve with some labels' digital or specifically Bandcamp pricing, especially with the VAT thing. It makes it an awkward choice if nothing 3lse, and takes the piss really as they will be making proportionally more straight profit on the digitial.
― ceci n'est pas un ppe (Noel Emits), Tuesday, 12 May 2020 09:04 (four years ago) link