January 11 street date. Brian Auger's very first jazz piano album of his illustrious and award winning career marks a return to the instrument and the music that first entranced and enthralled him as a young boy. His musical journey, which began in austere post war London, and on which he absorbed so many varied styles of music, has indeed come full circle. Features tracks from a selection of Brian's musical influences, heroes and friends including 'Chelsea Bridge' by the great Billy Strayhorn, Freddie Hubbard's ever green 'Little Sunflower', the much loved standard 'There is No Greater Love' which Brian used to play in his original early 60's piano trio, and his own composition Victor's Delight which he wrote as a tribute to the great English Jazz musician Victor Feldman who he first encountered via his tenure with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.
January 11 street date. Brian Auger's very first jazz piano album of his illustrious and award winning career marks a return to the instrument and the music that first entranced and enthralled him as a young boy. His musical journey, which began in austere post war London, and on which he absorbed so many varied styles of music, has indeed come full circle. Features tracks from a selection of Brian's musical influences, heroes and friends including 'Chelsea Bridge' by the great Billy Strayhorn, Freddie Hubbard's ever green 'Little Sunflower', the much loved standard 'There is No Greater Love' which Brian used to play in his original early 60's piano trio, and his own composition Victor's Delight which he wrote as a tribute to the great English Jazz musician Victor Feldman who he first encountered via his tenure with The Cannonball Adderley Quintet.
March 26 street date. In 1978, inspired by the Disco boom, and particularly the space age Disco records emanating from the continent, ex-Shadows drummer Brian Bennett recorded what he described as "A Journey Into Discoid Funk". Housed in a striking, colourful sleeve, "Voyage" was a departure for Bennett, serving up infectious, cosmic disco/jazz/funk with a nod towards his earlier, post-Shadows funky library work. Fast forward to the noughties, when DJs, crate diggers and hip-hop artists are busy sampling old funk and disco records, a new generation discovered "Voyage". Released with Brian's blessing and overseen by his musician/composer son Warren, this 2-CD edition of "Voyage" boasts the addition of previously unissued working mixes of the album, plus the rare 7" edits from the single ‘Pendulum Force’. Key track "Solstice" has been sampled by around 60 different artists, including Kanye West, Nas, and Madlib.
March 6 street date. 2020 repress. Isle Of Jura's first LP reissue, the highly sought-after Voyage: A Journey Into Discoid Funk by Brian Bennett originally released in 1978. A cosmic disco classic completely remastered from the original master tapes by Matt Colton . Bootlegged badly in the past, reissued here with love now. The sound quality is top notch. Brian Bennett is best known as the drummer of the UK band The Shadows and as a composer of music for films and TV. During the 1980s, he was awarded two Ivor Novello awards and wrote music for a wide range of programs including Dallas , The Sweeney , and also the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer . In the '70s, Brian released four albums, the last of which was Voyage released in 1978 and his first concept album.
March 6 street date. 2020 repress. Isle Of Jura's first LP reissue, the highly sought-after Voyage: A Journey Into Discoid Funk by Brian Bennett originally released in 1978. A cosmic disco classic completely remastered from the original master tapes by Matt Colton . Bootlegged badly in the past, reissued here with love now. The sound quality is top notch. Brian Bennett is best known as the drummer of the UK band The Shadows and as a composer of music for films and TV. During the 1980s, he was awarded two Ivor Novello awards and wrote music for a wide range of programs including Dallas , The Sweeney , and also the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer . In the '70s, Brian released four albums, the last of which was Voyage released in 1978 and his first concept album.
July 6 street date. Adam Beyer presents a track for the CLR 10th anniversary label compilation called "Antistius." The track on the B-side is by CLR artist and mastering engineer Brian Sanhaji. His contribution to the compilation is pretty phat. This one is
called "Higgs," and the head of the CLR label has already played all over the place, with amazing responses.
December 10 street date. Bria is an intimate and incisive labour of love from multi-instrumentalists Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings, who have toured for years as members of Toronto four-piece FRIGS, whose 2018 debut "Basic Behaviour" was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. Making a mark in diverse genres from country to punk, both play as permanent members of Orville Peck’s band. Catapulted by a deep sense of dread and confusion in the depths of 2020, Salmena decided to forgo writing her own music. "I wanted to listen for what might reflect my life back to me", she says, "six tracks that could be my mirror". The result is a pointillistic knockout of an EP that weaves a landscape both luscious and a little rogue; showing us exactly what good songs can do. "Cuntry Covers Vol. 1" houses it all: well-worn favourites and lesser-known gems from Karen Dalton, John Cale, Waylon Jennings, The Walker Brothers, Lucinda Williams, and Mistress Mary. First vinyl pressing is on opaque light blue vinyl.
December 10 street date. Bria is an intimate and incisive labour of love from multi-instrumentalists Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings, who have toured for years as members of Toronto four-piece FRIGS, whose 2018 debut "Basic Behaviour" was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. Making a mark in diverse genres from country to punk, both play as permanent members of Orville Peck’s band. Catapulted by a deep sense of dread and confusion in the depths of 2020, Salmena decided to forgo writing her own music. "I wanted to listen for what might reflect my life back to me", she says, "six tracks that could be my mirror". The result is a pointillistic knockout of an EP that weaves a landscape both luscious and a little rogue; showing us exactly what good songs can do. "Cuntry Covers Vol. 1" houses it all: well-worn favourites and lesser-known gems from Karen Dalton, John Cale, Waylon Jennings, The Walker Brothers, Lucinda Williams, and Mistress Mary. First vinyl pressing is on opaque light blue vinyl.
December 10 street date. Bria is an intimate and incisive labour of love from multi-instrumentalists Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings, who have toured for years as members of Toronto four-piece FRIGS, whose 2018 debut "Basic Behaviour" was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. Making a mark in diverse genres from country to punk, both play as permanent members of Orville Peck’s band. Catapulted by a deep sense of dread and confusion in the depths of 2020, Salmena decided to forgo writing her own music. "I wanted to listen for what might reflect my life back to me", she says, "six tracks that could be my mirror". The result is a pointillistic knockout of an EP that weaves a landscape both luscious and a little rogue; showing us exactly what good songs can do. "Cuntry Covers Vol. 1" houses it all: well-worn favourites and lesser-known gems from Karen Dalton, John Cale, Waylon Jennings, The Walker Brothers, Lucinda Williams, and Mistress Mary. First vinyl pressing is on opaque light blue vinyl.
July 1 street date. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, The Brian Jonestowm Massacre returns with their 19th full-length studio album. "Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees" is the beginning of a thrilling new phase for Newcombe and his band. Joining him in the studio and remotely for this album were Ricky Maymi (guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums). The band are on a 34 date tour in North America with Mercury Rev at the moment, with festival appearances at Levitation in Angers, France in June, Elevation in Graz, Austria in July & NOX ORAE in Switzerland in August.
July 1 street date. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, The Brian Jonestowm Massacre returns with their 19th full-length studio album. "Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees" is the beginning of a thrilling new phase for Newcombe and his band. Joining him in the studio and remotely for this album were Ricky Maymi (guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums). The band are on a 34 date tour in North America with Mercury Rev at the moment, with festival appearances at Levitation in Angers, France in June, Elevation in Graz, Austria in July & NOX ORAE in Switzerland in August.
June 3 street date. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, the opening track "The Real" is from The Brian Jonestown Massacre's forthcoming album "Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees", while the second track "Where Do We Go From Here?" is exclusive to this release. With Anton Newcombe (vocals/guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums) playing on this offering. Cover artwork by Anthony Ausgang. Numbered and limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
June 3 street date. Recorded in Berlin and remotely between 2020 and 2021, the opening track "The Real" is from The Brian Jonestown Massacre's forthcoming album "Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees", while the second track "Where Do We Go From Here?" is exclusive to this release. With Anton Newcombe (vocals/guitars), Ryan Carlson Van Kriedt (keyboards), Hakon Adalsteinsson (guitar), Hallberg Daði Hallbergsson (bass), and Uri Rennert (drums) playing on this offering. Cover artwork by Anthony Ausgang. Numbered and limited to 1000 copies worldwide.
March 31 street date. Originally released in 1999, and now reissued (again) on 180 gram clear vinyl on A Records, Anton Newcombe's own record label. This six-song half hour album features the band's affecting more rural, lonesome-sounding tone and a moodier, more deliberate pace. The more traditional feel meshes well with Anton Newcombe’s twisting of country-gospel lyrical cliches into rock 'n' roll attitude. Limited to 1500 copies.
August 18 street date. The definition of melancholia is a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, which was the perfect title for the fourth full length album from instrumental mathrock band, Save Us From The Archon. The record was inspired by Guitarist Andrew Cresto’s personal struggle with depression, but instead of it being a negative, the end result is a “love letter to depression”. Every detail was well thought out and every note, lick, slide and grove that you’ll hear is preciously where Cresto envisioned it when writing the new songs. The track listing itself is included as the titles put together create phrases that perfectly convey the recurring theme of depression, ‘All I want is sleep within walls thread between trancing nostalgia. All I want is light of forgiveness until we unfold to find clarity lost in a reverie. All I want is endless.’ Musically, the growth Save Us From The Archon has made since their last release is evident, however they continue with the melodic guitars, intense drum patterns and strong bass lines that fans fell in love with. Listeners will experience the emotion behind each song and that’s exactly what the band strove for during the creation of this album.
Nov. 30 street date. Originally released in 1996, this 180 gram vinyl re-issue is the last in the 1990's EP series on Anton Newcombe's own 'a' Records label. This will not be released on CD. On the a-side, the EP features 3 versions of songs from the 'Bravery Repetition & Noise' sessions, and the B side features 4 tracks from the early beginnings of the band, from 1991 and 1992.
Aug. 30 street date. Remastered from the vinyl originals, here for the first time is a compilation of singles from the BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE. This double CD features 22 tracks, 14 of which have not been available on CD before (many of these tracks have shown up over the years on BJM albums in different versions)! It also features two tracks from the bands alter ego, ACID, recorded in 1993. The package comes with a 24 page booklet featuring the front and backs of all the picture sleeves of the original singles.
May 15 street date. A brand new album by the BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, recorded in Berlin in Anton Newcombe's studio and the infamous East German Radio Station "Studio East". Original BJM member Matt Hollywood plays on the album, which also features Will Carruthers (Spacemen 3, Spritualized), Constatine Karlis (Dimmer) and Thibault Pesenti (Rockcandys) helping out Anton. 'Aufheben' brings the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound mixed with eastern influences and brings it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years.
May 15 street date. A brand new album by the BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, recorded in Berlin in Anton Newcombe's studio and the infamous East German Radio Station "Studio East". Original BJM member Matt Hollywood plays on the album, which also features Will Carruthers (Spacemen 3, Spritualized), Constatine Karlis (Dimmer) and Thibault Pesenti (Rockcandys) helping out Anton. 'Aufheben' brings the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound mixed with eastern influences and brings it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years.
April 17 street date. Double 180 gram yellow vinyl with a white sunsplash edition of the BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE's sophomore album, which does, as promised, spring forth from the Rolling Stones' long-underrated 1967 masterpiece 'Their Satanic Majesties Request', copping not only Mick and Keith's leering bad-boy attitude but also their their rock-and-roll-circus spirit. Opening with the brilliant "All Around You (Intro)", a tongue-in-cheek guide to the mind-altering journey ahead, the record is a kaleidoscopic, drug-fueled freakout - like the Stones' namesake album, 'Second Request' is painted by Eastern drones and psychedelic tangents, each track bubbling with dozens of sound effects including sitars, mellotrons, farfisas, didgeridoos, tablas, congas, and glockenspiels.
March 19 street date. This six-song, half-hour CD the band’s affecting a more rural, lonesome-sounding tone and a moodier, more deliberate pace; the more traditional feel meshes well with Anton Newcombe's twisting of country-gospel lyrical clichés into rock & roll attitude.
October 18 street date. Give It Back! was the sixth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, originally released in 1997 by record label Bomp!. First time on 180g audiophile vinyl. Notably, this is the only album that features Peter Hayes, who later founded the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The sessions for the record were filmed for the documentary Dig!. Though only a couple of minutes of these sessions appear in the film.
November 26 street date. The Double 7" is coloured vinyl , you’ll have to buy it to find out what colour. Both CD & Vinyl are limited to 2,000 worldwide & are individually hand numbered from 1 to 2000. This EP contains one track from the seminal 'Aufheben' (Viholliseni Maala) , the other 3 tracks are exclusive to this release. Revolution Number Zero makes an appearance in a different version from the one available on the 8MM label’s compilation , Viholliseni Maala ( in the land of my enemy ) is a different version and with vocals performed (in English) by Matt Hollywood & Don't Say A Thing has never been heard before.
November 26 street date. This comes for the first time on 180grm black vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. Re-mastered for a vinyl release. This 15 track compilation spans the years 1995 - 2004 featuring key tracks from all their albums as well and live recordings and many unreleased tracks. Volume 2 will be released in early 2014. The album is seen as a classic Brian Jonestown Massacre release the CD was originally released in 1997. The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from San Francisco, California, led by guitarist/singer Anton Newcombe. Originally Newcombe was heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones' psychedelic phase - the name comes from Stones guitarist Brian Jones combined with a reference to cult leader Jim Jones, but his work in the 2000s has expanded into aesthetic dimensions approximating the UK Shoegazing genre of the 1990s and incorporating influences from world music, especially Middle Eastern and Brazilian music.
November 26 street date. The Double 7" is coloured vinyl , you’ll have to buy it to find out what colour. Both CD & Vinyl are limited to 2,000 worldwide & are individually hand numbered from 1 to 2000. This EP contains one track from the seminal 'Aufheben' (Viholliseni Maala) , the other 3 tracks are exclusive to this release. Revolution Number Zero makes an appearance in a different version from the one available on the 8MM label’s compilation , Viholliseni Maala ( in the land of my enemy ) is a different version and with vocals performed (in English) by Matt Hollywood & Don't Say A Thing has never been heard before.
May 20 street date. Available on 180 garm translucent & opaque coloured vinyl 2LP. Revelation is the first album that was fully recorded & produced at Anton’s recording studio in Berlin . It is the 14th full length release from the Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded from late 2012 to early 2014. With Anton Newcombe refining the 13 tracks that appear on the album The band are touring the UK & Ireland in 2014. Featuring Ricky Maymi an original member of the band plays on this album. It also features Joachim Alhund (Les Big Byrds), Constatine Karlis (Dimmer), & Ryan Van Kriedt (Asteroid #4) . Plus vocal performance in Swedish by Joachim Alhund (Les Big Byrds) on the opening track . This album brings the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound mixed with eastern influences & bringing it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years. Two dozen band members later and numerous 'ups and downs' (some have been famously sensationalized in the media ), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
May 19 street date (date change). Available on 180 gram translucent & opaque coloured vinyl 2LP. Revelation is the first album that was fully recorded & produced at Anton’s recording studio in Berlin . It is the 14th full length release from the Brian Jonestown Massacre recorded from late 2012 to early 2014. With Anton Newcombe refining the 13 tracks that appear on the album The band are touring the UK & Ireland in 2014. Featuring Ricky Maymi an original member of the band plays on this album. It also features Joachim Alhund (Les Big Byrds), Constatine Karlis (Dimmer), & Ryan Van Kriedt (Asteroid #4) . Plus vocal performance in Swedish by Joachim Alhund (Les Big Byrds) on the opening track . This album brings the traditional Brian Jonestown Massacre sound mixed with eastern influences & bringing it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years. Two dozen band members later and numerous 'ups and downs' (some have been famously sensationalized in the media ), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
Available now. "Forget the nutty name that sounds like it should be the monicker of a hardcore band, Brian Jonestown Massacre play brilliant 60’s inspired psychedlic pop. Their influences run the gamut of ‘60s beat: The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Small Faces, The Kinks, and The Byrds. BJM has managed to make retro pop sound contemporary in the Zombies and Kinks-like 'Jennifer' and the Animals influenced tracks 'Got My Eyes On You' and 'Nothing To Lose'. 'Love' sounds like it could have been a shoegazing classic. Many American bands mining the ‘60s for influences leave out the vital component, R&B, that gave ‘60s bands their great resonance - BJM doesn’t. This record’s got soul and sounds like a sure-fire bet for a spot on the end-of-year best lists." - Popmatters 8/10
November 11 street date. + - EP are 3 brand new & exclusive tracks recorded by Anton in is his studio in August 2014 after the band’s successful European tour The traditional BJM sound mixed with eastern influences & bringing it up to date with the benefit of all the additional weirdness that's been discovered in the past 40 years. Two dozen band members later and numerous "ups and downs" (some have been famously sensationalized in the media ), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe.
Excl. - Originally released in 2001 and now reissued on "a records", Anton Newcombe's own record label , "Bravery, Repetition and Noise" is available again on vinyl. Released on 180 gm Purple vinyl, this reissue is limited to 2,000 copies."Bravery, Repetition and Noise" is a dark dreamy album, rich in atmosphere, layered in waves of sound. The album's antecedents are clear--inspired as much by psychedelia as punk's nihilism, pulling both strands into a doom-laden, experimental sound quite distinct from anything that had come before or since.
This six-song, half-hour record shows the band affecting a more rural, lonesomesoundingtone and a moodier, more deliberate pace; the more traditional feel meshes well with Anton Newcombe's twisting of country-gospel lyrical cliches into rock &roll attitude.The Brian Jonestown Massacre is a psychedelic rock band originally from SanFrancisco, California, led by guitarist/singer Anton Newcombe.With The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre is one of the subjects of thedocumentary DIG!, winner of the 2004 Grand Jury Prize Documentary at Sundance. DIG! is also a part of the Permanent Collection of the NY Museum of Modern Art. Since therelease of DIG!, the band has achieved increasing critical acclaim and recognition,and has performed at Coachella and Lollapalooza in 2005 with special mentions fromthe NY Times and Washington Post. They have also toured the UK, Japan, Australia, aswell as Continental Europe. Clear vinyl (180 gram).
Excl. - Recorded in Liverpool, England and Reykjavik, Iceland, "My Bloody Underground" is the thirteenth full-length album released by The Brian Jonestown Massacre and first for BJM's leader Anton Newcombe’s own record label 'a recordings'. Fans and critics of Brian Jonestown Massacre have eagerly awaited a new album for 4 years now will not be disappointed. From the opening track, "Bring Me The Head Of Paul McCartney On Heather Mill's Wooden Peg (Dropping Bombs On The White House)" and throughout "My Bloody Underground's" 12 tracks and 75 minutes, the listener is taken on a trip that contains stirring visions of sunny Californian communes all the way to New York City bars on the Lower East Side. The entire album provides provocative glimpses into Anton Newcombe’s head, both the darkness and the light. Brian Jonestown Massacre has been somewhat of a musical commune for many respected musicians over the years. Bands like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks, The Silver Rockets, The Black Angels, The Ravenettes, The Dilettantes, Ride (Mark Gardener appears on "My Bloody Underground") are all part of BJM's musical family tree. Indeed, this is a band that has witnessed many incarnations since its inception in San Francisco in 1995. Two-dozen band members later and numerous "ups and downs" (check out "Dig!" the documentary based on both BJM and The Dandy Warhols), the one thing that has always remained consistent for this psychedelic, cult-like collective, is front man Mr. Anton Alfred Newcombe. Digipak.