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Record Review: Carmel – The Drum Is Everything
Carmel: The Drum Is Everything GER CD [1986] More, More, More Stormy Weather The Drum Is Everything I Thought I Was Going Mad The Prayer Rockin’ On Suicide Rue St. Denis Willow Weep For Me Tracks On My Tears Bad … Continue reading
Matt Bianco: Half A Minute
Matt Bianco: Half A Minute UK 12″ [1984] Half A Minute [ext. ver.] Matts Mood II [ext. ver.] When I bought the debut album by Matt Bianco in 1984, the cut that leaped off the wax to lodge deepest in … Continue reading
Record Review: Carmel – The Falling
Carmel: The Falling UK CD [1986] I’m Not Afraid Of You Let Me Know TOK The Falling Mama Told Me Not To Come Mercy Easy For You Sticks & Stones Sally I had first heard Carmel when there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1986, Brian Eno, Carmel, Carmel McCourt, David Motion, Gerry Darby, Jim Paris, NWOBJP, The Falling
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Want List: Full Series of Carmel DLX RMs
I just found out today that raving fave jazzpunk heroes Carmel have had all of their studio albums re-issued in DLX RMs with serious bonus tracks added. Released last month, the band’s six studio albums were re-issued by Drumfire Records … Continue reading
Record Review: Anne Pigalle – Everything Could Be So Perfect
Ms. Pigalle. The left field chanteuse of ZTT records. When ZTT erupted with their high-tech Trevor Horn crafted sound with the debuts of Art Of Noise, Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Propaganda in the ’83-’84 period, no one might have … Continue reading
Shopping for New Wave in Music City [part 1]
Last week I was out of town and incommunicado. The blog languished as a result, but it was worth it since my wife and I were meeting Charles [of Chas’ Crusty Old Wave fame] and his wife, Heather in Nashville, … Continue reading
Glossary Of Terms – 2: NWOBJP (the New Wave of British Jazz Pop)
While it’s the ’78-’82 period that’s nearest to my heart, one has to face facts and admit that by 1985 the Post-Punk train was clearly running out of steam. Most of my “core collection” groups had run adrift by the … Continue reading
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Post-Punk Monk 