Tag Archives: Billy Mackenzie

Associates “Sulk” Ultrabox Aims For Excess…As Ever [part 1]

Posted on August 15, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Last week, the 40th Anniversary boxed set for Associates sumptuously heady “Sulk” arrived in my mail box and I’ve not yet been able to get past disc one, but we aim to dive deep into this classic right now, in … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 4]

Posted on April 22, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] Careful Curation So we’re certain that the music on the triple-fold digipak is excellent, but the package as a whole also meets that standard. The edition comes with a 24 page booklet with careful liner notes … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 3]

Posted on April 21, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] DISC 3: Liberty Lounge Liberty Lounge was for the numbers which were not straight electronica nor piano ballads. A catch-all for more conventional Pop/Rock/Soul derived music. The disc kicked off with three songs slotted in as … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie’s “Satellite Life” Box With Steve Aungle, Stands As His Definitive Late Statement [part 1]

Posted on April 18, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Billy MacKenzie: Satellite Life Recordings 1994-1996 – UK – 3xCD [2022] Disc 1: Winter Academy 1. Sing That Song Again2. Winter Academy3. Wild Is The Wind4. Blue It Is5. The Soul That Sighs6. Mother Earth7. And This She Knows8. When … Continue reading →

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It’s 2022: Time For The 40th Anniversary Ultrabox Of Associates’ Meisterwerk “Sulk”

Posted on March 30, 2022 by postpunkmonk

I’ve known about the 40th Anniversary DLX RM of Associates “Sulk” album for a few weeks now, but today is when it gets real for this Monk! This will be the fifth remastering of the crucial 1982 album; one of … Continue reading →

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Want List: Billy MacKenzie Box, “Satellite Life” Is Coming To Give The Big Picture Of His Final Years

Posted on February 7, 2022 by postpunkmonk

Following an eight part thread here at PPM dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of Billy MacKenzie’s tragic death, the new BSOG that was pre-announced by The Affectionate Bunch fan group on the commentary to the thread is now live for … Continue reading →

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Billy MacKenzie: The Second Decade After [part 8]

Posted on February 3, 2022 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] As someone who had immediately acted in 1992 on buying “Outernational,” I was one of the lucky few [estimated 500 in the initial Circa 1992 edition] to have gotten copies. As Billy’s legacy had grown in … Continue reading →

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