Olivia Jean - Merry Widow - 7-INCH SINGLE [7 inch Vinyl Disc]

Tom Ware is a Grammy nominated engineer, producer and musician from Omaha Nebraska. Throughout the 70s and 80s Tom was the drummer for many bands, including Norman & The Rockwells, Toy boat Toy boat Toy boat, and Hit N Run. Because of his love for electronics, mechanics, and machines of any kind, he was always the only one who truly knew how pa systems worked. Tom got an entry level job at a Rainbow Studios and would work at the recording studio during the day, play evening gigs till 2 in the morning, then go back to the studio and work on new ideas all night. During these teeth cutting sessions, Tom worked by himself, following his instincts and creating sounds he loved to listen to. His reckless abandon approach and thrill to learn was a high octane fuel that resulted in his first solo self-titled album. The album's 10 songs were recorded and mixed between August & December of 1983 and self-released in early 1984. The album would be re-released in 1985 by independent Krautrock/Kosmische Musik tag Sky Records in Germany and re-titled 'The Fourth Circle'. Some of the instruments used on the LP were a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5, & Pro One, Simmons SDSV electronic drums, Roland TR-606 drum machine, & Hammond B3 organ. While recording this album Tom was influenced by new wave sounds of Yellow Magic Orchestra, the Berlin and Düsseldorf schools of pulsing synth music and the celestial realms of Jean Michel Jarre. All songs have been mastered and lacquer cut by George Horn at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley. Each LP is housed in a replica cover with computer graphics by Lars Erickson and photos by Ken Mayer and includes a postcard with liner notes by Tom Ware. (STREET DATE - 11/06/2017)

Strut revives a lost recording from the archives in January with a 2002 collaboration between acclaimed South African folk singer Vusi Mahlasela, singer songwriter Norman Zulu and Swedish jazz / soul collective Jive Connection.1. Prodigal Son 4.302. Umzala 4.013. Faceless People 5.01 4. Inkomo 4.005. Face To Face 4.18 6. Themba Lami 5.157. Intombi Ye Mbali 4.54 8. Push 4.459. Abantu Abangana Buso 4.44 10. Anastacia 5.42 11. Thululalele 5.19 12. Roots 3.33 13. Still 3.41 14. Son Of Prodigal Son 6.07

Olivia Jean is back on the scene with a brand new single 'Palladium', teaming up with April March (whose cover of 'Chick Habit' was featured in Tarantino's 'Death Proof'). The duo focuses their inimitable blend of danceable badass on three 'versions' of the same song. Each song is sung in English and in French. The 7' vinyl will contain side A en Francais 'Allons-y' and side B in English 'Let's Go'. All 6 versions will be available digitally. Super fun! Génialissime! Beautiful! C'est magnifique! Get to it!!