Sarah Nixey - Night Walks - VINYL LP

Representing Seattle Funk. The Oscillators' debut album is deep, raw and energetic. Led by drummer oLLi kLoMp, the line up features members of the polyrhythmics, Rippin' Chicken, the Pulsations, Lucky Brown, the Trueloves, 45th Street Brass, The S.G.'s, and more... REAL, DEEP FUNK WITH A PSYCHEDELIC NUDGE.As of yet, as these words were written, the Oscillators is not a band. The Oscillators is an experimental recording collaboration that turned out swimmingly.Our gauge was this 'Do we like it?' No agenda or goal. The main mode being simply; create what we like out of thin air. Yet the air was heavy therefore create what we like out of thick air. Magical, gravy-thick air. Molecules, olli'cules. Alchemically thick. Apparently, we needed to sample something out-of-the-ordinary... The process is called, 'stackin- phat'. Minimal gear, maximum vibe. In fact, this process and this gear would make most educated sound engineers cringe but the players know.Pushing the tape... yes, tape! 4 track to be exact, pushing the tape to it's edge. First, stack two drum tracks. #bounce them to one primal track. Sometimes one drummer, sometimes two; 'a great drumbeat already contains melody.' This is your first layer of phat. Generally, unless the muse says otherwise, you wanna bring in your bass player next, gently caress guidance and encouragement (maybe a beer or a hit a grass), then he or she can stack the next layer of phat. The next few layers are where things really take off. Maybe it's guitar then horns, maybe keys. Maybe just horns. Whatever the tune calls for. Whatever the muse 'calls' for. Everyone stacking is simultaneously inspired, while hindered, by the previous layer; 'constricted genius' works of magic from thin/thick air.Most of the time the players weren't in the same room at the same time, and in some cases, haven't seen each other in years, but it sounds like a family

Formerly one third of the much-loved trio Black Box Recorder, alongside The Auteursa Luke Haines and Jesus and Mary Chain guitarist John Moore, the British singer-songwriter Sarah Nixey has steadily gained acclaim as a solo artist who makes savvy, sophisticated and poised pop. Delivering vocals with a detached elegance over opulent tracks, any perceived nonchalance in Nixeyas luxe, cut glass voice belies her empathy, where social commentary serves as protest, both explicit and implied. Like Billy Bragg deepfaked as prime Julie Andrews, this strange but effective juxtaposition radiates soft power. a-Lies of the Landa depicts a corrupt post-Brexit and Covid-19 world where inequality and division flourish. a-England's On Firea delves into the nuanced concepts of patriotism and nationalism, and a-Pleasure Baya narrates the story of a love affair with a deprived yet beautiful English seaside town, written after Nixey left London, drawn back to the Dorset coast. More than just a political record though, Nixey was drawn to the poetic elements of living too, telling stories of life and death, love and loss, conflicts and symmetry, in an intimate and close-up way, as if whispering secrets to her listeners. aœSea Fever explores the bittersweet beauty of human life amid a volatile world of changing seasons and brutal elements, a says Nixey. aœThese are songs of deep sorrow, remembrance, birth, and change, set against a backdrop of the sensuous natural world.aa-Rolling Wavesa explores profound grief following her beloved grandmother's death, while a-Spring Equinoxa celebrates the joy and awe of life after welcoming her first grandchild. a-At the Edge of the Foresta is a poignant story of someone losing their memory, and a-On This Wide Nighta recounts the early hours return home of a teenage runaway. Album Tracks 1. Witness Tree 2. The Sound of Falling Snow 3. Rolling

Two CDs. 40 years on, discover the story of Live Aid in a whole new way with 'Just For One Day - The Live Aid Musical'. Now a stage musical for London's West End (for an eight month run at the Shaftesbury Theatre) and an Original Cast Recording with 30 tracks from the show. The extraordinary 'Just for One Day The Live Aid Musical' is now also a fully realised rock album, capturing the passion, power, and urgency that made the 1985 response to the famine in Ethiopia a turning point in music history. As with the musical itself, it was created with the backing of Sir Bob Geldof, Midge Ure, Harvey Goldsmith and the Band Aid Trust. More than just a collection of songs, this album is a love letter to the '80s - a time of bold anthems, raw emotion, and an unshakable belief in music's power to change the world. This is not only a reworking of these legendary tracks, it's a celebration of their lasting impact, recorded in the same spaces as many of the original iconic songs. Album Tracks 1. Overture 2. Heroes 3. Rat Trap (Feat. Craige Els) 4. Drive (Feat. Abiona Omonua) 5. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (Feat. Jack Shalloo) 6. Do They Know It's Christmas? (Feed the World) 7. Radio Ga Ga 8. Stop Your Sobbing (Feat. Julie Atherton) 9. We Are the Champions (Feat. Collette Guitart & Jo Foster) 10. We Are the World 11. You're the Best Thing (Feat. Emily Ooi) 12. I'm Still Standing (Feat. Craige Els & Julie Atherton) 13. Bad 14. Message in a Bottle 15. Pinball Wizard (Feat. Joel Montague) 16. Dancing in the Streets (Feat. Danielle Steers & Ashley Campbell) 17. Summer of '69 (Feat. Collette Guitart) 18. Blowing in the Wind 19. Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) [Feat. Julie Atherton] 20. In the Air Tonight/Why Can't We Live Together (Feat. James Hameed, Danielle Steers & Ashley Campbell) 21. We Will Rock You/King of Roc