Sparkle Division - To Feel Embraced - Turquoise - VINYL LP

A vibrant electronic fusion of lounge, jazz, and disco is maybe not the first (or fifth) thing you would expect to hear from one of the world's most renowned modern composers and ambient tape loop pioneers, but upon first listen, it makes so much sense that one wonders why it didn't happen sooner.After years of producing and mentoring slews of young artists in 1990s Williamsburg, Brooklyn, William Basinski moved to Los Angeles. There he hired a young studio assistant, Preston Wendel, who eventually introduced his own works to the curious composer. That spawned a creative partnership that inspired Wendel to persuade Basinski to haul out his saxophone. Five years later, SPARKLE DIVISION has arrived with their enchanting debut album, To Feel Embraced.Produced by SPARKLE DIVISION at Basinski's Musex International in Los Angeles, the duo were joined by a few notable friends Mrs. Leonora Russo (who Basinski affectionately calls Inchthe true Sicilian Sparkle Division, my Brooklyn Mom, the Queen of WilliamsburgInch) offers her sparkling voice to InchQueenie Got Her BluesInch; fabled free-jazz icon and genuine bodhisattva, the late Henry Grimes, contributed upright bass and violin to the aptly-named InchOh Henry!Inch (InchLotta babies gonna be born from this one,Inch Henry and Margaret Davis Grimes playfully declared); and London vocalist Xeli Grana offers her ethereal voice to the album's meditative title track.Conceived and nearly completed in 2016, the increasing environmental and political infernos gave Basinski and Wendel cold feet about unleashing a record intended to be fun, loving, and prone to bouts of euphoria. But as Basinski exclaimed, InchWell, damn it, if the time ain't right now, it never will be! Let's do this!Inch

Coming Feburary 12th Bailter Space's Wammo is back in print for the first time since the album's 25 years ago. The LP is pressed onto limited transparent orange vinyl and features newly remastered audio from the original session reels. The rounds out Matador Revisionist History 2020, the tag's ongoing catalog campaign that includes recent reissues from Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Guided by Voices and more.

1969. Two gorgeous young interns in the film industry get invited to a glamorous A-list Hollywood party in the Trousdale Estates - in one of those fabulous pavilion-style mid-century modern homes at the top of Beverly Hills. They go in their best mod clewths. Eyes popping at the technicolor scene of Hollywood stars smoking and drinking in the sunken living room, they do as instructed and have some punch and watch - wallflower style as drama ensues... oh, and the the house is owned by Foxy, the pimp and drug dealer who everybody there owes munty, hunty... and he's ready to get paid! Oh yeah, and the punch is dosed with LSD25. They manage to make it home, panties and purses and shoes intact and will never forget this party for as long as they live.