The Wytches - Three Mile Ditch - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2019 collection. In celebration of it's 10-year anniversary, Resonance is launching a series of compilations culled from it's vast catalog highlighting both living artists as well as jazz greats of the past. Wes' Best focuses on the jazz icon guitarist Wes Montgomery and includes material from his six releases on Resonance Records.

All Your Happy Life is the second album from English rock act The Wytches, out in September 2016 on Heavenly Recordings. The was recorded by Jim Sclavunos (Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds / Grinderman) in Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire and then Toe Rag in East London, and mixed by Sclavunos and Mikey Young. All Your Happy Life draws on a lifetime's worth of new experiences shoehorned into two whirlwind years since their acclaimed debut album Annabel Dream Reader. There's no difficult second album syndrome here. This black-hearted set is a combination of heavy comedown psychedelia and bilious and brilliant baroque 'n' roll. It's portentous and scathing. Scabrous and bold. Utterly nihilistic.

During a meteoric course which lasted around two years, Band Apart made a mark in the bubbling No Wave scene in New York & Europe, yet the duet remains among the era's unsung heroes. Consisting of New York-based poet & performance artist Jayne Bliss, and Marseille-based musician/producer M. Mader, Band Apart released a mesmerizing, eponymous 4-track EP in 1981, showcasing Jayne's arresting vocals and lyrics, immersed in the hazy, mysterious atmospheres conjured up by Mader. While being very connected to the time and place of their creation, these songs were ahead of their time. One of the first bands to join the Crammed Discs roster, Band Apart performed shows in New York and Europe, and went on to record a full-length album in 1983 which contained cult favorite tracks such as InchO My Beautiful SongInch and InchMarseilleInch. Sadly, the band fell apart shortly after the album's . This vinyl reissue comprises the initial EP as well as 5 tracks from the album. All tracks were freshly remastered from the original tapes.