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Phorward – The Shamen – Released May 1989, Moksha Records Phorward is the third full-length release by psychedelic indie kids-turned rave geezers, The Shamen. Initially released on 10” vinyl, Phorward is not considered a full album but rather a “mini album”. Phorward was released just a few months after their second album, In Gorbachev We … Read more
X-Mix – Jack The Box – Hardfloor – May 4, 1998, !K7 Records X-Mix Jack the Box is a 1998 mix album from German acid techno pioneers Hardfloor. It’s packed with seminal acid house classics alongside some of Hardfloor’s own tracks. It is the seventh in the popular 90s X-Mix series, which also featured … Read more
In Gorbachev We Trust – The Shamen – 1989 – Released January 30th, 1989 Demon Records / Fiend 666 Named in honour of the last ever president of the USSR, the Shamen’s second studio album was a strange and seductive synergy of acid smiley euphoria, 60s psychedelia and concrete Soviet perestroika. It unknowingly inaugurated a … Read more
Right so eeeh… Now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for the release roundup for December 2024. Boo-Urns Of The Month Maceo Plex joins prestigious names like the Chemical Brothers and DJ Shadow by becoming my boo-urns of the month. Recently I’ve been going flat out to commemorate all the classic hiphop albums … Read more
Ireland at the end of the 1980s felt like being chained up in the leaky basement of Bob’s country bunker. Dance music meant either showband geriatrics or parish hall discos where they always played the national anthem at the end of the night. Though if you were really lucky you might get to hear the … Read more