Vendor: The KVB
Type: Music CD
Price:
35.47
Underground coldwave duo The KVB are back with their most potent and immediate record yet. Produced and mixed by Andy Savours (Black Country New Road, My Bloody Valentine, The Horrors) 'Unity' represents an exciting development in the band's sonic journey.
Across the album's ten songs, The KVB masterfully pulls together their trademark components; radiant guitars, textural synths, and an ear for a moody, brooding melody all presented here with renewed dynamism.
Throughout the album lyrical themes combine double meanings and sleight of hand is present; Le Corbousier's brutalist 'Unité d'habitation' informs the title track and via the French-to-English translation 'Unité' becomes 'Unity' - a rallying cry to totality on the dancefloor. 'Unbound' is informed by the classic shoegaze stylings of Slowdive and Ride but also late-modern poet Keston Sutherland and the idea of recreating a special moment lost to the past.
Blending reverb-soaked shoegaze with minimalist electronic production, The KVB's music reflected Nicholas Wood and Kat Day's mastery of atmosphere even as their sound evolved over the course of the 2010s. Early releases such as 2012's debut album, Always Then, dealt in brittle beats and sonic blasts that evoked Cabaret Voltaire and the Jesus and Mary Chain in equal measure, but the duo's style became more streamlined and sharp-edged on later efforts such as 2018's Only Now Forever.
Sunrise Over Concrete
Unité
Unbound
Future
Blind
Ideal Living
World On Fire
Structural Index
Lumens
Omni
Artist: Cassandra Wilson
Format: Vinyl
Double 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series is all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes. Cassandra Wilson's 1993 Blue Note debut, Blue Light 'Til Dawn, wove a tapestry of jazz, blues, folk, and R&B into a singular sound that opened new avenues of expression for vocal jazz. Produced by Craig Street, the album's inventive instrumentation, plus Wilson's riveting vocals, transformed songs by Robert Johnson, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and more.
Vendor: Madfish Records
Type: Music CD
Price:
349.99
The Canterbury scene combined elements of jazz, folk, rock and melodic pop into a sound that bridged the gulf between psychedelic and progressive rock, and ultimately shattered all genre barriers. At the heart of the Canterbury scene was a group of musicians whose career has now spanned more than half a century: the legend that is CARAVAN.
Who Do You Think We Are? is the ultimate tribute to the ultimate Canterbury band. This deluxe box set runs to a staggering 37 discs. All the official Caravan albums - studio and live recordings among them - are joined by eleven previously unreleased live performances.
A Blu-ray includes remixer extraordinaire Steven Wilson's 5.1 surround sound mix of the classic In the Land of Grey and Pink album Audio Only. In addition, a DVD includes vintage European TV performances from 1971 - 1981 (London Marquee, German TV's Swing In, Bataclan, Paris & French TV show Pop 2).
The lavish packaging of the set reflects the band's stature. A hardback coffee table book features rare Caravan photos and memorabilia, and a full discography. A second Fan Club book assembles historic press articles from across the band's career, alongside a new interview with founder member Pye Hastings.
Every copy of the box includes a photo signed by the three surviving members of the original Caravan line-up: Pye Hastings, Richard Sinclair and David Sinclair.
The celebration continues with a selection of memorabilia: a Caravan-centric map of Canterbury; a Caravan family tree poster, charting their long and circuitous progress; and two replica 1970s gig posters.
Vendor: Capitol Christian
Type: Music CD
Price:
14.42