Chromagain - Any Colour You Like (1985)

Minimal Electro Wave band Chromagain, hailing from Torino, Italy.

Their ultra rare and sought-after Mini-LP “Any Colour You Like” from 1985 (originally released for the cult italian wave label Supporti Fonografici, home of Weimar Gesang).

Electronic wave, with some debt to New Order's ‘Movement’ and ‘Power, Corruption & Lies’, but also highly original, the tracks are assembling an out of the blue mix between dark and mournful ballads and outbursts of joy for cutting-edge dancefloors.

Surely a true classic and not be missed!

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Monuments - Age (1984)

Monuments were founded in January 1981 in Turin, Italy. The band emerged from the ashes of the new wave band Tecknospray (1978–81), where the founding members played side by side as guitarist/keyboardist and bassist/keyboardist. In the new line-up Mauro Tavella (synthesizer and programs) and Andrea Costa (synthesizer and vocals) immediately decided to dedicate themselves exclusively to electro - music. Their aim was to blend traditional pop melodies with the latest synthesized sounds.

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Aerial FX — Same River Twice (2010)

In the early ‘80s, a five-piece band based out of Oxford dramatically changed their sound to meld with the surging new wave movement. They adopted the name Aerial FX, releasing two singles and one full album before their abrupt disbandment in the middle of the decade. Now, 25 years later, a full album’s worth of Aerial FX music has surfaced – Same River Twice. With 12 songs that have never seen the light of day until now, Aerial FX’s commemoration will make listeners yearn for a return to the days of new wave with its unabashed upbeat mood and lyrics.

Same River Twice is a fantastic flashback to the ‘80s new wave genre, filled with poppy dance numbers, catchy grooves, and a great rock sound. Sultry, melancholy vocals trade off with light and romantic ones. From the opening track of “Hold Me” through the ending track of “Make It for You (12” Version),” Aerial FX flaunts the genre outstandingly. Guitars collide with synth, from “Heatwave” to “Where Is Tomorrow” to “I See Changes.” However, while the music is very nostalgic and very enjoyable, this is by no means an outstanding album. It fits the mold of the genre for the time, doing all the right things in all the right places, but Aerial FX doesn’t jump out the way that artists such as New Order or Joy Division did. In fact, Aerial FX sounds very reminiscent of these bands and more, making them more of a mirror for the time.

Same River Twice is a solid album and a great reminder of 25 years ago. However, it is a repeat journey, as the album title implies, down the same river as many other bands. Aerial FX is a way to reminisce on the good old days as much as possible.

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The Kids ‎– The Kids & Naughty Kids (40th Anniversary Edition) (2018)

40th Anniversary Edition comes in a digipak with a 20 page booklet. The debut album "The Kids" (tracks 1-13) was recorded winter 1977 and released in February 1978 on Philips. "Naughty Kids" (tracks 14-27) was released in November 1978 on Fontana.

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Hugh Cornwell - Monster (2018)

Former Stranglers frontman Hugh Cornwell is returning to the fray with a new album and tour later this year.

New album ‘Monster’ released on October 5, each track dedicated to Cornwell’s heroes and villains from history, politics and the arts.

It’s a diverse gallery, ranging from Lou Reed (‘Mr. Leather’) to Mose Allison (‘Mosin’’), to ’70s stuntman Evel Knievel (Pure Evel), 1940s Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (‘The Most Beautiful Girl In Hollywood’) to Sgt Bilko star Phil Silvers (‘Bilko’), Italian dictator Benito Mussolini (‘Duce Coochie Man’) and Zimbabwe ex-president Robert Mugabe (‘Robert’).

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Joe Strummer – Joe Strummer 001 (2018)

A new box set devoted to the solo work of The Clash frontman, who passed in 2002. Subscribers of Apple Music and Spotify can stream select songs from the project below.

The expansive box set encompasses Strummer’s recordings with the 101ers and The Mescaleros, as well as his soundtrack work. Much of the curation comes via his widow, Luce, who’s been archiving the remains of his writings and tapes. Joining her was artist Robert Gordon McHarg III, who previously worked on The Clash’s Sound System box set. All the tracks were restored and mastered by Grammy winner Peter J. Moore. Previously, we’ve heard “London is Burning”, an alternate take of “Burnin’ Street” off his final Mescaleros album Streetcore, and “Rose of Erin”, a 1993 song from the film When Pigs Fly.

“The themes of these songs resonate. I kept thinking, ‘Wow, he was so ahead of his times, but also current, and aware of the past at the same time,” McHarg III of Strummer in an interview with Rock Cellar. “It’s almost like past, present and future is all rolled up into one in everything he touched.”

The box set will be available in a number of formats, including a limited edition deluxe box set that will feature vinyl pressings, a 7-inch vinyl single, a cassette, an art print, collectibles, and an accompanying book featuring rare, unpublished photographs, memorabilia, reviews, and technical notes. “The idea behind the book is that it’s an A4 notebook done as if Joe had designed it himself, telling his story,” McHarg III said in a press release.

CD1:
01 – Letsagetabitarockin’
02 – Keys To Your Heart (Ver2)
03 – Love Kills
04 – Tennessee Rain
05 – Trash City
06 – 15th Brigade
07 – Ride Your Donkey
08 – Burning Lights
09 – Afro-Cuban Be Bop
10 – Sand Paper Blues
11 – Generations
12 – It’s A Rockin’ World
13 – Yalla Yalla
14 – X-Ray Style
15 – Johnny Appleseed
16 – Minstrel Boy
17 – Redemption Song
18 – Over The Border
19 – Coma Girl
20 – Silver And Gold_Before I Grow Too Old

CD2:
01 – Letsagetabitarockin’ Strummer Demo
02 – Czechoslovak Song Where Is England
03 – Pouring Rain 1984
04 – Blues On The River
05 – Crying On 23rd
06 – 2 Bullets
07 – When Pigs Fly
08 – Pouring Rain 1993
09 – Rose Of Erin
10 – The Cool Impossible
11 – London Is Burning
12 – US North

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Throbbing Gristle - Mission Of Dead Souls (2018)

The final performance of Throbbing Gristle before their initial breakup, at the Kezar Pavillion, San Francisco on 29 May 1981.

‘Mission of Dead Souls’ documents the notorious final performance of Throbbing Gristle in their original incarnation (1975-1981). Recorded at Kezar Pavillion, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on 29th May, 1981 and unavailable on vinyl since the early ‘90s, it’s now back on wax with a new inner sleeve including photos and a passage of text by Jon Savage

Recorded by Monte Cazzaza, long a satellite member of the band, ‘Mission of Souls’ captures the band in a period of broken relationships and internecine collapse, which definitely only adds to its historical weight as a document of the late 20th C’s most important band in its death throes.

Counting Genesis P-Orridge, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and Peter "Sleazy” Christopherson on stage, the infamous four generate a dense black energy in ten parts, culminating in killer and now classic takes on ‘Spirits Flying’, a possessed version of ‘Persuasion U.S.A.’, and a trampling curtain call with ‘Discipline (Reprise)’.

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