...Bender CD SAT 70028 $10.99
Self
titled U.S. debut,
...Bender
is:
Geraldine
Swayne: vocals/ guitars/ accordion/ banjo/ piano/ bass/ viola.
a.k.a. artist/ filmmaker.
James
Johnston: vocals/ guitars/ organ/ harmonica/ autoharp/ viola/
cello/ piano/ bass.
a.k.a. founder and leader of Gallon Drunk / member of Nick Cave
& The Bad Seeds.
Steve
Gullick: vocals/ guitars/ cello/ organ/ bass/ tonka.
a.k.a. photographer/ publisher of Loose Lips Sink Ships
This
is a co release with the London based label TV Records.
Why
should we describe it when these folks do it so well ...
Mojo
says: "...Bender's full-length debut is spine-shivering,
nocturnal almost-blues for the love-lost and sleep deprived."
Plan
B says: "...Bender rave like a tramps' tabernacle choir."
"This
is the scariest record I have heard in a long time.
Even the most sinister of Black Metal of Norway has nothing
on this. This is not a collection of songs it's an experience,
and a harrowing one at that. Steve Gullick and James Johnston
conjure a brew of Musique concrete and country music chillingly
vocalized by Geraldine Swayne. Either perfect or dead wrong
for driving at night, depending on where your head is. This
is the rare case when I am truly at a loss. Must be heard
to be.....believed. - Greg
Trout, MagnaPhone.com
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CHICKLET "Indian Summer "
CD SAT 70027 $9.99
Featuring eleven
all new songs, Indian Summer is the long awaited follow up to
their critically acclaimed cd Wanderlust. Recorded and mixed
entirely in their basement studio in Toronto, Canada! Chicklet
make luscious, bubbly rock augmented by Julie's breezy, personal
vocals and layered harmonies. Indian Summer shows a more mature,
confidant band at total ease with infusing their special brand
of pop with ethereal ambiance, evocative storytelling, and a
dreamy, spacey groove. With influences ranging from the great
pop hits of the 60's and 70's to the post punk sounds of Manchester
on through the whole 4AD era to the current state of the 21st
century, Chicklet have created a sound of their own all the while
holding on to their innate sense of melody and harmony. This
is their fourth Satellite release.
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CHIGGER "Trampoline "
cd/ep SAT 70026 $4.97
Odd Indie guitar
pop with glockenspiel, squeeze box and violin thrown for good
measure. Italia's voice and J.P. Cobb's guitar create some interesting
tension. They have said they have no idea of how to explain themselves.
Others have used the words poppy, edgy, dreamy, schizophrenic
and intense to describe their music. They do know that no matter
what they say about their music, people are going to come to
their own conclusions. It doesn't matter if it's the graceful
and heartfelt vocals of "I Said I Said I Said" or the
rockin crash and bang of "Sliding West" or better still,
the sing along pop of "Noni", we know you are going
to love this 5 song cd/ep.
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CHICKLET "Wanderlust"
CD SAT 70025 $9.99
Twelve all new
songs by Chickle. They throw in some crunchier guitars this time
and occasionally delve into a darker sound with swirling instrumentation
and a bigger production.This is the bands third Satellite release
and their fifth release overall. Quite prolific for such a young
band. Chicklet garnered rave reviews with their earlier releases
and we feel Wanderlust will be no exception. Here is what a few
people had to say:
Goldmine "Chicklet
bash you with sixties pop sensibility that never sounds retro
or kitschy. This is pure pop at its most sinful".
The Big Takeover
"...contenders in the scruffy, edgy indie pop sphere.
Highly likeable."
Vox Magazine calls Chicklet, "disarmingly
melodic".
Chart Magazine
"...borrow
the sugar from pre-acid '60s, tempting one to label Julie Park
and Daniel Barida a Sonny and Cher for the indie-pop set."
Factsheet
Five
"It's quite reminiscent of a walk in the park on the first
sunny day after months and months of rain..."
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FEVERDREAM "Songs by Strung
out Singles" CD SAT 70024 $9.97
Excellent follow
up to last years "You don't know us, but we know who you
are". 12 all new songs that are heavier, moodier and trippier
than ever. With a slightly revised line up, Feverdream gives
us a collection of carefully worked and intelligently conceptualized
songs that make up a disc of low hype - high impact music. Db
magazine in Australia has already hailed this release as "One
of the best collections of songs to be released by an Australian
band in the last decade". As we said in the write up of
their previous disc, "what more can we say?"
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MILLION SIX "Clean-Head"
SATELLITE CD SAT 70023 $9.99
Old school meets
new school on this all new 12 track CD filled with swirling punk
rock. Short, fast and to the point, Million Six packs this disc
with stuttering guitars and sing along melodies that will leave
you begging for more. With the addition of new bassist Jerry,
the trio enters a new phase in their quest to conquer the world.
If you are faint of heart or suffering from high blood pressure
- Stay Away! Picking up where they left off on their "Free
Sticker Inside" ep, Million Six chip away at the old guard
and add new life to a sometimes stagnant genre. Punks not dead
yet!
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CHICKLET "Lemon Chandeliers" CD/EP
SAT 70022
Five delicious
tracks from our favorite musical duo. Daniel and Julie come into
their own with a fresh and inspiring collection of luscious,
lemony pop. As they did on "Premiere", Chicklet show
what a difference good songwriting makes. This one got rave reviews
from Goldmine and Factsheet Five to Vendetta and KROQ's own Rodney
B! This one is expertly produced as well and sets a new standard
for "indie pop". Includes the fantastic "Frown"
and four others. Look for an all new full length CD in May 1999.
(Chicklet
website)
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MILLION
SIX "Free
Sticker Inside" CD/EP SAT 70021
Hard, fast punk
rock with lots of guitars and vocal hooks. Hot on the heels of
their appearance on the Damned tribute CD come 5 songs influenced
by everything from the angst of everyday life to the "Little
Rascals". Includes a blistering version of the Stones "Play
With Fire" and of course, a free sticker! Think Misfits
or The Damned at their poppy best. "Musically, these guys
show up their peers with balls the size of cantaloupes"
- Grid magazine.
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CHICKLET "Premiere" - Sugar Rush/Seventies/Trapped
SAT 70020
Debut release
from this dreamy pop duo from north of the border. Toronto, Canada's
Chicklet brings us three tracks of 70's inspired pop. There is
a bit of a 4AD influence but even so, this release caught many
by surprise. Yeah Yeah Yeah says "Definitely worth
checking out" and Instant says "The song writing
is top notch". Check out their five song CD, "Lemon
Chandeliers" by this boy/girl duo. "Premiere"
is on the purplest purple vinyl.
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