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Various Artists - Joe Meek- A Curious Mind

Joe Meek-A Curious Mind is a three-CD box set that looks at the more quirky, playful and experimental side of 1960s English pop producer Joe Meek. Over the collection, we get a total of seventy-six tracks, which highlight his wacky, but often ahead of his time sonic talents, which darted in & out of different genres/ themes.


Seth Thorn - A Curious Doubling Of Terms

Seth Thorn is a violinist and coder – not necessarily two things that traditionally jibe – though today is certainly not traditional, by any stretch of the imagination. Thorn is a live improviser, and his first album, a curious doubling of terms, parades all of his talents, of which there are many. Things begin rather peacefully, the violin taking centre stage, but quickly the larger field in which it appears becomes populated by the machinic, in Thorn's terms. Similar experiments follow, including a church organ ringing out on "taking to heart", though the lo-fi tape flutter reminds us we are definitely not in the pews. The track concludes by submerging all of this under synthetic oceans, drowning any vestiges of the organic beneath its waves.


Trouble Every Day - Trouble Every Day( Blu-Ray/ UHD)

Trouble Every Day is a slowly unfurling, glum and troubling mystery drama- edged with moments of both shocking sexualized violence and body horror. The early 2000s centres around a newlywed American couple, Shane (Vincent Gallo) and Jean (Tricia Vessey), on their honeymoon to Paris, and how obsession/ perversion taints their time in the city of love. Here from Eureka, as either a UHD or Blu-ray, is a new reissue of the film, taking in a 4k scan, and a selection of new & archive extras


Divine Love - Divine Love (Blu Ray)

Divine Love is a late 2010 Brazilian film that blends martial drama with dystopian sci-fi with a lowercase D. It regards a female bureaucrat who revels in bringing back those from the ledge of divorce, and with her florist husband, is part of a cult that believes in pure love ‘n’ god- via dance parties, ritualistic group bonding, and pink-lit orgies. It’s certainly a thought-provoking, if slightly vapid film, that’s well-scoped/realised, often edged with neon colourings. Here from Second Run is a recent Blu-ray release of the film, taking in a 4K scan, and an interview with the writer/ director


Deceased - March of the Cadavers - 40 Years of Death Metal Fr

Anyone who has been into death metal at all during the past forty years has no doubt had an encounter with Deceased, one of the longest-running death metal bands around. King Fowley has seen it all in his time at the helm of the band, steering them through the shredding chaos of the early days and tape trading clear through to today's infinitely connected world of websites, streaming, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, and myriad other sources of information. While the world has changed immensely in the past five decades, King and company have always stayed true to themselves and to their metallic aims, even if it meant changing stylistically, and because of this truth, we're presented with the wonderful and diverse 2CD set, March of the Cadavers - 40 Years of Death Metal From the Grave.


Lifeline - Self Titled

Here’s a self-titled release that focuses on dense, dissonant, at times maniacally playful improv/ non-music.  The CD release takes in six tracks, which shy away from formal structure and shape to create a sort of blunt jam/ haphazard improv vibe.



       
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