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Solo is an early 70’s French crime thriller about a charming/ womanizing violinist come part-time jewel thief, trying to hunt down his wayward brother. He is part of a leftist revolutionary group that's been accused of gunning down an orgy consisting of old rich men & underage girls. It’s a pacy & eventful film, set over one night- with shifting locations, plenty of stealth going on, as well as chases, gunplay & fights- though for all of its vigour, there’s a rather forlorn thread running through it all. Here on Radiance- both in the UK and Stateside- is a recent Blu-ray release of the film. Featuring a new 4k scan, a selection of archive interviews- both on the disc and in the inlay booklet.
11 Sept 2026
A Julian Cope Primmer
Erupting into the mainstream on February 19th 1981, The Teardrop Explodes’ debut ‘Top of the Pops’ television performance featuring their brassy, bouncy hit ‘Reward’ is to this day probably the moment from which most people recall Julian Cope. If your image of Julian remains that of an earnest young budding pop star sporting a fleece-collared flying jacket and a shaggy bowlcut of shoulder-length tresses, if you failed to maintain pace with his entry into the cosmos, if you dismissively describe him (as I’ve seen thereabouts) as “a Smash Hits pin-up”, you have one hell of a lot of catching up to do. Musique Machine have tasked me with leading their readers through the psychedelic jungle and beyond, here, and I have to say that Julian probably merits the ‘beginners’ guide to’ / ‘recommended records’ treatment more than just about any other artist in the music sphere, at least in terms of how public perception and the ‘reality’ (if such a word is appropriate in this extreme case) have a near-unbridgeable gulf.
10 Sept 2026
6YPAH (Buran) are a Slovenian/Friulian duo who mix elements of post-punk strumming’s, 80s synth pop, and light prog/ krautrock touches- all finished off with male sang-in Slovene vocals. Prozorno Mesto is the band's second release, after a self-released CDR in 2023.
As The Moon Draws The Tide is Twelve Thousand Days' tenth album, this UK-based project brings together Martyn Bates (Eyeless In Gaza, Kodax Strophes) and Alan Trench (Howling Larsons, Orchis). The ten-track album is a stirring sonic cauldron of darkly trippy ‘n’ strumming folk-rock, pared-back/wavering psychic rock, dark-hued pastoral organ churnings, and general folky rock experimentation, all topped off with Mr Bates very distinctive sing-song vocals.
TWO DOGS — People Do Strange Things
10 Sept 2026The War Game — The War Game( UHD, Blu Ray, & book set)
9 Sept 2026Støvfigur — Støvfigur
9 Sept 2026White Sun of the Desert — White Sun of the Desert( DVD)
8 Sept 2026Morton Feldman/GBSR Duo with Taylor MacLennan — Trios (CD boxset)
8 Sept 2026at war with everything that moves on tracks — 060398 casualties 101
4 Sept 2026Hana Haruna — [shoppers at suburban mall, May 1993]
4 Sept 2026Sado Rituals — Scattered Identity
4 Sept 2026
Orchestra Of The Upper Atmosphere Interview
Early this year, the band released their most recent album Theta 7, on Discus Music-which is sadly to be their last. Band leader Martin Archer kindly agreed to give us an email interview, discussing the project's history & why they’ve decided to call it a day.
Vacant Align Interview
Active since October 2025, Wisconsin’s Vacant Align is one of the more atmospheric and texturally inventive wall noise projects to appear in some time. It’s a project that takes its time in releasing work, and you can certainly hear it, as each of their releases so far is a perfectly crafted blend of expressive and engaging textures. Behind the project is John Engman, who very kindly agreed to give us an email interview
Jasper Sharp interview
In the year 1971, Nikkatsu, the oldest/ at one point, the biggest film production company in Japan. Did something quite daring/ some would say crazy- they completely switched over their production to softcore adult films, which would become known as Roman Porno. Between 1971 and 1988, the company produced around 850 of these titles. The thing that made these films stand out from general softcore films is the often creative & inventive choices made- yes, the films primal focus is sleaze, but great examples of the genre are so much more than that. In the last year or so, there has been a spate of reissues of films in the genre from labels such as 88 Films, Third Window Films, and Klubb Super 8. One of the key figures/contributors behind these releases is Jasper Sharp- one of the world's experts on the genre, and the wider Pink genre it’s connected to. Jasper kindly agreed to give us an email interview discussing his history with the genre, his contributions to releases, and the new/updated edition of his book Behind The Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema on Fab Press.
King Futile Interview
King Futile is the new project from Scotland-based Lea Cummings( Kylie Minoise, Official Music Team, etc), and it’s a big departure from his normal noise or retro sample & electronica sound. It's lo-fi acoustic music, with an outsider feel, and often quite tongue-in-cheek/ sharply sarcastic tone to the lyrics. So far, the project has put out three albums- Casual Misery, How To Have Fun, and Zen As Fuck. I tracked down Lea for an email interview.
