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Possibly a New Concept in Recorded Music Presentation – “Look-Scan-Listen”

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The concept is the brainchild of Pete Oxley and Stuart Miller of The Spin Jazz Club in Oxford and the first example “Turnaround Volume 1” is now available. A collection of 12 well-recorded live tracks from this year’s performances at the club’s various venues. About a double album’s worth of music plus a Mystery Track that is subject to change from time to time. Streamed via access from a QR code. Priced at £20 (reduced to £15 at club gigs currently) It comes in the form of a sturdy A5-size hardback book with notes and explanation of the concept in the first few pages. There’s a two-page spread for each track of the album with pictures and artist details, dates, location etc. just like on an album sleeve, plus a QR code to scan, enabling streaming of the track in question. After the 12 sets of pages and codes, on an additional page is the code to a “hidden” bonus track which, it is planned, will be changed from time to time. There’s also an invitation to join the club’s mailing list so you know when a new Bonus Track is available (using the same QR code) and what club » Continue Reading.

Bark Psychosis

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Any love for Bark Psychosis in the Afterword Massive? They have possibly the most misleading band name ever (play the clip and you’ll see what I mean) – although they did start out as Napalm Death covers band as teenagers and kept the name. For that reason I always suspect people who would adore this music haven’t checked it out so please do. I was a fan back in the 90s and now both their LPs have been reissued. ‘Hex’ was out a while back and the follow up ‘Codename Dustsucker’ was out this weekend. These records have aged well- they were bracketed in that Dream Pop/Post Rock thing beloved of Melody Maker writers in the mid 90s but they stand up now as strange and weirdly timeless records both lovingly reissued on Fire Records. I don’t really know how to describe them but they’re immaculately produced, gorgeous records and if they grab you, you’ll love em forever. If you like yer Mogwai, Cocteau Twins, Spiritualized or Talk Talk (Lee Harris plays drums on the 2nd album) get into this.