The latest resurgence of progressive modern metal has arisen with massive bands like Whitechapel, but it s inevitable arena of assertive street swagger and hyperfocused brutality is yet left vacant. Enter the UK s most exciting new talent, Vexed. The crushing Hertfordshire foursome combine aggressive groove mixed with ominous threads of progressive atmosphere on their…
2013 release from the Metal band. VHÖL began as an idea by guitarist John Cobbett (Hammers of Misfortune) and drummer Aesop Dekker (Agalloch, Worm Ouroboros) to create music together. The two shared the stage for a number of years in the now-defunct Ludicra, and wanted their new collaboration to incorporate influences from both metal and…
Red Vinyl. In this time of strife, insanity and confusion, only one band is depraved enough to offer themselves up as herald. Like sin-eaters if sins had to be ingested from a very small spoon, Viagra Boys have consumed the utterly incomprehensible chaos of our era and distilled it into 12 immaculate tracks of post-truth-cow-funk-kraut-wave-enlightenment.
LP version. Includes download card. Lascelle Lascelles Gordon — the driving force behind Vibration Black Finger — astonishes yet again with a magnificent second album. Once more his inspiration is drawn from the obscure spiritual jazz collectives of the 1970s where he employs a vast array of like-minded collaborators to create a listening experience infused…
The final studio album from one of the longest-running, best-loved punk bands on the planet, The Vibrators! Knox, Eddie and the boys have written another great collection of songs to create this finely crafted finale that offers a triumphant resolution to a most astounding 45+ year career! Features the already released single He s A Psycho that…
Back in 2003, during an incredible period of growth and reinvention for legendary artist MF DOOM, he introduced us to one of his numerous alter egos, Viktor Vaughn. As the story goes, Viktor Vaughn was an interdimensional time-traveling MC from an alternate realm where Hip-Hop was banned. He’d been exploring time and space looking for…
Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Vince Guaraldi Trio s breakthrough, Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus, this deluxe and expanded reissue offers 16 bonus tracks, including 12 previously unreleased selections, with outtakes and alternate takes of nearly every track on the album. Produced by Nick Phillips, the original album is cut from the analog master, while the…
Vince Staples has returned with his fifth studio album Ramona Park Broke My Heart, out via Motown Records. The record, which follows up his 2021 self-titled album, pays tribute to the Romona Park neighborhood in Long Beach, California where Staples grew up. I am often told the lie that life is what you make it. For over…
Esteemed hip-hop artist Vince Staples delivers his new self-titled LP via Motown Records. His first full-length release since 2018 s critically acclaimed FM!, the 10-track LP delves not only into Staples upbringing in Long Beach, but his psyche as he learns to cope with his yesterdays and strides toward new tomorrows, picking others up along the way. Of…
Vio-Lence is an American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Throughout its existence, they released demo tapes, one EP and three studio albums. Vio-Lence is often credited as one of the leading lights of the second wave of the genre. This compilation covers their entire demo discography: Rehearsal demo…
Mastered from the Original Tapes and Cut at Capitol Mastering The Violent Femmes platinum-certified self-titled debut has reached a legendary status that few albums ever attain. Originally released in 1983, Violent Femmes became one of the most distinctive records of the early alternative movement and remains an enduring cult classic. By combining elements of Jonathan Richman and The…
Why Do Birds Sing? is the 5th studio album from the textbook American cult band, Violent Femmes. First released in 1991, it was their last studio album with original drummer, Victor DeLorenzo. The darkly humorous and sharp-edged folk-rock collection features the infectious hit American Music, well as a fan-favorite cover of Culture Club s Do…
We Are Busy Bodies explores the recordings of Venezuelan pianist Virgilio Armas with the reissue of his 1970 album De Repente and 1973 s Espejismo. Espejismo finds Armas and his quartet improvising and experimenting with latin jazz rhythms and sounds.
We Are Busy Bodies exploration of Vis-A-Vis catalogue continues with a remastered reissue of their album Di Wo Ho Ni. The band continued to be the backing band of choice of some of Ghana s biggest and most famous musicians all while recording their own albums. The album has been remastered by Noah Mintz at…
As both a popular live act and in-demand studio musicians, Vis-A-Vis released 13 albums between 1975 and 1982, of which Obi Agye Me Dofo remains the most sought after. Led by vocalist Isaac “Superstar” Yeboah and featuring Sammy Cropper on guitar, Slim Manu on bass and Gybson “Shaolin Kung-Fu” Papra on drums, Vis-A-Vis helped propel…