November 4, 2009
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THE DARKSIDE “Good To Me” (Situation Two, 1990)

After the split of Spacemen 3, Pete Bassman created his own band, DARKSIDE. They released three albums in 2 years, and then Pete signed on BOMP! Records for ALPHA STONE, his solo project. “Good To Me” is from All That Noise LP.


November 3, 2009

SUN ARAW “Barstool Blues” (Live in Madrid, 2009)

This is a Neil Young cover.


November 2, 2009
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LEE WEATHER “I Saw Eternity The Other Night” (Unreleased, 2009)


November 1, 2009

MARINE GIRLS “A Place In The Sun” (Cherry Red, 1982)

From Hatfield/England, MARINE GIRLS was a post punk band formed by Tracey Thorn (who start later “Everthing but The Girl”) and Gina Hartman in 1980. They stoped 3 years later after two great albums. These video is brilliant.


October 31, 2009
SCOTTISH SUNSET, 1971

SCOTTISH SUNSET, 1971


October 29, 2009
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LOTUS PLAZA “Rain Down” (Unreleased, 2008)

Lockett wrote this beautiful song for a friend’s movie project called PRE, one year ago.


Lotus Plaza-Rain Down


October 27, 2009

RANGERS “Deerfield Village” (Olde English Spelling Bee, 2009)

After a couple of homemade cassettes (the last one was on Not Not Fun), San Francisco’s Joe “Rangers” Night will release a 10 pop songs LP ”Suburban Tours” on the great label Olde English Spelling Bee whose ”Deerfield Village” is taken from. This is a nice 70’s synth pop and psychedelic lo-fi combinaison, between Ariel Pink and Ducktails.


October 26, 2009
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SONIC BOOM “Angel” (Silvertone Records, 1989)

This is the very first single of Peter Kember in solo between Spacemen 3 and Spectrum.


SONIC BOOM “Angel” (1989, Video Clip)


October 25, 2009

HEAVENLY “Our Love is Heavenly” (Sarah Records, 1990)

Amazing twee-pop band from Oxford on Sarah Records. This is their second 7” just before the “Heavenly vs Satan” LP on Sarah/K Records. Amelia Fletcher was a sort of female Calvin Johnson. She had 3 different bands, she wrote almost every songs, she was very talented. Not a suprise if Heavenly was the only non american band, to release 3 albums on K Records in the 90’s.


October 24, 2009
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CHRISTMAS ISLAND “Twenty Nine” (Captured Traks, 2009)

Influenced by the Urinals, The Fall or The Clean, the San Diego’s band surf between a lo-fi pop punk and the sunny southern Californian culture. They released a great album on In The Red, and this song is from the “Nineteen/Twenty nine” Captured Tracks 7” vinyl.


October 23, 2009
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ATLAS SOUND “Reminder” (4AD, 2009)

From the Rough Trade EP, a six tracks bonus on the 4AD European release.


Atlas Sound-Rough Trade EP


October 21, 2009
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AIR WAVES “Keys” (Self Release, 2009)

Nicole Schneit is the person behind this pop/lo-fi project. From Brooklyn, and close to the Underwater People crew, she’s a brillant song writer with simple and incredibly memorable lyrics.