sept 08

ROSE KEMP- UNHOLY MAJESTY LP: Stunningly produced Alt.folk fused with post-metal and delivered with a gothic twist

TEN KENS- TEN KENS LP: Rousing post-punk steeped with a deep Americana aesthetic

july 08

WIRE- OBJECT 47 LP: With Object 47, Wire continue to triumphantly hold the torch up for post punk

MAMA SHAMONE- OVER EP: A sweaty juggernaut of rock riffs and foot-twitching electro rhythms

june 08

SIGUR ROS- Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust LP: Latest album from Icelandic post-rockers that represents a progression from Takk, their last effort.

THE NOTWIST- THE DEVIL YOU & ME LP: A treasure trove of perfect electronic pop songs

ALLA- ES TIEMPO LP: Three-piece exploring the outer reaches of Latin inspired psychedelic pop

OPETH- WATERSHED LP: Prog-metal giants latest release

LADYTRON- VELOCIFERO LP: Another progression in the ever evolving sound of Ladytron

TEN KENS- BEARFIGHT/Y'ALL COME BACK NOW (SINGLE): A volatile mix of bittersweet melody and spile, lysergic alternative rock

MOTORPSYCHO- LITTLE LUCID MOMENTS LP: An epic rollercoaster of an album that fuses many of rock’s leftfield sub-genres within a psychedelic aesthetic

may 08

ONE-TWO- ANNIE MALL (SINGLE): French power-pop having too much fun to realize just how cool they are.

VETIVER- THING OF THE PAST LP: Cover versions offering an intriguing insight into some of the music that has inspired and informed the band

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE- NARROW STAIRS LP: A strange transitional work that offers small snapshots of the band's strengths and wide-scale landscape photos of their fears

ISLANDS- ARMS WAY LP: New release showcasing a sound that's darker and more progressive

NINE INCH NAILS- THE SLIP LP: Free internet download album showcases a return to form

LONELY DRIFTER KAREN- GRASS IS SINGING LP: A magical world where expressionisr cabaret meets European Gypsy music meets Parisian cafe culture

april 08

CUT COPY- IN GHOST COLOURS LP: Impeccably fusing dance music and indie pop so that one would have trouble recalling a time when the two genres were at all separate

TITUS ANDRONICUS- THE AIRING OF GRIEVANCES LP: Rasping and eccentric, leftfield indie-rock

EL GUINCHO- ALEGRANZA LP: A fully formed fusion of South American percussion, Tropicalia and Afrobeat

TOM CARTER & CHRISTIAN KIEFER- FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK LP: Old Americana ragtime tunes and murder ballards undertaken in an Avant-folk style.

UFOmammut- IDOLUM LP: Devasting apocalyptica from Italian post-metal/space-rock overlords

BORIS- SMILE LP: Japanese avant-rock group back with their latest opus

FRIGHTENED RABBIT- MIDNIGHT ORGAN FIGHT LP: Epic indie-pop

DAVID KARSTEN DANIELS- FEAR OF FLYING LP: A charming fusion of classic Americana and contemporary indie folk

THE DEATH SET- WORLDWIDE LP: Car-crash of post-punk and 8-Bit melodies

march 08

BAUHAUS- GO AWAY WHITE LP: 80's gothrock legends back with their latest release

FRIGHTENED RABBIT- HEAD ROLLS OFF 7": Comming Soon

B FOR BANG- ACROSS THE UNIVERSE OF LANGUAGE LP: Fantastic avant-rock take on classic Beatles material

february 08

EARTH- THE BEES MADE HONEY IN THE LIONS SKULL LP: Continuing their musical evolution, Earth carve out a dark slice of psychadelic guitar laced drone

HUMAN BELL- HUMAN BELL LP: Human Bell carve out stirring arrangements that carry the same contemplative and haunting power as the most glorious post-rockers of yesteryear

JUNKBOY- THREE LP: Etheral shoe-gazer rock. The kind of album that would have been produced if Air played instruments

THE RANK DELUXE- TIGHTROPE/STEAL MY SOUL 7": A furious car crash of London punk, rocksteady, reggae, psychedelia and blistering rock’n’roll

OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE- MAKE AMENDS, FOR WE ARE MERELY VESSELS LP: An album of drawn-out and progressively structured tracks which utilise fuzzy and sub-merged post-rock dynamics

january 08

HAVE A NICE LIFE- DEATHCONSCIOUSNESS LP: A heady mash of Post Punk, Shoegaze and Post Rock

THE MARS VOLTA- THE BEDLAM IN GOLIATH LP: Contemporary prog-rock masters prove melody and leftfield rock experimentation can co-exist in harmony

NO MACHINE- A TERRIBLE THING LP: London based 5-piece producing a contemporary play on 70's neo-prog and 80's classic-rock.

CHARLOTTEFIELD- WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR LP: Up-and-coming purveyors of angular, off-kilter post-hardcore experimentalism guided by a keen sense of melody

VETIVER- REMIXES 12": Great new electronic direction sees Vetiver go shoe-gazer on the A-Side, and then into a murky ethnic underworld on the B-Side.

december 07

HAMILTON YARNS- SEARCH FOR THE UNDERWATER TOWN (2CD) LP: Clackety alt.folk steeped in a English countryside aesthetic

SILJE NES - AMES ROOM LP: Hazy and heartfelt folktronica featuring fragile and dreamy female vocals

FRIGHTENED RABBIT- IT'S CHRISTMAS SO WE'LL STOP (SINGLE): Limited edition single which sounds like a score to a Salvation Army Christmas appeal video for the homeless rather than a score to a video of people playing happy-families

november 07

FRIGHTENED RABBIT- SING THE GREYS LP: UK three-piece specialising in a raw yet melodic brand of indie-pop undertaken with a fervent garage rock aesthetic

mwvm- ROTATIONS LP: Comming Soon

LYCIA- COLD LP: Re-issue of this atmospheric, goth-rock classic

ORIGAMI ARKTIKA- TROLLEBOTN LP: Norweigan supergroup create a dark and distinctive brand of leftfield avant-folk

LENTO - EARTHEN LP: Gigantic waves of crushing riffs provide the backbone to solemn and melancholoy melodies. A soundtrack to war and all that encompasses it.

october 07

MOROS EROS- JEALOUS ME WAS KILLED BY CURIOSITY LP : Noiseniks fusing elements of indie-pop, art-punk, post-punk, indie-rock and punk-rock into an extremely listenable and captivating final product.

THE HEAVY - GREAT VENGEANCE & FURIOUS FIRE LP: Scorching neo-blues funk for the urban generation

THE AUTUMNS- FAKE NOISE FROM A BOX OF TOYS LP : Varied, intoxicating and dreamy indie rock

BRIAN REITZELL- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT O.S.T: Comming Soon

PICASTRO- WHORE LUCK LP: Intimate and solemn sounding combination of western-themed post-rock dynamics and almost atonal female vocals.

september 07

THE DRAGONS- BFI LP: Fresh, hazy and unique, acid soaked yet mild mannered psychadelia from 1970

june 07

NAD NESLO- BACK FROM GONE LP: Faithful, etheral and engaging play on Americana-steeped psychadelic classic-rock

OXBOW- THE NARCOTIC STORY LP: Dark yet punky guitar melodies collide with suicide yelps in the depth of swampland

may 07

OF MONTREAL - ICONS, ABSTRACT THEE EP: 5 track ep of twee indie pop inspired by lates 60's rock and 80's synth pop

march 07

MONO- A PALMLESS PRAYER/MASS MURDER REFRAIN LP: Subtle and stirringly beautiful soundscapes from Japanese post-rock masters

febuary 07

OF MONTREAL - HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER? LP: Grandiose concept album by indie-psyche-pop rocker, Kevin Barnes.

november 05

SHORA- MALVAL LP: Contemporary, emotional, psychadelic space-rock with a tribal flair