Spotlight Kid - Crystal Dreams EP

http://www.myspace.com/spotlightkidsound
http://spotlightkidsound.co.uk/
 
Nottingham shoegazers Spotlight Kid (featuring ex Six By Seven drummer Chris Davis and members of the now defunct Model Morning) have a new EP out entitled 'Crystal Dreams'. It contains three new tracks ('Take Some Time', 'Psalm 109' and 'There's a Reason Why') and was recorded at Purple Studios, Norwich. It's available via the website with bonus tracks, at all shows and in a select few records shops (that have any left).

Here's a session ('April' and 'There's A Reason Why') they did for BBC Radio Nottingham's The Beat with Dean Jackson.


Here's a promo vid for the track 'Take Some Time':



..and here's a list of their upcoming gigs:
13 Mar - Sound of Confusion @ The Victoria, Birmingham
14 Mar - The Freebutt, Brighton
3 Apr - Nottingham Arts Theatre, Nottingham
18 Apr - Goonite Festival, London
14 May - 229 Club, London
3 Jul - Feedback Fever Festival, Hamburg


See here for more info:
http://www.myspace.com/spotlightkidsound
http://spotlightkidsound.co.uk/

Prolapse - Tina, This Is Matthew Stone

Prolapse are another of those overlooked bands from the 90s. The first track I heard of theirs was 'Tina, This Is Matthew Stone' off their debut album 'Pointless Walks to Dismal Places', and instantly I became a fan. Over their career from 1992-2000 they released a number of singles/EPs and  four albums - Pointless Walks To Dismal Places, Backsaturday, The Italian Flag, Ghosts Of Dead Aeroplanes.

http://www.myspace.com/prolapseuk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prolapse_(band)

http://pointlesswalks.blogspot.com/

Tina, This Is Matthew Stone

Everyday sunshine

I fucking adore the track 'Sunshine Everyday' by Swell. The lyrics are hauntingly beautiful, as is the music.

Arab Strap boxset - Scenes Of A Sexual Nature

The Arab Strap box set, Scenes Of A Sexual Nature, is now scheduled for release in April. Details from Chemikal Underground:

The boxset reissue of Arab Strap's first two albums is finally nearing completion with a provisional release date slated for mid-April. The final touches have been applied over the past week with the final flourish, a numbered certificate personally signed by Aidan and Malcolm, getting - quite literally - signed off as you read this electronic epistle.

A reminder then, of exactly what this slab of enormo-wonderment comprises:

* LP of Week Never Starts Round Here replete with artwork modifications

reflecting Aidan's original 'vision'.

* 2LP of Philophobia with revised sleeve artwork incorporating

lyric/book effect.

* Bonus 2LP featuring Arab Strap's first two Peel Sessions,

rarities/tracks from old singles etc. and a live version of 'Girls Of

Summer' from Chemikal's 5th Birthday Party, complete with John Peel's

introduction.

* The bonus 2LP also includes 'Daughters of Darkness'; a previously

incomplete and unreleased track, recently finished in Chem19 by Aidan and

Malcolm exclsuively for this box set.

* A CD of live BBC material: Arab Strap's first ever concert at King

Tuts in October 1996 and their live performance at T In The Park, July 1998.

* A CD featuring tracks from all of Arab Strap's WNSRH and

Philophobia-era EPs.

* A data disc featuring MP3s of all the vinyl only tracks and movie

files for videos 'Here We Go' and '(Afternoon) Soaps'.

* A complete replica of Arab Strap's original 'green frog' demo cassette

as sent to Chemikal Underground in 1996.

* Full, exclusive sleeve notes by both Aidan and Malcolm.

* A full colour poster featuring press clippings/reviews/Strap-related

Falkirk hysteria.

* A numbered certificate. individually signed by Malcolm and Aidan.

So, in summary: 5LPs, 3CDs, 1 cassette, 1 poster, 1 signed certificate, over

70 tracks, only 1,000 made, a lot of hard work, a great deal of

excitiement...

Pre-ordering details are currently being finalised with a proposed retail

price in the region of £65.

http://www.myspace.com/arabstrapmusic

http://www.chemikal.co.uk/