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Turning Plates

By • Mar 24th, 2012 • Category: jrwee, short players

Sometimes it’s not just about the music. And the six pieces here – together with the stark monochrome sleeve, a figure with a vapourising head – form a neat art portfolio.



The Wedding Present

By • Mar 19th, 2012 • Category: long players

For a band who formed in 1986 or so it comes as a surprise when you realise that his is merely their 8th album.



Hyperpotamus

By • Mar 5th, 2012 • Category: long players

The fantastically-named Hyperpotamus – alter-ego of the equally terrifically-monickered Jorge Ramirez-Escudero – is a bit of a cover for what is, after all, a one-man-band.



Dead Boy Robotics

By • Dec 19th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

It’s a trivial point in a way, but I can’t find out what label this is on. You see, there’s an Edinburgh indie called ‘Tape’, and this Edinburgh trio’s debut is available on Tape.



Vakunoht

By • Dec 16th, 2011 • Category: jrbig, long players

You can read the sleeve notes if you like. Then you will believe that this is the product of the Russian space programme