Cosmetique 'The Lace and the Longing' released today.
Blow Up Records are pleased to announce the Cosmetique album The Lace and the Longing is released today via all digital music services. Drink and Jive the first single was sent to radio one week ago and has already been receiving great feedback and radio support from the US, Europe and Japan.
Cosmetique – Ex Casino Croupier and Ex Pop Superstar create Dark Electro Pop Gold!
Cosmetique are: Justin Liquid Anderson and Sarah Churchill.
Cosmetique formed in 1999.
After a year or so of playing clubs with their mashed up disco tunes, they got to writing their own material. First album ‘I was born in a disco fun pub’ – was released in 2002 to much critical acclaim and their second album ‘The Lace and the Longing ‘was recorded in 2002, both at the HQ recording studios in Redchurch St East London for PPQ Records – subsidiary of Fashion house PPQ.
Justin Anderson and Sarah Churchill were regular DJ’s at the notorious 333 and Mother Bar in Hoxton, in the late 90’s early Naugthies!
Sarah was part of Jarvis Cocker’s Desperate Party Crew, the Co-host of Dirty Thursdays with artist Bonnie Camplin and recorded the title track with St Etienne on their 2002 Finisterre Album
Sarah left London in 2003 and with that Cosmetique and haven’t recorded together since then…
Cosmetique – The Lace and the Longing, the bands lost album finally gets its release in 2023.
Signing to Blow Up Records in 2022, Cosmetique took a fresh look at the recordings for The Lace and the Longing, which they subsequently dusted down, with additional production added, creating new mixes that were mastered for release in 2023.
All songs written by Justin Liquid Anderson and Sarah Churchill
Published by Blow Up Songs Limited
(c) Blow Up Records Limited 2022
Drink and Jive video will receive a You Tube Premiere tonight at 5pm GMT
Big Boss Man 45s Double Groovy and Juju Funk released today in all good record shops.
Big Boss Man vinyl 45s Double Groovy (BU132) and Juju Funk (BU131) are released today via Cargo Records distribution.
The two singles are as follows:
Cat number BU131
A Side – Juju Funk
B-Side – Return Of Baron Samedi
Cat number BU132
A Side – Double Groovy
B Side – Trans-Pacific Express
The four tracks that form the A and B sides of the two singles have been released digitally, one track a month. starting with Return Of Baron Samedi 15/07/22, Juju Funk (11/08/22), Trans-Pacific Express (9/09/22), Double Groovy (7/10/22)
The two vinyl 7″ singles are available as limited editions of 500 for each single
These are the first new releases from Big Boss Man since their fourth album Last Man on Earth on Blow Up Records.
The singles are also available to buy direct from the Blow Up Records shop https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/big-boss-man-2022-2x/
Ali Heath 'When The Day Is Done' streaming from today. Hometown live show this weekend.
The debut solo album from Ali Heath ‘When The Day Is Done‘ is streaming from today on digital music services: https://ampl.ink/EqwOw
Whilst the album is available to pre-order as a physical CD from the Blow Up Records shop: https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/when-the-day-is-done-0/
Blow Up Records who have had a long association with Ali, as a member of the psych rock troubadours Alfa 9, having released three highly acclaimed albums to date by the band, Then We Begin, Gone To Ground and My Sweet Movida.
When The Day Is Done was written, recorded and performed solely by Ali over the past two years. It is a culmination of lockdown introspection brought to life with the rawness and vigour of a paired-back studio set-up which sounds all the better for it.
Ali Heath will appear on The Substitute radio show from 8pm tonight: https://ayupduckradio.co.uk/
Ali Heath performs live The Artisan Tap, Stoke-on-Trent this Saturday 17th Sept: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/550545
Big Boss Man 'Trans-Pacific Express' is streaming on digital music services ahead of limited vinyl 45 releases.
Trans-Pacific Express is the third of four tracks to go live on streaming services from two forthcoming Big Boss Man vinyl 45s.
Following Blow Up Records announcement of the forthcoming release of two brand new Big Boss Man vinyl 45s this Autumn and the subsequent digital release of ‘Return of Baron Samedi’ and ‘Juju Funk’. We now turn to the B-Side of Double Groovy -‘Trans-Pacific Express’.
The two singles are as follows:
Cat number BU131
A Side – Juju Funk
B-Side – Return Of Baron Samedi
Cat number BU132
A Side – Double Groovy
B Side – Trans-Pacific Express
The four tracks that form the A and B sides will be released digitally, one track a month. starting with Return Of Baron Samedi on all digital services 15/07/22, Juju Funk (11/08/22), Trans-Pacific Express (9/09/22), Double Groovy (7/10/22)
The two singles are available to pre-order now in the following formats: Vinyl 7″ (limited edition 500 each single) shipping direct from the Blow Up Records shop from 23/09/22 –
https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/big-boss-man-2022-2x/
These are the first new releases from Big Boss Man since their fourth album Last Man on Earth on Blow Up Records.
Trans-Pacific Express
Written by Nasser Bouzida
Published by Blow Up Songs Limited
(c) Blow Up Records Limited 2022
Big Boss Man 'Juju Funk' streaming from midnight
Juju Funk by Big Boss Man, taken from the forthcoming two vinyl 45s will go live at midnight tonight on all music streaming services
Following Blow Up Records announcement of the forthcoming release of two brand new Big Boss Man vinyl 45s this Autumn and the subsequent digital release of ‘Return of Baron Samedi’ last month. We now turn to the A-Side of that single (BU131) – Juju Funk, the second track from the 45s to be made available on streaming services from 11th August.
Vinyl singles details are as follows:
Cat number BU131
A Side – Juju Funk
B-Side – Return Of Baron Samedi
Cat number BU132
A Side – Double Groovy
B Side – Trans-Pacific Express
The two vinyl singles are available to pre-order now (limited edition 500 each single) shipping direct from the Blow Up Records shop from 23/09/22 –
https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/big-boss-man-2022-2x/
Digital release schedule: The four tracks that form the A and B sides are being released digitally, one track a month – Return Of Baron Samedi (15/07/22), Juju Funk (11/08/22), Trans-Pacific Express (9/09/22), Double Groovy (7/10/22)
Ali Heath solo debut album pre-order now / single available to stream from midnight.
‘When The Day Is Done’ the debut solo album by Alfa 9 co-founder Ali Heath is available to pre-order from Blow Up Records Greedbag shop: https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/when-the-day-is-done-0/
We Go There Anyway a single taken from the album goes live on all digital music services from tomorrow (22/07/22)
When The Day Is Done was written, recorded and performed solely by Ali over the past two years. As a member of Alfa 9, Ali has released three highly acclaimed albums of the band to date with Blow Up Records, Then We Begin, Gone To Ground and My Sweet Movida.
Big Boss Man - new vinyl 45 singles
Blow Up Records is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of two brand new Big Boss Man vinyl 45’s singles. Get set for two hot slices of killer dance floor funk, limited to 500 copies each -grab these while you can.
Pre-order now in the following formats: Vinyl 7″ (limited edition 500 each single) shipping direct from the Blow Up Greedbag shop from 23/09/22 –
https://blowup.greedbag.com/buy/big-boss-man-2022-2x/
The two singles are as follows:
Cat number BU131
A Side – Juju Funk
B-Side – Return Of Baron Samedi
Cat number BU132
A Side – Double Groovy
B Side – Trans-Pacific Express
The four tracks that form the A and B sides will be released digitally, one track a month. starting with Return Of Baron Samedi on all digital services 15/07/22
Cosmetique second album to be released by Blow Up Records.
Blow Up Records is pleased to announce that the Cosmetique unreleased second album the Lace and the longing will be released in stages over the next few months. The electro pop duos tracks, which were recorded in the noughties will finally be getting to see the light of day. This news comes hot on the heels that our sister company Blow Up Songs is representing Cosmetique songwriters Sarah Churchill and Justin Anderson. Release schedule to be announced soon.
David Woodcock La Vieille Ville video premier today at 7pm GMT via You Tube.
The official video for La Vieille Ville by David Woodcock premieres tonight via You Tube from the Blow Up Records You Tube channel. Tune in at 7pm: https://youtu.be/5NhLATuh3JA
The video was filmed and edited by Joe Blamey and Danny Flynn and was shot in the old town itself of Leigh-on-Sea.
La Vielle Ville is a French language new recording of David’s song Old Town, the song which closed David’s second album Normal Life.
David Woodcock to release Old Town on Christmas Eve.
Old Town the final track of David Woodcock’s Normal Life album will be released as a single on Christmas Eve. It will also feature a brand new recording of Old Town, a French version titled La Vieille Ville.
La Vieille Ville was recorded and produced by Joe Lamb and David Woodcock at London Road Studios Leigh-on-Sea and was mixed by Kevin Feazey in London. David performs all instruments except double bass which was performed by Paul Ambrose. Oliver Rouff wrote the French interpretation of the Old Town lyric.