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Normal Life by David Woodcock featured on Janice Long (BBC Wales)

Janice Long played Normal Life by David Woodcock on BBC Wales introducing fresh new music and artists from Wales.

“Do you know what I absolutely love that, Normal Life from David Woodcock and there’s nothing normal about the construction of that, there’s an absolute Madness about it, It could be in a show couldn’t it? Or it could be vaudeville, magnificent stuff.”

JANICE LONG, BBC

The track immediately follows another vaudeville inspired romp The Damned ‘Grimly Fiendish’ at 2:20:10.

VLR writers top five albums of 2019

Thanks to Dave Collins at Vive Le Rock for the support for David Woodcock Normal Life and Usselman All fun And Games Until Everyone Goes Blind as they both make it into his VLR writers top five albums of 2019 in the latest issue with cover stars The Specials (Official).

Aspic Boulevard – New Blow Up Signings

We are pleased to announce new signings Aspic Boulevard, here is a taster from what will be their debut album ‘Memory Recall of a Replicant Dream’…

Sicilian brothers Alessandro and Marco Barrano take a journey through space and time with a sound is characterized by vintage electronics: analogue keyboards, analogue drum machines, tape recorders, circuit bending and many homemade musical instruments. Influences range from Pierre Schaeffer and Musique concrète school in France in the early 40’s to the sci-fi nuances of 60s & 70s cinematic music, psychedelia and kosmische. Composer Marco Barrano is of course no stranger to Blow Up Records having previously released MHz Invasion as one half of Daiquiri Fantomas which received support at BBC 6 Music from DJs including Radcliff & Maconie and Steve Lamacq.

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The Bongolian ‘Outer Bongolia’ Limited Clear 180g Vinyl

As part of the Blow Up 25 year celebrations Blow Up Records is reissuing some classic titles. One of the first is a brand new cut of The Bongolian‘s third album ‘Outer Bongolia’ (alongsideBig Boss Man‘s ‘Full English Beat Breakfast‘), available for first time on 180g heavy weight vinyl. This pressing is limited to 500 copies only.

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“A man with talent to spare. A Latin-flavoured jazz-funk odyssey”
Q MAGAZINE

“Forget your preconceptions, this is the REAL incredible bongo band”CLASH

“The authentic real deal crafted groove”THE ORGAN

“A beautifully well rounded album. Gorgeously psychedelic”
★★½ SUBBA-CULTCHA

“Mightily funky, Hammond driven bongo rhythms… part mod, part Sergio Mendes, very swingin’…”TIME OUT

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