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Cat. No. BU043CD/DD
CD & DD - 11th August 2008



Cat. No. BU047/DD
Ltd. numbered 7" (500 only) & DD
11th August 2008

'THUNDERER & EXCELSIOR' out now!
'DEVIL IN THE DETAIL' out now!

The debut album and 2nd single from Silvery

buy both : Rough Trade / Norman / Piccadilly / hmv.co.uk
Amazon.co.uk & all good indies more shops here

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London's Silvery release their debut album 'Thunderer & Excelsior' - a 14-track blast of infectious eccentric British pop and an essential release for 2008. Crafted in their East London studio with Kevin Feazey and mastered by John Davis, the album features previous sold-out single 'Horrors'/'Orders' and their second single 'Devil In The Detail' which will be released the same day and is strictly limited to 500 numbered 7”s. The single also features an exclusive B-side 'The Squadron Leader' not on the album.

'Devil In The Detail' has been spun so far by Steve Lamacq (6 Music and Radio1), who has invited the band to record a session for his BBC Radio 1 show, to be broadcast a week before the album & single release, Marc Riley (6 Music) who has requested a session, Gary Crowley (BBC London), as well as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie (Radio 2). Both sides have already been aired in the US too by KROQ legend Rodney Bingenheimer.

• Silvery in October's Artrocker Magazine & Converse Music
  Full page article on Silvery, plus a free download from Converse Music for this month only. read more...
  
  
• Silvery in Session on BBC 6 Music with Marc Riley
  Thursday 25th September Tracklisting here...
  
  
• Silvery in Session on BBC Radio 1 with Steve Lamacq!
  Mon 4th August Tracklisting here...
  
  
• 'Thunderer & Excelsior' will be BBC 6music's album of the day!
  Tue 12th August read more ...
  
  
• 'Devil In The Detail' winner of last week's Round Table on BBC 6 music with Steve Lamacq! read more & listen again ...
  
  
• Silvery on Steve Lamacqs 6music blog read blog ...
  

"This album has barely been out of my CD player at home all week"
"You will not hear anything like this all year"
Steve Lamacq

"A fine debut album from the London band, just as they promised it would be" The Organ

"It’s mental and it rocks" Artrocker 'Recommended'

"Exciting, forceful, intelligent, and on all the time"
David Quantick, Word Magazine

"The potential to capture the imagination of a generation" Classic Rock

"MADCAP LONDONERS MAKE AN ARTY RACKET. A riotous whirl of crunching guitars, clattering drums, plinky piano and falsetto vocals, all underpinned by a fairground organ line" Q Magazine

"A rollercoaster ride through eccentric English indie pop. A band to get rather excited about" Clash

"Strange, surreal and stunning - purchase on sight" losingtoday.com

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track listings & LISTEN
silvery
reviews

live: silvery tour dates...

myspace: myspace.com/silverytheband

Cat. No. BU043CD
9th June 2008



Cat. No. BU046
Ltd. 7" (500 only) - 2nd June 2008

'DAYS COME AND GO' out now! (uk)
'PICTURES (TOO BIG TO FIT IN A SIGHT)' out now! (uk)

The ltd. debut single and debut album from Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck

Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck – an 8-piece indie-pop orchestra from Ängelholm, Sweden – release their debut album Days Come and Go on Monday 9th June, preceded by the limited single Pictures (Too Big To Fit In A Sight) on Monday 2nd June (features B-Side not on the album).

Unplugged version of "Pictures (Too Big To Fit In A Sight)"he ltd. debut single and debut album from Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck

Over the last few years, Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck have been recording songs, just a few at a time, describing themselves as “the slowest recording band ever”. Everything has done without any outside help and in the true DIY indie spirit - drums were recorded in their rehearsal room and almost everything else in their parents' apartment. Despite their admittance that “nobody really knew which buttons to push”, by the time Blow Up Records made contact in early summer 2007, they had quite a collection of songs – both beautiful and unforgettable.

"Grand songs, delivered well" Stool Pigeon

"Short, sweet and perfectly formed" Nude

"Gorgeous indie pop. I could listen to this single for months and not tire of it" Swedesplease.net

"Suggests the potential to usurp KoC as Scandinavia's finest exponents of indiefolk" Kruger

"Lovely, gentle folk inspired indie pop that invokes the idea of Jens Lekman fronting Belle & Sebastian. Simple as that" indieMP3

"A pop album for picnic days and warm nights of dancing with all the windows open" Kitten Painting

read more...
track listings & LISTEN
mockingbird, wish me luck
reviews

myspace: myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe

youtube: "pictures (too big to fit in a sight)" (unplugged)

buy album & single: HMV / Norman / Rough Trade / Rhythm Online
& all good indies more shops here

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'BLOW UP RECORDS NIGHT Thursday 22nd May 2008
The Blow Up Metro Club London

3 Blow Up Records bands on one bill including UK debut for Sweden's Mockingbird, wish me luck.

BIG BOSS MAN
The self-proclaimed "punks of hammond funk" take time out from recording their 3rd album for a one-off London show:
"Smokin' '60s-style beat trio, with modern dancefloor full-tiltage." Mojo
"Funky as f**k" Maxim Online
"Music to make your head explode with joy" What's On
"A joyful romp through Hammond-flecked funk" Musik Week

MOCKINGBIRD WISH ME LUCK *debut UK show"
An 8-piece indie pop-orchestra from Sweden who will soon be releasing their debut album Days come and Go:
"Grand songs, delivered well" Stool Pigeon
"Short, sweet and perfectly formed" Nude
"Gorgeous indie pop. I could listen to this single for months and not tire of it" Swedesplease.net
"Lovely, gentle folk inspired indie pop that invokes the idea of Jens Lekman fronting Belle & Sebastian. Simple as that" indieMP3

SILVERY
Infectious eccentric British pop four-piece from London:
What a little belter this is. Pure, head-on pop music. Reminds me of early sparks. This could be a very good year for Silvery. Buy this record" Tom Artrocker
"The psychopop of Blur, if Damon Albarn spent the 90's taking acid... More please!" NME
"A great piece of excitable guitar music" Steve Lamacq

read more...
Big Boss Man
Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck
Silvery

links...
blowupmetro.com
facebook invite
last.fm event

myspace...
myspace.com/blowuprecs
myspace.com/bigbossmanmyspace
myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe
myspace.com/silverytheband

Cat. No. BU041CD/DD
CD & DD

'BALTIC FLEET' out now *UPDATED 11/4/08*
The debut album from Baltic Fleet

Following on from the release of the ltd. single debut 'Black Lounge'/'3 Dollar Dress' comes the release of the debut self-titled Baltic Fleet album.

"Paul Flemming has delivered a faultless piece of instumental music that captures the spirit of Eno, NEU! all the way through to modern post rock and chamber music. The album swerves from haunting piano pieces ala donnie darko full of melancholy to driving upbeat kraut inspired propulsive grooves. This is getting heavy rotation in rough trade east and is one of our tips for the top in 2008" Rough Trade East

"BUNNYMAN HAS FUN ON THE AUTOBAHN - Sombre, Sigur Ros-like-post-rock, fuzzy bass grooves [and] energising Neu!-style motorik." Uncut

"This is just a great album - nothing that obviously sounds like anyone or anything else. Just a rather beautiful and rather recommended instrumental album."The Organ

Album chosen for Rough Trade's Album Club May 2008!
More info: thealbumclub.com (other albums for May include Crystal Castles and Foals).

Baltic Fleet was asked to peform at Rough Trade East's 'Record Store Day' on Saturday 19th April, followed by a DJ set from Irmin Schmidt (Can) & Kumo so in good company!
More info: roughtrade.com

read more...
track listing & LISTEN
baltic fleet
reviews

links...
myspace.com/blowuprecs
myspace.com/balticfleet

buy...
Norman Records / Piccadilly / Rough Trade / Rhythm Online
& all good indies more shops here

download...

Cat. No. BU044
Ltd. 7"

'HORRORS'/'ORDERS' out now!
The debut single from Silvery

Download & ltd. seven available now - the double-A debut from London four-piece Silvery.

'Horrors'/'Orders' was the recent winner of Zane Lowe's Fresh Meat and was The Organ's single of the week:

"They’ve been one of London’s best kept secrets for a little while now, packed out gigs in Camden and such, building a genuine following and a really worth of mouth flow. Silvery make timeless English pop music, a slighty quirky edge, nothing that ever stops that pop flow though. They have a slightly eccentric charm, a bright palette, those not quite pristine bandsman uniforms and those chiming keyboards. The debut album is not far away now, this should more than wet your appetite." The Organ

"What a little belter this is. Pure, head-on pop music, fabby guitar riffs, plumptious organ, verses, choruses, middle 8 - all present and correct. The AA side 'Orders' reminds me of early sparks, never a bad look. Intelligent stuff, quoting the right sources but never simply copying. This could be a very good year for Silvery. They should be filling the Radio 1 playlist in place of the ghastly Feeling. Buy this record." Artrocker

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track listing & LISTEN
reviews
about silvery

links...
myspace.com/blowuprecs
myspace.com/silverytheband
'horrors' video on youtube

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BUY SINGLE: HMV.co.uk (FREE p+p), Norman Records, Rhythm Online & all good indies!

Cat. No. BU045
Ltd. 7" (500 only)

'BLACK LOUNGE'/'3 DOLLAR DRESS' out now!
The debut single from Baltic Fleet

A double A-sided limited Krautrocking dancefloor essential!

Taken from the forthcoming self-titled debut album ‘Baltic Fleet’ the single is released on 25th February (UK) on Ltd. 7" (500 copies only) as part of the Blow Up 45s series and Digital.

This single has been picked as one of Piccadilly's Record of The Week (3rd March).

read more...
track listing & LISTEN
baltic fleet

links...
myspace.com/blowuprecs
myspace.com/balticfleet

buy...
hmv.co.uk(free p+p) / Norman Records / Piccadilly / Rough Trade / Rhythm Online
& all good indies

download...

BLOW UP RECORDS - NEW FOR 2008!

2008 is set to be the most release-packed year yet for Blow Up with several new projects from 2007 being wrapped up and set for release, including The Bongolian's 3rd album & debuts from new signings Baltic Fleet & Silvery:

4th feb 2008
THE BONGOLIAN - Outer Bongolia
The third solo outing for BBM's Nasser Bouzida aka The Bongolian.
See below

25th feb 2008
BALTIC FLEET Black Lounge / 3 Dollar Dress
A cracking double A-sided limited Krautrocking dancefloor essential! Taken from the forthcoming self-titled debut album.
Read more

3rd mar 2008
SILVERY - Horrors / Orders
Silvery release their limited debut 45 'Horrors'/'Orders' as a taste of their forthcoming debut album (late Spring 2008). Its a double A-sided blast of infectious eccentric British pop, and with first track 'Horrors' coming in at 1'47 it’s not long before you’ll be wanting to play again. The single which has aready had more than one spin by BBC's Steve Lamacq, and this week won Zane Lowe's Fresh Meat contest on BBC Radio 1.
'Horrors' is accompanied by a brilliant animated video by Alasdair Brotherson.
Read more

10th mar 2008
BALTIC FLEET - Baltic Fleet
Whilst on a World Tour playing keyboards for Echo & The Bunnymen, Liverpool-based artist Paul Fleming began to write what would come to be his debut album ‘Baltic Fleet’. With a laptop and any instruments that were to hand he would capture, in music, what inspired him in each city around the world, and a sound was born influenced by artists such as Eno, The Doves, NEU!, Sigur Ros and DJ Shadow. Read more

and coming soon...

SILVERY- album debut
BIG BOSS MAN - 3rd album
UNTITLED PROJECT - debut single & album

Cat. No. BU040CD/LP/DD
CD, LP (1st 1000 w. poster) & DD

'OUTER BONGOLIA' - OUT 2nd FEBRUARY!
The third album from The Bongolian

Expect a psychedelic musical trip to the outer regions of the Funk galaxy, taking in spaced-out heavy Bongo rhythms and Latin Soul along the way – all 100% Original Dancefloor Rhythms. (Instruments featured include the Hammond, Bongos, Synthesisers, Vibes.) As always written, arranged, performed and produced entirely by Nasser at his Ramshackle Studios on analogue 8 track. The album was mixed by Nick Terry (Klaxons, SMD) at The Premises in Hackney, London. Please note, this album contains NO SAMPLES, just a groove that sounds good!

Due for release 2nd February (UK) on CD, LP (first 1000 pressing with poster) and Digital. Preview tracks now at myspace.com/blowuprecs

Click here to launch album player & LISTEN!

read more...
track listing
album reviews
the bongolian

links...
myspace.com/blowuprecs
myspace.com/thebongolian

PRE-ORDER at hmv.co.uk (free shipping)
PRE-ORDER at amazon.co.uk

available now from: - currently no.45 in iTunes Dance Chart!

BLOW UP MIX for DUST GALAXY

We're pleased to announce that Rob Garza (Thievery Corporation) has asked us to give the Blow Up treatment to 'Mother Of Illusion', the second single from his new solo project Dust Galaxy.

The Blow Up Mix is the first track on the 12" version of the single and is also available to download (out now). The Blow Up mix team features Nasser Bouzida aka The Bongolian, Nick Terry (Klaxons, SMD) and Blow Up's Mr. Paul Tunkin. You can currently listen to the mix on Dust Galaxy's myspace.

links...
dustgalaxy.com
myspace.com/robgarzamusic

EXCLUSIVE BLEND VOLUMES 1 & 2 REISSUED

After a long wait during which saw some copies fetch silly prices on eBay, Volumes 1 & 2 have finally been reissued including a brand new pressing on vinyl.

Compiled by Blow Up founder and main DJ Paul Tunkin, Volume 1 features Hammond-heavy classics from the KPM music library, and Volume 2 yet more dancefloor-friendly cuts from the KPM, De Wolfe, Amphonic and Sylvester music. Essential for DJs and collectors alike!

Available from all good stores and the Blow Up shop.

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exclusive blend series

links...
myspace.com/exclusiveblend

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