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Brand new Mockingbird Wish Me Luck track for free on new Eardrums compilation

Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck have a brand new track ‘The Divine Comedy’ available for free for a limited time as part of the new Eardrums download compilation ‘Birdsongs, Beesongs Volume 1’ available here. No sign-up required, just download!

If you like this you can download / buy their debut album Days Come And Go or listen to more tracks on their myspace…

DAYS COME AND GO quotes…

“Think The Concretes with strings and a folky/indie edge. Grand songs, delivered well” Stool Pigeon

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

“Wry but sincere hometown poetry” NME

“An album to pay attention to” AllMusic

  • download… Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck on iTunes
  • buy… HMV / Norman / Rough Trade / Rhythm Online
    & all good indies more shops here or Blow Up mail order

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myspace: myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe

facebook: mockingbird, wish me luck group

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

New Silvery EP ‘The Nishikado’ – Artocker.tv and iTunes exclusive!

Following their Christmas single You Give A Little Love last December, London eccentrics Silvery release their 5th single on Monday 15th June 2009, previously featured on a live BBC Radio 1 Lamacq session and a standout track from their much talked about debut album Thunderer & Excelsior (which made the ARTROCKER and ORGAN top releases of 2008 lists).

The Nishikado EP features a new mix of the lead song (inspired by Toshihiro Nishikado – the creator of Space Invaders in the 1970’s) and 3 brand new tracks: Identity, Murder Holes and The Public Purse.
Think Sparks at their most Glam Rock, mixed up with all sorts of musical tricks Blur and Bowie would be proud of.

Watch the video now exclusively on Artrocker.TV

EP. will be available 3 weeks early as an iTunes exclusive on Monday 25th May 2009 (general availability from 15/6/2009)

Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck: ‘Moves On The Screen’ out now!

Available now from all good download stores and the second taken from their acclaimed debut album ‘Days And Go’ is the second single ‘Moves On The Screen’ from Swedish indie-posters Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck

DAYS COME AND GO quotes…

“Think The Concretes with strings and a folky/indie edge. Grand songs, delivered well” Stool Pigeon

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

“Wry but sincere hometown poetry” NME

“An album to pay attention to” AllMusic

  • download… Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck on iTunes

read more:
mockingbird, wish me luck
reviews

myspace: myspace.com/mockingbirdwishmeluckswe

facebook: mockingbird, wish me luck group

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

Silvery ‘The Nishikado E.P.’ with brand new tracks out now!

Following their Christmas single You Give A Little Love last December, London eccentrics Silvery release their 5th single on Monday 15th June 2009, previously featured on a live BBC Radio 1 Lamacq session and a standout track from their much talked about debut album Thunderer & Excelsior (which made the ARTROCKER and ORGAN top releases of 2008 lists).

The Nishikado EP features a new mix of the lead song (inspired by Toshihiro Nishikado – the creator of Space Invaders in the 1970’s) and 3 brand new tracks: Identity, Murder Holes and The Public Purse.
Think Sparks at their most Glam Rock, mixed up with all sorts of musical tricks Blur and Bowie would be proud of.

“Wow. Take a deep breath before you enter the crazy world of Silvery. An utterly exhilarating racket” Artrocker Recommends

“With wild synth riffs and vocals resembling David Bowie, Silvery suck you in to the unrestrained indie madness” Kruger

  • Watch the video now on youTUBE
  • download… Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck on iTunes

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live: silvery tour dates…

myspace: myspace.com/silverytheband

Mother Of Illusion’ 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

‘OUTER BONGOLIA’ The third album from The Bongolian – Out February 2008

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!

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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: The Bongolian - Outer Bongolia – currently no.45 in iTunes Dance Chart!

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 FLEETBlack Lounge / 3 Dollar Dress
A cracking double A-sided limited Krautrocking dancefloor essential! Taken from the forthcoming self-titled debut album.
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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.
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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

‘BLACK LOUNGE’/’3 DOLLAR DRESS’ – the debut single from Baltic Fleet out now

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… Baltic Fleet - Black Lounge / 3 Dollar Dress - Single

New Big Boss Man Album ‘Full English Beat Breakfast’ out now!

New Big Boss Man ‘Full English Beat Breakfast’ – out now!

The long-awaited 3rd album fromBig Boss Man

Blow Up is pleased to announce that the long awaited third album from Big Boss Man – ‘Full English Beat Breakfast‘ is now out. Its another superb spaced-out selection of prime 60’s inspired dancefloor tracks– available on CD, a lovely vinyl LP and as a download from all good retailers.

“Excellent” Mark Lamarr, BBC Radio 2

“The Sgt Pepper of boogaloo – and you can’t go without breakfast, can you?”
music 4/5, sonic 4/5 Hi-Fi Choice

“It’s one of those albums where you wished you were the drummer, or had thought of the concept first!”
5/5 Drummer Magazine

“Effortlessly hip” 4 stars – Echoes

“Their best album yet ” 4 stars – Record Collector

“Big Boss Man are back and groovier than ever. If Charlie Croker from The Italian Job was still alive – he would be dancing to this, and recommendations don’t come any better than that!” 7/10 Clash

“We’ve got 14 scorching hot tracks here. It’s all good I promise you, and then some. This is an album you most definitely should own and one which other musicians will be jealous of” Scootering ‘Recommended Listening’

“Will knock you flat on your back and boogaloo a victory lap”
7/10 Loud & Quiet

“Perennial party starters Big Boss Man are back with their third album. For loud’n’proud modish club soul, this is it!” Shindig!

“Big Boss Man — returning to blow our minds with an excellent dish on Blow Up Records! The Boss has been tearing it up for years now with a blend of organ heavy grooves, funky drums, vamping guitars and even some occasional vocals — and Full English Beat Breakfast is as loveable as anything they’ve done to date” Dusty Groove

ORDER, DO IT NOW ….

DOWNLOAD ….
Big Boss Man - Full English Beat Breakfast

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myspace: myspace.com/bigbossmanmyspace

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