disappears 'halcyon days'

'Ines de Castro' is the first single from David Vassalotti's Broken Rope LP on on 2/12/2016.  Order your copy here - http://wharfcatrecords.com/store/david-vassalotti-broken-rope-lp

Order from Apple Music here - https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/broken-rope/id1074173803

As modern life spirals further into chaos and confusion, David Vassalotti’s newest album Broken Rope, a follow-up to his revered out-of-print 2011 LP Book of Ghosts, presents itself as a soundtrack for the tumult
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Vassalotti, a Florida-based songwriter and performer for critically acclaimed 4AD signees Merchandise (amongst numerous other projects), has used this record as an opportunity to delve further into his own diverse world of personal interests. Broken Rope is a passion project, with Vassalotti handling all of the writing, performing, recording, production, and art design.

From lo-fi guitar pop sounds (a la Flying Nun staples like The Clean and The Verlaines), to elements harsh industrial noise and musique concrete, Vassalotti weaves together a wide array of musical influences with a steady hand. Similarly, the album’s lyrics draw from literary references as far- reaching as Portuguese history, Russian folklore, and Spanish poetry.

Ambitious as it may be to cover so much ground, there is a rational flow and unity that ties the record together. In the chaotic globalism of the 21st century Broken Rope may not be the compass that helps us find our orientation, but it can still serve as a mirror to help shape our concept of where we fit into the fray. This is an adventurous album for uncertain times.

PITCHFORK: D. Vassalotti "Swallow My Pride"
“Tampa's Merchandise have a decade of artful hardcore and experimental pop under their belts-- but the devastating solo output of guitarist Dave Vassalotti is their best kept secret”

David Vassalotti - Ines De Castro

We are pleased to announce that we will release 'Magnetic Seasons', the new album from MUGSTAR on 4th March.

Pre order on CD / 2xLP here - http://shop.rockactionrecords.co.uk

Mugstar - Flemish Weave

Forever

From their forthcoming album "Have A Cunning Plan", out September 21st, 2018 via Trouble In Mind Records (www.troubleinmindrecs.com)

The Shifters "Straight Lines" (Trouble In Mind Records)

Steeple Remove - Oval Strii  (Laurent Garnier Remix)

Kompromat

10 000 Russos - Runnin' Escapin'

Ghost Rider

Shiny Shiny

Ditz rework a track from bdrmm’s debut album. This version is included on ‘The Bedroom Tapes’ EP, which is released on October 23. Pre-order here: http://smarturl.it/thebedroomtapes

Recorded by Alex Greaves at The Nave, Leeds
Remix and additional production by Ditz
Mastered by Carim Clasmann

bdrmm – If.... (Ditz Remix)

Saccades, the solo project of The KVB’s Nicholas Wood, is today sharing ‘Like Everyday’, the first taste of a new album set for release early next year. When not writing, recording and performing with the Invada Records-signed synth/post-punk duo The KVB, Saccades is Wood’s outlet for his lighter, more carefree side – opting for blissed-out psychedelic pop over the cold, brutalist electronics of the former. 'Like Everyday' is first new material under the Saccades moniker since the self-titled debut LP released via Fuzz Club in 2017

Cooped up in his home in Manchester over lockdown, Wood made use of the newfound free time and set to work on a new collection of Saccades songs. ‘Like Everyday’, an early taste of the new material he’s since collated, is described by Wood as a slice of Ballardian synth-pop, replete with breezy electronics, languid guitars and echo-soaked vocals: “This song was written back in spring and it's about the idea of someone living their life through watching another person's facade of luxury. This year I've often read about people spying on their neighbours because of lockdown and so I imagined this all taking place in a Ballard-esque world of paranoia, isolation and opulent high-rises set against a fizzy synth-pop soundtrack.”

Saccades - Like Everyday

THE OSCILLATION/MUGSTAR/LISTENING MIRROR/BEN NASH 
"Travel Expop Series #2: Great Britain"
Limited edition of 300 copies on white vinyl 
Co-Release: Hands In The Dark / All Time Low
Release date: 6th August 2013

Label, orders: www.handsinthedarkrecords.com // www.alltimelowproductions.com

Steeple Remove - Oval Strii (Laurent Garnier Remix)

Fuzz Club Records