Soft Rock

NTS SHOWS – JUNE 2019 W/ PAM & CARLOS

More often than not, I'm pleased with our show on NTS, and this month's show is no exception to the rule. I invited the lonesome French digger Carlos and he blessed us with a mind-blowing selection of X-ian soft rock ("I've got Jesus Fever, All I want to do is praise his name"), 1990's misty…Lire la suite NTS SHOWS – JUNE 2019 W/ PAM & CARLOS

TEENAGE DREAMS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_w1bDRKCx8 Doris Laïze - For Ever From Doris Laïze - S/T Self-released, 1980, France There are days when it might be quite hard to figure out why some people spend so much time, money and energy driving around the countryside, desperately trying to locate places where there could possibly be a pile of vinyls waiting…Lire la suite TEENAGE DREAMS

WE ARE LIKE THE DREAMER…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQgIRBptxPA Alan Purvey - Chased By Shadows From Alan Purvey - Living In A Dream Released on Curved Air Sound Recording, 1985, US Without surprise, this privately released LP is the only known recording from Illinois-based musician, Alan Purvey. And, as often with this type of records, the pieces of information and deductions we can…Lire la suite WE ARE LIKE THE DREAMER…

MAGIC ALL AROUND US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4y8JNT7wzk Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly - (Hear The) Falling Dew From Southern Contemporary Rock Assembly - SCRA Released on M7, 1972, Australia We're back after a Christmas break with this peaceful piece of perfectly orchestrated pop from Australia. Hidden in the middle of a quite generic album of jazz-rock, (Hear The) Falling Dew is a soothing…Lire la suite MAGIC ALL AROUND US

FIRST DIP IN THE POOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1MqDU18aj4&feature=youtu.be Safari - Brass Monkey From Safari - Safari Released on Vap, 1984, Japan Safari is a Japanese one-off fusion band, and as you can guess by taking a look at their record's sleeve, its eponymous release is filled with summer mellow tunes. Brass Monkey, the track we chose to upload, has a sweet Latin…Lire la suite FIRST DIP IN THE POOL

WELCOMING WINTER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV7imGZhMV0 Torsten Wallin - Vinter Människan From Torsten Wallin - Grand Canyon  Released on Metronome, 1977, Sweden Smooth Jazzy vibes from Sweden to make Winter's arrival easier. Torsten Wallin, or Tote Wallin is a swedish pop singer who seemingly had released a lot of crap and Vinter Människan might be the only exceptionally good track recorded…Lire la suite WELCOMING WINTER

THE ALFA INVITATION MIX

Our friends at Moderneast recently asked us to do a mix. We decided to celebrate Japanese music, and picked some of our favorite records from Japan. Featuring classic albums, rarities as well as  work by today's generation of Japanese artists, we tried to make this selection as broad as possible. You can listen to it here : https://soundcloud.com/moderneast-magazine/moderneast-the-alfa-invitation