Record Store Day

Good times at Rise Bristol

Guided by Voices: Jon the Croc 7"

Geoff Barrow/Ben Salisbury: DROKK CD

Mark Stewart: Experiments Ltd 12"

I showed what, I think, was admirable restraint at Rise Bristol today for National Record Store Day. A superb idea that gets us all slavering over vinyl, writing wish lists and (most importantly) spending our money in real record shops.

My main target was the Babe, Terror 12" Knights but, alas, Rise didn't receive a copy (I doubt they're likely to, actually) and nor did the shabby Head Entertainment. It was only 200 copies nationwide so, hey hum, never mind.

The above, though, seem great. Although not really a Record Store Day exclusive, DROKK is amazing. A John Carpenter/Judge Dredd inspired work of future-sci-fi genius, referencing Tangerine Dream and sounding like an annoyed Zombie Zombie (slightly funkier variant on this style) on a bristling rampage.

Disgruntled sequencer pulses, chrome slabs synth and swinging mechanic-percussion make up most tracks, the emphasis being on Sci-fi dark rather than anything else. A solidly good release that has excellent packaging that really fits the music it encases.