Lô Borges
Lô Borges

Hydroplane reinstate their formidable 1997 debut of sublime guitar atmospherics, fragile lyricism and droning incidentals with an overdue vinyl reissue.An offshoot of the now-féted The Cat’s Miaow, the trio formed after their drummer decamped to London, charting new territory with tape loops, manipulated samples and a borrowed Jupiter 4 in the wake of Endtroducing. Adopting a handle that Dean Wareham once considered calling Luna, Hydroplane intended to only ever release Excerpts From Forthcoming LP, a single-sided 7” sonic collage, before imploding in mystery. Their label however insisted they deliver their taunted album. From the comfort of a Brunswick flat, they continued to record soaring melodies and restrained song structures to 4-track, sculpting dramatic Radiophonic Workshop cues weighted in reverb and near-perfect dream pop lead by Kerrie Bolton’s empyrean vocals. Bored of industry expectation and largely ignored by local audiences, the reluctant performers followed the way of The Cannanes and formed meaningful overseas alliances by mail and phone, securing releases on Michigan outpost Drive-In and Broadcast launching pad Wurlitzer Jukebox. Championed by John Peel with twenty spins on his converted Radio One slot and even polling in the Festive Fifty of 1997, the humble three-piece still walked to their neighbourhood shops undetected. Previously only available as a US-issued CD, this reminiscent late-night suite establishes Hydroplane as an everlasting ember in Australia’s beloved indie nexus.

1969 debut ft. "Good Times Bad Times", "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You", "Dazed And Confused", "Communication Breakdown"...

Amazing Honest Jon's comp of latin, jazz, calypso, highlife from young black London. One of the best from the series. Big tip!

Overview of the legendary Brazilian Tropicalia/ psych band's early works (late 60s) before they turned more towards progressive rock. Wonderful.

Growing Bin strikes again, with the reissue of this AOR, jazz fusion, cosmic folk, yacht rock LP from 1980, by Bordeaux-born troubadour - Guy Maxwell.OG tracklist has been stripped-back for the reissue, in favour of a concise six song LP which brings brilliance in every bar. Beaut record, don't sleep!

Neil's classic 90s LP featuring some of his best later day songwriting. Beautiful record.