[engl] Decamped deep in the forest outside of Berlin, one of rock and roll’s most under the radar yet omnipresent figures has put the finishing touches on his latest solo record, but in fact traces of Mark Sultan can be found around the world. Previously released by celebrated labels such as In The Red, Last Gang, Crypt, Fat Possum, Dirtnap, Goner, Sub Pop, Vice, Bomp!, Norton, Sympathy For The Record Industry, and Wick (Daptone Records), you’re bound to have come across something with Sultan’s name on it, where over the course of multiple decades he’s compiled an insane discography built from the strength of multiple albums, side projects and top-shelf solo efforts, always with a strong deposition towards taking classic garage rock sounds and contorting them in experimental and twisted new ways. For this most recent effort, written, recorded and produced in his own ‘Sound Imperfection’ studio in Germany, Sultan once again ups the ante, working to implement a full band and fully fleshed out instrumentation. Still encompassing the ethos of individuality and charisma that has lent him a sound that has transcended any era by which you might try to nail him down, it may be his most cohesive statement yet. Sultan has been quietly making moves for decades, earning the respect of legends like Jon Spencer and Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox, who have covered his songs and sang his accolades. Touring the world incessantly with his collaborative efforts with King Khan as King Khan & BBQ show, and with Bloodshot Bill as the Ding Dongs, his constant state of proliferation also led to involvement in Black Lips’ supergroup the Almighty Defenders, where the much mythologized band of brothers wrote, recorded and mixed eleven tracks in the span of two days. Part gospel, part soul, the resulting accomplishment was a testimony of hook-filled rhythm and blues as only Sultan could forge, a boundary-pushing fusion of genres that still defies expectation. For new record ‘Let Me Out’, Sultan lets his own voice shine more effusively than ever before. Through thirteen tracks filled with his signature moody, 60s inspired garage rock and roll, Sultan “doesn't simply revive old sounds and old excitements; he ingests them, digests them, and regurgitates them as something new and personal” (Pitchfork). His unmistakeable vocals, instantly transportive to rock’s most vintage moments, breath new life and bridge periods of time to convey the kind of music that stays with you long after its over. After all these years, ‘Let Me Out’ further cements Sultan’s ingenuity and enterprise as someone who has no chance of slowing down, but this time the world might finally be catching up.

[engl] Clifford Records Marlovers is releasing a precious 7”EP from this sextet from Palma de Mallorca which represents the debut of one of the bands that has earned the most credit during the last years. Followers of the radiant and dreamy independent pop from the 80s but outrageously up-to-the-minute, Non Stop Dreaming presents four songs, four crystal-clear and immaculate melodies with wonderful female voices and an absolute elegance. For listeners fond of Razorcuts, St.Etienne, Madder Rose, Birdie, TFC, Heavenly, etc. Marlovers, however, transcend the Indiepop instinct that earned them so many good moments to step onto the triumph of the pop song. It is almost impossible to label them.

[engl] Something of a garage-rock’n’roll supergroup, The Masonics are a winning combination – featuring musicians who have done time in such legendary groups as the Milkshakes, Pop Rivets, Wildebeests, Kaisers, Headcoats, Del Monas, and more (not bad, seeing as there’s only three of ’em – namely, Mickey Hampshire, Bruce Brand and John Gibbs.) Masters of the Medway beat made famous by Mr Billy Childish, this is the group that should be the more famous one – with their better songs and better musicianship. Bruce played alongside Childish in the Pop Rivets back in the late 1970s and he and Mickey were both in the Milkshakes (in fact, it was actually Mickey & the Milkshakes originally!). Anyone who has even a passing interest in garage and beat music of the last 25 years will have come across the names of the bands in which the three members of the devilishly stylish Masonics have spent time. And, combining their previous bands’ sixties beat, US garage and instrumental stylings with a punk rock attitude, this is a group that pays attention to detail, with a talent for songwriting coming to the fore. Singer/guitarist Micky Hampshire possesses a merciless instinct for touch ing, simple, timeless rock’n’roll melodies and lyrics. The band performs with verve and precision, on record and on stage, always giving their followers their money’s worth. Bruce Brand pounds the traps like it could save your life – and sometimes I believe it very well could! John Gibbs twangs the bass strings with a gut instinct, taking you into a groove with grit and gumption. Eight albums down the line The Masonics remain more hard-hitting and vital than any group of teenage hopefuls on the scene – of that there’s no doubt.

[engl] Here's one the most obscure US private pressings from the late 60s / early 70s. For many years, The Misty Hush Revival name was only a rumour whispered in collector's circles, with only a handful copies known of the original album around today. Like The Bachs or The Index, this is one of those hard to describe albums which seem to live in a world of their own. Despite the late '72 release date, the music here sounds more late 60s than early 70s and the whole album has a cool, lost- in- time atmosphere. The group were in fact a club band from Staten Island but surprisingly all the tracks are originals, no cover versions, and they range from fragile, dreamy pop- psych numbers to raw garage, fuzzed- out jams and teen- beat sounds. Like Patrick Lundborg says on Acid Archives: ''A cool, atmospheric trip for fans of the tri- state late '60s club sound''

[engl] Mondo X play 13 tracks of monster R’n’R, in homage to such notables as Zacherle, The Sonics, Link Wray, Screamin’ Lord Sutch and The Revillos ! They even cover The Tall Boys (Meteors) classic ‘Just Another Half Hour ‘Til Sunrise’. A fine blend of Pop-Punk, Garage Punk, Surf with a nod to 50’s influenced R’n’R which will get even the most zombified up and moving…Tunes to wake the dead indeed ! Features members of The Band From Planet X (Canada) & Mondo a Go Go (Scotland) recorded on Halloween 2017. The fine artwork is by Marcel Bontempi.

[engl] Most people were introduced to the bizarre psychedelic sound of The Monocles (later The Higher Elevation) thanks to the inclusion of the bizarre ''The Spider & The fly'' and ''The Diamond Mine'' on the legendary Pebbles Vol. 3 (the ''acid- punk'' volume). These youngsters from Colorado formed in 1964 and they were famous for driving to gigs in a custom Cadillac hearse. Between 1965 and 1968, they released a bunch of singles for different labels: Chicory, Denco, Liberty. This retrospective collection includes the best of their 45 sides plus some previously unreleased on vinyl tracks.

[engl] From the headquarters of Clifford Records we are proud to bring you the first official collection of songs by Moon Unit, a group based in Almería, Spain. With true British savoir faire ‘In Six Moves’ (Clifford0002LP) is a rock-tastic album in a luxurious 10 inches of vinyl that has you hooked from the moment the needle of your stereophonic equipment hits the groove, and you begin the feel its prickly-crunchy sound. A rising from the heart of the best of British pub-rock picking up an influence from the mod revival of the ‘70s along the way with elegant songs which transport us to a way of feeling music and life itself as a vehicle of inseparable expression; or as they themselves like to put it: ‘retro-futurism with a contemporary touch’. And nothing more. But from Clifford Records we know that it’s true and that ‘In Six Moves’ is the first chapter of an exciting trip that takes them back to a particular moment in their lives – that which finds David Bailey walking the streets of Woking looking for records by The Jam and The Only Ones – and which will fire us towards a future as full of hope and as radiant as ‘Shine’, the first cut on ‘In Six Moves’.

[engl] The six-song EP features the band's take on cover tunes by Patsy Cline, Jimmy Reed, Wanda Jackson, Gram Parsons, and Glen Glenn, as well as one original (a fresh new arrangement of the Keith-penned "Meet Me on the Corner", which first appeared on Motel Mirrors' 2013 debut). Recorded and mixed entirely on analog tape at Memphis' Electraphonic Recording, Gotta Lotta Rhythm will be available as a limited-edition one-sided 12" vinyl record in Europe, with music on one side and screen-printed artwork on the other, as well as digitally.

[engl] ‘Son Of The Dust’ it's maybe Movie Star Junkies most acclaimed record. The sound is pretty far from the chaotic vehemence of their early works, it has more in common with the intense, touching, dark atmospheres of songwriters like Nick Cave, Neil Young and Leonard Cohenwith a little twist of frisky rhythm n blues. A long tale in William Faulkner‘s style told in ten songs, a long journey where ancestral rites and religious superstitions take place, around three main characters: a stranger, a priest and a farmer. ‘Son Of The Dust’ is a man trying to defeat the drought, in the landscape of a country village, surrounded by ancient legends and traditions, opposing pagan rites to the fear of divine punishment. Records like this are musical movies of the mind, records the listener must decipher and make his own. The Movie Star Junkies’ ‘Son Of The Dust’ is no more and no less than a musical continuation of William Faulkner’s quest of transcendental bliss in a world made of bone.