Ape School - Remixes
(Download) Counter Records COUNTDNL031, 2009-12-07
Since last witnessing our favourite professor take a facelong plunge down a slope of breasty moguls, in technicolour animalation, Ape School's Michael Johnson has enlisted star pupils for their interpretations of the subject matter at hand. Gold stars go out to the baker's half-dozen of this session's gifted class for their songful remixes of Ape School originals from the self-titled debut.
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Ape School - Remixes | Comments: 0
Monday, December 28 2009
The Heavy - No Time | Comments: 0
Monday, December 28 2009
The Heavy - No Time
(Download) Counter Records COUNTDNL032, 2009-11-23
The latest single form the superb album, The House That Dirt Built is the hard-rocking No Time. Built from a truly monstrous drum break, horn fanfares and Zepp-gauge riffage, The Heavy build the perfect backdrop on which Swaby can holla and testify. About "losing the love that made you feel whole," the tune is such an ecstatic assault on the senses that, it has to be said, breaking up, has never sounded so good. So good, in fact, that PlayStation are using the track in their adverts for their Champions League adverts. What's better after a break up, after all, than football and computer games?!
The Heavy - The House That Dirt Built | Comments: 0
Monday, October 5 2009
The Heavy - The House That Dirt Built
(2xLP/CD limited edition/Download/CD) Counter Records COUNT028/COUNTCD028X/COUNTDNL028/COUNTCD028, 2009-10-05
Mixed and produced by Jim Abiss (best known for his work on the first Arctic Monkeys, Adele and Kasabian) and with Noisettes input on three tracks (The Heavy toured with them and have all became firm friends), The House That Dirt Built represents a huge step forward from an already fantastic debut in Great Vengeance & Furious Fire. Since then The Heavy have toured the world and, where the first record was sample-based, the new one is much more a product of working as a band. Like the early rock ‘n' roll, blues and rhythm and blues which have influenced it, The House That Dirt Built is larger than life, funny, terrifying and occasionally beautiful. It is, in fact, a house you'll want to visit again.
Various - Strike! - A Counter Records Sampler | Comments: 0
Monday, October 5 2009
Various - STRIKE! - A Counter Records Sampler
(CD/Download) Counter Records COUNTCD030/COUNDNL030, 2009-10-05
Back in 2006 the good people of Ninja Tune decided they wanted to start a rock label. But not any old, boring, run-of-the-mill rock label. Not a rock label pumping out the latest British indie four piece bands, or carefully crafted facsimiles of classic rawk. Not a label peopled by ironic Hoxtonites playing pisstakes of AC/DC. Not a rock label licensing in already-successful US acts and re-packaging them for the UK market. A rock label that took the same irreverent, iconoclastic, vaguely psychedelic attitude towards that type of music as the parent label had taken to various aspects of dance music. The results of this project are just now beginning to reach fruition and what better way to celebrate (and introduce listeners to a rapidly expanding roster) than with a "Pay-No-More-Than-£2.99" sampler showcasing some of the finest moments from the misfits, freaks and visionaries shaping the label's sound?
The Heavy - How Do You Like Me Now ? | Comments: 0
Sunday, September 13 2009
The Heavy - How Do You Like Me Now?
(CDS/Digital) Counter Records COUNT026/COUNTDNL026, 2009-09-13
The Heavy return with next single from their forthcoming album, The House That Dirt Built, a widescreen funk epic, moving from JB's shuffle to crashing break, Animals guitar and horn fanfares, a huge build which is set to bring the house down wherever it’s played. As if the original wasn’t enough, The Heavy have compiled a superb package of remixes. Fellow West Countryman Joker, gives the original a huge dollop of Purple and comes up with something sounding like Timberlake smoking skunk in St Pauls. Sometime Mowgli-collaborator Solo goes more down a 4/4 route, building up the congas etc into a perfect example of what he calls "midget house". Finally, Ghost takes the tempo down and emphasises the mournful backing vocals for a suitably majestic finale. As if this wasn’t enough, The Heavy have also thrown in a bonus track, Tell It Like It Is, a country-fried hoe-down which emphasises just how good Swaby’s voice is.
Cougar - Patriot | Comments: 0
Monday, August 31 2009
Cougar - Patriot
(CD/LP) Counter Records COUNT024/COUNTCD024, 2009-08-31
Cougar has recently announced the signing of a multiple-album deal with legendary London-based record label Ninja Tune (Kid606, Coldcut, Kid Koala, The Bug, Amon Tobin, Cinematic Orchestra, OneSelf, etc.) in collaboration with their new guitar-driven imprint, Counter Records. The forthcoming album, Patriot, should see the light of day in late summer, with release tours covering the globe. Debut full-length Law CD/LP (available now) was mixed by John Mcentire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake).
Cougar - Stay Famous | Comments: 0
Monday, August 24 2009
Cougar - Stay Famous
(Download single) Counter Records COUNTDNL029, 2009-08-24
Cougar return with the second single from their forthcoming album Patriot and it's a stormer! Stay Famous plays with the old loud/quiet rock dynamic, mixing in bleeding-fingers riffing, melodic beauty and plangent counterpoint. The whole is exhilarating, proving once again that you don't need a vocalist to make affecting, heartfelt rock music.
The Heavy - Sixteen | Comments: 0
Monday, July 13 2009
The Heavy - Sixteen
(Digital) Counter Records COUNTDNL027, 2009-07-13
The Heavy follow up the garage-band madness of Oh No! Not You Again! with pure vintage voodoo soul . Sixteen asks the question: how much can you learn in sixteen years? The answer is, a hell of a lot, but none of it good. The story of a girl who wants to grow up too fast, taking in dancing with the devil, nightclubbing, drinking and piping on the magic whistle.
Cougar - Thundersnow / Rhinelander | Comments: 0
Monday, June 8 2009
Cougar - Thundersnow / Rhinelander
(single) Counter Records COUNTCD023P, 2009-06
Welcome to the world of Cougar. This, the first single from their second album "Patriot" (and their first for Counter), shows what the quintet from Madison, Wisconsin are all about. Don't be fooled by their lack of a vocalist into expecting boffinised math-rock. From the very first bar of "Thundersnow" you know you're dealing with a band that can hit hard, channelling the spirit of both Fugazi and Four Tet into proper rock-god wig out - muscular riffing, machine gun drumming and a feel for melody which raises this beyond any hint of bombast.
Pop Levi - Police $ign / Terrifying | Comments: 0
Monday, June 1 2009
Pop Levi - Police $ign / Terrifying
(7"/Download) Counter Records COUNT021/COUNDNL021, 2009-06-01
After the glossy, almost baroque production of his second album, "Never
Never Love", Pop Levi decided it was time to get back to basics.
Recruiting new drummer Hayden Scott and dragging along lieutenant and
longtime bass player Lucky Beaches, Pop retreated to the Californian
desert near Joshua Tree to spend his Christmas recording. The first
results are the tracks on this single, WHICH I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO HEAR, EVEN THOUGH I ASKED THE LABEL/PROMO AGENCY MANY TIMES.... SEEMS LIKE NO ONE CARES ABOUT POP LEVI IN UK/FRANCE... IT'S A SHAME COS THE GUY'S SO TALENTED.... WELL ANYWAY... GOOD LUCK MR LEVI. (Djouls)
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