So Many Ways (Cherrystones Electric So Far I edit) (5:20)
So Many Ways (Cherrystones Slow Many Ways rework) (6:36)
Review: This marks a first ever reissue of this cult-status punk-funk, no wave electro post-punk fusion 45 from 1979. It's by post-Wayne County Electric Chairs and has been produced by David Cunningam and now expanded to 12". The first tune 'So Many Ways' has Val Haller on lead vocals and sounded at the time very different from anything else the band had done. A hypnotic, sure charged groove that still sounds years ahead of its time. 'J'attends Les Marines' is a rework of 'Waiting For The Marines' from the Things Your Mother album but with some added dub and experimental flourishes. Two versions of 'So Many Ways' then close out this fine curio.
Review: The Ex's 45th anniversary is this year and this new 7" 'Great!' helps celebrate it. This record shows their continued defiance and creative evolution. This Dutch band remains as adventurous and challenging as ever. Both tracks, pulled from their current live set, are brimming with energyiurgent, willful, and joyfully obstinate. 'Great!' pulses with raw punk intensity, while 'The Evidence' is a gritty, adventurous exploration of rhythm and melody. Refusing to be nostalgic, The Ex pushes forward, blending genres like jazz, noise and world music with their anarcho-punk roots. It's a thrilling reminder of their enduring vitality.
Review: This album collects together some of the very earliest pre-Black Sabbath recordings by the group then called Earth (until the permanent name change in 1970), as well as including some pre-Judas Priest Glen Tipton tunes from Flying Hat - these tunes were from a 1973 demo that was recorded a year or two before. There is also a special bonus cut 'Blue Suede Shoes' that was performed as Black Sabbath and mighty one of their earliest ever sessions to make it onto tape and now vinyl for the first time.
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