Illusion, the EP brought to you by Christian Wargo, Casey Wescott and Ian & Peter Murray, is released today on Bella Union!
Hear a preview of the EP below:
Poor Moon – Illusion EP by secretbellaunion
Month: March 2012
Bella Union Record Store Day Releases
Details on the releases below!
Andrew Bird
The Crown Salesman/So Much Wine
10 inch – Orange vinyl
Side A
1. The Crown Salesman
2. So Much Wine
Side B
3. Tarrytown Mess
Beach House
Lazuli
7inch – Blue opaque vinyl
Side A
1. Lazuli
Side B
2. Equal Mind
M Ward
Primitive Girl
7Inch – White vinyl
Side A
1. Primitive Girl
Side B
1. The Twist
2. Roll Over Beethoven
Lanterns On The Lake
Low Tide
12 inch – White Vinyl
Side A
1. If I’ve Been Unkind (Man Without Country Remix)
2. Ships In The Rain (Laurel Halo Remix)
3. Not Going Back To The Harbour (Dauwd Remix)
Side B
4. Ships In The Rain (Sun Glitters Remix)
5. You’re Almost There (Young Montana Remix)
6. Tricks (Damu Remix)
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches
Always/Tu Ne Dis Rien
7 Inch – Olive Green Vinyl
Side A
1. Always
Side B
2. Tu Ne Dis Rien
Jonathan Wilson
Pity Trials And Tomorrow’s Child
12 Inch
Side A
1. Isn’t It A Pity
Side B
2. Trials Of Jonathan
3. Tomorrow’s Child
The Czars
Sorry I made You Cry
12inch – Heavyweight Baby Blue Vinyl
Side A
1 Black is the Colour
2 Angel Eyes
3 Where the Boys Are
4 My Funny Valentine
5 For Emily
6 Leavin’ On My Mind
Side B
7 You Don’t Know What Love Is
8 I’m Sorry
9 I Fall To Pieces
10 Strange
11 Song To The Siren
Van Dyke Parks joins Bella Union family!
VAN DYKE PARKS TO REISSUE THREE CLASSIC ALBUMS IN JUNE 2012
Bella Union are proud to announce the long-awaited reissue of three of the most highly prized and visionary albums from one of the most influential figures of twentieth century music, Van Dyke Parks.
If you don’t know Van Dyke Parks, now is the chance to immerse yourself in a uniquely eclectic and daring landscape. Parks may be best known for penning the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ legendary sixties masterpiece Smile and more recently his arrangements helped shape Joanna Newsom’s epic album Ys. But the true riches of Parks’ talent lies in his first three solo albums, Song Cycle (1968), Discover America (1972) and Clang Of The Yankee Reaper (1975). This trio of acclaimed records defined Americana decades before the term was invented. An expansive Americana that didn’t merely tap the post-war roots in folk and country music that we expect from the genre, but an all-embracing vision that included ragtime, vaudeville, jazz, bluegrass, psychedelia, classical and calypso, unified by a singer-songwriter spirit as much in line with Randy Newman and Harry Nilsson as Park’s collaborator Brian Wilson.
Born in Mississippi in 1943, Parks was extraordinary even as a child, a musical prodigy and actor who later became a session musician, composer, producer, arranger, lyricist, and singer. His own music is as cinematic, fantastical and even phantasmagorical as it is from the heart. Song Cycle was less conventionally pop, in verse-chorus fashion, than Smile; the mood was something like a baroque psychedelic dream filtered through Disney and music hall. Discover America was a major departure, with most songs written by pre-war Calypso musicians from Trinidad & Tobago but given Parks’ highly individual spin. Clang Of The Yankee Reaper further wove New Orleans, classical and pop strains alongside Calypso and Caribbean rhythms.
There have been more albums since, plus film scores, children’s books and arrangements for a dizzying array of talent (including Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt and Rufus Wainwright), but the jewels in Parks’ legacy remain those first three albums, slices of musical history both of their time and truly timeless.
Bella Union will release Song Cycle, Discover America and Clang Of The Yankee Reaper in June 2012.
And there’s more! To celebrate the release Van Dyke Parks will make a rare live appearance, performing at the Barbican with full orchestral accompaniment from the Britten Sinfonia and an astounding line-up of special guests to be announced soon. Info below:
Saturday 23 June – LONDON – Barbican (£15 – £25) [buy]
Record Store Day: The Czars – Sorry I Made You Cry
We are thrilled to be pressing up The Czars‘ classic Sorry I Made You Cry on baby blue vinyl next month in celebration of Record Store Day 2012. Details below!
The Czars
Sorry I made You Cry
12inch – Heavyweight Baby Blue Vinyl
Side A
1 Black is the Colour
2 Angel Eyes
3 Where the Boys Are
4 My Funny Valentine
5 For Emily
6 Leavin’ On My Mind
Side B
7 You Don’t Know What Love Is
8 I’m Sorry
9 I Fall To Pieces
10 Strange
11 Song To The Siren
Record Store Day: Jonathan Wilson 12″
Pity Trials and Tomorrow’s Child… rolls off the tongue. This is the title of a special 12″ from Jonathan Wilson to be released next month in celebration of Record Store Day. And would ya look at that beautiful artwork –
Jonathan Wilson
Pity Trials And Tomorrow’s Child
12 Inch
Side A
1. Isn’t It A Pity
Side B
2. Trials Of Jonathan
3. Tomorrow’s Child
Record Store Day: Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches split 7″
Do you own any olive green vinyl? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE! We are excited to share news of a split between Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches in celebration of Record Store Day. Details below:
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches
Always/Tu Ne Dis Rien
7 Inch – Olive Green Vinyl
Side A
1. Always
Side B
2. Tu Ne Dis Rien