Palace of Swords Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 As I mentioned elsewhere, Palace of Swords are set to feature on the new Fruits de Mer album 'Head Music'. Anyway, I've just spotted these tracks on youtube, so here's a taste of what to expect from some of the other artists involved: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Promo copies of this were sent out at the end of last week, so there's a few reviews starting to appear - all very positive. Here's a selection:http://www.facebook.com/notes/mark-barton/various-artists-head-music/365019116866415http://mratavist.wordpress.com/2012/03/04/head-music-fruits-de-mer-records/http://www.funkygibbins.me.uk/?p=4880 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Another review, courtesy of Terrascope (formerly Ptolemaic Terrascope):http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_March_12.htm#HeadMusic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Andy Weatherall plays a couple tracks from Head Music on his new Music's Not For Everyone radio show.Here's a link: http://www.mixcloud.com/XOYORadio/musics-not-for-everyone-xoyoradio006-rec-8th-march/(He describes it as 'an exceptional compilation', and promises to play more tracks in the future. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2012 From Chybucca Sounds:http://chybuccasounds.com/2012/03/04/various-artists-head-music-fruits-de-mer/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 Some more reviews/thoughts on 'Head Music' from across the interweb:http://atalhodesons.blogspot.co.uk/http://www.heyday-mo.com/catalog/index.php?_a=document&doc_id=7http://www.myspace.com/psychatrone/blog/545463480 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted March 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2012 And some more..... http://www.wasistdas.co.uk/headmusic.htmhttp://www.gew-gaw-fanzine.gr/index_english.htm(It's also been receiving a lot of radio play on Radio 2, Radio 6 Music and elsewhere.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 A few more reviews:http://aural-innovations.com/blog/2012/04/various-artists-head-music-fruits-de-mer-records-2012-2-lp/http://www.unimeri.com/PsychotropicZone/reviews.en.php?subaction=showfull&id=1333360699&archive&start_from&ucat=3http://writingaboutmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/head-music-compilation-fruits-der-mer.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted April 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2012 Head Music is now sold out at source (850 copies in less than a week!) I think one or two record shops might still have the odd copy, though.http://www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/head music.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 The crazy prices have started already. 'Head Music' sells for £71, yikes!http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370608553366?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_4099wt_1185 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palace of Swords Posted July 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Here's a review from this month's edition of Record Collector:Head Music - Various ArtistsReleased to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the founding of cult krautrock label Brain, and compiled by the destined-to-be-just-as-cult (and getting there quickly) Fruits De Mer, this is a double-album of covers by some of the more notable Germanic-influenced bands of today. Earthling Society, Dead Sea Apes and Vert:x are among them, alongside returning psych-pop heroes The Bevis Frond.The groups largely get their teeth into re-imagining pieces by the original chiefs of the scene. There are a couple of terrific Neu! tracks, a similar brace of Can, and a beautifully ethereal delivery of Amon Düül’s Paramechanical World. That’s not to say they don’t explore works by those on more of a connoisseur’s radar; they do, but even when referencing the real headline bands, there’s an enquiring outlook at work.Take the Kraftwerk covers. The rendition of Trans-Europe Express by Anla Courtis reduces its original starkness into lo-fi minimalism, while Dead Sea Apes deliver RükstoВGondoliero, performed by Kraftwerk on a 1971 edition of German TV’s Beat Club, but never actually cut to vinyl. Relentlessly vital, the artists involved drive their reference points onwards while looking in the rear view mirror. Fruits De Mer | CRUSTACEAN 26 (2-LP) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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