The victorian astronaut has been left stranded on the planet, longing to be reunited with the heavens.
A lonely figure in a purple smoking jacket and heavy riveted brass helmet, he reclines in a worn leather armchair. His days are spent yearning for astro travel. His nights drag endlessly as he wonders if his only companion, a dodo, is real or man made...
ELECTRIC LOVE - OUT NOW on limited edition 7" vinyl in all good record shops or at the Freshly Squeezed Web Shop or to download (with a bonus track) below
Includes:
1. Electric Love
2. Big Eyebrow
3. Nuclear Mustard (bonus track)
“Weird but wonderful” Echoes
“A classic right from the first second” Cuemix Magazine
“Amazing… the vocals make this soar in an altogether disarmingly alluring way.” Properlychilled.com
THE ANDROID'S DREAM EP - re-mastered, re-packaged and re-issued for the first time as a download. The very best tracks from The Android's Dream album.
Includes:
1. Sunlight On Mars
2. Cleopatra's Needle
3. Iridium
“An extraordinary EP that defies classification… one of the most cerebral and filmic things I’ve heard in ages.” DJ Mag
“Retro sci-fi dub electronic exotica from the planet Saturn. Theremins and Moogs circulate in a fecund dub stew of beats and classical loops. Extinction is not an option.” NME
“The oddly slinky, hypnotic effect of these tunes endures – seductive, warm, textured ambient electronica.” Bearded Magazine
"Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize yawls neighbourhood ..." (Vincent Price)
The deXter Bentley Hello GoodBye Show returns to the airwaves on Resonance 104.4 FM this Saturday 5th September between noon and 1.30pm. Today's broadcast is in conjunction with PESTIVAL * With contributions from the Mosquito expert Dr. James Logan, an essay from the author Tim Burrows (on the subject of insects in rock and pop), plus live music from the London based alt/art duo Plug, who will debut new insect related material especially written for Hello GoodBye.
* PESTIVAL is a festival celebrating insects in art, and the art of being an insect. Pestival 2009 runs from 3rd-6th September @ The Southbank Centre and is jam-packed with insect-inspired talks and debates, as well as comedy, music, walks, workshops, installations and experiments. For further information, please visit: http://pestival.org
Ground shattering 1st release on Doppelganger Records by Galaxian. 7 tracks of sublime electro inspiration. Dark atmospherics, menacing basslines and creeping grooves combine to make this a future classic.