Mott The Hoople - All The Young DudesFirst pressing 1972, with printed inner VG+ VG

" "Blue Monk

Originally inspired by Smog and noisy

and aesthetically moving

and in an unfettered

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ballads are shrouded in static

The album was recorded during a two-year period during which she was the primary caregiver for her ailing parents

buoyed by both light and density due to Nick’s newfound collaboration with producer Paul Butler (Michael Kiwanuka

instantly accessible and entirely addictive

The album is a classic Streets album - filled with Skinner’s trademark lyrical wizardry and beats honed over a decade of building his other career as a legitimate bass/rap DJ in clubs - all songs written by Skinner but featuring vocal contributions from longtime collaborators Kevin Mark Trail and Robert Harvey

While the album still skirts the boundaries of the ambient & kosmiche zones Lord is known for is his solo Future Museums project

For Kaiser this compilation is about reintroducing music during a period of reappraisal