Paper Mâché Dream Balloon, was recorded in 2015 using nothing but acoustic instruments, yet this lovely, lilting pop masterpiece still evokes the intoxicating exuberance of any other KGLW album - just with a more pastoral, communal feel.
Dr. Funkenstein was released as a single and got to #43 in the Billboard R&B chart in February 1977. This is one of Parliament's finest albums and Ace are delighted to make it available just prior to the Christmas rush.
She aimed to create a portrayal of her own musical journey. An 18-track listening session that takes you straight into Peggy Gou’s living room where she plays you the formative tunes from her collection.
This was as startling a debut record as any ever made, representing every side of Elvis' musical influences except gospel -- rockabilly, blues, R&B, country, and pop were all here in an explosive and seductive combination.
On Suicide's First Rehearsal Tapes, recorded in 1975, Alan Vega and Martin Rev create minimalist aural structures, traces of which would surface on their eponymous debut album, released on the Red Star label in late 1977.
Salon Des Amateurs resident and master of head-down-eyes-closed downtempo, Tolouse Low Trax compiles left-field excursions for the baddies at Bureau B. Aural oddities to ward off the sun.