…. just put this up here … one from the Ranscombe archives, Foodbanks and Ferraris courtesy of Sally Ironmonger
recorded at ranscombe
Noise Journal – First album from The Claim in decades a stunner
British indie rock stalwarts The Claim present the band’s first new recordings since 1992, it is The New Industrial Ballads LP and it releases on May 24 via A Turntable Friend Records. The Claim is a diamond band, an indie rock music collective which inspired like a few, bands like Blur, Manic Street Preachers, etc. First album from The Claim in decades a stunner
Perjury
Perjury a brand new brutal punk n Oi! from band from Kent. All original material written by the band . Influences include Blitz, GBH, Motorhead , In the gutter looking at the stars. After six rehearsals the band recorded a five track demo at Ranscombe studio’s in Rochester(December 2nd 2018). That demo has already had rave reviews and been played on local radio and gigs are booked for 2019. https://www.instagram.com/perjurypunkband/ https://www.facebook.com/pg/perjurypunkband https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eRPOhdIWgKHMP8I4rdZ-A These five songs … Read more
The Claim, Journey – review from the Big Takeover
Friday marks two special occasions in the life of one band. Not just any band, but British C86-styled indie darlings The Claim. You could say that one of these events ties their past to the present and one ties their present to the future. Let’s approach this chronologically. First of all, they’ll be re-releasing their seminal 1988 album Boomy Tella via A Turntable Friend Records on vinyl and also CD for the first … Read more
A Very British Blues Explosion – Reviewage
…”Jim Riley’s Blues Foundation’s album is a fantastic collection of original and covered songs. So I thought I should write something about it.” Stephe Morris Read the full article by Stephe here on reviewage.net Purchase the album on vinyl or compact disc from the Trouserphonic Records Online Shop
Funke and the Two Tone Baby – Denizen
Uncle Jim’s on a roll, here’s the latest new release from Ranscombe Studios by Medway legend Funke and the Two Tone Baby. ‘From the political, pertinent, yet lighthearted and witty commentary on fake news with ‘Genghis Khan’, to the jazz meets drum & bass mash-up of ‘Doppelganger’ and the outright festival sing-along classic of ‘Work all Week’, each track is individual but drawn together with a coherent vision and unique sound. Check … Read more
I, Awake – new UpCDownC release arriving 22 September…
Medway-based instrumental trio Upcdownc have been nudging (sludging?) at the edges of many a rock radar since 2000. But if you’ve never had the pleasure before, now’s the time, with the band’s new album, I, Awake, released on September 22… read the full article here… http://www.kerrang.com/video/dont-cheat-yourself-check-out-some-cool-upcdownc-live-session-sludge/
Absolute Bangers!!
We’re very excited to announce that Basement Cat’s debut EP ‘Times Are Changing‘ will be released tomorrow. Can’t wait for you all to hear these absolute bangers!! Get ready to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Soundcloud etc Available on all platforms x
Come ‘ere! You’ll get A Clip Round The Ear
“A Clip Round The Ear”-out now and available from groovy-uncle.co.uk Downloadable from Amazon, iTunes etc. Plenty more goodies on the site including the last few copies of the vinyl Special Edition of “Persuaded”- only 8 left!
