Check out our sister label...actually more our sexy girlfriend label FRUITS DE MER - it's down there in the depths... Fruits de Mer
Coming in November 2008 - Alison O'Donnell (of Mellow Candle) with Head South By Weaving, covering Nick Drake's "Day Is Done" and Nico's "Frozen Warnings" on 7" coloured vinyl on Fruits De Mer. We've got it...covered.
Also coming in November 2008, STAY covering 'Rainy Day Mushroom Pillow' (Strawberry Alarm Clock), '2000 Light Years From Home' (Rolling Stones) and 'Chicago' (Graham Nash). 7". Vinyl. Coloured. Limited. Nice.
Buy It Now - Schizo Fun Addict "Dream Of The Portugal Keeper" 7" vinyl.
Ilona V - 3 track 7" single "Good Morning" b/w "Universe Arms (demo)/ Who Can Tell? (demo)" BUY It NOW before it sells out.
TILLMANNS single - BUY IT NOW on white vinyl.
Influences
Currently Listening To...
- Melodium "My Mind Is Falling To Pieces"
- Lau Nau "Nukkuu"
- Aritomo "The Heart Organ That Becomes A Bird"
- No Age "Nouns"
- Still Corners "Remember Pepper"
- Mechanical Bird "11 Songs For Perchers"
- The Occasional Keepers "True North"
- The Boy From Space "London, Paris, Tokyo, Space"
- Mark Fry "Dreaming With Alice"
- Mick Stevens "Lady Sunrise"
- July "July"
- It's Immaterial "Song"
- The Fall "The Frenz Experiment"
- The Bug "London Zoo"
Now, it goes without saying that I release the best 7" singles, but here are some I've acquired in 2008 that, metaphorically speaking, nibbled my ears and are surely worthy of your attention...
- Micachu "Golden Phone" (best discovery of 2008)
- Lisa O Piu "Whisperers, Wavers, Hunters and Sailors"
- Mockingbird, Wish Me Luck "Pictures (Too Big To Fit In A Sight)"
- Micachu "Lone Ranger" (B-sides rule)
- David Cronenberg's Wife "My Best Friend's Going Out With A Gorl I Like"
- Factory Floor "Bipolar"
- 4 or 5 Magicians "Change The Record"
- Magpahi "Magpahi"
- El Perro Del Mar "Glory To The World"
- The Parallelograms/ The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart "Split"
- Clinic "The Witch"
- The Feather Gatherers "Leaves"
- Whysp "The Family EP"
- Extradition Order "Penetrate/ Warrington" (quality b-side)
"...I'm going to be supporting everything on this label." (Clint Boon, XFM)
"...the coolest of record labels." (Losing Today Magazine, Sept. 2006)
"...one of the best labels around at the moment, I reckon." (Finlay Mackenzie, Musical Pharmacy, Isles FM, Scotland)
"...has the knack of unearthing great new bands...releasing consistently good singles through the year." (2005 Review, Piccadilly Records, Manchester)
FRIEND REQUESTS - only request if you're in a band you think we might like (and do a bit of chuffing research first), or if you actually buy records rather than trawl the inter web thingy looking for freebies. Or if you're Keira Knightley...or that French bird in Braveheart...
BUY IT NOW - Fruits de Mer Volume 1 - SCHIZO FUN ADDICT cover The Small Faces "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake" and Van Der Graaf Generators "Theme One" - limited aqua coloured 7" vinyl - $7.50 shipped worlwide - click the button below to buy safely using Paypal.
Schizo Fun Addict "Dream Of The Portugal Keeper" 7" single out NOW - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
Piccadilly Records, Manchester "Record Of The Week"
..."Bracken Records come up trumps once again with this three tracker from Schizo Fun Addict. Described in the sales notes as 'indie bossa nova shoegaze', 'Dream Of The Portugal Keeper' is a gorgeous slice of sun dappled pop, with boy/girl vocals, delicate bossa nova percussion, and a kind of 60s soundtrack vibe. Add to that some wonderfully melancholic trumpet and you have a real gem. On the flip, there's a short slightly chaotic version of the folk classic 'Elizabeth My Dear' (you know, the one the Stone Roses covered) retitled 'EMD' and they round things off with a kind of early Stones meets Velvet Underground number 'Jenny Says'. - PICCADILLY RECORDS, MANCHESTER
ARITOMO "We Become The Cloud And/ Circular Flower"" 7" single out NOW - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
Norman Records, Leeds - "Single Of The Week" - "The 'We Became The Cloud' 7" on Bracken Records is said record and it's a lovely thing for sure. Wispy ethereal sounding mystical folk to gentle you off. It's great... this is what I want on my cereals in the morning. It just would get your day off to a great start.... With records as great as this there is truly no more need for toast. Cool sleeve as well..... well Japanese." - www.normanrecords.com
ILONA V "Good Morning" 7" single - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
"AMAZING...something very beautiful on Bracken Records" - Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1.
"It isn't just a single, it is my favorite song of the month" - Stephan Karkowsky, Late Night Lounge, Radio Eins, Berlin.
"If onechord gave culture awards, Bracken records would get one just for releasing this." - One Chord, Finland
"'Good Morning' will most likely make your whole day."
Tasty Fanzine
"This is a scalpel-waving gentle genius of a song. Just listen, a minute will do." - UNPEELED
"Very few singers have the ability to play with such authentic beauty as this recording thus making it something to be cherished beyond words.
ALED JONES, Glasswerk Magazine
"Arresting doesn’t even cover it. Frankly how can you resist?” -
Mark at LOSING TODAY
"It just don't get much more stripped down than this - listening to 'Good Morning' by Ilona V is like stepping into a secret garden where everything is serene and pure, a place devoid of clutter, a life-giving place to re-energise and rejuvenate, an oasis in a parched desert. "
(Rhythm & Booze rating 9)
Toxic Pete
cool!! thanks for looking and hopefully listening... we hope you enjoy the noises we make .... your pages and stuff is cool! ... we salute you ... be seeing you ... except the general
HELLO BRACKEN RECORDS, THANKS FOR THE ADD !!!!! VERY NICE WORK IN YOUR SPACE. THANKS FOR THIS VERY GOOD MUSICAL TRIP. SEE YOU SOON. CHEERS. MOLECULE. (paris)
Best wishes from Fruits de Mer Records - new videos posted today at www. myspace. com/fdmer2 - along with all the latest news on our first single, a few random live reviews, old jokes and all manner of stuff - hope you enjoy!
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Just thought you'd like to know I got test pressings this week. Ooh...exciting. Will be announcing release shedule part 1 soon. Your ice-cream is thus far safe.
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