Spacemen 3 - The Perfect PrescriptionSpacemen 3's second album is a remarkable departure from the band's 1986 debut, Sound of Confusion. Reduced to a trio (guitarists keyboardists Pete 'Sonic Boom' Kember, Jason 'Spaceman' Pierce, and bassist Pete Bassman) following the departure of the first album's drummer, Spacemen 3 makes an asset out of the newfound lack of percussion, giving the album a considerably less rock oriented sound with much more open space in its varied, subtle

Leon's production was pivotal in realizing the debut recordings by Ramones

Big Star still make the pop music as infectious as they ever have

This is the third album by Rachel Zeffira and Faris Badwan

The Ramones' self-titled debut is a justifiably adored album - not just one of the best albums to come out of the initial New York punk explosion of the mid-'70s

‰۝ The songs on The Gospel Truth switch from sardonic (America Don‰۪t Want Me / Not Another Love Song) and satirical (The Bullingdon Boys / New Gods) to downright dark (The Truth Comes Out)

‰۝ Huw Stephens

and hope for awakening and peace within Humanity

a ban on any reverbs or ambience being used

hip without being inaccesible

sees recognised classics (such as 'Don’t Make Me Wait’ and ‘Din Daa Daa') nestle up alongside the belatedly recognised (including the August Darnell remix of ‘Contort Yourself’ and Mark Kamins remix of ‘Love Tempo') and the downright obscure (‘Vena Cava’ and the B-side of the ‘Pop Your Funk’ 7” promo)

/ Cartoon Land

Taking his editing skills to four classics from the Salsoul vaults