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20 Feb 2014

Trance - a free Minny Pops preview track

Listen to a free preview of Trance taken from the disc two (live at the Melkweg) of Minny Pops' upcoming 2CD edition of Sparks in a Dark Room which is released by Factory Benelux on 17 March 2014.

'Sparks...' was the second studio album by , originally released by FBN in May 1982. The album on the first disc is augmented by bonus tracks include the non-album singles Time and Een Kus, plus demos and an EP by instrumental splinter project Smalts.

The second disc features an entire live performance recorded at Amsterdam Melkweg on 7 April 2012 on their 30th anniversary tour, with original members Wally Van Middendorp, Wim Dekker and Pieter Mulder and new guitarist Mark Ritsema.

More info and ordering details via factorybenelux.com.

Don't forget that Minny Pops will join Crispy Ambulance and Section 25 at the Ruby Lounge in Manchester for A Factory Night on Record Store Day.

Labels: Factory_Benelux, Minny_Pops, release, Soundcloud

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31 Dec 2013

Stealing History with Abecedarians on KXLU

Chris Manecke of Abecedarians gives a rare interview on a show from the 55 Shades of Blue KXLU radio archives (streamed via Soundcloud) in which he talks about recording Smiling Monarchs / Benway's Carnival (FAC 117) for Factory Records in the early Eighties.

The episode, from 2012, also features a play of the original demo mix of Smiling Monarchs before it was remixed by Bernard Sumner (Be Music) and Donald Johnson (DOJO).

Labels: Abecedarians, Bernard_Sumner, DoJo, interview, Soundcloud

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21 Dec 2013

The Wake on Soundcloud

Recovery (Instrumental) and The Sands are just two of the songs on The Wake's Soundcloud which is well worth checking out.

More info via The Wake on Twitter.

Labels: Soundcloud, The_Wake

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