Ian Carr’s Nucleus Labyrinth 1994-07-04 12 Blackbird/Yesterday

12 Blackbird/Yesterday

lips pursed around a mouthpiece

Dressed For Space 3

Originally intended for Adele -- another master of huge-yet-genuine-sounding songs -- "Bird Set Free" and "Alive" are filled with wounded empowerment and vocal acrobatics that sound just as powerful (if less bombastic) coming from Sia

Hot Fuss came at the right time because the pop kids needed something to savor the summer with

Ian Carr’s Nucleus Labyrinth 1994-07-04 12 Blackbird/YesterdayLabyrinth is dark, brooding, beat heavy, melancholic mood music courtesy of Ian Carr and the Nucleus crew. A favourite of Madlib, it goes without saying that this is one magnificent record. Originally released on Vertigo in 1973, Labyrinth was never re pressed and of course those original copies are now very tricky to score. Like all the Nucleus records, its aged ridiculously well and this Be With re issue, re mastered from the original analogue