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Very limited 7' single (300 only worldwide)

'Human Requirements' is the next single to be taken from Batteries, the debut solo album from Sci-Fi Steven from bis'new band Batteries, which is out now via Do Yourself In. The single will come out on 11 September and will be available as a double AA side single with the song 'Softhead', a new recording exclusive to this this 7'. 

As Sci-Fi Steven Explains, the song "Human Requirements" is a 'thinly veiled political rant about the desperate inability of the electorate to fundamentally put collective welfare ahead of short-term selfishness. The "say-one-thing, vote-another" mentality that pervades and my frustration at conservative negativity. Somehow, it seems to have turned into a pop song with a skinny-tie sprightliness."

More info about Batteries:

Batteries is the self-titled debut solo album by Steven Clark (professionally known as Sci-Fi Steven) from Glasgow's Punk/Disco legends bis. An exercise in short, sharp new-wave snappiness, Steven has ramped up the guitars and latent aggression to create a new sound which has already been compared to Devo playing Queens of the Stone Age or vice-versa. Nagging melodies abound with some darker twists and a cynical sense of positivity informs the lyrics. There are plenty of pop hooks for the bis faithful, but Batteries is an angrier beast. 

"Irresistible post-punk pop." Vive Le Rock 9/10

"The self-titled debut album from Batteries fizzes with post-punk energy across its 12 tracks, poking you in the ribs with arpeggio riffs that are all angles and elbows." The Herald

 

"The lead single, which like the project and the album is also called Batteries', is the perfect lead in to the project. It's a sharp-edged three minutes, pushing itself forward with stop-start rhythms, and bloody hell it's catchy." CMU

Tracklisting:
1. Human Requirements
2. Softhead
3. Human Requirements (Skylab Remix)
4. Human Requirements (Glitterous Remix)
5. Human Requirements (Video)

Links:

www.batteriesmusic.com

https://www.facebook.com/batteriesmusic

https://twitter.com/batteriesmusic

 

Get FREE DOWNLOADS of the songs 'The Fall In Love Club' and 'Pankhurst' when buying the vinyl or ordering the CD.

180g black vinyl 500 copies only, no download card.

Steven Clark (a.k.a Sci-Fi Steven from disco/punk legends bis) returns with his one-man-band project Batteries what seems like seconds after last year's self-titled snappy New-Wave debut. The debut's dystopian potential future themes remain, but this time both the musical and lyrical safety nets have been removed.

With the "Devo plays Queens Of The Stone Age or vice versa" mantra still a loose guide, The Finishing Line opens with the vague reassurance of lost Punk 45 "The Fall-In-Love Club" before the safety is removed for the unhinged journey ahead.

Remnants of Bill Nelson's Red Noise, Cardiacs and early Blur b-sides abound in "Mutual Enemies" and "Hidden Tracks" while there's edgy American metallic synth punk in "Pigs", "Pankhurst" and "Children Be Normal" which recalls Jesus Lizard and Brainiac.

It's a restless itchy record, fleeting pop melodies are crushed by industrial strength guitars, but one that is a cohesive reward and illustrates Steven's unique musical vision.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. The Fall-In-Love Club
2. Pankhurst
3. Hidden Tracks
4. Pigs
5. The Rules Are Wrong
6. Mutual Enemies

Side B:
1. Future Studies
2. Children Be Normal
3. Data Intercourse
4. Gather By The Sea
5. Business As A Euphemism
6. The Finishing Line

Limited Edition: 500 x 2 LP Clear Vinyl, Gatefold Pressing.

Bentley Rhythm Ace formed in Birmingham in 1996 when ex Pop Will Eat Itself bassist Richard March and DJ Michael Stokes discovered a shared love of obscure, oddball and eccentric tunes.

Utilising lo-fi cut and paste sampling techniques combined with analogue synths and some wild turntable action their debut EP was picked up by Fatboy Slim's Brighton based Skint Records and released to widespread acclaim.

The BRA live show added Fuzz Townshend on drums and James Atkin (ex EMF vocalist) on keyboards and the latter years of the 90s saw BRA firmly established as festival favourites with appearances at Glastonbury, Reading, V, T in the Park, Montreux Jazz and Fuji Rock amongst many others.

Their irreverent approach mixed with big beats, thundering bass, wild synths and esoteric samples proved to be a hit with fans and critics alike. 1998 saw Bentley Rhythm Ace crowned 'Best Dance Act' in that year's NME awards.

Their eponymous debut album was given a worldwide release after the Bentleys signed to Parlophone records and the band toured extensively in the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and USA. As well as releasing a highly regarded DJ mix album on Ministry of Sound, and releasing a second album for Parlophone (featuring vocals from Black Grape/Ruthless Rap Assassins frontman Kermit), BRA also produced well received remixes for the Beastie Boys and Supergrass as well as soundtracking several TV shows and adverts.

This "21st Birthday - Bonus Tracks Edition" of the album has been compiled by Richard March of the band and includes the original 11 track album along with 2 bonus tracks remastered and repressed to vinyl for the first time in almost two decades!

Presented in a deluxe gatefold sleeve, complete with original artwork and comprehensive sleeve notes for all thirteen tracks written for this release by Richard March.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Let There Be Flutes
2. Midlander (There Can Only Be One - ¦)
3. Why Is A Frog Too..?

Side B:
4. Mind That Gap
5. Run On The Spot
6. Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out!

Side C:
7. Ragtopskodacarchase
8. Whoosh
9. Who Put The Bom In The Bom Bom Diddleye Bom

Side D:
10. Spacehopper
11. Return Of The Hardcore Jumble Carbootechnodisco Roadshow.
Bonus Tracks:
12. On Her Majesty's Secret Whistle
13. Spy Who Loved Moose

Release Date: 07/12/2018

2 x Red 180g LP + Download Card.

All the early, hard-to-find EP's collected - from 1994's debut "Transmissions On The Teen-C Tip!" through to 1996's "Bis vs. The DIY Corps", a crazed journey through Riot Grrrl indebted Synth-Pop to the New-Wave poses of chart-bothering "Kandy Pop" and beyond. Inspired by Devo, Bikini Kill and XTC in equal measures, these are the sounds that inspired a devoted fan base and influenced a generation of bands.

Includes the previously unreleased "Nation Go Yeah! (Home Demonstrations)" - 4-track recordings from 1993-1996, a unique insight into the restless creators brains featuring lost classics and early versions.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Kill Yr Boyfriend
2. Sci-Fi Superstar
3. Improved Neu! Formula
4. Public School Boy
5. Caustic Sofa
6. School Disco

Side B:
7. Plastik People
8. Conspiracy A-Go-Go
9. Pop Socks
10. Icky-Poo Air Raid
11. Kandy Pop
12. Secret Vampires

Side C:
13. Teen-C Power
14. Diska
15. Keroleen
16. Grand Royal With Cheese
17. This Is Fake D.I.Y
18. Burn The Suit
19. Dance To The Disco Beat

Side D:
20. Nation Go Yeah! (Home Demonstrations)

Limited Edition 7''Single.  

Following the announcement of a new single Keep Your Darkness', and the double album The Anthology - 20 Years of Antiseptic Poetry'Glasgow trio bis have confirmed three dates for January 2015.  The releases come via Cargo who are also releasing deluxe editions of the band's first three albums on 1^st December.

The single is released as a 7" vinyl/download of Keep Your Darkness'backed with a cover of Susan Fassbender's 1981 minor hit, Twilight Café'.

Recorded with the full live band, Keep Your Darkness'carries some familiar bis influences, sounding like early Human League as played by Adam And The Ants with the signature triple-headed vocal assault. UK Fans will recognise the song from recent live shows, indeed it was widely considered the highlight of the band's set at the closing ceremonies of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

On the flip is a raucous take on Susan Fassbender's classic Twilight Café'. Susan was an underrated and tragic figure, as evidenced by a recent Top Of The Pops 2 episode featuring the song. The caption read, "No-one seems to know anything about Susan....except Glasgow Indie-Pop stars, bis". It's a song the band have always loved, and finally their version sees the light of day.

The single shows the hard-hitting side of  bis and will feature on forthcoming live shows,  new material suggests a return to the guitar/synth/drum machine model of the early days, with the sonic element dialled back to POP with a twist. In other words, bis promise to keep their darkness.

2001's "Return To Central" sees bis rip up their own rule book and start stretching their wings. From the shouty pop-punk-disco of 1997's "The New Transistor Heroes" to the shiny, slick pop of 1999's "Social Dancing", not even the most fanatical bis fan could have envisaged the leap to "Return To Central".

Spending most of 2000 in a basement with banks of synthesizers, samplers and Brian Eno records, Manda Rin (now with whispered vocals), Sci-Fi Steven and John Disco created the cinematic "What You're Afraid Of", the sweeping My Bloody Valentine indebted "The End Starts Today", the Moog-heavy disco of "Protection" and the sad euphoria of great-lost-hit "Silver Spoon".

The massive sonic departure divided the remaining fanbase and was the band's last album until 2014's "data Panik etcetera", but many consider "Return To Central" the band's masterpiece.

Now in expanded form with un-released tracks of the era, remixes and the "Fact 2002" EP, including the famous cover of Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart'.

Tracklisting:
CD1:
1. What You're Afraid Of
2. Silver Spoon
3. Black Pepper
4. The End Starts Today
5. Protection
6. Two Million
7. Chicago
8. Metal Box
9. We're Complicated
10. Robotic
11. A Portrait From Space
12. Don't Let The Rain Come Down
13. Make It Through
14. Sound Of Sleet
15. Brainclouds
16. Heartless Particles
17. Return To Central

CD2:
1. Robotic (Just Last Week) (Syndrum Mix)
2. Love Will Tear Us Apart
3. Hurt
4. Shack Up
5. Looking From A Hilltop
6. The European (7''Version)
7. Mamelodi Sundown
8. Situation
9. Love 2 Love U
10. The End Starts Today (Tommie Sunshines "Nail Me Down" Glasgow Summer Freestyle Mix)
11. Telephone Operator
12. Cubis (I Love You) (12''Version)
13. Protection (Ectomorph Chromium Version)
14. Robotic (Adult. Almost Instrumental Mix)

Lavishly packaged in a black gloss digibook, with silver foiled band logo front, complete with a 24 page fanzine style booklet including the complete song lyrics, rare and previously unseen photographs and artwork compiled and designed by the band.

Celebrating 20 years since their formation, Glasgow trio bis release a double CD and download collection. The Anthology - 20 Years of Antiseptic Poetry'is the definitive 42 track retrospective, including: Eurodisco' the John Peel Session of 'Kandy Pop' and the new single Keep Your Darkness'. Since their formation in 1994, bis aka Sci-Fi Steven, John Disco and Manda Rin have continually mutated their initial influences of Synth-pop, Riot Grrrl and DIY Punk into weird and wonderful songs with a natural gift for melodic earworms and a disco heartbeat.

The Anthology draws from the bands expansive back catalogue including early DIY releases, tracks from their 1997 album debut The New Transistor Heroes', 1999's Social Dancing', 2000's Music For A Stranger World'EP as well band's most misunderstood album 2001's Return To Central'. Despite calling it a day in 2003, the farewell only lasted until 2007 when the band played their biggest headline show to date to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut album. A show at the Primavera Festival (Barcelona, Spain) brought the band out of semi-retirement once more in 2010 and the band have been performing irregularly ever since.

2014 dawned the band's 20th anniversary, bringing first the release of the data Panik etcetera'album for International Record Store Day, garnering some of the best critical acclaim of the band's career, re-ignited the original fans whilst introducing the band to a whole new generation. What follows is a lavishly produced compilation of hits, misses, rarities and exclusives - The Anthology - 20 Years of Antiseptic Poetry'.

CD 1:
1. Eurodisco
2. Cubis (I Love You)
3. Theme From Tokyo
4. Kandy Pop (John Peel Session)*
5. Keep Your Darkness*
6. This Is Fake D.I.Y.
7. Protection (Alternative Mix)*
8. School Disco (Live)*
9. Public School Boy
10. Sound Of Sleet
11. Tell It To The Kids
12. Plastik People
13. D.J.
14. Kiss And Tell
15. Rulers And The States
16. DNA (by Manda Rin)
17. Photo Shop
18. Why Are We Waiting?
19. Social Dancing*
20. Robotic
21. A Portrait From Space

CD 2:
1. Beats At The Office
2. Monstarr
3. Minimum Wage
4. Icky-Poo Air Raid (John Peel Session)*
5. Statement Of Intent (Remix)
6. Starbright Boy
7. Honesty Is Stupid (Demo)*
8. Keroleen
9. What You're Afraid Of
10. How Can We Be Strange?
11. Today Of All Days
12. Action And Drama (Radio Version)
13. Space Me (by Dirty Hospital)
14. Young Alien Types (Demo)*
15. Secret Vampires 16. Clockwork Punk
17. Silver Spoon
18. Brainclouds
19. Eurodisco (Les Rythmes Digitales Remix)
20. Making People Normal
21. Kill Yr Boyfriend (Live)*

"The New Transistor Heroes" is the youthful Manda Rin, Sci-Fi Steven and John Disco's energetic 1997 debut album, now fully expanded with b-sides and rarities of the era.

It's an explosion of colourful influences ranging from quirky New-Wave to 80's Synth-Pop and Riot Grrrl with hints of Disco and Two-Tone, the sound of an excitable band without pretences.

The album went massive in Japan, "Starbright Boy" and "Sweet Shop Avengerz" hit the UK charts while the digital Motown of "Tell It To The Kids" introduced bis to the kids of the US.

The anti-body fascism disco anthem, "Monstarr", remains a fan favourite to this day while the synth-heavy "Skinny-Tie Sensurround" pointed to the next, 80's indebted, album "Social Dancing". It's a bold and innocent attempt at creating the definitive bis document, and it's catchy as sin to boot.

Tracklisting:
CD1:
1. Tell It To The Kids
2. Sweet Shop Avengerz
3. Starbright Boy
4. Popstar Kill
5. Mr. Important
6. Antiseptic Poetry
7. Popyura
8. Skinny Tie Sensurround
9. Poster Parent
10. Monstarr
11. Everybody Thinks That They're Going To Get Theirs
12. Rebel Soul
13. Photo Shop
14. X-Defect
15. Lie Detector Test
16. Dinosaur Germs

CD2:
01. Kill Yr Boyfriend (Grand Royal Version)
02. Keroleen (Unreleased Version)
03. Pop Song (featuring Pink Kross)
04. Clockwork Punk
05. Wee Love
06. Team Theme
07. Cliquesuck
08. I'll Get You Back
09. Rollerblade
10. Ninja Hi-Skool
11. Automatic Freestyle
12. Statement Of Intent (Original Version)
13. Girl Star (Remix)
14. Cookie Cutter Kid
15. (It's The) Ram Jam
15. Sweet Shop Avengerz (Hi-Fi Mix)
16. Tell It To The Kids (Hi-Fi Mix)
17. Monstarr (Hi-Fi Mix)
18. The Boy With The Thorn In His Side  
19. We Are So Fragile
20. Photo Shop (Stripped)

Split 7" - Limited Edition 500 Pressing - Coloured Vinyl, no download.

A split between the old and new kids on the new-wave pop block.

"Boredom Could Be Good For You" is brand-new, machines and guitar pop from Glasgow's indie legends bis. A favourite from recent reformation gigs, it encapsulates their famed musical exuberance, wiry riffs, wonky beats and synths, with a wry and reflective sideswipe at the youth of today. It's the bis that the old-school fans know and love, but also showcases their continued ability to craft long-lost indie-disco classics alongside their more Riot Grrrl or electronic inspirations. With gigs lined up and a new album forthcoming, "Boredom Could Be Good For You" is a hook laden reminder that Manda Rin, Sci-Fi Steven and John Disco could be good for you too.

On the flip, young upstarts from Reading, Big Zero interrupt the show with "Tear It Up and Start Again", their guitar and synth driven weirdo-pop vinyl debut. Like Devo getting drunk with Weezer, Adam, Johnnie and Jordan take influence from the best of British and American New-Wave and give it a much needed shot of adrenaline.

Their B-Movie inspired DIY videos have been gaining a cult following, live shows ecstatically received and with bis support dates on the horizon, fans can witness their new favourite band and their old favourite band together. A full EP will follow on Do Yourself In later in the year.

Tracklisting:
Bis - Boredom Could Be Good For You

Big Zero - Tear It Up and Start Again

1000 only on Picture Disc.

British singer/songwriter Carina Round makes her fourth consecutive Record Store Day release with the 10th Anniversary vinyl debut of her 'Things You Should Know' MLP.

Opening with the anthemic fan-favourite Backseat'and includes the tracks 'Do You' and 'For Everything A Reason' both of which were featured in the TV series American Horror Story: Murder House'. Round has established an immensely loyal and passionate fan base, who have long championed for this release, since of her 2001 debut album 'The First Blood Mystery', proving herself as one of UK's most enigmatic songstresses.

Carina has garnished further recognition as a member of the LA and Jerome AZ based band - Puscifer, with whom she is more recently a member, alongside fellow band mates including Maynard James Keenan, also of the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle.

Round's music has won her fans and collaborators amongst highly regarded musicians such as: Billy Corgan, Dave Stewart and Brian Eno amongst many others.

Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Backseat
2. Please Don't Stop
3. Thief In The Sky

Side B:
4. Do You
5. For Everything A Reason

Pre-Order now and get a Free Download of the E.P. + 'Born To Lose In A Past Life Blues' Video and Art.

Limited edition of 250.

Releasing their eponymous debut EP, Ghosts of Dead Airplanes are making a statement of intent.

Combining melodic keys and vocal lines, with the pure unadulterated noise of dizzying drum beats and ear bleeding guitars, they are a schizophrenic experience.

Coming across like post punk placed through an alt rock blender on minute, slackers on speed the next, there is a definite musical magpieism at work.

Their frenetic live shows, draw from an eclectic range of influences and the band make music you'll find difficult not to connect with, combining raw impassioned vocals with a tapestry of riffs and rhythms rich enough for you to lose yourself in.

Tracklisting:
1. Barry Norman
2. Born To Lose In A Past Life Blues
3. Hair Metal Shame
4. Deep In The Shallows
5. Decrepit Lee Lewis

'Born to Lose in a Past Life Blues' Video on YouTube:

 

Available on 180g coloured vinyl + DL, 2CD and digital download.

A decade on from it's critically acclaimed UK release, Katastrophy (Kat-as-trophy) Wife's sophomore album All Kneel finally makes its way to an international release and it's long-awaited vinyl and digital debut. Having cut an iconic swathe thorough alternative rock in the late 80's and 1990's with her band Babes in Toyland, Kat Bjelland reemerged from a brief musical hiatus in 2001 with Katastrophy Wife's debut Amusia, recorded in her home state of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with her then husband, Glen Mattson (Drums) and Keith St. Louis (Bass). Released to  favourable reviews and a UK live debut headlining at the coveted Reading & Leeds Festivals the band soon became a favourite amongst rock critics and fans alike.

Alternating between her home in Minneapolis and Birmingham, England, Bjelland enlisted the talents of Andrew Parker (Bass), Darren Donovan (Drums) and Vanessa White (Additional Guitars) to co-write and record the bands second offering All Kneel in late 2003. Drawing influence from her new surroundings Bjelland & Co. collaborated with Producer Gavin Monaghan (Editors, Goldblade, The Twang) to create what has been cited as Bjelland's finest output to date, the aptly titled All Kneel.

Opening with pummelling riffs and frenzied melody the fan favourite Liberty Belle sets the bar for this chainsaw-wielding drag-race of an album that segues through 11 tracks of intelligent and aggressive punk-rock genius. Whipping up a hard and fast racket with standout tracks like Money Shot and Sweetheart before briefly offsetting the dirty for the sweet, with acclaimed singer-songwriter Carina Round on the collaborative Blue Valient, with its aching vocals that cruelly caress before the relentless pounding drums and aural onslaught reprise for the bone-crunching Emit Time and "Layne to Rest", Bjelland's unsettling and touching tribute Alice in Chains singer Layne Stanley.

Marking it's 10th Anniversary release the album comes complete with the complimentary Bonus Album For Your Patients, a 10 track compilation of previously unreleased, rare and exclusive bonus recordings, including alternative takes on album tracks: Sweetheart and No Thing from Babes in Toyland Producer Tim Mac (Nemesisters) and the electro-remix of Liberty Belle" by indie-icons Bis. Re-packaged, complete with lyrics and original band photography this 10th Anniversary Edition is available on 180g coloured vinyl + DL, 2CD and digital download.