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The 2008 Masterpiece Constructing Towers finally repressed. Terminal Sound System is the nom de plume of Skye Klein, who merges together electronica, drum and bass and rock music on Constructing Towers. Packing all these elements into a single noisy convergence of drum splashes and distorted fizz is opening track 'In Your Planet', which sounds like a grand finale to the album before it's even got underway. Elsewhere, 'Year Of The Pig' holds itself together with a dubstep-influenced bassline that's constantly threatening to blow its top - which it does, repeatedly. 'Alaska' is another fiery package, full of thrashy malevolence. Towards the end of the album a soundtrack-style, loungey jazz theme seems to set in through the Twin Peaks vibes of 'Duchamp Falls' and 'Theme For Broken Home', making for a far more rounded listening experience than the powerful bluster of its early stages might have suggested. Vinyl: thick sleeve, 180g vinyl, free download code Cd: nice digipak packaging. Style: Independent

Formed in a dingy Melbourne warehouse at the turn of the century, Terminal Sound System began as a vehicle for Skye Klein, half of Relapse Records cult doom/noise duo HALO, to explore his interest in experimental electronic music and Dub. Ten albums later, TSS has expanded to include live instrumentation and synchronious video projection, merging epic doom, post-rock and jazz with electronica, drum'n'bass and heavy dub into a style wholly unique. Ostensibly a studio project, Terminal Sound System takes on new life as a live entity, infusing hyperprecise digital audio with the energy of rock & metal, all presented before synchronised video projection. A Sun Spinning Backwards is a record filled with foreboding and hope in equal measures; foreboding for a seemingly unstoppable race towards extinction, hope for a future path that will be shaped and paved by our children. Weaving together threads of post-rock and electronica, space-rock atmospherics with devastating passages of doom, A Sun Spinning Backwards is a multifaceted journey from inner to outer space. Cd: nice digipak covers Lp: double 180g vinyl, thick gatefold cover, free download Style: Independent

Record Label: Moshi Moshi Style: Independent

ROGER CHAPMAN and CHARLIE WHITNEY formed the STREETWALKERS in 1974 following the break up of their hegely successful band Family. Streetwalkers proved an instant success both on the live circuit in Europe (particularly in the UK and Germany) and through a number of big selling album releases including "Downtown Flyers", "Vicious But Fair"and the best seller "Red Card". The STREETWALKERS broke up in 1977 following a major UK tour which was duly recorded and released as their final album entitled simply "Live". Following the discovery of the live tapes here is the newly mixed CD of the concert held in front of a huge audience at the DeMontfort Hall in the bands "home town" of Leicester from that 1977 tour. The gig is exciting, the playing superb and it begs the question "why do a band call it a day when they can play like this?". Roger Chapman - Vocals / Charlie Whitney- Guitars / Bobby Tench- Guitar-Vocals / David Dowle - Drums-Percussion / Michael Feat - Bass-Vocals / Brian Johnstone - Keyboards-Vocals Record Label: Mystic Style: Independent

ROGER CHAPMAN and CHARLIE WHITNEY formed the STREETWALKERS in 1974 following the break up of their hegely successful band Family. Streetwalkers proved an instant success both on the live circuit in Europe (particularly in the UK and Germany) and through a number of big selling album releases including "Downtown Flyers", "Vicious But Fair"and the best seller "Red Card". The STREETWALKERS broke up in 1977 following a major UK tour which was duly recorded and released as their final album entitled simply "Live". Following the discovery of the live tapes here is the newly mixed CD of the concert held in front of a huge audience at the DeMontfort Hall in the bands "home town" of Leicester from that 1977 tour. The gig is exciting, the playing superb and it begs the question "why do a band call it a day when they can play like this?". Roger Chapman - Vocals / Charlie Whitney- Guitars / Bobby Tench- Guitar-Vocals / David Dowle - Drums-Percussion / Michael Feat - Bass-Vocals / Brian Johnstone - Keyboards-Vocals Record Label: Mystic Style: Independent

Style: Indie Rock

Record Label: Plug Research Style: Independent

Record Label: Ludwig Style: Indie Rock

Record Label: Pias Uk/Fat Possum Style: Alternative

Record Label: Aporia Records Style: Independent

In the late 80s they were regarded as one of the coolest underground rock bands with their bluesy, heartfelt sing-along anthems and ramshackle style. With something exceptional to the norm they did not go unnoticed and appeared on Top of The Pops and MTV, graced the covers of Kerrang!, RAW, and Sounds. They also toured successfully worldwide several times and created a cult like following in UK, Japan and Europe. After the band went their separate ways in the early nineties they briefly got together in 2000 to record "Happy Ever After" then in 2002 opened for Alice Cooper all over Europe and UK. Since then all members have kept their music alive through their own various guises. Frontman Tyla has continued to record many solo albums and tour as a solo artist. He is also a published writer and painter, and has developed a dedicated following. Bassist Steve formed Slyder, a funk blues band and is now a sought after luthier and has opened a successful guitar shop. Guitarist Jo is a frequently hired session musician, painter and sculptor. Drummer Bam toured USA, UK and Japan with his band Bubble and has recently launched his hand forged silver jewellery collection. Over the years fans have campaigned tirelessly for a reunion of sorts and many had given up all hope of ever seeing them back together. However news that a dear friend of the band was in need of urgent medical treatment has inspired these four kind hearts to reunite and raise funds through their music. The band have recently played a string of sold out shows in the UK and Spain and this is the first time the CD has been available anywhere apart from at these shows Record Label: Dynamite Jet Style: Independent

A key ingredient in the creation of Born Ruffians' new album, Birthmarks, was a remote farmhouse in rural Ontario. The band wanted to return to the days spent writing their debut, Red, Yellow & Blue, wherein they lived together and "whenever we had an idea we could work it out right there that moment." Born Ruffians' often hilarious time spent at the farmhouse was documented on video and shared with fans around the world via YouTube. While some of Birthmarks was born on the farm, many of the songs were conceived long before. Luke Lalonde would write and demo constantly on his laptop, at home, on tour, in Toronto, Montreal, Midland, Australia, France, Germany, anywhere and everywhere inspiration might strike. Several songs were realized during the recording process in the studio. The twelve-track album was written and demoed over the past three years and was produced by Roger Leavens at Boombox Sound in Toronto. Worldwide tour dates in support of the album will be announced soon. "We don't want to tell you about what we think we sound like," says the band's Mitch DeRossier. "We can tell you that this record will sound different. These songs lived with us, toured with us, got drunk with us and made our ears ring. Now, we get to hit the road and start making your ears ring. Style: Independent

500 CD only. The Blanche Hudson Weekend refuse to stay in one place musically. During their 3 years together, they've gone from straight ahead 3 chord lo-fi fuzz pop to 1960s girl group influenced tunes, from experimental, almost atonal drone music to stripped back production on their previous album... and now on this particular release, they delve into electronic beats, crackle, fizz. The band were formed from the ashes of The Manhattan Love Suicides in 2009 by Darren and Caroline and have carved out a cult following since their early lo-fi pop. Their previous albums were all released on Squirrel Records and this one sees the band releasing on Odd Box Records (home to an early EP and the lead singles from this new long player). Record Label: Odd Box Style: Independent

I first met Lubomyr Melnyk at a festival called Hea Uus Heli in October 2008. We were both scheduled to play that day and I was very excited to see him perform. Before the show I bought several LPs from him and mentioned as much. Lubomyr (more than modest and courteous, as he always is) asked me what I was doing at the festival and I replied that I was also performing at the festival a little later, to which he responded "I'll come and watch you", before being ushered into the hall to play one of the most staggeringly sonorous and beautiful sets I've ever heard. It was overwhelming, full of pathos and I left the hall with those incredible overtones hanging in my ears for hours. A couple of hours later, I was onstage when I glanced up and saw Lubomyr, true to his word, stood in the audience watching me attentively. I felt incredibly nervous. It's not everyday you get to play for someone who has greatly inspired and influenced your own music. After the show, I packed up my guitar and came out to meet the crowd. The first person who greeted me was Lubomyr: friendly. full of enthusiasm and keen to hear about my music, my processes, the way in which I made music. Yet again, I was overwhelmed - for very different reasons. "You have invented continuous music for guitar!" I don't know if that's true or not, but I can't think of an epitaph that would make me prouder. We also spoke about collaborating that night and via e-mail a while after, but it wasn't until January 2012, shortly after I'd moved back to Hastings, England from Ann Arbor, Michigan and Lubomyr played his first ever show in the UK at Cafe Oto that it came to fruition. John Chantler got in touch, said Lubomyr had a free day after his performance and could I come to London for a day, see what happens? He kindly agreed to record the whole thing. We all met at the Vortex Jazz Cafe around midday. We set up, Lubomyr at the grand piano, me directly facing him with my 12-string guitar and began. I would retune at random between songs and together we would find interesting chord progressions, hints of melodies and ways in which to weave those immense overtones that Lubomyr is able to generate on the piano with those of my guitar. No more than two takes per song. Improvisation, spontaneous composition, whatever you want to call it. Either way, it truly felt as if the piano and guitar were as one - inseparable, parts of a bigger whole, a means by which for two people to make one sound. It never felt forced and never less than engaging. Lubomyr was always humble, jovial and open to ideas. The whole session lasted six hours. I'm not a great improviser. I always want to take that raw creative element that the form brings and work upon it, to distill and refine it further. I think Lubomyr feels the same. But there is something about these recordings that would be incredibly difficult to recapture. A small moment in time, feeling perfectly and wonderfully lost within that sound. I'm honoured." - James Blackshaw, October 2012. Style: Independent

Artist: Little Green Cars Label: Glassnote

Artist: Telekinesis Label: Merge Records

Artist: Peace Label: Columbia

Artist: Peace Label: Columbia

Artist: The Mendoza Line Label: glurp

Record Label: Thrill Jockey Style: Independent