tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84077210149733820142024-03-05T08:28:57.984+00:00HALF MACHINE RECORDSSOLID GOLD HITSRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.comBlogger232125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-44720126313247904282012-11-14T15:39:00.001+00:002012-11-14T15:40:53.628+00:00Hello, GoodbyeWhile Blogspot has served us well over the years, let's be honest, it's not great looking. So we've moved ourselves over to Tumblr. This blog will become dormant, or it'll forward you to our new home (if I can figure that out).<br>
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So if you'd like to keep up with us we are here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.halfmachinerecords.com">www.halfmachinerecords.com</a><br>
<a href="http://halfmachineradio.tumblr.com">halfmachineradio.tumblr.com</a><br>
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Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-86341370201725155962012-11-04T15:05:00.000+00:002012-11-04T15:05:56.405+00:00Sam Willis' debut album out tomorrowTomorrow sees the release of Sam Willis' debut solo album 'Winterval'. One-half of Kompakt singed Walls, this is Willis' first release under his own name, following singles on labels such as Buzzin' Fly, RVNG INTL, and Playhouse. 'Winterval' is a bold and immersive album that fuses the saturated analogue sounds of classic house and techno with the plagant / euphoric melodics associated with Brian Eno or Selected Ambient Works era Aphex Twin. In a contemporary context Willis's experimental and hypnotic sounds fit neatly but uniquely alongside the likes of other sonic 4:4 explorers such as Four Tet, Actress, Nathan Fake and Caribou.<br>
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The LP comes on limited red vinyl, with full album download included. You can order that <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/sam-willis-winterval-lp-w-full-album-download">HERE</a> (or pop in to your local record shop from tomorrow)<br>
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Or you can download <a href="http://samwillis.bandcamp.com/album/winterval-2">HERE</a> for only £7<br>
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Here's what people have been saying about the album:<br>
"A perfect storm of a debut..fuses analog techno and house with ambient meditations" - <b>The Fader</b><br>
<i>"narrative, tonal techno.. entirely absorbing"</i> - <b>Pitchfork</b><br>
<i>"Winterval has hypnotic, frostbitten beauty..a field of swooning analogue beats and spectral scribblings"</i> - <b>MOJO</b><br>
<i>"Echos the abstract subtlety of Aphex's 'Selected Ambient Works'..surreal hypnotic exploration that demands your full investment"</i> - <b>Clash Magazine</b><br>
<i>"Twinkling productions that bear comparison with Pantha Du Prince and Jesse Somfay"</i> - <b>Guardian</b><br>
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And if you're still not convinced, stream the whole album:<br>
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The video was directed by <a href="seanmichaelturrell.com">Sean Michael Turrell</a><br>
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/52374969?badge=0" width="500" height="282" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/52374969">The Magic - 'Call Me Up'</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user6321574">Half Machine</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-22452899697066710202012-10-30T09:55:00.001+00:002012-10-30T09:55:29.579+00:00Sam Willis 'Winterval' album stream<a href="http://www.thefader.com/2012/10/29/stream-sam-willis-album-winterval/">The Fader</a> premiered Sam Willis' debut album yesterday.<br>
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Winterval is out on Monday 5th November 2012 on cadmium red vinyl and download (the LP comes with free download). Head to our shop to pre-order > <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/sam-willis-winterval-lp-w-full-album-download">SHOP</a><br>
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<a href="http://soundcloud.com/harald-bjork">Harald Bjork</a>, the gentleman from Sweden who makes acid techno for many fine labels, his <a href="http://www.kranglan.com">own</a> among them, has remixed Sam Willis' <a href="http://soundcloud.com/halfmachine/sam-willis-frozen-cirrus">Frozen/Cirrus</a> with great results I'm sure you'll agree:
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Also, the ever on it <a href="https://twitter.com/jonhillcock">Jon Hillcock</a>, off the wireless, has included Sam's album track <i>Foxglissandro</i> in his new podcast All Back No Front, alongside music from Death Grips, Dam Mantle, Majical Cloudz etc.
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Willis/135764486564021">Sam Willis</a>' Frozen/Cirrus was download of the week on the always reliable <a href="http://www.littlewhiteearbuds.com/review/download-of-the-week-sam-willis-frozen-cirrus/#.UEzqdtCXRTE">Little White Earbuds</a> on Friday. Frozen/Cirrus combines pistoning drum machines with tumbling Terry Riley arpeggios and a hypnotic bass refrain.
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Secondly, we have a radio page, where we'll be posting our mixes. It's sorta like Magic FM, with more psych rock. You can listen to it <a href="http://halfmachineradio.tumblr.com/">HERE</a>. The first mix is an oldie, but goodie (obvs), the soundtrack to our little trip to Guatemala last year. It's a Tumblr, so you can follow us and all that.Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-71518917498778352342012-09-07T12:47:00.002+01:002012-09-07T12:49:02.427+01:00The Magic - European tour<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Magic, who's debut album 'Ragged Gold' came out a couple of months back (listen <a href="http://soundcloud.com/halfmachine/sets/the-magic-ragged-gold/">HERE</a>) are supporting their other band Islands on some European shows along with some of their own.
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18th Sep, WOODY WEST, PUSTERVIKSBAREN, GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN*<br />
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19th Sep, FRITZ`S CORNER, LILLA HOTELLBAREN, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN*<br />
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24th Sep, HBC, BERLIN, GERMANY*<br />
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25th Sep, FEIERWERK, MÜNCHEN, GERMANY*<br />
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27th Sep, CLUB STEREO, NÜRNBERG, GERMANY*<br />
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28th Sep, KING GEORGE, KÖLN, GERMANY*<br />
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1st Oct, SZENE, VIENNA, AUSTRIA*<br />
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2nd Oct, NKZ PARK, ZAGREB, CROATIA*<br />
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5th Oct, SWAMP, FREIBURG, GERMANY*<br />
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12th Oct, LÁRBORDAGE, EVREUX, FRANCE*<br />
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25th Oct, HOXTON BAR & GRILL, LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
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26th Oct, THE WAITING ROOM, LONDON, ENGLAND<br />
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Note, this will just be the brothers, Geordie and Evan, not full band.
Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-91831429227189591252012-08-22T12:24:00.000+01:002012-08-22T12:24:25.807+01:00Sam Willis 'Winterval' video<a href="http://noisey.vice.com/music-video-premieres/sam-willis-winterval?utm_source=vicetwitter">Noisey</a> today premiered the <a href="http://www.dantombs.net/">Dan Tombs</a> directed video for 'Winterval', the title track from Sam Willis' <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/">debut album</a>, released 5th November.
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Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-78474149560042689242012-08-14T14:00:00.000+01:002012-08-14T14:00:19.070+01:00Download A Sam Willis Remix Compilation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a free unmixed comp of some of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Willis/135764486564021">Sam Willis</a>' favourite remixes he's done (names redacted to protect the innocent)
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<a href="http://bit.ly/Og9XTC">DOWNLOAD</a>
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Pre-order 'Winterval' on limited 180g heavy red vinyl <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/sam-willis-winterval-lp-w-full-album-download">HERE</a>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-29435469658345634642012-08-10T15:11:00.001+01:002012-08-10T15:11:23.061+01:00Half Machine Records T-ShirtsThere's some limited edition Half Machine Records t-shirts in our shop. Grey for the boys, white for the girls.
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The back, if you can't see it, reps our ends, England's Lourdes, saying:
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Solid Gold Hits<br>
Canvey Island, England</i>
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<a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/half-machine-records-solid-gold-hits-t-shirt">BUY BUY BUY</a>
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One half of electronic duo Walls, who have released two critically acclaimed and adored albums on Kompakt, his solo debut delivers on the rich promise of his earlier releases and remixes for influential imprints such as Playhouse, RVNG Intl., Rekids and Buzzin' Fly amongst others.
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'Winterval' is a bold and immersive album that fuses the saturated analogue sounds of classic house and techno with the plagant / euphoric melodics associated with Brian Eno or Selected Ambient Works era Aphex Twin. In a contemporary context Willis's experimental and hypnotic sounds fit neatly but uniquely alongside the likes of other sonic 4:4 explorers such as Four Tet, Actress, Nathan Fake and Caribou.
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You can download the album's pulsing 8 minute long title track, here:
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Order the LP <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-magic-ragged-gold-lp-pre-order">HERE</a>
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Or head to <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ragged-gold/id532602996?ign-mpt=uo%3D4">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://www.junodownload.com/products/ragged-gold/1979810-02/">Juno</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ragged-Gold/dp/B0088983BI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340616330&sr=8-1">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://themagic.bandcamp.com/album/ragged-gold">Bandcamp</a> to downloadRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-12355125182211792982012-06-25T10:31:00.001+01:002012-06-25T10:31:55.756+01:00The Magic 'Ragged Gold' out today<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUloBiwoKtOas8Sc29fx2mtDT2EbFqDj6KHPZVQENkpyF_gh9lLSOBwOjf9DGqAyGDRucpiMKOjobjhXuFrS2zX7nB1Pa3L1jYY2W7F0b9WVeyAkZrkifeofNuQPBy_b76314S1Viw2M/s1600/Front3+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="550" width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUUloBiwoKtOas8Sc29fx2mtDT2EbFqDj6KHPZVQENkpyF_gh9lLSOBwOjf9DGqAyGDRucpiMKOjobjhXuFrS2zX7nB1Pa3L1jYY2W7F0b9WVeyAkZrkifeofNuQPBy_b76314S1Viw2M/s400/Front3+copy.jpg" /></a>
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The Magic's debut album 'Ragged Gold' is out digitally today.
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And buy the 180g LP <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-magic-ragged-gold-lp-pre-order">HERE</a>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-61506160654156507932012-06-21T16:57:00.000+01:002012-06-21T16:57:41.302+01:00The Magic 'Ragged Gold' album stream and track by trackStream the entire debut album by The Magic below, and head on over to Fake DIY to read Evan's track by track guide <a href="http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/features/track-by-track-the-magic-ragged-gold/">HERE</a><br/>
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<a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-magic-ragged-gold-lp-pre-order">ORDER THE 180 gram LP HERE</a>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-88489875689424867422012-06-12T12:26:00.000+01:002012-06-12T12:27:40.155+01:00Roberto Cacciapaglia 'Sonanze' LP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U8Z533jZViSapB8rBILKcglewD2qJUU1sz7hGhy9tA2QQtyogxnj-sQGYIfjJNeQUrm6mkC4VnGggaI12Cx9GTnPGZEkYxc_PWqR835DJ944hlpjNEuEcCMX6wNQl6J07y5OWn940Sw/s1600/sonanze.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="575" width="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4U8Z533jZViSapB8rBILKcglewD2qJUU1sz7hGhy9tA2QQtyogxnj-sQGYIfjJNeQUrm6mkC4VnGggaI12Cx9GTnPGZEkYxc_PWqR835DJ944hlpjNEuEcCMX6wNQl6J07y5OWn940Sw/s400/sonanze.jpg" /></a>
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We have a handful of the Wah Wah Records reissue of Sonanze, a more krautrock excursion than The Ann Steel Album. Head over to our shop to buy > <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/roberto-cacciapaglia-sonanze-vinyl-reissue">HALF MACHINE SHOP</a>
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Roberto Cacciapaglia had already gathered attention for his excellent work at the keyboards on Franco Battiato's legendary second LP Pollution before joining forces with krautrock mastermind Rolf Ulrich Kaiser for the release of his 1975 masterpiece Sonanze. Cacciapaglia self-produced the album in Milan for the Cosmic Couriers label, and it certainly brings echoes of some cosmiche kraut experiments like those of Popol Vuh, Klaus Schulze or Tangerine Dream, yet retaining a unique personality of its own. Actually it's the feel given by Cacciapaglia's mixture of classical sense compositions (he was trained in Milan's Giuseppe Verdi conservatory) with adventurous experimentalism (he worked for the RAI's phonology research team and also at the CNR in Pisa) what makes the sound of Sonanze so unique. According to the Scented Gardens Of The Mind book, "good musical references might be Terry Riley, Franco Battiato (Sulle corde di Aries), Klaus Schulze (Cyborg) and William Scheller (Lux Aeterna)."Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-87245068877245034192012-05-30T13:13:00.000+01:002012-06-05T12:31:00.318+01:00The Magic - Ragged Gold 180g vinyl pre-order<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfficial">The Magic's</a> debut album, <i>Ragged Gold</i>, is out next month and will come on 180g heavy weight vinyl, complete with a free album download.
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You can pre-order via our shop > <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/">HALF MACHINE SHOP</a>
(Orders will ship before, or on, 25th June. A little later in the shops)Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-5840828535211990262012-05-26T14:10:00.000+01:002012-05-26T14:11:35.034+01:00The Magic - 'Mr Hollywood (Sandro Perri Remix)'<a href="http://www.prefixmag.com/media/the-magic/mr-hollywood-sandro-perri-remix-prefix-premiere/65568/">Prefix Magazine</a> premiered the brand new <a href="http://www.sandroperri.com/">Sandro Perri</a> remix of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfficial"> The Magic</a>'s 'Mr Hollywood'
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<i>"Fraternal Canadian electro duo The Magic have only put out two songs so far, but they already occupy an musical island all their own. First single "Mr. Hollywood" is equal parts 70s spy flick theme and bayou-burning early Dr. John, but takes on a wholly different quality in the reimagining of Sandro Perri. The prolific Toronto native's soundscapes are as surreal and vivid as the cover to his excellent 2011 album Impossible Spaces. His remix of "Mr. Hollywood" brings the trucking tempo of the original to a slither, a digital lounge with mandolin and analog synths juxtaposed. Perri's sonic vision is on par with producers like Jon Brion, and with material as inventive as The Magic's to work with, he has produced something special."</i>
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Last year we released two albums - the second album by Floridian psych-pop band <a href="http://holidayshores.bandcamp.com/">Holiday Shores</a> (which you can hear in full <a href="http://soundcloud.com/halfmachine/sets/holiday-shores-new-masses-for/">HERE</a>) and a reissue of 'The Ann Steel Album' by Roberto Cacciapaglia. If you're wondering what a 1979 bizarro pop record made by a left-field electronic composer who was an associate of Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh sounded like, listen <a href="http://soundcloud.com/halfmachine/sets/roberto-cacciapaglia-the-ann/">HERE</a>.
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We still have a handful of The Ann Steel Album reissue in our shop, along with a few other bits and pieces, including some Half Machine tote bags (fancy, I know). Check them out in our <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/">SHOP</a>
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We have two records coming up this year, the first of which is by Canadian pop alchemist's The Magic. 'Ragged Gold' is released worldwide on 25th June 2012, and is an effervescent pop record influenced by the joyful pop of Phoenix, the white funk of Talking Heads, the studio soul of Hall & Oates and a thousand <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVghuZQt9ws&feature=youtu.be">weird European pop records</a>. You can hear the debut single 'Mr Hollywood', a soulful disco pop hit about the double lives of closeted gay actors, such as Rock Hudson, <a href="http://soundcloud.com/halfmachine/sets/the-magic-mr-hollywood/">HERE</a>, alongside the mournful slow burning b-side 'Never Lock The Door'.
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You can 'like' The Magic on Facebook, just head on over to them via this link - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfficial">www.facebook.com/TheMagicOfficial</a> - when they get to 500 likes (we were slow starters on the whole Facebook pages thing) we're going to pick 5 people at random to win a copy of their debut LP.
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We'll tell you more on the second album we're releasing another time. It's very exciting and quite different to what we've done previously...
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If you'd like to 'like' us on Facebook, you can do so here - <a href="facebook.com/halfmachinerecords
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'Ragged Gold' is a record as equally indebted to the effervescent pop of Phoenix, as it is the white funk of Talking Heads. Get in to it.<br />
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PRE-ORDER HERE >> <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/product/the-magic-ragged-gold-lp-pre-order">THE MAGIC 'RAGGED GOLD' PRE-ORDER</a>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-55850262416765753112012-04-06T17:41:00.001+01:002012-04-06T18:46:24.884+01:00Vinyl and CD saleTo celebrate the four day weekend here in the UK we're having a sale - all vinyl LP's £10, CD albums £5 and loads of 7"s for £1.<br />
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Includes Roberto Cacciapaglia's 'The Ann Steel Album' LP, Holiday Shores 'New Masses For Squaw Peak' LP, and the upcoming debut by The Magic, alongside rare 7"s and 12"s.<br />
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SHOP >> <a href="http://halfmachinerecords.bigcartel.com/">HALF MACHINE STORE HERE</a>Richardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12950730985537909243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8407721014973382014.post-71723580572808514552012-03-17T16:06:00.000+00:002012-03-17T16:06:01.788+00:00Half Machine Podcast 004New podcast featuring music from Steve Reich, Timmy Thomas, Molly Nilsson, Jonti, Vinyl Williams etc.<br />
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