DISLOCATION DANCE – ROAD TO HAPPINESS LP/CD
Back with a bang! Road To Happiness marks the triumphant return of Manchester’s one and only Dislocation Dance – after a 7-year long hiatus. The new album – their sixth – features ten new and fresh songs. Main songwriters Ian Runacres (guitar/vocals) and Phil Lukes (bass/vocals) most probably never sounded better. Kinda like Manchester’s Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards they create killer grooves a la Chic and The Real Thing. Melodies galore & disco euphoria plus beautiful vocals. To Love And Be Loved! Daft Punk meets Everything But The Girl.
Gorgeous chord progressions, disco strings and wah-wah guitars – just listen to I Just Need A Friend. 70s Soul – beamed into today! The title song pays homage to Northern Soul classics by Candi Staton and Phyllis Hyman. There’s also a healthy dose of Todd Rundgren in there. The Sound Of Philadelphia meets The Sound Of Manchester.
Ian Runacres formed DD in Manchester, and soon got trumpet player Andy Diagram on board who later joined The Pale Fountains and James. They created their unique mix of Post-Punk, New Wave, Jazz, Disco, 60s French Pop and Soundtracks. The NME called their mix of styles “the real mutant disco”. SOUNDS even voted them the “city’s best band”. The band played their first ever gig at the legendary Factory in Manchester, recorded sessions for John Peel, Janice Long and Kid Jensen, and went on their own eclectic journey. Always maintaining their unique DD sound.
Now they are back. With a truly fabulous album. On Marina – the perfect home for them. Let’s get (it) on… the road to happiness.
On LP and CD.
Available now @ the Marina Store:
THE PEARLFISHERS – MAKING TAPES FOR GIRLS LP / CD / MC
“The Pearlfishers’ David Scott stumbled upon the songwriting secret known only to a few celebrated figures in the mid-1960s - Paul McCartney, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson.” (The Sunday Times) “The Pearlfishers’ delicate songs recall the lush, literate creations of Prefab Sprout.” (Q) After a hiatus of five years, The Pearlfishers, Glasgow’s finest, return with their [...]
ASHBY – POWER BALLADS LP
“If Tortoise or The Sea & Cake are post-rock, then Ashby is post-pop.” (All Music Guide) “Perfect – Saint Etienne meets ‘Moon Safari’-vintage Air!” (Pete Paphides, MOJO) For the first time on vinyl, remastered and beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork and new liner notes: Ashby's critically acclaimed debut [...]
THE PEARLFISHERS – THE VINYL REISSUES
The Young Picnickers · Across The Milky Way · Up With The Larks “The peak of songwriting!” (Shindig!) “David Scott stumbled upon the songwriting secret known only to Paul McCartney, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson!” (The Sunday Times) “That’s how The Beatles would sound today!” (Audio) “Scotland’s Van Dyke Parks!” (Word) “Masterpieces of [...]
V.A. – IN BED WITH MARINA
“Marina’s quality control is impeccable.” - The Sunday Times Celebrating its 25th anniversary, this classic Marina compilation from 1996 makes its first and long-awaited appearance on vinyl. Packaged in a deluxe gatefold cover, In Bed With Marina features beautiful innersleeves with track-by-track notes, lots of photographs from the Marina archive, two vinyl-only bonus cuts and a [...]
THE BATHERS – THE MARINA TRILOGY
Lagoon Blues · Sunpowder · Kelvingrove Baby “A work of genius” - Melody Maker “A run of outstanding albums. The mutant cousin of Tom Waits and The Blue Nile’s Paul Buchanan” - The Herald “Gorgeous… inhabiting the same honey-spun, abstract turf as Van Morrison and Tim Buckley.“ - Q “Like Tom Waits singing [...]
COLIN STEELE QUARTET – JONI
Jazz Interpretations of the Joni Mitchell Songbook “Fabulous! Great and warm re-interpretations!” - Eddie Piller, Acid Jazz “If Miles Davis was a Scotsman...” - DER SPIEGEL “Steele is in superb form - and there’s plenty of Miles-ish chilled melancholia.” - Jazzwise “This finds him again playing at the top of his game!” - Jazz Views “Colin Steele can [...]
The Pale Fountains – Longshot For Your Love
New enhanced, remastered vinyl edition of the long-deleted, much sought-after Pale Fountains compilation Longshot For Your Love - originally released in 1998 - covering the band's early years from 1982 to 1984. Longshot For Your Love is a collection of rarities, radio sessions and previously unreleased tracks by Liverpool's second best band ever - fronted by Michael Head [...]
GOOSEBUMPS – 25 Years of Marina Records
Marina’s quality control is impeccable.” - The Sunday Times Congratulations! Yippie-Aye-Yay-Yay! Bang! Marina Records celebrates its 25th anniversary with the release of Goosebumps, a deluxe compilation featuring 40 stunning tracks on two groovy compact discs. Goosebumps includes many unreleased cuts and exclusive contributions, as well as selected nuggets from the label catalogue. The splendid booklet features more than [...]