CURVED AIR:
'RETROSPECTIVE' (2 - CD set)
REPERTOIRE RECORDS (UK): REPUK1086
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 2ND AUGUST 2010

Retrospective has been specially compiled for
Repertoire Records (UK) by Sonja Kristina.

Includes 2 CDs plus illustrated full colour booklet and
features a superb cross-section of 25 tracks from Curved
Air's classic albums, plus 3 bonus tracks from Sonja
Kristina's Mask.


Beautiful lead singer Sonja Kristina and violin virtuoso Darryl Way were the
kingpins of a group that caused a sensation with its innovative music and a striking
image in the early Seventies.

Curved Air was a highly musical combo that deserved its Prog Rock status. However,
they were also hailed as pop stars when the sultry Back Street Luv was a Top 5 hit
in 1971.

That hit song is among twenty-eight tracks on a superb introduction to the life and
tunes of Curved Air, a band that underwent lots of changes during its hectic career.
Their experimental blend of classical themes, electronic sounds and pop/rock energy
won them many fans that still remain loyal supporters.

Most of the songs on this essential 'Best Of' CD are from such albums as Air
Conditioning, Second Album, Phantasmagoria, Air Cut, Midnight Wire,
Airborne and Love Child, together with three bonus tracks taken from
Sonja Kristina's Mask recordings.

Curved Air showcased many top musicians during it's career, not least of all
Stuart Copeland, whom Sonja would marry.

Watch out for the constant X-Factor - the crystal clear vocals of Sonja Kristina on
such songs as Young Mother, Melinda (More Or Less) and The Dancer.

Curved Air also to undertake a UK and European tour in September / October 2010, (see our Current Indiscretions page for dates) and Sonja will be available for
interview in support of this beautifully-packaged reissue.

Please contact us here at Indiscreet PR to arrange an interview and for more
information.


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ARIF MARDIN:
'ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HERE'
NUNOISE RECORDS: NNRCD 193
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 23rd AUGUST 2010

The late Arif Mardin, one of the most successful record
producers of the last fifty years, with production credits
on albums by artists as varied as Lulu through to the
likes of George Benson, is celebrated by way of a
tribute album entitled All My Friends Are Here - a
star studded collection with contributions from many of
the idiosyncratic talents that Mardin has graced with
his assured production and compositional touch.

Amongst those acknowledging the Mardin legend are Bette Midler, Dr John,
Norah Jones, Carly Simon, Chaka Khan, Willie Nelson, The Bee Gees,
Dianne Reeves, David Sanborn, Randy Brecker, Hall & Oates, The Average
White Band, Joe Lovano and Danny O'Keefe.

All My Friends Are Here is one of the most atmospheric, challenging and
powerful projects of Mardin's storied career. A project that had been gestating for
years, it was begun in earnest as a response to the pancreatic cancer that claimed
Mardin's life in 2006, and was completed after his death with the invaluable
assistance of his son Joe.

As such this collection is a testament to both Mardin's own genius and that of the
many artists with whom he collaborated, fuelled by his encyclopaedic musical
knowledge and his love of film noir.

Beyond the joys of the individual tracks, the album confirms Mardin's brilliance
at portraiture.


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JADE WARRIOR:
'NOW'
REPERTOIRE RECORDS(UK): REPUK 1129
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2010

One of the venerable British Prog Rock bands from the
Golden Age of the Vertigo 'swirly' label era of the 1970's,
Jade Warrior return to the recording scene by way of a
brand new album, entitled with suitable brevity, Now.

The album is released on the Repertoire Records (UK) label on Monday 6th September 2010.


Now features the Jade Warrior nucleus of John Field (flutes, percussion and
keyboards), Glyn Havard (vocals and additional guitar), and Dave Sturt (bass,
percussion and keyboards), aided and abetted by a plethora of additional players.

What is immediately apparent is that the keynote sonic elements of Jade Warrior
that ran from their Vertigo recordings through their mid-70's Island Records era -
their incredible dynamic range from near silence to punishing volume, use of
mellotron-like keyboard textures and woodwinds, with intriguing use of exotic
instrumentation and rhythms, odd fusions of Jazz and Hard Rock - is all intact,
along with their penchant for ruminative lyrics and strong melodies.

The Jade Warrior of 2010 is alive and well and still pushing back and blurring the
lines between contrasting musical styles and modes.

The three core members of Jade Warrior are available for interview in support of
this fine release, which has already caused quite some stir amongst Prog bloggers
in the internet domain.

Please contact us here at Indiscreet PR to arrange an interview and for more
information.


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PETE BROWN & PHIL RYAN:
'ROAD OF COBRAS'
PROPER RECORDS: PRPCD 055
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 6th SPETEMBER 2010

One of the great unsung heroes of the 1960's Brit Rock
scene, Pete Brown returns to the recording fray by way
of a brand new album, entitled Road Of Cobras,
recorded with musical partner Phil Ryan, and due for
release on the Proper Records label on Monday 6th
September 2010.




Comprising fourteen generous tracks, the album also contains magnificent
contributions from the likes of Arthur Brown, Mike Taylor, Clem Clempson, Jim
Mullen and Annie Whitehead, as well as some inimitably Jazz-flavoured horn charts
from a stella brass section including Lee Goodall, Laurie Brown and a cameo from
Art Themen.

Highlights include a superb duet between Pete Brown and Maggie Bell on the
sulphurous, smouldering Between Us.

The whole album is a delightfully old school Brit Rock record that radiates the kind of
quality ensemble playing that many thought was extinct when the sixties morphed
into the seventies.

Pete Brown is renowned as the lyric writer for Cream, penning such deathless
classics as Sunshine Of Your Love, I Feel Free, White Room and Politician
amongst others, songs which have become deeply etched in to the patina of
British Rock music. As well as maintaining his song-writing partnership with Cream's
Jack Bruce on many of his solo projects, Pete has also worked with Graham Bond
in the early 1970's. Road Of Cobras is but the latest in a line of collaborative
ventures.

Pete Brown & Phil Ryan are both available for interview and session in connection
with the release of Road Of Cobras.

Contact us here at Indiscreet PR for more information.




www.petebrown.co.uk

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SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY & THE ASBURY JUKES:
'PILLS AND AMMO'
FREEWORLD RECORDS: FREEM5026
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2010

Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes, the
heartiest of New Jersey party animals, release a brand
new album entitled Pills And Ammo on the North London
indie Freeworld label on Monday 6th September
2010, which is the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed
album of Tom Waits songs, Grapefruit Moon, released
in 2008.


While still tinged with the exuberant rhythm and blues feel that is the Jukes'
trademark and loaded with the driving sound of the legendary Jukes horn section.
This new CD has a sharper, guitar-orientated, rock and roll feel to it - a harder edge
for harder times.

Southside Johnny has written all the songs on Pills And Ammo in collaboration
withJukes keyboard player Jeff Kazee, and together they explore a more personal
approach than some previous records.

At times angry, at times reflective, this album is a true representation of the singer's
state of mind - titles like Lead Me On, Heartbreak City and You Can't Bury Me
contain some of the more acidic lyrics, while Thank You and Place Where I Can't
Be Found show an inner-directed emotional touch.

The Jukes rip through these twelve numbers with total abandon and fierce energy,
as is their customary style. They are cranked up to stomp and romp with a series of
UK shows in October 2010. Come and celebrate with Southside Johnny & The
Asbury Jukes...and let the Devil take the hindmost!

www.southsidejohnny.com


www.asburyjukes.net

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GLEN MATLOCK AND THE PHILISTINES:
'BORN RUNNING'
FREEWORLD RECORDS: FREEM 5024
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2010

Born Running is no museum piece; it's vibrant, vital
rock and roll in the classic mode.

Glen Matlock, founder-member of The Sex Pistols and
current bass player with The Faces, is to release a brand
new twelve track album entitled Born Running with his
band The Philistines on Monday 13th September
2010.


Born Running is a razor-edged collection that highlights Matlock's penchant for
concise, highly tuneful and lyrically direct rock and roll songs, with the kind of
winning melodies, strong choral hooks and sharp arrangements that have been
his strong suit ever since the early days of The Sex Pistols.

The Philistines feature guitarist Jim Lowe, drummer Javier Weyler and Glen leads the line with growling bass panache and bravura vocalising. The album also has
an added poignancy in that it also features cameo guitar appearances from the late
Steve New (Rich Kids) and James Stevenson (Chelsea, Gene Love Jezebel &
Kim Wilde).

Several of the songs were co-authored by Glen and Patti Palladin, a name sure to
be familiar to fans of UK punk circa '76 / '77.

In 2010, he was honoured with being given the bass playing role one occupied by the
late Ronnie Lane, in the reformed Faces. The Faces were a huge influence on
Matlock and guitarist Steve Jones in The Sex Pistols, and Matlock's enlisting to
their ranks feels totally apt.

Glen Matlock is available for interview in support of this release and he and
The Philistines are due to undertake a UK tour later in 2010.

For more information, please contact us here at Indiscreet PR.



www.glenmatlock.com


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BLACKHEART:
'THE SKY AND I'
ANGEL AIR RECORDS: DOWNLOAD FROM ITUNES
RELEASE DATE: MONDAY 20th SPETEMBER 2010

Blackheart - the duo of Chrissy Mostyn and Rick
Pilkington - are to release a new single entitled
The Sky And I which is to be released on the
Angel Air Records label on Monday 20th September
2010.

The Sky And I is a typical up-tempo sunny groove featuring Chrissy's strong
vocals punching home a hugely appealing, naggingly infectious hook line.

Taken from their second album, Invisible, the duo will be taking themselves off
to a venue near you in November and December this year, after completing lengthy
tours of both Australia and New Zealand throughout September and October.

Probably the hardest-working band in the UK, Blackheart have chosen the time-
honoured route of taking their music out to the shires, winning hearts and minds
with their tuneful, uplifting folk flavoured pop.

For the full UK tour details for 2010 - log onto the Blackheart website:

Chrissy Mostyn and Rick Pilkington are both available for interview.

For more information, please contact us here at Indiscreet PR.



www.blackheartmusic.co.uk

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