Cranes - FuseWhilst the release of 1989's Self Non Self EP represented an introduction to the band for many (John Peel among them) Cranes had quietly made their debut with the release of the Fuse cassette in 1986 on local Portsmouth label Bite Back! Infamous among hardcore fans, the recordings have been largely unavailable since release (Fuse made an appearance as a bonus track in later years) with the original tape changing hands on line at a premium. Remastered

it could make you weep over how pitilessly the Stripes keep crushing the other bands out there

adventurous fashion he's yet to capture on record

keening Home And Where I Long To Be

the marine lay- er suddenly vanished

Signing with Epitaph Records

Though recorded in the 70’s

Birgy experienced a complete loss of self amid the expanse

heavy on the percussion and quaint keyboard effects that were so big in the '80s

with the release of a two-volume deluxe edition that features 14 rare and previously unreleased tracks

throwing thoughts like tomahawks and quoting Yiddish wisdom

For fans of Hudson Mohawke

The reverberant chime of a guitar