Kin (2018)

Kin is the collaborative musical fruits of Steve Young (Hedflux) and Alex Delfont, 10 tracks written and refined over 4 years. The perfect conjunction of influences, lush analogue instrumentation and moving melodic compositions from Alex Delfont blend with the silky digital synthesis and alchemical dance-floor grooves of Hedflux. The result is a truly timeless album spanning the electronic music spectrum; a synergy of pristine psychedelic production and soulful emotive melodies.

Mogwai have announced the release of KIN: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It collects the band’s music for the upcoming sci-fi/crime drama starring Zoë Kravitz, James Franco, Dennis Quaid, and others.

Take a look outside your window. We’re living through a particularly bleak paradigm, with ominous political shifts occurring around the globe. It’s time for a rallying war-cry, to tap into the power of our ancestors, to learn the wisdoms taught by history and its recurring patterns. It’s time to acknowledge the power of women, to burn with the fire of a banshee wail, to taste the energy of revolution and feel the inspiration of generations of resistance. And that’s where ASCEND, the second album by insurrectionary heavy rock trio Vodun, comes in. Ten slabs of ground-flattening, groove-inflected rock power, driven by the afro-inspired dervish drums of Zel Kaute (interpreting the spirits of Ogoun), the roaring, fierce chromium guitars of Linz Hamilton (The Marassa), and fronted by the fire-breathing howl of frontwoman Chantal Brown (Oya), delivering you the truth of generations with a drive and focus that can’t be matched.

When Guns N' Roses exploded from the Sunset Strip with lyrics like, "West Coast struttin', one bad mutha, got a rattlesnake suitcase under my arm," they were a vision of piss n' vinegar at a time when Steve Winwood was topping the charts. Apart from Axl Rose's mile-high coiffure, Appetite for Destruction was the opposite of everything going on in the mainstream: it sounded raw, nasty and dangerous. They were a fully formed statement, capped off with an exclamation point. And a little over a year after it came out, "Sweet Child O' Mine" would be the Number One song in the U.S.

The Flesh Creeping Gonzoid: Speciality Offal & Other Choice Cuts is the sister collection to The Flesh Creeping Gonzoid: Speciality Offal & Other Imaginary Creatures. The box consists of 6 CDs and a DVD of studio out-takes, deleted obscurities, compilation appearances, vinyl and download releases. All discs are over 75 minutes in length and feature a wealth of previously unreleased material.

The Appetite For Destruction: Deluxe Edition features 2CD's of highlights from the box and Super Deluxe Edition with the album newly remastered for the first time ever, selections of B-sides and EP tracks, and 7 unreleased recordings from the 1986 Sound City Session, “Move To The City (1988 Acoustic Version)” from the GN’R Lies session and “Shadow Of Your Love” from the November 1986 first ever recording session with the album’s producer Mike Clink. Also features expanded art with unreleased photos from Axl Rose's personal archive and memorabilia.