Alison Balsam

Criminally overlooked as one of the best American shoegaze bands of the 90’s, Alison’s Halo formed in 1992 in Tempe Arizona, and went on to play shows with the likes of Half String, For Against, The Verve, and the Boo Radleys.
Manufactured Recordings is proud to be presenting a reissue of Alison's Halo's Eyedazzler - a retrospective of the band's recordings originally released on CD only in 1998. As the latest installation in the Shoegaze Archive series, Eyedazzler will finally see its vinyl debut on 2xLP, as well as a limited edition first run of CDs with a track list expanded to include the band's outstanding1995 7” release, “Dozen” / “Calendar." An even further expanded track list is available digitally.

A British pop singer known for her rich, remarkably bluesy voice, Alison Moyet sang in the short-lived, hit alternative dance group Yazoo before returning to the top of the U.K. album chart with her 1984 solo debut, Alf. It included "Invisible," her only Top 40 hit in the U.S. She went on to become a steady presence on the U.K. charts, however, with each of her studio albums reaching at least the Top 30. Sticking with a primarily synth-driven adult pop for her first few albums, she eventually experimented with lusher arrangements, including strings on 2002's Hometime, and took on standards with 2004's Voice. Released in 2013, The Minutes marked a return to club-minded electronics while keeping her sound distinctly contemporary. In 2017, Moyet's ninth studio album, Other, was accompanied by her first extensive world tour in 30 years. Collection includes all studio albums at the moment: Alf (1984); Raindancing (1987); Hoodoo (1991) EU and Japanese press; Essex (1994); Hometime (2002); Voice (2004); Voice (2004) 2CD Deluxe Edition 2015; The Turn (2007); The Minutes (2013); Other (2017).

Alison Goldfrapp, the creative force behind some of the most captivating music of the past two and a half decades, releases her new album "Flux", out August 15th on her recently launched record label, AG Records.

The Minutes (stylised as the minutes) is the eighth studio album by English singer-songwriter Alison Moyet, released on 3 May 2013 by Cooking Vinyl. It is the first album of new material released since 2007's The Turn, and a marked return to her electronic roots. The album debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 13,536…

»Schon als Teenager verliebte ich mich in Coplands ›Quiet City‹«, erinnert sich Alison Balsom. Das Stück suggeriert die Stille einer schlafenden Stadt. Ihr entsteigt der Klang einer einsamen Klarinette, dann flackern die Töne einer Trompete auf. Diesem seit Langem von ihr geliebten Werk widmet die britische Trompeterin nun ihr Album Quiet City.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, soprano Alison Lau is one of the most sought-after soloists of her generation. Highlights of the 2016/17 season include Bach’s St. John Passion under the baton of Professor John Butt, and a series of Bach cantatas concerts with Die Konzertisten, CPE Bach's Magnificat with the Hong Kong Bach Choir, a Brahms and Schumann themed song recital with Music Lab which was reprised in London, Alma Mahler’s Fünf Lieder with Musica Viva, as well as role début as Lauretta in Gianni Schicchi with Opera Hong Kong. In October 2017, she made her début in Germany as the soprano soloist in Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem to critical acclaim.