FUTURE RECORDINGS

Rip It Up, Issue 224, 1 April 1996, Page 13

FUTURE RECORDINGS

Metallica, 6 (Mercury) — June. Soundgarden, Down on the Upside (A&M). Nearly God (Tricky), Nearly God (Island) . Beck, O-de-lay (Geffen). George Michael, Older (Virgin). Tina Turner, In Your Wildest Dreams (Festival). Bob Mould, Bob Mould (Ryko). Girls Against Boys, The House of GVSB (Touch & Go / Flying In). Guided By Voices, Under the Bushes, Under the Stars (Fellaheen / Flying In). Hootie & the Blowfish, Fairweather Johnson (Atlantic). Paul Westerberg, Eventually (Reprise). Nancyboy, Automaker (Elektra). Joe Henry, Trampoline (Mammoth / Festival). Wayne Kramer, Dangerous Madness — new solo album from former MCS guitarist. Lush, Lovelife (4AD / Flying In). Cure, Wild Mood Swings (Warners). Mark Stewart, Control Data (Mute). Jesus Lizard, Shot (Capitol). Posies, Amazing Disgrace (Geffen). Ocean Colour Scene, Mosley Shoals (MCA). Hog, Nothing Sacred (Geffen). Cracker, The Golden Age (Virgin). The Church, Magician Among the Spirits (Festival) Sublime, Robbin’ the Hood (Liberation / Festival). Frente, Shape (White / Festival). Fred Schneider, Just Fred — a B-52 produced by Steve Albini. Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Flying In). Cranberries, To The Faithful Departed (Polygram) Velocity Girl, Gilded Stars & Zealous Hearts (Sub Pop). Stabbing Westward, Wither Blister (Columbia). Front 242, Mut@ge.Mix@ge — remixes. Bryan Adams, 18 Until I Die (A&M). Bluetones, Expected to Fly (A&M). V 3, Photograph Burns (American). Porno For Pyros, Good Gods — Urge (Warners). Hoodoo Gurus, Blue Cave (Mushroom).

HIP HOP / DANCE

The Genius of Enos (Pressure Sounds / Flying In). Various, Fine Gold (Dorado / Flying In). Various, Ninja Cuts; The Joy of Dex (Ninja Tune / Flying In). Dub Syndicate, Ital Breakfast (On U Sound / Flying In). Freak Power, More of Everything for Everyone (Island). Definition of Sound, Experience (Mercury). Brotherhood, Elementalz (Bite It / Virgin).

George Clinton, The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership (550 Music / Sony) — reunites Bootsy, Bernie Worrell and Junie Morrison. Groove Collective, We The People (Impulse). Madskillz, From Where??? (East West) — guest Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. Credit to the Nation, Daddy Always Wanted Me to Grow Wings (One Little Indian). Isley Brothers, Make Your Body (Island). Ronny Jordan, Light to Dark (Island).

AOTEAROA

3Ds, Strange News from the Angels (Flying Nun) — June Superette, Tiger (Flying Nun) — June. Various, On the Beat ‘N’ Track (Curious / Flying In). Solid Gold Hell, The Blood & the Pity (Flying Nun) — mini-album, June. Alec Bathgate, Gold Lame (Flying Nun) — June. Cui De Sac, China Gate (Flying Nun) — June. Garageland, Last Exit to Garageland (Flying Nun). Second Child, Slinky (Wildside). Bilge Festival, The Shrimp Boats (Wildside). The Clean, Unknown Country (Flying Nun).

ROOTS

Angelique Kidjo, Fifa (Island). Jimmy Cliff, The Best Of (Island) — June. Willie Nelson, The Spirit (Island) — June. J.J. Cale, Guitarman (Virgin). Buddy Guy, Live! The Real Deal (Silvertone / BMG) Blues Traveller, Live (A&M) — two CD set (Shanachie). Neville Brothers, Mitakuve Oyasin (A&M). Richard Thompson, you? me? us? (Capitol). Francoise Hardy, Le Danger (Virgin).

REISSUES

Max Roach, It’s Time (Impulse). Ultra-Lounge V 01.4: Bachelor Pad Royale (EMI) Ultra-Lounge V 01.5: Wild Cool & Swingin’ (EMI) Ultra-Lounge V 01.6: Phapsodesia (EMI) Bar-Kays, Best Of (Fantasy / Festival). Bernie Worrell, Funk of Ages, Blacktronic Science (Ryko / Festival). Curtis Mayfield, People Get Ready! The Curtis Mayfield Story (Rhino) —3-CD boxed set. Cluster, Cluster & Eno; After the Heat; Begegnungen, Begegnungen II (Gyroscope / Caroline) — four reissues of German duo Cluster. The first two feature Brian Eno and the latter two also feature Connie Plank.