Grand Union: All That Spanish Dust
Grand Union’s debut EP recorded in the spring of 2001 was released in May of the same year as a CD limited to an edition of 200 copies. The EP opens with ‘Hercules’, a beautiful farewell to the 20th Century. Howard Hughes, Elvis, Hendrix, Apollo, Big Oil, TV and The Radio – all the mythical […]
Solar: Six Suns
Six Suns is a double album compilation of the Six EPs released by Solar throughout 1998-1999 on their own label Diablo Fuel. Recording on to tape, either a Tascam 4-track or an AKAI 12-track, using an e64 sampler to generate beats and loops, Solar were part of the 90’s lo-fi revolution – the collision of […]
Solar: The Six EPs
Solar’s Six EPs were recorded over 1997-1998. The basic setup consisted of a Tascam 244 4-track tape recorder, an AKAI 12-track tape machine, an EMU e64 Sampler and a couple of microphones. The first EP ‘Sure’ was released on the bands own label Diablo Fuel in January 1998. Featuring Pete Howard (The Clash) on drums […]