The deep soulful voice of Barry White will be remembered over the next two months through a pair of new releases from Hip-O and Universal Music Enterprises (UME).
September 15 will see the release of Number Ones, a compilation of all the chart toppers not only by White but also his Love Unlimited Orchestra and his girl group Love Unlimited. Filling out the album are five bonus tracks that just missed the number one spot and/or have become hip-hop sample standards.
Then, on October 27, the 4-CD/1-DVD box set Unlimited will be released. The set spans his entire career from his 1972 debut with Love Unlimited through his final album, 1999's Staying Power. In between are "extended and/or rare versions of his hits, never-compiled personal favorites and LP tracks, and rare BW productions from a dozen different artists, including Gloria Scott, Tom Brock, Love Unlimited, Love Unlimited Orchestra, White Heat and others."
The DVD includes every video from his A&M Record days along with rare bonus clips, including a live duet with Luciano Pavarotti. Commentary on each clip is provided by White's co-producer and musical director Jack Perry. An included booklet has notes originally written by White along with commentary by Perry and Quincy Jones.
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John Doe of "X" Re-masters "Wild Gift" at Bernie Grundman's
Record Exec Steve Kravac Oversees Prep for Premium Vinyl Release
John Doe of the proto-punk group "X" joined Porterhouse Records president Steve Kravac and mastering engineer Brian "Big Bass" Gardner for the re-mastering of 1981's "Wild Gift" at Bernie Grundman Mastering. The album was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as "the finest American punk album ever." "Wild Gift" has long been considered one of the most significant recordings of its time and stands as a testament to the originality and creativity of the Los Angeles quartet.
X was formed in 1977 after songwriter and bassist John Doe met (and later married) Exene Cervenka at a poetry workshop with rockabilly guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. Ray Manzarek "discovered" the group and produced their first album, "Los Angeles," which established the band as LA's preeminent punk band.
In 1981, the group released "Wild Gift," which has been out of vinyl print for over 15 years. For the remastering at Bernie Grundman's, original 1/4" analog tape stereo masters were used for re-mastering at today's highest standards using Grundman's vintage cutting lathes. The 12" LP features 180 gram premium vinyl with original artwork and lyric sheet reproductions as per the original Slash and Elektra releases
The band's label, Porterhouse Records has created a new imprint, Prime Vinyl, specifically for the release of legacy artists and out-of-print classics in the 12" vinyl format. "Wild Gift" will be in stores on October 6, followed in spring 2010 by 1982's "Under the Big Black Sun" and 1983's "More Fun in the New World." All four original members of X are overseeing the re-issues with the help of Porterhouse Records president Steve Kravac.
For more info, visit: http://www.berniegrundmanmastering.com
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CANDLELIGHT RECORDS UPDATE
COMING THIS FALL:
THE ATLAS MOTH - A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky
Release Date: 10.6.2009
Following up their highly regarded 2008 Pray For Tide EP, Chicago’s THE ATLAS MOTH unveil this their epic full-length debut. An awesome metal hybrid, the quintet unites sludge, doom, psychedelia, blues and more into a musical adventure few bands can deliver. With influences ranging from the Deftones to Neurosis, Cave In to Quicksand, and pulling in pieces from all that is heavy in between, THE ATLAS MOTH, Punknews says “gives me shivers... a band to watch.”
Formed in early 2007, THE ATLAS MOTH have carefully perfected their bone-shaking heaviness. “This is heavy music for heavy thinkers,” says guitarist/vocalist Steven. The band’s swamp-worthy sludge epics are heavier than sin, a call for cleansing and nothing short of brutally honest. “If most doom bands are the journey to the war, we are the battlefields,” they proclaim. A Glorified Piece Of Blue Sky is a jaw-dropping debut that is sure to leave a lasting impression.
http://www.myspace.com/theatlasmothband
OUT NOW:
XERATH - I
Release Date: 8.11.2009
England's XERATH make US landfall with the support of Terrorizer, Kerrang! and other critical European media. The quartet’s distinctive, self-penned "orchestral groove metal" will appeal to fans of Meshuggah, Strapping Young Lad, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir etc. Winners of 2008's "Fear Candy" (Terrorizer's Best of the Unsigned), the band uncage a slick and piercing sound that destroyed all other contenders for the title. Together less than two years their sound is far more seasoned than most.
A “must-watch” band for 2009.
"Invoking the spirit of Meshuggah, the bombast of Strapping Young Lad and the orchestral theatrics of Dimmu Borgir, while adding a twist of soundtrack-style composition to the mix, the four-piece have created this bomb of a debut that is sure to blow all the competition out of the water. Ones to watch" -- Kerrang http://www.myspace.com/xerath
FOREST STREAM - The Crown Of Winter
Release Date: 8.11.2009
FOREST STREAM was founded in 1995 in a small Russian town called Chernogolovka, 40 km north-east of Moscow. From the very beginning, their goal was to create the music that would capture the beauty and magic of existence at the same time showing its triviality, misery, and despair. Their first new full-length in five years, the Russian metallers break a long silence with the release of The Crown Of Winter. Newly signed to Candlelight, the album’s lush and powerful sound recalls the greatness of early (and classic!) My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost and Anathema while simultaneously presenting a blackend/extreme side that many will compare to latter day Emperor. FOREST STREAM opened for Katatonia on their recent tour of Russia. The dates allowed the band to connect with a new audience through much coverage of the dates on YouTube and other social networking outlets.
http://www.myspace.com/foreststreamband
IMPERIAL VENGEANCE - At The Going Down Of The Sun
Release Date: 8.11.2009
IMPERIAL VENGEANCE is a British extreme metal act originally formed as a studio-based collaborative between C. Edward Alexander (vocals/guitars/orchestration) and David Bryan (bass/lyrics) in 2007. A concept band of sorts, IMPERIAL VENGEANCE's themes are firmly rooted in the glory days of the British Empire exploring a wide range of subjects influenced by its colorful social and military history, theater, literature and mythology. Debut album At The Going Down Of The Sun was largely written by gas-light and fueled by absinthe and cigar smoke. The album represents an uncomfortable meander through British history, with the title track featuring a specially recorded passage from Harry Patch, who at the age of 110 was the last surviving tommy to have seen combat in the trenches of Passchendaele.
http://www.myspace.com/imperialvengeanceuk
ONSLAUGHT - Live Damnation
Release date: 8.11.2009
Bristol-based ONSLAUGHT released their debut in 1985. Quickly rising to popularity, the band would tour and record but disband in only six years time. After years of constant requests the band reformed in 2005. Returning to the stage as a warm up to writing their first new songs in nearly 15 years, the quintet performed at several of Europe's popular Christmas Festivals before entering the studio to lay down their Candlelight debut, the mega-sounding Killing Peace. Since that release, ONSLAUGHT have enjoyed a successful return to activity and popularity. Live Damnation was captured at 2008’s Damnation Festival. This special CD/DVD is a must-have for longtime fans and a great introduction to those who've yet to experience the band’s classic thrash sounds.
http://www.myspace.com/onslaughtuk
VIATROPHY - Viatrophy
Release Date: 8.25.2009
In a scene saturated with over-produced and uninspired bands, the UK's VIATROPHY are a metal band with a point to prove. Chaos, detritus, broken ceilings, torn carpets, spilt pints, broken limbs, and of course, epic fucking metal, these are the things you can expect from VIATROPHY live. The band's Candlelight released, self-titled debut was recorded at Fortress Studios and traces the band's brutal, bloody-minded path. Its creation has seen numerous band members come and go, and a variety of all T-shirt-and-no-tunes bands do much the same. One thing has remained the same however and that's VIATROPHY's dedication to crafting the hardest, most progressive metal music this side of hell. It’s an album that will quite literally create shockwaves of seismic proportions with one gentle tap of a play button.
http://www.myspace.com/viatrophy
Please contact Liz and Dave at EARSPLIT PR for review copies, interview requests or further info on any of the above Candlelight artists.
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