Plugd 2011 Fave Albums (Part 2)
Morphosis – What Have We Learned (M>O>S/Delsin) We’re long term fans of Rabih Beaini here at Plugd and will remain so if he keeps on doing what he is doing. A number of releases under his Ra.H guise on his own Morphine label over the past few years have shown him to be thinking outside...
Plugd’s 2011 Fave Albums (Part 1)
No one likes doing lists. In fact there are so many end of year lists consuming bandwith right now that this is not really needed…but…, here are SOME of our favourite albums of 2011. Will cobble together some more over the next few weeks in the run up to the arrival of the big man…so...
Cian Nugent – Doubles – VHF
A bumper week for Irish releases with Cian Nugents offering sitting on top of the pile. We’ve been fans of Cian for quite some time and his first widely available release should do a lot for furthering his appeal. Made up of two long efforts, ‘doubles’ should serve to appease fans of John Fahey, Jim...
White Hills – H-p1 – Thrill Jockey
Seems like every week is a win for Thrill Jockey but if that be the way…then that be the way. Psychedelic rock and drone sharing equal place and only serving to confuse our shop sections even further. Maybe we should just have a Thrill Jockey section. The opening track ‘The condition of nothing’ heads straight...
Plugd Records – June 3
Summer looks like it has actually arrived, which means were almost half way through the year (really?), which also means it’s not too crazy to say we may have some of the best albums of the year in stock this week. You can’t say that before March, too early, and the Christmas ones are always...
Plugd Pick Of The Week (13th May 2011)
Records records records, you get it, plenty of ‘em, here’s three. Check ‘em. Tropic of Cancer – Be Brave – Downwards (10” vinyl) A label more synonymous with the harder edge of techno, a long term association with Surgeon and direct ties with what some will regard as one of the real techno labels of...
Plugd Pick Of The Week (27th April 2011)
We did it and we couldn’t have without all your support. I speak of our successful re-opening date and the amazing response we got from all of our customers, regulars and new faces alike, so a big thank you to everyone and from now on its back to business and a semblance of normality. We...
Plugd Pick Of The Week (13th April 2011)
Well its finally here . . . our permanent home is free of the shackles of bureaucracy and the business man’s nightmare – the health and safety and fire officer. Now that we’ve jumped over that hurdle, which is difficult when you smoke 20 cigarettes a day and the only athletic activity you have performed...
Plugd Pick Of The Week (8th April 2011)
And so it has come to pass. No longer will we be sharing our records shelves with plentiful pints of beamish and bacon fries as our last weekend up in our temporary Barrack Street home is fast approaching. Next week we move into our shiny new shop down on Tobin Street, hoping it will not...
Plugd Pick Of The Week (26th March 2011)
Not Not Fun Records Since its first forays into the world of CD-rs and mysterious cassette releases, from an array of synth worshipping weirdos (which may have been considered a mere 7 years back), Not Not Fun Records have risen to the top of that particular analog hiss-drenched world of orbit. Given the rise...
Plugd Pick Of The Week ( 18 Mar 2011 )
D. Charles Speer – Arghiledes – Thrill Jockey We don’t claim to know much of the history of Greek music, but if it sounded like this (apparently this is steeped in it) then we fully endorse the toga and laurel-wearing brigade. Blatant disregard for historical periods and accuracy there but who cares, this is great...
Plugd Pick of the Week (11th Mar 2011)
Luke Vibert – Toomorrow – Ninja Tune Luke Vibert returns to his Wagon Christ moniker to deliver the first album in almost seven years. Given the length of this hiatus, one might worry that the work may suffer, the perceptions may differ and the name might be better off left alone with its role fulfilled....
