The BBC Sessions Utopia Strong, The SKU: LAUNCH346 Barcode: 5056321673237 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rocket Recordings Released Date: 22nd March 2024 Buying Format: 12" EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info The history of BBC Maida Vale Sessions is familiar to The Utopia Strong. As musicians, and lifelong music fans, the legacy – the importance – of such recordings is not lost on them. Space and place influence creativity, as is the case here, and the sleeve is a loving homage to those classic BBC releases, affectionately nodding to Strange Fruit Peel Sessions from days of yore. These pieces, originally recorded live at Maida Vale for a Marc Riley session on BBC 6 Music in September 2022, capture The Utopia Strong stretching themselves and continuing to develop their aural explorations. The five-track album opens with the analogue arpeggios of Miniature Citadels’, a title perfectly summing up the imagery provoked by the music; evolving, jagged patterns of skylines and castellations, turrets and towers. The closing outro of squarks and drones could be twice as long and not outstay its welcome. The nagging refrain running through ‘Lamp Of Glory’ is Mike York on the pipes, which he handmakes himself. The overall effect is a sublime, warped concoction of balearic energy and non-Western modes. ‘Disaster 2’ (a piece initially recorded on their second studio album, 2022’s International Treasure) begins with a beautiful synth drone that maintains its position, overpowering the modular patterns pulsating behind it, augmented by yet more glorious, lamenting pipes. The last two tracks both exceed ten minutes and allow the band to extend out further. Release comes as the drums kick in after six minutes of ‘The Tower Is Locked’, emulating the live sets The Utopia Strong have become famed for. The final track, ‘Weather All’, was also honed across several live performances. Having been booked for Andrew Weatherall’s Conveanza festival pre-lockdown, the band finally performed there in September 2022, following his passing. While performing this piece, the heavens opened and the entire festival, band and audience, were drenched. “It felt absolutely biblical”, says the band. Steve Davis has a rich history with the Beeb, but on this occasion he is wrangling his ever-expanding array of analogue synths, dilating his musical imagination. The heritage of the location and overall experience was not lost on the band. ‘The BBC Sessions’ is released on vinyl on 22 of March 2024. Artist Utopia Strong, The Genre Rock And Pop Label Rocket Recordings Buying Options 12" EP/Mini Album Format 12" , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Miniature Citadels Lamp Of Glory Disaster 2 The Tower Is Locked Weather All Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Utopia Strong, The and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Utopia Strong, The International Treasure Rock And Pop | Rocket Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 10th June 2022 £23.00 - £24.00 Select options Utopia Strong, The International Treasure £23.00 - £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rocket Recordings Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 10th June 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Gordon Gano & The Ryans Under The Sun Rock And Pop | Yep Roc | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 31st October 2009 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gordon Gano & The Ryans Under The Sun £14.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Yep Roc SKU: YEP2210LP Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st October 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View David Crosby with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh & Mickey Hart Live At The Matrix, December 1970 Rock And Pop | Live On Vinyl | 1LP Released 25th August 2017 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Crosby with Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh & Mickey Hart Live At The Matrix, December 1970 £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Live On Vinyl SKU: LOVLP2005 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cabaret Voltaire Micro-Phonies Rock And Pop | Mute | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 17th June 2022 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cabaret Voltaire Micro-Phonies £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mute SKU: LCABS23 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 17th June 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jack White Entering Heaven Alive Rock And Pop | Third Man Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 22nd July 2022 £18.00 - £20.00 Select options Jack White Entering Heaven Alive £18.00 - £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Third Man Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 22nd July 2022 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Groundhogs Blues Obituary Rock And Pop | Fire Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 12th October 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Groundhogs Blues Obituary £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP506X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 12th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Flatmates, The Potpourri (Hits, Mixes and Demos ’85-89′) Rock And Pop | Optic Nerve | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th April 2014 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Flatmates, The Potpourri (Hits, Mixes and Demos ’85-89′) £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Optic Nerve SKU: OPT47 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th April 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bob Dylan Real Live Rock And Pop | Columbia | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th September 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bob Dylan Real Live £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Columbia SKU: 19075846961 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View We Are Muffy The Charcoal Pool Rock And Pop | Tapete | 1LP, Includes CD Released 27th July 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders We Are Muffy The Charcoal Pool £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Tapete SKU: TR410LP Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 27th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Michel Polnareff Polnabest – Ltd Edition Red Vinyl Rock And Pop | Blue Wrasse | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 2nd December 2016 £32.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Michel Polnareff Polnabest – Ltd Edition Red Vinyl £32.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Blue Wrasse SKU: 5374800 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 2nd December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Surf City Jekyll Island Rock And Pop | Fire Records | 1LP Released 23rd March 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Surf City Jekyll Island £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP395 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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