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 Circuit Des Yeux -io Rock And Pop | Matador | 1LP Released 22nd October 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Circuit Des Yeux -io £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Matador SKU: OLE1788LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Amy MacDonald Woman Of The World – Best Of Rock And Pop | Virgin EMI | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 21st November 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Amy MacDonald Woman Of The World – Best Of £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin EMI SKU: 6794008 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 21st November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion – 15th Anniversary Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released 28th June 2024 £30.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion – 15th Anniversary £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP216X Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 28th June 2024 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Blondie Vivir en la Habana Rock And Pop | BMG | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 16th July 2021 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Blondie Vivir en la Habana £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG SKU: 4050538595369 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 16th July 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mary Onettes, The Hit the Waves Rock And Pop | 180g, 1LP Released 11th March 2013 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mary Onettes, The Hit the Waves £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop SKU: LAB145V Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 11th March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Various Artists I, Tonya: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Rock And Pop | Milan | 180g, 1LP Released 30th March 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Various Artists I, Tonya: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Milan SKU: 3299039999929 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beach Slang Broken Thrills Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP Released 22nd April 2015 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beach Slang Broken Thrills £13.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM160 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mind Over Mirrors Bellowing Sun Rock And Pop | Paradise Of Bachelors | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 6th April 2018 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Mind Over Mirrors Bellowing Sun £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Paradise Of Bachelors SKU: POB040LP Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Aquilo ii Rock And Pop | Island | 1LP Released 4th May 2018 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Aquilo ii £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island SKU: 6745214 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 4th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gates Of Light Gates Of Light Rock And Pop | Shimmy Disc/Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP Released 29th April 2022 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gates Of Light Gates Of Light £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Shimmy Disc/Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: SDD005LPC1 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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