Alan Vega
Track Review: Alan Vega – Invasion b/w Murder One
Following the initial Vega Vault release of the lost Mutator LP last year, the Vault has announced double A side ‘Invasion’ and ‘Murder One’, out now on Sacred Bones Records. One of Alan Vega’s greatest talents was his ability to bring the past and the future together into a suspended place of timelessness. His groundbreaking duo Suicide was often seen as …
100 albums of 2021 you shouldn’t miss, plus playlist
In a moment a folly, I (not me and my editorial team, or my writers, or indeed anyone) decided to make a playlist of the year. Not one of those in order ones, just a playlist of good records, written by the esteemed writers here at Backseat Mafia. I don’t know what possessed me to …
Say Psych: Album Review: Alan Vega – Mutator
Sacred Bones Records have recently released the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his death in 2016, Vega was constantly creating. This process naturally led to a wealth of material that didn’t see the light of day immediately when …
Say Psych: Track Review: Alan Vega – Fist
Iconic musician, poet and visual artist Alan Vega was an uncompromising visionary. His work proved informative in the invention of industrial, synth/post punk and his rousing lyrics were always a mirror of the times over the course of his six active decades. ‘Fist’ is taken from his forthcoming lost album Mutator, out 23 April via Sacred Bones Records. It …
Say Psych: News: Sacred Bones to release lost Alan Vega LP, Mutator & Share Video to ‘Nike Soldier’
Sacred Bones Records will release the lost album from Alan Vega, Mutator, on 23 April. Vega’s name is synonymous with unfettered creativity, from the late 1950s, through his years playing in Suicide, and all the way up until his death in 2016, Vega was constantly creating. This process naturally led to a wealth of material that didn’t see the light of day immediately when it …
Say Psych: Album Review: The Vacant Lots – Interzone
Interzone is the third full-length album by New York’s electro post-punk duo The Vacant Lots (Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen): a genre-blending synthesis of dance and psych made for secluded listeners and all night partygoers, meant for headphones and the club. It was released on Fuzz Club Records last week. Created with aid from Alan Vega’s Arp synthesier …
News: Mute to reissue Suicide’s self-titled debut as part of the Art of the Album series
Suicide, the highly influential art-noise project of Alan Vega and Marty Rev, is having Mute’s Art of the Album treatment in a reisue of their 1977 debut album, due out on July 12th. As with the other releases in the series, there are no extra tracks, it is just the album as it was, remastered …
Say Psych: Track Review: Moon Duo – Jukebox Babe / No Fun
Rating: 8/10 Ahead of UK live dates starting later this month, Portland based Moon Duo are back with a limited edition 12″ which contents covers of two classics, ‘Jukebox Babe’ by Alan Vega and ‘No Fun’ by The Stooges. The double A side single is set for release on 19th January 2018 on Sacred Bones Records. The …