Various - Next Stop Soweto Vol.4: Zulu Rock, Afro-Disco and Mbaqanga 1975-1985Strut Records is back with their Next Stop Soweto series, offering the fourth volume in their perspective of South African music from the 20th century running at an impressive 70 minutes. It's a mind blowing collection front to back, bursting with the cross over synthesizer styles that were occurring all over the world between the late '70s and the early '80s. Tightly controlled by oppressive Apartheid laws, South Africa's music scene had nevertheless

was honoured to add her dulcet tones to the ensemble

His duets with bassist Deal

A more different musical upbringing you couldn‰۪t dream up

1: Inside My FallåÊ

i doubt she does receipts sun goes down) and glorious swipes at the rocknroll clones that arose on the back of the great garage rock boom of 2002 (yeah i'd like to tell you all my problems/you're not from new york city

Hard to imagine how the hell it might've been done (or in what universe)

What‰۪s astonishing is how seamlessly this set‰۪s 101 songs by dozens of groups and solo acts lock together

Superfood are a four-piece band from Birmingham lauded by the press for their exuberant and thrilling take on guitar pop

with fast-paced tracks rooted down by prominent basslines and assorted percussive effects

Though not lacking any sense of conviction

substituting Seattle for Detroit

by the time Bodysnatchers hits (and it doesn’t half hit) nothing else seems to matter but the burnt out kraut hook and Yorke’s pained whines