16 January 2007
I've stumbled across Myspace sites dedicated to:
...and subsquently added my own:
7 December 2006
It's finished! The final mixes and running order have been agreed and the album is now being mastered. I'll post release dates as soon as possible.
21 August 2006
The Hideki Kaji album is nearing completion. Comprising 12 original recordings, it is due for release on Siesta records in the coming months.
28 July 2005
I've been involved in countless ways with members of Beatnik Filmstars since 1988 ... and I'm pleased to say Andrew & Co. have just completed a new album, which will be released shorlty by The Track & Field Organisation. If you're unfamiliar with the band, visit their site: to say Andrew's biography is detailed would be an understatement.
17 February 2005
The Hideki Kaji project is well under way. The album is to have a very loose Spaghetti Western theme. More news to follow.
17February 2005
The Sixth Form and Continuous Electric Now albums were released on 14th February. Mushroom Pillow have uploaded a couple of songs:
- The Sixth Form - Dear Teacher (wma)
- Continuous Electric Now - Queen Anne's Lace (wma)
The next project in the pipeline is an album with Hideki Kaji. Recording will start within the next few weeks.
1 November 2004
Mushroom Pillow have released album details and artwork for both Sixth Form and Continuous Electric Now. Click the sleeve thumbnails for full tracklist and larger images.
2 October 2004
MTV's This is Our Music came to Salisbury a couple of weeks ago to record a half-hour documentary dedicated to Mike Alway's labels, past and present. Reporter Marcus Törncrantz interviewed various members of the cast, including a live perfomance by Kevin Wright (Mr Wright) and a short Sixth Form video clip. The programme is scheduled for airing in November.
11October 2004
The Sixth Form and Continuous Electric Now albums are set for release in January. Album details, artwork etc. will be released nearer the time, but for now, expect a juxtaposition of the extreme avant garde and lush harmony, with influences spanning four decades (or should that be centuries?). As soon as I've checked the copyright situation, I'll put some MP3s on line.
10 June 2004
Rambling Records, Japan, have just released a retrospective album - All About Mike Alway - featuring several of our earlier tracks, alongside classic él and Cherry classics by Everything But The Girl, Marden Hill, Hunky Dory etc., plus a sneak preview into the world of the Sixth Form.
Matty's solo album - The Tallboy: Goes On - is available on Red Square Records...and comes highly recommended. For further information, visit Matty's own Tallboy site.
It's been a quiet couple of years really, the only real highlight being Iggy Pop's nomination of Zap The World for the 2002 Shortlist Award. A new Death By Chocolate album is in the planning stage...watch this space!