Associated Releases

Stormcrow - 'earth beings / misanthropic' 7" - last few copies, being unearthed, of this underground favourite - came out on Adjust Your Head, '98

(Record Collector Single of the Month, Dec '98)  'Oh my god!  Beelzebub lives... and he's a lounge lizard!  Side A of Stormcrow's debut platter owes plenty to Pizzicato 5, but is just as original in its approach.  Ethereal, haunting and insanely addictive, this unearthly track betrays plenty of talent and is my ideal backdrop to an evening of hedonism and wine.   The flipside is something out of The Exorcist.  Plenty of bad language and a hook that's sharper than my tongue, guaranteed to intrigue those who think they've heard everything.  Great name, great record.'

(Rough Trade)  'Weird, fucked up stuff from Kent!  Explains everything!  Good!'

(Friend Internet Music Movement)  'Stormcrow is a wild dub beat duo with a knack for sound manipulation.  Their debut single is an infectious trip into a world of ghostly atmospheres.'

(Alans)  'Two tracks for the head nodding society; choice grooves and well-placed samples make this a cool seven.'

(Here Be Monsters zine)  'Take in the titles, the name of the label and the fact that one Bob Planet kindly sent in this once Single of the Month in Record Collector, and you suss immediately that Stormcrow are not of this world!  To be quite honest, they're bloody frightening.  One side with treated, differing-speed vocals over a dub-lounge groove, the other a sleazy porno soundscape of a track, tempting the listener to "go right up the arse of death".  Bob, you guys are sick puppies and i love ya.  Just 300 of these gems so you've probably missed your chance - try it anyway.'

Stormcrow - 'killer daddy' 12" - has, er, killer Blaubac remix - came out on Adjust Your Head, Aug'00

(Resonance Vol.9, No2) ‘Killer Daddy is apparently a Japan only release that has now been made available over here, or so the press release says anyway. Whatever, it’s a very approachable access point for the Stormcrow oeuvre, with a lovely bouncing bass line, lots of wood blocks, sweeping string movements and what seems to be a distorted vibraphone. There’s also a gorgeous Blaubac remix on the other side, taking the original into the realms of glossy melodic techno that used to be occupied by As One and Jacob’s Optical Staircase.

Stormcrow - 'bubonic jukebox' CD album - came out on Adjust Your Head, Oct'01

(Rough Trade)  'Full length album from Stormcrow who have had a couple of singles out previously - have been compared to acts as diverse as primal scream, thievery corp and gonzales  (!) - there's loads going on here.'

(Wax, 8/10)  ‘This debut album release for minimal sounds experimentalist Stormcrow sees the Kent-based producer ploughing the darkest corners of his mind for 70 minutes of twisted electronica.  You might recognise the name from previous outings on Moth Records and the occasional DJ sets around the South, and this release has some stand-out efforts like album-opener 'Weather The Storm' and 'From The Sun'.  The resulting collection is a uniquely dark experience, never following any set musical paths, but maintaining an impressive solidity.  While the minimal nature of some of the tracks might make 'Bubonic Jukebox' seem a little obscure at first, this is worth sticking with.  The sound of the underground is safe in the hands of producers like this - check out the wonderful noises people outside the mainstream can create free of major label pressure.’

(Record Collector, Dec’01)  'Snap this one up quickly.  Aside from being a possible collectable of the future, the album houses the kind of dub, funk, and general weirdness that we always welcome in Singles Bar, and are glad to have in the Albums section.  Recorded over the course of 2001, there's nothing here to rival the excellent Keith Mansfield sampling of "Pardon My French", but "Mashed" sees a Northern lad chatting about mashed potato over a voodoo backdrop.  Elsewhere, such tomfoolery is less evident, but the murky beats and loops remain constant.'

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