Our friend and Lock Picker Richard Holmes has dropped two new solo transmissions over at bandcamp...exquisite: http://bit.ly/2aAKrJB
PLAY FOR TODAY
In a world full of cheesecake rappers...enter the sinister doctor Kool Keith, whose "Feature Magnetic," will be released Sept. 16 on Mello Music Group.
JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS LIVE BBC SEssion
GOTHS!!! DELUXE PACKAGE AVAILABLE AT L.P. LAUNCHES
GOTHS!!! L.P. // 'The Gospel...' 7" // GOTHS!!! Flag (1.8m x 0.9m) will be available as a very limited deluxe version at both album launches (Sat. 2nd July @ Stereo, Glasgow and July 7th @ Sebright Arms, London).
If you can't make it to any of the launches you can pre-order at our online shop here.
JACOB YATES AND THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS ON YOUR RADIO
TUT VU VU SCORE NEW FILM 'SEAT IN SHADOW'
Tut Vu Vu score the new film 'Seat In Shadow' by Henry Coombes, showing at this years Edinburgh Film Festival (June 21st/22nd) more details here:
JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS ALBUM LAUNCHES
WILLIS ELLMORE - NICOLE KIDMAN IS SKINT
As a pre-cursor to the debut recordings by Willis Ellmore which will be released soon via our Sound In Print series, the self-proclaimed ghetto occupant drops us an unexpected song and video, excellently titled 'Nicole Kidman Is Skint.' Run VT:
EAT YOUR OWN EARS / PRIMARY TALENT / VAVA RECORDS PRESENT
VA VA Records, Eat Your Own Ears and Primary Talent present: Jacob Yates & The Pearly Gate Lock Pickers L.P. Launch for GOTHS!!! at The Sebright Arms, London Thursday July 7th.
Follow Simon Stalenhag on Tumblr for some serious eye candy: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/simon-stalenhag
TRY VAVA
We are very pleased to announce the next Sound In Print collaboration between our very own Willis Ellmore (one half of Video Tourist and self proclaimed London ghetto occupant) and our favourite design unit TRY Industries. Number 5 in our series, partnering musicians and artists present Willis Ellmore's Rhythm & Repitition E.P. as well as a signed and numbered print of the cover artwork by our friends at TRY Industries.
To celebrate we are teaming up with TRY here at our blog to bring you audio and visual treats alike fit for all occasions and tastes. A wee taster of things to come above.
PARALLEL WORLD
Visit the photoblog of Jan Vranovský, architect, designer and photographer currently living in Tokyo, Japan for some captivating stills of places in Japan and East Asia existing somehow parallel to reality of the rest of the world.
NEW JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS SINGLE
NEW JACOB YATES & THE PEARLY GATE LOCK PICKERS L.P.
SEAN PRICE RAP CLINIC RETURNS
JACOB YATES COMETH
We are very pleased to announce that we will be presenting the new Jacob Yates L.P. entitled ‘GOTHS!!!’ The release will include the singles ‘The Gospel According To The Selfish Gene’ and ‘Care Home’. We’re just waiting for the final mix and master and we’ll then post the release dates as soon as we have them in place.
In the meantime, to celebrate we’ve managed to secure some copies of the much sought after and long since out of print first album ‘Luck’ in both vinyl and CD formats as well as the debut 7″ singles ‘Can’t Stop’ & ‘When You Left Me’ that were released on Re:peater Records. You can find them on our shop page here. But be quick, limited numbers only.
A LA FU AND ZUBUNTU SCORE VERY SHORT FILMS
This wee film puts together a visionary, an architect, an entrepreneur, an engineer and a club owner. The music for the film is produced by Va Va Records beauties A La Fu and Zubuntu.
Part two of the short films shows us ‘The Power Of Dance’ on the aforementioned sustainable dance floor. Music by A La Fu on this one… still not sure about that ‘Techno’ dance though.
WILLIS ELLMORE 2015 REVIEW
Willis Ellmo back once mo' on the turntables with his now customary annual review. 50 tracks from the year that was 2015.
Debut Willis Ellmore wares on Va Va Records 2016. The kid's not nice we swear he's nice.

