u-Ziq - 1979 (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP A1 Gravity

A1 Gravity

A featherlight touch coasts through the album – from the classical guitar and piano interplay and soulful baritone of the title track

Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is one of the titans of Black British music

Mergia and his veteran band energetically and playfully unpeel layer after layer of harmonic and rhythmic interest out of a spectrum of Ethiopian repertoire

Following Second Time Around

u-Ziq - 1979 (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP A1 Gravity"Two years after he first appeared on Balmat with 1977, Mike Paradinas returns with 1979. The sense of continuity between the two records is clear, and not just from their titles. Both capture the Planet Mu head venturing into the wilderness, seeking something half formed memories, thoughts caught in midair in some of the most abstract, searching music he has released. Just like 1977, 1979 surveys a synth heavy array of ethereal soundscapes, ominous