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Dave MacIntyre - Toronto Examiner

 

The Light Featuring Rowetta – 1102/2011 is a 10-track EP highlighting four great Joy Division songs.  The repeat, yet vastly unique recordings of “Atmosphere”, “Pictures In My Mind”, “New Dawn Fades” and “Insight” are beautifully mastered and lush.  Rowetta’s jazz-singer style injects new life into these classics (be sure to check out the A Capella versions of “Atmosphere” that end off the disc), and is a grand yet not unwelcome departure from Ian Curtis’ dark and moody vocals.

For the Joy Division completist, The Light Featuring Rowetta – 1102/2011 is a must-have.

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Following its digital release in May 2011, Peter Hook And The Light’s debut EP “1102 / 2011” is to receive a physical CD release with American indie label 24 Hour Service Station as an extended edition including instrumentals and two unreleased a capellas of Rowetta’s treatment of Atmosphere.

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Reissued with ten tracks across the CD, and in a jewel box sleeve which features James Chadderton’s highly acclaimed, visually stunning cover, the CD will be exclusive to the Coalition Of Music Stores (CIMS) in the US from Tues 22nd November with the international CD release coming on Monday 5th December, when the extended edition will also be added to iTunes and other digital sites.

The 1102 / 2011 EP its name from the palindromic recording date of 11th February 2011 at Blueprint Studio, Salford and features the four tracks from the EP, Rowetta’s versions of “Atmosphere”, “New Dawn Fades” and “Insight” while Peter Hook sings on “Pictures In My Mind”/

 “Pictures In My Mind” was an unfinished Joy Division track which was unearthed by the band’s “bootleg society” from a rehearsal tape stolen in 1977, setting it between Warsaw and Unknown Pleasures. The effervescent and punky tune has been completed for the first time by Hooky And The Light for the release.

Having performed with the band consistently since 2007 at events such as Versus Cancer, 1234 Festival, Vintage and The Factory gigs , The Light’s guest vocalist Rowetta performs three of the classic Joy Division tracks which she has been singing live with the band over the past year, “Insight, “New Dawn Fades” and “Atmosphere”, delivering intensely passionate performances across all three tracks.

Having received great reviews for her vocal performances from Joy Division fans, Factory aficionados and her own fan base, Hooky decided to record Rowetta’s unique renditions of these tracks, and she joined the band at Blueprint to lay down the vocals in February 2011.
Videos for both “Pictures In My Mind” and “Atmosphere” can be viewed on the Peter Hook And The Light YouTube channel, along with footage from other The Light concerts including vocal performances from Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction and electronica wunderkind Moby.

Former American Idol contestant Tim Halperin and 24 Hour Service Station distributed artist has shot to the number one position on the iTunes Singer / Songwriter chart. The album also reached the #14 position on Billboard's Heatseekers Album Chart only one week after the unsigned and independent Halperin debuted his album, Rise and Fall. The Billboard chart lists the week's top-selling albums by new or developing acts, defined as those who have never appeared on the top 100.

Tim Halperin began work on Rise and Fall in 2010 prior to making it into the Top 12 males on American Idol. Halperin has spent the past year in the studio finalizing the project with producer Jordan Critz, who has worked with The Fray, Third Eye Blind and Lifehouse. The first track from Rise and Fall, “All You Got,” was written for Kidd’s Kids – a nonprofit founded by nationally syndicated morning radio personality, Kidd Kraddick, which offers support to chronically and terminally ill children. Halperin is donating all proceeds from “All You Got” to the organization.

I’m overwhelmed by the incredible response to ‘Rise and Fall’ in only its first week of release,” Halperin said about his debut. “As an unsigned artist, I’ve invested a lot of myself in its formation and relied on the support of countless individuals to make it happen. The end result is a very honest expression of who I am and I’m glad it’s resonated with so many listeners.”

"Billboard were very excited and they were shocked to see an independent artist on the chart," Halperin says in an e-mail. "They called because they didn't have any info on me. Funny and awesome."

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By Ken Morton

Fans of indie synth electro-pop will surely wish to fly into the stratosphere with the musical reveries presented by Kites With Lights.  Mastermind Jonah Cordy has created tunes that are wondrously infectious, recalling the finest hours of acts such as New Order and OMD.  Cosmonauts was recently sent into musical orbit courtesy of the fine folks at the 24 Hour Service Station label.  In addition to his own work, the inventive Cordy participated on a New Order tribute album entitled Ceremony performing his own unique rendition of Dream Attack.  Here is a recent interview with the pilot and creator of Kites With Lights.  The flight will now commence…

Review and Photos by Zachary Tomlinson

Let’s go way back: It’s 1993 and Joe Sonic is bringing his bass to Dave Reeder’s house. Joe taught himself guitar. Both of them start jamming on Ramones and Jesus and Mary Chain classics. Soon an ad is put in the trades. A singer and drummer are brought into the mix and things start coming together. When the singer flaked out, Reeder picked up the microphone. Now is when we would say that the rest is history, but it’s not.

 

After a few years of relative quiet from the Lake Worth singer/songwriter, it's a relief to hear that John Ralston can still fill a single tenor note with vulnerability and hope, glee and introspection, or wisdom and bitterness. His latest album, Shadows of the Summertime, proves to be one of the finest alt-country/roots collections the area has ever heard, and above all, it's his relaxed vocal style — a tad like Tom Petty, a smidge of Jeff Tweedy, but mostly just uniquely Ralston — that makes it definitive. His recent recordings with Invisible Music show an equal amount of polish, so he might not only be the best vocalist but the hardest-working one as well. - Broward / Palm Beach New Times