Review: Dicky Continental ft. Ioan Omar - Big Red Button (Ramrock Red Records)

Get ready to press that 'Big Red Button' as Dicky Continental and Ioan Omar get ready to explode on this new single with a killer dub!

You'll recall Dicky Continental (aka Rich Thair) turned up on Ramrock Records on the remix of The Secret Garden's 'Weekend Away' (see review HERE) that got elevated by the vocals of Ioan Omar.

Well, they're back together on this single/EP (with Vocal, Dub and Instrumental versions) and will be on the forthcoming Dicky Continental album ‘Queer The Pitch' recorded at Bunty’s Studio, Swansea.

Ramrock Red Records head-honcho, Jo Wallace, has made the executive decision to put the dub first – and I for one am not surprised - slo-mo, beats, rockers dubstep: brilliant!

The track is a soulful head nodder, built around Rich’s live drums and warm melodic textures, featuring the skilful flow of Ioan Omar, a young Swansea based, Welsh/Jamaican MC. There are also some cheeky vocal inclusions from a 1980s pirate radio show found on a dusty C.90. 
 
We're told, by Dicky and Ioan, that ‘Big Red Button’ was written pretty much in the studio on the day of recording, "Ioan was initially struggling with writer’s block so when we started recording, he really settled into the moment and that’s where the inspiration came from. ‘Big Red Button’ is about the moment of recording in the studio, when you press the big red record button and speak your mind.  I was recording the drums with Wal, Swansea based producer and bass player, and he loved the track. So, he jumped in on bass and laid down the bass line in one live take. As I was putting the instrumental track together, I was thinking about some of the great footage of Marvin Gaye jamming with his band and Wal evoked the spirit of those jams which I loved. Wal sadly passed away in 2025 - he was a brilliant session musician, working with numerous artists over the past 40 years, including being Gary Numan’s bass player for years." 

‘Big Red Button’ is dedicated to Andrew ‘Wal’ Coughlan [RIP].

Come and join the listening party for 'Queer The Pitch' Bandcamp vinyl launch HERE October 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM GMT+1 [NB. the 'white' cover for 'Queer The Pitch' is digital and the painting is the vinyl cover]

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER:  RRR104 - Dicky Continental 'Big Red Button' EP ft. Ioan Omar | Dicky Continental, Ioan Omar | Ramrock

Artist: Dicky Continental ft. Ioan Omar

Title: Big Red Button (Dub, Vocal, Instrumental)

Release date: 12th October, 2026
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR104
Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Lee Ross - Kingdom Of Rain (Ramrock Red Records)

Can you imagine Jeb Loy Nichols a la Twelve Caesars?  Watch those clouds as the 'Kingdom Of Rain' is about to fall with Lee Ross!

With Ramrock Red reaching '100' with Andrew Pipe and Stephen Ennever (aka Twelve Caesars) and their 'Mission Creep' (see review HERE), production supremo Darren Morris gets classic poolside soulful on 'Kingdom Of Rain'.

We're told, Lee first met Darren Morris, North Street West studio owner and 1/3rd of No’West Productions, at a party in Hastings and after teaming up, they serenaded the guests at the piano. After their duetting, Lee told Darren that he was a singer/songwriter, whereupon Darren invited Lee to send him some demos. Lee duly sent Darren the rough demo of ‘Kingdom of Rain’ which was played to Jo Wallace at Ramrock Red Records who said, ‘this is rather fabulous – yes please’.

‘Kingdom of Rain’ draws upon the golden era of 70s West Coast blue eyed soul/drive time AOR, showcasing the magnificent production techniques of Darren Morris, with the collaboration nodding towards those supreme musical craftsmen, Ned Doheny, Kenny Loggins, Bill LaBounty and Rupert Holmes. With Lee’s vocal delivery and Darren’s production, there is a timeless quality to ‘Kingdom of Rain’ giving it the vibe that it could’ve been conceived at Warner Bros studios or Sunset Sound, LA. Lee has been a prolific songwriter and considers it his true passion, fronting bands from his teens through his twenties culminating in an offer of a five album deal with Eddie 'I'm a fan of Small Wonder Records' Piller at Acid Jazz with his band PROPAGANJA. 

Unfortunately, the band split before they were signed but Lee continued to write. Delivering music for dance companies and, with Boo Hewerdine, producing an EP of his original material, Lee also wrote the wedding song for the marriage of his actor friend Andy Serkis to Lorraine Ashbourne. Alongside his musical career, Lee is an award winning actor who holds an honorary doctorate for his outstanding contribution to the acting profession. A mainstay on our stages, televisions and cinemas for over forty years, he is best known for the hit children’s TV show ‘Pressgang’, the Catherine Tate Show, Eastenders and more recently ‘White Gold’ and ‘Andor’. Lee has also appeared in over twenty feature films including the iconic character ‘Gumbo’, the cult classic ‘ID’, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, the Oscar winning ‘The English Patient’ and Palme D’or winner ‘Secrets and Lies’, directed by Mike Leigh. Currently, Lee is in a leading role in the MGM/BBC thriller ‘Legacy of Spies’ starring Mathew McFadyen. 

Lee has a huge portfolio of new material which he and Darren are currently wtaorking on together - watch this space…

P.S. the instrumental is fantastic too!

P.P.S. Jeb Loy Nichol's latest album, 'This House Is Empty Without You' on Timmion Records - see review HERE

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: RRR102 - Lee Ross 'Kingdom of Rain' EP | Lee Ross | Ramrock

Artist: Lee Ross

Title: Mission Creep

Release date: 31st July, 2026

Label : Ramrock Red Records

Catalog Number : RRR103

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

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Review: The Secret Garden - Weekend Away (Dicky Continental Remix ft. Ioan Omar) (Ramrock Red Records)

Another 'Weekend Away' party experience arrives at the airport gate as Dicky Continental and Ioan Omar turn-up to get away to The Secret Garden without any passport issues!

As rumoured with The Secret Garden (aka Alex Vickers) original 'Weekend Away' (with a  Dadhaus Remix - see review HERE).

Passport control clearly didn't see that Dicky Continental is in fact Rich Thair who has added live drums and bass plus the tricky-Dicky "puts the keys hook through a Sherman Filter far too many times. Rich says, "Alex’s main keyboard line is so strong and hooky so it was always going to be fun working on this. So much soul and warmth." - it certainly gives a hazey beach Balearic vibe that's brought back to earth by the vocals, courtesy of Ioan Omar (check the lyrics below).

Omar, apparently will feature heavily on the forthcoming Dicky Continental album ‘Queer The Pitch’ (Ed. is this something to do with the World Cup) that's going to also come out on Ramrock Red Records this year!

P.S. we're also told that the DC album will feature 18 year old Sofia El Kamel on bass– the talent is stacking up!

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER:  RRR099 The Secret Garden - Weekend Away (Dicky Continental Remixes) | The Secret Garden, Dicky Continental | Ramrock

Artist: The Secret Garden

Title: Weekend Away (Dicky Continental Remix ft.Ioan Omar)

Release date: 3th July, 2026
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR099
Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Lyrics:
Call the collective
Upgrade to the mindscape network
Inside me call that. One.
That’s us I call us love
Transcends the stars above
Like diamonds in the
I see you smiling
I see you shining

Review: The Secret Garden - Weekend Away (Original + Dadhaus Remix) (Ramrock Red Records)

Relive that 'Weekend Away' party experience born via the likes of Ryanair, EasyJet and Wizz Air like there's no tomorrow with your audio pilots for today The Secret Garden and Dadhaus!

Ramrock are flying at the moment with the No’West Remix) EP of 'Space Soul Mother' by the duo known as Suddenly WOW! (see review HERE) that's just been released.

This time, The Secret Garden (aka Alex Vickers) have been inspired by a period at the birth of like the much loved/hated (equal measures) budget airline as they flew to brand new destinations that had yet to be discovered by the party people that want to get away for the weekend; ask DJ Christoher Long (aka The Rhythm Doctor) who is now resident in Tallinn, a city almost unknown in the UK in the 90s/even now!

If the original get you there the Dadhaus gets you past Door Security into the Late Night Disco with full-on strobe synths, Italo-keys and duty-free abandon: "Oh Yeah!"

There's hints of Moist favourite Dicky Continental on the remix (well, with a name like that!) but in the meantime, also recommended are previous releases by The Secret Garden, 'Names In The Sky' featuring Jo Wallace (see review HERE) and 'Spirals' featuring Cordelia Olwen (see review HERE).

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER:  RRR098 - The Secret Garden - Weekend Away EP | The Secret Garden | Ramrock

Artist: The Secret Garden

Title: Weekend Away (Original + Dadhaus Remix) 

Release date: 29th June, 2026
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR098
Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Number - Discoid (Ramrock Red Records)

Ramrock Red have finally pollinated the new single from Number with a big 'Discoid' that's template for the dancefloor.

If you're following the curious evolution of Number from 'Le Boucle Nouveau' (see review HERE)  and 'Pollinate' album (see review HERE), this 'A Certain Radio, Talking Heads, P-Funk' hybrid project.  Taking this single from the album, now with vocal and instrumental versions, D-I-S-C-O-I-D dancefloor is aiming high this summer holiday with pollination potential

As we know 'Discoid' has that disco groove and old skool vocoder that seems to be trendy once more but don't turn off as it's knob setting is low so it doesn't disctract as would an AI would - suspect these guys love their analog equipment.

We're told Ali and Rich (aka Number) grew up with "the dirty disco bass lines, noisy drum machines, wonky percussion, leering live drums, jagged guitar melodies and uplifting soulful songs of the 80's" with their original incarnation as Red Snapper that flowered in the 90s sharing stages/studios with The Prodigy, Björk and Massive Attack, ACR, The Sugarhill Gang , Edwyn Collins, The Sabres of Paradise, David Holmes and more.

BBC Radio 6's Lauren Laverne is a big fan of Number and get ready to move your 'Discoid' butt. 

LINK / PRE-ORDER: RRR095 Number - Discoid | Number | Ramrock

Artist: Number

Title: Discoid 
Release date: 5th May, 2026
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR095
Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Review: Number - Pollinate (Ramrock Red Records)

When Jo Wallace (head honcho at Ramrock, F*CLR and many other enterprises) broke news of a 'Listening Party' for the Numbers' ten track album, 'Pollinate' she confidently said, "You can thank me later", how right was she then?

Curiously enough, Mrs Ramrock was spot on as ever having found a hybrid 'ACR, Talking Heads, P-Funk' that fits the bill from the opener, 'Amber' to the end, 'Rebel Corner' with a smidgen of dub.

Numbers are the duo of Ali Friend (double bass) and (drums) that were two thirds of Red Snapper who were doing this sort of thing (downtempo, dubby trip hop, breaks, acid jazz and more) 30 years ago on WARP and being remixed by Weatherall's Sabres Of Paradise and hanging out (professionally) with Beth Orton!

So whilst they have loads of history, 'Pollinate' is more than just seeds of a flowering progress .  'Discoid' has that, you'd never guess, disco groove and old skool vocoder that seems to be trendy once more whilst 'Let's Stamp On It' is 2026/ACR/Chic (they're a couple of charmers).

It's not all bass and boogie as we do enter a new wave-Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark/Tears For Fears(-ish) via 'Smoke In The Skies' teritory.  And the tracks are all quite punchy pop tune length but 'Stone Chat' stands out at over 5 mins and instrumental with lots of squelchy electronics which they say is, "Lead by guitars this is a nod to classic jazz-funk workouts".

A they don't mind an experiment with the beautiful 'Window Of Opportunity' (bowed bass and moog-Taurus) that falls between Delia Derbyshire and George Martin; it's brilliant!  

And for fans of London based art rockers 'Modern Nature', guitarist Tara Cunningham guests here on a plucky jam 'Bath Vaults'.  If you ever wondered what Arthur Russell (thank you Mr Kedros) might be doing with the Durutti Column (thank you Mikey McMikestar) in dub, check 'Grin And Wave' again with extra guitar from Ms Cunningham.

Fans of 'Le Boucle Noveau' EP from last year (see review HERE) will get this straight away and 'Amber' sounds special on every repeat listen. And there's even an A Certain Ratio remix of 'Amber' available - a sort of ACR double up.

PS. Don't forget to thank Ms.Wallace next time you see her.

Buy Link / Pre-Order: RRRLP017 - Number - Pollinate | Number | Ramrock

Artist: Number

Title: Pollinate
Release date: 15th January, 2026
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRRLP17
Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Review: Xan Tyler - You're My Muse (Oddball Creatives Remix EP) (Ramrock Red Records)

If you're still in a horror film hangover, trust the The Oddball Creatives take on Xan Tyler's 'You're My Muse' to sober you up double quick time!

As regular readers will know, Ramrock Records and their extended family like some 'horror' based creatives, particularly Edinburgh's Natasha Kitty Kat (and her Synaptic Juice - see review HERE) and, of course we know The Oddball Creatives from 'No Apologies (see review HERE) and most recently their remix EP of Joseph Malik's 'Adult Contemporary' (see review HERE).

But neither of their respective long-dated backgrounds, Mr. Malik with Daniel Walls or Ms. Tyler with Alan McGee’s Creation Records and Mad Professor, you'd imagine that they'd create this soundtrack from a Trainspotting Inspector Rebus big screen/scream (Scottish) Nordic noire.

There's two versions of the vocal and the eerie instrumental to contend with but don't imagine any Francis Bacon triptych Freud visions as that'd be too scary.

Xan appears on Ramrock's forthcoming ‘Last Night From Glasgow’ so look after yourself and admire the muse. 

P.S. Irvine Welsh (Edinburgh notable) likes it too!

BUY LINK: RRR093 - Xan Tyler 'You're my muse' (Oddball Creatives Remix EP) | Xan Tyler, Oddball Creatives | Ramrock

Artist: Xan Tyler 

Title: You're My Muse (Oddball Creatives Remix EP)
Release date: 28th November, 2025
Cat. No: RRR093

Label: Ramrock Red Records

Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Review: The Secret Garden - Spirals ft. Cordelia Olwen (Ramrock Red Records)

Let's see what's in The Secret Garden this summer.  Dizzy after Mrs Ramrock's  vocals for 'Names In The Sky', this time is 'Spirals' on the beach, litterally, as that's where Cordelia Olwen's vocals were recorded!

You will recall the previous release by The Secret Garden, 'Names In The Sky' that featured the vocals of Jo Wallace, the boss at Ramrock HQ (see review HERE), that got worldwide plays and was championed by Don Letts at BBC 6 Music.

Well, this time the vocals by Cordelia (50% of Clone + Cord) were recorded so close to the sea that you've got authenic wave sounds on 'Spirals' that give it more than a synth-pop Balearic vibe that's deep. Plus, there's some proper lazy days lyrics here and that's enhanced by the "dreamy" instrumental version.

Apparently, the seed of this collaboration was planted last summer at a rare The Secret Garden gig in the Chiltern Hills where Alex and Cordelia met.  Since then, after some serious file swopping, 'Spirals' will be spinning your head and feet.  

I hope this will be released on vinyl at some point so we can get it played at Chilled Cider (Ed. that's the one that overlooks the sea) but until then, it's yet another summer winner from Ramrock, perfect timing as ever.

 

Artist: The Secret Garden

Title: Spirals ft. Cordelia Olwen

Release date: 28th July, 2025

Label: Ramrock Red Records

Cat. No: RRR087

Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Review: DB Cohen - On Target (Ramrock Red Records)

Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake vs. RAF Target, what's your modern flava? The wise heads at Ramrock Records have gone with the target in these smoke free enlightened days but that's not to say DB Cohen isn't on fire!

But if you've seen DB Cohen and band giging this summer you'll know that there's much more to their set that a symbol.   And from their recorded works on Ramrock from the start of the year the indie-pop 'For the Love Of Ella' single as a follow-up to 'Manchild' - see review HERE) drenched in  Americana, Thames Delta Blus, ska and more. 

Cohen was born in London and lives in Canada with a zest for a trobadour lifestyle so you get the lot from Essex Billy Bragg to Dylan to country Small Faces Mod and Canvey Island Dr Feelgood rockers Woody Guthrie; when did you last hear "brolly" in lyrics - Chas & Dave?

Let's see what the man himself says, "Filtering life through the blues, I write, play guitar/ harp and sing on all my records and smash it up live with a seven piece band formed with a who’s who from the Ottawa Blues scene. We’re playing all this summer all around Ontario & Quebec including the Capital Fair in August. I’m also planning a Canada/U.S tour around my forthcoming L.P release ON TARGET out on Ramock Red Records July 2025. ON TARGET is a real UK/ Candian collaboration, and produced in part by legendary producer, Mark ‘Snowboy’ Cotgrove. The record covers many sub genres within the blues sphere - Chicago Blues, Bluegrass, Rhythm & Blues, Traditional Folk and a smattering of Ska for good measure.  Maple Blues winning bassist Laura Greenberg, guitarist Murray Kinsley (Wicked Grin) as well as some of the UK’s best blues talent- Steve West Weston & Darrel Higham – all feature on the album. See you at the bar’"

If you missed the Bandcamp Listening Party last night, you missed what sounds like a late alternative 'Album of the Week' as this is 'On Target' in so many ways.

Artist: DB Cohen 
Title:  On Target
Release date: 25th July, 2025
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: ,RRRLP013
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp

Review: ROY INC x Darren Morris - Rivers Of Blood (Wallace & Morris 'No'West' Remixes) (Ramrock Red Records)

I'll say it again, there's much social media talk of the lack of protest songs these days at a time when stuff is hitting the fan even more regularly than previous decades. So, ROY INC and Darren Morris should be given loads of credit for taking on 'Rivers Of Blood', an infamous phrase given prominence on April 20th 1968 by a Tory Government minister speech in Birmingham, as they fight back with words and music.

Ever since the orignal of 'Rivers Of Blood came out (see review HERE) there's been speculation that the No'West-ers Wallace (Jo) and Morris (Darren) would be putting their collective knowledge of 60s organ mod-funk to get down on the remix.

Both vocal and instrumental versions are as equally as stunning as the artwork and in the spirit, proceeds are going to Amnesty International.

It's nearly been a year since the ROY INC & Darren Morris EP, 'Credit Me' (see review HERE) and Roy has done another interview with DJ Martin Green (Soho Radio and much more) on The Steve/Martin Show - see below.

ROY INC: Lead vocals/ backing vocals, lyricist
Darren Morris: Keyboards, drum programming, string arrangement, bass guitar, composition, production, arrangement, mastering
Otti Albeitz: Back vocals

Artist: ROY INC. & Darren Morris 

Title: Rivers Of Blood (Wallace & Morris 'No'West' Remixes)

Release date: 21st April 2025

Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR079

Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Joseph Malik - Proxima Ebony Variant Issue (Ramrock Red Records)

Joseph Malik's 'Proxima Ebony Variant Issue' is the stuff of prime taste makers Craig Charles, Don Letts and even more big wigs at BBC 6 Music - find out why as it's out now!

What a week it has been for Ramrock Records as it started with the release of ROY INC x Darren Morris' deep 'Rivers Of Blood' (Original Version - see review HERE), followed by the Bandcamp Listening Party for 'Proxima Ebony Variant Issue' (with lots of the contributors to the new album and bossman Mr. Malik himself in attendance: and I don't think he mentioned Celtic once!) and then the actual album coming out today.

Did somebody say, "we already have 'Proxima Ebony', that was rated 10/10 by Blues & Soul" (see review HERE).  Well, if you have, you'll be needing the 'Proxima Ebony Variant Issue' as this 'project' is far more than a remix, so much so, you'll be questioning yourself as to whether it's better than the original release (Ed. for the avoidance of doubt, you clearly need both). 

What with Kameelah Waheed (Philly, originally Camden, NJ - Not 'Camden New Journal' - Ed. did I ever tell you I once made the front page? Another day) featuring on two tracks, the Variant Issue Orchestra Vocal & an L'Opera Noir variant of 'My Whole World' plus the 'Be A Lion' (Sound Signals Vocal Remix.  There's a full on Shaka Loves You heavy on the string disco remix of 'Trouble With A Capital T' (so Craig Charles), Jo Wallace (Ramrock in all its forms) plus Mike Keat (The Cuban Brothers) with another 'Adjust Like Dat' as remixed by the Oddball Creatives.  Plus Shuya 'Shuya San' Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive and WeOutHere) gets busy on 'Tokyo To Edbinburgh' and 'Adult Contemporary'

This album has taken two years to co-ordinate as label boss Jo told Joseph and Darren T to take their time to expand what was original going to be an EP.  It's a good job they did as we might have missed out on 'Crazy Days And Nights In Madrid - Interlude  #2' with DJ Pupilas and Nasty P on the kuts and my current favourite, Steven Christie's 'High Over Low' Rework.

So a wealth of talent and loads of 'ooooooooooooohhh' moments when the 'variant' issue of one of your (pre)loved Proxima Ebony tracks becomes your new favourite Variant Issue: if you're unsure, this is another 10/10 rating and in the 'Best of 2025' listing.

Artist: Joseph Malik
Title: Proxima Ebony Variant Issue
Release date: 11th April, 2025
Cat. No: RRRLP015
Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Label: Ramrock Red Records

Review: Twelve Caesars - Cointelpro (Ramrock Red Records)

If you're familiar with earlier work of Twelve Caesars you won't be surprisd that the new album is named after a FBI counter inteligence program between 1956-76, a twenty year period of attack on the voices of civil rights luminaries like Fred Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr, Malcom X, John F and Bobby Kennedy plus many more. 

Almost exactly two years to the day, Andrew Pipe and Stephen Ennever (aka Twelve Caesars) follow up the album 'Scenes From Wild Eyes Dreams' (see review HERE), a 12 track 'love letter' to the USA, bring us another investigation into the dark side of America with another dozen tracks to add to the single, the ballad of 'Ruby Ridge' (see review HERE) giving us a proper Bakers Dozen to get to grips with.

I don't know if they thought they'd 'Ride The American Wave' but they'd be lost of interest in from the current guys in the big white building about titles like 'Scorched Earth', 'Loves Loyal Emissary', 'Mission Creep', 'Trial By Fire', 'Freedom' along with 'Apartheid Street' and 'Falling From Graceland'.

Who know what folks in the future will look back on it these current times - has anyone heard anymore about the Kennedy file Trump has released on the public? -but we know that Ramrock are on top of this: also check out ROY INC x Darren Morris' 'Rivers Of Blood' with all proceeds being donated to Amnestt International (see review HERE).

BUY LINK: RRRLP014 - Twelve Caesars - Cointelpro | Twelve Caesars | Ramrock

Artist: Twelve Caesars

Title: Cointelpro

Release date: 7th April, 2025

Label : Ramrock Red Records

Catalog Number : RRRLP014

Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: ROY INC x Darren Morris - Rivers Of Blood (Original Version) (Ramrock Red Records)

There's been much social media talk of the lack of protest songs these days at a time when stuff is hitting the fan even more regularly than previous decades. So, ROY INC and Darren Morris should be given loads of credit for taking on 'Rivers Of Blood', an infamous phrase given prominence on April 20th 1968 by a Tory Government minister speech in Birmingham, as they fight back with words and music.

It's nearly been a year since the ROY INC & Darren Morris EP, 'Credit Me' (see review HERE) and the new single is equally as stunning as the artwork.

The theme is typical of a spiritual style with the hope of brighter day in times of trouble; we're told, "This begins with the ‘right word’, perhaps alluding to keeping discussion and negotiations going in the best interests of peace, against a dystopian backdrop not too dissimilar to the ongoing atrocities in our present day confrontations."

It's particularly stunning; it deserves to be heard on the radio airways along with 60's soul protest classics.

If you're a radio station boss or presenter, or more likely, someone who appreciates some awesome music production (Ed. a given with these Ramrock guys) with some spine tingling strings plus backing vocals from a choir of Roy, Darren and Suddenly Wow's, Otti Albietz (see review HERE).

If you're a Joseph Malik's 'Adjust Like That' and the Oddball Creative's remixes (see review HERE), you'll love this and we're promised more ROY INC x Darren Morris collaborations and remixes of 'Rivers Of Blood' later this month on April 21st.

ROY INC: Lead vocals/ backing vocals, lyricist
Darren Morris: Keyboards, drum programming, string arrangement, bass guitar, composition, production, arrangement, mastering
Otti Albeitz: Back vocals

Artist: ROY INC. & Darren Morris 
Title: Rivers Of Blood (Original Version)
Release date: 7^th April, 2025

Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR078

Format: Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Twelve Caesars - Ruby Ridge (Ramrock Red Records)

Twelves Caesar are back with a new single, 'Ruby Ridge' and is it another scene from wild eyed dreams?

Is it really a couple of years since Twelve Caesars (aka Andrew Pipe and Stephen Ennever) released the 12 track album 'Scene From Wild Eyed Dreams' (see review HERE) that included the BBC 6 Music hit, 'Calfiornia Sleaze' ? (see review HERE)  

The duo are back with their brand new 'Cointelpro' LP and their forthcoming single, 'Ruby Ridge', an All-Americana folk rock release with Byrds/CS&N/Eagles sensibilities - think 'prog'-mod tendencies from the South Coast (Ed - which is the best coast to be on for this type of thing)

Check out he 'Ruby Ridge' instrumental so you can really hear how good Ennever's Hammond organ solos are whilst the vocal version tells the tale of an everday tale from 1992 in Boundary Co. Idaho for the Weaver Family vs. FBI as they 'stand off' for the final shoot-out - maybe coming to a Netflix near you soon.

Andrew's vocals really suit 'Ruby Ridge' as there's a bit of seaside Style-Council to it - maybe the No'West Remix crew will have a bash or maybe a Darren Morris solo remix (see HERE) with a 'Union I' organ sample? (more news on what this means coming soon!)

Artist: Twelve Caesars

Title: Ruby Ridge

Release date: 28th March, 2025

Label: Ramrock Red Records

Cat. No: RRR077

Review: Accident Machine x Natasha Kitty Katt - Circus Deep (North Street West Remixes) (Ramrock Red)

We know that the Ramrock Records family have an 'out-there' vibe and when it come to the Edinburgh Contingent and 'Circus Deep', would they want to reel them in with a remix EP? Well, if they did, all thoughts have now gone to 'out of mind' with vocal remix, dub and instrumental versions.

Head honcho Jo Wallace has recently announce that they are branching out into the Noir with a Darren Morris album record in the Union Chapel (review coming HERE soon) but as the pair of them (Jo & Darren) re-purpose the original (see review HERE), the "spaced-out Afro-acid" track, be prepared for the noir dance.

If you can imagine the snake charmer style of 'Tales Of The Unexpected' TV theme with hypnotical clock swinging ("You are getting sleepy") but don't go to sleep as you're miss the D-Train / Blancmange/  Fun Boy 3 hybrid. 

We said when the original came out that it was so different to the previous release on the label (the mod/indie/Acid Jazz of DB Cohen's 'For the Love Of Ella' - see review HERE) and you could say the same with the North Street Remixes as all 3 versions are all brilliant in a really sinister type of way: even better played back to back for full on creepy - anyone for a trip to the crypt?

PS. If you happen to be in Edinburgh tomorrow, check out Joseph Malik's 'Proxima Variant Issue' at the Voodoo Rooms where the usual 'local suspect' wil be out on the town.

Artist: Accident Machine x Natasha Kitty Katt 
Title:  Circus Deep  (North Street West Remixes) 
Release date: 14th March, 2025
Label: Ramrock Red Records
Cat. No: RRR076
Format:  Digital / Bandcamp