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Valentine Records 2010
After a four year hiatus, Valentine Records has returned (just don’t call it a comeback/revival/nostalgia trip). Among the familiar faces (Shirokuma, Joe Ladyboy, The Kara Sea) you’ll shortly be seeing some new friends/collaborators around the place (from the musical to the visual and beyond) – but more on that later. Meanwhile….You’ll find some new Podcast Mixes to be getting on with, alongside some ‘taster’ releases from I Lucifer, Babyslave & friends
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About
Valentine Records was originally launched in Manchester in 2001. Our original roster included guitar bands such as Extinguish Her, Chevron and Palo Alto, as well as electronic/laptop artists including I-Node, DoubleJohnGrey and The Hi Fi Renaissance. Valentine MK1 also promoted a variety of live events, including regular showcases at Manchester's In The City and Futuresonic Festivals, alongside the popular clubnight To Amy With Love and the live music series Transmission: Manchester
In March 2010 Valentine announced it would be relaunching with a variety of new releases and collaborators.
New/Recent Releases
I Lucifer – 69 Hate Songs
15 tracks of wall-to-wall sonic mayhem: Includes highlights from the Girlfriend/Boyfriend and Hummingbird singles, plus 9 brand new compositions ranging from the sublime to the ear-drum-shatteringly-dangerous…
Babyslave: Good Design Mixes EP
Babyslave return with four brand new remixes based on the track Good Design, taken from their recent second album The Arc Delirium…
I-Lucifer Double A-Side
The first full Valentine Records release in four years: a teaser double-a-side from I Lucifer featuring two tracks from his speaker-troubling new album 69 Hate Songs…
Forthcoming Releases
Joe Ladyboy: Excursions In April 2009 Joe Ladyboy undertook a whistlestop solo tour of Europe…
Artists
Pope Innocent X Album Imminent …and now for something completely different. Papal Breakdance? Mescal Maids? Barry Cryer?
Friends
Performance Video Our old friends Performance have recently released a new single The Living…
Other News
New Podcasts To celebrate the relaunch of Valentine Records we’ve added not one, but two brand new podcasts…
