Made In Earnest

The latest release from Impossible Ark Records is the debut album by the Dave Storey Trio and is called Bosco. The vinyl features an incredible painting by Victor Pasmore entitled ‘The Rivers Edge’ and although not a gatefold I think it deserves to be seen it its full width glory. The image is used with permission […]

‘Fifteen’ celebrates the work of Ben Lamdin – the musical maverick behind the Nostalgia 77 guise – with an eclectic compilation of tracks spanning fifteen years of jazz, blues, funk, downtempo, soul and psychedelia. Handpicked by Nostalgia 77 and Tru Thoughts, this retrospective showcases the best recordings and remixes from the respected producer, composer, songwriter […]

Sneak preview of the artwork for the forthcoming Nostalgia 77 album ‘Fifteen’. It’s a vinyl-only release and will be out on Tru Thoughts in 2018. In days gone by I would have got this proof as a hard copy and I used to love that process. These days the proofs are mostly supplied as pdfs […]

A sneak preview of the cover for the forthcoming The Secret List: Brighton. We’ve redesigned everything and this new look will remain for the future editions of The Secret List series (rumoured to be London and Berlin…).  

The Hans Koller triple LP is in and looking good. The sleeve features artwork by Liz Miller entitled Synaesthetic Score. The album itself features the German NDR Bigband, legendary bassist Steve Swallow, American saxophonist John O’Gallagher and Danish guitarist Jakob Bro, alongside an outstanding line-up of eminent UK jazz musicians. The album release is scheduled for April 15, […]

A sneak preview of the front cover artwork for the forthcoming triple (!) LP from Hans Koller. This is being released as a collaboration between Impossible Ark Records and Stoney Lane Records and will be out in early 2016.

A sneak preview of the artwork for the forthcoming James Allsopp Quartet LP ‘I’m A Fool To Want You’. It will be released on Impossible Ark Records as a limited edition vinyl soon.  

Almost 18 months after it’s release I am finally able to add the Nostalgia 77 album A Journey Too Far to the site and to the portfolio. The album came out on Tru Thoughts and is still available as a limited edition vinyl (among other formats).

Forthcoming on the excellent Impossible Ark label is the second Sara Mitra album; Losing You. The image below shows both the front and back cover of the LP. Produced by Ben Lamdin (aka Nostalgia 77) and recorded using vintage analogue tape technology, ‘Losing You’ will be released 11th May as a limited edition vinyl LP […]

Before the forthcoming The Light Years Of The Darkness LP release (see below) there was the Lions Of Judah single by emanative for the Steve Reid Foundation. The illustrations for both the single and the LP were done by Gene Pendon and it was a joy to collaborate with him on both jobs.