plugd records

twelves for a rainy day

2011-11-17T14:37:00.001Z

hey folks. been quite a while since our last post. from here on yr gonna get updates on new music hitting our shelves / events and other plugd ramblings.

what better place to (re)start than a heads up on a few boxes of vinyl we got in over the week. check the list below, and click the listen for, eh, listening...
if theres anything yr feelin, give us a shout. we can hold them for you in plugd, or post them out. cheers!

DEEP HOUSE // NEW ARRIVALS
Damon Bell	Kush Music	12"	Deepblak	€11.00	listen
Fcl Vs Vfb	Love Prescription Ep	12"	Delusions Of Grandeur	€10.00	listen
Carsten Jost & Lawrence	A Greater Administration...	12"	Dial	€10.00	listen
Kez Ym	Stride Ep	12"	Faces	€11.00	listen
Naum Gabo	The Crystal Line'	12"	Fright	€11.00	listen
Omar S	It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It	2x12"	Fxhe	€23.00	listen
Cosmic Metal Mother	Time Is Now / Larry Heard Rmx	12"	Panacustica	€11.00	listen
Ultramarine	Find A Way / Version	7"	Real Soon	€8.00	listen
Moomin	The Story About You	2x12"	Smallville	€19.00	listen
Stl	Me And The Machines	12"	Something	€11.50	listen
Jordan Peak	Kinda Fine / Steffi Rmx	12"	Tsuba	€11.00	listen

BACK IN STOCK
Floating Points	Vacuum Boogie Ep	12"	Eglo	€10.00	listen
Marcellus Pittmann	On A Beautiful/ By Your Side	10"	Lifetime Groove	€11.50	listen
Kassem Mosse	Enoha EP	12"	Nonplus	€10.00	listen

2011-10-21T16:21:00.003+01:00

We are pleased to mumble from Plugd HQ that Jan Jelinek plus guests will be performing in the Corcodorca theatre development space as part of our jazz weekend lineup. Jan looped some jazz records a few years ago and got quite the amount of fame for it so we thought it appropriate. We hope you do too.

Paul Street Enos...programming the Opera House.

2011-04-28T00:24:00.000+01:00

The Cork Opera House programming has got a shot in the arm, and that’s to say the least, this year. Possibly the most exciting programme I can remember is this week beginning to get rolling in earnest. The summer season has probably one of the biggest coups this side of a coup that I could try and compare it to, in the form of a weeklong midsummer celebration of the 75^th birthday of Steve Reich. An event of this scale might be expected in the ICA or a New York downtown scene retrospective, but it goes to show the progressive shifts in the Opera House, and the weight that a small but tight knit city like Cork is lucky enough to have. We were saved at the eleventh hour with our initial opening event (!), remember Our Love Will Destroy the World and Juju and Jordash, well we have Mary Hickson to thank for that venue save.

This Friday sees a pretty special performance of possibly Brian Eno’s most lauded ambient album, Apollo, written for the Al Reinert’s documentary of those lunar missions of the same name that put those chaps up on the big cheese. The performance will be paired with that said footage, complimenting each other salubriously (that’s our word of the week). Jun Lee has put together a unique arrangement that will be performed by modern classical group, Icebreaker, accompanied by pedal-steel guitarist Bj Cole. It promises to be pretty special and to be honest, it’s exciting to see the Opera House programme shaping up in this way. We will have a pair of tickets to give away by Friday evening so keep tabs on the facebook page. ‘An Ending (Ascent)’, we’ll say no more.

Tickets at €26, doors 8pm this Friday the 29^th of April.

Plugd Saturday 16th April.

2011-04-14T23:47:00.002+01:00

Its everywhere else so it’s about time we got something up here to officially let people know that, yes, Saturday the 16^th is the date. Our new home is ready to roll, our new café is almost there and the Triskel will finally be open to the public, starting out some pretty exciting times for all. Not much to say that has not already said. Thanks to everyone for their long-term support through all incarnations of Plugd Records, it really does mean a lot (means we can get the groceries too). Looks like we’re on Plugd V.3.25 right now and it may be the last version as we plan on sticking about for quite a long time here. We will be open for business Saturday Morning at 10.00, we will have the effervescent and truculent Toby Kaar in-store sometime after lunch and you can get your coffee and the likes from Gulpd, no reason to leave. Its world record store day, which only adds to the celebrations with all the independent record stores worldwide contributing to what we aim to do. The last time we'll write a post regarding moving!!! See you there.

Jim and Al.

Thanks to Marcin at soundofphotography.com

Weekend shenanigans and a chance to get some rekkids.

2011-03-03T13:19:00.000Z

Those folks over at Tombstome promotions (no secret) have another wonderful live, and best of all free, show for ya’ll on Friday night down at the Quad on Tuckey Street. Heres the blurb….

This could be you....going nuts.

“Vialka hail from deepest France, via everywhere and nowhere. They are a devilishly high-spirited guitar/drums duo who tour hard and fast across the world. Their music skips joyfully across borders, channeling desert blues, Chinese folk songs, scatter rock and European gypsy song dynamics in a whirlwind of dervish energy.Their endless gypsy punk folk rock tales, hard hitting poly-rhythms and yelps and howls make for a danceable and intoxicating brew.”

That says more than I can. Check it out. 9 p.m.

And check them out here, here and.......eh......here.

Support will be coming from Zwukovski.

Of course previous to this get down we will be up at An Realt Dearg (our weekend foster home) selling our wares and our records…ooh-er. Our temporary wrecka-stow. Make sure and drop up for a browse and a natter and hopefully find something that tickles your very personal fancy.

Thanks to everyone for the patience in getting our premises rolling again, we'll be sure to let everyone know as soon as we have the concrete date, but until then, as I mentioned above, don't be shy up on Barrack Street.

Plugd downtown Re-moval 12th February 2011

2011-02-18T21:06:00.000Z

First Blood Part II, Our Love Will Destroy the World, Tokishiko, Juju & Jordash.

Thanks to all for coming out and supporting.

Unfortunate delays postponed our primary reason to have this get together.

But hey, who needs a reason to have a party.

Regarding that reason though...we shall let you know when we know.

Sat 12th of February 2011

2011-02-10T14:06:00.000Z

Do join us!

Last day at our temporary abode...

2011-02-04T18:33:00.000Z

Well the time has come and tommorrow is the last day down at our Caroline Street residence, sale still going on so get yer head in and bid us farewell untill......next week when we re-open down at Tobin Street...

Knock Yourself Out!

2011-02-02T14:11:00.000Z

Don't attempt to do anything productive for the next few hours...endless permutations and combinations to entertain. A Tenori-on for your desktop...Alberts waiting for the demos...tap and play!

We are everywhere...

2011-01-26T16:17:00.010Z

We hope you are not getting sick of us but if you want some more Plugd coverage than point yer browsers and tune your wireless to these respective destinations.

We will be reguarly contributing some 'picks of the week' to our friends over at Cork music blog/site (although there is some Kerry news in there) wearenoise.com/ . Picks of the week can be re-phrased as the releases that have been most regularly visiting the Cd tray and turntable in the shop for the past seven days. The results have been calulated thorugh statistical methods only known to shop employees....check out lastweeks picks and keep your eyes on their for more amongst the regular updates and reviews of whats going on city-wise.

Hopefully not too late to let people know but there is a mention for us tonight on Arena, the RTE radio one culture vehicle, which was put together by Aoife Barry a few Saturdays ago in the shop. Hopefully no Andy Gray like slip ups made the final cut so tune in to find out who is getting the sack tomorrow. Obviously this is a joke. Half past seven then and heres the link for those tuning in on the interweb... Arena

Constant Plugd coverage surely beats constant political coverage.

Important News Broadcast! Move and Sale (and more...)

2011-01-19T17:36:00.000Z

Okay Folks, lots happening on the Plugd front over the next few weeks so heres the lowdown.

First up, Starting this Saturday is our usual post Christmas sale, with 25% off everything (except new releases) for the next two weeks. The next bit of news concerns what’s happening after that two week period!

As a lot of you may know the move to Caroline Street was always a temporary arrangement. The space has worked out really well and was great to get back into the swing of things with the shop. Our new premises are now ready and we shall be opening there on Saturday 12^th of February. The shop will now be located on the first floor of the newly refurbished Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street. For those unfamiliar with the geography of the metropolis that is Cork, thats the site of the Triskels original incarnation.

The Black Mariah, whose original home was above our old Washington Street premises, and moved to the Caroline Street location, is also on the way back to Tobin Street. The gallery will re-open on the same date with Sean Lynchs’ – DeLorean: Progress Report

In addition to the shop, we are also opening Gulpd café on the 12^th. The café will offer a dynamic menu of food and drinks, will be open 10 to 6 Tuesday to Saturday and will remain open late in conjunction with Triskel evening events.

To facilitate the move we are closing at Caroline Street on Saturday 5^th, with the next week spent hauling records, cds, shelves etc back to the more familiar end of town to get open on time!

To aid in getting over all this stress we are having a get together at our new home on the evening of Saturday the 12^th. In the Auditorium, from New Zealand, we have psychadelic noise project ‘Our Love Will Destroy The World’. Campbell Kneale’s one-man show that veers between austere electronics to ferocious noise. On support we have First Blood Part II.

In the café we will have our favourite record choosers and adopted Dutchmen, Juju & Jordash. Expect anything from Thelonious Monk to Cabaret Voltaire and no doubt some of their own productions. Support will be from Tokishiko and an array of associated vinyl fondlers. Check out their radio spot on deepfrequency radio, big fans.

So please come join us in celebrating a pretty exciting move and a new start (again!) for Plugd v.2.5!, food, drink and the distinct possiblilty of dancing.

Black Mariah : Sean Lynch : Delorean: Progress Report - 7.00pm

Our Love Will Destroy the World w/ First Blood Part II - 8.00 p.m

Juju and Jordash from 9/9.30 p.m with Tokishiko and friends playing some records all the way from the early evening.

Some 2010 Picks

2011-01-18T23:46:00.001Z

Teeth of the Sea – Your Mercury - Rocket

Follow ups are always difficult, thankfully I’m not familiar with TOTS’s debut album and so thought this was the best debut this year. It isn’t a debut. But it is one of the best of the year. Get John Carpenter, Steve Reich, Goblin, Circle and Monolake, stick them in a blender with a pinch of psychedelic salts and transfer the ensuing nasty goo into a jewel case and your getting there. Don’t forget the shoe-gazey slants. Wonderful.

Future Islands – In Evening Air – Thrill Jockey

Forefront of the exciting Baltimore scene, a near perfect post-punk and dare I say pop music album. Some might be split on Sam Herrings somewhat jarring vocal performances but its that sound that has us paying attention.

James Blake – Klavierweke E.P – R&S

So the hype for 2011 gets bigger and bigger and the pessimists get more and more material. Whatever you’re opinion of what his future holds, this E.P manages to make minimal compositions sound acutely complicated, the bare bones elements combining perfectly. Album due in a few weeks? I’m still listening to this.

Emeralds – Does It Look Like I’m Here? – Editions Mego

Best release to date from Emeralds in their cd-r and tape only littered recording career. Even calling this their best puts it head and shoulders above most other pretender’s efforts. Moving away from the sounds that their earlier work has been tagged as, this is emotive electronic music rooted in pops better sensibilities.

Twin Shadow – Forget – 4AD/Terrible Records

George Lewis Jnr’s work as Twin Shadow is rooted in that 80’s new-wave/synthpop sound….a theme that pretty much defined 2010. Thing is when it is done right it can’t be beaten. Obviously by ending up in our top releases of 2010 Lewis did it correctly. ‘When We’re Dancing’ almost makes me just do that everytime I hear it. I don’t think I could handle another full length in the same vein but for 2010’s standout pop moment we sure are thankful.

Actress – Splaszh – Honest Jons

Second offering from the Londoner and will hopefully go down as a modern classic if people can come around to its difficult but rewarding structures. Had the pleasure of catching him performing most of this material live last October and what resulted was one of the most energetic and infectious performances of any artist this year, electronic or not. The future of house? Hold on it isn’t house, is it?