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BRACKEN RECORDS...
"...I'm going to be supporting everything on this label." (Clint Boon, XFM)
"...the coolest of record labels." (Losing Today Magazine, Sept. 2006)
"...one of the best labels around at the moment, I reckon." (Finlay Mackenzie, Musical Pharmacy, Isles FM, Scotland)
"...has the knack of unearthing great new bands...releasing consistently good singles through the year." (2005 Review, Piccadilly Records, Manchester)
FRIEND REQUESTS - only request if you're in a band you think we might like (and do a bit of chuffing research first), or if you actually buy records rather than trawl the inter web thingy looking for freebies. Or if you're Keira Knightley...or that French bird in Braveheart...
Schizo Fun Addict "Dream Of The Portugal Keeper" 7" single out NOW - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
Piccadilly Records, Manchester "Record Of The Week"
..."Bracken Records come up trumps once again with this three tracker from Schizo Fun Addict. Described in the sales notes as 'indie bossa nova shoegaze', 'Dream Of The Portugal Keeper' is a gorgeous slice of sun dappled pop, with boy/girl vocals, delicate bossa nova percussion, and a kind of 60s soundtrack vibe. Add to that some wonderfully melancholic trumpet and you have a real gem. On the flip, there's a short slightly chaotic version of the folk classic 'Elizabeth My Dear' (you know, the one the Stone Roses covered) retitled 'EMD' and they round things off with a kind of early Stones meets Velvet Underground number 'Jenny Says'. - PICCADILLY RECORDS, MANCHESTER
ARITOMO "We Become The Cloud And/ Circular Flower"" 7" single out NOW - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
Norman Records, Leeds - "Single Of The Week" - "The 'We Became The Cloud' 7" on Bracken Records is said record and it's a lovely thing for sure. Wispy ethereal sounding mystical folk to gentle you off. It's great... this is what I want on my cereals in the morning. It just would get your day off to a great start.... With records as great as this there is truly no more need for toast. Cool sleeve as well..... well Japanese." - www.normanrecords.com
ILONA V "Good Morning" 7" single - just $7 and no extra for shipping.
"AMAZING...something very beautiful on Bracken Records" - Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 1.
"It isn't just a single, it is my favorite song of the month" - Stephan Karkowsky, Late Night Lounge, Radio Eins, Berlin.
"Exquisite...the amazing voice of Ilona V" - Finlay Mackenzie, Isles FM, Scotland.
"If onechord gave culture awards, Bracken records would get one just for releasing this." - One Chord, Finland
"'Good Morning' will most likely make your whole day."
Tasty Fanzine
"This is a scalpel-waving gentle genius of a song. Just listen, a minute will do." - UNPEELED
"Very few singers have the ability to play with such authentic beauty as this recording thus making it something to be cherished beyond words.
ALED JONES, Glasswerk Magazine
"Arresting doesn’t even cover it. Frankly how can you resist?†-
Mark at LOSING TODAY
"It just don't get much more stripped down than this - listening to 'Good Morning' by Ilona V is like stepping into a secret garden where everything is serene and pure, a place devoid of clutter, a life-giving place to re-energise and rejuvenate, an oasis in a parched desert. "
(Rhythm & Booze rating 9)
Toxic Pete
