This is but a small sample of a fledgling label. Bob Chance rings with intensity and grit, a precursor of a sound that would be taken up by EBM and New Beat. Suns of Arqa comes from a different tradition, that of disco, dub and spiraling sounds.
Despite the grim economic forecasts there are some foolhardy folk starting up labels. From London comes not just one, but two new imprints. Emotional Response and Emotional Rescue are two sides of the same coin. After just opening the doors, the double edged label has a spread of re-issues and new releases on its books. But, here’s what’s made it to vinyl so far.
The first record hanging up in the Emotional Rescue shop is Bob Chance and Wild It’s Broken. The record first came out in 1973, a piece of psyched out rock funk. The track is a prototype. There’s aspects of punk rooted in its guttural expulsions, touches of synth wave coming through in its quirkiness and definite experimentation running throughout. The original rumbles with some great analogue stabs and movements, with the TP version pulsing with a grittier D.I.Y. aspect.
Suns of Arqa follow with a descent into reggae disco cosmology. “Anata Snake Dance” is a hypnotizing piece of tripped tribalism. Wind, string and beat weaving together in a smoke filled starter. An edit of “Brujo Magic” enters next. The piece sounds like Loud-E has gotten his hand to it. The beats are bolstered as the piece gets an immersed disco injection.
This is but a small sample of a fledgling label. Bob Chance rings with intensity and grit, a precursor of a sound that would be taken up by EBM and New Beat. Suns of Arqa comes from a different tradition, that of disco, dub and spiraling sounds. Across the two imprints a spread of interesting excursions are mapped, such as Steve Summers cinematic score as Alan Hurst on Emotional Response for one will get tongues wagging. So far, a couple of cuts of the past have been revived and dipped once again in the wax. The doors cracked open, just a few inches, and an immediate flood of vintage obscurity has poured forth. Wait a bit longer and a deluge of quality seems guaranteed. Emotional Rescue and Emotional Response—two exciting new imprints.
Both releases are available on Emotional Rescue and Emotional Response.
