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Innit – Scud FM

Year Released: 2022 Label: Dash The Henge Year Bought: 2023 Down in Camberwell is London's greatest record shop. It's not the biggest, doesn't have the most in-depth stock of wax (although it does have loads of great discs), but it has the most important thing of all - a sense of community. Dash The Henge opened its doors in October 2022 and puts on free gigs throughout the week, stocks vinyl, CDs and cassettes by local acts and labels, has friendly and approachable staff and owners, and gives so much back to the grassroots music scene. I popped in early 2023 to have a look, and got chatting to Tim, one of the owners. He is part of a team of investors which have links to various South London groups including Fat White Family and Meatraffle. Before it was a shop, Dash the Henge was a label, and one of its first releases was 'Innit' by Scud FM - a sort of left-wing supergroup made by various members of South London's creative community. A mixture of drum machines,...

And Those Who Were Seen Dancing - Tess Parks

Released: 2022 Label: Fuzz Club When I bought: 2023 Ok, I'm going to declare my interest very early with this one. Tess Parks is a really good friend of my wife, so objectivity will probably go out the window. She's a really lovely person - warm, generous of spirit, engaging and thoughtful. And Tess isn't bad either. Tess is Canadian born, but after moving to London she was signed by one of Alan McGee's post-Creation labels, before ending up on Fuzz Club (along with seemingly millions of other amazing artists). I first met Tess at an in-store gig in the Notting Hill branch of Rough Trade, and she definitely has a loyal following - the place was rammed. 'And Those Who Were Seen Dancing' is her second solo album. Her first, 'Blood Hot' came out in 2013, and then she made two albums with the mercurial Anton Newcombe from The Brian Jonestown Massacre.  You can see why those two were a natural fit for a collaboration. Tess's music plays in the psychedelic...