The latest release from Thisisnotanexit Records hits the shops on Monday May 19th. They Came From The Stars I Saw Thems biggest POP hit to date coming on like Roxy Music meets Devo called The HOT Inc. on both 7" and 12" and digital download (you know from itunes and other places like that!). Anyways both formats contain new tracks and remixes so buy them both! Make sure you all rush out and buy it next week and it might even get in the charts! Or you can pre-order from HMV here:

http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&simpleSearchString=hot+inc&primaryID=-1

I fly out to Ibiza tomorrow for a week of relaxation. I'm even turning my email off for a week for the first time in A VERY LONG TIME. Memories of sorting out the Hatchback release last Autumn from a village in Vietnam still haunt me. See you in a week or so....

We Are All In The Gutter But Some Of Us Are Looking At They Came From The Stars I Saw Them is OUT ON JUNE 9th in all good record shops.

You can pre-order it here from Amazon if you like.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0018RCQAG/newnoise-21

A busy week at the Thisisnotanexit offices. They Came From The Stars I Saw Them played a blinder last night at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen with The Chap. The first time I've heard Rabbit Seal Monkey live as well and it sounded great!!

Detachments are also busy at the moment - and today on the times online there's a nice piece about them - check it out!

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3918071.ece

"Words are like viruses"

- William Burroughs -

Tomorrow night its the Thisisnotanexit launch party @ Public Life here in London town. Only 100 capacity venue so make sure if you're coming along you come down early! Jonnie Wilkes plus Simon A. Carr and Matt Waites - should be WILD!

Record of the week this week is the repress of the Nu Groove classic: "The Prince Of Dance Music, LB Bad presents: The New Age Of Faith Act 1 The Sea: Birth, Act 2 The Land: Life, Act 3 The Stars: Faith In Heaven.

If only for the longest most out there title ever! Anyways its an end of night classic stolen by Sabres Of Paradise for Smokebelch. Beautiful, positive, life affirming music for when the sun comes up.

We've just given our friends at Phonica 15 EXCLUSIVE white label 12" copies of the forthcoming single by Detachments called FEAR NO FEAR and featuring remixes from NAUM GABO and MOSCOW alongside the fearsome original. Go get! Once they're gone they're gone!

http://www.phonicarecords.co.uk/detail.aspx?ID=28787

Not out officially until July 7th.

Catch the band live this Friday at Notting Hill Arts Club - free entry before 9pm and I'll be DJing later on too. Message me for cheap guestlist if you want to come along after 9pm.

This week sees the release of the latest Thisisnotanexit 12" (and digital download / mp3 if you're that way inclined). By Professor Genius after his inital releases on Italians Do It Better and Disques Sinthomme comes A Jean Giraud (Part One) featuring A Jean Giraud 1, 2 and 3 as well as a version by Brennan Green. Pitchfork picked it up to stream so that says something about the quality! Part Two will be released later this year - and if there's enough demand we might press some cds featuring all of the tracks compiled together.

Out on Monday is the new Portishead album after 10 years away. Seriously seriously amazing - and sees Portishead tear up their original sound and embrace various points of industrial and kraut rock. Check Machine Gun for what can only be described as a 105 bpm smacked out version of New Orders Blue Monday pushed through a distortion pedal and topped with Beths smoky vocals. We Carry On is the other highlight with what can only be described as a pounding Silver Apples drum and organ sound and a fast paced techno 127bpm. Then Adrian Utleys guitar kicks in and WOW oh WOW. This sounded absolutely massive at the sub club on Sunday night when I played at Optimo. Both are going to be in my record box all summer.

Finally Mark E's new 12" hit the stores on Gerd Jansons great label Prosumer. Check out Slave 1 on the A Side for a beautiful chopped up piece of slo-mo disco action. I loved this since I heard it on Beatsinspace a while ago and am loving it now I've got it on 12" - go buy and support Prosumer!! They're a small label you should support rather than the behemoths of capitalism that the majors are.

In regards to Thisisnotanexit events there is alot going on at the moment - They Came From The Stars I Saw Them play the Proud Galleries tomorrow night (Saturday 26th April). After that Detachments & Simon A. Carr play Notting Hill Arts Club on Friday 2nd May (Free entry before 9pm!!).

On May 9th we are launching the monthly THISISNOTANEXIT night after searching for a venue for a while. We've got Jonnie Wilkes from Optimo headlining the first one - and then after that some marvellous special guests lined up. The second Friday of every month at Public Life with residents Simon A. Carr and Matt Waites.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11556179206&ref=share

On Tuesday May 13th we are having a JOINT launch party to celebrate the launch of They Came From The Stars I Saw Thems new single The HOT Inc. and Album plus The Chaps Mega Breakfast album. Anyway the event will take place at the Hoxton Bar & Kitchen and will also feature DJ sets from Lo Recordings and Simon A. Carr. £6 entry. Should be a blinder.

Enjoy the sunshine.

Deatchments have got lots of gigs lined up so make sure you catch them live soon....

2 May 2008
Don’t Make Plans For Saturday@ Notting Hill Arts Club

24 May 2008
Dot to Dot Festival @ Bristol, Southwest

25 May 2008
Dot To Dot Festival @ Nottingham, Midlands

6 June 2008
Adventures Close To Home @ The Barfly, Camden

12 July 2008
Washing Line @The Constitution, Camden

17 July 2008
Plopp @ The Macbeth, Hoxton

26 July 2008
Meat Raffle @ Catch, Shoreditch

They have also been picked as a Top 10 NEW BAND on the site SUPERSWEET. Nice.

http://www.supersweet.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=607&Itemid=41

Fear No Fear - the debut release from them will be in stores on July 7th with remixes from Naum Gabo and Moscow alongside the HUGE original mix.