KAVUS IS COMING TO TOWN!!!

We are 'over the moon' to announce that Kavus Torabi (Gong, The Utopia Strong, Knifeworld, Cardiacs, The Holy Family, Guapo) has added us to his UK solo tour in October and will be playing a live set at our Record shop on Friday 16th October . Entrance to the gig will be Free (in the true spirit of the 1970's) but you will need a ticket/code ahead of the event, simply let us know by text/whats app to 07904688739 or email vinylondeck@aol.com. Obviously the number of places we have will be limited.

"For the last two decades, Kavus Torabi has been responsible for a staggering body of work that includes his transformative and unusual instrumental music with The Utopia Strong, the rich, complex output of his own octet, Knifeworld, or fronting the legendar Gong at Daevid Allen’s request, taking the psychedelic stalwarts into incendiary and ecstatic new realms with four studio albums and counting, not to mention his involvement and contributions to Cardiacs, Guapo and The Holy Family.

However, it is as a solo artist he weaves all the strands of his idiosyncratic vision together. Fusing the celestial with the human, the joyful with the melancholy, blending theautobiographical with the metaphysical. Over his albums Hip To The Jag (2020), The Banishing (2024) and the forthcoming album 'October my name'(to be released Autumn 2026), Torabi has crafted a shimmering, singular and otherworldly realm of exquisite songwriting and poetic lyricism. Heartbreaking songs of love, loss, mortality of optimism and regret. A multi-instrumentalist, Torabi’s charismatic presence and haunting voice is accompanied by guitar, harmonium and synthesiser, each performance an immersive, transformative and ritualistic experience.

On The Banishing-

“Situated in mind-blown astral reaches, while at the same time firmly rooted in the kind of hedgerow psychedelia that informed artists from Syd Barrett to XTC’s Andy Partridge” The Wire “With him jostled by thoughts of loss, sorrow and regret, it comes as no surprise that The Banishing has its downbeat moments but Torabi’s identity as a conduit for vivid and uplifting psychedelic explorations is strong enough to withstand an emotional battering, and the experience has inspired some of his most tender andaffecting songs yet” Classic Rock “Tender and affecting” Classic Rock “Transcendent and Glorious” The Quietus “Naked and confessional…a magical, psychedelic ritual” Louder Sound

SATURDAY 17th OCTOBER 10am-4pm
CASSETTE WEEK EVENT

In association with 'Save Ferric' - grab your favourite tapes and come down to our shop on Saturday 17th October, we will have two decks/mixer/PA to play tapes all day long,, if you haven't got tapes of your own just come for a sit on the sofa's and chill to the magnetic sounds of the humble tape to celebrate Cassette week.

To compliment the event 'Save Ferric' are releasing a very limited edition 'First Day off' mixtape to showcase some UK artists and labels that embrace the tape culture. As it is the 17th day of October there will be 17 copies produced for the day by 'Save Ferric' at just £5 each and we will be having listening parties at 11am,1pm and 3pm with a complete playback of these limited edition tapes.The new issue of the 'Save Ferric' fanzine  will also be available on the the day - as always free!

So, Join us on Saturday 17th October which is just over a Month away, usual shop opening times 10am-4pm.

A REMINDER OF THE OVERVIEW

Cassette Week is a week long event for bands, labels, shops and fans to come together and celebrate the humble cassette! In the USA there will be a  exclusive tape releases planned in October 11-17th and although due to import taxes being part of this is not viable we will be celebrating it with the limited edition special release by 'Save Ferric' on Saturday 17th October instore at our Record shop. We do stock selected new releases throughout the year on Cassette and this day is a way of focusing and celebrating the format that has seen a resurgence in recent years, backed up by new kit to play your music on.