The Roger Webb Sound - Vocal PatternsWhen you drop the needle on Vocal Patterns, you are entering a world that is equal parts suave, smooth, cool, nostalgic, and kitsch. With haunting and beautiful vocals, upbeat numbers, and smooth sounds made for a late 60s summer holiday, let this cult classic transport you back to a simpler time. Originally released in 1971, Vocal Patterns features compositions by Roger Webb and vocal performances by Barbara Moore. This powerhouse duo has their own

and asks big questions

memorable hooks

From Human Like Forms sees The Shadracks achieving giddy new heights in their song writing and performing abilities - pushing their ancient sound 3

Beginning life in 2017 as a way to create more club-ready tools for Maribou State’s DJ sets

the sky filled with smoke

Mastered from the original recording tapes with assistance from Sarah and Shinkansen Records' own Matt Haynes 

The unique nature of these arrangements is due in no small part to the musicians in the room at the time of recording: Cormac Curran on grand piano and analogue synthesizer

Phase III (1968)

These guys make it all sound so easy that by the time we reach ‘Takedown’

Sato had started in Japan in the early 70s doing many album covers for Japanese artists including Tatsuro Yamashita's cult Spacy LP before moving to New York in 1979 to pursue a career in fashion and advertising

their guitar and synth driven weirdo-pop vinyl debut

On ‘The Television Music Supervisor’