Cranes

This is where it all began for the cult haunted-house-fever-dream-peddlers.

A tiny tape release recorded amongst the Pompey cranes of their namesake. Die-hards have scoured the lands for nearly 40 years to catch an aural glimpse of these formative recordings. Don’t know them but dig the likes of Just Mustard, Bambara or Swans? Grab this and head back to ‘86.

Flush with industrial cadences and doused in the magnificent otherworldly atmosphere that would adorn all of their later releases, ‘Fuse’ is as vital a first statement as you could hope for from a band just emerging out of their cocoon.

Freshly remastered at Abbey Road, packed out with a previously unreleased track, and lovingly adorned with a freshly signed art print from the man behind so many iconic 4AD covers – Chris Bigg – this is the definitive edition of ‘Fuse’ that those waiting patiently have been so deserving of.

For Fans Of: Curve / Cocteau Twins / The Cure / Pale Saints / Dead Can Dance / Just Mustard