Albert Ayler - The Holy Ghost -Dysfunctionality and Searching for the Truth ...in a new series of articles for Fruits de Mer Records, Chris McGranaghan from Those Old Records explores the outer reaches of music www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/theouterlimi... youtu.be/UaTTWJiy_uc

From Slim Gaillard to Pink Floyd - Henry Schneider from expose.org shares the first part of his musical education in a new blog for Fruits de Mer Records - 'Letter from America' www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromam... youtu.be/46goi51dHY0

check out Mark Water's latest 'Sounds Good' show - a Fruits de Mer special! www.mixcloud.com/markwatersso...

"...there are just so many things that can and do go wrong, and creating a one-size-fits-all solution is no mean feat..." Phil Macy from 345rpm.com writes about the job of lathecutting, for Fruits de Mer Records.. www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/rhubarb1.html

If the women of the ’60s opened the door, today’s artists are walking straight through it — armed with fuzz, mysticism, and a fearless psychedelic imagination... Timelord Michalis writes for Fruits de Mer Records www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromth...

Paul Beaver – The Man Who Turned Up the Cosmos - Space Age, synthesizers and artificial soundscapes - Jochen Oberlack writes about him for Fruits de Mer Records www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/rubenrock1.h...

Timelord Michalis, Chris McGranaghan, Henry Schneider, Phil Macy Jochen Oberlack...all writers for Fruits de Mer Records' new section on our website - 'Other Voices'... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/other%20voic...

Everyone on a Fruits de Mer Records mailing-list now has the chance to win a Schizo Fun Addict super-limited 7" lathe-cut. If you haven't received an email with details by now, I guess you're just not on a mailing-list - remedy that by visiting our website www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/mailing.html

Rübenrock! Jochen Oberlack is a German writer, radio producer, musician and independent label owner behind the project Rübenrock; he also worked with Swordfish on the 'Himmelyaya' project for FdM. Read his new series for our 'Other Voices' section www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/rubenrock1.h...

Soft Hearted Scientists 'The Phantom of Canton' 3LP set "psychedelic pop, folk, prog...wax cylinders! Toss in hints of The Beatles, Byrds and Bonzos, and you’ve got a concept album that traverses 85 years of musical history" (Shindig! magazine) Full details at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/canton.html

ALBERT AYLER? ...on Fruits de Mer??? Chris McGranaghan, the man behind the Those Old Records record shop and label, joins Fruits de Mer to write about some of the seriously 'out there' artists he loves. Check out Chris' first blog www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/theouterlimi...

Henry Schneider has been a music reviewer for many years - in his new series for FdM - Letter From America - he shares his musical journey, taking in the launch of Star Trek along the way! Join Henry's journey here... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromam... youtu.be/NoLj30_MAQI

TimeLord Michalis has a new series of occasional features written for Fruits de Mer in which he shares some hidden musical gems, starting with a look at a new generation of female-driven psychedelic explorers... check it out www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromth... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aCS...

The Water Boy in his latest blog for FdM, Nick Leese writes about about The Waterboys' album, 'This Is The Sea'; if you're not already a fan of the album, you soon will be... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/recollection... youtu.be/GxBupzQ1LX8

Letter from America... Henry Schneider writes for the expose.org website and has been buying and listening to records for a long, long time! In 'Letter From America', Henry shares his musical journey - starting here... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromam...

Letter From The Timelord... TimeLord Michalis...Greek radio producer, record reviewer, fanzine editor, concert organizer, record label owner...with a new series of occasional features for FdM in which he shares some hidden musical gems - starting here... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/letterfromth...

Rhubarb & Cuts Talk - A Glimpse Inside The Glamourous World Of Audio Lathe Cutting. Phil Macy runs 3.45RPM.com, and is also the main brain behind cosmos rockers I Am Voyager 1. In a new series for Fruits de Mer, Phil explains how he got into lathe-cutting... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/rhubarb1.html

Fruits de Mer Records' new releases - in-stock now at your favourite independent record shops (ok, MY favourite independent record shops)

Good news if you're outside the UK... copies of our new releases are all in-stock now at Norman Records www.normanrecords.com - experts at international sales - and copies will soon be in-stock at Greatest Hits Mailorder in Germany and Sugar & Spice in France.

now in-stock at FdM Towers - 'An Introduction to Astralasia' - 4CD set - five hours of wonderful madness. Full details at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain...

now in-stock at FdM Towers - Soft Hearted Scientists 'The Phantom of Canton' triple LP - sheer quality, new psychedelia from the Welsh wizards. Full details at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/canton.html

now in-stock at FdM Towers - Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould 'Synesthesia' - classic instrumental progressive rock full details at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/synesthesia....

Introducing 'Other Voices' - a new series on the Fruits de Mer Records website www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/other%20voic...

'This Is The Sea' - in his latest blog for FdM, Nick Leese waxes lyrical about discovering The Waterboys' 'This Is The Sea'; read it, and if you're not already a fan of the album, you soon will be... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/recollection...

Two Superb new releases from @fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social A triple album from Soft Hearted Scientists with signed poster + splatter vinyl album with sticker from Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould. In the racks now!

I've been kindly invited by Keith @fruitsdemerrecords.bsky.social to contribute to an occasional guest blog column page he's set up. Entitled (wait for it)..."Rhubarb & Cuts Talk" (oh yes) I hope you find my musings of enduring information & interest : www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/rhubarb1.html

Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould 'Synesthesia' - classic instrumental prog rock, except it was recorded last year! Pressed on splatter vinyl - on sale now from Fruits de Mer Records full details and excerpts at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/index.html

An Introduction to Astralasia - 4CD set reviewed by Terrascope "Completists will froth over the unreleased and rare, hard-to-find tracks, new fans will also find much to enjoy across the 4-plus hours of material" www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiaintro.html www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Revi...

'Synesthesia' - the new LP by Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould - reviewed by Shindig! "...shimmer with melodic guitar lines, gurgling synths, snappy drum fills and a steady bass throb that’ll have you donning headphones and sitting cross-legged on the carpet" www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/synesthesia....

Soft Hearted Scientists 'The Phantom of Canton' - new 3LP edition reviewed for Shindig! by Jeff Penczak... "Toss in hints of The Beatles, Byrds and Bonzos, and you’ve got a concept album that traverses 85 years of musical history" Full details at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/canton.html

Astralasia 'Cotton Wood Hill' (originally by Brainticket) taken from the new 4CD set 'An Introduction to Astralasia' (www.fruitsdemerrecords.com ) Our latest 'Introduction to' set takes us through more than four hours of Astralasia youtu.be/MVt-W4j45bM

Paul Rigby - the audiophile man - checks out Fruits de Mer's singles by The Owl Service, The Chemistry Set and Behind The Sun Collective... youtu.be/ZSWGcfLpOqw

Taken from the Jake Stephenson tribute double LP 'Space Is High', this is Jake's track 'Dreamy Spliff', recorded under his alter ego of 3rd Eye - take trip back to 90s ambience youtu.be/bPsNeBOqOdg?... full details on the 'Space Is High' release at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/jake.html

Taken from the Jake Stephenson tribute double LP 'Space Is High', this is Jake's track 'Crystal Moon', recorded under his alter ego of Optic Eye - take trip back to 90s ambience youtu.be/8RRW9iW-pHU full details on the 'Space Is High' release at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/jake.html

The five Schizo Fun Addict one-sided 7" lathe-cuts that can be won in a competition in Record Collector are even rarer than we planned! They are the ONLY one-sided lathe-cuts anywhere - the 41 copies produced to promote the band's new LP will be two-sided - buy a copy of RC and enter!

"A WILD RIDE" Record Collector mag has reviewed FdM's new 4CD set by Astralasia - and it gets a big thumbs-up. You can check the whole thing out here www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain... About 5 hours of music for £17 - a wild ride, but one worth going for (sorry, I'm quoting the RC review)

COR BABY, THAT'S REALLY FREE... Nick Leese looks back at discovering the one and only John Otway... full story at www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/recollection... youtu.be/znf15-Lo5T4?...

Your chance to win the new Schizo Fun addict lathe-cut 7" 'Pasteline Dream' (only 41 copies are being cut, with none offered for sale) The new issue of Record Collector - on sale today - includes a competition with FIVE copies to be won, but you'll have to buy a copy to find out how to enter!

Swordfish recalls the very first Astralasia track... "...we got some singers in that couldn't sing, so it's a recording of them chatting over a backing loop..." All this and much more on 'An Introduction to Astralasia' - 4CD set - from Fruits de Mer Records www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain...

"mushroom-warped devil disco...weird mixture of The MC5, gospel and acid house" NME Our latest 'Introduction to' set takes us through more than four hours of Astralasia - including new mixes and previously unreleased recordings www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain...

Everyone on a Fruits de Mer Records mailing-list will soon receive news of a magazine competition with a chance of winning a copy of Schizo Fun Addict's new 7" lathe-cut 'Pasteline Dream'. If you're not on our mailing-list, maybe now's the time to join www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/mailing.html

Soft Hearted Scientists 'The Laws Of Physics' taken from their album 'The Phantom Of Canton' - now issued as an extended 3LP set by Fruits de Mer Records. Full details here www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/canton.html youtu.be/_ls355TNPzk

Magic Mushroom Band 'Astralasia' - now reissued as part of 'An Introduction to Astralasia' (4CD set - Fruits de Mer Records) full details here www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain... youtu.be/pISSXRjshyk?...

Astralasia 'Wind On Water' now a track on the new 4CD set 'An Introduction to Astralasia', from Fruits de Mer Records - details here www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/astralasiain... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sk7A...

Fruits de Mer Records club members have the chance to win a Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould t-shirt (their new album - 'Synesthesia' - is on sale soon). If you've not joined the FdM club, then you can't win one...

COR BABY, THAT'S REALLY FREE... in his latest blog for us, Nick Leese looks back at discovering the wonderfully mad John Otway... www.fruitsdemerrecords.com/recollection...

Get Ready To Rock 'The Sunday Psychle' - every Sunday at 7pm - 60 minutes of Fruits de Mer releases getreadytorockradio.com/shows/the-su...

Soft Hearted Scientists -The Phantom Of Canton' (3LP set) - reviewed by Dimensions In Sound And Space... www.dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com/post/soft-he...

Peel, Palmer, Tausig & Gould 'Synesthesia' (LP) - reviewed vy Dimensions In Space And Sound... www.dimensions-in-sound-and-space.com/post/peel-pa...