Happy to be part
of the Independent Promoters Network
Also part of
the Diskant network:
out now
"Follow The Moon" - Intentions Of An Asteroid (PURR 001)
"Home Is Where The Hearth Is" - Moonkat (PURR 002) (26th August 2002)
"The Good Ship" - J*R (PURR 003) (26th August 2002)
"Go Feral" - Aqua Vista (PURR 004) (26th August 2002)
"Clear Water Paranoia" - Intentions Of An Asteroid (PURR 005) (9th Sept
2002)
out soon
"Menz" - Gravy Train (PURR 006 12") (Autumn 2002)
where to get them
Purr Records are distributed by Shellshock and can be ordered by your
local record shop. And if you really can't get them in the shops, you
can purchase it on line from Glaive Records.
***PLEASE NOTE - NEW ADDRESS FOR PURR
RECORDS!!!***
You can also order them direct from us for £3.50 (inc. p&p) at the following
address:
David Tinkham,
Purr Records
c/o 70 The Hollow
Southdown
Bath
BA2 1HU
Cheques made payable to "Purr Records", please.
reviews
For IOAA "Clear
Water Paranoia":
"Poor Steve Battelle. The vocalist in Derbyshire's IOAA seems to be suffering
from such a severe bout of flu that his voice rivals Green Day's Billie
Joe for pure snottiness. Nevertheless, it makes for one hell of a hard-hitting
post-punk scream, particularly in opener 'Achieve', where off-key minor
melodies rock out like Idlewild gone absolutely stark bleeding bonkers.
Any angry young men looking to form a band, please take note: this is
how to write a tormented emo tune without making a total prick of yourself."
- Krissi Murison, NME
on "Clear Water Paranoia"
"I've heard so many times how great and mighty local rawk-star hopes Stumble
were. "Stumble this" and "Stumble that". Peoplesound.com's main band for
ages don't ya know! Well they aren't called Stumble anymore. They're called
Intentions of an Asteroid and they're back and better than ever with their
new name and new CD, the 'Clear Water Paranoia EP' _ a rather impressive
attempt at catching some major record label interest and launching them,
all asteroid like, into the big time. And, y'know what?! I think it just
might work!
At times sounding like [a better version of] Antihero, IOAA have that
shouty 'we grew up listening to The Clash' thing going on, with coarse
northern vocals chanting furiously when, all of a sudden, there are a
few petrifying blood curdling screams, and then the chorus kicks in. Oh,
and their choruses are syooo-perb! Big, juicy, yummy choruses that you
simply can never tire of and, at the very least, require the tapping of
a toe or nodding of an appreciative head!
Energetic, groping riffs; raw, sincere vocals; mind-warpingly catchy melodies
and oodles of distorted bass just to top it all off and make 4 of the
most promising rock anthems I've heard this summer. Intentions of an Asteroid,
eh? Well if the intention is to blow peoples minds, this Derby four-some
are well on their way." ****1/2 - DrownedInSound
on "Clear Water Paranoia"
"Derby's Intentions Of An Asteroid are an angsty young guitar band that
employs a quiet/loud dynamic, clangourous guitars and tub-thumping drums.
NEXT! No, wait, there's something going on here. Like all great rock 'n'
roll you can't quite put your finger on it - call it an X Factor then
_ whatever it is IOAA have it. John Peel thinks so; he's been playing
'Achieve', the lead track on this EP, on his show constantly for the last
month or so. Who are we to argue?" - Logo
on "Clear Water Paranoia"
"Only a nanosecond removed from McLusky in the style stakes are Derby's
INTENTIONS OF AN ASTEROID, whose 'Clear Water Paranoia' EP - the follow-up
to February's debut, 'Follow The Moon' - is released by Purr, those nice
people who provide the good sounds on Thursdays at Bath Moles. Similarly
shambolic-but-collapsing-together-to-make-sense as McLusky are, Intentions...
have some blimmin' good songs, and you can hear four of them on here -
we particularly like the early-Idlewild-ish sound of 'River Empty Shore',
though the fantastic lyrics of 'On The Reel' could be early Manics." -
Playlouder on "Clear Water Paranoia"
For Moonkat "Home Is...":
"...it works for us. As, indeed, does the new Moonkat EP, 'Home Is
Where the Hearth Is', emerging round about now on very sexy vinyl on Purr
Records. There's something wonderfully Kirsty MacColl about the I-really-must-remember-to-pick-up-
the-kids-and-go-down-the-shops distractedness of Emma's vocals, the tracklisting
(the neatly-punning 'The Spite At The End Of The Tunnel', the excellent
if blatantly untrue 'Fear Is A Fireplace', and, most provocatively of
all, the indie-card-laminating 'My English Teacher Is A Mogwai Fan') flags
up a healthy sense of imagination, and, really excitingly, there's much
axe-fighting going on and the serrated structures on show take this correspondent
back to the blazing early days of the unjustifiably underrated Lush. Screee!
WWWWWWWWWahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Et chuffing cetera. Little label stardust, frankly."
- Playlouder
"Moonkat- 7" on Purr. Highly decent lady fronted indie with Monochrome
Set guitar bits in, a top tunes. Like a British Sleater Kinney but probably
better and considerably less whiny.... Also there's a track on the B side
called My english teacher is a Mogwai Fan. Nice...." - Norman
Records
"MOONKAT - "HOME IS WHERE THE HEARTH IS" (Purr) - Spiky guitar pop with
it's [sic] roots in that once glorious glitter fuelled DIY Zine scene.
Think Sleater-Kinney, Kenickie via Cay or Sonic Youth, think edgy angry
nervousness, think musical adventure rather than contentment. Another
fine Moonkat moment." - The Organ, Issue 76:
