TUBE ALLOYS - Magnetic Point LP Berlin Armand van Helden vs Fatboy

Armand van Helden vs Fatboy Slim’s 1999 bout

Guest musicians - Kees (oboe

flickering at the edges of memory and perception or submerged in a bristling sea of static

tripping nyabinghi (spiritual Rastafari drum celebration) led by Jamaican singing hand-drummer Ras Michael

TUBE ALLOYS - Magnetic Point LP Berlin Armand van Helden vs FatboyTube Alloys have made a type of record that is in short supply these days. A record that is untethered to prevailing musical trends, punk or otherwise, in either their native Los Angeles or further afield. Its in keeping with a tradition, sure, one pioneered by bands like Wire, Swell Maps and This Heat, who sought to combine the vitality of punk music with an omnivorous ear for the avant garde. But Tube Alloys honour this tradition with their