Bits and Bobs
Stench of Muscle
Steve Nuttall and I put on bands sometimes under this moniker. We also released the cracking Stench of Muscle 1 compilation which got us featured as DIY label of the week on Radio 1
This is as diverse and as interesting a grass roots compilation as you’re ever likely to hear and album of the week for my penny and pound, rapidly worsening exchange rate be damned!
Norman Records
And, amazingly it actually sounds like a party mixtape for cool bohemian aesthetes the world over. It roars along – very much like MUCKY SAILOR themselves, with occasional genre swerves that might make you dizzy
Whisperin and Hollerin
‘Stench of Muscle’ is the first compilation to be released by Leeds-based independent (i.e. operating from a bedroom) label, Stench of Muscle Records. Stench of Muscle has been promoting independent, D.I.Y. music events at various small venues in Leeds since September 2006 and this compilation documents the first year (or thereabouts), up to November 2007.
The majority of the bands are Leeds-based but other acts also come from London, Glasgow and as far away as Rome. Relatively well-established acts like Gay Against You (releases on Adaadat, remix work for Klaxons, extensive tours of UK and Europe) and That Fucking Tank (releases on Jealous and On The Bone, tour-mates to US Maple and the Chinese Stars, extensive tours of UK and Europe, forthcoming split with HEALTH on Golden Lab) appear alongside more nascent acts like Cissy (their first ever recording appears here) and Hair + Make-up (likewise).
