Name: Someone Like Me
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

ES031

Colour

Black

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-04-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804180269

Total Cap

Black LPx2

ES031CD

4251804180276

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Folk

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Efficient Space

Efficient Space is a Melbourne-based music label that is operated by Noise In My Head. With a focus on showcasing unique and diverse sounds, Efficient Space has become known for its exceptional curation of *artists* and *performers*. The label's dedication to unearthing hidden gems from the past and present has earned it a reputation as an authoritative voice in the music industry.

Efficient Space prides itself on its commitment to preserving and reissuing rare recordings, ensuring that these important pieces of musical history are accessible to a wider audience. The label's attention to detail in their releases is evident through their high-quality vinyl pressings and beautifully designed artwork.

As a platform for both established and emerging talent, Efficient Space continues to push boundaries with its eclectic roster of artists. From ambient electronica to experimental pop, the label embraces genres across the spectrum while maintaining its distinct identity. With each release, Efficient Space consistently delivers captivating music that challenges conventions and captivates listeners.

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Efficient Space continue with their very highly regarded compilations. And this looks like another classic..

A humanity-reminding suite of miracle moments, Someone Like Me unites a geographically unbound cast of real people in pursuit of a meaningful connection. Taping their lived experience in economic studios in quiet English counties, Pacific Northwest woodland retreats and the big city bustle of Sydney and Los Angeles, these kindred spirits rendered sheer beauty in the process. Custom pressed folk songs of love, loss and the lord saviour.&nbsp;

Illuminating minor works from seasoned players such as former Syndicate Of Sound chart-topper Sharkey and late-era Canned Heat lynchpin James Thornbury, the collection simultaneously honours the fleeting amateurism of hobby musicians. With their one shot at tangible vinyl, freshman Lynne Ann Kingan realised her loose bubblegum rocker on campus time, while U.S. Navy recruit Fred Potts cut his unconditionally serene ballad remotely stationed on a Spanish naval base. Spartan production continues to reign with Jon Betmead’s hair-raising gospel, howling into infinite space, and Goldrust’s stripped back garden hymn.

Throughout the hour-long reflection, faith has an intermittent yet revelatory presence, most overtly with the divine choral soul of Seventh-day Adventist quartet Remnant. More subtly, Gary Ramey and Jim Kennedy both turned to song in their spiritual quests, offering their all to a universal power. An irrefutable compilation cornerstone, the National Office For Black Catholics showcased Charles Murphy’s lionhearted account of the Black experience at a 1971 concert. Five years earlier, high school seniors The Superwomen would use their hauntingly angelic harmonies to address racial inequity with a breathless take on ‘Lowlands’.

Reaching the furthest corners, Someone Like Me secures the inaugural licence of three homespun masterpieces. Discovered by fluke in the digital haystacks of Youtube and Soundcloud, Jim Huxley’s bedroom pop earworm melds peacefully into Charlie Webster’s synthesized reverie. Meanwhile, Hollywood’s John Agostino introduces us to the bizarre world of tax scam records, with the artist only now learning that his tender psych-folk demos were leaked via a 1977 bootleg.

Compiled and lovingly restored by armchair digger Mikey Young (Eddy Current Suppression Ring/The Green Child), Someone Like Me pays due service to seventeen rarefied journals of truth and devotion. Adorned with visual artist Chris Fallon’s figure and flora dream extractions, the uniting songbook is further detailed by expansive track-by-track liner notes and a forward from San Franciscan poet Rod Roland.

Someone Like Me

Music GB

Discover Someone Like Me by Various on Efficient Space. A compilation of rare folk songs capturing humanity's beauty and faith. Vinyl records showcasing real people's heartfelt connections.