Made - Tonight mLP (2003)

Made are a five members band from Italy playing a mod/beat/powerpop oriented music using vintage instruments (Hammond, Farfisa, Vox, Rickenbacker) but they don't dislike some of the more recent britpop sounds. In the past years they've played at the main Italian mod, scooterist and sixties events (Rimini “The Italian Job” International Mod Rally (1998, 2000 & 2004), Beat Festival 2000, Italian Mods Mayday 2000, Italian National Mod Rally 1999, the Other Face mod Rally 2001, Isola d'Elba Tuscany International Scooter Rally 2002, Ticino Mod Rally 2003, Hot mod summer on the lake 2004, Italian Mod Rally 2006, etc.) so that they are now one of the best known Italian bands in the whole MOD scene.
In 1997 they released their first demotape “Greatest Hits vol.2”. In 1999 they made their first record : a 7” split EP (along with Wigan Casino) produced by Modern Groove Records. This record had many good reviews on rock magazines and fanzines. In 2000 they gave two songs for the “Mondo Beat vol. 2” compilation cd by Face/Sony (featuring some the best sixties European bands like Solarflares, Diaboliks, Slow Slushy Boys, Others, etc.) and they had many new good reviews. In the same year they also appeared in the “Gamut Assembly vol.5” compilation cd by the british label Dizzy Lug'ole Records.
In springtime 2001 they had their first album “Made this way!” finally out on Vitaminic and many more gigs and good reviews. Last but not least they were also featured on the “Music for Truckers” international compilation by La Skaletta Rock Club (featuring bands like Kowalskis, Surfin' Lungs, Peawees, Manges, Apers, Fairlanes, etc.) which put their name out into the punk rock scene too.
In 2003 the 6 tracks Cd-Ep “Tonight” has been produced by Skipping Musez Records and followed, as usual, by lots of good reviews in the best Italian and European modzines and rock magazines. Tonight has been reissued, with four bonus tracks, in 2006 by Revel Yell Music label for the Japanese market.
After more than 10 years since their birth, this great italian MOD band released a brand new album which will be well appreciated from who loves Who, Kinks, Small Faces, Jam, Blur, the Power Pop sound and any kind of Brit Rock… "They Don't Understand" Cd, 2009.

Review from areapirata.com

Banda mod Italiana en activo desde 1996 pero que no se han prodigado mucho en cuanto a discos se refiere. Made This Way! en 2001, Tonight mLp en 2003 reeditado en Japón con cuatro temas más en 2007 y They Don't Understand en 2009. En este disco, Tonight, aparece un tema más, posiblemente sea una re-edición de 2007. Entre las muchas bandas italianas, Made siempre ha ocupado uno de los primeros lugares entre mis preferidos.

The Walnut Dash - Titbits (2003)

The Walnut Dash son de Essex, publicaron unos tres singles creo que bajo el sello "Damage Goods" entre 2001 y 2003 y más tarde el sello "Vynil Japan" se encargó de reunir en este disco: los tres singles más lo que se supone iba a ser su cuarto, Titbits: The singles so far & then some..

Cada vez que descubro a un grupo como este (hace años...) me sigo preguntando el porqué de la poca repercusión que ha tenido, sonando tan bién como lo hacen. No sé nada de ellos desde 2004.
El disco es de sólo ocho temas y a mí se me hace corto. Temás con melodía ,estribillos contagiosos, como si fuesen los Odd Numbers ingleses (lo digo porque me suenan a ellos y eso es bueno...)

Tom Braham (Vocals/Guitar), Daryl Keys (Drums/Vocals) and Malcolm Moore (Bass/Vocals).

No demasiadia información en la red: myspace , página oficial . En su página se podía encontrar este disco para bajar... supongo que seguirá activa.
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Following the success of the Walnut Dash's first three 7" singles (Going Straight, Your Mum and I'm in Love) - all huge club hits in Tokyo - Vinyl Japan is proud to present the story so far: Titbits is the debut CD release from this trio of Essex based pop connoisseurs. It's good to see that the boys, Tom Braham (vocals/guitar), Malcolm Moore (bass/vocals) and Daryl Keys (drums/vocals) have done the decent thing and not only given us the three singles, with their respective B-sides (Sarah H., Just Feel and Top Drawer), but have garnished our Power Pop desire with two exclusive new tracks. The edgy, spine-tingling Stupid O'Clock (in the Morning) and the adrenaline blast of Cheers to Yer are not only mighty cuts but they continue the now infamous Dash trait of snappy tunes whose quality is only matched by their brevity. In fact, the whole album only just grazes the 18-minute mark; perfect for when you have a few minutes before you leave the house for a big night out. So here you go - eight of the finest Mod influenced songs produced this century. Every one an addictive guitar rocker, every one a work of harmonic genius, every one a hit! Think of The Hollies meeting The Buzzcocks and hiring in a decent tailor. That'll give you a pretty good idea what this dapper combo are all about. To call this album a compilation would be an insult. This is a compendium of excellence and no other words will suffice.