Rocket Girl

Rocket Girl Launched into the atmosphere in 1997, Rocket Girl Records has enjoyed over two decades orbiting the music industry on a distinctly heavenly axis.

Founded by Vinita Joshi – a native of Rugby (the land of radio masts and Spacemen 3) and now London.

Pieter Nooten Pieter Nooten Music
14/01/2025

Pieter Nooten Pieter Nooten Music

This is a shout out to all who have a warm heart for my music and want to support me, helping me t… Pieter Nooten needs your support for New Album - New Tools

Vinita JoshiA.R.Kane Piano Magic Urusei Yatsura WHITE RING Pieter Nooten Pieter Nooten Music fuxa Bell Gardens Music
09/12/2024

Vinita Joshi
A.R.Kane Piano Magic Urusei Yatsura WHITE RING Pieter Nooten Pieter Nooten Music fuxa Bell Gardens Music

12/11/2024

“The most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.” (Forced Exposure)

06/11/2024
A.R.Kane on the cover! 😁Vinita Joshi
05/11/2024

A.R.Kane on the cover! 😁
Vinita Joshi

The Wire 490 is out now! https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/490

Copies are available to buy from our webshop now and will be appearing on newsstands from 7 November.

Inside this issue...

A R Kane: The dreampop originators return with an archival retrospective, live performances – and a brand new line-up. By Simon Reynolds

Intermodulation: A hidden history of UK electroacoustic experimentation is told via an extensive new reissue. By Julian Cowley

Cuntroaches: Berlin’s experimental noise punks tap into the sounds of the sewer. By Claire Biddles

Sun Yizhou: Beijing improvisors explore the appliance of science with household objects in everyday locations. By Daryl Worthington

Invisible Jukebox: Sun Araw: Will Cameron Stallones feel the warm glow of The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Emily Pothast

Plus Global Ear: Taipei; Unlimited Editions: Brussels 7" specialists Les Disques Lexi; The Inner Sleeve: Duma’s Duma; Flickers From The Fen; Poppy H; Manja Ristić; Epiphanies: Sussan Deyhim, pages of reviews and much more!

Bell Gardens Music album came out ten years ago. It is genuinely one of my favourite releases on Rocket Girl. We miss Br...
30/10/2024

Bell Gardens Music album came out ten years ago. It is genuinely one of my favourite releases on Rocket Girl. We miss Brian McBride immensely. Also Lauren Laverne said it was one of her fave albums of the year. You can hear her talk about it here:

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17/10/2024

live reviews reviews Seefeel / AR Kane (live at Strange Brew) Published 25/09/2024 Bristol 20 September 2024 Well this is a real trip down memory lane. Not only are Seefeel on the road (the last time I saw them was 1995) with the first new material in thirteen years, but they have brought AR Kane al...

Thank you  for .r.kaneband review
03/10/2024

Thank you for .r.kaneband review

Thank you The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music for A.R.Kane review in the current issue.
03/10/2024

Thank you The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music for A.R.Kane review in the current issue.

19/09/2024

☏ Fresh from their recent sellout at The Jazz Cafe A.R.Kane, will take the stage at Dingwalls next year.

🎟 ➫ https://dingwalls.com/gig/baba-yagas-hut-presents-a-r-kane/

Known for their experimental sound, they gained attention with two early EPs, leading to their debut album 69 (1988), which topped the UK Independent Chart. Their follow-up album, i (1989), was also a top 10 hit. They contributed to MARRS’ iconic track “Pump Up the Volume” (1987).

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Thank YOU all so much for coming to see A.R.Kane Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen Leeds and The Jazz Cafe, London.Two shows...
18/09/2024

Thank YOU all so much for coming to see A.R.Kane Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen Leeds and The Jazz Cafe, London.

Two shows coming up in Bristol. Strange Brew show on Friday with Seefeel is sold out. Tickets still available for Saturday.

We will have merch on sale at very affordable discounted prices again. (Production costs are so high but we want to do what we can!) It has been so wonderful to meet you and see such a wide range of ages coming to see the band.

Thanks for your support.
Rocket Girl
Vinita Joshi

11/09/2024

In the late 1980s A. R. Kane were one of the biggest indie bands in the UK, topping the charts with their first two albums, 69 and “i”, and creating a new subgenre by applying dub reggae production to effects-laden guitar music, which they christened “dream pop”.

Here is the Bandcamp Friday A.R.Kane preorder link:
06/09/2024

Here is the Bandcamp Friday A.R.Kane preorder link:

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