The Particles – 1980s Bubblegum [LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic a rare band that has

a rare band that has traversed the territory with no predecessors or followers

Lovely collection of Matthew's philosophies

Created through an ingenious economy of means

in an edition of 99 copies

as he ranges between scrabbling solidarity and an askance skewering of his partner’s antics

The Particles – 1980s Bubblegum [LP] Folk / Blues / Ethnographic a rare band that has"(I have) two fantastic singles by The Particles they are two of my most prized vinyl possessions Carrie Brownstein (Sleater Kinney) on NPR The Particles formed at the height of the punk movement in Sydney, Australia in 1977, and spent their early years hanging out with punk legends The Saints. But by their first recordings in 1979 they were something else entirely pioneers of infectiously melodic, playfully subversive indie pop. They deserve to be