What’s happening in Sonar World?
Welcome to the Sonar Group. We are a family run independent record and publishing company based in Coventry, UK. We have been established here for over 30 years and have several labels – Sonar Records, Frantic Records, Psalm Reader Records, and Dodgy Ticket Records and have a catalogue of local artists on vinyl and CD. We have a webshop on bandcamp.
You can see us at The Coventry Music Museum or hear us on spotify – search for Sonar Group Playlist or Mysterious Monks Music and check out the SonarRecordsGroup YouTube channel for latest videos
Latest – April 2024 “Heroes of The Night Vol 2”
k my band had recorded in the eighties as L’Homme De Terre for a compilation album. The track ‘Get A Grip’ was originally recorded for an EP “Boys and girls come out to play”. This was financed by each band who appeared on the EP and we travelled over to Sinewave Studio in Birmingham set up and played the track live. The album has now been released on vinyl and we made the front cover. I think I was about 18 years old and pre blonde days. This song was written by Jon Lord and Graham Wale.The sequel without equal: the second installment in the “Heroes Of The Night” compilation universe is now here! Picking up exactly where the first volume left off and featuring a cast of twelve of the best and scarcest D.I.Y., powerpop, punk and new wave 45 tracks from the likes of JACKIE, L’HOMME DE TERRE, BRENDA PRESCOTT, AQUILA and more. Something for the girl with everything or the boy who thinks he’s heard everything, “Heroes Of The Night” Volume 2 continues Reminder Records’ campaign to showcase the talents of post-punk’s female musical innovators and pioneers.
CARY L – BACK IN THE STUDIO AGAIN
Cary has been back into Big Sky Studio to start work on her third album. This is her first all country album with 14 original songs in ‘the can’ awaiting mixing and with extra help from various musicians across the globe on this one – Steve Giddings plays lap steel on a few of the tracks and Nashville based McMillan brothers contribute banjo, harmonica and fiddle.
MYSTERIOUS MONKS – LATEST NEWS
The Monks have been working on a new album of original songs and this has now been released. Arcanum Monachis is the latest work from the monks, 11 original tunes in the monks usual style.
JULY 2019
Cary L has her track ‘Single Bed’ on the latest ‘ALTERNATIVE SOUNDS VOL III’ available from Bandcamp or Head Records in Leamington spa.
Get the ‘Alternative Sounds – volume Two’ from here – support Coventry artists!
Cary L track ‘Single Bed’ from her new album ‘Only The Night Knows’ is the featured song for August on HILLZFM. The album ‘Only The Night Knows’ is on heavy rotation on the Keith Fabrique show!!
JULY 2018
Cary L album featured on Keith Fabrique’s rock show the recently released ‘Only the Night Knows’ whose Blush track “Seven Years” is on “Volume Two” of the alternative sounds anthology. Keith played four tracks from the album: “Love On Ice”, “Single Bed” “Only the Night Knows” & “Get A Grip” Both “Single Bed” and “Get a Grip” have also been recorded by Cary’s 1990s band Viktoria’s Sekrets and of course “Get A Grip” is on the 1980 ‘Boys & Girls Come Out to Play’ EP performed by her first band L’Homme de Terre. Those of you who came to our event on Friday will have heard Cary perform both the latter songs, “Single Bed” as a duet with co-writer Christopher Sidwelll
Several video clips available on Cary’s page
The new album by Cary L – Only The Night Knows – is now available in the Sonar shop.
JUNE 2018
We now have the fantastic ‘Alternative sounds Volume 2’ CD in our mitts! What an amazing job these guys have done – So much history here – we are proud to be associated with this and look forward to more of the same !! Available for digital download or as a physical CD
MAY 2018
02/05 Just listened to HILLZFM and Keith Fabrique’s interview – a mega 7 parter – Keith played a selection of tracks from ‘Mysterious Monks’, ‘The Sweethearts’, ‘Blush’ and ‘Cary L’ in-between stories from Jon and Cary reminiscing over the years and talking about the up and coming release of The Alternative Sounds Compilation CD Volume 2.
APRIL 2018
Finished our ‘father and daughter’ interview with the fabulous Keith Fabrique at Tinkle studio. We talked about the Mysterious Monks, Blush, Cary L, L’Homme De Terre, Cabin Studio and the general Coventry scene back in the eighties. Lots of memories and we have two tracks on the new Alternative Sounds – VOLUME 2 – Looking forward to hearing it on Hillz fm due to be broadcast on 2nd May 2018.
Cary is contributing to a book being written by Keith Hancock (Mosquitoes, DT’s) about the Leamington and Warwick music scene
3 months of the year gone already and April sees ‘ALTERNATIVE SOUNDS VOL 2’ line up completed. Sonar artists Courtiers of Fashion, Mysterious Monks and Blush appear on this volume and it is down to the hard work of Martin Bowes and Andy Holdcroft that this project has come together. These compilation albums are a historical voice for Coventry bands reflecting the scene back in the day – it wasn’t just all about the ska you know! Alternative Sounds – VOLUME 2
- Don’t forget to stream the Sonar playlist in Spotify
- Blush track ‘Groundhog Day’ was played on Radio 1;
- Cary working on new tracks at Big Sky Studio with Josh producing and Jake drumming;
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- Video of the month – Mysterious Monks – Money Lender
Updated 05/06/2024
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