The Cuban Boys are back in the studio working on some material set for release during 2012.

They have opened an archive of reels and punched cards and are currently casting affectionate glances at a large bank of dials before they undertake the task of powering-up the monster sound collider.

If your houselights start dimming and the television goes on the blink, then you can assume that the band have flicked a switch and are engaging in sound reconstruction.

The boys look like they mean business.

On 31 October 2011, Steve Lamacq broadcast a special four hour edition of his BBC 6Music show which included Pete Townshend's inaugural John Peel Lecture from the Radio Festival in Salford.

During the show, to demonstrate the bands' close association with John Peel, two Cuban Boys' tracks were featured - Cognoscenti vs Intelligentsia and The Nation Needs You.

Click here to visit the BBC Page

History records that the Cuban Boys formed on this day in 1998 with little more than a notepad, a pencil, a cranky old pc and a 4-track tape recorder held together with string.

To celebrate the anniversary of their pop agitation and the third year since its original release, the band have uploaded their masterpiece 'The Satellite Junkyard' to BandCamp along with a newly formulated compendium album called 'The Satellite Junkyard (Decoded)'.

'The Satellite Junkyard' remains the band's preferred format, however...

'The Satellite Junkyard (Decoded)' provides a easy solution for those people who may wish to listen to the main tracks from 'The Satellite Junkyard' in isolation. Each track has been carefully re-mastestered for this purpose, stripping away the link content, so that each part is presented as a unique entity.

As an additional treat, the Decoded release includes some hidden content which has been extracted by experts from the original standard release - forming THREE new, full length tracks plus a beautifully crafted extended version of 'Claudine Is Blue'. These versions are exclusive to this release.

If you'd like to listen or buy a copy then head over to the BandCamp pages:

The Satellite Junkyard

The Satellite Junkyard (Decoded)


*** SPECIAL OFFER ***

The Cuban Boys are so keen for you to hear the album as it was originally intended, that if you buy the standard version of The Satellite Junkyard (£5), you will receive a special discount code which allows you to buy The Satellite Junkyard (Decoded) for just £2.

If you don't fancy that, then please just listen for free.

Cuban Boys BandCamp Page

In their continuing effort to organise their back catalogue and to provide a modern platform for their future releases, the Cuban Boys have created a new profile on BandCamp.

The site provides a quality, one-stop shop for downloads and the band hope it will become a perfect place they can develop over time.

As a starting point the original soundtrack to the webfilm 'From Ennui To Blasphemy (Via Levity & Agitation)' is available as a free download.

Cuban Boys BandCamp Page

The Cuban Boys have just provided a rare interview for the zany Australian zine Fulsome Prism #2.

The zine also includes a wonderful piece about the band.

Click here to visit the Fulsome Prism website

The Cuban Boys were sorry to hear of the passing of Roy Skelton and as a tribute to his fine work they have made the mp3 of 'B Is For Bungle' available as free download.

Click below to download:

Cuban Boys - B is for Bungle (free download)

The track is also available on the album Art Vs Commerce.

There's a brand new Cuban Boys track called 'Chips' available for FREE! on this eccentric compilation from the good good people of Donut Nook.

For more information check out:

www.donutnook.com

or

www.donutnook.bandcamp.com

Longterm supporter and altogether top chap, John Kennedy, has been playing some tracks from Art Vs Commerce on his Xfm show. 'Cuban Boy' featured on 10 February and 'Open The Door, Richard!' on 22 February.

John Kennedy at Xfm

Initial P's thumping remix of Datacrime 2011 features on the excellent compilation Disko Warp Presents Speedisko Vol. 3

For more information check out:

www.diskowarp.com

To kick off the New Year, the Cuban Boys' have released a download only single called 'Datacrime 2011' - a completely re-worked version of an old b-side.

The single is taken from the new 'Art Vs Commerce' album and comes with an extended 'The Day Of The Robot Workers' mix plus a further 3 guest remixes by Blu, Initial P and Sean Albiez.

Follow these links: Spotify & iTunes

Release date 03rd January 2011.

It has been twelve years in the making but finally the Cuban Boys have put together a compilation of all their singles, rare promos and unreleased favourites.

Crammed with 21 tracks, Art Vs Commerce has everything from 1998's first demo Cuban Boy to the new interpretation of Datacrime.

A limited edition release on CD that is sure to please the masses.

Release date 13th December 2010.

Go here for more information.

Lee Thacker has produced a marvellous book called 'The Festive Fifty Number Ones: An Illustrated Memoir' - it essential reading for any John Peel fan. The book is a combination of written commentary and beautifully crafted illustrations celebrating the annual Festive Fifty poll, with an introduction by David Gedge (The Wedding Present/Cinerama). The book also includes the All Time Festive Fifty from 2000.

Naturally, the Cuban Boys feature in the book with their 1999 Winner 'Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia' and have also provided a written introduction to part of the book.

http://festivefiftyillustrated.blogspot.com/

To mark the 75th Anniversary of the BBC's Maida Vale recording studios, one of the engineers, Mike Engles, selected the 10 favourite sessions he has recorded. Somewhat surprisingly, considering the wealth of people he has worked with, Mike chose the Cuban Boys as one of his favourite sessions.

Read more by clicking the link below:

Mike Engles Top 10 Maida Vale Sessions

The Cuban Boys are proud to announce the inclusion of 'Oh My God! They Killed Kenny' in the forthcoming 4 CD box set Kats Karavan - The History Of John Peel On The Radio which pays tribute to the fantastic late, great John Peel.

A beautifully packaged career wide retrospective, it captures the essence of John’s shows and his eclectic musical taste. It contains unreleased Peel Sessions, Peel favourites and obscure 7”s.

The artwork features a 64 page booklet with rare and unseen photos, extensive sleeve notes and exclusive interviews with some of the biggest and some of the smallest artists that appeared on his show.

Released via Universal Records.
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More info can be found at the funky website www.johnpeel.co.uk