"its enough to fuel any teenage head looking for thrills"

Mr. Cherrystones is back to rock the psychedelic block party from London to NYC with his new compilation Cherrystones Word.

He can effortlessly turn the dullest event into an iconic happening, having already Dj'ed alongside Danger Mouse, Six Organs of Admittance, Edan and the final Libertines shows, to DJing the final freak-outs at All Tomorrow's Parties(Shellac curated 2002) and Green Man Festivals. Bands such as Wolf Eyes and Dead Meadow now personally request him to open their shows and tours.

Cherrystones is undeniably an excavator of exciting, but unfamiliar genres. Cherrystones Word follows the trend set by his previous compilation Cherrystones Rocks and Hidden Charms (released on David Holmes label). Cherrystones Rocks (in 2002) pre-empted many sounds that are held in high regard now including the worldwide resurgence of Tropicalia, while tracks from Hidden Charms ended up on the Oceans Twelve soundtrack.

In steering the same path as forward thinking mish-mash merchants such as Don Letts, it's still punk rock to Cherrystones. "Its part of the rebel music culture and community, the same things that led me to punk and all the music I love simple loves and fears, rejection, isolation, unity through groups and gangs and a heap of teenage adrenalin all mixed with adolescence that's enough to fuel any teenage head looking for thrills."

Comps are two-a-penny, but none are as solid or brimful of soul as this.

The next Cherrystones instalment will come forth in early 2007.

Not content with making beats and remix duties, Cherrystones under the alias Godsy is about to drop two EPs of cinematic Morricone-guitar and drone for hot new NYC label Whatever We Want records (home to Quiet Village).