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5th Dimension
The Magic Garden
PS, UK Wow! Here at Rev-Ola we're proud to present this true undisputed
classic of orchestrated, psych-tinged soft pop. The 5th Dimension
are one of the most successful American bands of the late '60s. Hey,
everybody knows their hit versions of 'Up, Up And Away' and 'Aquarius'!
However, in 1968 they were teamed up with producer Bones Howe and
wunderkind composer/arranger/all-round bona fide musical genius beyond
redoubt, Jimmy Webb, who presented them with a complex song cycle
based on his own tumultuous relationship with his partner. Nestling
between such dyed-in-the-wool classics as 'Carpet Man', 'The Girls'
Song', 'The Worst That Could Happen' (which all became hit singles
for other artists) and the life-affirming title track (as covered
by Dusty Springfield no less) are such lesser-spotted Webb gems as
'Summer's Daughter' and 'Paper Cup'. The whole cycle is linked with
beautifully ornate pieces of orchestration, sitar flourishes and ethereal
vocals. The contractual obligation inclusion of an earlier recording
of The Beatles' 'Ticket To Ride' was originally shoehorned into the
middle of the running order but we've taken the liberty of shuffling
it to the end so it no longer interrupts the flow of the cycle.
Rev-Ola-259
CD
$15.50
Acid Mothers Temple & THe Cosmic Inferno
Journey Into The Cosmic Inferno
PS, UK "Though we shall henceforth be Acid Mothers Temple &
The Cosmic Inferno, the new group will also be known in short as Acid
Mothers Temple and this will no doubt sow confusion in the minds of
many. But the true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple are many
- Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Acid Mothers
Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Acid Mothers Temple SWR. The future
may see yet other groups bearing similar names. But each and all of
them will be true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple. Thus, on
this the tenth anniversary of the founding of Acid Mothers Temple,
I announce the birth of the hellchild, Acid Mothers Temple & The
Cosmic Inferno" - Kawabata Makoto. First studio recordings since
the addition of Pikachu, drummer and vocalist with Osaka grenade-girl
duo Afrirampo. A churning psychedelic mandala driven by Pikachu and
Koji Shimura's (ex Mainliner, ex High Rise, ex Nagisa Ni Te) explosive
twin drum assault. The original super-heavy AMT & TCI groove is
blended with Pikachu's wild and spontaneous power. Against a background
of ultra-loud fuzz-wah guitar and swooping space sounds, Pikachu and
Tabata's (Zeni Geva, ex Boredoms) twin vocals beckon you on an endless
journey through the cosmic inferno! Acid Mothers Temple & The
Cosmic Inferno are : Tabata Mitsuru : bass, voice, maratab Higashi
Hiroshi : synthesizer, guitar, dancin'king Shimura Koji : drums, latino
cool Kawabata Makoto : guitar, speed guru Pikachu : drums, cosmic
shaman (from Afrirampo) Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno
VeryFriendly-046
CD
$17.75
Believer
September 2008
PS, US Interviews w/ TIM & ERIC, RICHARD DAWKINS, & RICHARD
MCCANN, a new monthly column by GREIL MARCUS, features by PAUL COLLINS,
ROLF POTTS, & ANDER MONSON.
ZINE
$9.25
Bird Show
Untitled
PS, US All Music Written & Performed by Ben Vida (Central Falls
and Town & Country), with Greg Davis, Robert Lowe, Adam Vida and
Michael Zerang. Recorded in Chicago, IL & Burlington, VT 2007-2008.
Ben Vida; Hammond XB-2, microKorg, Moog Voyager, Gibson SG, Berinbau,
Shona Mbira, Slit Drum, Pan Pipes, Shakers, Vietnamese Jaw Harp, Tambourines,
Ride Cymbal, Congas, Wood Flute, Ring Modulator, Elephant Bells, Violin,
Qraqeb, Zither, Voice, Ten String Harp, Frame Drum, Finger Cymbals,
Triangle.
Kranky
CD
$12.25
Bitch
#41
PS, US Feminist response to pop culture. The Loud Issue. Making a
racket: metal maidens, laughing ladies, ambitious authors, and much
more.
ZINE
$5.50
Black To Comm
Fractal Hair Geometry
PS, GERMANY Black To Comm is the solo venture of Dekorder label boss
Marc Richter. With two and a half albums released on his own label
he has established himself as one of the most prolific drone artists
out there with a forthcoming album on the American Digitalis label,
a collaborative CD with Datashock on Ikuisuus, a 7" on the Irish
Trensmat label and a collaboration with Xela in the works "Fractal
Hair Geometry" is Richter's most refined and original work to
date, picking up where the electrifying drone works of his monumental
Double-LP left off. Like the last records this album is centered around
recordings of a variety of vintage organs. While "Wir können
leider..." often featured pure harmonium sounds and spacious
recordings of chuch organ and mellotron, the new album opts for a
more electronic, effects-laden sound, sending an old Farfisa Compact
Deluxe and Casio SK-5 through an armada of analogue & digital
effects pedals. The results are massive one-chord drones layered into
dense & ecstatic, flickering & pulsating clusters of psychedelic
electronic sound. Additional wordless vocal effects, hyperventilating
& sizzling drum machines and hypnotic violin and guitar noises
make for a hyperactive sound that never stands still even though most
of the music is pure drones (sometimes consisting of more than 50
recording layers). Decidedly simple but gorgeous melodies shine through
the mist from time to time, making a Black To Comm record always much
more accessible than your average drone album. There's even a heavy
4/4 bass drum smuggled into a track dedicated to the late Leigh Bowery,
one of the most enigmatic creative figures of the mid-80's UK club
scene (and singer of Minty). Guests include Jonna Karanka (aka Kuupuu)
on piano, Guido Möbius on trumpet and current Black To Comm (live)
band members Renate Nikolaus on violin and Ulf Schütte (of Datashock,
Aosuke, etc.) adding electronic sounds. Along the lines of the music,
seminal German artist Oliver Ross has created a massive multi-layered
neon-coloured collage artwork that is printed on special ultra-heavy
cardboard stock.
Dekorder-027
LP
$16.25
Bloody Panda
Pheromone
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LevelPlane
LP
$13.50
Boat
Topps
PS, US The new 7" EP by Seattle's BOAT comes with five hand-drawn
baseball cards, a piece of "crunchy/sugary/pink" bubblegum,
& a ticket to download all the EP's four songs (plus a bonus track)
as mp3s.
MagicMarker
45
$6.00
Bongripper
Hate Ashbury
PS, US You'll be leveled, you'll be razed, your body will begin to
break down at a molecular level... The latest release from Chicago's
Bongripper finds these hippy-hostile gents conjuring epic, instrumental,
proto-stoner manifestos that span riff-laden doom, spacey postrock
jams, inebriating psych weirdness, sublime ambient gravitas and outright
noise/drone freefall. Playing from their grinding guts they have created
an album of nameless songs that drives like a ginormous tank-treaded
weaponized concept car in Hades. I don't doubt that Pelican is scared
of Bongripper's musical molten lava, they are a twee-pop band in comparison.
Electric Wizard isn't scared exactly, but then again they don't have
to share a fucking city with Bongripper now do they?
Self-Released
CD
$9.50
Bongripper
Heroin
US, PS Beware. Seasoned proto-metal doommeisters get their drone on;
tinkering with the void, incontinent within the continuum and messing
with the matrices. No voice, just monstrous riffs and glassy-eyed
psychedelic noise-ambient minimalism. Not the Heroin Kit, just the
tunes and artwork in a glassine sleeve, originally released in 2007,
CDR repress, limited to 100.
Self-Released
CD
$9.50
Bongripper
Hippie Killer
PS, US Remember smokin' up and and between hits you'd do nitrous and
the oxygen deprivation/depravation tuned your brain strings to a drop
L? Remember? Did you even understand the question? Dude? Hello? 10
tracks released in 2007, a massiveness that encompasses 79 minutes,
more than enough time to alter your state and wallow in its weird.
Chicago doom/sludge mob Bongripper's proto-metal-postrock, sub-sub-Sabbath
subterraneanisms, rapturous ambient blissing and hellacious heaviosity
will show your speakers who's boss. Your subwoofer will thank you
later.
Self-Released
CD
$9.50
Brother JT
Purgatory Sweet Purgatory (8")
PS, US Since the late 80's, Eastern Pennsylvania's John Terlesky (a.k.a.
JT) has cut a unique path from his garage stomping path of self destruction
with his band The ORIGINAL SINS to his more lo-fi & psychedelic
impulses released under the Brother JT monkier. An amazing EP of ALL
EXCLUSIVE tracks from Ol' JT. 4 song EP features an introspective
Velvets infused vibe that's very reminiscent of his 2005 full length
effort, Off Blue on Birdman Records. 3 new songs and lusher revision
of the song "Throwaway" from his 1999 effort "Way to
Go" released on DRAG CITY. Very limited edition, so don't miss
out on your chance let Brother JT take you on a trip to Purgatory,
despite whatever the Pope has to say. RECOMMENDED
Summersteps
45
$10.00
Bubblegum Lemonade
Susan's in the Sky EP
PS, US Scottish wonderkids Bubblegum Lemonade debuted early this year
with an outstanding single 'Ten Years Younger' that earned song of
the day honors on influential radio station KEXP and amassed countless
positive reviews in the music press including favorable comparisons
to influential 60's popstars (The Velvet Underground, The Monkees,
The Byrds) and 80's indie legends (Jesus and Mary Chain, Razorcuts,
Biff Bang Pow!). Before delivering the all important debut album,
the band pause for a moment to release a spectacular second EP! Title
track 'Susan's In The Sky' is an everyday tale of an airhostess and
her slacker boyfriend caught up in a Romeo and Juliet type scenario.
It's another sunshine wall of pop with Rickenbacker guitars, tambourines
and nice organ bits. A short dose of California sunshine perfect for
all seasons. Among the EP's exclusive extra tracks, the cleverly titled
'Surfin' USB' is a proper jangle with fuzzy guitars and a nice Beach
Boys coda, while 'Just Like You' continues the California theme in
a 150 bpm mini classic drenched in Mary Chain feedback with a mix
of fuzz and surf guitars. Closing track 'Holocaust' is a superb cover
of the legendary Big Star classic featuring a mix of Rickenbacker
and acoustic guitars. Once described as "the perfect C86 pop
band that just happened to turn up 22 years behind schedule,"
Bubblegum Lemonade deliver instantly memorable songs with brilliant
pop melodies. 'Susan's In The Sky' is another remarkable success for
Matinée and a vibrant reminder of the essential new pop coming
out of Scotland. Limited to 1000 copies in custom minijacket sleeve.
Matinee-069
CD5
$6.50
Carr, Derek
The Digital Space Race
PS, IRELAND Derek Carr is one of Ireland's unsung heroes of soulful
techno. Derek has been making music for almost 2 decades now (if you
include his early experiments as a 14 year old with a Casio sampler).
Following many releases over the past 7 years on a wide variety of
electronic labels now comes his anticipated debut album for Psychonavigation
Records.. 'The Digital Space Race' compiles ten tracks of sublime
electronic music that can be enjoyed equally in the stoned privacy
of your home or on the dance floor. For fans of John Beltran,B12,The
Black Dog, Carl Craig... this is an essential record.
Psychonavigation-025
CD
$15.50
Carter, Tom
Shots At Infinity
PS, US Comprised of recordings from various basements in the northeastern
US from late 2007. Steering away from the more delicate string environments
& modal folk improvisations of previous CDs, the disc features
maximum loop delay drone overload stretched over long, densely harmonic
tracks, retaining the melodic content & flow of earlier releases.
His solo work covers a lot of territory, but latter-day sightings
show him concentrating on looped guitar drones of immensely stacked
beauty, w/heaps of psychedelic melodic content missing from the repertoires
of many noise & drone bands.
Important-202
CD
$13.00
Carter, Tom
Shots At Infinity 2
PS, US This is the companion release to the Tom Carter CD titled Shots
At Infinity 1 being release on Important simultaneously. Shots at
Infinity 2 is two long live tracks in the same mode as Shots At Infinity
1, but more cut loose and blown out, recorded in Nemo Bidstrup's record
store and Burnt Hills' basement jam zone. Tom Carter is a guitar player
best known for his work with acclaimed psych-drone iconoclasts Charalambides.
Since 2000, however, he has become increasingly active as not only
a solo artist but as a collaborator. He has performed with improvising
musicians as diverse as Thurston Moore, Jandek, Tetuzi Akiyama, Matt
Valentine, and many others, as well as being a key member in groups
like Badgerlore (with Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance), Friday
Group, Mudsuckers (with Robert Horton and the Yellow Swans), and Zaika
(with Marcia Bassett of the Double Leopards and Hototogisu). Carter's
solo work covers a lot of territory, but latter-day sightings show
him to be concentrating on looped guitar drones of immensely stacked
beauty, with heaps of psychedelic melodic content missing from the
repertoires of many noise and drone bands. His influences include
everyone from LaMonte Young to David Crosby.
Important-203
LP
$16.25
Child Bite
Fantastic Gusts of Blood
PS, US Latest 10 song endeavor is the Band's contribution to evolutions
of 2 great art forms: human superstition & pop music. This record
is odd yet catchy, perfectly blending modern pop music w/the more
abstract. Ambitious, yes. Satisfying to your ears, oh god yes.
SuburbanSprawl
CD
$12.75
Chopper
Born To Ride Or Die
PS, US Debut from Atlanta 3-piece balances classic influences like
Blue Oyster Cult, Motorhead, Hendrix, & Sabbath with modern hardcore
like Unsane & Mastodon. With heavy riffs & lots of melody,
this album will keep you listening with its raw power & explosive
energy. Features ex-members of DEERHUNTER & BLAME GAME.
DarkWolf
CD
$12.00
Cold Sun
Dark Shadows
PS, US "First time available on CD, Cold Sun from Austin, Texas
was recorded in 1970 in the legendary Sonobeat studios, where the
Mariani and Johnny Winter first LPs were produced. The Cold Sun band
are considered contemporaries of Velvet Underground and The Fugs,
often listed as being in a similar vein but inspirations for this
unique piece actually go back to the desperate, haunted Joe Meek.
All songs lyrically express dark, mystic poetry with the true '60s
psychedelic floating/distorted fuzz spirit presented in short compact
mini-epics along with several mind blowing long tunes, such as 'Ra-Ma'
(11 min.), 'Here In The Year' (9 min.) and 'Fall' (7 min.). Discovered
by Rockadelic Records of Dallas, Texas in 1991, the Dark Shadows album
saw the light of day the next year as a limited LP version, to become
today one of the most important and revered US psychedelic underground
albums from the early '70s. Rockadelic heard it in the form of an
old scratchy acetate that one of the Cold Sun band members had made
in order to be able to play the recording at friends` parties on their
turntables. The acetate only contained 2/3 of the songs but so greatly
impressed them that Rockadelic managed together with bandleader Bill
Miller to release the complete sessions from master tapes. Autoharp
wizard Miller eventually spearheaded Roky Erickson's international
debut as the Cold Sun band joined forces with Roky in 1974 and became
BliebAlien, later evolved into The Aliens and backed Roky on his famous
albums and historical concerts. Carefully remastered from the master
tapes, this album will bring new rewarding listening experiences in
expanded fidelity, plus 2 unreleased non-album songs, authentic Live/Concert
recordings of 'Live Again' (10 min.) and 'Mind Aura' (7 min.). The
fidelity of these reel to reel live recordings is also remarkable.
The CD and Vinyl issues will both have an extended booklet/insert
with liner notes by Jello Biafra plus rare photos and other surprises.
According to Patrick (Lama) Lundborg from Lysergia.com: 'Best Rockadelic
LP ever, and in my opinion the best Texas LP of the time.' Enjoy this
ONE-HOUR psychedelic Happening, a 'must-have' '60s/'70s heavy uber-psych
masterpiece!"
WorldInSound
CD
$20.00
Dananananaykroyd
Sissy Hits
PS, US One of the most exciting new British bands around right now.
Bringing together the punk & hardcore spirit, their rawness is
tempered by the perfect amount of indie pop. 6-song mini-album represents
the strongest, most cohesive representation of the bands work yet
& their post-hardcore anthems will kick you in the guts. "A
snarling beast of Black Flag-inspired riffs and positive indie vibing"
- Vice Magazine.
HolyRoar
CD
$12.00
Davila 666
S-T
PS, US Over the past 2 yrs, they have amassed a large local following
& their shows have a reputation as must-see spectaculars. A set
functions almost like a theatrical event, as the band presents a thematic
environment in which viewers are called to interact w/ props &
exotic dancers. Their sound is the combination of obvious rock 'n'
roll classics like the Stones, Stooges, Velvets, & Dolls, along
w/ less likely influences such as Mazzy Star, Li'l Wayne, & Plan
B.
IntheRed
CD
$14.25
Davila 666
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50
Day Blindness
S-T
PS, US 180 gram exact replica reissue. CD version is on Gear Fab.
"This very obscure & classic album created by the San Francisco
psychedelic band Day Blindness in 1969 features driving guitars &
crunching organ. Long jams sum up their music, which shows influences
of both Iron Butterfly & The Doors."
Studio10
LP
$13.00
De La Soul
De La Soul is Dead
PS, US Their second album, originally released in 1991, was initially
received poorly by the press & their fans due to its immediate
rejection of the 'daisy-age' image created by their debut LP. Produced
by Prince Paul... The album was one of the first to receive a "Five
Mics" rating in the Hip hop magazine "The Source".
The album was also selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best
Hip Hop Albums in 1998 (Long live De La Soul)
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Dean & Britta
L'Avventura [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Originally released in 2003, this was conceived as a side project
for LUNA bandmates (now husband & wife) Dean Wareham & Britta
Phillips. The album is a mix of duets, originals & covers (songs
by Opal, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Madonna, The Doors, & Silver Jews.
Includes 4 remixed tracks by Sonic Boom, originally released on the
Sonic Souvenirs EP.
DoubleFeature
CD
$13.75
Delta Spirit
Ode to Sunshine
PS, US Former emo now Americana 5-piece from SoCal, their music is
typically quick & loud using twangy folk instruments with soulful
and tongue tying lyrics. Comparisons have been made to Walkmen, Spoon,
Waterboys, and Violent Femmes.
Rounder
CD
$15.00
Dissard, Marianne
L'Entredeux
PS, US Chanson meets Americana in a beautifully orchestrated and sensual
album by Marianne Dissard and Joey Burns of Calexico. Made in Tucson,
Arizona with Burns and John Convertino (Calexico) Naïm Amor (Amor
Belhom Duo, ABBC), Rob Burger (Tin Hat Trio, Tadzik), Mickey Raphael
(Willie Nelson) and scores of Tucson collaborators.
TropExpresMusic
CD
$12.00
Dreadful Yawns
Take Shape
PS, US Also available in LIMITED LP w/ hand screened covers &
free digital download code.
ExitStencil
LP
$10.00
Dreadful Yawns
Take Shape
PS, US After 3 albums of sublime, blessed-out country folk rock, "Take
Shape" displays a grittier Yawns w/o abandoning the pop sensibilities
that made them a "Band to Watch" according to Spin. Comparisons
to the Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd & Sonic Youth mixed w/ environmental
influences of living amongst a vibrant arts scene in a Midwestern
rest belt town.
ExitStencil
CD
$10.00
Duchess Says
Anthologie des 3
PS, US New Wave intensity meets punk rock fury: screaming guitars,
moaning bass and relentless drumming fused with keyboards & explosively
sexy vocals. Punked out electronic music that recalls the likes of
more-or-less contemporaries like Six Finger Satellite, Lesbians On
Ecstacy, Glass Candy and the Chromatics (and Peaches, believe it or
not), while harkening back to Missing Persons and Flock of Seagulls
for nostalgic purposes.
Alien8
CD
$12.75
Enablers
End Note
PS, US The debut full-length from this new San Francisco combo comprised
of some indie journeymen who've done time in OUT IN WORSHIP, SWANS,
TOILING MIDGETS, HIM, NICE STRONG ARM, TIMCO, TARNATION, BROKEN HORSE,
and others. Led by underground literary journalist PETE SIMONELLI,
the band deliver ten tracks of spoken vocals, backed by powerful noise
rock sounds. Visceral. CD version released by Neurot.
Midmarch
LP
$16.00
Experimental Audio Research
Beyond The Pale [re-issue]
PS, UK 2008 reissue of the debut album from Pete 'Sonic Boom' Kember's
post-Spacemen 3 project. Originally recorded way back in 1992 - Beyond
The Pale was E.A.R.'s first album, although it remained unreleased
until 1996. Pete Kember, working with Eddie Prevost (AMM), Kevin Shields
(My Bloody Valentine) and Kevin Martin (God) recorded six tracks at
Far Heath Studios, Northampton and mixed the resulting audio at MBV
Studios, London. This release for 2008 features artwork from the highly
collectible artist Kozick, with design overseen by Pete Kember.
SpaceAge-031
CD
$17.75
Flying Burrito Brothers
Burrito Deluxe
PS, US Originally released in 1970, this is still a very strong album,
& the last FBB's album to feature the songwriting & vocals
of the now legendary GRAM PARSONS.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Funkadelic
S-T
PS, US The 1970 debut from Detroit's nastiest, most shredding progenitors
of funk-rock. Sampled by everyone from DJ Shadow to Ice Cube,De La
Soul, & the Beastie Boys, FUNKADELIC still sounds fresh today
& is the first solid example of GEORGE CLINTON's eccentric genius.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Funkadelic
Maggot Brain
PS, US Absolutely no one working in soul & funk at the time had
the scope, vision, &, let's be honest, sheer lunacy to pull off
the kind of record that GEORGE CLINTON & his collaborators have
made here. Eccentric funk jams are bookended by 2 of the heaviest
tracks ever committed to tape. RECOMMEDED
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Giant Sand
Provisions
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
YepRoc
DLP
$18.25
Giant Sand
Provisions
PS, US The musical family tree of the group is long & illustrious,
spawning bands like Calexico & The Friends of Dean Martinez. Howe
Gelb has steadily amassed a prolific catalog of material that spans
the wealth of southwestern roots & lo-fi. This is cinematic Americana
at its most aching, an album of tremolo soaked guitars, moody piano
& secrets whispered over desert winds. Features talented friends/collaborators
such as Neko Case, M. Ward & Isobell
Campbell.
YepRoc
CD
$14.50
Giants
Old Stories
PS, US "Mixing the best of Explosions in the Sky, The Appleseed
Cast, & Unwed Sailor, these midwesterners are making uptempo,
melodic instrumental music perfect for any vacation flight, late night
drive, or early morning walk" - Mammoth Press. RIYL: EITS, Caspian
& Mono.
CavityRecords
CD
$13.50
Golden Animals
Free Your Mind And Win A Pony
PS, US Golden Animals have delivered their debut album, " Free
Your Mind And Win A Pony." The album is 11 tracks deep, entrenched
with pre-war blues influenced, classic rock and roll. Fans of their
sold out E.P. will dig the sonic transition of this mystical, desert
dwelling, rock and roll duo. Produced by Chris Coady. (Yeah Yeah Yeah's,
T.V On The Radio, Entrance) mixed by Thom Monahan (Devendra Banhart,
Vetiver) The music press have been quite impressed- "Make no
mistake: this is psychedelic pop-rock for the flower generation, still
going strong in 2008. It is pure old style California: all guitar
driven attitude, and bluesy stomp. " Bearded. Press Coverage
includes Blender, NME, Mojo, Anthem, Dazed and Confused, and Drowned
in Sound. Pitchfork called Golden Animals a "dusty California
guitar nugget." Available in CD wallet or 180 Gram LP. (limited
500 press). Produced by Chris Coady (TV on The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs).
Mixed By Thom Monahan (Pernice Brothers, Devendra Banhart). Press
Quotes: "When they rock out in the faux-blues readymade "The
Steady Roller," you can practically inhale the pungent aroma
of their pirate shirts. They're a marriage made in psychedelic desert-blues
heaven." Blender "unpolished sound from ghostly echoes of
60's West Coast Psychedelia 50's rock and roll and swampy old blues.
They have a nice, semi-chaotic way about them" Mojo "Their
ragged eclecticism is a winning one, taking detours into slide country,
beat up folk and starry desert ballads" Uncut "Make no mistake:
this is psychedelic pop-rock for the flower generation, still going
strong in 2008. It is pure old style California: all guitar driven
attitude and bluesy stomp. Free Your Mind and Win a Pony has got all
the hip-slung fun and holler of alt scene favourites, The White Stripes,
but presents itself without dark edges." Bearded "Psychedelic
blues-rock, long on reverb and chugga-lugga drum/guitar rhythms okayed
by the light of a baritone moon" Independent on Sunday "Delicately
crafted songs such as such as Follow Me Down are interspersed with
chugging psychedelic blues and infectious, mescalin-aroundthe- campfire
feel." The Guardian "Transcends the limitations of their
rudimentary set up. Album highlight "Queen Mary (The Flop) features
multiple tempo changes and builds to an electrifying frenzy which
must go down a storm in a live setting. "Ride Easy" begins
as a tender country plodder, but undertakes several detours with satisfying
results" DrownedInSound.com "An intense blend of scratchy
blues riffs, woozy psych, and walloped drums" NME "They
know how to riff with atomic force" Dazed and Confused
HappyParts-288
CD
$12.25
Golden Animals
Free Your Mind And Win A Pony
PS, US Vinyl limited to 500.
HappyParts-288
LP
$13.00
Greater Than One
All The Masters Licked Me
PS, US This was Greater Than One's first "proper" LP, issued
originally in 1987 by Graeme Revell (SPK) and Brian (Lustmord) Williams
on their Side Effects Records label. Here it is paired with Trust,
their first attempt at the album's recording but released in 1990
on We Never Sleep (LP) and in 1991 by ROIR (CS). While the popular
world knows more about Lee Newman and Michael Wells as Technohead,
GTO, or Tricky Disco, All The Masters Licked Me is their first fully
realized concept of weaving samples into a vivid aural tapestry. From
the original press release: "The music is devised from sampling
sounds which are programmed via a computer system to form strong and
powerful pieces of aural art: mixing noises from the underground system
with ethnic chanting, heavy metal & hip hop beats with military
drumming and classical orchestration. The album contains 9 tracks
on each side, with pieces referring to rioting 'The Sweet Smell of
a Supermarket On Fire' to ' The Rape of Sam the Fox,' a track that
evokes gallery slaves, masturbation and physical brutality. Each track
is carefully constructed to convey the intentions and meaning contained
within the titles." The album was recorded and digitally mastered
by Greater Than One. To make the CD the original betamax studio master
tape was baked for 72 hours at a special audio house in the UK. The
DAT for Trust was generously donated by Lucas Cooper of ROIR. Enhanced
CD content includes MP3s of the entire album, unbroken, photos, cover
images, an art book, and an extensive book with articles and press
clippings and words from Michael Wells and others.
BrainwashedArchives
CD
$14.00
Greater Than One
London (2XCD/DVD)
PS, US London was the introduction of Greater Than One to the blossoming
post-industrial culture as spearheaded by Chicago-based WaxTrax! Records.
It was released in July of 1989 as a double LP/single CD collection
of music recorded from 1987-1988 on Greater Than One's London-based
label, K=K Recordings, and includes the entire LP of Dance of the
Cowards. The recordings here have been digitally remastered by the
legendary Jeff Lipton (Numero Group, Rykodisc, the list goes on forever)
of Peerless Mastering and sound stunning. Bonus material includes
the music from the Duty + Trust cassette, originally issued in 1991
by ROIR as well as other compilation tracks recorded at the time.
Enhanced CD content includes photos, cover images, and an extensive
book with articles and press clippings and words from Michael Wells
and many others. DVD includes the music videos for "I Don't Need
God," "Utopia," and "Pure," as well as three
lengthy projections from their performances (featuring user-selectable
soundtrack) and an "art reel."
BrainwashedArchives
DCD
$15.50
Greater Than One
G-Force
PS, US G-Force marks a clear transitionary period from the post-industrial
sounds of London to the techno sounds of Tricky Disco and GTO. The
package includes all the music from both singles "I Don't Need
God" and "Utopia" plus the Index EP, various compilation
tracks, and music from the Japanese-only VHS tape Video Drug 1, available
on CD for the first time ever.
BrainwashedArchives
3XCD
$14.00
Gun Outfit
7"
PS, US An amazing new band of rippers from Olympia, WA taking you
back to a time when riffs were weird & hooks were strong. Influenced
by Meat Puppets & Dinosaur Jr., these guys create a sound equal
parts melody, jangle, pop & punk. Released on No Age member's
POST PRESENT MEDIUM label.
PostPresent
45
$4.75
Hellacopters, The
Head Off
PS, US Latest and last album from Swedish garage-rock overlords. Released
in 2008.
WildKingdom/Pyschout
CD
$30.00
Hindu Love Gods
S-T
PS, US Hindu Love Gods sees their long out of print 1990 CD reissued
by Rhino for their Encore Series. Featuring the late Warren Zevon
and 3/4's of R.E.M. this disc is sure to excite any alternative music
fan. Their spirited cover of Prince's Raspberry Beret garnered radio
airplay, and a cover of Mannish Boy show just how versitle this group
really is.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75
Icy Demons
Miami Ice
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ObeyYourBrain
LP
$10.50
Jem
Down to Earth
PS, US The album reflects the singer/songwriters far-ranging influences
including Brazilian percussion on the title track, a hip shacking
track complete w/funky banjos on "Crazy", the tempestuous
Latin-flavored track "I Want You To...", a dance-pop tune
"Aciid!" in which she sings in Japanese, & a moving
collaboration w/South African singer-songwriter & poet-activist
VUSI MAHLASELA on the track "You Will Make it"
ATO
CD
$12.50
KatJonBand
S/T
PS, US New album from JON LANGFORD (MEKONS, WACO BROS, THREE JOHNS)
and KATHERINA EX (THE EX) continues the 2 decade long collaboration
between the two bands. Langford has dubbed it a "death industrial
album" but this ain't Nurse with Wound either. The punk roots
of Kat and Jon definitely shine through on these catchy but ascerbic
songs of love and politics. Shards of metallic guitar weave their
way around Kat's inventive rhythm patterns while both share vocal
duties. Bone bare, blood boiling anthems sure to hook and rile.
CarrotTop-042
CD
$11.50
KatJonBand
S/T
PS, US LP INCLUDES FREE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. New album from JON LANGFORD
(MEKONS, WACO BROS, THREE JOHNS) and KATHERINA EX (THE EX) continues
the 2 decade long collaboration between the two bands. Langford has
dubbed it a "death industrial album" but this ain't Nurse
with Wound either. The punk roots of Kat and Jon definitely shine
through on these catchy but ascerbic songs of love and politics. Shards
of metallic guitar weave their way around Kat's inventive rhythm patterns
while both share vocal duties. Bone bare, blood boiling anthems sure
to hook and rile.
CarrotTop-042
LP
$11.50
Les Savy Fav
Plagues & Snake
PS, US The boys are back! Strictly LTD. ED. 1000 copies on picture
disc vinyl. The 1st 200 copies are packaged in a rare LTD silk-screened
Jeff Corwininspired snakebag. SWEET! TRACKLIST: 1.Wake Up A Snake
2.Raging in the Plague (Please note: we won't be getting any of the
silkscreen versions.)
Rococo
45
$10.00
Lopez, Francisco
Technocalyps
PS, US The original soundtrack to the film by Frank Theys. Francisco's
ability to utilize everyday sounds tht most people barely even notice,
and transform them into
sound art is quiet astonishing and complements the film.
Alien8
CD
$13.50
Los Angeles Electric 8
Plays Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Braddock, Siegel and Kohl
PS, US Eight electric guitarists with classical training who adapt
a range of art music to an electric guitar octet. This album channels
music for organ, classical guitars, strings, and Indonesian gamelans
through electric guitars and classic vacuum tube amplifiers. The result
is an extraordinary blend of art music and post-rock, achieved by
eight classically trained guitarists who reclaim the electric guitar
and transform a variety of art music genres. Mendelssohn meets Mogwai!
LAE8
CD
$11.50
Makoto, Kawabata & Michishita Shinsuke
Basement Echo
PS, US Basement Echo is the historical meeting point of two generations
of the Japanese underground. Kawabata Makoto, leader of The Acid Mothers
Temple, and Michishita Shinsuke, leader of LSD March, are together
here for the first time in a guitar duo. Though Kawabata and Michishita
are from the same scene the fact that they are from different generation
means that they bring different energy to the collaborations. This
fact is extremely exciting for Kawabata who refers to Michishita as
"one of the most promising musicians in the Japanese Underground."
Both artists agree that Basement Echo was a step into the unknown
with neither really knowing what the resulting sounds would be. For
Michishita the collaborations have been a dream come true. He describes
Kawabata as having a "soul of rock that never burns out."
After the recordings were complete the two friends sat down and raised
a triumphant toast. Recorded at Snowflake Sound in Sapporo in October
of 2007. Totally improvised with no editing/overdubbing. Designed
by Darryl Norsen.
Important-196
CD
$13.00
May, Alicia
Skinnydipping In The Flowers
PS, KOREA "One of the most accomplished privately-pressed singer-songwriter
albums of the 1970s, multi-instrumentalist Alicia May's Skinnydipping
In The Flowers becomes widely available to the international audience
for the first time on this CD reissue. Its buoyant, joyous spirit
is expressed with pure, sparse yet diverse arrangements rare among
Southern Californian singer-songwriter albums from the era. Includes
one previously-unreleased bonus track. First official release; LP
miniature sleeve including obi; 24-bit digital remaster from the original
master tape; liner notes by Richie Unterberger (including lyrics)."
MerryGoRound
CD
$22.00
Merzbow
Dolphin Sonar
PS, US Inspired by psychedelic rock, free jazz, early electronic composition,
& physical arts-especially Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau-Akita has
created a musical language all his own. This is his full-length protest
album against the annual brutal slaughtering of some 2,500 dolphins
in Japan. This is an angry album full of beats, blasts, & broken
glass. Clattering smashes are pursued by pulsing analog whirls like
the heart of a dolphin being chased through the bloodied water.
Important-205
CD
$13.25
Neu!
Neu! 2 [re-issue]
PS, US CD re-release of the 3 Neu! albums, completely remastered,
certified Krautrock classics. THOM YORKE: "To me they sound like
joy. Like endless lines stretching on a forever in parallel. Fragile,
like a brand new motorway and you are the first person to drive along
it."
Gronland
CD
$15.00
Neu!
Neu! 75 [re-issue]
PS, US CD re-release of the 3 Neu! albums, completely remastered,
certified Krautrock classics. JOHN FRUSCIANTE: "So wonderful.
They make me very happy. I love it when people glorify space and simplicity.
Yay for Neu!"
Gronland
CD
$15.00
Neu!
Neu! [re-issue]
PS, US CD re-release of the 3 Neu! albums, completely remastered,
certified Krautrock classics. LEE RENALDO: "Aural visionary minimalist
icons in a wilderness of psychedelia & beyond, inspired us with
their heroic beats & flat out grroves on the expressway to our
collective skulls."
Gronland
CD
$15.00
Northern Portrait
Napoleon Sweetheart EP
PS, US Stunning second single from new Matinée favorites Northern
Portrait! Upon release of their debut 'The Fallen Aristocracy' EP
earlier this year, the accolades started pouring in for this new Danish
band: "as perfect as jangling guitar pop can get"... "an
instant classic"... "the bar has been set very high indeed"..."these
songs are second to none"... "outstanding is an understatement"..."a
modern pop classic"..."single of the year!" The EP
has topped the Matinée best sellers chart every month since
its release with good reason. On the highly anticipated 'Napoleon
Sweetheart' EP, the band worked to expand its sound slightly while
retaining the classic appeal of its debut. The brilliant lead track
'I Give You Two Seconds To Entertain Me' was the second song ever
recorded by the band but has been completely remixed and remastered
for this EP. Featuring jangling guitars, keyboards, superb vocals
and bright melodies, the song is a three-minute classic inspired by
the feeling of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. 'Sporting
A Scar' is the first of three additional tracks on the EP-thematically
close but more self-reflective than the lead track, with especially
superb lyrics and more breezy keyboards. It's another gem! 'In An
Empty Hotel' is a short and catchy tune about the clash between hopeful
dreams and the practical problems that can occur, while the nearly
epic 'Our Lambrusco Days' is a slightly sentimental and warm ballad
with relatively simple instrumentation and open guitar tuning giving
the song a special sound. Reviewers of the first EP rightly questioned
how Northern Portrait could possibly follow such a strong debut single.
The band has responded in brilliant fashion, as 'Napoleon Sweetheart'
is another solid contender for single of the year. The bar has been
set very high indeed. Limited to 1000 copies in custom minijacket
sleeve.
Matinee-070
CD5
$6.50
Oswalt, Patton
Patton Vs. Alcohol Vs. Zach Vs. Patton
PS, US The record! The myth! The legend! Recorded in Atlanta in 2005,
this 22-min. CDEP recording is a drunken insult barrage between PATTON
OSWALT and ZACH GALIFIANAKIS at the end of an exhausting night on
the Comedians of Comedy tour. Hilarious? You betcha. Essential? Undoubtedly.
Was only available on tour & right here for a limited time.
Chunklet
CD
$9.50
Owl Service, The And Alison O'Donnell
The Fabric of Folk
PS, UK If you thought social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook
were just devices which sucked you into an unstoppable vortex of wasted
time, then think again. A chance discussion between Steven Collins
and Alison O'Donnell, formerly of legendary Irish prog-folk troupe
Mellow Candle, took place on such a website and out of that conversation
came the first fruits of this collaboration. The Fabric of Folk is
a 5-track EP featuring Collins' in his guise as main man of the Owl
Service, one generation of folk-rock crashing head-long into an earlier,
glorious era represented here by the considerable vocal talents of
Alison O'Donnell. Capturing the many different faces of folk-rock,
the five songs here - two are original compositions by the pair, one
of which was written with the Straw Bear Band's Dominic Cooper - are
perfectly formed, heartfelt and touching but with more than a hint
of darkness. This follows on from the Owl Service's previous release
for Static Caravan, the Cine 3" CD (VAN 140), and arrives alongside
their debut album A Garland of Song, which is being released on Southern
Records. Meanwhile, Alison's former band Mellow Candle have returned
to prominence on the back of the newly repackaged Swaddling Songs
- their solitary album release - which has been remastered and reissued
by Esoteric/Cherry Red. Inspired by a mutual recognition and respect,
the pairing of Collins' band with O'Donnell is a dreamy combination.
Imbued with a sense of revivalism, The Fabric of Folk is far from
backward-looking and instead concocts something incredibly new which,
while referencing the production techniques and masterful storytelling
of Brit-folk's heyday, is bubbling with new ideas and an inherent
knack for crafting sublime arrangements.
StaticCaravan-142
CD
$16.00
Pentemple
0))) Presents
PS, US VINYL!! In May of 2007 thee mighty SUNN 0))) embarked on a
Pacific Rim tour that incl. performances in Australia & Japan.
Upon arrival in Sydney, Australia, they invited one of their favorite
black metal artists: STRIBORG over from Tasmania to collaborate w/
them during their show. The results of this collaboration was a completely
improvisational, vicious audio & visual assault on the sold out,
standing room only audience! The whole event was recorded live to
24-track/multi-track. Afterwards Ambarchi edited, sequenced &
overhauled the EQ to make it as brutal as possible. Strictly LIMITED
to 3,000 numbered copies. It will NOT last long.
SouthernLord
LP
$18.75
Phantasia
Phantasia
PS, US Reissue of US psychedelic ultra rarity recorded 1971/72. The
original albums (a complete one and a one-sided) are legends for all
psychedelic/garage collectors, only 25 copies pressed of each -- not
many people have the pleasure of having seen a copy. The music is
creeping slowly and sensitively in your mind, whether stoned or not
ö it takes you wherever you want. Those are the complete sessions,
55mins in mastertape quality presented the first time to the public
-- extremely informative booklet (20 sided), with outstanding artwork
and color photos. One of the best Psychedelic albums, playing in the
same league as Fraction, Music Emporium, Hunger, Mystic Siva, Damon.
Later the band changed into Trizo 50 that will also be released on
WIS. For us unbelievable that this extremely talented band didn't
make it.
WorldInSound
CD
$17.00
Plastic Crimewave Sound
Plastic Crimewave Sound
PS, US At last, a new LP from Chicago's spacepunk purveyors! Following
'06s sprawling double concept LP, No Wonderland, this is perhaps their
most consistent and paint-peeling statement yet. These tracks were
captured with little studio trickery, in a live-type fashion, a set
of bellowing free-fest scuzzrock, biker boogie, Kraut-style dirges,
cosmic communal jams, and fist-pumping no-anthems. This is easily
the most seriously rocking Plastic Crimewave Sound line-up yet, with
hot new leads courtesy of Nick D'vyne, and the solid backbone of PCW
(guitarscrawl, yelps) Mark Lux (bass rumblage, electronix) and Lawrence
(Skog Device) Peters (drum). Folks have actually been clamoring for
this line-up to lay it down to wax (especially the aforementioned
anthemic cut 'Shockwave Rider') for some time, so get ready to explode
into space. Limited edition one-time pressing.
Eclipse
LP
$18.25
Prisonshake
Dirty Moons
PS, US These recordings, all but one done entirely in the analog domain
between 1995 to 2007, encompass both realism & psychedelia, sometimes
via tape manipulation & found sound. Performances range from the
completely live (even vocals) to near Bob Ezrin-levels of production,
but all have an everybodyin-the-room recording at their core.
Scat
DCD
$14.25
Prisonshake
Dirty Moons
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Scat
DLP
$19.25
Prussia
Dear Emily, Best Wishes, Molly
PS, US Debut from Detroit group. Ten tracks laid on analog tape capturing
reverb-laden vocals, thick timpani-style drumming that will leave
you amiable and maybe a little sweaty. LP is hand-screened w/ numbered
art and comes w/ a free digital download. "...punk artists that
sound like Pavement breaking into Hitsville USA in the middle of the
night to record 60s psych & drug music" - Detour Magazine.
CommonCloud
LP
$12.00
Robedoor
Shapeshifter Slave
PS, US Shapeshifters are messengers and imitators of the gods. Shapeshifters
can be divine or human. Crossing boundaries between sacred and evil,
they often bring messages, power or punishment from the gods. Shapeshifting
is used to gain access to the tower. They are able to turn any situation
around. Nothing is too much or too little. The shapeshifter can invert
a life-threatening situation into one where he triumphs. This form
of shapeshifting is most commonly painless but can be traumatic if
the change was unintentional; clothing is rarely lost in this process.
Edited, assembled, and mastered with assistance from Pete Swanson
of the Yellow Swans. Ectoplasmic cover art conjured by France's Parisse
Bruno. Pro-printed black and white covers and insert." Limited
edition of 425 copies.
OldeEnglishSpellingBee
LP
$17.00
Rocket from the Crypt
All Systems Go 3
PS, US 3rd installment of the All Systems Go series. Feat. "20
Lost Masters" recorded on a Tascam 8 Track in their practice
space between 97-00. Different from the previous 2 compilations in
that most of these songs are unreleased and available for the first
time ever! 25 tracks in all! Exclamation points!!!
Vagrant
CD
$14.00
Skaters
Physicalities of the Sensibilities of Ingrediential Stairways
PS, US Uncalculated unconscious expectations within an involuntary
interception (system) of detached fantasy detached provided the fantasy
is born of ingredients outside of the body but determined by the unpenetrated
unconsciousness this in combination with the mind's ability to sight
illusions creates a world in which the consciousness can travel in
and out of realization of the event arising as with the tangible actions
of the ceremony ascending and descending within the spectators consciousness
manifest exchanged illusions. The unknowing of levels of consciousness
as the procession of the ceremony transforms the imagination from
inner and outer experience to one a whole motion of physical and mental
interaction. Recorded in Universal City, Mexico by Spencer Clark and
James Ferraro. Limited edition one-time pressing.
Eclipse
LP
$17.00
Sleep Out
Not Even Dust
PS, US After a critically successful debut, the band took inspiration
from Graceland Cemetery for the new songs featured here. Deeply rooted
in the city of Chicago, inspired by a curious & ceaseless exploration
of life's unpredictable trajectory & undeniable endpoint, and
ultimately "a thunderstorm of moody indie rock" (Chicago
Tribune).
TwoThumbsDown
CD
$8.75
Snakegrinder
Snakegrinder & The Shredded Fieldmice
PS, US "Every burg in the '70s that had a steady supply of weed
and electricity undoubtedly provided a birthing ground for the formation
of bands influenced by the likes of Jerry Garcia and Lowell George,
and the Delaware area was no different. What was different was that
our subjects-at-hand got it together and in 1977 released an unassuming
document for posterity, containing nothing but original, winding (dare
we say 'snake-like?') compositions and good vibes throughout. Since
then, the album has garnered accolades from the Acid Archives crowd
and so we felt the time was right to give the group's efforts a proper
(and properly licensed from the band) presentation, with an 'old-style'
heavy mini-LP sleeve and thick booklet containing pics, gig posters,
song lyrics and liner notes by producer and long-time fan, Gregor
Alligator. In addition, we've added a half-hour of unreleased live
tracks from the same era, and everything you hear (album and bonus)
was transferred from the mastertapes '...with love and anarchy!'"
ObscureOxide
CD
$17.00
Spiers, Creston
Yesterday's Parade b/w The Time Has Come
PS, US LTD ED OF 300! This is a debut release from HARVEY MILK songwriter/member
CRESTON SPIERS. 2 acoustic songs pressed on 7" gold color vinyl.
We will only have a small amount so order now! Don't sleep.
SouthernShelter
45
$7.00
Stereolab
Chemical Chords (Deluxe)
PS, US
4AD
CD
$14.25
Sweet, Matthew
Sunshine Lies (ON SALE)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! DLP vinyl plus CD of the album.
ShoutFactory
DLP/CD
$20.50
Sweet, Matthew
Sunshine Lies (ON SALE)
PS, US SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PRICE, GOOD UNTIL 9/2! New album from Matthew
Sweet joined by Susanna Hoffs, Ric Menck and Richard Lloyd. Pretty
Parasolly, dontcha think? Without warning, this consummate artist
just may have made the album of his life, not by consciously trying
to recapture the brilliance of his three milestones, Girlfriend, Altered
Beast and 100% Fun, but simply by following his big heart, while hot-wiring
the process between inspiration and execution so that there's no longer
any distance between them. With tongue only partly in cheek, Matthew
describes the new record's sound as "power-pop-folk-rock-psychedelic-melodic-singer-songwriter-type
stuff." That turns out to be an accurate general description,
but the real intrigue is in the details. By turns achingly melodic
and drivingly visceral, Sunshine Lies swirls with relatable emotion
and bad-ass attitude, seamlessly incorporating the artist's expansive
aesthetic from one end (poetry) to the other (noise). On Sunshine
Lies, Sweet intermixes his distinctive brand of shimmering folk rock
("Byrdgirl," "Daisychain," "Around You Now")
and signature goosebump ballads ("Feel Fear," "Pleasure
Is Mine," "Back of My Mind"), with the album's primary
impulse, what he refers to as "the crazy songs." These are
heady, arrangement-based pieces where anything goes in terms of tone,
texture and performance-the mindblowing "Time Machine,"
the balls-to-the-wall "Room to Rock," the brawny "Flying"
and the Who-like "Let's Love."
ShoutFactory
CD
$11.50
Tenth To The Moon
S-T
PS, US TTTM have combined their extensive experience & mutual
disregard for convention to whip up an electro-soaked, neoteric/archaic
rock record that rebounds fresh from the oversaturated muck of global
mediocrity. Listen as the unexpected lurks around every bend &
a rollicking journey becomes a
trial by fire, challenging the plucky listener right up until the
world-shattering finale.
Stickfigure
CD
$10.50
Thunderbolt Pagoda
S-T
PS, US Members of SALAMANDER, SKYE KLAD & SALUBRIOUS INVERTEBRAE.
Deluxe boxed 180 gram vinyl package limited to 360 numbered copies.
This is heavy Kosmische music for the modern age. Epic space voyages
give way to punishing riffs & propulsive mantric rhythms, &
the band make use of subtlety & bombast in equal measure.
MutantMusic
LP
$13.25
Tortoise
Standards
PS, US These tunes are direct & immediate, yet maintain the exploratory
edge (musical & recording) that's always characterized the group's
output.
ThrillJockey-089
LP
$13.75
Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE)
PS, US Long-awaited new album from reverb-drenched country rockers,
led by local icon Jacob Fleischli, who evokes both Lou Reed and Bob
Dylan in myriad ways. His new band backs him with a rootsy but grand
atmopheric sound, thanks to an evangelical pedal steel, equal parts
terrestrial and extra...terrestrial. Think "rural cathedral".
Recorded by Matt Talbott (Hum, Centaur) at Great Western Record Recorders.
Spur-CD-006
CD
$9.00
Trad Gras och Stenar
Gardet 12.6.1970
PS, US 1996 reissue. The first in our new series called Swedish Underground
Archives. The series will focus on classic yet mostly unreleased recordings
by known and unknown to mythical Swedish progressive/psychedelic groups
from the 1960s/70s. First out is the best ever recording from the
legendary Trad Gras & Stenar (Trees Grass & Stones) recorded
at the first ever Swedish outdoors summer hippie festival in 1970.
The sound is just amazing: a stoned lysergic wall of acid guitars
jamming away and never letting up, pounding bass, furious drums and
mystical howling vocals. A true landmark in psychedelic/progressive
history.
SubliminalSounds
CD
$14.25
Trad Gras och Stenar
S-T
PS, SWEDEN 1995 reissue of the first Träd Gräs och Stenar
album, originally issued on the Decibel label in Sweden in 1970. Their
name translates to "trees, grass & stones." A rock group
led by Bo Anders Persson (after his works with Pärson Sound,
Harvester, International Harvester), this was their first of three
albums, a definitely more "rockist" continuation of the
post-minimalist experiments of the earlier groups, but still with
that undefinable Swedish underground feeling. Similar in vibe to the
live document on Subliminal Sounds, Gardet 12.6.1970. This will be
the only record in your collection to start off with covers of "All
Along The Watchtower" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
that you won't want to kill somebody with. Totally heavy Swedish underground
rock from the dawn of the era.
Silence
CD
$14.25
Triffids, The
Treeless Plain [expanded re-issue, import]
PS, UK Import version, for those who cannot wait...like Jim. Treeless
Plain was recorded in a dozen midnight to dawn sessions with a talented
but green engineer, Nick Mainsbridge some 25 years ago. Legend has
it that the time left to mix all tracks was 2 hours. Fortunately the
24 track masters were retained and we were able to commission a brand
new mix from the now considerably less green Mr Mainsbridge. Wow springs
to mind. The original album (plus extra tracks from the same sessions)
remixed by the original engineer Mainsbridge, remastered and further
expanded with live tracks.
Domino
CD
$20.50
Triffids, The
The Black Swan [expanded re-issue, import]
PS, UK Import version, for those who cannot wait...like Jim. The Black
Swan has always been the album that divided Triffids fans - it was
an eclectic mix of styles at the time and, though this seems a little
less unusual these days, it's still mighty eclectic. Restored to the
album Dave and the band had hoped against hope for in 1989 by the
addition of 5 songs left out back then - and an encore. Accompanied
by a bonus disc of demos and unreleased material. The original album
remastered and expanded, 36 tracks in total!
Domino
DCD
$22.50
Triffids, The
Beautiful Waste: Mini Masterpieces from The Triffids 1982 to 1985
[import]
PS, UK Import version, for those who cannot wait...like Jim. The Triffids
recorded a number of works that were less than full length but far
from fully formed. They've grouped a number of these under the title
Beautiful Waste... Most of the material is heard here for the first
time on CD. Included are Raining Pleasure, Lawson Square Infirmary
and the Field Of Glass EP. To round off the set we've included the
title track and a smash hit single that never was - Dear Miss Lonelyhearts
and Native Bride.
Domino
CD
$20.50
Tussle
Cream Cuts
PS, NORWAY Cream Cuts finds Tussle expanding upon it's own unique
mix of drums, bass & electronics, at times echoing the elasticity
& straight forward live approach of their debut, Kling Klang,
but with more color & complexity, while also integrating the psychedelic
pulsating pound heard on Telescope Mind. Moving above & beyond
their first two releases, Tussle map out worlds upon worlds on Cream
Cuts, riding songs from creation to destruction to rebirth. Thom Monahan's
(Vetiver, Joanna Newsom, Silver Jews, Devendra Banhart) unconventional
production techniques & talent for capturing intimate performances
integrate with Tussle's krauty exploration of rhythm leading to the
bands most epic, experimental yet holistic release to date. PREFIX
MAGAZINE: "Think of Tussle as the dance-rock libido of the otherwise
demure freak-folk movement."
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50
Ugly Things
#27
PS, US "Co-headlining our big cover story this time are The Who
and The Small Faces as Andy Neill reports on their controversial '68
tour of Australia and New Zealand, complete with an array of WOW-inducing
unpublished photos. Also, for the first time anywhere, the story of
Garden Grove garage rock teens The Spats ('She Done Moved,' 'Gator
Tails & Monkey Ribs'), Brooklyn, NY psych rockers The Koala, and
'70s NYC punks The Victims. Also on tap, Jon Savage's revealing interview
with Beatles publicist Derek Taylor about Brian Epstein, a conversation
with Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine, drop-dead delicious '60s
beat girl/style icon Gillian Hills, R&B songwriting genius Alonzo
B Willis, Mike Hudson of the Pagans, and Johan Kugelberg's countdown
of the best junkshop glam rock discs. And there's more. '60s garage
rock a-go-go with The Heard ('Stop It Baby'), The Persuaders, The
Lost Souls, plus more garage rock history from California's Inland
Empire. Also: exotic beat music from Chile and Venezuela, Jack Downing
& the Other Side, and Ade Blackburn of Clinic picks his all-time
Psychedelic Top 10. All this and more -- including, of course, our
extensive review section, covering all the latest reissues and music-related
books and DVDs."
ZINE
$8.00
Unborn Unicorn
S-T
PS, US Bay Arean AARON COYES (MUMMERS EYPE, HEART OF SNOW, GROMSKULL,
HISSEATERS and the Common Oracles label) fills your psych-folk-fuzz
cochlea with echoes of Beefheart, Velvets, Spacemen 3, Dead C, and
Kenneth Higney. Limited edition, imported from the big island of Australia,
handmade recycled classical jackets.
HeardWorse
LP
$16.50
Unsane
Visqueen
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BlackDiamond
LP
$17.00
Unthank, Rachel & The Winterset
Bairns
PS, US US pressing of their album originally released in the UK in
2007. This is the sophomore release from the Folk/Rock outfit. It
follows the incredible success of The Cruel Sister, which was Mojo
Magazine's "Folk Album of the Year" in 2005 and announced
the arrival of a major new force in the Folk scene. Like so many other
Folk artists, the group have moved way beyond the traditional boundaries
of the Folk circuit, drawing their audiences from across the spectrum
of music lovers. Like Seth Lakeman, they tour constantly and create
traditional (and traditionally inspired) music that appeals to both
the died-in-the-wool (arran, of course!) Folk fans and to a much younger
fanbase. In this light, their covers of songs by Bonnie Prince Billy
and Robert Wyatt don't seem out of place in the least. Rachel and
her band play Folk that is both traditional and traditionally-inspired,
appealing to Folk and singer/songwriter fans across the board. ALL
MUSIC GUIDE: "It's rare to hear a folk group where piano stands
as the central instrument (the fiddle often feels like it's there
in a supporting role), but they make it work, and when the sisters
harmonize in their singing, it can be quite sublime. Time will shake
off the hype that's attended them over the last couple of years, but
this is a band with real spark and invention."
RealWorld
CD
$16.25
Various
Never Ever Land: 83 Texan Nuggets From International Artists Records
1965-1970
PS, UK Outstanding package documenting the history of the world's
greatest psychedelic label, packaged in a deluxe box with 48-page
book edited by Jon Mills (including contributions from Patrick Lundberg
& Jon Savage's old Lelan Rogers interview reproduced). "One
of the most innovative and influential independent record companies
of its time, International Artists has gained cult status over the
years, particularly amongst fans of prime American psychedelic and
garage rock. Based in Houston, Texas the label thrived under the expert
guidance of its driving force, Lelan Rogers, brother of country legend
Kenny Rogers. This 3CD set collects classic tracks from the label's
flagship acts like The 13th Floor Elevators, The Red Crayola, The
Bubble Puppy and Golden Dawn alongside a host of sought-after lesser
known gems from the likes of Thursday's Children, The Chaynes, The
Rubayaat, Sterling Damon and The Shayds. Quite a number of these tracks
are here making their CD debut, several not having seen the light
of since their first release forty years ago."
Charly
CD-BOX
$30.50
Various
New Video Works
PS, US This 2-hour-plus set is on No Age drummer/vocalist Dean Spunt's
POST PRESENT MEDIUM label. New Video Works is a collection of recent
live footage of bands from the much-ballyhooed Los Angeles underground
music scene and their kindred spirits from the world at large. Collecting
30+ music videos from such notables as NO AGE, XIU XIU, DEERHUNTER,
HIGH PLACES, ERASE ERRATA, MIKA MIKO, ABE VIGODA, LUCKY DRAGONS, SOFT
CIRCLE, BARR,
and much more. What a deal!
PostPresentMedium
DVD
$12.75
Various
We Can Fly Volumes 1-5
PS, UK Subtitled: 128 Tracks of Psych Rarities from the '60s &
'70s. Following constant demand, the Psychic Circle label is delighted
to announce the forthcoming numbered, limited repressing of the legendary
We Can Fly series in a 5CD boxed set. Amongst the best psych and beat
compilations ever put together, each volume is a mind-blowing treasure
trove of mod, beat, acid rock and pop from the 1960s, and comes housed
inside a slipcase card replica of its original artwork. Featuring
familiar names such as The Smoke, Shocking Blue and Eire Apparent
alongside obscure heroes such as The Mickey Finn, Cherry Smash and
the Gnomes of Zurich, each volume has been compiled and sequenced
by the legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick
Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Presented here complete for the first time
with a detailed booklet, featuring updated band histories, rare photographs
and full discographies, the series is a byword for the best in swinging
psychedelia. Please note that only 1000 numbered copies are being
pressed. Other artists include: The Penny Peeps, The Loot, The Moving
Finger, Anan, The Peep Show, The Glass Menagerie, The Bunch, The Neat
Change, The Movement, Sands, Kippington Lodge, Infantes Jubilate,
The QPR Supporters, Trash, The Orange Machine, Serendipity, The Kytes,
Portobello Explosion, The Fox, The Mooche, The Fruit Machine, The
Image, Episode Six, Peter Cook & Dudley Moore, Shy Limbs, Brainbox,
The Cedars, Pugh, The Lords, Nite People, The Montanas, The Julian
Kirsch, Blonde On Blonde, Avalanche, West Coast Consortium, The Tages,
The Mirage, The Petards, The Bystanders, A.P. Dangerfield, The Blinkers,
Danny McCulloch, Joy Unlimited, Moonshine, Magicians, O'Hara's Playboys,
St. John & The Crew, Murray Head, Tales Of Justine, I Corvi, Made
In Sheffield, Mecki Mark Men, The Afex, Jackie Lomax, Los Brincos,
The Excelsior Spring, Daddy Lindberg, Pesky Gee, Mick Softley, Callan
& John, Brut, The Washington D.C.'s, The Sugarbeats, The League,
The New Generation, The Fox, Bulldog Breed, Brass Tacks, Neo Maya,
Russell Morris, The Rokes, Wimple Winch, Keith Shields, "14",
Lucas Tyson, Hopscotch, The Truth, The Bunch, Griffin, Five Steps
Beyond, Tangerine Peel, Los Canarios, Strange Fox, Mint, The Orange
Machine, The Ferris Wheel, The Beatstalkers, The Mindbenders, Les
Baroques, Terry Reid, Magnet, Circus, Harsh Reality, The Iveys, Old
Gold, The Human Instinct, Keith Relf, Episode Six, Saker, Kim Fowley,
The Loot, The Bunch, The Montanas, Groep 1850, Chris McClure, The
Fruit Machine, Giorgio, East Of Eden, I Corvi, Elmer Gantry's Velvet
Opera, The Gibsons, Orange Peel, The Mirage, The Cedars, Cuby &
The Blizzards, Silver Eagle, Nite People, The Nocturnes and Danny
McCulloch.
PsychicCircle
CD-BOX
$51.00
Various
Trip In Time Vol. 3: Psychedelic Adventures On Planet Earth
PS, GERMANY "This is the third chapter of the 'Trip In Time'
psychedelic series, and it's at least as interesting as the previous
ones, with only unreleased material! It presents 18 of the recent
top Hard-Psych-Garage-Kraut-Underground bands (several from Scandinavia
and Germany, but also bands from Spain, France, US, and Peru). Listening
to this compilation you will not believe that all these songs are
contemporary recordings (most are very well produced but reflect a
very intense retro spirit -- nearly unbelievable). The music itself
ranges from a hard and heavy Doors sound, Pink Floyd style, blues
hard rock a la Mountain, true '60s garage beat but also early Amon
Duul 2 of Brainticket flashes. A running time of 78+ minutes and a
12-page booklet will guide the way to the music of tomorrow."
Artists include: Electric Mystical Soul Vibration, The People, Ginger,
Jenda Wight, Jarvis Jay, Fuzz Mantra, Mother and Sun, Psychoine, The
Magnificent Brotherhood, Crystal Caravan, Living Room, The Flying
Eyes, Black Box Massacre, Serpentina Satelite, Aqua Nebula Oscillator,
Space Debris, Fantasyy Factoryy, Zaphire Oktaloque.
WorldInSound/TripInTime
CD
$17.75
Various
Allergic To Flowers: Garage Beat & Popsike Part 2 1965-68
PS, UK Part two of the first time thematic overview of West Coast
independent label Challenge Records. The label hit paydirt in early
1966 when it scored a coast-to-coast hit with The Knickerbockers outstandingly
energetic rave up 'Lies.' This riff on The Beatles sound could actually
have been The Beatles. Its inclusion on Lenny Kaye's Nuggets set 'Lies'
in stone as a all-time classic. Allergic To Flowers: Garage Beat &
Popsike celebrates this and the other nuggets that Challenge issued
from 1965 to 1968. There's The Brogues paint-peeling punk rocker 'Don
t Shoot Me Down' -- the band featured future members of San Francisco
legends Quicksilver Messenger Service. Also heard are more irresistible,
rockin' and melodic high-energy gems by The Knickerbockers, the absolutely
incredible psychedelic punk of Florida band We The People, the tough-as-nails
Lindy Blaskey and the Lavells and the superb psychedelic harmonies
of Fenwyck's 'Mindrocker.' And then there's the folk rocking and punkish
sides recorded by Gene Vincent with Glenn Campbell, as well as The
Jefferson Handkerchief's hippy novelty 'I'm Allergic To Flowers.'
Allergic To Flowers: Garage Beat & Popsike never lets up. Every
cut is a top-drawer winner."
RPM
CD
$17.00
Various
The Golden Apples Of The Sun
PS, US 2008 repress. "Finally back in print: the acclaimed 2004
compilation of current underground folk music, as selected by Devendra
Banhart. This is more than a compilation -- it's expertly sequenced
and paced, like one long, slow flow of a particularly rich vibe. Liner
notes are by the artists themselves, paying tribute to each other,
all hand-lettered by Devendra, who also provides artwork on cover,
back cover, sleeve, tray and the disk itself." Artists include:
Vetiver (with Hope Sandoval), Joanna Newsom, Six Organs of Admittance,
Viking Moses, Josephine Foster, Espers, Vashti Bunyan & Devendra
Banhart, Jana Hunter, Currituck Co., White Magic, Iron and Wine, Diane
Cluck, Matt Valentine, Entrance, Jack Rose, Little Wings, Scout Niblett,
Troll, CocoRosie, Antony."
Arthur
CD
$12.00
Various
A Visit To The Spaceship Factory 20 Gems From The Early Years Of Prog
PS, UK A Visit to the Spaceship Factory presents 20 ear-watering morsels
that will thrill and entertain in equal measure. Wander the dimly
lit corners of the Spaceship Factory, an establishment designed to
produce vehicles that could take you from the geometric wallpaper
of your room to the far side of your electric dreams. It wasn't in
production for very long, but while it was operating, not only did
it manufacture million-selling models such as Yes, Black Sabbath and
Jethro Tull, but it brought you the brash rock of Treetops, the polished
guitar wizardry of Israeli progsters Jericho, the fuzzed-up dirt of
Jesse Hector's proto-punk outfit Helter Skelter, and countless other
designs now being re-appraised or still waiting to be recognized.
The conveyor belts may be still, the furnaces may be cold, but the
ships still fly to the stars. Psychic Circle's intrepid vinyl hound,
Jamie Romer, has scoured the land in his quest to excavate more undiscovered
psycho-prog stunners. This new selection bears testament to his endeavors.
Other artists include: Mousetrap, Deadwood, Fuzzyduck, Incredible
Hog, Mouse, Beggars Opera, Kingdom Come, Little Bighorn, Strange Fox,
Onyx, Spontaneous Combustion, UFO, Sheephouse, Pussy, Axe, Sunchariot
and Kansashook.
PsychicCircle
CD
$15.00
Various
A Visit To The Spaceship Factory: 20 Gems From The Early Years Of
Prog
PS, UK Previously issued on CD by Psychic Circle, now issued on deluxe
2LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. A Visit to the Spaceship Factory
presents 20 ear-watering morsels that will thrill and entertain in
equal measure. With the brash rock of Treetops, the polished guitar
wizardry of Israeli progsters Jericho, the fuzzed-up dirt of Jesse
Hector's proto-punk outfit Helter Skelter, Psychic Circle's intrepid
vinyl hound Jamie Romer has scoured the land for undiscovered psycho-prog
stunners. Other artists include: Mousetrap, Deadwood, Fuzzyduck, Incredible
Hog, Mouse, Beggars Opera, Kingdom Come, Little Bighorn, Strange Fox,
Onyx, Spontaneous Combustion, UFO, Sheephouse, Pussy, Axe, Sunchariot
and Kansashook.
PsychicCircle
DLP
$30.00
Verve, The
Forth
PS, US New studio album from original line-up. Fusing psychedelia
w/majestic arrangements & wickedly smart lyrics, the album embraces
a melodic sensibility & musical landscape at its peak.
OnYourOwn/EMI
CD
$11.00
Verve, The
Forth
PS, US VINYL VERSION. DLP plus exclusive DVD plus CD.
OIE
DLP/DVD
$44.00
Vivian Girls
Tell The World
PS, US Irresistible mix of shoegaze, punk, and '60s girl-group sounds
with beautiful reverb-drenched vocals. Features three self-recorded
tracks of lo-fi goodness. PICTHFORK: "Brooklyn noise-pop band
Vivian Girls drop sweet girl-group melodies into proto-shoegaze squalls
the way the Jesus & Mary Chain used to and the way groups like
the Aislers Set, C86s-ers the Shop Assistants, and the Manhattan Love
Suicides have done with female vocalists. Vivian Girls keep the Shangri-Las'
melodrama, too. "Tell the World" is rebellion in the form
of romance, kids casting off their chains for a kiss like the protagonists
in "I Think We're Alone Now". It's more harmony-oriented
than are some of the groups' peers, and the tunes can take a more
speech-like, punk-edged turn via groups like the Wipers, whom Vivian
Girls have covered."
Woodsist
45
$5.25
Webb, TK & The Visions
Ancestors
PS, US TK Webb & The Visions Ancestor Following the release of
TK Webb's second solo LP, Phantom Parade (Social Registry, 2006),
dubbed by Rolling Stone Magazine as a four-star, oddly gripping effort,
it was evident that Webb's songwriting was beginning to outgrow the
sound that had peppered his solo efforts. The new songs that would
go on to comprise the Ancestor record referenced the rock music that
Webb had grown up on. This sparked his decision to form The Visions
in the summer of 2007. Joining Webb in the new band on second guitar
is Brian Hale (ex-Love As Laughter), who had previously been accompanying
Webb on bass following the release of Phantom Parade, Nic Gonzales
(The Comas, Love As Laughter, Blood on the Wall) on drums, and Jordan
Gable rounding out the line up on bass. This new cast helps take TK's
acoustic visions and plugs them in through the Marshall, making for
a heavier, more cohesive listen than Webb's previous work. Produced
by Matt Boynton at his Vacation Islands Studios in Brooklyn, Ancestor
speaks of modern day paranoia, love, and a host of other human emotions
many of us face in our day-to-day, making for not only an amazingly
heavy, but also a sincerely beautiful recording. TIME OUT NY: "As
good as TK Webb is as a whiskey-stained country-blues troubadour,
we're glad he's got a rhythm section behind him now. Together, the
outfit is one of NYC's hottest rock bands, a ragged but staggeringly
powerful outfit that triangulates Zeppelin, David Allan Coe &
Spacemen 3."
Kemado
CD
$13.75
Wilson, Brian
That Lucky Old Sun
PS, US
Capitol
CD
$16.50
Wilson, Brian
That Lucky Old Sun [Deluxe Edition] [CD/DVD]
(With DVD, Limited Edition, 2PC)
PS, US
Capitol
CD/DVD
$24.50
Wilson, Brian
That Lucky Old Sun
PS, US
Capitol
LP
$21.50
Zomes
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$15.00
Zomes
S-T
PS, US Debut solo from former LUNGFISH/ PUPILS guitarist. This album
is full of beautiful Seesselbergsized chunks of loop-like melodies
that effervesce while Osborne brings them to life. There is a cinematic
quality to the material here that recalls "library music,"
East German Indianerfilmen soundtracks, & even Blues Control at
their most humid.
HolyMountain
CD
$15.25
Forthcoming
Releases
18th Dye
Amorine Queen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, DENMARK THIS IS POSTPONED UNTIL SEPT/OCT 2008. New album, their
first in 13 years, from awesome Danish/German outfit who had several
amazing albums released by Matador in the 90s. Half the album's up
on their myspace page, check it out. With their groundbreaking, catchy
and consistently explosive rock 18TH DYE earned great recognition
in the international music press during the 90s. They toured all over
the US and Europe and left a name, which has inspired a vast number
of bands. With Amorine Queen 18TH DYE continue their intensive work
during the 90s. 18TH DYE doesn't just thrill the fans from ten years
ago, but also carry away a new audience - a fact that's hard to miss
at their recent concerts.
CrunchyFrog
CD
$16.25
AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LovePumpUnited
DLP
$18.75
AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US "Easily one of the best bands in the city right now. Discordance
still rules their roost, but more prog is rearing its head--that both
teases & startles" - Montreal Mirror
SkinGraft
CD
$14.25
Alvarez, Lesser, Gonzalez
Why Is Bear Billowing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US A couple years ago, Baltimore's Alvarez was playing stripped
down electro-pop (60s French chanteuse style) in the band Cache Cache.
Other projects include playing guitar in the drone-tinged country-folk
group The Tall Grass, as well as an electronic side project called
The Ruby Stallion Ensemble. On this release, Lesser and his acoustic
guitar craft some of the prettiest folk tunes you'll hear this year.
He delivers his songs with a sense of whimsical earnestness, and has
garnered comparisons to Nick Drake, John Fahey, and Donovan.
Carpark
CD
$13.00
Arab On Radar
Sunshine for Shady People (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US This is a document, alive & rootless, showing a band that
has no semblance to daddy's "Rock 'n' Roll"
ThreeOneG
DVD
$15.75
Asteroid #4
These Flowers of Ours (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US Rooted deep in psychedelic music, specifically that of the
1960's & early 1990's British bands, A4 has never shied away from
wearing their influences firmly on their sleeves. Dabbling in everything
from Anglo-induced guitar pop to the "Cosmic American" sounds
of vintage L.A. country.
CommitteetoKeepMusicEvil
CD
$14.50
Belle And Sebastian
Dear Catastrophe Waitress (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 23RD)
PS, US Repress! Double-LP in gatefold sleeve.
RoughTrade
DLP
$26.00
Black Nielson
Current Sunlight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA Beautiful 2005 album from now defunct British troubadours.
Mike now plays in LTI band Co-pilgrim. At just under 5 years since
the inception of the band, Black Nielson has established an impressive
reputation, both on record and as a live act. The modest level of
success achieved by the band can be traced in a steady trajectory
from noble beginnings on the south coast of England, formed by principle
songwriter Michael Gale... And that trajectory shows no sign of abating.
LowTransitIndustries-022
CD
$13.50
Bound Stems
Family Afloat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US This expresses a crucial personal transition & a collective
one. While BOUND STEMS quit their day-jobs to tour relentlessly throughout
2006 in support of their previous album (one that garnered praise
from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Alternative Press,
URB & Chicago Tribune), the band returned home ready for new challenges,
& made the communal decision to return to the more stable life
of work weeks & strong roots. It was a choice that also ultimately
made the concept of home central to this 2008 album. The songs sound
like preparation: the family has grown now, to include new ones being
formed in Chicago. But there's no settling down in these songs: family
life is raw & confusing, as uncomfortable & unexpected &
rewarding as crucial.
Flameshovel
CD
$13.25
Bound Stems
Family Afloat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US LTD ED 180gm LP vinyl. 500 total pressing (250 black/250 orange).
Includes digital download code.
Flameshovel
LP
$13.25
Braid
Frame & Canvas (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US These guys toured so much they should be the poster boys for
Rand McNally. Seminal album that defined a genre and cemented Braid's
legacy - Frame and Canvas has been out of print on LP for several
years. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and includes a digital download
code.
Polyvinyl-018
LP
$12.50
Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US Described by NME as "Beatles-headed psych-nerds w/a taste
for razor sharp snake-rock". Despite it's cryptic title this
is another fun explosion of fuzz & American-gothic chit-chatter,
w/"weird fictional adventure stories, & beginner blues guitar
lessons from mongoloids," as they like to describe
it. Includes bonus track not on the vinyl.
Alive
CD
$13.50
Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive
LP
$13.50
Broken West
Now Or Heaven (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Their sophomore full-length originates from home - the longing
to get there and all that comes from being there. Each song is a maturation
from the band's debut. The familiar catchy melodies are still there,
as are the sublime harmonies and wry guitars, but "Now Or Heaven"
is infused with a deeper, more serious perspective of the world.
Merge
CD
$14.00
Calexico
Carried to Dust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00
Calexico
Carried to Dust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US There's always been intrigue & adventure at the heart of
CALEXICO. Since the beginning (now 18 yrs together), they have constantly
imbued their music w/ an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon
the myths & iconography of the American West & its Spanish
speaking neighbor Mexico. Equal parts Sergio Leone, Larry McMurtry,
Carlos Fuentes & Cormac McCarthy. Their most varied & strongest
work to date. Guest appearances by SAM BEAM (IRON & WINE), DOUG
MCCOMBS (TORTOISE), & PIETA BROWN. Tons of press slated from Uncut,
Spin, Paste, Filter, tons more. Digipak CD.
Quarterstick
CD
$14.25
California Oranges
Imperial Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 7TH)
PS, US Our Sacramento, CA indie-pop all stars return with a gem of
a pop/rock album full of hooky choruses, call and response guitars
and a super tight power-pop rhythm section. A pow-pow-powerful good
good feeling! Just as you'd expect from this seasoned music family.
Bask in the summer sun with the fourth album from the golden state's
California Oranges and a healthy dose of the sunshine power pop they're
known for. Underlying the power is a healthy dose of pop: Delicately
concocted, contemplative songs exploring life's ups and downs. The
quintet has hit their stride on Imperial Hearts. The record features
the same line up as their 2005 release Souvenirs: John Conley (Holiday
Flyer), Verna Brock (Rocketship, Beanpole, Holiday Flyer, Sinking
Ships), Ross Levine (Sinking Ships), Katie Haley (Holiday Flyer, Sinking
Ships), and Matt Levine (Sinking Ships). The album was jointly produced
by the California Oranges and Dana Gumbiner (Night Night, Deathray).
Imperial Hearts was mixed by long time friend of the band, producer/engineer,
Eric Stenman (Saves the Day, The Comas, The Cab). The California Oranges
construct songs filled with, "soaring boy/girl harmonies, rapid-fire
licks of squeaky clean and buzz saw dirty guitar work, consistently
up-tempo beats, and melodies that would make tone deaf kitten haters
want to sing along" --Popmatters. "Power pop has rarely
sounded as
