New
Releases
31Knots
Worried Well
PS, US Further explorations of "post-apocalyptic Vaudevillian
punk" and demented pop, but with a twist. Plainly stated, 31Knots
hasn't moved in a new direction so much as they've ripened to full
maturity, evolved into the creature they're meant to be. Previous
efforts are just as tightly wrapped, just as fierce and incendiary.
But something is different. Something here is new. It deserves to
be called out as thought provoking and well written music in a time
when substance is quickly giving way to music of commerce and palatability.
There is no band like 31Knots and Worried Well finds them at the full
height of their powers.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50
31Knots
Worried Well
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
A Faulty Chromosome
As An Ex-Anorexic's Six Sicks Exit
PS, US A slopbucket of shoegaze tremolo, hand-claps, 8-bit blips,
water-damaged mister rogers records, mashed casio chords & drum
machined beats.How could you not pick this up.
Self Release
CD
$9.25
Abe Vigoda
Skeleton
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PostPresentMedium
LP
$12.00
Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno
Hotter Than Inferno / Live in Sapporo 2008
PS, POLAND Recorded live at Counter Action, Sapporo, Japan, 29 June
2008 2 tracks: 1. Master Of The Cosmic Inferno ~ Heart Of Earth 2.
Pink Lady Lemonade ~including Doobie Wonder Land. Time 72:26 AMT are:
Tabata Mitsuru (bass, voice, malatab), Higashi Hiroshi ( synthesizer,
guitar, dancin'king), Shimura Koji (drums, latino cool), Pikachu (drums,
voice, cosmic shaman), Kawabata Makoto (guitar, speed guru).
Vivo-038
CD
$15.50
Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album!
It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun
and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene
of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and
The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved
in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The
Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great
acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah
has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening
act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with
Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this
time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations
and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is
released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ
The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland,
where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque
on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether
very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue
sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References
and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance,
Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise
Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire,
Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett,
The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen,
Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk,
Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50
Alla
Es Tiempo
PS, US Pronounced ay-ya, this Chicago-based Mexican-American three-piece
are laying the blueprint for a new brand of Latin psychedelic pop.
As vocal melodies chime, discreet electronic effects swirl around
the mix & strings arc across the skyline at the subtlest of angles.
The group has forged a distinctive sound encompassing some of their
favorite styles from the last four decades: German Krautrock experiments,
Motown flourishes, Brazilian Tropicalia, cosmic jazz & symphonic
60's pop of Brian Wilson & Phil Spector- all while paying homage
to their Mexican musical heritage.
Crammed
CD
$16.25
Amacher, Maryanne
Teo! A Sonic Sculpture
PS, US A student of Stockhausen & close collaborator of John Cage
& David Behrman, Amacher has been creating acoustic art, electronic
soundscapes & site-specific
installation work since 1967.
Tzadik
CD
$15.25
Apache
Boomtown Gems
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman
LP
$16.00
Asva
What You Don't Know Is Frontier
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$17.00
Asva
What You Don't Know Is Frontier
PS, US Created by Stuart Dahlquist, formerly of BURNING WITCH, SUNN0))),
& GOATSNAKE, this is a lyricless album of epic doom metal. Beautiful
artwork and packaging
Southern
CD
$14.25
Atavist/Nadja
Split
PS, US 2nd collaboration between UK's most infamous doom/sludge metal
band, ATAVIST, & the most prolific & respected
act in experimental/drone/doom/ambient music today, NADJA. This installment
presents a sound picture w/ significantly more substance & depth.
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25
Athletic Automaton/Made In Mexico
Split
PS, US This split is the audio debut of ATHLETIC AUTOMATON and MADE
IN MEXICO. This pressing sports a fashionable cover designed by none
other than MATT BRINKAMAN. The songs? ATHLETIC AUTOMATON delivers
"Death On An Escalator" (with guest vocals by J RYAN of
SIX FINGER SATELLITE) and "Sweatpants No Underwear," while
MADE IN MEXICO contribute the debut recordings of "Infrared Eye,"
"Wounded Knees" & "International Zombie."
Athletic Automaton features STEPHEN MATTOS (ex-ARAB ON RADAR) and
provide two tracks of droning, distortion-sopped lapsteel guitar set
to a repetitive battery of seasick lurching rhythms. Made in Mexico
features JEFF SCHNEIDER (ex-Arab On Radar). Made in Mexico provides
the listener with scratchy riffs accompanied by REBECCA MITCHELL's
dispatch-from-the-edge shrieks. Meanwhile the percussion and bass
remain loose and limber enough to tackle the arrangements dynamics
with no wave jazz-like focus.
Armageddon
CD
$10.25
Athletic Automaton/Made In Mexico
Split
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Armageddon
LP
$10.25
Atlas Sound
Atlas Shrugged
PS, US Entirely off the cuff, Bradford Cox made up the song on the
spot, played all the instruments & improvised vocals. The session
was engineered by Calvin Johnson, who in his guise as Selector Dub
Narcotic added his own flourishes, vocal & melodica, mixed the
arresting B side "version." LIMITED to 1000.
DubNarcoticDisco
45
$4.00
Aughra
Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MagicBullet
LP
$14.50
Aughra
Proof of Dark Matter | Light the Lights
PS, US Instrumental in nature, the album succinctly captures the duality
Eyestone's solo work has steadily become known for:
equal parts of both eerie, creeping horror-movie-inspired isolationist
chillers & soaring, feel-good, dynamic melody. The end result
is an engrossing foray into a world of instant nostalgia, haunting
introspection, & intangible inspiration from shadowy sources.
MagicBullet
CD
$11.75
Autumn Project
A Burning Light
PS, US Experimental, instrumental, epic soundscapes w/enough emotion,
melody, beauty, darkness & brutality to please fans of Pelican,
though these dudes veer much more on the ambient side of things. Hypnotic
& HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Deepsend
CD
$12.25
Awesome Color
Electric Aborigines
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AmericanDust
LP
$16.00
Backyard Tire Fire
Bar Room Semantics
PS, US This is the Bloomington, IL trio's 2006 release. Focused around
the blue-collar songwriting of Ed Anderson, the young Illinois-based
trio explores the harder side of life w/ a simple man's brilliance
that never takes itself too seriously." - Aaron Kayce HARP MAG
OIE
CD
$9.00
Backyard Tire Fire
Vagabonds & Hooligans
PS, US "Vagabonds and Hooligans, is a career maker-a confident,
shining example of songcraft at its finest akin to Randy Newman's
12 Songs, Drive-By Trucker's Decoration Day, & Tom Petty &
the Heartbreaker's Damn The Torpedoes. Played again and again,this
record only grows in depth and charm." - Dennis Cook JamBase
OIE
CD
$9.00
Baker, Aidan
Green & Cold
PS, US Green & Cold is the strength of strings proved by AIDAN
BAKER (NADJA). Yes, when gazed upon, these patent leather shoes really
do reflect up. However, G&C accomplishes much more than throwing
loveless lights back up to heaven. Baker's six strings ring out like
Echoes in a Shallow Bay in the year 4 A.D., but vox and drone are
couched in subtly weird production. Baker's voice is calmly pleasing,
and like Vini Reilly or Henry Frayne (Lanterna), his vocals often
seem more like another frequency/rhythm than specific words. Edition
of 300 numbered copies.
BetaLactamRing
CD
$20.00
Bauhaus
Burning From The Inside
PS, US 4th release, originally released in 1983, this managed to succeed
despite massive setbacks & feat. some of the strongest performances
of the band's career, w/ inspired work from Murphy when he was able
to return to recording, & the 1st lead vocal performances from
bandmates Daniel Ash & David J.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Bauhaus
Sky's Gone Out
PS, US 3rd full length, originally released is 1982, & their 1st
for A&M in States (in the UK it was released on Beggars Banquet).
Opening w/ a shredding run through the Brian Eno track "Third
Uncle", feat. some of Daniel Ash's most thrilling guitar work
& Peter Murphy's strongest lyrical content yet.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Bellafea
Cavalcade
PS, US BELLAFEA call Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The rich, independent
music history and their subsequent Southern upbringing play obvious
roles in structuring their individuality. Bellafea teems with the
punk spirit of local townies Superchunk, while the trialing dissonance
of Polvo shine through in their string parts. There is an earnest
aggression in their music, perhaps channeled from their struggles
with the vastly conservative Southeastern United States-the patriarchal,
Bible-belt countryside where they grew up. There is resistance, and
there is also a secular nod to their heritage and its inevitable and
inspiring impact on their songwriting.
Southern
CD
$14.00
Bipolaroid
'E(i)ther Or'
PS, US Amid the local masses of hornblowers, washboard scratchers
and swamp-pop stars, Ben Glover stands out like, well, the one guy
making pastoral, British Invasion psych/rock in a southern jazz-and-zydeco
province. His band Bipolaroid made a grand entrance with 2003's Transparent
Make-believe, likely the most authentic Syd Barrett shrine ever to
emerge from the muddy banks of the Mississippi. Reborn as a five-piece
band, the group finally follows up its singular gem with an album
whose mark remains the same but whose aim has shifted slightly. E(i)ther
Or is an altogether messier, more chaotic affair " intentionally
so, Glover might add. The songwriter sings in a blurry slur, with
a sleepy, faux-English accent that frames vintage-sounding instruments
and paisley melodies in a perfectly hazy Pink Floyd daydream.
Bipolaroid-
LP
$12.25
Blink
Epidemic of Ideas
PS, US 12 original compositions pushing the boudaries of jazz, funk,
future music & electronica. A musical collective steeped in jazz,
rock, & free improvisation.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25
Bongripper
Hate Ashbury (Cassette)
PS, US Chicago's BONGRIPPER offers their newest cut 'HATE ASHBURY';
right here in tape form. 60 minutes of instrumental, experimental
doom metal. Heavy like a downpour of cinderblocks. With experimental
parts that keep it interesting. Rip your bong or don't; but play this
tape loud for the full experience! Hand numbered to 100 copies. (Scab
On My Brain)
ScabOnMyBrain
CASS
$4.50
Booker T. & the MG's
Green Onions
PS, US Propelled by Booker T. Jones' smoky organ and the funky guitar
bursts of Steve Cropper, "Green Onions"-the first chart-topper
by Booker T. & The MG's-slithered across the 1962 airwaves, followed
immediately by an album every bit as savory. Hot on the heels of that
first MG's smash, here's a second helping, "Mo' Onions,"
as well as the exquisite pop delights of "Stranger On The Shore"
and the unsurpassed after-hours smolder of "Behave Yourself."
The original Green Onions LP by the peerless Booker T. & The MG's:
exact reproduction available now from SUNDAZED on High-Definition
Vinyl, mastered from the absolute vintage analog tapes, and so lip-smacking
delicious it'll make you cry.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Brain Police
S-T
PS, US Icelandic citizens w/the souls of American rock gods. Fueled
by a desire to play dirty, kick-ass rock 'n' roll, they rose like
a comet from relative obscurity to become one of Iceland's biggest
rock acts. Hailed by fellow Icelandic musician Jnnsi Birgisson (Sigur
Rns) as "one of Iceland's greatest bandsone
of my favorites"
SmallStone
CD
$13.25
Brain Police
Electric Fungus
PS, US First time available outside of Iceland. Driven by magnificent
force & great personal charisma. Some seriously heavy tunes.
SmallStone
CD
$13.25
Brainbombs
Obey
PS, US AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! The deadly Obey album from notorious Swedish
fuck-ups the BRAINBOMBS. Eight festering tracks of open-sore rock
damage, played simple, ugly and for maximum effect. A total car wreck,
with guts spread all over the highway. Bee-yootiful.
Armageddon
CD
$13.50
Briggs, Anne
S-T
PS, US Originally released in 1971. She was a huge influence on the
entire British folk-rock movement, especially other female singers
such as Sandy Denny, Jacqui McShee, & Maddy Prior. This album
is a strong collection of traditional folk songs & original material
& one of the most important releases of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Briggs, Anne
S-T
PS, US Thankfully this, her first & strongest record, reissued
for the first time w/ the original cover. On CD
Water
CD
$14.25
Briggs, Anne
Time Has Come
PS, US Originally released in 1971. This album feat. many self-penned
numbers as well as a few contemporary covers w/ Briggs playing guitar
& bouzouki. Briggs only released two albums & a handful of
singles/EPs before retiring from the music business making this reissue
an important document of the British folk revival.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75
Brothers & Sisters
Fortunately
PS, US MOJO MAGAZINE: "Austin-based 8-piece who sound like Big
Star jamming w/Neil Young (New Life) & The Jayhawks (Without You),
The Mamas & the Papas, Byrds, even Ray Davies in a swamp. Country
rock ballads & pop perfection, w/imperfections in the home-made,
one take sound to make it all the more engaging"
CallaLilyCompany
CD
$12.00
Byrds
Columbia Singles '65-'67
PS, US When "Mr. Tambourine Man" first rumbled out of car
radio speakers in 1965, it was a pivotal moment in pop history. With
its jangling 12-string and epic sweep, it was the dawn of a new day:
the birth of folk-rock. And the Byrds were just getting started. The
next two years saw one hit after another, from the Biblical prophesies
of "Turn, Turn, Turn" to the raga-rock of "Eight Miles
High," from the exotic orchestration of "So You Want To
Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star" to the Byrds bringing it all back home
with "My Back Pages." Here they are again, 30 landmark recordings
in their perfectly constructed, radio-friendly mono mixes: the forgotten
rarities, withdrawn singles and, of course, all the original A and
B-sides. No one has ever had a stronger run of singles than did the
Byrds in their prime. No one.
Sundazed LP5130
DLP
$24.00
Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
PS, US Re-issue with 6 bonus tracks. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The recording
sessions for the Byrds' fifth album, The Notorious Byrd Brothers,
were conducted in the midst of internal turmoil that found them reduced
to a duo by the time the record was completed. That wasn't evident
from listening to the results, which showed the group continuing to
expand the parameters of their eclecticism while retaining their hallmark
guitar jangle and harmonies. With assistance from producer Gary Usher,
they took more chances in the studio, enhancing the spacy quality
of tracks like "Natural Harmony" and Goffin & King's
"Wasn't Born to Follow" with electronic phasing. Washes
of Moog synthesizer formed the eerie backdrop for "Space Odyssey,"
and the songs were craftily and unobtrusively linked with segues and
fades. But the Byrds did not bury the essential strengths of their
tunes in effects: "Goin' Back" (also written by Goffin &
King) was a magnificent and melodic cover with the expected tasteful
12-string guitar runs that should have been a big hit. "Tribal
Gathering" has some of the band's most effervescent harmonies;
"Draft Morning" is a subtle and effective reflection of
the horrors of the Vietnam War; and "Old John Robertson"
looks forward to the country-rock that would soon dominate their repertoire.
[The CD reissue adds six bonus tracks, including different versions
of "Goin' Back" and "Draft Morning," a few instrumentals,
and David Crosby's controversial "Triad"; unlisted on the
sleeve is a rehearsal outtake which captures comically vitriolic arguments
among the band.]" (Richie Unterberger)
Sony-65151
CD
$9.50
Byrds
The Notorious Byrd Brothers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Caesars
Strawberry Weed
PS, US New album from Swedish Garage-Pop Kingpins.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50
Caesars, The
Strawberry Weed
PS, US New album from Swedish rockers, produced by The Soundtrack
of Our Lives member Ebbot Lundberg. An edgier, rawer sound that takes
the rock & R&B rage of mid-60s The Who, The Kinks, and Rolling
Stones as its starting point & then adds a propulsive, modern
twist.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50
Cakebuilder
Feeding The Worms
PS, GERMANY File Under: dubstep, breakcore. From its symphonic opening
to its sweeping heavy basses, Cakebuilder's second record for Ad Noiseam
shows that things are still deep in Winnipeg. Bridging angry, dark
dubstep and a highly melodic drive, Cakebuilder opens a new gate for
the genre, where "dub" is replaced by something a lot colder
and orchestral. Cinematic dubstep of the blackest shade.
AdNoiseam-095
12
$11.25
Carter, Susan
Wonderful Dreams And Adventures
PS, UK Along with the likes of Jackie DeShannon, Cass Elliot and Joni
Mitchell, Susan Carter was an integral part of the late 1960s Laurel
Canyon scene, a veritable "Lady Of The Canyon". Carter captured
the attention of Epic Records, who teamed her with producer Les Carter
and arranger Dick Halligan (of Blood, Sweat & Tears fame). Recorded
in New York, her 1970 debut Wonderful Deeds and Adventures - A Collection
of Stirring Scene and Moving Accidents was certainly that and more...
something of an era timepiece. It was also interesting in that, with
backing from Randy Brecker and most of BS&T, material such as
Donovan's 'Young Girl Blues', James Taylor's 'Brighten Your Day with
My Night' and 'Medley for Billie Holiday' found Carter working in
the blues and jazz genres years before Joni Mitchell and other contemporaries
made such a move. Carter certainly had a powerful and versatile voice,
capable of handling a wide variety of genres and her crystalline voice
occasionally recalled Laura Nyro.
Rev-Ola-260
CD
$15.50
Clark, Gene
Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Cocteau, Jean & Les Six
Once Upon A Time
PS, UK Paris 1919. Playwright, novelist, poet, surrealist, filmmaker
and self-publicist Jean Cocteau was the literary spokesman for Les
Six. With his endorsement, and the inspiration of Erik Satie and fired
by the principles of Dada and surrealism, the group, comprising Francis
Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Georges Auric, Germaine
Tailleferre and Louis Durey, expressed their irreverence towards the
twin specters of lifeless tradition and bloodless modernism. They
embraced the previously forbidden worlds of popular song, 'primitive'
music and jazz and in so doing, helped purge the classical music establishment
of its deeply ingrained snobbery and pave the way for generations
of iconoclasts - in classical, jazz and rock music - still to come.
Our edition comprises famous examples of the work of this group of
composers who so scandalized twenties Paris Pacific 231, Les Biches,
Le Boeuf sur le Toit and La Creation du Monde along with themes from
Georges Auric's scores for Cocteau's the very influential surrealistic
film fantasies; Orphée (Orpheus), La belle et la bête
(Beauty and the Beast) and L'aigle à deux têtes (The
Eagle has Two Heads).
El-152
CD
$15.50
Cristal
Re-Ups
PS, US JIMMY, ANTHONY, GREG DARDEN, and BOBBY DONNE (LABRADFORD, AIX
EM KLEMM) play out infrequently , are unprolific in their release
schedule and spend their time refining and recording their abstract
electronic music. Their seclusion and deliberation produce remarkable
results. Re-Ups is their second full length release. CRISTAL use computers
to mutate and stretch sound spectra into long forms balanced against
tenuous, implied melodies. The barely perceptible abuts the overwhelming.
Placid soundfields are lacerated with incisions of digital fragments
and static on the opening track. Sonic reductions boil and release
evaporated melodies on the track "Xicifu," and then are
decimated by the scouring noise of "Left of Swept." All
across Re-Ups, disorienting and comforting elements sit side by side.
When so many noise and experimental artists seem to be hemorrhaging
releases, Cristal's compositional rigor is refreshing. One time pressing
of 500 copies on 180-gram vinyl in gatefold jackets. Comes with digital
download code.
FlingcoSoundSystem
LP
$22.00
Cross, Milton
Light in the West
PS, US Originally self-released in a limited CDR format, now remastered
& reworked & reborn in this new skin. Cross (TARENTEL, DIAL
SQUARE, PARTY OF DOOM) does his best work when he's playing his violin
or harmonium -he's classically trained & his skill is immediately
apparent. Both instruments permeate the album, adding a thick layer
of glowing warmth to the songs which they haunt. From the heartbreaking
opener, "It's Been Almost a Year" to the quiet, wavering
whispers of "Future Ghost," Cross has created an album full
of endless layers & organic details. Limited to 500 copies
Digitalis
CD
$11.00
Crystal Stilts
S-T
PS, US The Crystal Stilts hail from the same small-but-noisy Brooklyn
pop gang as the Vivian Girls (of which the two bands share a drummer)
and the perfectly shambolic Cause Co-Motion, If The Pin Group met
The Jesus & Mary Chain and had a bastard baby that loved 1966,
that might give you some idea of where the Crystal Stilts sound like.
Four tracks on wax.
FeatheryTongue
12
$10.00
Cubenx
The Cold Swells
PS, MEXICO Deep tecnho with dub and IDM melodic flourishes with beautifully
processed sounds. México's Cubenx is the new face of Techno
who recently signed into Paris' Infiné recordings. Buy if you
like intelligent techno a la Kompakt.
StaticDiscos-027
CD
$12.25
Dandy Warhols, The
Earth to the Dandy Warhols
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Beat/EMD
DLP
$20.50
Dandy Warhols, The
Earth to the Dandy Warhols
PS, US Now acting as masters of their own destiny, The Dandy Warhols
are back and ushering in a rockin return to form with Earth to the
Dandy Warhols, the band s debut on their newly minted label, Beat
The World Records. The album is quintessential Dandys, pulling together
the diverse sounds and influences that have always characterized their
music, and full of the same dry vigor that s made them world famous.
From the Some Girls-era Rolling Stones-meets-Talking Heads Welcome
to the Third World, to the campy Mis Amigos, to the psychedelic rock
of Beast of Saints, Earth to the Dandy Warhols is pleasure ride that
allows you to fully enjoy the trip while still keeping you on your
toes. The band reached out to their friends, too, inviting Dire Strait's
Mark Knopfler and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell to join
in on the rollicking Love Song. Earth to the Dandy Warhols serves
as a stunning platform into a new era of the Dandy Warhols career
and places the band firmly in the ranks of rock s elite class.
Beat/EMD
CD
$15.25
Death Vessel
Nothing is Precious Enough
PS, US Death Vessel has toured with Iron And Wine, Low, Jose Gonzalez,
and The Books, among others. Recorded with longtime producer/collaborator
Pete Donnelly (The Figgs), this is Death Vessel's (Joel Thibodeau's)
Sub Pop debut. The music is haunting and spiritual, mysterious and
kind, ageless and contemporary, soulful and psychedelic. In short,
it's where the requiem meets the rock 'n' roll.
Subpop
CD
$12.50
Death Vessel
Nothing is Precious Enough
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50
Dianogah
QHNNNL
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$15.00
Dianogah
QHNNNL
PS, US New album from CHGO trio, features guest appearance from pal
Andrew Bird. Jason, Kip & Jay have played together since January
of 1995. Their core instrumentation is a trio of two bass guitars
and one drummer. ANDREW BIRD plays violin on several songs, Jay steps
up to the mic, and Stephanie Morris (SCOTLAND YARD GOSPEL CHOIR) also
sings. A Midwestern musical goldmine.
Southern
CD
$15.00
Dignan
The Guest
PS, US 6 Songs inspired by fans of Broken Social Scene and Arcade
Fire, and grandchildren of lounge musicians. Dignan sends us an array
of melodies that brood over love, loss, angst, and crime.
BeardedBeauty-001
CD5
$5.50
Disciplines, The
Smoking Kills (ON SALE / DELAYED: SALEABLE AUGUST 26)
PS, NORWAY PRE-ORDER @ $15.00, regular price $17.00. New band featuring
KEN STRINGFELLOW. The Disciplines--a razor sharp, fuel efficient jet
machine blending a full-on, rock blast worthy of AC/DC with anthemic
melodies as sweet and singable as ABBA; a place where indie-level
humility and charm meets a stadium-sized musical reach. Formed by
American indie icon Ken Stringfellow (the Posies, R.E.M., Big Star,
Lagwagon etc.) and the three instrument-wielding members of Norwegian
chart successes Briskeby, the Disciplines have just released their
first album, SMOKiNG KiLLS (Voices Music & Ent., Norway/Denmark).
The album has already drawn rave reviews in the Norwegian national
media; the singles "Best Mistake" and "Oslo" are
bona fide chart hits; the band has been the subject of its own TV
special and is on most of the major festivals in Norway this summer.
The band was asked by Snow Patrol to support their London show last
year; R.E.M. included the track "Yours for the Taking" on
their Q magazine mix CD and has tagged the band to support their Scandinavian
stadium shows in September. Coming up: a feature on Ken in Elle Scandinavia;
festival and club dates in Netherlands, Spain and France; and a partnership
with Chess Mobile that will put the band on screens large and small
this summer (Chess will release a limited edition Disciplines phone
that will come pre-loaded with the album and other features specific
to the band). The band has played in Helsinki & Berlin and is
looking at hitting both North and South America in the next year.
VME
CD
$15.00
Don Cabellero
Punkgasm
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Relapse
DLP
$23.00
Don Cabellero
Punkgasm
PS, US Explodes w/all of the bands legendary trademarks: wildly inventive
poly-rhythms; layers of looping guitar acrobatics; rich melodies &
textures; & expansive compositions that evolve & unfold from
start to finish. The albums more relaxed feel sees the band pushing
their sound in a host of surprising new directions.
Relapse
CD
$15.00
Donovan
Sunshine Superman
PS, US When Donovan went electric in 1966 he jumped headfirst into
the deep end-and the splash was felt all around the world. Here's
an exact repro of the U.S. version of Donovan's hypnotic Sunshine
Superman LP, in ultra-punchy mono, on premium vinyl. Showcasing the
international smash single of the same name, Sunshine Superman-with
its exotic tapestries, sitar-laced psychedelia and unrelenting folk-rock
vibe-has only grown more irresistible over the years.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Dreamtiger
Glisten
PS, US Dreamtiger's debut EP is a work that strives for cinematic
grandeur. It has been called "a soundtrack to dream to",
which might begin to address the reverb drenched guitars chiming away,
soft vocals echoing forever, the fluid drum beats, & sturdy melodic
bass. It shows a band that will only get bigger, louder, closer to
reaching the stratosphere.
SelfReleased
CD
$8.25
Dry Rib
Whose Last Trickle
PS, US DIY with a guitar-genius/nonsense poet only begins to explain
DRY RIB and the projects that followed, but they were one of a tiny
handful of DIY/post-punk-era groups who'd probably have sounded the
same whether punk had happened or not. And things only got cooler,
odder, and more idiosyncratic as ROB VASEY's audio insurgency progressed.
Ed Ball of O Level (and later the Times and Teenage Film Stars) saw
Dry Rib first in late 1978 and promptly signed them to his new Clockwork
label. He writes, "Dry Rib were a late '70s three piece group
of some indefinable power-not Powerful in the obvious sense, as in
everyone slugging out the same riff... More the power of musical and
lyrical imagination... Rob Vasey's guitar style of blurred chord stylings
coupled with continuous tremolo arm pre-empted My Bloody Valentine
(or anyone else) by the best part of a decade." Twenty songs
packaged with photos, lyrics and extended notes.
Messthetics
CD
$10.25
Eden Express
Que Amors Que
PS, US ON VINYL! Feat. CLOUDLAND CANYON DUDE. The witchy beauty recalls
Pan y Regalis, Charlie & Esdor, & early tropicalia albums.
Pour yourself & a friend some cocktails, sit by the pool, &
try to become lucid as your bare, tanned forearms grow beyond 17 ft
long.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00
Epic 45
England Fallen Over
PS, JAPAN Repress with new material. epic45 is releasing "England
Fallen Over" which was out of print for three years! This record
contains three remixed songs, one new song, and one video. "England
Fallen Over" was released in 2005 by Make Mine Music which was
managed by epic45 themselves, and it was a sellout within a few months.
After their masterpiece "Against The Pull of Autumn", all
the fan awaited new record which decided their style in music, and
it was "England Fallen Over".It was known as the most pop
and melodious album because of its marvelous vocal with piano and
cello. epic45 has received the remarkable remixed songs remixed by
Remote Viewer by Craig Tattersal and Andrew Johnson from Hood, Random
Number by Mat Robson also from Hood, and electronica artist, who will
release his album by Club AC30, Oppressed by The Line from London.
Also, video clip of "England Fallen Over" is included. TRACKS:
01. England Fallen Over 02. Walk Led to Happiness 03. Swerving to
Avoid Falling Leaves 04. The Year Ahead 05. Onwards as the World Sinks
06. Past Climates 07. Swerving to Avoid Falling Leaves (oppressed
by the line mix) 08. Walk Led to Happiness (remote viewer mix) 09.
England Fallen Over (random number 'winter steppers mix') England
Fallen Over (quick time video)
ThomasonSounds-2026
CD5
$13.00
Fiery Furnaces
Remember
PS, US Vinyl is housed in a custom-made old style tip-on gatefold
jacket with a pasted-in flap that holds the third LP. Also includes
download coupon.
ThrillJockey
3XLP
$21.75
Fiery Furnaces
Remember
PS, US This double-CD live album features 51 tracks spanning the band's
entire catalog and was recorded over the past three years of constant
touring. CD comes in a deluxe 6-panel digipack with coupon to download
an exclusive bonus track.
ThrillJockey
DCD
$15.00
Final Solution
Brotherman b/w Theme From Brotherman
PS, US Strictly LTD TO 800 worldwide! Don't sleep. A primer from the
'Brotherman' soundtrack - the great, lost, soul/crime '70s film classic
that never made it to screen. Incl. an extended version of the title
track & an instrumental version w/ horns & strings, both unavailable
on the full-length. Continuing a tradition that began w/ 'Sweet Sweetback's
Baadasssss Song' & culminated w/ 'Shaft' & 'Superfly,' this
music was dragged around for 30 yrs by songwriter CARL WOLFOLK, the
tapes of his life's work have finally been mixed & available for
the 1st time. Great, funky melodies!"
Numero
12
$7.50
Final Solution
Brotherman OST
PS, US He was a pusher that became a preacher. A gangster pimp serving
soup from the trunk of his Coup Deville. A mutant cross between Robin
Hood and Friar Tuck. Everyman, our man on the street, Brotherman.
Continuing a tradition that began with Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss
Song, and culminated with Shaft and Superfly, Brotherman was a blaxploitation
film set to hit screens in 1975. Prior to the script being finished,
the producers commissioned an original soundtrack to be performed
by THE FINAL SOLUTION, a fledgling vocal group from Chicago's west
side. The ten-song album draws deeply from Curtis Mayfield's well,
certainly, but the proof in the pudding is CARL WOLFOLK's unique guitar
style-a combination of flamenco and funk-that stabs around the four
part harmonies. In classic Numero fashion, before even one foot of
film was shot, the plug was pulled and the movie was canceled. Dragged
around for 30 years by songwriter and arranger Wolfolk, the tapes
of his life's work have finally been mixed, and the soundtrack album
has been augmented to include two orchestrated instrumentals intended
for the film. Having no stills from the film to work with, the Numero
Group tasked Minneapolis' Burlesque of North America to paint a cover
that could withstand the scrutiny of any blaxploitation poster geek.
The deluxe single disc set is housed in our standard slipcase, with
a plush booklet detailing the known history of the film and the group
that created the music.
NumeroGroup
CD
$14.25
Freedom's Children
Retrospective [3 CD boxset] VERY LIMITED!
PS, GERMANY Deluxe 3CD box set edition of these albums, previously
issued on vinyl by Shadoks. These 3 CDs will also be available separately,
but this version puts these together in a heavy cardboard box, like
the Blops CD on Shadoks. This box set edition is limited to 300 copies.
Shadoks Music presents all three records by Freedom's Children, now
collected together, after two years of struggle and hard work with
tons of help from collectors in South Africa, England, Austria and
the U.S.A. Since all mastertapes were lost in a big fire, they had
to be mastered from the original vinyl, using two or three mint copies
of each album to make the best possible sounding product. All three
albums are the most wanted albums ever from South Africa. Some call
them "The Pink Floyd of South Africa," and if the political
situation in S.A. at that time would have been easier, they would
have had the same status in the international music market as Pink
Floyd. Beautifully composed songs, amazing instrumentation, well-crafted
guitar work and great singers. The extra-heavy prog sound beats most
albums in the same direction coming from the UK or U.S.A. Three absolute
masterpieces. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES!!!
ShadoksMusic
CD-BOX
$54.25
Fun Years
Baby, It's Cold Inside
PS, US Forged at the peak of their musical abilities & a significant
broadening of raw musical sentiment, the duo has taken their sound
& expanded it into a much wider dynamic range-from massive swells
of guitar distortion to microscopic pulses. They harness compositional
energy, focus it & release it in powerful blows, while exercising
their innate sense for timing & restraint.
BargeRecordings
CD
$11.00
Glory Fckn Sun
Spectra
PS, US This New Zealand group concoct a slow-burning behemoth of metallic
shivers and distortion churn, dark enough to invoke the dread name
Haino. Spectra is an unsettling mind-meld: desolate soundscapes bleed
into heavy drones, which are complemented perfectly by restless percussion.
Group improvisation is the natural language of these three. LIMITED
edition of 300 red 160 gm. vinyl records, housed in silk-screened,
heavy-gauge recycled stock jackets.
TippedBowler
LP
$16.75
Guerrero, Tommy
Return of the Bastard
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Galaxia
LP
$12.00
Guerrero, Tommy
Return of the Bastard
PS, US A brand new album from professional skater, artist, musician,
producer and businessman TOMMY GUERRERO (JET BLACK CRAYON). Tommy's
music, like his graphic design, is beguilingly simple. He sounds like
a guy fucking around on his front stoop-and maybe that's exactly accurate-but
the results touch you down to your toes. His melodies dance lightly
around your head while the rhythms build under your feet. His is soul
music, made by a street kid raised on Santana and Bill Withers, with
more than a little nod to The Clash and Public Enemy in there, too.
Features guest appearances from CURUMIN (Quannum Records), FREDO ORTIZ
(percussionist for the BEASTIE BOYS), and CHUCK TREECE (BLKTOP PROJECT,
MCRAD, BAD BRAINS). Previous releases on Mo'Wax, Galaxia, Function
8, Rush [Japan] and Quannum. Previous collaborations with Lyrics Born,
Jack Johnson, and Prefuse 73, and the remixes for Money Mark/Nigo,
Poets of Rhythm and Sean Lee.
Galaxia
CD
$12.00
Haigh, Robert
Written On Water
PS, US In the early 80s, Haigh released a handful of recordings under
his own name, as well as the monikers SEMA, FOTE, & TRUTH CLUB.
Within these songs, listeners will hear nods to the distinct melodicism
of his early Valentine Out of Season-era solo piano work, while also
referencing like-minded composers such as Eric Satie, Steve Reich,
& Harold Budd. Gone are the drum machines of his 90s work, yet
this new music is as much about rhythm as it is about melody. LIMITED,
numbered edition of 500, packaged in a letterpressed chipboard case
Crouton
CD
$15.50
Hanson, Jeff
Madam Owl
PS, US This album does not mark a radical departure from his previous
two records, as the essential elements are still here. The bare acoustic
prettiness of his debut "Son" and the handcrafted pop cleverness
of "Jeff Hanson" have been developed further. And, like
its predecessors, this release contains a set of pop-music symphonies,
each one of which feels like it could be the record's single.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25
Hatfield, Juliana
How to Walk Away
PS, US W/her 10th solo album, she again proves herself to be an uncompromising
artist w/impeccable pop instincts, a disdain for artifice, a completely
original voice, & a contrarian streak. Features guests Richard
Butler (PSYCHEDELIC FURS) & Matthew Caws (NADA SURF) on vocals,
Jody Porter (FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE) on guitar & TRACY BONHAM on violin.
YeOldeRecords
CD
$14.50
Heaviness
S-T
PS, US This Swedish band's own brand of mayhem pop has been very well
received in the neo-shoegaze camp. Electric violin, driving drums,
flowing guitar, & bittersweet vocals forge a path through a forest
of anxiety, longing & oppression. The songs strike you down w/their
brute force only to lift you up w/the beauty of their melodies. Special
Japanese issue featuring a bonus track/new artwork.
Quince-061
CD
$13.75
Hey Mercedes
Unorchestrated
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! After spanning 4 1/2 years of touring, 2 full-lengths,
and 3 wonderful EPs (this being their third), this marks the final
release from Milwaukees' Hey Mercedes. EP feaures 2 hard-to-finds
that were previously released as a Japanese bonus track and a compilation
track respectfully, 2 unreleased songs from the Loses Control demo
sessions, and a live version of 'unorchestrated' which originally
appears on Loses Control. A great closer to an extremely busy and
prolific career.
GrandTheftAutumn
12
$11.00
High Mountain Tempel
The Glass Bead Game
PS, US The wind-bent branches of Torrey Pines, the falling cinders
of canyon fires, the witch covens and guru love nests, the Buddha
calm of the High Sierras, and the skin-cracking power of a Santa Ana
wind. Inspired by Terry Riley, Lustmord, Philip K. Dick, and H.P.
Lovecraft.
LotusHouse-12
CD
$11.50
Hill, Zach
Astrological Straits
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Licensed on vinyl from IPECAC, comes packaged
in a high quality, heavy-stock jacket w/ insert. Limited to 1000 for
first pressing.
Anticon
DLP
$21.50
Hill, Zach
Astrological Straits
PS, US 1st solo release from founding member of HELLA & frequent
collaborator w/ Mike Patton, Mick Barr, etc. Considered one of the
most innovative drummers in modern music, he spent the last year creating
this album. 2CD feat. an all-star cast incl. LES CLAYPOOL, CHINO MORENO,
NO AGE, MARNIE STERN, & members of !!!, LCD SOUNDSYSEM, HELLA,
& more.
Ipecac
DCD
$16.25
Hitchcock, Robyn
Fegmania! [expanded re-issue]
PS, US A return to band format, showcasing The Egyptians through thick
sonic tapestries wrapped around his signature skittered melodies &
private lyrics. The album also features period bonus tracks that do
not appear on the original album.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00
Hitchcock, Robyn
Gotta Let This Hen Out [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Captures a blazing live set by the Egyptians from London's
Marquee club in early 1985. The band blasts through new & old
classics, effortlessly blending the show into what amounts to a live
best-of collection, & reminding fans that his legend is built
as much on loud guitars as it is on eerie metaphors & jagged melodies.
The album also includes bonus live tracks from a 1989 performance
at The Ritz, New York City.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00
Hitchcock, Robyn
Luminous Groove [5 x CD boxset]
PS, US The 2nd in a series of retrospective box sets from Yep Roc,
this 5-disc set shines a light on his rock & roll renaissance
w/the Egyptians. Includes seminal albums "Fegmania!," "Element
of Light," & "Gotta Let This Hen Out!" All 3 albums
contain new bonus tracks exclusive to this release. In addition, the
set also includes 2 exclusive bonus discs entitled "Bad Case
of History" which features previously unreleased studio recordings,
including the final 1994 sessions, & a CD of unheard live material.
YepRoc
CD-BOX
$44.75
Hitchcock, Robyn
Element Of Light [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Here, The Egyptians glide between regal pop & driving psychedelia,
resulting in one of the most deliberate & nuanced college rock
records of the decade. Includes bonus tracks that do not appear on
the original version of the album.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00
Hubbard, Neilson
I Love Your Muscles
PS, US New 2008 album from former Parasol artist and medal winner
in sweetest man on Earth competition! Accomplished artist, Neilson
Hubbard (This Living Hand, Strays Don't Sleep) releases his fourth
solo album, I Love Your Muscles. Neilson has produced records for
notable artists, Garrison Starr, Glen Phillips and Matthew Ryan. ENTERTAINMENT
WEEKLY: "This Mississippian's material is drenched in disillusionment.
But like top-tier confessional singer-songwriters Matthew Sweet and
Elliot Smith, he puts his woes to good use, churning out baleful ballads
and hymns that earn your empathy. Blessed with a earthy falsetto,
plush melodies, and salvation-seeking stories, Hubbard's got the goods
to compete with the reigning mope-rock royalty."
MediaCreature-89969
CD
$9.50
Hum Of The Druid
Raising the New Wing/Braided Industry
PS, US ERIC STONEFELT returns with another meticulously crafted album
of crunching, crumbling, crackling modern industrial music. The sounds
of metal and machinery and vocal vomit. HOTD constructs audio works
of intricacy with such careful attention paid to timbre and texture,
each repeat listen revealing a heretofore unnoticed detail or ten.
For fans of Daniel Menche, Small Cruel Party, The New Blockaders,
Einleitungzeit, Linija Mass. Black vinyl pressing with pro-printed
covers on cardstock, pasted-on matte white LP jackets with cardstock
inserts and 11x17" glossy posters.
SNSE
LP
$16.75
Human Eye
Fragments of the Universe Nurse
PS, US Watching HUMAN EYE onstage is like being attacked by space
aliens. They are like something dreamed up by Philip K. Dick during
an acid flashback, a science fiction sound world with rock and roll
roots assaulting all of the senses. Their second full-length release,
Fragments of the Universe Nurse, continues their musical mission with
more mind-derailing time changes, laser-beam synthesizer blasts, hallucinatory
overdriven echoplex, and a generally brutal assemblage of disparate
elements from a sonic palette that ranges from mid-'70s punk rock
to psychedelia, prog, free jazz, and Sci-Fi movie sound effects. Writhing
giant robot snakes, huge illuminated plastic eyeballs, flying T.V.
sets, and exploding flourescent paint-filled balloons only heighten
the atmosphere of transformed reality and universal anxiety suggested
by Human Eye's music. The musical structures whirl and explode in
an entangled storm of opposites fusing together and colliding with
strange precision. On first listen, you might think you're hearing
traces of Beefheart, Germs, Chrome, Soupy Sales, the Residents, Hendrix,
Gentle Giant, and the Boredoms. By the second or third listen, you'll
(hopefully) be too disoriented to think, analyze, etc. Singer/guitarist
TIMMY V. was previously in the CLONE DEFECTS."-Matthew Smith
(Outrageous Cherry)
HookOrCrook
LP
$12.00
Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle
PS, US This duo presents a sound reminiscent of 50s/60s soul and doo-wop
(i.e., The Everly Brothers). Human Highway came about while Jim Guthrie
and Nick Thorburn (Islands, ex-Unicorns) were on tour with Islands.
Vinyl comes with a coupon for a free digital download.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$12.50
Human Highway
Moody Motorcycle
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$14.00
Inara George & Van Dyke Parks
An Invitation
PS, US A lush, elegant, fully orchestrated song cycle, a catalog of
experiences equally inspired by the sophistication of Frank Sinatra
& the storied, cinematic wonder of Richard Sherman's oeuvre. Throughout
the record, Van Dyke's cerebral (psychedelic, even) arrangements twist
the music into multiple directions at once, a swirling canvas suspended
over the sonic mantelpiece of Inara's songs.
Everloving
CD
$17.00
Jaguar Love
Take Me To The Sea
PS, US Formed from members of the Blood Brothers and Pretty Girls
Make Graves, Portland, OR's Jaguar Love add heavy-duty glam moves
and crunchy, addictive hooks to the mix on this debut. "The beauty
of Jaguar Love is how they manage to compose songs so intentionally
vicious, strange, and manic, and yet totally hook-driven" - Seattle
Times.
Matador
CD
$10.00
Jaguar Love
Take Me To The Sea
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00
Jason & The Scorchers
The EMI Years
PS, US New digitally remastered two-CD set from this American Cow
Punk vanguard who mixed their Country roots with a rockin' edge. Led
by Jason Ringenberg, this Alt-Roots band signed to EMI in the mid'80s
and released two critically successful albums and received plenty
of airplay on college radio. This double disc set features their two
albums for EMI (1985's Lost and Found and Still Standing, released
the following year) plus live material and B-sides. Also includes
the Fervor EP, geez.
Acadia
DCD
$27.25
Jesu/Battle of Mice
Split
PS, US Several years in the making, each band offers 2 exclusive,
lengthy tracks on this limited-edition release. JESU, comprised of
the cult-followed JUSTIN K. BROADRICK (Godflesh, Napalm Death, Techno
Animal), showcases heavy music on the darker end of the spectrum.
BATTLE OF MICE (members of Red Sparrowes, Storm of Light) contribute
the most sinister songs they've ever recorded. Heavier than their
debut album, yet more dynamic overall, & possibly their last recordings
ever. Both formats come in deluxe packaging w/ metallic silver ink
& spot matte finish. Limited one-time pressings of 2000 copies
each format.
RoboticEmpire
CD
$15.25
Jesu/Battle of Mice
Split
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Limited vinyl LP version available in 4 different
colors, 500 each, in deluxe packaging w/ metallic silver ink &
spot matte finish..
RoboticEmpire
LP
$19.00
Jucifer
L'autrichienne
PS, US French monarchs in powdered wigs & Alternative Tentacles
aren't exactly a matcThe linktea cpleeasnut butter & chocolate,
but the label is tickled pink to present a double- LP version of this
road-warrior duo's latest opus, a 21 song concept album exploring
the French Revolution & Marie Antoinette's relationship w/ Louis
XVI. (And of course, how can one not draw a parallel between the demise
of the French monarchy & the plummeting approval ratings of our
own idiot prince?)
AlternativeTentacles
LP
$19.25
June, Sarah
This Is My Letter To The World
PS, US Singer-songwriter seems too common a term to apply to SARAH
JUNE, however accurate it may be. Singer-songwriter she is, but the
songs she writes and sings are both more beautiful and more haunting
than the average fare. There is an uncommon ghostly air to her album.
Like the smell of flowers in a empty and abandoned house where sunlight
comes shining through dusty window panes. Perfectly sparse and lonesome,
these songs come from the edges of dreamland.
Hand/Eye
CD
$12.50
Kid Montana
Temperamental + Singles
PS, UK LTM is pleased to announce a double CD set from Kid Montana,
the Belgian electronic pop duo who recorded a string of acclaimed
releases for chic label Les Disques du Crépuscule between 1984
and 1987. Temperamental + Singles gathers together the Temperamental
album from 1986 with six track mini-album The Las Vegas Gold Rush
and singles such as Revisiting Yalta, Spooky, Love May Be Blind and
Still Colour Waiting. Featured producers include Marc Moulin and dan
Lacksman (of Telex) and Gilbert Lederman (Berntholer). Digitally remastered,
the 31 track, 2 hour 2xCD compilation also includes all tracks from
the rare debut ep Today from 1982, and three tracks from a final unreleased
demo recorded in 1987. The CD also includes MPEG versions of the video
clips for Still Color Waiting and Spooky, directed by Serge Bergli.
Artist biography: Kid Montana was initially the nom de guerre of Jean-Marc
Lederman, formerly keyboard player with Digital Dance and Fad Gadget.
After an experimental debut EP on Sandwich Records in 1982, Lederman
spent time in London playing with The The and Gene Loves Jezebel,
before recruiting American-born singer Dudley Kludt for the second
Kid Montana single, Revisiting Yalta, in 1984. The following year
the duo signed with Les Disques du Crépuscule, releasing a
run of sophisticated electro-pop records, although mainstream success
eluded them. The duo split in 1987, Lederman afterwards recording
several hard electronic albums with The Weathermen, and with Julianne
Regan as Jules et Jim.
LTM-2516
CD
$17.00
Laghonia
Glue
PS, Germany "The core of Laghonia is a combination of Peruvian
and US members, Saul Cornejo Vocals, Guitar, Manuel Cornejo on Drums,
and David Levene on Lead Guitar and Vocals. All eight album tunes
were released on 45´s under the group name New Juggler Sound.
When the band changed name into Laghonia in 1970 the Glue album came
out as a kind of New Juggler Sound 45 rpm compilation. The music is
catchy psychedelic Rock´n´Roll stuff, with lyrics in English,
intense fuzz, wah-wah Guitars, Hammond B-2 organ and a massive, variative
percussion sounds. The songwriting is Beatles/Yardbirds-influenced
and the music goes into Santana, Cream, Hendrix and other different
directions. 4 bonus tracks and a bio round off this masterpiece of
the complete New Juggler Sound recordings perfectly. Comes in a high
quality digipak cover (same material as the Mystic Siva CD) with an
extra 8 page booklet and amazing original artwork by M. Cornejo. Both
Laghonia albums, Glue and EtCetera belong to most legendary and best
South American psychedelic collector albums, besides La Revolucion
de Emiliano Zapata, Modulo 1000, Toncho Pilatos, Traffic Sound."
WIS 1022CD
CD
$18.25
Latinsizer
110
PS, MEXICO Electronic disco pop digitalized with analog machines.
Latinsizer is Pepe Mogt, one of the main engines of the Nortec Collective
(Fussible). 110 is Latinsizer's second album and debut for Static
Discos, a banging collection of electro songs and neu-disco anthems.
StaticDiscos-028
CD
$12.25
LCD Soundsystem
Big Ideas
PS, US After a brief rest following the Grammy-nominated, poll-topping
album Sound of Silver, LCDS returns w/ a song written for the soundtrack
to the film 21. BABYTALK, who has created quite a buzz w/ 2 top-notch
releases & is currently the toast of the underground dance music
scene, remixes the track into something seemingly slower & sinister.
DFA
12
$8.00
Lindstrom
Where You Go I Go Too
PS, US Well known for his epic & ultra melodic disco, it might
come as a surprise that this album only contains three long tracks,
with the opening track being almost 29 minutes long! But when you
listen to this album, you hear that it is still very much Lindstrom...
just more Lindstrom-- bigger, longer, more epic & more melodic.
Lindstrom says, "I realized that working within 30 minutes instead
of five minutes frames forced me to think very differently to what
I was used to... when working on longer tracks, there's so much more
time to develop different themes & to let them evolve"
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50
Los Angeles Electric 8
S-T
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
$12.00
Love
De Capo
PS, US Their second album, from November 1966, featuring the explosive
"7 And 7 Is,"a Top 40 hit in 1966 and an all-time garage-punk
classic. Exact repro from the analog masters!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Lykke Li
Youth Novels
PS, US New album from hyped Swedish siren! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Advance
hype fueled by the Little Bit EP had Lykke Li pegged as the next in
a growing string of cool-kid-approved perfect-pop fixes to leak out
from Sweden's endless supply, but Youth Novels doesn't entirely play
out as expected, with neither Robyn's electronic dance-pop precision
nor the affable strumming of Jens Lekman or Peter Björn and John
(whose Björn Yttling handles production duties here and co-wrote
every track). Although it does bear some traces of these approaches,
as well as El Perro Del Mar's earnest melancholia, it's decidedly
odder and harder to pin down, proffering an idiosyncratic, stripped-down
vision of pop that foregrounds repetition and simplicity over familiarity
or even melody (though rest assured, there is ample catchiness to
be had here)."
Atlantic
CD
$13.75
Manhattan Love Suicides
Burnt Out Landscapes
PS, US "This Leeds foursome's fuzzed-out dream-pop recalls not
only JAMC, but also the willowy female vocals of C86 alumni the Shop
Assistants. However, rather than revive the sexualized gore of the
80s movie underground-- or the black-leather tropes of recent retro
noise-poppers like the Raveonettes-- the Manhattan Love Suicides'
elf-titled debut throbs with the giddy vulnerability of the scene
that the NME's C86 compilation helped spawn." Pitchfork. The
Manhattan Love Suicides have a mission. They want to write, record
and release songs on their own accord. The DIY ethic is in their blood.
The idea of getting their name out there by writing, recording, and
releasing as many songs as you can as a way of promotion is old fashioned
at best. This collection of songs is taken from the 4 singles they
released over last year with additional unreleased songs as well as
some live recordings. The Manhattan Love Suicides wear their influences
on their sleeves and never has Phil Spector's Wall of Sound met so
cohesively with Jesus and Mary Chain's. The hypnotic noise and feedback
are highlighted with a pounding beat and heart breaking female vocals.
Just when you are thinking the shoegaze drone will go on the hooks
come in and you hear the girl group sounds to keep you from zoning
out. For influences think Jesus and Mary Chain, Galaxie 500, The Velvet
Underground, The Rosehips, The Golden Dawn, Meat Whiplash... that
kind of stuff. Basically these are the bands that every hipster /record
store clerk covets in their own collection. The Manhattan Love Suicides
feature former members of the much buzzed about Leeds's band Pop Threat.
A much talked and written about band that sparked Sonic Youth and
Velvet Underground comparisons that released several singles, eps,
and tracks that ended up on compilations. Who's songs played by John
Peel landed them releases on Fierce Panda and Mook Records.
MagicMarker-048
CD
$12.25
Marling, Laura
Alas I Cannot Swim
PS, US At just 17-yrs-old, this former small town girl doesn't merely
sing about what's to be expected from someone her age - love, lust
& romance. The futility of religion, self-loathing & human
psychology are also common themes. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: "An
ethereal platinum blonde who's both thoughtful & mournful, she's
an old, haunted soul in a teenager's body."
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50
Martin, Jeff
Spoons: Remixes, Collaboration & Interpretations
PS, US From the sleeve notes of the album: "After the Spoons
record was released, I decided to send the album to friends &
musicians I admire and I asked them to work on their own interpretation/remix
As the results started coming back to me, I was impressed by what
I heard and decided to release them as a combined piece of work. This
was a personal experiment, never originally intended for release,
but it turned out to be an interesting record in its own right".
Since the release of Spoons, Martin has toured with full band &
played with numerous acts including The National, Lambchop, David
Grubbs, Archer Prewitt, The High Llamas & The American Analog
Set. FEATURES: JOHN MCENTIRE (TORTOISE), DAVID PAJO (SLINT), HIGH
LLAMAS, MICE PARADE, DECAL, JOHN PARISH & more.
CasinoGravity
CD
$12.75
McKinley, Wilson
Spirit of Elijah
PS, UK "Their really good one, West Coasty Christian rock reminiscent
of the best tracks on the Rainbow Promise LP and solid all through.
Well-written songs combine perfectly with the jammy SF ballroom sound
popular among the Jesus Music bands, recalling the mellow aspects
of Moby Grape in particular. The epic, spine-chilling title track
is especially good. A loose, understated live in the basement recording
adds to the appeal. This album is undoubtedly one of the classics
from the era." --Acid Archives. "As with all Erebus Records
titles, this was remastered at the legendary Abbey Road Studios. It
is presented here for the first time on CD." Originally released
in 1971.
EREBUS 008CD
CD
$18.25
Mena, Javiera
Esquemas Juveniles
PS, CHILE Originally released October 2006. "Esquemas Juveniles"
is the debut album of the talented Chilean songwriter Javiera Mena,
who shows through this record as a composer and multi instrumentalist
of excellence. Refined musical arrangements, dance pop and the energy
that project this work, turns her in one of the bigger bets of her
generation.
Quemasucabeza-015
CD
$13.50
Mercury Rev
Yerself Is Steam/Lego My Ego [expanded re-issue]
PS, UK We can't be the only Rev-heads who need a fresh copy of this
stunning early 90s masterpiece, can we? 2007 Special Edition three
disc (two CDs and a NTSC/Region 0 DVD) pressing of the classic 1991
debut album from the Alternative weirdoes. The second CD, Lego My
Ego (a much sought-after collection of rarities and radio sessions),
has been unavailable for 12 years while the DVD, which features rare
video clips, has never been released before! Bonus disc, Lego My Ego,
tracklist: 1. If You Want Me to Stay / 2. Shh/Peaceful/Very Sleepy
Rivers / 3. Frittering / 4. Coney Island Cyclone / 5. Car Wash Hair
/ 6. Syringe Mouth / 7. Blood on the Moon / 8. Chasing a Bee (Inside
a Car)
Mint
DCD/DVD
$21.00
MGMT
Metanoia
PS, US The never-before-released 14 minute b-side available on LIMITED
EDITION 10" etched vinyl. The hallucinatory power-twee of the
Incredible String Band, the roaring subway minimalist electronica
of Suicide, the silky pop-soul of Hall & Oates (!), the pulsing
narcotic trance of Spacemen 3, the avant-garde industrial romanticism
of Royal Trux...
Columbia
10"
$14.50
Milk 'N Cookies
S-T
PS, US Milk 'n Cookies was formed by Ian North (who played guitar
and wrote). Vocals were performed by Justin Straus, who obviously
had a great influence on the vocal style of Michael Quercio of the
mid-80s LA Paisley Underground band The Three O'Clock. The 'big name'
(and oldest member) was bass player Sal Maida. Before joining M'n'C,
Sal was bassist for Roxy Music. He toured with them in 1973 and played
on the Viva! Roxy Music album. After leaving Milk 'n Cookies in 1976
he joined Sparks, playing on the Big Beat record. (Gullbuy)
RadioHeartbeat
DLP
$21.75
Mini Snap
Bounce Around
PS, US
MagicMarker
CD
$15.75
Minisnap
Bounce Around
PS, US Minisnap's "Bounce Around" is the first release by
members of The Bats without lead singer/songwriter Robert Scott. Kay
Woodward takes the lead with her strong but delicate vocals and her
own turn at song writing. The same rhythm section of The Bats is there
so the comparisons are hard not to make. The folksy Velvet Underground
sound keeps chugging along with Kaye's vocals leading the way. Minisnap
features the songwriting skills of Kaye Woodward (vocals, guitar)
along with fellow Bats, Paul Kean (bass, guitar) and Malcolm Grant
(drums) plus Marcus Winstanley from The Undercurrents on guitar. It
isn't often that a member of one of your favorite bands steps from
supporting to lead role and completely bowls you over. Kaye does so
with her angelic voice and heart filled songs.
MagicMarker-048
CD
$12.25
Mirrors
A Green Dream
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! The debut album from from this League
City, Texas band featuring guitarist GREG ASHLEY. A mesh of 13th Floor
Elevators and Electric Prunes-styled garage-psych with a hint of other
influences found on Ashley's Medicine Fuck Dream solo album and on
his recent self-titled album with his new group GRIS GRIS.
HookOrCrook
DLP
$18.00
Mock Orange
Captain Love
PS, US New album.
Wednesday
CD
$13.25
Monkees, The
Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. LP
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums!
The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before
appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Monkees, The
Headquarters
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums!
The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before
appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Monkees, The
More Of The Monkees
PS, US Sundazed introduces vinyl LP's of the first five Monkees albums!
The complete original records with bonus tracks that have never before
appeared on vinyl.
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Moondoggies
Don t Be A Stranger
PS, US Seattle's Moondoggies play timeless American music. Warm three-part
harmonies, gothic Rhodes organ, and wanderlust guitar mark a sound
rooted in boogie blues and cosmic country. Whipsmart songwriting leads
to hook-heavy tunes that bristle with originality. Shades of gospel,
blues, rock, and country commingle, and wall-of-sound harmonies radiate
joy and passion. The influences of The Band, The Byrds, and especially
early Grateful Dead are evident, though The Moondoggies' lyrical economy
and compositional sensibility render these tracks fresh and unique.
HardlyArt
CD
$10.75
Mugison
Mugiboogie
PS, US Album by one-man band that went platinum in his native Iceland.
Abstract psychedelic melodies intertwined w/ heart wrenching lyrics
and howls like Tom Waits. THE FACE: "Think Bjork, Beck, Captain
Beefheart and beyond..."
Ipecac
CD
$16.25
Music Tapes
Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50
Music Tapes
Music Tapes for Clouds & Tornadoes
PS, US This album spotlights Julian Koster's songcraft and distinctive
vocals, his almost religious devotion to the singing saw, and numerous
contributions from other musicians in the Elephant 6 orbit. As on
previous efforts, recording was done using an array of antique hardware,
giving the record a timeless, texturally rich sonic palette.
Merge
CD
$13.25
New Estate
Out of the Ground
PS, AUSTRALIA New album from Melbourne indie elite featuring members
of Sleepy Township & Jaguar is Jaguar. 'Out of the Ground' is
organic, gritty, raw, loud, sometimes mean, sometimes raucous and
occasionally placatory. It's the culmination of a five-year search
by four adventurers for the perfect synthesis of their different whiles
and ways.
LowTransitIndustries-051
CD
$13.50
No Age
Get Hurt
PS, US Randy Randall and Dean Spunt- 2 heavyweights from the LA punk/skate/art
underworld. A crashing collision of sweetly shouted ditties, ecstatic
crunch feedback and violent bouts of percussion. Pop sons fighting
to break through a mist of white fuzz.
UpsettheRhythm
LP
$12.00
Noyes Brothers, The
Sheep From Goats
PS, UK The Boutique Label presents the first ever CD reissue of Sheep
From Goats by The Noyes Brothers, originally released in 1980 on the
highly collectible Object Music label. The Noyes Brothers were Steve
Solamar of cult band Spherical Objects and Steve Miro, who also recorded
as a solo artist for Object. The album (a double set) as recorded
between October 1979 and May 1980 at Graveyard Studios, and contain
100 minutes of experiments and improvisations, ranging from Eno-esque
electronics to improvisation and side-long excursions such as A Good
Question and It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time. Released in July
1980 in a limited edition of 1000 copies, it sounds like little else
recorded before or since. Pioneering Manchester label Object Music
ceased operations in 1981, after Steve Solamar resolve a lifelong
contradiction by becoming a woman. As part of this process Solamar
even destroyed his own master tapes, and since then the Object catalogue
has languished in undeserved obscurity (with the exception of The
Passage). However an Object anthology has now been released as part
of the Auteur Labels series on LTM, as well as the complete Spherical
Objects back catalogue on CD. The artist formerly known as Steve Solamar
is alive and well, and lives a happy spiritual and musical life. Steve
Miro resides in Glastonbury.
Boutique-6615
DCD
$18.50
O'Connor, Jennifer
Here With Me
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00
O'Connor, Jennifer
Here With Me
PS, US Recorded with John Agnello (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth), "Here
With Me" is a breezier, more upbeat work than 2006's "Over
The Mountain", but is packed with no less of an emotional wallop.
Jennifer's songs have never before sounded this crafted or hit the
listener with such immediacy. LP contains MP3 coupon. Look for tour
dates supporting Wilco, Jamie Lidell, and Son, Ambulance. Headlining
tour in the fall. "A rush of everything you ever liked about
indie songwriters: substantial songwriting, crystalline vocals, sumptuously
simple pop...you have to love an artist who reminds you of everyone
but defies comparison" - Time Out NY.
Matador
CD
$10.00
Original Silence
Second Original Silence
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SmalltownSuperjazz
LP
$18.00
Original Silence
Second Original Silence
PS, US The return of THURSTON MOORE (SONIC YOUTH), TERRIE EX (THE
EX), JIM O'ROURKE, MATS GUSTAFSSON (THING), PALL NILSSEN-LOVE (THING),
& MASSIMO PUPILLO (ZU). Recorded at a September 28, 2006 performance
at Rome, Italy's Brancaleone. Artwork by Kim Hiorthoy
SmalltownSuperjazz
CD
$14.50
O'Rourke, Jim
Long Night
PS, US Long Night, a two-and-a-half-hour electronic drone work produced
by JIM O'ROURKE in 1990 around the time of his graduation from music
school had been buried in the archives along with several other electronic
music pieces Jim had created before he went about to explore other
musical territories. Unearthed, remastered and now released for the
first time-its ageless qualities shine as brightly as ever.
Streamline
DCD
$19.50
Outrageous Cherry
Wide Awake in the Spirit World: Best Of Outrageous Cherry
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Detroit psychedelic pop outfit Outrageous
Cherry have been crafting their own version of the Nuggets box since
they dropped their reverb-drenched self-titled debut on Bar/None in
1994. Driven by the immaculate pop craftsmanship of guitarist/singer
Matthew Smith, the group's penchant for early-Bee Gees melodies, Velvet
Underground freakouts, and Galaxie 500-induced dream sequences changed
little throughout the years, which makes the career-spanning Wide
Awake in the Spirit World: The Best of Outrageous Cherry -- released
on Steven Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records no less -- such a solid
listen."
WickedCool
CD
$12.25
Parker, William
Double Sunrise Over Neptune
PS, US An orchestral work featuring immensely gifted individual &
collective voices from around the world, meshing as one to manifest
a pair of deep bassgroove driven mantras. Featuring both HAMID DRAKE
& GERALD CLEAVER on drums (each tremendous masters of rhythm and
sound), a full string section, full keyed-in young SHAYNA DULBERGER
on bass, & renowned Indian Classical Vocal master SANGEETA BANDYOPADHYAY
(flown in from India for this auspicious occasion) singing William
Parker's lyrics on one piece, & then the mantra Surya Pranam and
a Persian Tarana on the other. This is serious (other)
World teleportation music that achieves psychedelic proportions of
sonic interplay.
AUMFidelity
CD
$12.75
Party Fowl
7"
PS, US 4 kids from the beaches of Southern Califonia who come together
to write punk party songs & skateboard. PlainM &ed siiummple,
to the point of raw, they are here to shred & they don't give
a fuck. Have toured w/ other cool acts like No Age, The Dils, Mika
Miko, Abe Vigoda, etc. Released on No Age member's label POST PRESENT
MEDIUM w/ silk screened cover art.
PostPresent
45
$4.75
Performing Ferrets
No One Told Us
PS, US Twenty-eight songs from one of DIY's iconic bands, including
most of their astonishingly scarce LP, which music-historian/journalist/DIY
enthusiast JOHAN KUGELBERG described as "the most seminal LP
to come out of DIY... Fantastic over-enthusiastic juvenilia of an
almost supernatural beauty." Whether or not the name was ironic,
THE PERFORMING FERRETS were very much a performing band-whose songs
clearly grew out of the way they interacted. A curious rhythm, an
engaging riff, an arresting lyrical snippet, and frequently a Melodica
tumble and writhe, ferret-like, into song / groove / experiments that
stood unique on the UK indie post-punk scene. There's a touch of The
Fall and the TV Personalities, a little garage and Beat, and a dry
wit that had more to do with the Ferrets' favorite authors and comedians
than anyone from the class of '77, but the Ferrets' response to D.I.Y.
was all their own. Include's a 12-page booklet, along with photos,
artifacts, and almost 80 minutes of the Ferrets' finest on the CD.
Messthetics
CD
$10.25
Pets, The
Misdirection
PS, US The Pets are full of smart hooks and contagious songs. Featuring
a pedigreed lineup of Zack from the FM Knives, Vince from Short Eyes,
and Dan Wood (a close relative of the Spits' Erin & Sean Wood
for those keeping track...) from Right On. These guys know exactly
how to turn your stomach and create some really epizootic waves of
deliriously dirty pop snarl. Not content to retread the paths of any
of their previous bands, the Pets are all on the same page and their
simple and voraciously catchy songs will knock you into submission
over and over again on each side of this record.
StaticImpulse
LP
$11.00
Pink Reason
Winona
PS, US "During a show with hardcore punks Hatefuck, DeBroux and
company traveled to Winona, Minnesota. After a five-hour drive to
the town, wasted locals, angry punks and gnarled three-legged dogs
greeted them by leading them into a commandeered park. Inside the
park, DeBroux found "the ultimate punk rock experience"
with townies huffing rubber glue and mohawk-brandishing kids starting
fights with crusties. The show ended and the locals gave the band
three dollars for their troubles. A few kids asked DeBroux and company
to chip in the three dollars on a keg. Soon, the crowd dispersed and
left the band with no money or place to stay. The band wound up sleeping
on an island between Minnesota and Wisconsin and breaking up soon
thereafter. He wrote the first Pink Reason song, "Winona,"
about this experience." - Steve Kobak from Blastitude #25
Woodsist
45
$5.25
Plastique de Reve
Lost in the City
PS, US Swiss producer DAZE aka PLASTIQIE DE REVE unleashes this 12''
on DFA that has the potential to be a future classic. This time he
leaves behind the dark, EBM-influenced attitude & goes deeper
on one side of the record, while showing his fun-loving, tongue-in-cheek
approach on the flip.
DFA
12
$8.00
Pocahaunted
Island Diamonds
PS, US There's a working theory out there about Pocahaunted: either
every record they've released is a concept album, or none of them
are. There's good proof to support both camps. The truth, of course,
might lie somewhere in between the two (if that's possible -- which
it probably isn't), but Island Diamonds makes a stronger case for
the former. The ladies' longstanding studio union with Eagle Rock
guru Bobb Bruno has explored an array of terrains in the past, but
their partnership on Diamonds... transformed Pocahaunted into a way
weirder, doper, and dancier creature than ever before, inspired in
equal parts by Manda's obsession with Max Romeo tropical soul and
bad acid jazz and Bethany's abiding love of mainstream rap and the
Cocteau Twins (that sounds like it'd be a nightmare, right?). Naturally,
the results don't really resemble any of the influences they may have
attempted to channel during these sessions, but so what? Low-lidded
drum machine beats, sparse guitar chimes, and the occasional air-raid
siren cycle beneath a night sky of cooing, crying, and caterwauling
in the classic PHAUNT mode/model. This CD digipak edition is a repress
of the sold out LP on Arbor, with all new collage-portrait artwork
by the band, plus two bonus tracks added on (one an outtake from the
Diamonds sessions, one the unedited mix of their Bored Fortress 7"
single) and a freaky digital music video for 'Ashes Is White' created
by part-time Pocahaunted bassist/best friend Luis Naranjo. Edition
of 500.
NNF132CD
CD
$13.75
Pram
The Moving Frontier
PS, US Pram are a quintet from Birmingham's Moseley district and have
been subverting what we know as pop music for thirteen years, always
managing to stay fresh and ahead of their contemporaries. On this
record, they've created a mysterious and wonderful landscape that's
sky-wide open. These songs not only soundtrack, but gently prompt
and orchestrate a reflective daydream moment.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$13.00
Pram
The Moving Frontier
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$14.00
Prolyphic & Reanimator
Ugly Truth
PS, US Sage Francis initiated this marriage of beats & rhymes
by connecting a multi-talented producer (Reanimator) in Chicago w/
a highly skilled lyricist (Prolyphic) from his hometown of Providence.
Sage Francis, Alias, Macromantics & B. Dolan all appear as guest
vocalists. Throughout the album, we are reminded that the emperor
has no clothes, & our collective daydreams are all falling apart.
What's left is a void that can only be filled by courageous artists.
StrangeFamous
CD
$10.00
Qua
Silver Red
PS, AUSTRALIA "Silver Red" has been an evolving piece of
music from Qua aka Cornel Wilzcek. Over the course of two years Silver
Red began to take shape, with the piano and guitar source material
originally recorded in 2005 at a live performance in Melbourne. This
source material was loaded into an ever-growing custom software patch
controlled by a French invention, the Lemur - a multi-touch, programmable
screen - that eventually became the backbone of the composition. While
it evokes ideas from Steve Reich, Philip Glass and other rhythmic
minimalist composers, it also owes much to colorful explorations of
artists such as Moondog and Roberto Cacciapaglia. In 2007, Laurence
Pike, of Sydney bands Pivot (Warp Records) and Triosk (Leaf Records),
took to the drums performing with Qua live and in the studio. As well
as playing on Qua's upcoming pop album, Laurence played a one take
drum part that was then loaded into the custom Qua software patch
and re-performed by Cornel, thus lending it the same treatment as
the other source material. "One Second" is a reaction to
"Silver Red". It felt necessary to somehow resolve the album
and boil it down to a few simple sounds. It looks at Silver Red from
the view point of artists such as Ennio Morricone, Kristoff Komeda
and Scott Walker and somehow extrudes one second of time from Silver
Red.
SomeoneGood-005
CD
$13.50
Ra Ra Riot
Rhumb Line
PS, US Their self-titled EP (sold mostly at venues) & the dark-edged
joyfulness of their live shows (which feature a kickass co-ed bass-guitardrums-vocal-cello-violin
lineup) has garnered acclaim from high-profile media. This is their
full-length debut, which features 9 originals & the best Kate
Bush cover you've ever heard ("Suspended in Gaffa")
Barsuk
CD
$11.00
Racebannon
Acid or Blood
PS, US First album in over 4 years. For fans of High on Fire, Melt
Banana, Locust.
Southern
CD
$14.25
Redding, Otis
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding--hands
down, the most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. Redding's
impassioned, sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and
soul charts until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition
Vinyl exact reproduction of 1965's Otis Blue. Everything is taken
from the absolute master tapes in the original mono. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fabulous!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Redding, Otis
Dictionary Of Soul
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding--hands
down, the most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. Redding's
impassioned, sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and
soul charts until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition
Vinyl exact reproduction of Dictionary Of Soul from 1966.Everything
is taken from the absolute master tapes in the original mono. Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fabulous!
Sundazed
LP
$17.00
Redding, Otis
Live In Europe
PS, US Nobody burrowed more deeply into a song than Otis Redding-the
most emotive, soulful singer the '60s ever produced. With the Stax/Volt
horn section wailing in his wake, Redding's grainy voice and impassioned,
sweat-soaked delivery kept him straddling both pop and soul charts
until his untimely death in 1967. Here is a High-Definition Vinyl
