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Agoraphobic Nosebleed
PCP Torpedo
PS, US Originally released in the final year of the 20th
century in the unconventional 6'' vinyl format, it's finally
reissued on CD-in the equally unconventional 3'' CD format.The
hideously deformed & many-fanged suckling of guitarist/machinist
SCOTT HULL (PIG DESTROYER) & vocalist/programmer J.
RANDALL (ex- ISIS), they specialize in stereophonic slaughter & extreme
pharmacological distress, the combination of which is commonly
referred to as "hyper-grind". Disc 2 is a remix
CD feat. JUSTIN BROADRICK (JESU, GODFLESH), JAMES PLOTKIN
(KHANATE, PHANTOMSMASHER) & others.
HydraHead-666
DCD
$13.75
Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Remixed
PS, US 13 original & electrifying remixed Balkan & klezmer
tracks from well-known European DJs Shantel (Bucovina Club),
DJ Yuri Gurzhy (Russendisko), Stefan Schmid (Zuco 103) & many
more. Along with 6 remixes out of the Amsterdam Klezmer
Band repertoire you will also find 7 brand new & original
tracks especially recorded for this album.
Essay-010
CD
$18.00
Anti-Flag
For Blood & Empire
PS, US Picture vinyl version of latest release. Bonus track "Marc
Defiant" available only on this vinyl.
AFRecords-049
LP
$11.00
Auer, Jon
Songs from the Year of Our Demise
PS, US Best known as songwriter/guitarist/vocalist for
the POSIES & member of BIG STAR. First solo full-length
of original material. The record is at turns more gritty & more
lush, more atmospheric & more immediate, more universal & more
personal than anything he's done in the past. It reflects
the highs & lows of both a soaring exuberance & a
crushing fatalism. Keyboards, cellos, organs, chimes & gizmos
come 7 go while Jon's signature guitar work & angelic
voice consistently echo the emotional turmoil of the past
half decade.
Pattern25-2511
CD
$14.75
August Stars
Music for Twilight
PS, UK Very limited CDR release. Nothing to do with July
Skies, the debut release from August Stars is "Music
for Twilight", the first of three 50-minute CDs to
be released in the next few months on Make Mine Music.
Dark, brooding ambient drones produced using organ, manipulated
tape and cheap effects pedals - think Stars of the Lid,
William Basinski or Brian Eno.
MakeMineMusic-019
CD
$9.75
Baby Dayliner
Critics Pass Away
PS, US Supremely literate songs for fans of Serge Gainsbourg,
Frank Sinatra, James Brown, New Order, David Bowie, Stephen
Merritt.
Brassland-011
CD
$14.50
Backyard Babies
People Like People Like People Like Us
PS, US
Abacus
CD
$14.00
Bad Brains
Live
PS, US Remember the salad days when HR was actually in
the band & then stole Biscuit's pot?
SST-160
CD
$14.50
Baker, Keef
Pure Language
PS, GERMANY Following two CDs on n5md, UK's multitalented
Keef Baker offers on Ad Noiseam a solid 6-track MCD in
which his music takes a resolute acoustic and organic turn.
Warm voices flow through "Pure Language" on top
of a very distinctive bass and a new found drum'n'bass
twist. Keef Baker enriches this vocabulary with a playful
use of tempo changes and contained noise, writing down
a music both human and massive, full of emotion and yet
assertive. "Pure Language" is neither a whisper
nor a shout, but a thoughtful and laid statement, to be
listen to with care and enjoyed with ears wide opened.
AdNoiseam-059
CD
$12.00
Big Takeover
#58
PS, US SPRING. ISSUE, #58: Franz Ferdinand, The Decemberists,
pt. 2, Flaming Lips, New York Dolls (and Bob Gruen on NY
Dolls), Devo¹s Mark Mothersbaugh, Elbow, X Ray Spex¹s
Poly Styrene, Granddaddy, Stars, Belle & Sebastian,
Robert Pollard, Editors, Buzzcocks, Bob Geldof, Small Faces¹ Ian
McLagen, His Name is Alive, Ivy, Camper Van Beethoven,
Sufjan Stevens, Jon Auer (Posies), The Clientele, Arab
Strap, Tom Verlaine (Television), The Thermals, Jon Kastner
(Doughboys/Asexuals), Satan¹s Pilgrims, The (Newtown)
Neurotics, Madlife, Boss Martians, and more. Plus: Editorials:
Farewell to the East Village, Music on TV, MySpacing Out,
and Why Blue Oyster Cult and the Good Rats are Better Than
a Lot of Hip Crap.
BigTakeover-58
ZINE
$5.75
Biosphere
Shenzhou
PS, US 2002 release, repressed! "12 tracks. Design & photography
by Jon Wozencroft. Named after the Chinese spacecraft,
this is Geir Jenssen's deepest & most recording yet,
the first 10 tracks based on the orchestral works of Claude
Debussy. Dark Ambient at its most spellbinding (without
all the negative connotations one might associate with
the words "dark" & "ambient"!).
Touch-055
CD
$17.00
Black Keys
Chulahoma
PS, US
FatPossum
CD
$12.00
Black Ox Orkestar
Nisht Azoy
Ps, US Original song-settings for Jewish folk ballads(which
were originally sung a-capella) created by writing & performing
new, politically charged Yiddish texts, and by borrowing
freely form traditional & contemporary musical sources,
Yiddish & other. This release is more percussive with
a harsher sound then previous cds yet still tender.
Constellation-038
CD
$15.50
Black Ox Orkestar
Nisht Azoy
PS, US VINYL VERSION - (180-Gram)
Constellation-038
LP
$17.50
Black Tie Dynasty
Movements
PS, US Smooth & drifting soundscapes flash across the
songs, the melodies hint towards a Britpop groove with
a good solid American pop base to stand on.-Big Takeover.
Ft. Worth, TX band delves easily into a night populated
with warm leather and mixed drinks. Part dance record & part
soundtrack to a headphone voyager's next great trip, BTD
provides aural escapism that takes us back to the halcyon
days of Robert Smith & Ian Curtis. Drawing from a large
pool of collective influences, they have tapped into that
same heated blood that coursed through the legendary music
of groups like Joy Division, Echo & the Bunnymen, & Depeche
Mode to create sleek synth-rock for the modern day.
Idol-054
CD
$12.75
Bullwackies All Stars
Dub Unlimited
PS, US Originally released on Senrab in '76 & feat.
a brilliant selections of 7''s & 12''s. Core rythm
tracks from Treasure Isle, Jamaica, then remixed by KING
TUBBY at the Sounds Umlimited studio in NYC. Feat. dub
versions of classic songs by the LOVEJOYS & WAYNE JARRET.
Wackies-36
CD
$17.00
Carneyball Johnson
Slef-Titled
PS, US Comprised of multi-instrumentalist RALPH CARNEY
(TOM WAITS, JONATHAN RICHMAN), guitariast KIMO BALL, drummer
SCOTT JOHNSON & bassist ALLEN WHITMAN (MERMEN, HENRY
KAISER). They mix it up, pulling their favorite music from
the Yardbirds, Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, Thelonius Monk & Desmond
Dekker, as springboards to improvisation; keeping it fresh & spontaneous,
taking some of their life-long influences out to new places
that meld their diverse backgrounds in jazz, rock, world
music & surf.
AkronCrackerRecs
CD
$12.75
Codec & Flexor
Killermachine
Ps, US 2nd full-length release from Cologne-based techno
duo Sven Zalac & Matthias Freund. They've been ranked
among the absolute outsiders & infant terribles of
the dark electronic/new wave-pop underground for a long
time now. Replete with tech-y beats, dirty guitar riffs
crowned with spherical vocals & superior hooks. They
take a more pop-like line, though strictly continuing their
merging of indie rock & dark techno/electro.
KittyYo-6111
CD
$18.00
Comet Gain
Beautiful Despair
PS, US Released in 2005. 12" features "Beautiful
Despair," "Never Die" & "Mainlining
Mystery" Pulp romance read loud by guitars, colored
in memory. Free of ambition, timeliness & stability.
For anyone who has ever gotten lost in underground music,
this one's for you. A dour history lesson, Part II for
a different but equally monumental time, keeping mixtapes & shy,
defiant first kisses alive for the next generation as it
collapses into detuned synth heartstoppage. Comet Gain
post "City Fallen Leaves" with Woodie Taylor
(Realistes, Love is All) back on production.
WhatsYrRupture-0206
12
$9.25
Court & Spark
Hearts
PS, US New self-produced album from San Fran band is permeated
by an easy camaraderie & joyful, exploratory vibrations.
Help from JASON MOLINA (SONGS OHIA/MAGNOLIA ELEC) & RASPUTINA. "The
score of a sumptuous dream."-Honest Tune
AbsolutelyKosher-057
CD
$16.00
Dead Machines
Dead End on Olson St.
PS, US VINYL ONLY. Moldy Michigan basements and unwritten
horror movies alike know and love the Dead Machines. This
megalithic noisemaker is the work of John Olson (Wolf Eyes,
American Tapes) and Tovah Olson (Wooden Wand & The
Vanishing Voice) and "Dead End On Olson St." is
a new chapter in this prolific couple's body of work. Dead
Machines rely less on bombast and clenched-fist and dig
deeper into sound and the space between sounds for their
sonic de-evolvings. This record has one long peice per
side, clicking like a stopped rotor over tape loops, bizarre
horns, fucked up delay units and homemade electronics.
Beautifully paced and possibly sweet as it is terrifying.
Cover art by John Olson is a full-color collage of some
flesh-eating types, and the pressing was done entirely
on white vinyl.
Ypsilanti-027
LP
$13.50
Decoder Ring
Somersault
PS, US Soundtrack & score to Aussie film of the same
name. Textbook sonic cathedrals. Gentle cousins to Sigur
Ros, Air, Mogwai or MBV.
BellaUnion-411
CD
$16.00
Descloux, Lizzy Mercier
Zulu Rock
PS, US This is the 3rd record she recorded, originally
released by CBS Records (France-only) as Gazelles in 84,
now repackaged, incl. 5 bonus tracks. It's mbaganga -which
literally means "the poor South-African stew," a
musical blend of different local styles & Anglo-Saxon
pop. A heavy & emphatic bass line , with a technique inspired by Zulu guitars. Against
all expectations, the record was very well received in
France, both by the critics, who awarded it Best Rock Album
of the Year.
ZeRecords-026
CD
$20.75
Descloux, Lizzy Mercier
Best Off
PS, US A compilation of the most riveting of Lizzy's work,
showcasing worldbeat, discordant punk, celebratory no wave,
boisterous Latin-infused funk, to comprise a joyful, frenetic
celebration of this pioneering, unforgettable artist.
ZeRecords-025
CD
$20.75
Devotchka
Curse Your Little Heart
PS, US A covers EP from Denver band dubbed "the best
band in America you've never heard" by Filter magazine
incl songs by Velvet Underground, Frank Sinatra, Siouxsie & Ted
Thacker.
AceFu-40
CD5
$9.25
Die Princess Die
Self-Titled
Ps, US Featuring ex-members of CAMERA OBSCURA (Troubleman),
Freedom From Saturn & Radio Wendy. A towering wall
of sick, invisible sound so loud it flaps your pant legs & shakes
your toofs loose from their shiny pink gums. Their sound
is big, thick, loud & dense. It's tough to tell where
the guitars end & the bass begins.
CutLips-01
CD
$9.25
Dragonforce
Valley of the Damned
PS, US
Noise
CD
$15.25
Dragonforce
Sonic Firestorm
PS, US
Noise
CD
$17.25
Dysrhythmia
Barriers & Passages
PS, US Masters of their craft, they make the standard 'rock'
(guitar, bass, drums) setup sound like a symphony & complex,
innovative music sound easy. Here the trio raises the bar
once again with their exceptional playing & unwavering
dedication to forward-thinking song craft. Time signatures
bend & shift intuitively. Rich washes of melody & layers
of noise are the voices that punctuate crisp musical constructions.
Engineered by Martin Bisi (SONIC YOUTH, DRESDEN DOLLS,
SWANS, HELMET, BRIAN ENO).
Relapse-6688
CD
$14.50
Edison Woods
Nest of Machines
PS, US "Really beautiful...If Sigur Ros, Mercury Rev & Hope
Sandoval would record an album together, it could sound
like this."-ROLLING STONE. Third marvelous album (following
a debut on ENDEARING & follow up on Glitterhouse) from
NYC based music & art collective that serves as the
creative umbrella for the very talented Julia Frodahl.
Joined by an enemble (sharing members w/ANTONY & THE
JOHNSONS, ELYSIAN FIELDS, VANITY SET) on cello, violin,
guitar, baritone sax, bass, sparse drums & heavenly
vocal harmonies. Music of a vague & fevered futureland,
one of glowing birdcages & other lost items. "Haunting,
romantic songs...an ensemble of remarkably talented artists."-Flavorpill.
We say HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
HabitOfCreation-004
CD
$14.50
Elsinore
Nothing For Design
PS, US elsinore is a 4-piece Americana/folk-rock/alt-country
band from Charleston and Champaign, Illinois. The bands
made up of Ryan Groff on lead vocals/acoustic & electric
guitar, Dave Pride on congas & percussion/vocals, Mark
Woolwine on piano/vocals, and Chris Eitel on bass/vocals.
The musical interests of the group span from rock to bluegrass
to metal to alt-country to folk to classical to latin and
back again. Ryan has a bachelor's in Music Composition,
Mark is about to recieve a Masters in Music Composition,
Dave is a percussion studies major, and Chris is a massage
therapist working towards a degree in Chiropractics. The
quartet, as it is now, has been together since October
2004. The band has evolved over the past year into its
current instrumentation, which creates a healthy mix of
prolific musicality and unique stage set-up.
Elsinore-003
CD
$10.00
Frequent Flyer
Self-Titled
PS, US Returning for his first album in 5 years, Jarond
Gibbs presents a nine song dreamscape which borrows soft
French & Brazilian undertones, floats them underneath
whispered vocals & keeps your attention with a smattering
of electro-pop bleeps & minimalist percussion. Heartfelt & soothing,
the album quickly turns into a very comforting indie-pop
treasure.
Pan-Ami
CD
$12.00
Gadget
Funeral March
PS, US Sweden's GADGET proudly carries the grindcore torch
forward with its brand-new record. More than a devout collection
of blasting beats, sweltering guitars & real-world
lyrics, this incorporates sinister melodies & a keen
sense of dynamics to an already explosive mix. It's more
fierce & focused than ever before & shaping the
future of grindcore.
Relapse-687
CD
$14.50
Ghostface Killah
Chamber Music: White Labels, Remixes & Freestyles
PS, US Compiled & executed by DJ AYERS & DJ SOUL,
28 rare GHOST joints, many exclusive remixes included here..."Blow
Your Head Off" f/BUSTA RHYMES, "Too Bad" f/ELEPHANT
MAN, "Stand Up" f/CHARLI BALTIMORE, "The
Game" f/PETE ROCK, RODIGY & RAEKWON, "Real
Live Remix" f/REAL LIVE, "All that I Got is You" f/MARY
J BLIGE (MIGHTY MI remix), "Holla" f/DELFONICS, "In
The Rain" f/DRAMATICS, "Better Have My Money" f/ODB, "The
Sun" f/SLICK RICK, "He Is" f/DE LA SOUL, "Daytona
500" (DJ AYRES remix), "Never Be The Same Again" f/CARL
THOMAS, RAEKWON (9TH WONDER remix), "Heard it all
Before (freestyle), "Cherchez La Ghost" (HEARTBEAT
remix), "Good Times" (OMEGA ONE remix), more.
Rub-716
CD
$11.00
Gnarls Barkley
Crazy/ Gogo Gadget Gospel
PS, US First Single from DJ DANGER MOUSE & CEE-LO.
Atlantic-70002
12
$8.25
Grand Mal
Love is the Best Con in Town
PS, US Bill Whitten got his start in the music business
as the leader of St. Johnny - who Sonic Youth signed to
Geffen Records in the early 1990s after a string of indie
singles. Whitten broke up the band in 1995, moved to New
York and started Grand Mal, who released a string of amazing
records on Number 6, Slash/London, and Arena Rock, before
calling it quits in 2003 not long after the release of
their most critically acclaimed album, Bad Timing. LOVE
IS THE BEST CON IN TOWN is the album that Whitten recorded
at home during this period with friends that include Joan
Wasser and current members of Antony and the Johnsons,
Adam Green's band, Hopewell, and many more. The album includes
a number of the best songs ever written by a musician best
known for his profound lyrics, catchy hooks, and masterfully-constructed
songs - loaded with hits.
NewYorkNightTrain-002
CD
$13.50
Hafler Trio
Seven Hours Sleep
PS, US The sixth re-issue by Korm Plastics, in total there
will be 14 CDs of classical old & long out of print
Hafler Trio re-issues. They're packed as a series of large
folders, with booklets, posters & sometimes postcards.
Originally released on LP by Laylah in 1985 & re-issued
wrongly on CD by Mute in 1996, now really available as
should have been.
KormPlastics
CD
$26.25
Heads
Under the Stress of a Headlong Dive
PS, US NOW ON WAX!!! Brand new studio. This is the band's
7th album, & delves deeper into the Kraut Rock/early
70's space rock sound.
Invada-24
LP
$25.25
Hegre, John & Maja Ratkje
Ballads
PS, GERMANY Ballads is the first collaborative album by
two key figures of the Norwegian noise, improv, experimental,
whatever-you-call-it music scene. Anyone expecting a rackety
wall of distorted feedback guitars and voices will be gently
surprised though by the sparse and intimate sketches to
be found on this wonderful record. Songs are stripped down
to their raw bones using only the most essential elements
to reveal the soul behind every single sound. Superfluous
effects seem to be completely absent, creating an open
space for miniscule details, always ready to implode into
noisier tracks such as "Private Matter". The
album culminates in "Hammock Moods", a quietly
mesmerizing epic finale with Maja Ratkje humming a beautiful
melody over Hegre's gorgeous near-psychedelic guitar playing.
Let's all hope for a sequel to this album! Maja Ratkje
is a member of Spunk (Rune Grammofon) and noise duo Fe-Mail.
Her solo album "Voice" (produced in collaboration
with Jazzkammer) got an Award of Distinction at Prix Ars
Electronica in 2003. In 2001 she was the first composer
ever to receive the Arne Nordheim distinction award. She
has collaborated with Jaap Blonk, Ikue Mori, Otomo Yoshihide,
Wolf Eyes, Matmos, Lasse Marhaug, Jason Forrest, Kim Hiortoy,
Ulver and many others. John Hegre is a member of Jazzkammer
/ Jazkamer (Smalltown Supersound), Kaptein Kaliber, Golden
Serenades, New Boiling Near The Fjords (with members of
Alog) and others. His first solo 3"CD came out on
Dekorder in 2003. Jazkamer will release their aptly titled
new album "Metal Music Machine" in spring 2006
and Hegre is working on an as yet untitled solo album for
Dekorder. Frans de Waard in Vital Weekly 519: "Yeah,
right, a album of ballads by these two renowned noise artists?
This is noise with the big N, and this is the future of
noise music. Excellent!"
Dekoder-015
CD
$14.75
Hibbert, Ossie
Revolutionaries-LeggoDub
PS, US
CookingVinyl-1004
LP
$17.00
Hollis, Mark
Self-Titled
PS, US Overlooked 1998 solo debut from TALK TALK frontman & majority
genius behind the LP that launched a thousand post-rock
bands, Talk Talk's "Laughinstock." Like that
touchstone, this album is stripped down for maximum emotional
impact, utilizing the signature sound of mixing acoustic
guitar w/vocal harmonies & piano to illustrate his
uncanny ability to master an atmosphere. Minimalist beauty.
PolydorUK-537688
CD
$11.25
Hood/Themselves
Split
PS, US 3rd in the limited pic disc series. Themselves tweak
out live drums and vocals upon a roll out carpet of panned
sound treatments, bass rumbles and brilliant synth melodies.
Hood tease us with their first released recordings in 2
years, letting "Laughing Stock" nostalgia take
hold as electro & acoustic creations mingle through
your lobes in innovative ways Hood always seem to produce.
RocketRacer-023
45
$7.50
Innerstance Beatbox
Teckniques
PS, US JASON TODD(Def Harmonic) is back with 3 new tracks.
For fans of break-dancing, RJD2, George Clinton, DJ Shadow.
Consumers-014
CD
$7.50
Innerstance Beatbox
Teckniques
PS, US JASON TODD(Def Harmonic) is back with 3 new tracks.
For fans of break-dancing, RJD2, George Clinton, DJ Shadow.
Consumers-14
12
$7.50
Jackie O Mother Fucker
Candyland
PS, US Culled from various live recordings and radio sessions
obtained on the blackmarket in manhattan and calcutta and
then pressed into wax using a stolen key and a hostage
vinyl plant employee. These artifacts weren't easy to obtain
and some blood was shed, however I am sure that you will
agree that it has been worth it. Jackie O is a revolving
door and these sessions capture a very focused version
of the band, almost rockist. LIMITED.
JOMF-001
LP
$14.75
Johnossi
S/T
PS, SWEDEN Jim's Pick: Truly astounding rock-folk-pop duo's
debut album recently re-released in Scandinavia with three
bonus tracks. John sings and plays acoustic guitar through
effects pedals and several overdriven amplifiers and Ossi
(Oskar) plays the drums and sings backup. Although on paper
it might not appear so spectacular, it is. Very loud and
frantically fantastic. Huge songs and a dramatic Jeff Buckley-esque
vocal range... What you get is triumphant rough-edged rocksongs
and cathedral-sized balladry that truly recalls the primal
furor and sultry sweetness of The Gun Club at their most
anthemic...something about that ringing hollowbody guitar
sound and that wild wild west feeling. Other names being
dropped are as diverse as The Soundtrack of Our Lives,
Wilco, Jeff Buckley, and The Darkness, which hardly makes
sense, but still...
V2Scandinavia
CD
$13.50
Kid Congo Powers
Solo Cholo
PS, US Best known for his guitar work with Nick Cave and
the Bad Seeds, The Cramps, The Gun Club, Congo Norvell,
and Knoxville Girls, KID CONGO POWERS has also played with
the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Make-Up, Mark Eitzel, The
Angels of Light, and many more. SOLO CHOLO, a collection
of rare and unreleased nuggets compiled by Kid himself,
focuses on the other side - his substantial body of work
as a singer and songwriter. There's also no shortage of
the guitar work that made Kid famous in the first place.
Includes tracks by Lydia Lunch and Die Haut, Knoxville
Girls, Khan, Congo Norvell, and many more.
NewYorkNightTrain-001
CD
$13.50
Knickerbockers
I Want a Girl for Christmas
PS, US B/W "Gotta Stop This Dreamin'" Here is
the legendary lost yuletide effort & we've finally
got it direct from the original session demo tape. With
its amazing vocal arrangement, this'll remind one and all
that the Knickerbockers made better demos than most groups'
masters. And even the Scrooge on your Christmas list will
flip to the equally stunning (& UNRELEASED) "I've
Gotta Stop This Dreamin'"
Sundazed-186
45
$8.75
Lack Of Knowledge
The Grey
PS, US Their sound is much akin to Joy Division and Gang
of Four. Long out of print, this release is remixed , remastered
and now back in print.
Southern-281192
CD
$11.25
Lewis, Jenny
You Are What You Love
PS, UK
RoughTrade-30337
45
$9.00
Life Force Trio
Space Flowers/Starship
PS, US Alice Coltrane. Sun Ra. Pharoah Sanders. To this
proud lineage of eccentric jazz geniuses, add CARLOS NINO
(AMMONCONTACT, BUILD AN ARK). Filtering the great jazz & soul
of decades past through a modern, post hip hop lens. Incl
remixes from DAEDELUS, AMMONCONTACT & MYKA 9
PlugResearch-072
12
$9.25
Love of Everything
Superior Mold & Die
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RecordLabel-016
LP
$11.00
Love of Everything
Superior Mold & Die
PS, US The LOE formula of raw grown-up lyrics with childlike
toy keyboard & nursery rhyme rhythms remains intact & this
collection of songs works hard to develop the experimental
themes presented in past releases. Fans will recognize
many of these songs from his unforgettable live solo shows
where he builds a wall of sound with simple instruments & a
looping pedal until he finally starts singing, hushing
audiences with the initial surprise of words after the
lengthy process of creating the sound of a full band.
RecordLabel-016
CD
$12.75
Lycia
The Burning Circle And Then Dust
PS, US Reissue. The Burning Circle And Then Dust was a
groundbreaking point in Lycia's career. It marked a shift
from more atmospheric music towards song-oriented music
with tracks like "Pray" & "Slip Away." It
marked the first collaborations between Mike VanPortfleet & Lycia
members David Galas & Tara Vanflower. It marked the
transformation of Lycia into a honed out live touring machine.
Silber-48
CD
$11.75
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
Dust of Retreat [re-issue]
PS, US All Music Guide REVIEW: "Margot & The Nuclear
So-&-Sos have created an album that both the casual
music fan and music perfectionist will enjoy. The Dust
of Retreat is a cinematic chamber pop songbook of what
was once and what might have been. Singer/songwriter Richard
Edwards, only in his early twenties when he composed these
mini-epics, is quite fond of New York. Mesmerized by the
Greenwich Village art scene of the 1960s and curious about
how people lived during that time, he uses this interest
as the inspiration behind The Dust of Retreat. Whether
that is through film, poetry, or music, the notion that
another world exists within those realms holds a romantic
kind of quality. That kind of thing is nearly unimaginable
unless you lived through it; however, Margot & the
Nuclear So and So's build upon some of those castles in
the sky. It takes a band of eight to realize this vision,
as a lush assortment of strings, brass, percussion, and
guitars keeps The Dust of Retreat at a steady pace, regardless
of the mood and tone of each song. Edwards is like a less
anxious Conor Oberst on the more melodic, folky tracks
such as "On a Freezing Chicago Street" and "Skeleton
Key." Hints of melancholy waltz along on the acoustically
painted "A Light on a Hill" and "Jen Is
Bringin the Drugs," but it's the orchestrated pop
moments where The Dust of Retreat really takes shape. Just
when you think Edwards' voice is going to break, he gains
control again, particularly on the album's standout track, "Quiet
as a Mouse." Edwards' soaring vocal keeps hope alive
in the midst of sorting out self-discovery: "When
I awoke/I was alive in somebody's room/I felt life and
love and hope infesting my bones/Wake up, you've got a
lot of things to do/Wake up, the sun is rising without
you." You want to believe him. What The Dust of Retreat
does for indie rock in 2006 is almost everything Neutral
Milk Hotel wanted to do in 1998 with In the Aeroplane Over
the Sea. Just give it a chance." (McKenzie Wilson)
Artemis
CD
$10.00
Massive Attack
Collected
PS, US
Virgin
CD
$17.25
Motorpsycho
Black Hole/Blank Canvas [2CD]
PS, GERMANY Notorious Norwegian psych-pop-prog-rock juggernaut's
new album is finally here! Since Motorpsycho's last official
album 'It's Love Cult' (2002) our beloved trio shrank to
a duo with the departure of their longtime drummer, Hakon
Gebhardt. The remaining members, guitarist Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan
and bassist Bent Saether, forge forever onwards, both continuing
to share vocal duties and Bent proving to be an extremely
accomplished drummer/percussionist. Not surprisingly, the
magick of Motorpsycho prevails. 'Black Hole/Blank Canvas'
harkens back to the band's early monumental guitar-rock
manifestations and the majestic rock of multiple early
nineties scenes (think Swervedriver) are well represented
here, without sacrificing their affection for sixties-styled
Beach Boys harmonies, the seventies' Cosmic Americana and
jam band action, and the eighties' Paisley Underground.
With two discs there's a little bit of everything, and
possibly more than one kitchen sink. MOJO Magazine "Their
yearly waxings still manage to encapsulate their dazzling
spectrum of psych rock sound: West Coast pop, Sonic Youth,
post-Rubber Soul Beatles, Blue Afternoon-era Tim Buckley,
all ages of Floyd. While there's plenty of history here,
it's always re-envisaged by fresh eyes... Motorpsycho have
got the musical chops, they've got a brilliant, bizarre
way with songcraft (think Super Furries), all they require
is your attention."
Stickman-053
DCD
$21.50
Nectarine No. 9, The
It's Just The Way Things Are Joe, It's Just The Way Things
Are
PS, UK Reissue. A compilation of works from their first
3 albums, recorded for legendary Scottish labels Postcard & Creeping
Bent. A Sea With Three Stars: Postcard (1993) Saint Jack:
Postcard (1995) Fried For Blue Material: Creeping Bent
(1998) These three albums have long been deleted, so it
was felt that Creeping Bent's "It's Just The Way Things
Are Joe..." primer should resurface these post-post
punk nuggets. The 7th of May, 1977: This is the date when
everything changed forever, as the Clash's "White
Riot" tour hit Edinburgh. However, it wasn't the Clash
that connected with a bunch of teenage punks in the audience
who would go on to form the fulcrum of "the sound
of young Scotland", it was Vic Godard & the Subway
Sect. Their ramshackle grey-glare/treble-to-the-max guitar
sound was THE major influence on Postcard Record's "Orange
Juice" & "Josef K", and Fast Product's "Fire
Engines". The Fire Engines leader, DAVY HENDERSON,
has actively carried the torch for Vic, with Godard continuing
to make his influence felt on Henderson's work with THE
NECTARINE No.9 over the past 10 years.
CreepingBent-047
CD
$17.00
Nilsson, Harry
Son of Schmilsson
PS, US Emboldened by the huge success of "Nilsson
Schmilsson," HN was ready to let it all go when it
came time to record the follow-up. While working from a
familiar, melodic pop/rock base, he created a record that
covered a spectrum of ideas, sound effects & oddities.
There are song parodies, hard rock songs, love songs & even
a cheerful singalong w/retirees at an old folks home. PETER
FRAMPTON & RINGO STARR are among the many musicians
who performed. At its heart is a fanastic set of songs
that illustrate what a skilled, versatile songsmith he
was. REMASTERED w/4 bonus tracks, 3 previously unreleased..
Legacy-82876
CD
$12.50
No Depression
#63
PS, US ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO & JON DEE GRAHAM on the cover.
An amazing 1 - 2 punch! Features on them, Dr. John, Josh
Ritter, Cassandra Wilson, & Buck Owens remembered.
Plus the usual tons of record & live reviews & anything
you'd wanna know about alt. country. Order extra of this
issue, you'll need 'em.
NoDepression-63
ZINE
$4.75
No Neck Blues Band & Embryo
EmbryoNNCK
PS, US Includes a full color poster & 2 printed inserts, & has
a slightly different sequence from the CD... capturing
one entire magical session uncut, from which some excerpts
for the CD were culled.
Sound-78
LP
$24.75
Pan American
For Waiting, For Chasing
PS, US (ala LABRADFORD) From a technical point of view
the album is a sensitive combination of the electronic
domain (synthesizers, computer) & acoustic instruments
(guitars, percussion, flugelhorn), with the latter involving
friends & musicians like Steven Hess (percussion) & David
Max Crawford (Flugelhorn). Filaments of percussive elements
condense to polyrhythmic elements, layers of sound, instruments & field
recordings merge to build up a mystic parallel, not so
much fictional, world. There is a very personal trace throughout
the album.
Mosz-010
CD
$15.50
Place of Skulls
Black Is Never Far
PS, US Third album release by these doom legends. The band
consists of legend VICTOR GRIFFIN (ex-PENTAGRAM, DEATH
ROW, CATHEDRAL) on guitar & vox & DENNIS CORNELIUS
of Revelation & OverSoul fame. Previous release on
Southern Lord. International doom fanatics, line up!!!!
ExileOnMainstream-021
CD
$14.50
Punky's Dilemma
Echelon EP
PS, SWEDEN Sweet and melancholy Swedish pop, fans of the
Labrador label take note! Think Club 8, Isobelle Campbell,
Elodie, Broadcast... This is the debut EP from Punky's
Dilemma, featuring former Parasol interns Hanna and Mikael
Calner (a Swedish couple who turned us on to Thirdimension
back in the day). Along with PD bandmate Camilla Sjerén,
members of Thirdimension were aboard for the recording
of the Echelon EP.
JunkMusik
CD5
$6.25
Queen, Monica
Ten Sorrowful Mysteries
PS, UK Re-issue of Monica Queens debut album, Ten Sorrowful
Mysteries. This was Monica's first airing since sharing
lead vocals on Belle and Sebastian's acclaimed Lazy Line
Painter Jane single. Apart from her live appearances with
Belle and Sebastian, Monica has performed live singing
Streets of Baltimore with The Jayhawks, Cortez the Killer
with Grant Lee Buffalo, and Fairytale of New York with
Shane McGowan she also appeared with Beth Orton. Ten Sorrowful
Mysteries is produced and co-written by John Smillie, guitarist
in Monica's previous group Thrum.Ten Sorrowful Mysteries
is a modernist acoustica/electronic take on love and loss.Think
Emmylou/Neil Young circa 1976.
CreepingBent-060
CD
$17.00
Radio Dept.
Pet Grief
PS, SWEDEN "Pet grief" is a completely different
album than the debut "Lesser Matters". You'll
hear from the very first chord that you're listening to
The Radio Dept. The mood is darker, more epic, grander
and even more beautiful than ever. "Pet grief" is
the best songs Pet Shop Boys never wrote and the album
you'd hoped. My Bloody Valentine did after "Loveless".
The key to what makes it so special, what makes it all
sound so much like The Radio Dept. might be the ever present
melancholy that permeate everything they write. It's been
three years since the debut album "Lesser matters" was
released (two since it was released by XL in the UK) and
even if the band has released two Eps, "Pulling our
weight" (2003) and "This past week" (2005)
since that "Pet grief" is definitely the most
anticipated Swedish album in a very, very long time.
Labrador-095
CD
$17.75
Reinhardt, Django
Memorial
PS, US Reissue of the 1947 recordings that put him on the
map with US audiences in the late 40's & early 50's.
Complete 3LP set on 2 CDs. The finest in gypsy jazz. Digitally
remastered.
Empire
DCD
$19.00
Reminder
Continuum
PS, US
EasternDevelopments-013
DLP
$17.00
Reminder
Continuum
PS, US Debut from JOSH ABRAMS, bass player to the Chicago
stars (SAM PREKOP, TOWN & COUNTRY, EDITH FROST, DANIEL
GIVENS, TORTOISE, GRUBBS, JEB BISHOP, first ROOTS album)
who drops his first electronic album where he holds down
a variety of rhythms & sometimes no rhythms at all.
EasternDevelopments-013
CD
$14.50
RJD2
Magnificent Instrumental
PS, US Instrumental companion to his acclaimed "Magnificent
City".
Decon-38
CD
$17.00
RJD2
Magnificent Instrumental
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Decon-38
LP
$17.00
Sager, Gareth
CC Sager...The Last Minute Of Normal Time
PS, UK Ex Pop Group majordomo Gareth Sager made a rare
live appearance at Glasgow's legendary Optimo club a few
years ago. Since then......nowt. However, he returns with
the most claustrophobic pop you'll hear in the noughties. "C.C.
Sager...The Last Second Of Normal Time", is the sound
of genius, where Albert Ayler & Vic Godard collide.
CreepingBent-066
CD
$17.00
Schengen
The Beijing of our Career
PS, UK Very limited CDR release. Long-awaited debut album
by Bristol electronica duo, following earlier releases
on Roisin Recordings, Monopsone and Awkward Silence. Melodic
classic electronica, that has been compared to Aphex Twin,
isan and New Order.
MakeMineMusic-016
CD
$9.75
Scruffs
Wanna Meet The Scruffs?
PS, US Hailing from the Memphis school of Big Star / the
Raspberries, Stephen Burns' angst-ridden vocals and lyrics
coupled with the catchy and edgy guitar riffs of Dave Branyan
has kept the Scruffs' 1977 power-pop masterpiece both unbelievably
fresh and inexplicably obscure.
Rev-Ola-011
DLP
$17.25
Skyscraper
#21
PS, US Mogwai, Destroyer, Jon Langford, Dungen, Some Girls,
Pearls & Brass, Witch, Tristeza, Parts & Labor,
I Love You, But I've Chosen Darkness, articles, and reviews.
SkyscraperMag-21
ZINE
$4.99
Sunset Rubdown
Shut Up I Am Dreaming
PS, US New album from WOLF PARADE & ex-FROG EYES member
Spencer Krug who abandons his earlier idiosyncratic lo-fi-ness
for the allure of polished, glossy production. "Rough & expansive
like a thunderstorm or the whole of a canyon...rolling
toward oblivion like a cathedral on wheels."
AbsolutelyKosher-060
CD
$16.00
Taste
On the Boards
PS, US Reissue of an second & last CLASSIC album of
hard blues rock from Irish guitar wizard RORY GALLAGHER
led power trio Focused more on songwriting than their debut & less
on Rory's guitar wizardry. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
PolydorUK-841599
CD
$11.25
Taste
Self-Titled
PS, US Reissue of an absolute CLASSIC album of hard blues
rock from Irish guitar wizard RORY GALLAGHER led power
trio who added folk, pop & jazz elements to Cream's
stew & came out winners. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
PolydorUK-841600
CD
$11.25
Think About Life
Self-Titled
PS, US Self titled debut from this Montreal band consisting
largely of party anthems. Filled with catch, memorable,
energy loaded pop songs. For fans of Unicorns, Wolf Parade,
Bloc Party, early Strokes.
Alien8-65
CD
$14.50
Tunng
Mother's Daughter And Other Songs
PS, UK Finally available again AND on coloured vinyl! Tunng
are comprised of producer / guitarist Mike Lindsay and
singer / guitarist Sam Genders, and you have in your possession
their very special debut release. 'I think the most interesting
part of our music, is where we make it...' When you consider
that these songs were put together literally underneath
a lingerie shop you might not be entirely surprised. Because
that's Tunng all over, and try to keep the following mental
image at bay as you load the album. 'To get in to the studio
you have to go through the changing room! Theres only one
way in and out and thats through the small box on the stairs
where the ladies get changed... you can be trapped for
hours...' They've trodden an unlikely route to get here,
and This Is....Tunng only serves to add a few more meanders
to that road.**New single 'woodcat' is single of the week
in john kennedy xfm, with support all over bbc radio from
rob de bank, hew stevens, mark radcliffe, stuart maconie.
**Big Chill, Tryptych, Green Man , Summer Sundae and Sonar
all confirmed. **Recorded a fourth BBC session today, this
time for the blue room
StaticCaravan-088
LP
$17.00
Unwed Sailor
Circles
PS, US This EP marks the return to recording for Unwed
Sailor as the first new material in over 3 years. Artwork
by famed UK artist James Marsh.
BurntToast-071
CD5
$8.00
Various
From the Closet to The Charts-Queer Noises 1961-1978
Ps, UK Complied by Jon Savage. Features classics by SYLVESTER,
the KINKS & the RAMONES alongside little known discoveries
by CHRIS ROBINSON, the MIRACLES & CURT BOETTCHER. Tells
the hidden history of gay pop music. Beginning in 1961
with drag queens & camp records on tiny labels, the
compilation passes through mid sixties' pop, early seventies'
soul & singer songwriters, glitter rock & punk.
The gay contribution to pop music has always been ignored & written
out of history: with detailed sleeve-notes & track
by track rundowns, as well as many period photos.
Trikont-3492
CD
$20.00
Various
Imagination Anthem V. 1
PS, US First volume of inventive acoustic guitarists both
old & new, roping in such talents as HARRY TAUSSIG,
KAKI KING (!), SANDY BULL, BOB HADLEY, JANET SMITH, JACK
ROSE, TERRY & GYAN RILEY, oh...John FAHEY & more.
TomkinsSquare-0531
CD
$17.25
Various
Made In Brasil
PS, US A collection of the hot beats and tuff grooves coming
out of Brazil, featuring some of the best hip hop, drum'n'bass,
dubwise, and electronic stylings the country has to offer.
You get fifteen tracks from BNEGAO, MAGA BO, RAMOS, DJ
KLOS, MPC, DOM NEGRONE, ANASTACIAS, SONAR CALIBRADO, MAMELO
SOUND SYSTEM, DIGITAL DUBS, and others.
WordSound-052
CD
$14.50
Vega, Alan & Revolutionary Corps Of Teenage Jesus
Righteous Lite
PS, UK Reissue. Vega came to prominence with Mercer Arts
savants, the legendary Suicide. For many, the debut Suicide
album is one of the touchstone recordings of the 1970's,
and still sounds harrowing to this day.RIGHTEOUS LITE sees
Vega reconvene with former Altered Image and Black Grape
producer Stephen Lironi. Vega & Lironi first worked
together on a 12" techno remix of the Suicide classic, "Frankie
Teardrop", which went on to become a NME Single of
the Week when that accolade actually meant something in
sales terms.Righteous Lite is the sound of urban paranoic
New York blues that is Vega's forte, and is positively
harrowing. It follows on from the recent "Daddy Died
- A Brooklyn Nightmare" maxi-EP, which featured remixes
by Vega devotees such as Mongoose, Future Pilot AKA, Fire
Engines / The Nectarine No9's Davy Henderson (t/a The Measurement
of Souls), SSD, etc.
CreepingBent-045
CD
$17.00
We Are Scientists
With Love and Squalor
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Virgin-11586
LP
$12.25
Wolfmother
Self-Titled
PS, US Debut album from white hot hard rock trio ready
to unleash the full scope of their aggressive melodic songwriting & vintage
classic rock sound.
Modular-041
CD
$13.25
Year Future
First World Fever
PS, US Los Angeles quartet comprised of Sonny Kay (ex-ANGEL
HAIR, VSS), guitarist Rockey Crane (ex-DEAD & GONE),
Pete Lyman & Chris Hathwell (MOVING UNITS). Recorded
in LA in autumn 2005, shortly before the band embarked
on European tour (supporting The Locust), including a stop
the All Tomorrow's Parties festival. Comparable to the
likes of Black Flag, Bauhaus, Dead Kennedys & Blood
Brothers.
GSL-110
CD
$12.75
Year Future
First World Fever
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GSL-110
LP
$10.00
______________________________
Forthcoming Releases
10lec6
Join Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TMU
LP
$9.50
10lec6
Join Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US (Pronounced "dis-lec-six"). French disco
punk featuring the original drummer of Daft Punk. This
is a repressing of their debut 7-inch that was originally
released by the band. The awesome lead vocals call to mind
Eve Libertine of Crass. Emi (vocalist) emits such passion
and conviction that it's hard to turn away. The music recalls
fellow Crass label mates Dirt mixed with the rhythmic collisions
of Essential Logic. Picture the more dance-y Crass songs
and you may have a starting point. 10lec6 is very rhythm-based,
but also very aggressive.
TMU
CD
$9.50
16 Horsepower
Live (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US Disc 1 is a multi-camera shoot for Belgian television
in 2002. Many "Secret South" & "Folklore" songs
on here, performed by the 5 piece line-up incl. JOHN RUMLEY.
Disc 2 feat. an early 3 piece live in Germany in'96, plus
rehearsal footage & what would turn out to be their
last concert in Antwerp, Belgium on 7/17/04.
AlternativeTentacles-355
DVD
$20.00
Acid Mothers Temple
Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 13TH)
PS, US More improvisational freakouts entertwining psych
w/prog, hard rock, krautrock & avant.
AceFu-041
CD
$17.00
Adamson, Barry
Stranger on the Sofa (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US New album of noir-ish film jazz from legendary composer & bassist
for MAGAZINE and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS on his own
label. A DIY masterpiece picking up where "King of
Nothing Hill" left off. Darkly cinematic, with its
tale of future past, memories lost & dying love. Doesn't
shy away from sentimentality but leaves enough slack for
blistering prog work outs.
CentralControlInt'l-001
CD
$16.25
Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-059
DLP
$17.25
Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Producer for Ben Gibbard, Sage Francis, Will Oldham & DJ
Krush teams up with dulcet toned NYC vocalist Tarsier Rapadas
of HEALAMONSTER & TARSIER. The chanteuse walks a delicate
line somewhere between Bjork & Beth Gibbons while Alias
coaxes off-kilter drums, choppy static & jeweled synth
lines into an honest, musical manifesto. Incl. guests TELEPHONE
JIM JESUS, DOSE ONE, DAX PIERSON & KIRSTIN MCCORD.
Anticon-059
CD
$16.25
Anathallo
Floating World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Michigan's ecstatic 7 piece marching band collective
finally release their first album after 6 years & 18
tours, incl. jaunts w/BSS, +/-, Dashboard Confessional.
Moves from meditative to earnest vulnerability.
Nettwerk-6700-30538-2
CD
$12.75
Angelic Upstart
Independent Punk Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
PS, US This collection of A-sides from all 17 Angelic Upstarts
singles is your chance to get up close and personal with
these Oi! pioneers. Formed in the UK in 1977, they blended
music with outspoken lyrics about the plight of the working
class & the powers that be (in the vein of Sham 69)
and made history with their anti- racist / anti-fascist
stance at a time when many skinhead bands were fast becoming
right-wing extremists.
GetBack-153
DLP
$18.25
Anoice
Remmings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, UK Let's get this straight immediately. Anoice is not
another instumental group with strong rock tendencies and
an armchair association with classical music. Unlike numerous
contemporaries which they will undoubtedly be compared
to, their goal is not to follow the trends and make the
soft/loud/soft/loud juxtapositions in every song, but to
carefully craft each song with a strong attention to melody,
solid accompaniment, and courteous counterpoint. One of
the remarkable qualities of Anoice is that they truly work
as a group, with members who aren't afraid to remain quiet
while others play. Through meticulous composition Anoice
has achieved an unrivaled quality. While the band isn't
intentionally attempting to be cinematic, the recordings
achieve something breathtaking and emotive: imagine the
Rachel's scoring a film by Ang Lee. Anoice's music is anthemic
and rich while being introspective and personal. Each track
is preceeded by brief and dense ambient tracks to clense
the audio palate much like ginger in your sushi boat. Anoice
are a six-piece group based in Tokyo. The band was formed
in January, 2004 by members Ricco (guitar/keyboards) and
Taku (guitars and mandolin), who were soon joined by Yuki
(piano), Utaka (viola), Matsu (bass), and Yossy (drums).While
each member cites different musical influences, it's fairly
evenly split between rock (think My Bloody Valentine meets
King Crimson), classical and modern composers (Perhaps
Debussy and Shostakovitch writing together after drinking
heavily from Phillip Glass), jazz and electronic ( Autechre
meets Mum maybe?). Combining all of these influences with
their obvious Japanese heritage Anoice has created an album
with an emotional arc, climaxing magnificently as it ends
and leaves the listener determined to press play once again.
Pronounced "a noyce," the name comes from the
Celtic word for "now" (Anois). Remmings is their
debut release and contains four named songs and five unnamed
songs. Cover art by Non Format. Mastering by Jeff Lipton
(Flaming Lips, Magnetic Fields) "Anoice have produced
something entirely different and original, a mature record
of great beauty and attention to detail that rises above
any clichés and should by all accounts establish
them as one of the leading artists today." Rock-A-Rolla
(UK)
Important-076
CD
$13.50
As Fast As
Open Letter to Damned (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Debut album from band of whom OAR saith, "These
guys play rock n' roll with heart and soul." " Expect
the sound of a man's heart ripping in two, crossed wiht
bouncing melodies & rhythm, and all beat senseless
by the relentless fury of an unstoppable band." RIYL:
Strokes, Weezer, QOTSA.
Octone-82376-50012-2
CD
$9.25
Astronautalis
Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
MAY 23RD)
PS, US Blending styles of indie rock, electro & talkin'
blues into hip-hop, this rapper has developed a sounds
like no other. He traded in his verbal weapons of mass
descruction for songs about the railroad, lost love & surreal
dreams. An amalgam of synthesizers, old funk drum samples, & slide
guitar. RIYL: Beck, Modest Mouse, Buck 65.
FightingRecords-005
CD
$10.00
Bang! Bang!
Decked Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US Swaggering guitar & bass are punctuated with
the dueling male/female vocal narratives of Jack Flash & Gretta
Fine. Pouting & moody at times, Decked Out's cohesive
narrative echoes the obsessive & frustrated sides of
desire & sexuality, while maintaining addictive pop
hooks. Highlights include a fist-pumping dance-floor anthem,
as well as a cheeky genderreversal cover of the Gun Club's "Sex
Beat". Well-crafted instrumentation & universal
lyrical elements call to mind influences like Rezillos,
B52s & Talking Heads & more modern acts like Epoxies,
Lost Sounds & Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Morphius-077
CD
$12.75
Battiato, Franco
Pollution (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Franco Battiato's wonderfully lively 1973 concept
album Pollution is an audaciously psychedelic album drawn
from the space rock dimension with good portions of electronics
and keyboard layers. Drawing heavily on the VCS3 synthesizer,
Battiato and company (besides himself, three backing band
members play synth as well) give Pollution an extreme electronic
edge. With comparisons to Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, and Pink
Floyd, Pollution was declared "genius" by Frank
Zappa. Extremely influential on the '90s Chicago post-rock
mafia. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes.
Water-174
CD
$15.25
Battisti, Lucio
Unamamente Uomo: Il Sogn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH
)
PS, US Known for for his ability to reach the primal core
of emotional matters, Battisti did some of his very best
songwriting in his early '70s collaborations with the cryptically
named lyricist Mogol. This 1972 album, the title of which
translates to "Humanly Man: The Dream," features
Battisti's gorgeous melodies wrapped up in soft, warm orchestral
arrangements. Battisti's experimental pop is worth discovering
on this first time U.S. CD release. Original artwork and
new detailed liner notes.
Water-175
CD
$15.25
Bear Quartet, The
Eternity Now (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, SWEDEN New album from one of the world's best pop bands. "Eternity
now" will be released on the 24th of May in Sweden,
likely a day earlier here at Parasol. It has only been
eight months since their last release "Saturday Night" and
like that album, this is an album that has an electronic touch with really nice
harmonies and a twist of Black Sabbath. The first single
will be "The Repairing of the Red Sea". The band
says: "It was recorded at Dubios at Odenplan, Stockholm,
Sweden with Chrille Roth, just as "Saturday Night".
Eleven songs, of which two are skits, you know like it
(used to be) on hip hop records. It's heavily electronic
and sometimes heavy metal. Not purely though. It's not "genre
music" in that way, but it distinguishes itself from
the latest album, which sort of fell between two chairs;
we tried to fit songs into a form that we didn't really
master at the time. This time we only rehearsed for 45
minutes and more or less wrote the songs in the studio.
It feels way better. The album's a bit monotonous (in a
good, minimalistic way) and it's much more melodic than
we thought it would be. About half of it, if you count
the minutes, is intrumental and we have a spectacular guest
on one of the songs. Can't say who it is yet though."
AWestSideFabrication-236
CD
$12.00
Beirut
Gulag Orkestar (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US While sounding like the work of an entire Balkan
gypsy orchestra playing modern songs as mournful ballads & upbeat
marches, is actually the work of 19 year old Albuquerque
native Zack Condon w/an assist from Jeremy Barnes (NEUTRAL
MILK HOTEL & HAWK & A HACKSAW). There are no guitars
on this album; instead, horns, violins, cellos, ukuleles,
mandolins, glockenspiel, drums, tambourines, congas, organs,
pianos, clarinets and accordions all build and break around
Condon's deep-voiced crooner vocals, swaying to the Eastern
European beats like a drunken twelve-member carnival band.
BaDaBing!-048
CD
$14.50
Bell, Chris
I Am The Cosmos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US Big Star guitarist Chris Bell was one of the unsung
heroes of American pop music; despite a life marked by
tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference,
the singer/songwriter's slim body of recorded work proved
massively influential on the generations of indie rockers
who emerged in his wake. Lyrically poignant and melodically
stunning, this lone solo album is proof positive of his
underappreciated pop mastery. 180 gram vinyl.
4MenWithBeards-143
LP
$16.25
Big Star
3rd (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US Also known as Sister Lovers, Big Star's legendary
3rd album has been released and re-released countless times
around the world with different track listings, different
mixes, and different cover art. Now for the first time
since it's debut release in 1978 is a re-release of the
vinyl LP with the original cover art, incl. the innersleeve
with the complete detailed liner notes and the original
mixes and track listing. The master tape coming directly
from Ardent Studios provides the highest sound quality
of this vinyl classic - available as it was first released
for the first time in 28 years. 180 gram audiophile vinyl.
4MenWithBeards-142
LP
$16.25
Bitcrush
In Distance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 15TH)
PS, US "In Distance," Bitcrush's latest offering
and first on n5MD, finds Ex-Gridlock beat-smith Mike Cadoo
pushing n5MD further into a world where two disparate yet
emotional elements, human and electronic, are merged into
one. Recorded over a one year span, In Distance is "very
personal," by the artist's admission. Cadoo has laid
himself bare in an introspective ride where shimmering
shoe-gaze-centric guitars, broken electronics, dual bass
work, live drums, and Mike's now trademark "the one
left behind" vocal style meld together into long aural
road-trips ending at dusk in the middle of nowhere. A trip
you will be more than happy to take considering who is
driving. Vast and heartfelt; engaging yet adrift, In Distance
has as much in common with his debut "Enarc" (Component)
and the "Shimmer & Fade" EP (Enpeg) as it
does with the more recent output of Mogwai, Album Leaf
or even Fourtet. In Distance leads us there, now how do
we get home...for fans of: mogwai, fourtet, ulrich schauss,
dryft.
N5MD-137
CD
$13.00
Black Heart Procession
Spell, The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US "The Spell" is the most fitting name yet
for a Black Heart Procession record. Spells are cast over
a person, a love affair, a nation, a world; they enchant
and entrap, disorient and delude. They're the heart of
this release, and there's no better word to describe the
spooky intoxication of the band's sound. Theirs is the
sound of driving at night across the West. Like the wide-open
landscape, this is music that knows how to be both desolate
and lush. Here, a song's 6/8 beat will pull you into a
moody seductive waltz and next, the violin and piano evoke
the house band of a lonesome cabaret with the lights turned
low. Then the strings stop their mournful crying and shift
into a propulsive thrum, and now we've got the pedal to
the metal and we're heading straight down the open road
into a cinematic twilight.
TouchandGo
CD
$15.25
Black Heart Procession
Spell, The (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TouchandGo
LP
$15.25
Black Time
Midnight World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed-135
LP
$9.75
Black Time
Midnight World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US The point is talent over ability, ideas over proficiency,
energy over competence-action, time, and vision. Add some
musical instruments to this confusion and the resulting
mess is "Black Time" -shambolic but passionate,
hollerin' and wailin' at the dying of the red light. If
you pay attention to zines, blogs and websites dedicated
to sub-underground rock, then no doubt you are aware that
Black Time have been getting favorably compared to Crime,
Pussy Galore, The Electric Eels, The Cramps and The Fall.
A string of hopelessly limited edition vinyl 7"s and
12"s have stoked the fire. The hype is justified in
this case, as Midnight World is the perfect marriage of
chug-a-lug, primeval drumming, opaque layers of guitars,
new wave cinema references, '60s and '70s punk, lo-fi static
and overwrought vocals from frontman Lemmy Caution. The
best UK export since The Country Teasers.
IntheRed-135
CD
$14.50
Blau, Karl
Slow Down Joe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US From the watery shores of the artist's-paradise
known as Anacortes, Washington comes a new 7" from
KARL BLAU.
K
45
$4.25
Blondie
Live 1978 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 16TH)
PS, US Featuring many favorites, this concert captures
Blondie as they began their climb up the music scene to
become one of New Wave's most successful groups. Featuring
Deborah Harry, Blondie perform songs from their first two
albums "Blondie" & "Plastic Letters" on
these vintage Beat Club performances.
EagleVision-33019
DVD
$11.75
Blue Sky Black Death
Heap of Broken (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Debut double album by group comprised of hip hop
production tandem Kingston & Young God exploring the
nether regions of brooding hip hop, meshing dark samples,
vocal snippets & live instrumentation. Incl. guest
spots from all stars like PRT, GANG STARR, ROB SONIC, JUS
ALLAH, MIKAH-9, SHAPESHIFTERS
Mush-243
DCD
$14.50
Blue Sky Black Death
Heap of Broken Images (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush-243
DLP
$18.00
Boards of Canada
Trans Canada Highway EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US
Warp-9200
12
$16.00
Boards of Canada
Trans Canada Highway EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Follow up to "Campfire Headphase" is an
EP recalling "In a Beautiful Place" & "Hi
Scores." Lovelorn clouds of analog melody, shuffle
happy drum programming & deep, restless synth tones
color the new tunes. Incl. ODD NOSDAM (ANTICON) remix. "An
eclectic experiement in dreamy ambience."-Wired
Warp-9200
CD5
$10.50
Bong-Ra
Stereohype Heroin Hooker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, GERMANY New full length CD by Bong-Ra, taking another
shot at an updated, twisted rave sound. The god of hellfire
is back to haunt every single DJ playlist on the planet,
and confronts himself with a high profile crew of remixers.
AdNoiseam-064
CD
$14.75
Boris
Pink (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 16TH)
PS, US These new recordings effectively combine all the
strongest elements of what they are capable of into one
solid, complete, concise album. It's mega-drone, balls-
out punk rock, extreme dark psychedelia & 70s' fuzzed
out acid rock. The clincher is an infusion of ultra-catchy
melodicism into their already heavy foundation. There's
infectious vocal melodies that combined with intelligent
song-writing create a solidified, undeniable union. It
comes with a die-cut cover that when opened reveals 3 perforated
acid-tab cards.
SouthernLord-55
CD
$13.00
Boris
Pink (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 16TH)
PS, US LIMITED DOUBLE VINYL.
SouthernLord-55
LP
$21.50
Boyracer
Punker Than You Since '92 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 16TH)
PS, US DOUBLE 'BEST OF' 75 SONG RETROSPECTIVE. Since the
early 1990s Boyracer have existed around the singular pop
visions of Stewart Anderson. Armed with a selection of
fuzzboxes and a carefree revolving door line up, Boyracer
have been carefully crafting their buzzsaw assault, shaving
seconds off frantic slithers of adrenaline punk-pop. Noted
recordings on numerous indie-cred labels such as Sarah
Records and Slumberland, and brutally honest sweaty live
performances have cemented Boyracer's place in global indiedom
as influential stalwarts of the genre. This double disc
set, on the band's own 555 Recordings label, features 75
selections from their exhaustive back catalogue. The tracks
chosen (by Stewart) span the band's global history from
Leeds, UK to Flagstaff, Arizona, via stints in Japan and
Australia. Forever embracing the DIY ethic to excess, Boyracer
are known for their completists nightmare of a back catalogue,
(with nearly 500 songs on commercially available releases
to date). "Punker Than You Since '92" includes
much of the band's best known and strongest material coupled
with long out of print tracks, (including the impossible
to find debut 7" unavailable anywhere since it's release
in 1992). There are tracks from strictly limited releases
too, such as 2005's lathe cut 10" LP (which was a
pressing of 75 copies worldwide). The compilation is a
welcome round-up for diehards, a chance to fill in some
gaps for the casual observer, and is also a perfect introduction
for the new and curious to one of indiepop's longest standing
and respected bands. Disc One 2001-2006: 1. A History Of
Snakes, 2. They're Making Money Off You, 3. Who Pissed
On Yr Bonfire?, 4. 2nd Hand Youth, 5. 9 To 5 Style, 6.
Lou And Ged, 7. 90s Are Thru, 8. On Bleached Grass, 9.
Sarah And Sarah, 10. (It Just Fell Down The) Back Of A
Fridge, 11. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Harder, 12. Everyday
Is Saturday Night, 13. Pop Holiday, 14. You've Squandered
Yr Talents, 15. Billy Three, 16. Concede, 17. Ghosts In
Japan, 18. Words Are Yr Currency, 19. Warmest Hours, 20.
Tell Me Where My Hands Should Go, 21. Good Things Come
To Those Who Wait, 22. Thought Even More Of You When You
Told Me You Wanted Me Dead, 23. Louise, 24. Where To Place
Yr Trust, 25. Yr Static Flame, 26. It's A Long Way To Go
To Loose More Than Loose Change, 27. Fool Around, 28. We
Have Such Gifts, 29. Temper, 30. The Sadness In You, 31.
That Boy Yr With Is A Dick, 32. Stars And Car Parks, 33.
Wholly Generic, 34. A Chipped Tooth And Greasy Fingers,
35. Secret Jokes , 36. We Are Pure Chrome, 37. The Man
The Myth, 38. Temp, 39. Vinegar Evenings, 40. How Many
Cars Can You Fit In Yr Garage?, 41. Toilets Of Northern
Europe, 42. A Punch Up The Bracket, 43. Carefull What You
Wish For, 44. When I Was A Blonde And You A Brunette, 45.
Now I Have Everything. Disc Two 1991-1996: 1. Doorframe,
2. Turquiose Mood, 3. Yr Breaking His Heart, 4. Black Fantastic
Splitting, 5. Yr Unspoken Desires, 6. Beautiful Lines,
7. Ive Got It And Its Not Worth Having, 8. West Riding
House, 9. Twisted Love, 10. Tested, 11. Re-Run, 12. Buffalo,
13. Boyracer, 14. He Gets Me So Hard, 15. Talk Of Aching,
16. Goblin, 17. Meadowhall, 18. Patric Walker, 19. Untouched
By Conversation, 20. E.J.K, 21. Passionflower, 22. Denatured,
23. Naked, 24. Two, 25. Blazing Fruit, 26. Boxing Day,
27. Wanting For All The Wrong Reasons, 28. Snowly, 29.
Michael, 30. Railway.
555-073
DCD
$15.00
Brun, Ane
A Temporary Dive (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US Ane Brun is the uncrowned singer-songwriter queen
of Scandinavia. Since her stunning European-only debut, "Spending
Time With Morgan" in 2003, she has been generating
full houses on her frequent tours in Europe and winning
numerous musical awards, including Grammys in both Norway
and Sweden. This is her second album and much of its content
is a reflection of the year following the release of her
debut. Features the stunning duet "Song No. 6" with
singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith. "...a minimalist beauty
so perfect that it evokes awed pleasure rather than gloom" -
Time Out NY.
V2
CD
$13.75
Bunny
Play to My Own Tune (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 16TH)
PS, US "A modern Brian Wilson, the illegitimate child
of Elton John & Donald Fagan, Godley & Cream's
younger brother...the trademarks of the Bunny experience
are beautiful introspective songs laced w/a 70's pop sound." Acutely
personal, mostly autobiographical & unashamedly emotional
contents. Underneath the complex arrangements & layered
vocals lie dreamy, beautifully crafted pop songs.
Super-010
CD
$14.50
Burdens
Living It Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US Sophomore release from guitar/drum indie rock husband & wife
team Richard Scullin & Karin Stack. "The Burdens
distill songs down to their lo-fi basics, creating a uniquely
potent brand of folk-rock" -Delusions of Adequacy.
Guest musicians include Anne Doerner (BOOKS) on fiddle & Allen
Whitman (MERMEN) on bass. National Public Radio reviewer
Seth Rogovoy described the Burdens as a cross "between
recent Wilco & Yo La Tengo."
StoneHill-03
CD
$11.00
Burdens
Uh Oh (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US Debut album features guests Craig Schumacher, Nick
Luca (LUCA, CALEXICO, IRON&WINE) & Allen Whitman
(MERMEN, FEZ GUYS). Guitar/drum duo lightly add mandolin,
harmonica, lap steel & organ to their minimalist indie
rock. "Jangly guitar country college rock...Simple & likeable
dark folk...A little repetitive, but nice country folk
with weird guitar effects. A little strange." Hybrid
Magazine.
StoneHill-02
CD
$11.00
Cairo Gang
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US They're 6 AM soothe-core for the puzzled, punch
drunks of the world. They pick up smack dab where Elliot
Smith left off, sporting true lemon drop tunes for the
down trodden. Groovy & ghostly imprints that leave
one feeling completely defeated yet wide-eyed enough to
paint a few self-portraits without a single cringe. Deep,
soft rock for tobacco tinged hearts.
Narmack-7038
CD
$12.75
Cale, John
New York In the 1960s (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 9TH)
PS, US His great credit, both inside & outside the
Velvet Underground, was to have found the inoculation dosage
that would addict the music industry to SOUND without alienating
one world from the other. But outside the "official" VU
there was also an uncut version of the virus, incubated
behind the slum walls of the 1960s Lower East Side, & maintained
live in the liquid nitrogen of these insolently recorded
reel-to-reel audiotapes, RECORDED AND PRODUCED BY JOHN
CALE & now available in this massive 3xCD boxed set.
TableofElements-087
3XCD
$38.75
Camera Obscura
Let's Get Out of This Country (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE
6TH)
PS, US Recorded in the Fall of 2005 in Stockholm with accomplished
producer Jari Haapalainen. Influenced by a wide variety
of heroes: from Jimmy Webb to Lloyd Cole; from Connie Francis
to Skeeter Davis; from the Supremes to David Lynch; they
have assembled a remarkable batch of songs. Decidedly upbeat,
optimistic & catchy, while also beautifully romantic,
quiet & reflective. It is the
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