50 Foot Wave
Free Music EP
PS, US Latest in their series of frequent EP releases which sees the band's sound evolve from the full-on sonic bludgeoning of their earlier work to something just as strong, yet nuanced & melodic. Produced by MUDROCK. "Fantastic stuff."-Pitchfork
Reincarnate80119-01235
CD5
$6.25

Aceyalone
Grand Imperial
PS, US Limited pressing incl. 3 tracks from "Magnificent City" studio sessions produced by RJD2 & 5 other exclusive new tracks w/production by Z-TRIP, BEAT SCIENCE, AZIPH (CRUX), CHRIS CAFT, FUNCTIONIST & more.
Decon-35
CD
$14.50

Aceyalone
Grand Imperial
PS, US
Decon-35
DLP
$17.00

Aereogramme
Seclusion
PS, US
SonicUnyon
CD
$10.50

Afflicted Man
Get Stoned Ezy
PS, US An exact reproduction of this early '80s scuzz pounder, first issued in the UK in early 1982. AFFLICTED MAN was the name acid-punk STEVE HALL chose to finalize his mark in history before his complete disappearance. Prior records documented some art-damaged UK DIY punk, but here he fully extended into a pre-High Rise no-fi blare of incredible proportions. Three long tracks.
RockToilet-06
LP
$10.50

Alarm, The
Best Of The Alarm
PS, US
Capitol-57607.2
CD
$17.25

American Princes
Less and Less
PS, US Still high on earnest, full-tilt indie rock with a more nuanced, pop-influenced territory than the first release. "American Princes have a sound halfway between the expansive, apocalyptic pop-punk of Canadian bands like Constantines & the desperate, atonal boogie of Kings of Leon." -Onion AV Club
YepRoc-2114
CD
$12.75

Anderson, Fred
Timeless
PS, US "Live @ The Velvet Lounge". DVD version. High resolution stereo, DTS and Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound.
Delmark-1568
DVD
$22.50

Ant
Cures For Broken hearts
PS, UK Alternative Indie/Acoustic. In 1996 Ant played his first gig on drums with Hefner to a sparse crowd in London's Hope and Anchor. After releasing 24 singles and EP's and 6 albums Hefner became an international act but their drummer Ant had been moonlighting, 'CURES FOR BROKEN HEARTS' is Ants third solo project; written and recorded during the short gaps in the bands busy schedule, he offered up five of his best songs at the time for general release. Ant begun writing his own songs back in 1988. And after 9 years of playing and recording in his bedroom, he eventually played his first solo show in March '97 at London's exclusive 12 Bar Club. His first solo single, 'I HOPE YOU'LL ALWAYS BE THERE' was released in spring '99 on the infamous 'Evil World Records' as a limited edition 7inch single. Described by Ant as 'a catchy little disco number' the single sold out within the first few months of its release. His second release, 'WHERE HAPPINESS BEGINS' featured three tracks of 'gentle acoustic pop' on CD. Limited to just 100 copies with numbered sleeves it has now become a collectors item. The CD was released in Sweden on 'Fabulous Friends Records', and due to popular demand was re-pressed as a 7inch for release summer 2000. The vocal and song writing talents of Ant become all too apparent on this new 5 track mini album. Songs of love, hate, pain, anger and happiness, blend perfectly with heartfelt vocals and acoustic guitar. For those of you who have ever been broken hearted and for those of you who still are Ant offers a new audio remedy - CURES FOR BROKEN HEARTS..
Fortune&Glory-104
CD5
$9.00

Archers of Loaf
All The Nations Airports
PS, US Third full length cd, has a more textured, hard -edged tone. Recorded with Brian Paulson (Superchunk, Wilco, Dinosaur JR.). Includes some of their quietest prettiest songs along with lots of folk-noise punk.
Alias-60100
CD
$12.75

Babyshambles
Down In Albion
PS, US It's the highly anticipated debut album, feat PETE DOHERTY (formerly of The LIBERTINES), who was arrested during recording on drug charges along with then girlfriend Kate Moss. The 16-track album was produced by Mick Jones.
RoughTrade-30062
CD
$17.75

Bailey, Derek/Amy Denio/Dennis Palmer
Gospel Record
PS, US The latest from the Shaking Ray Levi Society archives features a 1999 recording of traditional Southern gospel songs by British guitar legend DEREK BAILEY, multi-instrumentalist AMY DENIO (vocals), and storyteller/sound artist DENNIS PALMER. A combination of time-honored compositions with fiery yet lovely improvisations that transcend the characteristics of both genres.
ShakingRay-04
CD
$9.50

Beans
Only
PS, US He's out to shatter your silly notions of "next-level" hip-hop. His new album is a forward reaching effort to bring forth the concept of "intelligent hip-hop". Bumping in your ride, burning up your iPod or rattling windows in your home system, BEANS makes some of the most creative hip-hop you'll ever hear. Paired here with HAMID DRAKE on percussion & WILLIAM PARKER on bass.
Thirsty-Ear-57167
CD
$14.50

Believer
Issue 33
PS, US Believer # 33 checks in with features on SUSAN SONTAG, PAUL GIAMATI, ADAM CURTIS, ETGAR KERET, ISAAC BROCK (MODEST MOUSE), NICK HORNSBY on MOTLEY CRUE, nature in Los Angeles, positive psychology, and much more.
Believer-033
ZINE
$7.75

Big L
Harlem's Finest vol. 2 - A Freestyle History. 1974 -1999
PS, US Includes his final interview before being shot, his MC battle with JAY-Z, the Rated XXX part 2 of "98 Freestyle" as well as an unreleased song.
Rawkus-531
LP
$14.50

Big L
Harlem's Finest vol. 1 - A Freestyle History 1974 -1999
PS, US Out of print since 2001, this unofficial 2 vol. set documents this freestyle legend. The collections have become so scarce that heads have argued whether they ever exsited at all! Vol. 1 is his first recording ever, when he auditioned for LORD FINESSE, his later stuff with DITC, & other gems such as the STRETCH & BOBBITO show & tracks with JAY-Z.
Rawkus-530
LP
$14.50

Big L
Harlem's Finest 1 & 2 - A Freestyle History 1974 -1999
PS, US
Rawkus-532
DCD
$16.25

Bitter:Sweet
Mating Game
PS, US Intoxicating & playful debut album is a beautiful 11 track work from the duo of Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani (ex-SUPREME BEINGS OF LEISURE). Each song unfolds like a little vignette of romantic interludes & scenes from enchanting films of days gone by. Fans of Portishead, Zero 7, Serge Gainsbourg, Everything But The Girl & Bjork will quickly fall in love with the album's sound. From the sultry, exotic opening track to the big band sass & dreamy torchsongs, Shana's melodically sweet and sexy vocals paired with Kiran's experimental pop beats andmasterful programming make for an album that will undoubtedly stand the test of time.
Quango-10062
CD
$17.75

Black Cab
Altamont Diary
PS, GERMANY A dazed, drug-ripped voyage to the dark heart of rock and roll... Australia's Black Cab features ex-Foil and Registered Nurse members. The sound is a heady brew of raw guitars, early '70's style drums, plus eerie electronic and industrial audio treatments. Black Cab's sound is inspired as much by late '60's and early '70's America as it is by American music of that period. The album's beer soaked programming and walls of electric and acoustic guitars, sitars, maracas and monstrous live & programmed drums delve through time to that fateful day at Altamont. Like the evil, bastard son of The Who's 'Tommy', Altamont Diary is unashamedly a concept album.
Stickman
CD
$17.75

Brosseau, Tom
Empty Houses are Lonely
PS, US Songs of lost love & poetic observation that shimmer like aural tintypes. Collection of highlights from his recorded history to date, augmented by several new recordings. Brosseau's voice sounds eerily like a high-lonesome reincarnation of Jeff Buckley. High, limber & sometimes vibrato-tinged, it seems to hover between the masculine & feminine. Hauntingly moody & atmospheric, & avoids the typical garden-variety verse-chorus-bridge song structures in his writing.
FatCat-041
CD
$13.75

Cale, John
Slow Dazzle
PS, US US reissue of classic 1975 LP for ex-VELVET UNDERGROUND keyboardist is easily as good as 1974's "Fear," if not a step better. He is again joined by ROXY MUSICians ENO, McKay, & MANZANERA but this time Limey guitar god CHRIS SPEDDING.
RECOMMENDED.
Island-846069
CD
$15.75

Cale, John
Fear
PS, US US reissue of classic 1974 LP for ex-VELVET UNDERGROUND keyboardist deftly melds rock & pop music into Cale's own unique vision. Joined by ROXY MUSICians ENO, MACKAY, & MANZANERA along with RICHARD THOMPSON who supplies deft
guitar. RECOMMENDED.
Island-848149
CD
$15.75

Cex
Bad Acne
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-057
12
$7.25

Cex
Role Model
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-004
CD
$13.25

Cex
Oops I Did It Again
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-015
CD
$13.25

Cex
Oops I Did It Again
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-015
12
$7.25

Ceylon Mange
Maiming Path
PS, US CEYLON MANGE is the trio of DYLAN NYOUKIS (Chocolate Monk proprietor and sound molder in BLOOD STEREO, DECAER PINGA), KAREN CONSTANCE (Blood Stereo, SMACK MUSIC 7), and BILL NACE (X.O.4, VAMPIRE BELT). The Maiming Path extends from the group's previous mind melts with two side-long (de)constructions that are assembled from a variety of mangled loops and electronics, guitar feedback/slaughter and Cro-Magnon vocals. The results are a murky stew, as each emerging sound creeps upon the listener like a blackened sloth nightmare. It's the type of organic brain tangle that is rarely unleashed by the spirits these days. The LP is pressed in an edition of 410 and housed in a full-color printed sleeve featuring Karen's outsider artwork.
HPCycle-278
LP
$16.75

Cigarettes
Gimme Cigarettes
PS, US Long rumored to be a Sparks side project, CIGARETTES were not Sparks but an obscure Los Angeles art punk band featuring PIPE, LONNY CARLYSLE, MARC QUESTION, and BAT LUCKY. Behind those nom de musique were one JOHN CLANCY, keeper of the Cigarettes' flame, and PHILO CRAMER, who left the band to join something called Fear. Two songs that both attack and make you laugh. The Cigarettes were part of that just-now-being-defined grey area known as mid-'70s proto punk, a stew of psych, prog, heavy metal, freak rock, glam, and even free jazz. A first time legitimate reissue of the the band's fantastic 1978 Carlysle/Moxie single (recorded in 1975 & 76), with the unfortunately neglected "Oh! Oh! Oh!," and liner notes on the band's history. Edition of 500 copies.
SSRecords-021
45
$5.00

Circle
Earthworm
PS, US Their evolution continues here with a 4 song EP. It finds the band further integrating their love of late 70s/early 80s metal with the "circular" kraut-influenced psych that has become their trademark. These songs are heavy & dense with guitar riffs that shred backed by the intense & hypnotic rhythm section. The band has invited Bruce Duff (Jesters of Destiny) to contribute vocals on 3 tracks.
NoQuarter-012
CD5
$7.50

Cougars
Pillow Talk
PS, US Amidst the swirling morass of dueling guitars, locktight bass & drums, menacing vocals, 2-piece horn section, & ominous synthesizer, there must be something going on that deserves a prefix. But there isn't. In the end, all you're left with is "rock"-- plain & simple. It's a monster of an album featuring 10 brand new tracks, it is a testament to their unwavering raucous instinct. Recorded by Steve Albini
CD 4
GoKart-117
CD
$14.75

Cuts
I'm Not Down/I Love You
PS, US Ltd ed. 3 song single from upcoming 3rd album (From Here On Out on Birdman Records) feat. the newly recorded A-side "I'm Not Down," as well as 2 non-album B-sides: the Baroque-garage "I Love You" and British Folk tribute "Your Old Man." Covers are silkscreen and letterpress, individually numbered.
AntennaFarm-513
45
$4.75

Dagons, The
Reverse
PS, US 'Female singer-guitarist, male drummer--it's the Bizarro White Stripes!' -Tom Sinclair, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'With the best of the two-piece bands-from Flat Duo Jets to Mr. Airplane Man--you never feel like something's missing. I'd add to that short list this California couple (front woman and guitarist Karie Jacobson and drummer Drew Kowalski), whose bangy garage blues is touched by a graceful, moody goth sensibility'.-Monica Kendrick, CHICAGO READER 'Bottom line: If the Dagons were from Detroit they'd be wined and dined by all the labels eager to grab their slice of Motor Citydom before the bubble bursts.'-Fred Mills, DETROIT METRO TIMES 'The Dagons create music that could easily provide the soundtrack to a hypnotic nightmare or psychedelic amusement park'.
-Laura Pontillo, VENUS
DeadSeaCaptain-007
CD
$10.50

Damo Suzuki Network
Hollywood
PS, US Something different in former CAN vocalist DAMO SUZUKI's recent output: a single vinyl LP release, 38 minutes of spacy, hypnotic improv that also happens to rock out like a motherfucker. Teaming up with younger musicians, Suzuki creates music that references not only krautrock, but also the churning aggression of Hawkwind and the angular attack of Wire or the Fall. Joining Damo on this LP are members of FARFLUNG, ANUBIAN LIGHTS, SEKSU ROBA, and MANDOG. Band members have also played with Cul De Sac, Helios Creed/Chrome and Nik Turner's Hawkwind. Limited edition of 500 LPs in a beautiful sleeve handscreened by Werewolf Machine Gun. Recorded live at the Knitting Factory, Hollywood, August 2002. These tracks were also released on a hard-to-find European 2CD set titled Hollyaris.
Canopic-001
LP
$14.75

Dylan, Bob
Rolling Thunder 1975-81 The Gospel Years
PS, US Director & Producer Joel Gilbert (Bob Dylan 1966 World Tour The Home Movies, 2003 and Bob Dylan World Tours 1966-1974 Through the Camera of Barry Feinstein, 2005) weaves the story of this monumental period of Dylans life and music through revealing insider portraits, exclusive photos, live concert video clips and TV footage from 1975-1981, and with visits to Rundown Studios, the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, the Vineyard Church, and the Fox Warfield Theatre. 5
MVD-4484
DVD
$14.75

Envelopes
Demon
PS, US US issue for pan-European lo-fi quirksters. "There are glimpses of art rockers Pavement, Stereolab & Pixies throughout. Surrounded by sunths that twitter like birds & guitars with a summer lilt that then crunches with distortion. If they can better this highly original &enjoyable set, then there will be no stopping them."- London Guardian. Debut on label run by ex-XL A+R chief Leo Silverman
Brille-001
CD
$10.50

F/I
Blanga
PS, US Milwaukee space/psych-rock veterans, F/i, are back with original member RICHARD FRENECKI in the fold and the results are here to behold. Recorded in 2004, Blanga sees the lineup including F/i stalwarts BRIAN WENSING, GRANT RICHTER, and Frenecki, along with RICK HAKE and JOHN FRANKOVIC joining the troupe. Most of all, Blanga (that's apparently an in-joke within the group and something to do with Amon Duul and Hawkwind, go figure) shows that the band hasn't diluted their talent in ripping out some of the most awe-inspiring, trance-inducing and speaker-destroying psych-rock of the last 25 years! All the crucial pieces are in place: the matronymic drum beats, the Eno/Hawkwind-esque synth swirls and, most of all, the overwhelming cloud of fuzzbox guitar distortion coating the proceedings."
LexiconDevil
CD
$16.75

Feu Therese
Self-Titled
PS, US Vinyl version - 180gram
Constellation-40
LP
$17.50

Field Music
Write You Own History
PS, US Write Your Own History collects B-sides and previously unreleased material from up-and-coming UK pop phenoms FIELD MUSIC, who have produced some amazing non-album tracks, equal to many of the songs on their acclaimed 2005 debut. Though all deserve wider recognition, one song in particular, "Alternating Current," holds particular sway over Memphis Industries. Though the label desperately wanted it on the album proper, the band preferred it as a B-side. Write Your Own History was the compromise-a way to give the song more exposure in a context which the band was (moderately) comfortable with.
MemphisIndustries-064
CD
$10.25

Flaming Lips
At War with the Mystics
PS, US NEW ALBUM!!!
WarnerBros
CD
$17.25

Giant Robot
#41
PS, US Your guide to Asian popular culture and beyond hits its 41st issue with features on GEORGE TAKEI, AUTOMATOR, DENGUE FEVER, SOTHIRA PHENG (CRUCIFIX, PROUDFLESH), artist JEANA SOHN, filmmaker SHINYA TSUKAMOTO (Tetsuo: The Iron Man), and more.
GiantRobot-041
ZINE
$5.00

Gitogito Hustler
Love & Roll
PS, US The Japanese all-girl sensations are once again sweeping the nation! Think all the style & substance of the 5.6.7.8's meets early Supersnazz musically, then add in the moves of the Supremes & you begin to get the picture. But don't let their appearance fool you, they are definitely adorable, but the sweetest kittens have the sharpest claws, & they can rock right alongside any band, male or female.
Gearhead-062
CD
$12.75

Gitogito Hustler
Love & Roll
PS, US
Gearhead-62
LP
$9.25

Glands Of External Secretion/Nels Cline/My Cat Is An Alien
From The Earth To The Spheres V.6
PS, UK Italian brothers Maurizio and Roberto Opalio, aka My Cat Is An Alien, split the sixth volume of their "From the earth to the Spheres" series with San Francisco's cult band Glands Of External Secretion. On this occasion the duo, formed in 1992 by Bananafish magazine publisher/ performance artist Seymour Glass and indie-rock princess Barbara Manning, features the special collaboration of well-known guitarist improviser Nels Cline (now member of Wilco). The trio's track "Icebox" is a slow ascent from the realm of isolationism, through frozen tape manipulation and icy drones, terrific voices and subtle infernal groans which seem to come from the obscure side of the Moon, where Cline's estranged looped guitar is ready to launch the ultimate attack to Earth. On the other side of the flip, MCIAA's "After the Meteor Shower" represents a further experiment in the use of Roberto's unearthly fragmented vocals, as a way to create heavy-emotional textures of interstellar tunes. A cosmic ! rain of howling guitars & electronics introduces the fall into a silent, ritualistic procession marked by the distant echo of a drum, alongside a whispered chant over real sounds emerging from the concrete surface of the Planet.
VeryFriendly-023
CD
$17.00

Gonzalez, Jose
Veneer [Mute U.S. Re-release]
PS, US Mute's version of "Veneer". Bigger company, same great album. One of the best albums of 2005 gets some extra music industry firepower in 2006.
MuteUS-9324
CD
$15.25

Gorillaz
Demon Days Live (At Manchester)
PS, US
Virgin
DVD
$18.50

Harlan T. Bobo
Too Much Love
PS, US
GonerRecords-019
LP
$10.25

Harp
# 28 - May 2006
PS, US DRIVE BY TRUCKERS cover plus Built to Spill, Alejandro Escovedo, Dr. John, Flaming Lips, Morrissey, Henry Rollins, Dresden Dolls, Streets, Jon Langford.
Harp-028
ZINE
$4.50

Harpies
Bleed, Believe
PS, US Metal. The debut album. A revolving door of musicians have all had a hand in shaping what has become The Harpies of 2004. Since the emergence of their first recording in 2003 the sound has continually evolved, finally taking the shape of "BLEED BELIEVE", their debut album. Starting as an escape from school-induced boredom the band quickly progressed and left the school practice room ehind, embracing members of other local bands and morphing into something else completely. Getting heavier and heavier with every stage of progression the band soon found themselves with an entirely different audience - numerous plays on the Radio 1 rock show, a session for Steve Lamacq on Radio 1, an Xfm session, gigs on tour with the likes of Mad Capsule Markets and Sikth. "They make Slipknot sound like newborn baby kittens pissing on perfumed cotton wool. Way more subtle, layered and interesting. Think Amen, Sick Of It All, Raging Speedhorn and This Mortal Coil" - Metal Hammer. "If Slipknot heard Harpies they would f**k off back to America with their tails between their legs" - Rock Sound. "Harpies scale new cranium-busting heights with their agresso-guitar ambush" -KERRANG! "(The Harpies) turn in a brilliantly adrenalised rxhibition, and, given time, we cam see them growing into some bizarre hybrid of Slipknot and tATu." - PlayLouder. "Harpies. are the band Sugarcoma briefly threatened to be. The full-on twisted metallic aggression of a raw-as-hell Slipknot, they have just that hint of vital X factor." - Organ. "Harpies take polar opposites and run them full pelt at each other just to watch the carnage. I confidently proclaim Nicky Honey as possessing the dirtiest and sweetest voice on the planet" - Logo.
Fortune&Glory-115
CD
$14.75

Hayman, Darren
Ukulele Songs from the Devon Coast
PS, US The Static Family welcome back honorary Static Brother Mr Darren with the second in the run of four Holiday series E.P's based on Darren's British holidays. Four more tracks from the master of his own genre. Defiantly indie ukulele folk tunes that tell tales out of class and super glue them to melodies that stick to your humming bone tighter than a new breed isocyanate. "Every time i write a song its better then the last one", says Hayman, "I thought it was that way for everyone". You will not find us disagreeing. Van 92 - Caravan Songs Darren's first ep for the Van sold out in an instant, and has been the labels most downloaded release so far.A back catalogue release schedule for previous mighty work from Hefner and the French is underway. His new solo album 'A Table for One' is released on March the 6th by Track and Field Records.
StaticCaravan-109
45
$6.25

Headcoats, Thee
Knights of Baskervilles
PS, US The cream rises to the top on this album. One of ¡Thee best from Wild BILLY CHILDISH.
Birdman-013
CD
$14.50

Heads
Under the Stress of a Headlong Dive
PS, US Brand new studio. This is the band's 7th album, & delves deeper into the Kraut Rock/early 70's space rock sound.
Invada-24
CD
$20.50

Heavy Blinkers
Night & I Are Still So Young
PS, US Halifax Canada band described as Bacharach meets Brian Wilson. Follows their Endearing releases w/worldwide release on Cooking Vinyl. Fourth LP of lush, introspective pop.
CookingVinyl-371
CD
$16.50

Hecker
Disenchanted Forestx1000
PS, US An electronic music soundtrack for Angela Bulloch's installation which was on display at Tate Triennial 2006, London. Different light sources within the installation shift & change according to a sequenced program which is not in synch with the soundtrack. 6 of the sound channels are audible in separate localized areas within the installation between the suspended ceiling & the floor. The 7th sound channel is audible throughout the room.
Mego-081
DCD
$24.25

Hefner
The Best of Hefner: 1996 - 2002
PS, UK 20-track collection of all the band's singles and best loved tracks. Hefner were formed around 1996 though Darren Hayman had been using the name for several years previously. The original line up was Darren Hayman guitars/vocals, John Morrison bass and Antony Harding drums. The band was convened for the recording of Darren's debut single as Hefner ' A Better Friend' and that recording marks only the second time the three of them played together. The single quickly gained the attention of Too Pure which remained the home of the band throughout their career. The appeal of Hefner has always lay in the lyrics and songs of Darren Hayman, bittersweet vignettes on modern city life, he uses the extra-ordinary and the everyday to tell erotic melancholy tales that tug at your heart strings. Their first album Breaking God's Heart, earned them a fan in the guise of John Peel, which resulted in the band recording 6 sessions for his Radio 1 show, including a live set at John's house. In 1999 they achieved numbers 2 and 3 in his festive 50 with 'The Hymn for the Alcohol' and ' The Hymn for the Cigarettes'. Their second album The Fidelity Wars, showed a darker and sharper side to their sound and lyrics and remains the favourite of fans and critics alike, however their biggest selling album was their third; We Love The City. This album found Hefner in a more upbeat mood augmenting their folk tinged sound with brass, synthesizers and new member Jack Hayter, contributing pedal steel, violin and guitar, and included their most popular songs with 'Good Fruit', 'The Greedy Ugly People' and 'The Day That Thatcher Dies'. Hefner's last album showed them moving a new electronic direction and is considered a curates egg by most, however Hefner's popularity and self proclaimed status as Britain's Largest Small Band was never in doubt as their last sell out show at London's Shepherds Bush Empire showed. Hefner split for no other reason then it seemed like it was a good time. Track list: A Better Friend (original single version), Christian Girls (original single version), Pull Yourself Together (didgeridoo version), The Sweetness Lies Within, The Sad Witch, Hello Kitten, Lee Remick, The Hymn for the Cigarettes, The Hymn for the Alcohol, I Took Her Love for Granted, Don't Flake out on Me, I Love Only You, Good Fruit, The Greedy Ugly People, Painting and Kissing, The Greater London Radio, The Day That Thatcher Dies, Alan Bean, When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines, Home.
Fortune&GloryUK-118
CD
$14.75

HIM
Peoples
Ps, US Shuffling beats under intricate melodies, the power of a 7 piece group in action, of people whose lives are dedicated to music. ANTIBALAS founder Martin Pera & trumpet player Jordan Mclean joined in the fun, as well as NEED NEW BODY bass player Griffin Rodriguez & singer Christian Dautresme. Together with the core of Doug Scharin (CODEINE), Adam Pierce (MICE PARADE) & Josh Larue (SORTS). Recorded in Tokyo, resulting mayhem brings burning African song structures alongside Sun Ra-esque vocal parts, pushed by an unparalleled rhythm section & covered by a soothing pop umbrella.
Bubblecore-046
CD
$12.75

House on a Hill
Ladyslipper
PS, US Melodic post-rock sound that draws influences from sources as diverse as punk and Motown. They've been compared to Pinback, Blonde Redhead and The Pretenders. CD is filled with catchy rhythms and beautifuly layered instrumentation.
Buttermilk-015
CD
$11.00

I Am Robot And Proud
The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing
PS, US I Am Robot And Proud is the name 26 year old Toronto native Shaw-Han Liem works under to create his singular brand of hypnotic, beguiling electronic pop music. The Aptly titled, The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing, is the highly anticipated full-length follow-up to his very popular 2003 album Grace Days (Catmobile). The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing is electronic pop music that energizes the listener and refreshes the ear. It's syncopated multi-instrumental rhythms and playful, repetitive multi-dimensional melodies are just the elixir your head needs. Shaw-Han mixes acoustic instrumentation; piano, flute, sax, guitar, seamlessly with his unique electronic keyboard sounds and percussive elements. This isn't difficult, experimental IDM that pulls the listener off the left side of the dial. This is complex composition that manages to simply delight. It's an exciting sound that gives one the feeling of flying fast & free through a heavenly modern green world of pop, beauty, and sunshine. Your brain chemicals are sure to be balanced after the first minute into the title track. Track list: 1. The Electricity In Your House Wants To Sing, 2. When I Get My Ears, 3. The Work, 4. Save Your Neck, Save Your Brother, 5. The Scholars and the Travelers, 6. Neil Lake, 7. Me vs. Heidi, 8. Good Sleep, 9. A Man That Runs Too Fast, 10. Places We're Trying To Find, 11. Center Cities. "Liem works small miracles in the studio, arranging tiny slivers of sound into glistening electropop constructions that blend harmonic balance and stasis with restless change and constant motion. Sounding bolder, and with punchier sequencing on tracks like 'The Mood You're In' and 'Mexico City', the only thing missing is the right videogame to play along with it." -- THE WIRE. "No matter how many machines are employed here, 'Grace Days' is full of human heart. Slow and fragile, yet with a certain joyful abandon, I Am Robot And Proud emits electro-pop with playground beats and softly-stroked guitars, like Isan lacing-up a pair of suitably dapper dancing shoes." -- COMES WITH A SMILE. "A beautiful collection of intricate aural tapestries, bolstered by deep bass and pulsing rhythms. From the deliciously slow grind of Winter at Night" to the elegant glockenspiel odyssey of "Learn From Mistakes," Liem dazzles the listener as much as he soothes. The perfect soundtrack for counting stars, hot baths, or falling in love with your computer." - EXCLAIM. "Fans of Isan and Boards Of Canada should take note, this record is as deserving of your attention as much as these well known groups. The compositions are highly hypnotic, offering a sleepy, dreamlike state using minimal techniques & infectious chord structures. Robot achieve the rare task of producing catchy pop songs while remaining blissful and chilled out. Sublime in every way. One of those rare albums perfect for any mood, whether it's for serious listening or simply background music, you just can't fail with this package. There's no overly long or tedious pieces, Robot have hit on the right formula and utilise it well to their advantage. A lovely album full of many surprises, which leave you begging for more." --ANGRY APE. Cover art designed by Shaw-Han Liem, I Am Robot And Proud.
Darla-168
CD
$13.50

Islands
Return to the Sea
PS, US
EQUA1.2
CD
$12.50

John B & Exile
Broken Language (Exile Mix)
PS, US
PlanetMu-113
12
$7.25

Kaito
Hundred Million Light Yr
PS, US The maestro of nu-trance brilliance & cosmic kitsch returns with an album of beautiful, euphoric cadence. It's the story of a man who left the earth to return to a universe of expressive, unrestrained music that fully embraces classic '90s trance euphoria. It seamlessly connects to the history of his predecessors. This is the dream-filled sound of one thousand and one flying sound carpets. Flickering flutes & jubulating bells. Pulsing melodicism that lifts to the stratospheres. It's music- become-feeling & MDMA to the ears.
Kompakt-049
CD
$17.00

Kaito
Hundred Million Light Yr
PS, US
Kompakt-049
12
$9.75

Keene, Tommy
Crashing the Ether
PS, US Pure jangle pop full of heartache & minor sevenths, infused with a rough-around-the-edges approach that has drawn comparisons to the Replacements, Matthew Sweet & the Posies. "While we all know there's a fine line between 'rock legend' & 'cult figure,' there is not doubt Keene is one of America's greatest, unheralded songwriters." - Rolling Stone
ElevenThirty-7010
CD
$15.75

Keys, Calvin
Detours Into Unconscious Rhythms
PS, US The amazing Calvin Keys, legendary jazz guitarist who has played with everyone from Ray Charles & Joe Henderson, to M.C. Hammer & Luther Vandross, venture back out on his own once again. This time w/ Chester Hammond on organ, Ron E Beck (Tower of Power) on drums, and Jeff Chambers on bass.
WideHive-233
CD
$16.25

Kid 606/Cex
Shotgun Wedding Volume 3
PS, US
ViolentTurd-015
CD
$10.25

Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Self-Titled
PS, US Fresh from a 12-inch of Venetian Snares remixes, THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE proudly present their self-titled debut full-length. Their form of mutant jazz slithers and slides, each song a delicately painful little story of heartache, hope and perseverance. These are soundtracks to non-existing movies, inspired by the worlds of Hieronymus Bosch, Pablo Picasso, and Francisco Goya. JASON KOHNEN (aka BONG-RA) and GIDEON KIERS started the group around the turn of the century, creating new soundtracks to silent movies like FW Murnau's Nosferatu and Fritz Lang's Metropolis. Both graduates of the School of Arts, the audio/visual concept behind the band grew to incorporate 'visual' music performed alongside existing film fragments to intensify the audio. Philadelphia filmakers and surrealist animators The Quay Brothers were also a big influence on the duo's early music. In 2004 HILARY JEFFREY began sitting in on trombone, having performed previously with artists such as Nick Bullen and Patrick Pulsinger. NINA HITZ and ED LOMAN joined up shortly afterwarsds on cello and guitar respectively and finally CHARLOTTE CEGARRA signed on as an improv vocalist to round TKDE in to a full sextet, with Kiers on drums, sequencing and visuals and Kohnen handling bass, synths and sequencing.
PlanetMu-141
CD
$14.75

Kinn
Karlshorst
PS, US KINN is a three piece band from Berlin: Guitar: Frank Schültge Blumm whose releases on labels like Staubgold, Tomlab and Audio Dregs go back to 1993, his latest album ('Zweite Meer') came out on Morr Music in 2005. Bass: Marcel Türkowsky whose solo-Performances as a tape-artist will soon find their way on a split LP with 'Zeitkratzer' Reinhold Friedl on Bremen's Happy Zloty label. Drums: Jan Thoben who released on Beau Rivage and plays in bands like Gaston and Taunus. KINN build up analogue loops and stumbling digital transformation with their instruments and electronic extensions. They create a unique musical suction; with which they achieve a wide range of dynamics and modes. Polyrhythmic structures and tonally diverse patterns flow in a sonic stream slowly morphing into rocky passages and leaving off for chamber-club-music. On "Karlshorst" KINN convincingly integrate field recordings into the rhythm and tonality of their instrumental playing. "German guitarist Frank Schültge Blumm and bassist Marcel Türkowsky's Kinn project follows the styles of such artists as John Fahey, Gastr Del Sol, Lennie Tristano and This Heat, with a hint of Steve Reich and Erik Satie's looping minimalism thrown in for good measure. Kinn is a delight that recent converts of Steffen Basho-Junghans and the rest of the recent experimental guitar solo scene will find irresistible. Boosted by Türkowsky's simple and expressive bass work, discreetly tempered with electronic effects, Blumm's technique of allowing space to become an integral part of his playing style gives the music room to breathe and seep into the atmosphere. Rather than ending up as just another Ambient exercise, however, Kinn's rich palette of different tones and worldly musical influences ensure listeners stay on their toes."
AudioDregs-62
CD
$13.50

Knife, The
Silent Shout
PS, SWEDEN Better price than expected... New Knife album, import CD! LP coming too. Pitchfork loves it, Parasol loves it. Surely the strangest album of the year, at least in the freaky electropop co-ed sibling duo award category. The Knife wrote the song 'Heartbeats' that their good friend Jose Gonzalez has had a success with. This is their third album, darker than the previous Deep Cuts record still holding their unique sound and infectious grooves.
Brille
CD
$20.00

Knifehandchop
Triple Threat
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-101
12
$8.00

Knifehandchop
Techno-Gaiden
PS, US
Tigerbeat6-103
12
$8.00

Koch, Tim
Faena
PS, US Faena marks Tim Koch's first full release on the Merck label, but fifth solo album to date. After years of extensive remix work for Merck, including ripping up works by Machine Drum, Proem, Ilkae and Tiki Obmar, he has finally settled in to a release of his own. Faena attempts to distill the elements that have been featured in all of Tim's previous releases, drawing on a broader range of sounds including acoustic guitars, and female vocal elements. The bulk of the album was written whilst on tour in Europe in late 2004, with a cramped Antwerp loft acting as a makeshift studio. The color and density of that experience shows through in this batch of tracks from this prolific Australian producer. Full of beautiful vocal textures and electronically generated acoustic sounds blended with deep grooves, rich harmonies and strong melodies. Yet another quality IDM full length from the Merck camp. Limited to 1000.
Merch-040
CD
$14.25

Larsen
SeieS
PS, US Fifth full-length album. Where "Play" was Larsen's most orchestrated-ambient work so far, "SeieS" tends to be quite a bit more song oriented. Tracks like The Snow, Haula & Marzia are Larsen's most sinister compositions, disturbing soundscapes that would fit very well in a David Lynch movie. Features female vocals of ex-Swans chanteuse Jarboe & beloved cello player & long time collaborator Julia Kent (ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS). Housed in a deluxe cardboard gatefold sleeve & printed on matte paper to look almost as good as it sounds.
Important-083
CD
$13.75

Leadbelly
Boll Weevil
PS, US Huddie Leadbetter died in 1949. He did not know at that time that he would have become one of the biggest icons in folk music. A sad story begun in 1934, interrupted for a while but then raised to immortality. This collection begins with 1886 classic African American sharecropper song "Goodnight Irene," and winds through 10 of Leadbelly's best song desperate, but filled with immeasurable love for life.
FruitTree-855
CD
$16.25

Liars
Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack
PS, US Second single from their new album is one of their most beautiful songs.
Mute-9315
CD5
$8.25

Like Honey
Airport EP
PS, SWEDEN Three Swedish gals, two Swedish guys... Honey likes pastel pop, Georgia Hubley (Yo La Tengo), and tube amplifiers. Like Honey delivers warm analogue indierock with a lo-fi twist. Tangents REVIEW "Like Honey play the airplane guitars and candy coated vocals card on 'Airport', the title track from their four song EP on the Hybris label. It's fine, fine material, taking off for the stratosphere and leaving a vapour trail of melodic cacophony in its wake."
Hybris
CD5
$5.50

Lycaon Pictus
Personal Disaster
PS, US An art-punk /synth/bass/drums band. The moog-meets-Brian Wilson songs are supported by John Bonham-esque drumming & Holger Czukay-isms. Here they succeed in capturing the sound of their incendiary live show in the studio. Recorded using all analog & tube equipment, & tape, capturing the warm sound of some of their heroes' albums like poineers PiL, The Fall, Can Wire, Eno. But none of those bands had lyrics like this.
Avant-God-013
CD
$12.00

Lycaon Pictus
Deviation Amplifier
PS, US "This local pro-wolf, anti-human synth-bass-drums trio keeps getting better- & scarier. (This) album features goth beatboxing, catatonic vocals, lyrics about cunnilingus, & a mantra-like theme song. Just listening to it could give you rabies."- Village Voice
Avant-God-004
CD
$12.00

Magneta Lane
Dancing with Daggers
PS, US New album from Canadians is a perfect blend of sinful rock & saintly melodies. "Smart & sexy like old Hollywood & rebellious & surefire like classic punk rock."
Paperbag-019
CD
$15.00

Mammatus
Self-Titled
PS, US UK vinyl for the Holy Mountain CD (USA/Canada) of the debut by this Santa Cruz band. 4 long tracks (the longest is 25 minutes!) that combines the best bits of 70's UK psyche rock with the sonic assault of early Monster Magnet - heavy drone sludge rock. Sleeve design by the "artist of the moment" Arik Roper, who has recently done sleeves for High on Fire, Sleep, SUNNO))) & Comets on Fire.
Launch-025
LP
$18.50

Masakatsu, Takagi
Journal for People
PS, US US reissue of 2002 Japanese only album released on Daisyworld Discs run by Hosono from YMO. Lilting piano lines, digitally enhanced melodies, & sturdily constructed ambient pop tunes make up the audio, while the DVD features people from all over the world intersecting w/Takagi's painterly palette of organic & pschedelic imagery.
Carpark-032
CD/DVD
$18.25

McKean, Finian
Shades Are Drawn
PS, US Ex-PUSH KINGS!! Finian McKean was half of the late 90s indie pop band the PUSH KINGS, but now he's running at full capacity to create solo work that's emotional & eerie, but still accessible. Folk impulses meet pop context, broadcast from Finian's den of iniquity in Brooklyn. Its got a classical new england/Irish folk backbone w/footstomping rythyms. There's bursts of Hindu mysticism. There's pop contagiousness in some of these songs. There's also lonely despair. Written, produced & played by McKean.
AndEachForOnly-02
CD
$10.25

Mojo
#150 (May 2006)
PS, UK
ZINE
$12.75

Monster Movie
All Lost
PS, US From the album title and artwork (courtesy of William Schaff), you can tell these boys are on a mission to destroy you w/ their meaningful pop tunes. The longest album in their career, clocking in at about 52 min. Feat. members of SLOWDIVE, ETERNAL, EXPERIMANTAL AIRCRAFT.
Graveface-020
CD
$9.25

Morrissey
Ringleader of the Tormentors
PS, US NEW ALBUM!!!
Sanctuary
CD
$17.25

Morrissey
Ringleader of the Tormentors (+BONUS DVD)
PS, US Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Digipack Packaging
Sanctuary-86015.2
CD
$19.75

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 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

Motorpsycho
Black Hole/Blank Canvas [Limited 2CD Book]
PS, GERMANY Notorious Norwegian psych-pop-prog-rock juggernaut's new album is available now! Special packaging described as a "Limited Edition first pressing in book style". 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-053X
DCD
$26.50

Motorpsycho
Black Hole/Blank Canvas [DLP VINYL]
PS, GERMANY Limited vinyl version of the band's long-awaited new album. NOT IN STOCK, SPECIAL ORDER ONLY.
Stickman-053
DLP
$22.75

Mt. Egypt
Battening the Hatches
PS, US
RecordCollection
CD
$14.75

Mt. Egypt
Perspectives
PS, US
RecordCollection
CD
$13.75

Nine Inch Nails
Everyday Is Exactly REMIX
Ps, US Six song EP feat. remixes from NIN's "With Teeth" by PHOTEK, RICHARD X, INTERPOL, EL-P & DFA.
Nothing--22
CD5
$8.25

Oxford Collapse
Decking The Classics
PS, US A new single from Brooklyn's OXFORD COLLAPSE, a loud pop trio whose music hearkens back to the wide-open spaces of the early 1980s, when bands like R.E.M., Embarrassment, Mission Of Burma, and The Feelies populated the underground musical landscape. Two proud and triumphant tracks-"Decking The Classics" and "Packed Churches"-big on hooks and momentum.
VersionCity-011
45
$5.75

Paper Airplane Pilots
Western Automatic Music
PS, US The Paper Airplane Pilots' sophomore effort "Western Automatic Music" finds the band navigating even higher altitudes and broader landscapes, taking the listener to a breathtaking apex of melodic power pop and harkening back to the golden age of bands such as Big Star and Badfinger, as well as recalling newer influences such as Wilco and Teenage Fanclub.
SpadeKitty-022
CD
$12.00

Parker, Graham & Rumour
You Can't Be Too Strong
PS, US High time we colonials were treated to this survey of the mid-late 70's work from one of the great groups to emerge from the British Pub Rock phenomenon of the early 70's. Rhythm & blues inflected rock full of the biting sarcasm only Parker could muster. Incl "White Honey" produced by NICK LOWE & "HEAT TREATMENT" produced by MUTT LANGE. RECOMMENDED.
Mercury-586357-2
CD
$15.75

Pink Floyd
London 1966/1967
PS, US Filmed by musical flimmaker PETER WHITEHEAD & taken from the film "Tonite Let's All Make Love in London", this feat. full-length & extremely rare performances from the classic late 60's line-up @ Sound Techniques London & the legendary gig @ Alexandra Palace. Footage incl. YOKO ONO's performance art & JOHN LENNON taking in the festivities. Interviews with MICK JAGGER, MICHAEL CAINE, DAVID CROSBY & others.
Snapper-046
CD/DVD
$20.50

Plants
The Mind is a Bird in the Hand
PS, US Portland, Oregon's Plants are a psychedelic folk act that blend ethereal acoustic textures with melancholy lyrical beauty; employing strings, organs, flutes and bells they create a sound that's 'quietly intense', like the sound of a storm in the distance. It's their own kind of personal folk music for their an imagined world of half conscious dreams, living forests and mystical creatures. The band is the brainchild of singer/guitarist, Josh Blanchard's and cellist/pianist Molly Griffith's musical and romantic partnership. Molly is classically trained in medieval music and harpsichord and has played in the past with Portland notables such as The Decemberists and 31 Knots. Joshua has spent ten years crafting pop songs and hallucinatory electronic pieces, from the acidic Point Line Plane (Skin Graft) to previous efforts with avant-psychde band The Mome Raths. Its their mutual love of things both very old and very new that keeps the band fresh, as Plants collect ideas from modern ambient composers, 60's acid folk voyages, and ancient musical texts. Recorded one rain and whiskey soaked Oregon springtime, the group's debut album "The Mind is a Bird in the Hand" is an achingly restrained and moody affair. From the brooding opener "Acorn Child" to the closing chords of Fantasy-folker, "Invisible Islands", the record explores themes of redemption and turning darkness into light. The record hosts a great cast of subtle guest performances by Michael Hendrickson (Jackie O Motherfucker), Brian Foote (Nudge) and Jason Buehler (Nice Nice) and is mastered by respected "folktronica" guru, Greg Davis. "Plants play a mystical brand of psychedelic folk whose solemn, droning beauty and stately pace recall Six Organs of Admittance and Pearls Before Swine at their most pastoral and intense." Dave Segal, The Stranger. "Plants alchemize hazy, stoned, sylvan folk and ambient sound into warm, shimmering, psychedelic gold." Adam Gnade, The Portland Mercury.
AudioDregs-063
CD
$13.50

Poets of Rhythm
Practice What You Preach
PS, US 1993 debut from Munich's pioneers of the new Heavy Funk movement, years before Desco, Daptone, DJ Shadow, Cut Chemist of the rest. Remastered.
Daptone-07
CD
$16.00

Rahim
Ideal Lives
PS, US Debut album from Maryland band follows their 2005 ep that drew many favorable comparisons to albums from the Dischord vaults. New album expands that pallet to include Beatles, Talking Heads & Radiohead. "DC invades NY in the night. Ooh, we like you pretty well, Rahim."-PITCHFORK
FrenchKiss-026
CD
$16.00

Rainer Maria
Catastrophe Keeps Us Together
PS, US
Grunion-001
CD
$15.00

Reatards
Teenage Hate
PS, US A reissue of the debut album from the Reatards. 18 hell-bent songs of frustration, empty dreams & stomped hearts straight from the fucking kings of Memphis punk rock. A fired-up-and-pissed-off classic armed to the teeth w/ screaming, distortion, wicked-as-fuck guitar solos & raw driven alienation. Includes covers of Buddy Holly, Fear & The Dead Boys.
GonerRecords-10
LP
$8.50

Rothkamm
FB01
PS, US Unique yet connected to the tradition of classic electronic music, rothkamm's FB01 sports an astonishing variety of unusual geometries and movements in aural space. A very musical and starkly beautiful combination of pop sensibilities, BBC Radiophonic Workshop music, the Cologne WDR studios in the 1950's, and the Hollywood Science Fiction soundtracks from the 1960's, but all as if re-imagined through pure mathematics. Limited edition of 500. Highly recommended!
Flux-004
CD
$12.75

Russell, Arthur
First Thought Best Thought
PS, US A double cd collection of out of print instrumental and orchestral compositions along with over 45 minutes of previously unreleased material. An essential collection of lost treasures. Packaged with a 16 page color booklet & O-card of archival images & essays by former Modern Lover Ernie Booker & Audika's Steve Knutson.
Audika-1005
DCD
$21.75

Scissor Sisters
Remixed
PS, US Remixes of the songs "Filthy Gorgeous" & "Comfortably Numb". 9 tracks in all, featuring TIGA & the A TOUCH OF CLASS DJs.
ATouchofClass-022
CD
$11.75

Secret Mommy
Very Rec
PS, US VERY LIMITED ORANGE VINYL. ONLY 500!!!
Ache-022
LP
$13.25

Serena-Maneesh
S/T
PS, US Technicolor bursts of male & female vocals tangled with spaced-out instrumentation. The Velvet Underground and My Bloody Valentine would be proud.
PLR-004
CD
$12.50

Siouxsie & the Banshees
Nocturne
PS, US Concert set was recorded live at London's Royal Albert Hall on 9/30+10/1 1983. The CURE's ROBERT SMITH joined the lineup on guitar for this particular tour and is an integral part of the concert performance. The bonus features of the disc include four bonus promo videos, a photogallery and the ROM section features Siousxie calendar & screensaver.
MSI-46084
DVD
$28.00

Sloan
A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005 [Bonus DVD]
(Deluxe Edition)
PS, US
Koch
CD
$18.00

Spoonbender 1.1.1
Stereo Telepathy Academy
PS, US The San Francisco-based SPOONBENDER 1.1.1 outlines itself as the 'tele-ambient dream self' of the critically-acclaimed, 'populist avant-tronics and media group' I AM SPOONBENDER. For Stereo Telepathy Academy, spoken text was taken from one film, overlaid onto images from another film, and the score was composed while viewing a third (and secret) film source. The synchronistic results appear to be intentional. As the images of DAVID CRONENBERG's rarely seen film Crimes Of The Future flickered, Spoonbender 1.1.1 radiated an inverted telekinetic minimalism of undulating tones supporting the third piece of the puzzle: spoken text from Cronenberg's Stereo, a faux-documentary detailing a surgical procedure for the advancement of telepathic communication. The result is a sort of Wizard Of Oz/Dark Side Of The Moon for the mimetic engineering mindset. This marks the second of three editions to be released. The first was an edition of 111, documenting the aforementioned live performance; the second is this edition of 333, sporting handsomely letterpressed artwork, the third will be released as a unique art piece in an edition of 3.
HelenScarsdaleAgency-006
CD
$15.50

Staton, Candi
His Hands
PS, US Follow up to 2004's much heralded reissue, Grammy nominated gospel vocalist returns to her souther soul roots w/this stunning album that captures the soulful sounds of her celebrated early 70's Muscle Shoals roots. Produced by Mark Nevers of LAMBCHOP & backed by Muscle Shoals royalty.
HonestJon's-49832
CD
$19.00

Taxi Doll
Waiting
PS, US CDEP of 5 original tracks & 3 remixes. The band has a song & video feat. in the current Harrison Ford film "Firewall", + tracks featured in TV shows "Laguna Beach" & "Veronica Mars". Also featured in various MTV, Discovery Channel, etc programs, & included in an in-store reel playing in Guess, Express, Maurices, NY & Co, B.Moss, & Abercrombie stores in February/March 2006. #23 on the Billboard Hot Club play list, charting with a lot of record pools across the country, & enjoying airplay on over 70 radio stations across the country! JUST ENTERED THE BILLBOARD DANCE CHARTS AT NUMBER 14!!
Antitode-002
CD
$12.75

Taxi Doll
Waiting Remixes
PS, US Original album version plus 9 versions of the title track.
Antitode-01
CD
$11.00

Tennessee Tearjerkers
Dirty Nails
PS, US Two songs sung by JACK "OBLIVIAN" YARBER-one a twangy ball of barroom lust, the other a cover of the Ian Hunter classic "Original Mixed Up Kid"-along with another song featuring lead vocals from MARGARET GARRETT (MR. AIRPLANE MAN). HARLAN T. BOBO also joins in with some tasty slide guitar. One-time pressing of 500 on white vinyl.
Bancroft-005
45
$6.00

TIAC
Hopelessness Is Key
PS, SWEDEN Electronica and dance-pop.
Hybris-018
CD
$13.50

Todd, Mia Doi
La Ninja: Amor & Other Dreams of Manzanita
PS, US Remixes & reinventions of Mia's work by NOBODY, DNTEL, DUNGEN, CHESSIE, AMMON CONTACT, REMINDER, ADVENTURE TIME, FLYING LOTUS CD 2
PlugResearch-067
CD
$17.00

Under the Radar
Issue #13
PS, US RACONTEURS on the cover! Features on Concretes, Destroyer, Kris Kristofferson, Danielson, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Streets, Grandaddy, Flaming Lips, Richard Ashcroft, & tons more. It's The Solution To Music Pollution.
UndertheRadar-13
ZINE
$4.25

Unearthly Trace
Trident
PS, US
Relapse-6504
LP
$16.25

Unearthly Trace
Trident
PS, US They explore the mind's third eye, putting to sound the heavy, doom-laden thoughts that are buried deep in all psyches- delivering chilling, hostile vibes taken straight from the mind's cold steely abyss with a merciless strike. Here they embraced the past & fused it together with a new & exciting sense of momentum. They are set to bring on the mental apocalypse.
Relapse-6504
CD
$14.50

Various
Zum Audio Volume 3
PS, US The Zum Audio compilation series returns with their third all-star edition. You get the hots from DEERHOOF, YELLOW SWANS, CHANNELS 3 & 4, BEAK FULL OF RUBIES, COUGHS, CHILD ABUSE (NYC), JOHN WIESE, SILVER DAGGERS, LAKES (AUSTRALIA), SHOPLIFTING, GHOST TO FALCO, and others.
ZumAudio-020
CD
$11.00

Various
Release the Bats: Birthday Party as HeardThrough the Meat Grinder
PS, US Hear your favorite bands recreating, or maybe just butchering your favorite Birthday Party songs. Limited edition color vinyl. Features DAS OATH, CATTLE DECAPITATION, EX MODELS, LES GEORGES LENINGRAD, MELT BANANA, CHINESE STARS, NUMBERS, SOME GIRLS & more.
ThreeOneG-34
CD
$13.75

Various
Release the Bats - Birthday Party as HeardThrough the Meat Grinder
PS, US Vinyl Version.
ThreeOneG-34
LP
$13.75

Various
Not Alone (CDX5)
Five CD benefit box feat. a wide variety of artists traversing much ground & most UNRELEASED. Incl. BUNYAN, FAY, FINN, ANTONY, HAFLER TRIO, OLDHAM, ALMOND, DAMON & NAOMI, MCDOWALL, KA-SPELL, ANOMOANAN, FURSAXA, GP ORRIDGE, COIL, FAIR, GHOST, SUNDIAL,
BUCKNER, YONKERS...
DurtoJnana-1963
CD
$44.50

Various
Kung Faux Vol. 2
PS, US TV series that can best be described as a remix of classic kung fu films from the '70s cut down to 1/2 hour then recombined w/new music & voice over dialog from classic hip hop artists & pop culture icons. Incl. episodes "Pinky" & "Mini Lee".
Tommyboy-1592
DVD
$17.50

Various
Fallin' Off the Reel V.1
PS, US Comps the now mostly out of print TRUTH & SOUL label releases incl. 2 UNRELEASED CUTS not already on 7". Songs by LEE FIELDS, EL MICHELS AFFAIR, BAMA & THE FAMILY, BRONX RIVER PARKWAY, TIMOTHY MCNEALY.
Truth&Soul-002
CD
$12.75

Various
DFA Remixes Ch. 1
PS, US Vinyl incl. most exclusive & sought after remixes incl. GORILLAZ, RADIO 4, LE TIGRE, METRO AREA & BLUES EXPLOSION
DFA-55191
DLP
$17.00

Various
See You on the Moon
PS, US Kids album full of exclusive tracks from BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE,
SUFJAN STEVENS, ALAN SPARHAWK (LOW), MARK KOZELEK, HOT CHIP, MONTAG, GLISSANDRO 70 (POLMO POLPO), KID KOALA, APOSTLE OF HUSTLE, JUNIOR BOYS, FEMBOTS, GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, ROSIE THOMAS. No condescension, just fun for kids of all ages.
paperbag-018
CD
$15.00

Various
Sound of Young New York & Toronto
PS, US 3rd installment of this popular series now includes bands from our neighbors to the north. Includes tracks from such bands as DFA 1979, Panthers, Radio 4, Voices, the Glass, Ratatat & more.
Plant-6555
CD
$17.00

Various
Sound of Young New York & Toronto
PS, US
Plant-6555
DLP
$19.00

Various
Hefty 10 Digest
PS, US Disc 1 is a "Best of Hefty" style compilation, comprised of the most celebrated tracks from the catalog. Disc 2 is a one hour mixtape disc created by PREFUSE 73, using pieces of over 30 tracks from the Hefty catalog.
Hefty-051
DCD
$17.25

Various
DFA Remixes Ch. 1
PS, US DFA remixes of LE TIGRE, BLUES EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL BROTHERS, RADIO 4, FISCHERSPOONER, GORILLAZ, HOT CHIP
DFA-55726
CD
$19.00

Vines
Vision Valley
PS, US
Capitol-31817.2
CD
$17.25

Violent Femmes
Now Let's Start Over
PS, US Filmed Live at The Lyceum Theatre, London on the 10/24/84, fully restored & in 5.1 DTS Surround & LPCM Stereo. The program was originally only released in Europe so it was quite difficult to find a copy of the VHS. Extras include a jukebox and an audio-only option.
MSI-508726
DVD
$33.50

Voxtrot
Mothers, Sisters Daughters & Wives
PS, US Combines 60s pop w/ the heady, subversive sounds of 80s Britain & still come out ahead of their time. Solid & growing fanbase from multiple US tours, SXSW & CMJ showcases. "Dashing through the decades like a groupie on speed, longtime Austin fivepiece Voxtrot takes elements from Gang of Four, Joy Division, the Smiths, & R.E.M., rubs them up in a tight little ball & bounces it on the hi-hat in rhythm." -SXSW Picks & Sleepers, Austin Chronicle.
CultHero-004
CD
$7.50

World Party
Private Revolution
PS, US Remastered, Enhanced.
Seaview-001
CD
$12.50

World Party
Goodbye Jumbo
PS, US Remastered, Enhanced
Seaview-002
CD
$12.50

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Forthcoming Releases

303s, The
Lines Of Parallel Minds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US Electronics, rock, ephemera, and mood make New Jersey's The 303s an ingenious meld of power and fragility. Ingrid Dahl and Parixit Davé learned most of their musical savvy together, unknowingly creating their own reverb-eclectic pop sound that resonates with intense attention to detail. The 303s music overflows with loud yet sweet aural dialogues that showcase Ingrid and Parixit's shared attractions to anxiety, love, experimentation, and letdown amidst all of their jarring guitars, complex rhythms, shoegazy fuzz, and synthesizer harmonics. Lines of Parallel Minds, the beautifully produced (by Stephen Hindman of Lismore) debut album, creates something new: a fluid balance between lo-fi and majestic, between careful and random, between indifference and sincerity... The best of parallel like-minded minds.
CultHero-1202
CD
$9.75

7 Year Rabbit Cycle
Ache Horns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US Third album from band made up of members of MR BUNGLE, XIU XIU, DEERHOOF incl. contributions from George Berhinger & ambient noise artist GROUPER. Imagine The Ex breaking up a fight between US Maple & Godspeed YBE.
FreePorcupine-013
CD
$14.75

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

Aerial
Black Rain From The Bombing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 18TH)
PS, SWEDEN Aerial combines the best parts of Sonic Youth, GSYBE and makes an own sound. Amazing guitar-driven music with magnificent hooks. One of Swedens most interesting new indierock bands.
NoMethod-002
CD
$12.00

AFX (Aphex Twin)
Chosen Lords (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 18TH)
PS, Us Rather than release a 3 CD feat. all 41 Analord tracks, AFX himself has distilled the tunes into a cohesive album, as it was intended to be heard. It is, in fact, the first full album of new material & the word is that the tracks are among his very best. Largely recorded on his private collection of analog synthesizers - vintage, modern & home-made, the rhythms, melodies, harmonies, & even some subliminal lyrics have all evolved directly from the machines. Partly-inspired by NY electro, Chicago house & Detroit techno classics, but the album also stimulates the kind of "lucid dreaming" atmospherics found on "Selected Ambient Works 85-92"
Rephlex-173
CD
$18.75

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
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

Alias & Tarsier
Dr. C/Five Year Eve (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 25TH)
PS, US Lead single from new album incl. an EXCLUSIVE remix by HEALAMONSTER. Surprisingly organic groove w/Tarsier's bright voice leading the dance through the heavy atmosphere.
Anticon-058
12
$8.00

Aloha
Some Echoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US Aloha loves a bit of everything (60's orchestral pop, prog rock, 20th century composers, iconic songwriters), but they don't dabble here and there. They meld it all to make their own, unmistakable noise on this, their fourth album. "Aloha makes warm, progressive rock with a dreamy, resonant aftertaste. The early Genesis-inspired four-piece has skillfully crafted an ambitious and intriguing fusion of pop, punk, and jazz rock" - CNN. "A perfect laser show soundtrack for the art school set" - Entertainment Weekly.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Aloha
Some Echoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$11.75

Anderson, Fred
Timeless (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 18TH)
PS, US "Live @ The Velvet Lounge". Feat. Hamid Drake on drums/percussion and Harrison Bankhead on bass. Chicago tenor sax legend Fred Anderson has been getting lot of press recently because of the forthcoming closing of the current location of the internationally renowned Velvet Lounge. This 3rd live Anderson recording follows the very successful "On The Run" and "Back @ The Velvet Lounge".
Delmark-568
CD
$14.50

Andwella's Dream
Love And Poetry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US An extraordinary example of British rock, and one that is perennially on many a collector's "most wanted" list. An eclectic work that embraces more than just one musical genre (i.e. heavy prog and psych) and is distinguished by excellent keyboard work and suggestive arrangements that explore both folk and blues terrain. 180gm
Akarma-349
LP
$22.50

Antena
Toujours Du Soleil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 10TH)
PS, UK A brand new album from Antena - stylish French electro-bossa pioneers whose debut Camino Del Sol is now an acknowledged genre classic. Antena's groundbreaking mix of Kraftwerk, Suicide and the breezy tropicalia of the Gilberto family (Joao, Astrud and Bebel) sounds as fresh in 2006 as in 1982, when John Foxx produced their debut single, The Boy From Ipanema, and future Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant tagged them 'electro-samba'. The label still applies, and echoes of the Antena sound can be heard in artists as diverse as Stereolab, Electralane and Thievery Corporation indeed the latter duo co-wrote two of the thirteen songs on Toujours du Soleil. The remixed Antena trio for 2006 consists of main songwriter Isabelle Antena together with daughter Penelope Fasy (replacing her father Sylvain) and hip Brussels dj Axailes Solar. Conceived as a sequel to Camino Del Sol, Toujours du Soleil (Always the Sun) was recorded on the French Riviera and produced by Dr Drak, Shape and The Cool Groove Sessions. Featuring a stellar cast of prestigious international guests, the 2006 Antena trip takes you from Paris to Tokyo, Goa to Washington CD. Stand-out tracks include energetic stepper Le Spinner (already familiar from the Samsonite ad campaign), future lounge classic Toujours du Soleil and the electro-groovy Love is to Blame, as well as a magical version of the laid-back America classic Horse With No Name. "Essential 2005's most charming musical surprise" (Mojo, December 2005).
LTM-2456
CD
$14.75

Appleseed Cast
Peregrine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US The 6th studio album from this Lawrence, Kansas band is a force to be reckoned with. An album equally well-suited to both driving long distances watching scenery fly by and lying around with a pair of good-quality headphones, it's a dense and multi-textural forest of sound, full of delicate nuances and nearly fathomless in its depth. Shifting constellations of guitar and warm-sounding vocals are driven forward by consistently compelling percussion, coming together to form something very powerful.
Graveface-027
LP
$9.25

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
Amore E Non Amore (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 25TH)
PS, US Considered one of the greatest Italian songwriters for his ability to reach the primal core of emotional matters, Battisti is held in the same regard in Italy as John Lennon is in the English-speaking world. Aided instrumentally by members of PFM (progressive Italian rockers named oddly enough for a bakery) and guitarist Alberto Radius of Formula Tre, Lucio Battisti made this much adored 1971 cult masterpiece. Imagine Brazilian psych-pop combo Os Mutantes fronted by Southern soul legend James Carr and you'll get a glimpse of this inexplicably accomplished and adventurous album.
Water-171
CD
$15.50

Be Your Own Pet
Extra Extra (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 11TH)
PS, US These punk rockin', expletive spewin' kid wonders just graduated from their sophomore year in high school, with no member over age 17. Look for them to kick start the new angry teen's rallying cry. This is an exclusive collection of their tracks.
DimMak-101
45
$4.75

Bear Quartet, The
Saturday Night [LP VINYL] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 18TH)
PS, SWEDEN Vinyl 12" version of The Bear Quartet's latest album, an idiosyncratic synth-driven noise-pop opus. Now, thanks to upstart new Swedish label No Method, this album is committed to warm analogue wax.
NoMethod-005
LP
$13.50

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,