Parasol New Arrivals • January 06, 2009

Howdy all,

We hope that you rang in the new year with grace and that you are geared up to make this year better than the last. We have already seen the weather forecast for the 2009 ballads and it looks like you can put your raincoat away but never your Parasol. Let’s sell our soul to the sound that surrounds us. The makeshift audio magicians have spoken.

With that said, the encoded text below generates the silence ringing in your ear.

Abracadabra,

Roy and Paul
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Mattias Hellberg & The White Moose " Out of the Frying Pan..." CD $16.25 (Playground Music)
New album from Mattias Hellberg (Hederos & Hellberg, Nymphet Noodlers, Hellacopters, etc) with a retrofit rhythm section setting an throwback tone. From spliff-fueled sixties garage-rock period pieces (think Dungen, TSOOL, Hipwhips, The Works) to a handful of sweltering, sun-baked, seventies-styled psychedelic jams, laced with some Maximum White Moose Jazz. Unwind, uncork, undress and yes, light that candle.

New Releases

808 State
Newbuild
PS, US Long awaited reissue of the group's groundbreaking & much sought after debut. This is hailed by many, including the likes of Aphex Twin, Squarepusher & Luke Vibert, as one of the most influential records of all time.
Rephlex
CD
$15.50


Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force
Planet Rock
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
4MenwithBeards
LP
$18.00


Ampersand
Fake Motherfuckerz
PS, US German duo consisting of DJ HADE & BRIAN DAMAGE.
Lektroluv
12
$12.50


Animals & Men
Never Bought, Never Sold
PS, US Female-led post punk. 7"s & demos recorded between 1979-1983. Quite good!
Mississippi
LP
$11.50


Antona, Marc
Simple Venus
PS, US Sulphuric acid movements & soft carbon rhythms.
Mobilee
12
$12.75


Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Can't Hear My Eyes
PS, US *** RESTOCKING! What better way to ring in the holidays than with two new cuts from Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti. This new material constitutes the FIRST studio recordings with the full band. This 7" is limited to 500 copies, so act quick! The band features keyboardist Kenny Gilmore (Lilys), bassist Tim Koh (White Magic, All Night Radio), drummer Aaron Sperske (Beachwood Sparks, Lilys), and guitarist Cole M. Greif-Neill (The Samps).
MexicanSummer
45
$4.25


Atavist/Nadja
12012291920 / 1414101
PS, US Collaboration between the UK's most devastating time-stretching sludge doom outfit (ATAVIST) & one of the most prolific & respected acts in experimental/ambient/drone music today (NADJA). The feel of the album is one of blissful escapism presented through harmonious audio manipulation, intricate melody & polarizing heaviness. An innovative array of layered sounds, abstract guitar work, subsonic bass levels & delicate electronics provide a desolate, yet warm sound.
Kreation
LP
$15.50


Beatles
Abbey Road
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Capitol
LP
$15.00


Believer
January 2009
PS, US Interviews w/ Robert Alter, Gordon Lish, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, & Tom Dumm plus "A tree of literary birds, illustrated" & "Adam McKay's frozen bagels
from 1982."
ZINE
$8.00


Berry, Chuck
Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings (Limited Edition, 4PC, Remastered)
PS, US John Lennon once said that if you were going to give another name to rock & roll you might as well call it Chuck Berry -- a phrase that has been repeated to exhaustion precisely because it is no exaggeration. More than any other single musician, Berry defined the sound, style, and attitude of what rock & roll is, pushing guitars and cars to the forefront, constructing a world of soda shops and jukeboxes that resided just down the road a piece, finding an endless world within three chords. Fats Domino may have started the big wheel rolling, the Everly Brothers invented the power chord, Buddy Holly married pop with tough rockabilly, Little Richard had the manic energy, and Elvis Presley broke down the barriers, but Chuck Berry was the one that created the culture. How he did it is at long last chronicled in detail on Hip-O Select's Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings, a four-CD set containing all his singles from the '50s (which include most of his biggest hits), album tracks, and rarities, including demos and unreleased recordings. Berry, of course, had another decade of vital recordings on Chess ahead of him (and an often-overlooked series of worthy recordings for the label in the '70s), but within these '50s sessions is where the heart of his legacy lies, as this is when he created rock & roll out of jump blues, country boogie, juke joint R&B, Harry Belafonte calypso, and Nat King Cole crooning. Listening to Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings is an entirely different experience than The Great 28 or any other hit-heavy compilation where all the brilliant singles sound so much of a piece that they give the impression that they were all cut at roughly the same time. Those who learned Berry's music through these compilations -- and there are generations of listeners who did -- may be surprised that certain hits like "No Particular Place to Go" or "You Never Can Tell" arrived well into the '60s and so are absent here, perhaps jarringly so. What "Johnny B. Goode" does a superb job of is putting Berry's music in context, illustrating what happened when by methodically going through every existing recording in the Chess vaults, including alternate takes, instrumental jams, a few live tracks, a single by the Ecuadors featuring Chuck on guitar, and a handful of unreleased cuts. Unlike Hip-O Select's similar Bo Diddley I'm a Man: The Chess Masters 1955-1958 there are no major unreleased songs (I'm a Man had Bo's original "Love Is Strange"); instead, this has a plethora of alternates, all sequenced in succession, which would give this the feel of an excavation if the music itself wasn't so energetic and enjoyable. Many of the alternate takes here have seen the light of day elsewhere, usually on the Rock 'N' Roll Rarities or Missing Berries series (a heavy dose of these were also first unearthed on the 1974 LP Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Vol. 3), but the value of "Johnny B. Goode" is in having all of this music in one place -- not just for the sake of completists who need to have everything an artist cut, but to hear how the artist developed. That is true here, as Berry gets more confident as the years pass, but the remarkable thing about "Johnny B. Goode" is that it shows how Chuck emerged almost fully formed with "Maybellene" and then continued to mine that same vein of blues, hillbilly, jazz, and R&B for years. His wit sharpened quickly, while his music jelled so the boundaries between his influences evaporated, but the only major introduction to come later in the set is his signature opening guitar riff, debuting on "Johnny B. Goode." Indeed, it's a bit of a shock to realize that it took him so long to nail this defining musical turnaround, but that may be the biggest revelation on this set. Instead of being filled surprises, Johnny B. Goode engenders a deeper appreciation of Berry's art. Hearing the successive alternate takes pile up after each other, it's easy to appreciate Chuck's verbal dexterity, how he spins from one scenario to another on "Reelin' and Rockin'," suggesting just how quickly the words came to him. This, in turn, makes it easier to appreciate the potency of his poetry, but comparing this rapid-fire humor to the finely crafted details of "Memphis Tennessee," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," and "No Money Down," or the vivid teenage renderings of "School Day" and "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Almost Grown" demonstrate just how carefully crafted his lyrics were. Similarly, Johnny B. Goode: His Complete '50s Chess Recordings also offers an understanding of how rich and varied his musical gifts were. Listening to all the recordings in a row emphasizes how deep the blues ran within his music, and nowhere is that truer than on lengthy unreleased instrumentals, simply titled "Long Fast Jam" and "Long Slow Jam," where Chuck, longtime pianist Johnnie Johnson, bassist Willie Dixon, and drummer Jasper Thomas lay back and play for over 11 minutes for each cut. As Berry's brevity always seemed key to his brilliance -- his singles always were succinct, never lasting longer than they should -- it might seem that such prolonged jams would be flabby, but they're mesmerizing, particularly in how they showcase Johnson's fluid, rolling piano. The blues is at the core of Berry's rock & roll and he never abandoned it, even if he enthusiastically turned it inside out. As Johnny B. Goode shows, Berry hit upon his formula early -- the first disc alone contains "Thirty Days," "You Can't Catch Me," "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Too Much Monkey Business," and "School Day," while the second has "Rock & Roll Music," "Sweet Little Sixteen," "Reelin' and Rockin'," "Johnny B. Goode," and "Around and Around," classics and standards one and all -- and he was savvy enough to know not to fix something that wasn't broken and so he didn't. He continued to refurbish and ever so slightly expand his formula into the '60s, creating some of his greatest music in the years to come -- -- and with any luck, Hip-O Select will document that in future releases -- but Berry's '50s recordings for Chess prove one of the greatest bursts of creativity in American music. This is not only the foundation of Chuck's music, but rock & roll and pop culture of the 20th century, and it's thrilling to finally have it all as a complete box set. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Hip-Oselect
BOX
$84.50


Bird Show
Untitled
PS, US NOW ON LP! Limited to 300
Barge
LP
$12.25


Black Lips/Carbonas/Gentleman Jesse/Predator
S-T
PS, US After 3 yrs of regular house shows & 4 live 7"s, the satuday afternoon showcases hosted at ROB's HOUSE have become somewhat of an Atlanta staple. RH hosted the last of its house shows in July 2008 & this 7" feat. 1 trk from each of the 4 bands that played that day. Its the end of an era for RH & they cut no corners to make this release a celebration of their time at the house. Feat. 2 unreleased trks, comes housed in a hand-numbered gatefold sleeve & incl. a professionally shot DVD of the entire show! WOW! LTD ED OF 1318 ONLY (1118 BLACK vinyl, 200 WHITE vinyl)! Trklisting: "MIA" (BLACK LIPS), "Day Turns To Night" (CARBONAS), "The Rest Of My Days" (GENTLEMAN JESSE), "Little Prince" (PREDATOR)
Rob'sHouseRecords
45/DVD
$6.50


Blakkamo, Jahdan
DJ Rupture & Matt Shadetek Present: We Are Raiders
PS, US
DuttyArtz
CD
$18.25


Booka Shade
Sweet Lies
PS, US 3rd single from "The Sun & The Neon Light"
GetPhysicalMusic
12
$13.50


Boredoms
77 Boa Drum [deluxe edition]
PS, JAPAN Japanese-only live CD release from Boredoms featuring audio from their 77 Boa Drum performance July 7, 2007 in New York on two CDs. Also includes a bonus photo book and DVD. Deluxe package containing the full 100-minute '77 Boa Drum' performance on 2 CDs, split at the point in between the two sections of the piece. The two CDs are housed inside the front and back covers of a lovely 8"x12" hardcover book containing 28 pages of full color photos from the event. Also included is a DVD (NTSC format, All Region) including approximately 20 minutes of short segments from the performance. The presentation on this is truly top-notch. It's easily the most extravagant Boredoms artifact since 1999's Vision Creation Newsun box. The performance itself is an extraordinary example of the modern-day Boredoms approach to sprawling, rhythmic psychedelia. Their current lineup of three drummers (including mainstay Yoshimi P-We) plus EYE on electronics and vocals is further bolstered by an all-star cast of 74 additional drummers, including drummers for Soft Circle, Oneida, Volcano The Bear, No Neck Blues Band, A Minor Forest, Lumen, Unwound, Tall Firs, Antietam and Lightning Bolt.
Common
DCD/DVD
$110.00


Bukaddor & Fishbeck
Carat
PS, US The title track marks the DJ cut, whereas "Relic" on the flipside w/ its stronger house feel, captures a warmer & slightly more Krautrock spirit.
Traum
12
$12.75


Chatham County Line
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Reissue of the self-titled breakout debut. This first album finds the band in a more straightforward bluegrass mood, showcasing their stunning instrumentalism & the sharpening of their renowned harmonies. The album sees the quartet honing their craft on the traditional bluegrass instruments - mandolin, fiddle, banjo & acoustic guitar - & "one mic" live performance style that has become their trademark.
YepRoc
CD
$14.25


Chrome
Blood On the Moon [deluxe expanded re-issue]
PS, US
Cleopatra
CD/DVD
$17.75


Circus Devils
Ataxia
PS, UK Shall we fill you in with the usual abstract pop skronk jive turkey words? H.P. Lovecraft meets Devo. On Ataxia, Circus Devils' new collection of moonshine revelries and musical trips by torchlight into the mist-shrouded fields and forests of Ohio (aka: land of mystery). Robert Pollard and the Tobias Brothers treat us to an intoxicating blend of jagged, insistent rock and uneasy lullabies. Formed in Ohio in 2001 by Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices), Circus Devils creates albums rich in atmosphere and imagery, filled with ferocity and gentleness. Their previous album, Sgt. Disco, was released on Ipecac Recordings in 2007. Ataxia will be their 6th release. Tracklist -under review / i-razors / freedom's monster / that's the spirit / backwash television / the girls will make it happen / mayflower brought disease / stars, stripes and crack pipes / ataxia / nets at every angle / hi i'm martha, how are you? / lunatic style / get me extra! / i found the black mind / he had all day / fuzz in the street / rat face ballerina /
StaticCaravan-170
CD
$16.25


Coltrane, John
Blue Train [Expanded Edition]
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
BlueNote
DLP
$21.00


Cooder, Ry
I, Flathead
PS, US Ry Cooder has always been a musical storyteller, from his self-titled debut album (which featured both well-known and under-recognized folk, blues, swing, and jug tunes) to Boomer's Story, his last two offerings for Nonesuch (Chavez Ravine and My Name Is Buddy), and his many film scores (including those for The Long Riders, Paris, Texas, Last Man Standing, Geronimo, and The End of Violence, just to mention a few). When his contributions as a musicologist, producer, and collaborator -- such as his contributions to the various Buena Vista Social Club recordings (including the film score) and his work with V.M. Bhatt, Pops Staples, Ersi Arvizu, and guitarist Manuel Galbán of Los Zafiros -- are included, he becomes a genuine mythmaker. I, Flathead contributes to the weight of Cooder's legend in many ways. First, there's the title, an obvious nod to the late Isaac Asimov's -I, Robot; then there's the legend -- the entire story is told in a 100-page, hardbound novella that accompanies the Deluxe Edition -- about beatnik, country music nut, and salt-flats racer Kash Buk, his band the Klowns, the strange and wonderful extraterrestrial visitor called Shakey, and the Passenger who pursues him. It's even subtitled "The Songs of Kash Buk and the Klowns." Finally, there's the music; it's a set of 14 original tunes that employ everything from country rockabilly to blues; strange, shimmering exotica; and Latin-influenced rock, swing, and mariachi music. Musically, there isn't anything here you haven't heard from Cooder before, but it's shaken and stirred differently and owes a nod or two to Tom Waits' deadpan storytelling manner. This album doesn't have the futuristic Latin groove of Chavez Ravine or the traveling dust-bowl balladic country and folk that was on My Name Is Buddy, but it is simultaneously as welcoming and off-putting as both those earlier records. The songs can be enjoyed with or without the novella, as they were meant to stand apart. The story in it is directly related, but there is a story the recording tells on its own. The sound of the record is frighteningly crystalline for roots-oriented music -- the dirty-assed bottleneck slide guitar-fueled "Ridin' with the Blues," with drummer Jim Keltner and guitarist Rene Camacho, feels too clean despite its tempo and loose vibe. "Pink-O Boogie" follows with the same band -- with added percussion from Joachim Cooder -- but the groove is nastier and dirtier, and feels like it could have come from the Get Rhythm album in 1987. Near the end, Jesús Guzmán arranges some crazy string work to take it out. The rootsy rocker "Waitin' for Some Girl," where Cooder plays everything but drums (courtesy of Martin Pradler) sounds like a lost John Hiatt tune from Ry's Slide Area period (it's also better than anything that Hiatt has come up with himself in ages). Old pal Flaco Jiménez lends his accordion to "Filipino Dancehall Girl," a beautiful norteño tune that is kissed by cha-cha in Joachim's rhythms. "Spayed Kooley" is, as one might expect, a humorous Western swing jam, but played by a basic rock trio. And then there's the beautifully articulated swing ballad "My Dwarf Is Getting Tired," one of the more beautifully warm broken love songs Cooder has ever written -- and the string touches by Guzmán make it a shuffling lounge fave. Ultimately, "quirky" doesn't begin to describe I, Flathead, but it doesn't have to: this disc is simultaneously both vintage and futuristic Cooder doing what he does best, offering listeners ghost traces of the past as they materialize on the dusty desert horizon like a mirage. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Nonesuch
CD
$18.75


Current 93 (Anok Pe)
Birth Canal Blues
PS, US
CopticCat
CD
$10.00


Cybotron
Clear : Remixes
PS, US CYBOTRON is the legendary Detroit electro duo of JUAN ATKINS & RICHARD DAVIS. Their 1st record, "Clear", originally released in 1983, is universally regarded as one of the 1st "Techno" releases, spawning a genre as well as inspiring such greats as Carl Craig, Aphex Twin, Moby, Autechre, & countless others. This is part of JUNO Records 10th Anniversary Series & is a LTD ED pressing. In addition to feat. the original 1983 mix of "Clear," 3 additional remixes crafted by contemporary minimal artists Troy Pierce (a.k.a. Slacknoise a.k.a. RUN STOP RESTORE), COBBLESTONE JAZZ & LOUDERBACH.
Juno
CD
$12.50


DHS
House Of God (Poker Flat Mixes)
PS, US Almost 20 years after its original release, this classic from Ben Stokes (MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO) is back. Championed in Germany by techno innovators such as Sven Vath in 1989/1990, the track quickly reached cult status. Three new mixes include PHONIQUE's cheeky jacking track, MARTIN LANDSKY w/ a powerful club remix, & an updated version that is functional dark house energy.
PokerFlat
12
$12.75


Doe, John
Golden State
PS, US Features five versions of "The Golden State," including a live version & a cover recorded by EDDIE VEDDER & Corin Tucker (SLEATER-KINNEY)
YepRoc
CD5
$5.00


Dog Faced Hermans
Mental Blocks For All Ages
PS, US Formed in Scotland (re-located to Amsterdam) the band manages to take a distinctly US punk sound & re-frame it with a willing experimental edge that gives away their close ties to The Ex. Anarchic shouty female vocals, abrasive guitars and (most oddly) a brass section creates a hybrid sound which feels linked somehow to the early 90s Kill Rock Stars sound (Bikini Kill etc) but at the same time is defiantly European. This is punk rock that has the balls & the hooks to renew interest in this much overlooked act.
Mississippi
LP
$11.00


Dr. Dooom
Dr. Dooom 2
PS, US
Threshold
CD
$13.50


Dr. Dooom
Dr. Dooom 2
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Threshold
LP
$21.50


Duke Spirit
Neptune
PS, US Perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that Neptune sounds so much more polished and cohesive than the Duke Spirit's first album, Cuts Across the Land. After all, their debut was culled from years' worth of singles and EPs, while this album was recorded almost three years after Cuts Across the Land was ready for release. At any rate, it's a pleasant surprise: on Neptune, the Duke Spirit don't just focus their music, they expand on it, too. For the album's sessions, the band reunited with producer Chris Goss, who they worked with on "Mayday," their song for UNKLE's 2007 album, War Stories, and it's clear from the hymn-like opening track, "I Do Believe," that Neptune boasts more studiocraft than anything the Duke Spirit did before. Fans of the band's scuzzy, experimental side will miss the rawness that Cuts Across the Land had in spades, but chances are they won't miss it for long, because Neptune's songs are just as compelling as they are polished. "Send a Little Love Token" and "Into the Fold" show off the band's formidable rock, even if they're not as serrated as they would've been had they appeared on Cuts Across the Land, while "The Step and the Walk" shows how the album's polish sets off Liela Moss' tough but graceful singing. More than ever, her richly raspy vocals are the band's focal point: she's crisply self-assured even on the bluest songs, such as the lunging ballad "Dog Roses," and unsinkable on "This Ship Was Built to Last," a churning blues-rocker that sways to and fro between surging brass and slide guitar like a boat caught in a storm. The other bandmembers stretch to match Moss' newfound versatility, often with striking and unexpected results. The group's Sonic Youth fetish resurfaces with "You Really Wake Up the Love in Me," which ignites the sexy buzz of "Sugar Kane" with more hooks and passion as Moss wails "You always stir up the sea." Then they follow that song with the album's biggest surprise, "My Sunken Treasure," sweetly soulful pop with bouncy pianos straight out of Motown. For every tempest like "Lassoo" or "Neptune's Call," there's an unabashedly pretty moment like the almost serene "Wooden Heart" or "Sovereign," either of which would have been completely out of place on Cuts Across the Land -- but it's the depth, power, and flair of moves like these that make Neptune the real introduction to the Duke Spirit. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
ArtistFirst
CD
$15.00


Fake Male Voice
Cou Cou Sous Les Nuages
PS, US Picture 7" with dvd. Fake Male Voice is the new project from TUNDE of TV ON THE RADIO. Two brand new songs with a bonus track on DVD. Sexy, soulful vocals with orchestral 80's visual dance music.
HeartFast-006
45/DVD
$16.25


Far & Son
Panik
PS, SWEDEN The excellent hip hop/electronica outfit Far & son does music with a grand creative force creating a music with a liberating disrespect for every agreed musical convention. Slap on your headphones, lean back and surrender!
Hybris-071
CD5
$5.50


Farina, Mark
Mushroom Jazz Vol.6
PS, US LIMITED EDITION - 1500 copies only!! To the un-initiated, Mark Farina is the master of the blend! This sixth edition in this legendary series sees cuts from J-BOOGIE, COLOSSUS, KERO ONE, JAZZUAL SUSPECTS, and more, as well as a bumpin' brand new Farina original track entitled "Life". 15 tracks in all, and all previous volumes are now gone, so grab this one before it goes the same way.
OmRecords
3XLP
$18.50


Farquhar, JW
Formal Female
PS, US An amazing electric fuzz album full of effects & a masterpiece in the same realm of loner-weirdness as Dr. Hooker: extra-heavy psychedelic.
Shadoks
CD
$18.00


Feathers, Charlie
Wild Side of Life
PS, US Norton is very proud to present three full volumes of Charlie Feathers, featuring rare and unissued recordings spanning his entire career. This series has been much anticipated by rockabilly fans worldwide and the wait is over! Each set features liner notes by Mike Hurtt including interviews with Charlie s family, friends and fellow musicians as well as unbelievable photos. Many rare titles are offered from master tapes for the first time since their initial release. Twenty Five Performances Have Never Been Issued Anywhere!!
Norton NOR332.2
CD
$16.63


Free Blood
Parangatang b/w Weekend Condition
PS, US Released on the RONG MUSIC label (DFA offshoot label)... the 3rd in a series of 3 12''s from this Brooklyn duo consisting of MADELINE DAVY (Octopi NYC) & JOHN PUGH (formerly of !!!). The 12" series is to be followed by a full-length CD. The lead cut on this 4-trk single contains "Parangatang" - broken house beats w/ increasingly hectic vibes matched w/ a classic piano melody. A head-scratchingly unique pop single that maintains rhythmic consistency. Incl. DJ-friendly remixes by TIM "LOVE" LEE & SCOTTY COATS & WES THE MES. Tim's mix is a heady analog dance dub workout, while the Scotty/Wes punk-funk mix of "Weekend Condition" has been called "best remix ever made" by the Rong label. On tour w/ electro-synth pop behemoth's HOT CHIP!
Rong/DFA
12
$8.00


Gaye, Marvin
What's Going on
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Motown
LP
$18.00


Gaye, Marvin
I Want You
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Motown
LP
$18.00


Giant Robot
#57
PS, US Asian pop culture & beyond. This issue: Slumdog Stars, Aaron Yoo, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Free the Robots, The Good, the Bad, and the Weird, Street Art Obama.
GiantRobot
ZINE
$4.75


Giffoni, Carlos
The Absence of Essence (2X7")
PS, US Carlos Giffoni's heavy synthesizer work recalls the crushing, massiveness of early power electronics. Completely consuming the air around it with heavy vibrations and total deprivation. These four tracks rip holes through the sonic barriers, loud and powerful but with entrancing subtleties and discreet builds. The nature of the 7" format does not harm Giffoni's work, which normally exists in extended lengths; instead very succinct and unwavering compositions result, creating four vignettes of his sterile industrial zones. As the person responsible for No Fun Productions and the No Fun Fest, this Brooklyn transplant's presence in the current progression of the genre is undeniable. In an edition of 400 2x7" (one white and one black) sets in gatefold sleeves with art by Maya Miller of Heavy Tapes/Religious Knives.
Arbor
45
$12.00


Gourds
Haymaker!
PS, US Unclassifiable Austin sons The Gourds are back with Haymaker!, The crooked cousin to their critically acclaimed last album, Noble Creatures. On Haymaker! the band circles back, digs beneath and climbs over their gin soaked music roots with an album of grass-fed cosmic country. Rattling flourishes of soul, swamp rock and gospel rhythms spill out all over the place. Psychic songwriting apparatus Jimmy Smith, Kevin Shinyribs Russell and Max Johnston continue their chronicling of askew Texas characters who populate the subterranean Lone Star State, a world of 'Fossil Contender's', 'Luddite's', 'Valentines' and women with skin like chocolate milk, so beautiful they make married men feel no guilt. Haymaker! will undoubtedly slake the thirst of hardcore and fledgling Gourds fans alike and tip unsuspecting ears to the colorful Texas thump being laid down by this legendary band.
YepRoc
CD
$14.25


Hellberg, Mattias & The White Moose
Out of the frying pan, into the woods (ON SALE)
PS, SWEDEN Awesome new album of retro-psych-rock from Mattias Hellberg (Nymphet Noodlers, Hederos Och Hellberg) comes highly recommended by Jim. The White Moose is the new band of Mattias Hellberg who writes the songs, sings, plays guitars and some other stuff. Then there is Ludwig Dahlberg from The International Noise Con. on the drumkit. On the rolling bass we find Henrik "Hank" Lindén and on keyboards we have Olle Hagberg, both members of Whyte Seeds and Fox Machine. Together these cats fire up a sparkling psychgroove that makes you think of a wild and loose feast out in the weird woods, home of The Great White Moose.
PlaygroundMusicSE
CD
$15.00


High on Fire
Live At The Relapse Contamination Festival
PS, US Captured at the legendary Relapse Contamination Festival in 2003. The band tears through a vicious 8 song set including classics "Hung, Drawn, & Quartered," "Blood From Zion" & the only official recording of them covering the Venom classic "Witching Hour"
Relapse
CD
$14.75


Howlin Rain
Wild Life
PS, US Two fifteen minute plus monster jams - the first is an amazingly inspired & completely improvised wailing twin guitar, rock meditation on Paul McCartney's "Wild Life." "Black Sangria" rounds out the disc w/a completely improvised piece covered in heavy jazz fusion & free, latin jazz rock overtones. Features BEN CHASNY (SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE) on guitar. LIMITED TO 1,000 on 180g RTI vinyl
ThreeLobedRecordings
LP
$22.00


HR
Hey Wella
PS, US New solo album from Bad Brains' frontman HR!
DCHardCore
CD
$15.00


Hyper Plastic
EP
PS, SWEDEN Hyper Plastic is Rickard Johansson, in an other life a guitar player and song writer in This Perfect Day. When the beats have rolled through the culverts of his laptop and reach our ears you hear echos of Paris, Köln and Ljubljana. How can you go wrong leading off with a track called "Ron Asheton's Loafers"? Limited to 500 copies.
Novoton
10"
$8.25


Infinite Body
A Series of False Awakenings
PS, US Kyle Parker is Infinite Body. Like most of California's harsh noise youth crew (Impregnable, Privy Seals, Pedestrian Deposit), IB is the polar opposite of Kyle's former project, Gator Surprise. There is something about the shift from creating unrelenting, emotional harsh noise to ambient dream-like drones that works perfectly. Infinite Body's debut CD White Hymn was a masterpiece of light, colorful, but heavy synthesizer and vocoder pieces. A Series of False Awakenings shows a seasonal change, with a heavy presence on field recordings: children in parks, chimes, and the spring ambience of light winds and birds' songs. These are meshed with synthesizer, vocoder and carefully strummed guitar pieces, to create an elevated sense of reality: entirely surreal. Kyle's thoughtful and sincere work is certainly some of the most well executed around and the upcoming Infinite Body/Emaciator split LP on Monorail Trespassing will only further solidify this. In an edition of 300 LPs with pro-printed fold-over sleeves with art by Kyle.
Arbor
LP
$12.00


Jacuzzi Boys
Fought A Crocodile b/w Blowin' Kisses
PS, US LTD ED OF 600 (500 BLACK vinyl, 100 COLOR vinyl)! Miami, FL's eerie & alluring JACUZZI BOYS float on a hot cloud of misty & hypnotic grooves that suck you into their morbid world of jangling, distant guitars overlaid w/ ghostly chants that swell & recede like the sands of time slowly slipping through your tarnished soul. W/ a rollicking beat that sticks to your ribs & forces you to look deep within yourself for the answers to life's toughest questions, they have that magical "something" that you'll feel the 1st time you hear them.
Rob'sHouseRecords
45
$5.25


Jandek
London Tuesday
PS, US 55th Jandek release. Recorded live at London's St. Giles In The Fields church on October 18, 2005. Quite possibly an extended song divided into eight parts entitled "No Mind Was A Good Mind." The cover features a man in black posed at a gate overlooking a town somewhere in the UK. The Corwood representative performs solo on acoustic guitar.
Corwood
CD5
$7.00


Johansson, Jonathan
En Hand I Himlen
PS, SWEDEN "Yes, there's more than enough room in your life for another sensitive Swede reviving early-1980s new romantic sounds, especially if said Swede has heart firmly clasped to sleeve and hand reaching so valiantly to heaven as Jonathan Johansson. On "En hand i himlen" (which translates to "A Hand in Heaven"), the Stockholm-based electronic artist, whose debut is slated for February on Hybris, harnesses soft vocals and dreamy synths (think A Flock of Seagulls' "Wishing") to a particularly dramatic electric drum and a pulsing bassline (think New Order's... any song). The son of a preacher, Johansson spent three years recording songs in a bunker to get the right sound. "In hand i himlen" is nothing you'd call new, but damned if he doesn't make it all sound freshly autumnal, another ideal song for another overcast day." - Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork
Hybris-069
CD5
$5.50


Judys, The
Moo [re-issue]
PS, US The original 'Moo' album finally re-issued on CD for the first time! CD sports seven bonus tracks, mainman David Bean's "Modomusic" EP. Released almost four years to the day after Washarama and following an eighteen month hiatus, The Judy's Moo album has a slightly more progressive sound: richer production values, fuller arrangements and thicker harmonies. As the band returned to the stage in 1985, this was the album that showed the band's maturity and development as songwriters and musicians. The twelve songs on Moo, laced with solid-state irony, well-placed cynicism and standard issue Judys' wit, show the band at the peak of their creativity and acted as a springboard for their live extravaganzas. The album was released with The Moo Tour - a month of live performances across the state which included giant cereal boxes, moving conveyer belts of milk cartons, and a dancing cow while the band donned milkman uniforms. Critically acclaimed and fan-revered, The Moo Album continues to be a milestone in Texas pop music.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00


Judys, The
Land Of Plenty [re-issue]
PS, US First ever official release for The Judys last album, recorded but never released! In 1990, The Judy's set out to record a new album with a new Judy's sound. Featuring the lineup that had been established over a number of years the band, including Barbara Donaho (keyboards/guitars), Lee Malone (bass), and Darwin Keys (drums), set out to explore new horizons musically and thematically. Land of Plenty injected multi-layered keyboards and guitars, stacked vocals, a gospel choir, and even a bit of banjo into the band's palatte and sought to realize Bean's vision of a new Americana musical landscape. Broad in its scope and daring in its expansion of the band's definition of itself, Land of Plenty was shelved when the group disbanded before the CD's release. While a handful of copies have been given out, this is first time this long sought-after project has been available to the general public.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00


King Khan & BBQ Show
Animal Party
PS, US Canadian punk rock/garage duo from Montreal. 7" single delivered in a custom gate-fold package complete w/an original 16-page coloring book.
FatPossum
45
$10.00


Lennon, John
Imagine (Limited Edition)
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Capitol
LP
$26.00


Little Boots
Arecibo
PS, US LIMITED TO 500. Produced by Joe Goddard (HOT CHIP) & Greg Kurstin (BIRD & THE BEE). It has been barely a year since her solo project began, & already VICTORIA HESKETH is UK pop music's most talked about new star. Each crystal-tipped sabre of dance-pop truth is as instant & succinct as it is pulse-racingly powerful. "Stuck On Repeat" was the song that started it all. The kind of irrepressible anthem that cannot be contained. Transformed from a forlorn piano-led anti-ballad, into a seven-minute butterfly-inducing electro-trance sky-reacher by Goddard, it stamped her name onto planet pop in emphatic fashion.
IamsoundRecords
12
$6.75


Louvin, Charlie
Sings Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs
PS, US
TompkinsSquare
CD
$15.25


Magnet
#80
PS, US Winter 2008 issue w/ NICK CAVE on the cover. Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, Cat Power, Guided by Voices, Pavement, The Flaming Lips, Joe Strummer, Bright Eyes, Paul Westerberg, Neko Case, Sleater-Kinney, Frank Black, Burn After Reading.
ZINE
$3.00


Majesty Crush
I Love You In Other Cities: Best of... 1990 - 1995
PS, US Led by the bizarre DAVID STROUGHTER (P.S. I Love You), Majesty Crush was one of the more obscure but essential shoegazing groups to rise out of the short-lived U.S. scene in the early '90s. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan USA, Majesty Crush was comprised of lead singer David Stroughter, bassist Hobey Echlin, guitarist Michael Segal and drummer Odell Nails III. While incorporating the same lush, dreamy sound as other shoegazer acts of the time, it was the lyrics of Majesty Crush songs that set them apart from all other artists of the genre. Stroughter's often strange and obsessive lyrics cover such subjects as stalking Jodie Foster (No. 1 Fan), torture (Boyfriend), a female cashier at an adult book store (Sunni Pie), actresses (Uma), tennis stars (Seles) and Italian porn stars (Cicciolina). Majesty Crush released only one major album, Love 15, in 1993. Among their notable releases are 1992's No. 1 Fan and 1994's Sans Muscles." The band broke up in the mid 1990s. Lead singer Stroughter went on to form a similar outfit called P.S. I Love You and drummer Nails went on to perform with Astrobrite and Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins.
FullEffect
CD
$15.00


Marhaug/Feiler
No More Drama
PS, US Limited to 300 copies. Edited live recordings, sometimes sounds like a Borbetomagus storm, sometimes sounds like being in the middle of a bombing in Palestine. A Picture of this record should be next to every definition of Noise music. Lasse Marhaug plays in Jazkamer and has at least 300 other great projects solo and with other people. Dror Feiler served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, and refused to serve in the occupied territories in the early 70's. He is now a Swedish-Israeli musician and artist and has been living in Stockholm, Sweden since 1973. He is active as a composer of modern music and enjoys giving ear problems and headaches to classically trained musicians. The most brutal vinyl record you will hear this year.
NoFunProductions-37
LP
$16.25


Minor Threat
Out Of Step
PS, US 8 cuts of blistering punk rocking, you need!
Dischord
LP
$8.00


Minutemen
Double Nickels On The Dime
PS, US Repress vinyl version of the classic!
SST-028LP
DLP
$14.51


Miwon
A To B
PS, US 2nd full-length from MIWON. Quite popular throughout Berlin for his soulful electronic pop music, here he delivers an album full of melodies, haunting atmospheres, killer beats & sweet, irresistible pop songs. Ranging from hands-down pop songs (the title track "A To B" is a homage to/cover version of Fleetwood Mac) to more dancefloor-oriented tunes like "Matchbox" that are clearly-influenced by Cologne pioneers like Burger/Ink
CityCentreOffices
CD
$16.25


Morrison, Van
Moondance
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Rhino
LP
$23.00


Nadler, Marissa
Ballads of Living & Dying
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Remastered with bonus unreleased 7", a limited edition of 1000 in a gatefold jacket.
MexicanSummer-019
LP/45
$17.75


Nelson, Willie
Red Headed Stranger
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Sony
LP
$17.00


Nyoukis, Dylan
Inside Wino Lodge
PS, US Limited to 300 copies. New solo LP of strange sounds, vocal improvisations, strings, tape manipulations and hiss drones from Dylan Nyoukis (Decaer Pinga, Blood Stereo) inside his wino lodge. Sounds like it was recorded in a 4 track in 1972 in an insane asylum, then puke over and thrown into the sea, then discovered recently and transfer directly to Vinyl via marine analog tape communication device. Good one to buy as well if you are wondering what a naked Scottish man and his daughter look and sound like.
NoFunProductions-36
LP
$16.25


One More Grain
Scarborough Fair
PS, UK OMG formed in the summer of 2006; with their first album 'Pigeon English' being released on that bellwether of independent labels Victory Garden. 'Isle of Grain' followed in January 2008 on White Heat grabbing album of the week in the Sunday Times (5 out of 5 stars) and the band needing a wheelbarrow to carry the positive reviews. The single 'Having a Ball' was unlikely championed by Radio One tosser Zane Lowe. Scarborough Fair' has the village fair fancifulness of Paul Simon's tinkering arrangement replaced by a both haunting and decidedly enchanting yet darker and more forthrightly trippy affair; a mind-warping, dream-like dub collage. Either a lysergic haven located deep in the mindset of Sun Ra, or a hazily atmospheric, drugged feel as if It's Immaterial were produced by Martin Hannett. It's a deeply engaging and crafted reclaiming of a folk foundation stone. 'Giriama Wedding' another traditional arrangement but this time a Kenyan wedding song which apparently was stumbled upon by way of a release on the legendary Nonesuch Explorer imprint, entitled 'Witchcraft and Ritual Music'. A dizzyingly up-tempo and frenetic gem that provides for a hot thick stew of wired, squirreling ska-like brass arrangements, all woven into an acutely vibrant and weirdly sultry ethnic pop song. If we weren't any the wiser we'd have hedged our bets by saying it was the Contortions in a grueling stare-down with Pigbag Edition of 500 on 7" vinyl. For fans of Early Factory Records, Martin Carthy, The Fall, Martin Hannett and Terry Riley.
StaticCaravan-175-7
45
$8.00


Pink Floyd
The Dark Side of the Moon
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!! My wife's stoked!
Capitol
LP
$23.00


Prurient
And Still Wanting
PS, US Limited to 500 copies. This is the picture disc LP version of the now classic and out of print Prurient release. Original description: A tale of lost love and desperation, this is Prurient's full length follow up to the acclaimed Pleasure Ground. And Still, Wanting takes the recent new direction of combining layered synth's and electronic loops with his usual poignant vocals to a whole new level of intensity. A new chapter in obsession with all that is mundane in our human life.
NoFunProductions-27
LP
$23.75


Q-Bert
Turntable TV Deluxe
PS, US The deluxe ultimate DVD of the famed DJ show following DJ Qbert & Yogafrog in fun & wacky adventures in the land of scratch.
ThudRumble
DVD
$18.25


R.E.M.
Accelerate
PS, US For years, R.E.M. promised that their next album would be a rocker, an oath to fans that perhaps made sense during the early '90s, when they were exploring the pastoral fields of Out of Time and the gloomy folk of Automatic for the People, but in the years after Bill Berry's 1997 departure, the desire of longtime fans for the group to rock again was merely a code word for the wish that R.E.M. would sound like a band again. Apart from a few fleeting moments -- "The Great Beyond," their "Man in the Moon" re-write for the 1999 Andy Kaufman biopic, Man in the Moon; "Bad Day," a mid-'80s outtake revived for a greatest-hits album -- R.E.M. not only didn't sound like a band, but they seemed at odds with themselves and their very strengths, culminating in the amorphous, mummified Around the Sun, a record so polished and overworked it didn't sound a bit like R.E.M., not even like the art-pop outfit the band turned into after Berry's retirement. It was a situation so dire that the band recognized the need for corrective steering, so they stripped themselves down to bare-bones for 2008's Accelerate. In every way Accelerate is the opposite of Around the Sun: at 36 minutes, it's defiantly lean, it's heavy on Peter Buck's guitars and Mike Mills backing vocals, its songs don't drift, they attack. Even the songs constructed on acoustics feel like they're rockers, maybe because they hearken back to the eerie, ramshackle grace of "Swan Swan H" whose riff echoes through both "Houston" and "Until the Day Is Done." This is not the only time that R.E.M. deliberately refers to the past on Accelerate, but reverential self-reference is the whole idea of this project: they're embracing their past, building upon the legacy and the very sound of such underground rock landmarks as Lifes Rich Pageant and Document. Not that this album could be mistaken for an exhumed classic from the '80s: Michael Stipe's lyrics are forthright and never elliptical, and the same could be said about the music, as it's sonically streamlined and precise, hallmarks of a veteran band. One of the benefits of being veterans is knowing how to create a record this focused, and Accelerate benefits greatly from its concentrated blast of guitars, as the brevity of the album makes R.E.M. seem vital even as they're dredging up the past. By no longer denying the jangle and pop that provided a foundation for the group's success, they sound like a band again.
Such praise dangerously threatens to oversell Accelerate, however, suggesting that the album has either the unearthly mystique of Murmur or the ragged enthusiasm of Reckoning when it has neither. This is a careful, studied album from a band that knew they were on the brink of losing their audience and, worse, their identity. Accelerate finds R.E.M. attempting to reconnect with their music, with what made them play rock & roll in the first place, instead of methodically resurrecting a faded myth. They reconnect handsomely, creating an album the can stand next to work from their peers, like Dinosaur Jr.'s exceptional comeback Beyond and Sonic Youth's casually vital Rather Ripped (whose "Incinerate" reverberates in the dissonant open-ended "Accelerate"). As comebacks go, that's relatively modest, but the very modesty of Accelerate is what makes it such a successful rebirth as R.E.M. no longer denies what they were or what they are, and, in doing so, they offer a glimpse of what they could be once again. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
WarnerBros.
CD
$18.75


Raccoo-oo-oon
S-T
PS, US All things must come to pass, if you love something set it free, it's better to burn out than fade away, blah blah blah. No platitude can mask the permanent bummer of a favorite band breaking up in their prime, and such is the case with Iowa City's most untamed civic treasure, feral-psych foursome Raccoo-oo-oon, who decided to dissolve this year after nearly half a decade of radical and galvanizing activity (tapes, tours, t-shirts, etc). Fortunately they're generous sorts, so their parting gift to the fans/haters/planet is a vicious, thorny wilderness of endless, nameless songs heaved across four fried sides of black vinyl. Crawl a mile in their shoes. As far as R.I.P. band statements go, this self-titled monster is tough to beat, by far the most ambitious slabs of sounds the RAC pack has ever put together. Doomed, desperate prog-rock flailings decay into hollow purgatories of dimly pulsing ambience, only to re-erupt into pissed percussion firestorms and experimental electricity. There are a few moments of Behold Secret Kingdom-style focus, but for the most part the mood remains raw and acidic, four souls on edge, backs to the crowd, channeling everything they have left inside. It's deconstruction time again. Nearly 80 minutes of music, mastered by Pete Swanson, housed in reinforced double LP jackets with 'Andy/Daren in repose' photo artwork, plus a pro-printed 11x11 insert. Edition of 500.
NotNotFun
DLP
$23.75


Ribbons
Royals
PS, US Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer JHEREK BISCHOFF has had one of the more quietly prolific careers in the last decade of independent music. He's served as both full-time member and guest musician/arranger for experimental pop crews The Dead Science, Xiu Xiu and Parenthetical Girls, composed music for dance and orchestral performances, and elegantly produced records for many of his talented friends. His multi-syllabic musical capabilities and voracious attention to detail have lent all of these projects layers of intricate loveliness and classical drama, qualities that find full flight on Royals, the debut release from Bischoff's solo project RIBBONS. For an artist whose interests and abilities are as varied as Bischoff's, sometimes the greatest question in making work can be to decide which path to pursue, but on Royals the answer is simply to allow the path to unfold.
Osaka
CD
$15.00


Rother, Anthony
We Are Punks 3
PS, US This is part 3 of the DATAPUNK label's CD comp. series, curated by ANTHONY ROTHER & incl. 4 previously-unreleased tracks. Almost a year since the highly-acclaimed 2nd edition - high time, therefore, that the label states the position of its sound once more in the year 2008. This one comes w/ a remix of the 2005 Rother single "When The Sun Goes Down" by UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE, which is headed up by "Mad Mike" Banks. This is a 80-min. long psychoactive cocktail of the best in electro, dub-tech, tech-house & so much more. Feat. artists in the mix incl.: DJ HELL, SVEN VATH, PIG & DAN, LOCO DICE & others.
Datapunk
CD
$18.00


Seeds
Web Of Sounds
PS, US RED color vinyl reissue! Springing from the underbelly of the LA garage scene, THE SEEDS were punk rock before the world had ever heard of a tribe called Ramone. Staying mostly to the 'primitive rock' side of the great hippie divide, they released their debut album in 1966, followed by 'Web Of Sounds' that same year. The band did eventually succumb to the inebriating perfume of flower power, but that ultimately proved to be their demise, unravelling in the face of the dawning of a darker era. Incl. their 2nd hit single "Mr. Farmer" & the raucous "Rollin' Machine"
GetBack
LP
$19.00


Shores of the Tundra
Heart of the Beckoning
PS, US Industrial style electronic doom metal w/ spacey melodious parts & multiple sound layers, capturing something similar to Godflesh covering Pink Floyd. Crushing brutality & pain meet peaceful beauty & hope. From all out raw screaming to droning chants, this meticulously blends the power of overdriven guitar heaviness & electronic effected aural space exploration. Limited to 300 one-sided reverse cut 12-inches on clear vinyl w/ silk-screened B-sides. RIYL: Neurosis, Jesu
ScenesterCredentials
LP
$10.25


Soporus
24,110
PS, US Philadelphia-based ambient drone ensemble which features guitarist and keyboardist Matthew Stone and bassist William Stichter from wellknown instrumental act SAXON SHORE along with guitarist Stephen Hoffman. Additional guitar tracks were provided on the album by James Vella (YNDI HALDA, A LILY) and John Donohue. The live performance also features films and videos edited on the fly by additional member Michael Stichter. 24,110 is dedicated to the spirit of the Lelechenky and to Wladimir Schewtschenko who filmed footage of the Chernobyl accident and died from radiation poisoning.
BurntToast
CD
$13.25


Starflyer 59
Dial M
PS, US Starflyer 59 have continued to progress and evolve. Influenced by early '80s underground pop, Depeche Mode and the Smiths and the louder caustic sounds of the Pixies, Starflyer 59 have crafted music that is wholly their own. Dial M, their 11th full-length in their 14 year career, is no different. The vinyl includes a special deluxe alternate insert designed and hand silk-screened. It also includes "Majic", a bonus track not available on the cd version.
BurntToast
LP
$12.50


Strawbs
Dragonfly [expanded, remastered re-issue]
PS, Germany Dragonfly was the second album to be released by the Strawbs, though much other material unissued in the late '60s that preceded it has since been made available. (In fact, earlier versions of two of the songs, "I Turned My Face Into the Wind," and "Josephine, for Better or for Worse," appear on the archival releases Strawberry Music Sampler, No. 1 and Preserves Uncanned, respectively.) Dragonfly was also the only LP the band recorded with cellist Claire Deniz in the lineup. Though an attractive and competent record, it's not as impressive as their debut. The songs aren't as striking, and the arrangements -- even with the addition of a fourth full-time member in Deniz -- aren't as effective as the mating of folk-rock, medieval, and classical music that characterized the best songs on the first album. It's a more subdued effort, and not as grave in its mood, Deniz's cello doing much to mellow the sound. Dave Cousins retained his appetite for epics, though, in the ten-minute "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake," which had piano by soon to be Strawb Rick Wakeman. When the fuzz guitar unexpectedly piles into the mix a few minutes into the track, joined by strange hissing background noises, it reaches a tense height that the rest of the record doesn't match, though it's accomplished and pleasingly introspective dawn of the '70s British folk-rock. [Mercury UK's 2008 reissue included four bonus tracks.] ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
UMGI5302680.2
CD
$11.96


Strawbs
S/T [expanded, remastered re-issue]
PS, Germany The Strawbs had done an album with Sandy Denny handling many of the vocals, and had also done quite a bit of unreleased recordings (now on the double CD Preserves Uncanned) prior to 1969's Strawbs. This is still their first proper album, but their wealth of prior live and studio experience most likely helped make it sound more confident and fully formed than many a debut effort. The group distinguished itself among the burgeoning school of British folk-rockers by delivering bittersweet folk-rock with a storytelling flavor. Dave Cousins' songwriting was on the sober and occasionally over-earnest side, but nonetheless the record was strong and alluring enough to immediately establish the Strawbs as one of the better first-generation U.K. folk-rock outfits. Some of these songs had been around for a while, as the presence of some of them on Preserves Uncanned and Sandy Denny & the Strawbs attests. However, the group took big strides from bare-bones folk-rock in the studio by dressing these in arrangements -- sometimes with light recorder, choral backup vocals, and orchestration -- that gave the Elizabethan melodies a pastoral, quasi-classical feel at times, without losing sight of an acoustic base. "The Man Who Called Himself Jesus" and "Where Is This Dream of Your Youth" are among their best and most ambitious songs, and even if the compositions can sometimes take themselves too seriously, the music's never less than respectable. [Mercury UK's 2008 reissue included four bonus tracks.] ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
UMGI5302679.2
CD
$11.96


Susanna
Flower of Evil
PS, NORWAY Flower of Evil is the second solo album from Susanna Wallumrød, mostly known from two fine albums and a number of quietly powerful concerts with Susanna and the Magical Orchestra. Flower Of Evil is 12 sublime cover versions of mostly well-known songs as well as two Susanna originals, all beautifully sung by one of the most exceptional new voices of recent years, with lovely accompaniment by her trusted band members Helge Sten (Deathprod, Supersilent), Pål Hausken (In The Country) and with Bonnie "Prince" Billy guesting on two songs. Whether it's Thin Lizzy or Sandy Denny, Black Sabbath or Nico, Lou Reed or Abba, all are given the very personal Susanna treatment.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$16.25


Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave & S-T EP [vinyl version]
PS, US VINYL VERSION of TTMOE's first album and his debut EP! Limited to 1000! Whether it's The Tallest Man on Earth's lo-fi tape recording technique or penetrating vocal stylings, Shallow Grave authentically represents a tradition of Americana folk rock that was popularized during the 50s and 60s. PASTE MAGAZINE: "The Tallest Man on Earth, like Dylan before him, grounds his songs in Son House- and Blind Willie McTell-inspired guitar work, lofting tempestuous vocals overhead and garninshing liberally with "babe"s and "honey"s." The Mexican Summer release follows his critially acclaimed 2007 five-song self-titled EP and a well deserved Pitchfork 8.3 album rating for Shallow Grave. The Tallest Man on Earth, will be playing to North American audiences this December alongside genre companion Bon Iver.
Kemado/MexicanSummer-021
LP/45
$17.75


Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave (DELAYED, SALEABLE TBA)
PS, SWEDEN DELAYED... Incredible new album, Pitchfork approved. If you thought the EP was great, just wait until this arrives. Folk album of the year? Price to be confirmed, it might be better, it won't be worse. PITCHFORK: "While it's understandable to be skeptical of another skinny dude with a mustache, a guitar, and a worn-out copy of The Anthology of American Folk Music, the more time you invest in Shallow Graves, the more you'll realize how unusually memorable it is. Ultimately, Shallow Graves transcends comparison-- which is saying an awful lot, given the popularity of its prototype-- and Matsson is a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting."
Gravitation
CD
$13.00


Thin Lizzy
Jailbreak
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Island
LP
$18.00


Trees
On The Shore
PS, US Another beautifully-judged blend of original & traditional material, now available as a deluxe 2LP set.
Sunbeam
DLP
$30.25


Trees
Garden Of Jane Delawney
PS, US A spellbinding combination of eerie originals & bold West Coast-influenced reworkings of traditional folk songs, this was released in May 1970 & has gone on to become one of the most revered folk-rock albums of all time, now available as a deluxe 2LP set.
Sunbeam
DLP
$30.25


Tucker, Alexander
Custom Made (2X7")
PS, US 2x7" limited to 1,000 copies
ATP
45
$15.50


Twi The Humble Feather
Music For Spaceships & Forests
PS, US Stylistically the record reveals delicate guitar technique, yet finds balance within the raw emotion found in high velocity strumming patterns, generally inspired by flamenco. Guitar harmonics often offer an implication of bells, chimes, & time. Dynamic chanting, vocal drones, & vocal percussion are also commonly featured. "It's been a long time since I've heard a record as unabashedly full of joy & generosity of spirit as this...I cannot recommend it highly enough."
FriendlyGhost
CD
$9.50


Van Zandt, Townes
S-T
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!!
FatPossum
LP
$17.00


Vapnet
Stockholm
PS, SWEDEN One re-recorded track: a more punkier version of the track "Ge dom våld" that was on their debut ep plus "Stockholm, sett snett uppifrån" from the CD Doda Fallet. "Glavå, who worked on recent albums by Sambassadeur and Jens Lekman, adds just a touch of reverb to the instruments, giving the songs an added depth of sound that reinforces both their exuberance and their melancholy. A lone tambourine launches opener "Stockholm, Sett Snett Uppifrån" and is eventually joined by Abrahamsson's piano and Philip Gates' drums, which sound new in this context. Then the song flies away with Anna Modin's flute, carrying it to its swirling chorus."
Hybris-070
45
$9.00


Various
Messin' With Sly: Imitations, Interpolations & The Inspiration of Sly Stone
PS, USTracks from TOMORROW'S CHILDREN, HOT CHOCOLATE, BLUE STAR GANG, HE 6, KASHMERE STAGE BAND, GOUGOUSH, DONALD SEWARD, HORIZONS HIGH SCHOOL BAND, L.A. CARNIVAL, SACRAMENTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1970, RABBITS & CARROTS, JIMMY STONE & BREAKESTRA hip hop addicts from all corners of the globe.
LeSmokeDisque
CD
$13.50


Various
The Art of Field Recording Volume Two [4CD boxset]
PS, US Subtitled: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum. This is volume 2 of Dust-to-Digital's robust and highly-acclaimed Art of Field Recording series, assembled by esteemed archivist Art Rosenbaum. This impressive 4CD set includes ballads, blues, spirituals, work songs and slave songs, religious singing and other traditional folk music from Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, Florida and elsewhere. Housed in a 10"x10"x10" color cardboard box containing a 96-page perfect-bound book with over 100 illustrations and photographs, and four CDs with a total of 107 tracks.
DustToDigital
CD-BOX
$61.00


Various
Ron Herman After Dark
PS, US Includes music from SANTOGOLD, VON SUDENFED, TIME MACHINE, WHITE ARROWS, KID SISTER, JACQUES RENAULT, HEY WILLPOWER, ADULT., SUNNY DAY SETS FIRE, 120 DAYS, CASXIO, MIGHTY SIX NINETY, HOCKEY, & HEARTSREVOLUTION
Indirecto
CD
$16.50


Various
Messin' With Sly: Imitations, Interpolations & The Inspiration of Sly Stone
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LeSmokeDisque
LP
$18.25


Various
De Nagalm Op De Kopf
PS, US A collection of sounds that represent Ultra Eczema pretty well although some of the recordings on this comp are over 5 years old. A variation of odd, "funny", retarded, great, noisy, free, off, loud, harsh, sad and brutal tracks by NOISE NOMADS, KRYSTAL KNIGHT, HACKY PACK ZAC SAC, MUDBOY, CEMENT FUTURE, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY I CAN'T READ, CARDS ON MY CUNT, PRURIENT, EX MEMBERS OF JOSH HYDEMAN, CLOACA & VOM GRILL, XO4, BURNING STAR CORE, KITES, DEFNEG, TUMBLE CAT POOF POOFY POOF, TRASHBUSTERS, ANTHRO REX, ERIC BOROS, BLOATED EGO AND THE COMPLIMENTS, MOUTHUS, MIX APE SYNB, ORPHAN FAIRYTALE, UNICORN HARD ON, MUSLUX, GREY SKULL, BLACK TIE RUBBER PUSSY, GOD WILLING, BOBBY COLOMBO WITH SILVER CINDY & JB DE KUNST!!! The CD comes in a cover designed by DENNIS TYFUS, JOSHUA BURKETT, NOISE NOMADS, and BILL NACE.
UltraEczema
CD
$22.00


Verlaine, Tom
Dreamtime
PS, US 2008 Re-Issue Tom Verlaine's second album (originally on the Warner Brothers label) as a solo artist after disbanding Television, is not groundbreaking or innovative as much as it is consistent. The post-punk early '80s spawned only a handful of bands that lasted more than a few years, but Verlaine in his time was one of the more distinctive voices that did not depend on hitmaking status. Verlaine, David Byrne with Talking Heads and Dave Thomas with Pere Ubu perfected the non-plussed, upper octave, pained and tortured artistic style that identified the New York CBGB's no-wave crowd of rock singers. What is distinctive about Dreamtime, aside from its thick guitar fortifications, firm stance, and unwillingness to modify a sound he believed in, are the issues surrounding the making of these recordings. The first session was marred by the usage of poor quality reel-to-reel tapes, barely yielding only half an album. Other songs had to be re-recorded with different players, due to the original band's unavailability. There's also a strong connection with Patti Smith, who Verlaine toured with when leading Television. First session bassist Fred Smith, also from the original Television group, keyboardist Bruce Brody, and drummer throughout, Jay Dee Daugherty, are major contributors to the uniform texture of the tunes. A resultant basic yet visceral sound stripped of bells and whistles gets to the heart of the uncomplicated rock sound of the day, expressing a young man blues stilted by a changing world. It's hard to pin down a "hit" track," but several rank as distinctive. "Without a Word" is molded in the classic Television style, with repeat guitar lines from Verlaine and Ritchie Fliegler, "There's a Reason" is self-explanatory and prototypical, while "Fragile" revises Byrne's distant vocal foresight, with Verlaine claiming someone "stole my secret," and further adds the repeat guitar hooks. "Penetration" is likely the rave fave, at once propelled, strutting, and plodding with the sparest of diffuse guitar, and inferences -- sexual or otherwise -- galore. "Always" sports the kind of cooled, ambiguous message under no frills rock & roll, with Verlaine exclaiming he has a clue on "the best kept secret in town." Then there's the effeminate singing of "Down on the Farm," evocative of Dave Thomas and his stressed out style, the slow funky R&B elements of "Mary Marie" enhanced by the organ work of Bruce Brody, and a choogling Creedence Clearwater Revival ramble during the mainly instrumental jam "The Blue Robe." Perhaps the most advanced track, "A Future in Noise" epitomizes the disarmed CBGB's vibe with slightly built intensity, resolutely controlled. Not so much a set of tidy, trimmed concepts when one listens closely, as it is a vision of an artist laying it all out from the bottom of his heart. Many would easily admit Dreamtime is Tom Verlaine's shining hour. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide
Collector's Choice COLC950.2
CD
$12.79


Vervloesem, Pierre
Not Even Close
PS, US 1st release in a new "P.V. Presents" series, & the Brussels-based producer/avant-garde guitarist/composer VERVLOESEM's 1st solo album since 2005 & where he does absolutely everything except for some vocals by his wife. He has previously recorded w/ X-Legged Sally & A Group, as well as collaborations w/ David Byrne, Bill Laswell, Marc Ribot, Wim Vandekeybus, Guy Segers (Univers Zero) & Charles Hayward (This Heat), & has mixed and/or produced too many bands to be cited here (around 100), incl. dEUS & Flat Earth Society.
Stilll
CD
$18.00


Walking Bicycles
Go
PS, US Originally from Aracata, CA this band started off as a duo but has expanded to quartet in their now Chicago home. The album's dark and lonely songs manifests into something bombastic and peculiar. Half of the album was recorded by Brian Deck (MODEST MOUSE, IRON AND WINE) and the other half by STEVE ALBINI.
HighWheel
CD
$12.00


Weakends
S-T
PS, US LTD ED OF 1000. THE WEAKENDS are back w/ the follow-up to their now out-of-print debut 7" on ROB'S HOUSE Recs. This full-length is more on the blues-punk side of the no-fi French underground. They bang away, singing through broken PA's, sounding like a way cooler hot rod, 50's, b-movie band then you ever remember, or they sound like what those bands should have sounded like, but they were too self aware or just never as good as this.
Rob'sHouseRecords
LP
$12.50


Williams, Hank
Unreleased Recordings (3PC, Boxed Set)
PS, US Considering the seismic impact Hank Williams had on country music, it's remarkable to think that his recording career lasted a mere six years -- he signed with MGM Records in early 1947, and was found dead in the back of his Cadillac en route to a gig on the first day of 1953. Williams was a prolific recording artist during that period, cutting an impressive 68 singles in addition to appearing as a regular guest on WSM's weekly Grand Ole Opry broadcast from Nashville and maintaining a punishing schedule of personal appearances. Given Williams' overloaded agenda, it's hard to imagine why he'd agree to also host an early-morning radio show five days a week, but starting in January 1951, he did just that, performing from 7:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. every Monday through Friday on WSM, sponsored by Mother's Best Flour. The show lasted for 15 weeks, and since Williams was frequently out on the road and unable to make it into the studio for live broadcasts, he recorded most of the Mother's Best programs in advance. Thankfully, a Williams fan at WSM had the presence of mind to save the transcription discs of the Mother's Best shows when they were in danger of being thrown away, and after years of legal wrangling over the rights to the recordings, the Hank Williams estate has finally arranged for an authorized release of this material. The Unreleased Recordings is a three-disc set that features 54 songs from the Mother's Best broadcasts, and for serious Hank Williams fans this collection was well worth the wait. The quality of the recordings is usually as good as his studio sessions of the period and often better, with Williams' vocals frequently sounding stronger and more resonant than on his singles, and the performances are strong but casual at the same time.
For these shows, Williams and his band the Drifting Cowboys usually worked out the set lists on the fly, and it's said that the bandmembers often found themselves playing tunes they'd never formally rehearsed for the radio audience. But despite all that, the musicians follow Williams with skill and confidence, and the emotional force of Williams' vocals is an impressive thing to hear. Though a number of Williams' greatest hits are on the song list (sometimes before they were recorded for mass consumption), some of the most remarkable moments come when he pulls classic country and gospel favorites from the songbook: "On Top of Old Smokey" and "Cool Water" are given unexpectedly powerful and dramatic readings; "Cherokee Boogie" and "Tennessee Border" sound enthusiastic and energetic in the hands of the Drifting Cowboys; and white gospel classics like "Softly and Tenderly," "Dust on the Bible," and "I'll Fly Away" are delivered with genuine fervor, as Williams and his band join their voices together for some stellar harmonies. Given how Hank Williams' body of work has been extensively recycled and repackaged in the 50-plus years since his passing, the discovery of a cache of unheard Williams sessions would be good news even under the least favorable circumstances, but The Unreleased Recordings presents the country legend not only in fine form, but essaying some unexpected material with heart, soul, and savvy; it won't replace the man's essential catalog, but it certainly brings a welcome new perspective to his music as well as his influences. ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
TimeLife
BOX
$42.75


Witmer, Denison
Carry The Weight
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BurntToast
LP
$12.50


XELA
In Bocca Al Lupo
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Type
DLP
$19.75


Yellow Melodies, The
The Championship Cup
PS, SPAIN The long-awaited comeback by The Yellow Melodies, from Murcia (Spain). After a long time since their leader Rafa Skam has been involved in other projects -his huge fanzine 'El Planeta Amarillo', playing guitar in Vacaciones [Elefant Records]; photographer at music festivals; tour promoter, and so on), he has now decided to reactivate his all time band, the one that reflects best his musical influences. So here they are again The Yellow Melodies, with Rafa Skam and Pilar Aparisi, as well as the new guys Jesús González and Jaime Belmonte, and they come back to introduce us their fourth record, "The Championship Cup", with a lot of of enthusiasm and savoir-faire; this mini-album has a gorgeous production, and it is full of beautiful arrangements. It shows the talent of this band along this mini-lp in a 10 inch vinyl, that will satisfy the sunshine pop and 60's psychedelia lovers as well as classic and contemporary British pop fans. The mini-lp is released exclusively on vinyl, as a gift for those who love appreciating pop in its natural state. The record features 6 songs; two of them already have a videoclip: "The Championship Cup", directed by Martin Ellerbeck, and "Mr. Sand and Mrs. Sea", by Faustino Fdez. Both of them can be seen at The Yellow Melodies and Clifford Records' websites and MySpaces. "The Championship Cup" is just a starter because the band are in the studio again recording their new album which is going to come out in 2009, but that is another story!
CliffordRecords-001
10
$16.25


Young, Neil
Live at Massey Hall 1971
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Reprise
LP
$28.00


Zevon, Warren
Warren Zevon [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Warren Zevon was a ten-year music industry veteran who had written songs for the Turtles, backed up Phil Everly, done years of session work and been befriended by Jackson Browne by the time he cut his self-titled album in 1976 (which wasn't his debut, though the less said about 1969's misbegotten Wanted Dead or Alive the better). Even though Warren Zevon was on good terms with L.A.'s Mellow Mafia, he sure didn't think (or write) like any of his pals in the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac; Zevon's music was full of blood, bile, and mean-spirited irony, and the glossy surfaces of Jackson Browne's production failed to disguise the bitter heart of the songs on Warren Zevon. The album opened with a jaunty celebration of a pair of Old West thieves and gunfighters ("Frank and Jesse James"), and went on to tell remarkable, slightly unnerving tales of ambitious pimps ("The French Inhaler"), lonesome junkies ("Carmelita"), wired, hard-living lunatics ("I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"), and truly dastardly womanizers ("Poor Poor Pitiful Me"), and even Zevon's celebrations of life in Los Angeles, long a staple of the soft rock genre, had both a menace and an epic sweep his contemporaries could never match ("Join Me in L.A." and "Desperados Under the Eaves"). But for all their darkness, Zevon's songs also possessed a steely intelligence, a winning wit, and an unusually sophisticated melodic sense, and he certainly made the most of the high-priced help who backed him on the album. Warren Zevon may not have been the songwriter's debut, but it was the album that confirmed he was a major talent, and it remains a black-hearted pop delight. [Rhino Records released a remastered and expanded version of Warren Zevon in late 2008, with the original album accompanied by a bonus disc of demos, alternate takes, and live performances. The early demos confirm that Zevon's creative vision was clearly in place long before he had the budget to make a "real" album, and the 1974 recording of "Carmelita" boasts an extra verse that didn't make it to its "official" recording. Otherwise, the alternate material is often rougher and less precise than what made the final cut, which sometimes works in its favor and occasionally does not, though even the weakest of the archival performances are intriguing -- especially when he invites a lady friend to "geeze some Octomol" during "Join Me in L.A." -- and Zevon is in fine voice. The remastered version of the original album sounds excellent -- clear enough that you can hear the workings of the piano's pedals on "Frank and Jesse James" -- and the new liner notes by Bob Mehr are smart and revealing. Warren Zevon still ranks with the artist's best and most lasting work, and this new edition treats it like the landmark it truly is.] ~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
Rhino/WEA
DCD
$27.00

Forthcoming Releases

16
Bridges to Burn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US A dozen new hits of misanthropy & spite from the seminal sludge-rockers. Features the legendary "Drop Out" line-up. RIYL: Melvins, Kylesa, Jesus Lizard
Relapse
CD
$14.75


16
Bridges to Burn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse
LP
$18.00


American Football
American Football EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US First time on vinyl! In their brief history together, American Football crafted two releases that left an undeniable mark on independent music. Despite being released nearly a decade ago both releases are consistently among Polyvinyl's top selling titles. Fronted by Mike Kinsella (Owen, Joan of Arc, Cap'n Jazz), American Football created the kind of songs that held new discoveries upon each listen. These three songs along with the nine that appear on the band's full-length are the only American Football songs ever released. This release features all new album artwork, is on high quality 180-gram vinyl and includes a digital download of the entire release.
Polyvinyl-019
12
$8.75


Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavilion (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Their ninth full-length. The whoops and hollers that previously held together the sublime, chaotic urgency of their earlier work now signal the calm sense of euphoria and wonder that ripples through this wide eyed record.
Domino
CD
$13.00


Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavilion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
DLP
$21.00


Antony & The Johnsons
The Crying Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Antony and the Johnson's breakthrough second album "I Am a Bird Now" won the UK's prestigious Mercury Prize in 2005. The success that followed introduced many to a pioneering soul singer unafraid to explore themes that traversed darkness and light, life and death, male and female. Antony's inimitable voice sparked the interest of artists ranging from Bjork to Hercules and Love Affair, resulting in a series of critically acclaimed collaborations. "The Crying Light" is the highly anticipated full-length follow-up to "I Am a Bird Now". Here, Antony shifts the thematic focus and explores his relationship with the natural world. The intimacy of the Johnsons' sound is enveloped by avant-classical composer Nico Muhly's symphonic arrangements. The record's centerpiece, "Another World" traces the singer's dispair in the face of a vanishing landscape. Antony and the Johnsons' music bridges the gap between avant-classical music and the blues, and the band's sold out performances have resulted in standing ovations from Carnegie Hall to the Apollo. "The Crying Light" is a soul-stirring new work with its daring compositions and captivating vocal performances. Antony and the Johnsons have created a subtle and timely work that brings a magical and yet changing world to the forefront of our consciousness.
SecretlyCanadian-194
CD
$11.50


Baikonour
Your Ear Knows Future (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US 2nd album by Brighton's BAIKONOUR, aka Jean-Emmanuel Krieger. 3 yrs on from his acclaimed debut, he has delivered another burst of smart, proggy poptronica, bursting w/ Gallic charm & myriad, fully-realized ideas. He plays all the instruments except for drums, which were played by FUJIYA & MIYAGI's LEE ADAMS. Baikonour makes confident strides as an artist, turning in a collection of songs that fuse electronica w/ motorik Krautrock & the dynamics of My Bloody Valentine & The Cocteau Twins, Amon Duul 2, Popol Vuh, Harold Budd, Eno, Neu! Vangelis, Magma & 'Melody Nelson'-era Gainsbourg.
Melodic
CD
$16.25


Beastie Boys
Paul's Boutique: 20th Anniversary Edition (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Special 20th anniversary version of 1989's Paul's Boutique. The album was run through a 24-bit remastering process and will be released as an eight-panel digipak. Fans can also download a track-by-track audio commentary from the Boys, which syncs with the album.
Capitol
CD
$17.75


Beware of Safety
Dogs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US As romantic as it is morose & solemn; as secretive as it is exposed & vulnerable. This pushes instrumental music into a psychedelic direction of pure catharsis.
MyleneSheath
CD
$13.50


Beware of Safety
Dogs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MyleneSheath
DLP
$23.50


Bird, Andrew
Noble Beast [vinyl version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION in gatefold jacket with fold out poster and download codes. Price corrected.
FatPossum
DLP
$27.25


Bird, Andrew
Noble Beast (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US New album.
FatPossum
CD
$15.00


Bird, Andrew
Noble Beast/Useless Creatures [deluxe edition] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Double-CD deluxe version features a bonus CD of instrumentals, completely different artworek/packaging, fold out poster... 23 tracks total.
FatPossum
DCD
$27.25


Blackout Beach
Skin of Evil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20th)
PS, US Blackout Beach is the solo nom de guerre of Carey Mercer (FROG EYES/SWAN LAKE). Skin of Evil is remarkable in the sense that a. it contains a story, and b. that it sticks to the story; a rare occurrence in these free times. "Donna" is the subject, and each of her lovers (past & present) say their peace in song (Donna gets her song, too). Composed, played & recorded entirely by Mercer alone, these songs revel in the proto-punk darkness of the heady Cleveland axis (e.g. Peter Laughner, David Thomas) with a minimal, textural & almost Suicide-ish sense of pop form & the experimental nature of contemporary Scott Walker works.
SoftAbuse-31
CD
$11.75


Bon Iver
Blood Bank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-134
12
$9.00


Bon Iver
Blood Bank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The four-song Blood Bank collection continues down the path forged by 2008's critically acclaimed For Emma, Forever Ago. While still tied to the identity of the place where it was born, Bon Iver is no longer an unplanned entity synonymous with Justin Vernon. It is an idea, a place and sentiment that has now become as international as it is timeless. From the title track's remembrance of the winter warmth we seek, to the summer love tribute of b-side gem"Babys," Bon Iver's snow-blanketed harmonies live across the seasons. Still, there is a reverence for sabbatical, solitude and the winding down of time. As much as Emma is about the cold, the Blood Bank collection is about the warmth that gets you through it. You can feel the air move. Like a fire you've been stoking for hours and finally got to sustain itself, the heat blisters your face while your back is frozen solid. Bon Iver has grown to include more than what was available at the much-fabled Wisconsin cabin, such as piano, slide guitar, and vocoder. As Justin layers on harmonies in the meditative R&B a capella "The Woods," he declares "I'm building a still to slow down the time." It is as poetic as it is necessary. Both expansive and intimate, these four songs explore the darker and lighter natures of the seasons and what they signify, and offer a dynamic glimpse into the Natural energy and refined craftsmanship that characterize Justin Vernon's music.
Jagjaguwar-134
CD5
$7.50


Calexico
Live From Austin, TX (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US They have been called "the voice of the American southwest," but the fact of the matter is that musically they are all over the map (they list as their influences Portuguese fado, 50's jazz, gypsy music, 60's surf & spaghetti westerns). But when they made their debut on the AUSTIN CITY LIMITS stage in September 2006, their latest record "Garden Ruin" had taken them in new directions that even they might not have imagined.
NewWest
DVD
$17.75


Cheap Trick
At Budokan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Sony
LP
$18.00


Clue To Kalo
Lily Perdida (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Satisfyingly schizophrenic, Clue To Kalo's third full-length release Lily Perdida is ten voices in one, all of them a different branch off the same electric folk tree. Amidst jangly guitar, mod ribbons of flute, and the voices of mastermind Mark Mitchell and duet partner Ellen Carey, ten musical perspectives on fictional character Lily Perdida emerge, each song from the point of view of a different person in her life. A post-modern frolic of keyboards, harpsichords and laptops, Lily Perdida is a gorgeous and sonically sprawling commentary on the nature of history and identity. Each succeeding track reinterprets, misreads or conflicts with the accounts that came before to collectively create an anti-portrait of the main character. The music ebbs and flows with the changing characters but never strays from the utterly satisfying sound we have come to expect from Clue To Kalo. Hailing from Adelaide, Australia, Clue To Kalo mastermind Mark Mitchell blends a lo-fi acoustic-folk aesthetic to computer-based production in which the technology is the means rather than the end. A generous use of layered melodies, elemental textures, and multi-tracked vocals highlight a vast range of influences and solidify the fact that Clue To Kalo is first and foremost a songwriter. In addition to many shows in Australia and Japan, Clue To Kalo has toured throughout the US and Canada, was a featured artist at the Mush 2003 CMJ and 2005 SXSW showcases, and has shared the stage with luminaries like the Greenhornes, Willowz, Death Cab For Cutie, Caribou, and many more. Inventive without being inaccessible, Clue To Kalo has established himself as a singular artist of extraordinary scope and depth.
Mush-262
CD
$9.00


Color Cassette
Forever Sparrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13th)
PS, FRANCE Color Cassette was initially the project of a single musician, Jason Corder (aka OffTheSky): an old guitar and one four track recorder went head to head in their home studio of Lexington, Kentucky. But this solitary project quickly evolved into a collaborative one, in the course of casual meetings that became veritable musical interventions. In the course of four years, 14 musicians worked at the home studio. Today, Color Cassette is Jason Corder and Matt Yarington (aka Set In Sound), with various guests such as Clint Colburn (vocals), Colin Campbell (drums, vibes), Anna Hess (violin) and Jordan Munson (textures, field recordings). After Small Town Smoker, the first EP in 2008 ('single of the week' at Boomkat, reference for online mail orders), Color Cassette is now releasing their first concept album, Forever Sparrow. It tells the story of a little boy who gets lost in a magic forest, and when he is transformed into a sparrow, he chooses to stay in this extraordinary world forever. This musical journey, which evokes the themes found in Peter Pan and Alice In Wonderland, takes the shape of an acoustic collection in outlines deformed through an electronic prism. Sketched during the sunny summer afternoons of 2007, this handful of ideas metamorphosed into song-format fragments, which put forth the best part of a sound digression. They form a record that is a miniature, moving, and sometimes disturbing, odyssey. COLOR CASSETTE: Jason Corder : vocals, lyrics, vibes, melodica, drums, guitar, bass, production... Matt Yarington : production, drums, programming. Guests: Clint Colburn: vocals Colin Campbell: drums, vibes Anna Hess: violin Jordan Munson: textures, field recordings. DISCOGRAPHIE: (*ADIM = AUTRES DIRECTIONS IN MUSIC) LP/EP - "Small Town Smoker EP" (2xCDR, Mobeer (sub-label of Moteer / 2008) - "Forever Sparrow LP" (ADIM*/2008) Various / remixes - 'Here We Go Again' on "Various Artists - Assemblage Session 1 (Abandon Building Records/2005)
AutresDirectionsInMusic-020
CD
$16.25


Colossal Yes
Charlemagne's Big Thaw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Inspired by the Kiwi indie-pop formula of Tall Dwarfs, The Clean, & The Verlaines. Using piano as the main instrument, this is a reawakening of the pop aesthetic done Piano Man style. The end result is unique yet similar to the epic pop bands of the past. This pays respect to songwriters like Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Bejar of Destroyer & Alex Chilton while also incorporating the honesty of Graham Nash's "Songs for Beginners," the romanticism of Nikki Sudden't "Waiting on Egypt," & the sonic merriment of Thunderclap Newman's "Hollywood Dream"
BaDaBing!
CD
$14.25


Colossal Yes
Charlemagne's Big Thaw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BaDaBing!
LP
$14.25


Cut Off Your Hands
You & I (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Debut from the self-proclaimed "fight-pop" group. Features a contribution from ex-SUEDE guitarist BERNARD BUTLER. Previous tours w/ Crystal Castles, Duke Spirit, Black Kids & We Are Scientists.
FrenchKiss
CD
$13.25


Cut Off Your Hands
You & I (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FrenchKiss
LP
$17.50


Davis, Miles
Bitches Brew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 3RD)
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Sony
DLP
$25.25


Deep Feeling
Pretty Colours (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, UK This short-lived band wowed London audiences w/ their audacious brand of exotic proto-psychedelia, even backing Jimi Hendrix at his first UK gig.
Sunbeam
CD
$18.00


Earle, Steve & Del McCoury Band
Mountain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The acclaimed bluegrass album from 1999, finally reissued after many years out of print. Features contributions from EMMYLOU HARRIS, IRIS DEMENT, JERRY DOUGLAS, MARTY STUART, GILLIAN WELCH, GENE WOOTEN & JOHN HARTFORD.
NewWest
CD
$17.75


Elegi
Varde (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Norwegian composer TOMMY JANSEN returns w/ the second installment of a trilogy for Miasmah Recordings. An incredibly accomplished body of work, its natural progression of movements transporting the listener through cinematic soundscapes & evocative passages of intense, doomladen, droning acoustic instruments. The eerie, underlying sounds taken from seemingly unrecognizable sources, add to the feelings of unresolved tension, bringing to mind the later works of Scott Walker, the slow-build of Gorecki's "3rd Symphony" & the murk of Gavin Bryars' "The Sinking Of The Titanic." He operates in the area between composed & improvised music, building bridges between classical music & dark ambient drones & textures.
Miasmah
CD
$15.50


Epic 45
Bracken / Bibio Remixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, UK Tracks : A : 'You Are An Annual' remixed by Bracken B : 'Stars In Autumn' remixes by Bibio. 2 track 45rpm heavyweight 12" vinyl. "Epic 45 are those cooler than thou post-post-rock chaps who wang an album or EP out occasionally to be consumed rabidly by you, the hungry music vulture. Now they've a limited remix 12" in a variety of sleeves, one for each season of the year. I remember when we used to actually have seasons in this country rather than the schizo mulch of conditions we get these days! Bibio & Hood's Chris Adams AKA Bracken are the prizefight contenders here, Bibio's re-jig of 'Stars in Autumn' being an atmospheric brooder reminiscent of later period Boards of Canada. Building up from fractured astral wildlife effects into a spaced clanky ambler of a tune, I can also hear bits of Intricate in there, a reassuringly old skool electronic vibe, full of drifting twinkles & a shuffling phat beat. Very cinematic in places, it really sets the mood for a lazy sunny afternoon's loafing! Bracken re-shapes 'You are an Annual' into a pastoral and blissed out journey full of hesitant bass thrums, shifting, morphing effects that slip in and around the serene vocals and some impressive dubbed-out delay and phasing action! This sounds closer to his later Hood vision rather than the sonic tinkering and future pop of his solo Bracken material and should just be the icing on the cake for fans of both Hood & Epic 45! A real treat this one & we're proud to be giving it the coveted SOTW" spot!
WaysideandwoodlandRecordings-001
12
$17.50


Fire Witch
Japan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US This Melbourne, Australia act plays thundering, spacious metallic sludge. This is a LTD ED, silk screened 1st run of only 200 copies on COLOR vinyl. Aquarius Records sez of the band: "Aussie noise rockers the Grey Daturas had been telling us forever about some killer band called Fire Witch, who they played w/ all the time. FW are another band who traffic in the slooooooooow & heavy, but they definitely give it their own twist. Not sludgy like SUNNO))) or their legions of followers, & not really noisy like many of their countrymen. Instead they're some sort of strange downtuned slowcore mathrock. Massive basses (that's right. no guitars!) churn & throb, the drums a crushing pound, over the top, drawn out wailing 'leads', all the makings of a proper rock band, but instead they fuck it all up... laced w/ all sorts of killer melodies, making it sound like a doomed version of June Of 44 or Engine Kid"
WantageUSA
10
$10.00


Foals
Olympic Airways (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US tune that walks the line between dance music & organic art rock. SUPERMAYER toy w/ the original melodies & chorus, building it all into an elated crescendo. EWAN PEARSON's mix is a Balearic-y blissful gem that sets a new standard.
Kompakt
12
$12.50


Franz Ferdinand
Tonight (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US
Epic
CD
$16.00


Freezepop
Form Activity Motion EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US
Blistering
CD5
$8.25


Frumpy
Frumpy 2 [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Inga Rumpf's Frumpy was among the most startling bands on the entire German rock scene of the early '70s, an act so diametrically opposed to the Krautrock boom beloved by critics elsewhere that first impressions of their music always leave listeners scratching their heads. If Frumpy has any role models, it is a collision between Meddle-era Pink Floyd and a less-precocious Uriah Heep. Frumpy 2, unsurprisingly their second album, features just four tracks, but all are soaring slabs of emotive guitar and keyboards, deeply progressive of course, but unquestionably pop as well... Rumpf herself, meanwhile, has a range and depth comparable to Curved Air's Sonja Kristina, with an emotive strength which seems all the more remarkable when you remember that English is not her native language... The guitar and keyboard solos and duels which take place above the tumultuous rhythms are as spectacular as anything else in the genre. But even while you're sitting slack-jawed in awe, it is very difficult to play favorites. Frumpy, like Rumpf's Atlantis after them, has antecedents aplenty, and their influences peep out behind every corner. But the manner in which they've been sewn together owes little to any Anglo-American role models and little to any Krautrock basics, too. Quite simply, Frumpy 2 is the prog album you'll be returning to long after the others have all dulled into wallpaper."
Revisited
CD
$19.00


Frumpy
All Will Be Changed [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US No other artist has had as lasting an influence on German rock music as Inga Rumpf. Her smokey, bluesy voice, influenced by icons such as Mahalia Jackson and Nina Simone, fills fans all over the world with enthusiasm to this day. Her seemingly limitless stylistic range has rightfully earned Inga Rumpf a reputation as Germany's no. 1 rock vocalist. 1970's All Will Be Changed saw the newly formed band gear their music to established international sounds, but they immediately found their own style thanks to the ever-present drone of a Hammond organ and Rumpf's unique voice. They initially worked without a guitarist, allowing keyboardist Jean-Jacques Kravetz to rotate the powerful Leslie rotor. The national press initially eyed Frumpy with the typical scepticism of that time towards anybody who made rock music on German shores. Unimpressed by such ambiguities, Frumpy continued to work on their career and influenced countless other bands and vocalists over the years. Their now legendary debut album is being released completely remastered in digipak format with exclusive liner notation and rare photos.
Revisited
CD
$19.00


Goblin Cock
Come with Me If You Want (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Robcore
LP
$13.25


Goblin Cock
Come with Me If You Want (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US "Rumored" to be the brainchild of Rob Crow of indie wunderkinds PINBACK (Oh, it's him all right). This follow-up to their mammoth debut "Bagged & Boarded" is yet another brave step in the re-definition of true metal. Equal parts melodic & punishing. At times this sounds like Failure reincarnated as a stoner rock band...one that loves the crushing riffs of Big Business/Karp.
Robcore
CD
$13.25


Gris Gris
Live at the Creamery (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Final record from the psychedelic quartet, recorded live at the warehouse where Greg Ashley resides. Here is the final piece to that hazy, mysterious, yet strangely familiar sound this band created. With songs from both records played with ferocity & sonic mayhem, their story is here. Bright. Swirling. Gnarly. Electric.
Birdman
CD
$16.00


Gris Gris
Live at the Creamery (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman
LP
$16.00


Groundhogs
Scratching the Surface (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US This raw, rootsy album ranks among the finest albums to emerge from the British blues-rock boom, Matching TONY MCPHEE's memorable original tunes w/ a blistering reworking of the Muddy Water's classic "Still a Fool"
Sundazed
CD
$16.50


Groundhogs
Blues Obituary (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US This finds the group beginning to stretch beyond traditional blues forms, as demonstrated on the seven-minute epic "Light Was the Day." This marks the group's first effort as a power trio, the format in which the band would do its most acclaimed & popular work.
Sundazed
LP
$16.50


Guggenheim Grotto
Happy the Man (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Irish folk-rockers' new album.
UnitedOpportunity
CD
$15.00


Hawkwind
Dream Goes On: From the Black Sword to Distant Horizons [remastered anthology] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US 2008 digitally remastered 3CD anthology, the second in a series of compilations from the long-serving British band released by the label Atomhenge. The Dream Goes On is a fitting tribute to one of Britain's finest bands. This anthology sees them journey to the end of the 1980's and into the 90's still retaining their original spirit whilst eagerly absorbing the ever changing musical landscape around them. Always ahead of their contemporaries and led by founder Dave Brock, this second lavish CD set draws on selections from such classic albums as Chronicle Of The Black Sword, Live Chronicles, Xenon Codex, Space Bandits, Palace Springs, Electric Teepee, The Business Trip, Alien 4, Love In Space and Distant Horizon, serving as a reminder of Hawkwind's enduring appeal.
Atomhenge
CD-BOX
$47.50


Headlights
Keep Your Friends and Loves Close. Keep the City You Call Home Closer. (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Strictly limited to only 1000 copies, Keep Your Friends and Loves Close. Keep the City You Call Home Closer was previously only available through Headlights and the Polyvinyl website. The 7-song CDEP features live tracks recorded by the band on various stops throughout their hectic touring schedule including sessions with WOXY.com, Indie 103.1, and Daytrotter.com. Over half the pressing has been sold by the band and Polyvinyl. These are the remaining copies available. Includes rare version of fan favorites "Put Us Back Together Right" and "Tokyo." Includes never before released track "This One."
Polyvinyl-133
CD5
$6.25


Humcrush
Rest At Worlds End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US With this record, the duo continue adventurous explorations of abstract grooves & atmospheric moods. Stronen's percussion is textured, precise & surprising, while Storlokken's keyboard work is diverse & varied, using daubs of sound across a colorful sonic spectrum. Sometimes frenetic, sometimes meanderingly contemplative.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$18.00


Humcrush
Rest At Worlds End (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RuneGrammofon
DLP
$28.50


Hunches
Exit Dreams (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Portland's finest purveyors of cacophonous garage, delivering ragged-edged rock 'n' roll w/ such devastating hidden melody, one is left wondering how the band crammed such pop into the noise cavalcades. It's a veritable melee of vicious guitar savagery & lo-fi freak-out fugginess, the perfect follow-up to "Hobo Sunrise" - a raging riot of an album that leaves ringing ears, bloody mouths, & shot-to-shit synapses sizzling w/ amplified excess.
IntheRed
CD
$14.25


Jeremy Jay
Love Everlasting (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US 4 songs: Love Everlasting · Lite Beam · Jet Stream · Love Everlasting (Winter Version) It was winter outside and something was happening in the storybook world of Jeremy Jay's psyche. While working on his upcoming full-length Slow Dance [KLP197] (to be released in spring '09), there was an icicle-caked excitement that resulted in a snow-flurry of extra recordings. The cozy, insulated vibe of Olympia, Washington and Dub Narcotic Studio took hold and Jeremy, along with Ilya Malinksy (guitar), Nick Pahl (drums) and Derek James (bass) crafted "Love Everlasting" [KLP202] a separate 12" single. These extra songs, recorded with a fiery compulsion, were written in Jeremy's Los Angeles apartment and expanded in studio. The song "Lite Beam" took shape with a solarized hi-hat and synth bass - a real disco dance cut; "Jet Stream," has that special synth bass that propels it to a dance floor climax, and the single itself, "Love Everlasting," twinkles magnificently with a sensual glide. Jeremy Jay and his band have toured extensively across the U.S.A., Europe and Australia in support of his recent album A Place Where We Could Go [KLP187] and will be reacquainting the U.S. with their icy soundscapes after the release of this 12" single. "Part poet, part '50s teen idol and part ghost, Jeremy Jay [takes listeners to] a place where girls have fairytale looks and candied apples are served for lunch, where dreams, fantasies and movies collide, and where Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Morrissey and Alan Vega are loved equally. It's no surprise that Jay calls his hometown of Los Angeles 'the City of Angels' -- he's a true romantic and sensualist, transforming his surroundings into a glamorous, magical reality." - All Music Guide
Krecords-202
12
$5.50


Kick that Habit
Peter Liecht w/ Voice Crack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US This 1989 film collects samples from the land-and-soundscape, underscoring in the process the oft-ignored industrial underpinning of our latter-day culture. Voice Crack, the everyday household electronics duo of Norbert Moslang & Andy Guhl, are part Licechti's vision with exploration of their musical workings . Whether clicking quietly & rhythmically or humming & shrieking at ear-splitting volume, their recycled electronics produce innovative sounds and provide an appropriate accompaniment in this cinematic search for the detritus of our culture, the lost & destroyed remains of the last century of progress. A short, tense film comprised of flashing images: footage of Voice Crack rehearsals & concerts is juxtaposed with visual shards of the fall & winter landscape of the area between Alpstein and the Bodensee. Utilizing color & black-and-white footage as well as combining the visual & the acoustic in an expression that subtly synthesizes the two, Liechti delineates a world of existence through sound & geography. All Region.
DragCity
DVD
$14.75


KTL
IV (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Whereas previous releases were blurred washes of fog & noise polished by ambient shine, this is a more direct & demanding beast, referencing such diverse projects as: volume-era Swans, "Red Mecca" period Cabaret Voltaire, phase one Wire, Fushitsusha & This Heat. Includes a guest appearance from BORIS drummer Atsuo & is produced by JIM O'ROURKE.
EditionsMego
CD
$18.00


Lindstrom
Where You Go I Go Too (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US NOW WITH BONUS DISC! Special edition bonus disc includes the Prins Thomas edits found on the LP version. Well known for his epic & ultra melodic disco, it might come as a surprise that this album only contains three long tracks, with the opening track being almost 29 minutes long! But when you listen to this album, you hear that it is still very much Lindstrom... just more Lindstrom-- bigger, longer, more epic & more melodic. Lindstrom says, "I realized that working within 30 minutes instead of five minutes frames forced me to think very differently to what I was used to... when working on longer tracks, there's so much more time to develop different themes & to let them evolve.
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50


Loney Dear
Dear John (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl-171
LP
$12.50


Loney Dear
Dear John (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Loney Dear is the recording name for multi-instrumentalist and Swedish home-recording phenom Emil Svanängen. Recorded alone in Emil's tiny Stockholm studio apartment and in the comfort of his parents' house in Jönköping, Dear John is an album of contrasts. It will cozy up next to you through the bleakest of winters and be your shade in the blistering summer sun. It is an album that has been on Emil's mind since the inception of Loney Dear. With his first four albums, Emil has always aspired to perfection; he has always promised a masterpiece. Dear John is that record. "Despair has never sounded so sweet." -SPIN "He wraps the ups and downs of a whirlwind romance into tiny packages. You're left hungry, fully certain that 34 minutes-- let alone five-- will never be enough of this very, very good thing." --Pitchfork
Polyvinyl-171
CD
$12.50


Los Campesinos!
We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US LTD ED vinyl LP pressing! The youthful septet from Cardiff, Wales, prove they have no shortage of ingenuity, creativity & most importantly, energy. Feat. all new material from their Seattle sessions w/ producer John Goodmanson
Arts&Crafts
LP
$18.00


M83
Before the Dawn Heals Us (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute
DLP
$20.00


M83
S-T (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute
DLP
$19.75


M83
Digital Shades, Vol. 1 (2PC) (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute
DLP
$16.25


M83
Saturdays=Youth (DELAYED) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute
DLP
$19.75


Machine Fabriek & Stephen Vitiello
Box Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Rutger and Stephen sort of accidentally met through e-mail. A simple note regarding an ordering question for a CD led to an enthusiastic e-mail conversation and climaxed in a musical collaboration. This all happened in a very short period, both musicians being very inspired by the concept of "exchange," as a means to cross space and time -- Rutger living in the Netherlands and Stephen in Virginia. Most of the time, when (electronic) musicians work together it's a matter of swapping digital files. In this case they decided to do something different and sent each other a box full of (mostly non-musical, or musically non-functional) objects and recordings, with the "assignment" to make music with those objects and all as source materials. As the titles tell, we're talking about an egg cutter, thumb piano, a broken kraakle box, rice, chocolate sprinkles, old cassette tapes, a broken 7" record, etcetera, etcetera. Both musicians made two of their own solo tracks with the box they received, and the last track was done together by Rutger adding sounds and processing to a piece started by Stephen. For Rutger/ Machinefabriek this is part of his most delicate work. For Stephen, it was a new and extremely enjoyable form of long-distance collaboration. Machinefabriek: Rutger Zuydervelt, better known as Machinefabriek, lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Started as Machinefabriek in 2004, he released 40+ small run home-made cdr's as well as work for Type Records, Lampse, Digitalis, Staalplaat (Mort Aux Vaches) and now 12K. A double remix cd was released in 2007, with interpetations by Alva Noto, Pita, Mitchell Akiyama, Xela, Gert-Jan Prins and many more. Collaborations (live or recording) include Steinbrüchel, Jasper TX, Wouter van Veldhoven, Simon Nabatov, Frans de Waard, Aaron Martin and Peter Broderick. Stephen Vitiello: Stephen Vitiello is a sound and media artist based in Richmond, VA. CD releases include Bright and Dusty Things (New Albion), Listening to Donald Judd (Sub Rosa) and Untitled/Exchange, a collaborative CD with Michael J. Schumacher (A Question of Re-Entry). Solo exhibitions of Vitiello's sound installations, photographs and drawings have been presented at The Project, NY, Museum 52, London, the Texas Gallery, Houston, TX and Diapason, NYC. Group exhibitions include the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2006 Biennial of Sydney. Over the last 18 years, Stephen has collaborated with numerous musicians and artists including Scanner, Pauline Oliveros, Andrew Deutsch, Julie Mehretu and Tony Oursler.
12K-1048
CD
$12.25


Matt & Kim
Grand (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US From the anthemic opener "Daylight" to the harmony-rich, atmospheric ballad "Turn This Boat Around" & demented pop of "I Wanna," this is quite literally the sound of the group discovering their voice.
FaderLabel
CD
$12.25


Matt & Kim
Grand (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
FaderLabel
LP
$17.50


Mazes
S-T (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 2009)
PS, US While The 1900s make noises about recording the follow-up to their full-length 2007 album, Cold & Kind, front man Edward Anderson has readied a solo album for Parasol Records, under the moniker Mazes. In cahoots with fellow 1900s vocalist (and Ed's significant other) Caroline Donovan and their comrade Charles D'Autremont, Mazes is not so much departure from his hitherto verdant psych-pop meadow as a vehicle for Edward to explore further musical flora and fauna.
Parasol-CD-112
CD
$9.00


McGill, Cameron & What Army
Warm Songs for Cold Shoulders (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2009)
PS, US New 2009 album from Chicago singer/songwriter/journeyman, his first for Parasol Records.
Parasol-CD-110
CD
$9.00


Mendoza
Si Me Duermo... Choco (If I Sleep, I Crash) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, MEXICO R. Mendoza, one of the members of the Nortec Collective as Panóptica returns to the postpunk ambient soundscapes that informed his formative years in music. "Si Me Duermo... choco" is collection of slowed down techno tracks and ambient pieces that touch upon the post punk influence of 4AD bands like This Mortal Coil, Dif Juz and Xmal Deutschland. The album was mastered by Stefan Betke (Pole) and the artwork by Rubén Tamayo (Fax).
StaticDiscos-029
CD
$12.25


Music Go Music
Warm In The Shadows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Warm in the Shadows rounds out the trio of three-song 12" singles that Music Go Music have released over the course of 2008-09. It's both a fitting end-piece to the trilogy and a remarkable expansion of the group's sonic and emotional breadth. There is a casual but undeniable magic to these songs, and it flows around and out of each note of every melody. Title song "Warm in the Shadows" is dance music, as envisioned by a group with a greater allegiance to pop archetypes than to the hymns of the dance-floor. It's a step in a different direction; an invitation to shake, coupled with a gentle evocation of the pain of wrecked love ("what kind of heart would break so easy as my own"). It's a case history and a cure for both the lovesick and the lovesick-to-be. The B-side offers up stories of exotic depravity consuming itself in ways both savage and deceptively elegant. The gypsy rhythms of "Thousand Crazy Nights" undergird a tale of dog piled revelers instructed to "feel with your face, let eyes be your hands" whilst "trapped in desire's aggro dance.""Love,Violent Love" is a psychedelic voyage through a land of raving mobs who "spiral past control" once their love is at last requited. This collection of songs is further proof of the power of the transformative embrace in which Music Go Music holds what is dear to them, and the singular vision that they impart to it.
SecretlyCanadian-176
12
$9.00


MV & EE/The Golden Road
Drone Trailer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US MV & EE With the Golden Road and their Drone Trailer album. In fact still orbiting the earth in Vermont is Matt 'MV' Valentine, once the brawn of the Tower recordings, and Erika 'EE' Elder, the CEO of Heroine Celestial Agriculture. The MV & EE Medicine Show, together with their dog Zuma, they run the child of Microtones Terran library of exploratory music and sing songs with fellow Avatars. 'The Golden Road' is sometimes their own lunar Blues, sometimes fingerstyle noise/space, sometimes lonesome frontier volk...always environments. You will find many are one and they like to jam together within many guitar dimensions/amp realms... respectfully and yours hanging loose.
DiCristinaStair
CD
$15.00


MV & EE/The Golden Road
Drone Trailer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DiCristinaStair
LP
$15.25


My Cat Is an Alien & Mats Gustafsson
Cosmic Debris, Vol. 4 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Experimental powers united!
ASilentPlace
CD
$16.25


Nana April Jun
Ontology of Noise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US This debut from CHRISTOFER LAMGREN researches the dark associations of post-black metal. No traditional instruments are used on the album & all techniques are digital in their application. This explores the filmic qualities of noise - the image-creating mechanisms that arise almost hallucinogenically from subtle variations of frequencies. Fans of Burzum's "Filosofem" take note.
Touch
CD
$16.25


Newman, A.C.
Get Guilty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The second solo album from A.C. Newman, leader and songwriter behind The New Pornographers, finds the pop songsmith in decidedly more upbeat and guitar heavy form than on the last NP's album. "Get Guilty" is a set of layered pop songs of great melodic and lyrical depth. "A.C. Newman deserves every last bit of praise thrown his way. In a better world, he would be our Elton, our Todd, our McCartney" - All Music Guide.
Matador
CD
$13.25


Newman, A.C.
Get Guilty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.75


Nichols, Ben
The Last Pale Light In The West (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The debut mini album by Lucero frontman Ben Nichols was inspired by Cormac McCarthy's novel, "Blood Meridien". Recorded with Rick Steff (Cat Power, Lucero) and Todd Beane (Glossary). Features Nichols' signature gravelly voice accompanied by his acoustic guitar, complimented by Steff's piano and accordion, and Beane's subtle pedal steel guitar. RIYL: Tom Waits, "Nebraska"-era Bruce Springsteen.
Rebel
CD
$9.00


Nomad
Cats and Babies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, JAPAN Nomad (Cavemen Speak, Gunporn) finally comes back with his 2nd album called "Cats and Babies" . His debut album called "Lemon Tea" (2006) was critically acclaimed as "bedroom hip hop folk". He was doing between rapping and singing so he was described as "rapper songwriter". With this album, he's become a singer songwriter. He did all by himself in his small bedroom, like songwriting, recording and playing all the instruments (guitar, piano, drums, glockenspiel etc. ) as well as the artwork. Beautiful melodies and fragile fairy voice and witty but intelligent lyrics. You will never forget his voice when once you listen. His music has magic.
Hue-1042
CD
$17.00


Null, KK
Oxygen Flash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US After playing the guitar as his main instrument for some twenty years, he has gradually moved toward a more electronic approach. In recent years, he has concentrated on exploring the outer territories of electronica via intense, clashing waves of noise, structured electro-acoustic ambience, broken-down rhythmics, scattered pitch sculptures, & droning isolationist material which one could loosely describe as cosmic noise maximal/minimalism.
Neurot
CD
$16.00


Ocean
Pantheon Of The Lesser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 11TH)
PS, US 2xLP to follow in about one month. Following their acclaimed breakthrough debut album that caught the ears of critics and fans worldwide, and became Important's highest selling album, Ocean has returned with their forward thinking, brutally heavy and purely minimalist sophomore album Pantheon Of The Lesser. Pantheon Of The Lesser was composed over a period of two years in Ocean's home studio in Portland, Maine. As the seasons passed each track was written, re-written, played and then re-played as layers were slowly stripped away until the true essence of the song was revealed. Once Ocean entered the studio it took another two years to deconstruct Pantheon Of The Lesser until they had found the essence of their writing. This disciplined deconstructionist approach to songwriting is how Pantheon Of The Lesser is how Ocean takes it to the next level of the abyss. The result of this compositional technique is over an hour of strictly bare instrumentation and a kind of natural heaviness that slowly rises and falls in a pure organic fashion. Everything in it's own time. Simply profound. Heavy like Schoenberg. While Ocean continues to explore and expand upon their "less is more" approach of profound musical minimalism and sheer heaviness, Pantheon Of The Lesser is a bit more musical than its predecessor. The Beacon, the opening track on Pantheon Of The Lesser, was played as Ocean's complete set on a recent US tour and on dates with Mono and Boris. Clocking in at 41 minutes on record and over an hour live; The Beacon evolves in 3 distinct movements with fleeting moments of hypnotic melody and earth shaking heavy dirges creating an all-encompassing tone of pure misanthropy. The second and final track on Pantheon Of The Lesser, titled Of The Lesser, carries a similar theme of misery. Written as an ode to distraction, chemical and otherwise, it is Ocean at their most personal: a pure sonic stream of consciousness in slow motion. Packaged in a deluxe foil printed heavy-duty cardboard jacket with art by renowned Maine illustrator Bruce Hutchison. The vinyl version is packaged in double 200 gram vinyl, packaged in deluxe letter pressed covers and limted to 500 copies.
Important-219
CD
$13.00


Odd Nosdam
T.I.M.E. Soundtrack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Anticon
LP
$15.75


Odd Nosdam
T.I.M.E. Soundtrack (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Created for the Element Skateboards film "This Is My Element," this is the first of its kind: an original, artist-composed score crafted to the beat of polyurethane pounding pavement. The veteran producer & beatsmith tailors each song to fit the style & cadence of the Element rider it accompanies. On its own, quite simply, this album is a banger.
Anticon
CD
$15.25


Of Montreal
Jon Brion Remix EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl-172
LP
$10.00


Of Montreal
Jon Brion Remix EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Grammy-nominated producer Jon Brion has worked with Spoon, Kanye West, Elliott Smith, and Fiona Apple, as well as scored the films Magnolia, Synechdoche NY, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. An Elurdian Instance is Brion's most recent masterpiece and finds him reinterpreting two cuts from of Montreal's most recent album Skeletal Lamping. These are by no means remixes, as Brion literally reinterprets the songs by taking the basic tracks and adding more instrumentation and backing vocals, including the work of Nickel Creek vocalist and mandolin-player Chris Thile.
Polyvinyl-172
CD
$6.75


Olson, Mark & Gary Louris
Ready for the Flood (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US New collaboration from Jayhawks duo! Although they've toured together and renewed their friendship, this is the first recording by Olson and Louris since Olson left the Jayhawks in 1995. What would become READY FOR THE FLOOD was recorded at Sage & Sound Studios in Hollywood with friend Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes. Louris had called in Robinson, who happened to be in town at that point, for vibe support and he ended up producing the album; he also appears on the album playing harmonica and contributing backing vocals. READY FOR THE FLOOD captures the stripped down, fingerpicked guitar playing and Laurel Canyon sound of an earlier time, with allusions to English folk Bert Jansch, Nick Drake, John Renbourne, whom both Mark and Gary had both been getting into independently and a simpler, live recording technique where capturing the right vibe was as important as the sound. It s an album that only two career musicians and friends could make organic, intuitive and loosely confident, heartfelt and moving, echoing with the combined experience of two kindred spirits reuniting to do what they do and love best.
NewWest
CD
$17.75


O'Malley, Stephen
Keep an Eye Out! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Table of the Elements continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary with the tenth installment in its Guitar Series Vols. 3 & 4. It's a 12xLP romp of deviant fretnoise by some of experimental music's most prominent players, including Christian Fennesz, Thurston Moore, and Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley. Sunn O))) founder Stephen O'Malley summons a mesmerizing drone, absorbing the listener into an aural tar pit of deep, inexorable oblivion. He wears a cloak of post-metal allegiances with behemoths like Earth, but beneath that, there is a vibrant body of work that owes as much to the heady minimalism of Tony Conrad and Steve Reich. Constantly pushing at the extremes of volume and duration, O'Malley's sound is a physical phenomenon, infused with an intimidating power - and possessing, at its core, an oddly meditative tranquility. "The supremacy of Table of the Elements for the past decade as an unwavering outpost of ultra-experimental strains can be attributed to its concomitant adherence to valiance. Most of the Table of the Elements catalogue has no broad commercial appeal, and many of its projects - scores for films directed by early-60s Conrad associate Jack Smith or a 3xCD box set by an unknown two-guitars-and-drums trio from Atlanta - are risky ventures, even with respect to the experimental marketplace. Yet, this philosophy of risk works because everyone associated with the label feels like they're doing important work releasing important records, and they're willing to go for broke to make it happen." -PITCHFORK "Table of the Elements [are] fearless purveyors of the wildest stuff around." -KYLE GANN (NEW YORK TIMES)
TableOfTheElements-101
LP
$14.25


One Up Downstairs, The
The One Up Downstairs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US The One Up Downstairs is members of American Football, Owen, and Very
Secretary. For years The One Up Downstairs was discussed on message boards and became the frequent recipient of questions sent to the Polyvinyl info e-mail account: were they actually a band, did they sound like American Football, did they ever record? The answers to all of these questions are a resounding "yes." In an effort to make the songs available to fans Polyvinyl released the band's only recorded output a few years ago, which led to another question: would the songs ever see a proper release as a 7"? Long sought after, these songs are now available as a 7" that includes a digital download code for the entire release.
Polyvinyl-112
45
$4.00


O'Rourke, Jim & Loren Connors
Two Nice Catholic Boys (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US These two nice Catholic boys, Loren Connors and Jim O'Rourke, met at the crossroads each night during a 1997 European tour. By this time O'Rourke had reissued Connors' seminal heartbreak album In Pittsburgh on his Dexter's Cigar label and was preparing to produce the guitarist's big-band mash-up Hoffman Estates with Alan Licht. Together, Connors-O'Rourke unravel slow motion Venusian style blues across three extended pieces to thundering, feedback splattered grooves. The spontaneous melodies shift from devastating, country road intimacy to hypnotic over-amped rock. It's ferocious, epic, and an utter beauty capable only from two who know themselves and each other all too well. This live CD is only the second duo release by these musical partners despite performing together since the mid-90s. During the past decade, O'Rourke has repeatedly returned to hours of recordings captured across Europe to select these 47 minutes.
FamilyVineyard-59
CD
$11.50


Owen
(The EP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Owen is Mike Kinsella (American Football, Joan of Arc, Cap'n Jazz). Previously only available as a CDEP and import-only 12", (the ep) is the usual blend of beautiful acoustic work and wry lyrics that fans have come to expect from Owen. What separates (the ep) from previous Owen titles is the subtle yet intricate inclusion of Cale Parks (Aloha) on drumming and vibraphones along with Jen Tabor on strings and the pedal steel work of Bob Hoffnar (Nora Jones, Ryan Adams). (the ep) continues Polyvinyl's efforts to release Owen's back catalog on high quality 180-gram vinyl. Digital download codes of (the ep) are included in all vinyl. Includes bonus track.
Polyvinyl-70
12
$10.25


Paramount Styles
Failure American Style (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US This is the 1st solo outing from Scott McCloud (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS). Feat. Richard Fortus (PSYCHEDELIC FURS/GUNS N' ROSES), Alexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys), & Angela McClusky. The sound of dark forces gathering in a radiant club, at times intimate & at others soaring, slow burns bend & swerve into panoramic lush walls of sound.
Konkurrent
CD
$13.25


Parenthetical Girls
Safe As Houses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US "THERE'S BLOOD BETWEEN MY LEGS, AND IN THE GRASS OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE I CAME." With this goose-pimplingly visceral couplet begins the fragile journey of Safe As Houses, the second album from experimental Northwestward pop band Parenthetical Girls. Though some two years past between the initial release of the (((GRRRLS))) LP (Parenthetical Girls' debut album, recently reissued on Slender Means Society), Safe As Houses' narrative begins precisely where that album left off-on the same sweat-and-menstrual-blood-soaked summer lawn that so tenderly concluded their debut-but this time from a harrowingly different perspective. "Love Connection, pt. 2" cements the somber, ostensibly sinister narrative tone that shrouds much of Safe As Houses, while simultaneously establishing the tremendous sonic leap the band undertook in their two years of relative quiet. From there, the record leaps into an altogether different sort of narrative-one anchored in the surprising confidence of words-singer Zac Pennington's plainspoken and startlingly corporeal apparitions. Unsettling and beautiful in equal measure, Pennington's a-linear narrative weaves the surprisingly evocative mythology that cradles the record's kitchen-sink experimentation. Recorded with the band's previous three-piece configuration (an ensemble made up of Pennington and Dead Science members Sam Mickens and Jherek Bischoff-a regular contributor to Xiu Xiu and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone, who also served as producer for the record), Safe As Houses embraces the group's shrewd attention to the awkward confluence of experimental and pop musics-creating a record that is at once more difficult and more intrinsically palatable (not to mention significantly darker) than anything so far bearing the Parenthetical Girls name. Which is to say, it's much better.
Tomlab-116
CD
$12.25


Parenthetical Girls
(((GRRRLS))) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The cumbersome history of the (((GRRRLS))) LP begins sometime in 2002, when two childhood friends began a home recording project in a failed milltown of Everett, Washington. Compiling an innocent assortment of equipment (bass synthesizer, ill-tuned guitar, analog tape delay, and glockenspiel), Pennington and thencollaborator Jeremy Cooper embarked on a course to emulate the spirit of their mutual musical interests, which at the time primarily included the likes of Brian Eno, Pete Kember, Phil Spector, and the early Rough Trade catalog. Over the following year, the clunky results were compiled onto a low bias cassette tape (split into a strained eight tracks) and labeled "Parenthetical Girls". This cassette was mixed down to a single copy, the original tape promptly lost. A year or so later--with the help of considerably more capable hands (namely the Dead Science's Jherek Bischoff and Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart- Pennington set about digitally (and heavily) retrofitting the original recordings into seven proper compositions. To further complicate matters, Pennington commissioned Bischoff and Stewart to complete two radically different sets of mixes for the songs-which have since become respectively known as the "O" and "X" versions of the record. But now it's four years on. In that time, Parenthetical Girls have released two more critically-acclaimed full lengths (2006's Safe As Houses [Slender Means Society] and this year's Entanglements [Tomlab]), toured the US and Europe with the likes of Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Los Campesinos!, Evangelicals, and Casiotone For the Painfully Alone (whose album Etiquette, incidentally, features a rather lovely cover of (((GRRRLS)))' closing track "Love Connection"). We are pleased to finally present (((GRRRLS))) with the wide distribution that it deserves for the first time. In an attempt to maintain the distinct duality of the LP release, the CD version of (((GRRRLS))) features both editions of the album-but in two different, enhanced CD formats: version "O" (as mixed by Jherek Bischoff) plays on any standard CD player like your average CD should, while the "X" version (as mixed by Jamie Stewart), takes advantage of the near ubiquity of the iPod revolution by offering its tracks as super high quality MP3s, accessible via any computer. (Confused? Me too. Just put it in your computer-you'll figure it out). Additionally, the enhanced materials feature "Inspirational Shortpants (avec paroles)," a track not available on the original vinyl release.
Tomlab-115
CD
$12.25


Pattern Is Movement
All Together (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Hometapes
LP
$14.00


Pollard, Robert
Crawling Distance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
GBV
LP
$15.25


Pollard, Robert
Crawling Distance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US
GBV
CD
$15.25


Psychic Ills
Mirror Eye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US "Psychic Ills have that dance band by accident thing going for them in a big way. Everything about them is bewitching, really, evacuating, an unlikely future-primitive grind." - Village Voice "This NYC quartet set their stall somewhere between oceanic guitar abstraction and the brittle crunch of psychedelic guitar rock, feeding their extended chugging jams through a thick fog of fuzz." - The Wire Mirror Eye, the second full-length album from Psychic Ills, is an altogether heady affair and as its title suggests, a perspective reflection. Through the course of eight tracks, Elizabeth Hart, Jimy SeiTang, Brian Tamborello and Tres Warren journey through a unique amalgamation of electronic explorations, improvised jamming and various sonic experiments that yield a record at once familiar and otherworldly - and unlike anything happening right now. Sprawling opener "Mantis" sets the record's tone with modulating synths and hand drums that give way to a loose groove, terrestrial guitar patterns and shamanic vocals. If you are still around when it rolls into its ending nearly 11 minutes later, its safe to say that you're on board. Following that, the open-ended trance rock of the second track, 'Meta' fades up as if the band has already been jamming on it long before the listener has been let in. It departs in a similar fashion, save for a brief reprise of reversed tape and whatever remnants of the chorus' "Meta, Meta, Meta" are hanging around in the listener's head like a contact high. "Sub Synth" is an off-the-cuff synthesizer splice that descends into the improvised space raga of "Eyes Closed." I Take You As My Wife Again" continues deeper into the abstract with metallic synths and improvised electronics transitioning into organic percussion and whistles before ultimately arriving at its minimal techno inspired ending. Fingernail Tea" is the most straight forward song and vaguely harkens back to elements of their previous full-length, Dins. The hallucinatory next track, "The Way Of" is the album's last burst of energy, forming out of spinning synths and clatter, and riding an eastern bass line and watery guitar riff before unravelling under percussion and goat scream mania. final track "Go to the radio" is a come down of sorts combining two main processed loops, an electronic tambura with a circular dubbed-out field recording of a man's voice repeating the song's name and message, and perhaps the album's for that matter. Mirror Eye is the imaginative culmination of a period of exploration for Psychic Ills. A transcendent combination of musics that symbolizes how far the band has and continues to evolve beyond genre - and a fun listen too. This release will be followed by a mini-lp in the winter of other unheard material from this period.
TheSocialRegistry-066
CD
$11.50


Psychic Ills
Mirror Eye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheSocialRegistry-066
LP
$12.25


Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar
Old Money (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US New album from that Mars Volta guy,m who's getting almost Pollard-esque in his release schedule, pretty prolific!
StonesThrow
CD
$15.25


Royal Trux
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US First VINYL pressing since the original 1988 Royal Records LP issue. Royal Trux burst from the belly of NYC-cum-DC scum punks Pussy Galore in 1986 to gather scraps from glam, burial dub, rockabilly & more to create their version of a rock & roll sound. A cult quickly sprang up around the band & their sporadic live appearances.
DragCity
LP
$15.75


Royal Trux
Twin Infinitives (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US First VINYL pressing since the original LP issue in 1990! When it was released in late '90, Twin Infinitives raised the bar for avant-garde pop music. Listening to some today's pop music, the influences seems undeniable.
DragCity
DLP
$19.25


Schaeffer, Janek
Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US LIMITED EDITION 600. LINE is proud to release the latest audio work from British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer based on his installation of the same title. Installation Reviews: "a piece to return to again and again... haunting and lulling" [The Wire, UK] "so inspirational, and in many ways very spiritual" [Gerry Turvey] "I was so deeply touched by your piece" [Mandeep Kaur Samra] Red is the colour of Life, of Death, and of Love. Scarlett, my first child, was born in 2005, and since then I have been very aware of how lucky we all are. have been constantly comparing this to the fact that my mother was born in Warsaw in 1942 - the epicenter of World War II. How opposite can two beginnings be? This inspired me to produce the Extended Play installation, which continuously and positively celebrates hope and new beginnings, for child survivors in all situations around the world. The original idea for the composition came from learning about the 'Jodoform' system of secret musical messages that were broadcast by the BBC Service, during music they played was given a particular meaning, which was interpreted by Polish Underground. Discovered from the original Jodoform logbook, that the lovely Polish folk song 'Tango Lyczakowskie', was broadcast on the day my mother was born. Song describes how children in 1918, had been forced to take up arms, in defense of their town. From this tune, chose a short rising musical phrase, and with my arranger Michael Jennings, developed a ten-minute score. Each of the three solo parts was then recorded separately, edited, and cut onto vinyl. In the gallery, 3 x Cello EP's, 3 x Piano EP's, and 3 x Violin EP's are played at either 33, 45, or 78rpm using nine retro record players. These play continuously, and each was modified to stop playing briefly in response to the audience moving around the exhibition. This has the effect of changing and extending the composition, so that it is never the same again.
Line-036
CD
$12.25


Shearer, Rachel
Fakerie (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Fakerie is a digital séance of aural and visual sculptures by the New Zealand artist Rachel Shearer, formerly known as Lovely Midget. Filmed in an environment to facilitate focused listening, Fakerie is as much for the ears as the eyes. Glowing white lights ebb and expand from darkness in shifting series - like clustered stars - as penetrating resonances of acoustic and electronic overtones decompose into the tiniest sand-like components. Traces of Mary Lucier's mid-1970s burn films and Francois Bayle's musical investigation into the physical and psychical world is present. The specially programmed Region 0 (free)/NTSC format DVD plays in constant loop. Its 22- minutes can be expanded into hours allowing the user to immerse themselves in the work. This DVD is Shearer's first long-form film release. In the past 20 years, she has released records on some of the global underground's most significant labels - Siltbreeze, Xpressway, Flying Nun, Corpus Hermeticum and Ecstatic Peace - as Lovely Midget and with Queen Meanie Puss and Angelhead. Packaged in a mini-LP-styled gatefold book, this set also contains a 20-page booklet investigating the ghosts, distances and signals of fakerie.
FamilyVineyard-40
DVD
$14.25


Six Organs of Admittance
RTZ (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US The double-CD, triple-LP epic called RTZ (named after the button on a Tascam 484 that "returns to zero") fashions several lesser-known pieces from Six Organs of Admittance's early years into a massive prismatic arc, colossal & organic like some wonder of the ancient world. RTZ travels back to the dawn of this century to locate "Resurrection," half of a Time-Lag split 12" with Charalambides. "Warm Earth, Which I've Been Told" is half of a Mental Telemetry split CD with Vibracathedral Orchestra & Magic Carpithans from 2003. "You Can Always See the Sun," was part of Three Lobed Recordings' Purposeful Availments subscription CD series in 2002. And "Nightly Trembling" was released way back in 1999 in an edition of 33 copies, all given away for free! Combined with a never-before-released extended piece called "Punish the Chasm with Wings" from pre-millennial days & you've got yourself a deep, DEEP box set.
DragCity
DCD
$15.50


Six Organs of Admittance
RTZ (3XLP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Multi-faceted triple-gatefold LP!!!
DragCity
LP
$20.00


Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin/Puzzle
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin is a critically acclaimed, blog-adored band that have shared the stage with Mute Math, of Montreal, Sound Team, Catfish Haven, Chin Up Chin Up, and more. They've headlined in Europe and even made their way to their namesake's homeland of Russia. Spin declared them the band that "could succeed The Shins," and enthusiastic press rolled in. After releasing their sophomore album, Pershing, earlier this year, the band has raised the bar even higher and gained the attention of many listeners, drawn to their massive hooks and quirky melodies. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin entered the studio yet again to record these two exclusive 7" songs, and asked their friends from the band Puzzle to do the same. Puzzle is a four-piece band from Liverpool, England that ShoutandTwist.com calls "feel-good indie pop but in a really amazing magical way." Every 7" includes a free digital download code. Limited to 2000 copies.
Polyvinyl-159
45
$4.00


Soundtrack of Our Lives, The
Communion [domestic version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 3RD)
PS, US Swedish power pop-psychedelicists The Soundtrack of Our Lives return in force with the Communion, a double album opus containing 24 tracks dedicated to the moods of each hour of the day and night. On Communion, their first album in nearly four years, caftan-sporting Norseman Ebbot Lundberg and company blast through a veritable pharmacopeia of musical medication for the often insidious symptoms of modern society. But here Soundtrack not only point out the ills experienced by modern man, they offer actual cures in the form of buzzing guitars and glistening pop rock anthems. Despite already counting Grammy nominations (Behind the Music, 2003) opening slots for the icons of rock (The Rolling Stones, U2, The Black Crowes, Oasis) and nearly never ending headlining tours of the world as career milestones, the breadth and intensity of Communion knows no equal in the band's catalog and reminds the world why The Soundtrack of Our Lives remains one of rock's most profound and eccentric voices.
YepRoc/Akashic
DCD
$15.00


Soundtrack of Our Lives, The
Communion [domestic vinyl version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 3RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! Translucent wax in a swank double-gatefold jacket, comes with download codes.
YepRoc/Akashic
DLP
$22.50


Spencer, Angelo
Music Is My Sweat b/w Great Salt Lake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US 2 songs: My Music Is My Sweat b/w Great Salt Lake "My Music is My Sweat" began with a conversation between Karl Blau and Angelo Spencer about how music is similar to body odor and, like everyone's stench, one's music is also unique and identifiable. Angelo's music is as raw as sweat. Recorded in one day, on one take by Blau, this 7" is a puddle of twitchy urgency. Generally a one-man band, this recording is fleshed out with frantic drum fills and fidgety keys by L'Orchidee d'Hawaii soon after they finished a tour with Spencer. "My Music is My Sweat" is the sprint and "The Great Salt Lake" is the cool-down, exasperated pause needed to sprint and sweat again; embellished with distant whistling - like the playful intermission of a spaghetti western - and Spencer is the wandering hero. "Music should always be like that." featuring L'Orchidee d'Hawaii
Krecords-121
45
$3.75


Swervedriver
Mezcal Head [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Limited edition digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of this 1993 album from the British Shoegazing legends featuring four rare bonus tracks ('Never Lose That Feeling', 'Planes Over The Skyline', 'The Hitcher' and 'Paris') and additional liner notes from the band. 16 tracks total.
Hi-SpeedSoul
CD
$13.75


Swervedriver
Raise [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Limited edition digitally remastered and expanded digipak edition of this 1991 album from the British Shoegazing legends featuring four rare bonus tracks ('Hands', 'Andaluc¡a', 'Kill The Superheroes' and 'Over') and additional liner notes from the band. 16 tracks total.
Hi-SpeedSoul
CD
$13.75


Szajner, Bernard
Some Deaths Take Forever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, UK LTM presents the second in a series of expanded CD reissues by visionary French electronic composer Bernard Szajner. Originally released in late 1980, Some Deaths Take Forever is a deeply emotional, sometimes disturbing musical account of the feelings of a prisoner on death row, conceived as the soundtrack to a short film by Amnesty International. The album mixes dark, angular and unnerving electronic textures with dynamic rock arrangements, guest musicians including Bernard Paganotti of Magma. Reviews rated the album highly: 'A modern electronic masterwork - one of the most exciting and innovative piece of electronic music to be released this year' (Melody Maker); 'Frantic, outraged music shames the bulk of oscillator nuts peddling their dodgy little repetitions around' (Sounds); 'Unquestionably one of the decade's most accomplished fusions of sophisticated electronics and driving rock' (NME). The expanded 60 minute CD features three previously unreleased bonus tracks, recorded in 1982.
Boutique-6620
CD
$17.00


Szajner, Bernard
Superficial Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, UK LTM presents the first in a series of expanded CD reissues by visionary French electronic composer Bernard Szajner. Originally released in late 1981, Superficial Music incorporates elements of his previous album Visions of Dune played backwards at half speed and treated digitally, as well as the three-part suite Oswiecim, an imagining of the Holocaust informed by the experience of his own family. Sometimes harmonious, sometimes unsettling, Szajner's music is never less than extraordinary. Reviews rated the album highly: 'Superficial? No, superlative music! If you care at all for soundscapes that eschew cheap escapes, this album will do far more than tickle the surface of you mind' (NME); 'A significant success - a wholly involving and frequently disturbing blanket of continually contorting synthetic sound' (Melody Maker). The expanded 65-minute CD features three previously unreleased bonus tracks, recorded in 1982. Bernard Szajner biography: Born in Grenoble in 1944, Szajner first made his name as a lighting designer for Magma, Gong and the Who. Having invented new instruments such as the laser harp used by Jean-Michel Jarre, Szajner began to record experimental, conceptual albums of his own, including Visions of Dune (1979), Some Deaths Take Forever (1980), Superficial Music (1981) and Brute Reason (1983). He has also recorded as Zed, and was one half of The (Hypothetical) Prophets. Since the mid 80s, polymath Szajner has worked as a painter, filmmaker and theatre director.
Boutique-6618
CD
$17.00


Technical Itch
You Need Therapy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Technical Itch is the legendary drum n bass artist behind the worldwide phenomenon "THERAPY SESSIONS" club night. From London to Moscow to Philadelphia to Mexico City, Therapy Sessions is unrivaled for the sounds of the heaviest drum n bass music. Technical Itch is the godfather of the movement, with albums on Moving Shadow, and collaborations with Dieselboy, Dylan, Gein, and more. This mix is a stunning representation of the Technical Itch live set - 28 tracks packed into 80 minutes, masterful set programming with peaks, valleys, and change ups into rock and metal, highlighting the flexibility and integration of drum n bass into the musical landscape. Brutal, passionate, and perfect, this is at the level of the best mix output of Dieselboy.
OhmResistance-9M
CD
$13.00


Telescopes
Untitled 2nd (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Released in the US for the first time, augmented w/ 4 bonus tracks. The group was among the most innovative & challenging yet successful artists in Creation Records' "middle period", a leading part of the wave of sonic experimenters who included Spacemen 3, My Bloody Valentine, Spectrum & Spiritualized. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The songs are built on acoustic guitars, then the tricked-out electric guitars are laid on top & garnished w/ bongos, organs, pianos, & all sorts of classic instruments. Stephen Lawrie's vocals are restrained & semi-emotional & female backing vocals add a touch of sweetness that might otherwise be missing from the record, as the overall atmosphere is very moody & introspective"
Bomp!
CD
$13.75


Tillman, J.
Vacilando Territory Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Since 2004, J. Tillman has quietly been releasing records, some of limited quantity, some mostly available in Europe, but for the most part, unheard. The borderline-alienating starkness and well lived-in narratives of his first two records, I Will Return and Long May You Run, J. Tillman (released in limited runs of 150) endeared him to fans of and drew comparisons to the likes of Nick Drake, Will Oldham, and Jason Molina. In 2006, after three months in Europe touring on his third and most accessible album, Minor Works, Tillman recorded his fourth collection of songs at home with his brother and roommate. Cancer and Delirium struck a perfect balance between the intimacy of his earlier releases with the nuanced, melodic sense of Minor Works. Each song imbued with the same strikingly disconsolate singing and devastatingly poignant prose that Tillman is known for and accented with some of his most gorgeous, spare arrangements. Vacilando Territory Blues, Tillman's fifth and first with Western Vinyl, came as the result of three different recording attempts in 2008, in which entire sessions were scrapped, and ultimately the majority of the final material would surface and be recorded days before mastering. The push and pull of this record veers sharply from the tone of Tillman's previous releases, which for the most part, adhere to a singular mood and stylistic execution. The tension dynamically between songs like "Firstborn" and "New Imperial Grand Blues" is hard to reconcile, but the way the songs are framed herein belies a cohesion not dissimilar to classic oddball albums such as After The Goldrush. Sacrifcing a stylized album, the breadth of Tillman's abilities as a songwriter emerge on VTB, in an array of musical personalities bound by his lyrical existential dread and economical arrangements. In 2008, Tillman joined longtime friends and musical collaborators, Fleet Foxes. Casey Wescott and Christian Wargo both appear on VTB, along with several regular contributors who were willing to adapt to several idiosyncratic recording obstructions. Vacilando Territory Blues is far and away Tillman's most collaborative effort, and the most striking moments here are those seemingly stumbled upon, without resorting to second-takes or microphone re-adjustment. This album casts a strange perspective on what people have come to expect from Tillman's music, but these songs, though oddly untethered, reveal the process of someone coming to terms with the prospect of making music in the void.
WesternVinyl-56
CD
$11.50


Titus Andronicus
The Airing Of Grievances (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$14.00


Titus Andronicus
The Airing Of Grievances (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US Patrick Stickles, lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, launches his insights across a wall of defiant, triumphant rock anthems, which have earned comparisons to Bruce Springsteen, The Pogues, and The Replacements. "Patrick Stickles howls with anguish way beyond his 22 years, often cramming lyrics into tight spaces just to make sure he gets the last word in. The drama's more Boss than Bright Eyes, fueled by blue collar frustration and, most notably, beer" - Pitchfork.
XL
CD
$13.25


Tuma, Giorgio
My Vocalese Fun Fair (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13th)
PS, SPAIN Soft pop, California 60s sounds, Brazilian touch... Really nice.
Elefant-1137
CD
$16.25


Various
Eccentric Soul: The Young Disciples (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 13TH)
PS, US Now available in gorgeous DLP vinyl format!
Numero
DLP
$19.00


Various
Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to The Cure (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US "Just Like Heaven - A Tribute To The Cure" features 16 new cover versions of Cure songs by The Wedding Present, The Brunettes, Devics, Dean & Britta (Luna), The Submarines, The Rosebuds, Grand Duchy (Violet Clark & Black Francis), Joy Zipper, Elk City , and many more. Produced by Joe Spadaro and Gwen Hysler (American Laundromat Records), mastering by Kim Rosen at Alan Douches' West West Side Music (Galaxie 500, Ben Folds Five, Luna, The Wrens), and original album art & design by Rhode Island Illustrator Melinda Rainsberger . Early press is fantastic for this one. Brought to you by the same label who produced the critically acclaimed Neil Young benefit CD "Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity", and the popular 80's tribute "High School Reunion - a tribute to those great 80's films!" All Music Guide called it "one of the finest tribute records ever produced" and went on to say "let this serve as a blueprint for all future tribute sets". Highly recommended for Cure fans or any of the bands covering the Cure on this excellent tribute compilation. Tracklisting: 01. "Just Like Heaven" performed by JOY ZIPPER 02. "The Lovecats" performed by TANYA DONELLY & DYLAN IN THE MOVIES 03. "Lovesong" performed by THE BRUNETTES 04. "In Between Days" performed by KITTY KARLYLE 05. "Friday I'm In Love" performed by DEAN & BRITTA 06. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" performed by LUFF 07. "Boys Don't Cry" performed by THE SUBMARINES 08. "Close To Me" performed by ELK CITY 09. "The Walk" performed by THE ROSEBUDS 10. "Pictures Of You" performed by ELIZABETH HARPER & THE MATINEE 11. "Let's Go To Bed" performed by CASSETTES WON'T LISTEN 12. "Catch" performed by DEVICS 13. "A Night Like This" performed by JULIE PEEL 14. "10:15 Saturday Night" performed by THE POEMS 15. "A Strange Day" performed by GRAND DUCHY (Violet Clark & Black Francis) 16. "High" performed by THE WEDDING PRESENT
AmericanLaundromat-018
CD
$13.00


Week That Was, The
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US 2008 debut album from the British Electro Pop outfit, chiefly Field Music dude David Brewis' big brother, and featuring contributions from Field Music colleagues. Musically the record is an expansive tribute, paying direct (and indirect) homage to the wildly ambitious Linn Drum and Fairlight experiments of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, and Tin Drum-era Japan. Fused with typically detailed arrangements and a sense of drama, this makes The Week That Was a brain-shattering, 32-minute epic, straying far outside the conventions of most indie-guitar music.
MemphisIndustries
CD
$15.25


Welcome Wagon, The
Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US This debut album by The Welcome Wagon unveils a ramshackle sing-a-long enterprise of a Presbyterian pastor (the Rev. Vito Aiuto) and his wife (Monique) wrestling out the influences of folk music, religion, popular culture, and church tradition in a collection of songs that is as soulful as it is good-humored. This gorgeous brew is reflected in the group's repertoire, which unflinchingly consolidates a vast history of "sacred" song traditions: from old Testament psalms, to Presbyterian Psalters of the 17th century, to iconoclastic pop innovators of the 1960s (The Velvet Underground), to charismatic catholics of the 1970s (Lenny Smith), and even into the melancholy lovelorn pop of the 1980s (The Smiths). Recorded, produced, and arranged by Sufjan Stevens. The Welcome Wagon WELCOME TO THE WELCOME WAGON
AsthmaticKitty-45
LP
$11.50


Whisper in the Noise
Dry Land (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US Self described "orchestral garage rock'" band from Hanska, Minnesota give an extremely humble & personal touch to gorgeous, string-laden rock music. Pretty, melancholic, sad & charming. for fans of Low, Arcade Fire, Guided by Voices.
ExileOnMainstream-030
CD
$13.50


Wicked Witch
Chaos: 1978-86 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
EmRecords
LP
$23.50


Wicked Witch
Chaos: 1978-86 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US 1st time ever reissue of rare evil psycho machine-funk from '80s Washington, DC, incl. previously-unreleased mixes. Now is not the time to doubt your senses - the WICKED WITCH does exist. WW combines elements from alchemical mentors Parliament Funkadelic, Sun Ra, ESG, Run DMC, James Brown & Jimi Hendrix to cast a crazed spell on the innocent listener. An evil mass of machine-funk w/ lashings of rhythm & blues & fusion delivered direct from the heart of the Witch, a misunderstood psycho-genius weaving his solo web deep w/in the dark studio walls. Remastered from the original master tapes, incl. rare
photos
EmRecords
CD
$19.50


Woolson, Raymond Scott
Broken Things Mended (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 10TH)
PS, US Raymond Scott Woolson has been creating guitar-driven ethereal music for many years now. Broken Things Mended is his fifth full-length album of celestial shoegaze sound-scapes. A long year in the making, and several more months of perfecting during the mixing and mastering process, this release continues Woolson's exploration of soaring guitar epics and pastoral mood meanderings. A fair amount of variety went into the mix. Here a shimmer of dreampop, there a buzz of psychedelia. A brush of piano, a burst of drums, and on several occasions even a very commendable imitation of a string orchestra. Those are in fact guitars. An ocean of guitars. The songs of Broken Things Mended are bright and uplifting. There may be a passing touch of melancholy, a brief wistful feeling, but absolutely no doom and gloom. Woolson will not add to the burden of darkness in the world. His is the music of light and love, of faith and hope. These songs look forward and upward. Victories are won, promises are kept, and broken things are mended.
Clairecords-070
CD
$12.25


Yorke, Thom
The Eraser Rmxs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 20TH)
PS, US This Japanese release collects all the 12-inch remixes originally found on Yorke's debut solo album "The Eraser". The Radiohead frontman asked several of his favorite artists and producers to remix these tracks (Burial, Four Tet, The Field, Cristian Vogel, The Bug, Modeselektor, Various, Surgeon), and the results are as bold and visionary as the originals. "...teems with gorgeous melodies...a testament to the singer's unique vision. 4.5 / 5" - Wired.
XL
CD
$13.25

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