Parasol New Arrivals • February 06, 2007

Hi Friends,

Well, my friend, Rachael and I were extremely excited to go see our favorite band, you guessed it, Midlake on Valentine’s Day at Schuba’s, in Chicago. But as our luck would have it, both shows are completely sold out. So with that said I figured I’d completely exhaust the albums and EPs that we have in the shop, here. To my dismay they keep disappearing and reappearing in the strangest places. For example, my co-worker, Jim, told me that my beloved CD was in plain view but it took me a good few hours to shift my gaze to the ceiling beam where the disc had been carefully nestled. After a couple of nudges with the broomstick the disc fell into my loving arms. Being reunited has never felt so good. Now, I’m trapped in a game of where’s Waldo yet again. It seems that Paul has sent me on yet another scavenger hunt. The CD case is right here, but the disc itself is missing and allegedly in plain sight. I’m going to pass the mic to Paul now as I summon the ghost of Sherlock Holmes.

Howdy folks. In my defense, I still like the “Trials Of Van Occupanther” CD but need a vacation from its brilliance for a day or two and thus the drastic measures. I’ve got an idea, maybe we should talk about another record. We just received the new double disc of “Writer’s Block” by Peter Bjorn And John. The extra disc includes the single version of “Let’s Call It Off” plus several remixes, b-sides and rare tracks. Hope the promo copies arrive soon or we’ll have to buy one for in-store play.

Angie’s always working on adding new stuff to the sale list so visit often or you might miss out on that special item that Google never seems to turn up any hits for.

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Peter Bjorn And John "Writer's Block" [U.S. edition] DCD $12.00 (Almost Gold)
 Yet another chance to talk about this awesome album, from the most blogged about band of 2007, it's official! The expanded domestic version of Peter Bjorn And John’s latest masterpiece, Writer’s Block arrived today. Thanks to U.S. label Almost Gold Writer’s Block now comes w/a bonus CD with all sorts of b-sides, remixes, rarities... The band's playing sold out shows on both coasts, did Conan and will be back for plenty more touring later this year. Pick up the band’s second album, Falling Out, which we released on Hidden Agenda in 2005. We also expect another stack of their self-titled debut to land any day now. We also carry PBAJ's older EPs....
Jim's Pick: Best New Music from Scandinavia

Black Belt "Two Minutes To Midnight" CD+BONUS CDSINGLE $13.50 (Novoton)
Black Belt traffic in gritty garage-rock heaviosity and dirigible psychedelia, Swedish stonerrock with plenty of muscle, and a righteous late-60s-early-70s vibe, plus frontman Joen Carlstedt sports one of the most majestic afros in Rock! Fans of fellow Scandinavians Elope, Motorpsycho and The Soundtrack of Our Lives (and those bands' shared passion for channelling rock gods of other eras) will find plenty to adore here... If you are into big fuzzy guitars, fringe jackets, overdriven vocals, frayed denim, sweet soul and tons of swagger look no further. CD is packaged in an extremely plush full-color gatefold jacket with an elegant vellum wrap, while inside there's a booklet that folds out in the shape of a cross and receives an official R Rating for full-frontal nudity. Initial orders will also receive a copy of their "Hold On" single (PG-13) as a bonus, single features two awesome songs that don't appear on any album.

New Releases

8-Bit Operators
Pocket Calculator/Robots
PS, US A prelude to the forthcoming CD collection featuring various 8-bit artist interpretations of classic Kraftwerk songs, primarily on Lo-bit microchip computers, handheld gaming devices and consoles. This game-influenced branch of electronic music has developed a flourishing international live scene & is one of the first new genres of music to use the internet to its fullest advantage, with the advent of home-brewed synth cartridges & hacker influenced musical tools.
Astralwerks
12
$8.25


Achordian
My Dear Listener
PS, SWEDEN Swedish combo Achordian's sound is a mix of Beatelesque pop, dusty Americana and traditional Swedish folkmusik. This album was originally released in 2004.
Marilyn-003
CD
$14.50


Achordian
A Product of the 80s
PS, SDWEDEN Achordian is a pop orchestra from Malmo, Sweden, indebted to The Beatles, The Kinks, modern singsongwriter types like Ron Sexsmith, Josh Rouse, and Jeff Tweedy, with a nice slice of classic Americana and Scandinavian folk.
Marilyn-011
CD
$14.50


Acid King
III
PS, US ILegendary bay area doom band. Finally on vinyl! Produced with the help of San Fransico's legendary engineer Billy Ander-son, this is the album that Lori & Co. were born to make. Filled with thundering low end & fat ass riffs AK-III will redefine the definition of the word heavy for years to come. It?s thick & viscous, pooling together in a meaty muck. AK-III?s one of those albums that refuses to let go of your subconscious.
Kreation-003
LP
$13.25


Aereogramme
My Heart Has a Wish That You Would Not Go
PS, US Their 3rd full-length album is an ambitious, cinematic & beautiful beast. Trading in the sludgey, metallic heaviness that filled half of "Seclusion" for a more serene, pensive feel, this explores the quieter side of the group's musical landscape. RIYL: Isis, Mogwai, Flaming Lips.
SonicUnyon-114
CD
$14.50


Afflicted Man
Complete Recordings
PS, US Too freaked out for punks and too punked out for freaks, STEVE HALL stalked the nascent British Punk/DIY scene under the guise of AFFLICTED (later AFFLICTED MAN) throughout the early '80s to the interest of almost no one. Hiding in plain sight, Hall unleashed a string of 7-inches and LPs that evoked a singular and unique take on the punk sneer made fashionable by the Sex Pistols and their minion. Primitively blending elements of psychedelia and dub over his feral, chainsaw approach, Afflicted Man unleashed a miasma of tripped out, fuzzy aggro thrashers that would eventually climax into a masterpiece of pedal stomping carnage-the unimpeachable Get Stoned Ezy LP-the likes of which are only now being fully digested. Easily one of the UK's strangest and ignored DIY punk bands. This collection includes the entire output; all three mega rare 7-inches plus the hard to find LPs The Afflicted Man's Musical Bag, I'm Off Me 'Head, and the aforementioned Get Stoned Ezy. Complete Recordings is the type of release to make even the most knowledgeable of humbugs sit up and take notice. Essential in every way.
SenselessWhale-afflicomp
DCD
$19.75


Agust, Daniel
Swallowed a Star
PS, US From the co-founder of GUSGUS is a collection of songs he has pain stakingly crafted, composed & orchestrated over the past couple of years. It reunites him with Bix (who has remixed Madonna, Beck & Sigur Ros). The result is a collection of blissful, mini-symphonies w/ an infectious pop edge. Electronic hisses, fizzes, & squelching bass lines, they've created a rich tapestry of orchestration, eerie bleeps & rousing soulful vocals.
OneLittleIndian-463
CD
$16.00


Alkaline Trio
Remains [CD+DVD]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "If there's something Alkaline Trio loves more than red, black and drinking their way through darkness and heartache, it's recording songs for compilations, B-sides and split albums. So it's only fitting that seven years after their self-titled singles collection, it would be necessary for the Trio to release another album to round various songs up into one tidy package for maximum consumption. In addition to multiple compilation appearances, their half to splits with Hot Water Music and One Man Army are here -- including the excellent cover of the former's "Rooftops" -- along with a few live cuts. Remains is absolutely essential for fans, not just for the completion factor for personal collections, but because most all of the songs here are up there with the band's best. Seriously, this is good stuff. "Hell Yes" leads things off with mischievous defiance; from cuts like "My Standard Break from Life," "Queen of Pain" and "We Can Never Break Up" to additional covers (The Damned's "Wait for the Blackout" and Berlin's "Metro") this record has no time for filler... The DVD includes five music videos ("Stupid Kid," "We've Had Enough," "Time to Waste," "Mercy Me" and "Burn") and random tour footage... Hardly a bunch of tossed away afterthoughts, Remains is an incredibly solid collection of songs that any fan would be foolish to miss. (Corey Apar)
Vagrant-441
DCD
$16.75


Amnesty
Free Your Mind
PS, US "The 700 West Sessions" Based in Indianapolis in the early 70s, the group released only 2 obscure 45s in their recording career. They had a poltical edge similar to L.A. Carnival & the hardest brass section since The Kashmere Stage Band. While their biting, difficult-to-categorize prog funk/soul/rock could potentially reach far beyond Indianapolis's bounds, the band never found a label to take them to the next level. Obviously influenced by, but by no means simply imitators of, the sound of early Parliament & Funkadelic arguably the most unique funk to originate from Naptown, & some of the best music of its kind.
NowAgain-5027
CD
$16.00


Apples In Stereo
New Magnetic Wonder
PS, US 1st release in 5 years. Produced by Bryce Googin (Pavement, Sebadoh, Sean Lennon). Clocking in at 53 minutes, the album contains 14 songs, 12 additional "link tracks," & an AIS firs  the newly invented "Non-Pythagorian Music Scale" included in both digital sound files & an in depth video description on the enhanced portion of this multimedia CD.
YepRoc-2132
CD
$15.50


Arc Lab
No Spectre
PS, US Arc Lab's sophomore release "No Spectre" finds the n5MD imprint returning to its roots. Medard Fischer (a.k.a Arc Lab) uses almost 99.9% the digital realm to create his sonic tapestries. Those familiar with Fischer's music will hear unparalleled growth in his production and songwriting since 2005's "the nineteen floors" (MMBP). Those unfamiliar will take comfort in his musical expressions. "No Spectre" features cascading rhythms reminiscent of some of Telefon Tel Aviv's beat-work, the melodious cadence of early Arovane and some of the warm yet slightly sinister elements of label-mate Proem. It highlights a delicate balance of tension and emotion, harnessing errant melodies, fractured percussion and granular synthesis experiments to make that all-important musical connection with the listener. Human moments made by machines? A human heart succumbing to the synthetic? Or maybe just an artist utilizing some old spectres to make something all his own... tracklisting: I`m All Vectors, Versions, Natch, So Much For No Surprises, The Several Song Dead Days, Miss Wet T-Shirt Vancouver 2006, Plays Tim Arndt, Spectres, The Past!, All Parallels.
n5MD-144
CD
$12.00


Astrophagus
Casualite
PS, US This Denver band combines electronic and nonelectronic elements, truncated song structures and short lyrical statements into cohesive relevant emotional outlays (songs).
HelmetRoom-008
CD
$10.00


Beirut
Lon Gisland
PS, US Follow-up to sleeper hit of 2006, Gulag Orkestar came out of nowhere to sell tens of thousands of copies in a matter of months & wound up on countless critic's year-end lists. As a stopgap before recording a new full-length in Fall 2007, here's four new tunes & a full band reworking of Scenic World.
BaDaBing-052
CD5
$7.00


Believer
February 2007
PS, US This month feat. JOHN UPDIKE, CHERYL HINES, RICHARD POWERS, ANTONY SWOFFORD, DAVID BYRNE, OLIVIA JUDSON & RICK MOODY's new encyclopedia. Also articles on Boredom & Food (plus Sex & Death), Mimetic Anxiety w/ E.L. Doctorow, the Honorable Mongolian Yokozuna of Las Vegas. Tons of reviews, interviews, reading material. Published by McSweeney's.
Believer-041
ZINE
$7.50


Bikeride
The Kiss (ON SALE)
PS, US Praised by Uncut, MOJO, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, CMJ, the L.A. Times, and many other publications, Bikeride pedals along with their fifth long player, The Kiss - their first in over four years. The Kiss takes off where 2002's Morning Macumba last left us, still showcasing Bikeride's knack for adventure and exotica. Just as many of the songs on Morning Macumba, were written abroad in Brazil and Peru, the music on The Kiss was written while traveling around the world. The songs were simmered in indigenous native spices, put through the Bicycle Rider pop filter, and then spit out as only Bikeride can do. But please don't be confused. Bikeride, the band that put red, white, and blue, on the map years before 9/11, remains dedicated to Americana and the everlasting pop song. Listen to the countrified "A Dancer's Feet Are Not So Neat" or the bubblegum pop of "She's Radioactive!" Compared to bands as disparate as The Beatles, Pixies, Beck and Earth Wind & Fire, Bikeride tackles just about every musical genre with fun and precision. The new sound is not just American, but American Gothic. Bikeride has embraced history. No, not the 15+ years they've been around, but the days of yore. Listen to "There's Something Odd About Elizabeth". It's Victorian, spooky, dreamy, and just might make you beseech Bikeride to play your funeral. Listen to "Hole in My Eye". It'll make you swing from a sail, drink Rum, and put on a blouse. (It's that Pirate-y!) Then there's "Podiaphobia"- an epic five minutes of prig-rock set amid maidens and castles- part Monty Python, part Lord of the Rings. Sure to be a Renaissance Fair favorite. Yes, they've gotten darker but they haven't abandoned their sunny California roots. Listen to "Your Lips and You", the first single off The Kiss, and you'll see that Bikeride remains in top-pop-form. It's a Revolver-esque sound collage where East meets West in an explosion of strings and Santoors. Also, check out "The Mystery of Magnet Power" and you'll see how only Bikeride can fuse influences as dissimilar as Bowie and the musical Annie. If you've been hungry for fresh Bikeride, this new record will appease your appetite. It's hard to resist and soft as a Kiss.
Shmamm-001
CD
$10.00


Biosphere
Cirque
PS, US REISSUE, originally released in 2000. Quite unlike any other, Geir Jenssen's so-called "Arctic Sound" transforms the space in which it is played. This music is an intimate reflection of the space & climate of his Arctic base in Tromsö, Norway, but made universal. Adjectives like "glacial" & "remote" do no justice to the intense emotion of the music. Layers of detail reveal themselves as you listen & appreciate the convergences deep w/in the music, between classical & pop, the soundtrack & its voiceover.
Touch
CD
$15.75


Birch Book
Vol 1
PS, US Re-release . Psychedelic folk pilgrim JON MICHAEL B'EIRTH (IN GOWAN RING) marks an evolution in sound away from the overtly psychedelic towards simplier, highly effective, direct song based approach, reflecting the distillations of a perennial rambler, reckoning a road less traveled. This is not overly experimental, not droning or psychedelic but it simultaneously brings the older mystic folk into the current & points a new way forward. Cohesive, beautiful & often highly moving.
LuneMusic-011
CD
$11.75


Birch Book
Fortune & Folly Vol 2
PS, US Recorded on San Juan island off the rugged coasts of the Olympic Northwest,B'ee(IN GOWAN RING) drifts away from the overtly psychedelic and displays a more organic, individualistic approach to songwriting, blending elements of idiosyncratic folk-pop and outcast-country with brooding layers of sound and sense. Comparisons have been made to Leonard Cohen & Nick Drake as well as Will Oldam & Iron and Wine.
HelmetRoom-012
CD
$11.75


Birdflesh/Hatebeak
Split
PS, US New rawkin' split with the birds of metal! LIMITED & COLOR VINYL!
Relapse-4855
45
$3.25


Birth Refusal + Cassis Cornuta
Collaboration LP
PS, US Dream-team hook-up between legendary Belgian avant/industrial/savant-goof CASSIS CORNUTA-still one of the most singular synthists/conceptualists to come out of the post Nurse bag-and JOHN OLSON and MIKE CONNELLY of WOLF EYES. Housed in a massively ill fold-out six panel cover with art by DENNIS TYFUS and pressed in a one-sided LP with an etching on the B-side, the sonics match the sound of slowly rending circuit boards, cold beams of Euro glare and what sounds like the first drawled chord of "Iron Man" with fluttering electronics that hover in the air with all of the malevolent anti-gravity of leather wings.
UltraEczema
LP
$24.25


Black Belt
Two Minutes to Midnight + BONUS SINGLE
PS, SWEDEN Special Offer: Initial orders will receive a free 2-song CD-single featuring Jim's favorite BB song, "Hold On" plus "Noose", neither of which appear on the new album. Black Belt are purveyors of extra-large 70s stonerrock grooves, and 2MTM was produced by Jari Haapalainen (The Bear Quartet). GROOVE MAGAZINE: "...A mix of fiery seventies hard rock, psyched out mangle and a flirt with groovy soul that can make your hips pop. But it is the energy that hits me right in my heart. It is dirty like a coal miner, reaks of sweat like a festival fanatic and snorts like a testosteron filled bull. Chose any song you like of the eleven, it doesn't matter. Each and everyone will knock you out, all in their own unique way." (Andreas Eriksson)
Novoton-012
CD
$13.50


Black Diamond Heavies
Every Damn Time
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive-074
LP
$13.00


Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City
PS, US The follow-up to their smash debut, "Silent Alarm", is every bit as bright, powerful, and catchy, with the addition of more muscle, attitude, depth, and a bit of polish courtesy of their producer, Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol). Inspired by lead singer Kele Okereke's interest in what he calls "the living noise of a metropolis", this record captures every detail of daily life in a modern city from the ebullient to the mundane. From the quiet desolation of commuting to casual sex, from going out on a Friday night to the long ride home early in the morning, these are songs desperate to understand the meaning that pulses under the moments of our every day.
Vice
CD
$13.50


Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Vice
LP
$14.50


Bracken
We Know About The Need
PS, US Debut album from this shrouded-in-mystery solo venture from Chris Adams (vocalist, co-sound designer behind Leeds, UK legends Hood) & walks that rarely tread turf between the electronic & the organic, where complex arrangements sound free &
easy & every sound finds its rightful place.
Anticon-069
CD
$14.50


Bracken
We Know About The Need
PS, US Vinyl limited to 1500 copies.
Anticon-069
LP
$11.50


Buckley, Tim
Lorca
PS, US This 1970 Asylum album once again available on vinyl. Continuing his jazz explorations, he createdthe most "out" albumofhis career. The 5/4 time signaturetitle track is strikingly weird w/ haunted house pipe organ & 2 faster-paced numbers, the mellow contemplative love song "I Had A Talk With My Woman" & the slightly funky blues-based "Nobody Walkin'," are even fun. The band is Lee Underwood, John Balkin (bass, haunted house pipe organ on "Lorca"), & Carter Collins (congas).180 gram
4MenwithBeards-146
LP
$15.00


Buckley, Tim
Happy Sad
PS, US One of the best albums of the late 60s & his most underrated album, this was a change-up pitch for the eclectic L.A. singer/songwriter. Sounding like a bit like Fred Neil's Capitol-era albums, Buckley & his small, acoustic-based ensemble create beautiful, jazz tinged folk-rock.
4MenwithBeards-145
LP
$15.00


Bunalim
S-T
PS, US 1st-ever CD reissue of some of the most amazing Turkish music ever recorded: wild, raw & w/ fuzz guitar all over. Bunalim (which means "depression" or "frustration" in Turkish), founded in '69, was one of the most well-known underground groups on the Turkish music scene of the early '70s. This release is a blend of their work from 1970-72, & feat. everything from American-influenced garage to early punk experiments to fuzzed-out psychedelic heavy Eastern drone, incl. a cover of Iron Butterfly's "Get Out Of My Life, Woman" sung in Turkish.
Shadoks-078
CD
$15.00


Busdriver
RoadKill Overcoat
PS, US Busdriver is that rare artist who brings so much flair and originality to his music that he's transformed a whole genre with his intricate assault of complex rhymes and vocal delivery. On this release, he delivers synth-laden, post-techno hooks and indie-pop moves provided by underground heroes, Boom Bip and DJ Nobody. He strings together pop culture reference points, cryptic wordplay, and gallant wit, with a wide musical palette of pop grandeur, psychedelic hip-hop, and minimal beats, capturing listeners with his most undeniably catchy release yet.
Epitaph
CD
$13.00


Busdriver
RoadKill Overcoat
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epitaph
LP
$11.75


Carlisle, Belinda
Voila
PS, US Her first new album in a decade & her first sung entirely in French, is a radical departure for the pop diva & leader of the GO-GOS. Carlisle has fashioned an album that pays tribute to classic French songs of the '40s, '50s & '60s & proves good songs are universal & need no translation to work their exhilarating magic.
Rykodisc-10883
DCD
$18.00


Ceephax
Volume One
PS, US AKA Andy Jenkinson. This encompasses an old school acid sensibility crossed w/ the energy & innovation of the famous "Universal Indicator" acid series, plus a melodic & moody experimental side that is revealed in his mellower moments. The style is techno/acid/house/drum & bass/experimental/ambient... basically all electronic/dance styles, i.e. braindance. In Jenkinson's hands the sound of the 303 has taken on a new & important role that has surpassed the lame & predictable offerings from the psy-trance & acid techno camps.
Rephlex-185
CD
$15.50


Chateu Flight
Les Vampires
PS, US The latest electronic act to soundtrack for silent movies & have composed a score specially written for Les Vampires (1915), a sulfurous feuilleton of 10 episodes by French director Louis Feuillade. This CD feat. 8 tracks, all untitled, varying & placing itself somewhere at the border of electronic music, original soundtrack & Krautrock/experimental stuff. The phantasmagorical & pre-surrealism of Feuillade is omnipresent on this release, a long odyssey of combining & handling vintage & contemporary technology in constant variation.
VersatileFrance-017
CD
$16.50


Circle
Miljard
PS, FINLAND A new Circle album is always cause for celebration around these parts and this particular one gives us even more reason to get giddy; two cds absolutely bursting with minimal chilly Finnish soundscapes. Yes you heard me right, the kings of the new wave of Finnish heavy metal have thrown down their guitars, kicked aside their Krautrock leanings and picked up the piano to sculpt out a series of horizontally leaning and deeply pensive pieces closer to say Willam Basinski or Deaf Center than Neu! or Can. Conjuring up perfectly the icy Northern European landscapes of their homeland, the band dispense with riffs altogether in favour of looping textures and haunting field recordings. The first disc, across its one hour duration explores quite magnificently the piano, with compositions and improvisations edging on the subtlety of Goldmund's 'Corduroy Road', yet adding layer upon layer of haunting drone and worrying atmospherics giving the tracks a great weight. In fact there's much in common with Angelo Badalamenti's 'Mulholland Drive' score, or even the classic soundwork on David Lynch's similarly gloomy 'Eraserhead', it's a common reference to say that something is Lynchian, but Circle manage to share a common vision with Lynch here, managing to achieve darkness without being camp and a dense atmosphere without breaching on the industrial. This is only further confirmed when you reach disc two, the most powerful of the two parts, which uses what sounds like church bells and crackling old records to push the atmosphere level to 11. Parts of the disc even lean toward the classic work of pianist Harold Budd, or even Vangelis's seminal crackly gem 'Memories of Green' from the Blade Runner soundtrack. By the time you reach the final track, the 22 minute long shimmering masterpiece 'Viitane', you will have probably ordered the band's entire back catalogue; 'Miljard' is a bold and intense statement from one of the world's most interesting acts, and should hopefully win them an even more sizable fanbase. It seems like they can master every style they approach so here's to another 20 years. Incredible stuff...
Ektro-040
DCD
$21.75


Circle
Tulikoira
PS, US "The fold out of the CD reveals the large letters NWOFHM, a Finnish pisstake on the semi obscure slogan New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, and that gives us some clue that CIRCLE have returned to the psycho hardcore of their brilliant 2002 album Sunrise. Finland's finest export have scaled back the krautrock and minimalist sounds in favor of raging lunatic metal punk with indecipherable and insane Finnish vocals, odd sounds, and amazingly tight musicianship, yet what they play never comes close to standard fare. When you listen to Circle it is so apparent this is a band that has something truly special going on, and that they are without a doubt at the height of their powers."
Ektro-033
CD
$17.25


Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Some Loud Thunder (ON SALE)
PS, US Their sophomore effort demonstrates just how far this band has come since the release of their debut. It's a record that will stand the test of time and critics alike.
CYHSY
CD
$11.50


Clarke, Dave
Remixes & Rarities
PS, US He's probably one of the most important techno & electro producers & DJs of all time & this is a compendium of the best that spans well over a decade of his career. This compilation feat. remixes of DEPECHE MODE, NEW ORDER, UNDERWORLD & MOBY along w/ some true techno classics such as his remix for DJ RUSH, CHRISTOPHER JUST, JARK PRONGO, LEFTFIELD & MIDFIELD GENERAL. Incl. are some very sought-after gems & even 2 unreleased tracks.
MusicMan-026
DCD
$20.00


Clouds
Legendary Demo
PS, US Boston's Clouds deliver unbridled action-rock harking back to the mid/late '90s Man's Ruin garage onslaught - which, in turn, owes its collective hearing loss to the likes of the Wipers, Bad Brains, Stooges, and MC5. But there's more. From nasty psych and southern power grooves to "Party Grunge" and sax'd-out dub, this record has it all. Though the band proudly wears their influences on their sleeves, they stand apart because the melting pot sounds unique. They lock and stock their way through manic tracks that meld ZZ Top, the Stooges, Bad Brains, Karp, and Sun Ra.
HydraHead
CD
$13.50


Cohen, Danny
Shades Of Dorian Gray
PS, US Cohen has been mentioned in the same breath as everyone from Tom Waits, Vic Chesnut, and Jad Fair to Daniel Johnston and the Residents. Danny, a one-time cohort of Captain Beefheart, has stepped up the arrangements on his latest release. Mellotrons, horns, organs, and lap steel adorn these sixteen songs full of riotous images and indelible hooks, sounding positively Wilson-esque. "Shades" is the musical equivalent of an accomplished painting. Equally cerebral and serendipitous, Cohen's third album on Anti is an eclectic song cycle that thrives, informs, and rewards with each successive listen.
Anti
CD
$14.50


Coltrane, John
Traneing In
PS, US Rudy Ven Gelder Remaster Series. 1957 session is an excellent, if relatively straight take. Feat. RED GARLAND, PAUL CHAMBERS & ARTHUR TAYLOR. "Redolent of Coltrane's first stint w/ Miles Davis, especially in the long medium-temp blues of the title track."-ROUGH GUIDE TO JAZZ
Fantasy-30156
CD
$11.75


Cornsican Paintbrush
Aquarian Hymns
PS, US The latest from the husband-and-wife team of BRAD and EDEN ROSE (Digitalis, NORTH SEA, WAX GHOST, GOLDEN OAKS, etc.) under their CORSICAN PAINTBRUSH moniker. Combining lush instrumentation with clattering percussion and ramshackle beats, Corsican Paintbrush creates a new world of sound out of old world technology. Swerving feverishly between what could easily be chopped up Native American rhythms, sampled Celtic melodies, and space-age funk played on trash heaps, the music of Corsican Paintbrush is actually all of this and none of it. Aquarian Hymns is nine tracks of gorgeously recorded acoustic grace; marked with periodic bursts of lysergic freak-outs, from the sharpened slide guitar strings and tired voice of "Break Through These Branches" to the heavy accordion and woodwind drones of the closing track "Aquarius." Corsican Paintbrush paints an engrossing picture of a folk music never before encountered, and it does so with broad and yet delicate swaths of color and texture.
Digitalis-035
CD
$10.00


County Medical Examiners
Olidous Operettas
PS, US The Doctors are in...SANE!!! This is anything but sweet science of 3 genuinely demented medical professionals scrubbing in for an intense vivsection of the Carcass body of work. They descant the insalubrious & re-regurgiate biglets of gratuitous gore grind!
Relapse-6711
CD
$13.25


Cult
Dreamtime
PS, US Following the name change from Death Cult, the band's debut album still has the goth/tribal influences but also has moved on towards the classic blues rock feel. Remastered from the original tapes with an expanded booklet.
BeggarsBanquet
CD
$11.50


Cut Chemist
What's the Altitude
PS, US Second major label single from former JURASSIC 5 DJ / producer, OZOMATLI member & 1/2 of the "Brainfreeze" 45 phenomenon w/ DJ Shadow. Side A feat. rhymes by HYMNAL. Side B feat. like-minded old-school/ pioneer/ random rap fanatic EDAN for lyrics. Both tracks taken from "The Audience's Listening"
AStableSound-002
12
$7.50


Cut City
Exit Decades
PS, US A concise, 9-song decree from a trio of Swedish musicians experienced in mining the territory between influences of yesteryear & the momentum of the present. CC earned underground attention after releasing their debut EP on GSL, immediately drawing comparisons to Joy Division & Franz Ferdinand. A thorough understanding of Factory, Fiction & Rough Trade output circa 1980 is obvious, coupled with a sharp, engaging sense of irony.
GSL-115
CD
$13.00


Dead Child
S/T
PS, US Feat. DAVID PAJO of SLINT & members of THE FOR CARNATION & LORDS. They unashamedly blaze new territory, not unlike groundbreaking metal purveyours Voivod did in the late 80's. Metal w/ out the kitsch or posturing.
ColdSweat-006
CD5
$9.75


Demon's Claws
Satan's Little Pet Pig
PS, US Part Gun Club, part Back From The Grave w/lo-fi distorted crunch that hail from Montreal.
IntheRed-139
CD
$13.50


Demon's Claws
Satan's Little Pet Pig
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed-139
LP
$11.50


Der Tpk
Harmful Emotions
PS, US DER TPK is the charming acronym for DER TEENAGE PANZER KORPS, and anyone who can't appreciate the imagery of a pipsqueak quartet of fuzzy, distorted youth, drenched in DIY testosterone, rumbling out from sewers and into the street, just hasn't been vibing on the correct History Channel. Based outta parts unknown (Germany? California? Is there a difference?), Der TPK gnash and gnarl through the charred landscape of the underground like a small battalion of Tiger tanks blasting across the steppes of the Ukraine. Their sonic attack at times recalls the anxious throb of Mars in their prime, but suddenly it shifts and you could swear you were locked in battle with-uh, listening to, that is-the early discordant rumble of Savage Republic. These four youths-BUNKER WOLF, CATHOLIC PAT, BOY TRUE and EDMUND XAVIER-understand they are channeling a vortex of sound, circa '79-'81. That's where they wanna be. The walls shake, the floor crawls. Hey, whatta place! And really, how could comparisons to Mars and Savage Republic ever be a bad thing? Has Siltbreeze ever lied to you? Limited, one-time-only vinyl edition. Previous releases on Skulltones and Pink Skulls (via Jewelled Antler Collective) are out-of-print and mega-rare.
Siltbreeze-83
LP
$12.00


Donelly, Tanya
Whiskey Tango Ghosts
PS, US Following the name change from Death Cult, the band's debut album still has the goth/tribal influences but also has moved on towards the classic blues rock feel. Remastered from the original tapes with an expanded booklet.
4AD/BBQ
CD
$11.50


Dosh
Triple Rock
PS, US
DoshFamilyRecordings-003
CD
$12.00


Dragon Or Emperor
S/T
PS, US DRAGON OR EMPEROR is the awesome two-piece lightning-bolt drums & bass assault of AARON MOORE (VOLCANO THE BEAR, SONGS OF NORWAY) on drums/vocals, and STEWART BRACKLEY (BLACK CARROT, Songs of Norway) on bass guitar/vocals. Somewhat akin to a geeky Lightning Bolt in thrift store suits loosening up and playing jazz-metal, with additional manic Pere Ubu-style vocalizations, Moore beats absolute hell out of his drum kit, whilst Brackley embarks on daring fretless excursions to the absolute edges of what constitutes a rhythm. Dragon or Emperor creates an enormous sound that marries their intense mixture of fun and chaos. Aaron and Stewart have been friends for over 20 years, and have previously played together (along with fellow Volcano the Bear member, Nick Mott) in the improv jazz trio, Songs of Norway (Beta Lactum Ring Records). However, it was when Moore heard Brackley sing for the first time-with Black Carrot-that he knew the right thing to do: form a band with him, and explore his new found voice.
PickledEgg-064
CD
$13.00


Drop The Lime & Mathhead
Bricks
PS, US Trouble & Bass is a new collective/label from New York City focusing on bass heavy, dancefloor orientated shit. The brainchild of Tigerbeat6 artist DROP THE LIME aka LUCA VENEZIA, who along with MATH HEAD, kicks it up a notch on this scorching EP.
Trouble&Bass-001
12
$9.75


Early Years, The
S-T
PS, UK The chilling, psychedelia-drenched self-titled debut from this UK band is a dense mix of the trio's influences: Spiritualized, Mogwai, Television, Neu, and Tortoise. A sound that lies somewhere between their joint love for ambient noise, motorik beats, drones, feedback, harmony, and melody. They've been a fixture of late night MTV2 rotation, and recently created the soundtrack for a Nike World Cup commercial. The US version of this album contains a bonus disc with four additional tracks and two videos. "Within ten songs, The Early Years manage to run the gamut of emotional exploration that leaves you elated, desperate, and moved in such ways you had not felt since your own early years. Truly wondrous" - The Fly (UK).
BeggarsBanquet
DCD
$14.50


Earthless
Lives
PS, US They play thundering 20 min, partially improvised, dynamic songs, w/ ultra-long effected psychedelic leads & relentlessly pounding drum parts.
Gravity-046
10
$7.00


Faust
Land of Ukko & Rauni
PS, US Recently reissued live in Helsinki 2000 double disc by krautrock legends FAUST. Excellent live sound fully captures this largely instrumental set. "This is without doubt the best Faust album since the early '70's."
Ektro-007
DCD
$22.50


Faust
Faust Tapes (3XCD/DVD)
PS, US Krautrock legends back w/a 4 disc live set. Recorded '06 in the UK. The 1st 2 CDs consist of a recording of a complete, unedited show from Newcastle. The 3rd CD is a collection of tracks culled from other dates on the tour. The DVD compiles the finest footage from the tour. Set also includes a 32 pg. booklet & linear notes from frontman JEAN-HERVE PERON.
CargoRecords
CD
$52.00


Finches
Six Songs (+1)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dulc-I-Tone/Ulrike--07
LP
$13.00


Finches
Human Like A House
PS, US Debut from this cahrming SF duo that gracefully rides between folk & pop & brings to mind such unclassifiable wonders as Vashti Bunyan & Marine Girls.
dulc-i-tone-008
CD
$13.50


Finches
Six Songs
PS, US
UlrikeRecords-001
CD5
$5.75


Fleetwood Mac
Original Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac (remastered)
2004 Remastered version of the 1971 release with 4 awesome bonus tracks. Features original line-up of Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood, Jeremy Spencer & John McVie.
BHOR90006.2
CD
$12.50


Frank And Walters, The
You Deserve To Be Happy
PS, SPAIN We live in a world that constantly tells us we don't have what we need and we are not who we should be. It's a non-stop unavoidable torrent, of comparatives, negatives and superlatives. "A Renewed Interest In Happiness" by The Frank And Walters, tell us that everything is going to be all right. It is an antidote to the trials and tribulations we all face. Questions and answers beautifully packaged in unforgettably perfect melodies. The early spring of 2006 saw a little town called Ballyvinny make an entry into the indie-pop history book as The Frank And Walters kicked off the sessions that would eventually become their fifth studio album. True as always to their 'Brave Indie Warrior' code, their surroundings came complete with no running water, no heating and no soundproofing. The first ears to hear the record were on the cows that stared curiously in the window of the practice room. The sessions went well and a team was assembled. Dave Couse came on board as the producer (having previously worked on Grand Parade and indeed EP1 back in '91). Richard Rainey signed up to mix some tracks. Paul met sound engineer Kieran Lynch while on a train journey from Dublin to Cork and secured him as the recording engineer for the album. Work began in earnest in May. It quickly became clear that something special was happening. It is probably their finest work.
Fifa-003
CD
$16.75


Gira, Michael
Songs For A Dog
PS, US A collection of solo songs by New York City's prolific MICHAEL GIRA (SWANS, ANGELS OF LIGHT, Young God Records). On Songs for a Dog, Gira has collected ten tracks that catch him in his purest form. Mostly built around his guitar and voice in a home studio environment, the songs here both expose the very kernels from which he usually works from and illustrate only too perfectly how they can function without the layers of sound he's also often fond of exploring. More importantly, these songs capture an artist who seems forever capable of pushing himself into new avenues and whose laurels consistently get cast aside in the process. Imported from the UK. Limited edtion.
LumbertonTradingCompany-004
LP
$21.75


Glass Candy
I Always Say Yes
PS, US The third single from the upcoming full-length, "Life After Sundown", is by far the group's most complex and riveting to date. They're redefining dance music as we know it; their sound has evolved over the years from a no wave/death disco rock band to a full-fledged dance music band. Using all analog equipment, they're bringing it back to the era when Giorgio Mororder and Claudio Simonetti ruled the dance world. Bridging the gap between Italo disco, punk rock, and glam rock in ways never imagined. Limited edition of 1,000 copies with exclusive mixes.
TMU
12
$9.50


Greenham, Lily
Lingual Music
PS, US Britain's best known sound poet is Bob Cobbing, but it's hard to come up with a list of other sound poets working in Britain in the '60s and '70s. It's equally difficult to think of any female sound poets working anywhere. LILY GREENHAM was Danish, but spent her childhood in Vienna. After several relocations across Europe she settled in London in 1972 with her British husband (musician and poet Peter Greenham), where she lived until her death in 2001. Nearly all of her own writings and compositions date from after her arrival in London, but prior to her arrival in London she had been involved in two major European art movements. The Wienner Group in the late 1950s and the "Groupe de Recherche d'Art Visuel in 1964. In London she began to record her own text based compositions that used a mixture of sound poetry techniques, electronics and multi-tracking. The term 'lingual music' that she coined for her compositions refers to her technique of using tape loops of text to create complex and dense musical structures. This 2CD set compiles a wide variety of her own work (1968 and 1984), including live solo performances, film soundtrack pieces, as well as many tape pieces.
ParadigmDiscs-022
DCD
$25.75


Gustav & The Seasick Sailors
Vagabond's Polka
PS, SWEDEN Debut album from G&TSS, released in 2003. Fans of fellow Swedish sextet David & The Citizens (and Sgt Petter) will appreciate this, promise.
Marilyn-001
CD
$14.50


Gustav & The Seasick Sailors
Sirkus
PS, SWEDEN New album (2006) from Swedish melodic rock bucaneers G&TSS, who hail from Helsingborg. A bit tricky to define because of the various musical influences such as tango, folk, country and pop. Everywhere we look they're compared to Parasol fave David & The Citizens, rightfully and righteously so, with loads of horns and epic arrangements, but this has more of a sweet jazzy feel to it. The album is divided into two acts with an instrumental interlude to divide the album. G&TSS will tour the US, coming right up: 02/08-Castaways-Ithaca NY, 02/21-Flavour Café-Troy NY, 02/23-Coffee & Tea Room-Williamsport PA, 02/10-Revolution-Clinton NY, 03/03-Jitters Club-Southington CT, 03/18-The Bitter End-NYC, 03/23-Potters House-Washington DC, 03/29-World Cafe Radio (live-in-studio)-Philadelphia PA, 03/30-Songwriter's Showcase-Fredriksburg VA, 04/01-Baja Bean-Staunton VA, 04/05-Juggling Gypsy-Wilmington NC, 04/06-Folks Café-Wilmington NC, 04/07-Port City Javam-Wilmington NC...
Marilyn-007
CD
$14.50


Hatepinks
Tete Malade/Sick in the Head
PS, US The Hatepinks have returned with another vicious slab of scorching, switch-blade sharp Euro-punk!! Tete malade features seven brand new tracks of the Hatepinks bile-flavored bubble gum Pogo Punk!
TKO-165
LP
$11.75


Hatred
S/T
PS, US One of this European label's grimmest releases so far. Beautiful and heavy layers of ticking synth, bells, and creepitronics. NATE YOUNG (WOLF EYES, ARIAN ASSHOLE) and his lady ALIVIA ZYVICH swarm like bees on these recordings, some of which are soundtracks for Zyvich's films, some of which were previously released on limited-edition CDRs by Fag Tapes, some of which are brand new and creepy. Even with the volume knob at 1, you'll be pierced and screaming like a spaz. Packaged in a six-panel fold out record cover by DENNIS TYFUS. Limited edition, imported.
UltraEczema-036
LP
$24.25


Hecker
Recordings for Rephlex
PS, US These 8 pieces were completed between 2002 & 2004. Although individual pieces have been produced for different occasions, all the recordings share concepts of sound generation on various time scales, down to the smallest sound particles. Superimpositions of multiple audio layers were not applied.
Rephlex-181
Cd
$15.50


Hella
There's No 666 In Outer Space
PS, US Tenth album from mysterious duo who have magically expanded to a quintet since their last release, a huge addition to their precision sound, continuing to follow in a long tradition (from Beefheart to Don Cab to Trans Am to Lightning Bolt) of music-making madness.
Ipecac-083
CD
$15.00


Holiday For Strings
S/T
PS, BELGIUM It may sound pretentious to say that CD is one of the most exciting debut releases of this year. But as far as we know it surely is. Think the mad guitars of a clean Sonic Youth mixed with the groove and unlimited beats of an alternative Lee Perry or Animal Collective. Swedish band Holiday for Strings is throwing infinite melodies, humor, tensions and relief like no others ever did before. CD is slowly becoming unforgettable after its first listen. Catchy without being hip, HFS proves through their rhythms, guitars, vocals that groove has its place among alternative post-pop, that funky tunes and beats can be perfectly connected to everlasting guitar riffs. Purely and simply outstanding... Mastered by Harris Newman (Constellation) and designed by Hans Seeger (Pulseprogramming, Tortoise,...). "Swedish connection appears in the form of the fabulously named Holiday for Strings from Stockholm, whose deeply groovy "I got Two Hands" sounds like an unholy alliance between The Monochrome Set and the B52's" John Gill for THE WIRE
Still-005
CD
$15.00


Hopper, Hugh
Tunity Box
PS, US Freshly remastered from the master tapes and issued on CD from tapes for the first time, this is the second solo album by legendary SOFT MACHINE bassist & composer Hopper, the personification of the Canterbury school. Features stellar contributions from members of groups such as SOFT MACHINE, BROTHERHOOD OF BREATH, GILGAMESH, HATFIELD & THE NORTH, ISOTOPE, & KEITH TIPPETT SEXTET. Originally released in 1977, this is a lost jazz/rock classic that demands to be rediscovered 30 years later! Includes Hopper's new liners explaining how the record was made, as well as reproductions of some of the musical scores. "Somehow he's brought with him much of the flavour of his old band.... [Hopper Tunity Box] belongs up there with (Soft Machine's) Third and Fourth."-Melody Maker (back in the day)
Cuneiform-240
CD
$12.50


Howe, Catherine
What a Beautiful Place
PS, US Produced by legendary jazz pianist Bobby Scott, it's a pastoral blend of English countryside folk & London orchestral pop, not unlike Nick Drake's Bryter Layter or Saint John's Songs For a Gentle Man. Originally released on Reflection Records in '70, the much sought after album disappeared after only a few months in the racks. This 12 song album has been fully re-mastered, incl. bonus tracks, a thoroughly researched history of the album, & a tidy slip case tying it to the rest of the Numero library.
Numero-012
CD
$13.25


Human Eye
Dinosaur Bones + 2
PS, US Following the imminent collapse of Detroit's long-running punk rock killers the Clone Defects, frontman Timmy Vulgar took a little time off before he assembled the world's weirder Human Eye. Putting the "what the fuck are they doing?!?" back in punk rock, Human Eye is a psychedelic and synth-freak out organism with a sneering skeleton that's trapped in a basement covered with Misfits posters and Electric Eels bootleg tapes on the floor. The most punk-rooted of the recent movement of new and thoroughly insane Detroit bands who are drinking spray paint or Sparks (depending on which is cheaper) and making really exciting, really fucked up new sounds. This 7" follows their debut LP on In The Red Records last year and has three songs exclusive to Ypsilanti, including a cover of weirdo forefathers The Urinals. Full color jackets, insane splatter colored vinyl and only 500 made.
Ypsilanti-031
45
$5.50


Hush Arbors
Under Bent Tree Limb
PS, US An expanded reissue of the debut album from KEITH WOOD and his HUSH ARBORS. This double-CD set is the perfect embodiment of Wood's delicate take on shy melancholia that has one foot in the forest and one on a log fire, burning with passion. His experience as the go-to guy of not only Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) but Massachusetts God-botherers Sunburned Hand of the Man for live appearances has clearly set him in good stead for his own recordings, and this collection only serves to magnify his deft talent and unique voice. Disc one features the whole of Under Bent Limb Trees, newly remastered and sounding better than ever. The real prize is in the second disc, which features out-of-print, rare, and unreleased tracks culled from Wood's own collection and various limited and obscure releases.
Digitalis-036
DCD
$18.25


Hyvonen, Frida
Music From The Dance Performance 'Pudel'. (ON SALE)
PS, SWEDEN Parasol fave backed by a small symphony! Sweden's Frida Hyvönen has been without a home for nearly a year. She got bored and restless in her apartment in Southern Stockholm and gave up her lease. Since then she has been travelling and touring all over Europe and the US (her debut was released this past Autumn via Secretly Canadian). Playing shows, visiting friends, writing new songs... She has also found the time to record a new album - Frida Hyvönen Gives You: Music From The Dance Performance 'Pudel'. It's the first release in her experimental 'Frida Hyvönen Gives You'-series in which she intends to put out whatever she feels like, be it instrumental music, spoken word or even "a new, very foul language", as she herself puts it.

The music on this album was originally written by Frida for the dance performance Pudel, directed by choreographer Dorte Olsen. In September she recorded the songs together with a small orchestra - some horns, a small choir and a string quartet - in collaboration with producer and string arranger Jon Bergström. The recordings take the music way beyond being the soundtrack to a dance performance. Just listen to 'Fall Is My Lover' or 'See How I Came Into Town' or any of these numbers. Heartbreaking songs, boldly arranged, beautifully played and with Frida's exceptional voice at their core.
LickingFingers-022
CD
$14.00


Ideal Free Distribution
S/T
PS, US Inside your raincoat you find a plastic pocketwatch. It is chiming. Now is the time for the Ideal Free Distribution. The makings of the Ideal Free Distribution came together in 1997 when Eric Griffy, Tony Miller, and Craig Morris decided to make some recordings in Eric's bedroom of some of the primitive ramblings trapped in their heads. Often crude and amateurish, the songs nonetheless had a unique sound and vision that encouraged the three to keep it up. Inspired by Scott Walker, Belle and Sebastian, Beach Boys, and the more obscure elements of the psychedelic genre, they pressed on with the creative process. In a few months, the songs became respectable enough to play for others, and good enough to keep the group recording more material. As their maturity as songwriters grew, some of these new songs (about 50/50) were absolutely wonderful. However, since these new recordings were made in the boys' tiny hometown of Benton, Kentucky, they would never see any release beyond that of compilation cassettes passed around to friends and family. The advantage of this obscurity was that the band was able to learn to cull their weaker songs and focus their efforts on tunes that were worthwhile. The culmination of these developments began to appear in 2003 and 2004 as Eric, Tony, and Craig began writing material for their forthcoming single (Saturday Drive/Apples and Oranges) and LP. With a full lineup due to the addition of Joe Drury on keyboard and guitar, Mike Grote on drums, Marci Schneider on mellotron and castinets, Shelly Morris on vocals and percussion, and Samantha Herald on accessory percussion and vocals, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo heard and loved the demos for these new songs, and his enthusiasm has spread throughout the psychedelic underground who happened to hear them. Through Robert, the band found a home in Athens, Georgia's Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. Mike Turner, head of the label, caught wind of the band via the undeniable enthusiasm that Robert had for the band. RIYL: Apples in Stereo, the Association, Belle & Sebastian.
HappyHappyBirthday-081
CD
$10.25


Immune
Sound Inside
PS, BELGIUM It's always easy to compare a band to another but in this case even if we can feel a lot of influent bands, we can't easily describe the grace and beauty that touch Immune's wonderful official debut Sound Inside. Magnificent guitars, piano melodies, smooth electronics, strings and drums are melted in a thrilling imaginary score for a sad but hopeful world. Some references that are usually mentioned are Mark Hollis, Sigur Ros, Hood, Arab Strap or Elbow. Immune defines a thin line between post-rock and sad post-electronic with its own delicate wave of tenderness that will push you to remind all the souvenirs of your childhood or the smell of winter falling leave in lonesome woods. Simply superb. Immune was founded in 2001, in Lyon (France). "As all the most beautiful stories, Sound Inside never last long enough...but gives itself clues and evidences of eternity". ROCK POST. "Think Hood, think tensions, think wide, think Lali Puna, it's a melancholy that keep us immunized proving that there's more than sound inside, there's also heat" - Eraserhead.
Stilll-004
CD
$15.00


Jackie-O Motherfucker
America Mystica
PS, US A collection of four live recordings, made under varied circumstances, ranging from the quiet and comfortable setting of the WFMU free form radio recording studio, to the live theater environment at the Cube Cinema in Bristol, England, where the group was recorded in concert performance. The four compositions contained here are all quite long, even by JOMF standards, the shortest piece being over 19 minutes long. Raw blues, layered drones, and hypnotic percussion combine with pulsing micro-tones, turntable live/samples, bells, whispers, and jive talk, to create a poetic, trance-psych classic. Edited in Portland, Oregon with ANDY BROWN for the unity sound archive. UK import.
VeryFriendly-027
DLP
$29.75


Jackie-O Motherfucker
America Mystica
PS, US A collection of four live recordings, made under varied circumstances, ranging from the quiet and comfortable setting of the WFMU free form radio recording studio, to the live theater environment at the Cube Cinema in Bristol, England, where the group was recorded in concert performance. The four compositions contained here are all quite long, even by JOMF standards, the shortest piece being over 19 minutes long. Raw blues, layered drones, and hypnotic percussion combine with pulsing micro-tones, turntable live/samples, bells, whispers, and jive talk, to create a poetic, trance-psych classic. Edited in Portland, Oregon with ANDY BROWN for the unity sound archive. UK import.
VeryFriendly-027
DCD
$18.00


Joy Division
Still (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, UK Black vinyl LP reissue of this classic album, originally compiled and released after the suicide of lead vocalist Ian Curtis. Consisting of previously unissued studio and live recordings, this is considered one of the band's most harrowing yet inspiring releases. Features 10 tracks including 'Glass', 'Ice Age', 'Dead Souls', 'Walked In Line' and 'Sister Ray'. Factory. 2006. **Please note that this vinyl pressing features 'For Promotional Use Only' printed on the artwork.
PID
LP
$25.75


Joy Division
Closer (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, UK UK only colored (Red) vinyl pressing. Features the original nine tracks. Factory Records. **Please note that this vinyl pressing features 'For Promotional Use Only' printed on the artwork.
PID
LP
$25.75


Juvelen
Juvelen EP
PS, SWEDEN Juvelen is pure pop songs mixed with soul. Songs that will knock you down and drag you up over and over again. Juvelen is Swedish for The Jewel, a cut diamond, smooth surface and sharp edges. Clean and sparkling, or if he can say it himself: "Straight from the dungeons of pop! Born in a Stockholm basement some two years ago, rising from the ruins of compromise and time wasted, Juvelen signaled the start of something funky fresh. Finally the record will be set straight. The good name of pop music will be restored, and sexy will once again be the shit. You can't really mention Prince as an influence these days, can you? Let's just say it's about songs of the heart, sung from the hip. May I kick it?"
Hybris-045
CD5
$10.00


Kaiser Chiefs
Lap Of Honour (Japanese Pressing) (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, JAPAN Commemorative release of the Kaiser Chiefs Lap Of Honour album includes seven unreleased and live tracks, plus remixes from Japan's own wonder-band Polysics!
PID
CD
$24.50


Kamijo
Martha
PS, US Since this elusive '71 record appeared in Hans Pokora's 3001 Record Collector Dreams book, most collectors (incl. those in Japan) were searching for this album with no luck. What is it? Has anybody seen it? It's so rare, but is it any good? It's the first of 3 albums composed by the Japanese artist. All English vocals, lots of fuzz guitar, percussion, piano & great vocals. An underground-rock album w/ folky elements & a West Coast touch. Kamijo is the Mick Stevens of Japan.
Shadoks-069
CD
$15.00


Keijo
Flying Over
PS, US The godfather of the Finnish Underground is back with his most complete album to date. These nine tracks run the gambit of all of KEIJO's talents, from the rattling blues transgressions of "On the Edge," to the throatsinging-laced organic drone of "Late Night Here & Far Away," and completed with the harmonium-laced " Keijo's range is pure magic. While the bulk of Flying Over is entirely his own creation, he is joined by two of his closest collaborators on two tracks-SAMI VIRTANEN and JUSSI KARSIKAS, two extremely talented Finns in their own right. Whatever the moment calls for, though, Keijo fills the void and the empty space with exactly what is needed.
Digitalis-036
CD
$10.00


La Jr
Dos Casas
PS, SPAIN LA JR (previously know, simply, as JR) are back, led as usual by Frank Rudow (also a member of Viva Las Vegas and Manta Ray), Rafa and Borja. Almost three years after their latest release (also titled "La JR"), "Dos Casas" is a work of dark atmospheric lounge, trancey Kraut-Rock groove or anti-jazz-folk, as we like to name it. Less hermetic than their previous albums, less strictly "autistic pop", LA JR could be a blend between Ry Cooder, The Sea and Cake, AR Kane or Sun Ra, and their new 11 songs -all created thru' modest handicraft ingredients-, part of what we think is one of the best European albums of 2007. When writing a music review or in this case a press release, it is difficult not to resort to subjectivity -the me, myself and I syndrome. The reader doesn't give a damn that I woke up a day later feeling like it was Friday when actually it was Thursday, that the sun had skulked away shyly as it had come at dawn or that a spike from my cactus had prickled me reminding me to water it. Having said this, I have not been asked to write about time travel, weather reports or botany. It could mean absolutely everything or absolutely nothing. And it is exactly this everything and nothing that awakens my interest in LA JR. Please excuse the subjectivity. I came across Jr or more specifically a fragment of the track 'Abrir, amar, y dos sonrisas' from the album 127 (1999, Acuarela) two years late. I can't remember if I invented the tag or if I read it in a press release, but whatever the case I associated it and type cast it as Dadaist pop. Speaking of Dadaism, I would like to quote a text in a book by Richard Huelsenbeck that I coincidentally finished today: "Anyone can be a dadaist. Dadaism does not restrict itself to any particular art form. The waiter in the Manhattan Bar who serves a curaçao with one hand whilst scratching his gonorrhoea with the other is a Dadaist. The gentleman dressed in a raincoat that takes off around the world for the seventh time is a Dadaist. A Dadaist should be someone who thoroughly understands that you have the right to ideas only when you apply them to life; the Dadaist is a totally active person who only exists through actions, their only means of knowledge". I'll leave you to make your own conclusions. There is no exact definition for the word 'dada' and there are no exact words to describe the multifariousness of La Jr. Last year, with the release of La Jr (Acuarela) I chose pantheist rock instead of dadaist pop to pigeonhole them (because of 'Las dos en la nave'), but as I'm listening to their recent release 'Dos casas', I am finding it more difficult to sum it up in a nutshell. The cookie jar opens and the sound of 'Lav decoración 1' renders the air, I nod my head, tap my toes and duly change my position although not my perspective as many things remain the same; Frank Rudow is still an outstanding percussionist (that hypnotic softness in 'Un lado útil'), Rafael Martínez's disjointed singing is just as lustful and irreverent ('Mi a Mi' and 'Arrebato') as ever and equally seductive, I'm sure you'll agree. This is most evident in 'Yo voy a cambiar eh!', so much so that it is not necessary to refer to the title to be convinced there's been a change here. 'Pistoleros' is to music what assemblage is to art; an overlaying of diverse, motley materials; it sounds like porcelain, wood, glass and it squeaks even though it doesn't sound like squeaking.
Acuarela-1071
CD
$13.00


Landed
Times I Despise
PS, US Ripped speaker shred from this long running Providence unit. The sound is of a distinctly heavy mid 90s slant & feat the mush mouthed verbal gymnastics of DAN ST. JACQUES (OLNEYVILLE SOUND SYSTEM). Past shows have achieved legend status because of several things (chickens, people on fire, talking dolls, & consumption of musical instruments)
Load-093
LP
$12.50


Lehtisalo Family
Interplay
PS, US Jussi Lehtisalo has made quite a name for himself as the mastermind of CIRCLE & EKTROVERDE & has asked his parents to join him on this peculiar album. The simple hypnosis found on both Circle and Ektroverde are certainly present, albeit in primitive drum machines & infuriatingly off-kilter percussive riffs. Ethereal sounds meander through the rhythms do little to give away their more sinister attributes as coming from dental equipment. A very bleak & very intriguing album.
Ektro-003
CD
$16.50


Lerche, Sondre
Phantom Punch
PS, US New album from Norwegian songsmith.
Astralwerks-82620
CD
$15.25


Leviathan
Blind Wound
PS, US LEVIATHAN is the audial bastard spawn of the musician known as WREST (also main-man behind LURKER OF CHALICE and member of TWILIGHT). Cruel and boundary less, these Leviathan tracks continue to push the band into the uncharted waters of punishing black metal art. Of particular note is the fact that these Leviathan tracks represent the first time ever that Wrest has played live/acoustic drums on a Leviathan album. Although each Leviathan album released is a credible, important achievement The Blind Wound material is outstandingly dark and impressive. Their is a decidedly more "human" vibe here but fear not its still grim and cold as ever. This material was initially available on a split CD with Sapthuran but now is available on its own on 180-gram virgin vinyl.
SouthernLord
LP
$10.75


Lifetime
S-T
PS, US The highly influential hardcore band are reunited and armed with a new record. This is their first new full-length since the release of their sophomore full-length, "Jersey's Best Dancers" in 1997. Includes members of Kid Dynamite and Zero Zero.
Decaydance/Atlantic
CD
$13.50


Liles, Andrew
New York Doll
PS, US 3rd release is comprised of multiple concert recordings at different locations that were brought home, chopped up & put back together again. Sometimes the emphasis is more the synthesizer/ambient part, sometimes the taped sounds of people talking, girls singing or even a telephone conversation. Still there is a great sense of Nurse w/ Wound but nevertheless has his own identity. His collage work is set against a hybrid of drone related music. Over 90 minutes in this 2CD collection.
Infraction-013
DCD
$13.25


Lilja, Tobias
Time is on My Side
PS, US "Time Is on My Side" is Swedish experimental composer Tobias Lilja's second full-length album and first on n5MD. This follow up to his sonic debut "Ex-leper" (nonresponse) has all the controlled visions of decay as its predecessor but with the addition of Tobias' desperate yet controlled vocals. These vocals bring to the fore-front a humanistic layer of melody to the tonal blizzard of Tobias' music yielding new dimensions which are to most, unclassifiable. Said by the artist to be somewhat loosely inspired by some of David Sylvian's recent work, this comparison though is almost a moot point due to Tobias' originality in his instrumental composition and his vocal delivery, melody and cadence. "Time Is on My Side" is truly in a world of its own. A teetering balance of contradictions... Frigid yet in some way invitingly warm, desperate with a false sense of hope, other-worldly yet somehow familiar, this balance is where Tobias Lilja excels and is proof of an artist who has found "his" sound. "Time Is on My Side" is one of those rare works of art that comes along to help you through those dark times when everything seems hopeless...
n5MD-142
CD
$12.00


Loney, Dear
Loney, Noir (ON SALE)
PS, US This multi-instrumentalist Swede builds songs using a modest home studio set-up. As such, he's released four albums on CD-R in the last few years and has managed to sell several thousand of them pretty much on his own. His music has been described as soulful indie folk with a powerful mini
orchestra. Layer upon layer, adding instrumentation and vocals, these songs seem to bloom like time-lapse photography, depicting glimpsed scenes of
modern disaffection and timeless yearning. "Loney, Noir" is at once effervescent and resigned, exhilarating and melancholy, joyous and confessional.
Subpop
CD
$12.50


Loney, Dear
Loney, Noir (ON SALE)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.00


Lymbyc Systym
Love Your Abuser
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush
LP
$11.50


Lymbyc Systym
Love Your Abuser
PS, US The debut full-length is a sprawling post-rock epic. Drawing inspiration from groups like Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky & Four Tet. Their compositions cleverly combine catchy melodies, dynamic rhythms & intricate laptop programming that form melodic & cohesive tracks blurring the borders between post-rock, indie-rock, and folktronica.
Mush-252
DCD
$14.50


Massonix
Subtracks
PS, US A project by UK producer extraordinaire Graham Massey & a collection of tracks spanning 10 yrs of sub-aquatic electronic keyboard portraitures. In the mid-80s, he started making music w/ Gerald Simpson & Martin Price under the name 808 STATE. Much of the music on this nautically-themed album comprises elements of rhythm & melody originally taken from these live sets, which have then been reworked & assembled into finished tracks. The results will make you delirious.
Skam-080
CD
$15.50


McLean, Jackie
4, 5, & 6
PS, US Rudy Ven Gelder Remaster Series.
Fantasy-30155
CD
$12.50


Midlake
Ballon Maker (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, UK Midlake are 5 young ingenious young men hailing from the musically rich town of Denton, Texas. Second single Balloon Maker is a wonderfully eccentric and endearing tale about a small-town balloon maker. Led by melancholy brass, off-kilter keys, and Tim Smith's fragile vocals, this would melt even the hardest of hearts. The (equally eccentric) video for Balloon Maker was directed by Jason Lee (star of Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky etc). Midlake are his favourite band and he kindly gave of his services free of charge. Difficult to pigeonhole, Midlake have crafted a stunning sound that combines bittersweet psychedelic melodies with inspired electronica and warm acoustic sounds, drawing comparisons with the likes of The Flaming Lips and Grandaddy. 'B' sides on the CD single include the 'Balloon Maker' video as well as 3 superb new tracks.
PID
CD5
$11.00


Midlake
Young Bride (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, UK
BellaUnion
CD5
$8.25


Million/Billion
Ready. Fire. Aim
PS, US LA folkie rock trio fold in elements of jazz filligrees, soul grooves & even a little
Western twang for quite the unique sound. Harkens back to the 60's when nobody gave a flip about genrifying themselves but only
making great music. Have toured w/LaMontagne, Beck & Shooter Jennings.
Mercy-20011
CD
$12.25


Mogwai
Travel Is Dangerous (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, UK 2006 12 inch single taken from their Mr. Beast album. Features 'Travel Is Dangerous', 'Auto Rock' (Errors Remix), 'Friends Of The Night' (Acid Casuals Remix) and Live Versions of Like Herod' and 'We're No Here'.
PID
12
$11.00


Mojo
#160 (March 2007) [MAGAZINE+CD]
PS, UK THE BEATLES: Acid + Genius = Pepper. EXCLUSIVE! The inside story of rock's greatest mindblower, how Sgt. Pepper changed everything! JAMES BROWN: The ten-page tribute to the soul legend. SEX PISTOLS: Untold bollocks! The making of their '77 classic.
ZINE
$9.50


Mojo
Classic: David Bowie (Vol. 2 Issue #2)
PS, UK
ZINE
$13.50


Motorpsycho
The International Tussler (CD/DVD) (LIMITED STOCK)
PS, SWEDEN Includes DVD (PAL) featuring a documentary on the band.
Stickman
CD/DVD
$19.50


Northside
Chicken Rhythms + Singles
PS, US 17 tracks, an expanded reissue of the debut album by Manchester 'baggy contenders, originally released by Factory Records in June 1991. Produced by IAN BROUDLE (Lightning Seeds, Echo and the Bunnymen), the album made the national Top 20 in the UK on release. Now features all three singles released in 1990-91: the Radio 1-banned Shall We Take a Trip?, My Rising Star & Take 5.
LTM-2386
CD
$16.00


Not Breathing
The Old Black Pueblo
PS, CANADA Not Breathing combines the harsh griddles of steel and industrial confines with the moldy air of natures darkest machinations. Arizona's Dave Wright aka Not Breathing has an enormous body of work as a collaborator, remixer as well as an extensive discography, he has worked with Dead Voices on Air, Pigface, Venetian Snares, Sheep On Drugs, released albums on Invisible Records and much more. Sublight is pleased to announce Not Breathing's latest full length album "The Old Black Pueblo", a 10 track dark acid-drenched beat fest fused with dense sounds capes and freshly programmed next level electronica.
Sublight-3001
CD
$12.00


Nurse WIth Wound
Rock N' Roll Station
PS, US BACK IN STOCK!!! A reissue of NWW's wonderful Rock'n'Roll Station album. "This album arrived somewhere after a dream meeting of several individuals, Graham Bond, Joe Meek, Jacques Berrocal and myself. After a few beers and a heated discussion of puncture repair we all lay down in a circle and point our penises at Venus, telepathic messages are sent out to Colin saying he can use the two golden microphones. He did, and here we are."-Steven Stapleton
Beta-LactamRing-094
CD
$13.50


Of Sinking Ships
S/T
PS, US BACK IN STOCK!!! OF SINKING SHIPS is the solo project of CAD WALDRUP formerly of HOPESFALL. Originally released as a limited CDR, Waldrup's music-a blend of thickly layered guitars, invigorating rhythmic patterns and captivating musical textures-to a wider audience. For fans of Tristeza, Mercury Program, Tortoise, and Explosions In The Sky.
GileadMedia-005
CD
$10.25


Oram, Daphne
Oramics
PS, US DAPHNE ORAM is best known for her design of her Oramics system, and also for co-founding the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1957, but until now the only easily available piece of music by her on CD has been the 8-minute long "Four Aspects." There was also a 7-inch EP from 1962 on HMV, released as part of the Listen, Move and Dance series that was specifically designed to help children dance. Although the short pieces on this record are very basic it could be argued that this is the first ever electronic dance record! Now for the first time is a survey of nearly all the major pieces that she produced since her departure from the BBC in January 1959 until her final tape piece in 1977. The two and a half hours of music on this 2CD set covers the whole range of Oram's post BBC output. All of the music is electronic with some occasional use of real instruments, especially small percussion and piano frame. There is also some use of musique concrte techniques. The works fall roughly into the following categories: works for TV and cinema advertising, film soundtracks, music for theatre productions, installations and exhibitions as well as concert pieces and several studio experiments.
ParadigmDiscs-021
DCD
$25.75


Others, The / Sans / Sungragon
Listen to the Sky: The Complete Recordings 1964-69
PS, UK Listen To The Sky is a fascinating journey through the changing musical landscape of the '60s as realised by a group of young musicians from Richmond, Surrey. Influenced by local heroes The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds (who wasn't?), they started out as The Others in 1963. Their guitarist had been kicked out of Hampton Grammar School for wearing his hair too long and they were soon signed up by the Bryan Morrison/Jimmy Duncan agency in London, home of The Pretty Things. With their R&B credentials in place, their first single was a respectable reading of the Bo Diddley staple "Oh Yeah" in 1964. Sadly, various band members were pressured into quitting the band and continuing their studies and the band was reborn with a more pronounced Who/pop-art influence, first as The Army, then as Sands. They were managed by the Marquee Organization and enjoyed a residency at the esteemed London venue in late 1966/early 1967 before being snapped up by Brian Epstein and Robert Stigwood at NEMS who put them on stage at his one of their infamous Saville Theatre nights as support to Cream and Edwin Starr. By the time they came to record their next single, Sands had lost band members to the Jeff Beck Group and Procol Harum (then at number one!). Stigwood insisted they record "Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator", a tune by his new darlings The Bee Gees but the B-side, "Listen To The Sky", is all their own work... with a little help from Holst's "Mars God of War" from The Planet Suite. The track has since become an acknowledged classic of British psychedelic pop, making regular appearances on compilations such as the Nuggets 2 and Mojo magazine's Acid Drops And Space Dust box sets. Following Epstein's death, interest in Sands disappeared and half the band quit, leaving just two members to forge ahead as Sundragon. Signed to MGM and assigned to producer Derek Lawrence, they were convinced to cover The Lemon Pipers' recent US smash "Green Tambourine" as their debut and Sundragon's excellent version became a minor UK hit in 1968. The album that followed features further US covers ("So You Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star", "Windy") alongside strong psychorientated originals ("Five White Horses", "Look At The Sun", "Peacock Dress") with muscular musical support from the nascent Deep Purple. As was so often the case, neither the album nor the follow-up singles fared very well. A handful of pseudonym singles (High Noon, The Cruisers, McClintock) followed before the close of the decade saw this particular musical storybook close with it. - Features all the original '60s releases by The Others, Sands and Sundragon! - First time on CD for almost all of these 23 tracks! - Includes four previously unreleased bonus tracks! - Features R&B belter "Oh Yeah", psych-pop classic "Listen To The Sky", soft-pop favourite "Far Away Mountain" and bona fide UK hit "Green Tambourine"! - In-depth liner notes by Stefan Granados featuring all-new interview material with original band members! - Remastered in the usual astounding Rev-Ola style! - A must for all fans of British '60s pop, psych, soft-pop, R&B, blue-eyed soul and even Deep Purple!
Rev-Ola-176
CD
$14.75


Pere Ubu
Why I Remix Women
PS, US Tour CD! A collection of remixes of material from WHY I HATE WOMEN. The remixers are Keith Moliné, Michele Temple & Dids (Pere Ubu's soundman). Also included is an alternative album mix from David Thomas. NO UK/EU/NEW ZEALAND.
SmogVeil-069
CD
$13.25


Peter Bjorn And John
Writer's Block [domestic release w/bonus disc] (ON SALE)
PS, US The band is finally signed in the U.S. and will be touring (initial shows in NYC in late January) in support of this expanded Stateside release of their new masterpiece Writer's Block. This U.S. version differs significantly from anything previously available. It contains the superior (single) version of "Let's Call It Off" and a bonus disc with b-sides, remixes, and rarities. A must have for any fan. New CD tracklisting replaces the original "Let's Call It Off" with the new/improved Single Version. Bonus Disc: 1. "Ancient Curse" / 2. "All Those Expectations" (Weak Remix) / 3. "Self-Pity" / 4. "Let's Call It Off" (Original Version) / 5. "Sitar Folks" / 6. "Young Folks" (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation).
AlmostGold-001
DCD
$12.00


Primitive Calculators
Primitive Calculators & Friends
PS, US The CD examines a particularly fertile & distinctive time in Melbourne music history, which ranges from disaffected Fitzroy art-punk to Sudanese tribal chanting recorded in London. With liner notes culled from a revealing interview w/ members, plus rare photos & song lyrics, this is a revelatory companion piece to their live album, which received a rave review from Maximum RocknRoll & a 10 out of 10 Album of the Month feature in Australian Vice Magazine, amongst other stellar clippings on its reissue two years ago.
ChapterMusic-055
CD
$15.50


Professor Murder
Professor Murder Rides
PS, US VINYL!!!
Kanine-231
LP
$11.00


RA
Wxfdswxc2 (CD/DVD)
PS, CANADA Limited 500 copy special edition. Wxfdswxc2 is French artist Raoul Sinier's (aka Ra) second full length album the follow up to his debut "Raoul Loves You". Wxfdswxc2 is 13 tracks of brilliant pop structured elements, overdriven noise guitar, killer synth arrangements, dusty beats and catchy vocal bits and bobs not forgetting Ra's use of room recordings and ability to showcase live instruments. Ra is the definition of a renaissance man, his illustration, animation and music all enhance and fulfill one another seamlessly creating a world and genre unto itself, so much in fact we have decided to include an awesome bonus DVD (region free PAL format) in the first 500 copies of Wxfdswxc2 that features music videos by Raoul Sinier from his new album Wxfdswxc2 as well as his music video for planet mu artist dDamage, a collection of short films, music videos from Ra's debut album, picture gallery, and plenty more. You never really know where Ra is going to take you next, Inspired and original; his music is operating on a whole other level.
Sublight-2501
CD/DVD
$12.50


Sapat
Mortise & Tenon
PS, US Spawned from the Louisville, KY collective known as Black Velvet Fuckere, now opt for a more organic sonic waft. Psychedelic, spacey & entrancing.
Siltbreeze-102
CD
$13.50


Saradon
The Completist's Library
PS, US Sarandon , the English spiky-pop trio formed in late 2003, will be releasing their collection of U.S. and U.K. singles "The Completist's Library" on December 5 via Athens, GA HHBTM Records. It's a 32 track CD & LP compiling the four mini albums released by Sarandon thus far. From the opening song "Pin up" to the closing "Anthony & Simon", all 32 songs work as a whole regardless of the time between recordings as well as personnel changes. Sarandon formed in late 2003 between London and Leicester. Sarandon are a pop band with a short attention span. Head Honcho, Crayola had been in mid-Eighties antiheroes The Colgates. He also ran Thee Foundation for Nothing cassette label and performed in too many bands to recall, including Future Sperm Brasil, Scooter, Pimp, Rocket Jockey & Team Mollusk. He's appeared on over 100 albums and released 25 solo albums. He now runs the kabukikore label. He had the idea for Sarandon swirling round in his head for some time and finally got round to asking his friends Joe and James if they'd help out. Their first release was a 7 track 7" album entitled "The Miniest Album" (Run Out / Banazan). Released in 2004 it quickly gathered some great reviews from all over the world along with a bunch of radio play. Not bad for a band that had only rehearsed twice and played live once before their recording. There's even rumor of possible gigging action for the elusive 3-piece, including the possibility of some shows alongside legendary Japanese nutcases (and fans of the band), Melt Banana. RIYL: Minutemen, Big Flame, C86.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-083
CD
$10.75


Sarandon
Completist's Library
PS, US Sarandon is an English spiky-pop trio formed in late '03. Sarandon are a pop band w/a short attention span. A 32 track CD compiling the 4 mini albums released by thus far. From the opening song "Pin Up" to the closing "Anthony & Simon", all 32 songs work as a whole regardless of the time between recordings as well as personnel changes. Why pop? Because pop is good. Why short songs? Because there's no need to make them any longer. Why that brittle sound? Because leanness is exciting. RIYL: Minutemen, Big Flame, C86.
HappyHappyBirthday-083
CD
$10.00


Secret Mommy
Plays
PS, US Although written in a vernacular native to them, a language of splintered electronic mischief & jarring digital edits, this is no doubt an outing from previous work. Unlike the rigid & regimented creative processes of previous work, it's looser in this area, focusing instead on achieving warmth & personality.
Ache-030
CD
$13.25


Section 25
Love & Hate
PS, US Extended 72 min. digital remaster comprising all of the long lost FACT 160 album together w/ many bonus tracks, including a BERNARD SUMNER remix of Bad News Week, & Crazy Wisdom & The Guitar Waltz from the FBN 45 maxi. Also featured are 4 instrumental versions, & the previously unheard song Just To Be With You. Full sleeve notes, artwork remodeled by Julien Potter.
LTM-2318
CD
$16.25


Selmanaires
Standing In Line At Elevator b/w The Last Great Dive
PS, US They began as an acoustic band w/ ambitious, exotic, & softer sounds before evolving into the blues/post-punk band they have now become. The newer set is what Atlanta has come to love & has taken them so far but they're still known to pull out the old tricks from time to time. No matter which set you see, one thing is true: these guys can play.
Rob'sHouseRecords-003
45
$4.50


Shannon, Sarah
City Morning Song
PS, US Lead singer of 90's indie-rock darlings Velocity Girl releases her second solo album, further marking her departure from the guitar-driven noise pop of her former band. Although this record provides love songs in spades reminiscent of Burt Bacharach and Carole King, Shannon doesn't shy away from exploring darker subject matter. Groovy, laid-back beats, warm piano, sweeping strings, and stately horns give these songs a timeless classic pop feel, with the central feature of Sarah's solo work, her voice, showing strong as ever. "Stark and sultry. Shannon's voice, strong and limpid is utterly at ease with a pre-Elvis mode of delivery" - The Washington Post. "Breezy, sunny pop sounds" - NPR, Morning Edition.
MintyFresh
CD
$12.50


Shooting John
Moodswings
PS, SWEDEN Shooting John plays a form of americana, alternative country rock with soulful melodies, straighforward vocals and harmonies, influenced by artists like Neil Young, Wilco, Son Volt and Bob Dylan.
Marilyn-005
CD
$13.75


Shuttah
Image Maker Vol. 1 & 2
PS, US This is the rarest of unknown, anonymous English prog-psych from '71, w/ only one known copy left in existence - a perfect acetate. A real underground concept album w/ a progressive touch that only needs a few spins to get it right. Well-crafted songs, great vocals, sound-effects, organ & heavy fuzz guitar all combine to make up one of the better albums on the Vertigo label w/ a good dose of acid in it.
Shadoks-030
CD
$18.00


Sibiria
Inom Familjen
PS, SWEDEN Sibiria was founded in 2002. The debut album "Norrlands inland" was released in September 2005. Swedish daily "Hallands nyheter" wrote: "The first Swedish band in a long time that deserves to be mentioned in the same sentence as The Smiths". "Inom familjen" is their second album. Although the distances between the four band members and the strong connection to their hometown Östersund is two things which imprints Sibiria, the lyrics range from a variety of subjects, such as love, hate and friendship. But we shouldn't talk so much about the lyrics. It's the music that is important, even if Sibiria sings in their native tongue, which is