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New Releases

Aluk Todolo
Descension
PS, US With the goal to create a timeless, organic mixing of krautrocks strangeness & black metals coldness, they conjure rabid obsessive rhythms & abyssal disharmonic guitars, subliminal spiritualist vibrations & bizarre, magick summonings.
PublicGuilt-013
CD
$11.00

Antibalas
Security
PS, US Now on vinyl ! Producer John McEntire ups the harmonic density in their sound, creating a rich tapestry of harmelodic color that owes as much to jazz masters like Mingus & Coltrane & maverick bands like Can as it does to Fela Kuti. They weave latin, funk, jazz & horn laden soul into a blend that is both polyrhythmic & political, independent & infectious
Daptone-302
LP
$16.75

Arp
In Light
PS, US Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos,formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and electronic worlds),nearly all of In Light was recorded live.Very few loops were used -in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to bring back some of the rough (re:natural) edges that have been lost in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous album of warm, pulsing music. Like dreams or rich,saturated moments that make one lose sense of time, they are grainy snapshots,like old films of one's own experiences,elevated moments. Call it Pop Minimalism.Call it Cosmic Pop. Call it Cosmic Minimalism. Call it what you will.
SmalltownSupersound-133
CD
$14.50

Austerity Program
Black Madonna
PS, US
Hydrahead
CD
$13.75

Banhart, Devendra
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$19.25

Barzin
Barzin
PS, UK "Barzin's self-titled debut album is a gorgeous marriage of mood, minimalism and melancholia. Imagine Slint's quieter moments or Hayden's more gothic opuses and you'll have an idea of Barzin's approach... This is a morose masterpiece, an exercise in understatement that leaves the listener wanting more..." "... a sad beauty worthy of entry among the slow-core canon of Red House Painters, Cat Power, Low, et al". These are some of the many praises showered on the eponymous debut album of Toronto singer/songwriter Barzin, which was originally released in North America on Where Are My Records (2003), and also had a short-run release in France and Italy on the French label Ocean Music. Since 2004, it has been out of print in Europe, and will now be available for the first time worldwide. The follow-up album, 'My Life In Rooms' was released in Europe in 2006 and was similarly acclaimed, leading to a demand for the re-issue of the S/T debut. A new album is scheduled for release in 2008. "This eponymous CD boasts ripe writing skills, delicate arrangements, and exquisite production. Barzin's songs originate from the melancholic indie rock of Low, with hints of the American neofolk current...There is no weak moment on this album". Recommended (4/5) - All Music Guide.
Monotreme-31
CD
$17.00

Battles
Tonto + EP [CD+DVD]
PS, US Another notch in their anthemic psycho-rock belt. Remixed here by FOUR TET & THE FIELD. "Leyendecker" gets the hip hop treatment w/ Dr. Dre protege JOELL ORTIZ. Also incl. live versions from Fuji Rock Festival.
Warp
CD5
$9.50

Battles
Tonto + EP [12"+DVD]
PS, US Vinyl version, includes DVD.
Warp
12
$9.50

Bear In Heaven
Red Bloom of the Boom
PS, US AMG REVIEW: "Starting with a scraggly shimmer that sounds like a cross between a dying keyboard and an alarm drone from the robot wars (whenever they'll be fought), Red Bloom of the Boom gets this much right at the start -- it's not another tunefully epic guitar production for indie rock dreamers, and for that listeners should all be duly grateful. If anything, Bear in Heaven sound enjoyably out of place, with their obvious love for whatever post-rock became in the late '90s transmuted into immediate but not dumbed-down catchiness; lead figure Jon Philpot's soft register doesn't sound like a wistful waif so much as an underrated figure like Butterfly Child's Joe Cassidy (if at times crossed with Doug Martsch's reflective dreaminess..."
Hometapes
CD
$13.00

Better Friends Than Lovers
Great Loves
PS, CANADA Vancouver's Better Friends Than Lovers Formed in 2005. They quickly gained fans and respect with their self released EP, touring and unpretentious DIY attitude. Great Loves is the bands first full-length album. It is a diverse album crossing various musical boundaries. The dual vocals of Eli Leary and Jeremy Pellard are impressive and the harmonies soar from start to finish. From desperate ballads to gritty dance tracks, the bands chemistry and talent shine. BFTL will be touring across Canada from September until November to promote Great Loves.
GlobalSymphonic-025
CD
$13.50

Black Swans, The
Change
PS, US Second album, first was awesome. Broken brooding songs with an Appalachian swoop of violins, with nods to Charles Simic, the Left Bank, and Fred Neil. Raw, pretty & contrary.
LaSocieteExpedionnaire
CD
$11.50

Bones, Mike
The Sky Behind The Sea
PS, US MIKE BONES is New Jersey-born songwriter MIKE STRALLOW, who lives and works in New York City. Of his pseudonym, Strallow offers: "Bones is a nickname a friend gave to me when I was a kid. Making records as Mike Bones removes my voice from the song, at least in my own mind and leaves a song's meaning and intention ambiguous. I don't have to show my cards." Although Bones has been writing songs for years, worked as a guitar player for The Mighty Flashlight, Damon McMahon, and Lizzie Trulie, and is a member of cult favorites Soldiers of Fortune (a band featuring members of Oneida, Home, and Oakley Hall), "The Sky Behind the Sea" marks his debut solo recording.
TheSocialRegistry-046
CD
$11.50

Boscoe
S-T
PS, US Combining the spiritual soul & funk of Earth, Wind & Fire w/ the proto-rap of the Last Poets & the cosmic jazz of Pharaoh Sanders, this lone album has long eluded bootleggers & the collector elite. Remastered & housed in a CD gatefold sleeve w/ bk & liner notes.
Numero
CD
$13.25

Bright Eyes
Motion Sickness: Live Recordings
PS, US The sound of a band bounding around the world in 90 days,seeing the world from barstools & bus windows, touching down just long enough to drink some (or a lot) & bash about the stage for an hour or two each night.Feat.songs from "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" as well as songs from other albums, non-album tracks & 2 covers: Feist's "Mushaboom" & Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie."
TeamLove-006
CD
$12.50

Brother Kite, The
Moonlit Race
PS, US Over a year in the making, The Brother Kites Moonlit Race EP has undergone several conceptual changes as time has moved on. The final product is one to cherish. Originally conceived as a single for Get On, Me - arguably the catchiest song on their masterful sophomore album Waiting For The Time To Be Right the EP stays true to form by leading off with that track. From there on, the listener is treated to five exclusive tracks. We are treated to alternate versions and mixes of two album tracks from WFTTTBR, including the title cut and Hopeless and Unsung. A never-before-released live version of Never in Years from a WERS 88.9 radio session in Boston is also included. Sandwiched in the middle of the disc are two solid non-album tracks. Unearthed/Digging in the Dirt is taken from DJ Potters creepy child-zombie short film Of All That Is Unearthed. The track Half Century appears here in hard-copy format for the first time. The track was originally recorded for the most recent Adult Swim download compilation entitled Warm and Scratchy, and saw the band sitting comfortably alongside an impressive array of indie notables such as The Rapture, TV On The Radio, The Raveonettes, Fennesz, Broken Social Scene, The Liars, Asobi Seksu, Amusement Parks on Fire, Les Savy Fav and more. In addition to the six audio tracks, the CD has enhanced content featuring three videos! The alternate version of Hopeless and Unsung gets paired with an artistically shot video. I'm Not The Only One has been a fan-favorite over the past year, having been downloaded off the band's website and YouTube more than 5,000 times. The video is beautifully and professionally shot, and appears here on an official format for the first time. The disc is wrapped up with a funny, behind-the-scenes, home-shot video by the band about the recording of the penultimate album track Get On, Me.
Clairecords-067
CD5
$8.25

Buddyrevelles
Don't Quit
PS, US After almost ten years since their formation and seven years since their last full-length release, The Buddyrevelles have emerged from the shadows with a carefully-crafted album full of driving rhythms, subversive melodies, and thoughtful songs about life, death, love and the pursuit of middle-aged happiness. Don't Quit represents the refinement and subsequent augmentation of a band that has been under the radar for a bit too long. PITCHFORK: "The band sounds like a cross between Chicago post-rock, the best Galaxie 500 material, and the hope of a better future... these guys'll rock your house with just over an hour's worth of the sweetest, most hummable pop this side of perfection." Score: 9.1!
Solitaire
CD
$15.75

Burning Witch
Crippled Lucifer
PS, US Feat. ex-cult doom/death band THORR'S HAMMER members: STEPHEN O'MALLEY, GREG ANDERSON & JAIME SYKES. In '96, the band (w/ out Anderson) recorded songs w/ Steve Albini, which would become the Towers... EP. "Rift.Canyon. Dreams" EP, which would prove to be the final recordings by the band, as they broke up soon after the disc was completed. This album contains both recordings, available for the 1st time ever on CD.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

By The End Of Tonight/Tera Melos
Complex Full of Phantoms
PS, US Coming off the heels of the scarcely limited 3" CD series - and a full two years after the release of their debut album - BY THE END OF TONIGHT has finally dropped the anvil of badass on us with six new jams. In the two years since the release of their brilliant "A Tribute To Tigers", BTEOT have toured almost non-stop, playing every rock club, living room (or even barn) that would have them. Their relentlessness has paid off, as their half of this split album with good friends and like-minded power jammers TERA MELOS is far and away their most accomplished work to date. Not to be outdone, Sacramento's Tera Melos have also been on the road more than they've been home this year, touring with the likes of Fall of Troy and Horse the Band. Their frantic, absurdly complex songs are the perfect compliment to By the End of Tonight's darker, more sinister instrumental metal. Though both bands play a hyper-catchy, addictive form of spastic punk, Tera Melos brings to mind a hybrid of fellow Sacramento speed freaks Hella and Cap'n Jazz, while BTEOT draws an unfathomable arc between Blink 182 and The Jesus Lizard. The combination makes this by far the strongest release to date from either band.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-128
CD
$9.00

Canola Tenderfoot
Winning Is For Losers
PS, UK After many years recording and gigging around the UK with other Bristol bands Viki and Owen Shirley got married, retreated to their Bristol home studio and in 2004 began work on a very special and personal project. They called it Canola (the Celtic Goddess of music) Tenderfoot (a novice). And now, three years down the line, Canola Tenderfoot's first album is complete and ready for release on Malicious Damage. With no agenda other than to make the best music they could, Canola Tenderfoot utilised electronics, ambience and real life instruments to create highly addictive beats, deep melodic grooves and tunes that haunt, heal and uplift. Viki's delicious vocals soar above this musical soundscape with delicately crafted lyrics about love, loss, hope & frustration, tales of joy, of friendships and of getting wasted. Apart from their own music, Canola Tenderfoot have worked with Jon Kennedy, Sweet Laredo and The Porcupine, while Viki has lent her charismatic vocals to artists ranging from Bristol's Beard of Meats to the legends that are Sly & Robbie.
MaliciousDamage-627
CD
$17.75

Case, Neko
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Bonus Disc)
PS, US To celebrate the Anti release of two of Case's early masterworks - 2000's "Furnace Room Lullaby" and 2003's "Blacklisted", Anti is re-releasing "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" with a bonus disc that includes tracks from those albums, and a previously unreleased demo of "Behind The House".
Anti
DCD
$15.50

Case, Neko
Blacklisted [Bonus Track] (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Anti
CD
$14.00

Certain Breeds
S-T
PS, CANADA This is the debut CD by Vancouver's Certain Breeds. Recorded in July, 2007 by Colin Stewart at The Hive Recording Studio. A Perfectly strange mix of Gothic, Psychedelic and Punk the albums uneasy urgency may leave some people wondering what they've just witnessed. Jennifer Riego's haunting vocals accompanied by Leanne Chapman's sombre cello playing create a creepy vibe. Howling dogs and twisted synths add to the offbeat darkness. A great addition to Global Symphonic's already twisted roster.
GlobalSymphonic-024
CD
$14.25

Citay
Little Kingdom
PS, US Welcome to CITAY'S "Little Kingdom." It's an otherworldly place, full of psychedelic swirl, soaring harmonies and grandiose jams. "Little Kingdom" is the second album from San Francisco's Citay. It's an epic journey, and an album that sounds out of place in 2007 - a classic in the purest sense. Like Citay's 2006 self-titled debut, the '70s rock sensibility is intact; Thin Lizzy, acoustic Led Zeppelin, Big Star and the Byrds all remain touchstones. But "Little Kingdom" moves further into ambitious composition, referencing Popul Vuh, Animals-era Pink Floyd, the Fripp-Eno collaborations, and early Mike Oldfield. The twin leads are still huge, the ballads still sweet, but Citay is reaching for more on "Little Kingdom." "Little Kingdom" is lush and beautiful; a grand, epic work that harkens back to day when studio excess was encouraged and a premium was placed on composition. To borrow a line from Arthur's review of Citay's debut, "this is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season."
DeadOceans-008
CD
$11.50

Citay
Little Kingdom
PS, US Vinyl edition of the Secretly Canadian released Little Kingdom lp. Limited edition of 500. "Citay really nail that rich acoustic-electric rolling tabla honeyn harmoney sound that all those heavy bands - Sabbath and Zeppelin, especially-used to do, back when all the best musicians were inspired by what the Incredible String Band were doing, and were still able (or willing) to express a feminine side to go with their preening barbarian or depressive wail aspects...This is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season...Monumental." ---ARTHUR MAGAZINE
Important-139
LP
$15.00

Clipd Beaks
Hoarse Lords
PS, US Influenced by hobo culture, the drugged-up hyphy sounds currently dominating Bay Area airwaves & underground "Neu San Francisco" warehouse parties where techno bangers fade into tribal noise jams, everything on Hoarse Lords is turned up to 11. Harsh & distorted, its a fitting new sound for a band that references "clipping" in their name, and feels every bit as sick & violent as a severed, bleeding beak.
LovePumpUnited-015
CD
$14.75

Connors, Loren
As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002
PS,US "As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002" is a 2xCD set of Loren Connors' most melodically rich and stunning miniature compositions. Inspired by O'Carolan's airs and other Irish airs of the past these works, recorded from 1992-2002, are melded with Connors' distinctly personal adaptation of the blues. He considers these 43 pieces his complete airs. The collection is culled from 10 albums (eight of which are out of print) and one single, including his groundbreaking "Hell's Kitchen Park" (BLACK LABEL, 1993), "Moonyean" (ROAD CONE, 1994), as well as obscure titles like "St. Vincent's Newsboy Home" (ITEM RECORDINGS, 1998) and "Lullaby" (CARBON, 2001) plus four unreleased airs. Nearly the entire critically heralded "Airs" (Road Cone 1999) is remastered and included as well. A timeless collection of the most gorgeous and accessible work from one of America's most iconoclast artists. Also includes pieces from "Five Points" EP (TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS, 1994), "9th Avenue" (BLACK LABEL,1995), "Calloden Harvest" (ROAD CONE, 1997), "Evangeline" (ROAD CONE, 1998), "Standing Upright on a Curve" (SUB ROSA, 1998), and "Sails" (TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS, 2006). Remastered by JIM O'ROURKE.
FamilyVineyard-054
DCD
$14.25

Coppola, Imani
Black & White Album
PS, US Brash, biracial beauty from Bed Stuy w/the voice of an angry angel & a truck stop vocabulary more concerned w/creating music that feels like having a line of coke blown up your ass. Eigth album is a marked departure where melancholic soundscapes hve given way to a more anarchic, visceral noise that settles explodes genres.
Ipecac-094
CD
$16.25

Cops, The
Free Electricity
PS, US AVERSION.COM REVIEW: "With a shuffled and expanded lineup, the Seattle act returns with Free Electricity a rock-minded record that owes every bit of its existence to punk's founding fathers without getting stuck in the genre. Where the band's debut, last year's Get Good or Stay Bad (Mt. Fiji) channeled the better parts of The Clash and Radio Birdman through a filter of fiery modern punk, Free Electricity pulls the band into worlds of straight-up rock'n'roll as it uses its punk foundations to rattle some danger and desperation into the formula."
ControlGroup
CD
$15.00

Cursive
Bad Sects
PS, US They've launched a remix site which allowed users to register &download separated tracks for the album track "Bad Sects. "Remixers submitted their rearranged visions & versions to Saddle Creek for the contest. They listened to all the remixes, posted some of their favorites on the site & chose the winning remix to be used as a B-sidehere. The five runner-up remixes are available for listening at www.badsects.com
SaddleCreek-115
12
$7.25

Davis, Betty
S-T
PS, US Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos, formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and electronic worlds), nearly all of In Light was recorded live. Very few loops were used -in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to bring back some of the rough (re:natural) edges that have been lost in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous album of warm, pulsing music. Like dreams or rich, saturated moments that make one lose sense of time, they are grainy snapshots, like old films of one's own experiences, elevated moments. Call it Pop Minimalism. Call it Cosmic Pop. Call it Cosmic Minimalism. Call it what you will.
SmalltownSupersound-133
CD
$14.50

Digital Dance
Treatment
PS, UK 16 tracks. The definitive anthology by cult Belgian post-punk band Digital Dance, a group often name-checked but seldom heard. One of the first and best new wave bands in Belgium, Digital Dance formed in Brussels in July 1978 by singer/guitarist Jerry WX and guitarist Stephan Barbery. The group, which also included keyboard player Jean-Marc Lederman, released their first single on Disques Vogue in late 1979. Digital dance recorded four singles - Radio-Activity, Faulty, Treatment and Three Meanings - as well as a self-titled cassette album, and another single under the name Jung. Although John Peel championed Faulty in the UK, and the band played several high profile live shows (including a residency at the Gibus Club in Paris and a support slot with Joy Division at Plan K in January 1980), Digital Dance failed to break through and split early in 1982. Various members subsequently played in groups as diverse as Fad Gadget, Marine, The Revenge, Kid Montana, Snowy Red, The Weathermen, The Names and Ink. Sadly singer Jerry died in 2000. As well as new artwork, the 70 minute CD also includes detailed sleeve notes and an assortment of period images and graphics.
LTM-2498
CD
$17.00

Dillinger Escape Plan
Ire Works
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse
LP
$18.00

Dillinger Escape Plan
Ire Works
PS, US From the instantly memorable tunes w/ signature examples of their innovative, high energy rock, through the scintillating popo immediacy, they once again simultaneously amaze & remind why their musical exploits are the stuff of legend.
Relapse
CD
$14.75

Drift, The
Ceiling Sky
PS, US When "Noumena" was released, critics and audiences were polarized. It would seem that "Streets" and "Nozomi" - less than twenty minutes of music combined - had provided enough for THE DRIFT to already have expectations to live up to, whether they liked it or not. At times glacially paced, "Noumena" ventured into the darker, lonelier regions of jazz, dub, and ambient rock, where "In A Silent Way" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" coexist in sinister harmony. The trumpet freak-outs and Beefheart-inspired guitar stabs were fondly missed, while the increased attention paid to atmosphere was applauded. What critics and most fans didn't get to hear were the two extra tracks included only on the 2xLP vinyl edition of "Noumena" (including, ironically, the title track from the album). These two tracks sprawled to lengths and depths only alluded on their debut 12". "Ceiling Sky" collects these previously rare, vinyl-only tracks onto CD for the first time. In addition, the limited edition (rmxs) 12" released earlier this year - featuring remixes by FOUR TET and SYBARITE - is included to complete the collection. In total this is an hour's worth of enchanting, haunting music that only a handful of people have had the pleasure to hear until now. That should be just enough to get us through the wait for the next proper full-length from The Drift, due in spring 2008.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-122
CD
$11.50

Dust Galaxy
S-T
PS, US PREFIX MAG: "Dust Galaxy is the solo project of Rob Garza, half of the long-running electro duo Thievery Corporation. As with most Thievery Corporation albums, the debut from Dust Galaxy prominently features a slew of stellar guest musicians. Members of Cornershop, Ted Leo's Pharmacists, Primal Scream, Brazilian Girls, and GoGoGo Airheart make their presences known here. The album was produced by Brendan Lynch, who has also done work behind the boards for Paul Weller and others. Garza was moved to make much of the music on the record after a trip he made to Sudan on behalf of the UN World Food Program."
EighteenthSt.
CD
$15.25

Efterklang
Parades
PS, SPAIN VINYL VERSION!!!
Leaf
DLP
$20.25

Efterklang
Parades
PS, SPAIN New album! STYLUS MAGAZINE: "Parades has the complex time-signatures and shifting movements of Slint; it has the genuine dynamic force of moving from really quiet to really loud, like Mogwai; it has the building melodrama of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It just doesn't have the guitars. Instead, listen to the voices in your headphones. Efterklang use the hushed lead vocals of Thomas Sjöberg or Linda Drejer Bonde, sometimes together, as well as all-male and all-female choruses, and the grand orchestration of Sigur Ros."
Leaf
CD
$15.00

Einsturzende Neubauten
Alles Wieder Offen
PS, US New, "listener-supported" 2007 album from Teutonic inconoclasts.
Potomak
CD
$17.75

Eskiboy
The Best of Tunnel Vision
PS, UK Eskiboy aka Wiley aka Richard Cowie is one of the original founders of what is now known as "grime" music. Originating in the massive Pay As U Go Cartel, Wiley went on to start up his own crew with the Roll Deep entourage. His debut album Treddin On Thin Ice, released through XL, brought his unique "Eski beat" sound to the world and has cemented him as one of the most innovative producers ever in British electronic music. The Best of Tunnel Vision is compiled by the grime scene's number one DJ, Logan Sama and encapsulates all the best from the stream of updates from Eski's Tunnel Vision series of mixtape CD styles - made swiftly and fired out frequently beneath the radar. This is Wiley rising to clashes - a notepad for his freshest beats - freestyles and war dubs alike. Simply check the vital Eskiboy version "I'm a Sinner" to Various Production's urban classic "Hater." As craftsman, mentor, motivator - it's impossible to underestimate Wiley's influence - his chill vision mapped out with acid blips, machined rhythms - a brilliant alien terrain for an entire generation of new vocal and MC talent to shine over. Matching significant production innovation with a rapacious appetite for delivery 'pon microphone - yet managing to describe an unparalleled range of emotion - from haunting self-doubt to aggrandizing battle talk, all modern life is here.
Tunnel-001
DCD
$19.50

Excepter
Burgers
PS, US 2 long dance tracks in a synthetic protest style, mapping the flipside of the sublimated global war machine inherent in the industrial food exploitation in the twin hubs of New York music subculture. 45 RPM for maximum phase forgiveness.
PawTracks
12
$12.25

Exploding Hearts
Shattered
PS, US LIMITED EDITION VINYL!!!
Dirtnap-032
LP
$11.75

Final Fantasy
Alphabet Series X
PS, US FINAL FANTASY'S OWEN PALLETT returns triumphant after the universally acclaimed "He Poos Clouds" with a pair of tracks newly recorded in Montreal with BEIRUT'S ZACH CONDON. Both songs pre-date the Polaris- winning full-length but have come to be known as staples of Mr. Pallet's live performances. "Hey Dad" begins in an unassuming dream- state only to build to a gorgeous drum-roll and tambourine march. "What Do You Think Will Happen Next?" seeks a life sans cigarettes with a tight rock drum, nearly synth-sounding violins, and the help of Mr. Condon's signature horns. Final Fantasy is scheduled to release his next full-length, "Heartland," in the fall of 2008.
Tomlab-107
45
$5.50

Found
#5
PS, US Much anticipated fourth issue of FOUND, the magazine dedicated to those items you find on the street, the bus, in the subway, that catch your attention and reveal a mysterious glipse into a life you know very little about. Come Into Our World. Enter the minds and hearts of stranger. This issue also includes a feature on KIMYA DAWSON & author Mark Bowden (Finders Keepers)
ZINE
$4.50

Frantic, The
Audio and Murder
PS, US Like hometown pop-punk heroes ALKALINE TRIO, THE FRANTIC'S music has found that fragile balance between pop and punk that can simultaneously cause a nose bloodying circle pit and mass sing-a-longs. Like the hair metal bands of the 80's, of which The Frantic sound nothing like, these guys are set on enjoying life as a rock 'n' roll band. They're not here to make a fashion statement and their main goal is to play for as many people as possible. After playing the same venues in their same small town for 4 years, they're bursting to get on the road and take on the world. Well, here they come.
EmpyreanRecords-030
CD
$11.50

Froese, Jerome
Shiver Me Timbers
PS, UK Jerome Froese has been an integral member of Tangerine Dream for 15 years. Like on "Neptunes" everything you hear is mainly based on guitars but in some places it sounds quite different to its predecessor. You'll find spherical guitar walls and arpeggios as well as distorted and disturbing moments. "Shiver Me Timbers" opens another chapter that is definitely linked to Jerome's handwriting.
Moonpop-703
CD
$15.75

Froese, Jerome
Radio Pluto EP
PS, UK An official preview release for Jerome's full length album "Neptunes". The EP with two album cuts and one unreleased track was released in May 2005. Tracklist: 01. Radio Pluto 02. Friendship 7 03. Microchannel Surfing (Bonus Track).
Moonpop-701
CD5
$5.00

Functional Blackouts
Severed Toungue Speaks For Everyone
PS, US Their most DEMENTED record yet! From the descent into a teen Crowley/Lovecraftian demon's brain omelet to scabies infected, serrated guitars, crazed vocal effects & kicking rhythm section, this stuns on par with the best as it soars into surreal states beyond O'Hare Airport (via Burning Airlines) & towards something beyond mere words that exists as both repulsive & fascinating.
CriminalIQ
CD
$11.50

Gideon, Alexis
Flight of the Liophant
PS, US One man gospel-circus schizo-rap New York hillbilly crazy music!! A strange kind of genious who uses loop beats & warped guitars to crate a carnival of schizophrenic sounds morphing from dreamy folk to dancehall fodder. For fans of Dan Deacon, Beck, John Maus, Barr.
Sickroom-047
CD
$12.50

Goldmund
Two Point Discrimination
PS, US "Two Point Discrimination" marks GOLDMUND (aka KEITH KENNIFF)'s 3rd release after his highly praised debut "Corduroy Road" and followup 7" "The Heart of High Places" for TYPE RECORDS. Part of WESTERN VINYL'S "Portrait Series", this collection features 11 short pieces for solo piano focusing on the sensation of touch and its relationship to sound. In the spirit of composers such as Howard Skempton and Morton Feldman, composition and sound culminate together as space is something that is dealt with directly. And interpretation along with improvisation are both tools that blur the lines between composer, performer and listener.
WesternVinyl-048
CD
$9.00

Grizzly Bear
Friend EP
PS, US Vinyl version.
Warp
12
$9.75

Grizzly Bear
Friend EP
PS, US Long-form EP that features covers of GB songs by Band of Horses, Beruit, Atlas Sound (Deerhunter guy), CSS, Dirty Projectors; GB gets in on the fun and cover "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)". PITCHFORK: "The tracklist suggests it's just a collection of odds and ends, but that's a trick: Actually a well-disguised 31-minute mini-LP of newly recorded (and largely newly written) material, Friend marks Grizzly Bear's greatest leap forward yet, transforming them from purveyors of delicate fairytale psych to steamrolling rock juggernauts."
Warp
CD5
$9.00

Hepburns, The
Something Worth Stealing
PS, US CD digipak with 24 page booklet in English & Japanese. Pearly guitar pop in the finest UK tradition, albeit skewed sideways by cinematic caprices and elliptical narrative. Probably the Hepburns' lightest album, "Something Worth Stealing" was written as a romantic fling with no skeletons in the closet...well, unusually few skeletons by Hepburns standards, discounting the up-tempo duet with the dead guy who comes back to woo a former lover, the ghostly coal mine choir in the jazzy shadows on the ditty about the strongman's cape, and, perhaps, the ode to Scooby-Doo's Velma. This album is more a celebration of joyrides, spring storms, dinosaur incisors, winter fashions, boho wannabes, humdrum and conundrum, the occasional poisoned dart, and the use of the word "penultimate." SWS showcases the blossoming of the Hepburns' association with White & White (brass and flute, respectively) which started halfway through the sessions for the last album. In addition to the Hepburns' trademark organ and vibraphone riff-laden, jazz- and ska-tinged jangle, topped with words that could have only been penned by Matt "all Welshmen are Liars" Jones, the new album features the song everyone has been waiting to hear since the last album: "The Last Thing I Saw Before I Said Goodbye." Digipak plus 24 page illustrated booklet with lyrics and commentaries by Jones in English (with Japanese translations by the esteemed Jun Kurihara). File under fiction. For fans of: el Records, The Lucksmiths, The Monochrome Set, The Smiths, The Specials, Momus and Jake Thackray. The Hepburns tour the US in November 2007 and Scandinavia in December 2007.
RadioKhartoum-107
CD
$13.00

Heroes of Switzerland
Wish It Away
PS, US The fourth in a series of 7"singles released by London record label. Veering between the layered sounds of prime-era shoegazing w/ a harder, more muscular dynamic, Heroes of Switzerland mix genres to create their own sound w/ soul, sensitivity & sheer intensity.
ClubAC30-004
45
$7.50

Hiorthoy, Kim
My Last Day
PS, NORWAY Second full-length album since his critically acclaimed debut Hei in 2000. Compared to Hei, My Last Day is less fragmented & more song based. It is also more melodic & complete, all with Kim's characteristic sound. He often has an organic & folk-like tone to his music which XLR8R magazine recognized when they placed him in the forefront of the new electronic folk music movement.
SmalltownSupersound-087
CD
$15.00

His Name Is Alive
Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown
PS, US Originally conceived as a free concert at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in 2004, recording for Sweet Earth Flower began shortly after that successful evening. HNIA has chosen to honor the music of Marion Brown-saxophonist, composer, and one of the great innovators of New Music. Although Brown appeared on John Coltrane's Ascension; performed alongside Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp; and recorded albums for IMPULSE!, ECM, Black Lion, and ESP-Disk, he remains a largely unsung hero of avant- garde jazz.
HighTwo-014
CD
$16.00

Hisato Higuchi
Butterfly Horse Street
PS, US Tokyo-based guitarist/singer HISATO HIGUCHI has shaped an inimitable sound sphere of solitary electric notes that drape across his unearthly moan during the course of two full-lengths and an EP. Channeling loneliness and desires as elegant six-string tone poems, Higuchi has reached the heights of fellow travelers from Meredith Monk to Charalambides. Though Butterfly Horse Street adds an unexpected snarl as Higuchi erupts into free/noise, wall of sound guitar style that echoes the most ecstatic string manipulation of Masayuki Takayanagi or Donald Miller (Borbetomagus). Ferocious and howling, Higuchi still paints desolation whether bleeding into the red or as hushed beauty.
FamilyVineyard-53
CD
$11.50

Hologram
Hologram
PS, US Hologram makes its North American debut via the n5MD imprint with their album "hologram +." "hologram +" melds together detailed post-rock instrumentation, subtle electronic textures, and thoughtful, yet meaningful, female vocals. While their carefully crafted songs may seem a bit out of place on a label founded on emotional electronics, upon further listens one finds that they are right at home amongst such kindred spirits as labelmates lights out asia and bitcrush. Hologram's direction reflects an original take on familiar genre themes, but pushes way beyond specific genre trappings by tossing aside the clichés and commonality to focus on the raw emotion involved in creating music. Hologram is exclusively licensed outside of Japan via Zankyo Records.
n5MD-153
CD
$12.00

Hussy's, The
We Expected
PS, JAPAN Glaswegian sextet The Hussy's boasts catchy, punchy songwriting with tinges of Madness, Cardigans, and Kirsty McColl. Fronted by 21-year-old ex-folk vocalist Fili and former Supernatural, James McColl, they released their debut EP "Tiger" in September 2005, and a second EP in March 2006, both on their own Fat Cheerleader records. Their May 2007 single "We Expected" reached number 22 on the UK indie charts. "Each song the Hussy's play is pop par excellence, dipping into whichever musical genre they feel like and wrapping it into a bona fide contemporary pop song a la Scissor Sisters." - Alex McCann, Designer Magazine. This "We Expected" mini album is a perfect introduction to their burgeoning cargo of hits. The Hussy's recently licensed an unreleased new song "Rock Concert" to American shoe company, Payless
QuinceRecords-053
CD
$11.50

Ifwhen
We Will Gently Destroy You
PS, US Formed by Merc a founding member of the post-shoegaze band All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors - Ifwhen has been spreading their somewhat noisy, especially melodic and oddly structured music throughout NYC and beyond. ANL+LF had worldwide acclamation with 3 LPs released in the US, Europe and Japan. Their sound was considered unique to their peers due its complexity both sonically and compositionally. That band disbanded in the early 2000s and Merc rose from the ashes to form Ifwhen, taking the complexity and sonic attitude to the next level. With a live show including a real time visual artist creating live projections and an immense arsenal of sound, Ifwhen are not meant to be merely listened to ~ they need to be experienced. We Will Gently Destroy You was mixed by Däleks Oktopus at Deadverse Studios in early 2007. The album marks the first US release from Ifwhen. Sounding like very carefully orchestrated chaos, dense walls of sound create multiple rhythms. Melody lines intertwine while the bass and drums often find pleasantly awkward, unexpected grooves ~ and those grooves take the foreground when time signatures and key signatures seem to change at any given moment and usually without warning. At times, it almost sounds as if all the band members are playing separate songs. It can be somewhat disorienting. Although it can mess with your head a little if you let it, it's not all about discord. Gentle vocals and melodic hooks float about the songs, managing to consistently keep them slightly pretty around the edges. Amidst the commotion, somehow it all makes just enough sense - convincing you to find that normalcy is just another part of their equation. Influences and elements are certainly present, though difficult to put an exact finger on. Not quite as twisted as Syd Barrett, not as monstrous as Glenn Branca, not as abrasive as the Velvet Underground and not as technical as King Crimson but its certainly all in there. Clairecords vinyl-only sister label Claires Echo will be releasing a split 12 of Ifwhen and Dälek in early 2008.
Clairecords-072
CD
$12.25

Jay, Jeremy
Airwalker
PS, US What's in the air when you're walking on air?...Where can we go when the lites are low? He shows you a place that is Mysterious, Beautiful & lush. In this 6 song ep the story of the Airwalker is told. The music sounds like Twin Peaks meets Julie Cruise meets Soul-R&b = Mystery Dance music.
Krecords
CD5
$5.00

Jeremy Jay
Airwalker
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Krecords-115
45
$4.75

Jesu
Lifeline
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HydraHead
12
$17.50

Kiln
Sunbox
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Ghostly
12
$7.25

Lesser Birds of Paradise
Space Between
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Contraphonic-064
LP
$12.75

Lift Boys
Anarchy Village, Anarchy Way
PS, US Limited edition vinyl. YAMATAKA EYE from the BOREDOMS! Lift Boys has its roots in dance music & disco but it has the characteristic whirling noise & tribal elements of the Boredoms. It's groovy & left-field dance music that non other than Eye could produce. Comes in white disco sleeve with labels designed by Eye. Limited to 1000, no repress!
SmalltownSupersound-14012
12
$9.25

Linus Pauling Quartet
All Things Are Light
PS, US Purple vinyl with bonus CDR of the LP.LIMITED to 500 copies! The five to seven piece "quartet" is known for putting its three guitars to the floorboard & taking listeners straight off the cliff simply because "anything worth doing is worth overdoing!" Here the band is at its most Herzogian & bombastic, pulling no punches & taking no prisoners. Etched within the grooves, listeners will find epic, guitar-drenched songs about aliens, hallucinogenic psych numbers that turn on you & crush you when you least expect it, drunken brawling garage rock, heavy & dense guitar stomps,a country ode to 40 oz.malt liquor, a punk tribute to cuisine best not discussed in mixed company, and a sprawling sword metal epic; this concluding piece being inspiration for some brilliant insert art from Mike Gunn alumnus John Cramer.
CameraObscura-080
LP
$13.25

Mannequin Men
Fresh Rot
PS, US Chicago yahoos debut full-length, think Stones and Stooges... PITCHFORK REVIEW: "Chicago's Mannequin Men swear by rock music's most basic essentials; take two guitars, a bass, and drums, mix with intractable sexual energy/angst, and let sit for 18-24 years. The four-piece's sophomore album, Fresh Rot, offers nothing more and nothing less than this rock fundamentalist recipe. With their unpolished assault on hard-to-get girls, crusty establishments, and the 9-to-5 lifestyle, many have slapped the "proto-punk" tag on the band, a label accurate only in the sense that these guys don't care to advance the rock genre, they just want to harness the carnal passion that made cavemen start banging things together in the first place."
Flameshovel
CD
$11.75

Mas, Freddie
Pillar
PS, US Freddie Mas- citing dreams, coincidence and house parties as legal influences, Freddie Mas is determined to forge a new level of expression in popular music. Describing his music as 'motion motivated' Freddie has brought his uniquely physical dynamic to the New York art rock scene. Outside of New York, his work remains understood, having released records on Codec, OUTPUT, Tigersushi and Soundlab across the last decade.
Run-Roc-1009
45
$6.25

Milky Globe & Friends
Magic Waves
PS, US The latest alias of Jon Tye, Lo Recordings musical director & man of many masks. This continues the quest for collaboration & sonic exploration on a cosmic voyage into deep electronic space. Guests on board incl. JAMES HOLDEN, ISAN, LUKE VIBERT, Secondo, Nathan Fake, Walltapper, Andrea's Kit, Aeroplane, EU, Dusty Cabinets, & DNCN, w/ sounds ranging from minimal electronica to nu disco, ambient & experimental.
Label-067
CD
$15.00

Mojo
#169 (December 2007) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Monster Magnet
4-Way Diablo
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The longtime mustachioed leader of Monster Magnet, Dave Wyndorf, is pretty darn lucky to be alive, as he nearly succumbed to a drug overdose in early 2006. But he's made a full recovery, and has returned to the driver's seat for the group's seventh full-length overall, 2007's 4-Way Diablo. While known primarily as a molar-rattling biker metal band to many, ol' Wyndorf has never covered up his admiration of garage rock and psychedelia -- but kicking off a Monster Magnet album with a track that oozes lava lamps and paisley (the title track) is a bit unsuspected. But have no fear, the trademark Monster Magnet roar soon reappears, as evidenced by such good old-fashioned ass kickers as "Wall of Fire" and "You're Alive." However, the group refuses to get one-dimensional, as evidenced by a trippy cover of the Rolling Stones obscurity "2000 Lightyears from Home," as well as tracks that would sound dandy to those who like to live in an "altered state" -- especially "Freeze and Pixelate." Much to the delight of concerned longtime fans, 4-Way Diablo signals a strong return to form for a band that came very close to being cut short." (Greg Prato)
SteamhammerUS
CD
$17.75

Near The Parenthesis
Of Soft Construction
PS, US San Francisco based musician Tim Arndt brings his Near the Parenthesis project to n5MD with the release of his second album "Of Soft Construction." This sophomore effort finds Arndt luring his potent song writing capabilities to the forefront yielding something truly exceptional. Spiraling piano sonnets are juxtaposed against sweeping cascades of grainy synthwashes and agile, yet carefully executed, beat-work. Add in an occasional mid radio station listen-in on a seemingly unfinished conversation and you have an idea of "Of Soft Construction's" perfected audible DNA. Near the Parenthesis has proven that he is yet another artist to capture the n5MD ethos in its truest most honest form.
n5MD-152
CD
$12.00

Numbers
Now You Are This
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
DLP
$16.25

Oh Astro
Champions of Wonder
PS, US Club music, children's songs, and fragmented samples of pop/rock all intersect on this married duo's first full-length album. Jane Dowe has previously released on Mille Plateaux in collaboration with Terre Thaemlitz. She has also exhibited as a sound artist &appeared on countless compilations, including the infamous Deconstructing Beck.Hank Hofler has performed electronic music internationally alongside artists such as Otomo Yoshihide, Oval, Merzbow, Alva Noto, Ikue Mori, Philip Jeck, Sawako & others.
IllegalArt
CD
$14.25

Om
Pilgrimage
PS, US Vinyl version in gatefold, heavy-weight wax.
SouthernLord
LP
$14.00

Outrageous Cherry
S-T
PS, CANADA We are happy to present to you the official re-mastered and extended re-issue of Outrageous Cherry's 1994 debut album. It was in 1996 that we discovered their second album Stereo Action Rent Party, an amazing collection of covers that achieved the unlikely in actually not denigrating, but in fact making their own, an eclectic set of material by Scott Walker, Brian Eno, 10CC, The Incredible String Band, Television, the Smiths, and beyond. Not many bands can do respectable and unique versions of such venerable material, yet Outrageous Cherry pulled it off. We've been fans ever since, and have loved every single one of their original albums that followed...EXCEPT the first album from 1994. Yes, it is a great album-We just couldn't find copies anywhere. Indeed, the first album proved so impossible to find, we had to re-issue it just to get copies for ourselves. Therein lays our admittedly selfish motivation. Thankfully, we made enough for you too. Discover where things started for arguably the finest band to come out of Detroit since the SRC and the Bob Seger System. What is this Outrageous Cherry circa 1994? Well, you have primal VU style drumming, noisy guitars, catchy hook after catchy hook, a certain individual psychedelic sheen, and great songs, songs, songs. Matthew Smith and co started here, and we invite you to see what we're all worked up about.
Scratch-051
CD
$13.50

Parsons, Gram & The Flying Burrito Brothers
Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1
PS, US (Digipack Packaging) Two-CD, high-fidelity live set 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969' on Amoeba Records. Material from 1969 found in Grateful Dead vaults - The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored - rarities including 10 songs never recorded by Parsons and never before available. Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available. Rarities on 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969' include Gram's unique choice of mainly country standards, which are not on any other official Gram Parsons recording: Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town/She Once Lived Here/Mental Revenge/We've Got To Get Ourselves Together/Lucille/You Win Again/Long Black Limousine/Sweet Dream Baby/When Will I Be Loved

Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1
Track Listing:
4/4 Disc 1
1. Close Up the Honky Tonks
2. Dark End of the Street
3. Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town
4. She Once Lived Here
5. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
6. Lucille
7. Hot Burrito #1
8. Hot Burrito #2
9. Long Black Limousine
10. Mental Revenge
11. Sin City
12. Thousand Dollar Wedding
13. When Will I Be Loved

Bonus Disk:
4/6 Disc 2
1. Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town
2. She Once Lived Here
3. Sweet Mental Revenge
4. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together
5. Lucille
6. Sin City
7. You Win Again
8. Hot Burrito #1
9. Hot Burrito #2
10. You're Still On My Mind
11. Train Song
12. Long Black Limousine
13. Sweet Dream Baby
14. Do Right Woman
AmoebaRecords-002
CD
$17.00

Pedro
You, Me & Everyone
PS, US Fresh off the triumph of MUSH'S 2006 re-release of his self-titled debut (where he took the 2003 Melodic version back to the studio for a sonic overhaul), London's mighty PEDRO returns with "You, Me & Everyone." While comparisons to artists like Four Tet and Minotaur Shock have been natural on his past releases, Pedro approaches this latest set of compositions in a way that continues to establish his unique take on folk and jazz based electronica. Free-jazz horn blasts ring out with new vigor, drums hit a bit harder, and Pedro continues to forge new elements into his song craft, even raising the ghosts of Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio on a track or two. "You, Me & Everyone" will surely be the album that secures Pedro a position among the game's elite.
Mush-255
CD
$9.00

Pine Hill Haints
Ghost Dance
PS, US Growing up in the lower Appalachians, THE PINE HILL HAINTS learned its sound from old men and women playing on porches and in living rooms, under ancient oak trees and paper mill forests. The 19 tracks on this album are a massive flow of music. Some songs were written on the day of the recording, and others 400 years ago. "When You Fall" and "Say Something Say Anything" explore the feeling of holding an empty hand out to someone you love. "Phantom Rules" and "Raggle-Taggle Gypsy" channel Africa, the Cherokee Nation, Ireland, and the modern times.
Krecords-186
CD
$11.50

Pine HIll Haints
Ghost Dance
PS, US Growing up in the lower Appalachians, THE PINE HILL HAINTS learned its sound from old men and women playing on porches and in living rooms, under ancient oak trees and paper mill forests. The 19 tracks on this album are a massive flow of music. Some songs were written on the day of the recording, and others 400 years ago. "When You Fall" and "Say Something Say Anything" explore the feeling of holding an empty hand out to someone you love. "Phantom Rules" and "Raggle-Taggle Gypsy" channel Africa, the Cherokee Nation, Ireland, and the modern times.
Krecords-186
LP
$10.25

Realistic
Perpetual Memory Loss
PS, US Realistics third album features sixteen tracks of intricate sample-based compositions: a beautifully sophisticated celebration of found sound, recorded media, technology, and electronic composition. Slices of field recordings mesh with surreal electronic melodies to create enjoyably odd multi-layered musical fun.
IllegalArt-114
CD
$14.50

Record Collector
#343 (December 2007)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Scorn
Stealth
PS, US 15 years since his début and 4 since his last studio album: Mick Harris breaks the silence and delivers with "Stealth" one of his most massive works so far. Staying faithful to his trademark sound, this corner-stone of a musician, constantly redefining the boundaries of electronic music, delivers here 8 salvoes of monumental bass, sparse dry beats and deep drones. Let it be heard: Scorn is back.
OhmResistance-6
CD
$12.25

Shit Robot
Chasm
PS, US He once again demonstrates his keen ability to create dance tracks both deceptively simple & instantly gratifying. He masterfully joins relentless, brooding, patiently building techno w/ underlying melodic rock grooves. This dance track is both innovative & immediately familiar. The flipside is a galactic krautrock adventure through whirling synths into the unknown.
DFA
12
$8.00

Shuta Hasunuma
OK Bamboo
PS, US Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape, SHUTA HASUNUMA'S piano work on his new album "OK Bamboo" has an enduring, simple elegance. Each track flits and twitters, growing and changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous details. This perfectly executed collage of digital and organic sounds immediately feels familiar and intimate, as it demands your attention. R.I.Y.L RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, FENNESZ, THE BOOKS, COLLEEN, ELUVIUM.
WesternVinyl-046
CD
$11.50

Sigur Ros
Hvarf/Heim (2PC, Digipack Packaging)
PS, US This release is comprised of two EPs. "Hvarf" translates appropriately as "disappeared", as its five tracks are new studio recordings of lost songs from various points in the band's career. "Heim" or "home" is six tracks of live acoustic versions of songs from all four Sigur Ros's studio albums recorded in Iceland during the band's summer 2006 tour and early spring 2007. Limited edition double CD digipak (first pressing only).
XLRecordings
DCD
$14.00

Slits, The
The Return of The Giant Slits
PS, UK The full 1981 album + a bonus CD that features ALL the archived dub versions and an american radio interview of the time that was subsequently used by CBS for a ultra rare promo disc. New graphic Artwork and two of the classic photos by Anton Corbijn from the NME magazine cover session. The 1981, second, and final, Slits studio album, featuring the same line up as their first album "Cut", Ari Up, Tessa Pollit and Viv Albertine. This record has often been overshadowed by the more controversial 1979 "Cut" album. It represents their natural development as artistes by focussing more on their interests in dub and "world music" sound eclecticism (featuring Steve Beresford and ex Pop Group drummer Bruce Smith ) that is well suited to their, by then, more accomplished playing style. Perhaps, in retropsect, the Jamaican half sister to The Raincoats recordings. A "lost"gem, ripe for reappraisal, of this still vastly influential and important group in both musical and sociological terms. Produced by Dennis Bovell and Dick O'Dell (Y Records) Previously only available as an expensive Japanese import and never before released in the USA. DISC 1 1/Earthbeat 2/Or What It Is 3/Face Place 4/Walkabout 5/Difficult Fun 6/Animal Space/Spacier 7/Improperly Dressed 8/Life On Earth DISC 2 1/Japanese Earthbeat 2/ German Earthbeat 3/ Dub Beat 4/Face Dub 5 /Begin Again, Rhythm 6/ Earthbeat [12in] 7 /Earthbeat 8/ WORT FM Radio Interview.
BlastFirstPetite-00
DCD
$24.00

Stateless
Bloodstream
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
K7
LP
$10.75

Sun City Girls
Jacks Creek
PS, US The Sun City Girls' Jacks Creek was originally released in 1995, now reissued here on CD for the first time since the limited edition vinyl original went out-of-print 12 years ago. As Robert Dayton reviewed the LP version: "This album was reviled by the more avant-hipster snob crowd. As time passes, its reputation surely grows to put it right up there with the finest of The Sun City Girls' diverse canon. And that is saying something! Being an act that can already alienate the unready, what caused this record to alienate their more uptight fans? Maybe it's because it was their hillbilly album. Maybe it's because the album opens during a still evening on a back porch with them talking about a mysteriously colored smell that predates an Indian burial ground and moaning 'He wore red to keep the devil away' and distant howling and warnings that get more and more spooked out, gradually turning into a disfigured, slackjaw, downhoe preying on urban fears over its thirteen-plus minutes running time. Then follows a percussive piano-based swamp chase led by a gnarled stick shaker which turns over into improperly distilled moonshine chants. Side two contains lots of little musically inventive snapshots and curios. A good time jamboree on termite wood called "Useless Stillborn." A Civil War call to arms for people way too rot gut broken down to ever pass the draft. And oh so much more to offer from this trio who go above and beyond the call of duty of what could have been (but not in their hands) a one (or thirty) joke premise. I take it that you are already musically adventurous, well, give this a try! Feels like they're shrinking (expanding) your head and preserving it in a jug.
Abduction-006
CD
$15.00

Sun City Girls
Dulce
PS, US Originally released as a limited edition LP of 1000 copies in '98, this is another mysterious soundtrack, feat. guest appearances by EYVIND KANG, THE RUINS & JESSE PAUL MILLER. The music flips back & forth from melodic & reflective themes to shards of noise & collective improvisation. Throw in some clarinet lounge music & spooked-out drama.
Abduction
CD
$15.75

TDJ Rome (Jerome Froese) / Ethereal 77 (Ulrich Schnauss)
Unpleasant Poems
PS, UK In 2004 Ground Liftaz re-released the tracks of all three vinyl 12" singles by TDJ Rome -- Serenely Confident, Freeze Framez (both 2000) and Vermond Curry (2001) -- on one CD, together with two additional tracks by Ethereal 77 (aka Ulrich Schnauss). None of the tracks by Jerome Froese or Ulrich Schnauss had been previously available on CD. Unpleasant Poems is filled with Drum n' Bass and Breakbeat tunes which were created by both artists in their spare time. Definitely worth a listen!
Moonpop-007
CD
$13.25

Trimble, Bobb
Harvest Of Dreams
PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy.
SecretlyCanadian-163
CD
$11.50

Trimble, Bobb
Iron Curtain Innocence
PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy.
SecretlyCanadian-162
LP
$11.50

Tupelo Honeys
Tupelo Honeys Salute You + 2
PS, JAPAN Stockholm-based boy/girl duo of twins Joel and Linn Edin have played music more or less all their lives, and finally released their debut "Tupelo Honeys Salute You" this summer. After their passion for making fresh and unpretentious music was re-ignited by none other than Lily Allen, Tupelo Honeys concocted a mournful but optimistic, lush but intimate album, brimming with allusions to Eggstone, Camera Obscura, Arcade Fire, and The Kissaway Trail. Sub Pop artists Loney, Dear guest on a few songs, along with other friendly cohorts who also lend their talents. The Japanese version has different artwork and two great bonus tracks.
QuinceRecords-052
CD
$13.00

Uncut
#127 (December 2007) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Various
B9 bis: Brussels Cold Wave 1979-82
PS, UK 18 tracks. B9 bis, a definitive compilation CD tracing the development of post-punk and new wave music in Belgium between 1979 and 1983. Originally released on indie label Sandwich Records in May 1981, the compilation album B9 featured ten exclusive tracks by a range of diverse Belgian new wave, electronic and underground artists, including Digital Dance, Polyphonic Size, Kid Montana, Pseudo Code and Prothese - the latter the first recording project by Daniel B of Front 242. Although Sandwich was destined to be overshadowed by better-known Brussels labels such as Les Disques du Crepuscule and Crammed Discs, founder Michel Lambot soon afterwards formed European indie empire PIAS. Now digitally remastered and available on CD for the first time, B9 now features an extra eight bonus tracks in order to provide a more comprehensive snapshot of new wave music in Belgium between 1979 and 1983. Mostly taken from rare singles, the extra tracks include songs by The Names, Marine, Front 242, Siglo XX, Allez Allez, Berntholer, Jung and Isolation Ward. As well as revised artwork, this expanded 70 minute edition of B9 also includes detailed sleevenotes and an assortment of period images and graphics.
LTM-2486
CD
$16.25

Various
10 Tons of Heavy DJ Hatcha Mix
PS, US Dubstep truly is the sound of now & what better way for Planet Mu to celebrate its own unique journey through this fresh genre over the last few yrs than an extremely huge compilation? With BOXCUTTER, MILANESE, VEX, PINCH, DISTANCE, MRK1 & many others.
PlanetMu-195
DCD
$13.00

Vee Dee
Glimpses of Another World
PS, US The much anticipated follow up to their debut 2004 album, Furthur, is finally here. 3 blasts of raw, electric, dark-psyche wizardry expansively performed by one of Chicagos best bands. Descending into the black hole, this offers an insight into the heavy punk-haze of their forthcoming double album "Public Mental Health System" as well as treating us to 2 tracks on the flipside that were written shortly after "Furthur" came out by the original line-up.
CriminalIQ-026
45
$5.25

Wedding Present, The
Live 1987
PS, US 'LIVE 1987' collects the first two of The Wedding Present's popular "Live Tapes"; cassettes that the band sold at gigs and through their fanzine in the late 80's. Fans eagerly collected them and the first two tapes quickly became very rare. This is the first official 'live' release by The Wedding Present and features live versions of ten songs from their classic debut album 'George Best'. DISC 1: 1. This Boy Can Wait, 2. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft, 3. All This And More, 4. Million Miles, A, 5. You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, 6. Anyone Can Make A Mistake, 7. Something And Nothing, 8. It's What You Want That Matters, 9. My Favourite Dress, 10. Give My Love To Kevin, 11. Go Out And Get 'Em, Boy!, 12. Getting Nowhere Fast, 13. Once More. DISC 2: 1. Never Said, 2. Don't Be So Hard, 3. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft, 4. Once More, 5. Nobody's Twisting Your Arm, 6. This Boy Can Wait, 7. Million Miles, A, 8. I'm Not Always So Stupid, 9. Anyone Can Make A Mistake, 10. It's What You Want That Matters, 11. What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?, 12. Give My Love To Kevin, 13. Shatner, 14. My Favourite Dress, 15. You Show Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, 16. Felicity, 17. It's Not Unusual, 18. Getting Nowhere Fast.
Manifesto-43903
DCD
$11.50

White Shoes & Couples Company
S-T
PS, US Influenced by Indonesian movies soundtrack from the 70's & inspired by acoustic spirit of 30's classic jazz musicians, WHITE SHOES & THE COUPLES COMPANY add a heap of disco beats, vintage toy keyboards, & easy listening acoustic ballads into the mix to keep you light on your feet while you freshen up your mojito. U.S. release contains two bonus tracks. "The best indie pop band from Indonesia ever, their light & frothy sound will banish the dark clouds & leave you feeling quite warm inside." "One Of Most Crushworthy Bands Of The Year" - AMG
MintyFresh-082
CD
$12.75

White Williams
Smoke
PS, US Smoke is nostalgic, colorful art pop, often loose,imperfect, & ambiguous. Recorded in Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York, & San Francisco over the last 2 yrs, using a laptop & a small selection of studio equipment. Where many of the sounds are algorithmically generated, guitars & vocals are repitched, copied & pasted, & heavily edited at times.
Tigerbeat6-140
CD
$15.00

Wire
#285 (December 2007)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Wolves In The Throne Room
Diadem Of 12 Stars
PS, US Our music is a reflection of the land in which we dwell; it draws its power from the long, dark winters, the perpetual mist. It is the sound of dampness & decay, the fear that we shall never see the sun again; it is icy and crystalline. We sing a lament for our lost connection w/ nature; w/ magic & the ways of our ancestors; we call out for the blood of our enemies." Vinyl issue of this killer debut album from one of the most inventive & truly unique new Black Metal acts from the USA
SouthernLord-079
DLP
$20.00

Wry
Sister
PS, US 7" Single to upcoming Whales & Sharks EP.
ClubAC30-003
45
$7.75

Youngs, Richard
Autumn Response
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LP
$11.50

Youngs, Richard
Autumn Response
PS, US "Autumn Response" is a spartan folk-"pop" record filled with tinder-box intimacies, composed of some of the shortest songs ever recorded by RICHARD YOUNGS. The simplest form of trickery comes from Richard Youngs' restrained use of an acoustic guitar, bringing it back to Youngs basics. Twenty-six seconds into "I Need the Light", the first track off the album, the listener is confronted with the pivotal element of the record, the drawing line between the hardcore Youngs purists and fairweather fans: the track, like others on the record, features Youngs' double-tracked voice splitting in two - as one overlaid performance veers away from the other. This gesture warrants such a title "King of the Progressive Minimalists" - which is often used beside his name by critics - as the confident inclusion of such an effect grants it legitimacy. Youngs' voices slipping away from one another is on par with other intense representations of singularity such as Donald Judd and Malevich's Suprematist Composition: White on White. Pop is a gesture, a stance, a pose. "Autumn Response" is a singer-songwriter album, as Youngs' fingers slip over the steel strings with little feet and whispery toes, his gently prophetic songs evoke Roger Waters and the folk phase play is sure to appeal to fans of Animal Collective's "Sung Tongs."
Jagjaguwar-121
CD
$11.50

Zookeeper
Becoming All Things
PS, US On this release, Chris Simpson (MINERAL, GLORIA RECORD) moves away from his influential brand of emotionally captivating indie rock to a brighter but equally expressive folk/pop/rock sound. There is a feeling of freedom, new birth & joy in these tracks as Simpson & his band Zookeeper quite literally let loose. Hotly anticipated, the ten tracks take the listener on an eclectic expedition. Raucous slices of acoustic jangle-pop align in epic form. At times tender & cathartic, discordant & melodic, the album lyrically & sonically reveals an influential artist in his prime.
BelleCityPop-004
CD
$13.50

Forthcoming Releases

Aarktica
Matchless Years (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Pop/rock/experimental group lead by New York's Jon DeRosa featuring Mascott's Kendall Meade and Drum Corps' Aaron Spectre as well as other musicians known for their own work. As with previous records Matchless Years was recorded by Charles Newman at Mother West Studio, NYC. On Matchless Years Aarktica embraces the spirit of the best works of brethren Jesus And Mary Chain, Spiritualized, and Magnetic Fields, as well as a progression toward "dark disco" and a meshing of 1950's vocal pop sensibilities atop Aarktica's established atmospheric sound. The tradition of moody pop aural heroin has never sounded so comfortable. Matchless Years is by far Aarktica's strongest and most accessible work to date and is sure to gain them new fans. Personell: Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitars, bass, percussion, pump organ, harmonium, gamelan bells. Aaron Spectre (Drumcorps) - drum programs, Chris Carrico (ex-Crucifer) - electric guitar, Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt producer)- organ, keyboard, Mike Pride - drums, percussion, Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, James Duncan - trumpet, Gretta Cohn (ex-Bright Eyes/Cursive)- cello, Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott) - backing vocals, Ernie Adzentoivich - electric & upright bass. Produced by Charles Newman. Tracklisting: 1. Seventy Jane, 2. I Name You Sleep, 3. Intro to Arms, 4. Arms, 5. Summer Tabla Dub, 6. Happiness Boys, 7. Matchless, 8. Slow Sorrow, Oh. Also Available: AARKTICA -Bleeding Light CD (Darla: DRL-155), AARKTICA-Or You Could Just Go Through Your Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway/Bliss Out v.18 CD (Darla: DRL121), AARKTICA-Pure Tone Audiometry CD (Silber: sil026), AARKTICA-No Solace In Sleep CD (Silber: sil012). PRESS: "Aarktica is cold, pure, and almost inescapably tranquil." -PITCHFORK.
Darla-177
CD
$12.25

Acid Mothers Temple
Acid Motherly Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Guitars howl, riffs grow BIGGER w/ each minute & brains get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash & burning roof tiles, this feat. every dimension of their legendary underground sound - from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages & spoken monologues.
RiotSeason-016
CD
$20.00

Akira Kosemura
It's On Everything (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Akira Kosemura is one of a number of young Tokyo musicians working at the nexus of acoustic instrumentation and minimal electronics. His album, it's on everything, typifies a new vision of melodic instrumentation and rich textural electronics sweetened with a beautiful pop overtone. Akira Kosemura (b. 1985) is a musician, graphic designer and record label manager (Schole). His work has been featured on several albums and compilations including "Drifting Skywards 2" Coldroom (France) and "Electronics Unplugged" Aerotone (Germany). He has produced sounds for web sites including Yoga Schelter (studio website in Philadelphia - yogaschelter.com) and Extraweg (artists' website in germany - extraweg.de).
SomeoneGood-002
CD
$15.00

Am-Boy
Horrible Oracle Blessedness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Attacknine Records is proud to present Am-boy's "Horrible Oracle Blessedness", 16 tracks of addictive Technicolor synth-tunes, and the latest dose from a body of work that has earned him the title of "Walt Disney on Acid". Am-boy is coastal NJ's Forrest Wolf, and 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is his third full-length release. Perhaps more so than ever before, 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is filled with his trademark sugary hooks and pristine production that will leave you with a smile on your face and a head full of melodies you won't stop humming. The beats and melodies are deceptively simple, exemplifying a complex series of emotions that perfectly unveil themselves with each listen. You will not be disappointed, as this is by far one of the best albums of 2005." - Erik Kowalski/CASINO VERSUS JAPAN
Attack9-017
CD
$12.25

Amplified Heat
How Do You Like the Sound of That (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTBER 2ND)
PS, US Debut album of Deep South boogie-blues rock with a nifty psychedelic waycoolness from hirsute Austin trio.
Arclight
CD
$14.25

Andrea's Kit
Bad Taste Emergency (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Feisty French fun from a group of musical mavericks lost in London, this is rubber band funk, avant punk, & even a touch of grunk. This is like Captain Beefheart buggering Damon Albarn.
Loaf -011
CD
$9.25

Asmus Tietchens
Eta-Menge (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Limited edition: 500. LINE is proud to present h-Menge (Eta-Menge) the final installment of the critically acclaimed Mengen series from influential German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. Eta-Menge means ETA quantity. Based strictly on sine tones and white noise, the Mengen series was released by Ritornell/Mille Plateaux as the CDs Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Gamma-Menge and then continued on LINE as the CDs Epsilon-, Zeta-, and Eta-Menge. Asmus Tietchens' first released his unique electronic music in 1980, but created works since the late 1960s. Since then he has produced over 37 full-length solo works and more cutting edge recordings on numerous international labels dealing with electronic sound and concrete music. Some of his over 20 full-length collaborative projects include works with Merzbow, Achim Wollscheid, Vidna Obmana, Richard Chartier, and Kontakt der Junglinge with Thomas Koner. Tietchens' focus is the manipulation of found sound in ways suggested by the material itself. German label Die Stadt has begun to reissue his groundbreaking early works on CD in limited edition. In both 2003 and 2006 Tietchens was awarded the "Karl-Sczuka- Preis fŸr Akustische Kunst" by SŸdwestrundfunk (SWR).
Line-033
CD
$12.25

Asobi Seksu
Stay Awake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US "Stay Awake" is a song they originally wrote as a 70s AM radio ditty that was eventually fleshed out into an epic post dream pop Spiritualized number. Incl. a cover of "Then He Kissed Me" where they experiment w/ the Phil Spector sound but incl. their own sound & texture.
GiganticMusic
45
$7.25

Baby Dee
Robin's Tiny Throat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This deluxe, double-CD retrospective set compiles all the music from her Little Window & Love's Small Song albums, originally available in limited numbers via World Serpent & long out-of-print. Also incl. are the tracks from her limited, mailorder-only EP Made For Love. Her voice harkens back to cabaret performers of old & appeals to fans of her friend Antony.
DurtroJnana
DCD
$18.75

Beirut
Flying Cup Club (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BaDaBing!
LP
$15.50

Bela Karoli
Furnished Rooms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US This unorthodox trio combines an aupright bass, mechanical electronic perscussion, 2 women singing, violin & accordian. Nakedly beautiful, gorgeously affected, stunning and emotionally resonant.A compelling mix of modern electronica with old-world acoustic music.
HelmetRoom-014
CD
$11.75

Birchville Cat Motel
Seventh Ruined Hex (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A further step out in Birchville Cat Motel's ruminations on time space distortion featuring the additional mystical talents of fellow gravity destroyer, Matthew Bower (Hototogisu/Sunroof!). Seventh Ruined Hex presents like a lonesome planet, occasionally struck with super-sized fragments of space detritus, but for the most part just hangs around, spinning on its axis and doing fuck-all. Strangely emotive for 'a buncha noise'. Like the deepest love, its warm yet tenuous, and filled with the ever-present potential for loss and brutality. More in line with the estranged love-tangle of the Birchville classic 'Chi Vampires' than the most recent befuddling hyperspace rock-overload of recent albums like 'Our Love Will Destroy the World' and 'Birds Call Home their Dead'. Features Matthew Bower who has been known to put out a good album or two on a regular basis. Powerful. Beautiful. Masculine. Girly. Loud. Tender. Heavy. Soulful.
Important-169
CD
$12.25

Bonnie Prince Billy
Ask Forgiveness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Following the many intensities of "The Letting Go"& its 3 singles & EP, BPB went to Philadelphia to cool out w/a record of covers versions.But the combination of summer days,Philadelphia streets &the way Bonny is ambushed the cooling process,producing 8 sizzlers instead &creating the
need to "Ask Forgiveness".
DragCity-354
CD5
$10.00

Brotzmann/Gustafsson/Nilssen-Love
The Fat Is Gone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, NORWAY Recorded live at Molde International Jazz Festival in 2006. The meeting between the godfather of free-jazz & the innovators of the modern free-jazz scene in Scandinavia, Mats Gustafsson & Paal Nilssen-Love, resulted in this mastodon of an album. This is the European free-jazz underground at its best. A devastating, blasting, raw, ferocious sonic assault on all senses. And beautiful, painfully beautiful.
SmalltownSuperjazz-138
CD
$15.00

Bryars, Gavin
Hommages (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981 and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers, which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger (Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah, Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson, as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars' early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new 63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise, and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc Borgers.
LTM-2503
CD
$16.25

Cline, Nels/Carlos Giffoni/Alan Licht/Lee Ranaldo
Nothing Makes Any Sense (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A constantly shifting and engaging long-form piece of developed drone, foreboding melody, and harsh grit, Nothing Makes Any Sense finds Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco), and Alan Licht pushing their guitars into a cacophonous state that bears much influence from the post-jazz fields they've all cut their teeth in, but also bearing down a forceful brutality that has sometimes eluded their past material. While Carlos Giffoni uses his analog Synth mastery to adequately contend and mesh seamlessly with the trio of strings, letting his analog noise pulsate and pierce with its own sense of contained stampede. This collaboration was recorded in February of this year at the sadly defunct NYC venue Tonic and was mixed and mastered by the ubiquitous James Plotkin. Included with the packaging are ink drawings from Lee Ranaldo and a review of Lou Reed's live classic Rock N' Roll Animal by cult musician/Creem scribe Peter Laughner, which includes a line which bestowed this album with its title.
NoFunProductions-28
CD
$12.25

Club 8
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming (ON SALE/ PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, SWEDEN Club 8 is finally back with their long awaited sixth album. "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is everything we'd ever hoped it would be - it's pop music at it's most profound, balancing perfectly between sunshine and melancholia. Twelve songs that'll make you sing along about death while dreaming of summer days. A glorious return to say the least. After having released three albums in just over two years time, very few expected they'd have to wait over four years for a new Club 8 album. Some even started to assume the band had split up. In May 2007 the band returned with the amazing Tropicalia-influenced "Whatever you want" which rapidly became a huge blog hit - top 10 most blogged songs according to music blog aggregator Elbo.ws The waiting's been so long we can almost, but just almost, talk about a comeback album. However, waiting's not always a bad thing. Not only has songwriter Johan Angergård released three albums with The Legends and one with Acid House Kings in the time in between - Club 8 has evolved in to one of the most personal and emotional bands around today. Not that previous albums have lacked emotional depth, that's far from the truth, but "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is truly different and a very very special album. The fleeting of life and time, and the nearness of death arrives in the shape of twelve perfect pop songs in a summer dress. It's mix of sunshine and melancholia is just as unique as it's profoundly moving.
Labrador-108
CD
$14.75

Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00

Crutchfield, Robin
For Our Friends in the Enchanted Otherworld (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Robin co-founded the experimental no-wave art band, DNA,and later collaborated with varied artists (including Steven Brown of Tuxedomoon and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch) in the guise of his Dark Day project. His new solo explorations have been described by Devendra Banhart as "beguiling, powerful, hypnotic, mesmerizing, commanding, delicately unnerving, lilting, mellow, "and "tense as hell." A tiny treasurebox from a lost garden, this album finds Robin further exploring his unique world; one of delicate harp compositions, glissando & deep drones. Soundscapes for daydreamers of this & other worlds.

Parasol New Arrivals • November 06, 2007
Hey folks, Well, it’s Tuesday again but unfortunately most of us here at Parasol are nursing a gigantic sugar induced hangover from last week’s door to door bell ringin’. But the perfect remedy consists of Sigur Ros’s “Hvarf/Heim”, Levon Helm’s “Dirt Farmer” and The recent Neko Case re-issues courtesy of Anti Records. With that said, take a look at the rest of the update at your leisure and hit us up if anything catches your eye. Until then, Royal/Paul
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	Gram Parsons & Flying Burrito Bros. "Archives Vol. 1" DCD $17.00 (Amoeba) This here’s a double-CD, 27-track live set recorded at the Avalon Ballroom in 1969, just recently discovered sleeping in the Grateful Dead vaults, long-dormant but now available officially for the very first time. Easily one of the best Gram Parsons live recordings ever! Set features material never before available (songs performed live that never made it onto a studio album) along with some sweet rarities. Includes a gianormous booklet with never before published photos, an amazing release in a beautiful package.
Jim's Scandinavian Pick of the Week
	Anna Ternheim "Self-Titled" CD5 $6.25 (Decca) Grammi Award-winning Swedish songstress' domestic debut is here, in EP teaser form (album due March 2008), highly recommended for Cat Power, Frida Hyvönen and Imogen Heap fans. Six mostly-acoustic songs include the Naked Version of her recent single “Lovers Dream”, a cover of Bowie/Iggy's "China Girl", plus an enchanting live video of her worship-worthy Broder Daniel cover, “Shoreline”, a song so good I've posted the studio version of her intimate piano version along with BD’s bombastic original on our front page. Check it out.
New Releases Aluk Todolo Descension PS, US With the goal to create a timeless, organic mixing of krautrocks strangeness & black metals coldness, they conjure rabid obsessive rhythms & abyssal disharmonic guitars, subliminal spiritualist vibrations & bizarre, magick summonings. PublicGuilt-013 CD $11.00 Antibalas Security PS, US Now on vinyl ! Producer John McEntire ups the harmonic density in their sound, creating a rich tapestry of harmelodic color that owes as much to jazz masters like Mingus & Coltrane & maverick bands like Can as it does to Fela Kuti. They weave latin, funk, jazz & horn laden soul into a blend that is both polyrhythmic & political, independent & infectious Daptone-302 LP $16.75 Arp In Light PS, US Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos,formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and electronic worlds),nearly all of In Light was recorded live.Very few loops were used -in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to bring back some of the rough (re:natural) edges that have been lost in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous album of warm, pulsing music. Like dreams or rich,saturated moments that make one lose sense of time, they are grainy snapshots,like old films of one's own experiences,elevated moments. Call it Pop Minimalism.Call it Cosmic Pop. Call it Cosmic Minimalism. Call it what you will. SmalltownSupersound-133 CD $14.50 Austerity Program Black Madonna PS, US Hydrahead CD $13.75 Banhart, Devendra Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! XL LP $19.25 Barzin Barzin PS, UK "Barzin's self-titled debut album is a gorgeous marriage of mood, minimalism and melancholia. Imagine Slint's quieter moments or Hayden's more gothic opuses and you'll have an idea of Barzin's approach... This is a morose masterpiece, an exercise in understatement that leaves the listener wanting more..." "... a sad beauty worthy of entry among the slow-core canon of Red House Painters, Cat Power, Low, et al". These are some of the many praises showered on the eponymous debut album of Toronto singer/songwriter Barzin, which was originally released in North America on Where Are My Records (2003), and also had a short-run release in France and Italy on the French label Ocean Music. Since 2004, it has been out of print in Europe, and will now be available for the first time worldwide. The follow-up album, 'My Life In Rooms' was released in Europe in 2006 and was similarly acclaimed, leading to a demand for the re-issue of the S/T debut. A new album is scheduled for release in 2008. "This eponymous CD boasts ripe writing skills, delicate arrangements, and exquisite production. Barzin's songs originate from the melancholic indie rock of Low, with hints of the American neofolk current...There is no weak moment on this album". Recommended (4/5) - All Music Guide. Monotreme-31 CD $17.00 Battles Tonto + EP [CD+DVD] PS, US Another notch in their anthemic psycho-rock belt. Remixed here by FOUR TET & THE FIELD. "Leyendecker" gets the hip hop treatment w/ Dr. Dre protege JOELL ORTIZ. Also incl. live versions from Fuji Rock Festival. Warp CD5 $9.50 Battles Tonto + EP [12"+DVD] PS, US Vinyl version, includes DVD. Warp 12 $9.50 Bear In Heaven Red Bloom of the Boom PS, US AMG REVIEW: "Starting with a scraggly shimmer that sounds like a cross between a dying keyboard and an alarm drone from the robot wars (whenever they'll be fought), Red Bloom of the Boom gets this much right at the start -- it's not another tunefully epic guitar production for indie rock dreamers, and for that listeners should all be duly grateful. If anything, Bear in Heaven sound enjoyably out of place, with their obvious love for whatever post-rock became in the late '90s transmuted into immediate but not dumbed-down catchiness; lead figure Jon Philpot's soft register doesn't sound like a wistful waif so much as an underrated figure like Butterfly Child's Joe Cassidy (if at times crossed with Doug Martsch's reflective dreaminess..." Hometapes CD $13.00 Better Friends Than Lovers Great Loves PS, CANADA Vancouver's Better Friends Than Lovers Formed in 2005. They quickly gained fans and respect with their self released EP, touring and unpretentious DIY attitude. Great Loves is the bands first full-length album. It is a diverse album crossing various musical boundaries. The dual vocals of Eli Leary and Jeremy Pellard are impressive and the harmonies soar from start to finish. From desperate ballads to gritty dance tracks, the bands chemistry and talent shine. BFTL will be touring across Canada from September until November to promote Great Loves. GlobalSymphonic-025 CD $13.50 Black Swans, The Change PS, US Second album, first was awesome. Broken brooding songs with an Appalachian swoop of violins, with nods to Charles Simic, the Left Bank, and Fred Neil. Raw, pretty & contrary. LaSocieteExpedionnaire CD $11.50 Bones, Mike The Sky Behind The Sea PS, US MIKE BONES is New Jersey-born songwriter MIKE STRALLOW, who lives and works in New York City. Of his pseudonym, Strallow offers: "Bones is a nickname a friend gave to me when I was a kid. Making records as Mike Bones removes my voice from the song, at least in my own mind and leaves a song's meaning and intention ambiguous. I don't have to show my cards." Although Bones has been writing songs for years, worked as a guitar player for The Mighty Flashlight, Damon McMahon, and Lizzie Trulie, and is a member of cult favorites Soldiers of Fortune (a band featuring members of Oneida, Home, and Oakley Hall), "The Sky Behind the Sea" marks his debut solo recording. TheSocialRegistry-046 CD $11.50 Boscoe S-T PS, US Combining the spiritual soul & funk of Earth, Wind & Fire w/ the proto-rap of the Last Poets & the cosmic jazz of Pharaoh Sanders, this lone album has long eluded bootleggers & the collector elite. Remastered & housed in a CD gatefold sleeve w/ bk & liner notes. Numero CD $13.25 Bright Eyes Motion Sickness: Live Recordings PS, US The sound of a band bounding around the world in 90 days,seeing the world from barstools & bus windows, touching down just long enough to drink some (or a lot) & bash about the stage for an hour or two each night.Feat.songs from "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" as well as songs from other albums, non-album tracks & 2 covers: Feist's "Mushaboom" & Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie." TeamLove-006 CD $12.50 Brother Kite, The Moonlit Race PS, US Over a year in the making, The Brother Kites Moonlit Race EP has undergone several conceptual changes as time has moved on. The final product is one to cherish. Originally conceived as a single for Get On, Me - arguably the catchiest song on their masterful sophomore album Waiting For The Time To Be Right the EP stays true to form by leading off with that track. From there on, the listener is treated to five exclusive tracks. We are treated to alternate versions and mixes of two album tracks from WFTTTBR, including the title cut and Hopeless and Unsung. A never-before-released live version of Never in Years from a WERS 88.9 radio session in Boston is also included. Sandwiched in the middle of the disc are two solid non-album tracks. Unearthed/Digging in the Dirt is taken from DJ Potters creepy child-zombie short film Of All That Is Unearthed. The track Half Century appears here in hard-copy format for the first time. The track was originally recorded for the most recent Adult Swim download compilation entitled Warm and Scratchy, and saw the band sitting comfortably alongside an impressive array of indie notables such as The Rapture, TV On The Radio, The Raveonettes, Fennesz, Broken Social Scene, The Liars, Asobi Seksu, Amusement Parks on Fire, Les Savy Fav and more. In addition to the six audio tracks, the CD has enhanced content featuring three videos! The alternate version of Hopeless and Unsung gets paired with an artistically shot video. I'm Not The Only One has been a fan-favorite over the past year, having been downloaded off the band's website and YouTube more than 5,000 times. The video is beautifully and professionally shot, and appears here on an official format for the first time. The disc is wrapped up with a funny, behind-the-scenes, home-shot video by the band about the recording of the penultimate album track Get On, Me. Clairecords-067 CD5 $8.25 Buddyrevelles Don't Quit PS, US After almost ten years since their formation and seven years since their last full-length release, The Buddyrevelles have emerged from the shadows with a carefully-crafted album full of driving rhythms, subversive melodies, and thoughtful songs about life, death, love and the pursuit of middle-aged happiness. Don't Quit represents the refinement and subsequent augmentation of a band that has been under the radar for a bit too long. PITCHFORK: "The band sounds like a cross between Chicago post-rock, the best Galaxie 500 material, and the hope of a better future... these guys'll rock your house with just over an hour's worth of the sweetest, most hummable pop this side of perfection." Score: 9.1! Solitaire CD $15.75 Burning Witch Crippled Lucifer PS, US Feat. ex-cult doom/death band THORR'S HAMMER members: STEPHEN O'MALLEY, GREG ANDERSON & JAIME SYKES. In '96, the band (w/ out Anderson) recorded songs w/ Steve Albini, which would become the Towers... EP. "Rift.Canyon. Dreams" EP, which would prove to be the final recordings by the band, as they broke up soon after the disc was completed. This album contains both recordings, available for the 1st time ever on CD. SouthernLord CD $14.00 By The End Of Tonight/Tera Melos Complex Full of Phantoms PS, US Coming off the heels of the scarcely limited 3" CD series - and a full two years after the release of their debut album - BY THE END OF TONIGHT has finally dropped the anvil of badass on us with six new jams. In the two years since the release of their brilliant "A Tribute To Tigers", BTEOT have toured almost non-stop, playing every rock club, living room (or even barn) that would have them. Their relentlessness has paid off, as their half of this split album with good friends and like-minded power jammers TERA MELOS is far and away their most accomplished work to date. Not to be outdone, Sacramento's Tera Melos have also been on the road more than they've been home this year, touring with the likes of Fall of Troy and Horse the Band. Their frantic, absurdly complex songs are the perfect compliment to By the End of Tonight's darker, more sinister instrumental metal. Though both bands play a hyper-catchy, addictive form of spastic punk, Tera Melos brings to mind a hybrid of fellow Sacramento speed freaks Hella and Cap'n Jazz, while BTEOT draws an unfathomable arc between Blink 182 and The Jesus Lizard. The combination makes this by far the strongest release to date from either band. TemporaryResidenceLtd.-128 CD $9.00 Canola Tenderfoot Winning Is For Losers PS, UK After many years recording and gigging around the UK with other Bristol bands Viki and Owen Shirley got married, retreated to their Bristol home studio and in 2004 began work on a very special and personal project. They called it Canola (the Celtic Goddess of music) Tenderfoot (a novice). And now, three years down the line, Canola Tenderfoot's first album is complete and ready for release on Malicious Damage. With no agenda other than to make the best music they could, Canola Tenderfoot utilised electronics, ambience and real life instruments to create highly addictive beats, deep melodic grooves and tunes that haunt, heal and uplift. Viki's delicious vocals soar above this musical soundscape with delicately crafted lyrics about love, loss, hope & frustration, tales of joy, of friendships and of getting wasted. Apart from their own music, Canola Tenderfoot have worked with Jon Kennedy, Sweet Laredo and The Porcupine, while Viki has lent her charismatic vocals to artists ranging from Bristol's Beard of Meats to the legends that are Sly & Robbie. MaliciousDamage-627 CD $17.75 Case, Neko Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Bonus Disc) PS, US To celebrate the Anti release of two of Case's early masterworks - 2000's "Furnace Room Lullaby" and 2003's "Blacklisted", Anti is re-releasing "Fox Confessor Brings The Flood" with a bonus disc that includes tracks from those albums, and a previously unreleased demo of "Behind The House". Anti DCD $15.50 Case, Neko Blacklisted [Bonus Track] (Digipack Packaging) PS, US Anti CD $14.00 Certain Breeds S-T PS, CANADA This is the debut CD by Vancouver's Certain Breeds. Recorded in July, 2007 by Colin Stewart at The Hive Recording Studio. A Perfectly strange mix of Gothic, Psychedelic and Punk the albums uneasy urgency may leave some people wondering what they've just witnessed. Jennifer Riego's haunting vocals accompanied by Leanne Chapman's sombre cello playing create a creepy vibe. Howling dogs and twisted synths add to the offbeat darkness. A great addition to Global Symphonic's already twisted roster. GlobalSymphonic-024 CD $14.25 Citay Little Kingdom PS, US Welcome to CITAY'S "Little Kingdom." It's an otherworldly place, full of psychedelic swirl, soaring harmonies and grandiose jams. "Little Kingdom" is the second album from San Francisco's Citay. It's an epic journey, and an album that sounds out of place in 2007 - a classic in the purest sense. Like Citay's 2006 self-titled debut, the '70s rock sensibility is intact; Thin Lizzy, acoustic Led Zeppelin, Big Star and the Byrds all remain touchstones. But "Little Kingdom" moves further into ambitious composition, referencing Popul Vuh, Animals-era Pink Floyd, the Fripp-Eno collaborations, and early Mike Oldfield. The twin leads are still huge, the ballads still sweet, but Citay is reaching for more on "Little Kingdom." "Little Kingdom" is lush and beautiful; a grand, epic work that harkens back to day when studio excess was encouraged and a premium was placed on composition. To borrow a line from Arthur's review of Citay's debut, "this is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season." DeadOceans-008 CD $11.50 Citay Little Kingdom PS, US Vinyl edition of the Secretly Canadian released Little Kingdom lp. Limited edition of 500. "Citay really nail that rich acoustic-electric rolling tabla honeyn harmoney sound that all those heavy bands - Sabbath and Zeppelin, especially-used to do, back when all the best musicians were inspired by what the Incredible String Band were doing, and were still able (or willing) to express a feminine side to go with their preening barbarian or depressive wail aspects...This is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season...Monumental." ---ARTHUR MAGAZINE Important-139 LP $15.00 Clipd Beaks Hoarse Lords PS, US Influenced by hobo culture, the drugged-up hyphy sounds currently dominating Bay Area airwaves & underground "Neu San Francisco" warehouse parties where techno bangers fade into tribal noise jams, everything on Hoarse Lords is turned up to 11. Harsh & distorted, its a fitting new sound for a band that references "clipping" in their name, and feels every bit as sick & violent as a severed, bleeding beak. LovePumpUnited-015 CD $14.75 Connors, Loren As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002 PS,US "As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002" is a 2xCD set of Loren Connors' most melodically rich and stunning miniature compositions. Inspired by O'Carolan's airs and other Irish airs of the past these works, recorded from 1992-2002, are melded with Connors' distinctly personal adaptation of the blues. He considers these 43 pieces his complete airs. The collection is culled from 10 albums (eight of which are out of print) and one single, including his groundbreaking "Hell's Kitchen Park" (BLACK LABEL, 1993), "Moonyean" (ROAD CONE, 1994), as well as obscure titles like "St. Vincent's Newsboy Home" (ITEM RECORDINGS, 1998) and "Lullaby" (CARBON, 2001) plus four unreleased airs. Nearly the entire critically heralded "Airs" (Road Cone 1999) is remastered and included as well. A timeless collection of the most gorgeous and accessible work from one of America's most iconoclast artists. Also includes pieces from "Five Points" EP (TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS, 1994), "9th Avenue" (BLACK LABEL,1995), "Calloden Harvest" (ROAD CONE, 1997), "Evangeline" (ROAD CONE, 1998), "Standing Upright on a Curve" (SUB ROSA, 1998), and "Sails" (TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS, 2006). Remastered by JIM O'ROURKE. FamilyVineyard-054 DCD $14.25 Coppola, Imani Black & White Album PS, US Brash, biracial beauty from Bed Stuy w/the voice of an angry angel & a truck stop vocabulary more concerned w/creating music that feels like having a line of coke blown up your ass. Eigth album is a marked departure where melancholic soundscapes hve given way to a more anarchic, visceral noise that settles explodes genres. Ipecac-094 CD $16.25 Cops, The Free Electricity PS, US AVERSION.COM REVIEW: "With a shuffled and expanded lineup, the Seattle act returns with Free Electricity a rock-minded record that owes every bit of its existence to punk's founding fathers without getting stuck in the genre. Where the band's debut, last year's Get Good or Stay Bad (Mt. Fiji) channeled the better parts of The Clash and Radio Birdman through a filter of fiery modern punk, Free Electricity pulls the band into worlds of straight-up rock'n'roll as it uses its punk foundations to rattle some danger and desperation into the formula." ControlGroup CD $15.00 Cursive Bad Sects PS, US They've launched a remix site which allowed users to register &download separated tracks for the album track "Bad Sects. "Remixers submitted their rearranged visions & versions to Saddle Creek for the contest. They listened to all the remixes, posted some of their favorites on the site & chose the winning remix to be used as a B-sidehere. The five runner-up remixes are available for listening at www.badsects.com SaddleCreek-115 12 $7.25 Davis, Betty S-T PS, US Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos, formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and electronic worlds), nearly all of In Light was recorded live. Very few loops were used -in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to bring back some of the rough (re:natural) edges that have been lost in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous album of warm, pulsing music. Like dreams or rich, saturated moments that make one lose sense of time, they are grainy snapshots, like old films of one's own experiences, elevated moments. Call it Pop Minimalism. Call it Cosmic Pop. Call it Cosmic Minimalism. Call it what you will. SmalltownSupersound-133 CD $14.50 Digital Dance Treatment PS, UK 16 tracks. The definitive anthology by cult Belgian post-punk band Digital Dance, a group often name-checked but seldom heard. One of the first and best new wave bands in Belgium, Digital Dance formed in Brussels in July 1978 by singer/guitarist Jerry WX and guitarist Stephan Barbery. The group, which also included keyboard player Jean-Marc Lederman, released their first single on Disques Vogue in late 1979. Digital dance recorded four singles - Radio-Activity, Faulty, Treatment and Three Meanings - as well as a self-titled cassette album, and another single under the name Jung. Although John Peel championed Faulty in the UK, and the band played several high profile live shows (including a residency at the Gibus Club in Paris and a support slot with Joy Division at Plan K in January 1980), Digital Dance failed to break through and split early in 1982. Various members subsequently played in groups as diverse as Fad Gadget, Marine, The Revenge, Kid Montana, Snowy Red, The Weathermen, The Names and Ink. Sadly singer Jerry died in 2000. As well as new artwork, the 70 minute CD also includes detailed sleeve notes and an assortment of period images and graphics. LTM-2498 CD $17.00 Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Relapse LP $18.00 Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works PS, US From the instantly memorable tunes w/ signature examples of their innovative, high energy rock, through the scintillating popo immediacy, they once again simultaneously amaze & remind why their musical exploits are the stuff of legend. Relapse CD $14.75 Drift, The Ceiling Sky PS, US When "Noumena" was released, critics and audiences were polarized. It would seem that "Streets" and "Nozomi" - less than twenty minutes of music combined - had provided enough for THE DRIFT to already have expectations to live up to, whether they liked it or not. At times glacially paced, "Noumena" ventured into the darker, lonelier regions of jazz, dub, and ambient rock, where "In A Silent Way" and "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" coexist in sinister harmony. The trumpet freak-outs and Beefheart-inspired guitar stabs were fondly missed, while the increased attention paid to atmosphere was applauded. What critics and most fans didn't get to hear were the two extra tracks included only on the 2xLP vinyl edition of "Noumena" (including, ironically, the title track from the album). These two tracks sprawled to lengths and depths only alluded on their debut 12". "Ceiling Sky" collects these previously rare, vinyl-only tracks onto CD for the first time. In addition, the limited edition (rmxs) 12" released earlier this year - featuring remixes by FOUR TET and SYBARITE - is included to complete the collection. In total this is an hour's worth of enchanting, haunting music that only a handful of people have had the pleasure to hear until now. That should be just enough to get us through the wait for the next proper full-length from The Drift, due in spring 2008. TemporaryResidenceLtd.-122 CD $11.50 Dust Galaxy S-T PS, US PREFIX MAG: "Dust Galaxy is the solo project of Rob Garza, half of the long-running electro duo Thievery Corporation. As with most Thievery Corporation albums, the debut from Dust Galaxy prominently features a slew of stellar guest musicians. Members of Cornershop, Ted Leo's Pharmacists, Primal Scream, Brazilian Girls, and GoGoGo Airheart make their presences known here. The album was produced by Brendan Lynch, who has also done work behind the boards for Paul Weller and others. Garza was moved to make much of the music on the record after a trip he made to Sudan on behalf of the UN World Food Program." EighteenthSt. CD $15.25 Efterklang Parades PS, SPAIN VINYL VERSION!!! Leaf DLP $20.25 Efterklang Parades PS, SPAIN New album! STYLUS MAGAZINE: "Parades has the complex time-signatures and shifting movements of Slint; it has the genuine dynamic force of moving from really quiet to really loud, like Mogwai; it has the building melodrama of Godspeed You! Black Emperor. It just doesn't have the guitars. Instead, listen to the voices in your headphones. Efterklang use the hushed lead vocals of Thomas Sjöberg or Linda Drejer Bonde, sometimes together, as well as all-male and all-female choruses, and the grand orchestration of Sigur Ros." Leaf CD $15.00 Einsturzende Neubauten Alles Wieder Offen PS, US New, "listener-supported" 2007 album from Teutonic inconoclasts. Potomak CD $17.75 Eskiboy The Best of Tunnel Vision PS, UK Eskiboy aka Wiley aka Richard Cowie is one of the original founders of what is now known as "grime" music. Originating in the massive Pay As U Go Cartel, Wiley went on to start up his own crew with the Roll Deep entourage. His debut album Treddin On Thin Ice, released through XL, brought his unique "Eski beat" sound to the world and has cemented him as one of the most innovative producers ever in British electronic music. The Best of Tunnel Vision is compiled by the grime scene's number one DJ, Logan Sama and encapsulates all the best from the stream of updates from Eski's Tunnel Vision series of mixtape CD styles - made swiftly and fired out frequently beneath the radar. This is Wiley rising to clashes - a notepad for his freshest beats - freestyles and war dubs alike. Simply check the vital Eskiboy version "I'm a Sinner" to Various Production's urban classic "Hater." As craftsman, mentor, motivator - it's impossible to underestimate Wiley's influence - his chill vision mapped out with acid blips, machined rhythms - a brilliant alien terrain for an entire generation of new vocal and MC talent to shine over. Matching significant production innovation with a rapacious appetite for delivery 'pon microphone - yet managing to describe an unparalleled range of emotion - from haunting self-doubt to aggrandizing battle talk, all modern life is here. Tunnel-001 DCD $19.50 Excepter Burgers PS, US 2 long dance tracks in a synthetic protest style, mapping the flipside of the sublimated global war machine inherent in the industrial food exploitation in the twin hubs of New York music subculture. 45 RPM for maximum phase forgiveness. PawTracks 12 $12.25 Exploding Hearts Shattered PS, US LIMITED EDITION VINYL!!! Dirtnap-032 LP $11.75 Final Fantasy Alphabet Series X PS, US FINAL FANTASY'S OWEN PALLETT returns triumphant after the universally acclaimed "He Poos Clouds" with a pair of tracks newly recorded in Montreal with BEIRUT'S ZACH CONDON. Both songs pre-date the Polaris- winning full-length but have come to be known as staples of Mr. Pallet's live performances. "Hey Dad" begins in an unassuming dream- state only to build to a gorgeous drum-roll and tambourine march. "What Do You Think Will Happen Next?" seeks a life sans cigarettes with a tight rock drum, nearly synth-sounding violins, and the help of Mr. Condon's signature horns. Final Fantasy is scheduled to release his next full-length, "Heartland," in the fall of 2008. Tomlab-107 45 $5.50 Found #5 PS, US Much anticipated fourth issue of FOUND, the magazine dedicated to those items you find on the street, the bus, in the subway, that catch your attention and reveal a mysterious glipse into a life you know very little about. Come Into Our World. Enter the minds and hearts of stranger. This issue also includes a feature on KIMYA DAWSON & author Mark Bowden (Finders Keepers) ZINE $4.50 Frantic, The Audio and Murder PS, US Like hometown pop-punk heroes ALKALINE TRIO, THE FRANTIC'S music has found that fragile balance between pop and punk that can simultaneously cause a nose bloodying circle pit and mass sing-a-longs. Like the hair metal bands of the 80's, of which The Frantic sound nothing like, these guys are set on enjoying life as a rock 'n' roll band. They're not here to make a fashion statement and their main goal is to play for as many people as possible. After playing the same venues in their same small town for 4 years, they're bursting to get on the road and take on the world. Well, here they come. EmpyreanRecords-030 CD $11.50 Froese, Jerome Shiver Me Timbers PS, UK Jerome Froese has been an integral member of Tangerine Dream for 15 years. Like on "Neptunes" everything you hear is mainly based on guitars but in some places it sounds quite different to its predecessor. You'll find spherical guitar walls and arpeggios as well as distorted and disturbing moments. "Shiver Me Timbers" opens another chapter that is definitely linked to Jerome's handwriting. Moonpop-703 CD $15.75 Froese, Jerome Radio Pluto EP PS, UK An official preview release for Jerome's full length album "Neptunes". The EP with two album cuts and one unreleased track was released in May 2005. Tracklist: 01. Radio Pluto 02. Friendship 7 03. Microchannel Surfing (Bonus Track). Moonpop-701 CD5 $5.00 Functional Blackouts Severed Toungue Speaks For Everyone PS, US Their most DEMENTED record yet! From the descent into a teen Crowley/Lovecraftian demon's brain omelet to scabies infected, serrated guitars, crazed vocal effects & kicking rhythm section, this stuns on par with the best as it soars into surreal states beyond O'Hare Airport (via Burning Airlines) & towards something beyond mere words that exists as both repulsive & fascinating. CriminalIQ CD $11.50 Gideon, Alexis Flight of the Liophant PS, US One man gospel-circus schizo-rap New York hillbilly crazy music!! A strange kind of genious who uses loop beats & warped guitars to crate a carnival of schizophrenic sounds morphing from dreamy folk to dancehall fodder. For fans of Dan Deacon, Beck, John Maus, Barr. Sickroom-047 CD $12.50 Goldmund Two Point Discrimination PS, US "Two Point Discrimination" marks GOLDMUND (aka KEITH KENNIFF)'s 3rd release after his highly praised debut "Corduroy Road" and followup 7" "The Heart of High Places" for TYPE RECORDS. Part of WESTERN VINYL'S "Portrait Series", this collection features 11 short pieces for solo piano focusing on the sensation of touch and its relationship to sound. In the spirit of composers such as Howard Skempton and Morton Feldman, composition and sound culminate together as space is something that is dealt with directly. And interpretation along with improvisation are both tools that blur the lines between composer, performer and listener. WesternVinyl-048 CD $9.00 Grizzly Bear Friend EP PS, US Vinyl version. Warp 12 $9.75 Grizzly Bear Friend EP PS, US Long-form EP that features covers of GB songs by Band of Horses, Beruit, Atlas Sound (Deerhunter guy), CSS, Dirty Projectors; GB gets in on the fun and cover "He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)". PITCHFORK: "The tracklist suggests it's just a collection of odds and ends, but that's a trick: Actually a well-disguised 31-minute mini-LP of newly recorded (and largely newly written) material, Friend marks Grizzly Bear's greatest leap forward yet, transforming them from purveyors of delicate fairytale psych to steamrolling rock juggernauts." Warp CD5 $9.00 Hepburns, The Something Worth Stealing PS, US CD digipak with 24 page booklet in English & Japanese. Pearly guitar pop in the finest UK tradition, albeit skewed sideways by cinematic caprices and elliptical narrative. Probably the Hepburns' lightest album, "Something Worth Stealing" was written as a romantic fling with no skeletons in the closet...well, unusually few skeletons by Hepburns standards, discounting the up-tempo duet with the dead guy who comes back to woo a former lover, the ghostly coal mine choir in the jazzy shadows on the ditty about the strongman's cape, and, perhaps, the ode to Scooby-Doo's Velma. This album is more a celebration of joyrides, spring storms, dinosaur incisors, winter fashions, boho wannabes, humdrum and conundrum, the occasional poisoned dart, and the use of the word "penultimate." SWS showcases the blossoming of the Hepburns' association with White & White (brass and flute, respectively) which started halfway through the sessions for the last album. In addition to the Hepburns' trademark organ and vibraphone riff-laden, jazz- and ska-tinged jangle, topped with words that could have only been penned by Matt "all Welshmen are Liars" Jones, the new album features the song everyone has been waiting to hear since the last album: "The Last Thing I Saw Before I Said Goodbye." Digipak plus 24 page illustrated booklet with lyrics and commentaries by Jones in English (with Japanese translations by the esteemed Jun Kurihara). File under fiction. For fans of: el Records, The Lucksmiths, The Monochrome Set, The Smiths, The Specials, Momus and Jake Thackray. The Hepburns tour the US in November 2007 and Scandinavia in December 2007. RadioKhartoum-107 CD $13.00 Heroes of Switzerland Wish It Away PS, US The fourth in a series of 7"singles released by London record label. Veering between the layered sounds of prime-era shoegazing w/ a harder, more muscular dynamic, Heroes of Switzerland mix genres to create their own sound w/ soul, sensitivity & sheer intensity. ClubAC30-004 45 $7.50 Hiorthoy, Kim My Last Day PS, NORWAY Second full-length album since his critically acclaimed debut Hei in 2000. Compared to Hei, My Last Day is less fragmented & more song based. It is also more melodic & complete, all with Kim's characteristic sound. He often has an organic & folk-like tone to his music which XLR8R magazine recognized when they placed him in the forefront of the new electronic folk music movement. SmalltownSupersound-087 CD $15.00 His Name Is Alive Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown PS, US Originally conceived as a free concert at the University of Michigan Museum of Art in 2004, recording for Sweet Earth Flower began shortly after that successful evening. HNIA has chosen to honor the music of Marion Brown-saxophonist, composer, and one of the great innovators of New Music. Although Brown appeared on John Coltrane's Ascension; performed alongside Sun Ra, Pharoah Sanders, and Archie Shepp; and recorded albums for IMPULSE!, ECM, Black Lion, and ESP-Disk, he remains a largely unsung hero of avant- garde jazz. HighTwo-014 CD $16.00 Hisato Higuchi Butterfly Horse Street PS, US Tokyo-based guitarist/singer HISATO HIGUCHI has shaped an inimitable sound sphere of solitary electric notes that drape across his unearthly moan during the course of two full-lengths and an EP. Channeling loneliness and desires as elegant six-string tone poems, Higuchi has reached the heights of fellow travelers from Meredith Monk to Charalambides. Though Butterfly Horse Street adds an unexpected snarl as Higuchi erupts into free/noise, wall of sound guitar style that echoes the most ecstatic string manipulation of Masayuki Takayanagi or Donald Miller (Borbetomagus). Ferocious and howling, Higuchi still paints desolation whether bleeding into the red or as hushed beauty. FamilyVineyard-53 CD $11.50 Hologram Hologram PS, US Hologram makes its North American debut via the n5MD imprint with their album "hologram +." "hologram +" melds together detailed post-rock instrumentation, subtle electronic textures, and thoughtful, yet meaningful, female vocals. While their carefully crafted songs may seem a bit out of place on a label founded on emotional electronics, upon further listens one finds that they are right at home amongst such kindred spirits as labelmates lights out asia and bitcrush. Hologram's direction reflects an original take on familiar genre themes, but pushes way beyond specific genre trappings by tossing aside the clichés and commonality to focus on the raw emotion involved in creating music. Hologram is exclusively licensed outside of Japan via Zankyo Records. n5MD-153 CD $12.00 Hussy's, The We Expected PS, JAPAN Glaswegian sextet The Hussy's boasts catchy, punchy songwriting with tinges of Madness, Cardigans, and Kirsty McColl. Fronted by 21-year-old ex-folk vocalist Fili and former Supernatural, James McColl, they released their debut EP "Tiger" in September 2005, and a second EP in March 2006, both on their own Fat Cheerleader records. Their May 2007 single "We Expected" reached number 22 on the UK indie charts. "Each song the Hussy's play is pop par excellence, dipping into whichever musical genre they feel like and wrapping it into a bona fide contemporary pop song a la Scissor Sisters." - Alex McCann, Designer Magazine. This "We Expected" mini album is a perfect introduction to their burgeoning cargo of hits. The Hussy's recently licensed an unreleased new song "Rock Concert" to American shoe company, Payless QuinceRecords-053 CD $11.50 Ifwhen We Will Gently Destroy You PS, US Formed by Merc a founding member of the post-shoegaze band All Natural Lemon & Lime Flavors - Ifwhen has been spreading their somewhat noisy, especially melodic and oddly structured music throughout NYC and beyond. ANL+LF had worldwide acclamation with 3 LPs released in the US, Europe and Japan. Their sound was considered unique to their peers due its complexity both sonically and compositionally. That band disbanded in the early 2000s and Merc rose from the ashes to form Ifwhen, taking the complexity and sonic attitude to the next level. With a live show including a real time visual artist creating live projections and an immense arsenal of sound, Ifwhen are not meant to be merely listened to ~ they need to be experienced. We Will Gently Destroy You was mixed by Däleks Oktopus at Deadverse Studios in early 2007. The album marks the first US release from Ifwhen. Sounding like very carefully orchestrated chaos, dense walls of sound create multiple rhythms. Melody lines intertwine while the bass and drums often find pleasantly awkward, unexpected grooves ~ and those grooves take the foreground when time signatures and key signatures seem to change at any given moment and usually without warning. At times, it almost sounds as if all the band members are playing separate songs. It can be somewhat disorienting. Although it can mess with your head a little if you let it, it's not all about discord. Gentle vocals and melodic hooks float about the songs, managing to consistently keep them slightly pretty around the edges. Amidst the commotion, somehow it all makes just enough sense - convincing you to find that normalcy is just another part of their equation. Influences and elements are certainly present, though difficult to put an exact finger on. Not quite as twisted as Syd Barrett, not as monstrous as Glenn Branca, not as abrasive as the Velvet Underground and not as technical as King Crimson but its certainly all in there. Clairecords vinyl-only sister label Claires Echo will be releasing a split 12 of Ifwhen and Dälek in early 2008. Clairecords-072 CD $12.25 Jay, Jeremy Airwalker PS, US What's in the air when you're walking on air?...Where can we go when the lites are low? He shows you a place that is Mysterious, Beautiful & lush. In this 6 song ep the story of the Airwalker is told. The music sounds like Twin Peaks meets Julie Cruise meets Soul-R&b = Mystery Dance music. Krecords CD5 $5.00 Jeremy Jay Airwalker PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Krecords-115 45 $4.75 Jesu Lifeline PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! HydraHead 12 $17.50 Kiln Sunbox PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Ghostly 12 $7.25 Lesser Birds of Paradise Space Between PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Contraphonic-064 LP $12.75 Lift Boys Anarchy Village, Anarchy Way PS, US Limited edition vinyl. YAMATAKA EYE from the BOREDOMS! Lift Boys has its roots in dance music & disco but it has the characteristic whirling noise & tribal elements of the Boredoms. It's groovy & left-field dance music that non other than Eye could produce. Comes in white disco sleeve with labels designed by Eye. Limited to 1000, no repress! SmalltownSupersound-14012 12 $9.25 Linus Pauling Quartet All Things Are Light PS, US Purple vinyl with bonus CDR of the LP.LIMITED to 500 copies! The five to seven piece "quartet" is known for putting its three guitars to the floorboard & taking listeners straight off the cliff simply because "anything worth doing is worth overdoing!" Here the band is at its most Herzogian & bombastic, pulling no punches & taking no prisoners. Etched within the grooves, listeners will find epic, guitar-drenched songs about aliens, hallucinogenic psych numbers that turn on you & crush you when you least expect it, drunken brawling garage rock, heavy & dense guitar stomps,a country ode to 40 oz.malt liquor, a punk tribute to cuisine best not discussed in mixed company, and a sprawling sword metal epic; this concluding piece being inspiration for some brilliant insert art from Mike Gunn alumnus John Cramer. CameraObscura-080 LP $13.25 Mannequin Men Fresh Rot PS, US Chicago yahoos debut full-length, think Stones and Stooges... PITCHFORK REVIEW: "Chicago's Mannequin Men swear by rock music's most basic essentials; take two guitars, a bass, and drums, mix with intractable sexual energy/angst, and let sit for 18-24 years. The four-piece's sophomore album, Fresh Rot, offers nothing more and nothing less than this rock fundamentalist recipe. With their unpolished assault on hard-to-get girls, crusty establishments, and the 9-to-5 lifestyle, many have slapped the "proto-punk" tag on the band, a label accurate only in the sense that these guys don't care to advance the rock genre, they just want to harness the carnal passion that made cavemen start banging things together in the first place." Flameshovel CD $11.75 Mas, Freddie Pillar PS, US Freddie Mas- citing dreams, coincidence and house parties as legal influences, Freddie Mas is determined to forge a new level of expression in popular music. Describing his music as 'motion motivated' Freddie has brought his uniquely physical dynamic to the New York art rock scene. Outside of New York, his work remains understood, having released records on Codec, OUTPUT, Tigersushi and Soundlab across the last decade. Run-Roc-1009 45 $6.25 Milky Globe & Friends Magic Waves PS, US The latest alias of Jon Tye, Lo Recordings musical director & man of many masks. This continues the quest for collaboration & sonic exploration on a cosmic voyage into deep electronic space. Guests on board incl. JAMES HOLDEN, ISAN, LUKE VIBERT, Secondo, Nathan Fake, Walltapper, Andrea's Kit, Aeroplane, EU, Dusty Cabinets, & DNCN, w/ sounds ranging from minimal electronica to nu disco, ambient & experimental. Label-067 CD $15.00 Mojo #169 (December 2007) [Magazine + CD] PS, UK ZINE $10.00 Monster Magnet 4-Way Diablo PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The longtime mustachioed leader of Monster Magnet, Dave Wyndorf, is pretty darn lucky to be alive, as he nearly succumbed to a drug overdose in early 2006. But he's made a full recovery, and has returned to the driver's seat for the group's seventh full-length overall, 2007's 4-Way Diablo. While known primarily as a molar-rattling biker metal band to many, ol' Wyndorf has never covered up his admiration of garage rock and psychedelia -- but kicking off a Monster Magnet album with a track that oozes lava lamps and paisley (the title track) is a bit unsuspected. But have no fear, the trademark Monster Magnet roar soon reappears, as evidenced by such good old-fashioned ass kickers as "Wall of Fire" and "You're Alive." However, the group refuses to get one-dimensional, as evidenced by a trippy cover of the Rolling Stones obscurity "2000 Lightyears from Home," as well as tracks that would sound dandy to those who like to live in an "altered state" -- especially "Freeze and Pixelate." Much to the delight of concerned longtime fans, 4-Way Diablo signals a strong return to form for a band that came very close to being cut short." (Greg Prato) SteamhammerUS CD $17.75 Near The Parenthesis Of Soft Construction PS, US San Francisco based musician Tim Arndt brings his Near the Parenthesis project to n5MD with the release of his second album "Of Soft Construction." This sophomore effort finds Arndt luring his potent song writing capabilities to the forefront yielding something truly exceptional. Spiraling piano sonnets are juxtaposed against sweeping cascades of grainy synthwashes and agile, yet carefully executed, beat-work. Add in an occasional mid radio station listen-in on a seemingly unfinished conversation and you have an idea of "Of Soft Construction's" perfected audible DNA. Near the Parenthesis has proven that he is yet another artist to capture the n5MD ethos in its truest most honest form. n5MD-152 CD $12.00 Numbers Now You Are This PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! KillRockStars DLP $16.25 Oh Astro Champions of Wonder PS, US Club music, children's songs, and fragmented samples of pop/rock all intersect on this married duo's first full-length album. Jane Dowe has previously released on Mille Plateaux in collaboration with Terre Thaemlitz. She has also exhibited as a sound artist &appeared on countless compilations, including the infamous Deconstructing Beck.Hank Hofler has performed electronic music internationally alongside artists such as Otomo Yoshihide, Oval, Merzbow, Alva Noto, Ikue Mori, Philip Jeck, Sawako & others. IllegalArt CD $14.25 Om Pilgrimage PS, US Vinyl version in gatefold, heavy-weight wax. SouthernLord LP $14.00 Outrageous Cherry S-T PS, CANADA We are happy to present to you the official re-mastered and extended re-issue of Outrageous Cherry's 1994 debut album. It was in 1996 that we discovered their second album Stereo Action Rent Party, an amazing collection of covers that achieved the unlikely in actually not denigrating, but in fact making their own, an eclectic set of material by Scott Walker, Brian Eno, 10CC, The Incredible String Band, Television, the Smiths, and beyond. Not many bands can do respectable and unique versions of such venerable material, yet Outrageous Cherry pulled it off. We've been fans ever since, and have loved every single one of their original albums that followed...EXCEPT the first album from 1994. Yes, it is a great album-We just couldn't find copies anywhere. Indeed, the first album proved so impossible to find, we had to re-issue it just to get copies for ourselves. Therein lays our admittedly selfish motivation. Thankfully, we made enough for you too. Discover where things started for arguably the finest band to come out of Detroit since the SRC and the Bob Seger System. What is this Outrageous Cherry circa 1994? Well, you have primal VU style drumming, noisy guitars, catchy hook after catchy hook, a certain individual psychedelic sheen, and great songs, songs, songs. Matthew Smith and co started here, and we invite you to see what we're all worked up about. Scratch-051 CD $13.50 Parsons, Gram & The Flying Burrito Brothers Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1 PS, US (Digipack Packaging) Two-CD, high-fidelity live set 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969' on Amoeba Records. Material from 1969 found in Grateful Dead vaults - The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard -- though long rumored - rarities including 10 songs never recorded by Parsons and never before available. Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers, opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live material available. Rarities on 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969' include Gram's unique choice of mainly country standards, which are not on any other official Gram Parsons recording: Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town/She Once Lived Here/Mental Revenge/We've Got To Get Ourselves Together/Lucille/You Win Again/Long Black Limousine/Sweet Dream Baby/When Will I Be Loved Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1 Track Listing: 4/4 Disc 1 1. Close Up the Honky Tonks 2. Dark End of the Street 3. Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town 4. She Once Lived Here 5. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together 6. Lucille 7. Hot Burrito #1 8. Hot Burrito #2 9. Long Black Limousine 10. Mental Revenge 11. Sin City 12. Thousand Dollar Wedding 13. When Will I Be Loved Bonus Disk: 4/6 Disc 2 1. Undo The Right/Somebody's Back In Town 2. She Once Lived Here 3. Sweet Mental Revenge 4. We've Got to Get Ourselves Together 5. Lucille 6. Sin City 7. You Win Again 8. Hot Burrito #1 9. Hot Burrito #2 10. You're Still On My Mind 11. Train Song 12. Long Black Limousine 13. Sweet Dream Baby 14. Do Right Woman AmoebaRecords-002 CD $17.00 Pedro You, Me & Everyone PS, US Fresh off the triumph of MUSH'S 2006 re-release of his self-titled debut (where he took the 2003 Melodic version back to the studio for a sonic overhaul), London's mighty PEDRO returns with "You, Me & Everyone." While comparisons to artists like Four Tet and Minotaur Shock have been natural on his past releases, Pedro approaches this latest set of compositions in a way that continues to establish his unique take on folk and jazz based electronica. Free-jazz horn blasts ring out with new vigor, drums hit a bit harder, and Pedro continues to forge new elements into his song craft, even raising the ghosts of Liquid Liquid and A Certain Ratio on a track or two. "You, Me & Everyone" will surely be the album that secures Pedro a position among the game's elite. Mush-255 CD $9.00 Pine Hill Haints Ghost Dance PS, US Growing up in the lower Appalachians, THE PINE HILL HAINTS learned its sound from old men and women playing on porches and in living rooms, under ancient oak trees and paper mill forests. The 19 tracks on this album are a massive flow of music. Some songs were written on the day of the recording, and others 400 years ago. "When You Fall" and "Say Something Say Anything" explore the feeling of holding an empty hand out to someone you love. "Phantom Rules" and "Raggle-Taggle Gypsy" channel Africa, the Cherokee Nation, Ireland, and the modern times. Krecords-186 CD $11.50 Pine HIll Haints Ghost Dance PS, US Growing up in the lower Appalachians, THE PINE HILL HAINTS learned its sound from old men and women playing on porches and in living rooms, under ancient oak trees and paper mill forests. The 19 tracks on this album are a massive flow of music. Some songs were written on the day of the recording, and others 400 years ago. "When You Fall" and "Say Something Say Anything" explore the feeling of holding an empty hand out to someone you love. "Phantom Rules" and "Raggle-Taggle Gypsy" channel Africa, the Cherokee Nation, Ireland, and the modern times. Krecords-186 LP $10.25 Realistic Perpetual Memory Loss PS, US Realistics third album features sixteen tracks of intricate sample-based compositions: a beautifully sophisticated celebration of found sound, recorded media, technology, and electronic composition. Slices of field recordings mesh with surreal electronic melodies to create enjoyably odd multi-layered musical fun. IllegalArt-114 CD $14.50 Record Collector #343 (December 2007) PS, UK ZINE $10.00 Scorn Stealth PS, US 15 years since his début and 4 since his last studio album: Mick Harris breaks the silence and delivers with "Stealth" one of his most massive works so far. Staying faithful to his trademark sound, this corner-stone of a musician, constantly redefining the boundaries of electronic music, delivers here 8 salvoes of monumental bass, sparse dry beats and deep drones. Let it be heard: Scorn is back. OhmResistance-6 CD $12.25 Shit Robot Chasm PS, US He once again demonstrates his keen ability to create dance tracks both deceptively simple & instantly gratifying. He masterfully joins relentless, brooding, patiently building techno w/ underlying melodic rock grooves. This dance track is both innovative & immediately familiar. The flipside is a galactic krautrock adventure through whirling synths into the unknown. DFA 12 $8.00 Shuta Hasunuma OK Bamboo PS, US Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape, SHUTA HASUNUMA'S piano work on his new album "OK Bamboo" has an enduring, simple elegance. Each track flits and twitters, growing and changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous details. This perfectly executed collage of digital and organic sounds immediately feels familiar and intimate, as it demands your attention. R.I.Y.L RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, FENNESZ, THE BOOKS, COLLEEN, ELUVIUM. WesternVinyl-046 CD $11.50 Sigur Ros Hvarf/Heim (2PC, Digipack Packaging) PS, US This release is comprised of two EPs. "Hvarf" translates appropriately as "disappeared", as its five tracks are new studio recordings of lost songs from various points in the band's career. "Heim" or "home" is six tracks of live acoustic versions of songs from all four Sigur Ros's studio albums recorded in Iceland during the band's summer 2006 tour and early spring 2007. Limited edition double CD digipak (first pressing only). XLRecordings DCD $14.00 Slits, The The Return of The Giant Slits PS, UK The full 1981 album + a bonus CD that features ALL the archived dub versions and an american radio interview of the time that was subsequently used by CBS for a ultra rare promo disc. New graphic Artwork and two of the classic photos by Anton Corbijn from the NME magazine cover session. The 1981, second, and final, Slits studio album, featuring the same line up as their first album "Cut", Ari Up, Tessa Pollit and Viv Albertine. This record has often been overshadowed by the more controversial 1979 "Cut" album. It represents their natural development as artistes by focussing more on their interests in dub and "world music" sound eclecticism (featuring Steve Beresford and ex Pop Group drummer Bruce Smith ) that is well suited to their, by then, more accomplished playing style. Perhaps, in retropsect, the Jamaican half sister to The Raincoats recordings. A "lost"gem, ripe for reappraisal, of this still vastly influential and important group in both musical and sociological terms. Produced by Dennis Bovell and Dick O'Dell (Y Records) Previously only available as an expensive Japanese import and never before released in the USA. DISC 1 1/Earthbeat 2/Or What It Is 3/Face Place 4/Walkabout 5/Difficult Fun 6/Animal Space/Spacier 7/Improperly Dressed 8/Life On Earth DISC 2 1/Japanese Earthbeat 2/ German Earthbeat 3/ Dub Beat 4/Face Dub 5 /Begin Again, Rhythm 6/ Earthbeat [12in] 7 /Earthbeat 8/ WORT FM Radio Interview. BlastFirstPetite-00 DCD $24.00 Stateless Bloodstream PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! K7 LP $10.75 Sun City Girls Jacks Creek PS, US The Sun City Girls' Jacks Creek was originally released in 1995, now reissued here on CD for the first time since the limited edition vinyl original went out-of-print 12 years ago. As Robert Dayton reviewed the LP version: "This album was reviled by the more avant-hipster snob crowd. As time passes, its reputation surely grows to put it right up there with the finest of The Sun City Girls' diverse canon. And that is saying something! Being an act that can already alienate the unready, what caused this record to alienate their more uptight fans? Maybe it's because it was their hillbilly album. Maybe it's because the album opens during a still evening on a back porch with them talking about a mysteriously colored smell that predates an Indian burial ground and moaning 'He wore red to keep the devil away' and distant howling and warnings that get more and more spooked out, gradually turning into a disfigured, slackjaw, downhoe preying on urban fears over its thirteen-plus minutes running time. Then follows a percussive piano-based swamp chase led by a gnarled stick shaker which turns over into improperly distilled moonshine chants. Side two contains lots of little musically inventive snapshots and curios. A good time jamboree on termite wood called "Useless Stillborn." A Civil War call to arms for people way too rot gut broken down to ever pass the draft. And oh so much more to offer from this trio who go above and beyond the call of duty of what could have been (but not in their hands) a one (or thirty) joke premise. I take it that you are already musically adventurous, well, give this a try! Feels like they're shrinking (expanding) your head and preserving it in a jug. Abduction-006 CD $15.00 Sun City Girls Dulce PS, US Originally released as a limited edition LP of 1000 copies in '98, this is another mysterious soundtrack, feat. guest appearances by EYVIND KANG, THE RUINS & JESSE PAUL MILLER. The music flips back & forth from melodic & reflective themes to shards of noise & collective improvisation. Throw in some clarinet lounge music & spooked-out drama. Abduction CD $15.75 TDJ Rome (Jerome Froese) / Ethereal 77 (Ulrich Schnauss) Unpleasant Poems PS, UK In 2004 Ground Liftaz re-released the tracks of all three vinyl 12" singles by TDJ Rome -- Serenely Confident, Freeze Framez (both 2000) and Vermond Curry (2001) -- on one CD, together with two additional tracks by Ethereal 77 (aka Ulrich Schnauss). None of the tracks by Jerome Froese or Ulrich Schnauss had been previously available on CD. Unpleasant Poems is filled with Drum n' Bass and Breakbeat tunes which were created by both artists in their spare time. Definitely worth a listen! Moonpop-007 CD $13.25 Trimble, Bobb Harvest Of Dreams PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy. SecretlyCanadian-163 CD $11.50 Trimble, Bobb Iron Curtain Innocence PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy. SecretlyCanadian-162 LP $11.50 Trimble, Bobb Harvest Of Dreams PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy. SecretlyCanadian-163 LP $11.50 Trimble, Bobb Iron Curtain Innocence PS, US BOBB TRIMBLE and SECRETLY CANADIAN are proud to present you with "Iron Curtain Innocence" and "Harvest of Dreams," two releases that will now reach a genuine audience with full reissue treatment. This is great news for rare music lovers, since Bobb's original LPs are highly sought-after collectors items fetching hundreds of dollars apiece! Each CD release contains never before seen photos of Bobb Trimble, the Wormtown scene, and restored and fully realized artwork. In addition, each CD will feature Bonus Tracks from their respective recording periods. LP buyers won't miss out on these tracks, since EACH LP VERSION INCLUDES A COUPON FOR FREE MP3 DOWNLOAD OF THE ALBUM -- INCLUDING THE BONUS TRACKS. Enjoy. SecretlyCanadian-162 CD $11.50 Tupelo Honeys Tupelo Honeys Salute You + 2 PS, JAPAN Stockholm-based boy/girl duo of twins Joel and Linn Edin have played music more or less all their lives, and finally released their debut "Tupelo Honeys Salute You" this summer. After their passion for making fresh and unpretentious music was re-ignited by none other than Lily Allen, Tupelo Honeys concocted a mournful but optimistic, lush but intimate album, brimming with allusions to Eggstone, Camera Obscura, Arcade Fire, and The Kissaway Trail. Sub Pop artists Loney, Dear guest on a few songs, along with other friendly cohorts who also lend their talents. The Japanese version has different artwork and two great bonus tracks. QuinceRecords-052 CD $13.00 Uncut #127 (December 2007) [Magazine + CD] PS, UK ZINE $10.00 Various B9 bis: Brussels Cold Wave 1979-82 PS, UK 18 tracks. B9 bis, a definitive compilation CD tracing the development of post-punk and new wave music in Belgium between 1979 and 1983. Originally released on indie label Sandwich Records in May 1981, the compilation album B9 featured ten exclusive tracks by a range of diverse Belgian new wave, electronic and underground artists, including Digital Dance, Polyphonic Size, Kid Montana, Pseudo Code and Prothese - the latter the first recording project by Daniel B of Front 242. Although Sandwich was destined to be overshadowed by better-known Brussels labels such as Les Disques du Crepuscule and Crammed Discs, founder Michel Lambot soon afterwards formed European indie empire PIAS. Now digitally remastered and available on CD for the first time, B9 now features an extra eight bonus tracks in order to provide a more comprehensive snapshot of new wave music in Belgium between 1979 and 1983. Mostly taken from rare singles, the extra tracks include songs by The Names, Marine, Front 242, Siglo XX, Allez Allez, Berntholer, Jung and Isolation Ward. As well as revised artwork, this expanded 70 minute edition of B9 also includes detailed sleevenotes and an assortment of period images and graphics. LTM-2486 CD $16.25 Various 10 Tons of Heavy DJ Hatcha Mix PS, US Dubstep truly is the sound of now & what better way for Planet Mu to celebrate its own unique journey through this fresh genre over the last few yrs than an extremely huge compilation? With BOXCUTTER, MILANESE, VEX, PINCH, DISTANCE, MRK1 & many others. PlanetMu-195 DCD $13.00 Vee Dee Glimpses of Another World PS, US The much anticipated follow up to their debut 2004 album, Furthur, is finally here. 3 blasts of raw, electric, dark-psyche wizardry expansively performed by one of Chicagos best bands. Descending into the black hole, this offers an insight into the heavy punk-haze of their forthcoming double album "Public Mental Health System" as well as treating us to 2 tracks on the flipside that were written shortly after "Furthur" came out by the original line-up. CriminalIQ-026 45 $5.25 Wedding Present, The Live 1987 PS, US 'LIVE 1987' collects the first two of The Wedding Present's popular "Live Tapes"; cassettes that the band sold at gigs and through their fanzine in the late 80's. Fans eagerly collected them and the first two tapes quickly became very rare. This is the first official 'live' release by The Wedding Present and features live versions of ten songs from their classic debut album 'George Best'. DISC 1: 1. This Boy Can Wait, 2. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft, 3. All This And More, 4. Million Miles, A, 5. You Should Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, 6. Anyone Can Make A Mistake, 7. Something And Nothing, 8. It's What You Want That Matters, 9. My Favourite Dress, 10. Give My Love To Kevin, 11. Go Out And Get 'Em, Boy!, 12. Getting Nowhere Fast, 13. Once More. DISC 2: 1. Never Said, 2. Don't Be So Hard, 3. Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft, 4. Once More, 5. Nobody's Twisting Your Arm, 6. This Boy Can Wait, 7. Million Miles, A, 8. I'm Not Always So Stupid, 9. Anyone Can Make A Mistake, 10. It's What You Want That Matters, 11. What Did Your Last Servant Die Of?, 12. Give My Love To Kevin, 13. Shatner, 14. My Favourite Dress, 15. You Show Always Keep In Touch With Your Friends, 16. Felicity, 17. It's Not Unusual, 18. Getting Nowhere Fast. Manifesto-43903 DCD $11.50 White Shoes & Couples Company S-T PS, US Influenced by Indonesian movies soundtrack from the 70's & inspired by acoustic spirit of 30's classic jazz musicians, WHITE SHOES & THE COUPLES COMPANY add a heap of disco beats, vintage toy keyboards, & easy listening acoustic ballads into the mix to keep you light on your feet while you freshen up your mojito. U.S. release contains two bonus tracks. "The best indie pop band from Indonesia ever, their light & frothy sound will banish the dark clouds & leave you feeling quite warm inside." "One Of Most Crushworthy Bands Of The Year" - AMG MintyFresh-082 CD $12.75 White Williams Smoke PS, US Smoke is nostalgic, colorful art pop, often loose,imperfect, & ambiguous. Recorded in Cleveland, Cincinnati, New York, & San Francisco over the last 2 yrs, using a laptop & a small selection of studio equipment. Where many of the sounds are algorithmically generated, guitars & vocals are repitched, copied & pasted, & heavily edited at times. Tigerbeat6-140 CD $15.00 Wire #285 (December 2007) PS, UK ZINE $10.00 Wolves In The Throne Room Diadem Of 12 Stars PS, US Our music is a reflection of the land in which we dwell; it draws its power from the long, dark winters, the perpetual mist. It is the sound of dampness & decay, the fear that we shall never see the sun again; it is icy and crystalline. We sing a lament for our lost connection w/ nature; w/ magic & the ways of our ancestors; we call out for the blood of our enemies." Vinyl issue of this killer debut album from one of the most inventive & truly unique new Black Metal acts from the USA SouthernLord-079 DLP $20.00 Wry Sister PS, US 7" Single to upcoming Whales & Sharks EP. ClubAC30-003 45 $7.75 Youngs, Richard Autumn Response PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! LP $11.50 Youngs, Richard Autumn Response PS, US "Autumn Response" is a spartan folk-"pop" record filled with tinder-box intimacies, composed of some of the shortest songs ever recorded by RICHARD YOUNGS. The simplest form of trickery comes from Richard Youngs' restrained use of an acoustic guitar, bringing it back to Youngs basics. Twenty-six seconds into "I Need the Light", the first track off the album, the listener is confronted with the pivotal element of the record, the drawing line between the hardcore Youngs purists and fairweather fans: the track, like others on the record, features Youngs' double-tracked voice splitting in two - as one overlaid performance veers away from the other. This gesture warrants such a title "King of the Progressive Minimalists" - which is often used beside his name by critics - as the confident inclusion of such an effect grants it legitimacy. Youngs' voices slipping away from one another is on par with other intense representations of singularity such as Donald Judd and Malevich's Suprematist Composition: White on White. Pop is a gesture, a stance, a pose. "Autumn Response" is a singer-songwriter album, as Youngs' fingers slip over the steel strings with little feet and whispery toes, his gently prophetic songs evoke Roger Waters and the folk phase play is sure to appeal to fans of Animal Collective's "Sung Tongs." Jagjaguwar-121 CD $11.50 Zookeeper Becoming All Things PS, US On this release, Chris Simpson (MINERAL, GLORIA RECORD) moves away from his influential brand of emotionally captivating indie rock to a brighter but equally expressive folk/pop/rock sound. There is a feeling of freedom, new birth & joy in these tracks as Simpson & his band Zookeeper quite literally let loose. Hotly anticipated, the ten tracks take the listener on an eclectic expedition. Raucous slices of acoustic jangle-pop align in epic form. At times tender & cathartic, discordant & melodic, the album lyrically & sonically reveals an influential artist in his prime. BelleCityPop-004 CD $13.50 Forthcoming Releases Aarktica Matchless Years (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US Pop/rock/experimental group lead by New York's Jon DeRosa featuring Mascott's Kendall Meade and Drum Corps' Aaron Spectre as well as other musicians known for their own work. As with previous records Matchless Years was recorded by Charles Newman at Mother West Studio, NYC. On Matchless Years Aarktica embraces the spirit of the best works of brethren Jesus And Mary Chain, Spiritualized, and Magnetic Fields, as well as a progression toward "dark disco" and a meshing of 1950's vocal pop sensibilities atop Aarktica's established atmospheric sound. The tradition of moody pop aural heroin has never sounded so comfortable. Matchless Years is by far Aarktica's strongest and most accessible work to date and is sure to gain them new fans. Personell: Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitars, bass, percussion, pump organ, harmonium, gamelan bells. Aaron Spectre (Drumcorps) - drum programs, Chris Carrico (ex-Crucifer) - electric guitar, Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt producer)- organ, keyboard, Mike Pride - drums, percussion, Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, James Duncan - trumpet, Gretta Cohn (ex-Bright Eyes/Cursive)- cello, Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott) - backing vocals, Ernie Adzentoivich - electric & upright bass. Produced by Charles Newman. Tracklisting: 1. Seventy Jane, 2. I Name You Sleep, 3. Intro to Arms, 4. Arms, 5. Summer Tabla Dub, 6. Happiness Boys, 7. Matchless, 8. Slow Sorrow, Oh. Also Available: AARKTICA -Bleeding Light CD (Darla: DRL-155), AARKTICA-Or You Could Just Go Through Your Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway/Bliss Out v.18 CD (Darla: DRL121), AARKTICA-Pure Tone Audiometry CD (Silber: sil026), AARKTICA-No Solace In Sleep CD (Silber: sil012). PRESS: "Aarktica is cold, pure, and almost inescapably tranquil." -PITCHFORK. Darla-177 CD $12.25 Acid Mothers Temple Acid Motherly Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US Guitars howl, riffs grow BIGGER w/ each minute & brains get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash & burning roof tiles, this feat. every dimension of their legendary underground sound - from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages & spoken monologues. RiotSeason-016 CD $20.00 Akira Kosemura It's On Everything (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US Akira Kosemura is one of a number of young Tokyo musicians working at the nexus of acoustic instrumentation and minimal electronics. His album, it's on everything, typifies a new vision of melodic instrumentation and rich textural electronics sweetened with a beautiful pop overtone. Akira Kosemura (b. 1985) is a musician, graphic designer and record label manager (Schole). His work has been featured on several albums and compilations including "Drifting Skywards 2" Coldroom (France) and "Electronics Unplugged" Aerotone (Germany). He has produced sounds for web sites including Yoga Schelter (studio website in Philadelphia - yogaschelter.com) and Extraweg (artists' website in germany - extraweg.de). SomeoneGood-002 CD $15.00 Am-Boy Horrible Oracle Blessedness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US Attacknine Records is proud to present Am-boy's "Horrible Oracle Blessedness", 16 tracks of addictive Technicolor synth-tunes, and the latest dose from a body of work that has earned him the title of "Walt Disney on Acid". Am-boy is coastal NJ's Forrest Wolf, and 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is his third full-length release. Perhaps more so than ever before, 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is filled with his trademark sugary hooks and pristine production that will leave you with a smile on your face and a head full of melodies you won't stop humming. The beats and melodies are deceptively simple, exemplifying a complex series of emotions that perfectly unveil themselves with each listen. You will not be disappointed, as this is by far one of the best albums of 2005." - Erik Kowalski/CASINO VERSUS JAPAN Attack9-017 CD $12.25 Amplified Heat How Do You Like the Sound of That (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTBER 2ND) PS, US Debut album of Deep South boogie-blues rock with a nifty psychedelic waycoolness from hirsute Austin trio. Arclight CD $14.25 Andrea's Kit Bad Taste Emergency (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US Feisty French fun from a group of musical mavericks lost in London, this is rubber band funk, avant punk, & even a touch of grunk. This is like Captain Beefheart buggering Damon Albarn. Loaf -011 CD $9.25 Asmus Tietchens Eta-Menge (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US Limited edition: 500. LINE is proud to present h-Menge (Eta-Menge) the final installment of the critically acclaimed Mengen series from influential German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. Eta-Menge means ETA quantity. Based strictly on sine tones and white noise, the Mengen series was released by Ritornell/Mille Plateaux as the CDs Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Gamma-Menge and then continued on LINE as the CDs Epsilon-, Zeta-, and Eta-Menge. Asmus Tietchens' first released his unique electronic music in 1980, but created works since the late 1960s. Since then he has produced over 37 full-length solo works and more cutting edge recordings on numerous international labels dealing with electronic sound and concrete music. Some of his over 20 full-length collaborative projects include works with Merzbow, Achim Wollscheid, Vidna Obmana, Richard Chartier, and Kontakt der Junglinge with Thomas Koner. Tietchens' focus is the manipulation of found sound in ways suggested by the material itself. German label Die Stadt has begun to reissue his groundbreaking early works on CD in limited edition. In both 2003 and 2006 Tietchens was awarded the "Karl-Sczuka- Preis fŸr Akustische Kunst" by SŸdwestrundfunk (SWR). Line-033 CD $12.25 Asobi Seksu Stay Awake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US "Stay Awake" is a song they originally wrote as a 70s AM radio ditty that was eventually fleshed out into an epic post dream pop Spiritualized number. Incl. a cover of "Then He Kissed Me" where they experiment w/ the Phil Spector sound but incl. their own sound & texture. GiganticMusic 45 $7.25 Baby Dee Robin's Tiny Throat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US This deluxe, double-CD retrospective set compiles all the music from her Little Window & Love's Small Song albums, originally available in limited numbers via World Serpent & long out-of-print. Also incl. are the tracks from her limited, mailorder-only EP Made For Love. Her voice harkens back to cabaret performers of old & appeals to fans of her friend Antony. DurtroJnana DCD $18.75 Beirut Flying Cup Club (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! BaDaBing! LP $15.50 Bela Karoli Furnished Rooms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US This unorthodox trio combines an aupright bass, mechanical electronic perscussion, 2 women singing, violin & accordian. Nakedly beautiful, gorgeously affected, stunning and emotionally resonant.A compelling mix of modern electronica with old-world acoustic music. HelmetRoom-014 CD $11.75 Birchville Cat Motel Seventh Ruined Hex (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US A further step out in Birchville Cat Motel's ruminations on time space distortion featuring the additional mystical talents of fellow gravity destroyer, Matthew Bower (Hototogisu/Sunroof!). Seventh Ruined Hex presents like a lonesome planet, occasionally struck with super-sized fragments of space detritus, but for the most part just hangs around, spinning on its axis and doing fuck-all. Strangely emotive for 'a buncha noise'. Like the deepest love, its warm yet tenuous, and filled with the ever-present potential for loss and brutality. More in line with the estranged love-tangle of the Birchville classic 'Chi Vampires' than the most recent befuddling hyperspace rock-overload of recent albums like 'Our Love Will Destroy the World' and 'Birds Call Home their Dead'. Features Matthew Bower who has been known to put out a good album or two on a regular basis. Powerful. Beautiful. Masculine. Girly. Loud. Tender. Heavy. Soulful. Important-169 CD $12.25 Bonnie Prince Billy Ask Forgiveness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US Following the many intensities of "The Letting Go"& its 3 singles & EP, BPB went to Philadelphia to cool out w/a record of covers versions.But the combination of summer days,Philadelphia streets &the way Bonny is ambushed the cooling process,producing 8 sizzlers instead &creating the need to "Ask Forgiveness". DragCity-354 CD5 $10.00 Brotzmann/Gustafsson/Nilssen-Love The Fat Is Gone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, NORWAY Recorded live at Molde International Jazz Festival in 2006. The meeting between the godfather of free-jazz & the innovators of the modern free-jazz scene in Scandinavia, Mats Gustafsson & Paal Nilssen-Love, resulted in this mastodon of an album. This is the European free-jazz underground at its best. A devastating, blasting, raw, ferocious sonic assault on all senses. And beautiful, painfully beautiful. SmalltownSuperjazz-138 CD $15.00 Bryars, Gavin Hommages (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981 and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers, which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger (Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah, Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson, as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars' early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new 63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise, and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc Borgers. LTM-2503 CD $16.25 Cline, Nels/Carlos Giffoni/Alan Licht/Lee Ranaldo Nothing Makes Any Sense (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH) PS, US A constantly shifting and engaging long-form piece of developed drone, foreboding melody, and harsh grit, Nothing Makes Any Sense finds Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco), and Alan Licht pushing their guitars into a cacophonous state that bears much influence from the post-jazz fields they've all cut their teeth in, but also bearing down a forceful brutality that has sometimes eluded their past material. While Carlos Giffoni uses his analog Synth mastery to adequately contend and mesh seamlessly with the trio of strings, letting his analog noise pulsate and pierce with its own sense of contained stampede. This collaboration was recorded in February of this year at the sadly defunct NYC venue Tonic and was mixed and mastered by the ubiquitous James Plotkin. Included with the packaging are ink drawings from Lee Ranaldo and a review of Lou Reed's live classic Rock N' Roll Animal by cult musician/Creem scribe Peter Laughner, which includes a line which bestowed this album with its title. NoFunProductions-28 CD $12.25 Club 8 The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming (ON SALE/ PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, SWEDEN Club 8 is finally back with their long awaited sixth album. "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is everything we'd ever hoped it would be - it's pop music at it's most profound, balancing perfectly between sunshine and melancholia. Twelve songs that'll make you sing along about death while dreaming of summer days. A glorious return to say the least. After having released three albums in just over two years time, very few expected they'd have to wait over four years for a new Club 8 album. Some even started to assume the band had split up. In May 2007 the band returned with the amazing Tropicalia-influenced "Whatever you want" which rapidly became a huge blog hit - top 10 most blogged songs according to music blog aggregator Elbo.ws The waiting's been so long we can almost, but just almost, talk about a comeback album. However, waiting's not always a bad thing. Not only has songwriter Johan Angergård released three albums with The Legends and one with Acid House Kings in the time in between - Club 8 has evolved in to one of the most personal and emotional bands around today. Not that previous albums have lacked emotional depth, that's far from the truth, but "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is truly different and a very very special album. The fleeting of life and time, and the nearness of death arrives in the shape of twelve perfect pop songs in a summer dress. It's mix of sunshine and melancholia is just as unique as it's profoundly moving. Labrador-108 CD $14.75 Creteens 4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA) PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl. Contaminated-009 45 $6.00 Crutchfield, Robin For Our Friends in the Enchanted Otherworld (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH) PS, US Robin co-founded the experimental no-wave art band, DNA,and later collaborated with varied artists (including Steven Brown of Tuxedomoon and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch) in the guise of his Dark Day project. His new solo explorations have been described by Devendra Banhart as "beguiling, powerful, hypnotic, mesmerizing, commanding, delicately unnerving, lilting, mellow, "and "tense as hell." A tiny treasurebox from a lost garden, this album finds Robin further exploring his unique world; one of delicate harp compositions, glissando & deep drones. Soundscapes for daydreamers of this & other worlds.