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4 Guitars
Live At Luxx
PS, UK This was a rare quartet of guitars performance that
took place August 8 of 2001 in a now defunct club in Brooklyn
by Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Nels Cline and Carlos Giffoni.
Its a crystal clear multitrack recording that was later
mixed and mastered by producer Wharton Tiers. Infinite
possibilities are explored as the signature styles of each
of the group members create moments of tension, peace,
violence, and run trough every possible range of emotions.
psychedelic tunnels of sound echo trough endless guitar
lines, minimalism and maximalism both present in one moment,
there are no solos and no selfishness, as 4 combine to
create an unbelievable 40+ minute piece. A document of
pure sonic exploration of a moment in time that will never
be repeated by 4 of the most respected experimentalist
of our day. - Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo from Sonic
Youth. -Nels Cline (countless solo projects + member of
Wilco). - Carlos Giffoni (upcoming composer/improviser
from New York). - Rare live once in a lifetime. guitar
quartet performance from 4 of the most important/in demand
experimental musicians. - Mixed and mastered by producer
Wharton Tiers.
Important-080
CD
$13.75
About
Bongo
PS, US RUTGER HOEDEMAEKERS began his debut album three
years ago and literally worked on it obsessively for a
majority of that time. Having dealt with four collapsed
lungs while producing it, Rutger makes good by creating
what will surely be one of this year's first major breakthrough
records. Straddling the realms of indie rock, electronica,
pure pop with a tiny pinch of breakcore, he's created a
masterful record full of songs that get stuck in your head,
full of tiny details you only hear after repeat listening.
But Bongo is far from another boring indie-tronica record.
It's got this slightly pissed-off edge while remaining
both literate and thoroughly gratifying. This intended
liveliness in the music does not come from letting the
computer do just "whatever." It comes from creating
every little note and sound by hand, like carefully painting
a portrait instead of snapping a Polaroid. He's already
been playing some of the best festivals in the Netherlands,
and has been winning fistfuls of new fans at each show,
expertly straddling the line between rock show excitement
and dance party ass shaking.
CockRockDisco-009
CD
$14.75
Absentee
Hawaiian Disco
PS, US The latest from rising British pop group ABSENTEE
(Memphis Industries). On Hawaiian Disco, the band draw
influences from Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Lou Reed, joining
infectious melodies and atmospheres with a disarmingly
natural delivery. UK import.
Radiotone-004
CD
$15.50
Amppez
Irony of a Sweet Fruit
PS, US Formed in 2000 in Shizuoka, Japan, Amppez plays
emotional balladic indie rock that has been dubbed "melancholic" by
critics in Japan. This is their 2nd full length 7 first
to be released in the US. The songs are lush and rolling
and soaked in effected guitars creating catch tunes that
retain the shoegazer ethos. RIYL: My Bloody Valentine,
Tsu Shi Ma Mi Re, Shonen Knife, Bleach03, Sunny Day Real
Estate, Fugazi.
BentenTokyo-003
CD
$12.00
Angels Of Light
Everything Is Good Here/Please Come Home 2XLP
PS, US
Important-079
DLP
$26.50
Anorak
For A Limited Time Only
PS, ES Anorak, the bright hope of the Spanish "cooltronica" scene,
coming from Rubí, a village in the province of Barcelona,
have tried with success to translate the teen spirit of
today into the echoes of 80ies synth-pop. In "A Limited
Time Only" the roots and influences include such names
as New Order (specially in "Running Out Of Memories" and "Wet
Fields") and Pet Shop Boys.
Rhonda/HoustonParty-07
CD
$14.75
Arctic Monkeys
Whatever People Say I Am, That's Not What I Am
PS, UK Musically, there are bits of The Stone Roses, What's
The Story Morning Glory, and Nevermind. As catchy as those
reference points are, it's the songwriting that has won
the band a fiercely dedicated following; a mix of the observational
storytelling of Davies and Weller crossed with the harsher
documentary eye of Mike Skinner of The Streets and "Ghost
Town" era Specials.
Domino(UK)-086
CD
$15.25
Ariel Kalma
Osmose
PS, US ARIEL KALMA's magical and weird Osmose originally
released in 1978 masterfully matches RICHARD TINTI's rainforest
field recordings with Ariel's left field minimalist compositional
ideas. Rather than simply relying on the rainforest sounds
providing a pleasant backdrop to the drones, the drones
interplay with the pitches of the natural sounds to create
melancholic, Popol Vuh like grandeurs. The natural chirps
and creaks blend with the music to become similar to ambient
loops themselves; such that their very tonal nature shifts
from being recognizable jungle sounds, frequently phasing
into blurred rhythmic elements under the electronic parts.
Osmose reminds that not only is the rainforest a place
of awe inspiring beauty, but it is also something very
dense and alien. Includes three previously unreleased tracks
from the same sessions, this reissue finally allows the
rainforest to live up to its natural state of untamed jungle.
Beta-LactamRing-01
CD
$14.75
Art Brut
Bang Bang Rock & Roll
PS, UK On black vinyl, includes bonus track "These
Animal Menswe@r"
Cargo-070
LP
$19.50
Ass Ponys
Okra Years
PS, US Reissue of previously out of print material from
the early '90s. Catch the first glimpse of chief songwriter
Chuck Cleaver in his unique, rustictinged Midwestern psychedelia.
Collection of 24 tracks on 2 cds from 2 out of print LPs.
Not everything is included from the original releases 'cos
as the liner notes states..."The simple fact is we
don't care for some of them anymore."
ShakeIt
DCD
$15.00
Atavist
Self-Titled
PS, US The debut album-66 minutes and 6 seconds of pure
punishing doom-from Manchester quartet ATAVIST-featuring
drum lord JAMIE "BOGGY" SYKES who's played with
BURNING WITCH and THORRS HAMMER. "Like the grinding
of tectonic plates, their riffs aren't just heavy, they're
so batteringly, destroyingly crushing that they remain
exhilarating even when single notes hang out for an eternity
before the next one rams into your ears with the force
of an A-bomb.
Invada-025
CD
$15.50
Bad Religion
Live at the Palladium
PS, US Quarter-century-running Los Angeles punk legends
BAD RELIGION captured live in concert during a sold-out
two-night run at the Palladium in Hollywood, Fall 2005.
Thirty-one tracks that span the band's entire career, including
such rarely performed songs as a acoustic piano version
of"Cease." Includes bonus interviews, fan tributes,
rare TV footage (circa 1981-1983), and more.
Epitaph-86659
DVD
$16.50
Bats
At The National Grid
PS, US This is THE BATS the jangly rock band from New Zealand.
Part of the New Zealand bands that were tagged w/the Kiwi-rock
sound amongst other contemporaries The Clean & The
Chills. From a mantric like pick & strum of a chord
from Robert, add bouncing bass w/twist from Paul, a melodic
hook from Kaye on guitar & Malcolm on a beat that just
makes you want to move & dance. The combination of
musical ingredients works perfectly, effortlessly. It's
been like that for 23 years now & the magic doesn't
seem to be fading.
MagicMarker-034
CD
$13.75
Bayside
Live (CD + DVD)
PS, US A CD+DVD release capturing a special acoustic set
performed during the Never Sleep Again tour by BAYSIDE.
Eight tracks, including a cover of the Smoking Popes' "Megan" and
the brand new song "Winter."
Victory-293
CD
$14.00
Beatglider v Shinri
Beatglider v Shinri EP
PS, UK Indie slack-core stars, Beatglider released their
debut album in the late nineties, Beatglider quietly wove
their own path, securing an underground fan base before
coming to the attention of Dakota Records in 2001. Their
2nd album was recorded in Los Angeles with Tom Rothrock
(Beck, Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy).Now the languid
five-piece are back with two new songs. East coast England
meets West coast USA, their music evoking memories of the
late-lamented Pavement, My Bloody Valentine and Galaxie
500, fused with their own brand of wistful melancholia.
Newcomers Shinri features members of the quietly acclaimed
post-rock collective Junkboy (the brothers Hanscomb, who
released their exceptional sophomore album, 'Lost Parade',
on Enraptured Records last summer) and emo-rock kings Cars
As Weapons (drummer Richie Harwood), with vocals by Jay
Thornton (who drew the stunning cover artwork). Shinri
have been working tirelessly on recordings of late, and
'Sever' and 'Corn Fields' mark Shinri's debut recorded
output. Their influences range far and wide -such as Elliott
Smith, & The Flaming Lips to the more esoteric, pagan
melodies of Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan and The Incredible
String Band - fusing these ingredients together in their
own inimitable style help to make Shinri a tantalising
prospect.
Enraptured-46
CD5
$12.75
Beautiful Girls
We're Already Gone
PS, US The US debut from Australian groove unit THE BEAUTIFUL
GIRLS. Twelve tracks of posi-rocking that combine "the
melodies of Ben Harper and the sheer power of Bob Marley." Released
by Cornerstone RAS, so you know it's Sublime approved.
CornerstoneRas-049
CD
$12.00
Beck
Guerolito
PS, US
Interscope-05650
LP
$15.25
Below The Sea
Blame It On The Past
PS, CANADA New album from "important" Montreal
instrumental outfit. Review from ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "With
their third opus, Below the Sea have reached maturity.
Blame It on the Past can be approached and assessed on
its own terms, without the need to resort to post-rock
name-dropping. Once again, the band has grown in tightness
and musicianship. Original bassist Mathieu Lévesque
is out, replaced by Victor Meyer, who provides a stronger
anchor for Pascal Asselin's ever-changing drum patterns.
Patrick Lacharité's guitar work has also grown more
varied, with new effects (including some fine backwards
playing) and melodies that sound like a post-rocker tempted
by surf music. Blame It on the Past is a short album, but
its 40 minutes are put to excellent use. Each of the nine
tracks clocks in at somewhere between three and five minutes.
Short and to the point, they all focus on the theme at
hand. Surprisingly, this is done so without sacrificing
on atmospheres -- a key element of the post-rock style.
The trio proves that it is not necessary to spend five
minutes establishing a mood before diving into the first
guitar line. Tunes like "Anonymity," "As
Is," and "Light at Night" manage to lull
the listener into a gentle half sleep, treat him or her
to some exquisite melodies, include a few changes, and
bring him or her back to the real world, all within four
minutes. Even more importantly, these pieces leave a lasting
impression. After a few listens, you'll be whistling a
few of these in the shower. If post-rock as a style has
been accused of self-indulgence (sometimes rightfully so),
Below the Sea remedy the situation. Blame It on the Past
strips off the style's excesses and delivers it in radio-ready
chunks. If there is any justice in the music business,
this album will be the group's international ticket. Highly
recommended."
WhereAreMy-020
CD
$13.50
Benet
Flora Y Fauna
PS, US Benet consists of two French producers, Frederic
Auteil and Bernard-Benet Paul, who, inspired by the European
downtempo and nujazz scene and their favorite director
Claude Sautet, have crafted a beautiful and subtle downtempo
album that will appeal to fans of Kruder & Dorfmeister,
Boozoo Bajou, and Zero 7.
Rasa
CD
$18.00
Bertolino, Paul
Inner Soundtrack
PS, US PAUL BERTOLINO's debut solo effort is the kind of
record that just can't help but make new friends with every
first-time listener. A mix of classic baroque pop, psych,
and power-pop, each track is a timeless example of pop-rock
songwriting at its very best, and is enough to hook the
most jaded music-lover. But this album is more than just
an exercise in mastery of boutique styles. This is an intimate
experience, an Inner Soundtrack, if you will. Just listen
to his sadly-sweet, pitch-perfect vocal sensibilities and
you can forget about coming out the other side. Put it
all together with arrangements that manage to be lush and
spatial without ever sounding slick or overproduced. Both
sides of your cranium will feel the love. Paul draws from
a well that incorporates the best elements of ballsy '60s
jangle-rock, '70s AM gold, and maybe even a pinch of Radio
Shack synth swagger. Almost in spite of that, it's songwriting
so solid and proprietary that it refuses to be picked apart
into its base elements.
AntennaFarm-515
CD
$12.75
Bibio
Hand Cranked
PS, US Follow up to 2005 debut is a 14 cut collection of
idyllic, found-sound & lazy Sunday musical ramblings,
focusing on his passion for saturated guitars, warbling
effects & natural beauty though with a slightly more
whimsical feel this time.
Mush-244
CD
$16.25
Bizzy B
Science Volume 5 (2 x 10")
PS, US
PlanetMu-127
10
$14.75
Bjorn Torske
Ny Lugg (Kort bak/lang på siden)
PS, US First release since the wonderful 2002 album "Trøbbel" on
Telle. He set the Smalltown office on fire with his brilliant
psychedelic disco mix of MENTAL OVERDRIVE`s "Diskodans" track
(done under the name Dr Senneps Hevn). Title track is quirky
avant-disco in typical Torske style, followed by two long
tracks of dark, heavy, psychedelic, dubbed out avant-garde
dance/electro. The last track on the 12", "Dübet," features
the Bjorn Torske Big Band which is: Jørgen "SIR
DUPERMANN" Træen of TOY, John Hegre of JAZZKAMMER/KAPTEIN
KALIBER and David Asheim of KAPTEIN KALIBER. 30 mins of
new music from the godfather of the Norwegian club scene!
Full LP in later 2006.
SmalltownSupersound-11112
12
$10.25
Black Watch, The
The Hypnotizing Sea
PS, UK Thirteen new tracks from "the most criminally
under-appreciated indie band in America" (The Big
Takeover, USA). Possibly their strongest set of songs to
date, and certainly a modern day pop classic! This is the
bands first UK album release, and will hopefully go a long
way to helping them achieve the same repuation and adoration
in Europe as they have enjoyed for so long now in America.
PinkHedgehog
CD
$12.00
Blackavar
Self-Titled
PS, US Her voice is in a comfortable crowd with Kim Gordon,
Nico & Hope Sandoval. These songs are beautiful, somber,
almost-but-not-quite morose; a gorgeous melancholy permeates
the proceedings - an album perfectly set for the grey skies & chill
of fall turning to winter. Feat. NIC KRGOVICH (P:ANO),
STEFAN UDELL (BEANS), IDA NILSON (BEANS, THE GAY, GREAT
AUNT IDA).
Transsiberian-026
CD
$13.75
Blackshaw, James
O True Believers
PS, US When UK-native James Blackshaw plays his 12-string,
something spiritual takes place. This unassuming 23 year-old
is transformed into a guitar god whose name belongs alongside
the likes of Jack Rose, Steffen Basho-Junghans, and Glenn
Jones. Making instrumental, solo, acoustic music that remains
consistently interesting and moving is a difficult task.
Yet, time after time, Blackshaw hits out of the park, constantly
breaking boundaries in what could be conceived as a somewhat
limited medium. O True Believers is the latest in a string
of impressive releases, all with their own mood and inspiration.
An untrained musician living in the isolated suburban environs
of Greater London, Blackshaw draws inspiration not only
from the early Takoma Records roster, but from sources
as varied as the sublime film-work of Werner Herzog, the
books of Richard Brautigan and an endless amount of music:
free-jazz, 60's psych, drone, ethnic music and modern-day
composers, to name a few. He is also an enthusiastic runner,
part-time poet and a keen reader of books on Hindu and
Sufi religion and mythology. Consisting of mainly solo
12-string acoustic guitar, played in a finger-picked style
not too sissimilar to Robbie Basho, perhaps Blackshaw's
biggest inspiration, James Blackshaw has devised new tunings
and new techniques both of which are in full display on
O True Believers. In these part improvised and part written
songs, Blackshaw traverses between Eastern and Western
scales; simple and incredibly intricate picking patterns;
waves of fast, powerful rolls and glass-fragile harmonics.
The album is embellished with other instruments such as
the Hindustani tamboura and harmonium and a specially tuned
psaltery of Eastern-European origin called a Cymbala. Like
most of his previous work, O True Believers may be born
of a finite moment of hope in a sea of infinite sadness,
a fleeting moment of fragile beauty that extends beyond
it's physicality. Unlike past albums, the listener's feeling
upon conclusion is more ambiguous: there is no happy and
immediate resolution, as if ghosts of the past will find
themselves resurfacing time and time again in the future,
an idea which is reflected in several reoccurring themes
within the songs themselves. Colourful ragas sit next to
mournful Fahey-esque refrains, triumphant mountaintop marches
besides almost neo-classical chord changes, endlessly repeating
until there is only transcendence. This is James Blackshaw
at his most vunerable and sincere and, with that, there
comes rare and wonderful qualities to his music: truth
and freedom. James Blackshaw has toured and collaborated
with artists such as Josephine Foster, Peter Wright, Taurpis
Tula, Ashtray Navigations in the UK and Europe and is due
to tour the US in the summer of 2006. James is also confirmed
and has contributed tracks to two forthcoming compilations
in 2006, which sees him alongside the likes of Six Organs
of Admittance, Marissa Nadler, Christina Carter, John Fahey,
Robbie Basho and Peter Lang.
Important-084
CD
$13.50
Blake, Ran
All That Is Tied
PS, US 35th album since his 1965 ESP debut. Collaborator
w/Braxton, Jordan, Lacy & others & teacher to John
MEDESKI. "So hip it hurts. A pianist who can make
you laugh at his wry humor one second & wring a tear
the next."-Downbeat.
TompkinsSquare-1965
CD
$15.00
Blau, Karl
Lake King's Daughter
PS, US Feat. a song from "Beneath Waves" and "A.M." to
be released later in the year on side B.
OnPurpose-006
45
$4.75
Boogie Down Productions
Best Of The B-Boy Sessions
PS, US They tracked down the original reel to reel master
tapes from the B-Boy Sessions circa 1985-87 & some
of the tracks were unearthed will melt your mind. Original & alternative
versions, megamixes, rare early tracks + much much more.
Many of the songs have never been on CD, released, or heard
by anyone outside of the B-Boy camp. Packaged in an 8 panel
wallet.
Traffic-3306
DCD
$17.00
Boy Omega
Black Tango
PS, US New album from gush-worthy Swedish singersongwriter
Martin Gustafsson. Think Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and
The Cure's Robert Smith, Damien Rice and Devendra Banhart,
with a ruddy twist of Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame and more
than a hint of Bear Quartet frontman Mattias Alkberg's
notorious croon... Scandinavian melancholy at it's most
heartbreaking and tangible, with a nifty new injection
of electronics, striking a nice balance with Martin's heartbreaking
acoustic epicery.
SlightRecord
CD
$9.00
Boyd, Phil & the Hidden Twin
Self-Titled
PS, US A brand new album from PHIL BOYD, the songwriter,
singer and guitarist of turbulent Pittsburgh electronic-laden
rock band MODEY LEMON. An ode to moments spent alone amidst
the traveler's transience performed with acoustic guitars,
percussion and Boyd's sweet voice. For fans of Townes Van
Zant, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Neil Michael Hagerty, Cat Power,
and Neil Young.
FauxTotem-01
CD
$11.25
Boyracer
It's Not True Grit, It's Real Dirt
PS, US Boyracer have done it again, this time a new double
grooved single w 8 songs depending on where you drop the
needle you'll get either the electric or acoustic versions.
This is a 4 way split w/555, Parapop, Yellow Mica, & HHBTM.
The HHBTM version comes in a different sleeve.
HHBTM-068
45
$4.50
Bragg, Billy
Volume 1 (9XCD)
PS, US Nine-disc box set includes 2 bonus DVDs w/ previously
unavailable live footage. The releases include his debut,
along with "Brewing Up With Billy Bragg", "Talking
to the Taxman About Poetry" & a disc that combines
the "The Internationale" & "Live & Dubious" EPs.
Each release will feature the re-mastered original & a
second disc of bonus material, much of it previously unavailable & handpicked
by Billy & longtime Bragg cohorts Grant Showbiz & Wiggy
-- a labor of love indeed. Box Set.
YepRoc-2600
9XCD
$70.50
Brief Candles
They Live We Sleep
PS, US Their debut full-length offers a stunning landscape;
guitars lift then grind, & lilt again, above an insistent
rhythm section driven as if built by the gods. Add to this
ethereal vocals delivered by Jenifer & Kevin Dixon & you
won't need a map... Just put on this album & keep driving.
LatestFlame-13
CD
$12.75
Brothers With Different Mothers, The
Daffodils and Devils
PS, JP Imagine a world where The Monkees were played by
The Stone Roses. From Manchester, UK, The Brothers With
Different Mothers love the vibe of the live stage, at the
same time being masters of pulling pop magic out of the
studio hat. "Daffodils and Devils" features 12
cuts, five of which appeared briefly on a self-released
album which quickly sold out in 2004. Opening track, the
brass-driven dancefloor bouncer "Rocktopussy" was
released as a single in the UK and gained play on both
the BBC and
Virgin Radio. It also attracted international attention,
gaining radio play as far away as Sweden, and winning fans
from around Europe. There are nods to the Stones, Supergrass,
CSNY and The Super Furry Animals, but with a sound and
attitude that is theirs alone, The Brothers distill their
own tasty brew. "Daffodils and Devils" is English
pop at its very best, refined yet fresh. You can dance
to it, sing along to it, dream to it. Legendary US producer
Kim Fowley says "The Brothers With Different
Mothers are wonderful...a 21st century variation on Aztec
Camera and Simon & Garfunkel...what they promised,
TBWDM deliver...". The Poptones website (Alan McGee's
post Creation Records label) made TBWDM their 'Download
of the Week' recently and said "The Brothers with
Different Mothers have taken up the DNA of the psychedelic
prime minister of hippie-punk-rock-freakery David Crosby
and twisted and turned it into a completely different m*therf*cker
that is next to impossible not to love...".
Quince-030
CD
$14.25
Buff Medways Vs. Buffets
Split
PS, US THE BUFFETS are the female counterparts to BILLY
CHILDISH's BUFF MEDWAYS, much the same as what the Headcoatees
were to his Headcoats. The Buffets sing "Just 15" (with
special guest LUDELLA BLACK) and "Ivor." The
Buffs sing "I'm Glad I'm Not Like David Wise" and "What
You Got" (XFM session). Limited edition of 1000 copies.
DamagedGoods-258
45
$6.00
Bullwackies All Stars
Dub Unlimited
PS, US Originally released on Senrab in '76 & feat.
a brilliant selections of 7''s & 12''s. Core rythm
tracks from Treasure Isle, Jamaica, then remixed by KING
TUBBY at the Sounds Umlimited studio in NYC. Feat. dub
versions of classic songs by the LOVEJOYS & WAYNE JARRET.
Wackies-36
DLP
$21.75
Buzzcocks
Trade Test Transmission
PS, US Stomping & well received come back album from
1993 that spawned 4 singles & a Top 50 rating by Q.
Incl. 6 bonus tracks both live & 12" singles.
Cast le-36188
CD
$14.00
Cacti Widders
One Way Ticket
PS, US Perfection is hard to build on especially when you
constantly break barriers. It's a little country & little
rock n' roll & surely the stand up bass will rock your
socks off. Fear not fans, there are still plenty of blistering
rock ballads about their sinful lives & questionable
living standards. Definitely enjoyable for anyone who loves
booze, women & guitars.
FallenAngel-004
CD
$12.75
Cadillac
Magnetic City
PS, NORWAY JIM'S PICK: New album from Norwegian noiserockers
Cadillac. Riding a wave of dirty fuzzed up guitar riffs
lead track Locomotive sets up what essentially Cadillac
do best - and that's rough edged and scruffy rock with
more bite than Dracula and more balls than Wimbledon. Sounding
at times like a violent exchange between Queens Of The
Stone Age and Interpol, Cadillac write dark pop songs welded
to noisy guitar assaults... At times rough edged and angry
and at others darkly cool and focused, Cadillac are a band
that are never without total conviction and attitude. Think
At The Drive In and QOTSA, Monster Magnet and Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club, and fellow Scandinavians The Hellacopters
and Gluecifer. Of course there's some shadwoy atmospheric
pop and epic prog weirdness explored here as well...they're
Norwegian! Includes a cover of Siouxsie's "Arabian
Knights". Kerrang REVIEW: "Blunt riffs and windswept
melancholy from Norway. For the first couple of tunes -
bludgeoning grooves based around coal-black riffs - Cadillac
are well-named; a gleaming, diesel-scented monster of riff,
barking with malevolence and sleaze. A mid-album slip into
softer but no less angst-driven scenes reveals a indie
flesh behind the caustic armour, but - singer Per Borten's
lapses into a Bono-esque warble aside - these more thoughtful
passages are no less affecting, offering a further depth
to their pointed powerchords. Producer Rich Robinson resists
the urge to instil some rootsy Black Crowes-esque vibe
to proceedings, instead polishing Cadillac's anguished
screamo up to a fierce, melodic sheen."
KongTiki
CD
$12.00
Cage, John
Piano Works 7
PS, US Margaret Leng Tan performs "Chess Pieces," "Sonatas & "Interludes
for Prepared Piano" & Vittorio Rieti performs "Chess
Serenade."
Mode-158
DVD
$26.50
Campbell, Isobell/Mark Lanegan
Ballad Of The Broken Seas
PS, US Campbell (formerly of Belle And Sebastian) and Lanegan
(formerly of Screaming Trees; currently occasional frontman
of Queens Of The Stone Age) come together on this release.
There's a sense of contrast, between Isobel's aching, pristine
chill of a vocal, and Lanegan's wounded, regret-stewed
burr. Praise for the "Ramblin' Man" EP (released
in December) was excellent: "...a balm to the bitter
soul, their voices interlocking magically" - Three
Imaginary Girls Blog. "The lyrics...suggest the fatalistic,
obsessional nature of attraction" - Uncut. Support
for this full-length should be just as outstanding.
V2
CD
$14.50
Caroline
Murmurs
PS, US A thing of blessed beauty that defies easy description.
It is nearly impossible to attach worRdess tiod tehnec
seupernatural brilliance of these songs. From the weeping
trumpet & innocent lyrical sentiments of the opener
to the cinematic tide of "Winter" - it's a truly
masterful album. No samples were used: dozens of live acoustic
instruments - pianos, harps, bells, guitars, strings & hand
drums - are shaped around her crystalline voice & threaded
together by warm bass & dense beats.
Temporary-097
CD
$9.75
Cars Can Be Blue
All the Stuff We Do
PS, US Simple, fun, catchy songs that combine bubblegum
pop w/a satirical, sometimes even NAUGHTY sense of humor.
Think Dressy Bessy w/Sarah Silverman singing, Tullycraft
meets Adam Sandler, Beat Happening meets Tenacious D.
HHBTM-069
CD
$11.00
Case, Neko
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
PS, US Neko is a major poet by any standard, a songwriter
less interested perhaps in traditional narrative form than
in distilling a pure moment of time. She claims no genre,
nor utilizes any classic formula for her songs and singing.
More than anything she thrives in the spaces in between
her music. After two years in the making, "Fox Confessor
Brings The Flood" is in many ways the sum total of
her journey.
Anti
CD
$13.75
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Etiquette
PS, US Fourth LP expands Ashworth's color palette to include
a small orchestra of pianos, organs, strings, flutes, pedal
steel guitars, drums, drum machines & synths. His strongest & most
cohesive work to date. Incl. guest musical & production
help from members of DEAD SCIENCE, DEAR NORA, PAPERCUTS, & DEGENERATE
ART ENSEMBLE.
Tomlab-065
LP
$13.50
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Etiquette
PS, US Fourth LP expands Ashworth's color palette to include
a small orchestra of pianos, organs, strings, flutes, pedal
steel guitars, drums, drum machines & synths. His strongest & most
cohesive work to date. Incl. guest musical & production
help from members of DEAD SCIENCE, DEAR NORA, PAPERCUTS, & DEGENERATE
ART ENSEMBLE.
Tomlab-065
CD
$14.25
Centipede E'Est
Cheeks Of Neptune
PS, US The debut album from Pittsburgh free rockers CENTIPEDE
E'EST. Nine tracks of lurching and driving rock damage
recorded by experimental filmmaker SCOTT CARNEY in rural
Alabama. An "...explosion of speaker-shredding fuzz-guitar-skronk,
sinister funk grooves, sprawling post-punk jams, a haunting
'Revolution 9'-esque tape loop of Karl Hendrick's daughter
and several cuts that had to have resulted in severely
damaged vocal chords."-Ed Masley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
100LegsUnderTheSea-001
CD
$12.00
Centro-matic
Fort Recovery
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Misra-039
LP
$13.50
Centro-matic
Fort Recovery
PS, US The music comes on like a sound from a distant dream,
something new, yet unmistakably familiar. Clear images
adding up to something a little vague, but in such a comforting
way. All four of them together for ten years now. Their
brand new album is their best yet. My un-mastered CD copy
is my favorite album of 2006 & honestly my favorite
new album of the past five years. I have listened to it
several times a day for three weeks straight and like those
great masterpieces of old I still find new things to love
at every listen."- Patterson Hood (Drive By Truckers).
Misra-039
CD
$12.33
Cervenka, Exene & Original Sinners
Sev7en
PS, US Second LP from X vocalist & backing band now
consisting of the St. Louis' 7 SHOT SCREAMERS.
Nitro-15868
CD
$14.50
Chas. Mtn.
Hugs
PS, US With influences rooted in gangster rap, dub, films
featuring Keith David, & punk, NED EGG & GARY WAR
wanted to start from scratch. The result was an album of
simple but honest hardcore-kraut-folk songs with lyrical
material ranging from the depression & hopelessness
of pan-capitalism to the
contempt derived from the manipulation of women.
WesternVinyl-37
CD
$14.50
Che
Sexy 70 - Music Inspired By The Brazilian Erotic Movies
of the '70s
PS, US A tribute to the sounds of older Brazilian porn
movies, done in a style that's really faithful to the original
sound of the '70s-a mode that's never too kitschy, never
just easy funk-but really well-done work with a tremendously
groovy sound. Producer CHE originally wanted to make a
compilation of the best music from '70s Brazilian pornochanchadas,
but found that the source material was in such bad shape
that he couldn't do the job right, so he headed into the
studio with a key group of musicians who really get the
original sound of the films, and who revel here in a hiply-jazzy
take on older grooves. The overall sound here is more jazzy
and bossa-based than some of the skunkier funk of '70s
US porno with echoes of Italian soundtrack work of the
same period. Instrumentation includes lots of keyboards
and vibes, and the sound could easily be passed off as
a '70s original.
VampiSoul
CD
$20.00
Cheap Trick
Dream Police
PS, US 1979 LP is a tour de force of ambitious songwriting,
skin tight ensemble playing, adventurous orchestration & Zander's
versatile vocal prowess & reached #6 on Billboard.
Altogether that equals a classic album. Expanded w/3 live
tracks from 1979 & the single version of "Dream
Police".
Legacy-94485
CD
$12.75
Cheap Trick
All Shook Up
PS, US 1980 LP solidified their status as one of the great
acts in rock. From the Who-ish opening orchestral blasts
of "Stop This Game" to the elegiac Lennonesque
ballad "World's Greatest Lover," they were clearly
on the creative roll of a lifetime. Incl. the 5 song "Found
All the Parts EP" unreleased on CD until now.
Legacy-94484
CD
$12.75
Ciccone Youth
Whitey Album
PS, US SONIC YOUTH doing all Madonna covers on this reissue
of the Blast First classic. Features the "Burnin'
Up" demo feat. MIKE WATT (MINUTEMEN) & GREGG GINN
(BLACK FLAG).
Goofin-09
LP
$13.50
Citay
Self-Titled
PS, UK Out of San Francisco, Citay is a new project by
Ezra Feinberg, formerly of Piano Magic, in collaboration
with Tim Green from The Fucking Champs. Citay, named for
the way the word "city" is often sung, is a powerful,
elegiac blend of seemingly disparate musical elements.
Taking its cue from the dramatic song structures of 1970s
AM rock, Citay combines Led Zeppelin acoustic guitars and
organs with soaring guitar harmonies and lush, choral voices.
The influences of the early records of Mike Oldfield, Roy
Harper, John Fahey, and more recently the Japanese band
Ghost can be heard as well. Certain moments sound like
the long, baroque intros of Metallica songs (before the
metal takes over) while other moments unleash themselves
in triumphant builds and emotional landings. The sound
is rounded out by breezy, distinctly psych-ed vocal harmonies
of The Byrds and The Beach Boys, adding a blissed-out flavor
to the blend. The result is something entirely new. With
smoking Thin Lizzy dual leads and California vocal harmonies,
Citay will soon be enchanting the kids from the city to
the country and back again. After spending 6 years in the
indie rat race of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Ezra Feinberg
moved to San Francisco to record with Tim Green of The
Fucking Champs, a veteran of the SF scene who moved to
the Bay Area after time in Washington, D.C. as a member
of that city's seminal punk band The Nation Of Ulysseys.
Feinberg and Green had been friends for a while and enjoyed
a mutual love of old psychedelic and proto-metal records.
Tired of asymmetrical haircuts and hipsters talking about
Gang Of Four all the time, Feinberg arrived to the West
Coast searching for those moments of rock history that
had fallen off the radar. Work on Citay began in the fall
of 2004. Accoring to Feinberg, "When Citay started
I had been thinking of acoustic Led Zep and the first 2
Heart albums (Dreamboat Annie and Little Queen). Also the
drama throughout Queen II, and the trippy/spooky Black
Sabbath bongo songs where Ozzy's voice has tons of chorus
to make it kind of watery and lava-lamp-y. Led Zep, Heart,
and Sabbath are not really known for their acoustic moments,
and I hadn't heard anyone taking a cue from that stuff
and I felt like it was time someone tried to do something
new with those ideas... " Citay is produced by Tim
Green who has produced albums by Sleater-Kinney, Comets
On Fire, The Melvins, The Donnas, Bikini Kill, Trans Am,
and many others.
Important-071
CD
$12.50
Cline, Patsy
Heartaches
PS, UK Import exclusive compilation featuring 18 tracks.
Tracks: 1. Heartaches 2. Have You Ever Been Lonely 3. Faded
Love 4. Anytime 5. So Wrong 6. Shes Got You 7. Imagine
That 8. Always 9. He Called Me Baby 10. I Cant Help It
(If Im Still In Love With You) 11. When I Get Thru With
You (You'll Love Me Too) 12. Someday (You'll Want Me To
Want You) 13. Leavin On Your Mind 14. When You Need A Laugh
15. Your Cheatin Heart, 16. I Fall To Pieces 17. A Poor
Mans Roses (Or A Rich Mans Gold) 18. Crazy.
MusicClubUK-901972
CD
$13.50
Cluck, Diane
Black With Green Leaves / Macy's Day Bird
PS, US This deluxe double cd, priced the same as a single
disc, pairs up Diane Cluck's 2nd full length album Macy's
Day Bird with the ep titled Black With Green Leaves. Both
were originally was released by Diane in an elaborate tiny
handmade edtions. These are arguably Diane's most compelling,
immediate and striking records and it was these two recordings
that originally caught the ear of Important Records in
2001. Macy's Day Bird/Black With Green Leaves is highly
recommended to Diane's many new fans who picked up on her
after the release of Oh Vanille/Ova Nil in early 2005.
The attentive listener will find her hauntingly clear voice
weaving melodies of love, pain and city life through sparse
arrangements of piano, acoustic guitar and harmonium. This
material is newly restored/mastered by James Fei. Oh Vanille/Ova
Nil was recently given the status of No. 2 US Underground
album of 2005 by the UK's esteemed Mojo Magazine. "i
made these albums a few years ago for myself and friends
about myself and friends. to me they're total fidelity
recordings-- true documents of how i felt / what i experienced
in a particular time and place there. have been suggestions
that i rerecord to make the songs sound some version of
more appealing... but i'd rather keep flowing / playing
in the moment things come out right the first time even
if they are hard to look at / hear in that form those tend
to be the forms which teach me the most about myself /
the world...don't apologize for yrself! be a mess...be
whatever... these songs were important for me to make & record
if they're useful / helpful to other people i'm glad about
that !" - Diane Cluck. - This double cd is housed
in a deluxe gatefold cardboard sleeve of the highest quality
and priced modestly as a single cd. - Diane's previous
album on Important was met with much acclaim and Mojo magazine
elected it underground album of the month. - Diane Cluck
is recognized as a key figure in the downtown NYC folk
scene and has been praised in the press by Devendra Banhart
and many other popular folksters. - Diane has toured Europe
and the United States extensively in the last few years.
- She appeared alongside Iron & Wine, Vertiver, Joanna
Newsom, Six Organs Of Admittance, White Magic, Matt Valentine,
CocoRosie, Vashti Bunyan and many more on the 2004 Golden
Apples Of The Sun compilation in Arthur Magazine. This
collection was called "Essential" by Mojo Magazine.
- Diane has played with Cocorosie, Devendra Banhart, Genesis
P-Orridge, Kimya Dawson, Herman-Dune, Barry Bliss, Jeffrey
Lewis and many more.
Important-078
DCD
$13.50
Colossal Yes
Acupulco Roughs
PS, US Debut solo work from COMETS ON FIRE drummer Utrillo
Kushner & featuring members of DRUNK HORSE & CUTS.
Pure & honest piano-based rock in the spirit of, uh,
Spirit, Badfinger, Procul Harum & The Band.
BaDaBing!-046
CD
$14.50
Comes With A Smile
#20
PS, UK
ZINE
$17.75
Controller.Controller
X-Amounts
PS, US Follows their debut EP with more rhythmic, energetic
post punk disco.
PaperBag-015
CD
$15.00
CoStar
Keep It Light
PS, NORWAY Brristling rock and solvent pop from Norway's
CoStar, compared to Keane, Ian Brown, and occasionally,
somehow, Foo Fighters.
KongTiki/OnlyEver
CD
$12.00
Covenant
Skyshaper
PS, US The most anticipated electro pop album for 2006
has arrived. A towering inferno set to put dance floors
on fire. Covenant has once again created an album of monumental
proportions free of any filter, with songs ranging from
infectious beats to electro-clash to quiet beauty. Creating "Skyshaper" was
a labor of love for the band. Locked inside a studio for
months without distractions, Covenant gave the creative
process their full attention, and fans will not be disappointed.
Metropolis
CD
$15.25
Craft
Fuck The Universe
PS, US ON VINYL!!! This is the final unholy razor sharp
nail in the coffin for Swedens ultra-grim Black Metal disciples.
After 3 absolutely incredible albums they are letting their
creation die a slow painful death. It's crammed with unrelenting
violence, hatred, & contempt for the outside world.
For everything. A absolutely lethal fusion of unsuspectingly
catchy, well played rifs & instinctual bleak songwriting
provide the foundation for sinister enigmatic vokills to
infest the final diseased resulting song.
SouthernLord-54
DLP
$20.00
Crank Sturgeon/Gastric Female Reflex
Split
PS, US On one side, Torontosaurs GASTRIC FEMALE REFLEX
expose their vulnerable underbellies by offering the gift
of song, as transmitted through the cackle of thirty-meter
bronze age jump ropes, and then swatted with limitless
spools of tape culled from businessmen's faculty tape recorders.
The flipside is deepwoods Maine-based CRANK STURGEON, taking
a similar story and running it into the side of a convent
full of shark-eating nuns. Setting loose the angry hornets,
these ladies of the lord respond with high-powered leaf
blowers, stopping now and again to play a little violin
and pee in their dixie-cups. Not your typical avant 'electro-acoustic'
record, both projects assure this baby can dance like a
school of fish, drunk on mercury and Tab cola perhaps,
but to an effect that is glorious and spacious; snakey
and experimental as all hairy heck, yet an electro-doot
we can all blorp and weeze and get primitive with."-Crank
Sturgeon
BenniferEditions-007
45
$7.75
Crawling With Tarts
Ochre Land Blue Blue Skies
PS, US Composed by Michael Gendreau (1996-7), incorporating
conceptual information from Suzanne Dycus-Gendreau. Grand
Surface Noise Opera Nr. 7: The Decadent Opera (Rococo).
(35:02). Long overdue, long promised release. This may
be the last Tarts track (and opera) and one of the first
solo composed Gendreau recordings. Wonderful music and
sounds.
Pogus-039
CD
$13.75
Curse Of The Birthmark
Welcome to the Hard Times...You're Late
PS, US The latest in grinding attack-noise rock action
from San Francisco's CURSE OF THE BIRTHMARK-WEASEL WALTER,
ERIC PARK, and SIMON PHILLIPS. Five screaming tracks for
fans of Arab On Radar and the shit on Load Records.
DeletedArt-014
12
$10.25
Cuts
From Here on Out
PS, US Third LP of "Nuggets"-drenched garage
rock glory. Matthew Smith of OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY produced
this perfect distillation of garage pop, proto- punk, power
pop, 70's glam & West Coast jangle.
Birdman-086
CD
$16.25
Cuts
From Here on Out
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman-086
LP
$9.75
Czars
Goodbye
PS, UK Goodbye is filled w/incredible songs notable for
their rich production, incredible musicianship &, of
course, John Grant's beautiful baritone vocals, painting
broad textures over dense sonic space. Lyrically, the album
deals w/themes of loss, regret & change.
BellaUnion-401
CD
$16.00
Damned
Neat Neat Neat-Anthology (3XCD )
PS, US Complete collection of their punk roots incl. the
first punk single, "New Rose", their Stiff & Bronze
recordings & an album of live goodness full of irrepressible
Damned energy. Digitally remastered.
Castle-36197
CD
$24.50
Danielle Dax
Bad Miss M: Danielle Dax Live
PS, UK The first ever DVD to feature Britain's queen of
Psychedelia, Danielle Dax. A performer whose enigmatic
and experimental work reflected the strong influence of
Biblical mysticism and Middle Eastern musical textures,
Danielle Dax was born in Southend, England. She made her
musical debut in 1979 as the keyboardist in the seven-piece
Amy Turtle and the Crossroads; and then went on to front
the Lemon Kittens. Upon the Lemon Kittens's 1982 split,
Dax mounted a solo career. She debuted a year later with
Pop-Eyes, a true solo effort for which she wrote and performed
every song alone, even handling mixing and production duties
and distributing the record through her own Awesome label.
While her heavy makeup and colossal hair aligned her with
the thriving "Batcave" Goth scene, she steadfastly
avoided easy pigeonholing, even making the leap into film
with appearance's in Neil Jordan's adult fable The Company
of Wolves. Dax returned to music in 1984 with the Jesus
Egg That Wept EP, and went on to recruit a live band, emerging
as a significant concert draw; a series of singles including
1985's "Yummer Yummer Man," 1986's "Where
the Flies Are," 1988's "Cat-House" and 1989's "White
Knuckle Ride" - each slightly more commercial than
the last - also established her as a force on the independent
charts, and after the success of 1987's "Inky Bloaters" LP,
she signed to Sire. "Bad Miss M" captures a full
show Danielle played in London at the height of her mid-1980's
solo success. Amongst the tracks featured are UK Independent
Chart Top Ten hit "Yummer Yummer Man".
CherryRed-111
DVD
$24.25
Danielson
Dry Goods Dry Powder
PS, US ...b/w Left Handed Smooke Shifter." In anticipation
of the May 9th release of the mammoth new DANIELSON full-length
entitled "Ships," SOUNDS FAMILYRE is proud to
present one of three unique, limited edition 7" singles.
This feat. EDITH FROST &
DARIN GRAY.
SoundsFamilyre-015
45
$4.50
David & The Citizens
S/T
PS, US Long-awaited U.S. debut for David Fridlund's band
David & The Citizens, one of Sweden's very best pop
bands. The 6-song EP will feature some of the best songs
from the band's history, including several that are difficult
to find even in Sweden. The EP is a warm-up for the domestic
release for D&TC's "Until The Sadness Is Gone" full-length.
Friendly Fire says it's multilayered, intelligent, dynamic
indie-pop, and that if you like Belle & Sebastian,
the Decemberists, Neutral Milk Hotel or Patrick Wolf, you'll
like this band. Music For Robots said "Their sound
is a sunny, spastic, orchestrated, multi-layered flavor
of indie pop music, not too far removed from Neutral Milk
Hotel, with a similar hint of darkness and melancholy in
amongst the sweet melodies and harmonic vocals... I personally
think it's pretty fantastic"
FriendlyFire
CD5
$10.00
Davies, Ray
Other People's Lives
PS, US Ray Davies, one of rock and roll's most successful
and influential songwriters, releases his eagerly anticipated
solo album Other People's Lives on V2 Records, Written,
produced and arranged by Ray, the LP features 13 stunning
new songs recorded in Konk Studios, London.
V2-27285
CD
$17.75
Dawson, Kimya & Matty Pop Chart
Self-Titled
PS, US
Krecords-107
45
$4.50
Dawson, Kimya & Matty Pop Chart
Self-Titled
PS, US On her debut effort for the INTERNATIONAL POP UNDERGROUND
series KIMYA DAWSON releases a split ep with friend & touring
companion MATTY POP CHART, aka MATT TOBEY.
Krecords-107
CD5
$5.75
Dead Kennedys
Nazi Punks Fuck Off
PS, US Still with the same lovely packaging.
AlternativeTentacle-006
CD
$3.75
Deadly Snakes
Porcella
PS, US The fourth full-length release from Toronto garage-soul
sextet the DEADLY SNAKES. Twenty tracks that ooze confidence
and talent, as the band crafts some good, new-fashioned
rock'n'roll performed with toy pianos, mellotrons, organs,
horns, strings, and percussion. At times soft, thoughtful
and heart-wrenchingly passionate, and at others fast, furious
and unquestionably fearless.
InTheRed-128
DLP
$15.50
Death from Above 1979
Heads Up
PS, US
Ache-009
LP
$12.50
DeathFrom Above 1979
Heads Up
PS, CA DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979's debut five song mini album
simultaneously destroys and pay homage to rock music. It's
populated with rock structure and hooks, yet the instrumentation
(bass guitar and drums only) and sheer volume sets it aside
from anything else the world has ever heard. The Canadian
duo had been gathering immense momentum with the release
of HEADS UP due to dedicated touring and amazing press
response, but this momentum has reached an entirely new
plateau with their release of YOU'RE A WOMAN, I'M A MACHINE
(VICE / LAST GANG / ACHE). "This is that album you
pop in, get a quick buzz off of, and then spend an hour
digging around in your music collection trying to find
something even half as cool to listen to. Aww god, it's
awesome. 9/10 " - Firesideometer. "This shit
is raw! So distorted you'll think someone poured a cup
of grit inside your CD player. DFA manage to sound both
melodic and harsh at the same time, kicking out a decidedly
rough set of punk jams that kick and scream like a toddler
having a tantrum." - Fracture "Organized but
unforgiving slabs of frantic bass and speedfreak drums
are topped with distorted vocals, occasionally giving way
for handclaps, vocoder voices and (sampled?) electro intros.
The pacing and intensity is relentless, but not at the
expense of melody and songs, allowing T.O.'s DFA to eloquently
out-run and out-heavy most of their fellow rock 'n' rollers.
9/10" - Montreal Mirror "These guys are refreshing,
they are loud as fuck, they sing about sluts and cocaine,
and at the same time it's pretty damn catchy. If I wasn't
so sure this would scare my mom, I'd almost be afraid to
like it, it's so catchy." - Buddyhead.
Ache-009
12
$12.00
Department of Eagles
Why? And Pedro Remixes
PS, US This 12" contains never before heard remixes
by Why? and Pedro.
Isota-025
12
$8.50
Department of Eagles
Johnny Glaze Christmas Classical Snatches and Samples a
Go-Go 2003-2005
PS, US This EP collects assorted Department of Eagles tracks
from the past 2 years incl. remixes by Why? (Clouddead),
Octavius, and Pedro, 2 previously unreleased DOE originals,
and 2 live tracks from a KDVS radio session that remain
the only live
performances ever by the band.
Isota-024
CD
$10.25
dEUS
Pocket Revolution
PS, US Acclaimed Belgian singer/multi-instrumentalist Tom
Barman returns with his first new dEUS album after a six
year hiatus. dEUS is a collective of individuals pursuing
fresh vistas and ideas. No one can doubt that this fourth
album will further the musical canon of a band in perpetual
motion. Enchanting, confounding, heartbreaking, and dazzling. "...sinewy
melodies and mutant swamp blues that'll make you wonder
how a collection so defiantly Beefheartful could also sound
so, well, pleasant...A-" - Spin.
V2
CD
$14.50
Diskaholics
Live in Japan, v.1
PS, US "Live in Japan, v.1" documents a purchasing
trip made to Japan several years back from three folks:
Jim O'Rourke, Thurston Moore, and Mats Gustafsson. At once
concrete and Dark Star, with electronics and reeds interfering
with lift coefficient. You are not really quite ready for
this chicken fight, but put your bib on anyhow.
Load-086
CD
$14.00
Diskaholics
Live In Japan, v. 1
PS, US A document of a 2002 sojourn to Japan featuring
some slathering noise improv from JIM O'ROURKE (snthi,
noise), MATS GUSTAFSSON (sax, noise), and THURSTON MOORE
(guitar, noise). An inspired performance of hot-wired jazz
rocked free blowing and joyous.
Load-086
LP
$12.00
Dislocation Dance
Midnight Shift + Singles
PS, UK 19 tracks. LTM is pleased to announce extended CD
reissues of both original albums by Dislocation Dance,
the cult indie-pop pioneers who recorded for the New Hormones
and Rough Trade labels. Dislocation Dance formed in Manchester
in late 1978, settling on a core line-up of Ian Runacres,
Paul Emmerson, Kathryn Way, Dick Harrison and Andy Diagram.
After making their live debut at the celebrated Factory
Club, the band released a series of inventive and eclectic
records on New Hormones (the label founded by the Buzzcocks),
including two albums in 1981 alone, Slip That Disc! and
Music Music Music. After touring the UK and North America
with the likes of Orange Juice and the Pale Fountains,
the band relocated to Rough Trade records for their second
full album, Midnight Shift, in 1983, which featured the
near-hits Show Me and Violette. The original group split
in 1984, with Runacres later founding several labels and
the band Brightside, and Andy Diagram joining a chart-bound
James. Dislocation Dance reformed for a Japanese tour in
2000, and a new album, Cromer, in 2005. This newly expanded
and remastered edition of Midnight Shift features 74 minutes
of music and seven bonus tracks, including non-album singles
and b-sides and a Dennis Bovell dub mix of Show Me. The
booklet features all-new artwork, as well as a detailed
artist biography.
LTM-2463
CD
$17.00
Dislocation Dance
Music Music Music/Slip That Disc!
PS, UK 29 tracks. LTM is pleased to announce extended CD
reissues of both original albums by Dislocation Dance,
the cult indie-pop pioneers who recorded for the New Hormones
and Rough Trade labels. Dislocation Dance formed in Manchester
in late 1978, settling on a core line-up of Ian Runacres,
Paul Emmerson, Kathryn Way, Dick Harrison and Andy Diagram.
After making their live debut at the celebrated Factory
Club, the band released a series of inventive and eclectic
records on New Hormones (the label founded by the Buzzcocks),
including two albums in 1981 alone, Slip That Disc! and
Music Music Music. After touring the UK and North America
with the likes of Orange Juice and the Pale Fountains,
the band relocated to Rough Trade records for their second
full album, Midnight Shift, in 1983, which featured the
near-hits Show Me and Violette. The original group split
in 1984, with Runacres later founding several labels and
the band Brightside, and Andy Diagram joining a chart-bound
James. Dislocation Dance reformed for a Japanese tour in
June 2000, and a new album, Cromer, in 2005. This newly
expanded and remastered edition of Music Music Music /Slip
That Disc! features 74 minutes of music and no less than
29 tracks, including non album singles and b-sides. The
booklet features all-new artwork, as well as a detailed
artist biography.
LTM-2461
CD
$17.00
DJ Shadow
Excessive Ephemera
PS, US Limited edition (1500 copies) of an alternate version
of the legendary "Entroducing" album...packaged
in a sleeve featuring an alternate photo from the same
session in the record shop. Tracks: "Best Foot Forward", "Building
Steam With a Grain of Salt" (w/o overdubs), "Number
Song" (CUT CHEMIST party mix), "Changeling" (original
demo excerpt), "Stem" (Cops 'n Robbers mix), "Soup", "Red
Bus Needs to Leave", "What Does Your Soul Look
Like" part 4, (all b-sides), "Mutual Slump" (w/o
overdubs), "Organ Donor" (extended overhaul), "Why
Hip Hop Sucks in '96" (alternate version), "Midnight
in a Perfect World" (GAB mix), "Napalm Brain" (original
demo beat), "What Does Your Soul Look Like" (PESHAY
remix), topped of with a sidelong live set recorded in
Oxford, England, October 30 1997.
Hip-O-5958
DLP
$30.50
DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist
Freeze
PS, US Newly revised version of the "Brainfreeze" mix
in its entirety, highlights from supporting DJs DANTE (with
the deep crates), NU-MARK (rocking the house 50 ways),
Z-TRIP(straight servin' em) & MARVSKI, includes special
footage from FUTURE PRIMITIVE 45 sessions in San Francisco,
home footage of rehearsals,
over 1.5 hours total viewing time.
Freeze-406
DVD
$27.00
Dogme95
Reagle Beagle
PS, US Based out of Chicago, striving to push the limits
of sound by combining intricate song structure with honest & moving
melodies. To imagine the Dogme project think SMOG/BECK
meets KRAFTWERK in the garden of Motown. Nick really enjoys
old blues & prison chants from the recordings of Alan
Lomax, as well as synth-oriented artists such as Brian
Eno & David Byrne. Then again, he strives to someway
combine these contrasting ideas & the results thus
far are extraordinary.
Empyrean-016
CD
$14.50
Dolphin & the Teknoist
Split
PS, US ...Csillag Alatt Szuletett". First appearance
on Planet Mu for Deathchant stalwarts Greg Dolphin and
Mike Teknoist revitalizing the gabber 'n' glitch genre
with their brutal 4/4 spazouts. However, both artists show
their feminine sides eventually, by using piano (Dolphin)
and strings (The Teknoist) to show that they're nice boys
at heart.
PlanetMu-128
12
$9.75
Double D & Steinski
The Lesson 1, 2 & 3
PS, US They teamed up for a DJ mixtape contest, arranged
by Tommy Boy in the early 80's. Lesson 1 (The Payoff Mix)
is mainly based on G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid's "Play
that Beat Mr. DJ" with samples as diverse as Herbie
Hancock, voice snippets of Humphrey Bogart & the Supremes.
Lesson 2 focuses on "Soul Brother no 1" by James
Brown, & Lesson 3 on Herman Kelly & Life's "Dance
To The Drummer's Beat". Tommy Boy released it as a
promo & it soon became one of the
most sought after 12" of all time.
Traffic-101
CD
$8.25
Duke Spirit
Cuts Across The Land
PS, US 17. It's true. Lead singer/lyricist Liela Moss is
an enigmatic Banshee. The band's fuzz-happy, teeth-clenching
guitars, powerful drum cascades and brilliant basslines
build relentless tracks that are drenched in subtleties.
For this band, it's all about more sustain, less staccato.
More grit, less sheen. If we're in the midst of a British
Invasion, The Duke Spirit could care less. They're a world
away from those dudes in designer suitS. Anthem magazine
were spurred to claim that "The Duke Spirit bring
the soul back to Rock n Roll", V magazine waxed lyrical
about their "smart, soulful, bullshit-free rock and
roll music" going on to say that front woman and future
superstar Liela Moss is "a pixieish blonde with a
powerful howl, think a young Patti Smith or a less operatic
PJ Harvey."
StarTime-431
CD
$15.00
Duritti Column, The
Keep Breathing
PS, US Written and played almost entirely by Vini Rielly,
the album is built out of ideas generated over the last
year and was inspired by African hip hop, traditional Jewish
music (Kletzer) and 1930's piano music by Art Tatum. The
new album is more polished and less haphazard than his
previous efforts.
Artful-052
CD
$17.00
Duritti Column, The
Someone Else's Party
PS, US Recorded on an 8-track Porta-studio this lovely
record coaxes opulent atmospherics out of wierd, homemade
sounds. Bass drums made from thumping a book, vocal samples
from south America set to Dancehall beats, this inventiveness
adds to the richness of Vini Reilly's fantastic guitar
sounds & the most personal lyrics of his career.
Artful-049
CD
$17.00
Dury, Ian
Reasons To Be Cheerful (2 x CD)
PS, US 2CD set contains 34 of his greatest tracks. Ian
Dury, like Ray Davies and Paul Weller was a very English
talent. The colorful, metropolis-inhabiting characters
like Billericay Dickie or Plaistow Patricia he sung about,
and the ever so cockney music hall accent he chose to sing
in, were a big part of that. But mostly, it was the detailed,
poetic way he cataloged English life and the melting pot
of musical styles he used to do so, from punk and funk
to jazz and rock'n'roll, which left no doubt that Dury's
work could only come from one place: the very heart of
England. So few were surprised when after his death Sir
Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, Madness and more all lined
up to pay their respects with cover versions of some of
his best loved songs. You'll find plenty of them here,
in their original versions, culled from his entire career
from the mid-'70s with pub rockers Kilburn & The High
Roads through the golden years with the majestic Blockheads
right up to the last studio recordings at the start of
the '90s.
Tracks: 1. Wake Up (CD01) 2. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
3. Sweet Gene Vincent 4. My Old Man 5. What A Waste 6.
Razzle In MY Pocket 7. Rough Kids (Kilburn & The High
Rds) 8. The Roadette Song (Kilburn & The High Rds)
9. Pam's Moods (Kilburn & The High Rds) 10. Hit Me
With Your Rhythm Stick 11. There Ain't Half Been Some Clever
Bastards 12. Reasons To Be Cheerful Part 3 (12"version)
13. Don't Ask Me 14. lnbetweenies 15. Superman's Big Sister
16. I Wanna Be Straight 17. Yes & No (Paula) 18. That's
Not All 19. Fucking Ada 20. Bus Drivers Prayer (CD02) 21.
Spasticus Autisticus (live) 22. Really Glad You Came (7")
23. Profoundly In Love With Pandora 24. Peter the Painter
25. Bit Of Kit 26. Poo-Poo In The Prawn 27. Poor Joey 28.
Jack Shit George 29. Bed 0' Roses No.9 30. Heavy Living
31. Mash it Up Harry 32. Books & Water 33. It Ain't
Cool 34. Dance Little Rude Boy.
MusicClub-765865
DCD
$17.00
Dusty Sound System
Days of Splendor, Nights of Horror
PS, US The debut release from DUSTY's (aka ROBIN BENNETT
of GOLDRUSH) ever-changing transatlantic rock'n'roll collective.
Eight tracks recorded in Los Angeles during last year's
unseasonable rain, while under the influence of a succession
of parties and a terrible cold. Includes backing from members
of THE WARLOCKS, BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE, and THE TYDE.
For fans of Bright Eyes, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Grandaddy.
Truck-07
CD
$8.50
Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker
Come On In
PS, US A new 7-inch from this 10-piece, straight-up funk
and soul group from Nashville. Led by veteran soulman CHARLES "WIGG" WALKER,
the band unleashes two roof-blowing tracks of bold, blazing
and righteous get down music, rocked with guitars, drums,
bass, horns, and B3 organ.
OuttaSight-0069
45
$7.50
Eater
Live @ Barbarellas
PS, US Recorded live the famous Birmingham punk venue in
August 1977, an essential live set from one of the summer
of punk's best kept secrets. So young (their drummer was
13) they once defined the Sex Pistols as being "too
old," their furious sound coupled with singer Andy
Blade's sneering vocals created punk anthems like "Thinkin
Of The USA" and "No Brains." This is the
real deal. Real vintage punk.
GetBack-150
LP
$12.75
Eels
With Strings - Live At Town Hall
PS, US THE EELS return with a live performance recorded
on June 25, 2005 at Town Hall in New York City. Includes
four songs not featured on a DVD version of the concert.
Vagrant-423
CD
$14.50
Elevator
August
PS, US 10 years after their debut, they celebrate a decade
of music by producing an album full of simple songs that
weave majestically from full-on guitar noise to gentle & mesmerizing
psychedelia. The songs clock in at under 4 min., a fact
which allows the album to move along at a cracking pace
without ever losing it's way & puts the emphasis firmly
on the excellent song writing. And all of us are still
tripping from just standing next to it. So very recommended.
BlueFog-004
CD
$15.50
Eskju Divine
Fears EP
PS, SWEDEN New EP from Swedish bombastronauts Eskju Divine.
EP is the follow-up to the bands recent and brilliant full-length
album 'Come And Join Close Your Eyes...'. EP features "Fears" and "Hold
On To Yourself" from the album, an exclusive b-side,
and a special, heavy "Fears II".
Imperial
CD5
$4.75
Faithfull, Marianne
Come My Way
PS,US VINYL VERSION. 180GM.
Lilith-104
LP
$18.00
Fall, The
A World Bewitched: The best of 1990-2000
PS, UK The Fall release A World Bewitched, a double CD
compilation featuring rare and previously unreleased material.
CD1 is taken from The Falls 1990s albums, Extricate (90),
Shiftwork (91), Code: Selfish (92), The Infotainment Scan
(93), Middle Class Revolt (94), Cerebral Caustic (95),
The Light User Syndrome (96), Levitate (97), The Marshall
Suite (98) and the spoken word album, The Post-Nearly Man.
CD2 consists of unreleased or impossible-to-find tracks
from the same period, including collaborations with Elastica,
The Clint Boon Experience, Badly Drawn Boy, Tackhead, The
Inspiral Carpets and Edwyn Collins. Mark E Smiths dour
lyrical surrealism and half-chewed delivery front The Falls
corrosive, acid-like take on techno, rockabilly, raggae,
glam and punk. There are also some bizarre cover versions
as The Fall twist out of all recognition Black Monk Theme
(originally performed by The Monks as I Hate You) and Bob
McFaddens Im A Mummy. It adds up to an album which is random
but oddly consistent; chaotic and abstract, yet stitched
into sense by the only man who can - Mark E Smith. Track
list: CD1: Sing! Harpy, I'm A Mummy, Idiot Joy Showland,
Powder Keg, M5*1, Inevitable, Immortality, Arid Al's Dream,
The Mixer, 4 1/2 Inch, The Caterer, One Day, Middle Class
Revolt, Glam Racket, Black Monk Theme, Strychnine, Noel's
Chemical Effluence, Light/Fireworks. CD2: Theme From ERROR-ORROR!,
Blood Outta Stone, Why Are People Grudgeful, Ed's Babe,
The REAL Life Of The Crying Marshall, Kimble, The Legend
Of Xanadu, Seventies Night (Edwyn Collins feat. Mark E
Smith), Calendar (The Fall feat. Damon Gough, AKA Badly
Drawn Boy), Now I Wanna Be Your Dog (The Clint Boon Experience),
I Want You (The Inspiral Carpets feat. Mark E Smith), Repetition
(Tackhead feat. Mark E Smith), The Heads Of Dead Surfers
(Long Fin Killie feat. Mark E Smith), Plug Myself In (D.O.S.E
feat. Mark E Smith), KB (Elastica feat. Mark E Smith),
Happy
Holiday, Fistful Of Credit (w. Mild Man Jan),
Life Just Bounces.
Artful-035
DCD
$17.00
Fat Worm Of Error
Pregnant Babies Pregnant With Pregnant Babies
PS, US A band full of instrumental diversity featuring
horns, synths, bass, guitar & all manner of percussion
propelling them into the land of RnR Hall of Famers like
Half Japanese, Thinking Fellers, Arab on Radar
Load-074
CD
$16.00
Fat Worm Of Error
Pregnant Babies Pregnant With Pregnant Babies
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load-074
LP
$12.00
Ferrari, Luc
Son Memorise
PS, US The second of three Sub Rosa releases of instrumental
works by one of the most legendary musical figures of the
twentieth century, whose work and aesthetic continues to
influence several generations of contemporary composers.
Includes the previously unreleased "Promenade Symphonique
dans un Paysage Musical" from 1976-78, the final "Presque
Rien #4" and a fresh reflection dating from the last
months of 2002, "Saliceburry Cocktail," a large-scale
composition exploring the idea of hideout, scrambled listening-a
tortuous entanglement of concrète and electronic.
SubRosa-252
CD
$15.50
Ferree, Benjy
Leaving The Nest
PS, US Maryland/District of Columbia songcrafter BENJY
FERREE delivers a debut album on Laris Kreslins' (Arthur
Magazine, Sound Collector) Box Theory imprint. Singing
about his own American experience, Feree delivers six tracks
of history, obsession and youth.
BoxTheory-004
CD
$9.50
Figurines
Skeleton
PS, US On March 7, 2006, The Control Group will welcome
Figurines through US customs. Female security guards double-take
passport photos of the band, but x-ray monitors scan bits
of Pavement, drops of early Built To Spill, an open Modest
Mouse container, a couple Strokes, and a vial of Neil Young's
frantic youth. "Skeleton" turns momentum on high.
As Danish press raves, three music videos from the record
are uploading new listeners faster than the single "The
Wonder" can reinstate the group back to #1 on Danish
National Radio. Which it did. It might be a secret to some,
but Figurines are one of the most hard working Danish indie
bands at the moment.
TheControlGroup
CD
$13.75
First Nation
First Nation
PS, US Debut single from NY femme trio. "Antelope
Attack" is all hoof stomping, melodic tones rustling
in the wind & then feverish rhythmic chase while the
flip is the sound of a Glenn Branca orchestra gone atonal
before giving up & going tee pop.
PawTracks-10
45
$5.50
Flaherty, Paul & Chris Corsano
Beloved Music
PS, US The most thoroughly realized blueprint for a post-hardcore
take on improvised jazz to date from the duo of legendarily
long-serving New England saxophonist PAUL FLAHERTY & young
firebrand drummer CHRIS CORSANO. Forsaking the call & response
modes of countless improvising ensembles, the duo deal
more in a simultaneity of sound, an elemental non-stop
gush of ideas, rhythms & epiglottal forms. They have
coalesced & elated serious jazzbos alongside noise
fans & freak-folk followers. Liner notes by THE WIRE's
DAVID KEENAN.
FamilyVineyard-039
CD
$14.50
