New
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Alcest
Souvenirs D'un Autre Monde
PS, US Epic, elemental post-metal shoegaze guitar rock from one-man-band
and a female vocalist, a hurricane of pink noise likened to Jesu,
M83, My Bloody Valentine and Sigur Ros. Highly recommended!
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The relationship between
heavy metal and the so-called "shoegazer" movement of the
early '90s might not be apparent in writing, but with Justin Broaderick's
amazing transmutation of his grinding industrial metal in Napalm Death
and Godflesh into the dark, sonic bliss of his current incarnation
as Jesu, it doesn't seem so far-fetched anymore. Immediately upon
first listen the connection between one-man band Neige's French "black
metal" roots and his current neo-psychedelic explorations under
the Alcest moniker doesn't seem so far-fetched, natural even. Playing
all the instruments on Alcest's debut full-length Souvenirs d'Un Autre
Monde ("Memories of a Future World") Neige builds layers
upon layers of ecstatically distorted guitars that evoke obvious comparisons
to My Bloody Valentine's sonic extravaganzas and less obvious nods
to the brooding minor-key post-metal of Jesu, only perhaps a bit sunnier.
There are only six songs on Souvenirs, and the formula deviates only
slightly, but the mission statement is evident from the opening crunch
of the first track "Printemps Emeraude," as the foundation
of majestic guitar swells and stately minimalist drums is laid and
the journey begins, and the listener is seemingly transported over
great distances and through lifetimes via hypnotic repetition and
a series of dynamic shifts which are probably more important than
the actual songs themselves. The feelings elicited are those of yearning,
nostalgia, triumph and blissful peace, all without a single lyric
in (discernible) English. And really, the best factor arising from
the meeting of metal and shoegaze is that this is a guitar album --
a monstrous, churning, epic guitar album -- without a single guitar
solo!" (Brian Way)
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25
Aloof Proof
Piano Text [re-issue]
PS, US Re-issue of an mid-90s ambient classic. "There is no ambient
record greater than Aloof Proof's Piano Text. It is the kind of album
that becomes essential after just the first listen. Since it was quietly
released in 1994 -- a time, remember, dominated by the ambient techno
boom of such artists as the Orb and Future Sound of London -- it has
achieved a kind of cult status among fans of the genre. This is largely
due to the edited versions of the album's two tracks that appeared
on Asphodel's sprawling drone compilations, opening the world of Aloof
Proof to thousands of eager listeners in the mid-'90s... This is an
album that must be listened to -- no words can adequately describe
how spellbinding the music is, how staggeringly elegant it is."
Infraction
CD
$15.00
Anti-Heros
1000 Nights of Chaos
PS, US Finally available on vinyl!
Taang-145
LP
$10.00
Believer
January 2008
PS, US The 50th issue! Interview w/ illustrator-graphic novelist CHARLES
BURNS, Lydia Davis on SAMUEL BECKETT, baking Toll House cookies in
Iraq, the ever entertaining NICK HORNBY, book reviews & much more.
Get your read on. Published by McSweeney's.
ZINE
$9.25
Bethell, Craig
A Day Full of You, A Night Tired of Me
PS, UK Debut album by ex-Locust vocalist Craig Bethell. The album
displays a plaintive songwriting style that unashamedly croons its
way through a set of eleven varied songs influenced as much by avant-pop
baritones Scott Walker and David Sylvian as it is by a troubled and
melancholic Chet Baker. Mark Van Hoen (Locust, Mojave 3, Sing Sing)
lends production duties and evokes an atmosphere of Low-era Bowie,
employs a careful use of Rhodes piano & subtle strings), as well
as vintage synthesizer, distant harp motifs and brushed drums.
Infraction
CD
$15.00
Blues Control
Puff
PS, US Blues Control is Lea Cho and Russ Waterhouse, a piano, guitar,
and tapes duo from New York. Puff is their first full-length record,
after two cassette-only releases. Limited to 500 on black vinyl. Puff
is the work of two modern gris-gris chefs, and the most righteously
authentic stoner gumbo this side of Twin Infinitives or Jungle Rot.
Glittery framed sunglasses and doper's remorse. The finest racket
of 2007 so far.' --James Jackson Toth (Wooden Wand)
Woodsist
LP
$13.00
Boredoms
Live At Sun Flancisco [CD+DVD]
PS, JAPAN Two-disc Japanese-only release, from the same label that
gave us Super Roots 9. The DVD features a 65-minute live performance,
recorded in San Francisco, May 19th, 2005. The line up is Eye on vocals
and electronics and general WTF, plus a circle of 3 drummers. The
bonus CD features 2 new tracks: "U-bus" & "Relerer".
The CD is a short EP, only about 11 minutes long. The info we received
says: CD: Yamataka Eye Original Breakbeats. DVD: Boredoms (V8REDOMS)
live DVD. The DVD is NTSC format, all regions, for worldwide play.
Approx 65 mins., Color, 4:3 aspect ratio.
Commons
CD/DVD
$50.00
Bottomless Pit
Hammer of the Gods
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BottomlessPit-001
DLP
$18.25
Brannon, Norman
The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader
PS, US While much ink has been spilled over 1980s punk and hardcore
mythology, very little has been done to document the era that followed.
Indeed, it's a glaring omission. In the 1990s, punk rock entered its
adolescent stage and began reevaluating its own music, politics, and
traditions. And before long, the result of this collective soul-searching
became clear: If hardcore wanted to remain relevant in the new decade,
it was going to have to rebel against itself. "The Anti-Matter
Anthology" is perhaps the first published book dedicated to this
transition.
Revelation
BOOK
$15.00
Broach, Chris
Airplanes. Gravity. Distance. Space. Crowds. Alcohol. Sex. Panic.
Depression. Mania.
PS, US
Lucid
CD
$14.00
Chairlift
Evident Utensil
PS, US This single on white vinyl w/ full color jacket is the 1st
official release for Chairlift! As if that wasn't exciting enough,
the B side features a MGMT remix. Fans of MGMT, Of Montreal, Feist,
Animal Collective, The Fiery Furnaces, synth pop, limited vinyl.
KanineRecords-291
45
$4.75
Conjerti, Morreale & Dibley
Earth Free
PS, US Originally a U.S. private release from 1973. Very rare and
tremendous acid electric folk rockers with terrific harmonies and
haunting lyrics. You can feel the '60s still alive in their overall
sound. This is one of the tops in this genre and should be owned by
every card-carrying member of 'private collectors club.' Songs 'Water
To Wine," "Race To The Sun" and the title track, plus
many more rule! Lyrics on back of LP. Exact cover has been reproduced.
Void
LP
$14.00
Dead Western
S-T
PS, US A haunting, bewildering, beautiful voice, reminiscent of Scott
Walker (circa Climate of Hunter). This bellowing voice, like an ancient
reptile, slithers & wraps itself around the most tender acoustic
melodies. Limited to 500 copies on clear vinyl w/ die-cut, full color
sleeves.
WeirdForest-040
45
$5.25
Dear, Matthew & Matt John
Trampolin
PS, GERMANY Matt John is back with a new stunning piece of minimal
techno. Stretching over more than eleven minutes, 'Olga Dancekowski'
is another psychedelic journey through the hypnotic sounds of Mr.
John, where little bleepy sequences accumulate a twisted impact for
the eager souls on the floor. His buddy Matthew Dear does need no
further introduction. His remix is as twisted but he unleashes more
eerie dancefloor frenzy. But listen for yourselves and enjoy.
Bar25
12
$12.25
Devine & Griffiths
Wheels To Get To Heaven
PS, UK Ian Devine is guitarist with Manchester post-punk band Ludus
and one half of the duo Devine & Statton. This is the new album
recorded with Amanda Griffiths on vocals. To narrow the field, this
is a record that sits in the same emotional and musical league as
the third release from The Velvet Underground, the first album by
The Smiths, Neil Young's 'Harvest Moon', Nico's 'The Chelsea Girls',
Carole King's 'Tapestry' or Joni Mitchell's 'Court and Spark'. And
how to justify such a grand claim? It all comes back to the music,
and the world opened up by the music. 'Wheels To Get To Heaven' is
a near perfect conflation of darkness and light: that such enchanting,
mesmeric songs make eloquent not simply such sadness, but such heartfelt
vulnerability to the curves and ragged edges of seemingly commonplace
days.
Anhrefn-017
CD
$15.50
Donna Summer (aka Jason Forrest)
Panther Tracks v. 1
PS, UK File under: electronic, break core, hardcore. He's back! It's
been 2 years since Jason Forrest released his last full-length album,
and 5 years since he's released as Donna Summer. So now he's back,
this time with the slightly different moniker (DJ Donna Summer) and
his first release for his own Cock Rock Disco label. Just as "Shamelessly
Exciting" was a record that mixed different genres into a new
mash of sampled sounds, "Panther Tracks" is a record comprised
of different styles of dance music made solely with the intention
to get people moving! From Booty to Break core, Happy Hardcore to
Hardstyle, Techno to B'more Club Music, Forrest has it in there! Initially
begun as a sort of remix record, "Panther Tracks" builds
heavily on a variety of sampled heroes. One can hear Dj Chip and Dj
Technics form the skeleton of more booty oriented tracks like "Peepers"
and "Boomshakalaka". While some live recordings (on cassette)
of old-school Uk Break beat Rave festivals by DJ Slipmat, Ratpack,
and Ellis D are reconstructed to make new Breakcore styled dance tracks.
Traces of Hardstyle, Techno and a whole lot of Breakcore yield such
gems as "Party People", "Get Down" and "Rock
Rock Rock". No style too hard or too cheesy to learn from, "Panther
Tracks" is like the ultimate Rave; it's fun, slightly crazy,
and will keep you dancing all night long.
CockRockDisco-010
12
$10.50
Duritti Column, The
Live in Bruxelles 13.8.1981
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Live In Bruxelles
13.8.1981 comprises a complete live performance by Reilly and drummer
Bruce Mitchell at the Place de la Monnaie (Muntplein), together with
a revealing after-show chat with Vini. The 10 song live set contains
DC favorites such as Conduct and Sketch for Summer, as well as several
rarely heard numbers including Stains, Danny and Messidor. The attractive
booklet for this digitally remastered CD includes a facsimile of the
original event programmed, as well as background notes and archive
images of Brussels. Artist biography: Manchester native Vini Reilly
formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut album The Return
of the Durutti Column the following year with producer Martin Hannett,
a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an abrasive sandpaper
sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums include LC (1981), Without Mercy
(1984), The Guitar & Other Machines (1987), Sex & Death (1993),
Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's Party (2003). A prolific recording
artist in his own right (usually with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly
has also guest appeared on records by Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson.
For many years the group was managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson,
founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2499
CD
$17.00
Durutti Column, The
Fidelity
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Fidelity was
originally released by Les Disques du Crepuscule in April 1996, and
features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, with occasional
guest vocals by Elli Rudge. In addition to Vini's trademark guitar
style, the album also features sleek programmed beats and synth textures.
The expanded Fidelity CD also features one bonus track, My Only Love,
originally issued in 1995 on a free CD with a guitar magazine. The
attractive booklet for this digitally remaster includes background
notes, and the text of the original press release. Artist biography:
Manchester native Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording
his debut album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year
with producer Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks
housed in an abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums
include LC (1981), Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar & Other Machines
(1987), Sex & Death (1993), Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's
Party (2003). A prolific recording artist in his own right (usually
with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested on records by
Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the group were
managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2512
CD
$17.00
Durutti Column, The
Lips That Would Kiss
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Lips That
Would Kiss collects together a selection of key tracks and singles
recorded for Factory Benelux, Les Disques du Crepuscule and Sordide
Sentimental between 1980 and 1986. Chief among these are the pristine
singles Lips That Would Kiss b/w Madeleine (1980) and Danny b/w Enigma
(1981), both recorded with legendary producer Martin Hannett. The
remastered 75 minute CD also includes the rare 12" EP for Factory
Benelux from 1982, Deux Triangles, several unique tracks recorded
for Crepuscule compilation albums, and no less than nine tracks from
the unreleased 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline, several of which
feature Tuxedomoon man Blaine L. Reininger on violin. The booklet
features archive images, and a cover based on the original 1980 sleeve
for the Lips That Would Kiss single by artist Jean-Francois Octave.
Artist biography: Manchester native Vini Reilly formed The Durutti
Column in 1978, recording his debut album The Return of the Durutti
Column the following year with producer Martin Hannett, a set of delicate
instrumental tracks housed in an abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent
landmark albums include LC (1981), Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar
& Other Machines (1987), Sex & Death (1993), Fidelity (1996)
and Someone Else's Party (2003). A prolific recording artist in his
own right (usually with drummer Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested
on records by Morrissey, Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the
group were managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory
Records.
LTM-2484
CD
$17.00
Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings Rough Bunnies
PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase,
and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant. The short version: TFAS covers
11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. The
bonus, on top of it all, twist to the album is that it is mastered
by the legendary Mr Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub!
The long version: This is an album of many
stories. Gustaf Kjellvander and his friends in The Fine Arts Showcase
have made a covers album, entirely based on songs from the Swedish,
rather unknown, jangly, lo-fi band Rough Bunnies. Why is that? Let's
make Gustaf himself explain: "I was first introduced to Anna
Vermina and her cousin Frida, the founding members of Rough Bunnies
and Inside Riot, through mutual friends. Frida gave me a CD-R just
days before they were about to move to Berlin. About six months later
I was looking for someone to rent my spare room. I bumped into Frida
by chance, who told me she had moved back from Berlin to Malmö
and needed a place to stay - so she moved in. I was already smitten
by Inside Riot at this time, and when Frida played me the songs they
had recorded in Berlin, along with the Rough Bunnies record C-sides,
it blew me away. I played it to everyone who came over to my house.
They became an obsession that carries on to this day. I knew I wanted
the Fine Arts Showcase to cover their songs. The problem was that
with a catalogue of songs as amazing as theirs it was hard to pick
just one, so I came up with the idea that we should do an entire record
instead (in the Merle Haggard sings Jimmy Rodgers tradition). And
here it is: a musical love letter to two of my favorite songwriters,
a celebration of the pop geniuses of the Vermina family. Rough Bunnies
(and their twin group Inside Riot) have inspired me more than any
other band this side of the millennium and this record is my way of
thanking them. Rough Bunnies Saved My Life" -Gustaf Kjellvander
WIRELESS BOLLINGER REVIEW: "But the hook
that makes this album fun isn't just the fact that most of the tales
told in each song are full of girly sweetness. Rather it's the Fine
Arts Showcase sound itself - and in particular, Kjellvander's sensationally
produced voice, mixing with the aforementioned feminie splendour of
Rough Bunnies' original words, that make it work so well. Instead
of coming across as simply a cute, slightly cheeky female pop record,
what we've got here is an album by a man who's lovingly singing through
diary entries, discovering her fascinations, disappointments, sexuality,
crushes - the works. This grown male's perspective on adolescent female
territory delivers a fresh-sounding positive romanticism to Sings
Rough Bunnies; and it's bloody infectious."
Adrian-051
CD
$14.00
Flower Travellin' Band
Satori
PS, UK Previously issued on CD by Phoenix Records (and o/p already),
now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. Reissue
of the second Flower Travellin' Band album, originally issued by Atlantic
Records in Japan in 1971. Satori is a conceptual hard rock/psych album
driven by Hideki Ishima's furious guitar licks which erupt and explode
over the harmonic heart beat of the drums and bass. Yamanaka's banshee-like
vocal style turned him into an occidental Iggy Pop or Robert Plant
while the band itself was rapidly becoming Japan's answer to Led Zeppelin.
Satori is a huge album in every way. From power chords to Eastern-tinged
North African six-string freak-outs and crashing tom-toms, the band
flexes its collective muscle from start to finish. In short, this
is a real rock classic of the type they simply don't make any more.
Phoenix
LP
$20.00
Flying Lotus
1983
PS, US
PlugResearch-076
LP
$10.00
Friska Viljor
Bravo!
PS, SWEDEN Debut album recorded by two drunk, lovelorn Swedish lads.
Though sung in English throughout these songs are so very very Swedish.
Comparisons include the legendary Bob Hund and their alter ego Bergman
Rock, The Libertines and Beruit, and when I say that this could be
a collection of unheard Shout Out Louds singles & b-sides I mean
that as a very good thing. LONDON TIMES: "Friska Viljor's songs
are heart-on-sleeve, declamatory and impossible to dislike. Bravo
indeed." CONTACT MUSIC: "There may be only so much heartache
that can be mined in any band's lifecycle, but while it's here, it
should be welcomed. Bravo is like some Libertines/ Kaiser Chiefs cross,
so full is it of anthemic indie pop, like fellow Swedes the Shout
Out Louds (or the Danish Figurines). The sound of lost love is written
through the songs, but it is not a depressing place to be - the sound
of defiance comes through the lyrics, while the music, that throws
in ukelele, accordion, trumpet and flugelhorn on top of the guitars
and drums, like some rockier Beirut, is energetic and propulsive.
Who knows if there could be a second album with the same spit and
polish, but who cares? Bravo is a fantastic first album."
CryingBob
CD
$14.00
Giant Robot
#51
PS, US Damon & Naomi, Hot Links, Meet John Jay, Blog Jam. Street
Beat female streetwear, Joan Chen, Tang Wei & tons more about
Asian pop culture &
beyond!
ZINE
$4.75
Golden Oaks
Paradise
PS, US This is free form Applachain abstraction from the folk/minimalist
duo of Keith Wood & Brad Rose. Originally released in a CDR edition,
this batch finds these autumn alchemists offering seven soul-soothing
hymnals to the wind & the trees & the sky & the leaves.
Tranced-out falsetto drifts atop supple strumming to create traditional
backwoods folk, stressed & compressed by the walls around them,
making it softer & airier. Their fractured take on folk is complimented
by multi-layered bowed string & harmonium drones.
MusicFellowship-032
CD
$14.25
Greenwood, Jonny
There Will Be Blood OST
PS, US Radiohead guy Jonny G's acclaimed film-score. PITCHFORK: "Radiohead
renaissance man Jonny Greenwood makes his Hollywood film score debut
with this soundtrack to director Paul Thomas Anderson's latest outing,
set in a desolate California town circa 1920."
Nonesuch
CD
$17.25
Grouper
Wide
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
WeirdForest-027
LP
$15.00
Heeb Magazine
#15
PS, US THE GOY ISSUE. Cheryl Hines on the cover. Includes feature
on her, a hairy Christmas w/ Zach Galifianakis, strip deidel &
tons more from this awesomely funny magazine also known as the New
Jew Review. Shalom!
ZINE
$5.25
Illiad, The
A Sad Day On Pluto
PS, GERMANY The Illiad is a young quintet from Ohio. A creatively
produced demo put World In Sound's attention to the band leader Kyle
Pittman, an introverted and deeply emotional singer and guitarist.
A Sad Day On Pluto was recorded in Cleveland, Ohio in 2007 and contains
13 original tunes reflecting a tasty spectrum between early Pink Floyd
jamming, '60s garage/flower-power and loner folk style, and features
very catchy lyrics combined with interesting 'psychedelicate' melodies.
Pittman's music captures a unique style of composing fresh music with
the influences of Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd, West Coast Pop Art Experimental
Band, The Velvet Underground, Marc Bolan and David Bowie. The mixing,
mostly done by Pittman himself is truly a 'trip in time' -- a 'stereo-experimental'
'60s style like Pink Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn! The song
'Are You A Librarian' can be heard on Trip In Time Vol.2 (Psychedelic
Rock Reflections). With expressive vocals, screeching guitar hooks
and sunny Farfisa sounds in these electric tunes and classic ballads,
The Illiad create the beginning of a fantastic voyage into a concrete
vision of dreamy songs.
WorldInSound
CD
$17.00
It's Casual
Stop Listening To Bad Music
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FriendlyHills
LP
$15.00
Jaqee (w/Mattias Hellberg)
Nouvelle D'Amour
PS, SWEDEN Acclaimed album from Swedish/Ugandan soul siren Jaqee finds
her partnered with Mattias Hellberg (Hederos & Hellberg, Nymphet
Noodlers) and has earned her a Swedish Grammi Nomination. Like Massive
Attack's mighty dub grooves on their classic 'Protection' meets the
baroque meta-dabbling genre-bomb of Devendra Banhart's 'Smoky Mountain'?
Or maybe countrydubraggasoulfolkblues? More on this later...
EnjovuSounds
CD
$14.00
Jud's Gallery
SWF Sessions Volume 1
PS, GERMANY New version of this archival CD, originally released as
the first CD on Long Hair back in 2001. "Vol. 1 presents the
band Jud's Gallery from Offenburg (Southwest Germany). In two sessions
they recorded 9 songs 1972/74 in perfect studio quality. Intelligent
Kraut-progressive-rock, self-composed long tracks with heavy-blues-rock
and classical influence. A new chapter with unreleased original Krautrock.
Continues the sound by those legendary labels as Brain, Pilz and Ohr."
LongHair
CD
$23.00
Kohoutek
Expansive Headache
PS, US Hot new trax from Kohoutek. Spaced out sludge rocking from
Washington DC. Have zoned out with Flaherty, Sunburned, Bardo Pond,
and many others.
MusicFellowship-035
CD
$14.25
Little Wings
Magic Wand
PS, GERMANY With "Magic Wand" by Little Wings Ahornfelder
widens its genre variance once more to include an album we believe
to be so genuinely beautiful that here's the first non instrumental
album so far. After Kyle Field, the singer and head behind the changing
lineup of Little Wings, released his book of drawings "Put It
In A Nutshell" on Ahornfelder early 2007 it's wonderful to release
his music now too. Little Wings sound is characterized the most by
Kyle Field's notable voice. With a very unique sound he creates lush
folky guitar-based tunes revolving around situations he may have experienced.
But it's the poetic, stream of conscious way these images are described
that establishes the special atmosphere of Kyle's lyrics. Sometimes
they're reminding of the Beach Boys, sometimes more like contemporary
American lo-fi-folk. In any way, you here a nature- and sea-loving
man expressing his way of living and seeing his surrounding. And with
the words and imagery he chooses his songs each establishes associations
and feelings beyond simple tunes. With his always changing band recorded
an album that may well be the one sounding more like a studio-recording
than the albums before. The way perfect pop tunes and more expressive
passages are alternating makes this work so special and abiding.
Ahornfelder-10
CD
$16.00
Magik Markers
Boss
PS, US Limited vinyl version of the most Magik Markers album (CD is
on Ecstatic Peace), on their very own label Arbitrary Signs. "Recorded
in the cavernous dark of Echo Canyon West with producer Lee Ranaldo
working the boards like a diviner, BOSS documents the Markers with
a previously-unheard fidelity and orchestration. Idiosyncratic song
structure and melodies interspersed with a destructive drum stomp
are reminiscent of the early electrified blues of Junior Kimbrough,
or the black hole rhythms of Kousokuya. In a 2005 interview in The
Wire, Elisa Ambrogio said, 'I want [The Magik Markers] to concentrate
on music and focus inward, to concentrate on our own language of sound.'
BOSS stands as the Markers' first stab at getting to the meat of this
ambition. With a mix of blues simplicity, an almost Sonny Sharrock
wailing and a janky Americana punk reminiscent of Pat Place and Roky
Erickson, Ambrogio avoids preciousness like a rash. On BOSS, a tent
rises right out of the empty plain and we are thrust into a full-blown
revival show with no audience and no lights; it is just Elisa preaching,
Pete blowing Gabriel's horn, and the mad wind of the prairie blowing
all around. They are each hand-screened individual works of art &
very very limited."
ArbitrarySigns
LP
$17.00
Marah
Angels of Destruction!
PS, US Their 6th album finds the kids from Philly in a brave new world:
new sobriety, new members & new songs. Culled from a Niagara-like
output of songs over the past year, it is, as David Bielanko puts
it, "...the tip of the iceberg and the bottom of the well."
The album swings w/ abandon & rocks w/
greasy soul.
YepRoc-2108
CD
$14.75
Matthews, Ian
Tigers Will Survive
PS, US Feat. backing from British band Quiver. This is a brilliant
collection of originals & choice covers (incl. Eric Andersen's
classic "Close The Door Lightly When You Go" & an a
capella version of The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron". Mellow
folk-rock jams of the highest order.
Water-210
CD
$14.00
Matthews, Ian
If You Saw Through My Eyes
PS, US One of the founding members of Fairport Convention, he left
in 1969 to pursue a solo career. Finding him reunited with former
bandmates Sandy Denny & Richard Thompson this album feat. many
fantastic originals & 3 well chosen covers.
Water-209
CD
$14.00
Mojo
#171 (February 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK New issue of the best music magazine on the planet. Features
on cover stars Radiohead, The Cult, Zeppelin,
Adam Ant, Joni Mitchell, The Zombies, Can, Henry Diltz's Laurel Canyon-era
photolog, 8 For 2008, plus an esteemed reviews section. Comes with
a free 15-track CD of oldschool and newschool electronic pop-music
featuring Gary Numan & Tubeway Army, The Human League, Farley
Jacikmaster Funk, The Peppers, Tangerine Dream, Arthur Russell, The
Sounds of Tomorrow, John Foxx, and Severed Heads alongside The Knife,
Matthew Dear, Clouddead, Xela, The Gentle Rain, and Fujiya & Miyagi.
ZINE
$10.00
Nada Surf
Lucky (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Barsuk
CD
$14.00
No Depression
#73
PS, US SHELBY LYNN on the cover. Features on her OTIS TAYLOR, BAND
OF HORSES, & TONS more cool stuff you'd ever want to know about
the alt. country scene.
ZINE
$4.25
North Sea
In the Time of the Saugar Pines
PS, US In the burgeoning underground psych, folk, & noise movement,
Brad Rose serves as both one of its biggest champions & contributors.
This is his solo experimental / ambient / improvisational folk music
project & like much of the folk music in the movement, looks to
bring together the style of folk music w/ the feeling, sound, &
aura of nature.
MusicFellowship-034
CD
$14.25
Picabia, Francis
La Nourrice Américaine (The American Nurse)
PS, UK A unique CD by influential avant-garde artist Francis Picabia,
featuring two interpretations of his provocative 1920 Dadaist piece
for piano, together a spoken word extract from 1945. Written in 1920,
La Nourrice Américaine (The American Nurse) consists of "three
notes repeated to infinity" and was performed for the first -
and last - time at the Festival Dada, staged at the Salle Gaveau in
Paris on 26 May 1920. A landmark event, the Festival Dada included
contributions from Tristan Tzara, Andre Breton, Paul Eluard, Louis
Aragon, Philippe Soupault and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and launched
the Dada phenomenon in Paris. La Nourrice Américaine was performed
on the day by Marguerite Buffet, duration unknown. It seems likely
that Picabia's only venture into musical composition was inspired
by talks with his friends Erik Satie, Marcel Duchamp and Edgard Varese.
On this CD fast and slow interpretations are included, both performed
by pianist Tom Feldschuh and each lasting for 20 minutes. The CD also
includes a rare spoken word piece by Picabia (in the French language),
recording a visit to the artist's Paris atelier in July 1945. Artist
biography: Born in Paris in 1879, artist, poet and theorist Francis
Picabia is recognized as a key figure in the development of abstract
art and the avant-garde in the 20th Century. After 1913 he made several
visits to New York, where he was active in avant-garde circles and
took part in the Armory Show. In 1917 he founded the celebrated periodical
391, and was an active participant in Paris Dada. A friend of composer
Erik Satie, the pair collaborated on the ballet Relâche in 1924.
Picabia later resumed abstract painting and writing poetry; a lover
of fast cars, he is said to have owned 150 different vehicles. Picabia
died in 1953.
LTM-2509
CD
$17.00
Radiohead
In Rainbows
PS, US New album from the music industry's most quietly entertaining
shaker-uppers. Music is really good too.
ATO
CD
$14.25
Radiohead
In Rainbows (DELAYED)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Radiohead
LP
$17.50
Record Collector
#345 (January 2008)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00
Sic Alps
Strawberry Guillotine
PS, US Sic Alps toss out three new tracks for this seven". Title
track 'Strawberry Guillotine' takes the listener on a guided tour
of an imagined war between the sprawling Golden Gate Park homeless
population and the more established model yacht community. Musket
blasts sound off as shopping carts laden with gasoline and styrofoam
emerge from the silent bushes and charge the blood-dimmed shores of
the cement-bottomed Spreckles Lake. Cover art co-opted from '90s L.A.
anti-legends Summer Hits, who stole it from the Walker Brothers in
the first place. Apparently Rex from Summer Hits is now homeless in
London where his long beard is black on one side and fully gray on
the other. This record is humbly dedicated to him.
Woodsist
45
$5.25
Silver Apples
Contact [re-issue]
PS, US This is a reissue of the second album Contact by '60s electronic
legends Silver Apples, originally released by Kapp Records in 1969.
This enigmatic duo, armed only with percussion, vocals and an early,
specialized synthesizer, is often credited with giving the musical
world its first electronic album, as well as having a significant
influence on bands which followed in their wake; bands such as Ultravox
and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. Silver Apples, named after
a W.B. Yeats poem, consisted of electronics wiz Simeon Coxe and percussionist
Danny Taylor. Simeon built an impressive collection of electronic
paraphernalia (dubbed the "Simeon") which ultimately included
a dozen oscillators, six of them tuned to bass notes which he played
with his feet, an assortment of sound filters, telegraph keys, radio
parts, lab gear and a variety of second-hand electronic junk. Contact
ushered in the band's recorded popularity and a national tour was
quickly organized. Several tracks on Contact feature bass lines provided
by Simeon's banjo playing, but it is the clever use of the lead oscillator
and new-found intensity of the lyrics that sets Contact apart from
its predecessor. Such was the level of Simeon's growing electronic
proficiency that the intro to the album's opening track, "You
And I" more than successfully recreates the sound of an airplane
taking off. Silver Apples all but disappeared from the musical firmament
when Kapp folded in 1970, only to re-emerge in January 1997 to perform
before a celeb-packed audience at the Knitting Factory. Again, the
critics were unanimous. As the MC waxed poetic during an introduction
to the Silver Apples concert in San Francisco, 1968: "You are
about to have probably the most unusual musical experience of your
life. The music will enter areas of your mind never before opened
until now. At times it may be hard to understand, but if you let the
music penetrate, you'll dig it."
Phoenix
CD
$16.25
Silver Apples
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US This is a reissue of the self-titled first album by '60s electronic
legends Silver Apples, originally released by Kapp Records in 1968.
Fresh off their stint as The Overland Stage Electric Band, Simeon
and Dan Taylor formed their own extravagant, two-man electronic space-odyssey,
Silver Apples, to pretty remarkable critical acclaim. Their debut
enjoyed a 10-week stay in Billboard's Top 100 list, and the album's
first track, "Oscillations," made the Top 10 list in numerous
cities around the U.S. The music critics loved them. "What's
so amazing is that they make absolutely mind-shattering music with
all this junky equipment" commented one reviewer, quite possibly
astounded over the then-mindbending concept of build-it-yourself electronics
combined with rock drums. The debut album features lyrics by poet
Stanley Warren who met the duo at the Third Annual Avant Garde Arts
Festival in 1968, organized by topless cellist Charlotte Moorman.
An absolutely essential piece of musical history from electronic/psychedelic/rock
music's ground-breaking legends.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25
Single
Pianístico
PS, SPAIN SINGLE is the personal project of Teresa Iturrioz, bass
player and brilliant lyricist in such seminal bands of Spanish independent
pop music as AVENTURAS DE KIRLIAN and LE MANS. Now Teresa comes back
to the front row with her own project, SINGLE, a new musical adventure
of her own. A journalist once said LE MANS suggested "an image
of Claudine Longet fronting STEREOLAB". Classicism and a fragile
voice, fronting leftfield experimentation and sonic avant-garde: a
definition that can perfectly fit the new songs by SINGLE. Teresa
works once again with Ibon, who appears here in the roles of composer,
producer and musician (as well as providing some of the musicians
he usually works with on his own solo records, like Antonio from PARADE
or Murky from PATRULLERO MANCUSO and GRIMORIO). There's three excellent
tracks on this debut EP by SINGLE, that comes wrapped in a wonderful
and beautiful cover artwork by Spanish top designer Javier Aramburu.
Elefant0371
CD5
$6.75
Sinier, Raoul (aka Ra)
Huge Samurai Radish
PS, GERMANY File under: electronic, hip hop, break beat. An appetizer
to Raoul Sinier (formerly known as "Ra") 's third studio
album "Brain Kitchen" (to come on Ad Noiseam in 2008), "Huge
Samurai Radish" sees this multi talented artist present a new
menu of his gritty, catchy and personal electronic hip hop, as well
as lend the knife to La Caution, Vast Aire (of Cannibal Ox fame),
Wisp, Datach'I and Lynx & Ram for five spicy remixes. Tasty and
highly addictive.
AdNoiseam-089
CD
$15.25
Souvenir
Extras 64
PS, SPAIN Souvenir's 'Extras 64' has been conceived as the epilogue
to their record '64' (Jabalina Música 2007), which was released
at the beginning of this year and critically acclaimed as an inspired
change of course in the sound of this heterodox Spanish indie band.
Initially intended as a single to feature their song 'Si tu sais pas'
-an irresistible techno-pop gem which Souvenir wrote and recorded
after the release of '64'- it has eventually become a real treat for
fans which includes their cover version of Blondie's 'Hanging on the
telephone' (which Souvenir are performing live on their current tour),
three remixes of songs from '64', and their amazing first-ever video
of the song 'Allô, allô'. So 'Extras 64' features two
brand new tracks, a
video and three remixes which give songs from '64' an even more dance-oriented
dimension. For this task Souvenir have chosen artists on their same
wavelength, such as Johan Agebjörn (the Swedish producer and
songwriter who's responsible for the success of this year's brilliant
debutante Sally Shapiro) who has taken 'Allô, allô' to
new dancefloor heights, or Spanish singer Miqui Puig, who has remixed
'Une semaine en ballon'. Also, Souvenir's Jaime Cristóbal has
revamped his own 'Accident à Londres'. These new 5 dancefloor
fillers are topped by a brilliant video produced and directed by Spanish
ace company Producciones Entrelíneas. The video takes the avant-garde
aesthetics of '64' further on and the result is a pleasure to the
eye, with a special mention to Patricia, whose appearance on the video
is especially captivating. Iker Spozio, again, is responsible for
the 'Extras 64' artwork, and Arturo Vaquero has been in charge of
the mastering.
Jabalina-030
CD5
$9.50
Stereo Total
Plastico EP
PS, SPAIN Limited edition red vinyl. Four songs.
Elefant-257
45
$7.50
Taunus
Harriet
PS, GERMANY Taunus was formed by the Berliner steel string guitarists
Jan Thoben and Jochen Briesen in early 2001. They were joined by several
guests playing percussion, banjo, harmonium and vibraphone at live
concerts. Since their first long player Malinche (Schinderwies-Production,
2005) Taunus' lineup keeps changing a bit and is heading towards a
more flexible ensemble conception. For the new album Harriet (Ahornfelder,
2007) Derek Shirley, Michael Thieke, Wilm Thoben and F.S. Blumm were
invited to play along at the recording sessions. Taunus play acoustic
(mostly) instrumental music - you can find elements ranging from folk,
finger picked minimal structures to improvised and more open forms
in their music. The first record Malinche by Taunus was mostly focused
on minimal, interlocking folky guitar patterns. Harriet on the other
hand features more contrasting elements: Strictly composed passages,
which are rigid and static in character, are combined with free, fluid
and improvised parts. Dissonances enter a framework of open tuned
folk-harmonics. And on top of the warm and immediate sounds of acoustic
instruments an artificial voice generator talks about the inconstancy
of concepts and theory. By bridging and sometimes even blurring these
contrasts and differences, Taunus expand their way of musical expression.
Harriet successfully explores new ways of composing interesting, reflective
and charming music based on finger picked guitars. The album is named
after Darwin's lady freshwater turtle Harriet, which died in 2006
at the age of 175 years. She was mistakenly thought to be a male exemplar
of her species for most of her life.
Ahornfelder-12
CD
$16.00
Television Personalities
The Good Anarchist
PS, SPAIN Limited edition 7". Two songs.
Elefant-256
45
$7.50
Tempo No Tempo
Repetition
PS, US Second EP from Berkeley, California band written, recorded
and mixed entirely at home. By brewing a highly-danceable mix of post-punk
and new wave (with a dash of emo), Tempo No Tempo allows their admirers
to bust a move without losing cool points.
DoubleNegative
CD
$6.00
Uncut
#129 (February 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00
Vapaa
Hum Hum Hum
PS, FINLAND Vapaa is a loose collective of musicians but this recording
represents the basic 'core' group; Joel Kivela, Tiitus Petajaniemi,
Keijo Virtanen and Jari-Pekka Koho. We met in Jyvaskyla, Finland in
year 2003-2004 and after that we have made many records to different
labels and played live shows around Finland and one tour in Europe
as Keijo and the Free Players. Organic, drifting psychedelic improv
without much in the way of modern equivalents. Easily compared to
a few Krautrock favorites (early Amon Duul 2 and a very quiet Ash
Ra Tempel) -- but in general a bit more relaxed (perhaps a little
International Harvester?) For those well versed in the LVD sound,
this is fairly definitive.
LastVisibleDog
CD
$12.25
Various
Cambodian Cassette Archives: Khmer Folk & Pop Music Vol. 1
PS, US Available again: An unbelievable collection of dynamic Cambodian
music recorded between the 1960s and the 1990s, both in Cambodia and
in the United States. A truly Khmer blend of folk and pop stylings
-- Cha-Cha Psychedelia, Phase-shifting Rock, sultry circle dance standards,
pulsing Cambodian new wave, haunted ballads, musical comedy sketches,
Easy-Listening numbers and raw instrumental grooves presented in an
eclectic variety of production techniques. Male and female vocalists
share the spotlight, embellished by roller rink organ solos, raunchy
guitar leads and MIDI defying synthesizers. Culled from over 150 ageing
cassettes found at the Asian Branch of the Oakland Public Library
in California, these recordings showcase a pre and post holocaust
Cambodian musical lineage that can't be ignored.
SublimeFrequencies
CD
$13.75
Various
Good Bye Said The Rain
PS, MEXICO Made in Tijuana, Mexico to promote female electronic music
producers. These sounds range from indie electronic to ambient to
minimal techno and beyond. TRACK LIST: 01. Carrie -Summer dream 02.
Iris -Holding hands 03. Kate Simko -In a star orbit (remix of Rebecca
Gates) 04. Lucrecia -Patillas 05. AGF -REfail instrumental 06. Robin
Judge -Roulette 07. Ilana Ospina -Tenue 08. Purdy Rocks -Spiritual
emergency 09. Quio - Gazon Gasolina 10. Alisu -Impresiones 11. Mariena
Monjeau -Escenas Borradas 12. Audiofem -Telekinetic 13. Arturo en
el barco -Burbujas
AtAt-011
CD
$9.75
Various
I'm Not There [Dylan Biopic OST]
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sony
DLP
$20.50
Various
Happy New Year 2008
PS, SPAIN Limited edition. Featuring THE SCHOOL, HELEN LOVE, CORAZON,
MY LITTLE AIRPORT. To celebrate the holidays, we have finally made
our long-awaited wish come true by creating a festive holiday CD single
to give away to our mates! With this single we would like to give
thanks to everyone who has helped us throughout the years, especially
fans of the label, without their help none of this would be impossible.
A special single with songs that will make us forget all the hard
times and help us ring in the New Year with bells and whistles. This
single will be freely given to anyone who purchases an Elefant order
that exceeds 20 euros. For those of you who would like to have more
copies to give as holiday gifts to friends and ring in the New Year,
there is also the option to buy it at a reduced price. Four songs
from the latest signed Elefant artists. The most recent one, THE SCHOOL,
a project of 8 restless musicians from Cardiff which put out their
first song precisely on this single. Last September, they packed their
bags and moved off to London to record, under the guidance of Ian
Catt, seven delicious songs which will be put out in two singles at
the beginning of the year, a sweet and exquisite carol with a very
50's holiday pop feel to it. Caitlin and Sauna [they are only 6 years
old!], our kids HELEN LOVE show their adoration of Joey Ramone is
more alive than ever and continues throughout the generations--they
create a snowman out of Joey Ramone and this way, Santa Claus won't
have any problems finding them!! Absolutely adorable! CORAZÓN
inspires us with their brilliant, sad and melancholic carol highlighted
with rural folk strokes, providing an authentic flavor of Christmas.
Carlos and Nando are placing the final touches to their new and highly
anticipated album, an album that includes the production of Ibon Errazkin,
practically guaranteeing a classic spot in the Elefant catalogue.
To culminate the single, Nicole and P, our friends from Hong Kong,
wanted to celebrate the holidays in a special way; they always mention
their friends in their songs, so it is of no surprise that the protagonists
are the recently married Por and Machoto the happy Newlyweds!
Elefant-372
CD5
$6.75
Various
Shapes and Sounds Volume Two: Shades of Deepest Purple from the BBC
Archives 1967-1971
PS, UK With this second excavation of previously unreleased live BBC
session performances spanning the period 1967-1971, Shapes And Sounds
becomes a series and Volume Two features a completely different line
up of bands from last year's set. Pride of place on this second edition
arguably goes to The Gun, with three astonishing performances that
were recorded nearly a year before 'Race With The Devil' which illustrate
their late '67 menu of mod and psych pop, with cracking versions of
Rupert's Peoples 'Hold On,' Paul Simons 'A Most Peculiar Man' and
a quite splendid airing of their legendary 'Light On The Wall!' The
Casuals surprise with the beat of 'Midnight Confessions' and 'Take
Me For A Little While' as well as a fine rendering of 'Jesamine,'
while The Mirage perform a live version of their May 1967 single 'The
Wedding Of Ramona Blair.' The Alan Bown! play an excellent take of
'Magic Handkerchief' and even more interestingly offer two numbers
that never appeared on any Bown release, with the self-penned progressive
popper 'Movie Star Baby' and a brilliant interpretation of The Association's
'Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies.' Also with three tracks on Shapes
And Sounds are Wales' The Bystanders, who turn in a lovely version
of 'Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day' as well as a glorious homage to
The Byrds with 'Renaissance Fair.' Even better and long talked about
in collectors' circles but never previously released is their absolutely
stunning rendition of 'I Am The Walrus,' which Top Sounds are sure
will disappoint no one! Sourced from an off-air recording of their
only British television appearance on Disco 2, Killing Floor perform
'Milkman' from their Out Of Uranus LP in superb quality (the TV show
was wiped decades ago) and of similarly heinous rarity are live tracks
from Portrait and Katch 22, who turn in forceful renderings of 'Born
To Be Wild' and 'The Price Of Love,' respectively (the latter of which
is better than the Status Quo cover!) The sound quality is absolutely
superb throughout, with 12 of the 16 tracks sourced from original
BBC Transcription records. The other performances have been taken
from excellent off-air recordings and similarly shine and though few
of the tracks on the collection needed much enhancement at all, all
have nevertheless been professionally restored and mastered. The presentation
is immaculate and as with the previous Shapes And Sounds release,
Artholeghraphics have designed a memorable period flavored package.
The LP has a 16 page color booklet based on a vintage Radio Times
packed with illustrations, band histories and listings of all their
known BBC sessions written and supplied by Nigel Lees, author of much
of Record Collector magazine's 'The British Psychedelic Trip' series.
Except for the Mirage recording being bootlegged many years ago (in
lesser quality!), none of the tracks have ever been commercially available
and most have not been heard in public since the '60s. Shapes And
Sounds is a legitimate limited edition release, licensed from the
BBC with the blessing and co-operation of many band members.
TopSounds
LP
$25.00
Various
Achtung! German Grooves: 20 Instrumental Dancefloor Killers from the
60s and 70s
PS, GERMANY The rehabilitation of German popular musicians continues
with this new compilation from the Bureau B label. CD brings together
wild rare grooves, slick funk workouts, sleazy soul beats, wah-wah
guitars, Fender-Rhodes, Hammond organs, meaty drum breaks, snappy
horn sections -- everything the easygoing '60s and '70s had to offer.
Alongside orchestral greats like James Last, Max Greger, Peter Thomas
and Ambros Seelos, a number of lesser-known, but nonetheless exciting
musicians take a deserved bow. Other artists include: Ady Zehnpfennig,
Gerhard Narholz, Hans Haider, Don Kelly Band, Kai Warner And His Orchestra,
Theo Schumann Combo, Henry Arland, Heinz Kiessling, Orchester Günter
Gollasch, Pete Jacques, Hans Ehrlinger And His Orchestra, Catch Up,
Helmut Zacharias, Roberto Delgado, Berry Lipman and Orchester Walter
Kubiczek.
BureauB
CD
$16.25
Various
Happy New Year 2008
PS, SPAIN Limited edition. Featuring THE SCHOOL, HELEN LOVE, CORAZON,
MY LITTLE AIRPORT. To celebrate the holidays, we have finally made
our long-awaited wish come true by creating a festive holiday CD single
to give away to our mates! With this single we would like to give
thanks to everyone who has helped us throughout the years, especially
fans of the label, without their help none of this would be impossible.
A special single with songs that will make us forget all the hard
times and help us ring in the New Year with bells and whistles. This
single will be freely given to anyone who purchases an Elefant order
that exceeds 20 euros. For those of you who would like to have more
copies to give as holiday gifts to friends and ring in the New Year,
there is also the option to buy it at a reduced price. Four songs
from the latest signed Elefant artists. The most recent one, THE SCHOOL,
a project of 8 restless musicians from Cardiff which put out their
first song precisely on this single. Last September, they packed their
bags and moved off to London to record, under the guidance of Ian
Catt, seven delicious songs which will be put out in two singles at
the beginning of the year, a sweet and exquisite carol with a very
50's holiday pop feel to it. Caitlin and Sauna [they are only 6 years
old!], our kids HELEN LOVE show their adoration of Joey Ramone is
more alive than ever and continues throughout the generations--they
create a snowman out of Joey Ramone and this way, Santa Claus won't
have any problems finding them!! Absolutely adorable! CORAZÓN
inspires us with their brilliant, sad and melancholic carol highlighted
with rural folk strokes, providing an authentic flavor of Christmas.
Carlos and Nando are placing the final touches to their new and highly
anticipated album, an album that includes the production of Ibon Errazkin,
practically guaranteeing a classic spot in the Elefant catalogue.
To culminate the single, Nicole and P, our friends from Hong Kong,
wanted to celebrate the holidays in a special way; they always mention
their friends in their songs, so it is of no surprise that the protagonists
are the recently married Por and Machoto the happy Newlyweds!
Elefant-258
45
$7.50
Various
The Rubble Collection Volumes 1-10 [10CD boxset]
PS, UK Numbered, limited repressing of the legendary Rubble Collection
Volumes 1-10 CD boxed set. Amongst the first and best psych compilations
ever put together, each and every volume is a mind-blowing treasure
trove of acid rock and pop from the late 1960s, and comes housed inside
a slipcase card replica of the original LP artwork. Featuring famous
names alongside a myriad of lesser-known acts and compiled and sequenced
by leading collectors, the series has long been a byword for the best
in psychedelia. It's presented here complete with a fully-revised
and overhauled color booklet featuring updated band histories, rare
photographs and full discographies (incorporating a mass of information
not included in previous editions), making this the most comprehensive
and authoritative psych boxed set ever assembled. Please note that
only 1000 numbered copies are being pressed. Featuring Pretty Things,
Wimple Winch, Spencer Davis Group, Flies, Brain Police, Onyx, Brain,
Open Mind, and dozens more!
Fallout
CD-BOX
$88.00
White Town
Don't Mention The War
PS, US
Bzangy
CD
$14.00
White, Emily Jane
Dark Undercoat
PS, US San Francisco folk singer/songwriter. Comparisons to artists
like Cat Power and Hope Sandoval are frequent, yet Emily's music owes
a clear debt to classic female jazz and blues singers such as Billie
Holiday.
DoubleNegative-006
CD
$8.50
Wire Magazine
#287
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.50
Wussy
Left For Dead
PS, US Here the band steps further away from Chuck Cleaver's ASS PONYS'
past & continues to create collectively on their own path. This
is again filled w/ the lyrical style that became commonplace on the
first where the thoughts & emotions are cut-to-the-bone &
worn on the sleeve. Swampy-Americana to Velvet Underground infused
folk to bedroom-produced pop gems.
ShakeIt-558
CD
$12.50
Yellow Swans
At All Ends
PS, US This record is an assured record of chiming drone & heady
pelvic sky fuckery. New sounds emerge from the camp that are more
hushed, & whisper w/ the logic of deep space. Whereas the last
record was a laser beam guided minimal transmission w/ dark overtones,
this new release injects sonic clouds full of pink oxycontin.
WeirdForest-018
DLP
$18.25
Yellow Swans & Burning Star Core
S-T
PS, US Collaborative LP from Yellow Swans & Burning Star Core
featuring GMS, Pete Swanson, C. Spencer Yeh & Mike Shiflet. Recorded
from 2005 to 2006. Artwork by The Wyvern. Limited to 500 hand-numbered
copies on 140 gram red marbled vinyl.
BlossomingNoise
LP
$17.00
Forthcoming
Releases
Adorable
Footnotes: Best Of (92-94) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK First compilation of songs from former Creation Records artists
Adorable. Contains tracks from both their albums on Creation released
in the early 1990's, along with non-album singles and B-sides -- all
seven singles released by the band. Also included is a new edit of
'Glorious' from the debut 'Against Perfection', which is exclusive
to this release. All tracks included have been deleted & unavailable
for several years. Includes a 20-page booklet with exclusive new extensive
liner notes from all four band members - especially written for this
release - along with photos, classic sleeve images & items from
their personal archives.
CherryRed-327
CD
$15.50
Affinity
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Featuring 8 rare tracks, not found on their original LP, including
two tracks from their rare single and two tracks from their 1969 EMI
acetate.
Lilith-145
CD
$18.00
Affinity
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US ALSO ON 2LP!
Lilith-145
DLP
$29.50
Antietam
Opus Mixtum (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 12TH)
PS, US
CarrotTop-041
CD
$12.00
Arbol
You Traveled My Heart Inside Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SPAIN Arbol´s 3rd release "You Travelled my Heart Inside
Out" is out now. Miguel Marín, aka Arbol, continues to
walk a path that the enigmatic lushness of his previous work cannot
erase. Where a clearing in the forest of "Dreams made of paper"
(Lejos Discos, 2005) forced us to linger over songs that poured down
on us as a sudden and marvelous light before continuing on our mottled
passage, the select track of "You Travelled my Heart Inside Out"
opens like a delta to new and wide pastures, bringing calm waters
to soak the feet of the city. For this new release, Miguel has collaborated
with Suzy Mangion, D-fried and the Japanese singer Eri Makino. It
was recorded between 2004 and 2007 in London, Barcelona and Tokyo
and confirms the crucial role played by Miguel Marín in the
development of imaginary soundtracks as an independent musical genre.
"You Travelled my Heart Inside Out" shows the influences
that Arbol´s music has been subject to in recent years as he
moved between three completely different cities, three distinct ways
of seeing music and life.
LejosDiscos-009
CD
$15.00
Atlas Sound
Let the Blind Lead Those (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 18TH)
PS, US One of the latest "true queer art punks" to emerge
from the cracked pavement of southern suburban sprawl, this is the
solo moniker of DEERHUNTER frontman/provocateur BRADFORD COX. This
is, essentially, a bedroom album, a collage, mixing the garage rock
& ambient electronic influences previously explored w/ Deerhunter
in a new context, w/ newly explored recording techniques, mainly laptop-based,
learned w/ guidance from kranky artist Nudge's Brian Foote. The result
is 14 Songs of melancholy & mania.
Kranky-114
CD
$11.00
Autistic Daughters
Uneasy Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US This intercontinental trio of Dean Roberts (guitar, vocals),
Martin Brandlmayr (percussion, computer) & Werner Dafeldecker
(guitar, bass). It's also the 4th in a series of records in which
Roberts, having begun in more abstract territory in New Zealand's
mid-1990s 'free noise' ferment, has embraced song, lyric & voice
as vessels for topographic & psychoanalytic tracings of the impacts
of territory & nomadism on the subject. Feat. Chris Abrahams of
THE NECKS, Martin Siewert & Valerio Tricoli - as part of both
cast & crew, foley artists behind the trio's complex, worm-turning
arrangements.
Kranky-115
CD
$12.25
Baby Dee
Safe Inside the Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Baby Dee is an internationally traveled singer, songwriter
& performer. This is her 3rd album. Produced by MATT SWEENEY &
BONNIE "PRINCE" BILLY, who also played on the record, along
w/ ANDREW WK, ROBBIE LEE, MAX MOSTON, WILLIAM BREEZE, JOHN CONTRERAS,
JAMES LO & LIZ KESSEL, all of whom bring extra fullness to Dee's
old-world pop sensibilities. This is such a great album, filled w/
deeply moving songs & sharply produced in vivid images.
DragCity-351
CD
$13.25
Baby Dee
Safe Inside the Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-351
LP
$13.25
Baja
Wolfhour (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Daniel Vujanic´s third full-length release under the
alias Baja, entitled, intensively displays the composer/musician´s
exciting approach towards a "free electronica" genre. Fusing
stripped-down folk, (free-)jazz, twisted pop, electroacoustic sound,
maximized-minimalism, indietronics, eerie chamber music and a portion
of sedative post-post-rock, "Wolfhour" plays with postmodern
expectations as much as possible while avoiding pretentious, highbrow
implications. There is at least as much ear-friendly repetition as
there is stunning fragmentation. Vujanic´s compositions range
from psychedelic piano ambience to sunny uptempo-pop, from electronic
jazz fusion to cryptic sample ruins. Leitmotifs appear, evolve and
fall apart into transcribed bits of data nebula. Beginnings sound
like ends and vice versa. Sounds teleport. Comments on Baja's Sound:
"Mirroring the obstinacy and arbitrary nature of human emotions,
Vujanic is using electronic music in a way that makes it less a statement
about media or a contemporary discussion about subverting conventional
songwriting than a tool of matter-of-factness..." - Coke Machine
Glow "If the indie rock just isn't getting it done for you anymore,
Baja's enveloping, intangible compositions may be just the guide you
need to more engaging musical territory. Tiny Mix Tapes ...beautifully
strange thing in between postrock, notebookindie, jazzy bitparts and
occasional guitar eruptions and - yes, indeed - pop..." (10 points)
- VISIONS Magazine.
OtherElectricites-011
CD
$12.25
Battle of Land and Sea
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US To describe the sound of The Battle of Land & Sea, one
might call up images of abandoned sea-worn ships floating through
a thick coastal fog. And upon first listen you might call to mind
Cat Power, or the soft glow of Songs of Green Pheasant. But eventually,
you start to hear what makes the music of Portland based Sarah O'Shura
so special. You get a glimpse of a world through the eyes of a someone
on a musical pilgrimage, whether the tales are laden with sorrow or
joy, they are enchanting & hopeful. Spooky & beautiful...calling
out all the old ghosts from past recordings on beautifully warbled
vinyl, they recreate an old jazz club atmosphere but with a little
sawdust on the floor.
Notenuf-008
CD
$13.25
Birds of Maya
Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 29TH)
PS, US Debut LP from Philly power-trio. Lo-fi rock recalling '60s/'70s
classics like Cream, Blue Cheer, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, the Stooges,
etc.
HolyMountain
LP
$15.00
Black Mountain
In The Future (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Favorite psych-and-prog-spiritual pioneers BLACK MOUNTAIN are
back with "In The Future", their second full-length album
that resonates with the same epic ring, beloved deep rock touchstones
and genuine folk fragility that made their self-titled debut full-length
an instant classic. The new album possesses immense breadth, seamlessly
showcasing short and classic folk-pop gems along with driving modern
rock masterpieces, peaking with "Bright Lights", a seventeen-minute
multi-dimensional opus that gives Pink Floyd's "Echoes"
a run for its money. The DELUXE EDITION, at the same price as the
regular version, includes second disc with 3 additional recordings.
Jagjaguwar-090
2LP
$12.25
Black Mountain
In The Future [deluxe edition] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US ***** Pre-order and receive the MP3s of the entire album! Details
below. ***** Favorite psych-and-prog-spiritual pioneers BLACK MOUNTAIN
are back with "In The Future", their second full-length
album that resonates with the same epic ring, beloved deep rock touchstones
and genuine folk fragility that made their self-titled debut full-length
an instant classic. The new album possesses immense breadth, seamlessly
showcasing short and classic folk-pop gems along with driving modern
rock masterpieces, peaking with "Bright Lights", a seventeen-minute
multi-dimensional opus that gives Pink Floyd's "Echoes"
a run for its money. The DELUXE EDITION, at the same price as the
regular version, includes second disc with 3 additional recordings.
SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this album before the release
date (10/9) and you will receive an email with instructions and a
unique code to access an advance mp3 download of the entire album
on 9/25, two weeks ahead of the street date.
SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this album before the release
date (January 22nd) and you will receive an email with instructions
and a unique code to access an advance mp3 download of the entire
album, ahead of the CD street date. *** Please put "SPECIAL PRE-ORDER
PROMOTION" IN THE NOTES FIELD when you check out, or mention
it in email or on the phone.
Jagjaguwar-090
DCD
$11.50
Blood On The Wall
Liferz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Having gone from hometown heroes to national fan favorites
and critical darlings, the band has earned its reputation as top of
the rock heap. Putting out raucously fun records. "Liferz"
is a portrait of a band at the top of their game - somehow they have
managed to get even more "Awesomer".
TheSocialRegistry-060
CD
$11.50
Bodies Of Water
Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US BODIES OF WATER started in DAVID METCALF and MEREDITH ARTHUR'S
closet. They were newly married and lived in a very small house. The
closet was the only place to put the computer that they used for recording.
They eventually formed a musical group to play David's songs. Meredith
figured out the piano, and their friends Kyle Gladden and Jessie Conklin
learned to play the bass and drums, respectively. In the ensuing years,
the four have learned to deftly spin those threads which inevitably
weave their way through every Bodies of Water song: ebullient group
singing, melodic invention, thundering polyrhythms, and sublime dramatic
tension. "Ears Will Pop & Eyes Will Blink" is their
first full-length record, and the first release from the band's own
THOUSAND TONGUES label. The songs stray from verse-chorus structure
but are engaging and memorably crafted, drawing on an admixture of
traditions; the transcendent intensity of gospel, brutish gusto of
punk rocking, earnest idiosyncrasy of American folk, sonic inclusiveness
of tropicalia, planned jamming of prog, and the sincere bombast of
musical theatre. These songs can be likened to a sort of emotional
topiary; an unruly living mess lent its shape by the psychic framework
around which it grows. Since its inception Bodies of Water have added
an auxiliary corps of musicians and when playing in L.A. their ranks
can swell to as many as 11; hitting, blaring, strumming and bowing
away. The four core members' vocal synchronicity remains the group's
hallmark. Their calls, responses, shouts and harmonies ride above
and around a retaining wall of sound in a fleeting burst of neo-tent
revival immediacy.
SecretlyCanadian/ThousandTongues-12
CD
$11.50
Buddyrevelles
American Matador (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US "'One, Two' is a perfect example of the benefits resulting
from the slightly thicker, more complex sound the band has chosen
to explore on their latest record. Time changes, layered guitars,
and a generally expanded musical vocabulary make American Matador's
better moments a true step forward for an already excellent band ...
and when the grand finale arrives, and drummer Dan Reinholdt's kit
explodes like fireworks, any conceivable doubt disintegrates: American
Matador is an awesome record." -Pitchfork [8.0]
NoKarma-066
CD
$10.50
Buddyrevelles
September, November (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Listen to that Telecaster chime! Those intertwining vocal lines!
Those dynamic yet dancey rhythms! The Buddyrevelles really are one
of the best pop bands around, and their debut CD (released in 1998
on Motorcoat Records) proves that 14 times over.
NoKarma-065
CD
$10.50
Burial Chamber Trio
Wvrm (PIC 10") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 5TH)
PS, US The 2nd vinyl only release by the the collaborative project
between: OREN AMBARCHI, GREG ANDERSON & ATTILA CSIHAR. They return
w/ a special picture disc 10" vinyl w/ sick, elaborate packaging
designed by Seldon Hunt. The audio material is taken from the groups
performance in Rotterdam, Holland in Jan. 2007 at club: Wvrm. LIMITED
TO 3000
SouthernLord
10
$14.00
Buzzcocks
30 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US New album from punk-pop legends and orgasm addicts, still jackin'
it 30 years on.
CookingVinyl
CD
$13.75
Canned Heat
Vintage (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Here's how they sounded in '66 when R&B pioneer Johnny
Otis produced their first recordings. A perfect match, considering
that Wilson & Hite were avid record collectors & blues aficionados.
Lilith-139
CD
$18.00
Castanets
Strong Animal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US This limited edition 7" includes a remix of "Strong
Animal" from CASTANETS recent "In the Vines" full-player,
as well as "Golden", an outtake from that same album. The
remix was part of a series of remixes given out via the interweb to
help promote "In The Vines". This one was too deliciously
geared for dance floors so we felt that not putting it to wax was
a crime to the night. West Coaster and Hero to All, RAFTER, manned
boards and faders and clickers for it. Bass up, mids wherever. Artwork
is by Castanets good friend Tara Jane ONeil. Here's to big airplanes
and weekend agoraphobics.
AsthmaticKitty-034
45
$3.75
Cat Power
Jukebox [deluxe version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Her second album of covers; this one a tribute to the great
vocalists who've influenced her over the years. This deluxe version
comes in a silver-foil gatefold cover with a bonus disc of extra tracks.
Backed by Dirty Delta Blues (Judah Bauer, Gregg Foreman, Jim White,
Erik Papparazzi). Guest appearances from Spooner Oldham (Neil Young,
Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan), Larry McDonald (Toots & The Maytals,
Taj Mahal), Teenie Hodges (Al Green, Memphis Rhythm Band), and Matt
Sweeney (Chavez, Will Oldham). MOJO: "She inhabits other people's
songs with a fierce conviction that's sometimes startling.".
Matador
DCD
$15.00
Cat Power
Jukebox [regular version] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Her second album of covers!!!
Matador
CD
$13.25
Cat Power
Jukebox (Deluxe) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Deluxe silver-foil gatefold cover!!!
Matador
LP
$25.00
Celletti, Alessandra
Way Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22nd)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce a new studio album from Alessandra
Celletti, the virtuoso Italian composer/pianist whose previous CDs
include acclaimed interpretations of works by Glass, Satie and Gurdjieff.
Way Out is Alessandra's third album of original material, following
Overground (1997) and Chi Mi Darà le Ali (2006). Recorded in
Rome in 2007, Way Out marks an innovative exploration of several musical
styles, including vocal tracks sung by Alessandra as well as a number
of her exquisite solo piano compositions. She is joined on most of
the tracks by drummer Fabio Ferri, while Renzo Pin provided English-language
lyrics. Stand-out tracks include Dear To Me, Burning and Hundred Points,
the latter a future pop classic complemented by a brilliant animated
video clip made by Tony Sbarbaro. A unique set that defies classification,
Way Out also features one bonus song, the beautiful title track from
Alessandra's previous artist album, Chi Mi Darà le Ali. The
memorable cover image is the painting Pensando alla Guerra by artist
Isobel Blank. Short biography: Alessandra Celletti studied piano at
the Santa Cecilia Music Conservatory in Rome . After graduating she
continued her studies with Vera Gobbi Belcredi, specializing in French
piano works of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. In 1994 she
released Les sons et les parfums, an album of pieces by Debussy, Ravel
and Satie. Since then she has followed an irregular artistic path,
characterized by sudden departures from classical music. Her second
album, Viaggio a Praga, an exploration of the work of Bohemian composers,
saw Alessandra awarded a scholarship by the Czech Republic in 1997.
On returning to Italy she began working with Kha Records. Her collection
Esoterik Satie proved hugely popular in France , and Gnossienne #1
was used by Guy Ritchie in his 2005 movie Revolver. Alessandra is
now preparing to release two new albums. The Golden Fly will appear
in Italy in October 2007, and Way Out by LTM in January 2008.
LTM-2505
CD
$17.00
Cha Cha Cohen
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND Re-issue of CCC's 1999 debut album.
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Cha Cha Cohen
All Artists Are Criminals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, SCOTLAND Re-issue of CCC's 2002 album.
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$12.25
Chico Hamilton Quintet/Elmer Bernstein
OST: Sweet Smell Of Success (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK One of the most important films of the fifties, Sweet Smell
Of Success boasts one of the great jazz scores; a combination of abstract
jazz themes written and performed by the Chico Hamilton Quintet and
a furious orchestral score by the masterful Elmer Bernstein. These
albums were released seperately in 1957 - both became very considerable
rarities - and are here combined in a single edition in digital format
for the first time. Sweet Smell Of Success is memorable for the vicious
performances of Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis and its uniquely nasty
view of the tough underbelly of New York fifty years ago. It was directed
by Alexander mackendrick ('The Ladykillers' 'Whisky Galore' 'The Man
In The White Suite' 'Mandy') Its audience is with jazz and film buffs
and the eternally stylish; strong export potential everywhere.
El-132
CD
$15.50
Clark, Gene
Self -Titled "White Light" (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY
22ND)
PS, US Further proof that '71 could very well have been the best yr
ever for pop music is this LP. Following his '66 departure from The
Byrds, as well as a release w/ the Gosdin Brothers & 2 w/ Doug
Dillard as Dillard & Clark, Gene cut this w/ guitarist/produced
Jesse Ed Davis, Burrito Brother Chris
Ethridge & pianist Ben Sidran.
4MenwithBeards-116
LP
$16.25
Clark, Guy
Texas Cookin' (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in '76, this sophomore effort for RCA is
another fine set of country tunes that run the gamut of emotions from
goofy & playful to brutally heartbreaking, sometimes within the
same song. Feat. a ridiculous talented set of players that includes
Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Gimble, Chip Young, Jerry
Jeff Walker & Rodney Crowell,this is an Outlaw Country classic.
DBKWorks-540
CD
$16.50
Clark, Guy
Old No. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US His debut from '75 is one of the all time classic country singer-songwriter
records. From the rollicking Texas swing of opener "Rita Ballou"
to the fingerpicked heartbreak of closer "Let Him Roll"
there is not a stinker to be found. Feat. EMMYLOU HARRIS, RODNEY CROWELL
& a young STEVE EARLE.
DBKWorks-539
CD
$16.50
Collections Of Colonies Of Bees
Birds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES sweep in grandly, in billowing
swarms of sound, bourn aloft on a thousand wings of minuscule, elegant
detail. Guitars chime and soar; deft yet intensely focused percussion
propels towards an inevitable dawn; covering it all is a gossamer
veil of subtly nuanced electronica. Their CD "Birds" is
joyous, epic minimalism in exquisite registration, a sound that is
dazzling - and as sweet as honey taken straight from the comb.
TableOfTheElements-810
CD
$13.00
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
Dead Meadow
Old Growth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
DLP
$19.00
Dead Meadow
Old Growth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 5TH)
PS, US A remarkably clear, powerful, and confident recording that
should elevate the trio into the pantheon of the great guitar bands
of our time. Darlings of both the stoner rock and the modern psychedelia
worlds, Dead Meadow transcend both and have created a sound all their
own. Packaging includes CD in digipak with tipped-in booklet featuring
a gorgeous painting by LA artist Charles Wish. CD enhanced with bonus
video.
Matador
CD
$13.25
Destroy All Monsters
Bored (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, UK American group Destroy All Monsters caused quite a stir when
they first appeared in the UK. Featuring guitarist Mike Davis who
had previously played in The MC5, Ron Asheton - bass player from The
Stooges and drummer Rob King, the band were completed by vocalist
and ex-model Niagara. The band recorded only three singles for Cherry
Red, all of which are contained on this mid-price CD (Tracks 1 >
6). Track seven - 'Goin' To Lose' - was previously unreleased.
CherryRed-094
CD
$15.50
Dimes, The
Silent Generation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "While the songs provide snapshots of
a bygone America...the Dimes' soft rock delivery is completely modern,
investing the tales with the humanitarian romance of a Frank Capra
movie. The Dimes have done what most bands dream of, creating an alternate
universe of warm pop music with a sunny vibe that'll keep toes tapping
and plaster a sunny smile on every listener's face."
PetMarmoset
CD
$11.50
Doleful Lions
7 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2008)
PS, US After clearing the vaults with their previous album, Song Cyclops
Volume Two, Doleful Lions return with a new lineup, direction, and
wisdom. 7 represents the next step in the evolution of Doleful Lions,
marrying their keen pop sensibilities with a new adventurous sound...
The usual folk guitar strummings of their previous releases have been
replaced with an eclectic mix of electronically-informed, epic song
structures and a focused lyrical intensity. They have used 7 to explore
other sonic horizons. 7 is a truly adventurous album in all regards;
an album that has ventured further beyond any music created by the
Doleful Lions in the past.
Parasol-CD-108
CD
$9.00
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
Same (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, UK Almost immediately after the demise of The Monkees in 1970,
there was industry clamour for a reunion and publisher Christian Dewalden
came forward with an offer to finance the project. Micky Dolenz and
Davy Jones were enthusiastic but as Mike Nesmith wasn't interested
and Peter Tork couldn't be found a kind of pseudo-Monkees was created
enlisting the services of gifted songwriting team of Tommy Boyce and
Bobby Hart, who had written The Monkees first number one 'Last Train
To Clarksville', 'The Monkees Theme (Hey, Hey We're The Monkees)'
and '(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone'. So Dolenz, Jones, Boyce &
Hart was born. With the Monkees logo under copyright and not available
for their use, the foursome set off on tour as 'the great golden hits
of the Monkees - the guys who wrote 'em and the guys who sang 'em.'
DJBH made its first public appearance on July 4, 1975 at six flags
over mid-America in St. Louis, Missouri, where they were met by 12,500
of the same screaming fans who had followed the Monkees 10 years previously.
Performing a raft of Monkee hits (Peter Tork had joined DJBH onstage
at Disneyland) the band appeared on 'American Bandstand' and 'Don
Kirshner's rock concert' and toured the States for a year before heading
to the far east. They have the distinction of being the first American
band to play in Thailand (they had to cut their hair to be allowed
into the country!). The success of the American tour secured a contract
with capitol records. The subsequent 'Dolenz Jones Boyce & Hart'
was produced by Boyce & Hart and though light and very pop, is
regarded as the most coherent Monkeerelated release since 1967¹s
'Pisces Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones'.
El-052
CD
$15.50
Durutti Column, The
Circuses & Bread (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of four expanded CDs by
The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed
and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Circuses &
Bread was originally released by the Factory Benelux label in April
1986, and features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly,
together with drummer Bruce Mitchell. Stand-out tracks include All
That Love & Maths Can Do and the single Tomorrow. This expanded
edition of Circuses & Bread also features ten bonus tracks, including
the rare Japanese single For Noriko/Love Fading, compilation album
tracks Verbiers and The Aftermath, and four previously unreleased
tracks from the cancelled 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline. The
bonus cuts also include the rarely heard 1983 single I Get Along Without
You Very Well, a Hoagy Carmichael cover sung by Lindsay Reade and
dedicated to her former husband, the late Anthony H. Wilson (Factory
Records founder and Durutti Column manager). The booklet restores
the original cover design by 8vo. Artist biography: Manchester native
Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut
album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year with producer
Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an
abrasive sandpaper sleeve. Subsequent landmark albums include LC (1981),
Without Mercy (1984), The Guitar & Other Machines (1987), Sex
& Death (1993), Fidelity (1996) and Someone Else's Party (2003).
A prolific recording artist in his own right (usually with drummer
Bruce Mitchell), Reilly has also guested on records by Morrissey,
Olive and Holly Johnson. For many years the group were managed by
the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2510
CD
$17.00
Envy
Abyssal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Following their acclaimed fourth album, "Insomniac Doze",
Japan's ENVY return with this face-melting four-song EP. Though acting
as a stop-gap between "Insomniac Doze" and their eagerly
anticipated next full-length, "Abyssal" sounds more like
the missing link between the driving, cacophonous force of their breakthrough
third album, "A Dead Sinking Story", and the lush, cinematic
tones of "Insomniac Doze". In fact, were it not for its
somewhat brief half-hour running time, "Abyssal" would be
the ideal Envy album, marrying their vast influences into a transcendent,
almost romantic sound that is rarely heard or felt in heavy music.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-132
LP
$11.50
Envy
All The Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE JANUARY 22ND)
PS, US Originally released in 2001 on respected Japanese punk label
H.G. FACT, "All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear
Expecting Ahead" introduced ENVY to Americans when it was licensed
for limited release in 2003 on DIM MAK RECORDS. Their original pressing
sold out almost immediately, and the album has been scarcely available
ever since. The vinyl now regularly fetches over $100 on eBay, and
the CD is equally difficult to score without paying increasingly undesirable
import fees. Along with their now-legendary follow-up, "A Dead
Sinking Story", All the Footprints is widely regarded as an innovative
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