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10CC
Self-Titled
PS, UK Long overdue CD reissue of the debut self titled album by 10cc which hit the British Top 40 when first released back in 1973. Includes the UK Number 1 hit single 'Rubber Bullets' plus the Top 10 'Donna' and 'The Dean And I'. Booklet includes original LP artwork, lyrics to every song, sleeve notes by 'History Of Rock' editor Mike Heatley and pictures of numerous European singles sleeves. The band's official website have given it their full backing and support and will be emailing all their members with news of the release. A recently released "Greatest Hits" collection on Universal hit the British Top 20 and the band have also just undertaken a Sold Out UK tour - interest in this classic band is at its highest for years... Track list: Johnny Don't Do it / Sand In My Face / Donna / The Dean And I / Headline Hustler / Speed Kills / Rubber Bullets / The Hospital Song / Ships Don't Disappear (Do They?) / Fresh Air For My Mama / Hot Sun Rock / 4% Of Something / Waterfall / Bee In My Bonnet / Rubber Bullets (Single Version).
7t's-025
CD
$14.75

10CC
Sheet Music
PS, UK This album reached No.9 in the UK charts back in 1974 and is now given an overhaul by 7T's Records. Includes the British National Chart hits 'Silly Love' and 'The Wall Street Shuffle' plus the 'Worst Band In The World' single. Lyrics, liner notes by Michael 'History Of Rock' Heatley, original artwork plus tons of European 7" picture sleeves are a feature of the artwork. Fully endorsed by the bands fan club who will be promoting it via their website. 10cc have recently completed a Sold Out British tour and also had a Top 20 hit with a "Greatest Hits" compilation so they are very much in the publics eye again. Track list: The Wall Street Shuffle / The Worst Band In The World / Hotel / Old Wild Men / Clockwork Creep / Silly Love / Somewhere In
Hollywood / Baron Samedi / The Sacro-Iliac / Oh Effendi / Bonus Tracks / Carat Man Of Means / Gismo My Way / The Worst Band In The World (Radio Version).
7t's-026
CD
$14.75

3 Inches of Blood
Battlecry Under a Winter Sun
PS, US From their throne as Kings of Vancouver, they're poised to take vengeance on the world w/ the release of their first full length CD on their newly formed label. Their campaign: The New Wave of British (Columbia) Heavy Metal. Their purpose: To Make Metal Be Your Master. We the servants of the army ask you this: "are you ready for balls to the wall heavy metal annihilation?"
Minion-001
CD
$14.50

Acute
Arms Around a Stranger
PS, US LA indie boy trio who place an emphasis on quality songwriting while playing both energetic hook-filled pop & reflective rock that ranges from Pavementy though practiced indie rock to Neutral Milk Hotel chewy goodness. Wonderful, subtle & surprising inflections of southwestern appeal like pedal steel, horns & tremeloed guitar sit next to dreamy cello, piano, occasional violin & even some Andrew Bird-esque whistling. RIYL: Magnetic Fields, Shins, Sea & Cake, Seam. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Help
CD
$11.00

Alsace Lorraine
Dark One (ON SALE)
PS, US Alsace Lorraine is the delicately delicious and unique electronic/guitar pop creation of seminary professor Paul Francke. We're pleased to announce that our favorite singer on Earth, Argentinean Singer/Artist Isol has joined Alsace Lorraine to sing on four of the album's 14 tracks too. Isol sings here in English for the first time! Isol left her band Entre Rios (Elefant {Spain}/Darla {US}) when the group signed with EMI Latin America because the deal demanded too much time away from her profession as an Artist/Illustrator. Caitlin Brice sings backing vocals on two tracks. Jane Francke (Paul's sister) sings one track. The sophomore Alsace album Dark One, though not literally very "Dark", was recorded and mixed by Paul at Paul's home studio in Chicago. Isol's warm, exotic, sensual vocals were recorded in Isol's bedroom studio in Buenos Aires. Paul's unique bedroom uber-pop soundtrack provides the perfect music bed to Isol's vocal. The result is a unique blend of Astrud Gilberto, Wolfgang Press, Eurythmics, Pale Saints, St. Etienne, Magnetic Fields, Hope Sandoval, as well as The Wake, Section 25 and other Factory-esque influences. Hopefully, Paul and Isol will make more beautiful music together. Alsace Lorraine sounds romantic; thoughtful, sensuous and smart. Comment from Paul Francke: I began the album begun during college on the south side of Chicago and completed it while working in Campbeltown, on the end of the Kintyre Peninsula, the most remote part of mainland Britain. Between those points I worked on the record in an Episcopalian seminary dormitory in Alexandria, Virginia, while training to be a seminary professor. It couldn't have been done without my brilliant, non-religious friends: Isol sings four of the best songs on the album, but she also made important suggestions for changes to the lyrics and music. We share a lot of beliefs regarding art and beyond, and it has been fascinating to work with her. Her friend Nico recorded her vocals in a studio in Buenos Aires. Caitlin Brice, the lead singer from the previous album, sings excellent backup on two songs here. Joe Moore plays guitar on one song, and my younger sister Jane sings on one song as well.
Darla-178
CD
$12.25

Angelika Kohlermann
Care
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-017
LP
$12.25

Antigama
Resonance
PS, US These guys are firing on all cylinders, combining the raw power of old school grindcore w/ the spastic acrobatics of modern technical metal. Roto-coaster drumming blasts through rough, angular riffing, creaqting a chaotic vortex of apocalyptic agression & post industrial spite. Precision insanity, catchy misdirection & psychotic momentum.
Relapse-7552
CD
$13.00

Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge-285
DLP
$17.50

Arcade Fire
Keep the Car Running
PS, US Feat. single from Neon Bible. You've probably heard the song by now - but its a hook laden affair w/ a driving Joy Division bass line & drum pattern held together by Win Butlers impassioned vocals! "Broken Window" is another mini epic building on a minor key acoustic gutar strum & insistent violin. ALSO AVAILABLE: The deluxe DLP vinyl version of 'Neon Bible".
Merge-304
45
$5.00

Asylum Choir, The
Look Inside The Asylum Choir
PS, UK Poised between his past as a top Wrecking Crew session man (Phil Spector, The Byrd's, Sonny And Cher) and assistant to Liberty A&R head Snuff Garret, and his future as a 1970s rock superstar, Leon Russell teamed up with his Texas psych buddy Marc Benno to work with Gene Clark, Harpers Bizarre and Gary Lewis in their new studio, eventually making this unusual and breathtaking album. Intended as a state-of-the- art, quasi-psychedelic statement: from the lead-off 'Welcome To Hollywood' to the bizarre 'suite' 'Episode Containing 3 Songs', 'N/Y. Op.', 'Land of Dog', 'Mr. Henri The Clown', the album attracted rave reviews from all the hip critics, but sadly proved a commercial non-entity. Possibly having a 'offensive' cover didn't help...so we include for your delectation a choice of that, the replacement, and the rather groovy UK cover: can't be bad! Russell, post-Mad Dogs And Englishmen a bona fide superstar, purchased the band's unreleased second album and released it on his own Shelter Records, to rather better sales. Here once more is this amazing lost gem, intensified in Rev Ola style, and ready to work it's magic! A great-lost psychedelic nugget by one of the major rock superstars! Wonderfully re-mastered in the most painstaking RevOla way and with the usual amazing RevOla packaging with very special notes!
Rev-Ola-203
CD
$14.75

Aux 88
S-T
PS, US If anyone mistakes their live show as a scaled down electronic hip hop oriented Parliament show, well, you're not too far off the mark as Aux 88 is one of the few groups who remember that techno has its roots in the hip hop of pioneers like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol & Newcleus. They tour actively & circle the globe in their hunt for new converts to their futuristic message.
Submerge-3011
DLP
$15.00

Bad Samaritans
Re-gur-gi-tate
PS, US Long time stalwarts of the LA punk rock scene. Their sound has been described as aggressive, intense & driving hardcore in the vein of Poison Idea, Black Flag & The Dead Kennedys. These 13 songs show growth, but retain all of the elements of punk rock ethic.
Nickel&Dime-005
CD
$10.00

Bad Spellers/London Apartments
Fall In Love
PS, US Filtered vocals, quirky pop melodies & glitchy beats characterize the sound of this debut EP release. The album includes 3 tracks from each band plus the title track, which was recorded together. Soft vocals, broken beats & layers of synths give a dark, yet uplifting mood to the London Apartments' portion. The Bad Spellers pick it up w/ quirky indie pop love ballads. The final track combines the best of both bands by allowing Justin of The London Apartments to showcase his skills w/ beat sequencing alongside The Bad Spellers' keyboard hooks & lyrics from both bands. An affectionate collection of bedroom pop gems w/ enough of an electropop edge to attract fans of acts like The Postal Service, Sigur Ros & The Notwist.
PostRecords-001
CD
$6.75

Baird, Megan
Waltz of the Tennis
PS, US Folks, this 7" is going to be very limited / please order right away! Member of THE ESPERS, this 7" is the first recording by Baird under her own name. Side A is a graceful and bittersweet cover of the under-appreciated 60's folksters Fraser and Debolt's classic. For the B-side, she recorded an a capella version "Dear Companion"-an aching lament sung "in the style of the chapel," whispers its way into your soul.
TequilaSunrise
45
$5.00

Basement
Illicit Hugs Playground
PS, US Brit press darlings who live in the soup made from that late 60's wet spot left by Gram & the Flying Burritos, Dylan's albums w/The Band & Van Morrison's best work. From jangly footstomping romps to raucous twang & bittersweet laments. "Effortlessly charming folk-tinged tales."-The Sun.
Zealous-704
CD
$13.75

Beatnik Filmstars
Shenaniganism (Tape Hiss & Other Imperfections)
PS, UK Beatnik Filmstars return with their eighth full length album, and this one is really something else. More 'Odd-Pop' sure! The group recorded a new album ('If We Did That Then...') at the end of last year, but in typical Beatnik fashion, decided to record another more Lo-Fi one straight away, in the space of two weeks, despite not having any songs. So everything you hear on this album was written and recorded in a two week period in February (the other new Mid-Fi album will be released later...). As usual everything was self recorded in their homes, on a variety of recording equipment, from plain old cassette to 8 Track. No computers were allowed anywhere near the music... Some journalists will slate the record for it's under-produced sound, but Beatnik Filmstars hate the over polished sheen on modern pop music. If this group, nicknamed the 'British GBV' really are the 'British GBV' then this album must surely be their 'Bee Thousand'. Fans of eccentric British pop music will love this album. Imagine a Lo-Fi Kinks, with a hint of The Fall at their most melodic, with Smiths style humour, and Syd Barrett conducting. Fans of the group's earlier albums 'Phase 3' and 'In Hospitalable' will love this record. New fans will be delighted with this collection of songs. This album should be the soundtrack to your summer. Only you can make it so...The first 500 copies all come with a one of a kind hand made booklet, wrapped in a printed Tracing Paper sleeve, packaged in a jewel case with a yellow tray. Some recent quotes about the Beatnik Filmstars: Screwball, infectious and ablaze with more hooks than a Japanese deep sea fishing trawler.More deranged episodes than an acid flashback resulting from a bad trip. Wonky pop with Investing mock Stones and Cockney Rebel harmonies aplenty, the warming glow of the barbed fuzzy felt like West Coast fizz pop. Delicious, dinky and distracted, the trip like laid back kookiness seductively subtly evoking elements of Bacharach. A spliff smoking day-glo kaleidoscopic tapestry lysergic enhanced celestial honey crusted waltz nuzzling snow baked gem.
InternationalLoFiUnderground-004
CD
$15.00

Bella Vista
Self-Titled
PS, US Not the West Coast poppers with previous Matinee/Orange Records singles, but an all new different outfit comprised of Rex Shelverton (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Bringetto (bass) and Cary LaScala (drums), Bellavista is a collaboration of childhood friends who grew up in Northern California. Bellavista are otherwise remembered as three of the final members of Vue. Vue released 2 albums on Sub Pop and an EP on RCA, and performed with legends The Rolling Stones, BRMC, Franz Ferdinand, and The Faint. Bellavista's self-titled debut captures the raw energy reflecting their stripped down sound. With production that is free from the interference of outside influence, Bellavista breaks down the barriers of mainstream music. With an image that would put some of today's rock bands to shame, Bellavista is the answer to feel-good music that you've been waiting for. So if you think rock is dead, check out Bellavista.
TakeRoot
CD
$14.25

Ben & Vesper
All This Could Kill You
PS, US "All This Could Kill You" is a fiercely beautiful and mysterious collaboration between husband and wife BEN + VESPER and their cast of siblings, grade school friends, brand new friends and friendly strangers. Produced and recorded by DANIEL SMITH (DANIELSON), this 13-song album smartly navigates through wildly disparate genres and styles and lands squarely in the ranks of good music that you simply cannot be without. If Ben + Vesper must be classified, one could parse it as such: 1/3 English Country Lane, 1/3 Croonsville, 1/16th Motown, 1/32 Brazilian Psychodelialand, 1/32 Dark Mythic Forest. All comparisons aside, this is music that innocently holds hands with innovation and accessibility. "All This Could Kill You" is an album that is 100% human and still winsome to the masses. This recording achieves what all timeless music does: to look squarely at the sufferings of this life and hold out hope like a weapon for all to wield, and to have fun all the while.
SoundsFamilyre-019
CD
$11.50

Bend Sinister
Through The Broken City
PS, US In a city delivering high caliber retro-rock acts on a regular basis, Vancouver's Bend Sinister feels right at home. Successfully weaving the brilliance of Brian Wilson w/ the finer points of Supertramp & Yes, this is an astonishing & captivating debut. Dare I say Mars Volta-ish.
Storyboard-002
CD
$12.50

Besties, The
Rod n Reel/Working Title
PS, US 2 brand new songs from the scorching Brooklyn based quartet. Kelly sings on the A-side "Rod n Reel" & Marisa takes vocal duties for the AA-side "Working Title." These are the 1st songs w/ Frank (Lil' Hospital) & Rikky really works it out on guitar. Staples of the New England Popfest nationwide GAP sampler. RIYL: Sarge, Red Sleeping Beauty, All Girl Summer Fun Band. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Hugpatch-001
45
$4.25

Bjork
Volta
PS, US New album from Icelandic pixie ladie.
Atlantic
CD
$17.00

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C.)
Baby 81
PS, US New album. AVERSION: "Seemingly inventing its bad-trip acid blues as it cuts through Baby 81, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club staggers through an array of dark, dingy blues. "American X" melds dingy, shoegazing guitar tones with guitar solos that worm their way into the center of your mind. "Cold Wind" and "Took Out a Loan" grab sleazy modern blues riffs -- think Primal Scream or The Soledad Brothers -- and toss them into a bottomless pit of shadowy production that brings out their roadhouse sleaze. Other tracks divert from the hard-edged blues to return to the band's classic Psychocandy-influenced soundscapes, as "666 Conducer" and "Berlin" take a break from the Delta inspirations to revert to the murky rock'n'roll of the band's Take Them On, On Your Own (2003, Virgin)."
RedInt/RedInk
CD
$14.25

Bloarzeyd
Delirious Insane Ventilator of Bloarzeyd
PS, US An explosion of joyful, eardrum shattering, wildly fun music by 2 guys from New England, Phil on bass & vocals and Mike on drums. If you like Shellac, LIghtning Bolt, Dionagah or old Batman reruns, you are sure to like these guys.
WoodedMan-008
CD
$8.50

Blue Gene Tyranny
Out of the Blue
PS, US For the first time on CD, here is the official reissue of 'Blue' Gene Tyranny's first album from 1977 (originally one of the first Lovely Music releases) beautifully remastered, with new artwork and 24-page booklet. Blue is a Grammy-nominated composer and pianist who has performed on records by Robert Ashley (Perfect Lives), John Cage, and Laurie Anderson, yet this is quite different. Composing for what is essentially a chamber rock ensemble, a cast of female vocalists, and himself on the Polymoog and RMI synthesizers, Blue has created a song-cycle that reflects his intensely melodic and free piano technique in a polished studio record. Out of the Blue elegantly combines adventurous New Music technique, the style and appeal of pop music, and the grace of classical music to form an unclassifiable and totally revelatory whole. The album consists of the sublimely poppy "Next Time Might Be Your Time," the searing and soaring instrumental "for David K.," the soulful, contemplative hymn "Leading a Double Life," and finally the casually-epic 26-minute for voices & electronic and acoustic instruments, "A Letter from Home"- upon reissue declared an "ambitious and moving masterpiece" by the New York Times.
UnseenWorlds-01
CD
$14.00

Boggs
Forts
PS, US As cartographers of the New World America before such a term came into marketing play, they have laid claim to territory well outside the usual indie imaginings & instead created a musical landscape that manages to be both achingly familiar & yet almost lunar in its strangeness.
Gigantic-018
CD
$15.50

Brakes Brakes Brakes
Beatific Visions
PS, US Less dementia, more beauty from the artist formerly known merely as Brakes, recorded in Nashville. PITCHFORK: "The Beatific Visions is dominated by direly catchy and fully fleshed-out songs that pop like punk, lilt like country, mutter politics, and reek of the garage...Brakesbrakesbrakes straddle the silly-serious fault line without slipping; Hamilton's more refined vocal style-- rambunctious, squalling, charismatic and tuneful-- is a terrific conduit for such vibrantly contrasting content. If the pre-apocalyptic fear is omnipresent, so is the reckless abandon. The Beatific Visions is the shimmy at the end of the world, wide-eyed and wild as it should be."
RoughTrade
CD
$15.25

Burning Star Core
Operator
PS, US
NOQ-014
CD
$12.25

Cabot, Sebastian
Sebastian Cabot, Actor... Bob Dylan, Poet
PS, UK Beloved London-born character actor Sebastian Cabot made a career out of playing the terribly proper British gentleman. With a well-groomed tidy beard, a distinct upper crust accent, and a weight of more than 250 pounds, he projected an image of kindness and refinement and managed to appear both cuddly and stuffy at the same time. As the star of The Time Machine, Johnny Tremain, Ivanhoe, and Kismet, he is best perhaps remembered by all those from 5 to 50 as the omniscient 'Narrator' in Walt Disney's series of 'Winnie The Pooh' movies, and as Bagheera in The Jungle Book. The title says it all really: Sebastian Cabot tackles the Bob Dylan songbook on this startling relic from the anything-goes psychedelic era; with his half-spoken, half-sung baritone vocals and erudite British manner, Cabot certainly puts an utterly unique spin on favorites like "It Ain't Me, Babe," "All I Really Want to Do" and "Like a Rolling Stone", an excellent look at the high vs. low culture debates of the 1960s that wanted to in effect "promote" Dylan and others from vulgar "songwriters" to "poets". The fact that en route, Cabot outdoes both William Shatner AND Leonard Nimoy in the 'Golden Throats' stakes is surely a bonus! A total classic, to be sure!
Rev-Ola-198
CD
$14.75

Captain Yonder
Good-Bye, Woland!
PS, US Picture a bearded gypsy, a dead-eyed Ice Queen reigning over blanketed bodies strewn across an endless field, & gunslingers armed w/potatoes. All of them wander & list, ghostlike, in swirls of guitar, drums, cello, glockenspiel, whistle, & musical saw. Recorded at Wavelab Studios in Tucson, w/producer Craig Schumacher (CALEXICO, NEKO CASE, ROBYN HITCHCOCK, IRON & WINE). Yonder's captain, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist & earthly guide, Ryan Pfeiffer, creates a haunting blend of gothic-folk & psychedelic alt-country melodies w/contemporary lyrics & a multitude of indefinable elements. He is an enigmatic storyteller, a former truck driver, philosopher, maritime cadet, orchestral musician, & lawyer whose otherworldly music emanates from a rich & often bizarre catalogue of life experiences. For fans of HANDSOME FAMILY
StrangeMidge-010
CD
$10.00

Clientele
God Save The Clientele
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$15.50

Clientele
God Save The Clientele
PS, US On their third full-length, The Clientele are setting free their inner Monkees with a lovely blend of Big Star twisted powerpop, Byrdsian country achin', and flashes of The Beatles at their most joyful and upbeat. The ghosts, half-light, and uncertainties remain, but included in this music is a newfound optimism. With the addition of piano and violin, the band paints from a broader palette, adding splashes of pedal steel and slide guitar to their already lush songs.
Their most accomplished and triumphant record. Recorded in Nashville with Mark Nevers (Lambchop, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Calexico, Silver Jews).
Merge
CD
$13.25

Clipse
Studyin' Y'all!
PS, US The A-side, like the whole album, is produced by the NEPTUNES & captures the same energy & feeling of "Grindin" & w/ PHARRELL on the hook you know it's going to be a smash. On the non-LP flip TIMBALAND works his magic like he has on so many records & the Re-Up Gang do their part on the mic to create a classic record.
Re-Up-001
12
$6.75

Clorox Girls
S-T
PS, US REPRESSED FINALLY!!! Get these while you can.
SmartGuy-015
LP
$10.00

Crow Tongue
Ditch Mix Volume One
PS, US The first release by this new project, fueled by tiMOTHy Renner/Revelator of STONE BREATH. However, do not expect Crow Tongue to sound like Stone Breath. CT is ditchdigger hymns & callous hand songs; neanderthal loops & cromagnon drones; home-made instruments & circuit-bent effects; broken machines and primitive electronics. 3"" CDR LIMITED to 100!!!
Hand/Eye-026
CDR
$9.00

Damiak
Micalavera
PS, US Abe Dichi who's musical works are released via the Damaik alias is what you would classify as a true cosmopolitan musical entity. Spending most of his life moving between Mexico, Europe and the United States somehow gives his debut album "Micalavera" for n5MD an undercurrent of international, almost globalized, method. Add in the mixing and mastering of Mio and Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bjork, Mum, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) at Greehouse Studios in Iceland and this compounds the borderless sense of musical place that Micalavera embodies. The album title which roughly translates to "my skeleton" utilizes guitars, melodium, harmodium, violin, piano, field recordings, and live drums as well as electronic elements and edits that may recall similar moments to Sigurdsson's copatriots Mum and Blindfold or even to the more delicate moments of Dntel. Micalavera is an absorbing mix of many musical styles interwoven into a bright, affectionate, yet cohesive whole that features 12 vignettes of multicultural instrumentation, technique, and raw wondrous emotion.
n5MD-147
CD
$12.00

Das Weeth Experience
Accentric Sounds Of Das Weeth Experience
PS, US This ought to be a better world, but it is still going to take some time. At least, from time to time, there is some great earful of music to listen to. Fourth album for German space-rock cult group. For fans of Syd Barret era Pink Floyd. Toured Yo La Tengo, Giant Sand & The Bevis Frond.
Artoffact-040
CD
$12.50

De Blonde, Juergen
Hidden Rabbit
PS, US
Tomlab-010
CD
$12.25

Dinosaur Jr.
Beyond (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US Reunion album by all original members (J, Lou, and Murph, and all the accompanying disfunctional psychoses and neuroses) is one of the finest "comebacks" in the history of "comebacks". Fat Possum says (and we agree): "Beyond is a monster of form. From the staggeringly paced guitar spew that opens "Almost Ready" to classic soft/throb dynamism of "What If I Knew," Beyond is an exquisite slab of pure Dinosaur Jr. It's hard to understand the alchemical relationships that exist within certain bands. Some groups can change line-ups without anyone noticing. But that was never really the case with Dinosaur Jr. The pieces that fell away over the years were missed. But now they have all been collected together in one place. For how long no one can say. So just dig it while it is. Because Beyond is beautiful."
FatPossum
CD
$14.00

Disciple
Come & See Us As We Are!
PS, UK This New York quintet's sole album is a neglected pop-psych treasure. Boasting catchy melodies, lush vocal harmonies, killer pop hooks & one of the best Beatles covers of its time, it was originally issued in '70 but quickly disappeared, despite the band's frenetic gigging schedule. It makes its CD debut here, complete w/ its original press release, & is a must for fans of acid-tinged power pop.
Fallout
CD
$16.00

DJ Elephant Power
Scratch The Hulu
PS, US Nicolas Baudoux is one half of Belgian electro-sensation SCATCH PET LAND. His tracks groove like hell using tinny hip hop samples, electric guitars, layers of jolty drum patterns, pumping distorted bass & clanging string instruments.
Sonig-058
CD
$15.00

Dog Day
Lydia
PS, US
Tomlab-085
LP
$5.50

Drakes Hotel
Tell Me Everything
PS, US The married duo of Amy Drake and Chris Y make up the core & soul of Drakes Hotel. Having done away with live drummers altogether, they have taken the complex beats from their recordings and reimagined them for their live shows. Their use of countless older drum machines is now an integral & legendary part of their live appearances. They be will touring hard in 2007 to support their debut album & will also head out w/ label mates The High Violets later in 2007.
ReverbRecords-021
CD
$10.00

Dreadful Yawns
Rest
PS, US They have a rock country sound that has been largely enriched on this record. In keeping w/ the fluidity of the band's history, they are once again in the process of reinventing themselves musically. Following the critical success of "Early", they became the last band to sign to Bomp! Records w/ their self-titled full length. Ben Gmetro on vocals & guitar, Elizabeth Kelly on vocals, keys, bells & tambourine, Chris Russo on drums & vocals, Clayton Hauer on keys & violin & Eric Schulte on guitar & vocals. They have earned a wonderful reputation combing classic & modern psych-folk.
ExitStencil-012
CD
$11.00

Duncan, Paul
Above the Trees
PS, US Paul Duncan, a Texan now in Brooklyn, constructed his first two records homemade studios. His music has always been marked by the unique combination of traditional instruments - guitar, pedal steel, drums, banjo, strings, glockenspiel, piano, horns - and confident exploration of synthesis and noise. This was the essence of 2003's To An Ambient Hollywood and 2005's Be Careful What You Call Home, both released on Hometapes, both critically acclaimed, and both built from the ground up. Above The Trees breaks rank from its two predecessors both in impetus and craftsmanship. The album, grown of the ether of experience rather than a catalogue of strict memory, was written in a short three months and recorded in an even shorter week What may be Paul's most musically straightforward record yet may also be his most psychologically complex. Through a turbulent and sensual process, he takes into account the intangible - the ebb and flow above the trees - and translates it all through people and the instruments in their hands. Paul traveled to Chicago to record Above The Trees with engineer Tim Iseler at Soma EMS. Something came to life during that hot week in July, and with the help of many old and new friends; the record features performances by Adam Wills (Rhys Chatham's Essentialist, Bear In Heaven), Christopher Bear (Grizzly Bear), David Daniell (San Agustin, Rhys Chatham's Essentialist), Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Brokeback). Fred Lonberg-Holm (Terminal 4, Lightbox Orchestra), Joe Stickney (Rhys Chatham's Essentialist, Bear in Heaven), Josh Berman (Rob Mazurek's Exploding Star Orchestra), Ken Champion (Jim O'Rourke), Nate Lepine (Cursive, Smog), Nate Swanson, and Tim Daisy (The Vandermark 5). For Above The Trees, the studio became Paul's home, and these players his visitors. The result may be the most heartfelt and sonically exciting record in Paul's infinitely expanding catalogue of sound.
Hometapes-017
CD
$10.75

Einsturzende Neubauten
Haus Der Luge
PS, UK Einstürzende Neubauten's sixth album, 1989's Haus der Lüge, is a real eye-opener as well as a turning point for the Berlin-based band. For one thing, you can hear how much more attention is being paid to rock idioms--clearly an influence from frontman Blixa Bargeld's moonlighting as Nick Cave's guitarist. More important, though, is that the metal bashing, glass breaking, and electric drilling--in many ways the be-all, end-all of the band's early, musique-concrète-influenced sound--is here harnessed in subservience to downright tuneful compositions. The unmistakable message: Hey, we're "real" musicians, too. Still, Neubauten neophytes will undoubtedly find listening to Haus der Lüge a bit like having a dentist clean their ears. The opener,
"Prolog," sounds like a German poetry slam held in a subway tunnel, and "Fiat Lux," a 12-minute opus kicked off by 30 seconds of buzzing bees, is bound to get up your bonnet. Elsewhere it's a different story. The beat-heavy "Feurio!" projects an industrial-dance energy, and the lilting "Ein Stuhl in der Hölle" sounds like it was meant to be chanted in a beer hall. But the crowning achievement here is the title track, an epic, foot-stomping, Dantean allegory that culminates with God shooting himself. Simply awe-inspiring.
SomeBizzare-058
CD
$18.25

Einsturzende Neubauten
Drawings Of Patient Ot
PS, UK Recorded in London, England; Berlin and Hamburg, Germany from January to August, 1983. 2006 digitally remastered reissue edtion of the pioneering
electronic iconoclasts' second full length album originally released in 1983. The title of the album is derived from paintings by Swiss mental patient Oswald Tschirtner whose drawings are highly regarded by collectors for their disconnect between logic and reality. Thus an appropos metaphor for the concept of the band's music, which grows ever tighter (if that were possible) in context of their artistic vision. The CD comes in a digipak with accurate original artwork.
SomeBizarre-56
CD
$18.25

Einsturzende Neubauten
Halber Mensch
PS, UK Though it's a bit less intentionally noisy than previous Neubaten material, 1/2 Mensch is, in a way, the group's masterpiece. The inspired use of such "traditional" instruments as a grand piano alongside the band's characteristic blazing percussion make for a record similar more to their compositional influences like Stockhausen than their nearest contemporaries, Throbbing Gristle or Cabaret Voltaire. The record that showed Einstürzende Neubaten could rise above the concept of noise for its own sake to reach another level of noise-oriented post-punk music, 1/2 Mensch is an excellent feat of industrial music. --AMG
SomeBizzare-055
CD
$18.25

Einsturzende Neubauten
Funf Auf Der Nach Oben Offenen Richterskala
PS, US Imagine a child that's been given a toy with detailed directions. Frustrated with its complexities, the child throws out the directions and chucks the toy against a wall, proceeding to step on it, bite it, smash it, and ultimately break it into as many pieces as he can. Bored with merely making as much noise as possible with the toy, the child begins to examine its parts and how it works. Though the child puts it together in a way that was not intended, the child becomes enamored with the new toy. Funf Auf Der Nach is where Neubauten truly grab hold of their broken elements and fashion them into something completely unique and (relatively) contemporary at the same time. Take their sleazy, spaghetti-westernized cover of Tim Rose's "Morning Dew" for instance, and the structured manner in which the record glides by. Very subdued and darkly ambient throughout, it's nowhere near the aural riots of yesteryear. For its lack of cacophony, and as restrained and formed as it is, Neubauten are just as unsettling, gripping, and tension-ridden as ever -- they're just finding a new way to be all of that. You expect the big release during the closer, "Kein Bestandteil Sein," but you don't get it. Funf auf der Nach is like watching a stalker cleverly follow its prey for miles, only to watch it shy away just short of lodging a knife into the back of the followed. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
SomeBizzare-057
CD
$18.25

Electrelane
No Shouts, No Calls
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TooPure
DLP
$13.25

Electrelane
No Shouts, No Calls
PS, US Following "Rock It To The Moon" (2001), "Power Out" (2004), and "Axes" (2005), there seems to be a new kind of light shining on Electrelane that remains strong throughout this record, but the willingness to push the envelope hasn't left the band either. "No Shouts No Calls" is an album of enticingly irregular brilliance. BLENDER: "Electrelane effortlessly assimilate a wide cut of moods and influences - the off kilter harmony of the Velvet Underground, the droning insistence of Krautrock heroes Can, the bratty brashness of feminist popsters Le Tigre - into a heartfelt batch of art-pop that never sounds snobby"
TooPure
CD
$13.25

Fabulous 3 MCs
Rub A Dub Dub b/w Instrumental
PS, US The 4th in Numero's ongoing disco 12'' series comes from the archives of the Bronx's Tap label. Found on a reel simply marked "Rub A Dub," the 8 min. disco-rap achieved classic status on our office stereo w/in the hr via its infectious whistles, key steps & synth vamps. Incl. here are the vocal & the extended instrumental, the latter of which is a guaranteed floor filler. Both cuts are previously unreleased & come housed in our stock disco sleeve. LIMITED to 1000
Numero
12
$7.50

Fall of Troy
Manipulator
PS, US Having built upon their reputation for lightning fast guitar riffs, raw screams, catchy choruses & a volatile rhythm section, this finds them combining metal w/ progressive, rock & blues, & past w/ present to once again push themselves beyond.
EqualVision-1402
CD
$15.50

Feist
Reminder (ON SALE)
PS, US New album from Canadian electro-chantuese, the follow-up to 2005's 'Let It Die', which was very very popular. New album is s produced by Feist, Gonzales and Renaud Letang. VANITY FAIR: "A one-in-a-million voice that evokes both Astrud Gilberto's sexy cool and Billie Holiday's languorous quaver."
Interscope
CD
$11.00

Fields, The
Everything Last Winter
PS, US New album from uber-hyped UK band, the foolow up to their much-adored 2006 single "If You Fail We All Fail".
Atlantic
CD
$14.25

Flim
Given You Nothing
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-018
LP
$12.25

Forest Giants
Things We Do When We're Bored
PS, UK Forest Giants record, produce and write everything themselves. They design their own sleeves. They arrange their own gigs. They make their records in rehearsal rooms and people's houses. There are no publicists, no producers, no managers, no a&r, no agents, no drugs, no nothing. In the world of popular music, this is what it means to be truly lo-fi... This is the Forest Giants third and last album. It's a double album actually. The record is full of pop songs, and we think it sounds a bit like a cross between New Order, Galaxie 500, Smog and some other good bands.. On the record there's a song about going to the dog races, and a song about getting an operation at Christmas. There's a song about giving someone a trumpet for their birthday, and a song about religious cults. There's a song about insomnia and a song about Peter Perrett. Oh, and before we forget, there are lots of songs about relationship breakdowns, without which no Forest Giants album would ever be complete.
InternationalLoFiUnderground-003
CD
$12.75

Francis, Sage
Human The Death Dance
PS, US Rapper, activist, and cultural provocateur Sage Francis offers his most personal and fully realized work on his second Anti/Epitaph release. With topics ranging from 9 to 5 cubicle madness to addiction to sex and hip-hop, Francis delves into very real issues with wit and intensity. Equally comfortable in rap battle or a poetry slam, Francis will hit the road this spring with Buck 65 and Alias; a highly anticipated tour for fans of hip-hop and alternative alike.
Epitaph
CD
$14.75

Francis, Sage
Human The Death Dance
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epitaph
DLP
$15.50

Frank, Bob & John Murry
World Without End
PS, US Debut release from songwriter BOB FRANK & JOHN MURRY (LUCERO). This is a harrowingly co-written journey through the forgotten conscience of America's darker past. A collection of 10 murder ballads based on true but forgotten tales of violence, death & destruction. Produced by Tim Mooney of American Music Club & filled w/ strings, piano, organs, timpanis, bowed saws & a slew of other strange additions.
Evangeline-001
CD
$11.50

Frog Eyes
Tears of Valedictorian
PS, US "An amazing monster."-PITCHFORK. Latest album from Vancouver quartet is "a dense work that breathes & seethes with an energy all its own...though bleak on the surface, at its core this is vital, hopeful music by a group of musicians seemingly playing with a single mind."
AbsolutelyKosher-053
CD
$14.50

Future Pilot AKA
Tery Bina/Nuclear War
PS, UK The 7" single features FUTURE PILOT AKA, aided and abetted by Scotland's literary giant Alisdair Gray, who guests on vocals on a cover of Sun Ra's "Nuclear War". TERY BINA (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU) Kicking off with a cyclic rendition of the classic Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan track featuring vocals contributions from Pilot family members Vinita Dade and 4 year old Anurudh (pilot in training) singing over a shimmering dulcimer led track. NUCLEAR WAR Members of Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore/Kim Gordon), Fire Engines (Davy Henderson) and Stooges/Minutemen bass legend (Mike Watt) pay homage to the spirit of jazz giant Sun Ra, on this one of his minimalist compositions from the 70's. This track also features a rare recording of the 'fu-horn' performed by iconic radio producer Stewart Cruickshank.
CreepingBent
45
$8.00

Gainsbourg, Charlotte
5:55 [US editon w/bonus tracks]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Even though 5:55 isn't technically Charlotte Gainsbourg's first solo album (that would be Charlotte for Ever, which was released when she was 13), it is her first solo album as an adult and, with the help of a dream team of collaborators, it's a fittingly sophisticated set that touches on her father Serge's brilliantly louche, literate pop without being overshadowed by it. Air's Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin (who paid tribute to Serge Gainsbourg particularly well on 10,000 Hz Legend's "Wonder Milky Bitch") wrote 5:55's delicate music, while Jarvis Cocker and the Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon penned its lyrics. This mingling of French and English influences is mirrored in Gainsbourg's subtly expressive voice and accent, which provides the perfect complement to the album's lush sounds and vivid imagery..."
Vice
CD
$15.00

Gerrard, Lisa
The Silver Tree
PS, US New solo album from the incandescent lead vocalist for DEAD CAN DANCE, first in 13 yrs.
HighWireMusic-224
CD
$13.75

Goon Moon
Licker's Last Leg
PS, US Spooky, dirgy alignment of a sorted & celebrated bunch incl. DESERT SESSIONers Jeordie White (aka Twiggy Ramirez of MARILYN MANSON) & Chris Goss (MASTERS OF REALITY, producer for KYUSS, QOTSA). A musical potpourri reflecting their wide influences incl. their previous bands but bringing in elements of the new outsider folks scene such as Banharrt & Newsom w/a lot weirder stuff "directly influenced by Deerhoof." Incl. appearances by members of HELLA, VANDALS, QOTSA, EODM, MONDO GENERATOR, IGGY POP & FLYS. Digipak.
Ipecac-086
CD
$16.00

Great Lake Swimmers
Ongiara
PS, US This touches upon indie folk, roots, rock & alt-country pop, but transcends such simple genre classification. Recorded in London, Ontario's Aeolian Hall, a setting that asserts itself like an additional player, providing a warm, rich reverb- layers of sound that add a shimmery pool of depth to the lush strings & haunted vocals.
Nettwork
CD
$15.50

Grey, Nick
Thieves Among Thorns
PS, US This new collection of songs, stripped bare of the Orchestras usual members, reveals a quieter, sadder aspect of their work, and was recorded after Nick dreamed of commiting suicide with a Bible in a Geneva first-class hotel. As a result, Thieves Among Thorns is all about forlorn piano lullabies, insecure percussions & torpid classical arrangements, eerie ballads & numbing rythms, terminological inexactitudes & sleepy hyperboles. Ten desolate tracks where Nicks laptop arrangements & quiet, inconsolable vocals interweave with pianist Jasmine Pinkertons eastern-Europe sensitivity & Nicholas Davis' precise guitar. A sound shaped by various failures, breakups & periods of intense doubt : perfect for heartbreaks & codeine addicts.
Hand/Eye-022
CD
$11.75

Growing
Vision Swim
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TMU
LP
$15.00

Growing
Vision Swim
PS, US NEW ALBUM!!!
TMU
CD
$13.50

Hank
Alphabet Series - J
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab--059J
45
$5.50

Harumi
S-T
PS, UK Produced by Tom Wilson (The Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel), this sprawling set of Japanese acid pop & folk was originally released in '68, & makes its long-awaited CD debut here. W/contents ranging from Eastern-tinged pop to introverted epics, all feat. a range of Japanese instruments, it's stuffed w/ possible samples & is sure to delight all fans of mystic psychedelia.
Fallout
CD
$16.00

Hayward, Rick
S-T
PS, UK Having played lead guitar for psychedelic legends The Accent, formed a late incarnation of The Zombies with Rod Argent, collaborated with Christine Perfect (later of Fleetwood Mac), joined boogie rockers Jellybread and recorded innumerable sessions, Rick Hayward finally recorded this solo album for the Blue Horizon label in 1971. An off-beat collection of psychedelic-tinged folk songs and instrumentals on which he plays all instruments, it was produced by Mike Vernon (David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After) but sank without a trace upon original release. This long-awaited first reissue features detailed liner notes by Rick himself, as well as rare photographs and eleven bonus tracks recorded for his unreleased second album a few months later.
Sunbeam
CD
$15.00

Heathens, The
Big White House
PS, US Voted as Best Rock Band of 2006 by Orlando Weekly. The album was recorded by ROB MCGREGOR (Hot Water Music, Against Me, Alkaline Trio) & mastered by ROGER SIEBEL (Pavement Terror Twilight, Modest Mouse). The 5 members come from a variety of musical backgrounds which blends
Americana, folk rock, alt-country, 60s pop & indie rock. From the down home rock of Stickin' Around to the country singalong of Sweetheart & the rock n roll swagger of Sex In Silent Films, this album has something for everyone.
PostRecords-010
CD
$8.50

Hedrons
One More Won't Kill Us
PS, US Equal parts Joan Jett, The Ramones, The Foo Fighters & Iggy Pop, these Scottish girl rockers have taken the UK by storm.
4West-40032
CD
$14.50

Hope in Ghosts
All Your Departures
PS, US HIG is Ted Flynn, veteran of L.A. & Chicago indie-rock scenes and St. Petersburg, FL-based guitar anti-hero. His previous release garnered immediate comparisons with Slint & Seam. Debut full length is predominantly instrumental, using different guitar tones, layers & arrangements to sonically represent the cycle of emotions involved when losing someone, leaving, or being left. The album opens immediately showcasing Flynn's playing- from the gentlest of drones to wrenching, weeping walls of furious resonance. Guests appearances include vocal contributions from electro-pop wunderkind JON MONTEVERDE (XYZR_KK) & JARROD WHITTINGTON (AUTOHARP), along with the tremendous drumming of Chicago-based CHATTY CATHY'S ALAN TAKAOKA.
Actually,Records-009
CD
$12.50

Hototogisu/Burning Star Core
Volume 1
PS, US Live in-person collaborations between Hototogisu, as you know, are the time-defying duo of Matthew Bower (Skullflower, Ramleh, Sunroof!, Total, etc.) & Marcia Bassett (Double Leopards, GHQ, Zaimph, etc.), & Burning Star Core was C. Spencer Yeh, Robert Beatty, & Trevor Tremaine (the latter two being of Hair Police, Eyes and Arms of Smoke, Sick Hour, etc.). 5 tracks, totalling approximately 50 min. Package comes with button.
Dronedisco-087
CD
$12.50

Idlewild
Make Another World
PS, US Long after the time most bands stagnate, split or get too comfortable to care much either way. they prove one rule certainly doesn't suit all. This bristles w/ taut melodies, guitars that say more than 1000 words ever could, & keen lyrical observations of a world where we all exist, however briefly or unwittingly, in each
other's lives
Sanctuary
CD
$16.00

Inkblot
The Language Game
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-009
CD
$12.25

Jandek
Ruins of Adventure
PS, US 49th Jandek release, & the final release of 2006. Cover art is the same re-cropped cover art as 2006's What Else Does The Time Mean?, focusing more intently on the red-haired adolescent. This CD contains such compelling track titles as "Completely Yours" & "Mysteries Of Existence." More plodding bass & world-
weary vocals.
CorwoodIndustries-0787
CD
$8.50

Julius Airwve
The City The Forest
PS, US 2nd full length from songwriter Rick Colado & friends. For fans of The Strokes, Interpol, Coldplay, The Juliana Theory.
Sickroom-042
CD
$12.50

Khan
Strip Down
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-095
45
$5.50

Kingsbury
The Great Compromise
PS, US On their debut full-length record, they've found the perfect balance between sonic adventurism & flawless, immediate song writing. Much like intelligent rock forefathers Radiohead, Pink Floyd & Wilco, they've created an incredible record that yearns to be listened to from start to finish & has the timeless quality that makes great albums. Mastered by T.J. LIPPLE (Fugazi, Aloha, Q and Not U)."...a band with real great potential, but one that is already writing mature, interesting music." - Lost at Sea.net
PostRecords-012
CD
$8.50

Knack, The
Time Time Time
PS, UK The Knack are best remembered today as the band Paul Gurvitz was in before he formed hard rock trio Gun of "Race With The Devil" fame. However, their music is much more deserving than that simple footnote. They were originally known as The Londoners, a moniker they adopted whilst paying their beat group dues in the clubs of Germany in the early 60s. Upon returning to the UK in 1965 and changing their name to the rather hipper The Knack (after the recently released Richard Lester film), they recorded half a dozen singles for Decca and Piccadilly including the mod R&B ravers "She Ain't No Good", "Time Time Time" and "Stop!". Their final single, "(Man From The) Marriage Guidance And Advice Bureau", featured a more mature acoustic sound, which nodded towards both The Kinks and the impending psychedelic explosion. They split in 1967 but not before cutting the superb pop-psych tune "Light On The Wall" which remained unreleased until it was included on a volume of the psych compilation series Incredible Sound Show Stories under the name Happy Vegetable. Gun debuted by performing a version of the same song at a BBC session just weeks later. First time on CD and produced with the full involvement of Paul Gurvitz himself! Features all six Knack singles plus the impossibly rare Londoners single released on the Star Club label! Expanded with two unreleased tracks and features brand new liner notes by Stefan Granados and tons of fab memorabilia courtesy of the band!
Rev-Ola-199
CD
$14.75

Knife, The
Silent Shout (DELUXE) (DCD/DVD)
PS, US Almost everyone's #1 album of 2006 is now available as a 3 disc DELUXE EDITION. Incl. the album, a DVD w/ live concert footage + all of their videos, & a bonus audio disc.
Mute
DCD
$20.00

Lab Partners
Keep Quiet
PS, US Veterans of the indie spacerock scene, they've won over a solid fan base through their 4 previous releases and their catchy, atmospheric & melodic songs. They will follow up their appearance at last year's SXSW festival w/another showcase there in '07 before heading out on tour for April and May w/some upcoming dates w/The Black Angels. Great press & radio greeted the band's last release "Wicked Branches." Spin Magazine called them the "Band To Watch" & Cincinnati's CityBeat voted their last release into the TOP TEN OF THE YEAR. A hard touring band, they've also shared stages with US Maple, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Phaser, Paik & Joan of Arc among many others.
Reverb-022
CD5
$8.50

Lavender Diamond
Imagine Our Love
PS, US The debut from this LA-based group is a tour-de-force of gorgeous folk-pop melody and uplifting sentiment. Produced by Tom Monahan (Pernice Brothers, Devendra Banhart, Brightblack Morning Light), and featuring the incomparable soprano voice of Becky Stark, the album includes twelve new songs and original artwork by drummer and noted artist/cartoonist Ron Rege. The band's slightly tongue-in-cheek demands for world peace and harmony are subtly undercut by minor key modes and absurdist lyrics. The result is deeply entertaining and subversive.
Matador
CD
$13.25

Lavender Diamond
Imagine Our Love
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

LCD Soundsystem
S/T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA
LP
$16.00

LeGrand, Michel
Eva / A Time For Loving: OST's
PS, UK A combination of two extremely rare Michel Legrand film soundtracks. His score for Joseph Losey¹s important film "Eva" (that famously starred Jeanne Moreau) is amongst his greatest, most original work sharing the charm and imagination of the works for which he is best known: "The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg" and "Windmills Of Your Mind" which propelled Legrand to international superstardom. On "Eva" Legrand¹s music is complimented by Billie Holiday ('Willow Weep For Me' and 'Loveless Love') and Tony Middleton that are used so effectively. "A Time For Loving", restored to the catalogue for the first time in decades has a more romantic Parisian style and is boosted by songs by the great Dusty Springfield ('The Sea And Sky') and Matt Monroe ('A Place In Paris'). Eva (1962) Introduction / Main Title / At The Bar / Water Ski / One Morning In Roma / Willow Weep For Me (Sung By Billie Holiday Vocal) / Eva's Room / Tivian Visits Eva / Eva And Tivian / Eva And Francesca / Eva, Francesca And Tivian / A Hotel In Venice / The Wedding / Dumped Tivian / Loveless Love (Sung By Billie Holiday) / Epilogue / Finale / Adam And Eva (Sung By Tony Middleton) A Time For Loving (Paris Was Made For Lovers) (1971) / Paris Was Made For Lovers (Sung By Michel Legrand) / The Street Where They Live / 1937-Where Love Begins / A Place In Paris (Sung By Matt Munro) / Do You Come Here Often? / Concerto For Cabs / Pavanne For People / The Sea And Sky (Sung By Dusty Springfield) / In Love, In Normandy / old lovers never die, they simply fade away/ 1942-Where Love...Ends / Fanfare For A Christmas Oyster / Paris Was Made For Lovers (Sung By Michel Legrand And Chorus).
BellaCasa-003
CD
$14.75

Lichens
Omns (CD/DVD)
PS, US His 2nd long player, like his first, is an ascent to a higher plane. Rob Lowe's sound recordings are of a distinctly personal nature, works turned inward as much as they are projected outward. Conceived w/ the idea of it being a continuation of the first, while using slightly different techniques in recording & editing.The DVD contains a single live 28 min. performance from Chicago's Empty Bottle that was recorded in 2006.
Kranky-106
CD/DVD
$14.75

Lindt, Virna
Shiver
PS, UKAn extended CD reissue of 'Shiver', the debut album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organisation in 1983. Written and produced by Virna Lindt and Tot Taylor, the acclaimed Shiver album offers 12 slices of chic, Cold War pop informed by 1960s spy thriller soundtracks and musique concrete, including the singles Attention Stockholm and I Experienced Love. The album has been digitally remixed and re-modelled from the original mastertapes, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. The new edition of Shiver also features bonus track The Windmills of Your Mind, a rare Michel Legrand cover version from The Thomas Crown Affair originally recorded for the Crepuscule movie compilation Moving Soundtracks. Contemporary reviews for Shiver:"Intrepid undercover agent disguised as a top international fashion model sets out on a secret mission behind the Iron Curtain, armed only with a firm sense of fair play and a gadget-filled powder compact" (NME); "Euro-eccentric. Virna Lindt casts herself as a mysterious blonde in a loving pastiche of Continental movie music" (Sounds); "Only the surly amongst you can fail to acknowledge the splendour of Virna Lindt's new single I Experienced Love, and the equally thrilling Shiver lp, the epitome of Compact's sleek, chic Sixties tease" (The Face); "Imagine a pastiche of all those old Sixties spy series, like Danger Man, The Avengers and The Man From Uncle. Well, this would be the perfect soundtrack to go with it" (London Evening Standard). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and detailed dossier on Virna Lindt. Also available: Virna Lindt: Play/Record (LTMCD 2489), V/a : A Young Person's Guide to Compact (LTMCD 2488).
LTM-2487
CD
$16.25

Lindt, Virna
Play/Record
PS, UK The first release on CD of 'Play/Record', the second album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organization in 1985. Written and produced by Virna Lindt during a three-week holiday in London, Play/Record tackles girls who cannot stand the colour red, the numbing effect of the new media, and subterfuge and skulduggery in her adopted home town (the single My Home Town). The album has been digitally remastered by close collaborator Tot Taylor, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. Unfortunately Virna abandoned music forever after creating Play/Record, leaving the world a poorer place. Contemporary reviews for Play/Record: "Ms Lindt deftly conveys a sense of breezy, delirious Sixties camp. Arch instrumentals such as the title track and Add It Up are nothing short of wondrous, and the album is a delightful and accurate evocation of a period when music was allowed to be fun" (Melody Maker); "A uniquely crafted voiceover masterpiece, the diverse tempo moves from the sunny waft of single My Home Town to the more sombre tones of Any Colour But Red" (Sounds); "Lush, intelligent and very, very sexy" (Underground). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and liner/recording notes.
LTM-2489
CD
$16.25

Luomo
Present Lover
PS, US RECENT REISSUE of Finn-turned-Berliner Luomo's (aka Vladislav Delay) now-classic 2nd album. His sophomore effort infuses the preceding strands of dubby, minimal house w/ a rich vein of sophisticated pop. This flirts w/ the trappings of disco excess, seducing house's most unabashed populist tendencies. It's is as taut & sexy as a black dress & as tantalizing as a half-heard whisper on the dancefloor- immediate, intriguing, essential.
Huume
CD
$16.00

Mainliners
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Swedish garage-rock howlers Mainliners are back! After their praised debut release, Bring On The Sweetlife, on Get Hip Recordings they're now back and ready to strike with a second smashing album. Their music has grown, grown from garage music to a more modern and refined pop and rock music. Feedback, furious guitars, catchy pop melodies, warmth and soulfulness plus much, much more... BIG TAKEOVER: "Scandinavia has taken over from Australia as the hotbed of tough, Detroit- sounding garage bands, and here¹s the latest Swedish foursome to pump up the grunge on the hard, '60s-esque dirty party rock 'n' roll. Like a modern Animals, Them, Hives, Lyres, Pretty Things, Prisoners, Electric Prunes, and Hoodoo Gurus, The Mainliners kick, holler, shout, groove, and shake it as though dance floors are still populated by women in miniskirts go-going to wild R&B-mod rock..."
Crusher-007
CD
$14.00

Mantler
Sadisfaction
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-022
LP
$12.25

Martin, James
Rabbitt Trax
PS, US Two HIGHLY sought after Chicago underground acid classics that have never been reissed. Combined here are the strongest cut off of two 12"s for maximum damage. "Only Want To Be" For fans of the "orange" Target record. Strong acid bassline w/ eerie sounds & weird vocals. Released posthumously. "Rabbitt Trax I" Feat. wigged out 303 lines & pounding 909 beats. Very much a collectors piece as sadly he is no longer with us & these were very limited press.
SuperBro-001
12
$6.75

Martyrs, The
S/T
PS, US Champaign, Illinois garage rock form 1982 featuring teenagers John Richardson (drummer for Tommy Keene, among others) and Kent Whitesell (Greedy Loves). Rare!
Self released
LP
$20.00

Mary Timony Band, The
The Shapes We Make
PS, US Their Kill Rock Stars debut represents the latest stage in the evolution of one of the most important voices in underground music. Flowing from the mystic prog-laced veins that have informed her art for the past decade, this record builds upon the stark rebellious austerity of 2005's "Ex Hex" and imbues it with warmth and formidable urgency. Equal parts clairvoyance and virtuosity, Mary (formerly of Helium) and her musicians paint in broad strokes a vivid landscape of colorful musical shapes. Much more than a gifted crafter of melody, Timony is a talented multi-instrumentalist, recording among other things, intricately layered keyboards, banjos, analog synths, viola, the melotron, and a vintage Casio PT1.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25

Matadors
Flame the Whisper
PS, US Due to the rectification that exists in modern rock today they're trying to break new barriers w/ their ROBOT roll by fusing a blend of dirty-tango twisted w/ some ol' country-twang. Sounds odd, but it works... very well. With a ton of attitude & swagger they're now trying to bring a hot new dynamic blend to modern rock.
DevilDoll-040
CD
$11.75

Maximo Park
Our Earthly Pleasures
PS, US
Warp-155
CD
$12.50

Melnyk, Lubomyr
KMH
PS, US Lubomyr Melnyk's debut album from 1978, KMH, is an unheralded touchstone of minimalism. Performing solo on piano with a speed that suggests multiple pianos playing together in harmony, Melnyk nearly brings out the full sound of the instrument all at once. His music is lush and maximal yet it possesses the restrained, slowly evolving nature found in music by artists like Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Melnyk developed his unique approach to minimalism while working with dancer/choreographer Carolyn Carlson (who also worked with Igor Wakhevitch) in Paris during the 1970's. Carlson's influence led Melnyk to create music that is dramatic enough for the stage yet meditative enough for deep listening, a version of minimalism with the engimatic traces of Satie. Remastered from the privately produced master tapes with new artwork and an 8-page photo booklet.
UnseenWorlds-02
CD
$14.00

Mice Parade
S-T
PS, US Mice Parade's new, self-titled album is their seventh. Mice Parade finds mastermind Adam Pierce extending the group's well-known eclecticism further than ever. Their first self titled album & 7th full length release finds Adam continuing his trend of stellar collaborations w/ Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab, Kristin Anna Valtysdottir of Mum & many more! RIYL: Stereolab, My Bloody Valentine, Paco de Lucia.
FatCat-063
CD
$13.25

Michel, Nathan
Alphabet Series C
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-042
45
$5.50

Misha
Alphabet Series D
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-043
45
$5.50

Mojo
#163 (June 2007) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$9.50

Moore, Sean
Signs of Potential Life
PS, US His debut full-length is filled w/ soaring highs & solemn lows w/ a taste for dynamics only a classically trained musician can create. The songs deal w/ loss in the best way possible - through beauty & dignity, patience & honesty, & immediacy coupled w/ a soft-footedness. It shows his command of every single facet of crafting a perfectly poignant record. "He indulges in a blend of Elliott Smith/Sufjan esque melody filled singer/songwriterism, a dash of Ben Lee-esque balladeerism, a few dots of lo-fi courtesy of the likes of Ariel Pink, & finished off w/ a few hints of Brian Wilson-like wonder." ~ The Runout Groove
PostRecords-013
CD
$8.50

Mumpsy
3 People
PS, US Mumpsy's latest album follows his successful debut full-length release w/ a concept mini-album based around the lives of 3 fictitious characters living in different, yet equally beautiful, cities in Iowa."Frontman Jeff Ilgenfritz has a reedy voice that works well within the twee, boppy arena of each song--think Belle & Sebastian, or The Kinks by way of The Shins." -Queen of Sheeba, All That She Surveys Zine "If you haven't seen Mumpsy or listened to him/them you are missing out on some of the best-crafted pop around. Really nice stuff." -Metromix.com
PostRecords-014
CD
$8.50

Mystery Jets
Zoo Time
PS, US The Mystery Jets embody British pop at its most invigoratingly weird. Already, previous singles have seemed like dispatches from some starry-eyed parallel universe where Syd Barrett never dropped out but played on with Einsturzende Neubauten, where the irresistible pop of Dexy's can happily co-exist with the Krautrock explorations of Can, and where the most forbidding musical forms of the past, like prog rock, are gleefully reinvented in the smash-and-grab spirit of the present. With "ZooTime", be prepared to have your life forever enriched by a band relentless at breaking boundaries and enlightening one's soul with much of their own.
DimMak
CD
$14.00

Nathan
Key Principles
PS, US This Winnipeg band harnesses the essence of the Canadian Prairies in the same way Jim White puts his finger on the idiosyncrasies of the American South. On this 3rd album they wanted to uproot their rootsy sound a bit by enlisting producer Howard Redekopp (New Pornographers, Tegan & Sara)
Nettwork
CD
$16.00

No Depression
#69
PS, US MIRANDA LAMBERT (county's new alternative) on the cover! Features on her, Bright Eyes, Avett Bros, Elizabeth Cook, Uncle Earl, & tons more!
ZINE
$4.25

Nosotrash
Pez
PS, US 4 brand new jams from Barcelona's minimalist punk-pop girl group. Pez is the band's 14th release since they formed in '94 & we dare say they better w/ each one! W? hints of punk, indie-pop, bossa nova & vague washes of psychedelia - they are the perfect band for unseasonably warm weather!! RIYL: Young Marble Giants, Le Mans, Beat Happening. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Hugpatch-002
45
$4.25

Novisad
Novisad
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-003
CD
$12.25

Novisad
Seleya
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-13
CD
$12.25

Novisad
Seleya
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-013
LP
$12.25

Of Montreal
Icons, Abstract Thee
PS, US Originally part of a planned Hissing Fauna... double-album these tracks are (now) considered the companion piece to Of Montreal's latest sad, stricken, but still sugar-glammy masterpiece... Five songs recorded during those same sessions, including the absolutely lovely "Miss Blonde, Your Papa is Failing", one of the prettiest songs in their history.
Polyvinyl-128
CD5
$7.00

Ola Podrida
S-T
PS, US DAVID WINGO has been the soundtrack to Southern lives for years- literally. He framed the onscreen images w/ beautiful, complementary hitting all the right emotional notes. The songs are aural Polaroids of fleeting feelings, places, & people. Lushly evocative, these are moments in motion, breathing life into sepia-toned memories. Layers of guitars, keyboards, & sculpted sound samples wash over you.
PlugResearch-080
CD
$15.50

Olausson, Jakob
Moonlight Farm
PS, US Sweden's Olausson is a sugar beet farmer and his record of ten songs is somehow both comforting and unsettling, concerned with the classic subjects such as the garbage, the flowers, one's mother, and the love of them all. Laid thick with a vague dissonance, they possess a mask of fog/haze, but the trail between writer/performer/song is not often trodden in such a deftly crystalline manner. "From one loner to another, this is everything that the phrase 'private press' conjures up and more. A modern classic" - David Keenan, The Wire.
DeStijl
CD
$12.50

Ov
Noctilucent Valleys
PS, US There exists a sense of optimism in Ovs humming analog drones, a floating light within a pack of ominous clouds. Nocilucent Valleys takes Ov's expansive palette, blurrs & disguises instrumental thresholds & presents sheer sound augmented by mysterious & mesmerizing gentle clamor. Initial impressions slowly morph into demonstrative bliss, synthesizing the organic & the unknown. The new project from prolific, longtime collaborators Christine Boepple (Skygreen Leopards contributor) & Jewelled Antlers Loren Chasse. Ov pushes the duos established scopic pallette further into the void. Touching upon traditional minimalism & psychedelic free-form folk music, NV plays like the soundtrack to an otherworldly fairy tale, with foggy oscillations guiding the extrinsic myth.
SoftAbuse-018
CD
$11.50

Page France
Page France And The Family Telephone
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$12.50

Page France
Page France And The Family Telephone
PS, US The band's fifth release in four years is the product of many hands, but the work of one heart. Principle songwriter Michael Nau's lyrics call to mind Dylan or Nilsson ghostwriting for Margo Guryan, all well-accompanied by a range of upbeat instrumentation. "Rich in melody and rife with dreamy natural/biblical imagery...Michael Nau's adolescent voice sweetly floats over occasional female backing vocals and sparse instrumentation (organ, glockenspiel, acoustic guitar)" - Spin. "Delicate chamber folk" - CMJ. "Spiritual-folk auteurs" - Alternative Press. "Pillowing melodies and effervescent hooks" - DIW. "Nestled within Page France's languid sound are Ben Fold's earnestness and a melodic sensibility reminiscent of early Neutral Milk Hotel" -Baltimore City Paper.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$13.25

Pandatone
Happy Together
PS, US Hello. Since Pandatone himself runs Music Related - the label this CD "Happy Together" appears on - he thought it was weird to write his own press blurb. So I was asked to write it. We're old friends by NYC standards, so I headed out to Queens to listen to the tracks and talk to him about making it. Upon arrival, I proceed to harass him about his apartment. (I always do this.) "You're 30 now. Don't you think it's time to stop living like you're in college?" "But I just got this cool paper shredder and humidifier," came his retort. We moved into the "studio," which is more like a storage space for boxes of CDs and cables than a studio - or even a bedroom. He started playing me Happy Together, but I had to almost immediately ask, "What's the deal? I thought you said you'd never release any Pandatone material on your own label?" He replied, "Yeah, shit is fucked like that. But listen to it anyway." I agreed... shit is fucked, and so I shut my yap. On the album, there are some very nice songs featuring female vocalist "Julliana Barwick" - uplifting numbers with deep production. Although slow in tempo, they are upbeat in spirit. Then there are tracks with male vocals that are much more melancholy. Pandatone tells me he doesn't write lyrics. The words are just the "shit in his head" when he hits record. Lucky for him, I think they work well together - almost playing out like shattered romance. It's been almost three years since his debut LP on Neo Ouija records. Besides the use of acoustic guitar, I'm not sure there are many similarities between this record and his debut. The influence of running Music Related is almost instantly apparent. His room is full of instruments now - from child-sized toys to a huge reel-to-reel tape deck. The Pandatone studio is the wrong environment for a clinical claustrophobic, but full of creative possibilities if you're the right type. It feels like this environment has been transferred into the songs for Happy Together. Pandatone's fascination with the actual sound of recording is plastered all over the album. Using lots of tape and background noise, he tries to bring out specific tones that are just too far gone to really be there. The influence of Shugo Tokumaru and the Boats is fairly noticeable - though not copied. The sound of NYC is in there too - with some tracks featuring an almost junktronic-type percussion. While the album plays and even after it ends, he is much more interested in talking about the artists who are working on stuff for Music Related than his own music, and I leave with a handful of CDs. Whether he likes comparisons or not, I would recommend Happy Together if you like Psapp, Müm, and Tujiko Noriko.
MusicRelated-017
CD
$9.75

Phenomenological Boys
Melody, Melody, Melody and More Melody
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-023
LP
$12.25

Priestbird
In Your Time
PS, US Formerly Tarantula AD, these multi-instrmentalists create immense, lush textures bathed in soundscapes & anchored by ethereal, yet heavy arrangements constantly evolving, soothing & nearly unclassifiable. This release finds all three musicians singing for the first time as well.
Kemado-051
CD
$14.00

Proem
A Permanent Solution
PS, US Richard Bailey and n5MD team up yet again, this time to release his 6th Proem studio album "A Permanent Solution". There is an undeniably classic IDM vibe to "A Permanent Solution", one that has been missing from the genre for some time. Ever present are the moments you have come to know, feel and respect of Bailey's music. However, Bailey tears the seam on the bag of atmospherics he's been hiding and pours the contents like thick syrup over every track. The Proem beatwork is intact but there is a much heavier emphasis on letting the backdrop propel the songs forward. There are people still superfluously creating this style of electronica but not with as much depth and style as Bailey projects into his music. "A Permanent Solution" is a perfect jump forward while still keeping true to the "Proem sound".
n5MD-145
CD
$12.00

Punk Planet
March/April 2007
PS, US TED LEO sits down to discuss his new album, new label, & ongoing belief in the power of song to fuel change. It's a long-form interview w/ one of punk rock's impassioned voices. GIRL GAMERS: are they shaking up the (gaming) system or playing by the same old rules? Singer FRIDA HYVONEN talks about her Swedish roots & Secretly Canadian debut. Feat. interviews w/ the incomparable art noise duo MATMOS; hardcore NYC punkers THE CASUALTIES; & the engaging & wacky EDAN. Also packed w/ more music, comic, book, & DVD reviews than most magazines print in a year
ZINE
$5.00

Radiohead
Com Lag (2Plus2IsFive) [US edition]
PS, US Odds and ends collection from Thee Mighty Radiohead. Tracks: 1. "2+2=5" [Live] / 2. "Remyxomatosis" [Remix] / 3. "I Will" [Los Angeles Version] / 4. "Paperbag Writer" / 5. "I Am a Wicked Child" / 6. "I Am Citizen Insane" / 7. "Skttrbrain" [Four Tet RMX] / 8. "Gagging Order" / 9. "Fog (Again)" [Live] / 10. "Where Bluebirds Fly" / 11. "Footage from Belfort Festival of 2+2=5" [Live Multimedia Track].
Capitol
CD
$17.00
RE: UP

Issue #13
PS, US Thurston Moore, Air, !!!, Ratatat, TTC, Jerry Heller (N.W.A./Ruthless), Stones Throw Records 10 Year Retrospective, One Self, Lady Miss Kier (Dee Light), Kirby Dominant, Alpha Pup / Daddy Kev, Noise Cassette-Label Revolution, Decon, L.A. Techno Scene and more.
RE:UP-013
ZINE
$5.50

Rhino 39
S-T
PS, US Formed in Long Beach, CA in 1977, they were one of the early punk bands to emerge on the West Coast punk scene. They eventually landed a deal w/ the infamous underground label, Dangerhouse. This is a 33 track definitive collection that contains every studio song recorded. Feat. 12 unreleased songs from 1980, 3 rare comp tracks, the entire Triple X full length & 3 tracks from their Dangerhouse debut. Incl. an enhanced video, 16 pg book, rare gig flyers & photos.
Nickel&Dime-004
CD
$15.25

Riley, Terry
Les Yeux Fermes & Lifespan
PS, US Two European film soundtracks from the early 70's, first time on cd, remastered from the original tapes from legendary the American composer and father of minimalism.
ElisionFields-101
CD
$15.00

Rumskib
S-T
PS, US Darla is proud to release the debut record by Danish nu-gaze group Rumskib. Rumskib is the Odense, Denmark duo of Keith Canisius (Guitarist, Vocalist, Composer, Producer) and Tine Louise Kortermand (Singer). Keith produced the debut record with Jonas Munk (Manual), who programmed the beats, made the electronic sounds, and played synthesizer. Rumskib's debut record begins with a Simple Minds New Gold Dream style intro. A rough & repetitive MBV Loveless style guitar line kicks in. Next an aggressive baggy beat begins to pump making Rumskib sound nearly like Curve. Then a very lovely surprise: A very pretty, Lush style guitar change comes and simultaneously the wall of sound vocal harmonies begin - like Emma, Miki... and Bjork! There's no denying Rumskib are derivative, however, Rumskib has such command of all the genre's key sound elements and their own pop songs are so damn good the band gloriously claim the new shoegaze sound as their own. Rumskib's sound is at once modern and classic, blending a strong love for early 90s shoegazer bands such as Chapterhouse and Lush with the sensibilities of grand Scandinavian 80s pop such as A-Ha and Roxette, all flavored with harsh noise-rock guitars and crunchy micro-programmed beats. Sometimes their sound is up-tempo, almost danceable like The Cardigans meet St. Etienne. At other times their sound is thick, heavy, and romantic recalling The Cocteau Twins or Simple Minds. Rumskib manage to be both surrealist and accessible; complex but straight forward. Vocalist Tine Louise creates harmonies so beautiful one would think they came from some mysterious wonderland (or Victorialand?) and Keith Canisius' lyrical call & response guitar playing is intelligent and evocative. Combine all this with well crafted compositions and Jonas Munk's trademark head-spinning, multi-layered sound sculptures, and you've got a work of undeniable beauty. Track list: 01. Hearts On fire, 02. Springtime, 03. Dreampoppers Tribute, 04. Where Are The Flowers, 05. Ferris Wheel Blackout, 06. Think Eyes Away, 07. You're My Japan, 08. Sneak, 09. Crucial Love Games, 10. Ovation Outsiders, 11. Girl Afraid, 12. Love At First Sight. ""Re-evokes my dancing feet with the fragrance of Liz Fraser insanity there on top.. humm..There' s some serious celebration going on in Scandinavia now." -- SERENA MANEESH ""Springtime" kills, kills again, and then kills some more. And then bathes in in the blood of its own awesomeness." --JATUN
Darla-164
CD
$12.25

Run_Return
Sum of an Abstract
PS, US Before they took the Metro North Run_return did a little math...Sum of an Abstract is their little known self released first album. Now repressed by n5MD after a few years of unavailability this time around remastered and repackaged complete with 3 bonus tracks. A shining album of "futures passed" still sounding current, relevant, and true to form, galvanizing Run_return as a band that is as distinctive as it is timeless. You do the math and come up with your own sum...
n5MD-146
CD
$12.00

Sack & Blumm
Sack & Blumm
PS, GERMANY
Tomlab-005
CD
$12.25

Satie, Erik
Cubist Works 1913-1924
PS, UK A new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), following the success of previous releases Vexations, Socrate, Musique de la Rose + Croix and Dada Works, on which we present selected Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic and the avant-garde. Cubist Works offers four works composed by Satie between 1913 and 1924 for his collaborations with the artist Pablo Picasso. These include piano and orchestral versions of his scores for the celebrated 'Cubist' ballets Parade (1917) and Mercure (1924), as well as the seldom-heard organ 'diversion', The Statue Found (1923). The 60 minute CD also includes The Puppets Are Dancing, written for the French Futurist dancer and poet Valentine de Saint-Point in 1913, and the ludic Trois Valses distinguées du précieux dégouté ('Three Disgustingly Precious Waltzes'), a barbed swipe at rival composer Maurice Ravel and premiered at an exhibition of works by Picasso, Matisse and others in 1916. The solo piano works on this CD are performed by Bojan Gorisek. The booklet includes archive images and detailed liner notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2406
CD
$16.25

Scientists
Sedition
PS, US Ultra-high quality live recording from this legendary Australian garage-rock punk act. Recorded on May 11th, 2006 @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. Machine throb bass & drums w/ jagged car wreck guitars were their modus operandi. Fitting into no place or time, they spurned all but the most rudimentary & elemental of rock structures along w/ other people's modes of embellishment. Presented in super-deluxe souvenir packaging (like a moleskin book) w/ liner notes by Thurston Moore, Jon Spencer, Warren Ellis, Gareth Liddiard & Henry Rollins.
ATP-024
CD
$15.50

Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
Hole
PS, UK Linking up with Some Bizarre in the early eighties Thirwell adopted the "Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel" moniker for the release of two of his most well know early albums "Hole" and "Nail" in '84 & '85 respectively. With a collision of electronics, tape loops and harsh beats and vocals these albums helped define the burgeoning underground industrial scene in London at the time. With lovingly restored artwork under direct supervision from Thirwell himself these two albums are now available in deluxe digi packs which do the original LP's artwork justice like no CD issue has ever done. Both albums have also been re-mastered by Scott Hull (Herbie Hancock, David Bowie etc.) to bring out the best in these milestone releases freeing them from the bad CD mastering these titles have suffered from in the past.
SomeBizzarre-052
CD
$18.25

Sea And Cake
Everybody
PS, US Their first full-length in over four years continues to perfect their singular brand of dreamlike, hot-buttered pop music that sounds delicately handcrafted, yet effortless. Sheets of glowing guitar tones skip along propulsive percussion underscored by gently funky, introspective bass lines, all adorned by breathlessly delivered lines of lyrical poetry. DUSTED MAGAZINE: "An album that is easy to listen to, but hard to grasp, Everybody wraps its complexities in bright soap bubble diaphanies. It's so pleasant on the surface that you might just skim along forever on its delicate melodies, and miss the restless syncopation and artful interplay underneath. And really, with summer coming, what would be wrong with that?"
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00

Sea And Cake