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13th Floor Elevators
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
PS, US For the first time in 40 years, here it is in dangerously powerful MONO, exactly as it was intended: the stupefying debut album by Texas' heroic psychedelic point-men, the 13th Floor Elevators, on Sundazed's uncannily accurate high-definition vinyl! The unearthly banshee howl of Roky Erickson, the blistering guitar of Stacy Sutherland and the demented electric jug of Tommy Hall haven't sounded this scary since their glory days in the third eye of the lysergic hurricane!
Sundazed
LP
$19.00

Allien, Ellen
Sool
PS, US Created in the deepest & darkest of Berlin's winters, 2007-2008, this is intended to be a valve, a loophole, a respite from the crazy summers into the introspection & hibernation of winter. The sounds of everyday life & snatches of whispers reveal themselves w/ field-recorded closeness, the beats are as soft & as near as a heartbeat, ambient synth sounds are as long & spacious as an arm stretching across a couch. RECOMMENDED!!
Bpitch
CD
$15.50

Arthur, Joseph
Vagabond Skies EP
PS, US The third in a series of four EPs Joseph Arthur will be releasing in 2008 on his own label, Lonely Astronaut Records, leading up to a full-length album in August. Raw, atmospheric pop.
LonelyAstronaut
CD5
$7.25

Askew, Ed
Rainy Day Songs
PS, US The first release of new material since Ed Askew/Ask the Unicorn (ESP-Disk, 1968). The scarcity of commercially available albums belies an artist in perpetual bloom- painter & songwriter poet. Lyrically, he bears a striking resemblance to Paul Goodman, the mid-20th century NYC poet, novelist, gestalt psychologist, & anarchist social theorist. If that's what makes his music such a hard sell for current labels & commercial audiences, it's also the source of its timelessness. Whether you choose to listen to it now or wait for the next round of "reissues" 40 yrs from now, this is music that will endure.
SpinningGold
CD
$10.00

Babyof, Noa
From A Window To A Wall
PS, US Just as one individual looks to another for identity & support, so one song looks to the last for meaning; a place in the grand structure. This does what many before have done. She is a folk musician in the singer-songwriter tradition. She pays homage here, stretches boundaries there, & most often plays w/in the structures formed by the greats that preceded her. Very few have what it takes to make it on a stage where what separates the weak from the strong is neither record sales nor charisma, but the greatness of the songs.
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.25

Band In Box
This Fiction
PS, UK Debut album from Swedish act featuring members of Buren.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25

Beach Boys, The
U.S. Singles Collection Box [deluxe limited edition]
PS, US 16 CDs! Super Deluxe Edition features recreations of the first 16 singles of the Beach Boys Catalog (1962-65), including accurate reproductions of the original sleeves and labels. Packaged in a board-wrapped, telescoping box featuring a retro chrome appliance sticker, and a variety of textures including gloss & rubber coatings, inlaid wood veneer and a foil stamp. 48 -page casebound photo book with 8 vellum pages is wrapped in mock sand. Accordion-folding credits folder. C-shaped card with titles, legal lines and barcode wraps over top, back and bottom of box under shrinkwrap.
Capitol
CD-BOX
$131.00

Believer
June 2008
PS, US Interviews with Gus Van Sant, Kristen Schaal, Tom McCarthy. Articles by Zadie Smith, Brian T. Edwards, the winner of the 2007 Believer Book Award and more.
ZINE
$8.00

Bitch
#40
PS, US Feminist response to pop culture. The Genesis Issue: re-visioning reproduction, diversifying the momoir, unmanning the bible. Plus, Prince! That and much more.
ZINE
$5.50

Black Halos
We Are Not Alone
PS, US Fourth album from Thunders/Stooges worshippers. Produsced by The Man, Jack Endino.
Acetate
CD
$12.75

Blood Music
Don Quite
PS, SWEDEN Second album from former First Floor Power dude Karl-Jonas Winqvist, the follow-up to 'Sing A Song Fighter!', his charming fizz-pop debut. 'Don Quite', named for a childhood misspelling, is a more melancholy affair, written after his grandfather's passing last year. Still, it's lilting, languid pop led by voice and piano, for fans of the croony, orchestral-pop sounds of Jens Lekman and Sufjan Stevens. Karl-Jonas sings in a voice imbued with child-like wonder and wild-eyed naiveté, backed by sweet harmonies, cavorting baroquely with saucy synths, strings and ebullient rhythms, the electric sound of joy, indeed. 'Don Quite' features guest appearances by James Huggins (Of Montreal), Lars Skoglund (Laakso), Sara Wilson (First Floor Power), Andreas Söderström (ASS), Leo Svensson (The Tiny) and Simone Rubi (Rubies).
MakeItHappen
CD
$15.00

Bridges
Limits of the Sky
PS, US Debut album from Oxford, Alabama quintet made up of 4 siblings and their cousin, all ranging in age from 18 to 24. "Heartfelt, harmony-laden pop-folk-rock with
youthful energy & surprisingly mature material."
VerveForecast
CD
$12.25

Brother Kite, The/Plumerai
Split
PS, US Track Listing: Plumerai "Vacant Eyes". The Brother Kite "We Can Never Be Friends". LIMITED to 500 copies. Clear vinyl in see-thru package. An idea hatched during the recording of Plumerai's "Without Number" CD out on Silber Records. The thought was to strip away the pedals and even electricity and release a record that would simultaneously draw upon the band's ability to evoke emotions and utilize one of the band's noted strengths; the intimacy and power of Elizabeth Ezell's voice. After consideration they sought out The Brother Kite to record a track for the flipside. A Clairecords staple and another top-notch New England band known for their shoegaze influences, they seemed like a perfect match for the concept of stripping down their sound and writing an acoustic track.. Plumerai's "Vacant Eyes" relies more heavily on orchestration and layering of instruments such as acoustic guitar, reed organ, violin (arranged and performed by Clara Kebabian) and bells to accompany Ezell. While The Brother Kite's "We Can Never Be Friends" is a more basic track with acoustic guitars and a catchy vocal melody carrying the song. This stunning and beautiful record comes on coke bottle-clear vinyl and is limited to 500 copies.
Clairecords-077
45
$5.25

Burning Star Core
Challenger
PS, US LP version, same as the CD on Hospital Productions. "While the Burning Star Core project has included much wider ensembles, Challenger is a direct solo composition of C. Spencer Yeh. This recording is perhaps Yeh's most revealing, unguarded work. Challenger is a composed work, not an improvisation, with each piece revolving around a central melodic theme, featuring field recordings, which serve as an audio diary. The sounds range from pure tonal mood to huge electronic crescendos. But what's most remarkable is the use of space, where parts come in then drop out to build up the emotion. When the piano sound crashes in 'Mysteries of the Organ,' it reflects a frustration with paradise, a rejection of perfection, a jolt of inexplicable throes of life. In contrast is the quiet, haunting 'Hopelessly Devoted,' which sounds like a love letter written to outer space. These make for an album that is both dynamic yet consistent as a full statement."
Plastic
LP
$17.00

Byrds
Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed
DLP
$34.00

Byrds
Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971
PS, US From their earliest days as 12-string-wielding folk-rockers, to the thrilling psychedelic excursions of their raga-rock period to their 1968 birthing of country-rock, The Byrds were always accorded a hero's welcome in England. What better place to record founding Byrds member/guitarist/singer Roger McGuinn's new version of the band-featuring fretboard ace Clarence White, bassist Skip Battin and drummer Gene Parsons, than London's Royal Albert Hall! Rescued from a tape that had sat forgotten in McGuinn's climatized garage for decades, this stellar 1971 set, featuring live versions of the current band's studio faves ('Lover of the Bayou,' 'Chestnut Mare') as well as adventurous reworkings of Byrds classics ('Mr. Tambourine Man,' 'My Back Pages,' 'Eight Miles High,' 'So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star') might be the most accurate and stirring live performance yet of the legendary Los Angeles combo. By 1971, the guitar interplay of McGuinn and White had become a jaw-dropping highlight of their live performances, as had their stripped-down, acoustic mini-set and peerless four-part vocal harmonies. As McGuinn, in typically understated fashion, says of this new Sundazed release: 'It was a great night, so I'm happy there's a record of it!
Sundazed
CD
$17.75

Cannabis Corpse
Tube of the Resinated
PS, US This collects evil shredding & devilish melodies of ghoulish hunger, balanced out w/ steamrolling death metal grooves & set to an old-school battery of blasts & kick-work. Spidery bass lines & growling vocals relate ironic weed-laced tales of gore & murder (w/ a bit of heavy-handed humor), creating a reality that incl the existence of bloodthirsty bud monsters & mysterious death-dealing weed-cults. Reeking w/ pungent infectiousness.
RoboticEmpire
LP
$16.00

Charlatans UK, The
You Cross My Path [deluxe edition]
PS, US Expanded version of the new album. The Charlatans' tenth studio album, You Cross My Path, is nothing less than a masterpiece - only the latest triumph, in a career which has been positively stuffed with them. It was one of the most talked-about records in recent years, before anyone had even heard a note of it. It was first released in early March in MP3 format, via alternative radio station Xfm's website. In a revolutionary move, The Charlatans were charging their fans not a penny to own and enjoy their latest music. You Cross My Path includes some of the most euphoric music the Charlatans have ever made - some of the most disturbed, too. Like on a classic Cure or New Order record, Blunt's basslines lead from the front, for a driving, danceable sound, which is both nostalgic and fiercely contemporary.
CookingVinyl
DCD
$16.75

Children Of The Sixth
Root Race: Songs From The Source
PS, US This is a lost & found '73 recording of The Source family. These 12 songs were recorded live in the Hollywood Hills as a rehearsal for a concert date that Spirit of '76: aka YaHoWaH 13, The Savage Sons of YaHoWa, Yodship, & FireWaterAir, now known as Children of the Sixth Root Race, had at the Whisky. It's a miraculous missing piece of a positive musical movement. In summing up, Djin told us, "I know Father is behind this redeeming of the Spirit of '76 album & up to his old tricks again...YAHOWHA."
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Clark-Hutchinson
A=MH2: Expanded
PS, UK DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Sunbeam
DLP
$27.00

Clark-Hutchinson
A=MH2: Expanded
PS, UK As virtuoso musicians and members of Sam Gopal's Dream, Clark-Hutchinson (Andy Clark and Mick Hutchinson) were well-known to regulars at legendary London clubs such as UFO and Middle Earth when they decided to branch out as a duo. Recorded in two intense overnight sessions in May 1969, A=MH2 is a scorching blend of jazz, raga, blues and psychedelia that has long been established as one of the key recordings to have emerged from the UK psychedelic underground. It's presented here as a 2CD set, together with their March 1969 recording debut, an unreleased collection of acid blues that features some equally stunning musicianship. The package comes complete with detailed notes and previously-unpublished photos, making it the most comprehensive edition of this groundbreaking music ever assembled.
Sunbeam
DCD
$22.25

Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angel
PS, US This single 30-min. track (split into 2 parts on the LP version) uses voice, guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. Here are the sounds accompanying a spacecraft that's a combination Death Star & Taco Bell from the 70s filled w/ Mayan temples & pyramids populated by large, snappily dressed
reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Cooley & Munson
In Debt
PS, SPAIN LP version. "Bill Cooley and Alan Munson were two friends in Santa Barbara, California, living their early 20s writing folk-rock songs for their pleasure. That was 1972, and they decided to put these songs into the studio, self-produce the album and press a tiny quantity of 500 pieces hoping it could help getting a contract with a major company. This never happened, as you would have guessed, and sure this fact helped making their sole album, In Debt, a major collectable item in the folk-rock and psychedelic rock listeners and collectors. Today, original copies of this record fetch quite interesting sums when changing hands in record fairs or internet auctions. Being a private pressing, you can easily imagine it's not a big production, but no care. This album has the right feel and you won't need anything else to make it one of your faves. All tracks are original compositions, and the style is very personal. It's folk-rock, but many tracks are quite psychedelic too, in their own way. But don't look close for influences, they will not come to mind that easily. Bill and Alan had their own psychedelic folk-rock style, and the raw, sometimes amateurish feel that these recordings have give the album the final distinctive touch. Never reissued before in any format, now here we come with a splendid reissue, with the collaboration of the guys."
Guerssen
LP
$25.00

Crazy Horse
The Complete Reprise Recordings 1971-'73
PS, UK
Rhino
DCD
$42.00

D+
On Purpose
PS, US D+ is almost more of an art project than band. After Beat Happening strummed its last chords, BRET LUNSFORD returned to his hometown of Anacortes & asked two of the towns' most gifted musicians (PHIL ELVERUM & KARL BLAU) to join him in his new project. On Purpose compiles ten years of experiments, alternate takes, demos & live tracks from one of the Pacific Northwest's most important groups.
Knw-Yr-Own
CD
$14.75

Dinosaur Jr.
Hand It Over [re-issue]
PS, US 1997 album now re-issued.
RhinoEncore
CD
$13.75

DJ Scotch Egg
Drumized
PS, US Powerful cosmic energy using the simplest tools available: 4 Nintendo Gameboys & mixer. Not a noisy release by any means, instead a fully activated set of lean muscular gabber pop music that stares boldly into the sun with the jihad of a suicide vest full of gummi bears. Drumized takes cues from older trad jazz, Earache era gabber & some of your better ringtones.
Load
CD
$12.50

DJ Scotch Egg
Drumized
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
LP
$14.00

Eksi Ekso
I Am Your Bastard Wings
PS, US At the edge of an impossibly calm reservoir, face down among broken glass & apocalyptic debris, you have no identification... no recollection of how you ended up here. This duality is the thematic arc here. Forged w/ a sense of triumph & hope when everything else has been eradicated, this pendulates over the fine balance between creation & annihilation: at one second breathy, calm, & sparse; followed immediately by snaking melodies, unrelenting density & climactic cacophony. The latest brainchild from the creative forces behind THE BURNING PARIS & ON FIRE
MagicBullet
CD
$14.50

Estranged
Static Thoughts
PS, US Members come from the HC/Crust scene,where they have a long history of playing in some of the genre's most influential bands. Kinda surprising, then, that on Static Thoughts they throw us a curve ball & wind up going off in an entirely new direction, exploring ominous, dark (musically & lyrically) post punk ala Wipers meets Mission Of Burma meets Warsaw-era Joy Division.
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00

Evans, Mikal
A Jailhouse A Kingdom
PS, US It could be said that Evans has matured; evolved from a "Moody folk" novice into an "indie rock" artist. Evans' style is best summed up by an observation from one audience member - 'This reminds me of a really good PJ Harvey song.' To her credit Evans has sincerity by the bucket. Like her raspy voice, her melodies seem to prize honesty over prettiness.
GypsyEyes
CD
$6.00

Giffoni, Carlos
Zamuro
PS, US Limited edition of 300 copies in a heavy stock screen-printed jacket. Numbered. A Zamuro is a dark South American vulture of great size. Zamuro is also a solo composition piece for portable synth and analog filter. Side A on this LP is a live realization of this piece recorded at the Compound in San Francisco in 2006 (Mastered by Lasse Marhaug). Carlos composed and performed this piece live on several tours in the US/Europe/Japan all trough out 2006 and 2007, if you saw him live in those two years this is the piece he performed. This was the most complete version of it that made it to tape. Side B is a studio piece recorded live on a much larger modular synth, based around the same theme, but with structural and tonal variations not in the original composition. .This is pure psychedelic electronic music.
Important-201
LP
$19.50

Government Issue
HarDCore
PS, US Over 2 years in the making! This feat. 3 gigs from 1982, 1985 1988 + a John Stabb interview & liner notes from Stabb & Tom Lyle. Painstakingly comiled by Tom Lyle himself. These shoes haven't been seen in years! Great quality too!
Dr.Strange
DVD
$12.00

H.P. Lovecraft
H.P. Lovecraft II
PS, UK Having relocated to Marin County in Northern California in the spring of 1968, H.P. Lovecraft's second, and it must be said, superior album, appeared later that same year. Clearly most of the band members (with the exception of Jerry MacGeorge who returned to the band's native city of Chicago to be replaced by former Hezekiah alumnus, Jeff Boyan, who was not only a fine bass player, but who also contributed a distinctive vocal style along with George Edwards and Dave Michaels) thrived in their new location, and the Lovecraft became frequent attractions in nearby San Francisco, playing alongside some of the top Bay Area psych bands of the time. Moving south to L.A. later that year, the band recorded their second eponymous album that contained some fine moments of pure artistry. The sleepiness of tracks like "Spin, Spin, Spin," "Mobius Trip" and "Electrallentando" was reminiscent of It's A Beautiful Day's first album, and their fine version of "High Flying Bird" and "At The Mountains Of Madness" captured the band's outstanding vocal style, very much the hallmark of their first album, to perfection. H.P. Lovecraft II was reputedly the first major label album (both records were originally released on the Philips label) where all those involved in the recording were actually high on acid! The band effectively dissolved after this superb effort, and although various former band members tried to regroup on several occasions, it is by H.P. Lovecraft II and its predecessor, H.P. Lovecraft, that the band will be remembered. Housed in a numbered, limited edition of 1000 copies in a unique card wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25

Harrisons
No Fighting In The War Room
PS, UK Debut album from hotly-tipped Sheffield four-piece Harrisons. Fans of earthy lyrics, northern accents, hard guitars and good old fashioned rock 'n' roll read on, but don't be too quick to pigeonhole -- Harrisons may hail from the same fertile scene that spawned the ubiquitous Arctic Monkeys, but this debut album is in a class of its own. Recorded in five weeks at Lincolnshire's Chapel Studios with producer Hugh Jones, whose prior credits include Echo And The Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes and The Stranglers, the album is a tour de force of British guitar music, recalling the slice-of-life lyrics of The Jam, the intensity of The Clash and the attitude of The Verve. The outcome is an album of contrasts, ringing with northern charm, blue-collar social commentary and a wealth of musical styles. Former single "Monday's Arms" is vitriolic disco, "Take It To The Mattress" has a dangerously infectious riff and "Blue Note" is a terrace anthem in the making. Elsewhere, "Man Of The Hour" is a taut exercise in post-punk, "Listen" is the album's lighters-aloft moment and "Come For Me" brings things to a dramatic, fist-clenching close. With this debut, Harrisons have delivered an album that's worthy of the weight of expectation heaped on them by fans and the press. Band members include: Adam Taylor (vocals), Ben Stanton (guitar), Mark White (drums) and Ashley Birch (bass). The bonus DVD disc features various videos and live tracks and more. The DVD is PAL format only, region free.
Melodic
CD/DVD
$15.00

Heads, The
Dead In the Water
PS, UK These psychedelic noise purveyors, Krautrock obscurist obsessives, & Stoogian riff worshippers offer a proper CD reissue of their lauded album. Previously released on CDR in an edition of 100 copies & subsequently pressed as a double-LP, it has now been remastered. It's a collection of works-in-progress, monster jams, riffs to infinity, white noise maelstroms, & garage fuzz/spuzz.
Rooster
CD
$15.75

Helm, Levon
Dirt Farmer
PS, US I'm so excited that this album will finally see the light of day on vinyl.
Vanguard
LP
$22.00

Holy Modal Rounders
Live in 1965
PS, US A rousing live album from the Rounders featuring songs spanning their careers on both the ESP and Prestige labels.
A must have for any Rounders fan! Digipak.
ESPDisk
CD
$12.75

Hosaka, Akane
Niko Niko Denki Muzic
PS, FRANCE With her lunging rhythms and deliciously retro melodies, Akane Hosaka catapults us into a world of gleeful wallabies and drummer-boy monkeys. Her discovery of music came through song, and only later led to instrumental experimentation. References to her early influences, the 60s and 70s precursors of electropop are deliberate: there for all to see. Raymond Scott, Perrey & Kingsley or Yellow Magic Orchestra. Nevertheless her true inspiration is from the visual world and lies in graphic forms and architectural fantasy: Keiji Ito, Archigram or Bruno Munari. For her, these images evoke music that she then sets about transcribing. Naturally reserved, she's a perfectionist in her work. Seeing her in the studio is like watching a blacksmith in the smithy, as she bends her music into the required shapes. Her compositions are like pastel-colored soap bubbles in extra-bright Super 8.
Sonore-27
CD
$17.75

Hot Chip
One Pure Thought EP
PS, US Features "One Pure Thought", "We're Looking for a Lot of Love" (Christmas recording), "Ready for the Floor" (Hot Chip V.I.P. mix), "One Pure Thought" (Dominik Eulberg edit), "One Pure Thought" (video).
Astralwerks
CD5
$11.00

Isol/Zypce
Sima
PS, US Digipak with 16 page booklet featuring the artist's illustrations. Isol and Zypce present Sima, their latest collaboration. Isol: singer, composer, ex-vocalist of the electronic pop band Entre Ríos, singer with the baroque group The Excuse and member of the synthpop American band Alsace Lorraine. She's also an internationally renowned illustrator of books and printed media. For the first time, she composes the melodies in the songs and writes their lyrics on this new record. Zypce: musician, composer. In 1994 he released his CD Nuevo Muerto (New Dead) on which he and his ensemble play his own works of contemporary classical music tainted with industrial reminiscences, although these categories are in fact very dubious labels. He has also composed music for the film, dance and theatre in Argentina and abroad and has performed his experimental compositions with pianist Adriana de los Santos, among others in concert. He builds his own musical instruments and has an extremely elaborate
approach to the stage factor. On this CD he composes and arranges the songs by being clearly faithful to his peculiar aesthetics though approaching a pop song format, always with very experimental results. Isol and Zypce are siblings, born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. About Sima: 11 tracks / Voice: Isol / Instrumental arrangements: Zypce / Lyrics: Isol / Music: Isol - Zypce (except "La primera vez" and "Vos me llamás", by Dani Umpi - Adrián Soiza) / Artistic production: Zypce (in "Vos me llamás": Zypce-Cecinini) / Mastering: Nicolás Cecinini. Sima: f. abyss, precipice, crag, depth, chasm.
Darla-195
CD
$13.00

Joan As Policewoman
To Survive
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "If To Survive is any indication, Joan Wasser's life after Real Life is calmer, but no less thoughtful, than it was before her beautifully stormy debut album. Real Life was a major statement, filled with a lifetime's worth of catharsis. To Survive doesn't try for that scope -- as the title suggests, these songs are about day to day concerns that are no less vital: aloneness, togetherness, love, hope, and righteous anger. However, Joan as Police Woman's "beauty is the new punk rock" aesthetic is used just as powerfully here, with the same kind of delicate bravery and strong vulnerability."
Sidecho
CD
$13.75

Kelly, Jeremy
S-T
PS, US This is a cohesive conglomeration of a dizzying array of styles, recorded beautifully by Ged Gengras (ANTIQUE BROTHERS) w/help from Grant Capes ((VxPxC)). Add in some blues-infused acoustic ragas that throw a nod to Ben Chasny's Six Organs of Admittance & glazed walls of analog noise, & you're somewhere in the ballpark of this album.
Digitalis
CD
$10.00

King Darves
Sun Splits For The Blind Swimmer
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Destijl
LP
$14.25

Koi Pond
Volcano (Cassette)
PS, US Koi Pond is a three piece from NYC made up of some generally awesome dudes. Erik Roper plays bass and is a legendary artist/illustrator who does work for numerous bands, labels and publications such as Arthur, Southern Lord etc. while also playing in other bands such as Under Satans Sun and Mattalama. Pete Vogal plays synth while also jamming in Bow Ribbons, and designs arwork for clothes, David Aron plays drums, is the perpetrator for Little Cakes Gallery, used to skateboard alot, makes rad visual artwork, and jams in USUN with Mark Borthwick and Hisham Bharoocha. Despite these dudes epic resumes, Koi Pond is epic all on its own. Volcano is all about cosmic grooves, deep often minimal, endless repetitions that slowly evolve into more psyched out blissed out trances. Roper and Arons tight rhythmic foundations create the perfect backdrop for Vogal's synth improvisations. This is a meditative listen that never gets old, it just keeps grooving on and on forever. Like Neu covering Dark Magus in a Tibetan Monastery. Artwork by Dave Aron, printing by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Leone, Dominique
S-T
PS, NORWAY Dominique Leone wears many hats, only a few faces & has a hundred songs that you haven't heard. And yes, he's a him. He's a songwriter, producer, singer, lover, fighter... scratch that, he's one of a growing number of college-educated musical auteur with more than a slight command of pop history & theory chops, and writing songs for joyous, infatuated people. Perhaps some of them are a bit over stimulated. Perhaps some of them just like good melodies & strange chord progressions that still seem vaguely familiar. The music is catchy but ambitious; crafted but not sterile; interesting but not pretentious. It's just a lot of fucking fun.
Stromland-002
CD
$14.50

Lexie Mountain Boys
Sacred Vacation
PS, US Everything that is good & bad about the things you think, about the sound of your own voice as imagined in the mind of another person, each sound you made alone & some made not for speaking but for blaming. This is a minor document of soul noise diva karaoke, collaborative cave-chanteuses rippling w/ roquefort vibes, & the slippery wet nightgown that is her songsmithy.
Carpark
CD
$15.00

Liles, Andrew & Jean Herve Peron
Fini!
PS, US Introducing the debut collaborative release from sometime NURSE WITH WOUND/CURRENT 93member, Andrew Liles & Jean Herve Peron of FAUST. Here is something that sounds like both a Krautrock album & also like nothing else you can imagine. Its twists & turns keep surprising & thrilling you several listens on from the first. The words classic & masterpiece would not be out of place here. Packaged in a gloss-laminated digipack, w/ beautiful artwork by Liles.
DirterProductions
DCD
$18.00

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

Mars
Complete Studio Recordings 77-79
PS, US 32 minutes of studio recordings released between 1977 and 1979 on vinyl by the first of the no wave bands. Supervised by the surviving members, remastered from original sources w/o any added effects, & packaged w/detailed notes and lyrics, the Mars LP is an effort to recuperate the group's legacy and make up for the unavailability of these tracks in their original sound. Note: "Mars LP" is the title, but this is a CD only release. Includes their first single on Rebel/Ze, the No New York tracks, the Mars EP on Lust/Unlust. This CD should be considered as an alternative to the still valid Mars "78+ CD" on Atavistc -but this one features all the original recordings as intended.
G3G
CD
$19.00

Melodyguild
Aitu
PS, US Vocalist Suzanne Perry (LOVE SPIRALS DOWNWARDS) returns w/her 1st new collection of work in almost a decade w/this driving shoegazer/dream-pop quartet. A must for lovers of Tearwave, Mira, Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine, & Autumn's Grey Solace.
Projekt
CD5
$7.25

Mighty Lemon Drops
Happy Head/Out of Hand [re-issue]
PS, US The band's debut EP and first album on one CD. Essential!
WoundedBird
CD
$15.25

Mighty Lemon Drops
Sound [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 9 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75

Mighty Lemon Drops
Ricochet [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 9 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75

Mighty Lemon Drops
Laughter [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 8 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75

Mighty Lemon Drops
World Without End [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The original album plus 8 bonus tracks.
WoundedBird
CD
$17.75

Miller, Evan
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US Miller is back at it with a new tape for Night-People. This one cuts real deep, Miller at his most epic. The A side starts things up with deep echo's swimming around cut up tape manipulations, leading into chambers of drone with Miller's characteristic tonal vocals transitioning into a kind of finger picked sentimental raga. The B side offers up a real burner, perhaps Millers best straight acoustic number, a real beautiful complex side that plays between minimalistic somber portions and upbeat workouts. Artwork by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Morgen
S-T
PS, UK Singer/guitarist Steve Morgen and company (bassist Rennie Genossa, drummer Bob Maiman and rhythm guitarist Barry Stock) originally hailed from Long Island, New York. Signed by ABC's short-lived Probe subsidiary, their 1969 debut Morgen teamed them with producer Murray Shiffrin (Steve Morgen is given the co-production credit). After this superb debut, the entire band quite simply disappeared. If you're into heavy psych guitar, then this is for you. While Morgen had a competent, if limited voice, he was a truly amazing guitarist with the likes of Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond becoming a staunch advocate of Morgen's status as a "psychedelic guitar hero." Tracks such as "Eternity In Between," "Welcome To the Void," "Of Dreams" and "Beggin' Your Pardon (Miss Joan)" were simply drenched with fuzz and feedback guitar. Underpinned by Maiman's powerhouse drumming (easily compared with Led Zeppelin's John Bonham) and suitably trippy lyrics, you're looking at a pseudo-classic slice of psychedelia that largely explains the huge asking price of an original copy. This numbered, limited edition CD is housed in a unique gatefold card wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25

Munson, Alan
Good Morning World
PS, SPAIN LP version. Limited 500 copies vinyl pressing, comes with an insert with liner notes and unseen photos. "Alan Munson, the songwriter of Cooley-Munson duo, continued the folk-rock way. It took him some time, but in 1975 he was ready for what is (for him, and for me too), his best '70s work. Good Morning World includes nine original, acoustic based songs with a mellow psych and folk rock sound across this album. Meaningful and understandable lyrics, delivered by 'close-up' lead vocals, and background harmony vocals. Instruments played on the album include 6 string acoustic guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, electric bass and percussion. Song arrangements include multiple guitar harmony lead solos and fills."
Guerssen
LP
$25.00

Mushroom
Early One Morning
PS, UK Original copies of this incredible album by Mushroom, the Dublin duo consisting of Pat Collins (violin) and Joe O'Donnell (everything else), fetch hundreds of pounds on the rare occasions that they actually come up for sale. Musically, Early One Morning...., originally released in 1973 on the Hawk label, is a real one-off, combining brilliant, heavy progressive rock and psychedelic Irish folk with blazing guitar leads battling with fiddle attacks. The results are awesome, fully justifying the hefty price tag of an original. A monster of an album! This numbered, limited edition CD is housed in a unique gatefold card wallet.
Phoenix
CD
$16.25

My Education
Bad Vibrations
PS, US Showcases My Education's sonic flights as sharply honed, highly melodic mini-epics. Layers of guitar swell & sway over propulsive rhythms while viola spins yearning melodies ever skyward, sprinkled with delicate color by vibraphone & keyboards. Book-ended by ambient passages pillowing heavy-lidded acoustic strumming languid strings & lap-steel, Bad Vibrations is certainly the finest summation of My Education's highly textured & emotive music yet.
StrangeAttractors
CD
$12.50

My Morning Jacket
This Is Not the World
PS, US New album.
ATO/Red
CD
$13.75

My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges
PS, US ALSO AVAILABLE ON LP!! Comes w/ full length CD.
ATO
LP
$20.25

My Morning Jacket
Evil Urges (ON SALE)
PS, US The group's fifth full-length is matched by the most far-ranging, surprising, & satisfying sounds of their career. From the freak-funk electro-slam of "Highly Suspicious" to the contemplative "Sec Walkin'," which could almost be a Nashville standard, the band display the scope & fearlessness that demonstrates their growth.
ATO
CD
$13.00

N.E.R.D.
Seeing Sounds
PS, US New album is a blistering mash-up of booming hip-hop beats & rollercoastering rock riffs, rumbling crunk rhythms & scintillating soul music.
StarTrak
CD
$15.00

Orb, The
The Dream
PS, US The Orb, the electronica outfit that virtually invented the genre known as "ambient house" returns with a new album marking a long-awaited reunion between eternal mainstay Dr Alex Paterson & lifelong friend and original sonic conspirator YOUTH ("Little Fluffy Clouds," KILLING JOKE). "The Dream" was created without pressure from record companies or the studio. As with previous albums, the basic Orb nucleus is joined by guest singers and players, including SYSTEM7's STEVE HILLAGE (GONG), who goes back to the earliest recordings, Battersea toaster-singer Eric Walker aka "The Corporal" and vocalists Aki Omori [Japanese singer who appeared on 2001's "Cydonia"], singer Andy Caine from the W.A.U.! days, and renowned soulstress Juliet Roberts. THE INDEPENDENT: "The Dream references and is of a kind with their heyday output, but sounds comparatively distinctive and fresh...rich in texture and varied in mood."
SixDegrees
CD
$16.25

Oxford Collapse
Hann-Byrd Ep
PS, US Christened The Hann-Byrd EP in honor of actor/statesman Adam Hann-Byrd, this extended-player sinks its hooks in early & never lets go, classic Collapse style. However, it makes periodic stops for campfire sing-a-longs, teary-eyed ruminations on loves lost & gained, authentic grandstanding,& salty-aired tomfoolery over the course of its 20 minute running time.
ComedyMinusOne
12
$8.50

Parsley Flakes
Dead Living
PS, US With its member's cultural roots anchored in the rustbelt traditions of cold gray skies, unemployment, & a collective sense of loss, this dance-able sound may come off as a stark contrast to their surroundings. Peel back their songs, however, & they reveal heartfelt lyrics reflective of their deadened cultural environment. Fun yet subversive, this band is like going to a party w/ the pissed off kids next door.
HeWhoCorrupts
45
$5.75

Peaking Lights
Clearvoiant (Cassette)
PS, US Peaking Lights is Aaron and Indra (also of Numbers) from Rah Dunes new duo project recently relocated to rural Wisconsin from the Bay Area. Floating electronic pulses, controlled feedback, tape loops, organ, snyth, guitar, and vocal harmonies layered into waves of four track noise pop goodness. The perfect soundtrack to walking in mysterious places, haunted neighborhoods, lost river banks, and bike rides at night. This release really glows and grows. Silkscreened artwork by SDREED. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Pentemple
0))) Presents
PS, US In May of 2007 thee mighty SUNN 0))) embarked on a Pacific Rim tour that incl. performances in Australia & Japan. Upon arrival in Sydney, Australia, they invited one of their favorite black metal artists: STRIBORG over from Tasmania to collaborate w/ them during their show. The results of this collaboration was a completely improvisational, vicious audio & visual assault on the sold out, standing room only audience! The whole event was recorded live to 24-track/multi-track. Afterwards Ambarchi edited, sequenced & overhauled the EQ to make it as brutal as possible. Strictly limited to 3,000 machine
numbered copies. It will NOT last long.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Plain Jane
S-T
PS, UK This enigmatic U.S. quartet made only one album, which originally appeared in 1969 and has barely been heard since. Recently described in the Miami Sun Post as "a vanished masterpiece of charming rural innocence," it's a classy combination of laid-back acoustic rock, power pop and gorgeous vocal harmonies, dappled with some tasty fuzz guitar. With an ever-growing reputation amongst psych aficionados, it finally makes its CD debut here.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Pluxus
Solid State
PS, US Originally self-released in 2006. Influenced by Devo, Jean Jacques Perrey & Kraftwerk through Aphex Twin & Matmos, they set out to tell a very different tale by trading in their traditional instruments for vintage synths, computers & a sampler: thus, they began to emit a blend of cuddly instrumental electro-pop. Banjos
strum over rollover breaks & beats.
Kompakt
CD
$15.50

Pocahaunted
Beast That You Are (Cassette)
PS, US This Los Angeles based duo needs no introduction, emails have been flowing in about this tape before Night People even had them assembled. Psychedelic sisters of an ancient Californian apocalypse, Pocahuanted call out some hazy echoes over the valley on this tape of blown out guitar jamming, pre-american vocal serenity, and saxophone wash and skronk (provided by Andy Spore). Another killer outing from this prolific left coast institution. Artwork by SDReed. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Pocahaunted/Robedoor
Hunted Gathering
PS, US There's a savage battle raging in the hallowed streets of Los Angeles, being fought by prehistoric megaliths spewing lava from their mouths. These acid-tongued shamans are interested in one thing and one thing only, and that's to raze this city to the ground. Okay, perhaps it's not so apocalyptic, but hot off the heels of opening for Sonic Youth, dirt worshippers Robedoor and their native sisters Pocahaunted have unleashed an army for the ages with Hunted Gathering. Drones painted with black holes collapse under their own weight while the archangelic voices of Pocahaunted birth a brand new world of spirit decay. Hunted Gathering is both a split release and a collaboration. Each band offers up their own malfeasance while collaborating on the epic final eponymous track. The union of these two groups is a natural combination. Two members are married and run the Not Not Fun label together and they share amps and a practice space, for example. But there's also something about both that is visceral and raw. Robedoor's subsonic doom is washed down with a smooth chaser of Pocahaunted's reverberating soul sounds. Recorded by the inimitable Bobb Bruno at the NNF/Bored Fortress studio space across many moons in 2007 and mastered by Yellow Swans' Pete Swanson, Hunted Gathering is an essential feast for fans of doom-infused drones and Stevie Nicks. These hunting & gathering songs from the Eagle Rock air also feature appearances by the aforementioned Bruno as well as Changeling mastermind, Roy Tatum. Climb the totem pole and let these mutant beasts put you under their psychosis spell. Hunted Gathering is full of antiquated sounds soaked in electric mud. Robedoor and Pocahaunted are your brothers and sisters in conjuring and the gatekeepers to a lost universe of sonic enchantment.
Digitalis
DCD
$19.75

Poehl, Peter von
Going to Where the Tea Tress Are
PS, US Let's keep fans of loud sounds & high tuning at a distance, because Peter von Poehl's first album isn't loud-mouthed. Not that its high ambition in composing & arranging isn't unmistakable. Folk ballads & pocket symphonies basking in boreal luminosity, a slow pulse or a wistful heart.
BellaUnion
CD
$14.50

Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
PS, US With ten songs in 35 min. it's an extraordinary rock tour-de-force. It sports Todd Tobias's cleanest & meanest production yet, giant songs & riffs that pack a wallop, & arguably Pollard's finest singing ever captured on record. Since freeing himself of a band in 2004, his albums have each had very distinct & varied flavors, & his creativity has flowered.
GBV
CD
$16.00

Pollard, Robert
Robert Pollard Is Off To Business
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GBV
LP
$17.25

Ponies In The Surf
See You Happy
PS, US Ponies In The Surf is quietly one of a kind. Siblings and self proclaimed indie music nerds Alex & Camile live in Cambridge, MA though they're originally from Bogota, Columbia. The Ponies build perfect soft pop songs with elements Samba, Beatles, the more sophisticated folk set, the Pop Vocal traditionalists and they're very much akin to The Violent Femmes and Johnathan Richman in terms of song craft, a subtle humor and vulnerability. The Ponies' work is uniquely comforting and highly addictive. It is served with a rare passion and grace. It evokes nostalgia for the above mentioned while remaining firmly planted in its own special, almost timeless place. "After playing in rock bands for some time, Alexander McGregor decided at some point that he simply wanted to make some music that could even appeal to his grandmother. Joined by his sister Camille, the duo plays stripped-down folkish type music that sounds like it could have been created at any point in the past 40 years yet still feels fresh." --ALMOST COOL. "These powerfully quiet traditionalists perform folk songs with a pan-American touch. It's only a shame that music this delicate and warm doesn't garner more notice." -POPMATTERS
Darla-192
CD
$12.25

Raccoo-oo-oon
Behold Secret Kingdom
PS, US Latest Raccoo-oo-oon studio efforts!
NightPeople
LP
$11.00

Radio Dept.
Freddie and the Trojan Horse (ON SALE)
PS, SWEDEN "It's time - once again and more clearly than before - to show our standpoint. 'Freddie and the Trojan Horse' is about the untruthfulness of the Swedish right-wing government and how the leading party seized power by portraying itself as supportive of the workers." -THE RADIO DEPT. In the beginning of 2007 people started talking about new material from The Radio Dept. There was even a rumour going on that they were working on two albums simultaneously and that both would be released in May the same year. In other words; two albums merely one year after the release of the previous album "Pet Grief". Those who had followed the band for a few years and know how they work probably suspected this would not happen. "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" is a first taste of their upcoming album "Clinging to a scheme" due to be released on September 10. The new songs are influenced by minimalist post-punk, krautrock, and repetitive "motorik" beat and ambient noise. Maybe "Freddie and the Trojan Horse" doesn't represent the upcoming album very well. But what do we know!? If the truth's to be told we haven't heard that much more of there, almost mythical, new recordings than anyone else. Still, we're have no worries whatsoever. We're only full of expectation and belief in the songs. Whatever they sound like, we're confident that they'll be of the same amazing quality as "Freddie..." The Radio Dept. "Freddie and the Trojan horse" is right now at #1 at Elbo. ws which compiles more than 2800 blogs. TRACK LIST: 1. Freddie and the Trojan horse 2. Closing scene 3. The room, Tarzana 4. Closing scene pt. 2.
Labrador-111
CD5
$9.75

Robinson, Miles Benjamin
S-T
PS, US Debut Album by the Brooklyn Songwriter. Featuring members of GRIZZLY BEAR and TV ON THE RADIO. 8.1 ON PITCHFORK! With a certain joie de vive, playfulness & charm, this 6 piece thematically evoke the more decadent & bygone era of the Gatsby's, days spent on the green, old cinemas, tragic mothers & restrained, but no less awkward domestic disputes. Interweaving guitar lines & punchy rhythms are their penchant for more topical excursions, at times reminiscent of The Specials.
SayHey
CD
$13.00

Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar A. & Jeremy Michael Ward
S-T
PS, US This collaboration is a playful, abstract concoction of manipulated sounds & processed, unrecognizable recordings of household objects, everyday activities, passing dialog, & similar ephemera.Ward (who passed away in 2003), sound manipulator for the Mars Volta as well as a founding member of the dubdevoted De Facto project. Originally issued as a limited edition (200),mini-disc-only release & distributed among friends, the album has never enjoyed widespread availability until now.
Infrasonic
CD
$14.25

Shit & Shine
Kuss mich, meine Liebe
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
DLP
$15.75

Shit & Shine
Kuss mich, meine Liebe
PS, US Eight sprawling sonic puddles of Gibby's spittoon soaked puddle juice emerge from the hot flaps of England's Shit &
Shine. Combing a dense percussive chug & a megaphoned fart helmet the band emerges with a sound closest to the neck ache of powerful metallic headbang & the distorted totality of cheap speaker decay. The band has been known to employ up to 16 separate drummers & 12 feet of vertical bass amplification, so they are no strangers to erecting long standing brown waves of sound, an onslaught of bass boomed rock totality
Load
CD
$12.50

SHV
S-T (Cassette)
PS, US Ali formerly of the excellent Boston act Dreamhouse is SHV (Superior Human Vomit). I first got turned onto SHV via Ali playing in the basement here at Night People HQ. After that night Ali gave me a copy of her killer first SHV tape - Endless Love, on the Rare Youth label. SHV is never the same thing twice, always performative, always sitting on the edge of failure and greatness, always pushing the boundary. I've seen SHV jump through a ceiling to start a set, tie up a whole audience, stick a dude in an oven, and generally just rock the fuck out always. This tape doesn't disappoint either, blown out synth and drum machine burners, catchy post punk hypnosis, cultist weirdo gestures , something new on every listen of this especially hard to pin down puke punk project. Art by SHV, Printing by SDREED, with fold out double sided covers. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Sic Alps
United
PS, US This merch table gem is a one sided 7" limited to 1000 copies. 500 on blue, 200 on red, 200 yellow and 100 on green. Contained on this thick piece of love is a rockola version of Throbbing Gristle's track United. This will be gone fast and won't be repressed.
Important-192
45
$5.50

Silver Jews
Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.00

Silver Jews
Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
PS, US This is a sound for all nations. Here the urgent burst of life & how to live it is realized! Days of 80s-90s flavor are aflame
again in these tunes. Uncanny! Excellent! An essential product of the times! Welcome to the best damn Silver Jews record ever. Through 2008, that is- because who knows what the future will bring?
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Silver Summit
S-T
PS, US The darkness & frenetic claustrophobia of NYC ebbs from every sonic pore of this debut. Multiculturalism informs their sonic character as much as the blackened brownstone facades, hidden public gardens & slumbering subway commuters must. Where else then to seek unmitigated conflations of metal, dream-pop, oriental, British folk & other harmonious dissonances than in the band's own musings?
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.00

Sleeping Years, The
We're Becoming Islands One by One
PS, UK The Sleeping Years is the new project from Dale Grundle, formerly of the Catchers. Now signed to innovative indie-label Rocket Girl, the debut album "We're becoming Islands One by One", is a gorgeous exploration of melody and melancholy. A gifted lyricist, Dale's exquisitely crafted songs tell of people trying to stay connected in a world seemingly designed to keep them apart. He is heavily influenced by the language and culture of his home in Ireland, providing a distinct character to this highly personal collection of songs. Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother, Dale started his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single 'Cotton Dress' came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in Melody Maker. Their debut album 'Mute' was recorded with Mike Hedges in France. Catchers went on to tour with Pulp, Edwyn Collins, The Divine Comedy, Dr. John and Oasis. Their second album 'Stooping to Fit' was recorded by Nick Drake's arranger Robert Kirby. Dale started his solo project The Sleeping Years with a trilogy of EPs in 2007, 'You and Me Against The World', 'Setting Fire to Sleepy Towns' and 'Clocks and Clones'. These were very well received and are very much living proof that independent singles do sell-out. They also garnered critical acclaim, featuring on BBC Radio 1's Introducing, the Guardian's writer's play list and on the cover mount of Rolling Stone Magazine. Songs have been heavily played on Gideon Coe's 6music show and on French radio, having been championed by France's answer to John Peel, Bernard Lenoir. 'We're becoming Islands One By One" is poised to become an instant, yet timeless classic with a refreshingly dynamic twist on acoustic song writing. Dale performs all vocals and guitars, not to mention bass, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano and e-bow parts and was joined by cellist Michelle So and Tom Page from Rothko on drums. The Guardian: 'his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for' Dazed and Confused: 'a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It's good to know that there are people like him out there.
RocketGirl-51
CD
$15.50

Sloan
Parallel Play (ON SALE)
PS, US Parallel Play is a continuation of the musical concepts put forth on their last album and a further exploration of the band's four-songwriter dynamic. A term taken from the science of developmental psychology, Parallel Play is a behavior seen in young children in which they enjoy independent activities in the company of other children, something the four boys in Sloan know a lot about. As per their unique musical modus operandi, the members of Sloan wrote songs independently and then joined forces in the studio to produce yet another album of timeless, guitar-driven pop. For Sloan, Parallel Play proves once again that four times the songwriters equals four times the rock. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "At 13 songs and 37 minutes, Parallel Play feels designed as if was designed a counterpoint to its 2006 predecessor Never Hear The End of It, an efficient machine next to the sprawling canvas of that hour-long 30-song neo-masterpiece. That it is, but Parallel Play isn't quite an abandonment of the White Album aesthetics of Never Hear, where all four members of Sloan played off their individual personalities to create a larger tapestry. Rather, Parallel Play condenses all that winding exploration into a tight, colorful blast of sound and song - and one that is seamlessly sequenced just like its big, brawny cousin."
YepRoc
CD
$13.75

Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
PS, US Feat. Josh Graham, former member of RED SPAROWES & BATTLE OF MICE. The esteemed guitarist/vocalist is joined
on this recording by bassist/vocalist Domenic Seita (ex-TOMBS, ex-Asea) & drummer Pete Angevine of Satanized. Since then, rhythmic pugilist extraordinaire Vinny Signorelli (UNSANE, ex-SWANS) signed on as 2nd drummer. This is brutally hard-hitting.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

Storm of Light
And We Wept the Black Ocean Within
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
DLP
$18.75

Styrofoam
A Thousand Words
PS, US Features a diverse yet cohesive array of guest vocalists, including JIM ADKINS (JIMMY EAT WORLD), BLAKE HAZARD, & JOSH ROUSE...
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75

Supergrass
Diamond Hoo Ha
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Astralwerks
LP
$20.00

Supergrass
Diamond Hoo Ha
PS, US Recorded in Berlin's legendary Hansa studios over a 3 week period w/ producer Nick Launay. This captures the energy & enthusiasm of a band firing on all cylinders. To quote one review, "the beefy, stomporific riffs are back on board". Feat. a handful of rocking tracks debuted last summer when they were hand-picked as main support for the Arctic Monkeys at their Old Trafford shows.
Astralwerks
CD
$13.00

Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You
PS, US Little is known about the secretive trio. Despite the mystery, this is an engaging record that reveals the full shamanic magic of the trio; a mixture of dark intensity & subtle, crafted musicianship. Soaking in the band's brooding undercurrent, the listener will have to imagine where they find their inspiration; heavy metal riffs over acid house? Playing folkloric instruments w/ old school analog synthesizers in a Finnish laboratory?
DFA
CD
$16.00

Syclops
I've Got My Eye On You
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA
DLP
$17.25

Thing
Now & Forever [re-issue 3CD+DVD boxset] (PRE-OORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Includes their first two albums (The Thing, She Knows), a new album (Gluttony) with a new improv session & a DVD with The Thing live at the Oya Festival with Thurston Moore on guitar!! 3 CDs + 1 DVD! LIMITED TO 2000, One time pressing.
SmalltownSupersound
CD-BOX
$42.00

Third Estate
Years Before the Wine
PS, US This is an ambitious & intricate psychedelic concept album from 1976 about the French Revolution which blends warm Southern summer sounds w/ baroque song structures. Never fear, the serious subject matter is no match for the strong songwriting & light, flowing music. Stark, intimate production, w/ tasty fuzz guitar, backwards tape-loop soundscapes & beautiful treated acoustic guitar, puts one in mind of the Ithaca/Agincourt/Friends trilogy from England.
LionProducitons
DCD
$16.75

Throw Rag
2nd Place
PS, US 12 new tracks from the Sons of the Salton Sea, plus live favorites "Bag of Glue" & "Hollywood".
Acetate
CD
$12.75

Throw Rag
Tee Tot [re-issue]
PS, US Long awaited reissue of debut album. Retained some of the country, hillbilly twang of old, but had an underlying Cramps vibe as well. Includes two bonus tracks.
Acetate
CD
$12.75

Tiersen, Yann
Tabarly (with CD)
PS, FRANCE LP + FREE CD. For the 10th anniversary of Eric Tabarly's death, a famous skipper from Brittany (Northwest of France), the director Pierre Marcel and Galatée Film release a biography of this unsurpassed sailor on June, 11. Galatée Film did not hesitate at all to suggest another exceptional Breton (from Brittany), i.e. Yann Tiersen to compose the soundtrack of this outstanding film. As usual, Yann Tiersen did not just make a music that illustrates the film, but he made a full-fledged, independent, personal and powerful music. Yann made an instrumental music that gives pride of place to the piano and to the intimate melodies that will delight his biggest fans. This record is a kind of bridge in the artist's evolution, from his first loves to his new folk trend. Under this peaceful, mastered and warm movie soundtrack, lays actually a new album. After Eric Zonca's "la vie rêvée des anges", "Amélie from Montmartre" and "Goodbye Lenin", Yann Tiersen composed his fourth soundtrack and as the previous films, it is a safe bet that it will be a success! The record has been initially made for vinyl and the mastering has been made from this vinyl. The sound is therefore warm and powerful.
Lcid'Ailleurs-048
LP
$20.25

Til Tuesday
Coming Up Close: A Retrospective
PS, US
Sony
CD
$12.25

Trash Dog
Wasted Gift (Cassette)
PS, US The name says it all, annihilated, fucked up, hardcore damage from Witcher, Drip, and Garbage, Iowa City underground punk filth. Manic deranged vocals over primitive punk trash. Includes special bonus addition of the ultra limited and out of print Garbage Eater cass. Killer Double sided fold out cover and mini zine artwork by Ryan Garbes. -Night People
NightPeople
CASS
$5.50

Trizo 50
S-T
PS, GERMANY Trizo 50 (post-Phantasia) added one new member on keyboards, Bob DePugh, the younger brother of drummer John DePugh. The band recorded about 150 songs on a 4-track tape recorder during 1973-74. A cross-section was released on a demo album (25 copies). The band introduction on this demo album says: 'Excuse the technical shortcomings. What we want you to notice are the songs, the sound, and the fact that we are exactly what the market is looking for, what the upcoming rock generation is looking for..' Listening to that album you will surely agree. The musical spectrum goes from straight 2-minute psychedelic beat/garage tunes with harmony vocals, pounding organ, excessive fuzz reminding to The Seeds, Stooges Yardbirds, ... over to distorted 'Zapparesque' hard rock cuts into raga-stoner acid folk! The Trizo 50 music continues the outstanding, individual and very surprising songwriting of Phantasia. This release contains 22 original cuts (4 bonus tracks to our LP version) -- all songs have been carefully remastered and were taken from the original mastertapes.
WorldInSound
CD
$18.25

U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Neurot
LP
$14.25

U.S. Christmas
Eat the Low Dogs
PS, US The music cannot be ignored. It hurts people, physically & mentally. It stirs intense feelings of pain, frustration, loss, fear, & occasionally euphoria. Snare drums rattle, amps hum & pop, dogs bark in the background. But that's the way it always sounds, & the band doesn't see any point in changing a method that works. Many a drunken bystander has been drawn to the theremin's magic antennae.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

Unicycle Loves You
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
HighWheel
LP
$13.50

Unicycle Loves You
S-T
PS, US Debut from powerful Chicago five piece is a mix of beautifully crafted tunes crafted tunes that are simultane-ously dark and toe-tapping. Backed by a percussive wall of often bouncy, always novel punk driven beats that buoy 3-part harmonies, this album will get you on the first listen & wrap itself around your brain. UR CHICAGO: "While sampling their new record, or their explosive live show, you will undoubtedly taste the delicious, crunchy alternative of the early '90s, the smooth & silky '80s new wave, the decadent and dramatic '70s glam &, of course, the classic & forever trend-setting '60s catchy pop." (Bob Nanna)
HighWheel
CD
$12.00

Various
Auteur Labels: Factory Benelux
PS, UK A new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Brussels imprint Factory Benelux. Factory Benelux was founded in April 1980 as a collaboration between Factory Records and Les Disques du Crepuscule. Early releases were 'spare' recordings by A Certain Ratio, Durutti Column and Section 25, after which Factory Benelux released a mixture of all-new recordings by Factory artists and licensed repertoire. Thus Benelux recorded key albums and singles by New Order, Section 25, The Names, Minny Pops, Crispy Ambulance, Stockholm Monsters, The Wake and others which never appeared on the more famous parent label. The 72 minute, remastered CD covers the years 1980-1985 and features a detailed label history by Frank Brinkhuis, together with interviews and archive images. Tracklist: 1. THE DURUTTI COLUMN lips that would kiss 2. SECTION 25 je veux ton amour 3. THE NAMES calcutta 4. MINNY POPS time 5. CRISPY AMBULANCE the presence 6. CRAWLING CHAOS breaking down 7. STOCKHOLM MONSTERS miss moonlight 8. THE WAKE something outside 9. LIFE dites-moi 10. SWAMP CHILDREN you've got me beat 11. QUANDO QUANGO love tempo 12. NYAM NYAM fate/hate 13. SIMON TOPPING prospect park.
LTM-2521
CD
$17.00

Various
Auteur Labels: New Hormones
PS, UK 17 tracks. LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Manchester imprint New Hormones. New Hormones was founded in 1977 by punk pioneers Buzzcocks and their manager Richard Boon to release the epochal Spiral Scratch ep (ORG 1). The label went on to release approximately 25 records, the catalogue combining post-punk, pop and avant-garde by Ludus, Diagram Brothers, Biting Tongues, Dislocation Dance, Eric Random and others. These key groups are featured here, together with five more recent recordings by New Hormones artists. The 65 minute, remastered CD covers the years 1977-1982 and features a detailed label history by Justin Toland, together with interviews and archive images. Tracklist: 1. BUZZCOCKS boredom 2. THE TILLER BOYS big noise from the jungle 3. LUDUS my cherry is in sherry 4. DIAGRAM BROTHERS bricks 5. DISLOCATION DANCE stand me up 6. BITING TONGUES denture beach 7. ERIC RANDOM skin deep 8. THE DECORATORS twilight view 9. LUDUS hugo blanco 10. DISLOCATION DANCE you'll never, never know 11. DIAGRAM BROTHERS discordo 12. ERIC RANDOM hardcore + 13. DISLOCATION DANCE what can the matter be? 14. LUDUS acknowledgement 15. ERIC RANDOM free agents 16. BITING TONGUES heart disease (live) 17. HOWARD DEVOTO the presentation of the self in everyday life.
LTM-2492
CD
$17.00

Various
Auteur Labels: Les Disques Du Crepuscule
PS, UK 21 tracks. LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling cult Brussels imprint Les Disques du Crepuscule. Crepuscule ('Twilight') was founded in 1980 by Michel Duval and Annik Honoré with the release the epochal cassette From Brussels With Love (TWI 007). The chic, cosmopolitan label went on to assemble an extensive cross-genre catalogue, much of it dressed by celebrated designer Benoit Hennebert. Associated labels included Factory Benelux, Operation Twilight and Another Side. The 72-minute, remastered CD covers the years 1980-1984 and features a detailed label history by Frank Brinkhuis, together with interviews and archive images. Tracklist: 1. MICHAEL NYMAN Mozart 2. MARINE life in reverse 3. THICK PIGEON subway 4. JOSEF K sorry for laughing 5. REPETITION a still reflex 6. BILL NELSON dada guitare 7. PAUL HAIG running away 8. TUXEDOMOON ninotchka 9. IKE YARD night after night 10. DURUTTI COLUMN party 11. THE NAMES life by the sea 12. STEVEN BROWN waltz 13. RICHARD JOBSON autumn 14. THE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS pick up the rhythm 15. ISOLATION WARD lamina christus 16. ANTENA camino del sol 17. THE PALE FOUNTAINS (there's always) something on my mind 18. MIKADO par hazard 19. ANNA DOMINO land of my dreams 20. BLAINE L. REININGER mystery and confusion 21. DEVINE & STATTON bizarre love triangle Also available in this series: New Hormones (LTMCD 2492), Factory Benelux (LTMCD 2521).
LTM-2517
CD
$17.00

Various
Thank You Friends: The Ardent Records Story
PS, UK
BigBeatUk
CD
$25.00

Ween
Pure Guava
PS, US 180 gram reissue of the band's 1992 debut album for Elektra, their 3rd studio album overall. It feat. what is perhaps Ween's best-known song, "Push Th'Little Daisies", which charted as 21 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks & was featured on Beavis and Butthead
Schnitzel
LP
$22.00

West Coast Consortium
Mr. Umbrella Man
PS, UK Subtitled: A Collection of Demos 1967-1969. "West Coast Consortium's late 1960s 45s were sophisticated, lavishly-orchestrated, close harmony pop affairs. At heart, though, they were a garage psychedelic pop band -- as can be heard on Mr. Umbrella Man, which assembles the pick of the four demo albums they made between 1967 and 1969. Now heard for the first time, this astonishing cache of recordings reveal that, left to their own devices, West Coast Consortium ditched the brass and strings arrangements of their singles in favor of Mellotrons, fuzz guitars, Vox Continental organs and wah-wah pedals, while hitherto unreleased nuggets like 'Santa Monica Bay,' 'Aimie (Sing Your Song For Me)' and the woozy 'Mr. Umbrella Man' show a parallel debt to the lo-fi, DIY approach of the Beach Boys circa Smiley Smile and Friends."
WoodenHill
CD
$21.75

Wet Hair
S-T (1 Sided 12") (Silkscreened Picture Disc)
PS, US This is the first solo work of Shawn Reed as Wet Hair, recorded during late fall of 07. On this LP we find Wet Hair discovering its attitude, its approach, its dark underworld aesthetic, of cult zone dub, blasted vocal purge, trance snyth uneasiness. More direct, focused, and eclectic then the Irifi cass. this one burns blown out and electric, amplified to the point of breaking and then subtle and brooding once more. Play it loud. Ultra deluxe silkscreened artwork by SDREED. As much of a visual artifact as a medium of sound. -Night People
NightPeople
12
$11.00

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1
PS, US Their earliest material was released on vinyl, pressed in small quantities that were either free or hard to come by & are now hopelessly out of print. Who are we to keep you away from the rush of "Shrinking Moon for You"? Vol. 1 collects all the tracks from the Shrinking Moon for You free 10'' and the Dance, California 7'', but this also tacks on the SOL (Summer Of Love) 7", which is available on CD for the first time evah! HARP MAGAZINE: "Like fellow locals Comets on Fire or English space rockers Hawkwind or Spaceman 3, Wooden Shjips' magic is created by a mix of pummeling hypnotic grooves and otherworldly guitar that sounds like Hendrix strung out in a methadone clinic."
HolyMountain
CD
$13.50

Yellow Hand
S-T
PS, UK Recorded in 1969, this superb rural rock collection has been described as "an extra Buffalo Springfield album" because it includes, for mysterious reasons, six rare songs by Neil Young and Steven Stills. These were composed and demoed during Buffalo Springfield's heyday, but not released by them. Elsewhere there are three tracks penned by leader Jerry Tawney and a classy cover of Delaney & Bonnie's "God Knows I Love You." With tasty guitar leads and harmony vocals throughout, this lost gem is a treat for all fans of West Coast rock.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Youngbloods, The
Elephant Mountain
PS, US "Elephant Mountain, the magnetic third album by the Youngbloods, is commonly looked upon as the pinnacle of the legendary Bay Area combo's abundant eight-year career. From its spine-chilling opening track -- the strains of a somber Appalachian fiddle permeating 'Darkness, Darkness' -- the listener is inexorably sucked into psychedelic quicksand by the haunting vocals of Jesse Colin Young, whose plaintive cry to 'hide the constant yearning for things that cannot be' proves mournfully irresistible. In addition to Young's songwriting masterpiece, the 1969 album also spotlights a sharp, country-rocking vocal duet ('Smug') by Young and recently-departed singer Jerry Corbitt, as well as the jazzy interplay between electric keyboard whiz Banana and the locked-in groove of drummer Joe Bauer during magical instrumental 'On Sir Francis Drake.' More songwriting gems loom like sacred totems on this landmark longplayer, including Young's signature ballads 'Sunlight,' 'Quicksand' and 'Ride The Wind.' It's the Youngbloods at the top of their game, indelibly writing their names in the ledger of consummate San Francisco rock 'n' roll."
Sundazed
CD
$13.25

Forthcoming Releases

1900s, The
Everybody's Got A Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
NO PS, US New 7" vinyl phonograph single from Chicago psych-pop troupe, featuring two non-album tracks. White wax, black jacket, real posh.
Parasol-039
45
$3.50

Abe Vigoda
Skeleton (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US This is a twisted joy ride through the four boys' private party. Soothing parts that remind you of Captain Beefheart & My Bloody Valentine, or some punk w/ a haunting reggaeton pulse that makes you move. When the record is done after a little more than 30 mins., you are left feeling that there is something they are trying to tell you, on second listen it smacks you in the face.
PostPresentMedium
CD
$11.50

Action Biker
Hesperian Puisto (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, SWEDEN It really is time for Action Biker's first solo album! It has now been six years since she emerged as an artist doing fun and popular live shows and releasing CD-R's in the indie pop scene of Gothenburg, Sweden, which included people like Jens Lekman and The Honeydrips. Since then, Sarah Nyberg Pergament has been involved in other projects, such as Flow Flux Clan, Kissing Mirrors and The Dreamers, whose record "Day For Night" has received great acclaim from different places around the world. Over the years, Sarah has also performed lots of Action Biker shows (some, as an opening act for Le Tigre and The Embassy), contributed to recordings with Lars Blek (The Field), Differnet and The Honeydrips, and all this time, new recordings with Action Biker have popped up on compilations and singles. In brief, when "Hesperian Puisto" finally is released, it means the début of someone with a lot of experienceŠ The record is named after the Hesperian park in Helsinki, Finland, where Sarah lived for a while. She describes her music as baroque on synthesizers. It is pop music built on complex naivety - altogether very accessible music with distinct vocals and a crispy, sweet, analogue sound. Two great-looking videos are also included on the CD. References and Influences: Young Marble Giants, Broadcast, Dislocation Dance, Moondog, Virna Lindt, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Antena, Francoise Hardy, Saint Etienne, Brian Eno, Ghost Box, Stereolab, Fred Astaire, Maurice Ravel, ESG, Komeda, Cluster, Flying Lizards, Syd Barrett, The Passions, St Christopher, John Barry, Can, Human League, Colleen, Marine Girls, Eric Dolphy, Telex, George Delerue, The Wake, Kraftwerk, Lori & The Chameleons, Differnet.
FriendlyNoise-69
CD
$13.50

Anniversary
Devil On Our Side: B-Sides and Rarities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Posthumous from the 5-piece Lawrence, KS group. A two disc set featuring tons of rarities, b-sides, compilation tracks and more.
Vagrant
DCD
$13.75

Architecture In Helsinki
Like it or Not EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Australian sextet is back with their 3rd single from their critically lauded new album Places Like This. The band has been on a tear since the album's release in fall of 2007, selling over 25,000 copies in the US in under a year. On top of that, they made their debut on the Billboard charts in the first week of release, peaked at #3 on the CMJ Top 200, and sold out several clubs nationwide on their fall 2007 tour. With the Like It or Not EP, the band finally records "One Heavy February" and "Beef in Box," which are two long-time crowd favorites from their live shows, to accompany the single version of "Like It or Not". To top it off there is a "Like It or Not" remix by one of 2008 biggest buzz bands, El Guincho.
Polyvinyl-157
CD5
$7.25

Au
Verbs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Sophomore record from acclaimed Portland experimental pop collective, which, in its swirling depths and subtleties, promises to be one of this year's most satisfying surprises. Verbs is padded out with contributions from nearly thirty collaborators, a list which includes members of YELLOW SWANS, PARENTHETICAL GIRLS, and EVOLUTIONARY JASS BAND, among many others-inadvertently resulting in a strange & singular snapshot of the city's. famously sprawling musical community. The resulting record seamlessly segues through new & unlikely ecstatic extremes with an arresting economy.
Aagoo
CD
$12.00

Be Your Own Pet
Get Damaged (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK While the follow-up, Get Awkward, is gearing up to rival the attention bestowed on their self titled debut - even more attention is now being paid to this EP of songs missing from the US version of the album. Get Damaged contains three tracks banned from release in the US by their major record. label after being deemed offensive. Here they are all their punk rock glory!
XL
CD5
$5.50

Black Sun Ensemble
Across the Sea of Id: The Way to Eden (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Quite possibly the final BSE release after an illustrious career of nearly 25 years. It marks a return to the beloved semi-acoustic style of their first few releases, and also - due to public demand! - contains no vocals. It is a mixture of new readings of past tracks & new compositions. The new material offers a singular, dreamy vision of BSE's potentially final works. The two title tracks, Across the Sea of Id and Eden Song, are reflective, yet hallucinatory explorations into Jesus Acedo's unique compositional & melodic sensibility. While Angel de la Guardia has a refined yet explosive rock swagger, it is balanced by the meditation Perelandra & La Paz. The CD also contains a video of the band performing the signature BSE piece "Dove of the Desert"
CameraObscura
CD
$14.00

Blackshaw, James
Litany of Echoes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Blackshaw's 6th studio album in 5 years, shows a more mature, focused and accessable. Featuring Blackshaw adding some glistening piano work for the first time and Fran Bury returning to play sweeping string parts.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$15.00

Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with musicŠ It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears tend to perk up when a record review sings praises like these, especially when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the BOWERBIRDS' debut album, "Hymns for a Dark Horse." DEAD OCEANS is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbirds with listeners worldwide. "Hymns for a Dark Horse" was originally released in July of 2007 on BURLY TIME RECORDS, and now will be issued in an expanded form featuring TWO BONUS TRACKS. Upon the initial release of the album, Pitchfork graced it with an 8.4 and "recommended" stamp of approval, saying: "[Bowerbirds] churn out deceptively pleasing folksongs about plants and animals and the unforgivable things we do to them... hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird, characteristics of the very best kind of Americana music. Bowerbirds do for backyards what the Hold Steady's done for parking lots-- translated place into sound.
DeadOceans-017
LP
$11.50

Bowerbirds
Hymns For A Dark Horse (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Only once every ten years or so does one hear a new band this good, this bursting with ideas, this audibly in love with musicŠ It is beyond stunning. This band is the complete package." Ears tend to perk up when a record review sings praises like these, especially when the praises come from the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle, as they did recently on his Last Plane to Jakarta website hailing the BOWERBIRDS' debut album, "Hymns for a Dark Horse." DEAD OCEANS is overjoyed to be sharing the sounds of Bowerbirds with listeners worldwide. "Hymns for a Dark Horse" was originally released in July of 2007 on BURLY TIME RECORDS, and now will be issued in an expanded form featuring TWO BONUS TRACKS. Upon the initial release of the album, Pitchfork graced it with an 8.4 and "recommended" stamp of approval, saying: "[Bowerbirds] churn out deceptively pleasing folksongs about plants and animals and the unforgivable things we do to them... hypnotically pretty and a little bit weird, characteristics of the very best kind of Americana music. Bowerbirds do for backyards what the Hold Steady's done for parking lots-- translated place into sound.
DeadOceans-017
CD
$11.50

Brown Bird
Bottom of the Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, US Dark Americana trio have brought subtly disturbing lyrics dressed in soothing harmonies to those who will listen since 2003. Their sound ranges from simple sea-shanty style folk to complex counterpoints with an Eastern European flavor. Their influences of indie, classical, and old american hymns rise and fall within their songs like whitecaps on a dark and stormy sea. For fans of John Prine, Dirty Three, and Low.
PeapodRecordings
CD
$10.50

Camper Van Beethoven
Popular Songs of Great Enduring Strength and Beauty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US
CookingVinyl
CD
$14.25

Carr, Derek
The Digital Space Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, IRELAND Derek Carr is one of Ireland's unsung heroes of soulful techno. Derek has been making music for almost 2 decades now (if you include his early experiments as a 14 year old with a Casio sampler). Following many releases over the past 7 years on a wide variety of electronic labels now comes his anticipated debut album for Psychonavigation Records.. 'The Digital Space Race' compiles ten tracks of sublime electronic music that can be enjoyed equally in the stoned privacy of your home or on the dance floor. For fans of John Beltran,B12,The Black Dog, Carl Craig... this is an essential record.
Psychonavigation-025
CD
$15.50

Chap
Mega Breakfast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, US They've become known & loved for their inimitable pop/improv/disco/rock-with-strings sound & a furiously rocking live show, complete w/ dance routines. It's the sound of the search for a heart of gold in a world gone cold. It deals w/ sex issues, depression & classic economics. It's all infectious, blistering pop music, but all the while something is deliciously wrong here, making for what is sure to be one of the most intriguing releases of 2008.
GhostlyInternational
CD
$12.75

Chassagnard, Jerome
(f)light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY With (f)light, Jérôme Chassagnard, a member of the French project Ab Ovo, presents his first solo work. He is accompanied by befriended artists like Flaque and Guillaume Eluerd (Nimp). What can we expect from an artist whose influences and preferences range from electronica and ambient to pop, ethnic music and drum'n'bass whose preferred authors are A. De St. Exupery, and André Gide, E.A. Poe and Ray Bradbury whose favorite movie directors are Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch and Steven Spielberg - just to name a few. What looks like an eclectic puzzle at first glance makes perfect sense after listening to this outstanding album... each track is carried by intense, emotional moods that take the listener from warm and soothing tranquility to disturbing and yet unknown places with proficient subtlety. Flowing ambient landscapes based upon varied rhythms include beautiful, sometimes slightly sad melodies - only a glimpse of the darkness behind the mirror of technology. All of this accented with sampled acoustic instruments and the appropriate use of voices and guitars - this album holds a perfect balance between beat and drift. A captivating piece of work - essential listening to all those who wish to enter an abstract parallel world - yet, not so abstract that they'll get lost.
Hymen-766
CD
$17.25

Cobalt
Landfill Breastmilk Beast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Feat. an appearance by ex-SWANS singer JARBOE. Clocking in at over 50 mins, this previews new & excl. material. "Ritual Use of Fire" is an epic 35+ min. Atmospheric/ambient journey through a landscape of desolation, loneliness, & desperation. Incl. a new track, "Stomach", a cover of "Extinction" by crust punk anarchists Nausea, & a hidden experimental track.
ProfoundLore
CD
$10.00

Dalek / IfWhen
Dälek vs. Ifwhen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US 180g 12" vinyl limited to 300. As diverse as hip-hop has ever been, think My Bloody Valentine, Tool & early Wu Tang combined with Massive Attack. As with all Claire's Echo releases, this release is LIMITED to just 300 copies worldwide -- 200 copies on 180-gram black vinyl.
Claire'sEcho-17
12
$12.00

Dead End Armory
Hope You're Good (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, US 4 piece rock band that's equal parts Texas-style indie rock and New England wintercore. Their sound ranges from spare, solemn songs that bring to mind The Red House Painters, early Low, to the cacophonous noise of "Sister" era Sonic Youth or classic Crazy Horse. "The vocals are a perfect match for the sonic scenes behind them, whether it's driving, straight-ahead rock or a field of sparse cymbal tings and snare cracks with ghostly guitar whines in the distance" - The Bollard
PeapodRecordings
CD
$10.50

Duchess and the Duke, The
She's The Duchess, He's The Duke (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HardlyArt
LP
$10.75

Duchess and the Duke, The
She's The Duchess, He's The Duke (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US
HardlyArt
CD
$10.75

Durutti Column, The
Sunlight to Blue... Blue to Blackness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, UK "Sunlight to blue ... Blue to blackness" - This was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for the very bare, back to basics, reflective new album from The Durutti Column. Vini Reilly has recorded under the name The Durutti Column since 1978 and has a rich portfolio of work, releasing over 15 albums in this time, but Reilly has been through some dark times the past year. In a conscious response to his last two polished and studio based releases he has created some sparse, simply beautiful 'sketches' as he once called them, more reminiscent of his work from the early eighties. Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on his Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to 'Without Mercy' for the last track 'Grief' and reinvents 'Never Known' from LC. This release also sees the debut of a talented young pianist and singer, Poppy Morgan, who co-wrote the melancholy Ananda as a duet with what Reilly dryly calls 'intrusive guitar'. For the uninitiated, Vini was the first artist signed to Manchester's influential Factory Records, co-wrote and played on Morrissey's first solo album 'Viva Hate', and was heavily featured in the film about Manchester music culture, '24 Hour Party People'. Ever critical of Vini's voice, but ever a fierce champion of his talent, the late Tony Wilson would surely appreciate this return of The Durutti Column. Track listing: 1. Glimpse 2. Contact 3. Messages 4. So Many Crumbs And Monkeys! 5. Ged 6. Never Known Version 7. Anada 8. Head Glue 9. Demo For Gathering Dust 10. Wordless 11. Grief.
Kooky-027
CD
$17.75

Durutti Column, The
Treatise on the Steppenwolf OST (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, UK LTM is proud to announce the release of the very first soundtrack recording by The Durutti Column, the legendary Factory Records ensemble formed and fronted by virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Treatise on the Steppenwolf is the soundtrack to the performance piece of the same name by experimental theatre group 12 Stars, written and directed by Gerard McInulty, first staged in Glasgow in May 2003. Freely adapted from the celebrated counter-culture novel by Hermann Hesse, the performance is a portrait a divided character in a state of ongoing conflict. Previously unreleased, the soundtrack CD combines the original studio recordings of the 12 pieces performed by The Durutti Column during the Glasgow run, as well as two bonus live tracks recorded at the event, one featuring spoken-word narrative by cast member Carolyn Allen. The attractive booklet for this 60 minute digital re-master includes background notes, and images from the Glasgow performance in May 2003. 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 sawas managed by the late Anthony H. Wilson, founder of Factory Records.
LTM-2518
CD
$17.00

Eden Express
Que Amors Que (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Kip Uhlhorn (CLOUDLAND CANYON), Kelly Uhlhorn, & John David Lovelace. Their debut is a lush, tropical album formed by a decadent love of drink, the non-erotic possibilities of equestrian ownership, & a finely tuned sense of the dark supernatural side of things. It's like castle rock w/
warm, white sand beaches.
HolyMountain
CD
$16.00

Endless Boogie
Focus Level (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
NoQuarter
DLP
$16.50

Endless Boogie
Focus Level (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US This NYC four-piece started out as an "old man hobby" and turned into the best psychedelic rock 'n' roll band in the city (maybe country, possibly world). Endless Boogie jam, then jam some more. They lock in grooves so tight there's no escape - like entering a black hole, that last second stretches out forever. The only thing keeping them from living up to their name is the physics of the compact disc. The perfect soundtrack to hot summer nights. Hanging out in the basement. Smoking figs in the yard. The double LP is presented in a deluxe old-style tip-on gatefold jacket and comes with a bonus track and digital download coupon.
NoQuarter
CD
$13.25

Enduser
Left (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY Tracklisting: Interruption 4, Black Light, Retaliation, Of View. Fear, Black Light [scorn remix], Stillness (re-edit), Chaos (re-edit). Info: End.User is one of the cornerstones of the modern eclectic electronic music releases across many platforms have built him into a juggernaut. A usually prolific artist, having recorded for Hymen, Ad Noiseam, Sublight, cargo, and many others, he took 2007 off, working on something very special: his debut on Ohm Resistance and the 2x12'' vinyl version on Hymen Records. Having relocated to San Francisco, a new lease on his creative power is demonstrated adroitly over the entire album Furthermore, there are two re-edits on side d which are vinyl-only tracks!
Hymen-055
DLP
$21.75

Feelies, The
Crazy Rhythms [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1980 and featuring a noisy angular sound that's somewhere between Krautrock, the Velvet Undergound, & New Wave. Massively infuential to bands as wide-ranging as R.E.M. & Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. A post-punk classic back in print for the first time in many years.
Water
CD
$14.00

Flaherty, Paul & Randall Colbourne
Bridge Out! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Don't call it a comeback. "Bridge Out!," the first release in almost a decade by the outlaw duo of saxophonist PAUL FLAHERTY and percussionist RANDALL COLBOURNE, is better thought of as a renewal, a reawakening of a collaboration which has lain dormant for too long. Joining forces in the late 1980s, these two New Englanders released over a dozen uncompromising albums of avant-garde jazz on their own and other labels that have since vanished into legend. Since then, Flaherty has expanded across the world stage in improv, out-rock and noise (with Chris Corsano, Thurston Moore, Sunburned Hand of the Man, Wally Shoup, etc.) while Colbourne pursued private study. Together again, they've created eight instant compositions of coiling sax lines and polyrhythmic patterns that commemorates the past celebrates the new. Includes liner notes by Nick Cain.
FamilyVineyard-055
CD
$11.50

Friska Viljor
Tour de Hearts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, SWEDEN Second album from Swedish duo.
CryingBob
CD
$15.00

Ginormous
At Night, Under Artificial Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, GERMANY On Ginormous' third album on Hymen Records, Bryan Konietzko did take more time and produced his most direct and potent musical message to date. 'At Night' is even more emotive and personal than Ginormous' previous work, all while resisting self-indulgence. These eleven tracks were objectively beaten and honed until they each became the most condensed and vivid versions of themselves. Bryan Konietzko shines his bright, 'artificial light' on the elements that hoards of electronic music composers fear the most: melody, song structure and brevity. the album is an intense and addictive experience, charging forward with the nervous energy of urban, nighttime cityscapes, speeding subways and foreboding factories. Here is an organic, human element at the center of this unrelenting journey, in the form of symphonic and acoustic instruments and warm bass lines, balancing the bold compositions. The album starts with 'punches to carefully coax,' a proud peacock of a track where thick, jagged planes of ice collide with razor sharp synth strings. 'Melted Circadian' bristles with a chromatically-fractal melody that spins like a neon helix in vertigo. Konietzko parades a passionate assortment of prepared guitars with a muscular beat in the sweeping 'coiled so tightly.' The title track confidently trudges like a phalanx of tungsten-clad shadows pursuing a cloud of glittering insects. 'From Deep Bore Holes' hypnotizes with an unsettlingly lingual snare drum that tries and fails to speak, possibly warning of the molten, rubberized synth melody that waits in the depths, poised to scald. Finally, 'awakening the magpie in all of us' sails on a slow Bonham-esque dream-beat while dozens of chimes and metallophones pull the 43-minute album to its inevitable, timely conclusion.
Hymen-765
CD
$17.25

Head Like A Kite
There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US "There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere," HEAD LIKE A KITE'S second full-length album, and first for MUSH, is an expert blend of electronic rock production and pure pop-songcraft built on a bed of pillaged found-sound from cities the band visited on their 2006 US tour. No stranger to sharing the stage with big names on national and international turf, ringmaster Dave Einmo has assembled some of Seattle's finest for the album including members of The Long Winters, Smoosh, Radio 4, Crooked Fingers, and Preston School Of Industry. Whether it be guest vocals from Asya Smoosh and Graig Markel, added inspiration from touring drummer Trent Moorman, or the production of Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine) each track is flavored with the perfect additions to the epic songwriting and big-beat electronic production that is Head Like A Kite's forte. "There Is Loud Laughter Everywhere" strikes the balance between art and craft and is the finest sonic road-trip in the Mush catalog.
Mush-259
CD
$9.00

Hella
There's No 666 In Outer Space (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Deluxe vinyl version presented on 2 heavyweight 12 inch lps, housed in a gatefold sleeve with new artwork and lyric sheet. LIMITED to 1000.
BlackDiamond
LP
$17.75

Hercules and Love Affair
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US
Mute
CD
$15.25

Herman Dune
1-2-3 Apple Tree (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Legendary anti-folk French duo return w/their 2nd EP for Everloving. "French folkies w/ a Jonathan Richman fixation address rock's criminal lack of ukulele on this totally twee, utterly charming tune, complete w/horns, bongos & backup angels" - Rolling Stone
Everloving
CD5
$6.25

Impossible Shapes, The
The Impossible Shapes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US THE IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES have been merrily music making - mostly under the radar - for a decade now. With this release the band has recorded songs that were flushed out over many live performances over many tours all across the globe. This album is their pinnacle song mound that could have been issued by Zapple, if times had been different. At the root these four long-hairs are a pop band - kinda like how Byrds became a meta group - who've been strained through British folk as well as the whole post/beat/mystic literate gob. Songwriter Chris Barth translates a cosmological view as psychedelic nursery rhymes or rock n roll cracked into free form strata.
SecretlyCanadian-140
CD
$11.50

Jay Reatard
Singles 06-07 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
US,PS VINYL VERSION. Double-LP housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve
InTheRed-151
DLP
$15.50

Jay Reatard
Singles 06-07 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US This is a collection of all his out-of-print material, re-mastered by the Real Tard himself. It's finally possible to hear these gems in one straight shot, remasterd (hence sounding better than ever), without flipping over a pile of 7'' platters. Includes a DVD showcasing some choice live performances.
InTheRed-151
CD/DVD
$17.00

Jeremy Jay
AlphaRhythm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US JEREMY JAY, a Californian, has toured the West Coast and ventured as far a field as New York City in the past year. He will performing across the U.S. after the release of "A Place Where We Could Go," and has already begun working on his second K album, to be released in January 2009. His most recent release, "Airwalker" [IPU115], also a volume in the International Pop Underground series, was very well received by radio, press and interweb fanzines/logs/journals.
Krecords-117
45
$3.75

Judys, The
Moo [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, US The original 'Moo' album finally re-issued on CD for the first time! CD sports seven bonus tracks, mainman David Bean's "Modomusic" EP. Released almost four years to the day after Washarama and following an eighteen month hiatus, The Judy's Moo album has a slightly more progressive sound: richer production values, fuller arrangements and thicker harmonies. As the band returned to the stage in 1985, this was the album that showed the band's maturity and development as songwriters and musicians. The twelve songs on Moo, laced with solid-state irony, well-placed cynicism and standard issue Judys' wit, show the band at the peak of their creativity and acted as a springboard for their live extravaganzas. The album was released with The Moo Tour - a month of live performances across the state which included giant cereal boxes, moving conveyer belts of milk cartons, and a dancing cow while the band donned milkman uniforms. Critically acclaimed and fan-revered, The Moo Album continues to be a milestone in Texas pop music.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

Judys, The
Land Of Plenty [re-issue] (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, US First ever official release for The Judys last album, recorded but never released! In 1990, The Judy's set out to record a new album with a new Judy's sound. Featuring the lineup that had been established over a number of years the band, including Barbara Donaho (keyboards/guitars), Lee Malone (bass), and Darwin Keys (drums), set out to explore new horizons musically and thematically. Land of Plenty injected multi-layered keyboards and guitars, stacked vocals, a gospel choir, and even a bit of banjo into the band's palatte and sought to realize Bean's vision of a new Americana musical landscape. Broad in its scope and daring in its expansion of the band's definition of itself, Land of Plenty was shelved when the group disbanded before the CD's release. While a handful of copies have been given out, this is first time this long sought-after project has been available to the general public.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00

Love As Laughter
Holy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epic/RedInk
LP
$12.75

Love As Laughter
Holy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US The group's distinctive sound can only be described as a melting pot of flavors of artists such as the Beach Boys, Jimmy Buffet, & Neil Diamond.
Epic/RedInk
CD
$13.25

LSD & The Search For God
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US ON VINYL! This masterful collection of five lysergic-dipped, guitar-based gems is delightfully reminiscent of the early Creation Records sound. Turn it on & tune in to a psychedelic trip, where swirling guitars & playfully flirtatious boy/girl vocals travel through dreamy pop hooks & fuzzed out drones. Limited to 1000
DeepSpace
12
$12.00

M. Ward
Transfiguration Of Vincent (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Deluxe packaging & 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl. Available on LP for the first time! Ward's 3rd album that is clearly
progressive while simultaneously sounding regressive, feeling dusty w/ age, & manifesting a genius that is pure & untempered. His music defies description except to say it is coming from somewhere seeped in the early blues w/ a Neil Young overlay & the feel of country, blues, pop, & folk.
JealousButcher
LP
$12.50

Machine Fabriek & Stephen Vitiello
Box Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US Rutger and Stephen sort of accidentally met through e-mail. A simple note regarding an ordering question for a CD led to an enthusiastic e-mail conversation and climaxed in a musical collaboration. This all happened in a very short period, both musicians being very inspired by the concept of "exchange," as a means to cross space and time -- Rutger living in the Netherlands and Stephen in Virginia. Most of the time, when (electronic) musicians work together it's a matter of swapping digital files. In this case they decided to do something different and sent each other a box full of (mostly non-musical, or musically non-functional) objects and recordings, with the "assignment" to make music with those objects and all as source materials. As the titles tell, we're talking about an egg cutter, thumb piano, a broken kraakle box, rice, chocolate sprinkles, old cassette tapes, a broken 7" record, etcetera, etcetera. Both musicians made two of their own solo tracks with the box they received, and the last track was done together by Rutger adding sounds and processing to a piece started by Stephen. For Rutger/ Machinefabriek this is part of his most delicate work. For Stephen, it was a new and extremely enjoyable form of long-distance collaboration. Machinefabriek: Rutger Zuydervelt, better known as Machinefabriek, lives in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Started as Machinefabriek in 2004, he released 40+ small run home-made cdr's as well as work for Type Records, Lampse, Digitalis, Staalplaat (Mort Aux Vaches) and now 12K. A double remix cd was released in 2007, with interpetations by Alva Noto, Pita, Mitchell Akiyama, Xela, Gert-Jan Prins and many more. Collaborations (live or recording) include Steinbrüchel, Jasper TX, Wouter van Veldhoven, Simon Nabatov, Frans de Waard, Aaron Martin and Peter Broderick. Stephen Vitiello: Stephen Vitiello is a sound and media artist based in Richmond, VA. CD releases include Bright and Dusty Things (New Albion), Listening to Donald Judd (Sub Rosa) and Untitled/Exchange, a collaborative CD with Michael J. Schumacher (A Question of Re-Entry). Solo exhibitions of Vitiello's sound installations, photographs and drawings have been presented at The Project, NY, Museum 52, London, the Texas Gallery, Houston, TX and Diapason, NYC. Group exhibitions include the 2002 Whitney Biennial and the 2006 Biennial of Sydney. Over the last 18 years, Stephen has collaborated with numerous musicians and artists including Scanner, Pauline Oliveros, Andrew Deutsch, Julie Mehretu and Tony Oursler.
12K-1048
CD
$12.25

Made Out Of Babies
Ruiner (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US While the album retains the group's trademark ferocious hybrid of PJ Harvey, Jesus Lizard & Big Black, it also finds the band's musical exploration showcasing something unsettling & unique.
The End
CD
$15.50

Merzbow
Arijigoku (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, POLAND Merzbow's fourth full lenght CD album for the VIVO RECORDS label.
Vivo-2008037
CD
$15.50

Moonbabies, The
Take Me to the Ballroom EP (DELAYED PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2008)
PS, SWEDEN The second single from their latest album 'Moonbabies at the Ballroom' released last Summer on our Hidden Agenda imprint. Features the exquisite title track plus two previously unreleased gems: "Flip-Top Boxer" and "Crispin Glover".
Startracks/Hidden Agenda
CD5
$2.00

Mount Analog Feat Karl Blau
That's How I Got to Memphis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US MOUNT ANALOG is the solo project of Grammy Nominated producer TUCKER MARTINE. In this recording, record producer Martine (the Decemberists, Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, Mudhoney), and his talented cast of Mount Analog--STEVE MOORE(Earth, Sunn0))))), JON HYDE, LAURA VEIRS and BRUCE WIRTH pay tribute to Nashville style in its classic country aesthetic circa 1972. With Martine having grown up in Nashville, this single could be construed as a shout-out to his songwriter father Layng Martine, Jr. who's songs have been recorded by Elvis, the Pointer Sisters, Bo Diddley, Reba McEntire, Billy "Crash" Craddock and many more. It was the Tom T. Hall version of "That's How I got to Memphis" that first caught Martine's attention as a teenager, but folks like Lee Hazlewood, Buddy Miller and Bobby Bare have all made the song their own since. "I am such a huge fan of Karl's, I knew that he was the one to help our version stay true to the spirit of the original version I loved so much, while shining the light on it from a different angle," Martine states.
Krecords-118
45
$3.75

Mucca Pazza
Plays Well Together (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Second full length from this 30 piece marching band known for their energetic live shows. It takes a bit of effort to actually play well together with this many members, which is why they're so proud of this new album. For fans of Beirut, Gogol Bordello, John Philip Sousa.
MuccaPazza
CD
$13.75

Mueller, Jon
Strung (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Peripatetic composer, performer, improviser, and designer JON MUELLER is a busy guy, and both the rock and experimental music scenes are the richer for it. As a drummer he propels the ecstatic whorl of COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and the occasional guitar army of RHYS CHATHAM; alternately his solo project, "Metals", is the most harrowingly intense percussive barrage you'll ever encounter. He also finds time to collaborate with artists ranging from Wilco's Glenn Kotche to Swans' Jarboe. Whether it's minimalist bombast, free-improv interplay, or electroacoustic finesse, Mueller's got it covered. But what can he do with a guitar? In "Strung", Mueller doesn't play the guitar; he scrambles its molecules. Laying down a photon-blast of sound, he initiates a relentless, rapid-pulse attack signal that summons wave upon wave of white noise. Think inexorable alien invasion - The Day the Earth Stood Still, with Lou Reed as Klaatu and Metal Machine Music as the message. Earth doesn't stand a chance.
TableOfTheElements-94
LP
$14.25

Mueller, Jon/Jason Kahn
Topography (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Percussionist JON MUELLER continues his amazing run of releases (he appears on eight TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS titles in the first half of 2008!) with "Topography," a collaboration with Zürich-based sound and visual artist JASON KAHN. As a drummer, Mueller propels COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES and the occasional guitar army of RHYS CHATHAM; he also finds time to collaborate with artists ranging from Wilco's Glenn Kotche to Swans' Jarboe. Kahn draws on electronic and acoustic sound sources to create slowly developing compositions imbued with a sense of timelessness. "Topography" addresses the entity of sound as both a physical and psychological factor shaping our consciousness, and is a remarkable display of electro acoustic finesse. It's a joint, limited-edition release with Mueller's own Crouton label, exquisitely packaged in a debossed, white-on-white jacket.
TableoftheElements-116
CD
$13.00

My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US With this Brooklyn band's sophomore release, we're instantly reminded of Shara Worden's reputation as one of indie music's most vibrant, creative, and original voices. This record is charming, playful, daring, foreboding, graceful, eclectic, exciting, and visceral. The songs marry vast instrumentation - marimbas, harps, clarinets, French horns, rabid guitars, vibraphones, and more - to create an unequaled amalgamation of style and color. In a word, beautiful.

SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this CD from Parasol and we'll send you a unique coupon code for a free download of a free digital EP featuring five alternate versions of album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty-046
CD
$11.50

My Brightest Diamond
A Thousand Shark's Teeth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! SPECIAL PRE-ORDER PROMOTION: Pre-order this LP from Parasol and we'll send you a unique coupon code for a free download of a free digital EP featuring five alternate versions of album tracks plus one outtake.
AsthmaticKitty-046
LP
$12.00

Nash, Ben
The Seventh Goodbye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Debut full-length from Sheffield, England's best kept secret. Musical elements as diverse as folk, raga, Eastern persuccion, drone, prog, and noise all collide and coalesce as the album unfolds. Some of the best new psych sounds coming out of the UK right now. Letterpress printed card package.
AuroraBorealis
CD
$14.75

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Notwist make music that's at once impossibly personal and hugely inviting. This release is their most important and moving to date, in the band's nearly 20 year career. Markus Acher's singular voice surrounds you with all the comfort of familiarity, the euphoria of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before the words and the scale of the musical language sink in.
Domino
CD
$11.50

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$17.50

Notwist
The Devil, You + Me (Deluxe) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US The Notwist make music that's at once impossibly personal and hugely inviting. This release is their most important and moving to date, in the band's nearly 20 year career. Markus Acher's singular voice surrounds you with all the comfort of familiarity, the euphoria of re-acquaintance. It takes a while before the words and the scale of the musical language sink in. The deluxe limited edition is a hard-bound book with full color 24-page insert.
Domino
CD/BOOK
$15.50

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Osorezan
Mimidokodesuka (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 20TH)
PS, US "Do you like Derek Bailey?" This was the question posed to JIM O'ROURKE on his first meeting w/ bass-playing fury DARIN GRAY. This is Jim on electric guitar & Darin on contrabass bonded w/ CHRIS CORSANO, who's blown the free world on its tony ass w/ his unbridled power, intensely collaborative nature & smooth stickwork behind the kit. Recorded live at the Pit Inn in Tokyo during a 2005 residency.
DragCity
CD
$13.00

Paper Rad
Trash Talking (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Think of this group showing up to the 80's dance party with tazers & ketamine, and you waking up at the bottom of the ball tank at Chuck E Cheese. Not suitable for work, but definitely suitable for family occasions! This DVD includes lots of ephemera filling every color on the PANTONE wheel, but also including the recurring Alfe character in a brand new (never aired) TV Pilot. Also included will be the ultimate PAPER RAD "Guide to CD-ROMS" - essential knowledge for jammers everywhere. Also word comes from PAPER RAD HQ that this shiny video capsule will have "multi multi media, box eyes, and Future Genies out-takes" When all the footage is bonus, seated TV viewers come out ahead. This is for fans young & old looking for strange new voices!
Load
DVD
$17.00

Paramount Styles
Failure American Style (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US This is the 1st solo outing from Scott McCloud (GIRLS AGAINST BOYS). Feat. Richard Fortus (PSYCHEDELIC FURS/GUNS N' ROSES), Alexis Fleisig (Girls Against Boys), & Angela McClusky. The sound of dark forces gathering in a radiant club, at times intimate & at others soaring, slow burns bend & swerve into panoramic lush walls of sound.
Konkurrent
CD
$13.25

Pelt
Dauphin Elegies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US This first new studio recording in three years picks up where 2005's Untitled CD leaves off-delivering massive slabs of heavy, all-acoustic drone action.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Ponytail
Ice Cream Spiritual (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US "Ice Cream Spiritual" is full contact aerobics. It's a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body. "Ice Cream Spiritual" is the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for. Randomly put together in a class experiment, the four members of Baltimore's PONYTAIL has stumbled onto what will be one of the top albums of 2008.
WeAreFree-005
CD
$11.50

Pumice
Quo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US As the title self-effacingly implies, Quo proffers a triumphant, primo slice of past Pumiceisms: uncertain progressions,
anomalous structure, inimitable guitar buzz, sublime melancholy & distorted vocals (crooned, spoken & moaned). Quo once more finds Pumice cruising the convergence of pop, folk & noise strains with bona fide inner mystique. Sputtering sub-underground skiffle aims for outer zones, diamond cuts of nervous guitar with pesky hooks that sting & tickle tread rough hewn punk turf, pop tangents charm with echoes of the Kilgours or Chris Knox, and woozy synth blurts & drones thread the patchwork patterns with Hulk-like grace.
SoftAbuse
CD
$11.50

Q-Bert
Super Seal Breaks II (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US If you're a hardcore skratcher, then you know all the infinitely fun possibilities a Super Seal 2 can bring!So hurry up & get it first so that your fellow DJs think you are mysterious & ask you, "What the hell record is that? I want it!" Also feat.a ridiculously hot triplet beat which was scientifically made to be played on 45 to get the full effects of attracting the opposite (or the same) sex! Get this limited pressing before it's gone.
ThudRumble
LP
$13.25

Real Tuesday Weld
End of the World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Recorded during the same time as his latest opus, "the London Book of the Dead" Steven Coates aka the Real
Tuesday Weld created this special side project release. A conceptual companion piece is an imaginary concert which takes places in an imaginary club. The album contains some of this fascinating artists' most atmospheric, haunting and downright beautiful tracks to date.
SixDegrees
CD
$10.75

Reggie & The Full Effect
Last Stop: Crappy Town (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Project of James Dewees, originally of THE GET UP KIDS. This album sees a different side of Reggie. Gone are
the poppy, danceable songs. This album reflects a real, rough time in James's life and this album is much heavier, darker and introspective. Poor Reggie.
Vagrant
CD
$13.75

Saturday Knights
Mingle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Three-piece hip-hop/trailer park pop-punk band debut their genre-busting full length. They present a dash os psych, Afro-funk, old school style & a seductive collaboration with the DAP-KINGS. Kim Thayil (SOUNDGARDEN) spazzes out on guitar on the mesmerizing rock anthem "I Go" while Nirvana producer JACK ENDINO plays drums on a pumped up new mix of underground radio hit "45."
LightInTheAttic
CD
$12.50

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Dianne Fallling Off Of Her Horse b/w Springtime Judgment (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 8TH)
PS, US Two tracks not available anywhere else feat. FRED THOMAS on vocals & representing a return to SLGTM's lo-fi origins of home recording & tossed off pop classics. LIMITED to 500 on red vinyl!!
ErnestJenning
45
$5.50

Schaeffer, Janek
Extended Play [Triptych for the child survivors of war and conflict] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US LIMITED EDITION 600. LINE is proud to release the latest audio work from British composer and installation artist Janek Schaefer based on his installation of the same title. Installation Reviews: "a piece to return to again and again... haunting and lulling" [The Wire, UK] "so inspirational, and in many ways very spiritual" [Gerry Turvey] "I was so deeply touched by your piece" [Mandeep Kaur Samra] Red is the colour of Life, of Death, and of Love. Scarlett, my first child, was born in 2005, and since then I have been very aware of how lucky we all are. have been constantly comparing this to the fact that my mother was born in Warsaw in 1942 - the epicenter of World War II. How opposite can two beginnings be? This inspired me to produce the Extended Play installation, which continuously and positively celebrates hope and new beginnings, for child survivors in all situations around the world. The original idea for the composition came from learning about the 'Jodoform' system of secret musical messages that were broadcast by the BBC Service, during music they played was given a particular meaning, which was interpreted by Polish Underground. Discovered from the original Jodoform logbook, that the lovely Polish folk song 'Tango Lyczakowskie', was broadcast on the day my mother was born. Song describes how children in 1918, had been forced to take up arms, in defense of their town. From this tune, chose a short rising musical phrase, and with my arranger Michael Jennings, developed a ten-minute score. Each of the three solo parts was then recorded separately, edited, and cut onto vinyl. In the gallery, 3 x Cello EP's, 3 x Piano EP's, and 3 x Violin EP's are played at either 33, 45, or 78rpm using nine retro record players. These play continuously, and each was modified to stop playing briefly in response to the audience moving around the exhibition. This has the effect of changing and extending the composition, so that it is never the same again.
Line-036
CD
$12.25

Shit & Shine
Cherry (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Presented here again in remastered CD format w/ bonus live DVD, this is back for round two in digital format. 1000 copies for the world. Bonus DVD feat. a pro-shot 35 min. performance recorded for last.fm in London November 2007. They're an afternoon spent tearing up betting-slips at the bookies. A stain on your shirt that won't wash out.
RiotSeason
CD
$23.00

Sian Alice Group
The Dusk Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheSocialRegistry-063
12
$10.25

Sian Alice Group
The Dusk Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US "The Dusk Line" EP is comprised of four songs recorded during work on SIAN ALICE GROUP'S debut album "59.59" in the summer of 2007. For this release they opted to work on a smaller scale, stripping their sound down to just layered grand piano and voice. Featuring contributions from just two members of the group, Rupert Clervaux and vocalist Sian Ahern, "The Dusk Line" is an exercise in restraint. It was recorded at London's The Garden, utilizing layered piano parts all performed by Clervaux. Sian Alice Group have become known for their sweeping, orchestrated aesthetic, but "The Dusk Line" distills their sound to its core.
TheSocialRegistry-063
CD5
$7.50

Sigur Ros
Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Inspired by the unfettered feeling of the acoustic performances filmed during Heima, Sigur Rós adopted a looser approach in creating their fifth album Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust. The album consequently is fresher and more human than anything they've previously recorded. Rough edges, cracked notes, and the sound of fingers on strings are audible resulting in tracks (e.g. "Íllgresi") that prove to be the band's sparsest and most affecting work to date. Worry not though, plenty of electric guitar can be heard throughout the album ensuring Sigur Rós' commitment to challenging sonic limitations. Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust is truly a groundbreaking album for Sigur Rós. It's the first time they've attempted to write, record, mix, release and support (by touring) an album in the same year. Notoriously known for their laborious writing/recording style and their Icelandic
roots, Sigur Rós decided to record an album outside of Iceland for the first time. Recording, mixing and mastering sessions took place in such un-Reykjavik cities as New York (Sear Sound and Sterling Sound), London (Abbey Road and Assault & Battery) and Havana. The result is pretty much their "leave home" album, the anti-Heima. The opening track, "Gobbledigook", is a manifesto setter with its shifting/no time signature. On the last track, "All Alright", Sigur Rós find themselves singing a song solely in English for the first time. The seventh track, "Ára Bátur", was performed with a full orchestra and the London Oratory Boys Choir. This was recorded in one take with no overdubs and the result was 90 people playing at once and just one perfect take. This is their first album working with Flood (U2, Depeche Mode, PJ Harvey) and the first since their debut to not be recorded with Ken Thomas. It was a true co-production, one that found Sigur Rós breaking out of old molds/habits. The cover artwork is a photo taken from a flyer for Ryan McGinley's most recent photo exhibition in NYC, "I Know Where the Summer Goes", and the image captures perfectly the spirit of the album, one of free-spirited happiness and exploration.
XLRecordings
CD
$9.25

St. Pierre, Melissa
Specimens (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US MELISSA ST. PIERRE tosses classicism and post-classicism overboard, utilizing the prepared piano -- John Cage's notorious instrument of choice -- and electronic enhancement to sail resolutely in the direction of rock & roll. Peppering the strings, hammers, and dampers with a variety of objects, she transforms the piano's typical timbre: sparkling gamelans chatter; harrowing voodoo drums call out in the night. "Specimens", St Pierre's debut, features production and performances by COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES; together they rival famed electric harpist ZEENA PARKINS as conservatory arsonists with a decidedly Hendrixian flair.
TableOfTheElements-814
CD5
$9.00

Sweet Cobra
Forever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US A gritty, disgruntled ball of stoner rock frustration from a group of hardcore guys w/ heavy hearts embracing their late 70's groove rock influences to the fullest. W/a truly unique approach to the genre, these tormented tracks are menacing, introspective & engagine simultaneously. The mix of crusty hardcore, d-beat & riff heavy rock draw comparisons to His Hero is Gone, Helmet, & Mastodon. RIYL: Sword, High on Fire, Crowbar.
MetalBlade/Blackmarket
CD
$13.00

Tallest Man On Earth, The
Shallow Grave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, SWEDEN Incredible new album, Pitchfork approved. If you thought the EP was great, just wait until this arrives. Folk album of the year? Price to be confirmed, it might be better, it won't be worse. PITCHFORK: "While it's understandable to be skeptical of another skinny dude with a mustache, a guitar, and a worn-out copy of The Anthology of American Folk Music, the more time you invest in Shallow Graves, the more you'll realize how unusually memorable it is. Ultimately, Shallow Graves transcends comparison-- which is saying an awful lot, given the popularity of its prototype-- and Matsson is a natural-born folksinger, earnest, clever, and comforting."
Gravitation
CD
$13.00

Tractor Kings
Homesick (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
PS, US Long-awaited new album from reverb-drenched country rockers, led by local icon Jacob Fleischli, who evokes both Lou Reed and Bob Dylan in myriad ways. His new band backs him with a rootsy but grand atmopheric sound, thanks to an evangelical pedal steel, equal parts terrestrial and extra...terrestrial. Think "rural cathedral". Recorded by Matt Talbott (Hum, Centaur) at Great Western Record Recorders.
Spur-CD-006
CD
$9.00

Twine
Violets (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US LIMITED TO 750!!! This is a requiem for the new dark age. A memoir of a dying era, defined by the years of an inevitably
dichotomized & isolated nation. The duo of Greg Malcolm & Chad Mossholder move from the muggy backwoods of their early work towards the sonic approximation of icy remoteness. Created by a process of long distance file-sharing, the layers mesh together in a synchronous & fragile splendor, melding disembodied vocals, guitar rattles & crispy unpredictability to create a modern classic.
GhostlyInternational
CD
$13.25

U2
Boy [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.

BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. I Will Follow (Previously Unreleased Mix) / 2. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock / 3. Touch / 4. Speed of Life (Previously Unreleased Track) / 5. Saturday Night (Previously Unreleased Track) / 6. Things To Make and Do / 7. Out of Control / 8. Boy-Girl / 9. Stories For Boys / 10. Another Day / 11. Twilight / 12. Boy-Girl (Live at the Marquee, London) / 13. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (Live at the Marquee, London - Previously Unreleased Version) / 14. Cartoon World (Live at the National Stadium, Dublin - Previously Unreleased Track)
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
October [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.

BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. "Gloria" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 2. "I Fall Down" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 3. "I Threw a Brick Through a Window" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 4. "Fire" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 5. "October" (Live at Hammersmith Palais, London) / 6. "With a Shout" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 7. "Scarlet" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 8. "I Threw a Brick Through a Window" (Richard Skinner BBC Session) / 9. "A Celebration" / 10. "J. Swallo" / 11. "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" / 12. "I Will Follow" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 13. "The Ocean" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 14. "The Cry/Electric Co." (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 15. "11 O'Clock Tick Tock" (Live at Paradise Theatre, Boston) / 16. "I Will Follow" (Live From Hattem, Netherlands) / 17. "Tomorrow" (Bono & Adam Clayton, Common Ground Remix)
Island
DCD
$29.75

U2
War [expanded deluxe re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 22ND)
PS, US U2's first three albums have been remastered and will be released by Universal on July 22nd. Following the remastered release of The Joshua Tree last year, Edge has overseen a similar remastering of Boy (1980), October (1981) and War (1983). All of which have been remastered from the original audio tapes. Deluxe double version including a disc of b-sides, live tracks and rarities. The packaging on all three titles has been restored and expanded, with new liner notes for each record, previously unseen photos and full lyrics, purportedly housed in a book like Joshua Tree.

BONUS DISC TRACKLIST: 1. "Endless Deep" / 2. "Angels Too Tied to the Ground" (Previously Unreleased Track) / 3. "New Year's Day" (7? single edit) / 4. "New Year's Day" (USA Remix) / 5. "New Year's Day" (Ferry Corsten Extended Vocal Mix) / 6. "New Year's Day" (Ferry Corsten Vocal Radio Mix) / 7. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (Long Mix) / 8. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (USA Remix) / 9. "Two Hearts Beat As One" (Club Version) / 10. "Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop)"
Island
DCD
$29.75

Various
Thank You For The Music: 21 Swedish Pop Sensations from the 21st Century (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2008)
PS, SWEDEN The Licking Fingers label (home to Concretes, Frida Hyvonen, El Perro del Mar) will release a new comp with the best of contemporary Swedish music. 21 songs, unreleased or recent, digipacked and ready to go! Features songs from (in order of appearance): Anna Järvinen, Jens Lekman, Lykke Li, Those Dancing Days, Friska Viljor, Shout Out Louds, The Concretes, First Floor Power, Pacific!, Kleerup, Radio Dept, Studio, Peter Morén, Loney Dear, Wildbirds And Peacedrums, El Perro del Mar, The Tiny, Frida Hyvönen, Speedmarket Avenue, Idiot Kid and Nicolai Dunger.
LickingFingers
CD
$15.00

Various
Slendid Isolation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, SWEDEN A collection of exclusive tracks from the Radio Dept., Testbild!, Most Valuable Players, Differnet, Action Biker, Viktor Sjöberg, VED, Peter Jackson, Peter Nilsson, Redmalm, Enheten för musik och melodi, Malkovic, Erik de Vahl, Band in a Box, Flow Flux Clan, Robotboy, and Jian. Between January and December 2007 Friendly Noise released 18 mp3 singles offered as free downloads from www.friendlynoise.se. From the start it was intended to be a one-year-long project. The idea was simple: contributions chosen by us from our extended family of old friends and new discoveries, usually two songs, together with an introduction by the artists themselves and a picture to illustrate and enhance, once or twice a month. This was meant as a complement to our CD releases, and a chance to easily distribute great songs, in cases where the album context isn't necessary. These two ways of distribution aren't contradictory, they're related, as we stated on our website. Soon we realized the series had become a success, both when it came to the quality of the output and the amount of interest generated. So "Splendid Isolation" - our third compilation after "Friendly People Making Noise" (2003) and "Are You Scared To Get Happy?" (2006) - is our way of documenting the series through a selection of the songs and thus giving them a more official kind of release. The record is also a celebration of five years of Friendly Noise as a label. The order of the songs on the record isn't chronological, it's instead our attempt to make the record sound as good as possible as a whole. TRACKLIST: 1. Bognor Regis (Peter Jackson) 2. (Jack) Lullaby (Viktor Sjöberg) 3. Rondo (Most Valuable Players) 4. Stratoscope (VED) 5. Get Nowhere (Peter Nilsson) 6. Hultviksvägen 7 (Peter Jackson) 7. The Bravest Person I Know (Redmalm) 8. Shut Out (Flow Flux Clan) 9. September (Robotboy) 10. Hashish in Nizza (Peter Jackson) 11. Sol genom lövverket (Enheten för musik och melodi) 12. En gång i Stockholm (Testbild!) 13. Dedicated to Therese Holm (Testbild!) 14. 1959y (Malkovic) 15. Almost Close (Peter Jackson) 16. Open Night (Most Valuable Players) 17. Bachelor Kisses (The Radio Dept.) 18. Vinden susar i advent (Action Biker) 19. Postojna (Peter
Jackson) 20. Whatever We Want (Erik de Vahl) 21. Leaving Smears (Band in Box) 22. Just A Little Lovin' (Jian) 23. Curriculum Circular (Differnet)
FriendlyNoise-68
CD
$13.50

Velvet Underground
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Following the departure of John Cale in '68, & the addition of Doug Yule on bass, they released this in '69. More subdued & lyrically compassionate than the first 2 records it is nonetheless equally powerful & many consider "The Couch Album" to be their finest work.
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Velvet Underground
White Light/White Heat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US From the amphetamine fueled, & inspired, opening of the title track to the the 17 min. assault that is "Sister Ray" this hardly lets up for a second, w/ the haunting "Here She Comes Now" being the album's only mellowing moment. One of the most difficult, challenging, & ultimately beautiful
pop records of all time.
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Velvet Underground & Nico
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 24TH)
PS, US Quite possibly the most influential rock album of all time, despite its initial lackluster sales. This is one of the most varied, yet coherent, records in the whole pop spectrum & it was nothing short of a revelation in the field of by the numbers psych & folk rock that was the norm in 1967. This is an all-time classic whose influence & power still can not be denied.
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

War On Drugs, The
Wagonwheel Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US THE WAR ON DRUGS push the boundaries of a quintessentially American music. Guitars soar and colorful clouds roll past whatever sun or moon you are cruising under, through whatever old bar you are reveling within. The War On Drugs point toward a tireless horizon in the distance that you will never reach but are compelled to chase. It's a tail you've chased your whole life and will continue chasing because your life is more poetic when you are moving toward it - your cinematography is more rich. "Wagonwheel Blues" is one of those albums that each of us holds onto tightly. They get moved from apartment to apartment through the years; they are songs on the radio that follow us from town to town. They evoke waves of nostalgia and grow more poignant with each new bump along the road.
SecretlyCanadian-167
LP
$11.50

War On Drugs, The
Wagonwheel Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US THE WAR ON DRUGS push the boundaries of a quintessentially American music. Guitars soar and colorful clouds roll past whatever sun or moon you are cruising under, through whatever old bar you are reveling within. The War On Drugs point toward a tireless horizon in the distance that you will never reach but are compelled to chase. It's a tail you've chased your whole life and will continue chasing because your life is more poetic when you are moving toward it - your cinematography is more rich. "Wagonwheel Blues" is one of those albums that each of us holds onto tightly. They get moved from apartment to apartment through the years; they are songs on the radio that follow us from town to town. They evoke waves of nostalgia and grow more poignant with each new bump along the road.
SecretlyCanadian-167
CD
$11.50

We Are Soldiers We Have Guns
Get Up, Get Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 1ST)
PS, UK WASWHG is Gothenburg, Sweden resident Malin Dahlberg (also in Douglas Heart and Laurel Music), with help from an assortment of musical friends. Regarded as one of Sweden's finest indie-pop vocalists, this is a most potent display of Malin's vocal beauty and songwriting talents. More powerful, more melodic and more immediate than before - mix Cat Power with Jason Molina, Low with Architecture in Helsinki and add the dark pop integrity of fellow Swede Stina Nordenstam. Most surely; music to die for.
StereoTestKit
CD
$12.25

Whisper in the Noise
Dry Land (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 25TH)
PS, US Self described "orchestral garage rock'" band from Hanska, Minnesota give an extremely humble & personal touch to gorgeous, string-laden rock music. Pretty, melancholic, sad & charming. for fans of Low, Arcade Fire, Guided by Voices.
ExileOnMainstream-030
CD
$13.50

Wickham-Smith, Simon & Richard Youngs
Veil (for Greg) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1997 and having sat in storage unit purgatory (growing finer) for the greater part of a decade, JAGJAGUWAR proudly unearths and re-distributes this visceral British take on American outdoor spirituality. "VEIL (For Greg) is a carousel ride inside a digital rock tumbler, a battle between gnomes and mercury termites for a maple tree's soul, and the reflection of a pile of Moog turtles in a bathroom mirror's swamp sweat. Throbbing Gristle reimagined as zen garden desk accessory." - William Gass
Jagjaguwar-137
CD
$11.50

Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US Their second album for Sub Pop might just be this generation's "Marquee Moon" or an indie rock "Chinese Democracy" released thirty years early. Better though, to think of it as the sound of a band edging forward into a wispy darkness, one hand reaching out, the other firmly clutching the past.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Wolf Parade
At Mount Zoomer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 17TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Wooden Shjips
Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Price to be confirmed.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Accidental, The “Knock Knock (Tunng Mix) / Brave New World (Benge Mix)” 45 $7.75
Architect “I Went Out Shopping To Get Some Noise” CD $15.50
Beach House “Devotion” LP $17.00
Beach House “Devotion” CD $14.25
Beat Circus “Dreamland” CD $14.25
Beequeen “Sandancing Demos” 10 $14.75
Big Sleep “Sleep Forever” CD $13.25
Bjork “Declare Independence (12"/CD/DVD)” LP $36.00
Brotzmann, Peter & Uuskyla “Born Broke” DCD $17.25
Crystal Skulls “Blocked Numbers” LP $13.50
Doubtful Guest “Acid Sauna” CD $16.00
Exillon “It's Ok To Dance” CD $15.50
Flowers Forever “S-T” LP $14.00
Glorytellers “S-T” CD $13.50
Gone “Epic Trilogy” CD $16.00
Higgs, Daniel “Plays the Mirror of the Apocalypse and Other Songs” CD $11.50
Howlin' Rain “Magnificent Fiend” LP $16.00
Joy Division “Let The Movie Begin” DLP $25.00
Julie Mittens “S-T” CD $14.25
Lords Of The New Church “Killer Lords [expanded re-issue]” CD $14.25
Lowe, Nick “Jesus of Cool [Bonus Tracks] (Digipack Packaging)” CD $15.50
Martha & The Vandellas “Dance Party” LP $21.50
Martial Canterel “Refuge Underneath” CD $10.00
Maus, John “Love Is Real” CD $14.25
May or May Not “Kaledioscope of Egos” CD $8.50
Mojack “Under the Willow Tree” CD $14.00
Mountain High “Wicked Wanderer” CD/LP $9.00
Mt. St. Helens “Of Others” CD $8.50
Mumlers “Thickets & Stitches” CD $14.25
Murder By Death “Red of Tooth and Claw” CD $13.75
Paint It Black “New Lexicon” CD $13.25
Panther “14 Kt. God” CD $13.00
Planeta Imaginario “Biomasa” CD $14.25
Racer, Kris “Has A Banner Year” CD5 $5.00
Rites of Spring “All Through A Life” 45 $4.00
Sekkutsu Jean + Kawabata Makoto “S-T” CD $15.00
Simon, John “John Simon's Album” CD $15.50
Sleep Out “I Was Your Shroud” CD $8.50
Smiths, The “Inside The Smiths” DVD $15.50
Stone, Carl “Woo Lae Oak” CD $13.00
Sunny Day Sets Fire “Strange: Remix” CD $5.00
This Will Destroy You “S-T” CD $13.50
Thompson, Mayo “Corky's Debt To His Father (LP + 7")” LP $18.25
Various “Local Anesthetic” CD $16.00
We're All Gonna Die “Kiss the Ground, Curse the Sky” CD $11.00
White Hinterland “Phylactery Factory” CD $11.50
White Hinterland “Phylactery Factory” LP $11.50
Wolfmangler “Dwelling in a Dead Raven for the Glory of Crucified Wolves” LP $20.00
Yellow Moon Band, The “Maybach EP” 45 $7.75
Zdzislaw Piernik/Piotr Zabrodski “Namanga” CD $15.00