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Paris, Texas
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33Hz
Paris, Texas
PS, US Featuring TEKI LATEX & DEVIN THE DUDE With remixes by ARCHITECTURE
IN HELSINKI, GENTLEMEN DRIVERS, MAX PASK, IN FLAGRANTI, CURTIS VODKA,
VICTOR RICE & DJ RAZE. Additional mixes by VICTOR RICE, 33hz,
and CHICUS.
DitherDown
CD
$8.50
a.P.A.t.T.
Black and White Mass
PS, UK Exploring similar landscapes to Frank Zappa - minus the virtuoso
elements - Liverpool-based a.P.A.t.T. are a bewildering and completely
original two to seven piece band, utilising all available genres to
create a daft and beautiful music. 'Black and White Mass' sets a new
standard in home entertainment, featuring some of a.P.A.t.T.'s most
accessible compositions to date, whilst still retaining an element
of surprise. Some bands are just damned impossible to classify: a.P.A.t.T.
are a (usually) 6 peice amalgamation of all that has come before &
all that will slowly catch up in the end. Beyond genre defying: every
instrument and style you can think of, mashed up together in jawdropping
live performances. The experimental and chaotic beeps, buzzes and
blips of a.P.A.t.T., (described on the BBC Merseyside website as sounding
like Frank Zappa having a fist fight with Mighty Mouse) have steadily
built up a growing army of admirers. They were featured on the promotional
video for Liverpool's Capital of Culture bid, and have recently staged
a multi-media installation called 'Quartet', featuring four films
projected whilst the band performed inside. As if this wasn't enough,
they even found time to compose the incidental music for the BBC Radio
Merseyside alternative music show, PMS. a.P.A.t.T. officially began
with the completion of a C90 cassette tape in 1998. It was decided
from the offset that the way the music was formed on this tape (disjointed,
non-specific, omni-style) was to influence the revolving multi-instrumentalist
approach, and dictate the 'anti-hierarchical' line-up of the act.
It was not until 2002 and the introduction of digital recording techniques
that a.P.A.t.T. were to make an 'official' release. Following several
lineup changes, software changes, hardware changes, various support
slots and a Dutch tour, a.P.A.t.T. teamed up with London label, Lowsley
Sounds, to release their first full album, (L.P.) in 2004. Although
hopes were high for this release and it sold well, a.P.A.t.T. were
never satisfied with the final outcome, wanting to push things further
musically. 2006 saw more line up changes and the continuation of the
recordings for that "perfect album". Which brings us to
"Black and White Mass". "a.P.A.t.T. are a motherfucking
experience. Probably the only UK band i can think of to come up with
their vision of the dark, vicious and fuck me, rather scary vision
of the ACID PUNK dropped onto us from the visions of Gibby from the
Butthole Surfers. We love them. You need to hear this. It's insane"
[Alan Mcgee, Creation/Poptones].
PickledEgg-68
CD
$17.75
Abrahams, Chris + Mike Cooper
Oceanic Feeling-Like
PS, AUSTRALIA "The sea pronounces something, over and over, in
a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out." ~Annie Dillard
It's this musical whisper that is amplified on Oceanic Feeling-Like,
as Italian based musician Mike Cooper and Australia's Chris Abrahams
unite for the first time to create what can only be described as a
picturesque horizon of melodic ocean swell. Stretching out horizon-wide,
Oceanic Feeling-Like is generously colored with Cooper's unique guitar
approaches and Abrahams distinctive piano motions. Both musicians
bring with them a wealth of technique and improvised flare that is
brought to bear over a series of island like compositions, that eventually
form an unusually divergent sound archipelago. Recorded in Sydney
at Abrahams' home studio, each of the pieces explores a unique post-marine
sound space - that's both reflective and reflexive. Truly a release
that ebbs and flows in the best way imaginable. An ocean of sound
awaits - sometimes calm and flowing, occasionally choppy and unexpected,
but always experiential. Mike Cooper for the past 40 years British
guitarist Mike Cooper has traced a path completely his own. An international
musical explorer, performing and recording, solo and in a number of
inspired groupings and a variety of genres. Initially a folk-blues
guitarist and singer songwriter his work has diversified to include
improvised and electronic music, live music for silent films, radio
art, field recording and sound installations. Chris Abrahams "(His)
relentless and steady patterning started to metamorphose the nature
of the piano, the upper chords sounding like a distant locomotive
hoot, and then an accordion weaving in and out of a shimmering bank
of flutes". The Wire, UK 2001.
Room40-420
CD
$15.00
Acid Mothers Temple
AMT Fest. Vol. 5
PS, US This is the live footage of the full concert of AMT Fest. vol.5
(Dec. 2006) in Nagoya Japan feat. Mani Neumeier (drums, percussion,
voice: Guru Guru), Kuriyama Jun (voice: ex.Ox) as well as Tsuyama
Atsushi (monster bass, voice, recorder, guitar), Higashi Hiroshi (synth,
guitar, voice), Kawabata Makoto (guitar, voice), Kitagawa Hao (voice),
and Tabata Mitsuru (freak out). Region free - limited one time pressing
of 1000 copies
Eclipse
DVD
$18.00
Acorn
Glory Hope Mountain
PS, US The ambitious album is an homage to lead singer Rolf Klausener's
mother. Recorded over nine months, the album
is intensely personal and heartfelt. Part historical narrative and
part surreal fairy tale.
PaperBag-027
CD
$13.75
Air Traffic
Fractured Life
PS, US A debut of stellar proportions - brilliant, exuberant, introspective.
Music made with gnarly guitars and anthemic intensity.
Astralwerks
CD
$13.00
All In The Golden Afternoon
S-T
PS, US Rachel Goldstar (Experimental Aircraft/Eau Claire/Monster Movie)
and Carlos Jackson(ex-Polyphonic Spree/The Shells) present an explosive
debut. This texas duo prove they are a band you are going to want
to watch out for in the future. Down the rabbit hole we go. Picture
Flying Saucer Attack, Mazzy Star, Pram & Seefeel all getting together
for a jam session & you might be close. AITGA's fuzzy laid back
guitar driven songs are a breath of fresh air & have a way of
making you want to take the day off of work & just float away.
This wonderful debut ep features 6 songs that flow together seamlessly
& leave you begging for more. Welcome to wonderland Alice!
MindExpansion
CD5
$8.25
Antarctica Takes It!
The Penguin League
PS, US Debut album by a four piece, from Santa Cruz, CA, whose joyous
folk pop has been compared to Sufjan Stevens, The Decemberists and
Beirut. A bedroom band put together by 22-year-old Dylan McKeever,
Antarctica Takes It! recorded the songs on "The Penguin League"
straight onto a friend's laptop, using the computer's internal microphone.
No problem if you're a straightforward rock'n'roll band, but Dylan's
songs boasted an array of accordions, glockenspiels, cellos, ukuleles,
trumpets, harmonicas and pianos. The result should have been extremely
lo-fi - and in places it is (you can actually hear the instruments
battling for airspace at some points). But, overall, thanks to Dylan's
patience and prodigious talent, "The Penguin League" conjures
a tiny orchestra out of thin air. From the opening "I'm No Lover",
which sees mariachi horns collide with a rattling folk melody, to
the magical "Flightless Birds", which transports "Pet
Sounds" to the Antarctic wastes, this is a record that sounds
like it's anywhere but a suburban bedroom on the American West Coast.
In fact, lyrically and spiritually, Antarctica Takes It! reside, as
their names suggests, slightly further south. The album's highlight,
"Antarctica", sees the band knee deep in a polar expedition,
while the photos for the cover and CD booklet were provided by Dr
Samuel Silverstein, who headed the 1967 American Antarctic Mountaineering
Expedition. Dr Silverstein also writes about his photos in the booklet,
which makes this the first album to be released with sleeve notes
by an Antarctic explorer. Press/Radio: Reviews in Uncut, NME, The
Guardian, Plan B, Pitchfork, PopMatters, with more TBC.
HowDoesItFeelToBeLoved-003
CD
$16.25
Antietam
Opus Mixtum
PS, US First album in their 25 year career that combines the ferocity
of their calling card stage show, the quiet acoustic moments of TARA
KEY's solo recordings, their pristine pop & sprawling instrumental
ambience. Flying just below the radar for more than 20 years, but
always making uncompromising music and maintaining a deeply devoted
fan base throughout the world, Antietam play raw rock and roll that
is nearly impossible to define. Originally, the double-CD, triple-LPOpus
Mixtum was supposed to be two separate, distinct releases: one a powerful
rock record tracked at the band's new home-away-from-home, Brooklyn's
Seaside Lounge, with producer (and now auxiliary live band member)
Josh Clark, tracked on two-inch tape in a beautiful live room and
finally allowing the band to truly capture the fire of their live
performances; and the other a sprawling, loopy and diverse instrumental
album constructed piece by piece in Tara and Tim's digital home studio.
Somewhere along the way the albums became tangled together. The title
Opus Mixtum comes from a method of laying brick in ancient Rome that
combined rectangular and diagonal patterns, but the band uses it to
connote the mix of three styles -- Antietam rock, the acoustic pop
of Tara Key solo releases, and the instrumental soundtracks of their
lives. Piece in Mark Howell's horns, Katie Gentile's (Run On, Special
Pillow) violins, and Rick Rizzo (Eleventh Dream Day) on stunt guitar
and the album flows effortlessly through its varying moods-- instrumental
passages disappear into hooky pop, Tara's defining guitar is enveloped
by Hammond organ or a lush string passage, and then the pounding rock
and roll of the classic trio punches through. So you get pop with
"Turn It on Me," rock with "Pennants and Flags,"
and just pure melody with "March Echo" and "Steel G."
As they say in Louisville, if you don't like the weather, wait ten
minutes.
CarrotTop-041
DCD
$12.00
Baby Walrus
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek
LP
$12.50
Baby Walrus
S-T
PS, US They are jingle bells, guitars, vegetables, books, trumpets,
trombones, flutes, shakers, bongos, hats, banjos, cabinets, drills,
screwdrivers, mallets, cymbals, singing, clapping, stomping, cats,
dogs, noise... sprawling & discordant & messy & confusing.
The 3rd release of Saddle Creek understudy, Slumber Party Records,
this is the work of Art in Manila, Flowers Forever collaborator Chris
Senseney on guitar, keyboards & vocals & Spaceage Polymers
members John P. Voris on percussion & Dylan Strimple on guitar
& keyboards.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50
Baker, Aiden
Scalpel
PS, US EXTREMELY LIMITED. As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive
sonic possibilities of the electric guitar as a primary sound source,
creating music that ranges from experimental to post-rock to contemporary
classical. Latest release is more stripped down than previous efforts
& what Aiden himself calls his "folk "record. What you
get is nearly 50 minutes of sparse guitars, ebbing & flowing intertwined
w/ ghostly vocals creating an ambient gem.
Kora-008
CD
$12.75
Bardot, Brigitte
Sings
PS, US By the time this album was released in the US, the 'princess
of pout' had already had men flocking to her films for than a decade,
hoping for a glimpse of BB in a
bikini. This is her 1963 vocal debut.
Lilith-146
CD
$18.00
Beck
Odelay [deluxe edition]
PS, US The original album plus a 16-track bonus disc!
Geffen
DCD
$30.00
Believer
February 2008
PS, US This issue features articles on the troubled symbolism of black
history month, the 33 most deranged bequests of all time, the sorrows
of young Marx, Poems, interviews & much more. Stock, read, &
love this mag. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Believer-051
ZINE
$7.50
Bell, The
Make Some Quiet
PS, US The Bell's new album Make Some Quiet might take you back to
a time when you were first discovering bands that acted like the ideal
soundtrack to your post-teenage life. We think of Echo and the Bunnymen
and The Cure, on our trip down fond memory lane... NPR: "The
Swedish pop group The Bell doesn't have a name for its drum machine,
but if the Bunnymen are going to deny Echo its place in history, this
new trio should snap it up. It's not just The Bell's drum machine
that gives it a right to the Echo name. The group's wiry guitar-rock
also recalls many of the bands that came up in the wake of, or were
contemporaries to, the Bunnymen, such as House of Love, The Mighty
Lemon Drops and The Church. The Bell's debut CD, Make Some Quiet,
draws on these influences throughout, and modern music fans will likely
hear Interpol in the group's post-punk pop."
Badman
CD
$13.75
Big Fresh
B.F.F. (Big Fresh Forever)
PS, US New album from Lexington, KY avant-garde superheroes Big Fresh,
featuring members of The Apples In Stereo and Ullysses. Crystalline
pop rainbows beamed through a prism. An ambitious tapestry of danceable
hits, bubbling soundscapes, electric light harmonies, and synthetic
orchestrations from Lexington, Kentucky's avant-garde heroes (including
members of The Apples in stereo and Ulysses). Produced by Big Fresh
in their home laboratory over a seven-year period, and mastered by
Robert Schneider (The Apples in stereo, Elephant 6), the shining sounds
of this album will transport you to another world. LEXINGTON HERALD-LEDGER:
"For more than a decade, the band has mixed summery soul, pop,
dance grooves and more into a bright sound all its own. Within B.F.F.'s
grooves...you sense a spring thaw is at hand." OPTICAL ATLAS:
"B.F.F. plays like a great lost prog-rock album, as though Brian
Wilson had tried to revisit Smile in the 70's with help from ELO."
GardenGate
CD
$12.00
Birds of Maya
Vol. 1
PS, US Debut LP from Philly power-trio. Lo-fi rock recalling '60s/'70s
classics like Cream, Blue Cheer, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, the Stooges,
etc.
HolyMountain
LP
$15.00
Birds of Prey
Sulfer and Semen
PS, US Raw, dirty, & extreme metal feat. members of ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY,
BARONESS, Beaten Back To Pure, & MUNICIPAL WASTE. Too fast for
sludge,too grim for death, too precise for punk.
Relapse
CD
$13.25
Black Hollies
Casting Shadows
PS, US After wide acclaim from their debut album and a practice regiment
that has left their jaw-dropping live shows tighter than a pegged
pant leg, they've reached a little further into space, introduced
a wonderfully psychedelic element to their sound & come out on
the other side with Casting Shadows, a powerful rock album full of
unforgettable nuggets. Member of RYE COALITION. "A mash up of
British Invasion blues, guitar heroics & psychedelia that would
bring a smile to Brian Jones' face" -Rolling Stone.
ErnestJenning-036
CD
$11.50
Black Lips/Subsonics
Split
PS, US 4 songs from two of Atlanta's best!! live at the infamous Clermont
Lounge. Recorded back in August to sold out show. BLACK LIPS do "Bad
Kids" & "Lean." SUBSONICS do "Hello Beauty"
& "Pistol." LIMITED TO 2000
Rob'sHouseRecords-031
45
$5.25
Booka Shade
Movements Tour Edition (CD/DVD)
PS, US This incl. the original dance classic Movements album in its
entirety, & a new live DVD which includes a full recording of
their incredible live performance at Belgium's Pukkelpop Festival,
as well as a tour documentary, bonus remixes, a visual discography,
& more. RECOMMENDED!
Get Physical
CD/DVD
$19.50
Box
Studio 1
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RuneGrammofon
LP
$19.50
Box
Studio 1
PS, US This is the debut release by Raoul Bjorkenheim (SCORTH TRIO),
Trevor Dunn (FANTOMAS, ELECTRIC MASADA), Stale Storlokken (SUPERSILENT),
Morgan Agren. Something of an international supergroup, the founding
of this excellent ensemble is a touch of genius that remains something
of a mystery. Hand-picked by writer & film-maker Philip Mullarkey
to record & play live as part of the art/film project Box. It
quickly became apparent that this avant-garde juggernaut was heading
in the right direction.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$18.00
British Sea Power
Do You Like Rock Music?
PS, US Vinyl version.
RoughTrade
LP
$16.00
British Sea Power
Do You Like Rock Music?
PS, US New album! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The band has crafted a wintry,
nuanced, and bold collection of epic songs that integrate the sweeping
theatricality of Arcade Fire-era indie rock without all of the insularity.
This is music made for people, not a person. The sound effects, choral
vocals, strings, and feedback that populate DYLRM feel organic and
necessary rather than just pasted in for drama's sake. There has always
been a sort of rough-hewn sepia-tone unity to BSP songs, and that
odd, inclusive wartime fervor permeates each track." FOUR 1/2
STARS!
RoughTrade
CD
$15.25
Brittle Stars
S-T
PS, US Limited to 303. Custom die cut hand screened jacket. Red vinyl.
Classic 90's pop effort from the lazy south.
RuinedPotential-07
10
$16.25
Bubblegum Lemonade
Ten Years Younger
PS, US Magnificent debut release from a 60's influenced indie-pop
affair from Glasgow, Scotland. Bubblegum Lemonade is principally a
man called Laz, a 12-string Rickenbacker enthusiast with more than
a few Velvet Underground, Byrds, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Razorcuts
records in his collection. Title track 'Ten Years Younger' updates
the Mary Chain's take on The Velvets with nice bursts of electronica
and beautiful female backing vocals courtesy of Sandra from fellow
Glaswegians Strawberry Whiplash. 'The Tomorrow People' is a wonderful
60's-drenched jangle pop gem that should please even the most ardent
Byrds or Razorcuts fan, while 'Unsafe at Any Speed' is Ralph Nader
meets the Mary Chain with liberal dollops of reverb and distortion.
Finally, 'That Thing You Do!' is a glorious cover of the title song
from the mid-90's hit movie of the same name. Written by Adam Schlesinger
(Ivy, Fountains of Wayne), the song was originally credited to the
fictitious band The Wonders and needed to be roughed up a bit as it
is here. With insanely catchy songs, masterful 12-string guitars,
shimmering pop melodies, and the feedback drenched sounds of the Mary
Chain, Bubblegum Lemonade is an extraordinary addition to the Matinée
roster proving that old school indie will never go out of style. Limited
to 1000 copies in custom minijacket sleeve.
Matinee-064
CD5
$6.50
Bulat, Basia
Oh, My Darling
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Basia Bulat had already made quite a
splash in Britain and her native Canada before her full-length debut,
Oh, My Darling, even made it out to the United States. And it's easy
to see why she's been so popular. She has an easygoing, friendly style
that borrows heavily from the chick-rock craze of the 1990s, songs
full of warm melodies and sweet vocals. But where someone like Natalie
Merchant was able to delve into the complexities of life and love
intelligently and without relying too much on sentimentality or cliché,
Bulat's lyrics and instrumental lines aren't quite able to push past
those barriers. Instead, it is her singing that is the most appealing
thing about Oh, My Darling, an alluring, folky vibrato-filled mix
of the aforementioned Natalie Merchant, Antony Hegarty, fellow Canadian
Serena Ryder, and even, strangely enough, Ted Leo."
RoughTrade/Beggars
CD
$15.00
Burial Chamber Trio
Wvrm (PIC 10")
PS, US The 2nd vinyl only release by the the collaborative project
between: OREN AMBARCHI, GREG ANDERSON & ATTILA CSIHAR. They return
w/ a special picture disc 10" vinyl w/ sick, elaborate packaging
designed by Seldon Hunt. The audio material is taken from the groups
performance in Rotterdam, Holland in Jan. 2007 at club: Wvrm. LIMITED
TO 3000
SouthernLord
10
$14.00
Can
Tago Mago [re-issue]
PS, US 2008 Mute re-issue.
Mute-9377
CD
$12.25
Can
Ege Bamyasi [re-issue]
PS, US 2008 Mute re-issue.
Mute-9378
CD
$12.25
Cardopusher
Down To The Wire
PS, US Luis Garban of Venezuela has released heaps of records these
past couple years for labels such as Ad Noiseam, Peace-off, Intellectual
Violence, Mirex, Cock Rock Disco & Wrong Music, but for Terminal
Dusk he reveals his passion for dubstep. 'Down To The Wire' contains
high energy levels, sick low bass and brilliantly selected reggae
samples. This album is executed perfectly and includes remixes from
two fellow dubstep heads: Atki2 & Starkey. Side A kicks off with
'Maybe Next Time' dropping the warbly and brutal bass and some hot
B-boy samples. Give in to the head nod effect. Next up is 'Keep On
Truckin' with a wall of low end synth leads & Bollywood style
atmospheres. Rounding off the A side is 'Knock Yuh Out' and it's a
badman, turning up the energy. Flip for the B side and 'Everything
Is A New Surprise' kicks in with an ultra disgusting bassline &
pitched up bongos, massive! Next are the remixes, Starkey starts it
off with his remix of 'Knock Yuh Out' which takes the original to
another level, slows it down a bit, and offers some proper dubstep
swagger. Atki2 finishes the record with his rendition of 'Keep On
Truckin', bringing the Bristol styles, a classic remix.
TerminalDusk-007
12
$10.50
Carrots
Anthology
PS, JAPAN An anthology of the best songs of genius Spanish psychedelic
pop band, Carrots, who designed soundscapes full of colored fantasy
and baroque flavor. They wear their influences--the Beatles and the
Beach Boys--on their sleeves, bridging genres and generations with
tinges of funk, rock, and (gasp) country. Much to our regret, they
have broken up, so you can regard the stamp sheet artwork as a bittersweet
souvenir. Jangling electric and acoustic guitars, breezy vocals and
even breezier harmonies (we're talking 'Breakfast In America'), eyelash-fluttering
synths and piano, the good vibes flowing from the speakers are intoxicating!
How is it that one band can sound like Squeeze and Stereolab and Supergrass
and The Beach Boys and The Buggles and The Byrds, at the same time?
Heck, we' ve already tagged them with some respectable names, yet
still feel compelled name-drop a few more, the likes of Sloan, Paul
McCartney, Elton John, Bikeride, Supertramp, Primal Scream, Kevin
Ayers, The Posies' happiest songs, they all figure in here, with mucho
gusto! Carrots is dead, long live Carrots!
Quince-032
CD
$13.50
Cashmore, Michael
Snow Abides
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DurtroJnana
LP
$17.00
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
David Horovitz Picture Disc
PS, US Casiotone for the Painfully Alone will join an already amazing
list of artists (Xiu Xiu, Lucky Dragons) who have already contributed
the series of picture disc 7"s featuring the photography of David
Horovitz. Both tracks are exclusive to a one time pressing of 500
copies. These will go fast since these singles are already becoming
collectors items.
Aagoo
45
$10.00
Catwalk
Shiny Girl
PS, US Catwalk is fusion of west coast inspired guitar music combined
with electronic sample with gentle vocals.
Yay!Records
45
$5.00
Cave, Nick & Warren Ellis
Assassination of Jesse James
PS, US 2007 soundtrack to the acclaimed film starring Brad Pitt. The
soundtrack's composers, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, come from the
internationally celebrated bands Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The
Dirty Three and Grinderman. Cave and Ellis composed, played and produced
this compelling and intense soundtrack for director Andrew Dominik's
savage tale of the true West, The Assassination of Jesse James By
The Coward Robert Ford. This soundtrack perfectly captures the charismatic
and unpredictable nature of the film's central protagonist. Like the
film, Cave and Ellis' music cuts through the mythic figure of Jesse
James to reveal the complex, contradictory man beneath. Daring and
passionately delivered, this beautiful soundtrack retains its captivating
power even without the benefit of Dominik's images. BBC: "Starring
Brad Pitt as Jesse James and Casey Affleck as his devoted but deadly
follower Robert Ford, Andrew Dominik's epic Western demands a soundtrack
to match its scope. If anyone is up to the task it's Nick Cave and
Bad Seed / Dirty Three maestro Warren Ellis, men who understand the
outlaw mentality better than most musicians working today. Expansive,
evocative violin and piano ensure that the listener doesn't miss the
visuals: but this music also creates enough atmosphere all on its
own."
Mute
CD
$15.25
Cherry Orchard, The
The Start of Our Affair
PS, JAPAN The debut album from UK-based boy/girl indie-pop duo, Jason
and Sara. CD features melodies of Trash Can Sinatras (or Prefab Sprout),
arrangements a la early Eggstone, sweet vocals, and a sophisticated
sound. This is a genuine 90s pop masterpiece.
Quince-9005
CD
$13.50
Chessie
Manifest
PS, US They continue their musical exploration of the railway environment,
this time focusing on the freight trains & railway corridors that
simultaneously divide & connect America's landscapes. It's an
exhilarating journey through a realm of extremes, where stillness
is shattered by jarring motion & cacophony subsides into silence.
Using guitars, bass, drums, signal processing, samples, analog synths,
organs, horns, & other instruments, they capture the interplay
between the manufactured & natural worlds that railroads inhabit.
PlugResearch-084
CD
$11.50
Collett, Jason
Here's To Being Here
PS, US More Broken Social Scene solo-side-project... PREFIX MAG: "Here's
to Being Here finds Jason Collett stepping out with a solo album,
much like his Broken Social Scene bandmate Kevin Drew did last year.
Just because this one doesn't sport the "Broken Social Scene
presents" label doesn't mean that Collett completely crafted
the record himself. Like any good member of that band, he got plenty
of friends to help him out. Those include Andrew Whiteman of both
BSS and Apostle of Hustle, Liam O'Neill of the Stills, and Collett's
backing band, Paso Mino. The album was put down in Toronto with producer
Howie Beck."
Arts&Crafts-030
CD
$15.25
Collett, Jason
Here's To Being Here
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts
LP
$15.75
Conn, Bobby
On The Farm
PS, US 2 brand new, never released before tracks, representing his
latest invention, Eco-Disco. What is Eco Disco?? It is a passionate,
yet groovy, call to move out of the cities and into rural communes
to lead a more responsible and down to earth existence, while at the
same time making good music.
Bec-Rec
45
$6.75
Crom
Hot Sumerian Nights
PS, US Thundering metal from these underground Gods. Featuring members
of -16- & 400 Blows, these maniacs have picked up where The Cocaine
Wars left off w/ plenty of obscure & in your face metal samples
w/ a refined sound. This album will melt your face off.
Underdogma
CD
$11.00
Dabrye
Get Dirty
PS, US He's been in the shadows, creating the next wave of beats to
unleash upon the wIonrtledr, nbautti noonta blefore unleashing a few
more nuggets to keep the fans fed. This is from the "Two/Three"
sessions, a club-style banger that feat. the characteristic brag of
his legendary gritty, parping bass sound has been modernized, or "Blade
Runner'd" into a mutant squelch for this choice cut. Also feat.
FLYING LOTUS & KODE 9 remixes, flip side all instrumentals.
Ghostly
12
$8.75
Daughters of Albion
S-T
PS, UK The Californian duo of Greg Dempsey and Kathy Yesse combined
their talents with those of producer Leon Russell and musicians including
legendary guitarist Jesse Ed Davis and long-term Eric Clapton sideman
Carl Radle to create this stunningly original psych-pop classic in
1968. Combining knockout hooks with gorgeous female vocals and truly
unexpected studio tricks, it was perhaps too bizarre to connect with
the mass audience it deserved the first time around, and makes its
long-overdue CD debut here.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Dead Meadow
Old Growth
PS, US A remarkably clear, powerful, and confident recording that
should elevate the trio into the pantheon of the great guitar bands
of our time. Darlings of both the stoner rock and the modern psychedelia
worlds, Dead Meadow transcend both and have created a sound all their
own. Packaging includes CD in digipak with tipped-in booklet featuring
a gorgeous painting by LA artist Charles Wish. CD enhanced with bonus
video.
Matador
CD
$13.25
Dead Meadow
Old Growth
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
DLP
$19.00
Dead Raven Choir
My Firstborn Will Surely Be Blind
PS, US An altogether noisier undertaking than Smolken's other project,
WOLFMANGLER. An unholy cross of Black Metal and Folk. The instrumentation
is entirely bass centered. Raw, violent & organized.
AuroraBorealis
CD
$14.25
Dear, Matthew
Don & Sherri
PS, US This is an emotional explosion, a robust & elegant marriage
of beats & melody, hinting at the more accompliIsnhteedrn lyarticioisnma
l& deft songwriting explored on the universally wellreceived album
Asa Breed. Feat. a jaw-dropping remix by HOT CHIP & electro duo
M.A.N.D.Y. provides an additional mix of the title track, while veteran
German techno producer DJ KOZE shows a new side of 'Elementary Lover'.
Ghostly
12
$8.75
Dengue Fever
Venus On Earth
PS, US There is virtually no other band in the world playing "Khmer
Rock," the style of 1960s Cambodian rock derived from Armed Forces
Radio in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Sophomore album features
eleven original songs that expand on the band's sound but will please
hardcore fans of both the group & the genre. PREFIX MAG: "Though
constantly hailed by local outlets like the Los Angeles Times as the
city's most "original pop band," the Cambodian-American
psyche-surf rock quintet has sat patiently at the precipice of a national
break for several years now. The group shifted into overdrive the
last two years: an appearance on the Broken Flowers soundtrack; a
documentary about singer Chhom Nimol's homecoming and the band's first
trip to Cambodia, called Sleepwalking Through the Mekong; and now
its third album, Venus on Earth. On it, Nimol's gorgeous Khmer and
English vocals are paired with the band's inventive blend of garage
rock, Cambodian folk and Ethio-jazz."
M80Music
CD
$16.25
Destroy All Monsters
Live In Tokyo
PS, US Stretching out into spacey sonic territory, DAM attacks Japan
at their crusty best in these performances in Tokyo & Osaka, Japan,
from 1996. This 17 track, 72 minute CD contains early revamped DAM
classics as well as newer exotic oddities.
BookBeat
CD
$14.50
Devastations
Yes U
PS, US Moody, meandering rock that recalls both Talk Talk and Big
Black at the same time? But doesn't sound like Xiu Xiu? Much. As in
much more song-oriented and with a transcontinental flair.
BeggarsBanquetUS
CD
$12.50
Die! Die! Die!
Promises, Promises
PS, US Determined to make your head, heart & soul their home,
the trio has been on a series of countless tours (supporting: blood
brothers, wire, slint, wolfmother etc) & gained them world wide
notoriety. Reminiscent of the spirit & sounds of Black Flag, The
Pixies, the Wipers, Wire, & Bailterspace they embody a vitality
that has
long since made its way into the recent rock & punk circuits.
SAF
CD
$12.00
Differnet
Collapsing Universe
PS, SWEDEN "Differnet's 2007 album finds the Swedish quartet
again grappling with compositions that don't quite comfortably fit
into any obvious form of popular music-crackling sounds of insects
and general everyday noise meshes with slow cascades of synth strings
and an extremely slow, deliberate rhythm before suddenly breaking
into a vocal and drums break that could be a nervous soundtrack to
a car chase. And this is all on the first song "Pattern of Parklands,"
which still doesn't describe everything in the piece-without specifically
pushing sonic boundaries Differnet here again demonstrate more of
the possibilities to be found in flowing collages of styles that reincorporate
familiar rock, dance and other moves into a more modern approach."
- Ned Raggett, All Music Guide. "They're almost like a Friendly
Noise version of the Knife, but more personal. Includes a killer cover
of Eurhythmics' 'Savage!'" - Other Music, NYC Influences: Throbbing
Gristle, Franz Schubert, Cocteau Twins, Oval, Pet Shop Boys, Bernard
Parmegiani, Einstuerzende Neubauten, New Order, Wire, Pierre Henry,
Propaganda, Durutti Column... TRACK LIST: 1. Patterns of Parklands
2. Caring Arms 3. Savage 4. Prediction and Event 5. Survival Kit 6.
Electricity (is Not What it Used to Be) 7. Stadium 8. A Fairy Tale
FriendlyNoise-050
CD
$13.50
Dirtbombs, The
We Have You Surrounded
PS, US
InTheRed
CD
$14.25
Dirty On Purpose
Like Bees EP
PS, US Five brand new songs, including a cover of Real Life's 80s
hit "Send Me An Angel". PITCHFORK: "Brooklyn's Dirty
on Purpose returns with a second EP, just as big a reminder of the
band's past and potential as Hallelujah Sirens, an LP also on the
cusp of something great. "Back to Sleep", a standout track
here, has been around since about 2005, and it returns, re-produced,
a little more precise, deliberate, and a touch slower than the first
version. It was always one of the loveliest, most promising of the
band's tracks, a long hangover nap that coddles the listener with
a languorous guitar pattern dipped in the sweet, echoed flavor that
has come to define the band's sound."
NorthStreet
CD5
$6.50
Dominique A
Sur Nos Forces Motrices
PS, SPAIN Four concerts were recorded and trawled through to pick
out the best of the best: those moments when the group played perfectly,
captivated by and focused on the music; when it played at its best
without sacrificing the level of energy that simply makes a concert;
when they struck that perfect balance between the brutal, wild side,
when the group really puts its foot down, and the subtlety of, at
times sophisticated, arrangements, accompanied by brass and keyboards.
Yes, but is it a "greatest hit" or not? Let's say it sounds
like one massively, but Dominique clearly isn't making it a question
of principle. For Dominique, a live version must enhance or surpass
the original version. In that respect, we can be reassured. Dominique
and his group have come up with a bunch of new ideas. Meaning that
this album sweeps through the guy's entire career. No album is forgotten
- some songs even sprout new limbs, like L'Amour, squarely presented
as an overture. The pillars of his work are all here. Le courage des
oiseaux, so often reinvented, has been turned here into rock-funk;
La mémoire neuve, Pour la peau, Antonia are al included. The
nostalgic side of Dominique A, which he could hardly convey through
silence, comes out in Tout sera comme avant and Music hall. Less well
known, Le commerce de l'eau and the very rare Empty white blues captivate.
Lastly, as a bonus free gift, two unpublished titles have been concocted:
Revoir les choses and the highly literary and deeply moving Marina.
So there you have it, a new disc from Dominique A boasting no fewer
than fifteen titles. A fully rounded disc that should appeal beyond
his audience of fans, so much does he go beyond the famous distinction
of new "chanson française" to serve up a platter
of songs that are simply superb, with singing that is at times soothing
and absorbing, rustled up by a top-flight quartet of musicians. It's
the precise moment and the ideal way to discover or rediscover the
artist that is Dominique A.
GreenUFOs-033
CD
$17.25
Dub Trio
Another Sound Is Dying
PS, US Third studio album after 2 on our beloved ROIR. This is a mostly
instrumental set, feat. a return vocal cameo from MIKE PATTON. 14
tracks - over 60 min. of hard hitting Metal meets Rock (w/ dub asides).
This studio album proves to be monster!
Ipecac
CD
$16.25
Egg
The Civil Service
PS, UK EGG were exponents of the so-called "Canterbury"
style of rock music and were focused around the compositional and
keyboard playing skills of Dave Stewart (later in HATFIELD & THE
NORTH) and Mont Campbell and Clive Brooks. The band recorded two superb
albums for Decca Records between 1969 & 1971 before going their
separate ways. In 1974 they recorded their final album for the newly
established Virgin Record label. Featuring guest musicians such as
STEVE HILLAGE and members of the unique HENRY COW, "The Civil
Surface" is now regarded as a classic of the "Canterbury"
and "Progressive" genres. This ESOTERIC RECORDINGS release
has been remastered from the original tapes and is certain to the
many who made the reissues of EGG's previous work such a success.
EsotericRecordings-2003
CD
$20.25
El Paso Hot Button
When I Need Sympathy
PS, US 2nd full length release by Norman, Oklahoma's ONE MAN BAND
wonder Mickey Reese. Local favorite, has played w/ a myriad of bands
from Black Keys to Bobby Conn to Destroyer. Danceable punk rock that's
solemn, creepy, & shrieky. For fans of Les Savy Fav and the Rapture.
LittleMafia
CD
$10.00
Ex, The
In New York: Building A Broken Mousetrap
PS, US Shot at New York's Knitting Factory on an auspicious kickoff
day to a US tour - Sept. 11, 2004 - the film is a celebration of life
& activism, intertwining exciting live music w/ construction site
footage from New York & Amsterdam, protest footage from the Republican
National Convention, & city footage. It's the blurred line between
building & destruction through & through. 4 songs are captured
in 16 mm film, 4 in DV.
Touch&Go
DVD
$12.75
Eyeless In Gaza
Caught In Flux / The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers
PS, UK With animated gestures of disdain Eyeless In Gaza can answer
detractors who dismissed their debut LP, 'Photographs As Memories',
as a precious exercise in the art of self-indulgence. 'Caught In Flux',
the bands second offering of the year, is a measure of progress, and
though there's still room for growth some mark of maturity has undoubtedly
been forged. Caught In Flux- Sixth Sense / Point You / Voice From
The Tracks / Scale Amiss / The Decoration / Continual / Soul On Thin
Ice / Rose Petal Knot / Skeletal Framework / See Red / Half-Light
/ Every Which Way The Eyes Of Beautiful Losers- The Eyes Of Beautiful
Losers / Still Air / Out From The Day-To-Day / True Colour / Keynote
Inertia
CherryRed-145
CD
$15.50
Eyeless In Gaza
Drumming the Beating Heart / Pale Hands I Loved So Well
PS, UK Martyn Bates and Peter Becker had been recording together for
two years when Pale Hands I Loved so Well and Drumming the Beating
Heart, respectively the 3rd and 4th Eyeless in Gaza albums, was released.
Both albums have a magic that has endured and Pale Hands is especially
wondrous, witnessing the maturation of EIG's gift for evocative improvisational
impressionism. Drumming The Beating Heart- Transience Blues / Ill-Wind
Blows / One By One / Picture The Day / Dreaming At Rain / Two / Veil
Like Calm / Throw A Shadow / Pencil Sketch / At Arms Length / Lights
Of April / Before You Go Pale Hands I Loved So Well Tall And White
Nettles / Warm Breath, Soft And Slow / Blue Distance / Sheer Cliffs
/ Falling Leaf-Fading Flower / Goodbye To Summer / Lies Of Love /
To Ellen / Pale Saints / Letters To She / Light Sliding / Big Clipper
Ship
CherryRed-127
CD
$15.50
Eyeless In Gaza
Back From The Rains
PS, UK As part of Cherry Red's 30th anniversary commemorations - we
shall be re-visiting many key artists' releases where we shall be
re-mastering, repressing and re-promoting. What better then than to
kick-start proceedings with one of Mike Always' first signings - the
esteemed band Eyeless In Gaza. Between These Dreams / Twilight / Back
From The Rains / Lie Still, Sleep Long / Catch Me / Evening Music
/ She Moves Thru The Fair / Sweet Life Longer / New Love Here / Welcome
Wow / Your Rich Sky /Flight Of Swallows / My Last, Lost Melody / New
Risen / Bright Play Of Eyes / Scent Of Evening Air / Drumming The
Beating Heart
CherryRed-069
CD
$15.50
Eyeless In Gaza
Photographs As Memories
PS, UK The first album on Cherry Red from the esteemed Eyeless In
Gaza, one of Mike Always first signings and indeed a fine way to kick
of the 30th year Anniversary celebrations. Seven Years / Fixation
/ Looking Daggers / From A To B / Clear Cut Apparently / Speech Rapid
Fire / John Of Patmos / Knives Replace Air / Faceless / In Your Painting
/ A Keepsake/ Whitewash/ No Noise / Bonus Tracks- Invisibility / Three
Kittens / Plague Of Years / Others / Jane Dancing / Ever Present /
Avenue With Trees
CherryRed-166
CD
$15.50
Feelies, The
Crazy Rhythms [re-issue] (DELAYED)
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
Felix Kubin Und Das Mineral Orchester
Music for Theatre and Radio Play
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Dekorder-022
LP
$17.00
Felix Kubin Und Das Mineral Orchester
Music for Theatre and Radio Play
PS, GERMANY We are extremely excited to announce the 1st collaboration
between the Dekorder label and our old friend, local conspirator and
private hair gardener Felix Kubin. Kubin has achieved worldwide reputation
by releasing post-dadaist, futuristic NDW-influenced Organ&Korg
smash hits on his own Gagarin label, on A-Musik, Ski-pp, Meeuw, Diskono
et al. He has collaborated with People Like Us, Coolhaven, Mark Boombastik,
Asmus Tietchens, ensemble Intégrales, David Fenech, Ergo Phizmiz,
Boris D. Hegenbart, Wojtek Kucharczyk and many others. His first recordings
date back to his teenage years in the early 1980's, followed by his
electro acoustic noise duo Klangkrieg and the pseudo-communist Liedertafel
Margot Honecker. Right from the start Felix Kubin has written and
recorded music for films (hence the title of his first album) by the
likes of Mariola Brillowska and Anke Feuchtenberger and continues
the German tradition of "Hörspiel" (radio play) with
works such as "Territerrortorium", "Nachtspeicher",
"Orpheus' Psykotron" and "Syndikat für Gegenlärm"
(with guest appearances by Matmos, DAT Politics and Wolfgang Müller
of Die Tödliche Doris). Some of Kubin's most gorgeous and adventurous
works are his contributions to "The Raft" (a radio play
by the mysterious Xentos Bentos of The Homosexuals, directed by Lukas
Simonis of Coolhaven, Trespassers W, Dull Schicksal) and his soundtracks
for theatre plays by Branko Simic ("Zufall", based on a
short story by Vladimir Nabokov) and the notorious Schorsch Kamerun.
The latter (known in Germany as a member of Goldene Zitronen) directed
"Hollywood Elegien" based on a song cycle by Bert Brecht
and Hanns Eisler. Now the best parts of these works are for the first
time available on LP and CD, simply (and aptly) titled "Music
for Theatre and Radio Play". While the musical spectrum on this
release covers a variety of styles and moods it's still almost immediately
recognizable as a typically Kubin-ist work featuring the main ingredients
his records and body-and-mind-boggling live shows are famous for.
Twisted rhythms & playfully clever arrangements that could have
been created by a mutated reincarnation of the legendary Juan Esquivel;
hauntingly ethereal tracks sounding like a narcoleptic John Carpenter
playing Angelo Badalamenti arrangements; contorted Big Band music,
pre-war Schlager and Vaudeville sent through a malfunctioning pre-digital
time machine; Ennio Morricone cloned as a Russian male choir; instrumental
workers' songs Hanns Eisler might have imagined in a feverish nightmare
- it's all there, and more!
Dekorder-022
CD
$15.00
Fennesz
Transition
PS, UK 7" vinyl only -- no legal downloads of these tracks are
available. These three tracks are based on 8 different guitar recordings
made at Amann Studios, Vienna, between 2005-2007. The acoustic guitar
was recorded with an AKG C12 microphone. Other sounds were made using
a Fender Stratocaster and a Vox AC15 amp. The 7" is part of the
Touch Sevens 7" vinyl-only series, which began with Oceanus Pacificus
by Chris Watson
Touch
45
$6.75
Fern Knight
Music For Witches & Alchemists
PS, US This is a dark & beguiling collection of neo-psychedelic
songs. Beautifully recorded at Hexham Head by ESPERS' Greg Weeks,
the songs are cast in rich, detailed arrangements feat. Alec K. Redfearn,
GREG WEEKS, JESSE SPARHAWK on harp, Otto Hauser (Espers, Devendra
Banhart, Vetiver) & other Philadelphia-area luminaries contributing
to the sweeping sound. Numbered edition of 800 copies - beautifully
screenprinted jackets.
Eclipse
DLP
$18.25
Finn, Liam
I'll Be Lightning
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
YepRoc
LP
$18.25
Fireflies
Goodnight Stars, Goodnight Moon
PS, SWEDEN Fireflies is Lisle Mitnik. He grew up in the tundras of
New England playing classical piano and one day he moved to California
to go to school and decided to start writing songs. He bought a porta-studio
and started recording, combining his love for lo-fi indie recordings
of the 1980s and 90s with his unrefined knowledge of classical arrangement.
He try to craft each song into a tiny snow-globe-sized universe you
can curl up in and get lost for a little while. We believe that this
release will be loved by those who appreciate: The Clientele, Field
Mice, Beach Boys, Nick Drake, Galaxie 500, The Cat's Miaow, Her Space
Holiday, Nobuo Uematsu, The Softies, Belle & Sebastian, Fransoise
Hardy and Trembling Blue Stars.
MusicIsMyGirlfriend-014
CD
$13.50
Flowers Forever
S-T
PS, US This is a project Derek Pressnall started in early 2007 after
having a mental breakdown / woke up bored / saw the future / turned
off the lights / lost faith in humanity / went dancing / fell in love
/ buried some friends / watched the news / gave up. Inspired by late
80's / early 90's punk, the B-52's,David Hockney, Lou Reed, dumb conversations,
bike rides, & all other normal things, he wrote a bunch of songs.
TeamLove
CD
$12.50
Flowers Forever
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TeamLove
LP
$14.00
Food
Molecular Gastronomy
PS, US This is the 5th full-length release, now down to the duo of
Iain Ballamy (saxophones, alto flute) & Thomas Stronen (drums,
electronics). This duo-version is mostly improvised, much in the same
way as the music of Stronen's other duo, Humcrush. Ashley Slater,
who played w/ Ballamy in Loose Tubes in the late '80s & went on
to form Freakpower w/ Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim), mixed this record
& also contributes on 3 tracks. Maria Kannegaard plays Fender
Rhodes on 5 tracks & is also a superb pianist w/ 3 trio-recordings
to her name.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$17.00
Free Form Funky Freqs
Urban Mythology: Vol. 1
PS, US Feat. VERNON REID, JAMAALADEEN TACUMA & G. CALVIN WESTON.
This extraordinary meeting of the minds & souls breaks new ground
in the definition of the timeless trio sound using the best elements
of improvisation, modern DSP & good old fashioned funk.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25
Gate 9
Moon Ranger Gone Evil
PS, US Slow & low cosmic doom from Norway for fans of Spirit Caravan
& Sons Of Otis. The power trio's demo received great reviews from
StonerRock.com & Daredevil Magazine. This debut full-length will
further their reputation in the world of doom.
Underdogma
CD
$10.00
Genghis Tron
Board Up The House
PS, US This enigmatic trio weave an ocean-sized orchestra from just
a few instruments & machines. Giant riffs & frenetic beats
make perfect sense next to haunting vocal melodies & moments of
subtle beauty.
Relapse
CD
$13.25
Goldfrapp
A&E
PS, US 1st single from the long-awaited follow up to "Supernature".
Mute
CD5
$4.75
Goldstoned
Ready Steady Goldstoned
PS, JAPAN A compilation album from Berlin-based Goldstoned, featuring
new and previously unreleased songs, and a 4-song EP (Firestation
Records). Released exclusively on Quince, Ready Steady Goldstoned
reveals influences of 70's rock and soul, mod, retro-film soundtrack,
psychedelic, lounge, and boss nova, with traces of Beatles, Beach
Boys, and Style Council.
Quince-03
CD
$13.50
Goldstoned
I Was A Teenage Pop Addict
PS, JAPAN I Was a Teenaged Pop Addict is a perfect name for this 60's
soul/80's disco/upbeat bossa-nova album by Goldstoned. On LP3, a compilation
of previous recordings on Quince, there were just a few songs with
an upbeat pop content, but Pop Addict features 100% of songs that
will make you happy and dance! The references here are: The Style
Council, Elvis Costello, Edwin Moses and Orange Juice.
Quince-10
CD
$13.50
Gown
For the Maples
PS, US Gown (aka Andrew MacGregor & 1/2 of the BARK HAZE w/Thurston
Moore) went into the studio w/the SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN gang to
melt some audio consoles. This represents a portion of that recorded
output & believe us, it's some massive stuff. Sunburned's thick
funk presents the perfect background for Gown's shredding guitar play.
Extremely hot stuff. LIMITED TO 639 w/a limited CD.
ThreeLobedRecordings
LP
$22.00
Grey Daturas
Owly Claw Hammer
PS, US You can hear this trio feeling each other a year ago, as these
A & B sides spin in '08 in your living room: a triad w/ cleared
heads & no preconception, speaking to each other w/ demonic waves,
while not once looking at the other's eyes or hands nor saying a word.
Maybe something should be said about what it sounds like. Shit. "Having
a half-hour orgasm right before a natural disaster's about to kill
you, while an early Celtic Frost instrumental 7-inch plays at 16rpm?"
EmperorJones-080
LP
$16.00
Grimund, Dominique
Les Quatres Directions
PS, US He's a hidden treasure of france's psych, free rock, electronic
& jazz improv scenes. As a founding member of the legendary psych
/ krautrock inspired french act Camizole (1970-78) to his equally
celebrated no wave/new wave duo Video-Aventures (1978) whose groundbreaking
music has been viewed as a precursor to the sound of Stereolab. Here
he reemerges w/ a whirlwind mind altering long form microgroove composition
of grand proportions that hearkens back to the expanded audio visoneering
& spiritualism of 60s electronic music luminaries from Stockhausen
to Ramon Sender. LIMITED!
Locust
CD
$13.00
Harmony Rockets
Paralyzed Mind of the Archangel Void [re-issue]
PS, US Re-issue of Mercury Rev side-project's 1995 debut. ALL MUSIC
GUIDE: "The brain-searing Paralyzed Mind of the Archangel Void
is a trip into the furthest reaches of sound, a complete immersion
into space noise and melodic chaos. Comprised of a single, 42-minute
live performance piece, the Harmony Rockets' guise allows Mercury
Rev the opportunity to push their music to its breaking point; instead
of the ear-splitting avant freak-out one might have expected, however,
the disc seems to exist in slow motion, characterized by ominous waves
of sound. Guitars drone, trumpets throb, and Jonathan Donahue's vocals
float in and out of the mix like random messages intercepted from
another galaxy; the cumulative effect is an amazing distortion of
the time-space continuum, a shape-shifting aural world almost alien
in its dementia."
ExcelsiorMelodies
CD
$19.00
Harp
February 2008
PS, US MARS VOLTA on the cover! Features on them, WU-TANG CLAN, DEATH
CAB'S CHRIS WALLA, WALK HARD'S JOHN C. REILLY & more. Plus Cat
Power's Latest, Post-9/11 Syndrome, Alt-Country Showdown & tons
more. Still over 100 reviews!
ZINE
$4.00
Harter, Ali
Worry The Bone
PS, US Debut LP from 23 year old Oklahoma City songstress. Has shared
the stage w/such acts as Magnolia Electric Co. & The Actuals.
Favors ghostly, lovely acoustic numbers w/old time jazz inflections
a la Eleni Mandell or Jolie Holland.
LittleMafia-053
CD
$10.00
Head of Skulls
S-T
PS, US Feat. CHRIS HANSEN (PINEBENDER), ALLISON HOLLIHAN (ABPK) &
NOAH LEGER (MILEMARKER, wORLD/INFERNO) w/ their upbeat Kick-Ass Rock
Music! Short fast songs that are 100% bubblegum free. They've put
in an official bid w/ Mother Earth to become a rock band that people
will want to pipe down & have a listen to.
HeadofSkulls-001
12
$8.75
Helio Sequence
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
PS, US After 3 albums and ten years of touring and recording, The
Helio Sequence (Brandon Summers and Benjamin Weikel) have recorded
their most dynamic, extraordinary work to date. Keep Your Eyes Ahead
marries the Portland duo's signature layered keyboards and impossibly
big guitars with crisp songwriting and a newfound appreciation for
minimalism. The finger picking on "Shed Your Love" is backed
by exquisite strings and ambient noise, but Brandon's serene, self-assured
delivery remains front and center. While songs from the band's early
releases spanned up to 7 minutes, even the longest, lushest, catchiest
track on Keep Your Eyes Ahead (fiery anthem "Hallelujah")
clocks in at 4 and a half minutes, evidence of just how refined their
craft has become. Vocals were recorded spontaneously in bedroom closets
and living rooms, which may explain the haunting urgency you hear
in Brandon's voice, especially on driving tracks like "Keep Your
Eyes Ahead." The band also took its time on the album. After
the bulk of official recording was completed, a listen through all
the demos and snippets on Brandon's hard drive convinced Benjamin
there were more gems in the rough (which is how both "Hallelujah"
and "Keep Your Eyes Ahead," as well as the mid-tempo "Back
to This" were rediscovered and retooled). Produced by the band,
Keep Your Eyes Ahead confirms in The Helio Sequence an energy and
a range that continues to defy narrow categorization. Unapologetic
pop and folk meld seamlessly to create songs that are bigger, more
epic and polished than anything they've ever done. Keep Your Eyes
Ahead is the sound of a band and a decade-old partnership that's been
invigorated. And that's exactly how the songs will make you feel:
invigorated.
SubPop
CD
$12.00
Helio Sequence
Keep Your Eyes Ahead
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
LP
$13.00
Hexlove
Knew Abloom (Life's Hood)
PS, US While he's a current member of Who's Your Favorite Son God
& Prints, this is Zac Nelson all by himself going nuts. His enthusiastic
mania is not just in the realm of Keith Moon-ness but as a multi-instrumentalist
who channels Dennis Wilson, Neil Michael Haggerty, & post-"Vision
Creation Newsun" Boredoms, & combine it all & play it
off like it was mixed by Tod Dockstader.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25
Hitchcock, Robin
Shadow Cat
PS, UK Robyn Hitchcock has taken time out from working with The Venus
3 (which features various members of REM) and John Paul Jones (who
has been busy with his former band Led Zeppelin lately...) to compile
an exclusive album, Shadow Cat, for London's premier oddball label
Sartorial Records. This collection of previously unreleased material
from the Hitchcock vaults dates from 1993-99, providing the missing
link between The Egyptians on A&M and the Warner Bros years. Shadow
Cat itself features Moris Tepper, mainstay of Captain Beefheart's
Magic Band, on lead acoustic guitar, and all tracks are Hitchcock
originals, but for the Hendrix cover "The Wind Cries Mary"
(on which Sartorial boss Terry Edwards plays Hammond organ). Aside
from Edwards making a further appearance on "Never Have To See
You Again", Robyn performs all instruments & vocals. From
the concise opening cut, For Debbie Reynolds, to the concluding title
track, the quality of the songwriting & performance shines through
- "out-take" albums are all too often cobbled together from
unreleased (unrealizable!) material. Not so here. These 14 tracks
were whittled down from around 30 contenders, carefully edited &
remastered to create a cohesive album - even to the point of sequencing
the songs as two sides, despite it not being manufactured on vinyl.
Essential for those who have followed Robyn from his early days in
The Soft Boys (with Kimberley Rew, Morris Windsor and Andy Metcalfe)
to his work with film director Jonathan Demme and beyond, this release
also serves as a fine introduction to the work of one of Englands
most treasured songwriters. Enjoy! Track listing SIDE 1: 1 For Debbie
Reynolds, 2 Never Have To See You Again, 3 Love Affair, 4 The Wind
Cries Mary, 5 High On Yourself, 6 Because You're Over, 7 The Cat Walks
Her Kind Of Line. SIDE 2: 8 Statue With A Walkman, 9 The Green Boy,
10 Real Dot, 11 Nothing But Time, 12 Beautiful Shock, 13 Baby-Doll,
14 Shadow Cat.
Satorial-030
CD
$17.75
Holy Moses
S-T [re-issue]
PS, UK First time on CD! Though short-lived, the Woodstock-based Holy
Moses came up with one of the psychedelic era's most enduring hard
rock one-offs, packed with strong songs and blazing guitar parts by
Ted Spelios, whose playing is said to have stunned the young Bruce
Springsteen. Produced by Kim King (of Lothar and the Hand People)
and Mike Esposito (of the Blues Magoos), and recorded at New York's
legendary Electric Lady studio (built by Jimi Hendrix), it quickly
vanished upon release in 1971, though its cult reputation has never
stopped growing.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Hot Chip
Made In the Dark
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Astralwerks
LP
$17.00
Hot Chip
Made In the Dark [deluxe edition]
PS, US Deluxe edition with DVD.
Astralwerks
CD/DVD
$18.75
Hot Chip
Made In the Dark
PS, US Their 3rd full length & shows them at their best; wonderfully
quirky, clever, soulful & poppy. The sound has evolved toward
a wilder, heavier electronics, though still coupled w/ a signature
pop aesthetic. They are equally at home creating songs of intimacy
& melancholy as they are dancefloor killers.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25
Human Bell
S-T
PS, US Feat. David Heumann (ARBOURETUM, CASS MCCOMBS, BONNIE PRINCE
BILLY) and Nathan Bell (LUNGFISH, P.W. LONG, Mighty Flashlight, &
Television Hill). Their gorgeous guitar duets form an instrumental
canvas painted in the warm colored hues of folk & rock music,
& simultaneously a blank canvas for the listeners themselves to
paint. Their songs are delicately crafted w/ an immaculate clarity,
expressiveness, & most of all, openness.
ThrillJockey-191
CD
$14.00
Ida
Lovers Prayers
US, PS Vinyl version, limited to 1,000 deluxe, 180-gram 2 x LPs in
double gatefold jacket. Includes free digital downloads from the label
plus two bonus tracks.
Polyvinyl
DLP
$14.00
Ida
Lovers Prayers
PS, US This is their first new album in three years and their clearest,
most dynamic to date. A collection of songs that invoke the proximity
of the invisible and the reality of love with an earned grace that
comes from experience, persistence, and an undiminished enthusiasm
for making sounds together. This is their seventh album; recorded
with Levon Helm (The Band). Packaged in a special, green-friendly
digipak and double-gatefold jacket.
Polyvinyl
CD
$11.50
Isabelle Antena
Transmissions
PS, UK 28 tracks. NTSC Region 0. LTM is proud to present the very
first DVD by Isabelle Antena, the acclaimed easy and electro-samba
pioneer from Paris , acclaimed by everyone from Nouvelle Vague to
Thievery Corporation. Transmissions gather together 16 remastered
video clips for singles and key album tracks recorded between 1982
and 2000, together with 12 tracks from a live concert at the Koseinenkin
Hall, Tokyo, on 26 June 1991. Stand-out clips and tracks include Seaside
Weekend, Easy Street, Poisson des Mers du Sud, Laying on the Sofa,
Romancia del Amor, Jouez le Cinq, and the classic 1982 clip for debut
single The Boy From Ipanema by the original Antena trio. The DVD also
includes some amusing 'lost in translation' style interview extracts.
The 1991 live footage from Japan runs for more than an hour, and features
Antena favorites such as Antena, Be-Pop and Eclat de Nuit, on which
Isabelle is backed by a crack jazz band including Fritz Sundermann
and Marco de Meersman, as well as guest musicians from Japan. Artist
biography: chic trio Antena formed in Paris in 1981. After scoring
cult hits with wry single The Boy From Ipanema and classic mini album
Camino Del Sol in 1982, the band left Crepuscule for major label releases
on Island and Mercury. Going solo, Isabelle Antena returned to Crepuscule
in 1986, and since then has released a further twelve albums, her
writing spanning jazz, funk and Latin, and achieving notable success
in Japan and the Far East. The most recent Isabelle Antena album,
Easy Does It, appeared in 2005. A new Antena album, Toujours du Soleil,
was released in 2006.
LTM-2494
DVD
$21.75
Jackson, Joe
Rain
PS, US New album! POPMATTERS: "The eclectic pianist/songwriter
delivers a treat -- ten perfectly crafted pop songs that recall his
best work or maybe are his best work."
Ryko
CD
$17.75
Jennifer Gentle & Makoto Kawabata
Wrong Cage
PS, ITALY ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Besides leading his main band, Acid
Mothers Temple, and plenty of other side projects, Makoto Kawabata
has carried out a number of collaborations over the years; this one,
taken from a live show in Italy in May 2002, finds him with the young
psych act Jennifer Gentle. In many ways it's very much Jennifer Gentle's
show -- of the three songs on the short release, the two that take
up the most time are extended versions of tracks from their first
two albums. "Bring Them," originally from I Am You Are,
makes for a full-on neo-stoner masterpiece."
ASIlentPlace
CD
$16.75
Jet Age, The
What Did You Do During the War, Daddy?
PS, US This the Jet Age's (ex-Hurricane Lamps) follow up to 2006's
critically acclaimed Breathless. Boasting brilliant tunes, breathtaking
performances, and-dare we say?-a headline-grabbing concept at its
heart, WDYDDTW,D? is sure to be one of the most talked about records
of this election year. MAGNET: "As consistent as the Lamps were
across their five albums, the Jet Age's Breathless marks a huge step
forward, from Tischler's songwriting to the musicians' performances
to the production and overall ambience. Lamps devotees, don't worry;
Tischler is still unleashing bright shards of his trademark riffery
and serving up literate epistles in his Roger Daltrey-meets-Robert
Smith voice... With this debut, his band has clearly hit an early
high."
Sonicboomerang-008
CD
$8.25
Judys, The
Moo [re-issue]
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]
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
Judys, The
Washarama [re-issue]
PS, US The original 'Washarama' album finally re-issued on CD for
the first time! With six bonus tracks from "The Wonderful World
of Applainces" EP. The Judy's first full-length and most popular
recording, Washarama was a watershed event in the Texas new wave scene
and solidified the band's status as the state's most original and
daring musical provocateurs. The album perfectly captures the band's
quirky sensibility and their signature minimalist sound. The twelve-song,
35-minute album includes some of The Judy's most popular songs including
"Her Wave", "Man on a Window Ledge", and the legendary
"Guyana Punch". This was the first time that the band had
spent an extensive (for them) amount of time on a recording project
including a total remix of the album after its initial completion.
The album was officially released in 1981 at a record release party
at Houston's Agora Ballroom and literally became a top seller overnight.
Sales were later bolstered by Wasted Talent securing distribution
from a major regional distributor. Despite it's age, Washarama still
holds its own as the classic Texas new wave album.
WastedTalent
CD
$15.00
Killing Joke
Night Time [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Original album remastered, plus bonus tracks.
Caroline
CD
$12.50
Killing Joke
Fire Dances [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Original album remastered, plus bonus tracks.
Caroline
CD
$12.50
Killing Joke
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Original album remastered, plus bonus tracks.
Caroline
CD
$12.50
Killing Joke
Outside the Gate [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Original album remastered, plus 7 bonus tracks.
Caroline
CD
$12.50
KK Rampage
Without Feelings
PS, US After the demise of the FUNCTIONAL BLACKOUTS, Dr. Filth decided
to go his own direction & joined the already formed KK Rampage.
Originally released as a 10" on Rococo Records w/a very small
pressing, Dr Filth & KK Rampage asked Big Neck to re-release this
record on CD w/3 added tracks. 10 tracks of blazing guitar cacophony,
crunchy vocal madness, & pounding drums comparable to the Lost
Sounds on speed or even sounding like something that would come from
Load Records or Skingraft.
BigNeck-062
CD
$10.00
Klein, Alan
Well At Least It's British
PS, UK 60's Brit Pop with an influence on 90's Brit Pop. Includes
rare Joe Meek produced tracks. All first time on CD, and first ever
reissue. After writing the soundtrack to the quintessential pre- Beatles
English pop movie What A Crazy World Alan Klein scored a deal with
Decca to write and perform his view of English society at the time.
His style of delivery was very distinctive, not unlike contemporary
Anthony Newley, and writing like Lionel Bart. Alan was managed by
Ken Pitt who also had another client called David Jones, soon to be
David Bowie. That the early style of Bowie's delivery is also akin
to Kleins must surely be more than coincidence. In the mid 90's Damon
Albarn was asked about his influences and said about this LP "
...it was instrumental in me making Modern Life Is Rubbish,and changing
and getting an idea of my own self.... I can't believe that David
Bowie didn't know him inside out, and the same with Ray Davies. My
favourite track goes ' he's a twentieth-century Englishman ' (see
Blur's For Tomorrow). It's a fantastic record." Klein went on
to tour the world as vocalist in the New Vaudeville Band. For bonus
tracks we include the two singles he wrote and recorded in 1962, both
produced by Joe Meek, and the 1965 singles including the withdrawn
Age Of Corruption.
RPM-824
CD
$17.00
La Rainbow Toy Orchestra
In Love With Toys EP
PS, SPAIN Toy pop played on toys from Spain. Music for dreaming with
your eyes opened. Influences of Amiina, Pascal Comelade or Dustin
O halloran. CD 3" in cool mini dvd case...
AEIOU-002
CD
$9.00
La Scala
The Harlequin (7"/CD)
PS, US Equiped w/ a sense of old world melodies, this Chicago 4some's
sound is equal parts rock, Eastern European folk & Saccharine
60's Continental Pop music. This their first EP, was recorded in one
of Chicago's dark corners & mixed by producer BRIAN DECK(Iron
& Wine, Modest Mouse, etc..)."The band's sound sheathes a
core of shameless New Romantic-grade Bowie worship in retro-Euro duende
that reeks of Serge Gainsbourg's cigarette ash. Why does this mix
work so well for them? Mainly because they rock"-Monica Kendrick
(Chicago Reader)
HighWheel
45
$7.50
Lazarus
Like Trees We Grow To Be Satellites
PS, US Limited to 325. Custom die cut hand screened jacket. Black
vinyl. Lyrics and artwork screened on the inside of jacket.
RuinedPotential-05
LP
$16.25
Le Mans
Rebel Action
PS, SPAIN New album from Spanish dream-poppers.
Locomotive
CD
$16.25
Lightman, Aaron
S-T
PS, UK Little is known of this quirky Philadelphia singer/songwriter,
whose delicate vocals and catchy songwriting have earned him comparisons
with Donovan and the Bee Gees and won him a considerable cult reputation.
This unusual album, which blends melodic folk-pop with extravagant
orchestral interludes, first appeared in 1969 and makes its long-overdue
CD debut here.
Fallout
CD
$16.25
Lightspeed Champion
Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
PS, US Lightspeed Champion is the alter ego of Dev Hynes, musical
polymath and former member of cult noise pop band Test Icicles. After
their demise in 2006, Hynes began to focus on the more melodic fare
that's closer to his heart. On this record, he worked with Mike Mogis
(resident producer for Saddle Creek Records) and was backed by an
informal band including multi-instrumentalists Mogis and Nate Walcott,
The Faint's drummer Clark Baechle, and guest vocalist Emmy The Great,
along with moonlighting members of Cursive and Tilly And The Wall.
Here, Hynes reveals much about himself; the album being packed with
tragic-comic autobiographical numbers.
Domino
CD
$13.00
Little Annie & Paul Wallfisch
When Good Things Happen To Bad Pianos
PS, US She returns, fresh from the success of Songs From the Coalmine
Canary, w/ a more introspective album of cover versions. They have
recorded a batch of their favorite songs, rearranged in a duo setting.
DurtroJnana
CD
$16.00
L'Ocelle Mare
S-T
PS, US The solo project from Thomas Bonvalet, guitarist from CHEVAL
DE FRISE. His musical approach reminds us of John Fahey and/or David
Grubbs. Recorded in different deserted French places in July 2006,
you can hear the silence in a ruined stable and bats in obscurity.
Sickroom-048
CD
$12.50
Louis XIV
Slick Dogs and Ponies
PS, US New album from sleazy-in-a-good-way art rockers.
ATL
CD
$14.25
Louis XIV
Slick Dogs and Ponies [Bonus CD]
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ATL
LP
$14.50
Lowfish
Burn The Lights Out
PS, US Now on CD. Lowfish is back with a new full length LP (2x12)
and CD release for this fall 2007. Synth pop gone wild mashed up with
breaks , wrapped in emotive melodies and pumped full of bass for the
dance floor characterize his new LP . A total of 10 new tracks and
two of his golden ones from the Sat.31 ep. Lowfish again determines
his destiny in a positive , individualistic styled manner that can
be described as complex, yet fully enjoyed by most listeners. Bladerunner
, Wave Noir, or William Gibson breaking out the synths are a few words
to describe this style Electro. Post Modern for sure considering the
artful and seamless interweaving of various close connected genres
from past and present coming together to define a sound that is new
and only Lowfish. Artwork by 310K with a sleeve done in 60's pop fiery
orange and some of the coolest Graphics to come out of the Amsterdam
design scene. As always no expense on mastering with professional
cuts made by Frankford and Wayne NY city. A lot of work went into
this release to deliver the highest quality in overall production
and sound.
Satamile-41-2
CD
$9.50
Lungfish
Rainbows from Atoms
PS, US Re-mastered version of the band's third cd, originally released
in 1993. (Don't forget that Lungfish's singer is DANIEL HIGGS, who
has embarked on a burgeoning solo career.) Out of print for several
years, remastered at Silver Sonya.
Dischord
CD
$10.25
Magnet
#78
PS, US AGAINST ME! on cover, interviewed by indie darling BEN LEE.
2007 The Year in Music: top 20 albums and 10 best records you didn't
hear, features on Black
Mountain, Mark Lanegan, Helio Sequence & more!
ZINE
$3.00
Mangion, Suzy
The Other Side of the Mountain
PS, UK Starting from a cupboard with a piano & a drum kit in it,
Durham City, England, Suzy Mangion began her public music making as
one half of school boy/girl band George, in 1994. George released
a number of acclaimed secret pop records on vinyl collector labels
Earworm & Bad Jazz in the late 90s, and eventually released their
debut album 'The Magic Lantern' on Pickled Egg Records in 2003. An
EP, 'All Good Things', was released in Spain on Lejos Discos, and
the 2005 George album, 'A Week of Kindness', was jointly released
on both labels. Suzy also appeared on the Piano Magic album 'Writers
Without Homes' (4AD) - contributing vocals on two tracks, which have
been described by many as the album's highlights and has recorded
two albums with Arbol, an eponymous debut (Indus Sonica), and 'Dreams
Made of Paper' (Lejos Discos). Last year she made a guest appearance
on the Big Eyes Family Players's album, 'Do The Musiking'. Suzy is
also one half of The Winter Journey. 'The Other Side of the Mountain'
is Suzy's first solo album, and was recorded between January and July
2006. Musically, it follows on very much from where George left off,
hardly surprising, given that Suzy was responsible for writing and
performing about 90% of their material. "Suzy Mangion's voice
cuts through the muggy layer of post modernism, to deliver songs that
beautifully capture a sense of perpetual loss through the passing
of time itself" [The Wire] "When she's not collaborating
with the likes of Arbol and Piano Magic, Suzy Mangion writes intimate
torch songs with multi-instrumentalist Michael Varty. One minute she
sounds like Joni Mitchell crooning over a Wurlitzer, the next she's
whispering like Vincent Gallo's long lost cousin over a fragile score
of guitars, chimes, strings and loops. Either way, the results are
never less than mesmerizing" [Uncut] "George's adventures
in bricolage proffer to the listener the saddest, prettiest songs
about early surgical cinema, living in memory or a fearful search
for joy, that they will hear for a long time" [Sleazenation]
"George's suite of beautiful songs makes no vulgar attempt to
grab your attention, and its inward_looking focus put me in mind of
the woody folkisms of Vashti Bunyan, previously the last word in this
kind of hushed English Fireside reverie" [The Sound Projector].
PickledEgg-067
CD
$17.75
Mars Volta
Bedlam in Goliath
PS, US New album from modern prog princes! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "On
their first three proper albums, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez
played games of quiet-loud-quiet (or loud-quiet-loud), sneaking around
stealthily for minutes at a time before detonating another blast of
thrash-metal riffing and piercing screams. The Bedlam in Goliath is
simply loud-loud-loud, virtually every song played at maximum volume
and tempo. But, in fact, instead of being wearisome or exhausting,
it's an oddly refreshing album. The band gets closer to their roots
in thrash and funk-metal than ever before, avoids using electronics
except where they can make a big impact, and finally lets semi-permanent
guest John Frusciante occupy a readily discernible role."
UMVD
CD
$15.00
Martial Canterel
Refuge Underneath
PS, US Martial Canterel's first full-length CD release entitled 'Refuge
Underneath', a compilation of the artist's first two long-deleted
self-released cassette tapes as well as 5 previously unreleased tracks,
all digitally re-mastered. Martial Canterel records and performs using
only vintage analogue synthesizers and sequencers, producing a highly-crafted,
complex, and idiosyncratic form of electronic music that is simultaneously
romantically melancholic and affirmatively aggressive. Inspired both
by the first wave of relatively unknown minimal electronic bands in
Northern Europe and the seminal industrial noise bands such as Throbbing
Gristle, SPK, and Cabaret Voltaire.
Weird-003
CD
$10.00
Martin, Robert
Long Goodbye
PS, US This opens w/ some broken acoustic noodling that sounds like
a Derek Bailey slow motion replay, over which a double-tracked cry
of voices transmits mournfully, meticulously, & w/ an unnerving
sense of purpose. From there it gets stranger & more beautiful,
as Martin sings w/ unique abandon - is there such a thing as sad joy?
- often wordlessly, frequently incoherently.
YikYak-013
LP
$12.50
Maus, John
Love Is Real
PS, US Better known as a collaborator with ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S PANDA
BEAR and ARIEL PINK'S HAUNTED GRAFFITI, Maus is an idiosyncratic pop
genius.
UpsettheRhythm-015
CD
$14.25
Metric
Live at Metropolis
PS, CANADA Canadian synth-rock superstars live in Montreal in 2006
on their "Live It Out" tour plus videos for 3 singles. Emily
Haines and the entire Metric posse are releasing a new concert DVD
from their Live It Out tour. The DVD captures the band jamming out
at their Fall 2006 Montreal stop on their Live It Out Tour. Live at
the Metropolis also includes the videos for three Live It Out singles:
"Monster Hospital", "Poster of a Girl", and "Empty".
LastGang
DVD
$14.50
Mexico 70
Thirty Five Whirlpools
PS, US "Thirty Five Whirlpools Below Sound" Latest from
long-running, rugged Britpop shining stars. Ranges from pop gems reminiscent
of Elvis Costello to more philosophical fare including trademark jangly,
Byrdsy guitar & witty, imaginitive lyrics.
ToucanCove
CD
$14.50
Mojo
#172 (March 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00
Moorcock, Michael & Deep Fix
The New World's Fair
PS, UK Classic sci-fi rock album - now 24-bit remastered from the
original master tapes with unreleased bonus tracks. Features members
of Hawkwind & Snowy White. New essay by Nik Turner. Leading Science
Fantasy author Michael Moorcock enjoyed a long collaboration with
Space Rock kings HAWKWIND eventually forming his own outfit Deep Fix
to record this conceptual album in 1975. Featuring Members of HAWKWIND
and guitarist SNOWY WHITE, "The New Worlds Fair" was a stunning
work inspired by Moorcock's writings and was wonderfully conceived
and delivered. The ESOTERIC reissue is remastered from the original
tapes and includes 7 bonus tracks, 3 of which are previously unreleased.
The booklet features an essay by HAWKWIND founder & friend of
Michael Moorcock NIK TURNER. It an essential release for fans of HAWKWIND,
MOORCOCK and Science Fantasy.
EsotericRecordings-2026
CD
$20.25
Morcheeba
World Looking in (DZ RMX)
PS, US Another Release from the elusive LOSBUD. This time it is a
remix of Britian's Morcheeba's Classic World Looking in, Remixed by
DZ (Scuba, Hot Flush, Black Acre, Lodubs).
LosBud-1208004
12
$8.25
Mountain High
Wicked Wanderer
PS, US They fit somewhere on the continuum between groups like Amon
Duul II, the Pink Fairies & Tony McPhee's Grounhogs. Sort of proto-punk
& grittier than most psych, & somewhat blues-rooted, though
altogether their own thing, w/ mini-anthems & non-sequitor tributes
to Punky Brewster & Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre. M.H. seem
to really not care much about current musical trends, what's hot &
so forth, rather they just lay down some of the sweatiest grooves
happening. Prepare to have this stuck on your headphones for a month
straight .
HotDogCity-018
CD
$9.00
Mr. Thing
Strange Breaks & Mr. Thing
PS, US World champion DJ Mr. Thing mixes a collection of vintage 60's
& 70's funk. The collection features a connoisseur's selection
of extremely rare breaks mixed w/ style & precision. Rare &
sought after never before compiled tracks spanning from soul, disco,
jazz, funk, folk & soft rock.
BBE-096
DCD
$16.75
Mumlers
Thickets & Stitches
PS, US This is a portrait of a young band in love w/ music, exploring
the various textures of the rock genre & creating something satisfyingly
original. There are crowdpleasing mid-tempo rockers, mesmerizing ballads,
call-and-response soul stompers & songs that defy easy categorization.
Galaxia-029
CD
$14.25
