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33Hz
Paris, Texas
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DitherDown
45
$4.75

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

Nada Surf
Lucky (Digipack Packaging)
PS, USNY's Nada Surf has been together for almost a dozen years, becoming one of America's most resilient and truly independent bands. Along with their previous two albums, 2003's "Let Go" and 2005's "The Weight Is A Gift", "Lucky" is the final piece of a rather astounding trilogy that, taken as a whole, manages to express more about the frustrations and joys of modern life than most artists can expect to assemble over a career. Guest appearances include Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie), Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger), Ed Harcourt (English singer-pianist), Phil Wandscher (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter), and John Roderick (The Long Winters).
Barsuk
CD
$13.00

Numinous Eye
Live/Studio
PS, US Heavy drone instrumentals w/textured artwork. Side A is from a live set in Tokyo at the end of '05 w/Koji Shimura (ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE, MAINLINER, etc) on drums & Higo Hiroshi (ex-FRICTION) on bass. Side B was recorded live in the studio w/Chris Van Huffle (ex-SUBARACHNOID SPACE, GAY BARBARIANS ) on drums.
LittleMafia
12
$10.00

Nyro, Laura
More Than A New Discovery
PS, UK Rev-Ola proudly re-presents the album which introduced to the world the wonderful talent of Laura Nyro! More Than A New Discovery (aka The First Songs) is openly informed by the styles of Laura's youth. She had just turned 19 when she recorded the album in early 1966, and the songs retain a youthful exuberance and glisten with beautiful pop melodies and then-fashionable, sturdy 1960s New York arrangements. Laura's lyrics are already as poetically-charged and mature as at her peak, from the wise "And When I Die" to the observational approach of "Buy and Sell." Musically, the album was obviously tailored to fit the prevailing landscape of 1960s female pop singers and it often has the same soulful atmosphere of Dusty Springfield and Evie Sands or the brash, bravura pop of Barbra Streisand, who was to take "Stoney End" to the charts three years later. Although Laura's albums would become more and more influential and adventurous, this, her first outing, features the majority of her most famous and revered compositions. Due to production decisions she did mot agree with, Laura Nyro more or less disowned her debut for many years, until the music fan in her began to appreciate the set forms as one might a Motown hit of the period, no matter how overexposed and hackneyed. With new manager David Geffen, a slew of covers of her material hitting the charts, and a controversial showing at the Monterey Pop Festival, Laura Nyro signed a favourable new deal with Columbia Records, making some of the most essential albums of the late 1960s and 1970s...but that is another, quite wonderful story. Listen now to where it all began. Fantastic album by one of our very favourite artists! Beautifully re-mastered in true RevOla style with lovely packaging as usual... A must for all fans of Laura Nyro, and of classic New York girlpop... the set form she made into so much more!
Rev-Ola-233
CD
$15.50

O'Death
Spider Home
PS, US With the B-side "Silk Hole", part of the second round of Gigantic singles series titles.
GiganticMusic
45
$6.00

Pam & Teri
Lucy
PS, US Self described as Japanese Pop / House their music is simple yet still oh so sweet. Yes, they really are twins, & yes they really are fabulous!! Pam & Teri sing about their cat Lucy.
Yay!Records
45
$3.50

Parsons, Gram
Gram Parsons: Fallen Angel (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US Awesomeness. You should own this DVD just to be graced by Hillman's superb 'Tache.
Rhino
DVD
$17.50

Peculiar, Vinny
Goodbye My Angry Friend
PS, UK There are times you can hear Nick Cave and Johnny Cash in these power pop meets kitchen sink drama songs but a better comparison might be Stephen Duffy for the romance-against-the-odds, me-against-the-world, railing-against-the-dying-of-the-light feeling of this record." Manchester song-writing maverick, performance poet and Smiths associate Vinny Peculiar has cultivated an alternative music career spanning the past 10 years collaborating with a diverse range of artists from Bill Drummond to Bonehead. 'Goodbye My Angry Friend', his 7th studio album, is an ambitious, vengeful, tuneful and intriguing collection of songs. Produced by sonic magpie Tim Browne it fuses influences that are, to many a pop music connoisseur, poles apart...from Nick Cave to The Darkness...from Johnny Cash to Queen. Here is a record that, for better or worse, plays by its own rules. The opening salvo reflects upon the death of the Vinny Peculiar alter ego whilst 'Kiss Me [I'm a Social Worker]' reeks of abuse and mistrust. 'Seasonal Affective Disorder' is a tenderly affecting paean of mood disorder and melody. 'Lazy Bohemians' portrays and gently dismembers a world of would be revolutionary misfits...a world in which Vinny stars as idler in chief. From garage band symphonies to rock and roll nursery rhymes here is a record of audacious musicality from an artist not simply content to sit on the edge. Vinny Peculiar is prepared to jump.
Pronoia-007
CD
$17.75

Pequeña Fiera!
Casiotone For Bears
PS, SPAIN Casiotone for bears plays 10 songs with different casiotone sounds. Lo-fi ambient pop with influences of the Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine or Grandaddy...toy instruments and a lot of emotional melodies sung by a little child with bear´s head that sings with no words.
AEIOU-001
CD
$11.00

Petty, Tom & Heartbreakers
Live at the Olympic
PS, US Live concert filmed at The Grand Olympic Auditorium in October 2002.
WarnerReprise
DVD
$15.00

Pollard, Robert
Superman Was a Rocker (DELAYED)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HappyJack-015
LP
$10.50

Pollard, Robert
Superman Was a Rocker (DELAYED)
PS, US Pollard recently poured through a bunch of old cassette tapes & found some great, never-used instrumentals that he either wrote or co-wrote, & he decided to go into the studio & put vocals (& melodies!) over them, just like he 'used to back in the old Guided By Voices days.' The music spans a 20+ yr period, so in essence, this is an album 20 years in the making.
HappyJack-015
CD
$10.00

Rainbow
After The Storm
PS, UK The original sleeve of this eclectic collection of Los Angeles psychedelia promised it would deliver "a feeling of newness." And indeed few albums from 1968 could boast such a range of styles, taking in acid rock, sunshine pop and heavy soul, with plenty of fuzz guitar and progressive keyboard interludes along the way. An overlooked gem that's sure to appeal to fans of classic underground music, it makes its long-overdue CD debut here.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Ramsey Lewis Trio, The
In Person Volume Two: 1965-67
PS, UK Volume two of our mini series featuring the amazing Ramsey Lewis. Ramsey Lewis straddled the boundary between bop-oriented jazz and pop music. Most of his recordings (particularly by the mid-'60s) were very accessible and attracted a large non-jazz audience. The very epitome of groovy, fingerpoppin' soul/jazz/pop, perfect for a party, yet eminently listenable in any circumstance! With personnel including Ramsey himself, with his roots in Bebop, and Maurice White (founder of Earth Wind and Fire) the Ramsey Lewis Trio sit squarely in the very midst of soul, and Jazz history...as soon as you hear The Ramsey Lewis Trio, you'll feel as if you always knew them!
Rev-Ola-235
CD
$15.50

Ramsey Lewis Trio, The
In Person v.1: 1960 - 65
PS, UK Ramsey Lewis straddled the boundary between bop-oriented jazz and pop music. Most of his recordings (particularly by the mid-'60s) were very accessible and attracted a large non-jazz audience. The very epitome of groovy, finger poppin' soul/jazz/pop, perfect for a party, yet eminently listenable in any circumstances...with personnel including Ramsey himself, with his roots in BeBop, and Maurice White (founder of Earth Wind and Fire) the Ramsey Lewis Trio sit squarely in the very midst of soul, Jazz, funk and whatever history! As soon as you hear The Ramsey Lewis Trio, you'll feel as if you always knew them! With a whole load of amazing performances recorded live during their record-breaking tours of the 1960s, this is THE Ramsey Lewis Trio album you need...believe it! Amazing and timeless soul-jazz-pop-bossa-boogaloo you'll love! Perfectly remastered by Mr. Nick Robbins of this parish...and wonderfully packaged by Mr. Andy Morten in Zummerzet!
Rev-Ola-221
CD
$15.00

Record Collector
#346 (February 2008)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Robots In Disguise
We're In The Music Biz
PS, UK 'Get 'em out for the boys,' is the reaction many women in music still face. In fact, that's the phrase - albeit in French - that one photographer used when shooting ROBOTS IN DISGUISE aka DEE PLUME (guitar and vocals) and SUE DENIM (bass and vocals) for a French glossy, which probably prefers to remain nameless. But while many would rant, huff & puff or simply cave in, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE decided to celebrate the launch of their 3rd album, WE'RE IN THE MUSIC BIZ, by beating the boys at their own game. The maverick electro-pop duo with a reputation for their fashion-forward style appears on the cover with immaculate hair and make-up wearing skinny-minny shirts and ties. But what's this? Those girls are naked but for layer of skillfully applied body paint! 'We like to subvert people's expectations of us as a band and have a bit of fun with it,' says agent provocateuse, Dee. 'People have seen those pictures and it's so unexpected that they've not even clocked it,' says Sue. Part riot grrl princesses, part monsters of DIY musical mayhem, ROBOTS IN DISGUISE have enjoyed cult success in France and Germany where they've toured extensively around their first two albums, but now they're setting their sights closer to home, supporting The Gossip on tour this summer and picking up fans from the likes of CSS, The Klaxons, Princess Superstar and Chicks on Speed. WE'RE IN THE MUSIC BIZ sees the Robots developing their signature sound and tell-it-like-it-is lyrics, with a sharper, boppier and frequently impossibly catchy feel. Produced by Chris Corner (Sneaker Pimps/ I Am X) in Berlin, WE'RE IN THE MUSIC BIZ includes the hit single, THE SEX HAS MADE ME STUPID, a hedonistic, future indie-dance classic of what happens when you get off with someone you like. The sex, the drink, the illegal substances - the sheer addictive mess and mayhem that inevitably ensue from acting on attraction. Get it out for the girls... Confirmed Press includes The London Paper, The Fly, Record Collector, Stool pigeon, Mojo, AXM, SubVert Magazine, Loaded, Mixmag, NME, Artrocker, DJ Magazine, Maxim. Loads more expected but too early to confirm as yet. Track listing 1 We're in the music biz, 2 Cant stop getting wasted, 3 The sex has made me stupid, 4 Animals, 5 The tears, 6 I don't have a god, 7 I live in Berlin, 8 I'm hit, 9 Everybody's going crazy, 10. Dont copy me.
President-3
CD
$17.75

Rodriguez-Lopez, Omar
Calibration (Is Pushing Luck and Key Too Far)
PS, US
N2O
CD
$14.25

Saville, Robin/Doll Boy
Player Piano/ Prelude No.1
PS, UK Like Burton and Taylor, some artists and labels are always linked. Isan/ Robin Saville go way back with the Static Brothers and we are chuffed as can be to release Robin's first solo single, a precursor for his debut album. Dollboy have also stepped inside the Caravan before, donning mittens and knocking back a Cab Sav while holing up with the extended family, otherwise known as those dudes from Tunng. Try finding that release nowadays. MC Doll (homeless Oliver Cherer) Boy and his producer (social worker Robin Saville) strode into the van with the idea of a split single, and who are we to turn our backs on such street savvy? It's best to say that this hummus and sesame seed breadstick is a mighty fine appetizer for Robin's debut solo album. Planned for a release with Static Caravan, it's due to see the light of day in 2008. For the past ten years, Robin Saville has been precisely fifty percent of isan, a frankly seminal electronica outfit whose influence has been acknowledged around the world. This is his first solo release, a bouncy, weaving, piano-led lurcher which harks back to the duo's earlier, more carefree roots. He also likes to grow vegetables and make jam. Sublime electronica AND advice about vegetable seeds for your garden? Now that's what we call good value. Following a long list of highly regarded releases since 2004, Dollboy returns with a re-voicing of JS Bach's Prelude No 1 in C Major (from The Well Tempered Clavier), a characteristically swoonsome piece of organic-electronic jingle-jangle majesty, featuring the sound of water-filled bowls and a 1942 glass glockenspiel. What ensues is two minutes of clicks, whirrs and beautiful sounds, bringing Bach into the binary age - kick back, grab a glass of red wine and admire the warm glow. 250 only seveninch vinyl in a hand-painted sleeve.
StaticCaravan-145-7
45
$9.50

Scary Mansion
Every Joke Is Half the Truth
PS, US Massachusetts-bred Leah Hayes attended art school in New York before moving to France where she played In a band called Satan's Fingers, collaborating with David Ivar from underground pop legends Herman Dune. Growing up playing piano and guitar, Hayes also took up the thunderstick, an Appalachian instrument similar in Tone to the banjo. Her collection of ballpoint pen notebook illustrations "Holy Molly" was published by pantographic in 2004 and her freelance illustration work has appeared in the New York Times, Punk Planet, and Mcsweeney's. Shortly after starting the band Scary Mansion with Ben Shapiro (the Fugue) on drums and Bradley Banks on Bass, Hayes set about recording the tracks that make up "Every Joke Is Half The Truth". Hayes worked with producer Kyle Fischer (Rainer Maria) over an extended six-month period. With the sound of the thunderstick, the resulting tracks alternate between sparse intimate tones and near claustrophobic layers of feedback, all with an attention to the needs of the songs. Hayes' lyrical approach mines themes of alienation and romantic snafus, embodied in characters litigious, predatory, and straw-filled. "Every Joke Is Half The Truth" is Scary Mansion's debut album. Hayes has a Graphic novel due out on fantagraphics February 2008 called "Funeral of the Heart".
Zum-023
CD
$10.00

School of Language
Sea From Shore
PS, US This is a new project from David Brewis (FIELD MUSIC) & can, in some ways, be seen as a companion piece to FIELD MUSIC's "Tones of Town" but where that record was preoccupied w/ the choices resulting from questions of time & place, here time is tied to people - often because of their absence, but at other times because their closeness is what rejuvenates us. Feat. Barry Hyde of THE FUTUREHEADS.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00

Sequins, The
The Death of Style
PS, UK Long awaited 12 track debut album from the best Best Midlands indie pop band. Formed around the nucleus of Warwick University, the five-piece deliver an album that builds upon the potential shown in their two singles and transgresses that already high watermark. Sharing a firm lineage with the Postcard and Sarah Records aesthetics, The Sequins draw upon the best jangly guitar pop and artrock to create a signature sound that puts them out of step with the current zeitgeist. Eschewing the contemporary fashion with cold-hearted irony, The Sequins aren't afraid to indulge their playful side or embrace the unfashionable. This is music free of guilty pleasures and full of unabashed joy. Although employing spider-like guitars and dizzying time signatures in equal measure, they never once forget the importance of melody or a good chorus. Recorded in South London in two short sessions, The Death of Style is endearingly lo-fi but sparkles in all the right places, providing a perfect snapshot of the live sound that has brought The Sequins many devoted fans in the past year. Limited to 1000 specially designed album sleeves, each release comes replete with it's own sequins and a front cover which encourages fans to create their own unique designs. Press: "this is immutable yet frail pop that makes my heart beat faster and faster. 9/10" Drowned In Sound. "An absolute must for indiepopsters everywhere" -The Fly. "Blissfully-tuneful indie-pop contenders" - NME. "Wide eyed melodies and breakneck energy" - Rough Trade. "Sharp jangling rhythms that swoop and soar" - SoundsXP. "I'm too lost in the world of Sequins and can't work out what I was going to do..." - John Kennedy, XFM.
ToughLove-014
CD
$16.25

Serpentina
Planeando En Tu Azotea
PS, SPAIN The new album of the Valencian group, SERPENTINA, is made up of two siblings, Paco and María Tamarit, with the title "Planeando en tu Azotea" Both of them are members of the conservatory and Paco, who is in charge of composing and creating the beautiful arrangements of the songs, has collaborated in the past few years with numerous bands from this region and he also produced the debut album of CORAZÓN. In this album, we find 12 new hits of luminous and charming pop, with the advance of the video of "Querido Miedo", which is notably the return of the band after a magnificent debut album "Blancamañana" (2004) released on the small independent label from Barcelona, Annika Records In brief, "Planeando en tu Azotea" is a summer breeze of pop songs for short and elegant, while distinguished, melody lovers, packed with dreamy voices and crystal clear instrumentation. A few drops of bitter liquor which help to mitigate the placid sweetness are suggested while listening to this gem.
Elefant-1130
CD
$15.75

Snow, Hank
Paving The Highway With Tears
PS, UK Resplendent in his lavish and colorful sequin-studded suits, Hank Snow had a career covering six decades during which he sold more than 80 million albums, and was one of the biggest stars of country music practically from it's origins until his passing, a unique man and a unique achievement. Born in Nova Scotia in 1914, Snow embarked on a musical career as a teenager, conquering Canadian radio as "The Yodelling Ranger", until his voice changed and so did his name! In 1950, Snow had the monster hit, "I'm Movin' On", the first of many, and covered by country, R&B and Rock acts to this day...Everyone from Johnny Cash to The Rolling Stones has dome their take of this classic song... Along the way, Hank even briefly managed his young
protégé Elvis Presley, introducing him at The Grand Ole Opry as he had done for Hank Williams before him... Hank Snow was a giant of country music, and here we present some of his greatest recordings. A member of the Country Music Hall Of Fame, the Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame, and the Nova Scotia Music Hall Of Fame, there simply isn't a hall of fame complete without Hank! **An amazing CD collection of 1950s hits by one of the masters of Country Music! **Beautifully packaged by Pepperbox! **Wonderfully re-mastered by Norman Blake and Joe Foster at the mysterious Studio 3, Glasgow, Scotland! **A must for all fans of top flight Americana!
Rev-Ola-237
CD
$15.50

Solvent
Demonstration Tape 1997-2007
PS, US STRICTLY LIMITED!! These 27 tracks document all the 'hits' of the past decade, some of which are long out of print, as well as introduce 3 previously unreleased songs & Solvent's latest vocoder pop track & recent live-set favorite, "In Light". Also incl. are several examples of his exemplary vocoder-synthpop sound & an ADULT. remix
GhostlyInternational-070
CD
$13.25

Somatic Responses
Digital Darkness
PS, GERMANY A new sign of life from Wales - John and Paul Healy, well-known as somatic responses produced a new fulltime masterpiece of electronic sound wizardry. Almost two years have passed since Giauzar and it seems the brothers used their time not only for the explorations of new tonal and atonal scapes, they also went for a re-analysis of their roots. The digital darkness described here is a dry, drawn out universe of distorted chromatic basses, straightened heavy beats and swirling filter pulses, establishing ties from the times when the tb-303 took over technoid music up to the nineties where speed increased and rhythms became dodgier. Stylistic classifications were never somatic responses' aim, nevertheless, digital darkness might be rated as one of their most straight-lined works since years - f.e. you never heard S.R. as speedy as they are on the title track or 'reset the world'. Their typical ingredients like unique strings usage are still present ('stranded'), the enrichment with some blasts from the past makes digital darkness a mixture that will kick your eardrums in.
Hymen-764
CD
$15.50

Songs Of Green Pheasant
S-T
PS, US Limited to 303. Custom die cut hand screened jacket. Black vinyl. Timeless effort from the UK's Duncan Sumpner. Picture- window jacket with printed vellum. Artwork by Esteban Rey.
RuinedPotential-06
LP
$21.75

Sons and Daughters
This Gift
PS, US This Scottish four-piece have fashioned a distinct sound inspired by the melancholy storytelling of Lee Hazlewood, the lyricism of Leonard Cohen, and the raw power of country, blues, and folk filtered through their punk adolescence. "This Gift" develops this sound into a whirlwind of tarnished sixties glamour, referencing celebrity culture, cult films, and literary classics.
Domino
CD
$13.00

Sparrow, The
The Complete CBS Recordings 1966-67
PS, UK After our amazing release by the legendary Mars Bonfire, here is a follow-up of sorts....now listen carefully....Dennis Edmonton, drummer Jerry Edmonton and bass player Nick St Nicholas had all played together in Toronto 'British Invasion' band, Jack London & The Sparrows in 1965. When the group split from singer Jack London, they added new members, going through a succession of future Canadian music stars, even swapping members back and forth with the legendary Mynah Birds, before settling on permanent members John Kay and Goldy McJohn. Soon, their new, high energy blues-rock style got them the attention of the Rolling Stones agent Jerry Brandt, who got them a prestige gig at Sybil Burton's hot nightclub Arthur in the summer of 1966. A deal with Columbia Records followed, with a single "Tomorrow's Ship" being the result. It failed to chart, as did the followup "Green Bottle Lover", and The Sparrow decamped for California, playing at every legendary venue with everyone you care to mention, to a fair amount of acclaim. In June 1967, however, Dennis Edmonton announced his decision to go solo, changing his name to Mars Bonfire. This effectively fragmented the group, with St. Nicholas and new guitarist Michael Monarch joining members of the Hard Times as T.I.M.E...though Monarch soon left to join the ther Sparrows in their new project STEPPENWOLF...who broke through with songs written by Mars Bonfire like "Born To Be Wild"....and were soon rejoined by St. Nicholas... and so it was that all the members of THE SPARROW were involved in the phenomenal success of STEPPENWOLF! A twisty turny story, but, oh my, is the music worth it! The full Columbia recordings of THE SPARROW including the lost audition tapes! Includes the first full-on rock recording of "The Pusher" later made famous by Steppenwolf...Beautifully remastered in true Rev-Ola style, with lovely packaging as usual! First time UK release for this legendary band!
Rev-Ola-234
CD
$15.50

Ssion
Fools Gold
PS, US (pronounced "shun") A 10 years strong art punk dance/design/film collective headed by cosmic man sisters CODY CRITCHELOE (singer, director & sometimes graphic designer for Yeah Yeah Yeahs & Scream Club) & J.A.M. (producer, co-writer & boho space cadet mystery man). They have toured w/ the Liars, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Faint, & the Black Dice.
Sleazetone
CD
$12.50

Stoltz, Kelly
Circular Sounds
PS, US The fourth LP from San Francisco's Stoltz. Its fourteen songs are a stereophonic advance on the lo-fi psych-fuzz of 2004's "Antique Glow" (Beautiful Happiness) and the mid-fi of the piano-rock of 2006's "Below The Branches" (Sub Pop). Both made #24 in MOJO magazine's "Best Albums" list for their respective years. "Circular Sounds" is very much a pop record in the classic 60s mold. Radio-ready yet retaining the organic warmth that gave his earlier work its character.
SubPop
CD
$13.00

Stone Breath
A Silver Thread To Weave The Seasons (EXPANDED)
PS, US Originally released in 1998, now expanded to two CDs with essential bonus material. The first disc presents the original album, long out of print, in all its acid-forest-drone-mantra-folk glory. These songs are of earth & spirit love, sunlight splitting open threatening clouds, trees & birds that talk, the smell of wet earth & the sting of rain on an upturned face, firebrands scattering columns of sparks into the red twilight. The second disc returns some lost songs to Stone Breath, adds some rare songs from compilation appearances & presents a previously unreleased track featuring Fit & Limo.
Hand/Eye-033
DCD
$15.25

Stone Country
S-T
PS, UK Stone Country, the Hollywood, CA-based psychedelic country-rock outfit led by gifted singer/songwriter/guitarist Steve Young. Young had moved to Los Angeles in 1964 and began working with Van Dyke Parks and Stephen Stills while keeping his day job as a mailman. He formed Stone Country in 1967 and soon thereafter the band was signed to RCA Records. After releasing several singles, RCA issued the group's only album, Stone Country, in March 1968, produced by Rick Jarrard, who also produced Jefferson Airplane and Harry Nilsson's Pandemonium Shadow Show. The group disbanded when, in 1969, Young signed as a solo artist with A&M Records. This is there only and debut album, a fantastic record that is a must have for any one with even the slightest interest in things of psychedelic or country nature.
Rev-ola-230
CD
$15.50

Stone Rider
Three Legs of Trouble
PS, US Whip ass grooves & balls-out rock for anyone who has ever thrown back a brew to Zep, Jimi, or AC/DC or lit a spliff chilling to
Floyd from Atlanta quartet.
Trustkill
CD
$11.50

Strawberry Whiplash
Who's In Your Dreams
PS, US Astonishing debut from a promising new band from Glasgow, Scotland where everyone is in a pop bandit's in the blood, it's in the water and it's in the contract. Sandra and Laz have built a feedback wall of sunshine sound out of old fuzz boxes and reverbed drums that recalls some of the best C-86 pop from The Shop Assistants, Talulah Gosh, The Primitives, or The Revolving Paint Dream. The debut single includes the infectious lead track 'Who's In Your Dreams?' which is creating quite the buzz on international indie blogs already. It's a hip shaking pop gem with tambourines, splendid melodies, loads of reverb and just the recommended dosage of ba-da-ba's. 'It Rains On Other Planets' is a shimmering wall of sound with noisy guitars, steady drumming, piercing organ and handclaps, while 'My Day Today' is an immediate 150 bpm pop hit with jangling guitars and keyboards that in a parallel universe would fill dance floors to capacity. Final track 'Factory Girl' is a harmonic wall of pop based around the Warhol Superstar phenomenon think Mary Chain meets The Primitives and you're nearly there. An especially invigorating addition to the Matinée catalog, Strawberry Whiplash are early contenders for favorite new band of 2008! Limited to 1000 copies in custom mini jacket sleeve.
Matinee-065
CD5
$6.50

Tape Op
Issue #63
PS, US New issue of the #1 recording magazine! PETER GABRIEL discusses the future, The BOOKS on found sounds. Also SYLVIA MASSY, GEORGE MASSENBURG, an article on Racho De La Luna, Gear & music reviews & much more.
ZINE
$4.00

Thao
We Brave Bee Stings and All
PS, US In college she recorded an EP & released a full-length debut, Like the Linen, on a local Virginia label. After playing shows all over the country she landed a spot on the Kill Rock Stars 2006 singer-songwriter compilation The Sound the Hare Heard. Taking a break to tour in Europe w/ Laura Veirs, she spent most of 2007 recording these 11 diverse tracks-- a subtly powerful album concerned w/ admissions of guilt, life revelations, & failed domesticity (with beat boxing!)
KillRockStars-481
CD
$13.00

They Might Be Giants
Here Come the 123s
PS, US New album from TMBG for children of all ages.
Disney
CD
$18.75

Uncut
#130 (March 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.00

Vampire Weekend
S-T
PS, US Genre-splicing Internet Buzz Band makes good on their virtual promise. PITCHFORK: "Vampire Weekend have come along like Belle & Sebastian and the Strokes each did, sounding refreshingly laid-back and uncomplicated, and with simple set-ups that make good songs sound exceedingly easy. Already one of the most talked-about and divisive records of the year, Vampire Weekend's Afro-pop- and prep-inflected debut LP is simple, homespun, and one of the most refreshing and replayable indie records in recent years." [Best New Music]
XL/Beggars
CD
$12.50

Vandermark 5
Beat Reader
PS, US Ken Vandermark & Chicago's finest fivesome once again team up w/ Bob Weston to notch out the quintet's 12th album for Atavistic over the course of the last decade plus. Inasmuch as one may contemplate the recorded works of Sonic Youth as a genre unto itself, The V5 may now lay claim to such a distinction: existing simultaneously inside AND outside the realm of Jazz. Vandermark's compositions have recently become even more guided by his respect for (& sonic interpretations of) the traditional arts.
Atavistic-184
CD
$14.00

Various
Get Ready: UK Floor Fillers Vol. 3 - 20 Blue-Eyed Soul Gems 1966-1971
PS, UK The Psychic Circle label presents a third volume of British blue-eyed soul, specially compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond) to move feet and minds. Above the distant thrum of a swarm of idling Vespas, the strains of soulful young folk armed with Hammond organs, brass sections and Italian threads can be distinguished. Let us enter the Stygian basement of the past where home-grown vocalists and bands, inspired by the transatlantic groove, attempt to emulate their mentors. Here come 20 great tracks previously uncomped on CD. Rugs are prepared to be cut, do not await the arrival of carpet scissors: use your feet and minds, children, and have yourselves a real good time. Artists include: Graham Bonney, Lee Drummond, Barry St. John, House Of Lords, Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers, Swinging Soul Machine, The Warren Davis Monday Band, Mighty Dodos, Los Bravos, Dave Walton, Frankie & Johnny, The Treetops, Harlem Jonns Reshuffle, Tony Rich, Sarolta, Ian & The Zodiacs, P.P. Arnold, Lee Tomlin, Ray Gates and Bobby Sansom.
PsychicCircle-7017
CD
$16.25

Various
Soiree Du Coeur A Barbe: Festival Paris Dada
PS, UK A groundbreaking anthology of piano music directly linked to the Dada avant-garde art movement in Paris between 1920 and 1923. Soirée du Coeur à Barbe: Festival Dada Paris is based on the piano repertoire performed at two landmark Dada events in Paris, namely the Festival Dada on 26 May 1920, and the infamous Soirée du Coeur à Barbe on 6 July 1923, an event disrupted by violent confrontation between Tristan Tzara's Dada faction and Surrealists lead by Andre Breton. Music from the 1920 event includes two pieces by Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes as well as The American Nurse by Francis Picabia, the latter described as 'three notes repeated to infinity'. Pieces performed at the riotous 1923 soirée include two fox-trots by Georges Auric and Darius Milhaud (both members of the celebrated group Les Six), the four-hand Trois Morceaux en forme de poire by Erik Satie (performed in person by the composer on the night), and Three Easy Pieces by Igor Stravinsky. The CD also includes other pieces such as Satie's bizarre playlet Le Piège de Méduse (premiered in Paris in May 1921), Drie composities voor Klavier by the Belgian-born Dada/Surrealist E.L.T. Mesens, and a piano rendering of Marcel Duchamp's short vocal Musical Erratum of 1913. The CD closes with an historic archive Stravinsky recording from 1925 by Marcelle Meyer, the pianist who performed at both Dada events in 1920 and 1923. Always described in detail in texts on the history of Dada and Surrealism, the music performed at these events is rarely heard, and remarkably this CD marks the first ever recordings of these compositions by Ribemont-Dessaignes, Picabia and Mesens. All were researched and performed for the project by virtuoso Dutch pianist Peter Beijersbergen van Henegouwen. The booklet includes detailed liner notes by James Hayward, as well as archive images.
LTM-2513
CD
$16.00

Various
Burn To Shine: Seattle 1/27/07
PS, US Benjamin Gibbard of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE brought together 14 of his favorite bands on one day in January of 2007 to create a portrait of one of the worlds most thriving music scenes. Each band plays one song each and it is delivered here as it happened, in chronological order, in a jam packed 55 minutes. Feat EDDIE VEDDER, BENJAMIN GIBBARD, DAVID BAZAN, TINY VIPERS & MINUS THE BEAR. The quality of the filming & audio is perfect & beautiful.
Trixie
DVD
$10.00

Various
New Rubble Volume 4
PS, UK What we have here is a collection of excellent pop music from the late '60s proudly announcing itself. Some contain rather trippy moments and some rock out, but these songs are simply examples of fine, unashamed, straight ahead pop music. And, as such, just as redolent of their time as their more celebrated psychedelic cousins." Artists include: The Endevers, Robb and Dean Douglas, Together, The Dodos, Jon, Davey Sands & The Essex, The Gentle Power of Song, The Perishers, The Definitive Rock Chorale, The Guards, Toby Twirl, The Corsairs, Roger Bloom's Hammer, Deuce Coup, The Bunch, The Fresh Windows, The Rebels, The Playground, The Quiet Five, The Pebbles.
Past&Present
CD
$17.00

Various
Watch Your Step: New Rubble Volume 3
PS, UK Welcome back, to a new era in Driving Beat compilations. Now under the auspices of the splendid Radioactive label, we're able to do justice to the music contained within. This time we have 20 superb slabs of primal British Beat for you. Artists include The Little Darlings, The Blue Chips, Freddie Ryder, Bobby Dean, The Toggery Five, and many more.
Past&Present
CD
$17.00

Various
Speaking My Mind - New Rubble Volume 2
PS, UK Prog/psych is a genre generally neglected by singles collectors as the bands of the time were known mainly for their album output rather than their 45s. This compilation aims to set the record straight by bringing some of the best examples of the genre to the attention of aficionados, a timely enterprise as many influential DJs are actively seeking Prog/psych singles to play, exposing them to a wider audience and driving up the price of originals accordingly." Artists: The Rats, Rescue Co. No 1, Taiconderoga, Eire Apparent, Rumplestiltskin, The Imposters, Glass Managerie, The Open Mind, Nancy, The Montanas, Raw Material, Opus, Putney Bridge, The Fruit Machine, Andromeda, Rumble, Rare Bird, Walrus.
Past&Present
CD
$17.00

Various
My First Day Without You - New Rubble Volume 1
PS, UK The first title in the 'New Rubble' series. This is a great slice of mid-'60s UK garage which we have christened Cleanbeat." Artists: The Llan, Marc Grey, The Nothings, The Pyramids, Pete Tierney & The Nighthawks, Neil Landon, The Roger James Four, The Nightshades, The North Stars, The J&B, Yemm & The Yemen, Johnny Sandon & The Remo, Bryan & The Brunelles, The Blue Rondos, The Hi-Fis, West Five, The Mockingbirds, The Rocamars, Tommy Bishop's Ricochets, The Creatures. Liner notes by Nick Saloman, aka Bevis Frond.
Past&Present
CD
$17.00

Various
Realistic Patterns: Orchestrated Psychedelia from the USA
PS, UK This compilation rounds up 20 (previously uncomped on CD) tracks, all of which have been enriched, rather than diluted, by orchestration. There has long been a prevailing school of thought that psychedelic bands and orchestras do not mix. Even the compiler, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond), admits he has been guilty in the past of dismissing many a fine track because of the unwelcome intrusion of brass and strings. It was down to bands like The Left Banke, with their innovative use of baroque instrumentation and chord structure, to show that psychedelia could be orchestrated and still sound superb. You'll hear fuzz guitars, flutes, organs, sitars, horns, strings and some strange, strange lyrics. Okay, we concede that the mental image of a mob of penguin-suited, straight-laced classical musicians sawing away over a tripped-out psych backbeat may not appear particularly "rock & roll" (well actually, maybe it does!), but open your ears and your mind, and you cannot fail to be seduced... Artists include: Burned, The Subterranean Monastery, The Moon, Bubble, Compass, Tim Wilde, The Sound Solution, The Mystic Astrologic Crystal Band, The Byzantine Empire, A Handful, Douglas Fir, Gregg Shively, Nobody's Children, The Balloon Farm, Dunn & McCashen, The Visions, Drake, The 31st Of February, Natty Bumpo and The Little Boy Blues.
PsychicCircle-7018
CD
$16.25

Various
The Rev-Ola Rock Machine Turns You On
PS, UK At last! We proudly present a sparkling collection of '60s/early '70s pop and rock from the psychedelic end of the Rev-Ola spectrum with a couple from our sister label RPM for good measure. Featuring mostly British acts such as pop-psych heroes Turquoise, Octopus, The Mirage and Sun Dragon as well as singer-songwriters Tony Hazzard and Nick Garrie, it also includes previously un-compiled tracks by cult pop act Majority One and completely unreleased tracks by anglophile acoustic trio Mortimer, UK psych legends Tintern Abbey and Ewan Stephens of Turquoise! The first ever Rev-Ola sampler and features previously unreleased and previously un-compiled tracks! Track annotations by Stefan Granados and Rev- Ola's very own Andy Morten! Re-mastered in the usual dazzling Rev-Ola style and housed in authentic late '60s sampler-style artwork! Octopus - The River Tony Hazzard - Goodnight Sweet Josephine Majority One - Game Sands - River Deep, Mountain High Mortimer - Second Floor The Mirage - Is Anybody Home? Turquoise - Woodstock Chrysalis - April Grove Sun Dragon - Five White Horses Mortimer - Where Dragons Guard The Doors Tintern Abbey - Do What You Must Ewan Stephens - Stand Up And Be Judged Gun - Light On The Wall Majority One - I Nearly Died Nick Garrie - Inkpot Eyes Jawbone - Jeremiah Dreams
Rev-ola-200
CD
$8.25

Various
Black Mirror: Reflections In Global Music
PS, US Recordings made between '18 -'55 compiled by Ian Nagoski. A compilation of 24 recordings from the 1st half of the 20th century of music from Syria, Bali, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, China, Cameroon, India, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Japan, Poland, Greece, Java, Portugal, Laos, Sweden & Burma, all newly transferred & mastered from 78 rpm discs, at least 18 of which have never been issued before on CD. Influenced by Pete Whelan's Origin Jazz Library, Pat Conte's Secret Museum of Mankind, Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Henry Cowell's Music of the World's People, Alan Bishop & Hisham Mayet's Sublime Frequencies label & much more.
Dust-to-Digital-010
CD
$15.50

Various
Cinnamon Girl: Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity
PS, US Tanya Donelly, Britta Phillips, Lori McKenna, Jill Sobule with John Doe, Elk City, Veruca Salt, Kristin Hersh, Josie Cotton, The Watson Twins, and Julie Peel are just some of the outstanding artists covering Neil Young's most popular songs for charity on this 21 track Double CD. All proceeds from this benefit record go to Casting for Recovery. Casting For Recovery is a national nonprofit support and educational program for women who have or have had breast cancer. Casting for Recovery provides an opportunity for women whose lives have been profoundly affected by the disease to gather in a beautiful, natural setting and learn fly-fishing, "a sport for life." The weekend retreats incorporate counseling, educational services and the sport of fly-fishing to promote mental and physical healing. Track Listing: Disk 1: 1. TANYA DONELLY "Heart Of Gold" 2. BRITTA PHILLIPS "I Am A Child" 3. KATE YORK "Comes A Time" 4. LORI MCKENNA "The Needle And The Damage Done" 5. JILL SOBULE with JOHN DOE "Down By The River" 6. VERUCA SALT "Burned" 7. JOSIE COTTON "Cowgirl In The Sand" 8. DALA "A Man Needs A Maid" 9. DARCIE MINER " Ohio " 10. CARMEN TOWNSEND "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" Disk 2: 1. EURO-TRASH GIRL "Cinnamon Girl" 2. JULIE PEEL "I Believe In You" 3. LUFF "Tell Me Why" 4. DALA " Ohio " 5. ELK CITY "Helpless" 6. AMILIA K. SPICER "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" 7. LOUISE POST " Sugar Mountain " 8. THE WATSON TWINS "Powderfinger" 9. KRISTIN HERSH "Like A Hurricane" 10. CINDY WHEELER (CAULFIELD SISTERS) "Old Man" 11. HEIDI GLUCK (SOME GIRLS) "Walk On".
AmericanLaundromat-012
CD
$13.75

Vetiver
You May Be Blue/Been So Long (Neighbors Remixes)
PS, US Long time studio partners, Cabic & Monahan "a.k.a. Neighbors" built these remixes in spurts between their busy schedules. The bulk of the dark & danceable instrumentation consists of keyboards played by Cabic & Otto Hauser. They added powerful new droney parts on the melodica & pedal steel by Farmer Dave Scher & the breathily intoned flute playing of Alissa Anderson.
Gnomonsong
12
$8.00

Web
I Spider
PS, UK CLASSIC PROGRESSIVE ROCK ALBUM - NOW 24-BIT REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES. NEW ESSAY & INTERVIEW WITH DAVE LAWSON. "I Spider" is truly a lost classic of the Progressive era. Originally released by Polydor Records in 1970, the album was influenced by the experiments of groups such as KING CRIMSON, GENTLE GIANT et al, but was more than a mere clone of these bands. The group evolved from an excellent blues influenced band who released three albums for Deram, who then recruited Keyboard player and writer DAVE LAWSON and recorded their final album. The musicianship on the album was excellent and Keyboard player DAVE LAWSON's compositions were groundbreaking and memorable. The group soon evolved into SAMURAI (whose eponymous album is also released by ESOTERIC this month). This Esoteric reissue is remastered from the original master tapes and features two bonus tracks recorded live in Sweden in 1971, a booklet with previously unseen photographs and an interview with DAVE LAWSON.
EsotericRecordings-2027
CD
$20.25

Weller, Paul
Wild Wood [deluxe, exanded re-issue]
PS, US The 1993 release single handedly changed Weller's persona to the larger than life "Modfather," the patriarch of Britpop & all things hip. Led by a renewed creative spark & expanded influences including Nick Drake, Traffic & Crosby, Stills & Nash, he produced, according to Q Magazine, a "pastoral coming of age masterpiece." This 43-track deluxe edition reissue includes an expanse of bonus material including b sides, demos, BBC session versions & unreleased tracks.
YepRoc
DCD
$22.50

Whitsundays
S-T
PS, US This Edmonton, Alberta band certainly has a knack for writing yellowed, reverb-wrapped pop music, borrowing from the grand tradition of English psychedelia, garage & vintage organ rock. With reverent nods to the whimsy of the Zombies, the bluster of the Animals & the inanity of Syd Barrett, their debut is a vintage gem & a charming hodgepodge of '60s musical ephemera.
FriendlyFire
CD
$12.75

Wild Swans
Bringing Home the Ashes [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Songs about war and religious faith were not exclusive to U2 in the '80s. Liverpool, England's the Wild Swans ventured into U2 territory on their 1988 debut album, Bringing Home the Ashes, while sustaining their distinctive sound. The haunting voice of Paul Simpson injects every track with emotional weight; whether he is trying to convey joy or sorrow, his icy baritone chills to the bone. His vocals combine Scott Walker's lonely croon with the brooding angst of Ian McNabb from fellow Liverpudlians the Icicle Works... As enthralling as U2 were in the '80s, they never sounded as gorgeous as the Wild Swans do on Bringing Home the Ashes... Simpson's sparkling voice and Kelly's ethereal guitars provide the album with an undeniably romantic feel. Every track is suffused with radiant pop hooks."
WoundedBird
CD
$16.75

Xiu Xiu
Women As Lovers
PS, US The performances, led by Stewart's one-of-a-kind voice, are intense, virtuosic & painted in a spectrum of acoustic & electronic colors that one would be hard pressed to find equaled on any album.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.00

Ya Ho Wa 13
Penetration, An Aquarian
PS, US It was 1972, time of the cult-occult-commune explosion. The Source Family lived in Hollywood w/ their leader Father Yod, who fronted the rock band, Ya Ho Wa 13--considered by collectors to be one of the most singular psychedelic bands of all time.
ColdSweat
CD
$16.75

Yip-Yip
Two Kings of the Same Kingdom
PS, US Their 4th full length comes in at just under 25 minutes w/ new tracks recorded by the boys themselves. New additions to their arsenal of musical instruments include an organ, cymbals, a gong & a saxophone, a noticeable departure from the digital horns heard on their previous album. They also experimented w/ video for the album (a DVD is included).
Saf-019
CD
$17.75

Zorn, John
Filmworks XIX: The Rain Horse
PS, US Another vol. is always a cause for celebration -- his freewheeling soundtrack music is among the most listener-friendly in his entire catalog. This installment presents a charming & lyrical score created for renowned Russian animator Dimitri Geller's delightful animated parable The Rain Horse.
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Forthcoming Releases

5ive
Hesperus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Boston's 5ive were a two-piece with no vocalist or bass player long before being instrumental and having an unorthodox band assemblage became "cool". They have a Kyuss style guitar tone without the bad vocals. Their debut full-length was one of Terrorizer magazine's top twenty of 2001. "Ben Carr's guitars are thickly layered without the sound becoming mushy. The distortion he gets out of his amp makes his riffing sound like balls of flame. Charlie Harrold's drumming complements the guitar playing exceptionally; these are two musicians that are well in tune with each other" - Brainwashed.com.
Tortuga
CD
$12.50

Adorable
Footnotes: Best Of (92-94) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, UK First compilation of songs from former Creation Records artists Adorable. Contains tracks from both their albums on Creation released in the early 1990's, along with non-album singles and B-sides -- all seven singles released by the band. Also included is a new edit of 'Glorious' from the debut 'Against Perfection', which is exclusive to this release. All tracks included have been deleted & unavailable for several years. Includes a 20-page booklet with exclusive new extensive liner notes from all four band members - especially written for this release - along with photos, classic sleeve images & items from their personal archives.
CherryRed-327
CD
$15.50

American Music Club
The Golden Age (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Every AMC record is an effort to experiment and extend the range of their expression. "The Golden Age" is no exception: from the Mariachi horns to the breezy Beach Boys harmonies to the unfolding layers of feedback, this album is full of varied, joyous, and generous pop music.
Merge
CD
$14.00

Apes, The
Ghost Games (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US POPMATTERS: "Forgoing lead guitar for shambling, sinister organ licks, DC post-punk outfit the Apes strike a strange middle-ground between minimalism and maximalism. Lacking guitar accompaniment, Jeff Schmid's drums and and Erick Jackson's bass tend operate in spare cages of plunging rhythms and blurting stabs, and when the keys afford them some space, the whole feels crisply open. However, just as often as organist Amanda Bynes allows herself to be constrained by the others' rhythms, she surges past and breaks free, letting her organ swell to fill every gap with psychedelic squeal."
GypsyEyes
CD
$15.00

Atlas Sound
Let the Blind Lead Those (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 18TH)
PS, US One of the latest "true queer art punks" to emerge from the cracked pavement of southern suburban sprawl, this is the solo moniker of DEERHUNTER frontman/provocateur BRADFORD COX. This is, essentially, a bedroom album, a collage, mixing the garage rock & ambient electronic influences previously explored w/ Deerhunter in a new context, w/ newly explored recording techniques, mainly laptop-based, learned w/ guidance from kranky artist Nudge's Brian Foote. The result is 14 Songs of melancholy & mania.
Kranky-114
CD
$11.00

Autistic Daughters
Uneasy Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US This intercontinental trio of Dean Roberts (guitar, vocals), Martin Brandlmayr (percussion, computer) & Werner Dafeldecker (guitar, bass). It's also the 4th in a series of records in which Roberts, having begun in more abstract territory in New Zealand's mid-1990s 'free noise' ferment, has embraced song, lyric & voice as vessels for topographic & psychoanalytic tracings of the impacts of territory & nomadism on the subject. Feat. Chris Abrahams of THE NECKS, Martin Siewert & Valerio Tricoli - as part of both cast & crew, foley artists behind the trio's complex, worm-turning arrangements.
Kranky-115
CD
$12.25

Balmorhea
Rivers Arms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Mirroring the vast Texas skies, the soulful collection of songs on "Rivers Arms" is imbued with a visceral weight and endless space. BALMORHEA'S shows have included dates with The Drift, Bexar Bexar, One AM Radio, Caspian, and more. They're currently planning a Spring tour to coincide with this release and working on a Summer tour with their Italian friends Port-Royal. The track "Baleen Morning" will be featured on an upcoming documentary about the company "Toms Shoes", which will premier the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
WesternVinyl-051
CD
$11.50

Belong
Colorloss Record (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US While BELONG still considers these cover songs, what we are presented with are shells, the ghosts of what we think we know about such a fleeting medium as music in the first place. And like the title implies, the music sounds weathered, a faded version of some original we might only imagine. As a record of covers, it sounds like the sonic palimpsest that it is exactly. On "Colorloss", one finds a humble treatment of the hierarchy of sounds. It is the equal attention given to each sound and its place in the mix that makes this a true musical democracy where each element shines in its own way, while propping up the others in a puzzle that would charm Archimedes. A wash of fuzz finds itself meandering thru a track holding hands with the vocals, the space between a breathe before the next submergence. What we have as a result is work of such staggering beauty and melodic thoughtfulness to stop KEVIN SHIELDS in his tracks at the wonder of it. And while the instrumentation and means might be different, this is a music that has as much in common with late 20th-century composition in the vein of JOHN CALE or TONY CONRAD as it does with the soundscapes of WILLIAM BASINSKI or MY BLOODY VALENTINE.
St.Ives-017
LP
$11.50

Bitcrush
Epilogue in Waves (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US '"Epilogue in Waves" is the third album from n5MD main-man Mike Cadoo's ever evolving Bitcrush moniker. The album is the soundtrack to a story which begins with a sense of hope, but whose undercurrents pull you to the end you feared. Epilogue in Waves marks the end of Cadoo's "wading in the ocean" thematic metaphor for lost time that constituted the backbone of his previous album, "In Distance." As his self-described "rock record," the album eschews some of Cadoo's previous electronic methodologies for a more stripped-down songwriting style which utilizes only guitars, basses and drums. This experiment in the basics has led to a sonically rich release that still contains those warm musical crevices to find solace in. Epilogue in Waves will please fans of previous works by Bitcrush as well as neophytes to Cadoo's brand of emotional and sometimes epic songwriting.
n5MD-156
CD
$12.00

Black Fortress of Opium
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US Inspired by the lore surrounding a little town in Turkey , Afyonkarahisar, which translates into "Black Fortress of Opium." Their self-titled debut album was recorded in Brooklyn, NY by Martin Bisi (IGGY POP, SONIC YOUTH, DRESDEN DOLLS) over the course of seven months in 2007. The 10 original tracks are often reminiscent of Middle or Near Eastern sounds channeled through American folk instrumentation (mandolin, banjo) as well as e-bowed electric guitars, with female vocals that alternate between powerful and soulful to soft and mournful.
Afyonkarahisar
CD
$10.00

Blau, Karl
AM (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 18TH)
PS, US Karl Blau is a talented, busy guy. A member of the MICROPHONES, one third of D+ w/ Phil Elvrum & Bret Lunsford (BEAT HAPPENING), & most recently the bassist for LAURA VIERS' back up band. The landmark album of his career carried by up & coming Chicago label Whistler, AM is his psych-folk ode to author A.A. Milne. The music may evoke early Byrds, Syd Barrett & Skylarking-era XTC but its is unmistakably Karl Blau.
Whistler
CD
$10.00

Blood On The Wall
Liferz (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!! "Liferz" is a portrait of a band at the top of their game - somehow they have managed to get even more "awesomer".
TheSocialRegistry-060
LP
$10.25

Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar
LP
$11.50

Bon Iver
For Emma, Forever Ago (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US This debut is centered around a particular aesthetic; Justin Vernon, the primary force behind Bon Iver, moved to a remote cabin in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin at the onset of winter, alone for three months. This solitary time fed a bold, uninhibited new musical focus. All his personal trouble, lack of perspective, heartache, longing, love, loss, and guilt that had been stockpiled over the past six years was suddenly purged into song. The NY Times called this record "irresistible", and it was given a "Recommeded" rating by Pitchfork. RIYL: Iron & Wine, M. Ward, and Elliott Smith.
Jagjaguwar
CD
$11.50

Boy Omega
Hope On The Horizon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, SPAIN On "Hope on the Horizon", Boy Omega (Swedish genius Martin Henrik Gustafsson) follows up his critically acclaimed 2006-albums "The Black Tango" and "The Grey Rainbow", with yet another impressive collection of songs that showcase the growth of his songwriting. As always when you hear a new Boy Omega-record, there's something new going on. This time it's a lot less electronic than before. This is something warm and analog, featuring big walls of strings, horns, acoustic pianos etc. It sounds melancholic and drenched with the bitter beauty of life. Besides from recording "Hope...", releasing two albums, a tour-cd (feat. 15 rare tracks and covers), two singles, the split CD "If we were oceans" and appearing on the Magnetic Fields tribute CD "Our love is meaningless", Boy Omega also managed to play more than 60 shows in 2006. Germany, Austria, The Netherlands and the UK were frequently visited. In the summer they played the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, The End of the road festival in the UK along with artists such as Ryan Adams, Ed Harcourt and Badly Drawn Boy. They also did shows together with Isobel Campbell, Akron/Family, The Hidden Cameras and Jason Collett. "Fans of Sufjan Stevens and Elliott Smith will feel a kinship to these allusive tunes ... A fascinating series of snapshots, both disarming and engaging ... something incredibly fragile and perfectly crafted." - UNCUT "Sad songs and little-boy-lost vocals recall Bright Eyes, but his settings are all his own, mixing lo-fi sensibilities with gnarly electronics, warm cellos, lustrous violins, banjo and sax to lush effect ... One to watch." - THE INDEPENDENT "Naked and bare but still powerful, and not self-pitiful as so many others in the same genre." - GROOVE
Acuarela-1079
CD
$13.50

Braxton, Anthony
Quartet (GTM) 2006 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US Four-disc box set contains four Ghost Trance compositions recorded with Braxton playing reeds, Carl Testa on bass, Aaron Siegal on percussion & Max Heath on piano. The box also contains a definitive essay by Braxton on his Ghost Trance compositions.
Important-184
CD-BOX
$26.50

Cash, Brent
How Will I Know If I'm Awake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, GERMANY The Marina label presents the debut release from Athens, GA-based Brent Cash. Sounding like a lost sunshine pop classic from the '60s, How Will I Know If I'm Awake is overflowing with hook-laden choruses, multi-layered vocal harmonies and lush, sophisticated arrangements. It's the sound of endless summers and good vibrations. From the start, multi-instrumentalist Cash decided to record his songs like "they did it back then," hiring the best musicians in town and assembling a mini-orchestra featuring strings, brass and even a harp. The results are simply stunning. From the opening chords of "Everything That's Grey," we enter melody wonderland, a place where major 7 chords rule and beautiful vocal harmonies dazzle your mind. "Digging The Fault Line" is full of Byrds guitar jangle, sounding like the perfect soundtrack to cruise into golden California sunsets (with a great Wes Montgomery-like guitar solo along the way). "Only Time" explodes with 100 % fat-free youthful euphoria -- Roger Nichols meets The 5th Dimension. While deeply rooted in '60s songwriting -- influenced by Bacharach, Wilson, McCartney, and yes, The Monkees -- Cash certainly has his own unique signature style. Just listen to "And Had We Ever?" and "I Think I'm Falling In Love" -- with its complex, enchanting textures, ignoring conventional song structures. "Love Is Burning Down Tonight" -- a striking duet between Brent and Amanda Kapousouz -- is a special highlight of the album, while "Good Morning Sunshine" could be the theme song to the best TV series in the world -- the harpsichord-driven piece is chock-full of amazing twists and turns of melodic beauty. "This Sea, These Waves" moves us into bossa nova territory -- starting off in a classic Getz/Gilberto mould, the song soon morphs into heavenly orchestrated Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 elegance. "More Than Everything," clocking in at over six minutes, ends this beautiful song circle with a great final statement about overcoming heartbreak, delivered with the sincerity of a Carpenters record. Music made the way it was meant to be heard.
Marina
CD
$16.25

Company
Old Baby (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US "Old Baby" is the latest record from COMPANY, a songwriting collective and rock band rooted in folk, punk, country, and psychedelic traditions. Evocative guitars, dynamic rhythms, uplifting harmonies, and lyrics by turns incisive and insightful interweave to create a homespun sound that is as striking as it is familiar. In these songs, simplicity shimmers, dreams pack the punch of hard facts, and the human heart is laid bare, weird, defiant, and lovely.
BrahRecords/JagJaguwar-012
CD
$11.50

Coniglio, Enrico
'dyanMU (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, IRELAND Dark Ambient/Piano works. Enrico Coniglio presents his second album on Irish label Psychonavigation Records. A slight change of style from the Italian producers critically acclaimed previous work 'Areavirus Topofonie Volume 1'. This time around in between Coniglio's abstract ambient soundscapes were greeted by short piano pieces from the talented musician Elisa Marzorati. A delicate and minimal contemporary Ambient work partly based on the piano preludes of Claude Debussy. The album also boasts a sample from the legendary producer Robert Fripp. The guitarist kindly granted Enrico the right to use a sample from his 'The Gates Of Paradise' album.
Psychonavigation-022
CD
$15.50

Country Funk
S-T [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, UK Few artist names or album titles have ever been so misleading as this band's. Though there are certainly elements of funk and country in the mix, their beautifully crafted songs and harmonies (to say nothing of some biting electric guitar) are far closer in feel to the West Coast psychedelia of Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Originally released in 1970 on Polydor, the album is a long-lost gem that is sure to please fans of U.S. West Coast rock -- it certainly appealed to Beck, who sampled one of its tracks on his Odelay album.
Fallout
CD
$16.25

Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00

Crow Tongue
Ghost Eye Seeker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US Crow Tongue's first full length finds them summoning distant howls from the fog of night. Fingerpicked strings & Eastern instruments recall CT's musical heritage (the acid-folk of Stone Breath), but here they are layered with primitive homemade instruments, circuit-bent electronics & mantric drones. "Ghost Eye Gaze" opens the album with a 5-part drone-raga, improvised to back a shamanic chant, pushing from free-folk to free-noise & back again. "Seeker" follows in 2 parts with bass dulcimer & tablas leading into an electric swarmandal excursion. The album closes with "Candle, Corpse, and Bell" where Crow Tongue shows their dub influence with guimbri & tabla-machine slowly spinning through the echochamber.
Hand/Eye-034
CD
$11.75

Cryptacize
Dig That Treasure (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Every song on "Dig That Treasure" is a miniature journey, a free fantasia, a dreamy habitat built out of the minimum of material. Sudden rhythmic gestures and frequent key changes will leave you feeling pleasantly disorientated in a song. But trust your tour-guides! You might feel as if you've come across a small tribe that speaks an unstudied language, and miraculously, find that you can speak it too! "Dig That Treasure" is humbly inspired by the larger-than-life emotions of West Side Story, the joyfully percussive guitar gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Wizard of Oz's bittersweet escapism, the other-world sentimentality of Sun Ra's Spaceship Lullaby, and Henry Cowell's ethereal piano string strumming.
AsthmaticKitty-38
CD
$11.50

Cryptacize
Dig That Treasure (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Every song on "Dig That Treasure" is a miniature journey, a free fantasia, a dreamy habitat built out of the minimum of material. Sudden rhythmic gestures and frequent key changes will leave you feeling pleasantly disorientated in a song. But trust your tour-guides! You might feel as if you've come across a small tribe that speaks an unstudied language, and miraculously, find that you can speak it too! "Dig That Treasure" is humbly inspired by the larger-than-life emotions of West Side Story, the joyfully percussive guitar gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Wizard of Oz's bittersweet escapism, the other-world sentimentality of Sun Ra's Spaceship Lullaby, and Henry Cowell's ethereal piano string strumming.
AsthmaticKitty-38
LP
$10.25

Crystal Castles
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 18TH)
PS, US Highly anticipated debut full length release from Toronto-based electro duo. Following a huge word-of-mouth fan base, the duo has recieved substantial support on PITCHFORK, and have remixed songs for BLOC PARTY and KLAXONS.
LastGang
CD
$14.25

Davies, Ray
Working Man's Cafe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Very enjoyable new solo album from Kinks frontman.
NewWest
CD
$17.25

Dead Science
Tomlab Alphabet Series - V - (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US The "V" single, and the two songs contained therein, will be a sort of satellite of THE DEAD SCIENCE'S next album, "Villainaire", a record dealing with a very specific period of time in singer Sam Mickens' life and, more generally, in the embrace of personal nihilism and the potential psychic luxury of amorality. The A-Side, "Make Mine Marvel (Remix)" will be, in the style of R. Kelly's remix work, a completely new song, with completely new melodic and lyrical content, built on components of the original "make Mine Marvel" which will appear on "Villainaire". The B-Side, "White Mane," was a song initially intended and recorded for the album, but which will be exclusively here instead. "White Mane" is, in fragmentary and impressionistic fashion, about the American film actor Robert Blake, both in his own recent life and in terms of his relationship to certain past roles.
Tomlab-104V
45
$5.40

Dear, Matthew
Asa Breed Black Edition (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 11TH)
PS, US It's not often an album containing bluesy guitar & brooding folk reaches #20 on Billboard's electronic charts. Now, w/ this release, critics & audiences will be able to re-discover one of 2007's most unique releases re-packaged to incl. remixes & re-envisionings from FOUR TET, M.A.N.D.Y., DJ KOZE & HOT SHIP! Also incl. "Don & Sherri" video!
GhostlyInternational
CD
$10.25

DeVotchKa
Mad and Faithful Telling (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 18TH)
PS, US The times have finally caught up with acclaimed Denver quartet DeVotchKa. Not long ago when the band unloaded their instruments - a violin, a tuba and an accordion, among others - into a rock club, they were told they must be in the wrong place. They created music that was Grammy nominated (DeVotchKa created the soundtrack for the indie smash Oscar winning film Little Miss Sunshine) without the benefit of a huge promotion team or runaway budget, instead relying only on their own efforts by self-releasing their records. And they crafted gems of songs by mixing a beautiful blend of Eastern European bohemia, American prairie rock and distinctive indie and called it pop, rather than world, music. Now, the band is au courant, poised to shine on with their Anti- Records debut A Mad and Faithful Telling. From the cinematic richness of "Transliterator" to the modern pop experiment of "The Clockwise Witness," to the soaring and wrenching "Undone," DeVotchKa have produced a career-defining record and the world is listening. THE ONION: "DeVotchkA gets pegged with all kinds of farfetched descriptions - but despite all their trappings, which include admittedly exotic elements, Nick Urata and company concoct impeccable pop songs, the kind that fuse memory and memorability with swaying darkness and glittering soul."
Anti
CD
$14.75

Doleful Lions
7 (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2008)
PS, US After clearing the vaults with their previous album, Song Cyclops Volume Two, Doleful Lions return with a new lineup, direction, and wisdom. 7 represents the next step in the evolution of Doleful Lions, marrying their keen pop sensibilities with a new adventurous sound... The usual folk guitar strummings of their previous releases have been replaced with an eclectic mix of electronically-informed, epic song structures and a focused lyrical intensity. They have used 7 to explore other sonic horizons. 7 is a truly adventurous album in all regards; an album that has ventured further beyond any music created by the Doleful Lions in the past.
Parasol-CD-108
CD
$9.00

Dot Tape Dot
Tomavistas: (Selected Rarities 2002-2007) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US Daniel Romero is a multi-faceted musician based in Asturias, north of Spain. In a very short time he has molded a very personal discourse based on constructing low-budget electronic pop with lo-fi, toy instruments, combined with stunning homemade visuals. "Tomavistas" is something like an old video camera - literally taking in and recording the landscapes of contemplative, visual sound. It is a collection of Daniel Romero's rarities and personal favorites recorded as dot tape dot, spanning the years 2002 - 2007. "Tomavistas" is born of love of the domestic flavor of the "underground" and the pleasure derived spending time making music for this scene. Considering the difficulty for listeners to find these tracks, it became time to compile them along with other, little known pieces and clears out space for a new personal stockpile to be built. These 12 tracks are taken from limited edition compilations, vinyl only releases and "unofficial" albums, from labels in France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Mexico, UK and Canada. This collection is intended to serve as a retrospective for fans, highlighting different musical stages, or a perfect introduction for new listeners, revealing a background upon which to consider future output. 1. Come to me 2. Df fragment 3. Rosa Luxemburger 4. Slow Birds For Mayo T 5. Miracolo a Milano 6. A Russian Poet 7. Pal Talk 2 (morning) 8. Rounded Tree 9. Ventano 10. Disaster 11. Making Waves 12. With Paul (Bluehouse Edit)
OtherElectricites-012
CD
$12.25

Dreamers, The
Day For Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, SWEDEN The Dreamers are an Anglo/Swedish duo featuring Sarah Nyberg Pergament (Action Biker) and Kevin Wright (Always and Mr. Wright, on él, Le Grand Magistery and Siesta). After meeting at a Swedish music festival in 2004, the pair began making music together via London, Stockholm and Helsinki, and fusing jazz pop, bossanova, and soundtrack music. With "Day for Night" the Dreamers have made--to paraphrase Michel Legrand on Tom Jobim- the sad music that makes the world a better place. Influences: Stan Tracey, Caetano Veloso, Colleen, Francoise Hardy, Kryzystof Komeda, Matching Mole, Anna Karina, Bill Evans, Monica Zetterlund, Nara Leao, Bernard Herrmann, Nico... "[A] male/female duo with the vocal texture and cadence of Broadcast's Trish Keenan, but with its own musicality, personality and atmosphere set in a breeze-blown, sun-drenched pasture, the record is really charming and full of self-assured confidence - light on its feet in that Brazilian way and positive in that modern indie way, but solid and thoughtfully written. The Dreamers are very easy to like but definitely not just another guilty pleasure." - Other Music, NYC
FriendlyNoise-055
CD
$13.50

Earth
Bee Made Honey (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 28TH)
PS, US This finds Dylan Carlson & the band growing into a harder, more rock, american Gospel & impovisitory direction framed by truly psychedelic production & blazing guitar sounds. They show their affinity w/ a nod to the best elements of the more adventurous San Francisco bands of the late 60's & 70's, & the more spiritually aware & exciting forms of Jazz-Rock from the same era. This is no nostalgia trip but a thoroughly inspired & original metamorphosis. Feat. BILL FRISELL doing some of his most fuzzed out playing in years!
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Eleh & Sun Circle
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US Essential limited edition 180-gram vinyl release pressed in an edition of 500 copies. Eleh's pure analog drones are a perfect complement to Sun Circle's ecstatic high-volume compositions. Eleh's track is a slight departure from the sub-sonic bass-heavy drones of their first two records. This time around there is more emphasis on a glistening shimmer. Sun Circle's Important debut is psychoacoustic minimalism meets psychedelic maximalism: ecstatic high-volume drones, long-form trance musics & peace noise performed with bowed strings, voices, organs, percussion & world instruments.
Important
LP
$15.00

Enduser
Left (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US END.USER is one of the cornerstones of the modern eclectic electronic music. Support from BBC Radio's Mary Anne Hobbs and a list of DJs too long to fit on a one sheet, from many different genres, and 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 album on Ohm Resistance. Having relocated to San Francisco, a new lease on his creative power is demonstrated adroitly over the entire album. Album: left shows the most range of END.USER's album making career. Intensely personal, intensely musical, and just plain INTENSE at points, the album showcases a spectacular array of skills across the board. From radio play material ("black light") with Aussie vocalist Sol Thomas, to collaborations with and remixes by influential electronic acts SCORN and COUNTERSTRIKE, to absolutely stunning, no boundaries drum n bass, the album is diverse and full of powerful compositions. Compelling from start to finish, left is the culmination of more than a year's work. Label: Ohm Resistance is Brooklyn's premier experimental electronic label. Loaded with power, from Scorn, to Bill Laswell's Method of Defiance, to Enduser and Submerged, the label has transformed from drum n bass 12" powerhouse to cutting edge electronic project pioneer.
OhmResistance-07
CD
$12.25

English, Lawrence/Ai Yamamoto
Plateau (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US Over the past three years Ai Yamamoto and Lawrence English have been exploring the ideas and linkages between field recordings, texture and minimal electronics. Occasionally crossing paths around Australia and sharing the odd live performance together, the duo realized they shared a strong interest in the character of sound and the creation of sonic works that carry a strong sense of suggested narrative and memory (both invented and real). On Plateau, they create evocative and generously textured passages of sound that mask gentle field recordings collected across the globe including Yamamoto's home prefecture of Nara, Japan where English also spent time. Considered In worldwide as the "Bible" of modern, cutting edge and new music and in publication now for over 20 years is the U.K. monthly magazine, The Wire, here is what they had to say upon review of "Plateau" in the February 2006 edition: A man of many collaborations, Lawrence English joins fellow Australian sound artist Ai Yamamoto for Plateau, a somber album of impressionist fragments connected more by mood and ambience than by movement and composition. As in his previous work with Tujiko Noriko DJ Olive and Philip Samartzis, English applies a considerable amount of DSP-distilled polish to the ensuing sounds, whether they are textured field recordings, rasping tam-tams or post-Eno dronescapes. Considering that Plateau jumps from tonefloat shimmer to wintry Durutti Column guitar flourishes to a music box palindrome and back to a bout of ominous minimalism, English's production serves to encase the entire album with a consistent aura. Plateau's numerous stylistic transitions and melodic interludes never veer far from a compelling if fragile melancholy.
Phonostatique-007
CD
$15.00

Envy
Compiled Fragments 1997-2003 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Celebrating the release of their incendiary new EP, "Abyssal", and in conjunction with their forthcoming North American tour, TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LIMITED is proud to re-introduce the lion's share of ENVY'S colossal back catalog. Along with their second and third albums - "All the Footprints You've Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead" and "A Dead Sinking Story", respectively - we are happy to finally bring you "Compiled Fragments 1997-2003". This collection of singles, rare tracks and unreleased gems maps Envy's storied transformation from pioneering spastic hardcore to masters of exquisite, triumphant doom. Originally released in 2003 on the group's own SONZAI RECORDS in Japan, this album has never been available in North America, and has never been previously released on vinyl.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-130
DLP
$14.25

Envy
Compiled Fragments 1997-2003 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Celebrating the release of their incendiary new EP, "Abyssal", and in conjunction with their forthcoming North American tour, TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LIMITED is proud to re-introduce the lion's share of ENVY'S colossal back catalog. Along with their second and third albums - "All the Footprints You've Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead" and "A Dead Sinking Story", respectively - we are happy to finally bring you "Compiled Fragments 1997-2003". This collection of singles, rare tracks and unreleased gems maps Envy's storied transformation from pioneering spastic hardcore to masters of exquisite, triumphant doom. Originally released in 2003 on the group's own SONZAI RECORDS in Japan, this album has never been available in North America, and has never been previously released on vinyl.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-130
CD
$9.00

Erickson, Roky & the Explosives
Halloween: Live 1979-1981 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Live stuff from a key period for this Texan psych guitar great.
Steadyboy
CD
$15.75

Fahey, John
Mill Pond (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US Originally released on vinyl only. Limited edition CD reissue includes the first-ever collection of Fahey's paintings in the accompanying booklet. His music has been called folk, blues, bluegrass, noise, and even (gasp!) new age. On this EP, Fahey uses heavy reverb, electric slide & feedback to create an eerie mood. The Mill Pond is all over the place stylistically, so it should confuse those who try to pigeonhole Fahey into any one category. It further proves that there is only one category into which he fits: truly innovative guitar genius.
Important-183
CD
$12.50

Gazelle
Sunblown (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 2008)
PS, US Debut album from local scene super-duo parlaying overcast electro-rock dreamscapes. Features Jeff Dimpsey (Hum, National Skyline, Honcho Overload, Poster Children, etc) and Adam Fein (Absinthe Blind). Features a guest appearance from Adam's sister Erin, vocalist for Headlights.
AHiddenAgendaRecord-090
CD
$9.00

Grand Archives
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US While Seattle is famous for many things, sunlight isn't one of them. Yet illumination and warmth suffuse the self-titled debut from this Emerald City quintet. Dark times do not necessarily call for dark music. While singer/ guitarist Mat Brooke's previous ensembles (Band Of Horses, Carissa's Wierd) often shied away from light, he's changed direction with this band. Like the timeless classics of The Mamas & The Papas or The Turtles, it responds to the turbulent times of its genesis with hope, high spirits, and a sense of camaraderie.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Grand Archives
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Growing
Lateral (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US "Lateral'" finds the band reflecting on their past two (may we add highly underrated) albums while gazing to the future with newfound rhythmic motifs and otherworldly heights to their sound sculptures. The textures are warm and inviting, tempting the listener to focus on stunning minimalist changes within GROWING'S dense aural fog.
TheSocialRegistry-064
CD5
$7.50

Growing
Lateral (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheSocialRegistry-064
12
$10.25

Headlights
Some Racing, Some Stopping (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Their sophomore follow-up to "Kill Them With Kindness". Based around acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, drums, and other instrumentation, this record combines the pop sensibilities of previous efforts with a more restrained approach to songcraft that results in a clearer, concise musical vision. Original artwork by Parasol Pal Elzie Sexton (New Ruins).
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.00

Headlights
Some Racing, Some Stopping (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.00

Higgins, Gary
Red Hash (LP+7") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US This is your chance to grab at a letter perfect reproduction of a folk rock classic from the early 1970s. Don't space!
DragCity
LP
$18.00

Kula Shaker
Strangefolk [expanded] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US New album from British psych-o-nauts, aging gracefully.
CookingVinyl
CD
$15.75

Louris, Gary
Vagabonds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Through his two-decade stint as singer, guitarist and principal songwriter of The Jayhawks and as a member of alt-supergroup Golden Smog, Gary Louris has built a deeply compelling body of music whose artistry and integrity has earned him a loyal audience and the respect of critics and his peers. With his solo debut, Vagabonds, Louris steps out to deliver some of his most evocative and personal music yet with the aid of Black Crowes frontman and longtime fan, Chris Robinson, who produced the album's organically soulful performances.
Rykodisc
CD
$16.00

Malkmus, Stephen & The Jicks
Real Emotional Trash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US His first record in three years. Malkmus' genius is that he knows exactly when to fetter. These songs may sprawl like the Central Valley (told you), they may spread out like a jet's flame, but when they reach that last tract house they gracefully spread their wings and head for the unclaimed land beyond. Indeed, although Malkmus makes the Pacific Northwest his home, this feels like a "California" album. Check out how "Real Emotional Trash" begins as a modern-day "Tonight's the Night," before evolving into a road trip from the Mexican border to Marin, in the tradition of Pavement's "Unfair." And dig those Allman Bros. leads (really!).
Matador
CD
$13.50

Malkmus, Stephen & The Jicks
Real Emotional Trash (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$13.50

Megafaun
Bury the Square (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US From the vibrant Southern quasi-capital of Durham emerge MEGAFAUN, wearing earnestness across the chest and abstraction along the sleeves. They pour forth dulcet harmonies, as seeking vocals tug banjo lines up the Appalachian mountains; redemptive noise soaks everything, like thick air wafting from the Atlantic. Clawhammer banjo and strummed acoustics lock and roll with electric guitars and electronic textures. They realize that folk implies deep, personal, intense expression, whether the instrument is a parlor piano with the lid thrown back or a distortion pedal with the case cracked loose. In this band, orthodoxy and unorthodoxy flow together as one.
TableoftheElements-815
CD
$13.00

Miss Massive Snowflake
Queen's Headache (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US Miss Massive Snowflake is Shane de Leon, who has been extremely active in a multitude of media throughout America and Europe for over 15 years. He has recorded with SOLEX, OVO and RONIN and collaborated with the BLACK HEART PROCESSION. The music is lush and orchestrated with an abundance of horns, percussion and electronics featuring two vocalists who are under ten. The feel is somewhere between an atheistic Danielson, and anarchistic Prince and a less technical Zappa. MMS will be touring in Europe this spring.
NorthPole
CD
$10.00

Moffat, Aiden John
I Can Hear Your Heart (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, UK New solo album from Arab Strap frontman, warning: explicit content! AVERSION: "t should come as no surprise that the onetime Arab Strap singer's first solo album, a spoken-word poetry/prose affair that's usually accompanied by incidental music or other sound effects, is laden in tales of cheating lovers, sexual experimentation and soaked in booze. It might come as a surprise, though, to find out Moffat was holding back with Arab Strap, avoiding the stickiest situations, the dirtiest references and the most damning confessions that come forth in this semi-autobiographical audio tome."
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$15.75

Monade
Monstre Cosmique (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, UK New album!
TooPure/Beggars
CD
$15.00

Moonbabies, The
Take Me to the Ballroom EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH 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

Motorpsycho
Little Lucid Moments (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 1ST)
PS, NORWAY NEW 2008 ALBUM! PRICE TO BE CONFIRMED. Norwegian psych-rock-pop-prog juggernaut Motorpsycho is back, with new drummer Kenneth Kapstad, and we couldn't be happier. The follow-up to last year's double-album guitar-rock epic Black Hole/Blank Canvas, this new album is reported to be comprised of "long and delightful songs", exploring the outer reaches of each song's planetary system we reckon...and we couldn't be happier. Plus it will be readily available at what we like to call a very decent price...and we couldn't be happier!
RuneGrammofon
CD
$15.00

Mould, Bob
District Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anti
LP
$15.50

Mould, Bob
District Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Guitarist/singer/songwriter Mould returns to form as a solo artist on his Anti debut. "District Line" combines the fire of his earliest work in Husker Du, the accessibility of his alternative rock, genre-defining trio Sugar, and the introspection found in his solo releases. He describes it as "stories of my simple life in a complicated town", that being his adopted city of Washington, DC. Working with Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty, Mould has returned to the live band sound of Husker Du and Sugar to kick out ten songs that sound as youthful, energized, and immediate as anything he has ever recorded.
Anti
CD
$15.50

Mountain Goats
Heretic Pride (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US The Mountain Goats have recorded four fine albums that have established them as a genuine cult phenomenon and confirmed John Darnielle's status as one of the finest lyricists of his generation. "Heretic Pride" is a suite of songs about mythical creatures, imaginary cults, slasher films, and pulp fiction novelists. Here, Darnielle has also come up with some of the most anthemic, impassioned, and downright catchy songs of his career. "It's rare to come across such specific and purposeful prose in modern pop. But, alongside Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst and the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, John Darnielle is helping bring fine lyric writing back to life" - NY Daily News.
4AD
CD
$13.25

Mountain Goats
Heretic Pride (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$14.00

Murder By Death
Red of Tooth and Claw (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US Fourth and most accomplished release recorded by Grammy-winning producer Trina Shoemaker (QUEENS OF
THE STONE AGE, IGGY POP)
Vagrant
CD
$13.75

Neptune
Gong Lake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Behold: NEPTUNE, the most harrowingly original band on this planet - or the next. Its three members are, in turn, musicians, sculptors, scientists, blacksmiths, electricians, and industrial machinists; relentlessly inventive, possibly sane. Together, they construct all of their instruments, forging guitars and drums out of circular saw blades, gas tanks, oil drums, bike parts, VCR casings, and miscellany from the trash. Electronics, and even cords, are homemade as well. The combined effect is a bizarre, post-apocalyptic mélange of steel, iron, wire, rust, rivet, knob, and cable; it's lunacy, arc-welded for maximum destruction. Concerts are seizures of motion. Wearing 40-pound guitars assembled entirely from scrap metal, the members don't play their instruments - they battle them, like mechanized golems. But make no mistake, this is not simply art with sharp edges and serious customs issues. Neptune rocks. Hard. Recalling the slapdash angularity of The Fall, the rhythmic ack-ack blasts of This Heat, and the sheer proto-clangor of Einstuerzende Neubauten, they count as one of the best experimental rock bands of any era. Their dynamic, expertly wrought songs and skilled improvisations don't start; they explode. "Gong Lake" is the band's first unlimited CD release, and with it the world will discover what fans of their live shows have known for years: Neptune is otherworldly.
TableoftheElements-811
CD
$13.00

Neptune
Gong Lake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TableoftheElements-811
LP
$14.25

No Kids
Come Into My House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US "Come Into My House" is the first release by Vancouver, Canada trio NO KIDS, which is comprised of three-quarters of the critically revered pop band P:ANO. "Come Into My House" achieves an unexpected cohesiveness despite the wide range of musical styles over its 12 tracks. Golden era Hollywood musicals, Jam & Lewis-inspired production techniques, the icy displacement of contemporary R'n'B, and the breadth of Arthur Russell's, disco, pop, and avant garde compositional work are referenced and married together by novelistic narrative strains, a lush instrumental palette, and a cinematic atmosphere.
Tomlab-108
CD
$12.25

Orwell
Le Génie Humain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, FRANCE A feast of an album from Jérôme Didelot aka Orwell. Pop par excellence, "Le génie humain" is packed with orchestral maneuvers, soaring synths, and silky, buzzy goodness that bring Eggstone, Louis Philippe and the space bossa moments of Testbild! to mind. With influences running from the early 60s through the early 80s, Jerome's songs have a folk-like delicacy, but sail on intricate arrangements featuring strings, voices, woodwinds and keyboards galore. "Le genie humain" features collaborations with Médéric Gontier (Tahiti 80), Alexander von Mehren, JP Nataf, Ruth Minnikin (Heavy Blinkers), Miss Aprilia Sari (White Shoes and the Couples Company) and Julien Lonchamp (Jack and the'), among others. Recommended for fans of all of the above, plus Julien Ribot, Fugu and High Llamas.
TwinFizzRecords-707
CD
$14.00

Our Sleepless Forest
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, UK Absolutely stunning debut album of ambient electronic space rock from a frighteningly young three-piece from South London - their first full release, having had an early version of album track 'The Tinderbox' included on the Type Records 'Free The Future' compilation. Having met at school, Sam Purcell, Josh Rothberger and Karl Jawara started experimenting with various musical instruments and sounds using software and basic recording equipment, inspired by the music they were into and with the aim of creating their own wall of sound. After 14 months they emerged with something they were sufficiently happy with to allow it to be heard by others, and ultimately that brings us to the present day - an eight-track, 45-minute debut. Our Sleepless Forest's music is multi-layered, complex and dense, yet dedication and attention are rewarded as the intricate slow-build melodies are revealed beneath the feedback, crackle and hiss. Reminiscent at times of the likes of Loscil or even Radiohead's more out-there moments but on the whole avoiding the predictable comparisons associated with music of this genre, this is an album that simply has to be heard. Press to follow; opening track 'Nomads' was played by Mary Anne Hobbs a couple of months back, and influential Manchester-based website Angry Ape have lined up an interview with the band. TRACKLISTING: 1. Nomads 2. The Tinderbox 3. Doors In Limbo 4. White Bird 5. Aircastles 6. Afraid of You 7. The Clarion 8. Haze.
Resonant-028
CD
$15.00

Raveonettes, The
Lust Lust Lust (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US New album from Danish duo, can't wait! Coasting is the easy option. Having the balls to recognize that things aren't right and doing something about them is much harder. It may have taken The Raveonettes' Sune and Sharin a little while but they made the right decision in the end- both personally and creatively- and 'Lust, Lust, Lust' is where the two worlds collide. The songs cover the toughest decisions, the fondest of memories, the scariest of fears and the most tempting of desires all from the most personal viewpoint yet captured in The Raveonettes back-catalogue.
Vice
CD
$14.00

Rocket from the Crypt
R.I.P. (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US Their final live performance, fittingly on Halloween, at San Diego's Westin Hotel Ballroom. DVD incl. songs not on CD!
Vagrant
CD
$16.00

Sian Alice Group
59.59 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US THE SOCIAL REGISTRY is pleased to announce the debut full-length album from London-based band, SIAN ALICE GROUP, "59.59". The band is already on the rise in its native England having opened a string of shows for Spiritualized and received a flurry of attention in the press. "59.59" is a fully realized and album that moves through traditional pop songwriting and instrumental composition while tempering it with studio improvisation. It is an epic record that showcases the talent and range and of this young group, taking in elements of various genres and making them their own. At a time when the musical landscape seems inundated with derivative retrogressive guitar bands, or acts reliant on sequenced beats and oscillator knobs, Sian Alice Group's more classical inclinations show their willingness to tread their own path. 59.59 features guest appearances from DOUGLAS HART (Jesus & Mary Chain), JOHN COXON (Spiritualized, Spring Heel Jack) and BRIAN DEGRAW (Gang Gang Dance).
TheSocialRegistry-062
CD
$11.50

Sian Alice Group
59.59 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TheSocialRegistry-062
DLP
$14.25

Skyphone
Avellaneda (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 18TH)
PS, NORWAY This is the second full-length release by Danish trio Skyphone for the Rune Grammofon label. Having played in various rock outfits during most of the '90s, childhood friends Keld Dam Schmidt, Thomas Holst and Mads Bødker slowly moved towards the electronica scene and the German dub scene before starting Skyphone in 1999. Since then, they have steadily developed their own style, combining traditional rock instruments with electronics; scratching and carefully damaging the surface of the digital sounds, creating melodic pop songs without singing, leaving it to the listener to infer what the songs actually could have been and what is lurking virtually beneath the constrained, deliberately ambiguous surface of the song. With Avellaneda, they have further developed these ideas into a seamless blend of acoustic and electronic elements, rich in detail and sonic refinement, with the occasional touch of Scandinavian folk music providing a strong melodic base.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$16.25

subtractiveLAD
Apparatus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US 'Apparatus,' SubtractiveLAD's fourth album, finds Stephen Hummel elaborating upon previous granular motifs. Those familiar with his progression will notice that Hummel's sound has matured and become grounded in an honest and open place. As such musical growth would imply, Apparatus is the album in which Hummel appears to be most comfortable with his ideas and usage of sound. It is this comfort, which allows Apparatus to envelop the listener in a profoundly personal way. Lofty classic ambient refrains, shoegaze splendor and muted broken beat trickery are all stylistic fair game. Comparisons can be made to a wide rage of artists such as Ben Frost, Eno, Namlook, and even label mate Bitcrush. As each SubtractieLAD album seems to top the previous, the anticipation is building for what is to come from this bright talent in electronic music.
n5MD-155
CD
$12.00

Tad
Busting Circuits and Ringing Ears (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Live show from 90s grunge-rock behemoths (in more ways than one).
TAD
DVD
$14.50

Testbild!
Une Teinte Intense (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, SWEDEN "Une teinte intense" is a tribute to one of Testbild!'s greatest heroes: Isabelle Eberhardt, an explorer and writer who traveled the Sahara disguised as a man before dying in a flash flood in 1904 at the age of 27. Excerpts from her travel diaries float in a dreamy sound environment of Bedouin drums, echoing muezzin calls, and warm winds blowing in the distance, while pop melodies flow like spring water in the irrigation canals. Light as a mirage, this album bridges pop, jazz and exotica in the sun-bleached deserts of North Africa. Testbild! welcome the following influences into their Moorish tent: Louis Philippe, Gil Evans, Ludus, Edward Gorey, Eric Satie, the Hepburns, Jacques Cousteau, and Andrei Tarkovskij. "Excellent production qualities showcase a variety of modern, trans-continental pop, thanks to old-fashioned songwriting, and decorated with sampled bits and field recordings. What results sounds like the United Nations of Antena: a little dubby indie tropicalia here, a little Arabian ambient pop there, a little mod-pop Free Design/indielounge à la Sea and Cake there; but Testbild! maintain a skilled balance of sweet and mature throughout." - Other Music, NYC "Graceful, daring, inventive, full of charm and elegance." - Louis Philippe
FriendlyNoise-52
CD
$13.50

Throw Me The Statue
Moonbeams (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Making waves throughout the latter half of 2007, we're super pleased to deliver Seattle's THROW ME THE STATUE'S debut album, "Moonbeams". Conceived and fronted by SCOTT REITHERMAN, "Moonbeams", was constructed with the help of CASEY FOUBERT (Sufjan Stevens, Pedro The Lion) to create a wondrous concoction of fuzzed out synths, brass ensembles and epic vocal melodies that have been noticeably absent since In the Aeroplane, Over The Sea first saw the light of day. At the album's core is a sharp sense of melody, a cutting lyrical honesty, and a bludgeoning beat that brings to mind the whimsy of Magnetic Fields, the lyrical expanse of The Microphones, and the lo-fi bliss of Eric's Trip. While the front of the album is nothing short of the next evolution of skewed Northwest bombast with "Lolita," "Yucatan Gold" and "About To Walk", the second half displays an unexpected maturity in young Reitherman. The title track oozes down tempo vulnerability while the closer, "The Happiest Man On This Plane" combines the best of Reitherman's predecessors Phil Elverum and Dave Bazan.
SecretlyCanadian-168
LP
$11.50

Throw Me The Statue
Moonbeams (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Making waves throughout the latter half of 2007, we're super pleased to deliver Seattle's THROW ME THE STATUE'S debut album, "Moonbeams". Conceived and fronted by SCOTT REITHERMAN, "Moonbeams", was constructed with the help of CASEY FOUBERT (Sufjan Stevens, Pedro The Lion) to create a wondrous concoction of fuzzed out synths, brass ensembles and epic vocal melodies that have been noticeably absent since In the Aeroplane, Over The Sea first saw the light of day. At the album's core is a sharp sense of melody, a cutting lyrical honesty, and a bludgeoning beat that brings to mind the whimsy of Magnetic Fields, the lyrical expanse of The Microphones, and the lo-fi bliss of Eric's Trip. While the front of the album is nothing short of the next evolution of skewed Northwest bombast with "Lolita," "Yucatan Gold" and "About To Walk", the second half displays an unexpected maturity in young Reitherman. The title track oozes down tempo vulnerability while the closer, "The Happiest Man On This Plane" combines the best of Reitherman's predecessors Phil Elverum and Dave Bazan.
SecretlyCanadian-168
CD
$11.50

Tides/Giant
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US Tides write gorgeously lush soundtracks to movies not yet made, filled w/ emotive guitar work, dynamic drumming, & huge production. Giant's sole track on this record weaves its way through both the heaviest of distortions & hauntingly euphoric passages. RIYL: Neurosis, Isis, Pelican, Rosetta.
LevelPlane
CD
$9.00

Tiger Lou
The Loyal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Domestic release for Tiger Lou's latest. A Spring 2008 tour is in the works as well! Meet Rasmus Kellerman. This is the guy behind Tiger Lou. It's a band; for all intents and purposes, he's the band. He writes the songs, plays and produces them. For now. Kellerman will tell you not to look too close at "just an indie band, like many other indie bands, with a big heart." But not listening closely to Tiger Lou would be to sell it short.

The Loyal, the band's second album, is on the surface, just music. A bunch of songs written by some guy from Oxelösund, Sweden. Only these tunes breathe, they're dynamic, alive. Straight from the heart of some guy now living in Stockholm. And he wouldn't say the band had heart if, to some extent, he wanted you to know the music was sincere. Thirteen atmospheric, incorporeal (but alive) tracks that, if you put them under a microscope, would reveal a molecular pattern (and movement) identical to Kellerman's. Maybe that's why he'd like you to look plainly upon his work: he's already seen himself at such a high magnification, a potentially painful zoom into who and what he is, and where he came from.
Eyeball-077
CD
$9.50

Valet
Naked Acid (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US 2nd solo release from Portland artist Valet, aka HONEY OWENS. She states: "These songs were Inspired by the Pacific Northwest landscape, semi-conscious dream states & the idea of one's dna code being accessed as eternal memory. I started off w/ the idea to make a 'songs' record but it really didn't turn out that way. Instead the record became it's own story. Track one is a static beach journey duet w/ ADRIAN ORANGE & tracks 3, 4 & 5 are
collaborations w/ MARK EVAN BURDEN (Silentist) on drums."
Kranky-116
CD
$12.25

Various
Living Bridge (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 26TH)
PS, US A collection of ALL NEW & UNRELEASED songs (except for one) by bands who have previously recorded at the Rare Book Room Studio in Brooklyn, NY. All songs but one were recorded exclusively for this collection and flow in one continuous track. Featuring The Silver Jews, Deerhunter, Enon, Black Dice, Fischerspooner, Rings, Doldrums, Samara Lubelski, Tara Jane O'Neil, Palms, Avey Tare of Animal Collective, Blood On The Wall, and many more.
RareBookRoom-001
DCD
$13.00

Various
The Rubble Collection #2 Volumes 11-20 [10CD boxset] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2008)
PS, UK Numbered, limited repressing of the legendary Rubble Collection Volumes 11-20 10xCD boxed set. Amongst the first and best psych compilations ever put together, each and every volume is a mind-blowing treasure trove of acid rock and pop from the late 1960s, and comes housed inside a slipcase card replica of the original LP artwork. Featuring famous names alongside a myriad of lesser-known acts and compiled and sequenced by leading collectors, the series has long been a byword for the best in psychedelia. It's presented here complete with a fully-revised and overhauled color booklet featuring updated band histories, rare photographs and full discographies (incorporating a mass of information not included in previous editions), making this the most comprehensive and authoritative psych boxed set ever assembled. Please note that only 1000 numbered copies are being pressed.
Fallout
CD-BOX
$88.00

Voyager One
Afterhours in the Afterlife (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 25TH)
PS, US This Seattle band has been creating sonic groove-oriented psychedelia for over eight years. Over this time, the band has released several albums, with each chargting on KEXP's Northwest top ten list.
Loveless-027
CD
$11.50

Weakerthans
Reunion Tour (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epitaph
LP
$15.50

Whiskeytown
Strangers Almanac: Deluxe Edition (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 4TH)
PS, US Expanded 2-disc re-issue of this 1997 album featuring a pre-Ryan Adams Ryan Adams, Caitlin Cary (Tres Chicas) and Phil Wandscher (Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter). PITCHFORK: "The first disc features the original album bolstered by five previously unreleased radio performances. The second disc is a veritable treasure trove: all but two of its 21 tracks are previously unreleased recordings from early sessions for the LP, known by bootleggin' fans as the "Barn's on Fire Sessions". "Kiss & Make-Up", "Indian Gown", "Barn's on Fire", "Streets of Sirens", "Breathe", "Nurse With the Pills", and "10 Seconds" all appear for the first time on any official Whiskeytown release. Acoustic demos of album tracks "16 Days", "Avenues", and "Excuse Me While I Break My Own Heart", covers of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams", Gram Parsons' "Luxury Liner", Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone", and the True Believers' "The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over" round out the set."
Mood Food/Outpost/Geffen/Ume
DCD
$28.50

Willits, Christopher + Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ocean Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 19TH)
PS, US Christopher Willits and Ryuichi Sakamoto's new release, Ocean Fire, is a sublime soundtrack for the ocean. It is an intense and stirring wash of cascading tones and textured harmony. Willits + Sakamoto surprise with rare form in this collaboration, creating a sound world unlike anything they have produced previously. Sakamoto's gorgeous processed piano sound reflects Willits' beautiful shimmering clusters of notes, a new aspect of Willits' pioneering guitar/computer approach. Together, their sounds merge effortlessly, creating deep and seamless swells of gigantic melodic waves.
12K-1046
CD
$12.25

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

17th Pygmy, The “Ballade of Tristram's Last Harping” CD $10.00
60 Watt Kid “S/T” CD $12.25
Abtan, Freida “Subtle Movements” CD $15.00
Acid Mothers Temple “Acid Motherly Love” CD $20.00
Akre, Carrie “Last the Evening” CD $11.50
Alasehir “Philosophy of Living Fire” LP $14.25
Andrea's Kit “Bad Taste Emergency” CD $9.25
Anomaly “Mesa” CD $10.75
Asmus Tietchens “Eta-Menge” CD $12.25
Austerity Program “Black Madonna” CD $13.75
Baby Dee “Robin's Tiny Throat” DCD $18.75
Barrett, Lloyd “Mise En Scene” CD $15.00
Barzin “Barzin” CD $17.00
Battles “Tonto + EP [CD+DVD]” CD5 $10.75
Birchville Cat Motel “Seventh Ruined Hex” CD $12.25
Black Swans, The “Change” CD $11.50
Bones, Mike “The Sky Behind The Sea” CD $11.50
Boscoe “S-T” CD $13.25
Boyracer “Flickering B+W” CD $11.50
Buddyrevelles “Don't Quit” CD $15.75
Buried At Sea “Ghosts” CD $15.00
Burning Witch “Crippled Lucifer, Ten Psalms For Our Lord Of Light” DCD $14.00
Burr, Doug “On Promenade” CD $7.00
By The End Of Tonight/Tera Melos “Complex Full of Phantoms” CD $9.00
Canola Tenderfoot “Winning Is For Losers” CD $17.75
Case, Neko “Blacklisted [Bonus Track] (Digipack Packaging)” CD $14.00
Case, Neko “Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Bonus Disc)” DCD $15.50
Certain Breeds “S-T” CD $14.25
Citay “Little Kingdom” CD $11.50
Clipd Beaks “Hoarse Lords” CD $14.75
Connors, Loren “As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002” DCD $14.25
Cult With No Name “Paper Wraps Rock” CD $10.00
Dramady “Better Forever” CD $9.75
Drift, The “Ceiling Sky” CD $11.50
Dust Galaxy “S-T” CD $15.25
Electric Wizard “Witchcult Today” CD $16.00
Enon “Believo!” CD $11.00
Fatal Flying Guilloteens “Quantum Fucking” CD $13.25
Frantic, The “Audio and Murder” CD $11.50
Froese, Jerome “Radio Pluto EP” CD5 $5.00
Goldmund “Two Point Discrimination” CD $9.00
Grizzly Bear “Friend EP” CD5 $9.00
Hasunuma, Shuta “OK Bamboo” CD $13.25
Headcount “To The Point” CD $17.00
Hecker, Tim “Norberg, Sweden” CD $15.00
Helen Love “It's My Club Single” CD5 $6.75
Helen Love “It's My Club And I'll Play What I Want To” CD $15.00
Higuchi, Hisato “Butterfly Horse Street” CD $13.25
His Name Is Alive “Sweet Earth Flower: A Tribute to Marion Brown” CD $16.00
Husky Rescue “Ghost Is Not Real” CD $16.25
Husky Rescue “Other World: Remixes & Rarities” CD $17.75
Iron And Wine “Shepherd’s Type (Medium)” TS $13.75
Johnston, Daniel “Yip! Jump Music” LP $14.00
Johnston, Daniel “Hi, How Are You” LP $14.00
Kiln “Dusker” CD $13.25
Kobol “Extempore” CD $12.25
Kubisch, Christina “Night Flights” CD $12.25
Kybernaughty “Obiekt” CD $17.50
Lally, Joe “Nothing Is Underrated” CD $10.50
Led Zepplin “Mothership [Best Of]” DCD $20.00
Letters Letters “S-T” CD $14.25
Lonesomes “This is Cow-Fi” CD $15.00
M83 “Digital Shades Vol. 1” CD $20.50
Major Stars “Mirror/Messenger” CD $13.25
Mannequin Men “Fresh Rot” CD $11.75
Marching Dynamics “Nailsleeper” CD $15.25
Metzger, Paul “Deliverance” CD $13.00
Monster Magnet “4-Way Diablo” CD $17.75
Murder By Death “In Bocca Al Lupo (2X10")” 10 $30.00
Myrmidons, The “Clap + 2 EP” CD5 $5.99
Neon Neon “Raquel” CD5 $10.50
Nurse With Wound “Homotopy” CD $15.00
Oh Astro “Champions of Wonder” CD $14.25
Origami Arktika “Trollebotn” CD $12.50
Os Mutantes “Live at the Barbican Theatre 2006 [Bonus Tracks]” DCD $18.75
Outrageous Cherry “S-T” CD $13.50
Parsons, Gram & The Flying Burrito Brothers “Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1” CD $17.00
Pedro “You, Me & Everyone” CD $9.00
Pine Hill Haints “Ghost Dance” CD $11.50
Pine Hill Haunts “Ghost Dance” CD $13.25
Plumerai “Without Number” CD $12.50
Psychedelic Horseshit “Magic Flowers Droned” CD $13.25
Remains, The “The Remains [2007 Bonus Tracks]” CD $18.75
Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel “Thaw” CD $20.25
Seahorse “I'll Be New” CD $11.00
Shalini “The Surface and the Shine” CD $12.25
Shipwreck “Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On” CD $10.75
Shuta Hasunuma “OK Bamboo” CD $11.50
Soft Targets “We Hate You Soft Targets!” CD $13.25
Sole & The Skyrider “S-T” CD $15.50
Stonebreath “Songs of Moonlight & Rain (Expanded)” CD $12.25
Sun City Girls “Jacks Creek” CD $15.00
Sun City Girls “Dulce” CD $15.75
Trimble, Bobb “Iron Curtain Innocence” CD $11.50
Trimble, Bobb “Harvest Of Dreams” CD $11.50
Tupelo Honeys “Tupelo Honeys Salute You + 2” CD $13.00
Two Bands & A Legend “I See You Baby” CD $11.75
Various “Camobear Orange” DVD/CD $17.50
Wasted Youth “Wild And Wandering” CD $15.50
Whiskey Priest “Hungry” CD $11.00
White Shoes & Couples Company “S-T” CD $12.75
Yea Big & Kid Static “S-T” CD $13.00
Youngs, Richard “Autumn Response” CD $11.50
Zookeeper “Becoming All Things” CD $13.50