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39 Clocks
Zoned
PS, US German art rock band 39 Clocks were known for pranksterism and the destruction of the clubs in which they'd perform. Theirs was a sound attuned to classic American punk/Nuggets. This collection was put together with the non-completist in mind (originals of some of these records are extremely rare), intending to display the general 39 Clocks vibe, but also some of their more curious wrinkles.
DeStijlRecords
CD
$12.50

A Broken Consort
Box Of Birch
PS, US A Broken Consort is RICHARD SKELTON. Operating under a variety of guises, Skelton creates powerful instrumental music out of densely-layered acoustic guitar, bowed strignts, piano mandoline and accordion, often laced with delicate, shimmering percussion. Evoking equal parts Arvo Part and Ry Cooder, Nick Drake and Henryk Gorecki.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$14.75

Acid Mothers Temple
Interstellar Guru & Zero
PS, US Psychedelic, space-rock music, free-form & experimental. "Astral Project From Holy Shangrila" is 20 minutes of cosmic explosion, intense & highly unforgettable. It starts up again w/ the infinite "Interstellar Guru & Zero," representing the moment after the explosion, described by the band like the "loop of the universe"
Homeopathic
CD
$15.75

Agoraphobic Nosebleed
Agorapocalypse Revolution
PS, US
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Akron/Family
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
PS, US Opening with a groove unlike anything Akron/Family have ever laid to tape, the first track on Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free kicks off a new chapter for the band. The percussive thunder and anthemic electric guitars of "Everyone is Guilty" make a bold statement, touching on everything from Fela Kuti to Sly and the Family Stone in under six psychedelic minutes. This is not the Akron/Family you think you know. As "Everyone is Guilty" fades into "River" the band returns to something they have always been known for: writing a timeless hook. "River" delivers Ali Farka Toure-like guitar work, but this song is all about the infectious vocal melody. As the album unfolds, Akron/Family's musical explorations are virtually without limits. Whether it's the celebratory sing-along gospel of "Gravelly Mountains of the Moon," the lush folk sounds of "Sun Will Shine (Warmth of the Sunship Version)," or "MBF," which lies at the intersection of primal punk rock and heavy free jazz, Akron/Family are a band boiling over with ideas. Their musical vocabulary runs deep it's not just Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead that inform Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free. Akron/Family feel at home on this album, confident and self-assured. Following a year of making things bigger and wilder live, the band returns to something simpler on Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free. With limited outside assistance, this trio has made a focused, powerful and unified work. Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free maintains the communal spirit of the big band that won audiences over throughout the world, but it showcases Akron/Family at its core three musicians, equals, creating music from deep within. Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free is something undeniably special and immensely powerful. Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free is the new psychedelic rock.
DeadOceans-012
CD
$11.50

Akron/Family
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DeadOceans-012
LP
$12.25

Altar of Plagues
White Tomb
PS, US Black metal's answer to Mogwai. If bands like Wolves in the Throne Room conjure scenes of epic nature, massive cascading waterfalls, & engulfing forests, these guys create stark images of crumbling skyscrapers, dying & rotten urban structures, empty highways, & desolate oceans. An innovative & visceral mix of styles, including the slow, trudging doom of Khanate & Burning Witch; the minimal electronica & haunting ambient industrial of Cold Meat Industry; the
towering apocalyptic vibes of Old Man Gloom, & the instrumental wonders portrayed by Mogwai & Red Sparowes.
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25

Amen Dunes
Dia
PS, US If this is the outcome of the guy-alone-in-a-cabin story, then a little 1/4" tape brain frying is something we should all live comfortably with. A batch of seriously raw
& inspired loner psych grit
Locust
CD
$13.00

Americans in France
Pretzelvania
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Odessa
LP
$12.50

Americans in France
Pretzelvania
PS, US "Liking You" is beautifully heartfelt, girded by melancholy organ lines, & feat. their signature complementary vocals. They are elusive shape-shifters, who seem equally at home w/ prog rock as they do w/ punk rock, a marriage that is cringe-inducing on paper, but feels natural upon listen
Odessa
CD
$12.50

Anathallo
Canopy Glow
PS,US Vinyl version
Anticon
LP
$16.00

Anduin & Jasper TX
Bending of Light
PS, US These 6 tracks, titled w/ quotes from Carl Sagan about the formation of a black hole, are monstrous vacuums of darkness broken apart by rays of light. The deep guitar tones & wavering synthesizers layered over waves of textured sound creates electronica that's totally subtle yet strikingly beautiful
SMTGLimited
CD
$9.50

Anduin & Jasper TX
Bending Of Light
PS, US LP version is limited to 300 copies in silkscreened jackets w/ both the vinyl & the CD inside
SMTGLimited
LP
$18.00

Apache
Boys Life
PS, US If The Zeroes had been into The Quick but also quietly listened to a good bit of Alice Cooper, they would have sounded like this APACHE 45.
Douchemaster
45
$5.25

Ape School
S-T
PS, US Michael Johnson conjures original songs from beyond his prior tenures in LILYS & HOLOPAW, using the Moog Modular synthesizer to weave lush motorik dreamsound throughout dynamic instrumentation & his distinct croon
Counter
CD
$15.25

Art Brut
Art Brut vs. Satan
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "A collaboration between Art Brut and Frank Black is a marriage made in witty, punky heaven, and while Art Brut vs. Satan may not quite live up to fans' wildest fantasies -- say, a cross between "Formed a Band" and "Debaser" -- having Black produce this album was just what the band needed... This joy of discovery and rediscovery is what makes Art Brut's music so vital at its best: They may be eternal adolescents, but they're also true believers in what made rock & roll great in the first place. They won't hide -- can't hide -- that enthusiasm, and it's contagious on Art Brut vs. Satan."
Downtown
CD
$15.00

Astrom, Kristofer/All Fox
Split
PS, US Kristofer Åström is from Göteborg, Sweden, and plays in Fireside. "Twentyseven" is a single off his forthcoming album 'Sinkadus', to be released in Scandinavia this Spring. This is Åström's first ever vinyl release. All Fox is from Virginia, and plays in The House Floor. Nice thick marbled wax in a swank package, comes with 11x17 poster, while supplies last.
SoundFriends
45
$6.00

Atavist
Ruined II
PS, US A massive plunge through crawling & pounding vibes of distorted madness, bass-heavy frequencies, methodically played drums, & utterly painful virulent vocals, all filtered through pure unbridled atmosphere & ambiance. Fans of Khanate, Sunn0))) & Corrupted take note.
Invada
CD
$15.75

AUN
Motorsleep
PS, US The ambient doom project of Montreal's MARTIN DUMAIS, who describes his take on outsider metal meets shoegaze as 'blight metal'. He has been a crutial contributor to the Montreal music scene for years. This release is broken down into seven movements, all of them blending into one another almost seamlessly. The intensity slowly picks up over the course of the first few movements & reaches full power during the third & fourth pieces.
Alien8
CD
$13.50

Avarus
IV
PS, US This incredible Finnish band pretty much defines modern psychedelic kraut improv. Primitive, primal & tribal, desolate & mournful, dreamy & pastoral, motorik & hypnotic. Buzzing, clattery, droning, stumbling Krautrock flecked w/ shimmering free-noise, avant ambience, delicate folk filigree, & chaotic caveman psychedelic space rock.
SecretEye
LP
$20.00

Avengers
S/T
PS, US Though not released until 1983, their S/T record (aka Pink Album) features the band's recorded output from 1977-78, from the glorious first wave of punk rock. 180 gram vinyl reissue of one of punk rock's most important original documents
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Baby Shakes
First One
PS, US 10 songs with licks as good as the looks. NY's BABY SHAKES haven't parted with the pop seRnseicboilirtdy sthat was the backbone of their previous releases, but they have successfully figured out how to incorporate the influences of all those glam records littering up their tiny New York apartments. The album has a few quick poppy tunes, but the majority of the record feels like Slade wrote a bunch of songs for the Shivvers. And that's a good thing! Also feat. remarkable production (and drumming) from Mr. Dave Rahn of CARBONAS and GENTLEMAN JESSE
Douchemaster
LP
$12.75

Bardo Pond
Peri
PS, US CD version. Limited to 400. Sister album to "Batholith," each possessing their own musical themes & each fully capable of standing independent from the other. "Chicken Gun," a former live staple from 96-98, it is a propulsive & fiery rocker every bit as monumental as some of the band's classics such as "lb." & "Tommy Gun Angel." The album-closing "Silver Pavillion" is the sort of meditative psychedelia that has been their calling card over their lengthy career.
ThreeLobedRecordings
CD
$10.00

Bardo Pond
Peri [deluxe vinyl version w/CD]
PS, US Limited to 1640 copies on 180g RTI vinyl, & comes w/ a glass-mastered CD (not CDR) of the material present on the wax. Sister album to "Batholith," each possessing their own musical themes & each fully capable of standing independent from the other. "Chicken Gun," a former live staple from 96-98, it is a propulsive & fiery rocker every bit as monumental as some of the band's classics such as "lb." & "Tommy Gun Angel." The album-closing "Silver Pavillion" is the sort of meditative psychedelia that has been their calling card over their lengthy career.
ThreeLobedRecordings
LP/CD
$21.50

Bats, The
The Guilty Office (ON SALE)
PS, US Our Hidden Agenda imprint welcomes veteran New Zealand guitar-pop band The Bats to the roster, and hope you are as breathless at the notion of a new album as we are. The Guilty Office is The Bats' 7th studio album and it is lush and jangly and melancholy.<br>
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<a href="/labels/hiddenagenda/aha095.asp">Check out sounds samples & a free mp3 on the The Guilty Office release page.</a>
AHiddenAgendaRecord
CD
$9.00

Beat Happening
S/T
PS, US
Krecords-001
LP
$11.50

Beat Happening
Jamboree
PS, US
Krecords-002
LP
$11.50

Beat Happening
Dreamy
PS, US
Krecords-003
LP
$11.50

Beat Happening
You Turn Me On
PS, US
Krecords-007
LP
$11.50

Bee Gees
Odessa
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! The group members may disagree for personal reasons, but Odessa is easily the best and most enduring of the Bee Gees' albums of the 1960s. It was also their most improbable success, owing to the conflicts behind its making. The record started out as a concept album, to be called "Masterpeace" and then "The American Opera," but musical differences between Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb that would split the trio in two also forced the abandonment of the underlying concept. Instead, it became a double LP -- largely at the behest of their manager and the record labels; oddly enough, given that the group didn't plan on doing something that ambitious, Odessa is one of perhaps three double albums of the entire decade (the others being Blonde on Blonde and The Beatles) that don't seem stretched, and it also served as the group's most densely orchestrated album. Yet, amid the progressive rock sounds of the title track and ethereal ballads such as "Melody Fair" and "Lamplight" were country-flavored tunes like "Marlery Purt Drive" and the vaguely Dylanesque bluegrass number "Give Your Best," delicate pop ballads like "First of May" (which became the single off the album), and strange, offbeat rock numbers like "Edison" (whose introduction sounds like the Bee Gees parodying Cream's "White Room") and "Whisper Whisper" (the latter featuring a drum break, no less), interspersed with three heavily orchestrated instrumentals. Even the seeming "lesser" numbers such as "Suddenly" had catchy hooks and engaging acoustic guitar parts to carry them, all reminiscent of the Moody Blues' album cuts of the same era. Moreover, the title track, with its mix of acoustic guitar, solo cello, and full orchestra, was worthy of the Moody Blues at their boldest. The myriad sounds and textures made Odessa the most complex and challenging album in the group's history, and if one accepts the notion of the Bee Gees as successors to the Beatles, then Odessa was arguably their Sgt. Pepper album. The album was originally packaged in a red felt cover with gold lettering on front and back and an elaborate background painting for the gatefold interior, which made it a conversation piece just to look at. The CD reissue is surprisingly well-mastered and a bargain at mid-price. Ironically, the making of Odessa was to herald a split between the Gibb brothers that would leave the group sidelined for most of the next 18 months, and was the last to be heard from them as a trio for two years. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
Rhino
DLP
$43.00

Bee Mask
Hyperborean Trenchtown
PS, US The album resonates a future sound vision that can only come from an old soul destined to further pave the paths laid by electronic & minimalist pioneers. Undeniably pure processes of creating & sustaining sound visually, sonically & otherwise brings a mathematical & scientific accuracy that hasn't been seen since the days of lovely music ltd. or GRM. Brilliant textures & audio hallucinogenic time/space wormholes create infinite listening possibilities.
WeirdForest
LP
$16.75

Big Business
Mind the Drift
PS,US Guitarist & newest band member Toshi Kasai adds new voice & dimension, & looks good doing it. You can actually hear the handsome. While recording Jared Warren's (KARP) vocals, Phil Ek (The Shins) kept a sawed-off shotgun in the control room
HydraHead
CD
$12.50

Bingham, Ryan & The Dead
Horses - Roadhouse Sun
PS,US Produced by Marc Ford (BLACK CROWES).
LostHighway
LP
$14.00

Birds of Prey
Hell Preacher
PS, US Bleeds & sweats a malevolence most death metal bands could only hope to achieve
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Brain Donor
Wasted Fuzz Excessive
PS,US Continues in the dark traditions of declaimed metallic poetry, but extends further into works of epic construction & length. Drive by No Wave riffs & hoary proto-metal assaults, this record burns at both ends
BrainDonor
CD
$17.75

Brakes Brakes Brakes
Touchdown
PS, US The third album by Brighton UK's BRAKESBRAKESBRAKES finds the group, which features former and current members of British Sea Power, Electric Soft Parade, and The Tenderfoot, polishing up their sound a bit - without sacrificing any of the immediacy or jangle that makes their slightly-countrified power pop so appealing. Touchdown is an exuberant maelstrom of blazing riffs and relentless hooks, fuzz and squall, witty lyrics and sing along choruses that are sure to earn the band more devoted followers.
FatCatRecords-086
CD
$11.50

Breut, Francoiz
A l'aveuglette
PS, US For fans of Carla Bruni, Coralie Clement, Portishead, Giant Sand, Feist, Nick Drake & Yann Tiersen. Her unique voice was an ideal ambassador for the fascinating French scene & put the names of her songwriters on the international map: Dominique A, Katerine, Yann Tiersen & Jerome Miniere - were just a few of the writers she helped to become famous.
GrooveAttack
CD
$16.25

Bricolage
S/T
PS, US From the swooning romanticism of "Plots Are for Cemeteries," to the lovesick giddiness of "Turn U Over," to the Northern Soul-style stomp of "The Waltzers," this is pop full of melody, verve, & wit for a modern world about to discover how badly it needs it.
Slumberland
CD
$14.25

Bricolage
S/T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Slumberland
LP
$10.00

British Expeditionary
Force - Ch. 1: Long Way From Home
PS, US Ethereal soundscapes, sonorous guitars, beautifully fragile vocal & vocoder work, Justin Lockey's now-trademark sensitivity to drum sounds & Aid Burrows inclement lyrics combined together to form something akin to My Bloody Valentine filtered through the best of Brian Eno w/ a smattering of the sonic vistas of Sigur Ros
ErasedTapes
CD
$16.25

Brotzmann/Kondo/Pupillo
NilssenLove - Hairy Bones
PS,US This new quartet brings together, on disc, for the first time since the late 90's Peter Brötzmann (reeds) & Toshinori Kondo (electic trumpet). With a new rhythm section of Massimo Pupillo (electric bass) & Paal Nilssen-Love (drums). HAIRY BONES documents a September '08 night at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam. Two mind blowing performances HAIRY BONES 31:43 and CHAIN DOGS 37:33. What can be said about a recorded document of a Peter Brötzmann group that hasn't been said before? This live recording will make you wish that you could have been there, which is what a live recording is all about
OkkaDisk
CD
$12.50

Buffalo Stance
Sugar Glider
PS, US Brainchild of soulful pianist Jamey Robinson. Filled w/ wonderfully layered keyboards & vocals, the album at times sounds like Wendy Carlos' sublime synthesizer symphonies combined w/ a simultaneously innocent & informed approach to singing & harmony. Features appearances from members of ICY DEMONS, MAN MAN, NEED NEW BODY, DELTA 72 & BARDO POND
ObeyYourBrain
CD
$10.00

Burger, Robert
City of Strangers
PS, US Burger has worked w/ Laurie Anderson, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, Iron & Wine, & was a founding member of chamber music collective Tin Hat Trio. This is a deep & eclectic collection of film cues that reveals, once again, the boundless & potent gifts of an important contributor.
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Burning Image
Fantasma
PS, US 1st new album in more than 20 years from these deathrock originators
AlternativeTentacle
CD
$14.25

Burning Image
Fantasma
PS,US 1st new album in more than 20 years from these deathrock originators
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$14.25

Butthole Surfers
Brown Reason To Live
PS, US Finally back in print! Their 1st classic slab, still as crazed & lysergic as ever
AlternativeTentacle
12
$9.75

Casio, Joey
Share The Cup
PS, US JOEY CASIO is a one-man dance party. For years he has brandished unkempt house parties with a tense, spiky post-punk certainty, imprints of running shoes that danced on sludgy shag carpet. On "Share the Cup", Casio creates more space for dub influences. His voice is terse; there is an overtaking electronic burble that drops away for arpeggio twitters. "Share the cup/Spare the sword." It's a hopeful punk-dub mix. The b-side, provided by Selector Dub Narcotic features even more space via echoplex, tape delay, and a buoyant melodica. If dance music is about revolution this release as part of the Dub Narcotic Disco Plate series ditches divisiveness. Sit at the table.
Krecords-115
45
$3.75

Casper & The Cookies
Modern Silence
PS, US Beginning life as Jason NeSmith's cassette four-track project with an ever-changing name, Casper & The Cookies grew into a live band in 1998. Kay Stanton is the only one left from these early line-ups. Kay and Jason recorded 2004's Oh! and 2006's The Optimist's Club with a revolving cast of musicians. The Cookies took a back seat in 2004 when NeSmith joined of Montreal, but he left in early 2005 to work on The Optimist's Club. Jim Hix and Joe Rowe (the Glands) were recruited in time for the Cookies to play upwards of 120 shows in 2006-7, including two tours opening for the Apples in Stereo. Joe left in early 2009 after the Cookies second tour of Japan. Modern Silence will be released May 12, 2009 via Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records (CDs) and People In A Position To Know (Vinyl.) Fun Facts: - Jason NeSmith has also played with Visitations, The Late B.P. Helium, Kenny Howes & the Yeah!, The Sunshine Fix and Of Montreal. Kay plays in Pylon member Vanessa Briscoe Hay's other band, Supercluster, with members of Sound Houses and Olivia Tremor Control. - "I Am Gone," the final track on Modern Silence, features thirty-five musicians, including Bryan Poole (of Montreal), Robert Schneider (the Apples in Stereo), Vanessa Briscoe Hay (Pylon), and an African Grey parrot. No members of Casper & the Cookies appear on the track.
HHBTM-109
CD
$11.50

Cats On Fire
Our Temperance Movement
PS, US 2nd album from fashionable Finnish pop foursome that has earned favorable comparisons to indie legends The Smiths, Felt, Orange Juice, Pulp, & Belle & Sebastian. This album expands upon the traditional guitar, bass, & drums w/ liberal bursts of piano, organ, clarinet, banjo, glockenspiel & other percussion which help to showcase the extraordinary style of singer Mattias Bjorkas & his poetic, sardonic, & rather eccentric take on the world.
Matinee
CD
$12.25

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
First Born Is Dead [expanded re-issue]
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! The blues had long been a potent undercurrent in the BIRTHDAY PARTY's music, so it wasn't all that surprising that Cave embraced the sound & feeling of rural blues on his 2nd album w/ the Bad Seeds.
Mute
CD+DVD
$16.25

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
From Her to Eternity [expanded re-issue]
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! An accomplished album mixing the frenzy & power of his BIRTHDAY PARTY days w/ a dank, moody atmosphere that showed he was not interested in simply continuing what the older group had done.
Mute
CD+DVD
$16.25

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
Your Funeral...My Trial [expanded re-issue]
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! Further exploring Cave's varied musical interests, this cemented the band as one of the most dynamic groups of this generation.
Mute
CD+DVD
$16.25

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
Kicking Against the Pricks [expanded re-issue]
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! Teaming up w/ former BIRTHDAY PARTY members & other guests, this tackles a long list of covers, paying tribute to everyone from Johnny Cash to Velvet Underground.
Mute
CD+DVD
$16.25

Charlie & The Moonhearts
Drop In Drop Out
PS, US This band recalls 80's sounds of OC punk experimenting, and then colors it in with the fuzzed-up guitars and scuzzy but melody-driven stylistic tendencies of 60's
garage rock writing
TicTacTotally
45
$5.75

Cheap Time
Woodland Drive b/w Penny & Jenny
PS, US 2 brand new tracks from Nashville's favorite pop-punk-glam-bubblegum band. Snotty, catchy ditties informed by Sparks, The Quick, Milk 'n' Cookies, & early Kinks. Limited to 1,000 in a handsome, Fontana-esque picture sleeve
InTheRed
45
$5.25

Chesterfield Kings
Psychedelic Sunrise
PS, US
WickedCool
LP
$15.00

Cheval Sombre
S-T
PS, US Delicate druggy, slowcore folk
DoubleFeature
CD
$15.75

Chord
Flora
PS, US Members of UNFORTUNAUT, ANATOLE, X-BAX & PELICAN. With a shared appreciation for the works of Tony Conrad & Glen Branca, the group formulated a collective vision: to exploit & explore the sonic depth of a single chord.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

Church
Untitled #23
PS, US Set in a lush soundscape carved out of another world, the band has succeeded in creating a listenable work of art, meshing guitars & rhythms into a sonic journey of intrigue & understanding.
SecondMotion
CD
$13.75

Church, The
Untitled #23
PS, US
SecondMotion
LP
$21.75

Cluekid
Soul Vibe
PS, US Already a regular with the likes of MARY ANN HOBBS and the DMZ boys, here's Cluekid's first outing for Soul Jazz, following on from his huge COTTI-collaboration from last year, 'Sensi Dub'. Blending dubstep and old skool ragga vibes, this is a killer track and essential for the dubstep kids
SoulJazz
12"
$8.00

Concrete Rubber Band
Risen Savior
PS, US Official reissue of this Christian underground basement psychedelic rock album, a massively-rare 1974 release on the Missouri-based American Artists label (AAS1164), of which only 2 or three copies are known to be exist in private collections. Despite the song titles, this is actually a strange and unusual rock album which just happens to have religious undertones. Organ, fuzz guitar, male and female lead vocals and masses of electronic embellishments. High-quality vinyl transfer, includes two [uncredited] bonus tracks from a later recording session. Previously pirated by Radioactive Records. Some of the most 'out there' psychedelic sounds can be found on this Kansas trio's mega-rare custom LP. One of the first Christian groups to tinker with synthesizers and be experimental at the same time. The song, 'Christian,' for example, opens with a Bach fugue before laying in its steady rock beat punctuated with subterranean wah-wah guitar and a wild, heavily modulated synth lead. The song, 'Wicked,' opens side two with a bizarre amalgam of what sounds like synthesized, bubbling lava pits, frequency oscillations, distorted, sci-fi vocals and shortwave, static patterns. This is Christian psychedelia at its most underground and extreme with all the ear marks of a bad drug trip which, given the songs' dark subject matter, works just fine. Likewise, 'What Shall We Do?' opens with a lengthy outpouring of some of the most vicious, distorted fuzz guitar ever then relaxes into a spooky, dream-like ballad before it climaxes with a flying saucer effect that sounds straight out of Dark Side Of The Moon. There are several fine and moody garage tracks here as well. Difficult to describe: they are highly listenable and quite creative. Dense echoes lend to the homemade feel of the entire project. A monster for sure with fewer than 500 LPs made at the initial pressing. Duncan Long, the main man behind the synths, guitars and song writing is now a published science fiction author.
HiddenVision
CD
$13.75

Cotton Candy
Fantastic & Spectacular
PS, US MARK ROBINSON (UNREST, AIR MIAMI, FLIN FLON) & EVELYN HURLEY (BLAST OFF COUNTRY STYLE) have created nine songs that somehow fit on only one seven-inch 45 r.p.m. E.P. From the guitar indie-pop of the title track to the electronic new romanticism of the Human League inspired "Tint Control & Fine Tuning". Two pure pop hits sandwiched by 100 percent F-U-N. They also show off their advertising jingle chops with covers of rare radio and TV commercials. Limited to 500 copies on TRANSPARENT ORANGE VINYL with full-color jacket & labels!
TeenBeat-454
45
$4.75

Crocodiles
Summer of Hate
PS, US Deconstructed punk duo that parlay their appreciation for melody into a kind of modern-day Suicide, complete w/ a minimalist rock sound saddled w/ doomed electronics.
FatPossum
CD
$15.00

Crocodiles
Summer of Hate
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
FatPossum
LP
$15.00

Crumer & Roxann Spikula, Jason
Supression In The Third [2X10]
PS, US Jason Crumer likes what you like: noise, girls, getting wasted once in while and maybe a spot of trouble here and there. He first started blowing minds as guitarist in the insane sludge punk core outfits Aluminum Noise and Facedowninshit. As well as the ultra-weirdo outfits American Band, Now In Darkness World Stops Turning and Amazing Grace. Since going solo in 2005 he's released fascinating and brainmelting USA noise death on labels like Iatrogenesis, Audiobot, Ignivomous, RRR, Nazot, Chondritic Sound, Misanthropic Agenda, Harsh Head Rituals and Hospital Productions. Roxann Spikula has been creating killer noise action with and without Crumer (as well as her twin sister Rachal in the band Relay For Death) for years in the Raleigh, NC scene. Their particular venue was more focused on experimental moves and Roxann is an amazing proponent of this world. Her work here in conjunction with Crumer is deep and considered and moves from dark drone solace to sick shards of noise hell. This is a double 10" in a gatefold sleeve with art by Roxann. 500 copies.
EcstaticPeace
10
$17.00

Cryptacize
Mythomania
PS, US CRYPTACIZE deals in the unforgettable melody, the forsaken chord and the extravagant sentiment. Nedelle Torrisi's surefooted and richly nuanced vocal arabesques, like a modern day Freddie Mercury or Ronnie Spector, strangely complement Chris Cohen's guitar, maniacally sped-up a la Les Paul or staccato and funny like Roy Smeck or Adolph Jacobs of the Coasters. Michael Carreira's syncopated drum corps rudiments and pit-orchestra rave-ups propel the songs with a refreshingly buoyant touch that never lapses into rock music clichés. There are also wide screen cinematic moments that take on a mournful and otherworldly pathos, like Henry Mancini's "Experiment in Terror" but with vocals by Cambodian 60's pop legend Ros Serey Sothea - or like Arabic diva Fairouz singing along to a psychedelic film score by Popol Vuh.
AsthmaticKitty-58
CD
$9.50

Crystal Method
Divided By Night
PS,US 4th release from the electronic music pioneers. Featuring high caliber guests MATISYAHU, PETER HOOK, SHE WANTS REVENGE frontman Justin Warfield, and Emily Haines of METRIC.
Tinye
CD
$16.75

Crystal Method
Divided By Night
PS,US Gatefold vinyl version.
Tinye
LP
$19.00

Culture Reject
S/T
PS, US Infectious, soulful melodies, syncopated guitars & easy grooves. Guests include JIM GUTHRIE (drums, vocals), KARRI NORTH (background vocals), & percussion virtuoso DAVE CLARK
WhiteWhale
CD
$11.00

Culture Reject
S-T
PS, US Infectious, soulful melodies, syncopated guitars & easy grooves. Guests include JIM GUTHRIE (drums, vocals), KARRI NORTH (background vocals), & percussion virtuoso DAVE CLARK.
WhiteWhale
CD
$11.00

Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen
PS, US Deluxe LP is 180gm colored vinyl & includes 16 page booklet, download card for bonus material, & CD version
SaddleCreek
LP
$17.50

Dalton, Karen
It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best
PS,US First time ever on vinyl! A heart wrenching & bluesy introduction to the intoxicating world of Dalton & her deep well of musical secrets. 180gram beautiful old school tip-on jacket with original artwork plus rare photos & poster.
LightInTheAttic
LP
$21.75

Darker My Love/Moccasin
Split
PS, US The ethos of psychedelia is alive & well in the new millennium. LA's DARKER MY LOVE builds upon various pop influences with layers of shoegaze & psychedelia, welcoming of distortion, reverb, & noise. MOCCASIN found themselves opening for the likes of Black Mountain, Raveonettes, Dead Meadow, & the Black Angels, to name a few. The more contemplative of the two bands, they build expansive soundscapes, harvested by eerie, echoed vocals & dual, fuzzed guitars. Limited to 1,000 copies
IHateRockNRoll
12
$10.50

Das Boton
Soda Drip
PS,US Bill Dolan is most known for his guitar work in 5IVE STYLE & HEROIC DOSE (Sub Pop Records). He has been a huge influence to a generation of artists with his explosive 1960s New Orleans, afrobeat guitar work. With his roots intact, this record is heavily influenced by post-punk & early NY new-wave. Joined by his former band mate, Ryan "euphone" Rapsys and Karl "babybird" Ropp for Das Boton's debut album
Sixgunlover
CD
$11.00

Depeche Mode
Sounds of the Universe
PS, US New album, still cool, apparently!
Mute/EMI
CD
$13.75

Deradoorian
Mind Raft
PS, US Astonishingly mature, dark, beautiful, & unexpected - if only because this seems to have tapped into someting far older & wiser than ANGEL DERADOORIAN's (DIRTY PROJECTORS) 22 years would suggest. Whether it's the guitar, bass flute, or her stunning voice, her musical proficiency is boundless. This is as promising as a debut can get.
LovepumpUnited
CD5
$7.50

Desveaux, Angela
If Ever I Loved
PS, US Limited 7" release of new material from Montreal born chanteuse. 2 tracks on vinyl, w/ download coupon for 5 tracks. NO RETURNS. "It's her combination of strength & vulnerability, independence & longing for connection that makes DESVEAUX so remarkable." - Popmatters
ThrillJockey
45
$6.00

Diamond Watch Wrists
Ice Capped at Both Ends
PS, US Guillermmo Scott Heron (PREFUSE 73) & Zack Hill (HELLA). Both psychedelic & personal, free & driven, complex & accessible, these songs are soaked in multi-leveled vocal harmonies atop atmospheric production & forward-moving drums
Warp
CD
$15.75

Dilloway, Aaron
Chain Shot
PS, US "Digipak CD reissue of my Chain Shot LP which was originally released on LP by Throne Heap. Contains a 28-minute bonus track." -- Aaron Dilloway.
Hanson
CD
$11.25

Disciplines, The
Smoking Kills (ON SALE)
PS, US Finally a domestic release for this new band featuring Posies co-captain KEN STRINGFELLOW. In this age of the Darwinian superheros--an entertainer is supposed to do it all, effortlessly. With only so much talent spread oh-so-thin, of course, the ranks are now replenished with the talentless--a bunch of people who can't sing captivate the attention of a national audience by singing badly, after which they are scolded for not being able to sing. Entertainment? It sounds like a penal colony. There are alternatives. Saviors, even. Four of them, the Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse, come to liberate the living and the brain-dead. THE DiSCiPLiNES. Three Norwegians, ex-members of Nordic pop sucess story Briskeby, and one American, Ken Stringfellow, whose extensive resume includes founding one of the 90s most critically acclaimed bands, the Posies; touring worldwide with R.E.M., and providing terawatts of energy and talent to artists such as Big Star, Lagwagon, Snow Patrol and Neil Young. THE DiSCiPLiNES shoot from the hip and aim for the head. SMOKiNG KiLLS is snarly, but catchy; direct, but not dumb; winky but not snarky. The songs race by in brutal efficiency, and within the garage-y production you might miss the delicate smattering of wordplay tucked in amongst the singalong choruses.
SecondMotion
CD
$13.00

Disciplines, The
Smoking Kills
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
SecondMotion
LP
$13.75

Doiron, Julie/Calm Down, It's Monday
Heavy Snow & Nice to Come Home / Sweetest May & Monumental
PS, US Julie Doiron: Honest, direct, Canadian. A singer of her own songs, from the French parts of New Brunswick. Gentle,
insistent, intimate; she leaves you aching in the best possible way. Doiron and Calm Down, It's Monday share this split single, Volume CXX of the International Pop Underground series of 7" records. "Heavy Snow" finds Doiron working in the night time into the day, carrying an echoed, durable sadness; "Nice To Come Home" is a fitting extension of the previous song - the songwriter finding comfort in knowing that her lover is in the world and she will seem him soon. Calm Down, It's Monday provide direct, guitar-driven introspections on "Sweetest May," and "Monumental"; sung by Fred Squire with Julie on drums. This new 45 rpm EP was recorded by Calvin Johnson at Dub Narcotic Studio in Olympia, Wash. It straddles the release of two other albums, including a collaboration with Mount Eerie on Lost Wisdom (P.W. Elverum & Sun) and Doiron's own forthcoming full length I Can Wonder What You Did with Your Day (Jagjaguwar). "[Julie] Doiron has a knack for absolute simplicity ...Most of the songs rely on voice and guitar alone to make their case. And
yet, how splendid they are." - Dusted Magazine
Krecords-120
45
$3.75

Dolphins Into The Future
On Sea-Faring Isolation
PS, US Vinyl debut by this stunning Belgian new age trance wizard. Has done tons of tapes on his own Bread & Animals imprint, as well as releases on Pacific City (Skaters' label) and many others. Beautiful and endless.
NotNotFun
LP
$15.75

Double Dagger
More
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.00

Double Dagger
More
PS, US Baltimore trio creates a cacophonous wall of sound described as "very loud" or "angry" pop, both visceral & melodic. Intense live - they prefer to be close to the audience be it in a club or a basement - this dynamic combo of energy, melody, angst, & playfulness is captured exquisitely on this 3rd full length, 1st for Thrill Jockey. RIYL: Lightning Bolt, Dan Deacon, No Age, Pissed Jeans. CD presented in 4 panel digipack.
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.00

Drink Up Buttercup
Farewell Captain
PS, US Philly represents! While Drink Up Buttercup are working on the completion of their first full-length album, currently being recorded by Bill Moriarty (Dr. Dog, Man Man), they offer us their debut US single. "Farewell Captain" b/w "Sosey & Dosey" pressed on red vinyl, comes with mp3 download code. PITCHFORK: "Philly quartet Drink Up Buttercup build you up with the post-Beatles harmonies of the La's and the post-Beatles surrealism of Electric Light Orchestra or Super Furry Animals."
Kanine
45
$5.25

Dukes Of Stratosphear, The
Psonic Psunspot [expanded deluxe re-issue] (ON SALE) (DELAYED)
PS, US Original album remastered, plus book and bonus tracks! Hang onto your loon pants, Ape is proud to announce that it is to issue in expanded form the two albums originally released between 1985 and 1987 by Virgin Records under XTC's psychedelic pseudonym The Dukes Of Stratosphear. Psonic Psunspot adds six bonus demo recordings. It comes packaged in luxurious hardback book format with 24 color pages of full lyrics, photos and reams of brand new sleeve notes written by Dave Gregory, Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge or is that Lord Cornelius Plum, The Red Curtain and Sir John Johns?
Ape
CD
$16.25

Dukes Of Stratosphear, The
25 O'Clock [expanded deluxe re-issue] (ON SALE) (DELAYED)
PS, US Original album remastered, plus book and bonus tracks! Hang onto your loon pants, Ape is proud to announce that it is to issue in expanded form the two albums originally released between 1985 and 1987 by Virgin Records under XTC's psychedelic pseudonym The Dukes Of Stratosphear. Having never been issued on CD before in its own right, 25 O'clock will includes 9 extra tracks of demos and previously unreleased material. It comes packaged in luxurious hardback book format with 24 color pages of full lyrics, photos and reams of brand new sleeve notes written by Dave Gregory, Colin Moulding and Andy Partridge or is that Lord Cornelius Plum, The Red Curtain and Sir John Johns?
Ape
CD
$16.25

Durutti Column
Love in the Time of Recession
PS,US Written & played by Vini Reilly, w/ drums & percussion from guru Bruce Mitchell, this is the 2nd album to feature new vocalist Poppy Roberts, who also plays electric piano on several tracks
Fulfill
CD
$16.75

Dylan, Bob
Together Through Life
PS, US New album!
Columbia
CD
$15.00

Dylan, Bob
Together Through Life [deluxe]
PS, US NEW DYLAN ON VINYL! DLP with bonus CD.
Sony
DLP
$24.00

Earl, Jeremy
Skull
PS, US Art Book from the man behind Fuck It Tapes/Woodsist, MENEGUAR & WOODS. Since early on in FIT's adolescence, he began incorporating his own loosely composed symbolist/primitivist designs into the label's aesthetic. This picks up some of the choicest pieces from boneyard & binds them all together. Includes 2006-era obsessively rendered ritual serpents & bleeding, 8-fingered hands up through Earl's most recent experiments w/ collage & multi-media hieroglyphics, Dazed pterodactyls, radiant pyramids, possessed worms, faceless figures beneath winged specters: all lurk & loom from the eye of the SKULL. 40 full-color pages, professionally printed & bound, in a one-time edition of 500
NotNotFun
BOOK
$20.25

Eat Skull
Wild and Inside
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Siltbreeze
LP
$14.00

Electric Annihilation
#1
PS, US 20-page music publication, b&w on tabloid-size (11x17 pages) newsprint. Circulation of 5,000 copies. 1st issue includes interviews with: THURSTON MOORE, HENRY ROLLINS, JOHN OLSON (WOLF EYES/AMERICAN TAPES), EMERALDS, SUN ARAW, WET HAIR, NOMEN DUBIUM. Plus scene reports from Gothenburg Sweden (written by Matthias Andersson of Release the Bats), Cleveland (by Sam Goldberg) & Iowa City (by Shawn Reed). Also an article by Jon Isaac. There's a centerfold poster too. Cover artwork & border/frames by Zachary Fleming
ZINE
$2.00

Emeralds
Solar Bridge
PS, US Starting out in 2005 performing live sets using only television sets as sound sources, Emeralds has grown in recent years into a monster of heavy improvised drone using analog synths and masterfully effected guitar. Born out of the Midwest scum-noise scene, these guys have taken the intense heaviness of their Midwest brethren to a place that is entirely their own. They have replaced the creepy atmosphere and abrasive harsh noise of their peers with a very different though equally intense assault of cosmic drone power! Hanson Records is proud to announce Emeralds - Solar Bridge, the trio's first full-length album after numerous cassette and CD-R releases on such labels as American Tapes, Chondritic Sound, and the band's own imprints Wagon and Gneiss Things. The album opens with the side long 'Magic' where the band builds a quiet drone into an extremely thick sawblade of swirling noise, as beautiful as it is menacing. The flip is yet another sidelong journey titled 'The Quaking Mess,' a track that stabs your brain with fluttering sparks of synthesized needles before relaxing you into a Göttschingesque dream state while slowly bringing you back to earth with an electronic wave of molten rumble. Fans of the smooth tones of New Age Of Earth-era Ash Ra Tempel and the buzzing thick drones of Throbbing Gristle's Heathen Earth should take note, as Emeralds may be their new source for electronic drugs." On blue-colored vinyl in silkscreened sleeves with droll flaps.
Hanson
LP
$17.00

Emeralds
Allegory Of Allergies
PS, US Possessed of a slow-burning, Cluster-like sense of patience. Where the extended vignettes of "What Happened" share a certain crystalline expansiveness & astral sheen, "Allegory" offers a crumbling labyrinth that's at once humid & frigid, crammed to the gills w/ moss, lichen, cobwebs, brick dust, rotting boards, peeling paint, & narrow shafts of
light. It's a blurry & bleary vision, where the members improvise on synths, guitar, voice, & tapes like 3 cats batting at an enormous calder mobile, a sound thoroughly native to the moldering interiors & indigenous dystopian/psychedelic culture of the American Rust Belt. Limited to 700
WeirdForest
DLP
$22.00

Empire Of The Sun
Walking on a Dream
PS, US Hyped epic-electro-pop band's very intriguing US debut. Glammy whimsy that should appeal to fans of MGMT and Bowie.
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

Enigk, Jeremy
OK Bear
PS, US 3rd full-length solo album from former SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE/FIRE THEFT frontman offers a surprising sense of intimacy while staying undeniably Enigk.
LewisHollow
CD
$14.50

Explosions in the Sky
The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
PS, US
TemporaryResidence-061
DLP
$14.25

Fang Island
Sky Gardens
PS, US The boys bring a sweet brand of psychedelic upbeat instrumental rock ala Chicago 1990s indie rock meets after school special soundtrack. An onslught of sick upbeat unrelentless fingertapping & guitar solo small craft advisories.
Corleone
CD
$8.50

Faust
So Far
PS, US Originally released in 1972, this is the 2nd album from the legendary krautrock group. More song oriented than the 1st record, this is an absolute stone classic of outsider pop music reissued here in its original deluxe packaging, including reproductions of all 10 inserts. 180 gram vinyl
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Felton, Simon
Failing In Biology
PS, US Simon Felton comes of age (finally!) with the release of his first "proper" solo album this May. Simon has been singing and playing bass guitar with indie-pop stalwarts Garfields Birthday since the mid 90s and became the reluctant front man in 2005 after the departure of founding member James Laming when he left to concentrate on his London-based art-pop band Mondo Jet Set. Aside from prompting him into writing more songs (James had been the main writer in the group), this new responsibility had another fringe benefit - that of confidence! It's hard to imagine the Simon of a few years back asking Californian cult-superstar Anton Barbeau and West Country psych-pop legend Alan Strawbridge to not only produce, but also act as session musicians on his debut solo outing! Simon has been in awe of these two perennial underground pop icons for many years and now he was recording his own music with them... who' da thunk it? The result almost sounds like a band that have been performing together for ages - the truth is the entire album was recorded in six days and on a very tight budget; relying on the strength of the songs and the chemistry of the players to shine through. Hopefully you will agree that the project/collaboration was a success!
PinkHedgehog-35
CD
$8.00

Ferraro, James
Clear
PS, US Absolutely beautiful whirling hall-of-knives-style synth drone that makes reference to Klaus Schulze & Bobby Beausoleil. This bursts w/ flam beats & a cluster of melodies muffled like a calliope wrapped in a soggy tarp.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Ferraro, James
Discovery
PS, US Absolutely beautiful whirling hall-of-knives-style synth drone that makes reference to Klaus Schulze & Bobby Beausoleil. This is comparable to Daft Punk's album of the same name but played in reverse at 16rpm through a boombox in a boiler room.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Fleet Foxes
Mykonos b/w False Knight On The Road
PS, US "Mykonos" is the centerpiece of the "Sun Giant EP" released last spring and included with the popular vinyl version of the band's debut "Fleet Foxes". Beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve, the single is backed with a previously unreleased cover of the traditional folk ballad "False Knight On The Road" made popular by Steeleye Span and Richard Thompson. Look for Fleet Foxes at Coachella and Sasquatch.
Subpop
45
$4.75

Flying
Draw It In The Dark (7" | DVD)
PS, US Fresh off tour supporting Deerhoof, this release is something of a companion piece to Flying's second album. This deluxe-package release features songs from the album, one previously unreleased alternate take & a compilation of 10 music videos curated by the band as a collaboration with many of the artists they admire. Artist Dana Schutz graces the covers of the 7"" & the DVD with two paintings whose poise between chaos & harmony mirror the musical aesthetic for which Flying has become known. The videos show a range of unconventional responses to the band's music, from the somber, subtly wry meditations of Brittany Gravely's films, to Jonathan Kendler's cartoon tribute to Middle Eastern cinema of old, to Catherine Ross's dead-pan minimalist masterpiece Twin Sisters. Also included here are several videos by the band: Stains, a psychedelic group-dance-therapy-experiment directed by Sara Magenheimer, and Eben Portnoy's hand-painted Super-8 montage Minors
MenloPark
45
$9.75

Folds, Ben
University A Cappella!
PS,US As featured on NPR... Pretty neat actually. ONENION AV CLUB: "a collection of Folds' songs performed by university a cappella groups. Why? You'd have to ask Folds. Heavens knows what's going on inside that man's mind. Like Has Been, Ben Folds Presents is a curious semi-vanity project that occasionally transcends its gimmicky premise. The elaborate, sometimes overly busy vocal arrangements highlight the lush Beach Boys/Burt Bacharach harmonies and wryly literate storytelling that have long been fixtures of Folds' oeuvre, while boisterous, upbeat numbers like "Army" are executed with moxie to spare. A Capella leans heavily and perversely on ballads, and while there are a few misfires (like an ill-considered glee-club-goes-R&B rendition of "Brick") and some awkward beat-boxing, the best renditions retain the exquisite melancholy of the originals. The disc is little more than a footnote in Folds' aggressively eclectic career, but it's a surprisingly vital, intriguing one."
Epic
CD
$13.00

Forte, Nick
Defeated
PS, US Member of CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. Live to cassette acoustic scrape/rattle & misguided pedal loopery is emitted from a pile of junk, grunts, & small instruments. This draws inspiration for his longtime fascination w/ the free improvisations of early AACM & Incus Records folks, filtered through a more modern noise/tape collage absurdism.
Wodger
LP
$20.00

Foxx, John & Robin Guthrie
Mirrorball
PS, UK 180 gm vinyl LP. John Foxx & Robin Guthrie's collaboration was an idea that began when the pair performed at a Harold Budd concert in May 2005. Layers of echoes and reverberations are explored on Mirrorball, so that Guthrie's unique playing merges with abstract, often improvised vocals courtesy of Foxx.
HydrogenDukebox-150
LP
$21.25

Foxx, John & Robin Guthrie
Mirrorball
PS, US Layers of echoes & reverberations are explored, so that GUTHRIE's (COCTEAU TWINS) unique playing merges w/ abstract, often improvised vocals - a style which FOXX has explored on his own Cathedral Oceans albums
Metamatic
CD
$16.25

Fuzztones
Horny As Hell
PS, US What else can be said about the Fuzztones? As fans worldwide know, the band has achieved legendary status as cult faves during their 3-decade career. Their fiery brand of Garage-Psych-Punk pre-dated the entire "Garage Revival" of the 1980s and has influenced hundreds of groups, some quite famous. CD features a full-color 12-page booklet, 17 tracks, plus a bonus hidden track ("Caught You Red Handed") featuring Mark Lindsay of PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS
NoFun
CD
$14.25

Fuzztones
Horny As Hell
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
NoFun
LP
$14.25

G, The
S/T
PS, US Long time friends Doug Foulk (Resist, Dead Memory, Shutterspeed BMX, The Goddamn Godamns) and Patrick Troxell ( The Golden Boys, The Funeral Bird, NIGHTMOVES U.K., BPiV, Fight Amputation) ran 423 Tillery in Austin, Texas. This DIY art space hosted many local punk shows/ local artists showings. Two years later after both relocated home to Philadelphia, they formed The G. Have toured with such bands as The Homosexuals (England), Woman (Philadelphia), Gods and Queens (New York), and Fight Amp (New Jersey). LIMITED pressing with silk-screened covers
ShadowPlay
LP
$11.75

Gainsbourg, Serge
Histoire De Melody Nelson
PS, US Limited Edition Vinyl LP feat. 180 gram wax, gatefold hand-numbered old school tip-on jacket, and liner notes. Limited to only 2,000 copies! Sex has always sold, but presented with a landmark musical backdrop, the combination is rare as finding the elusive "G Spot". Quite often, attempts fall flaccid, missing the titillating mark by a mile. But French icon and national treasure Serge Gainsbourg is no stranger to sexual proclivities, and with his 1971 Histoire De Melody Nelson he shared an erotic tale as seductive today as the day it was released. With help from actress, amour, and inspiration Jane Birkin, arranger/conductor and co-conspirator Jean-Claude Vannier (L'Enfant Assassins Des Mouches), not to mention a tight hand picked crew of top shelf UK session musicians, Nelson is often cited as Gainsbourg's master work, an essential album for the discerning music lover. Light In The Attic's reissue of Histoire De Melody Nelson finally gives this still radical record the respect and attention to detail it so rightfully deserves. For the first time ever, this lavishly packaged and true to the original artwork CD and 180 gram LP reissue contains extensive English language liner notes and informative content explaining the times and tales behind the making of this passionate platter. Dispelling the countless myths, hearsay, and rumors surrounding Nelson, New York-based writer Andy Beta contributes a stylish essay for your edification while Finders Keepers' honcho and Twisted Nerve founder Andy Votel shares his deep knowledge of Gainsbourg and the Gallic and UK music scenes with great insight - never before have these stories been told. The maestro himself even chimes in with a period Q&A interview from France's Rock N Folk Magazine, and printed lyrics (both with English translations). So as we said before, sex sells, and yes, we are buying. With Gainsborg, Birkin, Vannier and company supplying the mood, it's our artistic pop-rock duty to explore L'Histoire De Melody Nelson with fresh ears, eyes, and hands. With its massive inspiration reaching out to the quintessential rap of De La Soul and The Beatnuts to like-minded and eclectic singer-songwriter Beck, Nelson continues to entrance. Light In The Attic looks forward to continuing to spread Gainsbourg's provocative message to thrill seekers the world over... TRACKS: 1. Melody 2. LA Ballade de Melody Nelson 3. La Valse do Melody 4. Ah! Melody 5. L' Hotel Particulier 6. En Melody 7. Cargo Culte
LightInTheAttic-040
LP
$23.00

Ganglians
S-T
PS, US Recording sometimes as 1, sometimes as 4 it's a real game to figure out where the entity comes from & where it's going. First and foremost it's about uncertain pleasures. It's a bit like choose your own adventure. There's "codeine balladry"; a slightly upsetting tempo that is quickly flushed into an aural high, the next moment you're in the toy strewn abyss of the bedroom & then out to the tribal caves of the natives. The planets align & the sun beats down, palms tingling, & you are on the island they've built, the scenery constantly shifting for a better view, of you.
Woodsist
LP
$13.50

Garfields Birthday
Let Them Eat Cake
PS, US Garfields Birthday have been promising this new album for ages now, in fact the first tracks were recorded back in 2005! It has been quite a sporadic project, at different stages the three band members were living in Weymouth, Bristol and Canada; so getting everyone in the same place for long enough to get anything done was a challenge in itself! Despite this, they have come up with ten stunning pop gems that are certain to put a smile on your face. Their musical home, Weymouth, is a seaside town on the Dorset Coast of England. Perhaps better known for it's golden beach, candyfloss and donkey rides; it also has a remarkable music scene. It's been home to many great bands including Orange, Electrasy and The Lucky Bishops. In 1995 founding members James Laming and Simon Felton were listening to bands like Teenage Fanclub and realised that British guitar music was undergoing a bit of a renaissance, and thought it would be fun to join in...

They started churning out songs at an incredible rate, even playing a couple of gigs in local pubs to find out how the tunes would stand up in front of an audience. In 1997 they played a gig at the infamous venue TJ's in Wales, supporting ex-Inspiral Carpets front man Tom Hingley and his band The Lovers which would eventually lead to them recording some tracks for their label TJ's Records. Now joined by Jon Park on guitar, they ventured into the studio to record what was intended to be a double A-sided 7", featuring 'Kenneth Davis' and 'Thick Ear'. The following year (1998) saw them return to Small World Studio in Yeovil with P.J. Harvey's engineer at the helm, to record some new tracks which became the Ambulance EP.

Surely it was just a matter of time before they'd be collecting the best new-comer award at The Brits. Well they're still waiting for that particular honour and to be honest, it's becoming less likely with each passing year! Fast-forward to 2004, and they got the chance to play at the legendary Cavern Club in Liverpool. This seemed to prompt them into action, as they have since started playing gigs a bit more frequently and in March 2005 went into Toy Box Studio in Bristol to record a new single called Mr Newton. It was the first thing they had recorded with the new line-up of Simon Felton, Shane Felton and Ady Payne, after the departure of kingpin James Laming, to form a new band in London called Mondo Jet Set.

The Mr Newton EP was released by German label Dandyland Records in March 2006. Even though James is no longer "officially" in the band, he still joined the them on stage at The Cavern in May 2006 to play a couple of songs with his old band mates. This was their third appearance in as many years on the famous Liverpool stage, and James must have enjoyed the brief reunion as soon after, he allowed himself to be dragged into a studio on Portland to put the finishing touches to this much talked about (by the band) and long awaited new album. Incredibly they are now into their 13th year and Brit-pop seems an awfully long time ago, but for a maturing indie band living by the sea, it seems there is still plenty to smile about. You may now all go and eat cake!
PinkHedgehog-28
CD
$8.00

GG King
Adult Rock
PS, US This one has 2 songs that are so brief & unforgettable that most of us will be pissed we didn't write them ourselves. We hope this will be the first of many from Mr. GG King
Douchemaster
45
$5.75

Ghost Hospital
D+ b/w b/w Religious Bias in Nursery Rhymes
PS, US Imagine a world where dinosaurs roam through unfiltered imaginations like so many forgotten dreams of revealed bias & reality. With Daniel Johnston sensibilities juxtaposed with garage punk & a little Butthole Surfers, Ghost Hospital surfs the underground, crooning from behind guitar playing born of some Greg Ginn-punk / John Fogerty-Americana love child not recognized by the United Nations or Pitchfork Media. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES
TeenApeRecords
45
$6.00

Giant Robot
#59
PS, US Asian pop culture & beyond. This issue: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Departures, Chocolate Tokyo Tales, Sichuan Sweat, Seventies Smut, Cute Bento, Mafia Man,
Masakatsu Sashie
ZINE
$4.75

Gown
Old Line
PS, US Andrew MacGregor may be most known for his otherworldly guitar collaboration w/ Thurston Moore in BARK HAZE, but his solo work is equally cosmic. Avant-garde guitar music for deep listening & coming undone. Sprawling webs of guitar ambience & outsider mantras capture the ethereal solitude of the sparse Nova Scotian landscapes that he now calls home. This is noise that sounds like a sky of birds settling into the trees for a night away from the
wind. Limited to 500
Divorce
LP
$18.75

Grateful Dead
Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings
PS, US
Rhino
CD-BOX
$106.00

Great Northern
Remind Me Where the Light Is
PS, US Upbeat, guitar-driven songs, yet w/ the familiar layered vocals & sweeping panoramic sounds.
EeenieMeenie
CD
$13.75

Halvorson, Mary & Jessica Pavone
Thin Air
PS, US Collaboration between Mary Halvorson (guitar, vocals) & Jessica Pavone (viola, vocals). Both intimate & forward thinking, this release is a true example of the power of thought, through a unique blending of avant folk w/ jazz underpinnings
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25

Happy Burger
Pizza All Around
PS, US In spite of living in the heart of the culinary universe, our French friends known as HAPPY BURGER have found none other than pizza & burgers as their songwriting muses. The argument is as fundamental as chicken vs. egg, but in the eyes & mouths of these Frenchies, the cheeseburger loses a nail biter to the pizza. 4 songs. Simple & short
with mandatory French garage production. Jonathan Richman would be proud. Jacques Pepin would be horribly disappointed
DouchemasterRecords
45
$5.75

Hatakeyama, Chihei
Saunter
PS, US "Saunter"; To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll. Tokyo based musician and composer Chihei Hatakeyama has been in a state of transit. Moving to a new home in recent months, he has found a heightened awareness of his surroundings. The clarity of new encounters with unfamiliar spaces and the sharpness of experience that follows, has become the musical starting point for his latest long player Saunter. Saunter is in some ways an auditory interpretation of the monochromatic Chinese painting style "Sansui-Ga". An approach concerned with the themes of landscape, "Sansui-Ga" seeks to express a sense of philosophical consideration for the form and shape.Saunter follows this approach, casting out lush layers of texture that seem to sound out the edges of landscape. The sounds dynamic fluctuations suggesting structures, trees, fields and other aspects dotting the landscape in which Hatakeyama finds himself. Focused particularly on the transition from Fall to Winter, this record is a graceful and considered work. Elegantly crafted with an attention to subtle melodic variation and harmonic richness Saunter is a "visionary" collection from one of Japans finest composers.
Room40-432
CD
$15.00

Hecker
Acid In The Style Of David Tutor
PS,US References the parallel universes of modern 20th century composition & hedonistic rave culture. A challenging but ultimately rewarding set of electronic music compositions which push these 2 reference points into unknown areas. Following the ideas of Robin Mackay, FLORIAN HECKER's work reinstanciates the genetic of-ness, once proposed by philosopher David Kaplan, cutting both genetic & cultural territories of hearing
EditionsMego
CD
$18.00

HECQ
Steeltongued
PS, GERMANY After finishing the well received 'Night Falls', Ben Lukas Boysen's ambition for the next album was to be a desideratum's compliance: the improvement of HECQ's sound, and moving forward into something Boysen defines as an 'emotional distillate'. The tracks 'Typhon' and 'Steeltongued', written in 2007 and 2008, provide the blueprint for this CD. Working as a sound designer for various companies, he presented earlier versions of the tracks and was met with success. These tracks show a non-confined structure but also including a sort of leitmotif and so these titles are perfectly suited for this ambition. In addition they work as a basis for collaborations and remixes. The Hypnos trilogy (tracks 10 to 12) is HECQ's dedication to the state of stasis. In his own words, 'distant fires' describes a gaze which travels into a distance uncertain; 'lost for words' leads the listener into a state of cogitation - while 'Hypnos' allegorizes a slowly constitutive wall of suspense that trickles away in the end... a masterpiece of dark symphonic ambiance, intended for continuous, repeated intense listening. In HECQ's opinion the importance of the tracks on cd1 lies in the skilful omission of the insignificant.
Hymen-772
DCD
$17.75

Heeb Magazine
#20
PS, US The music issue. The lonely island gets interviewed! & all things Jewish pop-culture
ZINE
$5.25

Holy Sons
Drifters Sympathy
PS, US Listeners will recognize Emil Amos' signature hallucinatory LSD-inspired mixing style, heard on records like GRAILS' "Black Tar Prophecies." This draws from the instrumental moods of Grails, creating a densely paranoid atmosphere that evenly balances sonic experimentation w/ refined folk/blues song forms. "Utilizing a vast array of rhythms & textures, from dub-like echoes to hip-hop drum pulses to Krautrockian avant-folk drones, he has created a wholly unique spin on
modern underground psyche-rock that will appeal to fans of Red House Painters & Growing alike" - Pop Matters
Important
CD
$13.25

Hopewell
Good Good Desperation
PS, US For over a decade, Hopewell have evaded classification. Their first three LPs were beautiful sonic traffic jams that spanned the psych-glam of "Ziggy Stardust"-era Bowie and Jane's Addiction. Tattered, heartworn, heavy mountain jams, with a mad scientist's approach to production. On their latest, they capture the burning light and ecstatic fury of their live set in the studio and adorn it with out-of-the-ether blasts of cityscape sounds, hypnotic rhythmic breakdowns, and tight, arresting, jarring harmonies. An album of head music that'll keep your own shape-shifting mind wandering, shaking, and shimmying.
TeePeeRecords
CD
$12.50

Hopkins, Jon
Insides
PS, US This composer, pianist, and self-taught studio wizard makes big, bold electronic music using walls of synths, twinkling melodies, and amorphous bass rumbles. His previous two albums had him labeled by ambient patriarch Brian Eno as an electronic innovator, while an impressive sweep of artists such as Herbie Hancock, David Holmes, Coldplay, and lo-fi folkster King Creosote have called upon his handiwork as producer and composer. On this, his Domino debut, Hopkins showcases an intriguing musical aesthetic. "Insides" is about juxtaposition: natural, arcane textures welded to pulsing, hypnotic rhythms; beautiful acoustic melodies set against jarring bass. Reminiscent of the beautiful melodies and harsh dirty beats of Four Tet, Squarepusher, Burial, and Aphex Twin.
DominoRecordingCo.
CD
$13.25

Hopkins, Jon
Insides
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo.
DLP
$19.25

Horrors
Primary Colours
PS, US Their debut "Strange House" was as controversial as it was celebrated, landing them on the cover of NME in their native England and garnering 15K scans in America. This is their first album for XL. Produced by Geoff Barrow (Portishead) and noted video director Chris Cunningham (Aphex Twin, Bjork). Look for them on the road with The Kills this spring. "Genuinely, gloriously deranged" - The Onion. "One of the 100 bands you need to know" - Alternative Press.
XL
CD
$13.25

Horrors
Primary Colours
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$17.50

HTRK
Marry Me Tonight
PS,US A moody/no wave rock trio formation that is made all the more compelling by repetitive, stupor-inducing bass lines, industrial drum-machine clangs, streaking guitar & smoky, vaguely tuneless, amorphous vocals
BlastFirstPetite
CD
$18.25

Hukkelberg, Hanne
Blood From A Stone
PS,US This shows influence from the likes of Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, Pixies, & P.J. Harvey. One can also detect traces of Siouxsie & the Banshees at their most oblique & many other new wave/post punk outfits
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75

Ice Palace
Wonder Subtly Crushing Us
PS, US Their first album, 2007's "Bright Leaf Left", was critically acclaimed from The City Pages to The Onion to The Village Voice. Fifteen years ago, Ice Palace's singer/songwriter Adam Sorensen and Cloud Cult's Craig Minowa spent a night writing and recording a song together. After years of separate endeavors, the two have re-aligned on this album. "Wonder" combines the nuanced lyricism of Sorensen with the innovative music of an eclectic ensemble of musicians and the creative conception of Minowa, resulting in an album worthy of attention. "...a beautifully melancholic and jittery nod to Northern rock, from the Pacific Northwest to the shores of Lake Superior" - Minnesota Public Radio. RIYL: Pavement, Pela, Frightened Rabbits, Wilco.
RebelGroup
CD
$12.50

Iceburn Collective
Power of the Lion
PS, US 180 gram double vinyl. Originally released on CD only in 1998, these seven pieces are intended not as finished goods but as components to be superimposed at will. The group experimented with music as collage & Power of the Lion is a fuse of influences as diverse as Eric Dolphy to Drive Like Jehu, Ornette Coleman to the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
SouthernLord
DLP
$20.50

Illinois
We Were Wrong b/w Life Takes a Week
PS, US
AceFu-51
45
$2.75

Immaculate Machine
High On Jackson Hill
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mint
LP
$18.50

Immaculate Machine
High On Jackson Hill
PS, US Features Kathryn Calder (NEW PORNOGRAPHERS). "When Kathryn Calder (whose voice is a dead ringer for Neko Case's clarion call) mixes it up vocally w/ the boys, the result sounds like X if that band had been steered by pure '60s power pop" - Harp
Mint
CD
$14.75

Impossible Arms
Ripped In No Time
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Odessa
LP
$12.50

Impossible Arms
Ripped In No Time
PS, US A raucous amalgamation of sloppy but searing guitar solos, upbeat rhythms, pounding bass & catchy vocal melodies. From the Misfits-esque "Oh Oh OHHS!" of "Big Plans" to the lone acoustic guitar & vocal of "Ghost Town," this album is a song cycle that charts a tumultuous but inspired year in the life of a trio of friends
Odessa
CD
$12.50

Iron And Wine
Around the Well
PS, US Collecting songs ranging from out-of-print to never-before-released, this spans the earliest sessions which yielded the band's debut through material recorded for 2007's "The Shepherd's Dog." The 1st half of this 2CD set is an assortment of hushed home recordings, unedited & raw, & the 2nd half
highlights moments captured in the confines of proper studios.
Subpop
DCD
$14.00

Iron And Wine
Around the Well
PS, US 3LP version
Subpop
3XLP
$21.50

Isis
Wavering Radiant
PS, US 5th release from Isis, now in their 12th year of existence. Produced by Joe Barresi (MELVINS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
Ipecac
CD
$16.25

iTAL tEK
Massive Error
PS,US At the crux of techno & dubstep. "Massive Error" chucks the listener into the deep end w/ a grime-inflected bass, vocal detritus, electro effects reminiscent of Drexciya or Rustie, & a slappy snare to keep it all anchored. NO EXPORT
PlanetMu
12
$12.25

Jacaszek
Treny
PS, US VINYL! A beautifully-arranged string quartet & a lonesome female voice are framed w/ waves of distant underwater rumbles & creaks, w/ fragments of harp occasionally surfacing to release mournful motifs onto the dense music canvas. He so perfectly blends acoustic & electronic sounds, that it is hard to tell where tape loops end & forlorn violin melodies begin. He manages to find his own niche somewhere between Murcof & Francois Tetaz's indispensable score for "Wolf Creek" -- somewhere dark & mysterious, but ultimately beautifully rewarding & moving.
Miasmah
LP
$19.50

Jack, Richard Morton
Galactic Ramble
PS, UK Subtitled: A Peregrination Through British Rock, Pop, Folk And Jazz Of The 1960s And 1970s. Galactic Ramble is, by far, the most thorough critical overview of 1960s and 1970s British popular music ever published. It contains reviews of thousands of albums, spanning rock, pop, folk, R&B, jazz, beat, psych, prog, garage, Xtian and much more, both major label releases and private pressings. The book includes household names such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks and The Who, as well as masses of lesser-known luminaries, and is certain to appeal to thousands of serious music fans and record collectors worldwide. Galactic Ramble has been edited by Richard Morton Jack (co-founder of Sunbeam Records), and is written by a team of experts including Patrick Lundborg and Aaron Milenski (co-authors of The Acid Archives), Richard Falk (one of the world's leading folk music authorities), Tony Higgins (producer of the BBC's acclaimed "Seven Ages Of Rock" and curator of Universal's Impressed Repressed jazz series) and David Wells (owner of the esteemed Tenth Planet label). Galactic Ramble is A4 in size, with the text on each page divided into three columns. Wherever possible, albums have been dated to their precise month of release, and extracts from contemporary reviews have been included alongside new ones, to add useful perspective. The text is broken up by many rare illustrations culled from the pages of contemporary music journals, in addition to which there are two sections of full-color plates, showing the covers of 288 rare LPs. Galactic Ramble features an introduction by legendary record producer David Hitchcock (Aardvark, Black Cat Bones, Caravan, Mellow Candle, Pink Fairies), and has numerous top ten lists in the back, as well as a list of non-album 45s by many of the acts in the book. Paperback; 298 x 210 mm; 550 pp.; B&W photos throughout, with 2 sections of color plates.
Foxcote
BOOK
$46.25

Jackson 5
ABC
PS,US 180 -grm LP reissues to mark the 50th anniversary of Motown! All original packaging.
UniversalMotown
LP
$19.00

Janes Addiction
A Cabinet of Curiosities BOXSET
PS, US 3-CD/1-DVD box set featuring over 2 hours of unreleased and rare tracks, including demos, B-sides, and live recordings. Also includes SOUL KISS, music videos, and rare live performances available on DVD for the first time. Sounding like no one who'd come before, Jane's Addiction changed the face of modern rock when they emerged in the late 80s. Their landmark 1988 album Nothing's Shocking fused raw energy with hard rock riffs, metal, funk, punk and the avant garde musical and lyrical sensibilities that define their entire output. On A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, the band's first-ever boxed set, Rhino explores their incomparable legacy with a 3-CD/1-DVD collection of demos, live performances and rarities, more than half of which are previously unreleased. Focusing solely on the original incarnation of Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins, the retrospective is a revealing portrait of one of rock n roll's greatest and most influential bands. It's all packaged in a deluxe limited-edition wooden box modeled after an old-time curiosity cabinet, perfectly complimenting the sonic wonders inside.
Rhino
3CD/DVD
$74.50

Jardine
Look in the Window
PS, US Both strange & sinister, w/ moments of fragile beauty. There are some very pretty songs here (haunting melodies abound), but there is no escaping the dark side of life, songs perhaps more akin to the band Comus than to anything else we have encountered from the psychedelic era. There are also heavy guitar solos, churning organ, flute, & flowing sitar, for good measure. A lost jewel of late-196's UK psychedelia, from a short-lived but charismatic band
LionProductions
CD
$15.00

Juan Maclean
Future Will Come
PS, US 2xLP version
DFA
DLP
$19.25

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds
Dracula Boots
PS, US Legendary Kid Congo Powers (GUN CLUB, NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, THE CRAMPS) returns to the psychedelic jungle w/ a stripped-down, no-frills set of volcanic songs that explore raw sounds of garage & early Chicano rock. The songs go from loud, fuzzy biker rock ("Hitchhiking") to a greasy rump-shaker groove ("Bobo Boogie"); from a scary movie soundtrack ("La Llarona") to The Meters having an acid flashback ("Black Santa")
InTheRed
CD
$14.25

King Cannibal
Virgo
PS, US Dylan Richards aka King Cannibal returns with his latest smash to the solar plexus, "Virgo." To flesh out his twisted, industrial take on dancehall, dubstep and drum & bass, vox are provided by brand new French crew Face-A-Face. This is the vocalists' first release and they sound magnifique over a rhythm built firmly for the dancefloor and set to do considerable and lasting damage in any such context. All amplified thumb piano, fidgeting rhythms and filtered nastiness, Richards chops the vox to pieces and puts them back together, all to make you lose the plot.
NinjaTune
12
$11.25

King Khan & The Shrines
What Is?!
PS, US 14 blasts of pure punk-soul. Originally released on Germany's Hazlewood imprint in 2007. The Shrines unique Sun Ra come Stooges take on psychedelic big band soul is full on here, a literal aural middle finger to the calculated garage rock taking over the malls of America.
Vice
CD
$15.50

King Khan & The Shrines
What Is?!
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Vice
LP
$16.25

Kingsbury Manx
Ascenseur Ouvert!
PS, US Vinyl version.
Odessa
LP
$12.50

Kingsbury Manx
Ascenseur Ouvert!
PS, US From the upbeat Brill-pop of "Over the Oeuvre" to the spidery guitar hooks that punctuate the shuffle of "Well, Whatever" to the somber chamber-creepiness of "Minos Maze," this is an album of pleasant surprises
Odessa
CD
$12.50

Kozelek, Mark
Lost Verses Live
PS, US Live performances by Mark Kozelek (RED HOUSE PAINTERS, SUN KIL MOON) are usually hushed affairs. Concert halls can seem like tiny cafes as audiences give their full attention to the stage & strain to catch Kozelek's every inflection. Recorded live during his 2007-2008 acoustic tours w/ Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters guitarist Phil Carney as accompaniment, this 14 song set features songs primarily chosen from the Sun Kil Moon catalog but also includes solo & Red House Painters material. The album was recorded in intimate, seated settings, finding Mark at his best, relaxed & interacting w/ the appreciative audience. Along w/everything else in his catalog, this is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
CaldoVerde
CD
$13.50

Lazy Magnet
He Sought For That Magic By Which All The Glory & Mystic Chivalry Were Made To Shine
PS, US Avant noise pop, folk, french pop, in the red rock ala priest & just flat out
harshness. Limited to 500
Corleone
LP
$11.00

Le Groupe Des Six
Selected Works 1915-1945
PS,US 2CD set documenting the links between avant-garde music & art in the 20th Century. This celebrated group was mentored by Erik Satie & Jean Cocteau from 1917-1923. This 150 minute remastered 2CD set features selected piano & orchestral works by the group, including collaborations w/ Jean Cocteau, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Marcelle Meyer & Denise Duval
LTM
DCD
$16.75

Led Bib
Sensible Shoes
PS,US A cataclysmic offering of jazz-rock, free-jazz, avant-skronk, funk-rock, noise-metal & whatever else they can lay their hands on.
Cuneiform
CD
$17.75

Lenguas Largas
I Feel
PS, US Debut 45 from Lenguas Largas. Through the bleak haze of herbal therapies, alcohol, and obsession with darkness comes three homemade alchemical solutions. This great new post-punk debut shakes around everything in the kitchen sink to gather it's friction and to warm these cold, dark tunes up for human consumption.
500 pressed
TicTacTotally
45
$5.75

Lenz, Frank
Strictly Background [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
PS, US Frank Lenz has out done himself this time ! He wrote and performed the entire soundtrack to a feature film called Strictly Background. It's indie rock heart and soul with polished production. For fans of ELO, Flaming Lips, Elliot Smith, Stereolab, etc. INSULIN FUNK: "Frank Lenz, a major player in bands the likes of Pedro the Lion, Starflyer 59, The Headphones, Richard Swift, Lassie Foundation and etc., not to mention an impressive solo artist as well, has added soundtrack composer to his already illustrious resume. Lenz composed the score for the documentary film Strictly Background based around the life of full-time movie extras. If you've ever met a movie extra, you know how quirky most of them can be. With the Strictly Background Soundtrack, Lenz somehow seems to tap into that quirky movie extra facade, yet still manages to keep an endearing quality to the music and subjects. Think the best stuff The Flaming Lips or Sufjan Stevens could put out and even some ELO for good measure."
VelvetBlueMusic
CD
$13.75

Les Six
Le Groupe Des Six: Selected Works 1915-1945
PS, UK Le Groupe des Six: Selected Works 1919-1945 is the latest release from the LTM label documenting links between avant-garde music and art in the 20th Century. Mentored by Erik Satie and Jean Cocteau from 1917 to 1923, the celebrated group of young French composers known, as Les Six comprised Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc and Germaine Taillefaire. This 150 minute remastered double CD set features selected piano and orchestral works by Les Six composed between 1915 and 1945, including collaborations with Jean Cocteau, Guillaume Apollinaire, Max Jacob, Marcelle Meyer and Denise Duval. All selections were recorded between 1928 and 2007, including some personally performed or conducted by the composers themselves. The booklet includes archive images and detailed historical notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2533
DCD
$15.25

Lime Spiders
Live at the Esplanade
PS, US The biggest selling Aussie garage punk band of the '80s & early '90s return w/ their 1st album in 18 years. This ultra high energy 22 song live set features all of the
band's hits, a dose of famous cover songs, & 2 brand new tracks
SteelCage
CD
$11.50

Liondialer
Live!
PS,US Debut full-length collaborative project from GREG HAINES & DANNY SAUL. Using cello & guitar as a starting point, they compose & process their sound to devastating effect - laptop pub-ambient, anyone? The songs on this record are glimmering evocations built from dark cello drone & echoing guitar meanderings that sound almost too beautiful & fully-realized to possibly be improvised. Looped meditations for stringed instruments for fans of Talk Talk, Stars Of The Lid, Tony Conrad & Loren Connors
WhiteBox
CD
$15.50

Loess
Burrows
PS, US Loess uncovers thirteen tracks including previously unreleased material, released rarities/remixes, and several new compositions. The compilation "burrows" summarizes the past eight years of the loess sound (2000-2008). This collection includes Loess' reworking of original tracks by Gridlock, Tobias Lilja, and Quench among others along with other original Loess tracks previously only available on vinyl. The latest Nonresponse output also contains five previously unreleased tracks, including two new compositions that point to future inclinations. "Burrows" spans the Loess aural landscape; it is both an essential release for fans of the Loess sound, and a perfect introduction for first time listeners.
Nonresponse-005
CD
$12.25

Los Straitjackets
Further Adventures of Los Straitjackets
PS, US Continues their conquest as the champion luchadores of instrumental rock
YepRoc
CD
$19.00

Los Straitjackets
Further Adventures of Los Straightjackets
PS, US
YepRoc
LP
$19.00

Love
Forever Changes Concert
PS,US Special edition CD+DVD set. CD features the entire album plus 8 additional classics. DVD features "Forever Changes" concert at the Royal Festival Hall 2003 plus Arthur Lee interview & tour documentary
Snapper
CD+DVD
$16.75

Love Live Life + One
Love Will Make A Better You
PS, SWEDEN "Number six on the Japrocksampler Top 50, available again for the first time in over a decade!" "Commencing with singer Akira Fuse's goggle-eyed one-day-old-baby innocence, Love Live Life + 1's album opener 'The Question Mark' escorts us through an eighteen-minute free-rock R&B adventure like nothing before or since. Clanking harsher than even the title track of Funkadelic's Free Your Mind & Your Ass Will Follow, and twice as long; cosmic as the Cosmic Joker's Galactic Supermarket, and gnarly as John McLaughlin's out-there-a-minute axe excursions on Miles's 'Right Off'' or his own Devotion solo LP, do these guys fight for their right to party! The mellower second side includes the insanely brilliant eight-minute epic 'Shadows Of My Mind,' in which Akira Fuse sings like some drunken Italian baritone, while atonal swooping strings and crazy brass support/undermine him; then it's off into a juggernaut bass-heavy clatterthon with duel-axe outrage of the highest level. And how about that title track whose catchy bastard licks unashamedly rip Sly's 'I Want To Take You Higher,' but still have you singing along with Fuse? The record closes brilliantly with the demented 'Facts About It All,' which opens like Fuse laying a grunting 6/8 James Brown/Eric Burdon ballad on us. But no, this miniature R&B opera says in 2 minutes and 56 seconds what prog bands took a whole side to say. All hail visionary genius Ikuzo Orita for uniting his fave guitarist Kimio Mizutani with the errant free-jazz Gibson 335 of Takao Naoi, whose brittle spittle pops permanent wheelies around these slippery rhythm tracks. Also hail Orita for recognizing the genius of these songs of sax player Kei Ichihara, for trusting Akira Fuse's professionalism and open-mindedness, and for seeing this 33-minute-long classic to its unlikely conclusion." -- Japrocksampler
DroneSyndicate
CD
$17.00

Maclean, Juan
Future Will Come
PS, US Featuring vocalist Nancy Whang of LCD SOUNDSYSTEM.
DFA
CD
$15.00

Magik Markers
Balf Quarry
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity/Twos&Fews
LP
$14.75

Magik Markers
Balf Quarry
PS, US Balf Quarry has moody space in its soul, melodies whether stretched over rock, ululating rhythm, chimes 'n piano and/or wah-wah, but it is also a mind-and-body-slamming forty-five minutes. The Balf Quarry libretto reads like an inner monologue of some poor bastard from The Stand: desperate & vengeful musings from the head of a witness to and survivor of an apocalypse, in a world they never made, dreaming helplessly of the demons out west. Tremoring mid-rhythms form the body, with a couple showers of hardcore, high flying free-duo style & several clinking music boxes of woe as well. On slower tunes, the mass of brooding guitar tone generated is Elisa's signature, a carving all of her own. Fills, licks & other touches move the songs a broken arm's length away from a fundament of chaos & horror.
DragCity/Twos&Fews
CD
$13.25

Mahikari
S-T
PS, US Power-trio featuring guitar gods Seiichi Yamamoto (BOREDOMS) & Kamoto Kawabata (ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE) w/ drummer Stoo Odom (THIN WHITE ROPE). Mind-churning psychedelic meltdowns following the path paved by their respective bands as well as Fushitsusha, Solmania, CCCC, KK Null, & Highrise. Limited.
Birdman
LP
$17.25

Manchester Orchestra
Mean Everything to Nothing
PS, US New album.
Sony
CD
$13.00

Margins
S/T
PS, US The group aims to create sound where that illegitimate term "nothingness" becomes something. The 40 minutes of sound on this debut album contains moments of subtlety, joy, intensity, simplicity & intricacy
LowTransitIndustries
CD
$13.50

Maribel
Aesthetics
PS, JAPAN Debut album co-produced by Emil Nikolaisen (Serena-Maneesh) proudly pays homage to and builds upon the legacy of MBV, the Telescopes, Spacemen 3, and early Boo Radleys. "[Perfect pop songs awash in feedback, distortion, gauzy boy/girl vocals and layers upon layers upon layers of sound. The album builds upon itself perfectly, sucking you in slowly and then taking off into a blistering orbit with the middle chunk of the album standing out as some of the best tracks from the genre this decade. Equally perfect for closing your eyes and blissing-out to, or dancing your ass off at the club." - Dan Sostrom, Clairecords. Long description: "Hailing from Norway, land of the very like-minded Serena-Maneesh, Maribel craft a gorgeous blend of trip out shoegaze on their debut 'Aesthetics' (the album was even co-produced by S-M's Emil Nikolaisen). Maribel certainly aren't ashamed to proudly wear their influences on their collective sleeve. But they also give an ass-kicking retro-modern update to them all. "'Flesh and Blood' recalls the halcyon days of early Boo Radleys. 'Deflowers' kicks off with a dead-on ape of MBV's 'Soon', then immediately gives way to a sound extremely-reminiscent of those gaziest Telescopes EPs. 'Siamese Eyes' and 'Spit Voyage' cull from baggy Manchester-cum-Spacemen 3 blues style jams-either could be an outtake from recent albums by the UK's The Voices. "Virtually all the tracks on 'Aesthetics' hover around the 3-and-a-half-minute mark-perfect pop songs awash in feedback, distortion, gauzy boy/girl vocals and layers upon layers upon layers of sound. The album builds upon itself perfectly, sucking you in slowly and then taking off into a blistering orbit with the middle chunk of the album standing out as some of the best tracks from the genre this decade. Equally perfect for closing your eyes and blissing-out to, or dancing your ass off at the club." -Dan Sostrom, Clairecords
QuinceRecords-67
CD
$14.25

Mates Of State
Re-Arranged: Remixes V.1
PS, US This limited-edition 12 inch vinyl EP features 4 reinterpretations of tracks from the group's 2008 release, "Re-arrange Us," w/ contributions from noted remixologists DJ SEGA, FLOSSTRADAMUS, THE MAE SHI & RAC.
Barsuk
12
$9.50

Maximo Park
Quicken the Heart
PS, US
Warp
CD
$15.75

Maximo Park
Quicken the Heart
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp
DLP
$20.75

Meanderthals
Desire Lines
PS, US Vinyl.
SmalltownSupersound
LP
$14.50

Meanderthals
Desire Lines
PS, US London's IDJUT BOYS (Dan Tyler & Conrad McConnell) & RUNE LINDBAEK are Meanderthals. Contrary to the definition, Lindbaek, Tyler & McConnell's do not see meanderthal people as a threat, but as a person that is completely in his own world -- a slacker, musically on his own. This could also be a good description of Lindbaek & the two Idjut Boys. Meanderthals' Desire Lines is their chosen path of beautiful & mellow balearic disco. A warm & dreamy blend of dub, folk, prog, kraut, psychedelia and 70s west-coast combined to invent an organic, slanted & proggy feel. Recorded live, the album features contributions from good friends, including Pete Z (DJ Harvey) on keyboards, Des Morgan (YamWho?) on drums & percussion, Malcolm Jospeh (Grace Jones) on bass, Per Martinsen (aka Mental Overdrive) on percussion and Raj Gupta (Laj & Quakerman) as sound engineer.
SmalltownSupersound
CD
$14.50

Meat Puppets
Sewn Together
PS, US New 2009 album from Kirkwood Bros, approaching a triumphant return to form! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Sewn Together sounds and feels pleasurably baked, and the mood makes even the grandest conceits on this album sound at once modest and as spacious as the desert. For all the demons that haunted them following their brief flirtation with fame, Sewn Together suggests that the Meat Puppets are following their bliss again, and if it's not quite up to the standards of their classic material, there's no question that it reconnects with the qualities that made them so special. It's a fine thing to have the Meat Puppets back in fighting shape again."
Megaforce
CD
$15.00

Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit
S-T [documentary]
PS, US Memorial Stadium: True Illini Spirit, tells the surprising history of the stadium, one of the first of the new magnificent sporting venues built on university campuses in the early 1920s. The documentary looks at how students raised funds to replace the old wooden bleachers at Illinois Field with a stadium both functional and classically grand that would also be a memorial to the war dead. Designed by the same architects who planned Soldier Field, the structure on a swampy southwest campus site was a great human and engineering achievement. The Illini spirit that helped build the stadium is still present today, said Marching Illini director Peter Griffin. "When we talk about tradition, it's not always about remembering the past; we re-create it every Saturday afternoon and part of the re-creation is the stadium itself." It's more than a building, he said. "It's something that lives and breathes every time there's an event in there, and people who attend bring it back to life." The documentary, produced by WILL-TV's John Paul and Denise La Grassa, includes never-before-seen footage from an interview with Harold "Red" Grange produced by Kemper Peacock Productions for the CBS Sports series "In Their Own Words."

Features: Never-before-seen footage of Red Grange discussing his legendary performance

Defining moments in Illini football and stadium history

Interviews with Dick Butkus, Jim Grabowski and J.C. Caroline
WILLPublicMedia
DVD
$19.95

Merzbannon
S-T
PS, US What you get when you cross the prolific talents of Japan's 'Godfather of Noise' (MERZBOW) with the Midwest's genre defying juggernaut RACEBANNON. Pressed on clear vinyl, includes a free digital download
Tizona
LP
$14.25

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds Volume 4
PS, US Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13 month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien's Catalogue D'Oiseaux. Beginning in January 2009 one volume of 13 Japanese Birds will be released each month. The 13th and final volume will be released January 2010. Each volume will be a one time pressing of 1000 copies. Available from Important Records is a deluxe hand made numbered bamboo box to hold the 13 cd collection. Cover art by Jenny Akita. Author, activist, painter and sound artist Masami Akita had been at the foreground of experimental music for over 25 years. Inspired by psycedelic rock, free jazz, early electronic composition as well the physical arts, especial Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, Masami Akita has created a musical language all his own.
Important-241
CD
$13.00

Mighty Sparrow
Hot + Sweet
PS,US The legendary 1972 Warner Brothers album, produced by Van Dyke Parks & Andrew Wickham, this features the finest Calypso vocal recordings ever produced by the man known as "The Calypso King of the World"
Bananastran
CD
$16.75

Miimo
Miimo 2
PS, JAPAN Genre: Electronica, Alternative, Dub. Miimo is a Japanese Post-Dub electronica trio formed in 2005. Members are Yoshio Machida (a.k.a. an experimental steelpanist / composer), tatsu, a well known bassist in Japan in the field of Ska, Reggae to J-pop, Norihide Saji (a.k.a. plot.), a drummer / laptop artist. 2nd album "miimo 2" is pop-electro Dub album featuring Steelpan & Electronic Steelpan (Pankat) sounds, including tunes; Afro beat meets 8bit game sound (tr2), vocoder sound on Brazilain rhythm with sweet melody (tr3), featuring eccentric Portuguese rap (tr6), polyrhythmic waltz-Dub (tr8), feat. J-pop female silky singing (tr10), etc. Different from ordinary dub tracks and electronica, miimo's music includes several musical elements. Stretching the meaning of Dub, miimo translates Dub as music created by polyrhythm and sound effects, or some kind of hybrid like Impressive melody by Steelpan, electronic groove, multiple languages (lyrics), Jazzy upright bass... Made with 3 guest musicians; Kassin an artist from new Brazilian music scene, Toshiyuki Yasuda aka collaborator with Towa Tei (Deee-Lite) and Yuiko a J-pop female singer.
Amorfon2-2009
CD
$15.00

Mika Miko
We Be Xuxa
PS, US Formed from the ashes of Dead Banana Landies in 2003. Never polished, always urgent and catchy, they somehow conduct a current take on the old emotions of great punk rock bands that came before them, such as the blistered energy of Redd Cross and early Legal Weapon, the charming shrillness of Lilliput and Rubella Ballet, and the ferocity of The Adolescents. On their second full-length, they expand on their remarkable songwriting skills, mixing great riffs with simple ideas and melody with speed while sending you into a mind melting frenzy.
PPMRecords
CD
$12.50

Mika Miko
We Be Xuxa
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PPMRecords
LP
$12.50

Milk & Honey Band, The
Dog Eared Moonlight
PS, US The Milk and Honey Band first emerged when they released Round The Sun for Rough Trade in 1994. Dog Eared Moonlight is the follow up to 'The Secret Life of...' Listeners will recall the finer shades of Spiritualized and Simon and Garfunkel. With vocals comparisons to Nick Drake and Wire's Colin Newman, delicately interwoven slide guitars and gentle harmonies, it's a beautiful record and one well worth waiting for.
Badman
CD
$13.75

Minus Times
#29
PS,US Putting the "Great" back in Depression, the latest The Minus Times is a 72 page double issue starring DAVE EGGERS, SAM LIPSYTE & DAVID BERMAN. Issue #29 draws a bead on the pimp & protector of America's imagination: Hollywood. Featuring confessions from screenwriter D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) and director Harmony Korine (Gummo, Julian Donkey-Boy) along with a crew of talented extras. An open casting call brought in a cross-section of American talent: rock & rollers Sam Beam, Will Oldham, Colin Gagon, Neil Michael Hagerty; artists Harrison Haynes, Hope Gangloff, Forest Juziuk & Steve Keene; cartoonist & animator Brad Neely; filmmakers Kathy Egan & Andrew Pope; poets Joe Wenderoth & Mike Topp; photographer Michael McLeod; ad executive Austin McKenna; along with writers Brian Howe, Theodore McDermott, Patrick deWitt, Wells Tower, Brent Van Daley, Mike Laus & Jeff Johnson.
DragCity
MAG
$13.25

Mirah
You Think It's Like This But Really It's Like This
PS, US
Krecords-112
LP
$11.50

Miriodor
Avanti!
PS,US For fans of: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Gentle Giant, Hatfield & the North, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, & Frank Zappa
Cuneiform
CD
$17.75

Moby Grape
Place and the Time
PS, US
Sundazed
CD
$16.25

Moebius & Plank
Rastakraut Pasta
PS, US 1st release from the duo of Dieter Moebius & Conny Plank, originally released on Sky Records in 1980. As the title suggests, this album is heavily influenced by dug & reggae & those rhythms are incorporated into the ambient space-rock one would expect from these German pioneers of Kosmische musik
Water
CD
$14.50

Mojo
#187 (June 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Mokira
Persona
PS,US This was constructed entirely in the analog realm; the warming hiss of tape, the decomposing buzz of a monosynth, & the nostalgic twitch of the Roland TB303. He has heard his fair share of Cluster & Harmonia records, but his sound is just as rooted in psychedelic rock & even Basic Channel-era dub techno as Germanic ambience. Something in there is blissful, even beautiful, but it is hidden below thick layers of tape hiss & crumbling circuit boards
Type
CD
$15.50

Mokira
Persona
PS,US LTD ED vinyl version!
Type
LP
$19.75

Monks
Transatlantic Feedback
PS, US Documentary includes 70 minutes of special features, including 60's live appearances on German TV & interviews
PlayLoud
DVD
$28.00

Monks, The
Black Monk Time
PS,US Limited Edition Vinyl 2LP features 180 gram wax, gatefold hand-numbered old school tip-on jacket, lyrics, and notes.
LightInTheAttic
DLP
$28.75

Mono
You Are There
PS, US
TemporaryResidence-098
DLP
$14.25

Mono & World's End Girlfriend
Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain
PS, US
TemporaryResidence-108
DLP
$14.25

Mueller, Jon
Physical Changes
PS, US Enter Jon Mueller's mammoth new solo percussion work, Physical Changes. If his previous solo effort Metals was about pummeling rhythms and frequencies, Physical Changes drives the whole idea into oblivion, as the sounds here are something to be felt as much as heard. Joined by the intense propulsion of James Plotkin (Khanate, Khlyst, Phantomsmasher), the textural chaos of Fred Lonberg-Holm (Wilco, Peter Brotzmann Tentet, Ken Vandermark's Territory Band), the computer meltdown of Marcus Schmickler (Pluramon), the surreal precision of Dan Burke (Illusion of Safety), the glorious flight of Jim Schoenecker (Collections of Colonies of Bees) and the stunning landscape film work of David Dinnell, Physical Changes takes the idea of 'heavy rhythm' and spreads it out over an elaborate, all-inclusive three format (LP/CD/DVD) release that reveals how complex and diverse heavy rhythm can actually be. From the pounding, raw country minimalism of "Nothing Changes," to the brutally intense onslaught of "Things Will Not Stay the Way They Are," Mueller takes the fundamental concepts of rhythm and percussion, those primal devices, and turns them into an entirely new experience that's heard, seen, and felt. Come experience it for yourself. Jon Mueller has been an active drummer and percussionist since the mid-80s. Whether utilizing bombastic minimalism, dense interplay, or electro-acoustic practices, his approach focuses on a physical dialog between situation and material. He has performed or recorded with members of the groups Swans, Wilco, and Rhys Chatham's Guitar Trio, as well as Asmus Tietchens, Jason Kahn, Bhob Rainey, Hal Rammel, and many others. He performs regularly with the groups Collections of Colonies of Bees and Mouths and has performed throughout the U.S., Japan, and Europe. "Percussion is often subsumed within the densely swelling layers of electronic and manipulated sound...to a remarkable degree with the unstable, bottom heavy, rather threatening electronic sounds which are characteristic of this impressive set." - The Wire
"Rusted and resonant like K.K. Null or Merzbow in a steel tub." - Stereogum
"Majestic" - Pitchfork
TableoftheElements-817
LP/CD/DVD
$18.25

Muslims
Parasites b/w Walking With Jesus
PS, US Firmly rooted in first wave punk music, THE MUSLIMS (now called THE SOFT PACK) play aggressive, lo fi songs reminiscent of The Fall fronted by a disaffected David Kilgour. Produced by Rob Barbato (current member of Darker My Love, former member of Mark E. Smith's The Fall) & engineered by Manny Nieto (The Breeders, 400 Blows, Darker My Love), "Parasites" finds the band in great form, as they hone their punk & power pop instincts. B-side is a Spacemen 3 cover that does not disappoint! LIMITED TO 1000"
IHateRockNRoll
45
$8.25

Muslims
Parasites b/w Walking With Jesus
PS, US Firmly rooted in first wave punk music, THE MUSLIMS (now called THE SOFT PACK) play aggressive, lo fi songs reminiscent of The Fall fronted by a disaffected David Kilgour. Produced by Rob Barbato (current member of Darker My Love, former member of Mark E. SmithÕs The Fall) & engineered by Manny Nieto (The Breeders, 400 Blows, Darker My Love), "Parasites" finds the band in great form, as they hone their punk & power pop instincts. B-side is a Spacemen 3 cover that does not disappoint! LIMITED TO 1000
IHateRockNRoll
45
$8.25

My Morning Jacket
Celebracion De La Ciudad Natal (2X10")
PS, US 2x10" w/ CD insert
ATO
10
$20.25

Nadja
When I See The Sun Always Shines On TV
PS, US Covers album where Nadja adds their mark of wondrous atmospheric journey through shoegazing passion & drone-like heaviness to songs by their favorite artists: My Bloody Valentine, Codeine, Swans, Slayer, A-ha, Elliott Smith, Kids In The Hall, & The Cure.
TheEnd
CD
$14.50

Nadja
Numbness
PS, US Music that combines elements of metal, shoegaze, ambient, post-rock, experimental, & neo-classical. This special collection of tracks gathers the more "shoegaze-oriented" tracks among their vast previous titles. Most of the tracks were originally releases on very limited vinyl or rare compilation albums.
HappyPrince
CD
$16.00

Nerve City
I Fucked Death
PS, US 6 tracks on a 45RPM 10 inch EP. Jason Boyer's home recording project mixes lo-fi garage, classic doo-wop, noise & reverb to produce a perfect blend of fuzzed out, toe-tapping, garage pop. His home recording techniques drive the truly dark & minimal tracks to develop into reverb-laden, distortion
buried pop gems.
KillShaman
10
$13.50

Niobe
Blackbird's Echo (DELAYED)
PS, US
Tomlab-125
CD
$12.25

Niobe
Blackbird's Echo (DELAYED)
PS, US
Tomlab-125
LP
$14.25

No Through Road
Winner
PS, US The group is at once gloriously loose & noisy, yet warm & sincere, their songs taking no time to stick in your brain & consequently be hummed & whistled for days on end. Includes the summertime hit "Girls Are The Devil," the moon-soaked highway thrash of "Tornados (Oh Rachel)" & the regal slow burner "This Isn't (Rock 'n' Roll)," w/ its ripping guitar leads & extended feedback outro
LowTransitIndustries
CD
$13.50

Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
Outer South
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$23.75

Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band
Outer South
PS, US While touring in support of last year's debut "Conor Oberst", Conor and The Mystic Valley Band began writing new songs. The result is the first album credited to this group. Oberst's songwriting and delivery remain an engaging presence, but the addition of songs by Taylor Hollingsworth, Nik Freitas, and Jason Boesel make for a multi-textured and colorful collaboration. The Mystic Valley band also includes Macey Taylor and Nathaniel Walcott.
Merge
CD
$14.00

Okkervil River
Pop Lie
PS, US As the second single from "The Stand Ins", "Pop Lie" takes the meta-referential mission of OKKERVIL RIVER to a new distinctly pop level. There are two additional tracks on the single, on which Sheff plays the role of a whole band: vocals, guitars, bass, and drums. There's an orphaned song from "The Stage Names" / "The Stand Ins" sessions called "Millionaire" which displays the storyteller in Will rising to the surface in a soaring acoustic piano-laden shuffle. Also included is an alternate slowed-down, fuzzed-up version of "Pop Lie".
Jagjaguwar-148
CD5
$3.50

O'Neil, Tara Jane
A Ways Away
PS, US PS, US The work of Tara Jane ONeil has always innately crossed genres and boundaries -like several genies emerging from a single lamp. Every singer wants to be a painter, every guitarist a singer, every songwriter a poet and every producer an alchemist. ONeil is skilled at all these things and on A Ways Away [KLP207], her fifth album and first for K, she has wielded all of her powers. A Ways Away is a song cycle, generous and concise, direct and uncompromising. TJO's new LP is primarily the offering of a singer-songwriter, but there is an elegant attention to detail in the mix that will please all those in need of great headphone jams, electronic minimalist drone magic, and heroic adventure. But A Ways Away is driven by the singer and the songs. On this record, she has put her voice out front, and as in the past, the vocals are perversely and meticulously arranged and gorgeously sung. There's compassion and concern, wisdom and heartbreak, moving on and waking up in these songs. The elements of her live show and her studio craft meet here. There's some sorcery and exorcism, and there are questions that stand on their own. As a dream is surprising and mysterious, so can be her performance, haunting, masterful, arresting. Her ability to divine the finest players in any town to create shifting and often spontaneous bands makes each show unique, a thing of legend. TJO conjures up all of your favorite singer-songwriters, painters and poets as if they are all there in her songs, a dialogic meeting in the air. It is an expansive and dynamic mystery sound. There is space in it, there is volume and electricity in it, and there is no fear. ONeil
coaxes gamelan sonorities or tiny gongs out of her guitar, thick dissonant tone clusters or rapid finger picking to support her mellifluous call. Contributions on A Ways Away came from Jana Hunter, Mirah, Osa Atoe (New Bloods), Geoff Soule (Fuck), and Jean Cook and Daniel Littleton (Ida). While writing her own music, Tara Jane ONeil has also collaborated with Papa M, Ida, Mirah, Michael Hurley, Jackie-O Motherfucker and King Cobra, among others; she has scored soundtracks for film and theater; and records instrumental music under the moniker Strange Clouds. TJO was a founding member of some influential and prescient bands back in the day, like Rodan, Retsin, and the Sonora Pine. ONeil is also an accomplished visual artist whose paintings and drawings have exhibited worldwide; Wings. Strings. Meridians. A Blighted Bestiary, her second book of paintings to appear in the last decade, was published by Yeti last year. TJO will be practicing her meticulous extrapolation, her ecstatic melody, her sorcery, in locations all over the globe in 2009. In May she starts in Europe and moves slowly westward. "Ever since she began putting her name on the front of her albums, Tara Jane ONeil has perfected the art of writing songs that perfectly encapsulate both the comfort of misery and the misery of comfort." - Pitchfork
Krecords-207
CD
$11.50

O'Neil, Tara Jane
A Ways Away
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Krecords-207
LP
$11.50

Original Silence
Second Original Silence
PS, US Double Viny with bonus trackl! LIMITED Edition of 500 copies.
SmalltownSuperjazz
DLP
$23.00

O'Rourke, Jim
I'm Happy, & I'm Singing and a 1 2 3 4
PS,US Reissue w/ bonus disc featruing unreleased material from 97-99. Cited by many common folk at the time as his ultimate laptop record. Equal parts schizoid pop, cracked minimalism, conrete drama & melancholic contemplation
EditionsMego
DCD
$22.50

Otis, Shuggie
Here Comes Shuggie Otis
PS, US 180 gram vinyl exact repro reissue of Shuggie's timeless 1970 debut. "Produced and arranged by his father, R&B legend Johnny Otis, the set features nine original cuts co-written by the pair, and in some cases others, and one written by Johnny with Dan Aldrich. The album is evenly divided between vocal tunes and instrumentals. The cast for these sessions included Johnny, Wilton Felder, Stix Hooper, bassist Al McKibbon, Preston Love, Jackie Kelso, Plas Johnson and a string section. 'Oxford Gray,' the album's opener, is an instrumental written by Johnny, Shuggie, Felder, and Hooper. Unlike anything that ever came before it, it's a baroque blues tune that features Shuggie playing both electric and acoustic bottleneck slide, a harpsichord, strings and a groovy little backbeat that walks the edge of blues and funk. It feels like a suite because of its many composed sections, but Shuggie's guitar is pure improvisational poetry. This is followed by the beautiful, psychedelic pop of 'Jennie Lee.' Shuggie's vocals weren't quite there, and were still somewhat tentative, but his gorgeous, Albert King-inflected guitar solo is right in the pocket, and stands in wonderful contrast to his acoustic string in the verses. The horns are restrained and regal, and the textural palette of the cut is lush and spacious. There is plenty of rootsy playing here too, such as on 'Bootie Cooler,' a Stax-styled blues groove, and the name-dropping shimmy and shake of 'Shuggie's Boogie,' the wig-tightening funk of 'Hurricane,' and the reverentially gritty 'Gospel Groove.' It closes with a modern soul rocker called 'Baby I Needed You,' with a killer hook in the refrain even if Shuggie's vocal doesn't quite pull it all off. Here Comes Shuggie Otis stands the test of time over 30 years later, and stands as a hallmark of songwriting, improvisation, and production acumen." -- All Music Guide
Epic
LP
$14.25

Otis, Shuggie
Inspiration Information
PS, US 2001 remaster; subtitled World Psychedelic Classics 2: California Soul. "Otis' smooth, trippy soul-funk opus, Inspiration Information -- first released in 1974, now remastered and reissued by David Byrne's Luaka Bop label with four bonus tracks from 1971's Freedom Flight -- was his third album for Epic records; in the Stevie Wonder soul-auteur vein, he wrote, sang and played almost every instrument on the album. Songs like 'Happy House' and 'Strawberry Letter 23' (a number one R&B hit for the Brothers Johnson) embraced the incense-and-peppermint psychedelia of the times without falling out of the pocket. The electronic grooves of 'XL-30' and the Isaac Hayes-like power of 'Not Available' reveals an expansive creativity that appeared unlimited -- maybe even a Prince-size talent in the making." --Rolling Stone
LuakaBop
LP
$12.25

Otis, Shuggie
Freedom Flight
PS, US 180 gram vinyl exact repro reissue of Shuggie's 1971 album for Epic. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Shuggie wrote four of the album's seven tunes, did all the arrangements and helped Johnny with production suggestions. The senior Otis produced the set and allowed all of Shuggie's 'weird' ideas full-reign in production, and he was joined by a host of musicians from the first album, along with George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar and the backing chorus of Clydie King, Venetta Field and Shirley Matthews, among others. Shuggie plays a slew of instruments on the set. Its centerpiece is 'Strawberry Letter 23' that filled out Inspiration Information's reissue, but there are no weak cuts here. Sample the guitars on 'Sweet Thang,' 'Purple,' and 'Freedom Flight,' the latter displays two extended jamming exercises with lots of wondrously magical production touches; the former is a visionary bottleneck number that is warm and oozes soul. The bassline on 'Me And My Woman' prefigures that distorted keyboard bass P-Funk trademarked earlier, by two years."
Epic
LP
$14.25

Our Brother The Native
Sacred Psalms
PS, US Our Brother The Native's third album-length effort for FatCat is also their most accomplished. Drawing on both the youthful, campfire sing-along quality of their 2006 debut Tooth And Claw as well as the epic, icy expansiveness of last year's Make Amends, For We Are Merely Vessels, Sacred Psalms finds the young trio of nowtransplanted
Detroit natives exponentially increasing the instrumental range and the sheer depth and quality of their recordings. Inspired by a love of African, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, Balkan, and Javanese Gamelan music (sampled fragments of which drift through the mix), and with a vast array of ideas flowing throughout its denselypacked sonics, Sacred Psalms is their most eclectic release to date, but it also reveals a new focus on melody and songcraft. Tangentially connected to the burgeoning new noise community, but perhaps closer to individualists such as High Places or Bird Show, Our Brother The Native have made a great new album, revealing them to be finding their own genuine voices amidst an ocean of generic copyists. We believe they fully deserve your attention.
FatCatRecords
CD
$11.50

PC Worship
NYC Stone Age
PS, US PC Worship is the music making project of Justin Frye (TEETH MOUNTAIN, GARY WAR) who lives in Brooklyn, NY. This is a collection of recordings made between 2006-09 and represents an era of collective output w/ many other local musicians. This particular collection was recorded on a TEAC 4-track reel-to-reel tape machine, a handheld
cassette recorded and various computers. Although Frye spearheads this project, the live show can range from a solo performance to members in the double digits. The sound is all over the board, containing elements of free jazz, grunge, psychedelic punk and pop to creat a was of consonant and disorienting sound. LIMITED on handmade/silk-screened covers
Shadowplay
LP
$11.75

Peaches
I Feel Cream
PS, US With her pioneering electro-punk sound that has taken hold amongst a new breed of female stars, Peaches now seems as relevant to the musical landscape as ever before. On "I Feel Cream" she does it again, this time producing, along with the likes of Simian Mobile Disco, Soulwax, Digitalism, and Drums Of Death, her most pop-sounding album to date. The beats remain as harsh and uncompromising as ever, but with a new found melodic groove that has only been previously hinted at. "The electrified shock-rock queen bursts out the guns with which she's most familiar: hilariously hyper-sexual lyrics, catchy lo-fi, and straight-up balls-out punk rock" - Next Magazine. "Not content to simply follow the electro crowd, our hot pants wearing hero often rocks like 1,000 Blackhearts" - Harp.
XL
CD
$13.25

Peaches
I Feel Cream
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$17.50

Pick-Up
Mouthless: Important Records Arts & Crafts Series Vol. #9
PS, US Pick-up is a new duo of Frans de Waard (Beequeen) on laptop and Martin Luiten (Girlfriends, Uw Hypotheek Advies) on guitar. Limited edition of 300. Hand made cover artwork. This is the 9th release in our Arts & Crafts series which pairs music with handmade artwork by the artists responsible for the recordings.
Important-243
LP
$16.25

Pillowdiver
Sleeping Pills
PS, US Sleeping Pills is the debut release from Germany's Pillowdiver, whose concepts of simplification and minimalism led him to self-imposed limitations for the creation of this work. Utilizing primarily a Fender Jazzmaster, with a small amount of synthesizer and field recording, Pillowdiver took advantage of very lo-fi and modest mediums such as 4-track cassette and various guitar stomp boxes. Appropriate to its title, Sleeping Pills is a dark and dreamy album of often-melancholic, post-rock influenced ambience. Most tracks rely on a bed of one or two simple loops over which guitar melodies; incidental sounds and harmonies are overlaid, enveloping the listener in a sleepy din of tape distortions and warm noise. Sometimes about dreaming, sometimes about escaping, Pillowdiver's focused approach is a unique voice among artists who tread the fine line between experimentalism and indie rock.
12K-1054
CD
$12.25

Pinch
Attack of the Giant Killer Robot Spiders!
PS,US The title track shuns the bass scene's ever-present need to go harder & louder. Instead, PINCH reins it in & takes masterful control of the beats, making a track that is progressive, dark, & harrowing. Like Darqwan & Distance, he understands the less-is-more approach, creating an atmosphere of claustrophobia & anxiety within his music. NO EXPORT
PlanetMu
12"
$12.25

Pink Mountaintops
Outside Love
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-136
LP
$11.50

Pink Mountaintops
Outside Love
PS, US Outside Love is ten songs of love and hate that read like a Danielle Steele romance novel but that would probably make for bad television. Outside Love is the third album by PinkMountaintops, AKA Stephen McBean, who has slowly emerged as a distinctive voice and a very special contributor to the North American songbook. A veteran of the Vancouver/Victoria punk rock scene, McBean is best known for his contributions to acclaimed rock band BlackMountain, as principal songwriter, guitarist and covocalist. The ten songs on Outside Love are about or influenced by weddings in Montreal, winter, Pink Floyd's The Final Cut, Christmas albums, that one Exile song and that one Echo and the Bunnymen song, the Bermuda Triangle, being depressed in the sunshine, people who haven't made out yet but will in the future, The Everly Brothers, clowns in the ceilings, and bedrooms where skinheads used to live. Friends and family who contributed to or appear on Outside Love, in no particular order, include Sophie Trudeau (A Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed You! Black Emperor), Ted Bois (Destroyer), Jesse Sykes (Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, sunnO)))), PhilWandscher (Jesse
Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter,Whiskeytown), Josh Stevenson (Jackie O Motherfucker), Ashley Webber (The Organ, Bonnie Prince Billy), Amber Webber (Black Mountain, Lightning Dust), Matthew Camirand (Black Mountain, Blood Meridian), Joshua Wells (Black Mountain, Lightning Dust), Keith Parry (Superconductor, the Gay), and Tolan McNeil (Caroline Mark). Recorded at multiple studios, Outside Love was mixed at Elmwood Studios by John Congleton (Modest Mouse, Black Mountain, Explosions In The Sky, The Mountain Goats).
Jagjaguwar-136
CD
$11.50

Pissuk Rachav
Eretz Hakodesh
PS, US "Channeling Serge Gainsbourg through the lens of Hassidic porn & the loving erection of the soul, Pissuk Rachav is the bastard child of Holy Land poetic visions & Brahmachari Circus Music." Features avant superstars MARC RIBOT & JOHN ZORN as special guests
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Pit Er Pat
High Time Remix
PS, US 12" feat. remixes of songs from 2009's High Times LP by BRENMAR (THESE ARE POWERS), URXED (HIGH PLACES), BUTCHY FUEGO (PIT ER PAT), NGUZUNGUZU, & LUCKY DRAGONS. Packaged in a proper jacket w/ art cards pasted to both sides. Hand numbered edition of 300.
ThrillJockey
12
$16.25

Plastik Joy
3:03
PS, US Plastik Joy's Debut album 3:03 which gets its name from the time of morning when the recording sessions usually came to an end. The duo of Cristiano Nicolini (ITALY) and Fannar Ásgrimsson (ICELAND) with a bit of supportive help from a few friends created an album that emits a definitive nocturnal quality. It feels as sensual as it is lonely, as dreamy as it is conscious, and as bright as the dim glow of midnight streetlights, definitely music for after the after party. A perfect soundtrack to watch the sun return to its perch or to loose yourself in on a hazy day.
n5MD-167
CD
$12.25

Poison Arrows
First Class & Forever
PS,US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY. NO RETURNS. Members of DON CABALLERO, ATOMBOMBPOCKETKNIFE, PONYS & 90 DAY MEN
File13
LP
$13.50

Poles
Twelve Winds
PS, US The band has expanded on its dark & moody rock. Todd Lemiesz's raspy vocals perfectly compliment each song & truly gives the group their unique sound - think
Califone meets Isis
Doubleplusgood
CD
$10.25

Ponytail
Kamehameha
PS, US On vinyl for the first time ever! 2006 debut album by Baltimore hyper-punk-pop ensemble Ponytail is a 26 minute rain of energon cubes! A bombast of excitement! Tangible energy bursting through the seams of your skin suit! Beginning with a chorus of voices that emerge from nowhere and ascend in unison to heights shattered. Spiraling guitars that weave and play intermittent, drums that race between them furious, and the soulful, often pre-lingual vocals belting out the play by play of the whole event. It is a listen that will leave you quite out of breath. More fun than a bathtub full of Mountain Dew and Tetris! PITCHFORK: "If p-p-p-pure energy isn't reason enough for a rock band to exist check your pulse."
Gaarden-003
LP
$13.75

Popup
A Time And A Place
PS, US "Three guys and one girl who specialize in jerky, kinetic acoustic pop, Popup are Scotland's biggest unsigned band" - NME. "A band edging dangerously close to cracked pop genius" - Beat Surrender. "From ramshackle folk to spitfire indie anthems. Orange Juice meets Alex Harvey. Immense" - Daily Record. "The musical reference points are plentiful but it points to a certain romance and freewheeling - Arab Strap in their fondness for a wandering narrative, The Delgados' skill with a delicate image, and Sons And Daughters' knack for a rollicking driving beat. At the same time, however, their sound is all their own" - The List.
TeamLove
CD
$12.50

Posion Arrows
First Class & Forever
PS,US Members of DON CABALLERO, ATOMBOMBPOCKETKNIFE, PONYS & 90 DAY MEN
File13
CD
$13.50

Positive Catastrophe
Garabatos Volume One
PS,US Ten-piece little big band that connects the dots between Sun Ra & Eddie Palmieri
Cuneiform
CD
$17.75

Prints
Prints
PS, US
TemporaryResident-127
LP
$11.50

Proem
Till There's No Breath
PS, US Proem delivers his 8th album and first for the newly awakened Nonreponse imprint. This time out Richard Bailey revisits themes that made his "darker still" ep one of Enpeg Digital's most popular releases. "Till there's no breath" is somewhere between dream and nightmare and is clearly an album where Bailey takes an honest and emotionally unsettling stab at his take on dark ambient. Somewhere between the undefined washes of Lustmord and the ebb and flow of Eno "Till there's no breath" is a much welcomed addition to Proem's body of work.
Nonresponse-006
CD
$12.25

Project Pale, The
Our Inventions and How They Fail Us
PS, US Artist: The Project Pale is fronted by Kingston NY's Jason Selden, known to the drum n bass world as Glitch from the Chosen. Jason's guitars are reminiscent of Jesu, Isis, and have an edge that comes from his tutelage under Cynic's Paul Masvidal. Bass duties are covered by a familiar face to most Ohm Resistance followers: Submerged. Rounding out the group is Brooklyn's Sensi*star, aka Phillia Kim Downs, who vocalizes on several of the albums tracks. Album: Our Inventions and How They Fail Us is an amazing debut record from a newly formed group. Running the gamut from upbeat synth rock to droning, shoegaze songs and always with an undercurrent of metal and electronic music influence, the album does not sit in one space quietly, but leads the listener on a journey thru many styles and iterations of the guitar / bass / keyboards / vocals / drums chimera. Produced by Bill Laswell, the album delivers, from the over the top synth melody of Driving These Icy Roads, to the Pink Floyd-esque vocals on Pulled Out To Sea, to the epic instrumental Transatlantic. Vocoder action, dubbed out mixes, and even the appearance of a distinctly drum n bass reece line in a rock track power up this Our Inventions and How They Fail Us creatively and leave you wanting more. Label: Our FIRST ROCK RECORD! Ohm Resistance is Brooklyn's premier drum n bass and experimental electronic label. The label has transformed from drum n bass 12" powerhouse to cutting edge electronic project
pioneer to multi-genre block-rocker.
OhmResistance-12
CD
$12.25

Projects, The
Word of Love Broadcast in Code
PS, US Second album by London-based group with co-founding members Graeme Wilson & Alex Lawton joined by LADYTRON'S Mira Aroyo & Dino Gollnick, COMET GAIN'S Phil Sutton, David O'Malley & that one-man-record making-machine Edward Ball. A journey through the thought processes of Graeme Wilson - a world where voices in Russian or Spanish coexist with English without losing intimacy or familiarity. Its musical formulas follow a constructivist pattern overlaid with utterances torn from the pages of a diary, fragile in their harshness. Ultimately, these songs invoke lullaby qualities with a sense of melancholy found in the knowledge that there's an end to all things.
MindExpansion-2037
CD
$13.25

Propagandhi
Supporting Caste
PS, US On their 2009 release Supporting Caste, Canadian natives Propagandhi seem more interested in the challenging prog metal laid down in the Great White North -- in the form of such genre giants as Rush and Voivod -- than continuing the group's earlier punk-emo leanings. Granted, there are still enough elements of their emo past that they won't be confused with Kamelot anytime soon, as well as having Black FlagDescendents drummer Bill Stevenson on board as producer. But there's no denying that the members of Propagandhi are quite adept at their instruments compared to other emo bands -- especially on such tracks as the album opener, "Night Letters," and "Tertium Non Datur." Supporting Caste shows that Propagandhi are not afraid to expand their sound a bit, but the real question is, how far can they go without befuddling their early fans? ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
Smallman
DLP
$17.00

Psychedelic Horseshit
Shitgaze Anthems
PS, US After about a 2 year absence, Psychedelic Horseshit is back with an EP of alleged B-sides from an upcoming full length. And what has happened since we last peeked in on these 'shitgaze' innovators? Well, in parts all over the world that famous 'distorto-lo-fi-sound' has been popping up in quite open spaces. No Age has become the new Brittany Spears, Wavves crashed in outta nowhere like a mid-nineties major label grunge signing, and cute and sweet Vivian Girls are playing on the speakers in Target stores nationwide. What does this have to do with the new Psychedelic Horseshit EP? Well, nothing really, except that if you expect to hear that tried and true lo-fi sound, that is now so en vouge, you might be a little disappointed cause these boys have cleaned up a little bit, and from the sound of things this might only be the beginning. 'I only listen to OK Computer and Cranes. The Fall sucks, DIY sucks, we suck, you suck.' said Matt Horseshit in a recent interview. 'Why should anyone listen to you then?' replied the reporter. 'Because we're FUN, duh.' And even though you wanna hate 'em, you gotta admit, they kinda are fun. Matt is a dick, of course, and Rich is hilariously clueless mostly, and by all means most of the stuff on this Shitgaze Anthems EP shouldn't work, whether it be the white-boy dub section, the cliche acoustic ballad with backwards guitar, the blatant Dylan rips or the overall amateur playing, but for some reason these elements that usually reek of pretention and failure actually endear you to the band and their songs. Yes, they're called Psychedelic Horseshit. Yes, they do suck, but I'll be damned if they aren't one of my favorite bands in the world, and they're only getting better, but if I tried to tell you why it'd only make 'em sound worse. So it goes.
Woodsist
12
$13.75

Pterodactyl
Worldwild
PS, US Welcome to "Worldwild"! "Worldwild" is the culmination of a long PTERODACTYL adventure, an art-rock odyssey through lush pastures of layered vocal harmonies, mountainous rhythms and thick, dark forests of fuzzy, piercing guitars. On Easter Sunday, 2008, in a rustic motel in backwoods Pennsylvania, one day before crossing the border into Canada, Pterodactyl discovered an experience ("Worldwild") that they wanted to keep with them and pursue musically. They felt like they were on a family vacation through a colorful new reality, an experience of solitude and connectedness, alone yet one with everyone. When they returned to Brooklyn Joe began recording demos in his bedroom studio that would be the foundation for most of the material on the record, the sounds and textures of which were beautiful and intriguing, but seemed at first to be at odds with what the band had been known for in the past. But Pterodactyl had found a new, triumphant future in "Worldwild": a schizophrenic, desperate idealism that shone through the confusion of the dozens of vocal tracks and guitar samples Joe had put down. The record that results, which they recorded with Jeremy Scott over six months in 2008, showcases many different facets of the band and its influences but maintains a narrative coalescence throughout - a story of hours upon hours singing alone into a bedroom computer, of frustration and redemption, of petty but heated personal battles between friends, melodies running rampant through sleepless summer nights, triumphant moments of trust and cooperation, and a faith and optimism in the spirit of adventure. Pterodactyl is Joe and Matt, Zach (Ex Models, Knyfe Hyts, the Seconds), and Jesse (Twin Powers, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth).
Jagjaguwar-13/BrahRecords
LP
$11.50

Public Image Ltd.
Flowers of Romance
PS, US 3rd album, originally released in 1981. Another set of harsh, avant-garde, post-punk, much more drum & synthesizer heavy than "Second Edition." Perhaps their most uncompromising album & another classic post-punk title reissued on 180 gram vinyl
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Public Image Ltd.
Second Edition
PS, US 2nd album, widely considered to be their magnum opus. Combining such diverse influences as krautrock, dub, post-punk, & the avant-garde, this is harsh & uncompromising, yet danceable, music. Originally released in the UK as Metal Box this is the 1st vinyl reissue of the US version of the album w/ its different running order. 180 gram 2LP
4MenWithBeards
DLP
$22.50

Pulp
This Is Hardcore
PS, US Super deluxe 180gm 2LP vinyl in gatefold sleeve! Originally released in 1998, this was at once the artistic pinnacle of 90s Brit-pop, & the genre's comedown record, marking the end of an era w/ its ruminations on growing old (JARVIS COCKER wrote & recorded the album at the age of 33, which may also explain the album's Jesus fixation), fearful, & bitter. Drawing influence from Bowie & Roxy Music, rather than the Stones & Beatles, here he crafted one of the darkest yet anthemic albums of all time. An absolute
masterpiece
Plain
DLP
$27.00

Pumice/Grouper
NZ Tour Single
PS, US Limited to 500! Few available. Tour-only single with new, exclusive songs.
SoftAbuse
45
$5.75

Radiohead
Fake Plastic Trees
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Just
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Karma Police
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
My Iron Lung
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
2+2=5
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
No Surprises
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Paranoid Android
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Pyramid Song
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Street Spirit (Fade Out)
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Drill
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
High & Dry
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radiohead
Creep
PS, US Limited edition RH EP - rare & never before released on vinyl! 180gram, 45rpm 12" vinyl
Capitol
12"
$12.75

Radon, Joshua
Simple Times
PS, US 2008 was a banner year for the Hotel Café, whose popularity soared as songwriters like Priscilla Ahn, Meiko, and Ingrid Michaelson -- three artists who routinely graced the Hollywood venue's stage -- all released fine albums. The Café's female alumni hit the road in late 2008 as part of the Hotel Café Tour, allowing Joshua Radin the chance to release his own record during the lull. Simple Times is the songwriter's second album, building on the hushed guitar 'n' vocals combo that helped push his debut effort, 2006's We Were Here, onto the soundtracks of several television shows. His craft has improved since then -- after all, We Were Here collected the singer's earliest material, appearing only two years after his decision to give songwriting a shot -- but Radin still struggles with the balance between mood and melody. Simple Times is a warm, easygoing album geared for Sunday afternoons and Monday mornings, and its most interesting moments only occur when Radin invites somebody else into the vocal booth. Meiko lends her voice to "Sky," which balances commonplace lyrics with a radio-bound pop melody, while the up-and-coming songbird Erin McCarley harmonizes throughout "They Bring Me to You." Radin could use the musical input of those two artists, yet he relegates their role to that of a background vocalist, forcing them to sing major thirds over melodies that, frankly, pale in comparison to the girls' own material. The presence of Patty Griffin during "You Got Growing Up to Do" shows that Radin's potential may be evident to more veteran songwriters, but it's nevertheless muddled on this record, which offers an entirely pleasant listen but fails to pack the melodic wallop of Radin's Hotel Café peers. ~ Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
Mom&PopMusic
CD
$14.25

Rats
Intermittent Signals
PS, US The second LP by Portland's RATS - Fred & Toody Cole. Members of PIERCED ARROWS, DEAD MOON, RANGE RATS, ZIPPER, WEEDS, LOLLIPOP SHOPPE, etc. On this LP we find them still uniquely themselves, but in a somewhat art punk DIY setting. Originally released in 1981 - a truly classic punk record. Poster insert, tip-on sleeve.
Mississippi
LP
$13.50

Record Collector
#362 (May 2009)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Roach, Steve
Dynamic Stillness
PS,US Across the 2CD release, amorphous shifting sonics glide in a phenomenal flow, highly cohesive & yet ever-changing. These 8 long-form tracks undulate softly & slowly, radiating light even as darkness hovers along the edges
Projekt
DCD
$18.00

Roberts, Alasdair
Spoils
PS, US Vinyl.
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Roberts, Alasdair
Spoils
PS, US Returned from his voyages of discovery around the globe, Alasdair Roberts has brought a sac of assorted goods for you merchants, eight epic new songs. On board are AlasdairÕs old hands from Appendix Out, Tom Crossley & Gareth Eggie, as well as free percussionist extraordinaire Alex Nielson, noted baroque guitarist Gordon Ferries, Emily MacLaren, Niko-Matti Ahti, of Finnish free-pop duo Kiila, and David McGuinness & Alison McGillivray, both of ScotlandÕs Concerto Caledonia, bringing a loose & lively mixture of drums, bass, piano, flute, glockenspiel, harpsichord, harmonium, viol, synthesizer, dulcimer, psaltery, hurdy gurdy, fiddle, and of course guitars & voices. Ever heady, AlasdairÕs got the crew working together to support a craft comprised of luddite musings, tales from the traveling people & all manner of syncretic folklore, philosophy & a variety of faiths. Spoils has a lot on deck, but itÕs meted out evenly & with an intense energy, always in service of the songs, which are marked with some of AlasdairÕs finest melodies.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Rodriguez
Coming From Reality
PS, US Back in 1971, Coming From Reality was Rodriguez's last gasp, the follow-up to Cold Fact and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. Unearthed, once again by Light In The Attic Records, it's another treat for fans new and old, designed - at the time - as Rodriguez's vision of a perfect pop album. Coming From Reality found Rodriguez decamping from Detroit to London's Lansdowne Studios, where the album was recorded with some of the UK's top talent including Chris Spedding (Harry Nilsson, Sex Pistols, Dusty Springfield) and producer Steve Rowland (The Pretty Things, PJ Proby and the man who discovered The Cure), who recalls Coming From Reality as his all time favorite recording project. Highlights include the super-poppy To Whom It May Concern, the Rocky Raccoon-inspired A Most Disgusting Song and period piece Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour. The reissue also includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in Detroit in 1972 with Cold Fact collaborators Mike Theodore & Dennis Coffey, representing the last thing the trio ever did together. Meanwhile, the Rodriguez story keeps gathering pace. A Swedish film company is working on a feature length documentary about the enigmatic performer's music and life. Rodriguez is planning to bring his live show to the UK and Europe come Spring/Summer 2009, along with further North American touring.
LightInTheAttic-038-2
CD
$15.00

Satoh, Masahiko & Soundbreakers
Amalgamation
PS, SWEDEN "Number seven on the Japrocksampler Top 50, available again for the first time in over a decade!" "This preposterous piece of psychedelic avant-jazz sounds like the work of aliens, each with only one foot in our universe. Propelled by cacophonous brassy blasts, volleys of machine-gunning, ecstatically 'Light Fantastic' rhythms and moments of Teo Macero-style 'Mixing Concrète' (during which the whole track becomes consumed by waves of new sound); the result is the most singular mash-up of inappropriate sounds any listener is ever likely to hear. Over two side-long tracks, shaman Masahiko Satoh sends us through a sonic mind-field, baffling our senses and our sense of gravity. Located at the centre of Amalgamation's giddy sessions was the frantic Detroit drumming of hard-bop legend Louis Hayes, whose role it was to play the bubbling ever unfolding fundament on which Masahiko Satoh's whole trip proceeded, as though the rhythm section were a magic carpet magically pulled out from under the feet of the other performers. Over this rhythmic shaking, Satoh scattered Hammond organ around and ring-modulated his Fender Rhodes piano solos (Roland built three especially for the record), added lead guitar from 'super session' legend Kimio Mizutani, trumpets and sax from Mototeru Takagi, scat singing from Kayoko Itoh, and strings from the Wehnne Strings Consort." -- Japrocksampler
DroneSyndicate
CD
$17.00

Shindig
Shindig! Vol. 2, Issue 10 May-June 2009
PS, UK On the cover: Gene Clark: The Byrd that flew too close to the sun. Country-rock fever: The Dillards, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Gene Clark, Goose Creek Symphony and more. British Exploitation Movies: Sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll... sort of. Margo Guryan: Twenty questions for the exotic pop songstress. Zig Zag Magazine: The story of Shindig!'s grandaddy by the people who made it. The Snobs: Upper crust R&B oddballs.
ZINE
$8.25

Signer's Suitcase
Peter Liecht w/ Roman Signer
PS, US On the road through Signer's Suitcase, elusive artist Roman Signer brings his chosen spots alive using a variety of tricks from his kit bag, launching brilliantly simple operations with a combination of gunpowder, fuses, rubber boots, balloons, stools, small tables & other seemingly random items. All his endeavors result in a marvelous visual display full of poker-faced humor that has earned him a place on the cover of Gastr del SolÕs "Upgrade & Afterlife," as well as the sometimes title, "Roman Signer: the Buster Keaton of Art." Signer's Suitcase is also a journey through a state of mind, a tightrope walk from fun to melancholy. Mental & physical risk promote stimulus of the senses Ð and sudden crashes & abrupt changes of mood determine the rhythm & atmosphere of this cinematic journey.
DragCity
DVD
$14.75

Silent Killer
Everyone Bleeds
PS, US Press Quotes: • Dieselboy: "Banging futurism from the dark edge of brooklyn" • AK1200: "Silent Killer has been slaying the market with his fierce yet highly developed sound which has been heard in sets from all the key players. Too many top tunes to mention, but this is one of the standouts in who's who for 2009" • Submerged: "A truly innovative new direction and a gigantic leap in production from Brooklyn's street soldier. Silent Killer is ready to party" • Counterstrike: "Silent Killer is about to pwn everyone with this album. Heavy tunes delivered with soul." Artist Info: Silent Killer is Sean Shah, a Konkrete Jungle NYC resident, hailing from the wilds of south Brooklyn, NY. A veteran of the drum n bass 12" circuit, with releases on Obliterati, Outbreak UK, Hate Recordings, and of course Ohm Resistance, he has stepped up to the plate with a powerful album project that breaks him far out of the DnB mold. Combining influences of both east coast and west coast hip hop, cutting edge electrohouse, a love of the Notorious B.I.G., the symphonic atmospheres of Don Davis, and a sharp ear for world music and vocal samples, Silent Killer has matured as an artist beyond the world of singles and dancefloor exclusivity. Album// The biggest surprise for those familiar with the usual brutality of Silent Killer's music is the sheer accessibility of the entire album. Taking elements of the most recent electro happenings and fusing them with heavy and precise drum n bass beats, EVERYONE BLEEDS is a true crossover masterwork. From the melodic opening of Savior to the uplifting synths in The Great Machine the album rocks like drum n bass thugs at the electro club - partying nonstop and smashing the place up while loving every second. Remixes from top-level dnb producer Submerged and up and coming Guerilla head honcho Breaker liven up the album, without distracting from the vibe. Melodic interplay and razor sharp reeses dot the record while thick, powerful beats and subsonic basses fire underneath, keeping the groove moving throughout. Surprising, elevating, and memorable, EVERYONE BLEEDS is a testament to Silent Killer's maturing as an artist. Label: Ohm Resistance is Brooklyn's premier drum n bass and experimental electronic label. The label has transformed from drum n bass 12" powerhouse to cutting edge electronic project pioneer.
OhmResistance-11
CD
$12.25

Six Finger Satellite
Half Control
PS, US Vinyl!
Load
LP
$12.50

Skeletonbreath
Eagle's Nest, Devil's Cave
PS, US Metal/prog/gypsy/syncopated insanity. Features members of O'DEATH & RAD ROCKET
ErnestJenning
CD
$10.00

Snake Flower 2
Things Seem
PS, US 3 song EP released by IEKK! Sounds from Spain. LIMITED to 400 copies
IEEK!Sounds
45
$7.25

Sneakers
Children Into People
PS, US Rex (CAVE's drummer) & Zach (former CAVE bassist). Some of the catchiest weird punk jams you'll ever hear.
Permanent
45
$6.50

So Cow
S-T
PS, US Here's 18 choice numbers from Tuam's favored songsmith and overall pop genius Brian Kelly. This LP includes selected tracks from his self-released CDs, the two singles, plus a dash of new material making it the greatest LP ever made. All of this was remastered from the original recordings by BOB WESTON his accomplice CARL SAFF
TicTacTotally
LP
$16.75

Sonics Rendezvous Band
Too Much Crank!
PS, UK 2009 repress. Selection of tracks excerpted for vinyl from the Easy Action 6CD box. "100% official licensed release! A1. City Slang (F.Smith) Studio A2. Sweet Little Sixteen (C.Berry) A3. Clock With No Hands (F.'Leadbelly'Smith) A4. You're So Great (F.Smith) A5. Song L (F.Smith). B1.Sweet Nothin' (F.Smith) all Recorded at the Executive Ballroom, Sterling Heights 1978, Jan 7. B2. Love & Learn (S.Morgan) B3. It's Alright (F.Smith) B4. Electrophonic Tonic (S.Morgan). Studio demos.. White 180 gram vinyl LP, 666 numbered copies only."
DevilsJukebox
LP
$25.00

Soul Jazz Record Bag
Navy Blue
PS,US Impress friends and family alike with this stylish Soul Jazz LP Bag. Scientifically and ergonomically designed to hold over 30 12"'s. Navy Blue w/white piping & strap. This is fashion over function, folks. Whether you're a DJ or simply a fashionable person this bag is simple, classic & functionable!
SoulJazz
RECORDBAG
$24.25

Soul Jazz Record Bag
Green
PS,US Impress friends and family alike with this stylish Soul Jazz LP Bag. Scientifically and ergonomically designed to hold over 30 12"'s. Green w/gold piping & strap. This is fashion over function, folks. Whether you're a DJ or simply a fashionable person this bag is simple, classic & functionable!
SoulJazz
RECORDBAG
$24.25

Soul Jazz Record Bag
Royal Blue
PS, US Impress friends and family alike with this stylish Soul Jazz LP Bag. Scientifically and ergonomically designed to hold over 30 12"'s. Royal Blue w/white piping & strap. This is fashion over function, folks. Whether you're a DJ or simply a fashionable person this bag is simple, classic & functionable!
SoulJazz
RECORDBAG
$24.25

Souleyman, Omar
Dabke 2020: Folk & Pop Sonds of Syria
PS,US 2nd volume of Northeast Syrian dabke music from this legendary vocalist. The trademark serpentine synthesizers, electrified bouzok & driving rhythms forge a severe form of "new wave dabke" w/ a live energy & integrity that captures the essence of the Syrian Northeast; one-of-a-kind Syrian dabke party tunes, regional atabat-styled crooners, & unbelievable Iraqi party jams
SublimeFrequencies
CD
$15.00

Spiral Joy Band
Little Sparrow
PS,US Derived from the extended PELT/JACK ROSE/BLACK TWIGS family, the group traffics in lengthy microtonal explorations rooted in the expansive tradition of beards like Taj Mahal Travellers, Henry Flynt, & Theatre of Eternal Music. The 4 tracks here are an evolution from the trance-like gong & percussion sounds of recent Joy Band releases, w/ the quartet putting more of an emphasis on heavily bowed string sounds
VHF
CD
$14.25

St. Vincent
Actor
PS, US he follow-up to St. Vincent's (Annie Clark's) first album "Marry Me" (2007) features eleven new songs, all written and arranged by Clark. The arrangements are more masterful, the songwriting grander, the performances ever more confident and inspired. Clark toured extensively in support of "Marry Me" with artists like The National, Death Cab For Cutie, and Arcade Fire, and was named Female Artist Of The Year at the 2008 PLUG Independent Music Awards. Before recording as St. Vincent, she was a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band, and she performed with Glenn Branca's guitar orchestra. Look for her at SXSW, Bonnaroo, and Sasquatch.
4AD
CD
$13.25

St. Vincent
Actor
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$14.00

Stabat Akish
S-T
PS, US Maxime Delporte's band combines jazz, rock, & classical into a crazy new music filled w/ compositional surprises, brilliant solos & wild juxtapositions. Perfect for fans of Zappa, Zs & Zorn
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Starfucker
Jupiter
PS,US 26 minute mini-album of dance-y upbeat tunes. "Fractured, homemade pop, w/ handclaps, bleary synths, drum machines, clunky acoustic guitars, & honeyed lo-fi harmonies" - Pitchfork
Badman
CD
$10.75

Starfucker
Jupiter
PS,US 180 gram vinyl
Badman
LP
$13.50

Starving Weirdos
Into An Energy
PS, US Avant/drone/psychedelic improv duo. These 8 new pieces bear all the hallmarks of the group's greatest work: the dizzying mixture of instrumental sounds, electronics, & field recordings, the pointillistic attention to sonic detail, the duo's post-production technique, which achieves something like the aural equivalent of deep-focus photography.
BoWeavil
CD
$18.00

Static Static
Psychic Eyes
PS, US Static Static combine live and electronic instruments and percussion in a way that produces a serious sounding, sharpened state of bright and hynotic electronic fuzz punk. Citing influences like Devo, Chrome, Electric Eels, Suicide you can gather an image pretty quickly. You probably know the deal by now with their string
of EPs on 4:2:2, Hozac and more. Definitely a must have rocker with a reserved and serious no BS sound.
TicTacTotally
LP
$13.25

Stebmo
S/T
PS,US Momentus debut from multi-instrumentalist STEVE MOORE, who has recorded & toured w/ Laura Veirs, Sufjan Stevens, Earth, & Sunn O)))
Invada
CD
$15.75

Still Flyin'
Never Gonna Touch The Ground
PS, US The kinetic energy of 60's era rock steady w/ the catchy hooks & DIY aesthetic of today's best indie-pop.
ErnestJenning
CD
$11.00

Stranger Son of WB
Einstein's Getaway
PS,US There are comparisons to the Fall & ESG, but this is not some limp pastiche of the Northwest's previous musical glories, polished-up to appeal to the masses. A ridiculously tight rhythm section shores up scrawling guitar & Gareth Smith's howling/shouted vocal stylings & one cannot help but jerk along. This is a raw burst of primal energy, w/ songs that are catchy as hell
WhiteBox
CD
$15.50

Stranger Son of WB
Engine
PS, US A primal burst of raw, no-nonsense energy. 3 minutes of hardened, lean & taut synth-pop, & a disco beat w/ teeth. Snarling vocals are backed by a super-tight band. This one is for fans of the Fall, early Factory Records, New York post-punk/disco-not-disco innovators like ESG, The Contortions & Liquid Liquid, all fueled by lethal amounts of Suicide-style energy. One-sided 12 inch, limited to 300
WhiteBox
12"
$11.75

Subhumans
Day The Country Died
PS, US Remastered from original analog tapes with restored artwork
Bluurg
CD
$15.00

Subhumans
From The Cradle To The Grave
PS, US Remastered from original analog tapes with restored artwork.
Bluurg
LP
$17.00

Subhumans
From The Cradle To The Grave
PS, US Remastered from original analog tapes with restored artwork
Bluurg
CD
$15.00

Subhumans
Day The Country Died
PS, US Remastered from original analog tapes with restored artwork
Bluurg
LP
$17.00

Sun Kil Moon
Tonight The Sky
PS, US Super-limited (500 copies) vinyl version of the 4-track CD bonus disc that accompanied 2008's "April" CD album, plus 2 live tracks. Roughly 45 minutes total, black vinyl. Includes alternate versions of "Tonight In Bilbao," "The Light," "Like The River," "Tonight The Sky," & live versions of "Tonight In Bilbao" & "Lucky Man"
VinylFilms
LP
$22.50

Sunburned Hand of the Man
Fire Escape
PS, US Vinyl with new artwork. Features new exclusive track not found on the CD! Limited to 1000!
SmalltownSupersound
DLP
$21.00

Sweet Trip
You Will Never Know Why
PS, US Unlearn your shoegaze from space rock, drum n' bliss from glitch n' beat, ethereal from experimental as hybrid band Sweet Trip demonstrates uniqueness by blurring such definitions yet again. Their newest record: You Will Never Know Why is an auditory jigsaw puzzle - a collection of analog and digital pieces forming a soundscape that sympathizes with the human ability to cope when life splinters painfully upon itself. Until Velocity:Design:Comfort, which was praised by fans and critics as XLR8R, Earshot-Online, All Music Guide, and Opuszine, Sweet Trip's music was primarily characterized by aloofness, left brain unpredictability, hard electronic glitches, minimal lyrics, minimal vocals, and dancey programming. You Will Never Know Why however, sits on the right, featuring less chaos, more intimacy from the artists, and clearer straightforward instrumentation. Heaven forbid, we hear actual lyrics and live drums. It is a record truer to pop or rock, however fans of the innovative Sweet Trip trademark sound will be relieved to know that the glitchy, bleepy and dreamy elements have not been abandoned altogether, but are arranged in a much more delicate, ornate and balanced form.
Darla-222
CD
$12.25

Tartufi
Nests of Waves and Wire
PS,US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$21.75

Tartufi
Nests of Waves and Wire
PS,US This San Francisco duo, much praised for their awe-inspiring live sets & loop heavy soundscapes have taken their sonic vision to the next level. A lush & weighty mix of the band's compositional sensibiities & sonic capabilities
Southern
CD
$18.00

Telefon Tel Aviv
Immolate Yourself
PS, US Now available on vinyl!
BPitchControl
LP
$16.25

Templeton, Mark
Inland
PS,US Continues his humble electro-acoustic balancing act, using stringed instruments, drums, field recordings & his own voice w/ sensitive, effective processing, while playing w/ stillness & rhythm, visible, warm melodies & smeared, distorted meanderings.
Anticipate
CD
$16.25

Temptations
Cloud Nine
PS,US 180 -grm LP reissues to mark the 50th anniversary of Motown! All original packaging.
UniversalMotown
LP
$19.00

Thee Oh Sees
Help
PS, US Even wilder & more rocking than last year's "Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In." This draws straight, dark lines to both the British psychedelic rock of bands like the Creation & the caveman thud of the Troggs while a Cramps-like appreciation for rockabilly lies not far below. The album weaves John Dwyer's (LIGHTNING BOLT, COACHWHIPS, HOSPITALS) signature AM radio howl w/ the catchiest of driving tunes, Brigid Dawson's gorgeous harmonies, heightened fidelity, thich spring-reverbed bombast, mighty drums, & an undeniable pull
IntheRed
CD
$14.25

Tignor, Christopher
Core Memory Unwound
PS, US For years Slow Six band-leader, composer, and software designer Christopher Tignor has performed with his signature software instruments alongside fellow band members, sampling and transforming their live performances in accordance with his meticulous, emotionally-charged scores. On Core Memory Unwound, his debut under his given
name, he brings his software to the forefront alongside some of his most intimate compositions for violin and piano. A record dealing with memory, both metaphorically and literally, these intimate tone poems for violin and piano are each presented in two forms, once in their original acoustic state, and then as a "memory portrait" through Tingor's live performances on his signature software instruments, creating new works from samples of these performances taken on the fly. "Core Memory" was once the dominant architecture for computer memory, consisting of a fine mesh of interwoven wires. On this release Tignor brings his background as computer scientist and composer center-stage, deconstructing his own music through performance. Creating new compositions from key violin and piano gestures played during the acoustic performances, these "memory portraits" have a life both intimately bound to, yet completely distinct from their source works. The delicate, angular melodies of "Last Thought at Night" echo the sentimental musical anecdotes of Eric Satie, while the spartan, time-frozen world within "Meeting in a Colored Shadow" calls to mind Morton Feldman or even the fragility of Arvo Pärt's "Für Alina." By contrast the blissful, cascading violin arpeggios on "Last Nights on Eagle Street" entangle us in a bright embrace, reminiscent of Terry Riley's "Rainbow in a Curved Air."
WesternVinyl-61
CD
$11.50

Tillis, Bishop Perry
In Times Like These
PS, US Culled from 62 hours of cassettes recorded between 2002-03. Bishop Tillis plays electric guitar & sings his own rough hewn style of gospel - not for the faint of heart! Tip-on sleeve, liners included
MississippiRecords
LP
$13.50

Tinted Windows
Tinted Windows
PS, US Supergroups are rarely as evenly balanced as Tinted Windows, the power pop powerhouse consisting of boy band veteran Taylor Hanson, Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick. Hanson's participation in this project is unexpected only to those not paying close attention. Ever since the days of "MMM Bop," Hanson has shown a flair for sugary pure pop, something he continued to develop as he and his brothers turned from teen sensations into working troubadours, but their steady, solid work in the 2000s never got as much attention as their first hits, so many listeners may be surprised to hear how comfortable he is with this fuzzy, old-fashioned power pop. Then again, Hanson never quite seemed of their time even in 1997, basing their entire sound on the fizzy sound of '60s oldies, so the '70s fantasia of Tinted Windows is no great stretch for Taylor Hanson, just like it's no great stretch for Adam Schlesinger, who has carved out a niche as a pop anthropologist, re-creating the sounds of yesteryear for the soundtracks of That Thing You Do and Music and Lyrics; indeed, he initially met Taylor back in the '90s when Hanson's label suggested him as a possible collaborator based on this very skill. Schlesinger relies on this gift somewhat on Tinted Windows, but for as tradition-bound as this album is, it's not self-consciously retro: it's a balanced collaboration, its melodies bearing the indelible stamp of both Hanson and Schlesinger, while its music is colored by Iha's saturated '70s guitars and pinned down by Carlos' tight rhythms. Bun E's very presence suggests that Tinted Windows might have a bit of Cheap Trick's feverish rock & roll, but the group errs on the side of caution, the product of a bunch of longtime veterans getting back to basics and playing their first love. While the former cancels out the latter ever so slightly -- there's not much abandon here, only precision -- the pleasure of the popcraft outweighs much of the caution in the construction, especially when the insistent hooks are delivered with such puppy-dog earnestness by Taylor Hanson. Of all the guys here, he is the only one to never have performed in a guitar-heavy rock & roll band, and his thrill to be singing these sweet melodies over these big, fuzzy guitars can be infectious. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
S-CurveRecords
CD
$12.25

Tonikom
The Sniper's Veil
PS, GERMANY After attracting attention with two cd-r releases, Tonikom was signed by hymen records; epoch was the first result. Two years later, the sniper's veil displays this artist's evolution and improvement. 'temporarius delerium' invites the listener in with angelic voices, mighty bass pulses and a looped chant, just before a pounding breakbeat takes over and calls the shots for the album. Pushing technoid textures carry beautiful electronica themes; sampled field recordings add a cinematic ambiance to the diversified, straight rhythmic foundation covering a range of downtempo, trip hop, breakbeat and fast chthonian four-to-the-floor cadences. with the atmospheric 'look but never touch' the album comes full circle - to start all over again... a varied and monolithic opus designed for a maximum amount of body activity, letting you groove continuously in a higher state of blissful flow. lift the sniper's veil - and watch Tonikom live on her European tour in April 2009!
Hymen-774
CD
$15.50

Torngat
La Petite Nicole
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Alien8
LP
$15.50

Torngat
La Petite Nicole
PS,US Montreal's ambient power trio creates majestic instrumental music that is at times as breathtaking as the gloroius Quebec mountains range from whom they take their name. This release is shasa grittier, more propulsive soundi that more closely resembles the bands live sound. There are forays into dub-heavy elements of post rock as well as hints of kraut rock & the occasionnal miniature freak-outs
Alien8
CD
$13.50

Trainwreck Riders
Perch
PS,US Limited edition w/ free bonus CD in 1st 500 copies
Alive
LP
$15.75

Trainwreck Riders
Perch
PS,US Meat Puppets, Dinosaur Jr., Buffalo Springfield & Creedence Clearwater Revival are among the group's admitted musical references. This is filled with the band's unique brand of romantic urban country, bohemian folk & dirty punk blues
Alive
CD
$15.75

Turbo Fruits
Mama's Mad Cos I Fried My Brain b/w Lotta Lotta Ladies
PS, US
FatPossum
45
$8.50

Uncut
#145 (June 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Unsparing Sea
In The Crystal Canyon
PS, US UNSPARING SEA is five people (J.R. Bennett, Tara Klein, Sarah Leitten, Mike Marks & Ryan Kelly) singing and playing instruments (guitar, cello, saw, bass & drums) making music about mistrust, misguidance, misfortune, misbehavior, misanthropy and missiles. Woozy sea chanteys and drunken hymns sung loudly from the golden shores of Lake Erie. Its probably the music Woodrow Wilson would have made had he been more musically inclined.
BrokeTusk-001
CD5
$5.00

Unto Ashes
Blood of My Lady
PS, US Long durations of silence, punctuated by the sounds of birds & wind. The 13 songs abound w/ cellos, French horns, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimers, mandolin, piano & military drums
Projekt
CD
$16.25

Van Zandt, Townes
Live at the Old Quarter, Houston, Texas
PS, US
FatPossum
LP
$17.00

Various
Eccentric Soul: Smart's Palace
PS, US Smart's Palace was anything but royal, however, between 1963-75 the club held court for the entire Wichita soul scene. At its heart was Dick Smart, bassist, club owner, DJ, record store owner, promoter, & sole proprietor of the Solo label. Housed in Numero's signature slipcase, the 19 track disc feat. THERON & DARRELL, BABY NEAL, CHOCOLATE SNOW, L.T. 7 THE SOULFUL DYNAMICS, FRED WILLIAMS 7 THE JEWELS BAND, & THE HARD ROAD all fully annotated w/ a ransom of pictures, posters, & ephemera fit for a king
Numero
CD
$15.75

Various
Trials of Darryl Hunt
PS, US Features songs by: M. WARD, PORTASTATIC, CALIFONE, DALEK, SOUTH, MARK KOZELEK, & ANDREW BIRD
YoungAmerican
CD
$14.50

Various
Michigan [6XLP BOX]
PS, US Hanson & RRRecords present: Michigan, a 6-LP boxset featuring a full side each from twelve Michigan noise projects. Full LP sides from: Princess Dragonmom, Raven Strain, Redrot, Aaron Dilloway, Tovah D-Day, Charlie Draheim, Hive Mind, Mammal, Evenings, Cotton Museum, Sick Llama and Wolf Eyes. Compiled by Greh Holger and Aaron Dilloway. Limited to 600 copies. Packaged in fully silkscreened record mailers.
RRR
LP-BOX
$61.00

Various
Like A Frog In Winter [LP/45]
PS, US Features Prurient, Pedestrian Deposit, Sewer Election, Panicsville, Immaculate Grotesque, Ahlzgailzehguh, Barrikad, Omei, Climax Denial, Stegm, Mark Solotroff, FFH, A Fail Association, etc. etc. Includes poster.
Hospital
LP
$20.50

Various
Dub Echoes
PS, US LIMITED EDITION TRIPLE VINYL!
SoulJazz
3XLP
$23.00

Various
Local Customs: Downriver Revival
PS, US DELUXE 2LP/DVD SET W/ 24 PRIME TRACKS IN THICK GATEFOLD SLEEVE W/ TIPPED IN BOOKLET FEAT. PHOTOS & LINERS. Between 1967-81, Detroit's downriver neighbor Ecorse, MI had it's very own Moe Asch. Felton Williams chronicled the musical lives of Ecorse's citizins and issued them on the Solid Rock, Compose, & Revival labels. Compiled here are 24 of his most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group soul, garage-punk, northern, jazz, & funk. Incl. DVD w/ over 200 sound recordings from Williams' archive and a 30-minute featurette on the making of this collection
NumeroGroup
DLP/DVD
$23.00

Various
Rocky Mountain Low: The Colorado Musical Underground Of The Late 1970s [DLP/CD]
PS, US Rocky Mountain Low is a unique portrayal of a late-1970s American punk/new wave scene. It is the first time that a punk/new wave scene, from its inception in 1976 through to the end of 1979, has been documented in its entirety. In their presentation of Colorado's musical reaction to the initial wake of punk rock in the late 1970s, the compilers have set the bar unattainably high for future would-be historians. While Colorado's late-1970s underground music scene was small and existed on the margins of the larger, more well-known scenes, its documentation is important in that what is being presented is a complete and accurate portrayal of part of the cultural movement that was taking place at the time. Thorough and comprehensive research viewed through an objective lens provides a previously unseen snapshot of America's musical underground of the period. This documentation shows that the punk movement of the late 1970s was anything but paint-by numbers -- a concept that seems to have been sadly lost on younger generations. Until now, very little has been known about what transpired in Colorado's musical underground in the late 1970s. Did you know that Wax Trax, who later became world famous for their record label in the 1980s, started as a store in Denver in 1975? Their early story is told here. Or that Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame is a Boulder native? Contained in this compilation you will find the origins of the Dead Kennedys name as well as some of Jello's pre-Dead Kennedys recordings, available for the first time ever (including a bonus, vinyl only recording of the improvised, very crude original 'California Uber Alles'). But it is much more than success stories that comprise any music scene. Though a tiny number of bands from this scene released records, the vast majority of the groups presented here are unknown and unheard until now. It is their collective story and music that is compiled here in great detail, contextualized within the broader musical and cultural underground of the time. Rocky Mountain Low presents Colorado's entire late-1970s punk/new wave scene within a deluxe, double LP package which includes a bonus CD of the recordings, as well as a 24-page booklet containing extensive historical liner notes, dozens of photos, and complete biographies for 19 bands, 17 of which are represented with recordings. 32 songs/84 minutes of music. All material is previously unreleased with the exception of the Dirty Dogs track which was taken from their 45, self-released in 1978." Artists include Ravers, Front, Radio Pete, Jonny III, Immortal Nightflames, Joey Vain & Scissors, Dancing Assholes, Dirty Dogs, Corvairs, Lilly Rose & The Thorns, DefeX, Healers, Instants, Profalactics, Guys, Cells, Transistors.
Hyperpycnal
DLP
$25.50

Various
Film by Hisham: Palace of the Winds
PS,US An intimate & dream-like journey exploring the music of Saharawi culture from Guelmim in Southern Morocco to the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott. Features live performances from GROUP DOUEH, GROUP MARWANI, SADOUM OUELD AIDA & GROUP BAB SAHARA. Limited to 1,000
SublimeFrequencies
DVD
$21.50

Various
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man
PS, US
Lakeshore
CD
$18.00

Various
This Is Happening Without Your Permission
PS, US 300 pressed. Triumph Of Lethargy Skinned Alive To Death, Baby Control and TacoCat cover songs from Huggy Bear and Bikini Kill. Cover art by Jessica Hopper.
TeenageTeardrops
LP
$12.00

Various
We All Love The Human Race Fairytales Can Come True Volume 4
PS, US The Psychic Circle label presents the fourth volume in the Fairytales Can Come True series -- a compilation of strange things fluorescently shimmering. Twenty previously-uncomped tracks of a pop-psych nature gathered from the UK and Europe are presented here for your listening pleasure. Sweet harmonies mix easily with freaked-out effects, and chart-aimed pop socializes happily with wah-wah pedals and the occasional fuzzbox. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes heavy, but always melodic and unusual, just like (as Patrick Campbell-Lyons once said) all of us. Compiled by Psychic Circle label-head and legendary psych musician Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Alan Dell, Colin Giffin, The Projection, Justin's Timepiece, Los Iberos, Sasha Caro, Tim Andrews & Paul Korda, The Haystack, Eyes Of Blue, Newby, Cherry Smash, Ola & The Janglers, Dave Berry, Chris Andrews, Darlings, Modus Vivendi, Wayne Fontana, Plastic Penny, John Burness, and Jack Carter.
PsychicCircle
CD
$16.25

Various
Shapes and Sounds Volume Three: Technicolor Dreams From The BBC Archives 1967-1971
PS, UK Top Sounds Records return once again with another collection of music recorded live for BBC radio and TV during the late 1960s and early '70s, with a significant proportion of wonderful material long thought lost. The compilation begins and ends with some most welcome performances from Bill Fay, documenting his appearance on the Disco 2 television show in early 1971. With the TV programme being wiped, this is the only known evidence of Bill playing live, and he performs, in superb audio quality, `Tell It Like It Is' and a song he never recorded anywhere else called `After The Revolution.' Three tracks from The Pretty Things late 1968 session for Top Gear have been widely available for a while but the fourth, a version of `Old Man Going,' was never retained by the BBC -- needless to say, Top Sounds have located a master tape of the performance and are pleased to inform the Pretties' fans that its even better than the album version, with the fuzzed guitar cranked up to maximum! A double CD of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich's BBC sessions was released in 2008, but Shapes And Sounds Volume Three adds to that considerable legacy with a better version of `Frustration' and more spectacularly, the band's fantastic psychedelic rock assault on the First Edition's `Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In.' Long time favourites with psych pop enthusiasts are The End who have had much previously unreleased music released in the past, their BBC sessions however have always proved elusive as the BBC wiped their tapes. Rescued from off air recordings Top Sounds present two numbers from their 1968 `Top Gear,' with an atmospheric rendering of `Shades Of Orange' and a brilliant take of `Under The Rainbow' which is wildly different from the studio version on the Introspection album. Like The End, Geordie psychsters Skip Bifferty have been well served by compilations -- `In The Morning' and `Follow The Path Of The Stars' however now appear in pristine quality straight from transcription disc whilst `On Love' and `Yours For At Least 24' (from their first ever radio session) make their debut and were previously presumed lost. BBC material by Cupid's Inspiration similarly emerges for the first time with a quite splendid mix of pop, blues and rock across four numbers, only one of which was ever released in their original discography. Especially noteworthy is a crunching take of `Dream' and a frantic version of Garnet Mimms' `As Long As I Have You.' Gullivers People prove admirably they could deliver psych pop with an excellent performance of the Bee Gees' psych opus `Horizontal' whilst `On A Day Like This' improves on the single, then finally Plymouth group The Earth offer some rather good tunes with live versions of `Everyone Sing The Song' and the prog rock favourite `Resurrection City' from 1969. The music has all been professionally restored and mastered and the presentation is immaculate and, as with the previous Shapes And Sounds volumes, Artholeghraphics have designed a memorable period flavoured package. The CD has a twenty eight-page colour booklet based on a vintage Radio Times magazine packed with illustrations, band histories and listings of all their known BBC sessions written and supplied by Nigel Lees, author of much of Record Collector magazine's The British Psychedelic Trip series. Bar the appearance of some of the Skip Bifferty recordings which have previously appeared in off air quality, none of these performances have ever been commercially available and most have not been heard in public since the '60s. Shapes And Sounds Volume Three is a legitimate release, licensed from the BBC with the blessing/co-operation of many band members.
TopSounds
CD
$22.50

Vaselines
Enter The Vaselines
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
3XLP
$20.00

Vaselines
Enter The Vaselines
PS, US The Vaselines have long been celebrated by musicians and indie rock enthusiasts across the globe, including superfan Kurt Cobain, while remaining underappreciated by the mainstream. "Enter The Vaselines" is the definitive triple LP/double CD collection. Includes new mixes and re-mastered versions of material previously available on "The Way Of The Vaselines", plus never-before-heard demos, and live recordings from 1986 in Bristol and 1988 in London.
SubPop
DCD
$15.00

Vega, Alan & A.R.E
Weapons: See Tha' Light / War
PS,US "See Tha' Light" is a truly unique & titanic stutter-gun, glitch-glam groove over which Vega calls down one of his classic croonings from the cross. "War" is the cover of Edwin Starr's classic & another example of his nu-funked, futuristic, maxed-out dancefloor minimalist shit
BlastFirstPetite
12
$12.75

Vollmar
Tell The Dirt
PS, US West Virginia native and Bloomington, Indiana resident JUSTIN VOLLMAR has been making leftfield folk-rock for longer than most. He's toured the western world over with like-minded artists such as Half-Handed Cloud and Elephant Micah, and released a small library of critically acclaimed home recordings. A mainstay in the Midwest scene, Vollmar has also lent his talents to countless bands (Mt. Gigantic, Bronze Float, Matty Pop Chart, etc.), and held at least one word-of-mouth music festival in the vacant field beside his house. "Tell the Dirt" is Vollmar's newest release as "Vollmar," a band name accommodating two more musicians-drummer/brother/pianist Nathan Vollmar and bassist David Brant. Dirt finds the band in a formal studio environment, trying on a slightly more "refined" sound. All the hallmarks of the Vollmarian approach, though, remain happily in place. Dirt is a characteristically sparse affair, featuring band performances that sound more "live" than "layered." The brain-twisting songwriting and moments of experimental flourish that have historically set Vollmar's music apart from the indie-folk crowd are likewise here in spades. If you aren't lucky enough to land a limited, hand-decorated vinyl copy of Tell the Dirt, take to the web for its official digital version. !Viva Vollmar!
St.Ives-18
LP
$11.50

Wax Museums
S-T
PS, US 14 tracks of killer educational punk
Douchemaster
CD
$12.75

Weeks, Caroline
Songs for Edna
PS, US Vinyl.
ManimalVinyl
LP
$15.25

Ween
Chocolate & Cheese
PS, US 2xLP 180 gram. 4th album, originally released in 1994, is perhaps their finest moment, a brilliant mix of twisted humor & pure pop genius. They draw influence from smooth 70s soul, psych, soft rock, spaghetti westerns, country, funk, indie-rock & more to the point where each song is a spot-on take on a different genre w/ their silliness being the uniting element. An outsider-pop classic reissued!
Plain
DLP
$22.50

Whiskeytown
San Antone b/w The Great Divide
PS, US VINYL FORMAT.Originally recorded in 1996; from the Baseball Park Sessions. "San Antone" b/w "The Great Divide." Limited record store day release...only a few left!
Geffen
45
$6.00

Wildbirds & Peacedrums
The Snake
PS, US VINYL VERSION. HOPING TO GET THE CD SOON TOO! 2nd album from Sweden's extraordinary drums-and-vocals duo. The liberated abandon of their primitive soul music strikes an immediate & invigorating chord. This is balanced by slower, more resonant pieces, expanding the groups sonic palette to include steel drum, piano, xylophone, marimba, & Rhodes.
Leaf
LP
$17.75

Winfred E. Eye
Til I Prune
PS, US They're back. Antenna Farm Records is pleased to present the first album release in almost 6 years from old friends WINFRED E. EYE. With Til I Prune, the band's fourth full length, Winfred E. Eye have delivered their most mature set of songs to date. Following a band hiatus during which CALVERT, an early childhood educator, released a solo album of children's songs, W.E.E. has returned to the dark highways that they know so well, but with an expanded vision and songwriting chops that have fully come into their own. Drawing upon a sonic palette that ranges from Beefheart-inspired stompers to dark drones with repeated guitar lines and impassioned cries, and even including a couple of solemn lullabies, Til I Prune balances a boozy melancholy with a strong dose of dark humor and even, at times, a sense of satisfaction with loves found, and not yet lost.
AntennaFarm
CD
$11.75

Wire Magazine
#303
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Witch Hunt
Burning Bridges to Nowhere
PS,US Vinyl version
AlternativeTentacles
LP
$14.25

Wonder, Stevie
Songs In The Key Of Life
PS, US 180-gram LP reissues to mark the 50th anniversary of Motown! All original packaging. Nonreturnable.
UniversalMotown
DLP/45
$39.75

Wooden Birds
Magnolia
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Barsuk
LP
$13.75

Wooden Birds
Magnolia
PS, US New project from Andrew Kenny (AMERICAN ANALOG SET). Features members of SPARKLEHORSE, OLA PODRIDA & LYMBYC SYSTYM. Despite the involvement of new musical partners, creating a much more vocal & percussion driven sound than the keyboard & vibes hypnotics of American Analog Set, his voice & ear for melody & rhythm are unmistakable
Barsuk
CD
$12.00

Wussy
S-T
PS, US Second full length from former ASS PONYS frontman Chuck Cleaver continues to step away from his past incarnation to create something wholly new along w/ co-writer and vocalist Lisa Walker. Produced by John Curley (AFGHAN WHIGS). "Imagine a Yo La Tengo too tight to get cute or far out dispensing a Velvet Underground derivative fluent enough to warm the erectile tissue of anyone w/ a thing for guitar drones." - Rolling Stone
ShakeIt
CD
$11.75

Xasthur
All Reflections Drained
PS, US Another step in his slowly evolving descent into psychic isolation & misanthropic bleak darkness. All of the usual symphonic contempt is present; bordering on blurred misery & solitary beauty. His musical progression is as reclusive & unsettling as the man himself, & thats a good thing. Any attempt to rationalize his extensive catalogue is simply an exercise in dissonance. This music is agony, not entertainment.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50

Years
S/T
PS,US Debut album from Ohad Benchetrit (DO MAKE SAY THINK, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE). Bursts of glitch interspersed w/ digitally sequenced orchestral arrangements build into rousing walls of sound that in turn subside to a gentle brook of acoustic guitar melody
Arts&Crafts
DCD
$11.50

Years
S/T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts
LP
$17.00

Young Widows/Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Split
PS, US Limited. Following on the heels of their breakthrough Old Wounds album, Young Widows have assembled an all-killer-no-filler split single series, featuring new, unreleased Young Widows jams, split up over four
separate 7" singles, accompanied by a handful of their favorite friends and artists on the opposite sides of each single. Those artists include Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Melt-Banana, Pelican, and a final mystery artist to be named at a later date. All songs by all artists are brand new and exclusive to this series. Each single is strictly limited to a one-time pressing of 2,000 copies. The artwork for the four singles fits together to form one large, beautiful puzzled image. This first single in the series features Young Widows and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy.
TemporaryResidence-151
45
$4.75

Youth: Kill
Promise of Automation
PS,US 10 inch EP collaboration between K-THE-I??? & WALTER GROSS. Noisy cut-up soundscapes & groundbreaking lyricism
TheSecretLifeOfSound
10
$10.50

ZA
Macumba o Muerte
PS, SPAIN ZA follow the steps of El Guincho (they are from Barcelona and share friends, background and influences) as one of the most exciting new bands in Europe, never afraid of mixing tradition with adventure, localisms with tropicalisms. ZA is a group of three guys and nine instruments. While their music coordinates include heavy distortion, thick bass rhythms and a taste for the "bright" side of death metal, their compositions vary from ancestral melodies to free-jazz, noise, psychedelia, the songs of the shepherds of Tuva, Monty Python, drone-rock, macho post-rock or even analog electronics. And a high percentage of that amalgam has to be displayed thru' each single song, on and off-stage. ZA have constructed and deconstructed their songs through hundreds of concerts and several domestic tours until they have been able to release "Macumba o Muerte" (Acuarela, 2009), the album that follows their super-mega-underground debut "EKI EKI EKI Kazaaam"(Practice, 2006). "Macumba o Muerte" features 9 songs recorded by Santi Garcia and mastered by Bob Weston (Shellac). Each track is unique and different, but all performed under the same tribal philosophy. A mixture of genres, sounds and speeds that co-exist in a perfectly smooth disorder: a traditional song from Siberia, sequenced improvisation, the recreation of an Arab market, guitar solos from Purgatory or the superposition of a hundred voices screaming at unison. ZA have been part of some of the best independent music festivals in Spain (Primavera Sound, Sonar Festival, Tanned Tin...) have toured with Yellow Swans or Lightning Bolt and supported Excepter, Lydia Lunch, Peter Brötzmann, The Locust, Nora Keyes or Paal Nilssen Love. Sounds like: Flying Luttenbachers / Kongar Ol-Ondar / SuperYo / Fela Kuti / Hella / Yellow Swans.
Acuarela-1093
CD
$13.50

Zeros
Right Now!
PS, US
Bomp!Records-4074
CD
$13.00

Zimmerman, Dan
Cosmic Patriot
PS, US "Cosmic Patriot" is a timeless pop-balancing act between a stormy middle-earth apocalypse and something effortless, intimate, and unhurried. The writing, the band, the recording there's complexity, darkness, and intensity, but it's all so snug and woven and of-a-piece. It's amazing how disarming a song that starts off with the battle cry is, Prepare for war, total war...ends up being. Just as the listener finishes taking in the meaning of that chilling lyric, the song glides into a rousing home fires sing-along. Therein is the push-me-pull-me quality that exists throughout. Take "Everyday In My Heart," which could easily be Johnny Cash covering the Cascades "Listen To The Rhythm Of The Falling Rain." The clouds form and part, the raindrops and sunshine are interchangeable, and you couldn't get the tune out of your head if you wanted..." -Glen Galloway, 2009
SoundsFamilyre-021
CD
$11.50

Forthcoming Releases

Alasehir
Torment of the Metals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Guitar out-crunch hailing from the BARDO POND axis. Grounded stoner heavy Zen, & the 2nd in Important Records 4 part related vinyl set. This continues their sonic exploration of dense, languorous, free expansion. Limited to 500
Important
LP
$18.25

Alumbrados
Monochord (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Limited to 500. 3rd in 4 pt BARDO POND related vinyl set. "Deep in the forest ethno-drones, drenched in buzz & shimmer. Sitar, guitar, cumbas & all sorts of percussion create exquisite layers psych drone nirvana that will transport you to another dimension. Strangely peaceful, the music we hear in our heads when we lay in grass at night staring at the stars" - Aquarius
Important
LP
$18.25

Alvin, Dave & Various Artists
Chris Gaffney Tribute: The Man of Somebody's Dreams (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US A founding member of the Hacienda Brothers and a renowned west coast country-soul singer/songwriter, Chris Gaffney moved people as much with his smile as with his trademark croon. Gaffney passed away in 2008 after a courageous battle with liver cancer and is survived by his family and the litany of musical heroes he called friends and collaborators. Upon learning of his diagnosis, Chris' close friend and musical compatriot Dave Alvin set forth reaching out to roots music's finest players to put together an album of Gaffney's songs to raise money for his mounting medical bills. Unfortunately, the project became a posthumous tribute after Gaffney's passing, but that only gives more meaning to these interpretations of Chris' songs from some of American music's most influential artists. The track list reads like a who's who of country, rock and americana, with heavyweight friends like Alvin, Joe Ely, Los Lobos, Calexico, Alejandro Escovedo, Tom Russell, James McMurtry, fellow Hacienda Brother Dave Gonzalez and more, all weighing in with their versions of Gaffney's classic country tunes. Dave Alvin's Yep Roc label mates, Peter Case, Jim Lauderdale, The Iguanas, John Doe, Big Sandy w/ Los Straitjackets and Robbie Fulks also contribute tracks that, much like the man, range from fiercely rocking to hair-raisingly poignant. All proceeds from this album will benefit the non-profit group Hungry for Music and the surviving members of Chris' family.
YepRocRecords-2198
CD
$14.75

Alvin, Dave and The Guilty Women
Dave Alvin and The Guilty Women (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Grammy winner, Dave Alvin, has been roaming the highways of American music for over a quarter century. During those decades he's busted speakers with roots rock kick-starters, The Blasters, as well as mined the depths of country, folk and blues with his solo projects. A mainstay during much of this journey has been Alvin's electrifying band The Guilty Men. Following the recent death of Dave's best friend and Guilty Men accordionist Chris Gaffney in early 2008, Alvin decided to move in an exciting new musical direction. In October 2008 he stepped onto the stage of the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival with an all-star, all-female group. Since dubbed The Guilty Women, the group consists of Americana scene vets Cindy Cashdollar, Nina Gerber, Laurie Lewis, Sarah Brown, Amy Farris, Christy McWilson and Lisa Pankrantz. Special guests include Marcia Ball and Susie Thompson. The self-titled debut from this unique assemblage of players, led by Alvin, is a spirited collection of thoughtful yet dynamic tunes featuring world-class musicianship worthy of his now legendary pedigree.
YepRocRecords-2155
CD
$16.25

Amor, Naim
Soundtracks Vol III (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS,US Original instrumental tracks composed by NAIM AMOR (AMOR BELHOM DUO, AMOR). Not a soundtrack to a specific film, rather, dream-like music reminiscent from film noir to TV series sico beats, from Martin Denny to la Nouvelle Vague. Naim has recorded with Devotchka, Marie Frank, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Pieta Brown, Neko Case, John Convertino and others
Amormusic
CD
$12.00

Antiguo AutomataMexicano
Chez Nobody EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US An analogous mixture of kraut, minimalist tech & free jazz. An extensive EP that also features remixes from Latinsizer, Cubenx, & LOD
StaticDiscos
MCD
$8.25

Apostle of Hustle
Eats Darkness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Group consists of Andrew Whiteman (BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) on guitars, bassist Julian Brown (FEIST), & Dean Stone on drums. Based on the notion that the greatest art is often drawn from the darkest of experiences (consuming darkness to expel light), the band delivers an unconventional & truly original body of work that will continue to satisfy loyal fans & attract new listeners
Arts&Crafts
CD
$16.00

Arthur and Martha
Navigation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 30TH)
PS, UK 'A British spin on The Postal Service, or Aphex Twin remixing the contents of the seminal C86 album...lovely stuff' NME After three years in the making, Happy Robots are proud to announce the release of 'Navigation' the debut album of Arthur and Martha. Those three years have been tumultuous ones; in which the band battled personal demons driven by the loss of loved ones and broken relationships. Yet the band remained resolute throughout which is reflected in the innocent charm, and upbeat nature, of these 10 new songs. Arthur and Martha are Adam Cresswell and Alice Hubley. Cresswell was founding member of UK folk-a-tronic pop band and John Peel favorites, Saloon who were on Darla until their unexpected break up in 2003. Hubley, despite her years, is also a stalwart of the UK indie scene as a member of kraut-rockers The Exteriors and shouty girl pop band The Duloks. As Arthur and Martha, they employ all manner of kiddie's instruments, moogs and old-school drum machines to build their songs. The album itself ranges from the bleak M83-esque moodiness of the title track to the kraut rock stomp of live favorite 'Squarewave to Heaven'. The album features an extended version of the band's debut single 'Autovia' and forthcoming foamy pop hit 'Music for Hairproducts'. The debut single 'Autovia' received rave reviews from the likes of the NME and Artrocker and multiple Radio 1 plays from Huw Stephens and the band built on this success, gigging with the likes of Lo-Fi Fnk, Grovesnor, Plastic Operator, Sportsday Megaphone and others. The band is flattered to be compared to Kraftwerk, Add N to X, Pet Shop Boys and Soft Cell.
HappyRobots-4
CD
$13.50

Asunder/Graves at Sea
Split (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Much-requested repress of the long-out-of-print landmark split LP. GRAVES AT SEA offers some of the best, heaviest doom tracks ever recorded, full of treacherous, monolithic riffs & banshee screams. Highlighting influences like early Peaceville Records doom & covering it in the filth that only Oakland can harness, ASUNDER's "Whited Sepulcher" is approximately 20 minutes of funereal doom that churns the bowls & empties the tear ducts all at once
20BuckSpin
LP
$16.00

Audionom
Superior (DELAYED / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL???)
PS, SWEDEN New album from Scandinavian zoomrock motherfuckers, features members of Paper and 1999. Will rock your bones from their sockets.
IdealRecordings
CD
$12.25

Bachelorette
My Electric Family (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Bachelorette's music beams to us through a universe of unconquered pop music. She stands in the cradle of modern songwriting, that of psychedelic pop music. The psych vibe shimmers in an acousto-synthetic haze, not really overt, so completely are those long-ago verses absorbed in her DNA. Her impulses are fed into a format that rhymes couplets over dancing beats, voices, keyboards, and a variety of guitars & percussions to create the melodic constructs
we know so well, and delight in, and sing along with, and imagine to.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Bachelorette
My Electric Family (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.50

Bardo Pond
Gazing At Shilla (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Limited to 1,000. "Eight-Thousanders" & "Kali" are both entirely improvised pieces w/ no overdubs. Slide blissfully into a smoky heaven & then forget your mind in a lower world of strange tones on side A. If you're still able to flip the record when the needle hits the runoff groove, you'll find yourself exposed to the Goddess Kali's naked blackness
Important
LP
$16.75

Bats
Don't You Rise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2009)
PS, US The Bats are legends of New Zealand music, standing tall alongside contemporaries The Clean and The Chills as linchpins of the Flying Nun label and the Dunedin/Christchurch scene. Over the course of 25 years, 7 albums and 4 world tours, the original line-up of Robert Scott, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Kaye Woodward remains intact and still creating vital pastoral pop gems. Combining Robert's mantric-like guitar pick and strum, bouncing bass with a twist from Paul, melodic hooks from Kaye on guitar and Malcolm's snappy beats, the combination of musical ingredients works perfectly - effortlessly. The band's reputation is sterling; based on legendary albums like Daddy's Highway and Silverbeet and their energetic live shows, The Bats have an enthusiastic world-wide fanbase who treasure the band's continued excellence.
The Don't You Rise EP gathers up four tunes from 1998 and 2003, helping to complete the discographical picture leading up to the release of their next album, The Guilty Office, in early 2009. Featuring the electric violin on Alastair Galbraith (who last featured on The Bats' Law of Things), "That's How You'll Find Me" would fit in perfectly on any classic Bats album and mesmerized with it's folk-pop groove. "You Don't Belong" is a moody gem, while "Don't You Rise"'s country-inflected strum is a live favorite. "Face Inside The Sun" rounds out the record in fine form, a mid-tempo sing-along that sounds straight off of Daddy's Highway. A pretty special EP then, and ample evidence that 25 years after forming, The Bats still earn their legendary status. The new and next Bats full-length album, The Guilty Office, will be released by Parasol's Hidden Agenda label in May 2009!
Slumberland
45
$3.75

Beck
One Foot In The Grave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Beck's first album featured in this 15th anniversary expanded edition w/ 16 bonus trakcs. 2LP 180-gram gatefold sleeve w/ booklet.
K
DLP
$27.50

Bellini
The Precious Prize of Gravity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US It's been exactly four years since we last heard from Bellini. Four years is a long time, but when you're husband-and-wife punk rock power couple Giovanna Cacciola and Agostino Tilotta, it can seem like a long
holiday in the face of their nearly 25-year career of collaboration. Coming back from holiday, the two reunite with bassist Matthew Taylor and drummer Alexis Fleisig (also of Girls Against Boys) to unleash their third and most thunderous album, The Precious Prize of Gravity. Recorded as always with long-time collaborator Steve Albini, Precious Prize is Bellini's most accomplished production yet. Tilotta wraps a hundred notes per minute around the towering, sturdy rhythm section while Cacciola's poetic lyrics and smoky melodies alternately recall Grace Slick and PJ Harvey. With no less than four songs centering around the deaths of loved ones (including the heart-wrenching "The Thin Line," featuring the surviving members of Silkworm), Precious Prize is lyrically Bellini's darkest album yet. Never wanting to repeat themselves, the songs are more complex and progressive than the comparatively stark Small Stones, with a driving, X-inspired cowpunk vibe throughout. No doubt the spirits of fallen friends and loved ones informs Precious Prize, but it's Bellini's restless
creativity and determination to pay tribute to the past by dragging it into the present that is the real honor here.
TemporaryResidence-155
LP/CD
$12.25

Berman, Josh
Old Idea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US For a decade jazz cornetist BERMAN has been a mainstay of the post-Vandermark generation of Chicago improvisers, a wide circle of ambitious musos who meet up in varied ad hoc or fixed settings. This is his debut as leader, and feat. KEEFE JACKSON, JASON ADASIEWICZ, ANTON HATWICH, & NORI TANAKA
Delmark
CD
$13.25

Big Ned
Big Ned (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Big Ned are two twisted Glaswegians: D. James Clark and John Murray, with a penchant for dark and twisted tales and tones. Imagine David Lynch gets stuck in a barrel of booze with a big crooning cowboy. Tales of dark liaisons, women trouble and spiritual prowess are finely blended with an array of dark melodies, terror noises and warped guitars. This is an album with dysfunctional-America coursing through its veins and oozing from every pore. This concoction of sleaze, fuzz and death is difficult to categorize. Who cares? Obvious influences are David Lynch, Angelo Badalementi, Smog, Nick Cave, Elvis, Swans, Cash, Chris Isaaks' Wicked Game, Carl Denver and the Gun Club, and most likely Satan. Thrown into this electric soup is Charles Bukowski, Repo Man, Gummo, Lost Highway, Clint Eastwood, the Bible, the Devil, Glasgow City Barbers' window display, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and every impressive boxer who ever entered the ring. Lux Interior will be smiling up from Hell. For Big Ned, this is the soundtrack to drag racing, zombies, drinking, shop lifting, dancing like a maniac, arm wrestling, fucking, smoking and Lee Marvin putting the boot in. One hand raised in the air with a stiff middle finger, the other raised with a glass of whiskey saluting those with charm and machismo that make music a delight. The debut LP from Big Ned will follow later this spring...live shows will also ensue. Expect mayhem, chaos and maybe even death.
Optimo Music-003
CD
$14.00

Bishop, Sir Richard
Feak of Araby (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Bishop, Sir Richard
Freak of Araby (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US A new direction for our distinguished gentleman, Sir RickÕs had it up to here with solo acoustic guitar records! The Freak of Araby is the debut of Bishop & his Freak of Araby Ensemble, a talented quartet of players getting deep into the Middle Eastern mystic with hand drums, percussion, bass, drums, electric guitars & a heavy dose of Moroccan chanters, all of it captured with depth, detail & sympathy for the eternal enigma.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Bixby, Dave
Ode To Quetzalcoatl (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US This legendary album from 1969 is considered by all serious record collectors as the king in the loner/downer-folk genre. Recorded in a living room using an echo-laden 4-track machine, the sound is lo-fi & sparse: just acoustic guitars & some occasional harmonica & flute, added to his haunting, emotional vocals. Never again has an acoustic folk album sounded as intense as this
Guerssen
LP
$25.25

Black Crowes, The
Southern Harmony & Musical Companion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US The best record from the 90s best interpreters of classic rock sounds. With a Faces & Stones-like soulful swagger, Chris Robinson & Co. blaze through 9 originals & one cover on their 2nd full length. The best southern rock record since "Eat A Peach" & Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic debut. Reissued on 180 gram vinyl
Plain
LP
$16.75

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Eating Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US The first fully hi-fi BMSR record adds space & dimension to the band's sticky, off-kilter melodies. Dense layers of lushly complex orchestration, instensely rhythmic drumming from a live, human drummer, vocoder vocals that are anything but robotic & thick, undulation bass tones. Limited edition, full deluxe CD version comes with a16 page art booklet
Graveface
CD
$13.00

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Eating Us (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Graveface
LP
$21.75

Black Swans/Alina Simone
SPLIT (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Split 7" hand screen printed and individually numbered. BLACK SWANS A: "Country Cookie # 3." Columbus duo have been the bedrock of an uncanny slow-motion folk that has recieved praise of Pitchfork, Spin and Dusted. ALINA SIMONE A: "Snowfall and Starlight." Ukraine born Simone's "...powerful, poignant vocas at the forefront, burns through a collection os songs by Siberian punk-fok singer Yanka Dygileva w/ cathartic fervor. Though the lyrics are in Russian, the emotions are raw and easily felt." -NPR
SunkenTreasure
45
$4.50

Blackshaw, James
Glass Bead Game (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Another gem from UK 12-string guitar prodigy/virtuoso. Soulful & kaleidoscopic, ever-shifting mantra cycles of incredible beauty. Just his guitar by itself, w/ its swirling overtones, cascading notes, & a thousand points of light, resembles an orchestra, but w/ further orchestration - piano, strings, wind, & vocals - the music is positively cinematic & mesmerizing
YoungGod
CD
$16.00

Blank Dogs
Under and Under (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US DLP version
IntheRed
DLP
$17.25

Blank Dogs
Under and Under (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US The sound is Joy Division vocal lines w/ the Cure's synth & guitar melodies filtered through ancient, submerged keyboards & eroded recording equipment. And that voice? All the feedback in the world can't hide his knack for melody. This shows off his pop chops to a greater extent than any of his previous releases & includes contributions from members of CRYSTAL STILTS & VIVIAN GIRLS, though the sound remains as dusted & strange as anything he has done before
IntheRed
CD
$14.25

Bosque Brown
Baby (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 10TH)
PS, US Texas group Bosque Brown have been quietly working on their sophomore full-length with producer Chris Flemmons (BAPTIST GENERALS). A dramatic step forward from their debut, Plays Mara Lee Miller, Baby features a fuller sound and more expansive instrumentation. The album benefits from the band's ability to record closer to home, allowing them to take as much time as necessary. Baby's rich musicianship reflects Bosque Brown's increasing stature as a live band. LP version comes with BONUS 7" and mp3 download code
BurntToast
CD
$14.25

Brian Jonestown Massacre
Smoking Acid (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Double 12 inch EP consists of 5 new tracks & double sided etched disc by Jon Saemundur Auoarson. Limited to 1,000
Arecords
2X12
$24.50

Brian Jonestown Massacre
Smoking Acid (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Collaboration between Anton Newcombe & Icelandic artist Jon Saemundur Auoarson. 5 track EP
Arecords
CD
$9.00

Bryars, Gavin
The Sinking of the Titanic: Live Bourges 12/13.4.1990 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, UK A new CD edition of a celebrated live performance of The Sinking of the Titanic by acclaimed modern British composer Gavin Bryars. Originally released on Les Disques du Crepuscule, this extended 60-minute performance of Bryars' haunting masterpiece was recorded by the Gavin Bryars Ensemble at the French festival Le Printemps de Bourges in April 1990. The performance location was the Chateau D'Eau, a disused water tower on three storeys, in an environment conceived by L'Académie de Muséologue Évocatoire, showing works by French artist Christian Boltanski and also featuring documentation relating to the wreck of the Titanic supplied by divers Taurus International. Featured Ensemble musicians are Dave Smith, Roger Heaton, Martin Allen, Alexander Balanescu, Jon Carney and directed by Bryars himself. Bryars explains: 'The Bourges recording is much longer than earlier versions of Titanic and takes account of the peculiar nature of the performing environment. The six musicians were located in the basement area of the three storey water tower, and the public heard the pieces through a specially designed sound system on the middle floor - although only after the sound had passed through the cavernous top floor, which was used as a massive reverberation chamber. The acoustics of the space, previously an underwater one, conditioned the way in which the music was heard.' This new CD edition also features extensive liner notes by Gavin Bryars, as well as updated artwork.
LTM-2525
CD
$13.50

Budd, Harold & Clive Wright
Candylion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US A new collaborative effort from Harold Budd and Clive Wright. Candylion contrasts previous work, A Songs for Lost Blossoms, in that it is more thoughtful and structured. Still, it constantly surprises the listener with a fresh collage of aural landscapes and moods. Sometimes it evokes the feeling of a traditional Japanese piece, or the mood of a gentile, 60s, British film, or a Renaissance cathedral with cloisters reverberating a choral ensemble. Harold Budd and Clive Wright use new colors to paint Canylion's soundscapes: Harp, strings and even drums. If A Song for Lost Blossoms reminds listeners familiar with Harold Budd's previous works of his collaboration with Brian Eno, then Candylion may serve as a continuation of the spirit of Avalon Sutra; warm, glistening, meditative and alive. Art beautiful Art! Candylion was recorded and mixed at Clive Wright's Desert Sky Studio, Joshua Tree, CA. during the last quarter of 2008. Harold Budd is recognized as "The Godfather of Ambient Music". His works are the cornerstones of the modern minimal and ambient canon. Clive Wright is a founding member of the platinum selling pop/rock band Cock Robin and has worked as writer, producer and guitarist with Human Drama, Tears for Fears members, Montell Jordan, The Black Eyed Peas and Peter Gabriel. Cover art painting RF 2000 by Billy Al Bengston. PERSONNEL: Harold Budd: Piano, keyboards. Clive Wright: Guitars, Slide, Guitar Synth, Ebo; String arrangements on "Eaux D'Artifice" and "She Slipped Through The Door". Choral arrangement on "In the Midst of Life". Engineering and Production: Additional Engineering on "Beautiful Intruder" by Brendan McGuire. Harp on "Beautiful Intruder and "Ships that Sail Away" by Patti Hood. Drums on "Sunday After the War" by George Zelenz. Drums on "Beautiful Intruder" by Ray Wood. Thanks to Marcus Thirtle additional sound design contribution for the track "Candylion". ALSO AVAILABLE: Harold Budd & Clive Wright -A Song for Lost Blossoms (Darla: DRL198) CD. TRACKS: 1. Sunday After The War (3.55) 2. Exit Plan (Perfume) (3.19) 3. On Ships That Sail Away (3.40) 4. Eaux d'Artifice (6.18) 7. Ribbons Everywhere (3.18) 5. Beautiful Intruder (4.56) 6. Candylion 8. The Bells (4.50) 9. She Slipped Through The Door (5.00) 10. Mlle. Ice (4.34) 12. Orange Portals (3.30) 11. In The Midst Of Life (2.08)
Darla-221
CD
$12.25

Busdriver
Jhelli Beam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Both smart and smartass, theatrical without being pompous, and, as always, funny. BD's breath-defying flow teeters precariously on top of samples of classical music, jazz drumming, and proggy guitar parts, without ever losing sight of the electronic music that helped define his sound. Mindfully engaging and booty shaking at the same time. A wholly unique take on what an underground hip-hop album should be. RIYL: Animal Collective, Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio.
Anti
CD
$12.50

Busdriver
Jhelli Beam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Anti
LP
$15.00

Butcher Boy
React Or Die (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US "Inspired by monochrome movies and bleak winters, these cello-and-viola-flecked songs transcend their Smiths, Tindersticks and Felt influences. Regret, giro-funded couplets, sensual ambiguity - it's all here, resurrecting a great British genre." -Uncut This second album by the acclaimed indie pop octet from Glasgow features the single, "Carve A Pattern." This track was the Record Of The Week on the Radcliffe and Maconie Show on Radio 2 and played on XFM in London and Manchester, Radio 1 in Scotland and BBC Scotland. The album has already been praised by Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch, who called it: "A great listen, a real classy record from start to finish" in his online diary. In addition, Butcher Boy was tipped at the start of 2009 by Stereogum. Butcher Boy's debut album, Profit In Your Poetry (2007), received widespread critical acclaim. The Guardian praised the band's "swooning strings and keening melodies." Mail on Sunday approved of the band's "literate, bohemian music nourished by the darker strains of Sixties chart pop," while Drowned In Sound declared: "It's an album of immense subtlety and depth, the kind of record you can listen to fifty times and still discover hidden treasures on that fifty first spin."
How Does It Feel To Be Loved?-005
CD
$14.00

Cake
Motorcade of Generosity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Cake's debut album will be reissued after long absence at retail. The re-mastered album will feature an enhanced compact disc format that includes previously unreleased, rare live performance footage from the band's first headline tour and a special Motorcade decal insert. A vinyl album configuration which includes a limited edition Motorcade poster and a full album digital download card is also available. Motorcade Of Generosity was forged during a specific era of the worldwide music scene. While all the tracks were completely accessible to anyone who was paying attention to the radio, the album was a strong reaction to the surging, heavy-handed guitar rock that listeners were accustomed to hearing during the mid/late nineties. The band will tour their 2-set Evening With Cake show in the US and Europe throughout 2009.
UpbeatRecords-002
CD
$9.25

Cake
Motorcade of Generosity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Cake's debut album will be reissued after long absence at retail. The re-mastered vinyl album configuration includes a limited edition Motorcade poster and a full album digital download card. Motorcade Of Generosity was forged during a specific era of the worldwide music scene. While all the tracks were completely accessible to anyone who was paying attention to the radio, the album was a strong reaction to the surging, heavy-handed guitar rock that listeners were accustomed to hearing during the mid/late nineties. The band will tour their 2-set Evening With Cake show in the US and Europe throughout 2009.
UpbeatRecords-002
LP
$16.25

Callisto
Providence (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Not willing to stagnate or become repetitive, Callisto have taken a bold creative step away from their earlier, more instrumental material and composed their first vocal record. The songs on Providence are built upon layers of melodies, but still far from the conventions of pop music. This is progressive music in its truest form. The band colors their aural approach with mellotrons, prog rock overtones, some jazz and a litany of other stylish influences drawn from the seventies. Providence is produced, engineered and mixed by Jonas Olsson and mastered by Svante Forsbäck. The artwork is contributed by Martin Kvamme of Unit Delta Plus (Fantomas, Satyricon, Turbonegro).
Fullsteam Records/Paper Tiger-121
CD
$9.25

Campbell, Eddie C.
Tear This World Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US CAMPBELL brings his unmistakably individual, engaging, & memorable verve & variety & his command of the Chicago blues tradition to this, his most fully realized chapter in a highly regarded discography. Wide-ranging vocals, creative songwriting, & the trademark reverb-drenched sound of his vintage metallic purple Fender Jazzmaster guitar
Delmark
CD
$13.25

Cave
Made In Malasia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Single off of "Psychic Psummer." The B-side, "Boneyard," was pulled from the same recording sessions but is exclusive to this 7 inch. Limited to 500
Important
45
$7.25

Cave
Psychic Psummer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US
Important
LP
$15.00

Cave
Psychic Psummer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Major momentum, expertly crafted & embracing maximum minimalism, repetition, Can-cloud-bounce, & full on heavy chant
Important
CD
$13.25

Children
Hard Times Hangin at the End of the World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US
Kemado
LP
$17.50

Children
Hard Times Hangin at the End of the World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Tradition meets stamina head on throughout the album's 6 massive long playing tracks. With intricate, narrative dual guitar work & a frenzied wired demeanor they bring it all together: thrash advancements, serious girth, familiar passage crosscut w/ relentless speed, a formidable edge & self-proclaimed "spiritual conspiracy party riffs"
Kemado
CD
$13.50

City Center
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Taking cues from the skewed pop music of Arthur Russell on one side, & the most warped moments of Brian Wilson by way of Panda Bear on the other, Fred Thomas (SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME, FLASHPAPR) has channeled an outsider pop masterwork. Thick waves of decomposing electronics & processed instruments crash & fizz beneath his multi-tracked echo/reverb-heavy vocals. Exulant, far-away harmonies are buried under thick blankets of fuzz guitar, hand-bells, ambient hums & gentle acoustic guitar, & it all pulses w/ an animal warmth that grabs you & won't let go
Type
CD
$15.50

City Center
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Type
LP
$19.75

Clues
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US vinyl version, 180 gram
Constellation
LP
$18.00

Clues
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Debut record from the main songwriter of the UNICORNS (Alden Penner) and Brendan Reed of ARCADE FIRE fame, yields one undeniable tune after another. Forged from postpunk, no wave & psych influences, Clues compose a rare breed of complex pop anthems.
Constellation
CD
$16.25

Coalesce
Ox (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US The Kansas clan lurches uncontrollably, adding just the right touch of bombast & contrast to make the seething agression all the more impactful, wringing vital emotions from every pore without even a trace of melancholy or regret
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Coalesce
Ox (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse
LP
$18.00

Comet Gain
Broken Record Players (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Deluxe issue Double LP in a gate-fold Stoughton jacket.
WhatsYourRupture
DLP
$23.75

Corridor
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Eight tracks of lush noise drenched stories of passion, loss & coming of age in the modern world. Multi-instrumentalist Michael Quinn is in his early 20s but is already considered a seasoned player in the post-hardcore scenes in Boston & Seattle. Once he transplanted to LA, Quinn wasted no time getting key slots on shows with Ariel Pink, Xu Xu Fang, Winter Flowers, etc. Taking his influences from 70s kraut-rock, Michael Gira's Swans & Django Reinhardt, he makes sounds that only few dare to categorize.
ManimalVinyl-011
CD
$10.75

Curious Mystery
Rotting Slowly (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Blends '60s-style psychedelia w/ American country-blues & garage experimentalism. The split vocal duties wind around each other in an organic swirl of skeletal percussion, tangled guitars, Eastern drones & multiple tempos.
Krecords-206
CD
$11.50

Curious Mystery, The
Rotting Slowly (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US A junkyard band with a heart of dirt, smoke, and wires; The Curious Mystery blends Sixties-style psychedelia with American country-blues and garage experimentalism. Cool night air, slow burning heaviness, impregnation by blackberry, Captain Beefheart, late night crawlers, native fowl, dinner, river blindness; these are some of the things The Curious Mystery bides its time thinking about. A stranger in a new town, Rotting Slowly [KLP206] is their debut album.
The Curious Mystery place an emphasis on dense sonic texture and unorthodox song structures. The band began in 2005 in Seattle where Shana Cleveland, a Midwestern daughter of Blues and Country rock musicians met Nicolas Gonzalez, an
experimental instrumentalist from Texas. Today the band features Nicolas on guitar, vocals, and homemade instruments; Shana on vocals, banjo, guitar, and autoharp; as well as Faustine B. Hudson on drums, gong, dinner bell, plastic tube; and Bradford Button on the bass guitar. Rotting Slowly has a vast implied distance and textural tension, canvassing canyons and turning tight corners. Cleveland and Gonzalez split vocal duties; hers is silky, his familiar and they wind around each other in an organic swirl of skeletal percussion, tangled guitars, Eastern drones and multiple tempos. "Black Sand" is forward-driven, clamoring for release; "Go Forth and Gather" is a mosaic obscura; the instrumental "Nicaragua" creates a thick, uncertain haze; "Strong Swimmers" has a playful springboard guitar-plucking; and "It's Tough" is a diseased-themed doo-wop that fades into a deservedly soothingly distant Morricone porch chant. The Curious Mystery are planning a tour for the summer of 2009. "The Curious Mystery traverses oceans and nations with its intoxicating psychedelia, ... completely engrossing." - Seattle Weekly
Krecords-206
LP
$11.50

Current 93
Alpeh at Hallucinatory Mountain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Spinning around epic series of verses written by founder David Tibet, the new album features a 1972-style supergroup including JAMES BLACKSHAW, WILLIAM BREEZE, BABY DEE, Andrew Liles (NURSE WITH WOUND), Keith Wood (HUSH ARBORS), RICKIE LEE JONES, OSSIAN BROWN, MATT SWEENEY & ALEX NEILSON.
Coptic
CD
$16.00

Deastro
Moondagger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 23RD)
PS, US Moondagger expands upon the positive electro-pop of Keepers, Deastro's home-recorded opus from 2008, with the addition of a full band. Thankfully, the mercurial, prolific Randolph Chabot still seems blissfully unaware of his music's genreless-ness. Thick, atmospheric production obscures bright, starry-eyed melodies; ecstatic synth squiggles dance around new-wave beats on songs about Nordics, toxic crusaders & geometric shapes; arrangement ideas bounce off one another within ambitious song structures that swerve left, then right, then left again. And yet underneath all of their seeming irreverence, Deastro's songs are breathtakingly down-to-earth-melodic slices of synth-led experimental pop whose energy builds with each iteration of the chorus, hitting emotional peak after emotional peak until they collapse in a heap.
GhostlyInternational-085
DCD
$12.00

Deastro
Moondagger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2ND)
PS, US Vinyl with bonus CD of Keepers album. Moondagger expands upon the positive electro-pop of Keepers, Deastro's home-recorded opus from 2008, with the addition of a full band. Thankfully, the mercurial, prolific Randolph Chabot still seems blissfully unaware of his music's genreless-ness. Thick, atmospheric production obscures bright, starry-eyed melodies; ecstatic synth squiggles dance around new-wave beats on songs about Nordics, toxic crusaders &
geometric shapes; arrangement ideas bounce off one another within ambitious song structures that swerve left, then right, then left again. And yet underneath all of their seeming irreverence, Deastro's songs are breathtakingly down-to-earth-melodic slices of synth-led experimental pop whose energy builds with each iteration
of the chorus, hitting emotional peak after emotional peak until they collapse in a heap.
GhostlyInternational
LP
$12.75

Deerhunter
Rainwater Cassette Exchange (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Certainly not a group to rest on their laurels (especially difficult when they have new songs burning a hole in their collective back pockets), Deerhunter delivers five new tracks on this extended play. This is not some stop-gap release between albums, or mere leftovers from their most recent Microcastle album, but an all new session.
Kranky
CD
$7.50

Deerhunter
Rainwater Cassette Exchange (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Kranky
12
$8.25

Desolation Wilderness
No Tomorrow b/w Pacific Palisades (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US "No Tomorrow" is a tribute to summer days well spent, living in the moment, never growing old. "Pacific Palisades" is a slow burner - the soundtrack of a California beach under a long dusk. These songs are a preview of the group's 2nd full length, "New Universe," which will be released by K in August 2009
Krecords-123
7"
$4.00

Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
DominoRecordingCo
LP
$16.50

Dirty Projectors
Bitte Orca (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US The follow-up to 2007's critically acclaimed and Domino debut "Rise Above". Their fifth release is a big rock album by design. Its idiosyncratic and sincere take on popular music is reminiscent of David Byrne with whom Dirty Projectors collaborated on "Knotty Pine" for the 2009 compilation "Dark Was The Night". In many ways, group leader David Longstreth could be seen as this generation's answer to Byrne, a distinctive torchbearer of labyrinthine song arrangements that go down easy.
DominoRecordingCo
CD
$12.50

DJ Kaos
Love the Nite Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Disco/rock hybrid reminiscent of Daniele Baldelli w/ its rough male vocal sound & "I Feel Love"-style disco acid bassline. On the flip is a Balearic version of the original supplied by the Swedish band Tiedye
Rong/DFA
12"
$8.00

DJ Shadow
4-Track Era Collection (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US 3CD set includes "Best of the Original Productions (1990-1992)," "Best of the KMEL Mixes (1991)" & "Best of the Remixes & Megamixes (1990-1992)"
Reconstruction
3XCD
$26.50

DJ Shadow
Diminishing Return [deluxe edition] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Legendary 2CD set, originally released in 2003, repackaged in a gatefold digipak. Disc 1 a Hip Hop adventure, veering from Crunk to Old School to Electro to UK First-Wave to Breaks & Beats. Disc 2 is psych rock, & includes an exclusive & previously unreleased original "War is Hell"
Reconstruction
DCD
$25.00

Eels
Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs Of Desire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2ND)
PS, US Mark Oiver Everett a.k.a E, is back with his first studio album in over four years.
Vagrant
CD
$13.75

Elfin Saddle
Ringing the Bell For The Begin Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation
LP
$18.00

Elfin Saddle
Ringing the Bell For The Begin Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US The musical project co-founded by Jordan McKenzie & Emi Honda. The music is gently mystical, calmly wide-eyed, & consistently guided by crystalline melodies deployed over the group's building blocks of accordion & junkyard persucssion. A truly unique hybrid folk music
Constellation
CD
$16.25

Elusive Parallelograms
And Everything Changes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Elusive Parallelograms have been called psychedelic rockers heading back into the future. Each member's influences and playing styles are unique and distinct, culminating in a blend of psychedelic, fuzzed-out guitars, and engaging rhythms. Elusive Parallelograms' eclectic arrangements and diverse sounds step away from conventional songwriting and provide a different musical perspective. "Recommended if you like Chester French, the Von Bondies...Who says psychedelia-influenced, shoegazer guitar riffs need to last five minutes a pop? These fellas have a knack for condensing the fuzz." -a Spin pick
RainbowQuartz-158
CD
$14.00

Erik B & Rakim
Follow the Leader (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US 2nd LP from this hip-hop duo is also their 2nd out & out classic record. Following the same formula as their debut, this features ERIC B.'s innovative, minimalist production style & RAKIM's blisteringly brilliant braggadocio. The golden age of hip-hop certainly has a surplus of fantastic LPs but this one deserves to be right up there near, if not at, the top. 180 gram vinyl reissue
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Fall, The
Northern Cream, The Fall DVD That Fights (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Northern Cream is a showcase of newly discovered footage of The Fall from 1981 and includes the only known film featuring the band with clarinet player Dave Tucker. The DVD includes unreleased 1981 concert footage, unreleased in-depth documentary, an interview from Mark E. Smith, audio outtakes, and the full Leeds University 1981 concert.
OZIT-08
DVD
$25.00

Faux Hoax
Your Friends Will Carry You Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Members of MENOMENA, GANG OF FOUR, TRACKER & 31KNOTS. Limited to 1000 copies
Polyvinyl
45
$4.00

Features, The
Some Kind of Salvation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US It's been four years since Nashville, TN's best kept secret, The Features, snuck onto our speakers with their critically lauded debut, Exhibit A. The record strengthened their already rabid hometown cult following and won over critics in both the US & UK press while shows with Kings of Leon, the Raconteurs and The Walkmen and sets at Redding & Leeds festivals showed off their brazenly flawless live show. Quite suddenly, The Features disappeared and left us wondering what had happened to the Southern four piece who were bound to become our next favorite band. But now, with trademark pop hooks and stellar songwriting in tow, The Features are returning this spring with an off-kilter masterpiece of a sophomore album, Some Kind of Salvation.
LooseToothRecords-001
CD
$9.00

Foreign Press
The Whole Story (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, UK The Whole Story is the first CD release by cult Manchester post-punk band Foreign Press. Manchester group Foreign Press were active between 1979 and 1988. After early gigs at legendary clubs including Rafters, Devilles and the Factory/Russell, the group recruited Joy Division manager Rob Gretton to produce their first single, Downpour, in 1979. After a second single, Climbing, in 1981, Foreign Press elected to pursue a more overtly commercial direction. The result was anthemic electro single The Great Divide, produced by Bernard Sumner (New Order) and Donald Johnson (A Certain Ratio), and released through a major label in 1983. Despite management from the team behind Wham! and a second pop single, the group failed to crack the charts, and after later demos for an album (again produced by Donald Johnson) finally split in 1988. However during their decade together Foreign Press recorded a wealth of material, much of it released here for the first time. Digitally remastered, 32 track 150 minute double disc set The Whole Story features all tracks from all four singles, as well as previously unreleased demo and session tracks. The booklet includes archive images and liner notes by singer Ralph Bowe.
LTM-2529
DCD
$15.25

Fully Celebrated
Drunk On the Blood Of The Holy Ones (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Long one of Boston's musical gems, FULLY CELEBRATED have always been JIM HOBBS (alto sax), TIMO SHANKO
(bass), & DJANGO CARRANZA (drums). "The band's core instincts involve bold, expressionistic playing, & drumming with emphatic glee. Indian raga, freeform swing, waltz, ballad, Latin, & funk rythms were employed before the climactic rave." - Boston Globe
AUMFidelity
CD
$12.75

Gainsbourg, Serge
Bonnie & Clyde (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Featuring a couple of duets, some BARDOT-sung, GAINSBOURG-penned numbers, & a number of Serge-only tunes, this is not, technically, a completely collaborative record. It is, however, one of Gainsbourg's finest releases featuring a wide range of styles from moody, funky French-pop ("Bonnie & Clyde"), to barroom piano jazz ("Bubble Gum"), to Afro-Caribbean rhythms ("Pauvre Lola" & "Baudelaire"), to the swinging 60s pop he was most known for at the time ("Docteur Jeckyll et Monsieur Hyde"). A classic from these 2 French heroes, originally released in 1968, reissued here on 180 gram vinyl
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Gay Beast
Second Wave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Vinyl version. A careening groove between the prickly corners of tunefulness & musical density, danceability & controlled chaos. The trio lets fly w/ utopian visions of 2nd-wave feminism, exposing a mood-swinging musical reach heretofore unheard
SkinGraft
LP
$16.50

Gay Beast
Second Wave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US A careening groove between the prickly corners of tunefulness & musical density, danceability & controlled chaos. The trio lets fly w/ utopian visions of 2nd-wave feminism, exposing a mood-swinging musical reach heretofore unheard
SkinGraft
CD
$16.50

Georgia's Horse
The Mammoth Sessions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Texas is a graveyard and The Lone Star State is full of ghosts. Once the home of many thousands of military personnel, old bases now stand empty. The only tenants are lizards and snakes. Even the rusted and rotted hulks of planes have been carted off by junk men and souvenir hunters. The roar of the war effort has been replaced by the whisper of the wind. A gentle absence of action. The haunted Americana of Georgia's Horse sounds like it could have come from any of these ghostly deserts. Their debut album, The Mammoth Sessions sounds like an aftermath of some emotionally violent event that has just left stillness and melancholia in its place. These 13 songs are anchored around the skewed and magnetic vision of singer/songwriter Teresa Maldonado and their brittle and skeletal songs are fleshed out by multi-instrumentalist Tiziano Hernandez (bass/guitars), Brad Thomason (drums) and Melly Rose (cello).
FireRecords-128
CD
$14.75

Georgia's Horse
Shepherd EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US During spring every year, the world's music press descends on the SXSW conference held across Austin, Texas. Wearing box-fresh cowboy boots, critics swarm along the blues bars and juke joints of 6th and Congress looking for the next big thing and BBQ ribs. But what they are searching for is further afield. What they want to hear is out of town, past the city limits, past the huge boneyards containing the ghosts of the Civil War dead, along carrion encrusted highways, past farm shacks and Mexican settlements, out into the real heart of the Lone Star State. This is where you can find the haunted Americana of Georgia's Horse. Their new EP, Shepherd, is redolent of the sun-baked vacant lots of Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas, the gentle (ex pat) Americana of The New Pornographers, a light dusting of the folk-psychedelia of Smog and the torrid and threatening country death songs of PJ Harvey's To Bring You My Love. This five track EP features the skewed and magnetic vision of singer/songwriter Teresa Maldonado. Her brittle and skeletal songs are fleshed out by multi-instrumentalist Tiziano Hernandez (bass/guitars), Brad Thomason (drums) and Melly Rose (cello). But that's not to say that this recording sounds like it was handled by some kind of your-mother's-your-brother-lives-in-a-barn hillbilly. Their recent collaboration with hotly tipped Pitchfork favorites and electronic/dub step pioneers Various Productions ('As It Stops Raining', Fire Records) has certainly influenced the group. Both the title track and Snake & Sparrow creak and echo as if recorded in a haunted house, on haunted equipment. From the most basic of set ups, a deeply affecting and subtle beauty is achieved. Shepherd trails the much anticipated debut album by Georgia's Horse, The Mammoth Sessions which will be released through Fire Records on June 9th.
FireRecords-171
CD5
$10.25

Giallorenzo, Paul
Get In To Go Out (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US This high-voltage aggregate feat. GIALLORENZO'S alternately fiery & contemplative pianism in the company of saxophonist DAVE REMPIS, cornetist JOSH BERMAN, bassist ANTON HATWICH, & FRANK ROSALY on drums. "GITGO" presents controlled fire music born of an homage to experimental jazz of the late 50's & blazing trails into territory illuminated by the music's pioneers.
482Music
CD
$11.75

Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US New album of wanton freaxotica... There is an unbelievable clarity of sound and vision to Veckatimest: vocals (a duty shared by all band members) are sharper and more complex, arrangements are tighter, production is more venturous and lyrics more affecting. Having opened the creative dialogue at such an early stage, Grizzly Bear was able to realize these 12 songs together as a band, making it their most collaboratively compositional album to date. This yielded an unexpected mix of material that feels more confident, mature, focused and most of all, dynamic. From songs like 'Dory' (a gracefully psychedelic, ever-evolving work),'Ready Able' (a synth-y opus, and one of four songs that boasts string arrangements by composer Nico Muhly) and 'Foreground' (a plaintive, vocal-driven send-off, and one of two songs to feature choral arrangements also by Muhly) to more resounding pop songs like 'Two Weeks' (an other-worldly doo wop featuring backing vocals from Beach House s Victoria LeGrand) and 'While You Wait For the Others' (a triumphant and melodically cacophonous pop masterpiece), Veckatimest is an album of the highest highs and lowest lows an unbelievably diverse collection of songs that celebrates the strength of each band member, and the power of the whole. It was well worth the wait.
Warp
CD
$14.25

Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp
DLP
$20.75

Group Doueh
Treeg Salaam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Compiled from their personal archives, these 5 tracks are as brain-shifting in their ecstatic brilliance as any music ever heard. From the wahstroked lead-off track to the blazing dexterity of "Ragsa Jaguar," the whole of the 1st side is an entrance to the lip-puckering tea den of Saharan trance heaven. One-time pressing of 1,500 copies on 180 gram vinyl
SublimeFrequencies
LP
$22.00

Harbinger
Second Coming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US 2nd album by loner/downer folk legend DAVE BIXBY. Includes MP3 download code
Guerssen
LP
$25.25

Hawk and a Hacksaw
Delivrance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Forges deeper into the culture of the old East & comes back w/ a suite of euphoric melodies for times of revelry. Recorded in Budapest around the core of a Hungarian folk group, this is by far their most vivid, intense, & confident work to date
Leaf
CD
$16.00

Hawk and a Hacksaw
Delivrance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Vinyl version
Leaf
LP
$17.25

Headlights
Remixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US VINYL VERSION! After their critically acclaimed sophomore album "Some Racing, Some Stopping" came out in early 2008, the band started calling on all of their friends from the road to remix their songs. This limited-edition LP features remixes from THE ALBUM LEAF, CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE, SON LUX, as well as CALE PARKS, & T.J LIPPLE (ALOHA)
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Hecker, Tim
Harmony in Ultraviolet (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US First proper VINYL release for Hecker's breakthrough 2006 album
Kranky
DLP
$16.25

Hecuba
Paradise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Vinyl with download code. Long awaited full length album from Los Angeles electronic duo whom have toured w/ Devenda Banhart & Lucky Dragons & will hit the road in '09 w/ Bat For Lashes. 10 experimental avante-pop songs that brings to mind the Eurythmics, Laurie Anderson, Arthur Russell & Outkast.
ManimalVinyl-014
LP
$16.25

Hecuba
Paradise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Long awaited full length album from Los Angeles electronic duo whom have toured w/ Devenda Banhart & Lucky Dragons & will hit the road in '09 w/ Bat For Lashes. 10 experimental avante-pop songs that brings to mind the Eurythmics, Laurie Anderson, Arthur Russell & Outkast.
ManimalVinyl-014
CD
$12.25

Hess Is More
Hits (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US The music of Hess is More is poppy, quirky, playful and cinematic with a unique melodic catch to it. Nublu Records is proud to introduce Hess is More to this side of the Atlantic with Hits, a solid and unique manifesto from a truly original artist. Hess is More's career began in 2005 in Denmark on the label Music for Dreams. Since then, Mikkel Hess has gained an international following amongst hipsters, artists, musicians, tastemakers and train spotters alike. "Yes Boss" has had nearly half a million Youtube views, "Ssshhhh" has hit top #3 download on iTunes Denmark and his tracks have been featured on countless compilations worldwide.
Nublu-020
CD
$9.25

Hexlove
Your Love of Music Will Be An Important Part of Your Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US 2CD set. One disk is filled w/ spacious sounds & reverberated vocalse while the 2nd is filled w/ frantic drumming & angular compositions
Porter
DCD
$16.00

Holsapple, Peter & Chris Stamey
Here And Now (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US The first collaboration in almost two decades by the acclaimed songwriters of The dB's. Holsapple was a touring member of REM, while Stamey played with Alex Chilton. Features legendary saxophonist Branford Marsalis on two tracks, while drummer Jon Wurster (Superchunk, Son Volt, The Mountain Goats), drummer Logan Matheny (Roman Candle, The Rosebuds), and percussionist Gary Greene (Hootie And The Blowfish, Big Head Todd) bring power to other tracks. "With pop this piercingly pure, and Everlys-worthy harmonies to boot, The dB's songwriting team has put together another instant classic" - Blurt.
BarNone
CD
$12.50

Illinois
The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe is the culmination and first physical component of a series of 6 digital EP's released in 2009. Each one of the 6 EP's released to digital retails included a subsequent video component. After successful review online and praise from a slew of outlets, this Deluxe Edition CD combines all the songs from these releases as well as some bonus tracks, just for good measure. The full-length video with bonus footage will also be available to view online following release.
+1Records-115
CD
$14.75

Intelligence
Fake Surfers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Lars Finberg (A-FRAMES) introduces a whole new spectrum of sonic awareness cleverly buried under little piles of dirt, w/ glimmering specks of brilliance poking through. Experimental post-punk rock weighted down by paranoia
IntheRed
CD
$14.25

Intelligence
Fake Surfers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50

It Ain't Over: Delmark
Celebrates 55 Years of Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Delmark's 55th anniversary blues bash at Buddy Guy's Legends in March 2008 feat. most of their local blues roster, a Delmark Day proclamation from Mayer Daley, & a Grammy Hall of Fame Award for the groundbreaking "Hoodoo Man Blues" album. Live performances by LURRIE BELL, TAIL DRAGGER, ZORA YOUNG, JIMMY JOHNSON W/ DAVE SPECTER, & many more
Delmark
CD
$13.25

Joan Of Arc
Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US A record that encapsulates the spirit of the group - a mentality that embraces contradictions & tears apart common musical structures, only to rebuild them without a blueprint. They continue to succeed in doing what many strive for with a new album: creating an obscure combination of familiar, obvious ideas while sticking with the notion that "if it feels good, do it"
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Joan Of Arc
Flowers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

Jookabox/Dosh
Unusual Animals Vol. 5 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US 5th in a series of vinyl-only releases. The series, pairs Asthmatic Kitty roster artists & friends & sometimes-unlikely bedfellows. Each record includes a beautiful rendering of 1 of Mother Nature's stranger inhabitants by illustrator Jared Chapman. This limited-edition series expands the Asthmatic Kitty family to include some unexpected folks. This vol. includes JOOKABOX's "Dead Zone Boys," & DOSH's "Lifestyle Insurance"
AsthmaticKitty-410
45
$4.00

Kane, Jonathan
Jet Ear Party (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Kane's (SWANS, La Monte Young, Rhys Chatham) 2nd full-length is a masterpiece of raw, ass-thumping Americana. He lunges at breakneck boogies & tom-driven swamp stomps w/ equal abandon. In a radical departure, he tones down his mojo long enough to accomodate female vocals for a breathlessly sexy, overtone drenched soul ballad. He even pilots hardcore R&B a la Wilson Pickett into the Creedence bayou for a sweat-soaked cover of Sly Stone's "Thank You Fallettinme Be Mice Elf Agin"
TableofElements
CD
$13.00

Kowalsky, Gregg
Tape Chants (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9th)
PS, US A series made up of performances & compositions using tapes as the main source material, as well as mono speakers of various cassette players for the piece's amplification. Inspired by experiments with tape loops, cassette players & recorders, analog synths, sine oscillators, mixer feedback, contact mics & various acoustic sound sources. The studio version adds rhythmic textures to the once static drone compositions.
Kranky-131
CD
$12.25

Kreng
L'Autopsie Phenomenale De Dieu (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US These sample-based constructions incorporated sounds from free-jazz, new electronic-generated sounds, classical modernism & vintage geographical recordings. Discordant segments of wailing, top-end violins give way to clunking rhythmic passages of metal marimbas & tuned percussion; free-roaming passages of rasping, low-end bass & the shuffle of free-jazz recall the work of Prestige-era Moondog, as well as aspects of Harry Partch's instrumentation via mid- to latter-day period Tom Waits. Atonal ambiance & slow builds, eerie segues into low murk, & a haunting solo soprano voice are all pulled together to make perfect sense, often in terrifying ways. Limited edition GREEN VINYL
Miasmah
LP
$19.50

Lava Children
Four Spells (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Pysch pop masters create eerie masterpieces. For fans of Sun Ra, 13th Floor Elevators, BMSR, The Knife
Graveface
CD
$10.00

Little Big Adventure
Hateful Eye (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Cool & delicately poignant pop melodies mixed w/ hard distorted drums & warped synthesizers
Labrador
CD5
$7.25

Little Girls
Thrills (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 2009)
PS, US Totally rockin' lo-fi mindbending (think Wavves) from The Great White North. Limited wax comes with download card.
MexicanSummer-013
12
$14.25

Lloyd, Richard
The Jaime Neverts Story (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 2009)
PS, US New album of Hendrix covers. On tour Spring, Summer and Fall.
Parasol-CD-113
CD
$10.00

London, Frank & Lorin
Skramberg - Tsuker-Zis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US This 3rd installment of their Nigunim projects focuses on Hasidic holiday songs. Features guitarist Knox Chandler (PSYCHEDELIC FURS), legendary oud player ARA DINKJIAN & Indian percussion virtuoso DEEP SINGH
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Loop
World in Your Eyes [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Originally a 1987 singles collection, now re-released as a remastered 3CD set. All the band's 12-inches & compilation appearances are in chronological order, w/ some tracks from the very 1st demo, the "16 Dreams" single, Nick Drake & Neil Young songs, the "Prisma Uber Europa" live promo 12-inch, & even the Godflesh cover from their split on Clawfist.
Reactor
3CD
$20.75

Loop
Gilded Eternity [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Their final album, 1st released in 1990. This 2CD set has been remastered from the original analog sources & includes extra material from the relevant timeframe. The original album in its entirety is on 1 disc, w/ bonus tracks, including Peel Session material & unreleased demos, on the 2nd disc.
Reactor
DCD
$18.00

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

Magnetic Fields
69 Love Songs [6X10"] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US 1st time available on vinyl! Special 10th Anniversary limited edition deluxe 6x10 inch vinyl box. This vinyl reissue is beautifully packaged in a 10 inch slip case box w/ 3 double gatefold sleeves & the original booklet in 10 inch size. Includes an MP3 download coupon for all 69 songs.
Merge
10
$88.00

Marshmallow Coast
Phreak Phantasy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US LIMITED to 100 copies
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
LP
$16.50

Mary Onettes
Dare (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Imagine a Swedish equivalent of The National on a diet of speed & Go-Betweens singles
Labrador
CD5
$6.50

Master Musicians of Bukkake
Totem One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Features members of SUNN O))), EARTH, GRAILS, & BURNING WITCH, & vocals by Alan Bishop (SUN CITY GIRLS). Like a reverse dark side of the new age sound, the group perform ritualistic electric excursions into the outer & inner reaches. Outerspace Gamelan, dusty fuzz rock, meditations of a deranged Krishna, & blurry acoustic guitar majesty all reveal themselves in epic form
Conspiracy
CD
$16.75

Master Musicians of Bukkake
Totem One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Viny version. Features members of SUNN O))), EARTH, GRAILS, & BURNING WITCH, & vocals by Alan Bishop (SUN CITY GIRLS). Like a reverse dark side of the new age sound, the group perform ritualistic electric excursions into the outer & inner reaches. Outerspace Gamelan, dusty fuzz rock, meditations of a deranged Krishna, & blurry acoustic guitar majesty all reveal themselves in epic form
Conspiracy
LP
$16.75

Mates of State
All Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Following a move to the east coast & 2003's triumphant "Team Boo," the group reinvented themselves w/ this EP. 180 gram vinyl at 45 RPM. Includes MP3 code.
Polyvinyl
LP
$10.00

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds Vol. 5 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Volume 5 of the 13 Japanese Birds series, limited to 1000
Important
CD
$13.25

Mitchell, Nicole Black
Earth Strings - Renegades (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US BES rides at the forefront of jazz, new music, & creative improvisation & MITCHELL's "rough & edgy" aesthetic rebels from the flowery sweet flute & string stereotype that runs rampant in jazz. Compositions bring African rhythms, contemporary sounds, & swinging improvisation to a chamber music setting. Feat. JOSH ABRAMS, RENEE BAKER, TOMEKA REID, & SHIRAZETTE TINNIN
Delmark
CD
$13.25

Monks, The
The Early Years 1964-1965 (PRE-ORDER: APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Collection of The Monks' singles anmd extraneous genius, lavishly packaged, lovingly remastered. The Monks were American G.I.s based in Germany who created batshit-primal garage-punk and dressed accordingly. Details, release date and price TBC.
LightInTheAttic
CD
$15.25

Monks, The
Black Monk Time [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Rerelease of The Monks' notorious 1966 album, their one and only, lavishly packaged, lovingly remastered. The Monks were American G.I.s based in Germany who created batshit-primal garage-punk and dressed accordingly. Details, release date and price TBC.
LightInTheAttic
CD
$15.25

Monks, The
The Early Years 1964-1965 (PRE-ORDER: APRIL 14TH)
PS, US * Limited Edition Vinyl LP features 180 gram wax, gatefold hand-numbered old school tip-on jacket, lyrics, and notes. Tracklist - 1. Monk Time 2. We Do Wie Du 3. Boys Are Boys 4. Pretty Suzanne 5. Higgle-dy Piggle-dy 6. Hushie Pushie 7. Love Came Tumblin' Down 8. Oh, How To Do Now 9. Space Age 10. I Hate You Bonus Tracks: 11. Boys Are Boys 12. There She Walks
LightInTheAttic
LP
$21.75

Moon Phantoms
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Limited to 500. Collaboration of BARDO POND, ALESEHIR, & SUISHOU NO FUNE, & the 4th release in Important Records 4-part Bardo Pond related vinyl set
Important
LP
$18.25

Mori, Ikue
Class Insecta (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US One of the pioneers of laptop electronics, Ikeu (formerly of the landmark No Wave band DNA) has been breaking new ground on the musical frontier for 3 decades. This newest solo CD features her idiosyncratic take on contemporary dance rhythms & electronica. Fascinating ambient textures, detailed improvisations & pulsing hypnotic rhythms clash & combine in this complex & charismatic electronic masterpiece
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

My Bloody Valentine
Loveless [2009 expanded remaster] (DELAYED. PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 2009)
PS, UK New, expanded, digipak version of MBV's otherworldly 1991 shoegaze classic, digitally remastered by MBV honcho Kevin Shields. Second disc is reported to be a alternate and previously unreleased version of Loveless remastered from original analog tapes.
Sony
DCD
$23.00

My Bloody Valentine
Isn't Anthing [2009 remaster] (DELAYED. PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 2009)
PS, UK New, 2009 re-issue in a digipak, digitally remastered by Kevn Shields.
SonyBMG
CD
$21.75

Neokarma Jooklo Trio
Time's Vibes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US A wildflower in the Italian music scene, using cosmic improvisation & meditation techniques that gently hoover into musical religion. With up-tempo tribal percussion & trance-inducing Middle Eastern & Asian Gamelan influences, the group summons the ancient spirits of nature. Ethereal drones are woven into a magical flying carpet, then drenched in reverb & delay to dig deep in an emotional visionary barrel. RIYL: Yahowa 13, Kawabata Makoto, Master Musicians of Bukkake, Guru Guru
Conspiracy
LP
$16.75

Nether Dawn
Well Song (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US ANTONY MILTON is one of New Zealand's leading figures of new experimental drone & folk music. This was recorded in the dim light of an underground abandoned bunker
Porter
CD
$14.75

Ocean
Pantheon Of The Lesser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 11TH)
PS, US 2xLP to follow in about one month. Following their acclaimed breakthrough debut album that caught the ears of critics and fans worldwide, and became Important's highest selling album, Ocean has returned with their forward thinking, brutally heavy and purely minimalist sophomore album Pantheon Of The Lesser. Pantheon Of The Lesser was composed over a period of two years in Ocean's home studio in Portland, Maine. As the seasons passed each track was written, re-written, played and then re-played as layers were slowly stripped away until the true essence of the song was revealed. Once Ocean entered the studio it took another two years to deconstruct Pantheon Of The Lesser until they had found the essence of their writing. This disciplined deconstructionist approach to songwriting is how Pantheon Of The Lesser is how Ocean takes it to the next level of the abyss. The result of this compositional technique is over an hour of strictly bare instrumentation and a kind of natural heaviness that slowly rises and falls in a pure organic fashion. Everything in it's own time. Simply profound. Heavy like Schoenberg. While Ocean continues to explore and expand upon their "less is more" approach of profound musical minimalism and sheer heaviness, Pantheon Of The Lesser is a bit more musical than its predecessor. The Beacon, the opening track on Pantheon Of The Lesser, was played as Ocean's complete set on a recent US tour and on dates with Mono and Boris. Clocking in at
41 minutes on record and over an hour live; The Beacon evolves in 3 distinct movements with fleeting moments of hypnotic melody and earth shaking heavy dirges creating an all-encompassing tone of pure misanthropy. The second and final track on Pantheon Of The Lesser, titled Of The Lesser, carries a similar theme of misery. Written as an ode to distraction, chemical and otherwise, it is Ocean at their most personal: a pure sonic stream of consciousness in slow motion. Packaged in a deluxe foil printed heavy-duty cardboard jacket with art by renowned Maine illustrator Bruce Hutchison. The vinyl version is packaged in double 200 gram vinyl, packaged in deluxe letter pressed covers and limted to 500 copies.
Important-219
CD
$13.00

Ocean
Pantheon of the Lesser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS,US WHITE VERSION w/ unique D-side track - a cover of Swans' "You're Not Real, Girl." Vinyl version is double 200-gram vinyl, packaged in deluxe letter-pressed covers & limited to 500 copies
Important
DLP
$23.25

Om
Live Conference (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Deluxe limited edition vinyl-only release. On this night the group performed the seminal album "Conference of the Birds" live in its entirety. Newly invoked energy resonates in the sound of the band
Important
LP
$16.75

Onna
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 23RD)
PS, US Reissue of 1983 Japanese psychedelic masterpiece. Includes 2 outtakes from "Katawa," a solo piece from an obscure cassette release, & 4 live tracks from 1983 featuring a young Michio Kurihara (WHITE HEAVEN, GHOST, BORIS)
HolyMountain
CD
$16.00

Other Girls
Perfect Cities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Perfect Cities is the first album by Cleveland, Ohio's Other Girls on Audio Eagle Records. Recommended for fans of Band of Horses, the Walkmen, the National, and Sound Team On songs like "Sleep A Year" and "The Facility," The Other Girls have managed to fuse the real life practicality and bottled romanticism of all great pop rock bands, from The Replacements to The Smiths - bands from cold, matter of fact places where romanticism is a valuable commodity, that when accessed, is more beautiful, poignant, and rarified than any other. It's on songs like "Hey Fella, You Fell" the drifter, couch surfing nostalgia of young fathers who both accept and resist the everydayness of their lives translates into a danceable pop song that makes you want to scream at your fate and embrace your ugly world all at the same time.
AudioEagleRecords-007
CD
$12.00

Paper Chase, The
Someday This Could All Be Yours Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US On Someday This Could All Be Yours Vol. 1, The Paper Chase sounds even more unlike any other band in modern music. As a band, The Paper Chase has matured but hasn't lightened up, leaving open spaces and allowing melodies to fully develop; the group presents its most powerful work to date. Utilizing a newfound dynamic command with drummer Jason Garner making his recorded debut with the group, these songs are able to breathe--subtly building feelings of anticipation, yet erupting into violence and chaos as crisis becomes inevitable. With each track representing a different natural disaster, The Paper Chase leader John Congleton crafts his most startling account of humanity, exploring the existential crisis inherent within a universe seemingly fated to exterminate its population. While the narrative voices obsess over the batteries in their smoke alarms, the dams along the river and their desperate prayers for health and prosperity, these songs expose the utter frailty of the human condition.
KillRockStars-502
CD
$14.75

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

Passion Pit
Manners (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US An irresistible, filler-free glimpse into the mind of a man who'd like to unleash his very own Pet Sounds someday. Check the carefully-sculpted songwriting on display: the speaker-panning synths & slightly sinister children's chorus (straight outta P.S. 22 in NYC) of "Little Secrets" & "The Reeling," the lead dulcimer loops & melancholic melodies of "Moth's Wings"
FrenchKiss
CD
$13.25

Pelican
Ephemeral (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Vinyl only release from Chicago heavy-rock instrumental icons. This new material is much heavier, darker & very riff-oriented. Joining Pelican on the Earth cover "The Geometry of Murder" is none other than Dylan Carlson himself!
SouthernLord
LP
$13.50

Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US New album from Phrench modern pop kingpins. A career-defining album, filled w/ the band's signature melding of synthetics & organics, sharp, danceable rhythms, infectious choruses w/ a considerable dose of aural panache, & candy-colored pop sensibilities.
GlassNote
CD
$12.25

Phoenix
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
GlassNote
LP
$19.00

Pop, Iggy & James Williamson
Kill City (PINK VINYL reissue) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Released on Bomp in 1977, Kill Ciy captures Iggy Pop in a rare moment of vulnerability and few can argue that in terms of the quality of material and the strength of Iggy's voice, this is an overlooked achievement. The vinyl has been out of print for a couple of years and this new pressing is on pink vinyl, limited to 800 copies.
Bomp!Records-40412
LP
$14.00

Pop, Iggy & James Williamson
Kill City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Released on Bomp in 1977, Kill Ciy captures Iggy Pop in a rare moment of vulnerability and few can argue that in terms of the quality of material and the strength of Iggy's voice, this is an overlooked achievement.
Bomp!Records-4042
CD
$13.00

Portland Cello Project
The Thao & Justin Power Sessions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Portland Cello Project is a group of cellists from Portland, OR. This album, their first on Kill Rock Star, includes collaboration with Thao Nguyen of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down as well as local musician Justin Power. As would be expected of PCP, the remainder of the album showcases cello sublimity and madness: from a Pantera cover, to a solemn religious piece by John Tavener.
KillRockStars-508
CD
$14.75

Primus
Pork Soda (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1993, this is the group's 2nd major label release. Punk, funk, noise, rock, blues, & novelty pop all combine into the crazy stew that is Primus, & this is one of the finest efforts of their illustrious career. Reissued on 180 gram 2LP
Plain
DLP
$22.50

Pumajaw
Favourites (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Retrospective of the 1st 4 albums. These 14 gems were handpicked by the group. A duo that weave multi-octave voice w/ looped guitar, mandolin, samples, concertina & hypnotic rhythms. They have their own seductive sound that defies categorization & stretches from psychedelic pop through sultry folk songs to eerie, cacophonous, trance-inducing laments
Fire-130
CD
$14.50

Quest For Fire
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US "Toronto's Quest For Fire conjure up the original root of psychedelia with the raunch, muscle, and oscillations of Hawkwind and Comets On Fire, and Pink Floyd's sensory panorama, all resting on a simplistic, plodding Spacemen 3 thump...The band's sound comes across fully realized, they possess a signature sound, something a band usually gets to once they're already a couple of records deep" - Montreal Mirror. "Quest For Fire's debut could be the rallying point to unite aged Hendrix hippies and new-school Dead Meadow bong-loaders alike...proof that whatever fire these dudes are searching for has most definitely been found" - Eye Weekly.
TeePee
CD
$13.00

Quest For Fire
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
TeePee
LP
$14.75

Radiators, The
The Lost Southlake Sessions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Recorded in the early 90's during one of the most creative periods in the band's long history. The sessions were discovered while researching tracks for last years 30th Anniversary Compilation, Wild & Free. Six of the fourteen tracks have never been previously released.
RadzRecords-2222
CD
$11.25

Rainbow Arabia
Kabukimono (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 21ST)
PS, US Color Vinyl EP.
ManimalVinyl
12
$18.25

Real Estate
Fake Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US
Woodsist
45
$6.00

Red House Painters
Songs For A Blue Guitar [Delayed] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Recorded w/ a new backing band this is the 1st RHP record on which Mark Kozelek really lets his rock chops loose, a forerunner to his more recent, critically acclaimed, work w/ SUN KIL MOON. Alongside brilliant originals are 3 covers, highlighting his interpretive skills, of Yes ("Long Distance Runaround"), the Cars ("All Mixed Up"), & Wings ("Silly Love Songs"). On vinyl for the very 1st time anywhere, 180 gram 2LP. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Plain
DLP
$22.50

Rodriguez
Coming From Reality (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Back in 1971, Coming From Reality was Rodriguez's last gasp, the follow-up to Cold Fact and the final album he was allowed to record for the Sussex label. Unearthed, once again by Light In The Attic Records, it's another treat for fans new and old, designed - at the time - as Rodriguez's vision of a perfect pop album. Coming From Reality found Rodriguez decamping from Detroit to London's Lansdowne Studios, where the album was recorded with some of the UK's top talent including Chris Spedding (Harry Nilsson, Sex Pistols, Dusty Springfield) and producer Steve Rowland (The Pretty Things, PJ Proby and the man who discovered The Cure), who recalls Coming From Reality as his all time favorite recording project. Highlights include the super-poppy To Whom It May Concern, the Rocky Raccoon-inspired A Most Disgusting Song and period piece Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour. The reissue also includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in Detroit in 1972 with Cold Fact collaborators Mike Theodore & Dennis Coffey, representing the last thing the trio ever did together. Meanwhile, the Rodriguez story keeps gathering pace. A Swedish film company is working on a feature length documentary about the enigmatic performer's music and life. Rodriguez is planning to bring his live show to the UK and Europe come Spring/Summer 2009, along with further North American touring.
LightInTheAttic-038-1
LP
$26.00

Rodriguez, Roberto
Timba Talmud (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Imaginative Cuban-Jewish fusion from this composer/percussionist. Performed by a tight band of musical all-stars, Son Montuno & Guaracha meet the Jewish tradition in the beautiful & sensitive collection of Latin Klezmer
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Rusted Shut
Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS,US Houston's Rusted Shut has been at it in one form or another since 1986 at least. This record is the work of a band determined to work out some difficult shit, so bear witness. Dead is not for the faint of heart or those with weak kidneys. Don Walsh spins a negative vortex of such power that clothing, food wrappers & other loose items are easily sucked into its encompassing downer orbit. The music backing this maelstrom references hard rock superheroes with no sense of fidelity: The tinittus of Lemmy Kilmeister & the cochlea pain of GG Allin
Load
CD
$12.50

Rusted Shut
Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
LP
$12.50

Saturation Point
Mechanisma (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Saturation Point has taken a change in direction. They have ditched the post-rock instrumental soundscapes that have seemed to dominate the underground rock scene and taken on a motorik vibe. The guitars have melted into the background and the kraut-synth, early keyboard sounds have been dragged to the fore. John Langley (The Mekons/Blue Aeroplanes) has swapped his "swing" for "machine" on the drums. If you need a new fix of German machine rock, wrap your ears around this baby! Think Neu!, Amon Dull II, Organization, Cluster Harmonia, Guru Guru, Cosmic Jokers, Plank Production. "Genre Defining" -Venue Magazine "Mile-high amp debauchery...a new must-have album" -Clash Magazine "An enjoyably dirty brand of post rock" -NME "Captivating and engaging" -The Fly "Saturation Point have made a record that stands tall amongst its many peers" -Line of Best Fit "A stunning listen" -Subba Culthcha "Their music is a calling card from a band who wants to come 'round to your place, redesign your furniture, paint the walls green and then blow your windows out." -Penny Black
Invada-061
CD
$14.00

Savath & Savalas
La Llama (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US Guillermo Scott Herren (PREFUSE 73), w/ Eva Puyuleo Muns & a new addition to the band, Roberto Carlos Lange, were inspired by a shared love for South-African psychedelic music & the early 70s independent music scene that had briefly flourished in Recife, Brazil.
StonesThrow
CD
$16.00

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

School of Seven Bells
My Cabal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Third single from "Alphinsisms" Pronounced "my cable." The song "My Cabal" reflects that strange conflation of technology & the supernatural, spinning a drum-machine throb, a few chiming guitars, and a My Bloody Valentine-style atmospheric "whoosh" into a sophisticated dream-pop anthem. The "My Cabal" single's B-side component is particularly stacked, beginning with the melancholy instrumental track "My Camarilla," a gentle "response" from Cabal, the song's protagonist, to Camarilla, his lady love. A half-time remix of Alpinism's vocoder-laden "Chain" by UK ambient legends Seefeel follows. Finally, Jesu's Justin Broadrick re-imagines "Face to Face on High Places" as an overdriven fever dream, saturating the song with melting- lm guitar tones and hard-edged electronic percussion. For all of Jesu's added sturm und drang, though, the song ends up somehow even sweeter.
GhostlyInternational
12
$11.00

Shangri-Las
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US The Shangri-Las stormed stages across the USA in tight pants & leather biker boots, singing about motorcycles & runaways. They were the voice of teens living on the margins of society, the original bad girls, & according to legend, they lived up to their status off stage as well as on. This extensive retrospective brings back the essential work of these proto-riot grrrls, including all their superb hits. 2LP set.
Lilith
DLP
$40.00

Shitmat
One Foot in the Rave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS,US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlanetMu
DLP
$19.25

Shitmat
One Foot in the Rave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US With throwback albums all the rage, SHITMAT joins the likes of Zomby & Glowstyx w/ a nostalgic album of '92-'94 jungle breaks & Amen killers. Reminiscent of DJ Seduction, Foul Play, & early Remarc w/ a tip of the hat to the old school masters of the break.
PlanetMu
CD
$16.00

Smith, Wadada Leo/Jack
DeJohnette - America (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Features 6 new compositions by one of the most consistently brilliant composer/performers out of the legendary AACM, & telepathic interplay by 2 virtuoso instrumentalists who have been pushing the musical envelope since the 1960s
Tzadik
CD
$15.25

Snider, Todd
The Excitement Plan (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Street corner prophet and good time buddy, Todd Snider, has been championing the overlooked and underappreciated for over fifteen years. This year he's back with The Excitement Plan, an album that combines social commentary, gypsy recession recovery plan and soul-folk in to one unified masterpiece. Self-awareness never sounded so good as Todd and crack sidemen Jim Keltner and Greg Liesz team up with Grammy-winning producer Don Was (Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones) for an album that exemplifies Snider's by-your-wits lifestyle and once-an-age lyricism. The Excitement Plan ranges from the boozy tonk of Loretta Lynn duet "Don't Tempt Me" to the earnest soul searching of Greencastle Blues. The brilliant "Money, Compliments, Publicity" (Song Number Ten) seems to sum up Snider in a song - gracious and grounded, yet longing to write a song or two that would warrant getting too big for his britches. With The Excitement Plan, Snider may have done just that.
YepRocRecords-2202
CD
$15.75

Sonic Youth
The Eternal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION! Double LP hyper-deluxe HQ 180 RTI vinyl analog in heavy duty Stoughton gatefold sleeve, printed inner sleeves, and MP3 coupon.
Matador
DLP
$40.00

Sonic Youth
The Eternal (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US After years on Geffen Records, Sonic Youth return to an indie label with their sixteenth studio album. "The Eternal" is a supercharged rocker, recalling aspects of the Evol-Sister-Daydream Nation holy trinity, but with cleaner, louder production and more straightforward momentum. With Pavement's Mark Ibold joining on bass, and producer John Agnello back at the controls, "The Eternal" takes the melodic songwriting of 2006's "Rather Ripped" and slams down the accelerator pedal. Initial pressing in a 4-panel wallet with two printed inner sleeves; one containing disc, the other a sticker and card with credits. Subsequent pressings are jewel case.
Matador
CD
$13.25

Spectrum
War Sucks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US The EP features two covers: a re-worked version of the Red Crayola classic "War Sucks" & Laurie Anderson's overlooked gem "Walking & Falling", plus two originals Over & Over and Razzle Dazzle Mind. The four tracks cover the whole gamut of Spectrum's take on pop, psychedelia, rock & experimental sounds.
MindExpansion
CD5
$9.00

Sunn0)))
Monoliths & Dimensions (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 29TH)
PS, US On this album, Sunn0))) extend their embrace of sonics to integrate acoustic ensemble players but this is not "metal band meets orchestra" material. Their approach concentrates on more of an allusion toward the timbre of feedback & the instruments involved, so the piece is really illusory, beautiful & not entirely linear. Guest performers, OREN AMBARCHI, ATTILA CSIHAR & Dylan Carlson (EARTH) along with an upright bass trio, french & english horns, harp & flute duo, piano, brass, reed & strings ensembles. NO EU/JAPAN/CAN
SouthernLord
CD
$13.50

Team B
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Debut from new KELLY PRATT project. Guest musicians include LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ARCADE FIRE, & BEIRUT personnel
Tonacity
CD
$10.00

Technical Itch
You Need Therapy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 9TH)
PS, US Technical Itch is the legendary drum n bass artist behind the worldwide phenomenon "THERAPY SESSIONS" club night. From London to Moscow to Philadelphia to Mexico City, Therapy Sessions is unrivaled for the sounds of the heaviest drum n bass music. Technical Itch is the godfather of the movement, with albums on Moving Shadow, and collaborations with Dieselboy, Dylan, Gein, and more. This mix is a stunning representation of the Technical Itch live set - 28 tracks packed into 80 minutes, masterful set programming with peaks, valleys, and change ups into rock and metal, highlighting the flexibility and integration of drum n bass into the musical landscape. Brutal, passionate, and perfect, this is at the level of the best mix output of Dieselboy.
OhmResistance-9M
CD
$13.00

Television Personalities
And Don't The Kids Just Love It [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US 1st full-length, originally released in 1981. Lo-fi, minimalist, & quirky pop, post-punk, psychedelia, & folk from one of the era's most idiosyncratic songwriters. Featuring such classic tracks as "I Know Where Syd Barrett Lives" & "A Picture of Dorian Gray," this is one of the greatest & strangest debut records ever. 180 gram vinyl reissue.
Fire
LP
$18.00

Television Personalities
Mummy You're Not Watching Me [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US 2nd full length, released in 1981. More psychedelic than the 1st, but still w/ plenty of dry & acerbic wit. Featuring the classic title track & acid rock drone of "David Hockney's Diaries," a style & sound that Daniel Treacy would explore further on subsequent records. Eccentric pop-punk & pop from one of UK's most original bands, reissued on 180 gram vinyl.
Fire
LP
$18.00

Thee Oh Sees
Tidal Wave (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US
Woodsist
45
$6.00

Thieves Like Us
Really Like To See You Again (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US Think 1982 with more low end & less tape hiss. The four songs on this
12" include a ballad written about that non-existant other half - this is how it would feel to rendezvous for a romantic trip to Coney Island, a politico-socio commentary about the current economic slump. Phillip K. Dick was correct. Soon the government will have us hooked up to machines, where we will be playing SECOND LIFE non-stop. Social message aside, "American Skies" sounds like a night drive out in Miami, a rerecorded version of "Desire" with guitars
overdubbed in a more Creation style, & lastly old four track demo called "To Joy." This one was recorded in Berlin a long time ago. It is an early version of "Really Like To See You Again."
Shelflife
12
$9.50

Thirteenth Rune
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US KEVIN FINN, now performing under the Thirteenth Rune moniker, continues to reconstruct his art w/ a patchwork of new songs; creating new musical dimensions for voice & guitar. For fans of Mark Kozelek
GhostDance
CD
$10.00

tUnE-yArDs
BiRd-BrAiNs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Vinyl debut includes a free download. For fans of avant-folk, tribal rock, world, Beriut, Dirty Projectors, Karl Blau, Animal Collective
Marriage
LP
$16.25

Tyvek
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Siltbreeze
LP
$16.00

Tyvek
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Signature art punk sound has added a Velvet Underground/Feelies dimension. Combining an uncanny channeling of The Urinals & early Mekons, they drop jaws to floors w/ solid repetitive punk/pop numbers
Siltbreeze
CD
$14.25

Unknown Instructors
Funland (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US New enhanced CD from MIKE WATT, GEORGE HURLEY and crew. 12 songs plus video in a green-friendy digipak. "The record may not appeal to the flannel throngs of Minutemen memorialists, but for anyone slightly excited by Pere Ubu, John Coltrane and Albert Ayler, and Saccharine Trust's periphery, this will be welcomed." -Left Of The Dial
SmogVeil
CD
$11.75

Van Etten, Sharon
Because I Was In Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LanguageofStone
LP
$14.75

Van Etten, Sharon
Because I Was In Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Certain musicians are magic. Their voices prick up the ears of those far afield, melt the hearts of those within earshot & magnetize the attention of those souls fortunate enough to have a clear sightline. Sharon Van Etten is a singer/songwriter who trades in that caliber of mysticism. What her heart bleeds her songs soak in & offer up to those throats in need of slaking. SharonÕs bane may be to feel too deeply, but her raw nerves, open heart & generous soul offer the rest of us a means to ease our own points of suffering. GREG WEEKS guests on electric guitar, organ & wood blocks.
LanguageofStone
CD
$13.25

Vanderslice, John
Romanian Names (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DeadOceans-026
LP
$11.50

Vanderslice, John
Romanian Names (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, US The most noteworthy thing about John Vanderslice's new album is this: Romanian Names is the best record he's made to date. The 12 songs represent a career-defining moment, a pitch-perfect collection written and recorded with the utmost care and attention. Vanderslice is certainly not the first artist to make such a leap several albums into a career - think Guided by Voices on Bee Thousand, Spoon's Kill the Moonlight or Of Montreal's Sunlandic Twins. JV's newest, his first for Dead Oceans, makes that colossal step and separates itself from an already top-notch body of work. Throughout
Romanian Names, JV sings with a newfound, unwavering confidence. He gets right at you with the sing-along choruses and punchy hooks of album opener "Tremble and Tear" and the poppy gem"C&O Canal." The songs know when to patiently step back with subtle gestures and knock-out atmospherics like those on display in "Forest Knolls" and "Summer Stock," and the album is glued together with the stripped-bare title track "Romanian Names" and the gorgeous Arthur Russell-esque album closer "Hard Times." Romanian Names is a symphony of sounds both subtle and lush, and as an album it provides the perfect backdrop for JV's deft and fully-realized songwriting.
DeadOceans-026
CD
$11.50

Various
Psychedelic Guide To Monsterism Island (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Original compositions from some of the underground's most intrepid musical explorers. Monstrous rock fry-ups, electronic exotica via psychedelic folk & spooky krautrock. Artists include: LUKE VIBERT, WOLF PEOPLE, GRUFF RHYS & MONSTERS AT WORK.
LoRecordings
CD
$16.00

Various
Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music V.1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US A whole buncha noise-makers & electronic weirdo "visionaries" compiled together on 3LPs. "Superstars" such as SONIC YOUTH, JOHN CAGE, EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, DJ SPOOKY, MaCLISE/CONRAD/CALE, Walter Ruttman, Luigi & Antonio Russolo & some other crack-pots that I'm sure will be famous one day for something
SubRosa
3XLP
$38.00

Various
Auteur Labels: Factory Records 1984 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2ND)
PS, UK LTM present a new volume in the ongoing compilation series Auteur Labels, here profiling releases on legendary Manchester independent Factory Records in 1984. Founded in late 1978, early Factory releases were guided by the five original directors: Tony Wilson, Alan Erasmus, Peter Saville, Martin Hannett and Rob Gretton. By 1984 Hannett had departed, and many Factory singles were produced by all four members of New Order under the generic name Be Music. These reflected the influence of New York dance and electro music, though the label's Hacienda nightclub was not yet a conspicuous success. Meanwhile the artier side of Factory remained evident in records by The Durutti Column and Thick Pigeon, and pop/rock in The Wake, Stockholm Monsters - and New Order themselves. The 72 minute remastered CD features several rare edits and tracks, detailed liner notes by James Nice, and archive images. Full tracklist: 1. MARCEL KING reach for love ( new york remix) 2. NEW ORDER lonesome tonight (7" edit) 3. THE WAKE talk about the past (7" edit) 4. SECTION 25 reflection 5. 52nd STREET can't afford (unorganised mix) 6. QUANDO QUANGO atom rock (7" edit) 7. RED TURNS TO deep sleep 8. SHARK VEGAS pretenders of love 9. THICK PIGEON hank 10. STOCKHOLM MONSTERS terror 11. THE DURUTTI COLUMN duet 12. KALIMA the smiling hour 13. SIMON TOPPING chicas del mundo 14. ABECEDARIANS smiling monarchs 15. STREETLIFE no more silence 16. LAVOLTA LAKOTA a prayer
LTM-2534
CD
$13.50

Various Artists
Twenty First Century Twenty First Year (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US The Luaka Bop label started in 1988 as David Byrne began making cassettes for his friends of his favorite Brazilian music. Now, 21 years later, this compilation album begins with the first track on Luaka Bop's first album: Unbabrumma by Jorge Ben. Twenty First Century Twenty First Year continues through some of their biggest hits with tracks from artists such as Shuggie Otis, Zap Mama, Geggy Tah, Susana Baca, Los Amigos Invisibles, and Moreno Veloso.
Luaka Bop-5018
CD
$6.75

Various Production
Buds (featuring Pumajaw) (7") (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US As part of the Various Production remix series; this 7" features the majestic Buds by Pumajaw. Starting with a wave of mystery, quality and limited vinyl releases, Various Production survived a bidding war (Warp, Leaf, Domino..) in 2006 to release their first full length on XL/Beggars; The World Is Gone. Detailed and highly original scattered beats and dark soundscapes balance out with forgiving female vocals. Their work is enriched visually by the iconic art of 'Bonesy', often featuring strange animals and beautiful women in flowing, neutral, yet somehow emotional forms. An astoundingly productive team, they have recently remixed Ian Brown, Thom Yorke, Cat Power, Dirty Three, Puerto Muerto and Gerry Mitchell amongst others. The relationship with the equally weird and wonderful Fire Records continues in a series of mash-up/remixes taking already original work into new electronic worlds.
FireRecords-45167
45
$8.50

Vast
Me and You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Vast delivers its sixth studio album Me And You and will embark on a nationwide US tour beginning May 1st. You And Me continues the Vast tradition of deep songwriting and innovative production featuring moving vocals and lush strings.
2BlossomsRecords-003
CD
$9.00

Villalobos, Gina
Days On Their Side (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 7TH)
PS, US American Singer- Songwriter Gina Villalobos releases her new album, "Days On Their Side", which is widely anticipated in the Americana/Alt Country circles in which she first gained attention. Earthy and honest, the songs open up and breathe like the pages of a book with each respective listen. Their complexities emerge from between the lines, constantly changing shape, deepening in meaning, drawing you willingly into their jagged shadows and wrapping around your soul. The strength of "Days On Their Side" is built on the foundation of an extensive and impressive career in both the US and on the international stage after BBC Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris hailed break-through release, 2005's Rock & Roll Pony, as album of the year- Making the album a must have commodity. 'Rock N Roll Pony'(2005) and her follow up album 'Miles Away' (2007) received excellent reviews in national US magazines like No Depression, Acoustic Guitar Magazine and Harp as well as extensive coverage in other US-based regional and local press and websites like Popmatters.com. The critical applause continued with positive reviews in UK and European magazines and newspapers such as Uncut, Country Music People, Maverick, The Independent, The Scottish Daily Express and Rolling Stone (Germany) and from internet music magazines such as Americana-UK and NetRhythms. Both albums spent time on the Euro-Americana and AMA charts. Gina's nothing if not dead serious. Her music is deeply rooted in time, place, and history. She's the real thing: an artist, someone who can show you where you are.
FaceWest-003
CD
$10.00

Viva Voce
Rose City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US An angular, immediate record that pulses w/ the palpable urgency of a band yearning for a return to the vagabond life of the working, touring musician - a mode in which they are truly at home.
Barsuk-087
CD
$12.75

Walter Jones
I'll Keep On Loving You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Staggeringly unique, haunting electronic pop far more reminiscent of New Order or Depeche Mode than the deep house scene w/which he has been associated in the the past
DFA
12
$8.00

Wand
Hard Knox (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US New from Wooden Wand savant! Home recordings performed, recorded, and produced by James Jackson Toth. MAGNET: "A Leonard Cohen/'60s Britfolk/angry liberal-arts-dorm-room vibe."
EcstaticPeace
CD
$10.00

Week That Was, The
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 26TH)
PS, US 2008 debut album from the British Electro Pop outfit, chiefly Field Music dude David Brewis' big brother, and featuring contributions from Field Music colleagues. Musically the record is an expansive tribute, paying direct (and indirect) homage to the wildly ambitious Linn Drum and Fairlight experiments of Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, and Tin Drum-era Japan. Fused with typically detailed arrangements and a sense of drama, this makes The Week That Was a brain-shattering, 32-minute epic, straying far outside the conventions of most indie-guitar music.
MemphisIndustries
CD
$15.25

Weinland
Breaks In the Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12)
PS, US Limited to 500. The characters in Adam Shearer's lush songs are often tense, morose, & struggling, but they're informed by a wry, celebratory hope. Their calm sense of knowing foils the emotional complexity in his lyrics - that, & the gorgeously subdued vocal harmonies, atmospheric finger picking, strings, brushed drums, melodica, & subtle percussive minutiae.
JealousButcher
LP
$15.00

Weinland
Breaks In the Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12)
PS, US The follow up to 2008's critically acclaimed La Lamentor, Breaks In The Sun is an intimate collection of songs highlighted by gorgeous vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, cellos, violins, brushed drums, melodica, mandolin, and honeyed pedal steel. USA TODAY: "Not all evokers of Neil Young are worth spending time with, but this act is."
Badman
CD
$13.75

What's Up?
Content Imagination (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Debut from this instrumental rock group, led by Robby Moncrief, who has played guitar for The Advantage & Zach Hill (Hella), & produced the most recent Dirty Projectors album
ObeyYourBrain
LP
$10.50

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

White Hills
Heads On Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, US
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.00

Wooden Shjips
Contact (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 2009)
PS, US Exclusive vinyl-only stuff from dreamy 4-piece psych ride hailing from San Francisco. Limited wax comes with download card.
MexicanSummer
12
$14.25

yarn:moor
So, I'll take your hand and.. (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS, JAPAN "So, I'll take your hand and..." is the first celebratory album by the trio yarn:moor with sound producer moss, neuma on programming, and vocalist, tao. yarn:moor is a project launched in 2006 by moss and neuma, also known as the joint operators of Tiltloose label. tao, currently the MC of imaginion and former member of ASTRO joined the two artists to form yarn:moor. Sound producer moss is a member of the up-and-coming dub unit, MANTIS, who has received rave reviews from the heavyweight champions of Bristol sound, Smith & Mighty. This past January, moss released his first album along with guest vocal Tikiman, MC of RHYTHM & SOUND. The trio collects sounds of nature such as falling rain and chirping birds, and sounds in our daily lives that can be heard from the bath or kitchen. The comforting and familiar sounds that have been modified through vintage analogue devices and computers are fused with pulsing noise, crisscrossing beats, and tao's flickering voice that is unlike any rhyme, poetry, or song, and take us into a world of "warmth, kindness, and chilliness." Fresh and watery dub. Bouncing ambience. Delicate but dynamic electronica. The music takes on infinite form and yet, it is a wonderous piece of work with a pop element that has no one word to describe exactly how it is. Daringly put, it is a hymn