New
Releases
Aarktica
Matchless Years (ON SALE)
PS, US Pop/rock/experimental group lead by New York's Jon DeRosa featuring
Mascott's Kendall Meade and Drum Corps' Aaron Spectre as well as other
musicians known for their own work. As with previous records Matchless
Years was recorded by Charles Newman at Mother West Studio, NYC. On
Matchless Years Aarktica embraces the spirit of the best works of
brethren Jesus And Mary Chain, Spiritualized, and Magnetic Fields,
as well as a progression toward "dark disco" and a meshing
of 1950's vocal pop sensibilities atop Aarktica's established atmospheric
sound. The tradition of moody pop aural heroin has never sounded so
comfortable. Matchless Years is by far Aarktica's strongest and most
accessible work to date and is sure to gain them new fans. Personell:
Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitars, bass, percussion,pump organ, harmonium,
gamelan bells. Aaron Spectre (Drumcorps) - drum programs, Chris Carrico
(ex-Crucifer) - electric guitar, Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields,
Stephin Merritt producer)- organ, keyboard, Mike Pride - drums, percussion,
Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, James Duncan - trumpet, Gretta Cohn
(ex-Bright Eyes/Cursive)- cello, Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott) - backing
vocals, Ernie Adzentoivich - electric & upright bass. Produced
by Charles Newman. Tracklisting: 1. Seventy Jane, 2. I Name You Sleep,
3. Intro to Arms, 4. Arms, 5. Summer Tabla Dub, 6. Happiness Boys,
7. Matchless, 8. Slow Sorrow, Oh. Also Available: AARKTICA -Bleeding
Light CD (Darla: DRL-155), AARKTICA-Or You Could Just Go Through Your
Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway/Bliss Out v.18 CD (Darla: DRL121),
AARKTICA-Pure Tone Audiometry CD (Silber: sil026), AARKTICA-No Solace
In Sleep CD (Silber: sil012). PRESS: "Aarktica is cold, pure,
and almost inescapably tranquil." -PITCHFORK.
Darla-177
CD
$12.25
Abrahams, Chris
Thrown
PS, AUSTRALIA Equipped with a positive organ, a forte piano, a DX-7
and a piano, Chris Abrahams creates an exquisite and detailed extended
composition on Thrown. A divergent audio-scape is created here - Abrahams
shifts moods with a decisive intensity, never willing to settle into
one stream - intense movements of eerily prepared organ move alongside
his trademark flowing piano textures and scattered DX-7 arrangements.
The results are quite unlike anything Abrahams has created before
- an essential recording that places Abrahams at the forefront of
Australian contemporary composition. BIOGRAPHY: "Abrahams relentless
and steady patterning started to metamorphose the nature of the piano,
the upper chords sounding like a distant locomotive hoot, and then
an accordion weaving in and out of a shimmering bank of flutes."
THE WIRE, UK. Chris Abrahams is best known for his work as pianist
with the trio The Necks. The Necks have toured extensively and have
released eleven albums in their fifteen-year career. Outside of the
Necks, Chris has released four solo piano albums - "Walk",
"Piano", "Glow" and "Streaming". He
has also released five albums with Melanie Oxley as well as albums
with Stevie Wishart, The Hunting Party, and Artery and the Benders.
All up he has produced or co-produced some 24 albums.
Room40-409
CD
$15.00
Acid Mothers Temple
Acid Motherly Love
PS, US Guitars howl, riffs grow BIGGER w/ each minute & brains
get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash & burning
roof tiles, this feat. every dimension of their legendary underground
sound - from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages &
spoken monologues.
RiotSeason-016
CD
$20.00
Air Formation
It's Over Now
PS, US The 6th in a series of singles released by Club AC30 in their
As & When series.Air Formation create songs awash with heavily
delayed guitar & feedback, interwoven w/ keyboard drones &
whispered vocals. "It's Over Now'"shows a quieter side of
the band, but essential piece for fans none the less.
ClubAC30-006
45
$7.50
Akira Kosemura
It's On Everything
PS, US Akira Kosemura is one of a number of young Tokyo musicians
working at the nexus of acoustic instrumentation and minimal electronics.
His album, it's on everything, typifies a new vision of melodic instrumentation
and rich textural electronics sweetened with a beautiful pop overtone.
Akira Kosemura (b. 1985) is a musician, graphic designer and record
label manager (Schole). His work has been featured on several albums
and compilations including "Drifting Skywards 2" Coldroom
(France) and "Electronics Unplugged" Aerotone (Germany).
He has produced sounds for web sites including Yoga Schelter (studio
website in Philadelphia - yogaschelter.com) and Extraweg (artists'
website in germany - extraweg.de).
SomeoneGood-002
CD
$15.00
Ambrogio,Elisa & Axolotl
S/T
PS, US Explosive sublte motion & jarring delicacies collide &
co-mingle through these 2 long sides on this collaborative joint of
classic colored 7 inch vinyl. Ambrogio is 1/2 of MAGIK MARKERS, as
well as the newest member of SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE. Axolotl is
the SF Psych mind of KARL BAUER. Full color covers in shiny plastic
sleeves. LIMITED & COLOR VINYL 7"
SpiritofOrr-063
45
$6.00
Andrea's Kit
Bad Taste Emergency
PS, US Feisty French fun from a group of musical mavericks lost in
London, this is rubber band funk, avant punk, & even a touch of
grunk. This is like Captain Beefheart buggering Damon Albarn.
Loaf -011
CD
$9.25
Baby Dee
Robin's Tiny Throat
PS, US This deluxe, double-CD retrospective set compiles all the music
from her Little Window & Love's Small Song albums, originally
available in limited numbers via World Serpent & long out-of-print.
Also incl. are the tracks from her limited, mailorder-only EP Made
For Love. Her voice harkens back to cabaret performers of old &
appeals to fans of her friend Antony.
DurtroJnana
DCD
$18.75
Barrett, Lloyd
Mise En Scene
PS, AUSTRALIA For well over a decade, Australia's Lloyd Barrett has
been issuing all manner of intricate sound works - from diligent examinations
of post concrete sound and abstracted rhythmic projects to spacious
ambient works. In 2005, he committed himself to create Mise En Scene,
a work drawing on the concepts of filmic sound and exploring the possibilities
of philosophies suggested by authors and theorists such as Michel
Chion. The resulting album heralds a bold statement of intent from
Barrett. Deeply evocative, maintaining moments of extreme intimacy
and vast remoteness, this record is characterized by highly realized
imagined sonic language. It speaks to the notions of acousmatic composition
and delivers a document rich with decomposed found sound, unfamiliar
texture and instrumental passages reflective of electroacoustic methodology.
"There is no auditory container for sounds...music communicates
with all times and all spaces of a film, even as it leaves them to
their separate and distinct existences" (Michel Chion: 1990).
Room40-418
CD
$15.00
Beck
Timebomb
PS, US Also. feat. Instrumental.
Interscope-10345-1
12
$5.00
Beirut
Flying Cup Club
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BaDaBing!
LP
$15.50
Believer
November 2007
PS, US New issue includes 18 awesome temporary tatoos . Interviews
ED HARDY, tattoo pioneer, LIZ COHEN, artist/car mechanic/model, AI
WEIWEI, Chinese avant artist. Plus a portfolio of DAVE HICKEY's favorite
art, Las Vegas carpet patterns and so much more crazy interesting
stuff. Published by McSweeney's.
Beeliever-49
ZINE
$9.25
Blakes
Two Times
PS, US Praised by Pitchfork for their "swampy guitars, twitchy
rhythms & power pop vocal harmonies", recall the stinging
catchiness of early Who, Kinks & other spitfire rock bands. The
band's UK/EU debut has arrived in the form of a limited edition 7"
single featuring the raucous growl of "Two Times" and the
poppy burst of non-
album b-side "Die" NO EU!
LightInTheAttic
45
$6.25
Blythe, Jimmy
Messin' Around Blues
PS, US Considered to be 1 of the 1st Boogie Woogie piano players &
also a versatile musician who could handle many styles. His song "Chicago
Stomp" is considered to be the 1st recorded example of Boogie
Woogie. He died suddenly in 1931 just months after these piano rolls
were recorded. W/ the help of digital technology these rolls sound
more full & rich than ever before.
Delmark-792
CD
$13.25
Bonnie Prince Billy
Ask Forgiveness
PS, US Some of the finest covers the Bonny has ever tempted.
DragCity-354
12
$11.00
Bowmans, The
Far From Home
PS, US With harmonies that seem to come from one astonishing voice,
Sarah (from RASPUTINA) and Claire Bowman share a rare, near telepathic
musical bond. The Brooklyn based "roller coaster" duo is
both sophisticated and imaginative, blending together the preserved
vulnerability and abandoned glee of their childhood. The Bowmans deeply
move and delight their audience worldwide with uncanny, evocative,
and unforgettable performances. Sweeping across a full range of passions,
the cohesive debut album "Far from Home" (Mother West),
includes shattering acoustic harmony-rich ballads to heartening rock
songs infused with early classical and gospel influences. The duo's
sound has been compared to Gillian Welch, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell,
to name a few, but they are impossible to pigeonhole. Sarah Bowman
is also an accomplished cellist and currently performs with the famed
cello driven rock trio Rasputina.
MotherWest-072
CD
$9.75
Boys Noize
Oi Oi Oi
PS, US Double gatefold 180gm vinyl.
LastGang-0963
LP
$14.00
Bright Eyes
Christmas Album
PS, US Benefit CD w /100% of the proceeds going to Nebraska AIDS Project.
Traditional Christmas songs performed & arranged by Bright Eyes'
Conor Oberst & Maria Taylor, along w/the help of Jake Bellows,
Gretta Cohn, Armand Costanzo, Denver Dalley, Stephanie Drootin, Orenda
Fink, Neely Jenkins, Jiha Lee, Andy Lemaster, Mike Mogis, Matt Oberst,
Stephen Pedersen, Blake Sennett, Macey Taylor, & Nick White.
Junketboy-048
CD
$17.00
Bring Back the Guns
Dry Futures
PS, US The second release on this new label co-founded by JANA HUNTER
and MATTHEW BROWNLIE. This record is an experiment in messing around
with music at its molecular level: ignoring rules whenever possible
and coming up with songs that obey their own whims. It's usually fast,
short and barely-contained, with weird rhythms knocking up against
big melodies, tripping over not-quite-but-almost over-the-top guitar
work. BRING BACK THE GUNS twists its primal screams into detailed
sculpture and invites you to knock over the ropes on your way to touch
the art. Influences? They're present, but never aped. The Pixies are
certainly there in the big guitar melodies, and there's some Les Savy
Fav-ish dance urgency. Some of the stranger time signatures have that
Dismemberment Plan feel, maybe. But ultimately,BBTG sounds like BBTG
and not much like anything else.
Feow
CD
$12.25
Brotzmann, Peter
Chicago Octet/Tentet
PS, US FINALLY RE-PRESSED! Octet/Tentet includes KEN VANDERMARK, MATS
GUSTAFSSON, JOE McPHEE, HAMID DRAKE, KENT KESSLER, MARS WILLIAMS,
JEB BISHOP, AMAZING! HAND NUMBERED & LIMITED!!! 3 CDS
OkkaDisk-12022
3XCD
$33.25
Brotzmann/Gustafsson/Nilssen-Love
The Fat Is Gone
PS, NORWAY Recorded live at Molde International Jazz Festival in 2006.
The meeting between the godfather of free-jazz & the innovators
of the modern free-jazz scene in Scandinavia, Mats Gustafsson &
Paal Nilssen-Love, resulted in this mastodon of an album. This is
the European free-jazz underground at its best. A devastating, blasting,
raw, ferocious sonic assault on all senses. And beautiful, painfully
beautiful.
SmalltownSuperjazz-138
CD
$14.50
Brown, Ari
Live at The Green Mill
PS, US In reviews of Ari's 1st 2 albums: "overwhelming emotional
immediacy" (Down Beat), "rare depth of feeling" (Jazziz)
& "raw emotion and ferocity" (JazzTimes). This features
the same rhythm section Ari's been working w/ for over 10 years. Also
featured are PHAREZ WHITTED, trumpet & DR. CUZ, percussion.
Delmark-577
CD
$13.25
Brown, James
Remixing Mister Brown
PS, US Check out this selection of 12 of the Godfather's greatest
hits remixed for the dance floor and funked up for the new millennium.
So now's your chance to get up offa that thing & get funky with
Mister Brown!
Liilith-136
CD
$19.25
Bryars, Gavin
Hommages
PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques
du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981
and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The
album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers,
which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav
Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger
(Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah,
Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson,
as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album
is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars'
early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well
as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new
63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks
composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise,
and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features
extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all
six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc
Borgers.
LTM-2503
CD
$16.25
Bunyan, Vashti
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
PS, US Singles & Demos 1964-67, very nice. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "This
25-track collection couldn't be bettered as a thorough sweep of her
material from this era, including both sides of her two mid-'60s 45s;
three tracks from singles that went unreleased; demos and tapes from
1966-1967; and a good dozen tracks from a 1964 tape that Bunyan found
in her brother's attic decades later. As interesting as these are
to Bunyan fans, it does show a talent that's still in fairly embryonic
shape. The mid-'60s singles (released and otherwise) are quite reminiscent
of Marianne Faithfull's orchestrated pop-folk recordings from the
same era, yet even wispier and more precious. The similarity can't
help but be accentuated by the choice of an unreleased Mick Jagger-Keith
Richards composition ("Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind")
as her 1965 debut 45, just as Faithfull had debuted with another Rolling
Stones offering, "As Tears Go By." Some Phil Spector influence
gets poured into the production on "Coldest Night of the Year,"
done with fellow Andrew Loog Oldham clients Twice as Much. A folkier
approach is taken on the unreleased 1966-1967 demos and tapes that
feature just her voice and acoustic guitar, though the songs likely
would have also ended up in a Baroque pop-folk bag had they been produced
for official release. "I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind"
and "17 Pink Sugar Elephants" show her drifting toward more
unusual and fanciful lyrics, though the oddest tune, "Don't Believe,"
sounds almost like it could have been a demo targeted toward Herman's
Hermits in its skipalong jauntiness. The dozen voice-and-acoustic-guitar
songs from the 1964 tape (lasting only 23 minutes in all) are even
barer than the 1966-1967 demos, and yet more subdued and fragile-sounding,
bringing to mind a young melancholic girl singing to herself in a
tiny bed sit on a cloudy London day."
DiCristina-011
CD
$15.00
Burk, Greg
Ivy Trio
PS, US This is Rome-based pianist/composer his 3rd release on the
482 Music label in as many yrs & the one he calls "the most
complete expression of my ideas w/ regards to composition & group
conception to date." This piano trio session, feat. longtime
collaborator Jonathan Robinson on bass & Boston based drummer
Luther Gray, documents 6 originals, incl. re-imaginings of 4 previously
recorded tracks, + an interpretation of Charlie Parker's "Billie's
Bounce."
482Music-4821038
CD
$11.75
Burr, Doug
On Promenade
PS, US New solo album from Lonelies member Doug Burr. On Promenade
is 11 tracks soaked in sincerity, heartache, and love. There's twinges
of the regulars in it: Wilco, Neil Young, Will Oldham, and maybe hints
of Richard Swift and Damien Jurado, though Burr's music is clearly
his own. We should mention he was also just nominated for best new
musician + best male vocal by the Dallas Observer.
VelvetBlueMusic-117/Spune-004
CD
$7.00
Burroughs, William S.
Junky's Christmas
PS, US Narrated by Burroughs & presented in claymation & live
action depicting a story he wrote in 1952 + 2 short films: Traveling
Light (features music from Van Morrison) & Ironbound (features
music from Joe Jackson).
Koch-6415
DVD
$16.00
Bust
#48
PS, US GOSSIP's Beth Ditto on cover! 75 most wanted gifts, Lil' Mama,
Brew Your Own Beer, Queens of Comedy Amy Poehler calls Phillis Diller,
Brunettes, Pipettes & more!
Bust-048
ZINE
$4.75
Cex
Exotical Privates
PS, US 4 remixes from Cex's critically acclaimed album Actual F*cking.
Automation-007
CD
$6.25
Cream
Disraeli Gears
PS, US Newer version of their 2nd & most acclaimed album (1967)
where Bruce, Clapton & Baker reach immense peaks in inspiration
& technique. This version features the original embossed cover
so now you can feel the angel.
Lilith-140
LP
$21.50
Crutchfield, Robin
For Our Friends in the Enchanted Otherworld
PS, US Robin co-founded the experimental no-wave art band, DNA,and
later collaborated with varied artists (including Steven Brown of
Tuxedomoon and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch) in the guise of his Dark Day
project. His new solo explorations have been described by Devendra
Banhart as "beguiling, powerful, hypnotic, mesmerizing, commanding,
delicately unnerving, lilting, mellow, "and "tense as hell."
A tiny treasurebox from a lost garden, this album finds Robin further
exploring his unique world; one of delicate harp compositions, glissando
& deep drones. Soundscapes for daydreamers of this & other
worlds.
Hand/Eye-032
CD
$12.00
Dalek, Destructo Swarmbots & Oddateee
Deadverse Massive (Picture Disc)
PS, US This brings together 3 intense forces in music. The result
is 4 tracks that blend delicate, fender rhodes work reminiscent of
Return to Forever-era Chick Corea, atonal ambience akin to Fripp &
Eno, radical,black power laden, spoken word, & some damn fine
beats & lyricism for a hallucinatory album that is destined to
be a simultaneous head-turner & head-scratcher. LIMITED TO 1000
PublicGuilt-10
12
$15.50
Danava
Where Beauty & Terror Dance b/w Jericho
PS, US LIMITED TO 1000! Black vinyl w/printed sleeve in polybag. Stickered.
"A" side: Where Beauty & Terror Dance (UnonoU album
track) "B" side: Jericho (orig. by the Stray). INCLUDES
DOWNLOAD CARD.
Kemado-061
45
$4.50
Danger Mouse
Grey Album LP
PS, US What made DANGERMOUSE famous! His mash-up of Jay-Z's "Black
Album" and the Beatles "White Album" now on vinyl!
DangerMouse-001
LP
$38.00 (Yikes)
Davis, Greg & Jeph Jerman
Ku
PS, AUSTRALIA The act of conjuring remarkable sound from found objects
is at the very heart of this recording from American musicians Greg
Davis and Jeph Jerman. Having met in Arizona some years back, Davis
and Jerman commenced working together on a series of recording projects.
Improvising with a range of implements and devices ranging from sticks,
stones and low-fi electronics to prepared instruments, gongs and broken
percussion, the pair sought to develop a personal language that reflected
their individual approaches but also created a shared sensibility
and aesthetic quality. Placing their work in a range of environments,
most of which orbit around Jerman's ranch in Cottonwood, Davis and
Jerman create a richly textured array of sounds from the most modest
of sonic tools. Each of the works featured here collects together
multiple improvised sessions, which have been edited to create a flowing
sense of movement and space. These tempered post-concréte works
resolve a joint interest from these two musicians in the act of freeform
found sound improvisation and experimentation.
Room40-416
CD
$15.00
Disrupt
Unrest
PS, US Now ON LP! LIMITED TO 1000!!
Relapse-6756
LP
$18.00
Dramady
Better Forever
PS, US Dramady is a rock duo from Portland, OR. They create rhythmic
danceable pop with groove-laden bass and melodic horns. Zac Stanley
(Six Foot Sloth, Narwhal v Narwal) and Amanda Mason Wiles (Rollerball,
Six Foot Sloth) are a couple in love with each other and they shine
when rocking sweaty house parties and people who have heart. Stoned
out Dance Pop.
NorthPole-05
CD
$9.75
English, Lawrence
Ghost Towns
PS, AUSTRALIA Recorded in the later half of 2003, this composition
that falls just Shy of 20 minutes is composed largely of field recordings,
the only processing being via eq and pitch shifting. The work is an
abstracted Impressionist sound portrait, sketching out the isolated
soundscapes that exist, for the most part unheard, in these forgotten
realms. It highlights the rich and at times unexpectedly synthetic
sound world existing in these spaces. Cicadas are matched Against
44 gallon drums popping in the morning sun and wire fences resonating
to the backdrop of sites such as the haunted imperial Hotel in Ravenswood,
far northern Australia. Packaged in a jewel case this disc is spun
to 8cms, the remainder of The casing being clear, with some printing
extending over the clear casing to create a beautifully transparent
design.
Room40-403
CD
$15.00
Enon
Believo!
PS, US In 2000 they were all Brooklyn style, comprised of John Schmersal
of BRAINIAC & Rick Lee & Steve Calhoon of SKELETON KEY. They
bonded over a penchant for suitcases full of electronics & battery-powered
trickery - portable musical distractions capable of making tracks
on the fly. This record makes a bridge between the 20th and 21st centuries
- full of effects, samples, pop sensibilities, and a complete respect
for and disregard of The Rules.
Touch&Go-325
CD
$11.00
Erikm (Luc Ferrari) & Thomas Lehn
Les Protorythmiques
PS, AUSTRALIA This recording is taken from a live concert that took
place at the Musique Action Festival in France on Thursday the 26
of May 2005. Initially Luc Ferrari and erikm were invited to present
"Les Protorythmiques" at Musique Action 2005, a work composed
around a new 'open working process' in which sounds and compositional
parts could be substituted and transformed in an almost improvisational
setting, this however was not to pass due to Luc Ferrari's health,
at which point Thomas Lehn was invited to join erikm in the concert
setting.
Room40-417
CD
$15.00
Eshete, Alemayehu
Ethiopiques Vol. 22
PS, US Alèmayèhu Eshèté is no less than
one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music-the
Swinging Sixties that, in Ethiopia, went on until the fall of Emperor
Haile Sellassie I in 1974. On par with Tlahoun Gèssèssè
or Mahmoud Ahmed, Eshèté is a star at the top of the
constellation that once lit up the wild nights in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopques-860144
CD
$15.50
Flaherty/Corsano
Shoup
PS, US Wally Shoup, Chris Corsano and Paul Flaherty make up this screamin'
free punk-jazz-liquid-solid-noise trio captured LIVE in Seattle WA.
Totally improvised double sax and drum explosions that bread down
into duos and solos and reignite as trio craziness. LIMITED lp, the
final volume in the RECORDS label plan.
BouncedCheck-14
LP
$14.25
For Barry Ray
New Days
PS, AUSTRALIA For Barry Ray is the husband and wife duo of Carina
Thorén (Sweden) and John Chantler (Australia). After a number
of compilation appearances, long gone CDrs and lathe cut records under
various guises, the pair bunked down over the winter of 06/07 to lay
the foundations for 'New Days', kicking off things Christmas morning
with the gift of a London turned silent and a sky free of planes.
On 'New Days', the sound moves from the wash of organs and lofi analog
detail that opens the record to ecstatic blasts of freeform percussion
and electronics, some hypnotic distorted keyboards and looped flute
tones. Dom Garwood (Alexander Tucker/Ladywoodsman et al) dropped by
for a meal and laid down some clarinet parts. The records second half
increases the sense of space. An old Swedish folk melody is buried
beneath waves of fuzz while Loren Connors-esque guitar notes step
gently in the wake. Two short interludes follow, the thrum and pause
of 'The Porcelain Horse's analog tape manipulations and the heavily
processed guitar loop of 'If Mingus was your Mother' - its intimately
suggested backbeat gently peeled back by computer interventions...
The record closes with a piece of extended quietitude - acoustic guitar
and piano notes ring out against great chunks of silence. Carina Thorén
has a background in, sculpture, design and performance art. She has
also played in the groups Satellite Book (with Pascale Berthier) and
Trigger Happy & Performing Apes (with Berlinbased artist Carolina
Hellsgård) producing free form jams out in the Czech forest
akin to No Neck Blues Band or Jackie-O Motherfucker. John Chantler
released his first solo record 'Monoke' on ROOM40 back in 2003 whilst
living on the rural Japanese island of Shikoku. He also showed up
playing drums on Tujiko Noriko's 'Blurred in my Mirror' (ROOM40, 2005),
played a ripping set with fellow Australian music fiend Matt Nicholson
(Function, Locust Music) in support of Fennesz at the ICA and has
performed with avant-pop ensemble Maher Shalal Hash Baz (see 'Live
at Aoiheya' Chapter, 2005) and co-produced the forthcoming record
by fellow Maher travelers Tenniscoats.
Room40-423
CD
$15.00
Frantic Flattops
Cheap Women, Cheap Booze, Cheap Thrills
PS, US Debut Pravda release by those insane road dogs from Rochester,
NY. Demon rock & roll combined w/booze, broads, & sweat makes
this one a favorite w/losers everywhere. Includes a guest vocal by
Ronnie Dawson. Oooh yeah!
Pravda-6365
CD
$12.50
Free Fall
Point In A Line
PS, US Smalltown Superjazzz is proud to present the brand new studio
album from the Free Fall trio consisting of HAVARD WIIK, KEN VANDERMARK
& INGEBRIGT HAKER FLATEN. With clarinets, piano & bass Free
Fall creates magical moods and brings the heritage of Jimmy Giuffres`legendary
60s trio with Paul Bley & Steve Swallow into the new millennium.
"The Point In A Line" is the perfect meeting between the
innovative jazz scenes in Oslo & Chicago. It's melancholic, dark,moody
but also melodic.The album was recorded in Chicago by Jason Ward &
the post production was done by Ward, Vandermark & Bob Weston
(Shellac).
SmalltownSuperjazz-142
CD
$14.50
Friedl/Vorfeld
Pech
PS, AUSTRALIA Pech is the latest duo recording from inside pianist
Reinhold Friedl and avant percussionist Michael Vorfeld. Over the
past five years, this pair of German musicians have created some of
the most engaging and imaginative electro-acoustic music, exploring
the potentials of subtle performance techniques and refined compositional
approaches. On Pech, the duo seek to uncover the hidden and masked
character of their instruments - the piano is altered via various
preparations and unconventional ways of bringing the strings to vibration,
whilst the percussion transgresses beyond the rhythmic into a humming
textural mass. The result of these two musical workstations meeting
is simply breathtaking and reveals a range of provocative and commanding
qualities from these traditional instrumental set-ups. On Friedl As
pianist and composer, Friedl has released countless group and solo
recordings. He heads up the new music ensemble zeitkratzer and he
has worked with musicians and composers such as Lee Ranaldo (Sonic
Youth), Helmut Oehring, Nicolas Collins, Lou Reed, Merzbow a.k.a.
Masami Akita, Radu Malfatti, Bernhard Guenter, Mario Bertoncini (nuova
consonanza) and many other. On Vorfeld Michael Vorfeld plays percussion
and self designed stringed instruments and works in the field of experimental
music, improvised music and sound art. Much of his work is concerned
with the realization of electro-acoustic sound pieces. Beside solo
activities he is a member of various ensembles and collaborates with
artists from different art forms.
Room40-414
CD
$15.00
Froese, Jerome
Shiver Me Timbers
PS, UK Jerome Froese has been an integral member of Tangerine Dream
for 15 years. Like on "Neptunes" everything you hear is
mainly based on guitars but in some places it sounds quite different
to its predecessor. You'll find spherical guitar walls and arpeggios
as well as distorted and disturbing moments. "Shiver Me Timbers"
opens another chapter that is definitely linked to Jerome's handwriting.
Moonpop-703
CD
$15.75
Frost
Steelwound
PS, AUSTRALIA Seething washes of ambient noise, droning treated guitars
and swelling compositions, littered like autumn leaves in the winter
wind - cold, atmospheric and truly beautiful. Since his earliest days,
Ben Frost has been fascinated by the cinematic qualities of the guitar.
His output to this point has hinted at this, but with Steelwound he
makes a bold statement of intent. Finding his way to a deserted stretch
of Johanna Beach along the Great Ocean Road (Victoria, Australia)
in early 2003 Frost set up a remote studio at a derelict cabin overlooking
the icy waters of Bass Strait. With a constant wind flowing off the
sea his only companion, Frost started work on a series of improvisations
that would eventually become Steelwound. A few months go by and Frost
has made his way back to civilization. He begins editing the masses
of treated guitar from the Johanna Beach improvisations and before
long a theme takes hold - one that very much reflects the isolation
of the environment where the tracks were created. Each of the pieces
on Steelwound is an epic journey, colored with a deep sense of filmic
narrative and suggested dialogues. The textural quality of the works,
laced with field recordings and lost vocal fragments, sketches out
the emotional sounds capes Frost had unwittingly gathered during his
time at Johanna Beach. Each piece is a splintered fragment in time
- a forgotten memory beautifully rediscovered in a moment of introspection.
Room40-402
CD
$15.00
F*ck Buttons
Bright Tomorrow/Little Bloody Shoulder
PS, UK Picture disc 7", numbered edition of 1000 copies, LIMITED
AVAILABILITY. FB is Andrew Hung & Benjamin John Power of Bristol,
UK. Initially, the group was born as an outlet for their nihilistic
noise tendencies but quickly, the duo started harnessing noise as
a tool to immerse and evoke. All elements fuse, and drone becomes
melody becomes rhythm. Tribal beats weave among Technicolor dronescapes
while distorted vocals scream. FB straddle you between the wall of
sound that lies between the beginning of destruction and the end of
birth.
ATP
45
$8.50
Goatreign
S/T
PS, US A pummelling collection of gut wrenching metal from Mike Hickey,
guitarist extreme metal acts VENOM, CARCASS, CRONOS & CATHEDRAL.
Crushing rhythms & searing lead guitar make this a solid slab
of classic metal. Recorded at the legendary Slaughterhouse.
Wabana
CD
$14.50
Goode, Brad
Nature Boy
PS, US The former Chicagoan led the house band at The Green Mill for
12 years & made numerous appearances at The Jazz Showcase. Of
his previous CD, Down Beat said "Goode shows more range of expression
than ever... ***1/2. This contains 12 songs including 4 new compositions.
He is accompanied by Jeff Jenkins, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller,
bass; & Todd Reid, drums.
Delmark-578
CD
$13.25
Gustafsson/Nilssen-Love
Splatter
PS, NORWAY The duo is back with a mini album, 4 tracks and 20 minutes
of music recorded live when Smalltown celebrated its 10 year anniversary
in Oslo in February 2004. As with their debut album Gustafsson &
Nilssen-Love`s punkrock roots are highly visible & the musical
expression is an explosion of energy created by breath & muscles.
"Splatter" is raw power that brings to mind the the wild
& beautiful days of Albert Ayler and Peter Brotzmann`s Machine
Gun session.
Smalltown Superjazz-115
CD
$11.50
Harvey, PJ
White Chalk
PS, US 180 gm vinyl LP. Her eighth studio album. For this album Harvey
has moved away from alternative rock and recorded a set of songs for
piano, despite her lack of expertise on the instrument. In an interview
in The Wire she explained "the great thing about learning a new
instrument from scratch is that it...liberates your imagination."
As well as this, she sings in a higher register than usual, at a pitch
outside her normal range. Lyrically, however, Harvey has stuck to
the dark, moody themes typical of much of her music. TRACKLISTING:
01. THE DEVIL 02. DEAR DARKNESS 03. GROW GROW GROW 04. WHEN UNDER
ETHER 05. WHITE CHALK 06. BROKEN HARP 07. SILENCE 08. TO TALK TO YOU
09. THE PIANO 10. BEFORE DEPARTURE 11. THE MOUNTAIN
ControlGroup-40236
LP
$21.50
Hasunuma, Shuta
OK Bamboo
PS, US Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape,
SHUTA HASUNUMA'S piano work has an enduring, simple elegance. Each
track flits & twitters, growing & changing without warning.
The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions
full of meticulous detail.
WesternVinyl-046
CD
$13.25
Hefner
Breaking God's Heart
PS, UK When first released in July 1998 Hefner's debut album; 'Breaking
God's Heart' was quite out of step with other guitar bands of the
time. The sparse, folksy arrangements and dry, scratchy production
was at odds with the ambitious, string laden brit pop of the time.
Although Hefner had the tunes to win them support from the NME and
Steve Lamacq, their idiosyncratic, leftfield approach meant their
most loyal supporter was going to be John Peel, recording 7 sessions
for him in their short career. Lead singer; Darren Hayman's primary
influences were folk, country and the American lo-fi indie of the
time. Hayman rejected an American singing style in favour of his own
Thames estuary accent and sang carefully observed songs about lost
love in East London and Essex. Hefner never crossed into the mainstream
but they had an unusually loyal following who still believe them to
be the best of their kind. This smaller, intricate, personal music
is missed today. This release expands the album to a 2 CD set and
includes all of the B-sides and associated singles, the rare first
two singles, the long deleted Hefner Soul EP as well as unreleased
recordings. Hefner's other 3 albums will be released in similar formats
through out 2007 and 2008.
Belka-04
DCD
$21.75
Helen Love
It's My Club And I'll Play What I Want To
PS, SPAIN
Elefant-1129
CD
$15.00
Helen Love
It's My Club And I'll Play What I Want To
PS, SPAIN Limited edition of 600 pink vinyl LP "It's My Club"
(the new single and the tune which will open their full-length) is
an absolute hit and a declaration of principles which perfectly define
the spirit of HELEN LOVE; Bubblegum-indie-punk-rock-disco fast and
catchy; a boundless night dancing under the stars until sunrise in
a dreamy club with amazing dance floors, gigantic video screens (with
the RAMONES live in 1976, of course), laser rays, strobe lights, multicolour
light shows and the best pick of music, courtesy of our hostess Helen,
just to enjoy the magnetism to the fullest on a great summer night
in a special Club. Two exclusive songs are also included on this special
limited edition single; "Boots On" with a tribute of the
classic late 70s song "Video Killed the Radio Star" by THE
BUGGLES and "Jennifer Hanley" a rock star which every adolescent
kid on the planet dreams of. In short, three excellent songs of pure
punk-pop which demonstrate the exclusive and singular universe of
HELEN LOVE, an authentic pop feast, a colourful world of eternal youth.
Elefant-1129-1
LP
$15.00
Helen Love
It's My Club Single
PS, SPAIN Many months have passed ever since HELEN LOVE was signed
onto Elefant Records and put out their first single on our label and
the endless waiting for the arrival of new songs has been far too
long for the group's fans. We have anxiously awaited for this moment
and are finally able to announce the release of the new single, a
splendid and explosive appetizer of the imminent brand-new album,
"It's My Club and I will Play what I want to, " the fifth
album of their musical journey, which will be out at the beginning
of 2008. Is there any better way to start out the new year? "It's
My Club" (the new single and the tune which will open their full-length)
is an absolute hit and a declaration of principles which perfectly
define the spirit of HELEN LOVE; Bubblegum-indie-punk-rock-disco fast
and catchy; a boundless night dancing under the stars until sunrise
in a dreamy club with amazing dance floors, gigantic video screens
(with the RAMONES live in 1976, of course), laser rays, strobe lights,
multicolour light shows and the best pick of music, courtesy of our
hostess Helen, just to enjoy the magnetism to the fullest on a great
summer night in a special Club. Two exclusive songs are also included
on this special limited edition single; "Boots On" with
a tribute of the classic late 70s song "Video Killed the Radio
Star" by THE BUGGLES and "Jennifer Hanley" a rock star
which every adolescent kid on the planet dreams of. In short, three
excellent songs of pure punk-pop which demonstrate the exclusive and
singular universe of HELEN LOVE, an authentic pop feast, a colourful
world of eternal youth.
Elefant-370
CD5
$6.75
High Violets
Satellite Remixes
PS, US Remix album includes remixes by Ullrich Schnauss, Palomar,
Cassini, Echostar, etc.
Reverberation
CD
$15.75
Hitchcock, Robyn
Black Snake Diamond Role [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Remastered re-issue with bonus tracks.
YepRoc
CD
$13.00
Hitchcock, Robyn
Eye [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Remastered re-issue with bonus tracks.
YepRoc
CD
$13.00
Hitchcock, Robyn
I Often Dream of Trains [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Remastered re-issue with bonus tracks.
YepRoc
CD
$13.00
Hitchcock, Robyn
I Wanna Go Backwards [5CD boxset]
PS, US Features expanded editions of three of Hitchcock's best-loved
albums, Black Snake Diamond Role, I Often Dream of Trains and Eye,
along with While Thatcher Mauled Britain Part 1 & 2, a newly compiled
two-disc collection of b-sides, outtakes and home demo recordings,
many of them previously unreleased. All of the individual albums feature
bonus tracks and enhanced liner notes, including Hitchcock's personal
reminiscences on Black Snake Diamond Role and While Thatcher Mauled
Britain, an extract from a novel in progress on I Often Dream of Trains,
and several pieces of original poetry on Eye, along with previously
unpublished photos and Hitchcock cartoons.
YepRoc
5CD
$50.75
Hives
Black and White Album
PS, US Recorded around the world w/a mind-blowing cast of producers
incl. Dennis Herring, Pharrel Williams & Jacknife Lee. Incl. bonus
ringtone & wallpaper, & maybe just maybe it will do the dirty
dishes still sitting in your sink.
A&M
CD
$14.00
Hives
Black and White Album
PS, US Recorded around the world w/a mind-blowing cast of producers
incl. Dennis Herring, Pharrel Williams & Jacknife Lee. Incl. bonus
ringtone & wallpaper, & maybe just maybe it will do the dirty
dishes still sitting in your sink.
A&M-10030-01
LP
$14.00
Hot Chip
Shake a Fist
PS, US VERY VERY LIMITED 12'' feat. TODD RUNDGREN
Astralwerks-101861
12
$11.00
Japanther
Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty
PS, US In 2005, they were invited by part of (minimal/conceptual artist)
Dan Graham's troupe, composing/performing songs & soundtrack sounds
w/ Graham's ambitious puppet-play, Don't Trust Anyone Over 30. This
is the vinyl version, which features 14 total Japanther songs audio
clips from the play. Come w/ CD version as well LP+CD
Wantage-48
LP/CD
$12.50
Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Luiz Bonfa
Orfeu Da Conceicao E Outras Historias
PS, US 180 gram! This score soon sent both Jobim & Bonfa on their
way to becoming international stars. Side B of this LP is a sample
of their other work from that same critical year, 1956. These tracks
also feature the vocals of the top Brazilian singer of the fifties,
Sylvia Telles, as well as performances by talented bass player, Ed
Lincoln. A cornerstone of Brazilian musical history.
GetBack-8062
LP
$18.75
Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Luiz Floriano Bonfa
Samba, Saudade & Bossa Nova
PS, US 180 gram! A selection of early work by the international Brazilian
superstars, credited w/ starting the Bossa Nova revolution in Brazilian
music. These recordings, culled from the mid 50s, mark the earliest
stages of the famous duo's career. This record therefore represents
that last magical moment, when Jobim and Bonfá were still just
two struggling musicians from Rio.
GetBack-8061
LP
$18.75
Johnston, Daniel
Yip! Jump Music
PS, US Incl. "Sorry Entertainer," "Speeding Motorcycle,"
&"Casper the Friendly Ghost."
HighWire-113
LP
$14.00
Johnston, Daniel
Hi, How Are You
PS, US Incl. "Keep Punching Joe," "Nervous Love,"
& "Despair Came Knocking."
HighWire-112
LP
$14.00
Juni Jarvi
Wherever Thou Art
PS, US 12 song CD featuring lush string-laden Swedish indiepop that
blends elements of Jens Lekman,Slowdive & Magnetic Fields.
Saltwater-010
CD
$10.50
Killers
Sawdust
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Island
LP
$16.25
Killers
Sawdust
PS, US B-sides & rarities 2003-2007. 18 tracks never before released
in US incl. "Tranquilize" feat. Lou Reed.
Island
CD
$15.50
Kiln
Dusker
PS, US This infuses the entire concept of electronic composition w/
an almost impossible organic sense, its lush songs packed w/ flourishes
that appear & disappear, cycling, spilling & disintegrating
across the stereo field. It's an aural feast on headphones & a
perfect companion for a stroll through auburn fields. They have a
knack for balancing heart-rending melodies & progressions against
rhythmic forms & textures of incredible depth.
GhostlyInternational-056
CD
$13.25
King Khan & The Shrines
What Is?
PS, US
Hazelwood
CD
$13.75
King Khan & The Shrines
Mr. Supernatural
PS, US
Hazelwood
CD
$13.75
Kobel
Extempore
PS, MEXICO L.A.'s Kobol return with a second installment of their
jazz inflicted electronica. This time around Kobol showcase their
remixing skills alongside new tracks and collaborations. Unlike their
previous outing, Broken Ebony, Kobol have cleaned up the glitch in
the machine but the smooth panoramic textures over banging down tempo
rhythms remain. Murcof, State Shirt and Pepito get the remix treatment
while the collaborations with singers Jazz De Mar, Emma Ejwertz and
Ximena Sariñana profile Kobol's songwriting craft. Extempore
shows how Kobol's production mastery has matured since their debut,
providing us with larger than life sound structures that rely on acoustic
drums, guitars, digital trickery and lush melodic arrangements. For
fans of The Cinematic Orchestra, Galactic, Zero 7, Stateless and Matthew
Herbert.
StaticDiscos-023
CD
$12.25
La Casa Azul
La Revolución Sexual
PS, SPAIN 1000 copies special limited edition white vinyl.
Elefant-1131-1
LP
$15.00
La Casa Azul
La Revolucion Sexual
PS, SPAIN At least we can hold and touch the long awaited second album
by LA CASA AZUL, and with it we can reveal one of the best kept secrets
of our times. You won't believe it: the kids in the band are not human!
They are humanoids, programmed by producer and composer Guille Milkyway
so they can perform his high-tech, hyper vitaminated, nippon-influenced
pop songs. Some did already suspect that such a thing could be possible,
but most had absolutely no idea that such lovely lads as Clara, Sergio,
Virginia, David and Oscar were really programmed androids under the
orders of their producer's privileged brain. They still do play, dance
and sing, though, and they do it as well as they have always done.
It's only that now they don't hide anymore the plugs they have in
their backs and the pentagon they have in their chests, through which
they receive all the needed information. Their connection gives them
the energy they need -that seemingly eternal energy they have spread
around the world, now we know how could they cope!- and gives them
the chance to melt into one and create the most perfect harmonies,
never heard by the human ear. Under this new technological, synthetic,
futuristic stylism, the songs in "La revolución sexual"
fly away from Love as the one only lyrical axis and dig deeper in
fear and frustration. There's also vengeance, anxiety, insecurity
and the search for balance. Musically, the songs on the new album
by LA CASA AZUL are based in the same patterns that turned them into
world cult artists: melodic pop songs, with catchy choruses that are
easy to strum and singalong. High class pop music, that here shows
itself as intentionally artificial, more made in Shibuya than ever.
Songs are here maybe more complex than before, but always keeping
the timeless classic pop influence that, along with its coups d'effect,
sudden changes and surprising twists, describe the magical touch of
the songs by LA CASA AZUL. Nevertheless, this time everything tends
to be intentionally more extreme. More clearly artificial, more made
in Shibuya. Filtered voices, a huge edition work, sounds from here
and there, a thousand details that make every listen entertaining
and magic, keeping a delicate balance between the purest 21st century
technology and the most classic songs in the history of pop music,
that Guille knows so well: as if we put all the history of pop music
in a cocktail shaker, without any prejudice, Japanese style. In the
music by LA CASA AZUL live together without any problems 50's doo
wop and 60's easy listening and bubblegum de los 60, 80's technopop,
70's disco and 90's shibuya-key and europop; references to such different
yet close bands and artists as ELO, PILOT, Hugo Montenegro, PIZZICATO
FIVE, Jean-Jacques Perrey, DENIM, Jacno, Enoch Light, Lio, Silvetti,
The Jetset, Scoobydoo... Or to mention more contemporary names: APRILS,
YMCK, PLUS TECH SQUEEZE BOX, CAPSULE, Andreas Dorau, STEREOTOTAL,
HELEN LOVE, THE GO! TEAM, THE BRAN FLAKES, SCISSOR SISTERS, OPTIGANALLY
YOURS...
Elefant-1131-2
CD
$15.00
Labradford
Prazision
PS, US REMASTERED w/ BONUS TRACK! Their ground-breaking debut!!! ALL
MUSIC GUIDE: "As the premiere release on Kranky, which would
become one of the '90s most notable U.S. indie labels for its series
of adventurous releases, Prazision already holds a certain place in
the history books. Regardless of who put it out, however, this excellent
debut would command attention for introducing Labradford and their
marvelous drone/ambient sound to the world. Inspired by such cult-level
titans of '80s drone as Spacemen 3 and Loop (whose ex-members almost
immediately championed the band after Prazision's appearance), the
then-duo's ability to create seemingly stark (but quite layered and
complex, the more you listened to it), echoed, modern psychedelic
masterpieces made itself apparent from the beginning."
Kranky-001
CD
$12.25
LCD Soundsystem
45:33
PS, US The vinyl release is carefully separated into 4 individual
tracks & spread across the 4 sides of vinyl. No longer just for
runners, this will prove to be a must-have release for athletes, DJs,
& music fans alike 2X12"
DFA-2163
DLP
$18.75
LCD Soundsystem
45:33 [with bonus tracks]
PS, US Originally recorded as a continuous album-length disco symphony.
Commissioned by Nike for their Original Run series, it was the second
in the series & proved a massive success, both critically &
commercially. Includes THREE BONUS TRACKS previously available in
the UK only.
DFA
CD
$15.00
Led Zepplin
Mothership [Best Of]
PS, US New best of from the stars-are-aligned Zep, 24 bombastic tracks
remastered by Jimmy Page.
Atlantic/WEA
DCD
$20.00
Living Legends
Almost Famous Reissue
PS, US Special re-issue of the crew's first collective album as a
whole. Re-packaging & bonus tracks have been added to this fan
favorite. Special remixes created by hip-hop heavyweights Daddy Kev
& Pigeon John also appear. If you haven't heard this yet &
are a fan of the Living Legends, this is what you should get before
anything else.
LegendaryMusic-50021
CD
$14.75
Mandell, Eleni
Country for True Lovers
PS, US Ltd. edition vinyl pressing of LA singer/songwriter who detours
from her typical neo-lounge sound & makes an excursion into country.
Her voice has the purity and spunk of Patsy Cline, her songs have
the melodic catchiness of the best of country. Will appeal to a wide
range of people, from alt/rock folks to the No Depression crowd to
"O Brother Where Out Thou" fans. "Perhaps the best
unsigned musician in the business"-The New Yorker.
HeartofChampion-011
LP
$10.75
Mandell, Eleni
Miracle of Five
PS, US Beautiful silk screened covers. Hand numbered & limited
to 335! Producer keyboardist Andy Kaulkin captured Mandell solo, singing
the songs while strumming on her nylon stringed guitar, overdubbing
the rest of the band later. While that might seem a bit artificial
for such rootsy, jazz tinged music, the results justify the means.
Mandell sounds relaxed & there is a spaciousness to the material
resulting from Kaulkin's ability to add & subtract instruments
at will. Mandell's voice has shifted from its once edgy PJ Harvey
timbre to a far more luxurious, breathy style, similar to Aimee Mann,
especially on the languorous "Salt Truck." This is hushed,
melancholy music that remains sparse, even stark, despite the addition
of such relatively exotic accompaniment as harp, celeste, clarinet
& vibes (from X drummer D.J. Bonebrake). The always impressive
Nels Cline is credited w/guitars, dobro & "weird sounds."
He restrains his typically avant garde, jazzy excursions to bring
unusual tones & textures to the project.
HeartofChampion-022
LP
$15.25
MC5
I Can Only Give You Everything
PS, US They belong to an era when all the good bands were great LIVE
bands, & these motor city proto punks were no exception! The blackest
of Detroit's white panthers are now captured here LIVE in a collection
that features some of their roughest & rawest early performances,
including several rare performances in seedy Detroit clubs, and some
interesting rehearsal recordings, too.
GetBack-161
LP
$14.50
Mesinai's, Raz Badawi
Unit of Resistance
PS, US Powerful sessions by the Badawi quintet recorded during the
RNC 2004, are remixed by master alchemists like DJ SPOOKY, DJ RUPTURE,
Kode 9, Marina Rosenfeld, Filastine & more. A compelling musical
protest in vocal opposition to the current political climate.
ROIO-8307
CD
$16.25
Myrmidons, The
Clap + 2 EP
PS, US From the ashes of Book Of Love (remember them? 80's/90's synth-pop-rock).
Over the past few years Ted Ottaviano, and Lauren Johnson on these
new songs that showcase their love of melodies, chords (yes, bells
too) and above all the 60's pop idiom. Enter vocalist Lori Lindsay,
former member of The Prissteens...Great synth pop music for the 2000's.
Calling to mind The Pipettes, Bat for Lashes,Garbage, Feist, My Favorite,
Firefox AK, Berlin, Missing Persons. A+te, Firefox AK, Berlin, Missing
Persons. A+
CD5
$5.99
Myrmidons, The
Clap (See The Stars)/Dirty Secret
PS, US From the ashes of Book Of Love (remember them? 80's/90's synth-pop-rock).
Over the past few years Ted Ottaviano, and Lauren Johnson on these
new songs that showcase their love of melodies, chords (yes, bells
too) and above all the 60's pop idiom. Enter vocalist Lori Lindsay,
former member of The Prissteens...Great synth pop music for the 2000's.
Calling to mind The Pipettes, Bat for Lashes,Garbage,Feist, My Favorite,
Firefox AK, Berlin, Missing Persons. A+te, Firefox AK, Berlin, Missing
Persons. A+
Myrmidons-003
45
$4.99
O'Neil, Tara Jane
Wings Strings Meridians (BOOK/CD)
PS, US The art and music of the iconic Tara Jane ONeil (RODAN, RETSIN,
SONORA PINE) come together in a beautiful synesthesia. The book contains
drawings and paintings by Tara. Many of them were drawn on tour, in
the back of moving vehicles, some in the secret garage studio. The
cd is a musical companion to the artwork, a collection of live tracks,
four track recordings and film scores. An unforgettable visual &
aural experience.
Yeti
CD
$13.25
Os Mutantes
Live at the Barbican Theatre 2006 [Bonus Tracks]
PS, US Astounding live documentation of Brazilian equatorial psych
outfit's 2006 reunion gig. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The original Os
Mutantes brothers, Sergio Dias and Aarnaldo Baptista assembled a band-that
included the amazing chanteuse Zelia Duncan replacing original female
vocalist Rita Lee-- with drummer Dinho Leme, Henrique Peters, Vitor
Trida, Fabiao Recco and Esmerya Bulgari, to perform in London at the
storied Barbican Theater in 2006. This document is the entire concert,
presented in stunning sound, with crackling energy to prove that those
who attended, press and punters, weren't lying about how great it
was. These 21 songs offer proof positive that years can indeed melt
away, and whatever dowdy and dodgy myths that surrounded the fate
its creators had endured, were wiped away within the first few minutes
of set opener "Don Quixote." Os Mutantes didn't run though
their hits, they played them with fire, humor, astonishing finesse
and and creativity revealing the sincere dearth of the same that exists
on the rock scene (indie or not) at this moment in time... Forget
what you know or don't. If you've not listened to Os Mutates before,
this is a great place to start; you can hear the studio records-amazing
as they are-later. If you own the studio records, they will not adequately
prepare you for what's on display here."
LuakaBop
DCD
$18.75
Parsons, Gram & The Flying Burrito Brothers
Gram Parsons Archive, Vol. 1
PS, US (Digipack Packaging) Two-CD, high-fidelity live set 'Gram Parsons
Archives Vol. 1: The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the
Avalon 1969' on Amoeba Records.
Material from 1969 found in Grateful Dead vaults
- The two CD, 27-track set includes a number of never-before-heard
-- though long rumored - rarities including 10 songs never recorded
by Parsons and never before available.
Gram Parsons, leading the Flying Burrito Brothers,
opened for the Grateful Dead April 4, 5 and 6, 1969 at the Avalon
Ballroom in San Francisco. The April 4th show has never been heard
in any form. The bonus disc is the April 6th show. For years these
tapes were rumored to exist and were finally unearthed in the Grateful
Dead vault. The shows were recorded by the legendary sound engineer
Bear (Owsley Stanley), and are the highest quality Gram Parsons live
material available.
Rarities on 'Gram Parsons Archives Vol. 1:
The Flying Burrito Brothers "Live" at the Avalon 1969' include
Gram's unique choice of mainly country standards, which are not on
any other official Gram Parsons recording: Undo The Right/Somebody's
Back In Town/She Once Lived Here/Mental Revenge/We've Got To Get Ourselves
Together/Lucille/You Win Again/Long Black Limousine/Sweet Dream Baby/When
Will I Be Loved
Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1
AmoebaRecords-002
CD
$17.00
Pluramon
The Monstrous Surplus
PS, GERMANY This is the fifth full-length release by Marcus Schmickler
aka Pluramon. The Monstrous Surplus bears three different vocalists
and as many narrative voices. The songs do not simply present a singer
or songwriter self: they push the envelope of what it means to tell
a story. Completely contemporary, yet unabashedly diving into moods,
the album succeeds in capturing the fragmented, yet sophisticated
soul of urban life: "Can't Disappear" is a story about a
secret threesome relationship, "Fresh Aufhebung" is a spoken
pamphlet for a break-up and "If Time Was On My Side" is
a melancholic story about bad timing with love. Listeners of the previous
albums will recognize a style that remains dreamy and atmospheric
with pop songs that are sometimes laid-back yet melancholic, even
enigmatic, at other times dramatic and intense. Featuring appearances
by Julia Hummer, a prominent young German actress who tours with her
own band Too Many Boys, Julee Cruise, who was already featured on
the last album, and New York-based German artist and writer, Jutta
Koether, who is also known as co-founder of leading German pop magazine,
SPEX. The fourth vocalist is Marcus himself on one song as well as
background on other songs. Also responsible for the production, Marcus
Schmickler is well-known in a lot of different contexts related to
electronic music, let it be beat-oriented, improvised music or classical
music.
KaraokeKalk
CD
$15.00
Puerto Muerto
Heaven & Dirt
PS, UK
Fire
DCD
$17.00
Richmond Fontaine
Live at the Doug Fir Lounge
PS, US
ElCortez
CD
$12.25
Scorn
Stealth
PS, US 15 years since his début and 4 since his last studio
album: Mick Harris breaks the silence and delivers with "Stealth"
one of his most massive works so far. Staying faithful to his trademark
sound, this corner-stone of a musician, constantly redefining the
boundaries of electronic music, delivers here 8 salvoes of monumental
bass, sparse dry beats and deep drones. Let it be heard: Scorn is
back.
OhmResistance-6
CD
$12.25
Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
Thaw
PS, UK Thaw is a Foetus Interruptus album released by Self Immolation/Some
Bizarre in September 1988 and also released by Rough Trade in the
same year. In 1995, Thaw was given a U.S. re-release by Thirsty Ear.
TRACKLISTING: 01. DON'T HIDE IT PROVIDE IT 02. ASBESTOS 03. FIN 04.
ENGLISH FAGGOT/NOTHIN MAN 05. HAUSS-ON-FAH 06. FRATRICIDE PASTORALE
07. THE DIPSOMANIAC KISS 08. BARBEDWIRE TUMBLEWEED 09. CHINGADA 10.
A PRAYER FOR MY DEATH.
SomeBizzare-054
CD
$20.25
Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel
Sink
PS, UK Sink is a Foetus Inc compilation album first released in 1989
on Self Immolation/Some Bizzare and Wax Trax! Records. It compiles
rare and unreleased songs from various Foetus projects from 1981-1989.
TRACKLISTING: 01. BEDROCK 02. RAMROD 03. BOXHEAD 04. LILITH 05. SHUT
06. DIABOLUS IN MUSICA 07. SMUT 08. SICK MINUTES 09. RATTLESNAKE INSURANCE
10. HIMMELFAHRTSTRANSPORT/PRIMORDIAL INDUSTRY 11. SPIT ON THE GRIDDLE
12. ANXIETY ATTACK 13. BAPHOMET 14. DEAD CHRISTIAN 15. HALO FLAMIN
LEAD 16. OKFM 17. CATASTROPHE CRUNCH 18. WASH 19. SLOG 20. CALAMITY
CRUSH
SomeBizzare-074
CD
$20.25
Shipwreck
Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On (ON SALE)
PS, US Champaign, IL combo Shipwreck's seond full-length album (on
the heels of two awesome EPs), released by Polyvinyl sub-label None
Records. Shipwreck have a sound that somehow evokes the enigmatic,
haunting, and sometimes dangerous allure of the open sea. It seems
an all-too-convenient metaphor, but in practice the metaphor feels
true. Alternately placid and furious, Shipwreck melds quiet and loud
in a way that might fall apart in lesser hands. Their full length
debut, Rabbit in the Kitchen With a New Dress On, is a sonic blast
of desert heat that recalls a synchronicity between the dreamy darkness
of Depeche Mode and the raucous abandon of the Pixies. Haunting images
and fractured narratives create an enveloping reality of Lynchian
eeriness.
None-004
CD
$10.00
Soda Pop Kids, The
Teen Bop Dream
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Saying that the Soda Pop Kids love their
pre-punk/post-punk power-pop isn't simply a description but a raison
d'etre -- opening track "Saturday Every Day" starts with
an overt Bay City Rollers nod and then shifts into a track worthy
of BCR-celebrator Nick Lowe. Not for nothing does one of the bandmembers
have a Stiff Records T-shirt on in their cover image. On its second
album the Portland quintet delivers precisely what is expected of
it, continuing the spirit of its debut Write Home with another ten
songs of the same spirit. It the results aren't as just-plain-great
as they were with their fellow Oregonians, the late and lamented Exploding
Hearts, Teen Bop Dream is good, rough trashy fun."
FullBreachKicks
CD
$15.00
Squalora
S-T
PS, US They arose from the ashes of Missoula's ASS END OFFEND &
play heavy/fast, political hardcore. Part Kylesa low-frequency kudgel,
part Anti-Cimex crust blowout, their sound is a fresh, powerful one.
Lyrically, the music deals w/ the frustration of living in the Bush-era,
punk scene egotism & class struggle.
WantageUSA-047
CD
$11.00
Statehood
Lies & Rhetoric
PS, US Latest studio output from D.C. foursome comprised of Clark
Sabine, Leigh Thompson & former DISMEMBERMENT PLAN rhythm section
JOE EASLEY & ERIC AXELSON is both intensely pop-driven & just
plain intense. The songs sound utterly fresh & sneakily familiar,
w/ bits of Jawbox, Mission of Burma, caffeine blended into a concoction
that drives you from start to finish.
Statehood-001
CD
$10.50
T. Rex
Electric Jewels
PS, US Selection of live tracks from 1971-72 & demo outtakes documenting
the on-set of widespread "T-rextasy" across the UK &
making Mr. Bolan a definitive superstar of glittering boogie rock.
Ultra rare radio sessions of Get It On and Cosmic Dancer.
GetBack-656
LP
$18.00
Two Bands & A Legend
I See You Baby
PS, NORWAY THE THING & CATO SALSA EXPERIENCE recorded this EP
during the same session that resulted in the self titled album. These
tracks didn't fit the album & it was immediately decided to make
this into an EP to be released after the album. The EP contains 3
tracks and 30 minutes of music. It starts of with a cover version
by Groove Armada`s (!) "I see you baby" with Joe McPhee
on vocals which is worth the price alone! The EP also features a new
version of Joe McPhee`s seminal Black Panther anthem "Nation
Time" from 1970 as well as Donald Ayler`s beautiful epic "Our
Prayer".
SmalltownSuperjazz-130
CD
$11.75
Various
Add To Friends
PS, AUSTRALIA Add to friends explores the connectivity's and opportunities
provided by 'friend sites' such as Myspace. It collects eclectic and
avant works of artists from across the Asia Pacific region. The aesthetic
of the compilation is focused on the idea of 'song' in all its melodic
shapes, tune forms and sonic colors. The edition features a range
of exclusive, unreleased and new works from respected groups and artists
such as Tenniscoats, Midori Hirano, Shugo Tokumaru and Lullatone,
as well as contributions from emerging artists Akira Kosemura, Trico
and Ytamo. This is the first edition from Someone Good, the sister
label of Room40. Established in 2007, Someone Good is dedicated to
discovering and releasing unique visions of avant pop. TRACKLIST:
LULLATONE - "Wake Up Call", TENNISCOATS - "Possumo",
YTAMO - "Kylie (Hong Kong), TRICO! - "Candle And Pechka",
MIDORI HIRANO - "Cells That Smell Sounds", DAISUKE MIYATANI
- "Docoiku", CAROLINE - "Bicycle" (LULLATONE Remix),
STEAL STEAL GROUND - "Bad Waves Of Paranoia" (Part 1), SMALL
COLOUR - "A Fat Bud", SHUGO TOKUMARU - "Wedding",
EDDIE MARCON - "Dust Dance", QUA - "Through Your Window",
THE RATIONAL ACADEMY - "Turin", GROOPIES - "Kkkpkanewnew",
THE PANCAKES - "Jane And Jenny", THE DEADNOTES - "Orange
Trumpet", MY LITTLE AIRPORT- "Leo, Are You Still Jumping
Out Of The Windows In Expensive Clothes?", AKIRA KOSEMURA - "Enough
Grace".
SomeoneGood-001
CD
$15.00
Various
He & She - Soft Sounds for Gentle People Vol. 5
PS, US The fifth installment in the Soft Sound For Gentle People series
features twenty-two far-out pop psych duos from the late '60s. It
pretty much began with Sonny and Cher. When the teener template of
Paul and Paula and Dick and Deedee got superimposed on the hip set,
a new genre was born. The success of co-ed pairings like Mimi and
Richard and Nino and April had coffee house folkies shacking up in
droves and soon every town had it's own dynamic duo. There were variations
too. Paul and Mary found their Peter. John Phillips had two chicks
so he had to find another Papa. But the sound was what made it, the
call and response, the traded verses-love stories acted out over twelve-strings
ringin', like shaggy-topped Romeos and Juliets in tight slacks and
pilgrim belts. You've heard some of the reissues-the Blackburns and
Snows, the Jims and Jeans-their stories and music made public again
after years in obscurity. Now hear the ones who didn't quite crack
the radio charts, at least not for long. The ones whose songs remain
unsung. Heroes and heroines in the nightclubs and studio booths. Reaching
out in the darkness, and the sunshine too. In love and touching forever.
She and He. He and She.
PetRecords
CD
$13.75
Various
American Song Poem...Christmas
PS, US "Daddy, Is Santa Really Six-Foot Four?" Includes
the hits "Santa Came on a Nuclear Missile", "Rocking
Disco Santa Claus" & "Santa Claus Goes Modern".
BarNone-147
CD
$13.50
Various
Camobear Orange
PS, US CamobearRecords is 5 yrs old. W/ 12 gold (plated) records,
sales in the low millions, & relentless critical & parental
praise. New videos from JOSH MARTINEZ, MOKA ONLY & EVIL &
an incredible collection of skits, live show footage & banned
foreign language films offer an inside look at the secretive cold
war lair of one of Canada's greatest cultural exports. Incl. a scorching
CD of teasers w/ MOKA ONLY, JOSH MARTINEZ, THE CHICHARONES, EVIL &
THE GOODS
DVD+CD
Camobear-013
DVD/CD
$17.50
Various
Embryo 4: Homemade Music By Bay Area Musicians
PS, US 'Embryo 4: Homemade Music by Bay Area Musicians' is the latest
installment in San Francisco musician Brian Weaver's long-running
series of homemade compilations of rare musical works by mostly unsigned
local talent. The latest in the Embryo series features 20 never-before-released
tracks, all specially recorded and mixed for this compilation. The
recently completed project is Weaver's way of celebrating and sharing
with the public the homemade music of his musical circle of friends,
a peer network that counts among it the venerable likes of Thee Druggles,
Mos Eisley, Thee More Shallows, Jason Yakich, Dax Pierson, Go Go Galaxion,
That Hideous Strength, Alec Way, The Angelo, Jai Young Kim, The Slow
Poisoner, Planethead, the Cubby Creatures, Stigmata 9000, The Oscillator
Gang, Roxy Bloom and Patina Praxis, Oahu, Cookin' with Kurt, and the
Andy Peters Show. TRACKLIST: 1. Forkhead by The Druggles, 2. Theme
from "I Lost Her Off the Shoulder of Orion" by Mos Eisley,
3. Phineas Bogg by Thee More Shallows, 4. Blessing of the Grampus
by Jason Yakich, 5. Mad Man in Passing by Dax Pierson, 6. Rasa Lila
by Go Go Galaxion, 7. Sudden Squall by That Hideous Strength, 8. allatu
song by alec way, 9. Let's Go! Party People! (beat down) by The Angelo,
10. Blast Off by Jai Young Kim, 11. From the River Bottom by The Slow
Poisoner, 12. O Dark Thirty by Planethead, 13. Last Chance by The
Cubby Creatures, 14. Voxy Lou by Stigmata 9000 15. These Are Normal
Feelings by The Oscillator Gang, 16. Nautilus by Roxy Bloom and Patina
Praxis, 17. The Bomb by Brian Weaver, 18. Once, while I was walking...
by Oahu, 19. I'm Not Done, Yeti by Cookin' with Kurt, 20. La Chanson
de Jacky by The Andy Peters Show.
CubbyControl-1051
CD
$11.50
Venus
#34 Winter 2007
PS, US Dita Von Tesse on cover. Dream big with Miranda July &
Jason Schwartzman. Make your own gifts for $15 or less! The HOTTT
List 2007- Amy Winehouse, The Donnas, PJ Harvey, White Stripes &
more.
Venus-34
ZINE
$4.25
Whiskey Priest
Hungry
PS, US Whiskey Priest is the solo debut of Noah Hall of Easterly.
Hall trades Easterly's fuzz and jangle for an acoustic and a celesta,
but his trademark melodies and sad but hopeful lyrics are present
and in fine form. Take the more acoustic Teenage Fanclub numbers,
or even the quieter tracks on Big Star's Third as a reference point.
Bric-a-Brac-002
CD
$11.00
Winehouse, Amy
I Told You I Was Trouble
PS, US Incl. 50 minute documentary plus 60 minute concert "Live
from London's Shepherds Bush Empire." REGION=1. You know the
curiosity is killing you!
Universal-10249-09
DVD
$19.25
Wire
Read & Burn 03
PS, UK Wire's first release of entirely new material since 2003's
Send. This 26-minute mini album signals the stage-by-stage re-activation
of this legendary and influential band as a recording and live entity.
They continue to evolve. Some tracks will not be included on the next
album to follow in the later half of 2008.
PinkFlag
CD5
$9.50
Forthcoming
Releases
Am-Boy
Horrible Oracle Blessedness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Attacknine Records is proud to present Am-boy's "Horrible
Oracle Blessedness", 16 tracks of addictive Technicolor synth-tunes,
and the latest dose from a body of work that has earned him the title
of "Walt Disney on Acid". Am-boy is coastal NJ's Forrest
Wolf, and 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is his third full-length release.
Perhaps more so than ever before, 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is
filled with his trademark sugary hooks and pristine production that
will leave you with a smile on your face and a head full of melodies
you won't stop humming. The beats and melodies are deceptively simple,
exemplifying a complex series of emotions that perfectly unveil themselves
with each listen. You will not be disappointed, as this is by far
one of the best albums of 2005." - Erik Kowalski/CASINO VERSUS
JAPAN
Attack9-017
CD
$12.25
Amplified Heat
How Do You Like the Sound of That (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTBER 2ND)
PS, US Debut album of Deep South boogie-blues rock with a nifty psychedelic
waycoolness from hirsute Austin trio.
Arclight
CD
$14.25
Asmus Tietchens
Eta-Menge (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Limited edition: 500. LINE is proud to present h-Menge (Eta-Menge)
the final installment of the critically acclaimed Mengen series from
influential German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. Eta-Menge
means ETA quantity. Based strictly on sine tones and white noise,
the Mengen series was released by Ritornell/Mille Plateaux as the
CDs Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Gamma-Menge and then continued on LINE
as the CDs Epsilon-, Zeta-, and Eta-Menge. Asmus Tietchens' first
released his unique electronic music in 1980, but created works since
the late 1960s. Since then he has produced over 37 full-length solo
works and more cutting edge recordings on numerous international labels
dealing with electronic sound and concrete music. Some of his over
20 full-length collaborative projects include works with Merzbow,
Achim Wollscheid, Vidna Obmana, Richard Chartier, and Kontakt der
Junglinge with Thomas Koner. Tietchens' focus is the manipulation
of found sound in ways suggested by the material itself. German label
Die Stadt has begun to reissue his groundbreaking early works on CD
in limited edition. In both 2003 and 2006 Tietchens was awarded the
"Karl-Sczuka- Preis fŸr Akustische Kunst" by SŸdwestrundfunk
(SWR).
Line-033
CD
$12.25
Asobi Seksu
Stay Awake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US "Stay Awake" is a song they originally wrote as a
70s AM radio ditty that was eventually fleshed out into an epic post
dream pop Spiritualized number. Incl. a cover of "Then He Kissed
Me" where they experiment w/ the Phil Spector sound but incl.
their own sound & texture.
GiganticMusic
45
$7.25
Autistici
Volume Objects (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 27TH)
PS, US Abstract Ambience - Broken Space. In the desire to make recorded
sound as tactile as possible Autistici (UK), recently featured on
12k's Blueprints compilation (12k1039), has sculpted found objects,
broken acoustic instruments, synthesizers and environmental recordings
into Volume Objects. Expertly realized and designed, Volume Objects
is loose and organic but demands careful listening. Melody and form
are hinted at and then in a whisper, a crackle, are gone. A sense
of narrative and place created as if a hundred tiny objects are scattered
in front of you, a fractured story that you thought you once remembered.
The packaging for this release includes an 8-page booklet of black
& white photography by Taylor Deupree inspired by the music and
titles of the audio pieces. All printed materials in this package
have been printed on 100% recycled paper.
12K-1045
CD
$12.25
Bela Karoli
Furnished Rooms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US This unorthodox trio combines an aupright bass, mechanical
electronic perscussion, 2 women singing, violin & accordian. Nakedly
beautiful, gorgeously affected, stunning and emotionally resonant.A
compelling mix of modern electronica with old-world acoustic music.
HelmetRoom-014
CD
$11.75
Birchville Cat Motel
Seventh Ruined Hex (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A further step out in Birchville Cat Motel's ruminations on
time space distortion featuring the additional mystical talents of
fellow gravity destroyer, Matthew Bower (Hototogisu/Sunroof!). Seventh
Ruined Hex presents like a lonesome planet, occasionally struck with
super-sized fragments of space detritus, but for the most part just
hangs around, spinning on its axis and doing fuck-all. Strangely emotive
for 'a buncha noise'. Like the deepest love, its warm yet tenuous,
and filled with the ever-present potential for loss and brutality.
More in line with the estranged love-tangle of the Birchville classic
'Chi Vampires' than the most recent befuddling hyperspace rock-overload
of recent albums like 'Our Love Will Destroy the World' and 'Birds
Call Home their Dead'. Features Matthew Bower who has been known to
put out a good album or two on a regular basis. Powerful. Beautiful.
Masculine. Girly. Loud. Tender. Heavy. Soulful.
Important-169
CD
$12.25
Bonnie Prince Billy
Ask Forgiveness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Following the many intensities of "The Letting Go"&
its 3 singles & EP, BPB went to Philadelphia to cool out w/a record
of covers versions.But the combination of summer days,Philadelphia
streets &the way Bonny is ambushed the cooling process,producing
8 sizzlers instead &creating the
need to "Ask Forgiveness".
DragCity-354
CD5
$10.00
Bryant, Shelby
Cloud-Wow Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 27TH)
PS, US Ex-CLEARS mainman makes happy synth pop a la Charlie Brown's
Vince Guaraldi on acid. Retro gear & pure, ruthless hooks a plenty.
SmellsLikeRecords
CD
$13.25
Candlesnuffer
Wakool (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
Ps, AUSTRALIA Recorded over a series of four Sunday afternoons, Wakool
is an interrogation into an expanded range of techniques and gestures
applied to instruments including banjo, electro acoustic guitar, bandura,
and eukolin. In part an antidote to laborious studio process, this
project privileges live stereo recordings without additional overdubs,
processing or equalization. The varied and spontaneous nature of David's
effortless playing across an eclectic range of instruments was recorded
transparently to direct the aural focus on the dynamics and nuances
comprising each performance. In some ways Wakool is pure documentation
of process, simply demonstrating David's formidable range of concepts
and techniques developed over an extraordinary period of experimentation
and research commencing in the late 70s. On the other hand David's
meticulous preparation of each instrument combined with his prodigious
knowledge of improvisational practice provides a complexity that negates
the need for sophisticated studio process. Wakool stands as a testament
to David's sustained and unwavering commitment to improvisation, which
he executes with enthusiasm, vigour and inventiveness that easily
posits him as the most vital figure in the Australian musical avant-garde.
--Philip Samartzis
Room40-412
CD
$15.00
Cex
Exotical Privates (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE DECEMBER 4TH)
PS, US 4 remixes from Cex's critically acclaimed album Actual F*cking.
Automation-007
LP
$6.75
Cline, Nels/Carlos Giffoni/Alan Licht/Lee Ranaldo
Nothing Makes Any Sense (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A constantly shifting and engaging long-form piece of developed
drone, foreboding melody, and harsh grit, Nothing Makes Any Sense
finds Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco),
and Alan Licht pushing their guitars into a cacophonous state that
bears much influence from the post-jazz fields they've all cut their
teeth in, but also bearing down a forceful brutality that has sometimes
eluded their past material. While Carlos Giffoni uses his analog Synth
mastery to adequately contend and mesh seamlessly with the trio of
strings, letting his analog noise pulsate and pierce with its own
sense of contained stampede. This collaboration was recorded in February
of this year at the sadly defunct NYC venue Tonic and was mixed and
mastered by the ubiquitous James Plotkin. Included with the packaging
are ink drawings from Lee Ranaldo and a review of Lou Reed's live
classic Rock N' Roll Animal by cult musician/Creem scribe Peter Laughner,
which includes a line which bestowed this album with its title.
NoFunProductions-28
CD
$12.25
Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angels (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US This collaboration was born on a trip to the West Coast of
the United States a few yrs ago. This single 30-min. track uses voice,
guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. You've heard of the unmade
science fiction epic whose would-be director proposed using different
big-name progressive bands to perform a soundtrack for specific planets
used in the script; here then are the sounds accompanying a spacecraft
that's a combination Death Star & Taco Bell from the 70s filled
w/cement Mayan temples & pyramids populated by large, snappily
dressed reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25
Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound
garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are
definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover &
a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty
rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00
Deacon, Dan & Jimmy Joe Roche
Ultimate Reality (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US Collaborative performance that combines an intense musical
composition for electronics & drums w/a psychedelic montage of
Arnold Schwarzenegger films that that is projected at a monumental
scale. The 40 min. composition, written by Deacon, blasts from 3 sets
of loudspeakers during performance. Driving & cinematic, the electronic
piece is accompanied by 2 live drummer.
Carpark-041
DVD
$14.00
DJ Olive
Sleep (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, AUSTRALIA As one of the pioneers of 'sleep' parties in the low
level apartment blocks and converted industrial lots in Brooklyn during
the early nineties, DJ Olive's latest long player collects together
his experiments in ambient sound spaces. It's a celebration of filtered
texture, hidden melody and gentle turntable flickers. Like Buoy his
debut solo record for ROOM40, Sleep is delivered with a simple message
'please listen to this quietly, it's a sleeping pill' and while its
aim might be to induce unconsciousness, this mission is completed
more through a diligent understanding of the possibilities of ambient
sound than through repetition or minimalist approaches. A refined
and emotive composition, Sleep shifts through a variety of phases,
reflecting in some ways on the nature of our sleep patterns. As each
section unfolds, DJ Olive reveals his characteristic sensibility for
spatial mixes and in the process generates some of the most remarkable
and refined post-ambient music to be created in the 20th century.
Free floating audio clouds paint a subtle portrait of dimly lit late
night spaces, faded whispers, close bodies huddled and in the corner
DJ Olive's echoed lullabies coloring the audio sphere.
Room40-413
CD
$15.00
Duritti Column, The
Circuses & Bread (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 15TH)
PS, UK The legendary Factory Records ensemble formed and fronted by
virtuoso guitarist/composer Vini Reilly. Circuses & Bread was
originally released by the Factory Benelux label in April 1986, and
features ten tracks written and performed by Vini Reilly, together
with drummer Bruce Mitchell. Stand-out tracks include All That Love
& Maths Can Do and the single Tomorrow. This expanded edition
of Circuses & Bread also features ten bonus tracks, including
the rare Japanese single For Noriko/Love Fading, compilation album
tracks Verbiers and The Aftermath, and four previously unreleased
tracks from the cancelled 1983 album Short Stories For Pauline. The
bonus cuts also include the rarely heard 1983 single I Get Along Without
You Very Well, a Hoagy Carmichael cover sung by Lindsay Reade and
dedicated to her former husband, the late Anthony H. Wilson (Factory
Records founder and Durutti Column manager). The booklet restores
the original cover design by 8vo. Artist biography: Manchester native
Vini Reilly formed The Durutti Column in 1978, recording his debut
album The Return of the Durutti Column the following year with producer
Martin Hannett, a set of delicate instrumental tracks housed in an
abrasive sandpaper sleeve.
LTM-2510
CD
$17.00
Electric Wizard
Witchcult Today (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US They're back to menace & out smoke any that brave their
doom ways. They give birth to another resin laced epic, adding to
their already impeccable recording legacy. It's time to get your doom
on.
Candlelight
CD
$16.00
Funkarma
Comply (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE DECEMBER 11TH)
PS, US contains four original tracks with the trademark funckarma
sound. nice lush synths and exciting beats. track list: A1 - Comply
A2 - Raides B1 - Sploid B2 - Ymadyn.
BinaryDilemma-003
12
$8.25
Golden Death Music
Ephemera Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 20TH)
PS, US A combination of delicate, organic psychedelia and rich textural
arrangements that form intense beautiful songs. Reminiscent of early
Pink Floyd or Hood.
HelmetRoom-013
CD
$11.75
Griswold, Erik
Altona Sketches (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13th)
PS, AUSTRALIA From Erik Griswold Bolts, screws, paper, rubber strips,
and bits of cardboard are wedged, laced, and screwed between the piano
