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Moon Must Be Revisited
PS, US
Warp
12
$9.50

A Storm of Light & Nadja
Primitive North (2X12"/CD)
PS, US A Storm of Light fuse delicate melodies w/ oppresive dirge metal & dense atmospherics on their two contagious, hypnotic, & haunting tracks. The prolific Nadja, a true behemoth of stark, glacial-paced sludge, delivers another massive epic of blissful genius. The duo's single 20+ minute track consists of their patented molasses-thick wall of ultra-dense fuzz & surprisingly tuneful white noise. Shifting from a serene & uplifting aural setting to an absolutely soul-crushing Broadrick-esque industrial nightmare, this is a beast of many faces. Features remixes where each band has reconfigured the other's material.
RoboticEmpire
12
$25.00

A.M. Vibe
Capricorno
PS, US A.M. Vibe is a female-fronted rock band from San Diego. Their sound has been described as a blending of the post-punk aggression of Nirvana and the fuzz rock of The Stooges - with the sweet melodies of the Carpenters and the Pixies - Using their sometimes noisy, sometimes nice approach, they deliver simple, irresistible and intelligent songs. This San Diego based trio includes vocalist/guitarist Lisah Nicholson, bassist Michael Porter, and drummer Mark Vernon. The band has its roots in indie-pop (see March Records' 1996 compilation release "Pop American Style" for Lisah's previous band Red Dye No. 5) and have released tracks on various compilations as well as their debut LP on indie label Silvergirl Records. A.M. Vibe's single "Strawberry Pie" was featured in the Touchstone Film "A Lot Like Love" starring Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher. They also have songs placed on various network television stations like MTV, FOX and the Oxygen network. Recently their entire song "Tantrum" was featured on the CBS hit show "Cold Case". The band made their debut on Planting Seeds Records with an appearance on the compilation "Blue Skies Daisy Days" (PSRCD- 058) with the honey sweet fuzz pop song "Superstar". A.M. Vibe has also played in circles with Freeheat/The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Buzzcocks, Cat Power, New Pornographers, Juliana Hatfield, among many others. "Capricorno" (PSRCD-061) is the band's latest release and debut for Planting Seeds Records. The LP kicks into gear with the melodic beat of lead single "Superstar", which shimmers and shines with honey dipped vocals and smooth bass/drums interplay. The all-out-noise groove rocker "BMF" shakes and rattles in its two and half minutes of glory. "Open Road" and "V" showcases the bands perfect indie-pop roots.
PlantingSeeds-061
CD
$12.25

Abstract Truth
Totum
PS, GERMANY From South Africa, 1970. Edition of 500 numbered LPs, glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing. "Ken E Henson on guitar, vocals and sitar / Robbie Pavid on percussion / Brian Gibson on bass & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute. Excellent early '70s melodic wistful freak-rock, blended with African sounds featuring assorted instruments: keyboards, flutes, electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, etc. A refreshing approach with an Eastern touch. If you like UK bands such as Quintessence, If and Blodwin Pig, this album goes in the same direction. It is more trippy/stoned and acoustic than the Silver Trees album."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Abstract Truth
Silver Trees
PS, GERMANY LPs, matte heavy gatefold sleeve, 180 gram pressing. "The band Abstract Truth existed only for a very short time, but it was a time of super-creativity. They exploded on to the Durban music scene early in 1969, released 2 studio albums during 1970 on EMI, which we have here. The 3rd album Cool Sounds For Heads is only a compilation of these 2 LPs. Ken E. Henson on guitar & vocals / Peter Measroch on piano, organ, flute, harpsichord & vocals / George Wolfaardt on bass, flute, drums & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute. Silver Trees is a milestone in South African music among bands like Freedoms Children, Astra and Third Eye. Musically it follows the same routes as UK bands like Bloodwin Pig, Traffic, Spooky Tooth and many others. Progressive underground of the best kind, with organ, guitars, flutes, sax and great vocals, sometimes with Zappa-style guitar solos."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paradiso UFO
Glorify Astrological Martyrdom
PS, US Limited edition of 1000 copies. Acid Mother's Temple's Glorify Astrological Martyrdom is sure to appeal to the myriad AMT fans who have made Crystal Rainbow Pyramid a new fan favorite. Professionally recorded mega riffage for a super defined clean sound. Kawabata and company deliver this focused rock explosion full of hyper repetitive heavy hooks and freaked out pitched up vocals. Cover art by Seldon Hunt.
Important-226-1
LP
$15.00

Acorn & Ohbijou
Split EP
PS, US The Acorn & Ohbijou commemorate their fall 2008 tour with a 12" split EP, each offering a cover of the other band, along with a brand new song. Limited to 500 copies, plays on 45rpm on 180g vinyl!
KelpRecords
12
$14.50

Ajilvsga
Medicine Bull
PS, ITALY Genre: doom-metal/drone. For those who still haven't had a chance to listen to their music, Ajilvsga is a duo comprised of Nathan Young and Brad Rose (from FoxyDigitalis webzine/label group and The North Sea fame). Ajilvsga are heavy on dynamics, guitars and electronics and they do that in their own way. Nicely provided with a doom/black-metal appearance, "Medicine Bull" shines like an immediate masterpiece with its unique sound world carefully shaped for Wiccan nights, cosmic disasters and altered mind states. Magically mastered by Pete Swanson (from Yellow Swans).
Dreamsheep-005
CD
$14.75

All The Saints/These Arms Are Snakes
Host b/w Washburn
PS, US
Touch&Go
45
$4.25

Amber Alerts
Ghoast Houze
PS, US AMBER ALERTS are back with a second single, & doing 'Bama proud. Dark synth heavy punk from Montgomery. This shit smokes!!!
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Amesoeurs
S-T
PS, US With ALCEST, multi-instrumentalist NEIGE paints a world of cascading radiance and shimmering light, where innocence triumphs and peace reigns supreme. The one conjured by AMESOEURS lies in an opposite realm. Formed by Neige and vocalist AUDREY SYLVAIN in 2004, Amesoeurs' desolate, suffocating vision brims with negativity and despair. Those familiar with Neige's pedigree (PESTE NOIRE, MORTIFERA, etc.) will recognize elements of harsh, melancholic black metal; the band also draws from elements of post-punk and '80s new wave such as Joy Division, early Cure, and Depeche Mode. Here, Neige is backed by a band that includes the award-winning French filmmaker FURSY TEYSSIER.
ProfoundLore
CD
$13.50

aMute
Infernal Heights For A Drama
PS, US An album full of introspective songs, psychedelic approaches, yet accessible compositions. Their music draws a thin line between indie-rock, post-folk & electronic. Loud, roaring, dark electronics, swathes of guitar wash, & echoing, disembodied vocals.
Stilll
CD
$18.00

Annie Hall
Cloud Cuckoo Land
PS, SPAIN Annie Hall, "a nervous romance", as in the Woody Allen film: a New York love story, with a strong European influence, far from the Hollywood industry. They come out now with their first album after three years in the indie underground. Their style is a meltin' pot where melancholy, irony, west coast ballads and sixties pop music meet. This is their epic history: It was a hot hot summer. Fabio and Andrea, who already met as kids on the foggy tennis courts of Valle Padana, were both listening to a sad concert on the Iseo Lake. They recognized each other at once, despite one's huge beard and the other's fewer hair. After some chatting and a considerable amount of beers, they decided to throw themselves in a new, picaresque adventure. Very soon they found Giorgio and Budo as a perfect rhythmic section. They were ready to come out and folk the hell out of Italy! We are now very proud to present Cloud Cuckoo Land, their first LP. Please listen while enjoying a couch, a blanket and a cup of tea. Or, if you like the speed sex and drugs thing, you could as well listen to it while driving through a motorway, wind in your hair, maximum volume... all at 50 Mls/hr. Because, you see.. There's no rush. Not at all.
PippolaMusic-006
CD
$12.00

Antony And The Johnsons
Epilepsy Is Dancing
PS, US "Epilepsy is Dancing" - the second single from Antony and the Johnsons' The Crying Light - is one of the reasons Spin is raving that the band's new material is "scarily intimate and irresistibly beautiful". Antony and the Johnsons have again crafted a consummate single with the most unlikely of subjects. The B-side "Where is My Power?" burns slowly throughout hinting at its epic climax anchored by the voice Rolling Stone has called "a voice of singular majesty, an instrument of delicacy and rapture in which Nina Simone, Morrissey, and Joni Mitchell seem to inhabit the same breath".
SecretlyCanadian-199
12
$6.25

Arcade Fire
Miroir Noir - DELUXE ED
PS,US Disc 1 contains the full standard "Miroir Noir" feature program. Disc 2 includes bonus material including the group's live performances on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Saturday Night Live & at the BBC. Limited to 5,000.
Merge
2DVD
$24.00

Arcade Fire
Miroir Noir
PS,US Follows the group through the making & touring of their 2007 album "Neon Bible," documenting the band at their Montreal studio, the making of promotional films & videos, along w/ live footage & a few short films made on the road.
Merge
DVD
$12.00

Assemble Head In Sunburst Sound
When Sweet Sleep Returned
PS, US This San Francisco band's sound is a soundtrack for strange days and futures bright and bleak. There's also a crooked thread running backward through each of their records: the celestial trajectories of the Notorious Byrd Brothers and circa '70s Floyd; the dusty canyon stomps of Crazy Horse, the slashing action pop of the savage young Who, Italian bastardizations of Lalo Schifrin cop movie scores, and the scuzz-bomb shrapnel of garage mongers like Mudhoney and Monoshock. Their third release also finds the band speaking their own twisted tongue, marrying hazy Saturday moods, interstellar sonics, and wrecking ball swing to song and harmony in poems for California, lovers, ghosts, the stars, and a world gone mad.
Teepee
CD
$15.00

At
S-T
PS, US This record shows off the quieter side, getting down by the fire & baring your soul to the wilderness. Accepting hedonism while denying yourself the pleasures of life. Kinda like what you want Elliott Smith to really sound like.
Corleone
CD
$11.00

Babylon Circus
Dances of Resistance
PS, US Sometimes described as the French version of Gogol Bordello, their music is infused w/ touches of Django Reinhardt, Balkan Gypsy music, & great French
singers like Edith Piaf or Jacques Brel.
Mr.Bongo
CD
$18.50

Baim, Matteah
Laughing Boy
PS, US Features performances by Butchy Fuego, Robert A. A. Lowe, Leyna Marika Papach, Rob Doran, Emmett Kelly, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Birdie Lawson & Rose Lazar. Expanding on the sounds hinted at w/ her previous band METALLIC FALCONS, she has created her most lush & beautiful recordings yet. Opening act for Antony's latest national tour.
DiCristina
CD
$10.00

Baja
Aether Obelisk
PS, US The Aether Obelisk is the fourth release in the Baja saga by composer Daniel Vujanic. It arrives at a broad musical horizon, touching the borderlines of forms ranging from chamber music and psychedelia, to pop/jazz-infected electronic music. The Aether Obelisk is unpredictable as ever, but definitely exploiting more vocal and repetitive elements than its predecessors. The overall mood is also less melancholic and nocturnal than previous Baja offerings. Some almost-tender sequences add more harmonic depth to the fractured signature sound of Vujanic´s suite-like compositions. It's loaded with acoustic and electric guitar textures ranging from folk to improv, synths, panoramic electronics, reverberating piano bits, horn sections, vibes, glockenspiel and multi-layered percussion - both live and programmed. "If the indie rock just isn't getting it done for you anymore, Baja's enveloping, intangible compositions may be just the guide you need to more engaging musical territory." - Tiny Mix Tapes "Vujanic is making music for the Shuffle generation, positing endless subdivisions that thus, beautifully, enable the listener to consider the music in almost anything." -Cokemachine Glow "Incredible, genre-melting... deconstructs rock norms." -The Tripwire
OtherElectricities-017
CD
$12.25

Baker, Aidan
Thoughtspan
PS, US Blackest Rainbow are very pleased to be releasing this for Aidan Baker, one of the most interesting genre defying musical experimentalists around right now. Aidan also plays in the mind-melting shoegaze doom duo of Nadja. This release reissues two tracks from a very limited CDR release entitled Thoughtforms, the LP collects two tracks from this release: 'Thoughtspan' and 'Thought Climate.' Two long form tracks of genre-blending shoegaze, post rock, and free playing clatter experimentation. Limited to 350 copies.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Baker, Aidan & Thisquietarmy
A Picture of a Picture
PS, US Aidan Baker is a musician and writer from Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums, and various other instruments. Baker has released numerous CDs on independent labels from around the world and is also the author of three books of poetry. As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that ranges from experimental/ambient to
post-rock to contemporary classical. In addition to his solo work, Baker performs with the trios ARC and Whisper Room and the duo Nadja. Eric Quach is a Montreal-based guitarist and sound engineer who is also a founding member of the instrumental rock band Destroyalldreamers. As Thisquietarmy, a one-man solo drone/ambient project, Quach composes visual guitar-based soundscapes and experimental music that goes beyond the typical song structure. Thisquietarmy performs live regularly throughout Canada and the USA, and has played with Ulrich Schnauss, Olafur Arnalds, Tim Hecker, Troum, Nadja & Caspian just to name a few. Their first studio collaboration was the Orange EP that came out as a limited edition of 200 orange CDRs on thisquietarmy's own imprint. The tracks were recorded separately from their home, sent back and forth via post mail for months, and finally mixed and edited by Eric Quach. The release was quickly sold out, much to the dismay of the largely reputed Aquarius Records store who kept asking for more after having sold a large part of the run in a very short matter of time. For their first full-length album, Baker & Quach have decided to do things differently by setting a simple rule beforehand: the record was to be played and recorded live together, adding a very minimal amount of overdubs if not any. The recording session took place in the fall of 2007, in Quach's own home studio TQA-HQ in Montreal. Because of their very busy schedule, it took about a year before the two artists decided to get together to work on these tracks again. This time, Baker finalized the mixes in his home studio, resulting again in four long movements, clocking at around an hour's length. Instead of the overall terror-ambient feel of their first collaboration, the first two tracks actually find both guitarists exploring the brighter side of their spectrum, evoking the hope and the beauty represented in Christy Romanick's photographs that were again used for the artwork, in conjunction with Quach's sketches.
KillerPimp-009
CD
$9.75

Balky Mule
The Length Of The Rail
PS, US Bristol UK scene staple Sam Jones has been recording and playing as the BALKY MULE for nearly a decade, but his involvement in multiple other bands - including Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, Third Eye Foundation, and his brother Matt's ramshacklist folk-rock project Crescent - made The Balky Mule's recording and gigging sporadic. His much-anticipated full-length debut collects songs recorded over the past five years, and its patient and slow-winding sound follows its methodical construction. The Balky Mule can be placed within a rich vein of very British outsiders like Hood, Pram, Bark Psychosis, Talk Talk, The Pastels or Robert Wyatt; his sound also reveals allegiances to Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Jonathan Richman, Smog, and early Beck. Sam's vocal is unmistakably English, its grain and tone similar to The Kinks' Ray Davies, while his haunting-of-the-everyday lyrical style recalls Syd Barrett.
FatCatRecords-085
CD
$11.50

Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent
PS, US Austin's Balmorhea has always made beautiful music, but that pulchritude has often belied the underlying sensuality that makes their music so inviting. The band takes a giant leap forward, embracing that sensuality, on their bold and variegated new album All is Wild, All is Silent. Now a six piece, the band known for their understated simplicity and restraint has produced an album as complex as the workings of the lonely human heart. The addition of drums, upright bass, and wordless vocals, helps the band evoke a timeless American narrative, conjuring the ghosts of our ancestors and tapping the veins of spirited adventurers who seek, discover and defend a kind of home and way of life entirely new. Like the letters of early Texas settler William B Dewees, that inspired the title All is Wild, All is Silent, the album swells with images of an untamed land and a uniquely American optimism and faith in the face of an unknown and savage Nature. The opening track "Settler" beams with a rural down-home aesthetic that could equally inspire whisky drinking or silent prayer. "Harm and Boon" makes sharp turns from painfully vulnerable to soaring triumph without relying upon the formulaic structures overused by so many of today's instrumental groups. The album closes with the haunting and simple "November 1, 1832," sounding like a
long-distance call to a home that you can never return to.
WesternVinyl-59
LP
$12.25

Bat For Lashes
Two Suns
PS,US Dazzling 2nd album, featuring guest spots by YEASAYER & SCOTT WALKER
Astralwerks
CD
$15.00

Bat For Lashes
Two Suns
PS,US Vinyl version.
Astralwerks
LP
$21.75

Battlefields
Thresholds of Imbalance
PS, US The missing link between Isis & Converge, their brutal hardcore-infused-doom metal is as head-explodingly heavy & visceral as it is soothing & cerebral. This straddles dreaminess & despair w/ equally vicious grace.
TranslationLoss
CD
$14.50

Beck
One Foot in the Grave [deluxe expanded re-issue]
PS, US With bonus tracks, details forthcoming.
Interscope
CD
$17.00

Beep Beep
Enchanted Islands
PS, US The group found sanctuary deep w/in a tropical cave known to both as the troubled common ground of Mark Hollis & the hissing Soft Wave of early OMD. This is a bewitched fantasia for a mysticized & genetically mutated Galapagos Islands - a delicate, disjointed voyage in the spirit of Ruiz's "Three crowns of the Sailor"
SaddleCreek
DCD
$14.25

Beets, The
Spit In The Face Of People Who Don't Want To Be Cool
PS, US
CapturedTracks
LP
$15.75

Believer
March 2009
PS, US Film Issue w/ DVD, Interviews with Mike Leigh, John Sayles, Julie Delpy, Arthur Bradford, and Sam Mendes.
ZINE
$8.00

Bell Orchestre
As Seen Through Windows
PS, US Vinyl version. Mostly instrumental compositions that tap into the acoustic delicacy of chamber music, the urgency & volume of post punk & rock, & the intricacy & sonic range of contemporary electronic music. The band often credits Estonian composer Arvo Part as one of their many influences
Arts&Crafts
LP
$21.75

Bitters, The
Wooden Glove
PS, US
CapturedTracks
12
$14.00

Black Dice
Repo
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Pawtracks
DLP
$17.75

Black Dice
Repo
PS, US This Brooklyn trio has never worked harder at crafting a set of concise, sonically battering, or flat-out bizarre tunes than on this collection of fringe-surfing tone bombs. Yet a new roadhouse blues band philosophy has simultaneously emerged, allowing the group to loosen up and casually toss off a record packed with blurry hooks and zoomed in riffs. "Repo" irreverently mulches the sounds and images of radio, TV, and Internet into a fertile compost pile squirming with new, raw life.
Pawtracks
CD
$15.00

Black Motor
Vaarat Vastukset
PS, ITALY Genre: jazz/improvisation. They hark back to New Thing sounds and Organic Music Society with tons of intelligence and no bad revisionism. They are "black" in the ice. They are not free-folk. They are a trio from Tampere (Finland) comprised of Sami Sippola (saxophones), Ville Rauhala (double bass/electric bass) and Simo Laihonen (drums). They revealed their wonderful skills and jazz abilities through a QBICO vinyl in late 2007. They've made the second greatest album, a timeless jazz recording full of sensational moods. They won't let you escape from such tremendous beauty...
Dreamsheep-008
CD
$14.75

Blackbelt Band
A New Community
PS, US Founded in the great city of New Orleans, the band has been playing together in various projects for over 12 years. For fans of Telefon Tel Aviv, A Living Soundtrack.
Sickroom
CD
$13.00

Blank Dogs
Waiting/Splitting
PS,US Companion single to the upcoming "Under And Under," featuring 2 exclusive tracks. "Waiting" finds the band drifting even closer to C-86 Brit-pop terrain & incorporates more guitar than synth. Limited to 2,000
InTheRed
7"
$5.25

Blessure Grave
Learn To Love The Rope
PS, US
CapturedTracks
12
$14.00

Blood Money
Blood Brotherhood
PS, US Notably more song-based yet stays very close to the heart of the group: the intensity of noise, the freedom granted from improvisation, the power of rhythm, & the humanity of introspection.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

Blue Giant
Target Heart
PS, US New project from Kevin & Anita Robinson (VIVA VOCE). Also features members of SWORDS PROJECT & DECEMBERISTS. Eschewing the indie-pop sound of Viva Voce, they drew inspiration from their own past loves: American country & classic rock. Early-70s Who-ish grandeur, Byrds-esque 12-string country dreamscapes, 'verb-soaked melodies evoking Lola-era Kinks, & rich harmonies grace the darkest of love songs
JealousButcher
LP
$12.50

Blue Mountain Eagle
S-T
PS, UK Previously reissued on CD by Fallout, now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. This superb collection of acid-influenced guitar rock originally appeared in 1970 and has languished in undeserved obscurity ever since. Produced in L.A. by legendary engineer Bill Halverson (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cream, the Grateful Dead), it's heavily imbued with West Coast influences and features superb musical interplay throughout. The band supported acts including Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, but proved sadly short-lived. The album, which is an obligatory purchase for all devotees of U.S. psychedelia, makes its long-awaited vinyl reissue debut here.
Fallout
LP
$21.50

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware
PS, US Though Beware shares spit with its immediate predecessor, Lie Down in the Light, its reach is longer, its arches more grandiose. Where fiddle & steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars & voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that's fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This indensifies the air & heralds Beware as Bonny's most ambidextrous record to date. A listen or two through and you too may conclude
that this could also be the great Bonnie 'Prince' Billy contempocountry record.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware (Chijimi | Ultraload)
PS, US The Ultraload 10" consists of 4 songs that arent on "Beware" and a digital download coupon for MP3's of all of "Beware".
DragCity
10
$20.00

Boyracer
Happenstance
PS, US Happenstance is the 2004 album by Boyracer available now for the first time on vinyl in a SUPER LIMITED run. For those not in the know Boyracer were on Sarah records in the 90Õs (the Orchids, Secret Shine, Field Mice) and have released records on Slumberland, 555, and Zero Hour since. The vinyl is black, the sleeves are made from vinyl fabric. Featuring has bonus tracks not on the CD version of this album
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
LP
$20.00

Brilliant Colors
Highly Evolved b/w Takes So Little
PS, US
CapturedTracks
45
$6.25

Brimstone Howl
Mammon b/w Solitary Man
PS, US Unashamedly passionate about garage rock & gloriously dispassionate toward those who fail to recognise it as the feral noise of a caveman pounding wild boars w/ jagged granite. "Mammon," the single's massive A-side, is a beautiful, multi-faceted, & most notably, mature track from one of the best "non-shit-fi pigfuck" garage bands around. (I have no clue what that means, but it is what the one sheet said). Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" backs the single, though its nothing like the original as Nick Cave vocals & dark closet production keep front-man John Ziegler firmly in check. Limited to 500
Rob'sHouseRecords
45
$5.50

Broderick, Peter
Ten Duets
PS, US Each track is a duet between 2 different instruments - sometimes improvised, sometimes composed, but always absolutely stunning. Instrumentation includes violin, banjo, mandolin, guitar, piano, voice & field recordings. A beautiful document showing another side of his immense talent. Limited to 300 pro-dubbed tapes & RECOMMENDED!
Digitalis
CASS
$8.50

Bushman's Revenge
You Lost Me At Hello
PS, US This record is probably most comparable to Scorch Trio & Motorpsycho. Metal crunch, bass meanderings, free jazz space drums, anthemic riffs, & bursts of scrawl & fire.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$18.00

Bushman's Revenge
You Lost Me At Hello
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RuneGrammofon
LP
$19.50

Bust
#56
PS, US LILY ALLEN on cover! Music NOW: Lady Sovereign, Bat for Lashes, Flight of the Conchords & more. Bleakonomics: recessionista's survival guide, Neil Gaiman, zesty vodka, spring rompers & the usual Bust fare.
ZINE
$4.75

Callahan, Bill
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
PS, US Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle surveys a landscape that grows organically, like the time two people spend together or the time one person spends alone (with another). One way or another, it's awfully pretty. Something's clearly making Bill feel like a natural man. And high in the saddle, with a pouch of Big League Chew & nine sweet new tunes in tow, he's riding herd over a diverse bunch of sounds by top-notch players. Sure, there's guitar, keyboards & drums, just like there's always been, but arranger Brian Beattie brought some old friends back into the picture: violins & French horns. Plus, recording in the big state of Texas has given Bill a panoramic sound- screen, filled with verdant & sparkling sounds, all of which allow him access to the depths of expression, allowing a gentle & stirring view of that which we call "soul." Singing as personal as ever while still spinning wild yarns & melodic guitar fictions, Bill Callahan's on an idyll we hope won't ever end
DragCity
CD
$12.50

Callahan, Bill
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
PS, US Vinyl!
DragCity
LP
$13.77

Can't
Private Time Part 2
PS, US Limited to 500 copies. A sound cornucopia of everything Jessica Rylan does so beautifully- amazing scraped & destroyed analog synth-laden vocals, lovely singer/songwriter stylings w/ acoustic guitar, & Shaggs-style garage gusto .
WeirdForest
LP
$16.00

Captain Beefheart & Magic Band
Trout Mask Replica
PS, US Red colored vinyl version, manufactured by Rhino. The third Beefheart album (following Safe as Milk and Strictly Personal) to be released, first issued in 1969. Gatefold sleeve, classic Cal Schenkel artwork. "Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, a fascinating, stunningly imaginative work that still sounds like little else in the rock & roll canon. Given total creative control by producer and friend Frank Zappa, Beefheart and his Magic Band rehearsed the material for this 28-song double album for over a year, wedding minimalistic R&B, blues, and garage rock to free jazz and avant-garde experimentalism. Atonal, sometimes singsong melodies; jagged, intricately constructed dual-guitar parts; stuttering, complicated rhythmic interaction -- all of these elements float out seemingly at random, often without completely interlocking, while Beefheart groans his surrealist poetry in a throaty Howlin' Wolf growl. As one might expect from music so complex and, to many ears, inaccessible, the influence of Trout Mask Replica was felt more in spirit than in direct copycatting, as a catalyst rather than a literal musical starting point. However, its inspiring reimagining of what was possible in a rock context laid the groundwork for countless future experiments in rock surrealism, especially during the punk/new wave era." -- All Music Guide.
Warner
DLP
$25.00

Cars Can Be Blue
All the Stuff We Do
PS, US LIMITED. Hi, we're Cars Can Be Blue, and we hope that people will like what we like; simple, fun, catchy songs that combine bubblegum pop with a satirical, sometimes even naughty sense of humor. Think Dressy Bessy with Sarah Silverman singing, Tullycraft meets Adam Sandler, or Beat Happening meets Tenacious D. Now youÕre getting the idea. The record is plain olÕ black vinyl, but the sleeves are all spray paint and silkscreen
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
LP
$16.00

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Vs. Children
PS, US Hot on the heels of the recently released singles and rarities compilation "Advance Base Battery life" comes Vs. Children, the fifth album proper by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. Vs. Children continues the trajectory of 2006's "Etiquette", which showed singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth straying from the strictly electronic instrumentation of his earlier recordings. In fact, Vs. Children is an album decidedly absent of the battery-powered keyboards of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone's namesake. Instead, Vs. Children's arrangements are built largely on the sounds of piano, organ, Mellotron, and acoustic percussion, both live and sampled. It's like gospel music, if you can imagine that most of the choir has gone home for the evening and the church musical director is just really into samplers. Following a tedious preoccupation with religious music and an unhealthy obsession with grand larceny (inspired in part by the arrest of a former co-worker for the robbery of 26 banks from Illinois to California), Ashworth wrote many of the songs on Vs. Children from the perspective of remorseful criminals. Many more songs deal with the themes of babies, pregnancy, and parent/child relationships, because, let's face it, none of us are getting any younger, if you know what I mean. Tick tock goes the baby clock. Vs. Children was produced by Ashworth and long-time friend and collaborator Jason Quever (Papercuts) at Quever's Pan American Studio in San Francisco, CA and Ashworth's home studio in Chicago, IL. Vs. Children features guest appearances from Quever (who solos all over "Tom Justice, The Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL" and contributes various drum sample sources), Julie Lispector (of the French electropop one-woman band Lispector, who duets with Ashworth via traded MP3s on "Man O' War") and two-time tour-mates The Donkeys (who sit in as Ashworth's backing band on three tracks). But, despite Vs. Children 's many guest musicians and a noticeable shift in instrumentation, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone has succeeded to make a fifth album that feels just as warm and intimate as the first. Vs. Children marks the continuing evolution of an idiosyncratic singer, songwriter and producer, presenting an older, wiser, and more mature Casiotone For The Painfully Alone.
Tomlab-128
CD
$12.25

Celer
Nacreous Clouds
PS, US This beautiful release features 37 short tracks of raw iridescent ambiance (total time exceeding 78 minutes) reflecting the hyper-temporal nature of what are known as "nacreous clouds". And like the clouds, the tracks are quick to appear and disappear. Playback using the random shuffle mode of your CD player is highly recommended. While this is undoubtedly an ambient release, it is unusual in that there are many short tracks instead of one or two long ones, and each of the tracks is notably "raw" in that they do not use additional processing like reverb to enhance the initial processed sound sources further. This might prove to be a challenge for those who prefer their ambiance buried under a thousand pounds of reverb, but it is not the intent of the artists or and/OAR to release "just another ambient CD". Instead, we invite you to explore an alternative method of rendering ambiance in a way that is more immediate, therefore affecting the listener's mind in a more personal and powerful way. "We originally recorded ourselves playing instruments such as cello, violin, piano and bells. We also made recordings of household sounds (such as showers, running water in the sink, and television static), plus the wind outside, beaches cars passing, walking on gravel streets, etc. Afterward we went through everything, choosing specific parts in lengths ranging from 3 seconds to 3 minutes, and made tape loops of everything. At this point, we arranged the different tape loops into patterns and speeds meant to resemble the clouds and their actions as much as possible. When mixing the loops, we played three to six of them at a time, on different reel-to-reel tape players connected to both of our laptops and channeled back out into a Kaiser filter." (Celer) Celer are the wife and husband duo of Dani Baquet-Long and Will Long. After releasing a rather prolific series of handcrafted self-released CDRs, 2008 has seen a sudden flurry of CD releases on recording labels such as Spekk (with Matthieu Ruhlmann), two releases on Infraction (with a possible third to come?), plus and/OAR. Danielle Baquet -Long is a teacher of special education and music therapy, a seasoned and published writer of poetry and prose, a painter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, also recording under the project name of Chubby Wolf. She has an extensive background in Gender Studies, Education, Basque History, Photography, and Tibetan Studies, as well as having lived in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Will Long also works in education, and is a published writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, with degrees from two universities in English and History, and with a background in Creative Writing, Philosophy, and Literature. He is also an instrumentalist, interested in finding a meeting place through music between the analog and digital world, through field recordings, custom software, arrangements, and concepts. He first began experimenting with sound at age 4, making 'unsynchronized tape loops' by recording fragments of pleasant tones from records and films onto audio cassettes, rewinding, recording again, and repeating the process until the tape was filled up. During Will and Dani's time together, they have produced numerous custom, handmade self-releases, sound for installations and art exhibitions, as well as creating works for independent labels in North America, Japan, and Europe. Their intent is producing works that reflect the nature of love, family, and their concerns and interests, through a relative and absolute symposium of expression. They currently reside on the coast of Southern California.
And/Oar-33
CD
$12.25

Chain And The Gang Featuring Ian Svenonius
Down With Liberty
PS, US Everywhere that liberty goes, it leaves a path of destruction. Fast food, bad architecture, materialism, rampant greed, environmental destruction, imperial conquest, class struggle; these phenomena, when combined, seem to be synonymous with "Liberty." So just as it's called "liberty" when war and greed stalk the land, Ian Svenonius (Make Up, Nation of Ulysses and Weird War) calls his band Chain and the Gang. Like a true chain gang, they're on the road to confront and defy any freedom-lovers that come across their path. They shuffle, manacled, across railway yards, and through graveyards; they're on the side of the road, picking up the garbage as they walk, as people drive by, yelling at them. All they can do is become a chorus of metal meeting metal, hands hitting hands and a collective voice louder than one. The songs they have created on Down With Liberty ... Up With Chains [KLP203] are sing-alongs; a call and response in the tradition of gospel tunes, work favorites and the girl groups and vocal aggregates that once dotted the corners of the Mid-Atlantic United States. It sounds as natural as a freak hail storm or the roar of a lion on the veldt. The album is cunningly constructed - like a series of tone poems or work songs; the remnants of time served, a universal debt paid to society. It started with one lifer (Svenonius) and grew to include a gang of small time bandits with Calvin Johnson, Brett Lyman (Bad Thoughts), Sarah Pedal, Faustine Hudson (The Curious Mystery), Brian Weber (Dub Narcotic Sound System), Veronica Ortuño (Finally Punk), Nicolaas Zwart (Desolation Wilderness), Karl Blau, Chris Sutton (Hornet Leg), Sixx (The Vibrarians), Arrington de Dionyso, Aaron Hartman and Benjamin Hartman (Old Time Relijun). How do they describe their sound? Something they just found. They dug it up from the ground. Essential to that soil: guitar, drums, organ, saxophone and chants; paying off our collective debt to the universe. There are songs with a driving locomotive engine ("Reparations," "Interview with the Chain Gang"), a full-on choir of the disenfranchised ("Cemetery Map," "Deathbed Confession," Trash Talk") and disentangled, soul-influenced invitations to a celebration ("Room 19" and "Unpronounceable Name"). Down With Liberty ... Up With Chains is simple and profound, the way a pebble on the beach is. There are no song cycles, sample beats, sequencers or baby pictures of the artist as a tot. The Gang is set to shuffle across the Land of Liberty in Spring 2009. Join them as they hope against hope, fan the flames, shake their fist and say "Yeh! Yeh! Down with Liberty! Up with Chains ... Put those handcuffs on my hands." "Ian Svenonius is an inadvertent pioneer. His career has been a studied attempt to advance the history of punk rock, using influences as tools to build with rather than styles to flaunt and discard." The Wire CHAIN AND THE GANG Down With Liberty... Up With Chains
Krecords-203
CD
$11.50

Chapterhouse
Whirlpool: The Original Recordings
PS, UK Hailing from Reading in the late 80's/early 90's, Chapterhouse were leaders in the British Shoegazing movement. Rehearsing for well over a year before committing anything to demo for record companies, Chapterhouse quickly reached the top of their game with their peak arguably being a performance following Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival.Releases from Chapterhouse have been very hard to track down, due to being out-of-print for many years. Thankfully Space Age Recordings is about to rectify this. A re-issue of the original Whirlpool recordings from VHF Studios Rugby, Sawmills Cornwall, Stoneroom Studios London and Refuge in Reading is set to be released for physical distribution and via iTunes. Featuring three extra tracks, including the never before released 'Thrasher' and longer/alternate mixes of 'Something More', 'Rain' and 'Guilt'. Tracklist:1. Breather 2. Pearl 3. Autosleeper 4. Treasure 5. Falling Down 6. April 7. Guilt 8. If You Want Me 9. Something More (ambient version) 10. Rain (alternative version) 11. Thrasher 12. Guilt (long version)
SpaceAge-047
CD
$16.25

Charade, The
Keeping Up Appearances
PS, US Swedish popsters The Charade return with their 3rd release on Skipping Stones Records, Keeping Up Appearances. Timeless but still fresh, The Charade isn't afraid to show their love of 60s girl groups updated with modern arrangements. The lyrics are included in the CD for the first time, and are poignant reminders of longing to change the past and dealing with the day-to-day struggles of life. The sunny pop with melancholic undertones created by guitarist / vocalist Magnus Karlsson, vocalist Ingela Mattson and the keyboards /programming of Mikael Matsson keeps rising to perfection, building on each release. Beautiful layerings of angelic vocals from Ingela Matsson are backed up by the intricate arrangements and keyboards of husband Mikael Matsson. The legendary Magnus Karlsson brings this trio down to earth, grounding the sweet pop sounds with jangly guitar.
SkippingStones-015
CD
$12.25

Chubby Behemoth
S-T EP
PS, US Chubby Behemoth is a mega loud auditory experience from New York. Noise rock inflected and infected with free jazz and gang vocals. Fans of the PCP label's early-90s NYC Noise output will get a (resur)rection.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Circus Devils
Gringo
PS, US THE CIRCUS DEVILS prove that accessibility and experimentation can go hand in hand on Gringo, an acoustic song cycle with a 1970s Morricone-esque Southwestern flavor. You can almost smell the sage brush and gasoline on every track. ROBERT POLLARD and the TOBIAS brothers tell the story of the Gringo with moods ranging from jubilant to melancholy to mean, all wrapped in the trademark Circus Devils palette of exotic sounds. As always, this is not last year's Circus Devils record, but with Gringo, it has never been truer.
HappyJackRock
CD
$13.50

Circus Devils
Gringo
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HappyJackRock
LP
$13.50

Coathangers
Scramble
PS,US Yellow vinyl w/ free digital download.
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$13.25

Coathangers
Scramble
PS,US Songs like "Bury Me" & "Time Passing" use chanted vocals to approach a kind of personal sloganeering - like Huggy Bear, shot w/ syncopated voices, but minus the political fury. In "Pussywillow," the melodic chop of the guitar lifts the call-&-response action from bratty disgust to melancholy realization, then back again.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$12.50

Cobalt
Gin
PS, US 10 surreal, ritualistic observations on death, despair, & destruction, inspired by the writings of literary masters Ernest Hemingway & Hunter S. Thompson. Former SWANS singer JARBOE once again lends her vocal talents. Like a churning maelstrom ready to engulf & level all in its wake, this comes across as an extreme blackened metal cousin of Swans, Neurosis, or Killing Joke.
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25

Coconut Coolouts
We Drink Blood
PS, US Seattle's biggest party starters are back w/ another single of infectious party pop. 2 songs about drinking blood & bashing nerds. And the added bonus of the COOLOUTS ode to last year's Shotgun Heard Around The World.
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Comet Gain
Broken Record Prayers
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Over the course of five albums and loads of singles, the group has defied logic and created a legacy of great records and truly memorable songs. Broken Record Prayers is a collection of singles (both old and new), Peel Sessions,and unreleased tracks recorded after the original lineup of Comet Gain split in 1998. The songs here are a vital document of the band, an amazing run of songs that are always true to the ideals of the band."
What'sYourRupture
CD
$13.75

Condo Fucks
Fuckbook
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.75

Condo Fucks
Fuckbook
PS, US We think, maybe, this is Yo La Tengo. Just maybe... This New London, CT trio tear through classic covers of Small Faces, Richard Hell, Beach Boys, Electric Eels, Troggs, Slade, and Flaming Groovies in the style that previously won them so much acclaim. "Condo Fucks are everything that rock music lacks today...rock 'n' roll for this generation without destroying the legendary past" - Connecticut Post.
Matador
CD
$13.25

Cooper
Aeropuerto
PS, SPAIN After three new singles (two sold out their printing instantly, after remaining at the top of the sales lists for several weeks) and five more years, Alejandro Díez's third album as the front man of COOPER arrives. These new full-length dates with the group are going to become those necessary moments of reflection and inflection in a career that is propelled forward by songs like rockets headed out of this stratosphere. Songs cooked on a slow flame, far from the rules of the industry but close to the passions of the public that is so loyal and inspirational to a pop genius, after over 20 years playing our stages, back then as the front man of LOS FLECHAZOS. This compilation of songs, now that they're all together, and with the added bonus of indispensable new songs ("Hyde Park" is amazing, maybe the most direct and uncontestable hit Alejandro has written since COOPER began, "Lisboa" is a delicious psychedelic rara avis within the artist's discography, "El Sueño" is a marvelous version of an early NACHA POP and "La Edad de La Inocencia" is a new cinephile reference, this time to the Martin Scorsese film, set to a power-pop rhythm) offers the vision of an artist who celebrates compositional maturity, with a sound close to the classics (THE BYRDS, THE HOLLIES, THE ZOMBIES...) as well as to contemporaries (TEENAGE FAN CLUB, VELVET CRUSH, WEEZER...) and who sees his musical career more than ever as a journey, with thousands of marvelous moments still to come, like "El Círculo Polar", "Canción de Viernes" or "Un Dia de Furia", to name a few, have been recently. And the only thing that's certain, as Alex himself explains in the album-liner notes, is that there are still many ports to visit, many places to discover, many spaces to inhabit. And if these are the songs that promise to accompany us in our journey, we can do nothing but spread our wings and go with him to the pop paradises.
Elefant-1143-1
LP
$15.50

Corazon
Nuevo Futuro
PS, SPAIN Their second album demonstrates a solid maturity. "Nuevo Futuro" shines with the fantastic production of Ibon Errazkin, who is responsible for other classic albums on the Elefant label like NOSOTRÄSH's "Popemas", Carlos Berlanga's "Impermeable", ANA D's "Satelite 99" or the albums of SINGLE and LE MANS. Additionally, there are stellar collaborations from Teresa Iturrioz (SINGLE) and Malela Durán (NOSOTRÄSH, GRANDE-MARLASKA) on the choruses, or Rafael Guillermo of POP TOPS on the piano. Errazkin achieves a jeweled masterpiece with varied and distinct sounds and original textures, looking for spaces to make the songs special with details and extraordinary arrangements. But the best thing about the album is twelve superb songs. The compositions are outside the limits of any one style, they are full of elegance and good taste - delicious pop with charming harmonies that could sound like standard light music with someone else's voice. It's all feeling, with beautiful and sincere lyrics. CORAZÓN dares to make classic melodic pop, bolero-pop and sentimental melodrama; they reinvent the artistic spirit of VAINICA DOBLE with their own originality and baroque arrangements and give us radiant soul-pop hymns worthy of LA CASA AZUL. It's an album that will go down in history as one of the great classics of Elefant records.
Elefant-1136
CD
$15.50

Cross Stitched Eyes
Coranach (LP/CD)
PS, US Rightly compared to Amebix, Rudimentary Peni, & Killing Joke, they breathe new life into the anarcho-crust genre. Dirgey & doom-y elements abound & the sound quality surpasses the muddy fidelity of the band's predecessors.
AlternativeTentacles
LP
$16.00

Crystal Antlers
Tentacles
PS,US The group explodes through the unclaimed space between '60s garage touchs like the Music Machine & the Misunderstood, red-eyed noiseniks like Guru Guru & Les Rallizes Denudes & the mechanized motor-soul of "Osmium"-era Parliament. Between the screamers come the scenery - the Pharoah Sanders-style sax snippets that confetti the end of "Glacier," the gentle oceanic drone-poem "Vapor Trail," the album intro that sounds like Blue Cheer chasing Terry Riley's "Rainbow In Curved Air"
Touch&Go
CD
$12.50

Crystal Antlers
Tentacles
PS, US Vinyl version.
Touch&Go
LP
$14.25

Crystal Stilts
Love Is A Wave
PS, US Crystal Stilts burst out of Brooklyn in 2008 to become one of the most talked about bands in years. Perfecting a sound that ably mixes post-punk gloom with classic 60s pop & garage, Suicide-ish 50s buzz/twang and a dash of 80s jangle, Crystal Stilts capped the year with the release of their amazing debut album, Alight of Night. Rightly recognized as one of the best albums of the year, Alight won rave reviews all over the place, from Pitchfork to The Wire to Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum and Exclaim. Tours with Vivian Girls and Love Is All only added to the excitement, building anticipation for Crystal Stilts' next record.
Slumberland
45
$4.25

D'Agostino, Steve/John Foxx/Steve Jansen
A Secret Life
PS, UK Having met during their live performances in Brighton with Harold Budd in May 2005, John Foxx invited Steve Jansen (ex-Japan) to record tam-tams (gongs) for a potential collaborative release. The dark tones of the tam-tams created a bed for atmospherics and acoustic piano work to be added. Due to various other commitments the release seemed to be shelved until Steve D'Agostino (Single Cycle Reorder) took the initiative and completed the work. The album will be released through Foxx's own label, Metamatic Records under the names D'Agostino/Foxx/Jansen. Since Japan disbanded in the early 80s, Jansen has worked with his former bandmates Richard Barbieri (five studio albums between 1985 - 1996 for Virgin Records), Mick Karn and his brother David Sylvian, although only together as Rain Tree Crow in 1990. He's also enjoyed a long-term co-writing/recording/touring relationship with Yukihiro Takahashi including a new album Page By Page (due out on March 11, 09) that features two co-writes between the pair. In 2005 he formed Nine Horses with Sylvian and released Snow Borne Sorrow and they also worked together on Jansen's 2007 solo album, Slope. John Foxx has been name-checked as an influence by everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Klaxons and over the last few years has experimented as a film-maker (including a pioneering video for L.F.O. and recent performances of his Super 8 project Tiny Colour Movies in Melbourne, London and Barcelona), artist (his images have been used on the covers of books by Anthony Burgess and Salman Rushdie) and musician and he's now developing a growing international reputation as a writer - last year he headlined a major literature festival in Europe where he reads extracts from his as yet unfinished novel The Quiet Man. He's also recently completed an album with Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins) due for release in May 2009 and is currently working on new material with Paul Daley (ex-Leftfield).
Metamatic-22
CD
$16.25

D'Aki, Kiki
No Mires Atras
PS, SPAIN In recent years, there has been plenty of ink spilled in Spain about those heroes and heroines that in the early eighties captured attention of both media and public through La Movida madrileña (an explosion of cultural creativity and hedonism in Madrid between the late seventies and early eighties). Maria Jose Serrano is one of the living legends and a true musical reference as member of Las Chinas and catalyst of Kiki D'Aki. The sound of Las Chinas should be classified as related to Girls at our best, Dolly Mixture, Fabienne Delsol or Shop Assistants. Kiki D'Aki serendipitously emerged later as a project that brought the Spanish pop music of the era to dignity and to the highest standards of sophistication. Her signature cut was to bring all the intellectual headiness of Madrid, Paris and your local classy café to pop music. Kiki is smart, not frivolous; careful, not troubled; creative, not pretentious; beautiful, not arrogant; vulnerable, not insecure. It was in the current decade after more than 25 years away when Kiki christened our label with two excellent records under the production signature of Ramón Leal and Guille Milkyway (Mi Colección-2003- and Villa Flir-2006 respectively). The return added quite a new fervent fan base in many countries to the quintessential cult-status in Spain.
Siesta-242
CD
$17.75

Dalek
Gutter Tactics
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ErnestJenning
DLP
$16.75

Darwinsbitch
Ore
PS, US Fluid forms of drones, doomy laments, & folk melodies fleshed out from a backbone of sine oscillators & violin. Behind these droning squalls is the lone figure of
Marielle Jakobsons. Armed w/ her tiny army of sonic weapons, she concocts a lavaflow of melodies only to then bury them underneath a flowing river of muck. Limited to 500.
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Das Bierbeben
Remixes
PS, GERMANY German techno/punk project Das Bierbeben opens up three tracks from their full-length Das Bierbeben for some special remix treatment. "Behind The Green Door" is remixed by T.Raumschmiere, who makes futuristic club music for the underground and overground. There is an exclusive instrumental and DJ-friendly deep cut of "Nihilit," and a super-deep techno remix by French DJ Chloé. "Wie Ein Vogel" marries political lyrics with techno songwriting and a German post-punk aesthetic. Nevertheless, this is 100% club music -- 9 minutes of dancing and dreaming.
Shitkatapult
12
$10.75

Davis, Miles
Sketches of Spain
PS, US Along with Kind of Blue, In a Silent Way, and Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis' most enduring and innovative achievements. Recorded between November 1959 and March 1960 -- after Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley had left the band -- Davis teamed with Canadian arranger Gil Evans for the third time. Davis brought Evans the album's signature piece, "Concierto de Aranjuez," after hearing a classical version of it at bassist Joe Mondragon's house. Evans was as taken with it as Davis was, and set about to create an entire album of material around it. The result is a masterpiece of modern art. On the "Concierto," Evans' arrangement provided an orchestra and jazz band -- Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Elvin Jones -- the opportunity to record a classical work as it was. The piece, with its stunning colors and intricate yet transcendent adagio, played by Davis on a flügelhorn with a Harmon mute, is one of the most memorable works to come from popular culture in the 20th century. Davis' control over his instrument is singular, and Evans' conducting is flawless. Also notable are "Saeta," with one of the most amazing technical solos of Davis' career, and the album's closer, "Solea," which is conceptually a narrative piece, based on an Andalusian folk song, about a woman who encounters the procession taking Christ to Calvary. She sings the narrative of his passion and the procession -- or parade -- with full brass accompaniment moving along. Cobb and Jones, with flamenco-flavored percussion, are particularly wonderful here, as they allow the orchestra to indulge in the lushly passionate arrangement Evans provided to accompany Davis, who was clearly at his most challenged here, though he delivers with grace and verve. Sketches of Spain is the most luxuriant and stridently romantic recording Davis ever made. To listen to it in the 21st century is still a spine-tingling experience, as one encounters a multitude of timbres, tonalities, and harmonic structures seldom found in the music called jazz. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
SNYL740414.1
LP
$17.50

Davis, Miles
In A Silent Way
PS, US Listening to Miles Davis' originally released version of In a Silent Way in light of the complete sessions released by Sony in 2001 (Columbia Legacy 65362) reveals just how strategic and dramatic a studio construction it was. If one listens to Joe Zawinul's original version of "In a Silent Way," it comes across as almost a folk song with a very pronounced melody. The version Miles Davis and Teo Macero assembled from the recording session in July of 1968 is anything but. There is no melody, not even a melodic frame. There are only vamps and solos, grooves layered on top of other grooves spiraling toward space but ending in silence. But even these don't begin until almost ten minutes into the piece. It's Miles and McLaughlin, sparely breathing and wending their way through a series of seemingly disconnected phrases until the groove monster kicks in. The solos are extended, digging deep into the heart of the ethereal groove, which was dark, smoky, and ashen. McLaughlin and Hancock are particularly brilliant, but Corea's solo on the Fender Rhodes is one of his most articulate and spiraling on the instrument ever. The A-side of the album, "Shhh/Peaceful," is even more so. With Tony Williams shimmering away on the cymbals in double time, Miles comes out slippery and slowly, playing over the top of the vamp, playing ostinato and moving off into more mysterious territory a moment at a time. With Zawinul's organ in the background offering the occasional swell of darkness and dimension, Miles could continue indefinitely. But McLaughlin is hovering, easing in, moving up against the organ and the trills by Hancock and Corea; Wayne Shorter hesitantly winds in and out of the mix on his soprano, filling space until it's his turn to solo. But John McLaughlin, playing solos and fills throughout (the piece is like one long dreamy solo for the guitarist), is what gives it its open quality, like a piece of music with no borders as he turns in and through the commingling keyboards as Holland paces everything along. When the first round of solos ends, Zawinul and McLaughlin and Williams usher it back in with painterly decoration and illumination from Corea and Hancock. Miles picks up on another riff created by Corea and slips in to bring back the ostinato "theme" of the work. He plays glissando right near the very end, which is the only place where the band swells and the tune moves above a whisper before Zawinul's organ fades it into silence. This disc holds up, and perhaps is even stronger because of the issue of the complete sessions. It is, along with Jack Johnson and Bitches Brew, a signature Miles Davis session from the electric era. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
SNYL740415.1
LP
$17.50

Davis, Miles
Bitches Brew
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Sony
DLP
$25.25

Deacon, Dan
Bromst
PS, US Fusing the growing intensity of his live performances w/ his background in electro-acoustic composition, the result is a collection of pieces that are intense & epic, & at the same time, down to earth & welcoming. The intricate & complex parts are woven together into a rich, dense, & noise dance pop that has become his signature sound. 8.5 on Pitchfork!
Carpark
CD
$14.00

Deacon, Dan
Bromst
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Carpark
DLP
$18.00

Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words
Lost In Reflections
PS, US Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is the ghost by which Thomas Ekelund performs sonic exorcism, unleashing his bleak and twisted vision into the material world. Culling found sounds from his habitat, twisting in inspiration from 60's girl groups, and molding it together with the last gasps of vinyl noise, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words gives birth to what one might name concrete drone pop. From bleak to bleaker, grimy sounds emanate from the sewer, while rays of hope sneak through the broken glass, reflecting on the blood stained shards on the street above. Thomas Ekelund currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is a graphic designer, musician and visual artist. He has released music under a long line of guises both solo and in constellations such as The Skull Defekts, Dead Violets, Normal Music, Teeth, Kill Kill Kill For Inner Peace and Dub Industrial Sound System. Regarding Lost In Reflections, Ekelund says, "Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, a both vile and many-faced disease that inevitably drapes every aspect of life in shadows that range from shades of gray to coal black. It causes a polarity of mind, everything is either or, never in between. It makes you feel isolated and alone even in the most crowded rooms. Slowly this imagined isolation becomes a real isolation. You do not allow anyone inside the carefully constructed walls, built stone by stone by a mind so completely preoccupied with guilt and shame that you in fact become unhuman (sic). An empty shell containing oozing, black bile and nothing else. You become the disease. I never look into mirrors unless it's absolutely necessary. Because I don't see the reflection of man, I see a specter, a phantasm, a distorted human-like figure to which I can't relate. I never look into the eyes of anyone I talk to because I am terrified that they will see the same apparition. I try to achieve invisibility, but in lack of that I hide my true appearance behind meticulously molded masks. At the time of diagnosis, Lost in Reflections was already half a year old. Still it deals with the aforementioned disease and some of the aspects of it. It is strange how the mind can be so aware and unaware at the same time. Now it's two years later. And though I in some ways have a better grasp of my ailment I am nowhere near being rid of it. Most of the time I feel suspended, as if I was waiting for some great revelation of truth, a stroke of magic that will transform me into someone like you. The person you see in the mirror. A human. It has taken me two years to come to terms with this album. It's in many ways my most accessible work to date, but in other ways my most difficult and demanding. I can't listen to it objectively. In fact I have a hard time listening to it at all."
KillerPimp-010
CD
$10.00

Deas, Cam/Spoono
Split
PS, US Limited edition tour LP for their upcoming joint tour across Europe. One side for each of these amazing UK guitarists. Cam has two tracks, one beautiful long guitar piece followed by an insane electronics track, that sounds almost like Autechre's more weird static work. Spoono is Jack Allett who is also half of Towering Breaker. His side consists of three incredible tracks that will no doubt prick up the ears of fans of Jack Rose. Limited to 350.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Death Set
Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods
PS, US Collection of the group's first 2 EP's recalls all of the brashest moments of the band's super-deep super-brief back catalog - including original versions of classics like "Around the World," & flagship smash-ups like "Paranoia" & "Zombie," staples of their scorching live show - while adding remixes, resets, & a revox to the fray
Counter
DCD
$17.75

Decemberists
Hazards of Love
PS, US The 17-song suite is rooted in ancient language & imagery, yet entirely modern & accessible. LAVENDER DIAMOND's Becky Stark & MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND's Shara Worden deliver the lead vocals for the female characters, while MY MORNING JACKET's Jim James & ROBYN HITCHCOCK appear in
supporting roles.
Capitol
CD
$15.00

Deleted Scenes
Birdseed Shirt
PS, US Four piece band whose members live in DC and Brooklyn - play delicately psychedelic indie rock that is both moody and energetic, possessing a keen sense of doomed humor. For fans of: Dismemberment Plan, Danielson Familie and Modest Mouse.
WhatDelicate
CD
$11.50

Dengue Fever
Sleepwalking Through The Mekomg
PS, US The documentary follows the LA-based band on their 2005 journey to Cambodia to perform '60s & '70s Cambodian rock 'n' roll. Includes a CD of the band's new soundtrack for the documentary.
M80Music
CD/DVD
$20.25

Denley, Jim & Kim Myhr
Systems Realignment
PS, US Jim Denley: alto saxophone, flutes and electronics. Kim Myhr: acoustic guitar and simple mechanics. Jim Denley and Kim Myhr met in Sydney in early 2007, and "Systems Realignment" was recorded six months later. Since then the duo has done numerous concerts in Europe and Australia. "Systems Realignment" is not only a completely new take on guitar/saxophone combinations, but also an attempt to rethink their fundamental musical methodology. There is an interest in materiality, almost at a primitive level, without being embarrassed to work with resulting harmonic structures. Frequency and rhythm is examined, but not within conventional grids. Perhaps the positively of the result, comes from the project not rejecting other music's, but embracing elements from a vast range of sources ranging form traditional to contemporary and electronic music. The result is a lush and surprising flurry of acoustic, electronic and mechanical gestures. Jim Denley is Australia 's foremost improviser with a career spanning over three decades. An emphasis on spontaneity, site-specific work and collaboration has been central to his work. He sees no clear distinctions between his roles as instrumentalist, improviser and composer. He was recently awarded a Fellowship by the Australia Council for 2006 & 2007 and is currently working towards a paradigm shift in the notion and perception of the saxophone; to establish it's relevance to ancient and current traditions in Australian music, and to extend it's range with the addition of innovative electronics and use of microphones. Kim Myhr is a young and innovative guitarist with a vivid and fresh approach to his instrument. With an emphasis on a wide range of percussive, harmonic and timbral effects on the acoustic guitar, he has embarked on an international career with performances throughout Europe, USA , Canada , Australia and Japan. His other project these days is a duo with Sebastien Roux (electronics/FR), the trio MURAL with Denley and Ingar Zach and the group "Silencers" with Benoit Delbecq (piano/FR). He has also performed with Martin Tetreault, Anthony Pateras, Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Robbie Avenaim to mention a few.
either/Oar-1
CD
$12.25

Desario
Zero Point Zero
PS, US Named after Daniel Desario in the cult TV show Freaks & Geeks, Desario plays dark and sometimes threatening punchy indie-pop rock like The Smiths with balls or Felt if they were from the west coast or Modern English stripping down to Wedding Present vulnerability. Kids R.I.Y.L. Death Cab For Cutie, Built To Spill, The Shins. The band line up features former Holiday Flyer, California Oranges singer/songwriter John Conley and former Holiday Flyer, Rocketship members Mike Yoas, guitars, and Jim Rivas, drums. Mike Carr plays bass. EARLY PRESS: "I'm quite enamored with a self titled three-song disc by Desario, and if this is a taste of the forthcoming album the band's still working on (Zero Point Zero, due in October from once local indie Darla Records), it's gonna be a real peach. "Cane Cola" is all gleaming chrome over pastoral sweetness, more melodic and soaring than the reworked Joy Divisionisms of Interpol, with John Conley's friendly and inviting voice surfing over his and Michael Yoas' intertwined clean electric guitars, with bassist Mike Carr underpinning the song while drummer Jim Rivas splatters around like Moby Grape's Skip Spence on "Omaha." The second track, "Fine Time," continues the feel, while "Nautical Ways" has more jangle along with shouted background vocals. All three are winners; Desario has a sense of melody and dynamics that is captivating." Jackson Griffith, Sacramento News and Review
Darla-219
CD
$12.25

Destroyer
City of Daughters
PS, CANADA Reissue of the second and third Destroyer albums (not including cassettes), back on vinyl where they belong, and in superior versions. The original City of Daughters (1998) LP suffered from frequency related glitches which caused it to skip on many turntables. The original Thief (2000) mix was never satisfying, and the LP/CD was shoddily mastered into mono. Now Thief has been remixed by the original team of Daniel Bejar, David Carswell and John Collins at JC/DC Studios and is available in the intended stereo for the first time ever. Both albums have been remastered by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering and have never sounded better. The two covers have been re-worked by original artist Lester Smolenksi and printed by Stoughton as an "old style", tip-on, gatefold jacket. Initial pressing of 1000 copies. * Destroyer have released four albums and an EP on Merge Records since 2002, with a new album slated for release this year. * Head Destroyer, Daniel Bejar, is the secret weapon of Matador Records artists New Pornographers. * Original LPs have been eBay fare for most of the 00's. This package is superior on all fronts.
Nominal-003
DLP
$19.50

Dntel
Early Works For Me if it Works for You II
PS, US Three CD set in gatefold package, includes the first two Dntel releases on Phtalo remastered as well as a third disc of unreleased material. These early tracks, inspired by Aphex Twin, µ-Ziq, Warp records, etc. were all instrumental (save a few vocal samples) and created using one sampler/synthesizer & some basic midi sequencing software.
PlugResearch-053
3XCD
$26.00

Doe, John & The Sadies
Country Club
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
YepRoc
LP
$19.00

Doe, John & The Sadies
Country Club
PS, US Timeless sounds abound, driven by Doe's gorgeously rough-hewn vocals, the dueling thousand pound chopes of the guitar-wielding Good brothers & the Sadies world class rhythm section. Classic tunes by Merle Haggard & Waylon Jennings stand alongside corkers by Tammy Wynette & Roger Miller, all of them getting unique treatments. The album also features 4 originals.
YepRoc
CD
$16.25

Doom
Born Into This
PS, US Also known as MF DOOM and other monikers, presents his first solo full length in 4 years. Featuring guests J DILLA,
DANGERMOUSE, GHOSTFACE and RAEKWON.
Lex
CD
$15.00

Doves
Kingdom of Rust
PS,US Vinyl version.
Astralwerks
DLP
$21.75

Doves
Kingdom of Rust
PS,US The single "Kingdom of Rust," lands in the broodier atmospherics of "Lost Souls," strapped w/ a Johnny Cash bassline; "Jetstream" is a stomping classic in waiting, fitted w/ a propulsive krautrock motorik, it inherits the bands dance DNA from their former Sub Sub extraction
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Doyle, Roger
Cool Steel Army
PS, IRELAND Roger Doyle is the Godfather of Irish electronic music. In 2007 he was awarded the Magisterium Prize at the Bourges International Electro-acoustic music competition in France - one of the most important prizes in the world for this type of music. 'Babel', his magnum opus ,which took ten years to compose, was released on a 5-CD set in 1999, where each track corresponds to a 'room' or place within an imagined giant tower city. Roger has teamed up with Ireland's Psychonavigation Records to release 'Cool Steel Army'. The longest and most important piece on this CD is called ADOLF GEBLER, 'Adolf Gebler, clarinettist' is scored for symphony orchestra, piano, female singer and CD player playing back the acted scenes. The script, specially written by Carlo Gebler and adapted from his memoir 'Father and I', is based on the story of his grandfather Adolf Gebler, first clarinetist with the Radio Eireann Studio Players (a precursor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra) which he joined in 1936. Adolf came to live in Ireland having fallen in love with an usherette he met after a concert he gave in Dublin in 1910. The first performance took place in February 2008 at the National Concert Hall, Dublin, with the RTE National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gavin Maloney. Just before the piece began the auditorium lights were lowered and all music stands were lit to increase the atmosphere. What followed was a beautiful insight into the otherworldly were music and theatre form a beautiful unity. This recording is a revised and expanded studio version, prepared for CD, with singer Fionnuala Gill (the song was reimagined and more than doubled in length), and re-created with the Vienna Symphonic Library software programme.
Psychonavigation-028
CD
$15.00

Draper, Linda
Bridge And Tunnel
PS, US "Bridge And Tunnel" was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha & Rufus Wainwright, Teddy Thompson). The album showcases 10 fresh new songs further exploring Draper's signature sound - light, enchanting music with gentle, heartfelt honest lyrics. The LP also includes Draper's uniquely unadorned take on The Rolling Stones classic 1966 hit "Mother's Little Helper." Added into the mix are drummer Anders Griffen (Kimya Dawson, Regina Spektor, Jeffrey Lewis), bassist Rob Woodcock (see also Draper's "Keepsake" LP), along with multi instrumentalist/producer Brad Albetta (keyboards, Wurlitzer, bass, and electric guitar). "Bridge And Tunnel" will no doubt have the listener back for repeated plays with its timelessly captivating sound. Linda Draper has been described as a folk, antifolk or indie-pop artist. After one listen to her charming (and deceptively addictive) songs, and the listener can understand how Linda's music transcends categorization. Draper draws such comparisons to songwriting luminaries such as Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell.
PlantingSeeds-059
CD
$12.25

Dredd Foole & Ed
Yazijian- That Lonesome Road Between Hurt & Soul
PS, US Some improvisations are built on Dan Ireton's (DREDD FOOLE) songs played in a totally unfettered manner. One is based on a tune by J. Mascis, & some were recorded as they were created. Long talked about, long awaited, years in the making, their collaborative recordings are finally here
BoWeavil
CD
$18.00

Dropp Ensemble
Safety
PS, US Personnel: Salvatore Dellaria, Adam Sonderberg + Olivia Block: trumpet, Steven Hess: percussion, Jason Kahn: analogue synth, Ilja Komarov: electric bass, Tomas Korber: treatment Brian Labycz: computer, Eric Lanzillotta: moog, Joseph Mills: electronics and devices, Jon Mueller: percussion and cassettes, Jason Soliday: open circuits, Jason Stein: bass clarinet, Brendan Walls: electronics, Christian Weber: contrabass. and/OAR is very pleased to present Safety, the second release on the either/OAR division and the third Dropp Ensemble release. It's not long into this mysterious offering before it gives you the feeling of standing in a dimly lit location with something hovering among the shadows, while seeing occasional quick movements from the corners of your eyes, leaving you wondering if your eyes are playing tricks on you. Translate this feeling to sound and we have common enough instruments, devices and processes, but hanging in a strange delicate balance, never quite exposing their true identities. Such is the skill that Dellaria and Sonderberg possess. Whomever has followed the history of Sonderberg from the earliest days of this Longbox Recording imprint to the present, has hopefully noticed his increasing mastery of oblique and abstract production with releases also from labels such as Tonschacht, Cathnor, Crouton, Absurd and Twenty Hertz, plus his work with other projects such as Haptic and Civil War. Background in brief: In 2003 Dellaria/Sonderberg founded, and co-direct Dropp Ensemble (pronounced "drope" - Swedish for 'drip feed') which consists of an international grouping of musicians and technicians that work together in person or through the mail. The materials are pooled, and undergo extensive production and editing by the duo.
either/Oar-2
CD
$12.25

Easy Action
She Ain't My Girlfriend
PS, US Easy Action are from the most dangerous rock & roll city on Earth - Detroit. These guys let loose w/ a single that would be right at home on the 1970 Alice Cooper LP that bears their name. Their pedigree is incomparable, their attitude, unstoppable. B-side w/ their take on the Cheap Trick classic "Elo Kiddies."
ShakeIt
45
$4.25

Eat Skull
Wild and Inside
PS, US EAT SKULL's Sick to Death received worldwide accolades for its frantic pacing, unimpeachable lyric quality, and nugget after nugget of pop hooks buried under a gob of lo-fi muzz. On this follow-up, fans and critics will find a cleaner, more inimitable Eat Skull at work. Frontman ROB ENBOM has outdone himself with both lyrics and structure on Wild and Inside, and the band as a whole rises to the challenge of nixing the lo-fi tag for a sound that's less... antecedent. Gone is the wall of crud that prevents discerning listeners from identifying the instrumental play-by-play; in its stead, a set of crafted songs recall the paisley punk of The Last and the rural-delica of Great Plains, as well as nodding to the sanguine pop of early Flying Nun bands such as The Double Happys. Wild and Inside is a grower for the ages. It breathes deep and exhales perfectly.
Siltbreeze
CD
$13.50

Elephant Micah
Exiled Magicians
PS, US The musical ground this material covers might border that of freak folk, Americana, or other media-heralded roots revivals, but tends to end up in a country all its own. A set of haunting, loosely thematic tunes - an especially fruitful reworking of that centuries-old voice, verse, & guitar combination. The album's 1st class analog audio & often unexpected accompaniments (ranging from mountain fiddle to shaken amplifier) are added delights"
ThirdUncle
CD
$10.75

Elle Belga
1971
PS, SPAIN After exploring rock's margins with bands such as Manta Ray or Viva Las Vegas, guitarist and composer Josele García turns his music towards a classic pop aesthetic on Elle Belga, a new project shared with Fany Álvarez (vocals, keyboards), stretching time and genre boundaries, with vocal melodies as each song's main focus and a taste for tradition and chanson. "Whatever we turn out with, we must be able to whistle it". On his own words, Josele García describes how he and his girlfriend Fany Álvarez faced the making of 1971, their debut album as Elle Belga. Josele used to be a part of Manta Ray and Viva Las Vegas, both celebrated acts from the Spanish experimental rock scene, but lately he has discovered the importance of human voice as an element of expression. He began preparing brief outlines of chants based on traditional Spanish lullabies and then covering those sketches with a lush instrumentation that included guitar and piano as guidelines, occasional brass arrangements and sampled rhythm parts used as a very own replica of the drum production that was featured on records released more than thirty years ago. An imaginative take on pop that helps rediscovering the vibe of European all time classics (think of Paco Ibáñez, Dominique A or Scott Walker) and still innovate within sound textures, ambience and tunes, filling each musical meter with a surprise, turn after turn, verse after verse, track after track.
Acuarela-1091
CD
$13.50

Elliott, Ramblin Jack
A Stranger Here
PS, US Elliott is one of folk music's most enduring legends, influencing everyone from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. On "A Stranger Here" Elliott takes on depression era blues songs that have a particular resonance in these turbulent times. With his world-scarred voice wrapped around these dark songs of dark days, Elliott has made his masterpiece, and album at once elegiac and defiant, that can stand beside great late-career recordings by Billie Holliday and Frank Sinatra. Produced by Joe Henry (Aimee Mann, Elvis Costello, Solomon Burke).
Anti
CD
$15.50

English, Lawrence
A Colour for Autumn
PS, US A Colour For Autumn is the second in a series of editions from Australian sound artist Lawrence English that trace the experience of seasonal transit. Following on from For Varying Degrees of Winter (published by Baskaru), A Colour For Autumn reflects on and explores the transitory nature of Autumn - counter pointing the uniformity of the 'term' with the varied qualities expressed by landscapes in different countries. Like all environmental phenomena, seasonal variation is highly localized, and expressed not only visually through vegetation etc, but also sonically as insect life, leaves under foot and fauna all change in response to the climatic shifts. Northern and southern hemisphere experiences of Autumn are strikingly different and it's also this contrast which rests at the very center of A Colour For Autumn. Recorded between 2007-2009, this series of pieces acts almost as small auditory portraits of given spaces in the often gentle throws of Autumn - 'Droplet' for example features field recordings gathered in Notre-Dame De La Garde in Marseilles, capturing the infamous 'Mistral' wind as it blows the first cooler breezes of Autumn into the city in 2007. By contrast 'Watching It Unfold' measures a more Australian experience of Autumn - a series of open static phrases, shifting ever so slightly - a reflection of the slow changes of the season around English's home of Brisbane. Working with a range of analog approaches, A Colour For Autumn is a tonally rich affair, sourcing much of its sounds from a mixture of instruments, field recordings and assorted electronics. A Colour For Autumn also features contributions from New Zealand's Dean Roberts (whose vocals adorn the opening moments of the album) and Viennese musician Christian Fennesz, who offers intricate clusters of electronics in 'The Surface Of Everything'. This is an album of subtle variation, graded hues and tonal warmth, all of which act as an invitation for the listener to consider their own localized transition of autumn.
12K-1052
CD
$12.25

Envenomist
Helix
PS, US Dark ambient/death industrial, combining low-rumbling drones w/ extemporaneous noise bursts. Sourced solely using synthesizers to produce dark ambience heavily influenced by Maurizio Bianchi while bringing a lot of Tangerine Dream & Klaus Schulze into the mix. The intent was to create a series of transmissions from space. Not in the narrative sense, rather as a series of abstracted visions or moods from a lone traveler attempting to come to grips w/ the sublime.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

Ettes
Danger is EP
PS,US Produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach. They have remained true to their sound while adding enough twist to engage a new audience
TakeRoot
MCD
$5.50

Faithfull, Marianne
Easy Come, Easy Go
PS, US New album is a really cool covers project with a star-studded cast! Collaboration between the British icon and producer Hal Wilner. All the songs have been chosen by Marianne and Hal, and range from Billie Holiday's 'Solitude' to 'The Crane Wife' by current band The Decemberists. Other tracks include songs originally by Merle Haggard, Espers, Bessie Smith, Morrissey, Dolly Parton and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Easy Come, Easy Go also includes some interesting guest performances from Keith Richards, Antony Hegarty, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, Sean Lennon, Cat Power and Teddy Thompson.
DeccaUS
CD
$15.00

Faraway Places
Out of The Rain, The Thunder, & The Lightning
PS,US The Faraway Places 2nd record comes at you with a full-force blend of creative influences. The L.A. group combine Motown rhythm, Lou Reed guitar and blown-out moog-style synths. This album explores a sonic collage with an arena-rock flavor and a sound the band has dubbed as "California Krautrock"
SaveItRecords
CD
$12.00

Feeling Of Love
Rape Man
PS, US Newest single from France's FEELING OF LOVE. Really out there mutant blues damage. The 2 songs on the a-side were re-recorded for the LP as a 2-piece, but here you get to hear them in their rawest form. The b-side is four-and-a-half minute stream of consciousness drone. LIMITED
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Felice Brothers, The
Yonder Is The Clock
PS, US The Felice Brothers come to us from the Catskill Mountains where a homegrown sound has been working its way through the bloodlines for generations. Titled with a phrase drawn from the pages of Mark Twain, "Yonder Is The Clock" is teeming with tales of love, death, betrayal, baseball, train stations, phantoms, pandemics, jail cells, rolling rivers, and frozen winter nights. This is music that hasn't lost sight of the history of the land from which it came, and that quality alone makes The Felice Brothers the next great American band.
TeamLoveRecords
CD
$12.50

Felice Brothers, The
Yonder Is The Clock
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TeamLoveRecords
DLP
$17.50

Felipe, Dino
Paint
PS, US Accustomed to the unaccustomed, Dino Felipe's "Paint" album bounces off of genres like a Katamari ball on white blotter. Mixed with elements of no-fi, electro, noise, and beautiful ambient lullabies; this Schematic veteran drops a myriad of colors on an auditory canvas with a Jackson Pollok finesse. Admired by the folks over at Pitchfork for his recent 2008 release on No Fun Productions, "Paint" is arguably one of his greatest works to date and an excellent start for 2009. A must have for any serious collector of one of the "no generation's" most prolific voices in experimentalism.
Dulcett-002
CD
$9.00

Fever Ray
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Mute
LP
$16.25

Fever Ray
S-T (ON SALE)
PS, US Fever Ray, aka Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of THE KNIFE, is set to release her debut self-titled album. Fever Ray is the title, of both project and album, an evocation of the music's sound, intense and anxious, yet luminous. It's the culmination of work that began in 2007 when Karin and Olof, the brother-sister duo who are The Knife, decided to take time out following a handful of incredible live shows. After having her second child and eight months of the most productive daydreaming later, Karin had a batch of new songs and the raw materials for the production of Fever Ray. Unsure how to get them over the finishing line, she took half to Christoffer Berg (who mixed The Knife's work) and half to Stockholm production duo Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid for a final brush and tickle. The result is Fever Ray, an album that, while recognisably the work of the same artist, is dramatically different from The Knife. It's still constructed on electronic foundations and embellished with traditional instrumentation (guitar here, congas there). Despite some upbeat moments ("Triangle Walks," "I'm Not Done"), Fever Ray is starker, moodier, in places quite somber - less an invasion, more a slow process of colonization. Not that you'll find anything so literal in the lyrics. One thing's for sure - in a country with a wealth of leftfield pop artists, Karin Dreijer Andersson sounds like no one but herself. Constantly inventive, restlessly emotive, Fever Ray swaggers, broods, intrigues and dazzles without ever making concessions.
Mute
CD
$14.00

Figueras, Nestor/David Toop/Paul Burwell
Cholagogues
PS, ITALY "Cholagogues" is a re-issue of the LP released by the musicians' collective label Bead in 1977 and, since then, out of stock. The remastered album is composed of a single long track based on a performance at Action Space in London, 1st of April 1977. The performance, reported to be the first and possibly the last of this trio, was recorded by David Toop on a Sony TC164A cassette tape machine and was created with a variety of music instruments and sound producing devices including different kind of flutes, trumpets, whistles, panpipes, drums, cymbals, fiddles, respiratory and vocal sounds, body percussion. Described by Musics' critic Peter Riley as a prime example of "slow music" (music that shows slowness in its reception, conception and execution) "Cholagogues", musically speaking, is a very unique affair: alternating ritualistic sparseness with denser moments, mixing hints from various non-European music styles with a minimalist economy of means and a overall sense of playfulness, the record is a lost gem of European improvisation and anticipates not only different styles of experimental music but also some weird rock to come. The CD version of "Cholagogues" has been digitally re-comes with a reproduction of the original LP artwork.
Schoolmap-5
CD
$16.00

Fire on Fire
Orchard
PS, US Used to be art-punk-prog-chaos collective CERBERUS SHOAL, but they ditched their electric instruments, went into hiding for a while, & now play acoustic. They sound like a backwoods, fierce, psychedelic Mamas & the Papas or a crazed & joyously vengeful gospel string band.
YoungGod
CD
$13.50

Flipper
Sex Bomb Baby
PS, US 180 gram vinyl. Another essential release from San Francisco legends FLIPPER. Originally released in 1987, 'Sex Bomb Baby' is actually a collection of material dated no later than 1982, comprised of singles, b-sides, & compilation trks. The single version of "Sex Bomb" is an all out clasic - a frenetic, yelping punk answer to "Louie, Louie" & the rest is no slouch either. Outrageous, harsh, sludge-punk from SF's finest.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flipper
Album: Generic Flipper
PS, US 180 gram vinyl. 1st classic record from the legendary San Francisco act, originally released in 1982. Post-hardcore? Post-punk? Art-rock? Despite being a part of SF's punk scene FLIPPER were really only punk in spirit, eschewing conventions & making no concessions. Sludgy, distorted, atonal, noise rock jams that sound as urgent & heavy as they must have 25 yrs ago. A huge influence on bands to come later like Nirvana & The Melvins.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flipper
Public Flipper Limited
PS, US
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flower/Corsano Duo
Four Aims
PS, US Much-anticipated 2nd full-length by the long-running duo of Mick Flower & Chris Corsano. "I, Brute Force" kicks off the record w/ their signature - one of the most original in rock/free/whatever music - the electrifying sound of Flower's virtuosic, heavily amplified Shaahi Banjo over Corsano's free-wheeling percussion. Other trakcs show off subtle improv moves, w/ both players using extended techniques to generate a wide range of unusual sounds.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Forever
Forever
PS, US Formed by Shenna Corbridge (vocals), Jen Nigg (bass and vocals) and Joel Lopez (drums) FOREVER had its birth in the back of a van while the three were on tour with their former outfit, San Francisco's Me and My Arrow. When invited to jump on another tour immediately the three wanted to go but their bass player had to beg off. So, they asked guitarist Jael Navas (Cottages) if she'd be interested in joining a new project with them. She said yes and FOREVER was born. Married by a mutual love of legendary Los Angelinos X the group found itself having a mere four days to write and rehearse the music that would be performed by FOREVER on its first US tour. After returning to San Francisco the new foursome decided to keep FOREVER as a fully functional and full time band. A few tours later the band found itself playing the CMJ Music Marathon showcase for Athens, GA's Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. After returning home, the original three decided to change things up a bit and moved to Portland, OR. Navas, unable to make the move, exited the group but FOREVER quickly found guitarist Bob Desaulniers (The Caldonias) to take her place. And that's the story so far... But let's talk about the record. FOREVER does indeed channel a bit of their beloved X but not in any way you could tell without careful listening. Equally influential are the sounds of Throwing Muses, a good amount of mid-1980's Paisley Underground stuff and even Dead Milkmen (especially on the track "Who's Haunting Me" which has a verse melody that recalls that group's 1988 hit "Punk Rock Girl"). The whole 6 track EP clocks in at barely 15 minutes and is testament to the idea of not saying any more than you need to. Which is why this ends here and the rest is up to you.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-107
CD5
$5.50

Franklin, Adam
Spent Bullets
PS, US In 2008 Franklin found time not only to tour once again with the re-ignited Swervedriver as they were raptuously received on their first tour for a decade, but also to tour and record the debut album of Magnetic Morning, his new collaboration with Sam Fogarino of Interpol, and record - with the Bolts of Melody band - the second Adam Franklin release, Spent Bullets. Bullets walks beyond the ground broken on Bolts and is a more direct, varied and satisfying album than ever before. The power and melody that has always coursed through the veins of Adam s electric songs is in full effect on tunes such as Surge, Teardops Keep Fallin Out My Head and Autumn Leaf. And then in the likes of Big Sur, Champs or End Credits, there are all sorts of other unexpected and intriguing sonic fingerprints - smudged evocations of Scott Walker soundtracking a French spy movie or The Temptations refracted through side three of Electric Ladyland perhaps. In short, some of the most sonicly beautiful songs of Franklin s career converge on one disc that aims straight for the heart.
SecondMotion
CD
$16.25

Fridge
Early Output
PS, US Originally released on Trevor Jackson's fledgling Output Recordings, FRIDGE's early releases playfully skated all over the musical map, jumping from bashing lo-fi punk to sublime expanses of downtempo dance with equal enthusiasm. Always produced by the band at home (and often mixed directly to cassette), these early records drew much deserved fanfare. With Output Recordings now defunct, and Fridge having spawned no less than three successful side-projects (most notably Four Tet, Adem and Kieran Hebden's collaborations with jazz legend Steve Reid), "Early Output 1996-1998" is a band-curated collection of the most memorable tracks from those wildly prolific early years, including six previously unreleased tracks from that era. Remastered from the original master tapes, the package also includes photos and extensive liner notes from the friends, collaborators, and the band themselves.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-139
CD
$11.50

Gainsbourg, Serge
Histoire De Melody Nelson
PS, US For the first time ever, this lavishly packaged & true to the original artwork CD reissue contains extensive English language liner notes & informative content explaining the times & tales behind the making of this passionate platter. Dispelling the countless myths, hearsay & rumors surrounding Nelson, New York-based writer Andy Beta contributes a stylish essay for your edification while Finders Keepers' honcho & Twisted Nerve founder Andy Votel shares his deep knowledge of Gainsbourg and the Gallic & 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)
LightInTheAttic
CD
$15.00

George-Edwards Group, The
38:38
PS, US Vinyl. The lone release of The George-Edwards Group, an autumnal alien soundtrack that, over thirty years after being recorded (but not really released)
defies time & categorization. One of the rarest private press albums of all time. ""38:38"" departs from the norm of the genre: instead of a low-fi demo-quality outing elevated mainly by dealer hype, it's a haunting piece of music that offers an unusually highbrow take on the archetypal Midwestern rock n roll existentialism usually addressed with a solid beat & sneering vocal. Crafting their sound out of the many influences of the day, Edward Balian & Ray George created pop music with acoustic guitars & harmonies, heavily-reverberant piano riffs, cold sheets of synthesizer, bells & chimes. Includes never-before-seen art, photos & original liners/press releases/notes, as well as a song from an equally rare 7"" single side not found on the original LP pressing.
DragCity/GalacticZoo
LP
$15.00

Gliss
Devotion Implosion
PS, US Experimental fxxxxd up pop, fuzzed-out guitars & krautrock rhythms.
Cordless
CD
$11.75

Glowfriends
To Have & To Hold
PS, US 4th full length from the Michigan shoegaze/dreampop/Indie pop quintet Glowfriends is here. The band takes the listener into further and deeper sonic landscapes making this their finest and most uplifting release to date! The songwriting is melodically strong, production is crystal clear with walls of layered guitars, bass, drums and vibraphone. Ambient effects abound through a slipstream of sonic delight. Thanks to the talented mixing hands of Charlie Piper this is top gear production. Sweet layered male/female harmonies from Mark, April, and Holly Morris bring a perfectly smooth genetic blend that is rarely found in most groups. Bottom line: This is a sublime Shoegaze/dream pop cd that will please fans of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, RIDE, AMERICAN ANALOG SET, SLOWDIVE, IRON AND WINE, PEDRO THE LION, MY BLOODY VALENTINE, ASOBI SEKSU, JIMMY EAT WORLD, SUFJAN STEVENS, SWERVEDRIVER, THE SMITHS, and TREMBLING BLUE STARS.
JamRecords
CD
$10.00

Godflesh
Songs of Love & Hate/Songs of Love & Hate In Dub/In All Languages
PS,US Features 2 complete albums - the band's 1996 effort "Songs of Love & Hate" coupled w/ the 1997 re-interpretation of that album, "Love & Hate In Dub." Also includes the long deleted DVD "In All Languages," featuring all of the bands promo videos including the Andres Serrano directed "Crush My Soul." Since disbanding Godflesh, Justin Broadrick continued a critically acclaimed career w/ JESU & FINAL
Earache
DCD/DVD
$17.50

Gomez
New Tide
PS, US Flavors of Delta blues, psychedelia, & Krautrock all come into play, resulting in a musically mischievous & remarkably forward-thinking collection.
ATO
CD
$14.50

Gonzo48K
Hi-Fi For Lovers
PS, SPAIN GONZO48k is born in Rovigo - Italy. GONZO48k is the electronic duo of Luca Marrocco and Simone Pizzardo. An electro-rock combo in constant search of essential manipulations, through minimal electronic landscapes combined with teenage beats. Gonzo48k is a gentle and incisive indiepop band, drenched of playful inflexion, dreamy tones and glitch yeasts. Gonzo's World is an imaginary place where snoozing and lazing are not a crime. The album "Hi-Fi Lovers" is indigestion of Romantic Pop Love Songs. Love Tronic Pop for Sad Discos.
PippolaMusic-
CD
$12.00

Grails
Acid Rain
PS, US Following up their widely acclaimed and most successful album, Doomsdayer's Holiday, Grails unleash their first-ever DVD, the career-spanning Acid Rain. Centered on a half dozen mind-altering music videos from their last few albums, Acid Rain also features nearly two hours of live shows from the past several years. Packed full of bonus material and special treats, Acid Rain is as bizarre, eclectic and otherworldly as their albums, with the added spectacle of debaucherous activities, vicarious cult obsessions, and street preachers on rollerskates. "Amazing in a word. Terrifyingly amazing in two." - Losing Today "Grails have accomplished one of the most remarkable genre rewiring since Pere Ubu's The Modern Dance threw acid in the face of punk rock in 1978." - Baltimore City Paper
Temporary ResidenceLtd-147
DVD
$14.25

Grand Duchy
Petits Fours
PS, US Named for a principality overseen by a Duke or Duchess, Grand Duchy are the husband-and-wife duo of Black Francis and Violet Clark. Francis' history with the Pixies and his solo career as Frank Black are well-known, while Clark played keyboards as a child and played with several bands in high school. Shortly before meeting Francis, she put out an album of her own; after the pair married, she provided backing vocals on his 2007 album Bluefinger and played bass on 2008's SVN FNGRS EP. The pair took their collaboration further later that year, when they spent a day playing in the studio, melding her fondness for classic '80s sounds with his legacy of post-punk and garage rock sounds. The result was the song "Fort Wayne," which gained some Internet buzz when it leaked online. Clark and Francis worked on other songs, playing all the instruments themselves. Grand Duchy made their debut with a version of "A Strange Day" on Just Like Heaven: A Tribute to the Cure in January 2009; a month later, the digital EP Lovesick arrived. The band's debut album, Petits Fours, was also released in Europe around that time, and arrived in the U.S. in spring 2009.
~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide
Red Int /Red Ink
CD
$13.03

Great Lake Swimmers
Lost Channels
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers have been quietly honing their signature wet and lonesome, echo-laden brand of mellow folk-pop since 2005, while like-minded bands such as Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses and Shearwater get all of the press. On their fourth album, Tony Dekker and his revolving cast of co-conspirators walk a little taller than on previous releases, employing a larger, more band-oriented sound that lovingly elevates (and amplifies) Dekker's simple, refined melodies into something both peaceful and majestic. Recorded in castles, churches, and community centers in and around the Saint Lawrence River's Thousand Islands, which straddle the U.S.-Canada border, Lost Channels is filled with sepia-tone postcard images of dusty boots following the treads on a seasonal roads, and pastoral woodcuts of stoic, blue-collar heartache and wide-eyed innocence. From the old-school country-folk of "The Chorus in the Underground" and "Unison Falling into Harmony" to the straight-up indie folk-rock of "Pulling on a Line" and "Palmistry" -- the latter, as beautiful as it is owes more than just an instrumentation nod to R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" -- Great Lake Swimmers have proven once again that Canada, as rich as it is in arty indie rock like Destroyer, Plants and Animals, and Wolf Parade, is also the country that gave the world Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and Joni Mitchell."
Nettwerk
CD
$16.25

Green Pajamas, The
Hidden Minutes
PS, AUSTRALIA A vinyl-only, import compilation of odds'n'sods that seemed to beg to be brought together into neat package for fans of Jeff Kelly's fertile song-writing imagination & psych-pop recording stylings. Various singles that had been made available on the internet only needed a place on the "permanent record", and as Jeff's says "I have a double album's worth of stuff that doesn't really go together all that great. I've got the 'album' sort of tracks for a new release & then a whole other batch of songs that sound more like singles". So here you have it, a virtual cornucopia of tracks that in an ideal world would be spinning out of your car radio in classic 7" fashion.
CameraObscura
LP
$10.00

Green Pajamas, The
Poison In the Russian Room (ON SALE)
PS, US New album from Seattle psych-pop veterans, celebrating 25 years of recording. This album rocks a bit harder than recent releases, but also gets more wantonly folky (think Pentangle) than ever before. A concept album...actually two!
AHiddenAgendaRecord-093
CD
$9.00

Green, Al
Let's Stay Together
PS, US Prior to this album, Al Green never had a number one song. The title track, "Let's Stay Together," achieved that status and held it for nine consecutive weeks. Green's ingenuity produced one of the all-time classics, which has the bounce of a dance cut and the passion of a ballad. The dynamic soul singer's whispers, animated cries, and riffing enhance his already stirring delivery. This album was sold on the strength of the title track as there were no other selections to grace the Billboard charts. However, this album includes the timeless gem "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and lesser-known beauties like the exulting "Judy," the cookin' testimonial "I Never Found a Girl," and the soothing blues effort "It Ain't No Fun to Me." The Arkansas native and his creative partner Willie Mitchell season these selections with lucid rhythm arrangements complemented by the faint strums of a guitar and brawn, unchiding horns. ~ Craig Lytle, All Music Guide
Fat Possum
CD
$14.00

Gregor Samsa
Over Air
PS, US LIMITED Europe 2009 tour album. Features live radio performance at Amsterdam's VPRO radio station showcasing the richness of their micro-orchestra live set up in never before heard ways. The live set includes songs from three previous recordings, Rest, 55:12, and their EP 27:36. In addition to the newly mastered live session, Over Air also includes never before released music; an alternate mix of Du Meine Leise, XXX, a song featuring a smaller version of the band, and from the album 55:12, a remix of WeÕll Lean that Way Forever, by Bobby Donne (Labradford) who is also joining them on stage as part of the GS lineup. In addition to the previously unavailable music, thereÕs a 30 minute film of the band performing live in Paris in 2008 & the stunning video for Jeroen Van Aken.
TheKora
CD/DVD
$11.25

Gudnadottir, Hildur
Without Sinking
PS, US Classically-trained Icelandic cellist & composer, best known for her collaborations w/ MUM & PAN SONIC. Guest musicians include Skuli Sverrisson, JOHANN JOHANNSSON, & Gudni Franzson
Touch
CD
$16.25

Gunslingers
No More Invention
PS, GERMANY Gatefold sleeve. Here is the self-confessed Slinger's electric companion, a huge onset tour de force hailing from the realm of San Pedro (France) and that should cause weird effects through invention's great (golden) ass. First came Gunslingers, raising against the big bullshit, then came No More Invention, wearing a nine-acts sling of a hilarious outrage. Introducing the ultimate assault of her illegitimate three sons, also known as massacre-rock deviant inquisitors, a French deconstructionist trio who needed to abuse the artifacts of some lost rock synthesis in one total, furious and quintessential record, like an evil paradox of rock. Expect pure apotheosis of wild horror biker freakouts, acid avant-punk and trippy psych-noise with no respite from the action's breakneck speed.
WorldInSound
LP
$23.50

Halloween, Alaska
Champagne Downtown
PS, US Restrained, deeply atmospheric synth-laden pop.
EastSideDigital
CD
$11.75

Handsome Family
Honey Moon
PS, US The Handsome Family's eighth studio album, "Honey Moon," takes place under bowed branches & deep within winding corn mazes. The release celebrates the duo's twentieth year of marriage with a series of love songs that sharply contrast the dark themes of their previous seven albums. "Honey Moon," is a headphone record with layer upon layer of cool, weird treasures waiting to be discovered with successive listens.
CarrotTop
CD
$11.50

Handsome Family
Honey Moon
PS, US Vinyl with free digital download!
CarrotTop
LP
$11.50

Hardal
Nasil? Ne Zaman?
PS, GERMANY From Turkey, 1978. Edition of 500 numbered LPs, glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing, with insert. "This first album of the Turkish band Hardal (mustard) with the title Nasil? Ze Raman? (where from? where to?) was recorded in Turkey in 1979 by Sükrü Yüksel (guitar), Aydin Sencan (bass), Cahit Kukul (guitar) and Sedat Avci (drums). The band was only known by a very small insider-group, but those fans just adored Hardal. The secret of Hardal's small popularity is that in 1979 the Turkish rock scene was comatose. Cem Karaca left to Germany, Erkin Koray moved to Canada, Edip Akbayram got stuck because of his political ambitions. Only Baris Mancho was still on the road. To start a new band was tough in Turkey. Hardal also recorded 2 albums later. The music is the best Turkish progressive underground you can think of. Filled with guitars, synth sounds, great Eastern vibe vocals and harmonies, pumping rhythms. As good as the best Koray tracks for sure. This album was never reissued before, so we are sort of proud to present it to most people for the first time."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Harrison, Michael
Revelation
PS, US Revelation utilizes innovative tuning relationships to further develop Just Intonation-an ancient tuning system where the distances between notes are based upon whole number ratios. The result is a 75-minute work where groups of notes played together rapidly with both hands form "...pulsating, shimmering walls of sound in which all kinds of ghost-like sound effects and structures appear" -The Wire
Cantaloupe
CD
$12.00

Harvestman
In A Dark Tongue
PS, US Brainchild of NEUROSIS vocalist/guitarist Steve Von Till. The album is inspired by Hawkwind, Fairport Convention, Tangerine Dream, Pentangle, Steeleye
Span, Skullflower, Caspar Brotzman, & Loop. Pure yet abstract psychedelic rock guitar - it may be blasphemous to folk purists, but this odd brew is sonic heaven for heads that dream to the drone of fuzz guitar.
Neurot
CD
$16.00

Harvey, P.J.
A Woman A Man Walked By
PS, US The bare facts, to start with. A Woman A Man Walked By is the second album co-written and jointly performed by Polly Jean Harvey and John Parish, and comes over 12 years after 1996's Dance Hall At Louse Point. It was initially recorded at Parish and Harvey's homes - and later, at a studio in Bristol where it was assisted by the contributions of three other musicians. Some of it is quiet, considered and reflective; at other moments, it verges on the deranged. By turns, it is mischievous, deadly serious, elegant and poetic, and possessed of a brutal power - and it is doubtful that you will hear a record as brimming with creative brio and musical invention this year.
Island
CD
$15.00

Hayes, Isaac
Black Moses [Deluxe Edition]
PS, US The sheer tenacity -- albeit undeniably fitting -- of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-1960s. Along with Booker T. and The MG's, Hayes' wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist. By the time of this release -- his fifth overall, and first two-record set -- Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist. His stretched out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps" became key components in his signature sound. Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. This is certainly true of the extended reworkings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me," or Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" -- both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude to coitus found in each respective installment of "Ike's Rap." The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" -- are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration -- from both Hayes and his long-time associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-1970s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus. Wisely, the CD reissue also reproduced Chester Higgins' original tongue-in-cheek liner note essay giving the history and mythology of the Black Moses persona. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
STX31238.2
DCD
$18.56

Health
Die Slow
PS,US The calculated noise they're known for is fused w/ a four-to-the-floor dance anthem. It's by far the most gratifying song the band has ever written, & is complimented beautifully by a killer Pictureplane remix.
LovepumpUnited
7"
$4.25

Henry's Funeral Show
Everything's For Sale
PS, US Some of the loudest soulful rock 'n' roll to come out of the UK in a long time. A fun & raucous mix of heavy rock & psychedelic blues.
Alive
CD
$15.75

Henry's Funeral Show
Everything's For Sale
PS, US VINYL VERSION. 1st pressing comes w/ free bonus CD, limited to 500.
Alive
LP
$15.75

Hepburns, The
Trojan Hearse
PS, UK A curiously contemplative album from Welsh guitar pop maestros The Hepburns, recorded with Charlie Francis (High Llamas, Robyn Hitchcock, R.E.M., etc.) at the desk. Despite the banishment of acoustic guitar from the studio, this album's warmth wraps you like a blanket, even as it contemplates madness, painkillers, paperboys, hairdressers, divorcees, and Roger Federer's backhand. Curiously, after a spate of recordings for Radio Khartoum, "Trojan Hearse" feels closer to "The Magic of...," the band's late 80s, exotic-side-of-C86 LP for Cherry Red. 12 page illustrated booklet with lyrics and liner notes. Recommended if you like The Smiths, The Lucksmiths, recent Would-Be-Goods, John Barry, or Jake Thackray.
BendigedigRecordings-001
CD
$13.50

Hexlove
Pija Z Bogiem
PS, ITALY Genre: alt. pop/experimental. Beefheart or Eno? Magnetic Fields or Tricky? - Zac Nelson (see his releases on Holy Mountain and Temporary Residence...) comes from Illinois and his way to create music is pretty unique. Divided between impressive instrumental sections, gorgeous almost-feminine vocal parts, explosive drum skills and beautiful melodic inventions, Nelson shows the widest musical range and the best inspiration we ever tasted recently in the underground/indie scene. This is the second CD release from him - a wonderful collection of songs, drum-obsessed jams and crazy pop sketches. Here is an absolutely brilliant manifesto of his art.
Dreamsheep-006
DCD
$19.00

His Mischief
Perfect Lover
PS, US Sure, on the surface, "Perfect" is an unflailing rock record. But successive listens reveal transparencies in the record's brash outer shell, little tunnels that draw you into its scenes of focused introspection & fingers-crossed optimism. Maybe it'sreally a collection of tense & taut pop songs? Each track was thoughtfully committed to 2" tape in a slightly different manner, giving each song it's own distinct & intriguing character.
ModernRadio
CD
$10.50

Hold Steady
A Positive Rage
PS, US Special CD/DVD includes 17 live audio tracks recorded at the Metro in Chicago and a documentary.
Vagrant
CD+DVD
$15.25

Holiday for Strings
Two of You [2x7"+CD]
PS, US Double 7" in swank gatefold sleevery from France/Sweden's Holiday For Strings, a star-studded atmospheric, rock-n-dub pop-band that features John from Peter Bjorn And John as well as Pontus from Thieves Like Us. The band has taken a dancey, poppy approach to songwriting while maintaining a completely original & left field sound. It's a mysterioso vibe that sounds like an updated version of Joy Division's classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart". New album coming soon.
KanineRecs
45/45/CD
$9.50

House Floor, The & Convoj
Split
PS, US Angular, melodic indie-guitar slink (gets a little Johnny Marr in there) from Virginians The House Floor b/w a brilliant demo version from Goteborg, Sweden's Convoj, "Cultural Legacy" is one of Jim's fave Convoj songs.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Hurley, Michael
Armchair Boogie
PS, US First ever vinyl reissue of Michael's hard to find classic 1972 2nd album. Hurley is a much respected singer songwriter (former member of the Holy Modal Rounders), & it is an honor for us to put this out. Features the following songs: 'Werewolf' (a beautiful haunting song later covered by Cat Power), 'Grand Canyon Line,' 'English Nobleman,' 'Be Kind To Me,' 'Troubled Waters,' 'Red Ravager's Reel,' 'Sweedeedee' (also covered by Cat Power), 'Open Up,' 'Jocko's Lament,' 'Light Green Fellow,' 'Get The Best Of Me,' 'Biscuit Roller,' 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano,' & 'Penguins' (a beautiful dirge played by trumpets & guitars). New back cover & label designed by Michael himself.
Mississippi
LP
$13.00

Hussy's, The
Super Pro+
PS, JAPAN Do the departed listen to their T-Rex records in heaven? One of many questions posed on the second album by Glasgow's The Hussy's. A superabundance of hooks explains the handful of commercial licensing's already under The Hussy's belt (from Payless Shoes to MTV's The Hills and Paris Hilton's BFF), but for the rest of us, there's ALSO a solid dose of lyrical wit and humor. The punchy quintet features the sly yet substantial vocals of a lass called Fili and lead guitar of James McColl (ex-Supernaturals), while lyrical coverage takes in the semi-square, mods, roller discos, nuclear plant workers turned Russian beauty pageant contestants, and cross dressing nuns. This Japanese version of the album features "Rock Steady," "Jesus," and "Sister Mary Jo" as bonus tracks. Sorry folks, but 2007's "We Expected" mini-album is already sold out. Highly recommended.
QuinceRecords-066
CD
$13.50

I.U.D
The Proper Sex
PS, US THE SOCIAL REGISTRY is proud to break your bones with I.U.D. - Lizzi Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance's (vocals, percussion) new project. Teaming with Sadie Laska of Growing and Extreme Violence (the duo is known here as Mr. Egglesby and Lil' Pickle - they have different names for each release), "The Proper Sex" is a downright brutal industrial clusterf*ck that's sure to fog the glasses of experimental music nerds and provide the catalyst for many a record store argument. Put The Boredoms, EinstÃ1/4rzende Neubauten, Meat Beat Manifesto, Tribe 8, Front 242 and some black metal tropes in a blender and then serve chilled at a party hosted by hyper-feminist vampires and you're getting close to the sound on this one. Recorded at Vacation Island Studios by Matt Boyton AKA Professor Funkenstein, "The Proper Sex" is creepy, relentless and (most of all) extremely fascinating. It's a varied listen that reflects its influences and cover art - which mimics Sparks - to a stunning effect. Like Gang Gang Dance, these rhythms are already cemented in a listener's head. It's just that this journey might be a descent into the inferno rather than up to the heavens.
TheSocialRegistry-069
LP
$14.25

Ida Maria
Fortress Round My Heart
PS, US Features That Song: "Oh My God". Norwegian force of nature Ida Maria (pronounce Ee-dah) channels the true spirit of rock n' roll in her live show, and her album follows suit. This album has already spawned a hit single in the UK for the raucous "I LIke You So Much Better When You're Naked." - Ida Maria has spread her infectious energy w/ tons of attitude and a husky, feral voice.
Upper11
CD
$10.25

Ielasi, Giuseppe
Stunt
PS, ITALY 'Stunt' is the first in a series of three vinyl EP's which represent an interesting stylistic departure from Ielasi's previous work. The series is focused on the use of one turntable and a large selection of vinyl records as sources for raw material, and pulses/rhythm as main organizational principle. The basic sound material, in the form of short segments and loops or longer and more complex improvisations, was collected over the course of three months, using techniques influenced more by "turntablism", than traditional sampling or plunderphonics. The raw sequences have then been edited and assembled in 6 tracks (more to follow...), whose structures are probably closer to house music productions than to Ielasi's more atmospheric and layered compositions from his earlier releases. Stunt was mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Full color cover photo by Italian artist Amedeo Martegani.
Schoolmap-4
LP
$13.50

IH8 Camera
S-T
PS, GERMANY The experimental guitar-driven musician collective, iH8 Camera (='i hate camera') from Antwerp, Belgium was formed by 2004, around the nucleus of the Love Substitutes. iH8 Camera performs rarely but frequently live and in changing line-ups and Trip In Time discovered them for the Burg Herzberg Festival 2006 (Europe´s biggest hippie fest). The Sextett arrived at the Freakstage just in time for their set -- ready to plug in and perform this mindblowing 50 minute improvisational freak-out show. Their odyssey seemed long and must have been impressive to the band; finally they got inspired to name their 7 songs after cities from the area which have been passed on this trip, lyrics reflect the 'true' stories about life on road! For sure you'll recognize influences of Pink Floyd´s early period (69-71), 13th Floor Elevators -- but also more modern ones, such as Radiohead or Deus (Ward & Trouvé are former Deus members). We assume that not many festival visitors will remember this show -- but finally this awesome performance will be available, mixed by the band and mastered to excellent sound-quality. These catchy and floating psychedelic sounds will leave no one untouched! It's the major league among today's experimental rock albums, where the present and future of rock collide in the progressive world of iH8 Camera. Digipack.
WorldInSound
LP
$20.00

Interbellum
Over All of Spain the Sky is Clear
PS, US Flingco SS is the new label from Kranky founder/righteous dude Bruce Adams... LIMITED! Interbellum is an expression of Brendan Burke's interest in open-ended musical forms, acoustic manipulation & applied mathematics. Acoustic recordings of Burke playing, piano & cello from Fred Lonberg-Holm (Vandermark Five, Lightbox Orchestra, etc.) are mingled with synthetic & manipulated sound. Treacly melodies wend a haunted expanse & then slowly course back to whence they came. Ostensibly classical sounds sit side by side with contemporary digital ones, the vibrations of cello strings or piano chords sampled & transformed digitally. Charred chamber music. Chamber Doom.
FlingcoSoundSystem
CD
$5.50

It Hugs Back
Inside Your Guitar
PS, US 4AD introduces the debut album from Kent four-piece, It Hugs Back. Influenced by the intricate song-writing of Wilco, the sound layers of My Bloody Valentine, the pop charm of The Lemonheads, the textures of Sonic Youth and the DIY aesthetics of the arts and crafts movement, It Hugs Back soon caught the attention of Too Pure Records. Last summer the label took their early singles and released them together as a low- key eight-track EP, The Record Room (also the moniker of their home studio), to sell on tour and through independent record stores. Now firmly ensconced in their new home at 4AD (home to The National, Blonde Redhead and Stereolab), It Hugs Back are finally ready to present their debut album, Inside Your Guitar, on April 7. Self- produced in their own studio, Inside Your Guitar is the result of a year's labour of love. It is an album that wears it's heart on its sleeve as Matthew Simms' softly spoken vocals turn the captivating
guitar licks, rhythms and feedback fuzz into something wistful, imaginative and charming.
4AD
CD
$11.50

It Hugs Back
Inside Your Guitar
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$12.25

Jay, Abner
True Story Of Abner Jay
PS, US Comp culled from Jay's self-released LPs and 7"s feat. hits such as "I'm So Depressed," "Cocaine," "Vietnam," & "The Reason Young People Do Drugs." Jay was a one man band singer/songwriter deserving of a wider listening audience than he received in his day. Great soulful folk & R&B music. Tip on jacket, feat. press photo, transcriptions of spoken word pieces, & press statement penned by Jay himself.
Mississippi
LP
$13.50

Jena Berlin
Quo Vadimus
PS,US Limited to 500 on white vinyl. Fusing emotional punk rock w/ technical & progressive songwriting, this has received critical acclaim as one of the best post-punk/hardcore records to be released since At the Drive-In's "Relationship of Command," & has drawn comparisons to underground luminaries like Fugazi
JumpStart
LP
$11.25

Jeremy Jay
Slow Dance
PS, US Recorded in winter-time at the Dub Narcotic Studio (Olympia, Washington) in a succession of silhouettes, Jay (synth and guitar; joined by Derek James on bass, Nick Pahl on drums and Ilya Malinsky on guitar) varies speeds with smooth precision. "Slow Dance" and "Winter Wonder" have a repetitive, loose charm. "In This Lonely Town" and "Breaking the Ice" maintain a strident beat; "Will You Dance with Me?" and "Where Could We Go Tonight?" end with questions where the response feels limitless. The glide on ice transfers to the dance floor with ease.
Krecords-197
LP
$11.50

Johnson, Glen
Details Not Recorded
PS, UK The debut solo album by Piano Magic founder and front man, Glen Johnson, 'Details Not Recorded,' is a collection of love and shadow, on which Johnson finds inspiration in everything from Edgar Allan Poe and ETA Hoffman to Elizabethan madrigals and carnival waltz. But there's also a nod to the bare-hearted narratives of 70's Leonard Cohen and the intricate futuristic experimentation of such pioneers as Bjork and Johnson's fond favorites, Disco Inferno. Johnson is accompanied on 'Details' by a small band of like-minded souls - Leaf Recordings' artists (Keiron) Phelan/ (David) Sheppard provide flute and drums, bass, additional guitar respectively. Willard Grant Conspiracy bowman, Josh Hillard, injects viola and violin, whilst Angele David-Guillou of Klima counterpoints with backing vocals and Jerome Tcherneyan of Piano Magic supplements percussion. Johnson, himself, presides over the vocal, MIDI guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming, keyboards, percussion, melodica, recorder, whistling and bells. Recorded between his London home and SOUP studio, an analogue heaven beneath the Duke Of Uke ukulele shop in Spitalfields, 'Details Not Recorded' is an unashamedly lo-fi affair. These songs have a intimate warmth, borne of first takes, of close mics, of static buzz, of creaking furniture, of parlor windows left open to the street. Glen Johnson founded his group Piano Magic as far back as 1996. Since then, they've released 12 long players and multiple singles and EPs on a plethora of independent labels, from 4AD to Morr Music to Important Records. For the past 6 years, the band has been made up of both English and French members, though their music has the unmistakable air of classic late 70's/early 80's cold wave. Johnson has also recorded under the guise of Textile Ranch and Future Conditional. "Details Not Recorded' is released on Make Mine Music is a truly radical independent label, run and owned by the artists themselves. The artists pay for the manufacture and promotion of their own records and correspondingly receive 100% of any income generated. Other artists on the label include July Skies, Epic45, Portal and Library Tapes. The album comes in beautifully designed, plush CD packaging, with a luxurious 12 page lyric booklet. Notable other releases by this artist : Piano Magic - Dark Horses (2008) Piano Magic - Part-Monster (2007) Piano Magic - Incurable (2006) Disaffected (2005) File under : Post-rock, Gothic, Electronica.
MakeMineMusic-058
CD
$21.75

Juan Maclean
Future Will Come
PS, US Featuring vocalist Nancy Whang of LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
DFA
CD
$15.75

Jujus, The
You Treated Me Bad "1965-1967"
PS, US Since their arrival on the music scene in 1965, the mystique of The JuJus and their lead singer, Ray Hummel, has continued to grow over the ensuing decades (helped along by the inclusion of 'You Treat Me Bad' on the first volume of Pebbles in 1979). Their first single 'You Treat Me Bad' rose to the number two position on the top 40 and catapulted the band to regional fame in Michigan. The JuJus initially blended an impressive brand of folk-rock and British-invasion sounds with a raw garage band sound. In 1967 they opted for a more psychedelic sound. Compiled on this CD are all the JuJu singles, as well as a plethora of unreleased gems from 1965 to 1967. A detailed booklet contains photos, radio surveys, band memorabilia, and a retrospective of The JuJus as related by band member Rod Shepard. The front cover photo of The JuJus features Ray Hummel, Max Colley, Bill Gorski and Rod Shepard. Also pictured are the JuJus at Kent Country Airport during the heigh of JuJu-mania, ready to take on the world in 1965.
Cicadelic
CD
$14.75

Junior Boys
Begone Dull Care
PS, US This is the duo's third album, and the title is a reference to a short film by Norman McLaren, the pioneering Oscar-winning animator and electronic composer, who was fond of direct film animation (the technique of physically manipulating or painting on film frame by frame) and stop-start animation. His meticulousness is much like the band's process of composing and sequencing their music. There's a measured restraint that's rarely employed in modern pop music and it's the precision and restraint in the arrangements that serves to magnify what is there. And what is there is exceptional.
DominoRecordingCo.
CD
$13.00

Junior Boys
Begone Dull Care
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DominoRecordingCo.
LP
$17.50

Kava Kon
Tiki For The Atomic Age
PS, US The duo of NELS TRUESDELL & BOB KRESS is influenced by the classic exotica sound of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman & Bob Drasnin, obscure thrift store vinyl, Hollywood B-movie soundtracks of the 50s & 60s, Dub pioneers of Jamaica such as King Tubby, Scientist, & Lee "Scratch" Perry & early Detroit
techno sounds of Juan Atkins, Drexciya & Jeff Mills. Kress draws from his background of writing & recording jazz & classical music using exotic instruments
from all corners of the globe. Truesdell's eclectic background in electronic music production & his collection of vintage electronic music equipment gives this a
hypnotic, flowing & modern sound.
Dionysus
CD
$12.75

Kebnekajse
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Their sound can be heard echoing in most Swedish psych/prog bands, & of course in Dungen, whose lead guitarist worked on the recording & production of this album. Known as the highest band in the land, they were pioneers w/ their instrumentals of electrified Swedish folk/fiddler music w/ psychedelic overtones.
SubliminalSounds
CD
$16.25

Kline, Phil
John the Revelator
PS, US Kline created a Mass for six voices, seeking to craft a "window to a deeper world...unburdened by a rigid plan, formal or stylistic." The result is a 21st century
Mass, featuring world-class string quartet, Ethel, and renowned early music vocal ensemble, Lionheart
Cantaloupe
CD
$12.00

Koda
Movements
PS, US Limited repress of this 2005 release. A hazy incidence of complete isolation & the warmth of a setting sun. It would be accurate to say that there are enormous fields lying in between pulling them loosely together. Tracks such as "Are We Water" present these circular patterns of hovering strings that envelope
the listener. Waves of harmonics w/ this beautiful tension tends to walk slowly, or rather drift along gathering up memories of the past.
Infraction
CD
$12.50

Koenjihyakkei
Nivraym
PS, US The band's purest, most uncompromising expression of Zeuhl music to date, blending progressive rock, symphonic rock, fusion, & neoclassicism w/ the energy of hardcore punk, the volume of metal, & the attitude of rock
SkinGraft
CD
$14.75

Kristofer Astrom & All Fox
Split
PS, US Kristofer Åström is from Göteborg, Sweden, he is esteemed as a solo artists and plays in Fireside. "Twenty Seven" is a single off his forthcoming album 'Sinkadus', to be released on April 8th in Scandiavia. This is Åström's first vinyl release. All Fox is from Virginia, plays in The House Floor, and offers epic lo-fi balladeering that verges on surreal.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Kylesa
Static Tensions
PS, US Avant-garde experimentalism w/ relentlessly sludgy riffs, drop-tuned guitars & elements of psychedelic rock.
Prosthetic
CD
$14.50

La Bien Querida
Romancero
PS, SPAIN LA BIEN QUERIDA's album is one of the most anxiously awaited Spanish indie-pop albums in recent years. And it's because the word fell in love with her demo (chosen by Mondo Sonoro as the best of 2007, highlighted in Rockdelux and listened to thousands of times on myspace, where their page is one of the most visited new artist pages). LA BIEN QUERIDA, which is to say, Ana Fernández-Villaverde, turned to David Rodríguez (BEEF) to record her debut (7 songs from the demo and 5 new ones), attracted to him for the marvelous creativity of his solo project LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID. Ana wanted to domesticate David's stratospheric arrangements and cubist production toward clean sounds that fit better with the friendly environment of her beautiful songs. And she really did it. David's inventive magic and Ana's sweet melodies meld together to make an exclusive space in which flamenco, Arabian music, rancheras and even techno mix. They didn't hold back at all (they work with the ORQUESTA ARAB DE BARCELONA, a flamenco guitarist, even Joe Crepúsculo on vocals). But those are only the colors of the songs, which do not distract from their principal component: a marvelous collection of exciting vocal melodies, with an overwhelming beauty and interesting lyrics that strip down relationships and bare feelings with moving sincerity. The album follows the harmonic line of LOS PLANETAS, the charming sweetness of LA BUENA VIDA and the contagious romanticism of FAMILY, but really it creates a unique space. Maybe the clearest parallel can be drawn with THE MAGNETIC FIELD's monumental "69 Love Songs", with songs that appear simple on the surface but have a highly defined character and artistic personality that escapes all styles, or maybe it brings them all together without us realizing it. And, as on "69 Love Songs", what is truly important is the emotion that the songs transmit. "Corpus Christi", "De Momento Abril", "Santa Fe", "El Zoo Absoluto", "Bendita", "7 Medidas de Seguridad"... it's a chilling repertoire that can be enjoyed as much in the emotion-flooded open heart as in the detail-oriented head, paying attention to the musical details that fill the production. It is, without a doubt, a landmark album.
Elefant-1142
CD
$15.50

Landed
Livers & Lungs
PS, US
Corleone
CD
$11.00

Lazarus
The Trickster
PS, US ST. IVES has long been in love with the songs of Trevor Montgomery. Performing as LAZARUS, Montgomery's nascent body of work began (after he left new kosmiche group TARENTEL) in 2001 with the glorious "Songs For An Unborn Sun" (Temporary Residence Ltd.). Since then, two additional full-lengths have been released, further illuminating Montgomery's beguiling voice as both singer, arranger and lyricist and having earned him many comparisons to classic heavy bellowers such as Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. After being commissioned by ST. IVES to do a record, he decided to gather some songs together influenced by and referencing his teenage years. According to Montgomery: "At the time I was polarized by meth, riding trains, heavy psychedelics, and a love of spending my time in the mountains walking around in the woods. At 14 I tried to sell my soul for the ability to draw the female form in perfection, I skirted death several times, always seeming to be saved at the last minute by some good soul or random occurrence. All and all leading me to believe that the coyote's and crow's of the canyons were watching out for me. "The Trickster" in many forms, laughing and crying." Recorded wherever he could find space, but mostly in a photography studio in Old Town Orange, California owned by his brother. All songs were written, performed and recorded by Lazarus (William Trevor Montgomery). As all St. Ives records, The Trickster is available in LIMITED EDITION (300 copies), each with unique hand-made art, done by the artist.
St.Ives-28
LP
$11.50

Legendary Tiger Man
Masquerade
PS, US Deep in the woods of the Iberian Peninsula mountains of Portugal hides THE LEGENDARY TIGER MAN. Not just a one-man band - it's a multi- media montage
of music, cinema and photography. At the same time, combining roots with the new technologies - samples, beats, loops - playing all the instruments live - as if a
soundtrack was playing in real time resulting in an awe-inspiring stimulating vision.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Life and Times, The
Tragic Boogie
PS, US A rock band that skirts the boundaries of this word in each song, tipping their collective cap to the giants that loom in each melody.
ArenaRock
CD
$13.50

Life On Earth
Space Water Loop
PS, US Vinyl version, limited to 1,000 copies on blue vinyl.
SubliminalSounds
LP
$24.50

Life On Earth
Space Water Loop
PS, US 2nd full-length from DUNGEN's Mattias Gustavsson. Equal parts sound experimentation, folk & classic psychedelic pop, based around acoustic guitar. Opening track "Listen" starts it all off w/ a flowery baroque flute intro, & then just unfolds & unfolds ever outward into stratospheric pop vocal harmonies, woozy effects, reverbed organs, backwards masking, all burning up at the end w/ some seriously druggy, acid-fried psychedelic guitar riffage
SubliminalSounds
CD
$16.25

Living Room
Times Like Lakes
PS, GERMANY This short lived German acid-psych Sextet had one private limited edition release in 1997, called Chambers (vinyl only). Until today it became a rare, high-rated collectible among psychedelic underground fans. While numerous bands in the '90s & 2000s tried to revive the true '60s/'70s spirit & sound, Living Room reached a high level in authenticity. When you hear it, you will bet that this was made in 1968! They used vintage equipment and effects such as Farfisa-organ, fuzz & echoing guitars, flute and two beautiful girl voices. These recordings present their previously unreleased second album, a heavy floating but also a mystic folk listening pleasure -- 8 cuts which reflect Krautrock inspirations in the vains of Amon Düül 2, Hölderlins Traum but also a lot 'Summer Of Love' hippie-spirit. Look forward to enjoy songs like 'Orange Plastic,' 'Rising Dawn' or 'Times Like Lakes' (which can be heard on CD on Trip In Time Vol.3, WIS-2503). The CD, well remastered, comes in a limited digipack cover, with 4 bonus tracks (from their debut Chambers). Those guys took their Trip In Time about 10 years ago, with this 'timeless' artistic statement from the underground -- truly a catchy psych gem!
WorldInSound
CD
$20.00

Long Lost
S-T
PS, US Imagine Nico had left The Velvet Underground & decided to relocate to California w/ Caetano Veloso. "The Art of Kissing," sets the mood w/acoustic guitar,
brushed drums, Laura Darlington on lead vocals, Alfred Darlington (a.k.a. DAEDELUS) backing up on choruses. It's a pitch-perfect template from which the group expands into edges of psychedelia, ribbons of clarinet, epic '40s film score, bass simplicity, feline fantasy, music box melancholia, & nursery rhyme romance.
NinjaTune
CD
$16.00

Los Explosivos
S-T
PS, US Hailing from gritty Mexico City, Los Explosivos are in the vanguard of the new breed of young bucks carrying the torch of Garage Rock.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Lothar
Montgolfier
PS, JAPAN Snappy Swedish pop gets an uncharacteristic shoegaze treatment on the debut album by Lothar, a Stockholm 7-piece (4 guitars!) whose sound was purportedly changed when the members set up their rehearsal space next to a whirring, ticking, and buzzing power station on the outskirts of the city. "...[V]ery very good stuff recalling Blonde Redhead, Stereolab, Pia Fraus and the straightforward end of Deerhoof. The guitars are set to 'noisy', the songs are very catchy and very energetic and the singer is a lady. I'd heartily recommend this to those folks who are rather fond of early Lush records." - Clinton @ Norman Records
Quince
CD
$13.50

Lotus Plaza
Floodlight Collective
PS, US Lockett Pundt's (DEERHUNTER) first full length is an expansive meditation on the modern history of the pop song with an obvious appreciation for the atmospheric vocal harmonies of the 50's, the Brill Building writers of the 60's & the sounds of the early 80's postpunk uk scene. The production
is multi-multi-layered with a seemingly endless amount of subtle detail in each track, while the vocals are generally low in the mix & add yet another layer to the sound.
Kranky
CD
$12.25

Lotus Plaza
Floodlight Collective
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Kranky
LP
$11.50

Lowe, Nick
Quiet Please: New Best of Nick Lowe [deluxe edition w/DVD]
PS, US The deluxe edition of this release includes a DVD of vintage original Lowe videos for tracks like "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," "Cruel to Be Kind," as well as a full length solo concert filmed live in Belgium circa 2007
YepRoc
DCD/DVD
$25.75

Lymbyc Systym
Carved By Glaciers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MagicBullet
LP
$14.75

Machida, Yoshio
Steelpan Improvisations
PS,US Live steelpan recordings from Europe & Japan 2001-2008. Influenced by Indian improvised traditional music, for his 1st tour in Europe in 2002, he made original "un-equal temperament" tuned steelpans. Reminiscent of Harold Budd's ambient piano & Fennesz's glitches
Amorfon
CD
$13.50

Mako Sica
Noise Attic Session 2
PS, US A few warmly plucked guitar strings slowly evolve into wave after wave of reverberating melodies that drift, overlap and eventually coalesce amongst sporadic outbursts of impressive technical drumming & tumultuous noise. It's not shoegaze. It's not dream-pop. It's not krautrock, post-punk or experimental psychedelia. But it does encompass all of their characteristics; & in the process, it soothes the aching soul.
Plustapes
CASS
$5.00

Malakai
Fading World
PS, UK With their imminent debut album receiving rave reviews by the week, this timely re-issue of one of the stand out tracks from the full-length, criminally ignored on its original release, 'Fading World' was the rather handsome debut single from new Bristolians Malakai, aka g (vocals) and Scott (programming/beats). Encompassing all the traditions of the classic Bristol sound and discovered by Portishead commander Geoff Barrow, this is as fresh as a daisy, a soulful dub hybrid, with horn, guitar and a striking vocal that soars triumphantly out of the speakers.
Invada
12
$9.00

Malakai
Ugly Side Of Love
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Invada
LP
$15.00

Malakai
Ugly Side Of Love
PS, UK Ready for something different? No, really different. Then prepare to meet the B-boy Syd Barrett. His name's Malakai, and his debut album, Ugly Side Of Love, is going to fry your brain and serve it up in a full English. His name is Hebrew for 'angel', but he might equally be named after the ginger bloke from Children Of The Corn. We're not sure, and neither's he. Strictly speaking though, Malakai's a duo. There's a mysterious figure lurking in the background supplying beats and tunes. But he's a shy sort, preferring the music do the talking, happy to let Gee, the outspoken front person take the limelight. Malakai's from Bristol, and the kind of artist that only comes from Bristol.
Invada
CD
$15.00

Man or Astroman?
Experiment Zero
PS,US Back in print after over a year. Includes MP3 code.
Touch&Go
LP
$11.50

Mas Y Mas
Proud Sponsors of Pepsi
PS, US Spazzing, sampledelic dance-rock mayhem, with a delectable pop vibe.
SoundFriends
LP
$8.25

Mazurek, Rob Quintet
Sound Is
PS, US Consistently pushing jazz boundaries, Mazurek calls in some top notch help for the first Quintet release, with John Herndon (TORTOISE, FOR CARNATION),
Matthew Lux (ISOTOPE 217, IRON & WINE), Josh Abrams (BLACK EARTH ENSEMBLE, TOWN & COUNTRY), and Jason Asasiewicz (LOOSE ASSEMBLY, ROLLDOWN) all adding to the jazzy jazzness of these 14 new cuts.
Delmark
CD
$13.25

Melvins/Brian Walsby
Manchild 4/Pick Your Battles
PS,US A uniquely collectable, rare, & LIMITED book/CD release. The CD captures the group at 2 periods in their career. The 1st 8 tracks were recorded in 1989, tracks 9-15 were recorded in 2008
BifocalMedia
CD+BK
$17.50

Menthols
848 b/w Hey Hey Hey
PS, US A true statement for simplicity in all its glory. Dark haunting cave jams. A reminder that neanderthals still need to party. I don't know what 848 is but when I listen to it I can't help but nod in agreement. This is what mix tapes are for. If you don't like this I probably wouldn't like you. LIMITED, ONLY BLACK VINYL LEFT
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds Volume 3: Yurikamome
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 psychedelic 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-236
CD
$13.00

Metric
Fantasies
PS, US A densely textured modern mix of psychedelia, electro & rock, this album's dream like quality stays true to the band's aesthetic while venturing into more accessible musical territory
MetricMusic
CD
$13.75

Micachu & The Shapes
Jewellery
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "It's not often that an album as equally bonkers and catchy as Jewellery comes along, but then, an artist as genre-defying as Micachu and her band the Shapes isn't a particularly frequent occurrence, either. Micachu, aka Mica Levi, is a classically trained composer and instrumentalist, but she revels in sounds that are anything but polite and restrained -- in fact, she goes out of her way to turn the most outlandish, seemingly "wrong" sounds into addictively, hyperactively catchy songs. For Jewellery, she teamed up with kindred spirit Matthew Herbert, and together they remind listeners how much more there can be to electronic pop than some lazy loops here and some copy-paste there... A wild funhouse of an album, Jewellery is more challenging and idea packed (not to mention more fun) than a lot of self-proclaimed experimental music."
RoughTradeUS
CD
$13.25

Mighty Baby
Live In The Attic
PS, US Mighty Baby are firmly established as one of the best-loved underground bands in British rock history. Combining elements of blues, folk, jazz and psychedelia, their unique brand of experimental rock n' roll is brilliantly captured on these rare recordings, finally given an official release here. Three tracks were captured live at a gig supporting U.S. legends Love in March 1970, while the remainder were taped soon afterwards at London's Olympic Studios. Finding the band midway between the blazing psychedelia of their self-titled November 1969 debut and the mellower sounds of their October 1971 swan song A Jug of Love, the set comes complete with sleevenotes, rare photographs and an introduction from their bassist, Michael Evans, making it simply essential for all fans of the band.
Sunbeam
CD
$16.25

Millions
Gather Scatter
PS, US Dueling guitars create a codependent relationship of angst & grandeur - the neurotic impatience of Black Flag scraping up against the anthemic melodies of King Crimson. Member of SMALL BROWN BIKE.
SeventhRule
CD
$15.50

Moby Grape
Place and the Time
PS, US
Sundazed
DLP
$30.00

Mojo
#186 (May 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK In this issue:
FREE CD! ALL THE YOUNG DUDES: 15 tracks of seriously street tough '70s British rock'n'roll bovver. Starring Mott The Hoople, Slade, Roy Wood, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, T.Rex, Motörhead and many more.

JOHN & YOKO: In a MOJO world exclusive, French journalist Henry Pessar unlocks his treasure trove of never-seen-before photos documenting John Lennon and Yoko Ono's first days of marriage in 1969. Up close and personal with rock's most wanted couple, we journey through their secret Parisian honeymoon, the Amsterdam bed-in and lift the lid on the true psyche of the Beatle's renegade genius. PLUS! Lennon meets Salvador Dali!

ANTONY HEGARTY: He spent 10 years as the toast of New York's underground art scene before hit records and critical acclaim brought his mesmeric music into the public arena. With three sensational albums now under his belt, what's next for the gentle giant of Antony and the Johnsons? All is revealed in this month's MOJO interview.

PEARL JAM: From the grungy streets of Seattle they came, armed to the teeth with a sound that could flatten a building. With ten million copies of their 1991 debut now sold, Eddie Vedder and co look back on superstardom, guilt, rebirth and the invaluable guidance of one Neil Young.

OMOU SANGARE: The voice of African freedom for the last 20 years, Omou Sangare has returned with her undisputed masterpiece. MOJO's David Hutcheon travels to Bamako to meet the grande dame of Malian song.

MOTT THE HOOPLE: 35 years since they left the stack-heeled world of glam flailing, the missing link between The Rolling Stones and The Clash are back. MOJO's Kris Needs, the band's former fanclub chairman, guides us through the full Mott saga. Brace yourself for a real teenage riot!

JACKSON C. FRANK: His 1965 debut influenced an entire generation of British folk performers. Everyone from Bert Jansch to Nick Drake was in awe of Jackson C. Frank - a man whose journey was marred by turmoil and tragedy. In 1998, MOJO's Jim Allen spent time with the troubled songsmith. This is the strange story of his life and times.

REVIEWED: Yeah Yeah Yeahs blitz back / Doves return / Bonnie 'Prince' Billy / Neil Young's Fork In The Road / Leonard Cohen live / Jeffrey Lewis / Depeche Mode / Isaac Hayes / Radiohead / and many, many more!

PLUS!: New Doors documentary unveiled / The Stone Roses rebooted / Howard Devoto on Magazine's return / Can: the secret tapes / Vini Reilly speaks / Jerry Dammers / In L.A. with Animal Collective / Farewell, Ian Carr and Blossom Dearie.

AND FINALLY...five US GIs + two German intellectuals = the makings of a bona fide classic album. But who could it be? MOJO has the answer.

ZINE
$10.25

Mono
One Step More And You Die / New York Soundtracks
PS, US Finally back in print on vinyl! Now featuring a bonus album of remixes! After years of enduring hundreds of requests for a repress of MONO's breakthrough second album, One Step More And You Die, we have finally come to our senses. Perhaps it was the increasingly insane eBay prices, or maybe it was the brand new MONO album just released. No matter the reason, it's back, and it's bigger and blacker than ever! Rather than simply repress the original single-record version, we decided to include the out-of-print New York Soundtracks album as well, featuring remixes of One Step More songs by Calla, Loren Connors, Jackie-O Motherfucker and more. The expanded two-record set has been beautifully remastered and repackaged with expanded artwork.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-7374
DLP
$14.25

Mono
Hymn To The Immortal Wind
PS, US Just in time for their 10-year anniversary, MONO return with their fifth studio album, the absolutely massive Hymn To The Immortal Wind. After touring almost non-stop for five years, the band hibernated for over a year to focus solely on writing Hymn. The result is their most thoughtful and eclectic album to date. Written and arranged with a hopeful, romantic narrative in mind, the songs string together like chapters in an epic love story. The music is naturally majestic, with MONO's trademark wall of noise crashing beautifully against the largest chamber orchestra the band has ever enlisted. The instrumentation is vast, incorporating strings, flutes, organ, piano, glockenspiel and tympani into their standard face-melting set-up. Recorded to analog tape with long-time friend and producer Steve Albini, there is an intimacy captured here that is at once beautiful and a little terrifying. The creaking of old wooden chairs as the orchestra rocks in their seats (both literally and figuratively), puckered lips rolling along flutes, and even the conductor's opening cue can be heard during the hauntingly quiet sections. While Hymn continues to mine the cinematic drama inherent in all of MONO's music, the dynamic shifts now come more from dark-to-light instead of quiet-to-loud. The maturity to balance these elements so masterfully has become MONO's strongest virtue.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-148
DLP
$14.25

Mono
Hymn To The Immortal Wind
PS, US Just in time for their 10-year anniversary, MONO return with their fifth studio album, the absolutely massive Hymn To The Immortal Wind. The music is naturally majestic, with MONO's trademark wall of noise crashing beautifully against the largest chamber orchestra the band has ever enlisted. The instrumentation is vast, incorporating strings, flutes, organ, piano, glockenspiel and tympani into their standard face-melting set-up. While Hymn continues to mine the cinematic drama inherent in all of MONO's music, the dynamic shifts now come more from dark-to-light instead of quiet-to-loud. The maturity to balance these elements so masterfully has become MONO's strongest virtue.
TemporaryResidenceLtd-148
CD
$11.50

Monochrome Set
The Lost Weekend
PS, UK The Monochrome Set defined themselves in the late '70s and '80s as England's wittiest troubadours, avoiding the somber overtones of post-punk by penning songs that had a clean '60s pop sensibility, allied to vocalist and guitarist Bid's sandpaper-dry reflections on life and love. Re-released for the first time on CD in the UK, this CD documents the band's time at Blanco y Negro Records, the mini-major set up by Mike Alway (Cherry Red) and Geoff Travis (Rough Trade). It was a turbulent period for the band, recounted in full in the accompanying booklet by a reflective Bid. Including the story behind 'Letter From Viola,' perhaps the funniest Dear John song ever written (hint: never allow your bandmates to cut your hair while touring Norway and expect romantic favours on your return). All tracks have been digitally remastered from the original audio sources. Five bonus tracks are included, including additional mixes of the two singles housed on the album, 'Jacob s Ladder,' the band's nearly hit, and 'Wallflower.
CherryRed
CD
$15.50

Moore, Daniel Martin
Stray Age (LP/7")
PS, US LP version of Moore's 2008 debut on SUB POP. It's rich with understated complexities that take you to places that people like Nick Drake and Mojave 3/Slowdive
principal Neil Halstead have been cited as doing. There's a soft sweing in the vocals reminicent of Chet Baker. LP was remastered by BOB WESTON and it comes w/ a 7" ep of alt tracks and demos.
ShakeIt
LP
$13.25

Mott The Hoople
Mad Shadows
PS, US Goaded on by madman producer Guy Stevens, Mott attempted to outdo the Rolling Stones in the excess-equals-success contest with the recording of Mad Shadows. Chock full of heavy-duty Mott rockers, such as "Walkin' With a Mountain," "Thunderbuck Ram" and "No Wheels To Ride," Mad Shadows is a perfect study in rock & roll mayhem at the start of the seventies. Even Mick Jagger found himself singing along on the final moments of "Walkin' With a Mountain." A powerful document. ~ James Chrispell, All Music Guide
WoundedBirdRecords
CD
$13.50

Mould, Bob
Life And Times
PS, US Bob Mould is one of the most influential musicians of the alternative rock era, first for his early work with post-punks Husker Du, followed by the college-rock-defining pop of Sugar, and finally for his solo albums, notably his first, "Workbook", which quieted Mould's previous ire to reveal his fine songwriting in a new light and allowed an introspective glimpse into the inner workings of an evolving artist. With "Life And Times", Mould comes full circle, reclaiming his indie songwriting mantle from the generation of musicians he inspired.
Anti
CD
$15.50

Mount Eerie
Dawn
PS, US An archival core sample form the intensely creative period of Phil Elverum's life, the winter of 2002/2003 spent in arctic Norway, a kind of "lost album" finally properly recorded with just guitar & singing. It is being released in 2 different forms, one a 144 page hardcover book of journal writing, which includes a 19 track cd as well as 16 color postcards. The other format is this simple white vinyl LP along with a special booklet of scary self portraits.
PWElverum&Sun
LP
$16.00

Mountain Movers
Let's Open Up the Chest (LP/CD)
PS, US 2nd album of psych pop. Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, through & through blissfully entertaining w/ trance inducing instrumentation. CD-R included.
SafetyMeeting
LP
$17.00

Mouthus
Divisionals
PS, US Brian Sullivan (gtr/vox) & Nate Nelson (perc) connect here w/ a focused, thematic hayride through long tone static & fried mind amp terror. Anyone following the arc & molten flow of their last few LPs will be surely intigued by this as it is the group at their sweetest. Almost. Just when you're drifting through the electric skies you find the Earth reaching into your soul pulling you back to a primordial foreverness. Limited to 400
EcstaticPeace
LP
$13.50

Mugwumps
At Pop Speed
PS,US The once "closed-doors" of the very domestic Japanese punk scene are being busted wide open, thanks to bands like the MUGWUMPS. Influenced by bands such as Descendents & All.
AsianMan
CD
$10.75

Murder City Devils
Empty Bottles Broken Hearts [re-issue]
PS, US
Subpop
CD
$13.75

Murray, Larry
Sweet Country Suite
PS, UK As leader of Hearts and Flowers, Larry Murray was at the center of the burgeoning late '60s country-rock movement. This classic solo debut, released in 1970, features support from J.D. Souther, Gib Guilbeau, Swampwater, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and pedal steel legend Buddy Emmons, and makes its CD debut here. Warm, musicianly and mellow, it's a neglected gem that's sure to be acclaimed by fans of his friends The Eagles and The Flying Burrito Brothers
Fallout
CD
$15.00

Mutant Ape
Erotic Yorkshire
PS, US Insane noise project by Yorkshire, UK resident George Proctor. This is the project at its most corrosive delivering from track to track occult ambience to skin shredding power drug electronics. All bookended by the demented & misogynist rants of Jamie Gillis. Disgust, depression, defilement & demotion are all here for those of you who demand only the best in carnal crud. Limited to 200
EcstaticPeace
LP
$13.50

Nadler, Marissa
Little Hells
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Kemado
LP
$12.25

Naked Lunch
S-T
PS, GERMANY Four decades after Woodstock, these fabulous recording sessions see the light of day for the first time. This album contains 5 studio tracks from 1969, recorded at the popular Mu House by the panhandle in San Francisco's Haight & Ashbury, where the likes of Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Paul Butterfield Blues Band with Michael Bloomfield frequently played music. Plus, 2 live tracks from 1970 during their 'Hight Time' best! An added bonus of 2 songs from Banda de Jesus, (a band which included 3 original Naked Lunch members), recorded by David Rubinson & Fred Catero at Pacific Recording in San Mateo, CA circa 1972.
WorldInSound
LP
$22.50

Nerikatsu
S/T
PS, US This debut EP from Nerikatsu is a stroll into the Pacific Northwest forest caves and back. Running the spectral gamut from dark "Glider" like washes in high frequency melancholy to desolate moonshine drenched nights on the valley. Reminiscent of early Mille Plateaux infused with Gastre Del Sol like irony. A beautifully constructed short runner from a beautifully tortured soul.
Dulcett-001
12
$7.00

New Dawn
There's A New Dawn
PS, US The New Dawn's There's A New Dawn has been hailed as one of the rarest and best psych albums to come out of the late '60s and early '70s. Fuzz guitar, minor-chord organ dirges, tender vocals and monumental bass are the calling cards of this private press gem. Maybe it's all the rain, but like their Northwest counterparts, the New Tweedy Brothers and the Sonics, The New Dawn helped to establish a regional musical perspective that is hauntingly addictive. Initially released in July of 1970, five hundred copies were pressed, but it's estimated that only around 200 may still exist. Subsequently, auctions on Ebay for an original vinyl LP go for $2000. After being highly sought after by collectors, we are proud to release this definitive CD reissue was produced in close collaboration with Dan Bazzy, singer, songwriter, and founder of The New Dawn. Also included are three previously unreleased 1971 demos and a live track from a 2008 band reunion.
Jackpot
CD
$13.75

Niblett, Scout
It's Time My Beloved
PS, US
DragCity
45
$5.50

Night Control
Death Control
PS, US Brilliant swirls of pop sensibility, mindless noise raging through reverb-drenched guitars & pianos, echo-laden vocal & drum machines, & beautiful spacious
ambience.
KillShaman
CD
$13.50

Nilsen, BJ & Stilluppsteypa
Man From Deep River
PS, US Melodic passages w/ sweeping electronics & analog synthesizers mix w/ field recordings & disturbed voices, creating a
multifaceted piece. Limited to 500
EditionsMego
CD
$18.00

Nixon, Francisco
El Perro es Mio
PS, SPAIN The songs on El Perro Es Mio feel like they oozed out from the soul of a genius, well think of Prefab Sprout, Nick Drake, Belle and Sebastian or The Go-betweens. Every song unfolds with such precision, charm and humble grandeur that it is impossible to walk away from this album unaffected. Some of the songs are a touching reminder that Fran Fernandez and Ricardo Vicente have plenty of experiences to be told and a wish to express beauty through well-crafted pop vignettes. Fran Fernandez, confirmed as a songwriter of considerable genius, iconic former Australian Blonde's frontman (highest successful indie-rock act in Spain during the 90`s) and also responsible for some of the finest anthemic moments of the last 10 years leading La Costa Brava, he has explored genres aplenty in his career. However "El Perro Es Mío" is the most fully realized, seamless, and masterfully articulated Spanish pop record in the recent years. Lyrically, we have the classic traits of wit, sarcasm, humor, surrealism and acumen that Fran has become renowned. The melodies are wistful and a touch melancholic; though cheerful and very positive - a marvelous and addictive musical mix. Seriously talented singer/songwriter in his own right, he achieves the Zen balance of Brian Wilson, the sweet inflection of summer a la Love or Teenage Fan Club and twist it into something layered as Terry Hall/ Colourfield or Harper's Bizarre. The music is guitar and melody driven with fine percussion but it stands apart for the power and meaning behind the anthemic lyrics, 60s pop and folk references but it also shares the crisp production and stainless pop sheen of pastoral pop... James, Cats on Fire, The Fleet Foxes or The Hidden Cameras come to mind. The record is bouncy, upbeat, orchestral pop with a purist vision at its core. There is a song for every mood on this album. All tracks are indeed radio-friendly but four should begin assault to pop charts: Erasmus Borrachas, Nombres y Teléfonos, Los Viajes de Simbad and Mereces toda mi atención. Recorded between August and September 2008 at the same sound laboratory that was used in the first Nixon record ("Es Perfecta" siesta 232-2006), the record receives the splendor and polished touch of local hero Paco Loco. At times elated and joyous, and other times more ghostly and longing, El Perro es mío is the most accessible and arguably the most impeccably cohesive work of Fran Fernandez's career to date. All pop gems are as majestic as any natural wonder you'll ever see. This masterpiece can make your life complete and that's the biggest complement we can pay them. Equally passionate, philosophical and catchy, nothing else sounds like it. Unconditionally recommended. Hurrah!
Siesta-252
CD
$17.75

North Sea/Current Amnesia
Split
PS, US CURRENT AMNESIA's side features David Sutton (CAR COMMERCIALS) in a journey of hypnodrones galore. He bends & twists aural shards into glasslike
works of art. The NORTH SEA side is shimmering like a sunken stone, drowning in a torrent of silver piss. Voices & chimes are blown apart in an epic battle to be king of nothing at all. Underwritten w/ a wall of synth dreams & other churns. LIMITED TO 80, pro-dubbed w/ the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Digitalis
CASS
$8.50

Nothing People
Late Night
PS, US It's been ten months since the NOTHING PEOPLE's debut Anonymous album came out and since then we've heard nothing but praise. In fact, the record wound up on many a Best of 2008 list. Late Night, their second full length, is gonna make even more people happy. From the sci-fi, psych, proto punk bombast of the first, the Nothing People shift gears into a moodier, darker, and creepier existence. Here you get the influence of Dream Syndicate's Karl Precoda and the later fucked up work of Scott Walker. The record does sound like a late night, on a deserted highway, maybe somewhere around the farm town of Orland, CA, where these three-nope four (they added a former MONOSHOCK keyboardist!)-are from. And that cover art? It is by IITH.
S-Srecords
LP
$13.25

Noveller
Paint on the Shadows
PS, US Mystery hides in the shadows, dreaming of colors that don't yet exist. Noveller is Sarah Lipstate. She is a young musician and filmmaker currently living in Bushwick, Brooklyn. When she is not busy working on Noveller music or making films she also plays guitar in the band Parts & Labor. Paint on the Shadows is her overdue debut LP full of beautiful floating guitar lines, breathtaking soundscapes and precise sculptures of spiraling sound created by Sarah using double-neck guitar, a tape player, and various electronic manipulations. Sitting comfortably between some of the most well done 'avant-garde' music and the new generation of new sound masters we have been bringing you lately. These are studio tracks recorded by Colin Martson and produced by Sarah Lipstate and Carlos Giffoni. Limited to 350 copies. Artwork by Caroline Contillo.
NoFunProductions-47
LP
$16.25

Num9
Contra
PS, SPAIN Six tracks related in some way to Migala, revisited by Num9. Or how to dance to Migala, Nacho Vegas, Fantasy Bar, Emak Bakia, El Hijo and Num9. A very special record made under the lens of Coque Yturriaga, who used to play guitar in Migala and now builds pop hymns with keyboards, samplers and computers under the Num9 moniker. In 2005 Coque Yturriaga (former member of Migala) locks himself in his room and starts working on what later would become "The Glow-worm's Resistance", his first album as Num9. With the help of a computer and electric and Spanish guitars, all kinds of synths and his own vocals, Coque gives himself a new chance of discovering his own voice, lyrics and intentions. Syncopated beats. Rhythm and impulse. Pop with electronic shades, melodies sporting a strange and subtle electronic overlay as seen in the last SXSW in Austin, TX.
Acuarela-069
CD5
$8.25

O+S
S-T
PS, US Collaboration between Orenda Fink (AZURE RAY) & Scalpelist (aka Cedric LeMoyne of REMY ZERO). A beautifully haunting collection that would make
Angelo Badalamenti proud. A melodious reverie that thrusts forward w/ the help of the constant thump of drum loops, shifting from acoustic guitar & angelic coos to plodding piano, tinkling bells & a melange of unidentifiable voices.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50

Obits
I Blame You
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$13.25

Obits
I Blame You
PS, US Delivering taut, straightforward rock & roll with sharply interwoven guitar lines, muscular rhythms and a melodic sense that splits the difference between indie rock and garage-influenced punk, Brooklyn, New York's the Obits are a band with an impressive pedigree -- guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes, while fellow guitarist and singer Sohrab Habibion is a veteran of Washington D.C. indie rockers Edsel. After the breakup of Hot Snakes in 2005, Froberg moved from California to Brooklyn, and in 2006 he began writing new material and rehearsing with Habibion and drummer Scott Gursky (also a member of Shortstack). While the trio was initially considering adding a third guitar player, the arrival of bassist Greg Simpson gave the band's the power and solid bottom end they'd been needing, and the group's lineup was complete. In early 2008, the Obits made their public debut at the Cake Shop, a club on New York's Lower East side; the show was packed with fans eager to hear Froberg and Habibion's latest project, and one of them managed to record the set, posting a lo-fi bootleg of the show on the internet. The Obits stole back two songs from the live tape and made them available on their MySpace page, and soon the band was gaining serious buzz from indie rock fans who heard either part or all of the debut concert. Chris Jacobs, an A&R man at Sub Pop Records and a big fan of Froberg's previous work, was impressed enough with the live bootleg that the Obits were invited to play Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary festival in Seattle in the summer of 2008, and it wasn't long before the Obits signed a deal with the label.
-All Music
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Ocean
Pantheon of the Lesser
PS, US BLACK VERSION w/ unique D-side track - a cover of Black Flag's "Three Nights." Vinyl version is double 200-gram vinyl, packaged in deluxe letter-pressed covers & limited to 500 copies
Important
DLP
$23.25

Os Haxixins
S-T
PS, US Out of the southern hemisphere comes the fuzz laden with a measure of combo organ sounds from Brazil's OS HAXIXINS. In my opinion this is one of the most authentic garage bands heard in some time. These recordings capture true to the recorded performances of the great 60's groups the Music Machine the Standells
& We the People. Portuguese & English vocals only adds to the uniqueness of OS HAXIXINS music. They use only vintage equipment and analog recording
techniques to achieve what's truly a great LP. -Gary Wilde of Luv Radio
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Osawa, Shinichi
One
PS, US Japanese producer, composer, and DJ is one of the leading names in dance music. Making his name w/ acid jazz and deep house outfit MONDO GROSSO in the mid-90s, Shinichi's sound now welds together rock and electro sounds. His remixes for the likes of FELIX DA HOUSECAT, SOULWAX, and SNOW PATROL
have found much favor on dance floors across the globe.
DimMak
CD
$12.25

Paavoharju
Laulu Laakson Kukista
PS, FINLAND VINYL VERSION. PITCHFORK: "Fursaxa/Cocteau Twins, B-movie soundtrack, Sigur Rós locked in an underground cavern with Slowdive, or perhaps Syd Barrett jamming with Incredible String Band beneath a waterfall."
Fonal-055
LP
$16.25

Pacific Sound
Forget Your Dream!
PS, GERMANY Gatefold sleeve. Legendary Swiss heavy psychedelic/progressive band with their sole album originally released in 1972 on Splendid Records. First official reissue on Long Hair limited to 500 units. Touches of Procol Harum and obviously inspired by the U.S. West Coast sound, this album is a real killer. Organ and guitar dominate the melodic but heavy psychedelic sound. Strong vocals, too. Having its roots in the late sixties music, the songs are well composed and played by excellent musicians. 3 bonus tracks. Digitally remastered. Informative insert. Highly recommended.
LongHair
LP
$26.00

Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Young Adult Friction
PS, US The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are a certified pop phenomenon. They've taken the indie world by storm with their infectious brand of noisy indie-pop, releasing a string of eagerly awaited singles that culminated in February 2009 with the release of their smashing self-titled debut album. Taken from that album, "Young Adult Friction" is a saucy tale of teenage lust in the library that bops along to an updated 80s groove that marries the classic strum of The Pastels with a bit of late Smiths polish. Long a favorite at their live shows, "Young Adult Friction" is a centerpiece of the album and a perfect 7" a-side if ever we've heard one. On the flip, "Ramona" slows the pace for a slice of shoegazey dreaminess that could sit comfortably next to Black Tambourine or My Bloody Valentine on any quality mixtape. It's further proof that The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are one of the most crucial pop bands around right now, breathing fresh life into the moribund indie-pop landscape a adding a splash of much-needed color to the indie scene.
Slumberland
45
$4.25

Pansy Division
That's So Gay
PS, US New album featuring a newish lineup bolstered by former MR. T EXPERIENCE bassist Joel Reader on lead guitar, they've given their Undertones/Buzzcocks-inspired pop punk/power pop a few fresh twists, including a guest appearance by label honcho JELLO BIAFRA!
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$15.25

Pansy Division
Life In A Gay Rock Band [2DVD]
PS, US 2 DVD set. This humorous & fast-paced yet intimate portrait of the band features newly shot footage & archival footage spanning 15 years.
AlternativeTentacles
DVD
$19.00

Papercuts
You Can Have What You Want
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Gnomonsong
LP
$17.00

Papercuts
You Can Have What You Want
PS, US Vinyl+CD version
Gnomonsong
LP/CD
$17.25

Papercuts
You Can Have What You Want
PS, US Jason Quever delves further into epic dream-pop using mostly vintage organs, pulsing bass, Kraut-via-Ringo-inspired drum
rhythms, & soaring vocals draped in reberb gauze. This cuts across several eras of dreamy sound: '80s/'90s Creation/4AD Records, The Zombies, '60s French pop,
even Can's "Future Days." For many, this will be the blissful/melancholy jam of the spring & summer.
Gnomonsong
CD
$14.25

Parenthetical Girls
A Song For Ellie Greenwich
PS, US
Tomlab-124
45
$5.50

Parkins, Andrea
Faulty (Broken Orbit)
PS, US A poetic exploration of mic'ed surfaces & amplified quotidian objects activated into movement, layered against a shifting & slowly settling field of electric accordion-driven feedback & processed instruments. This massive piece sets out to build elaborate systems in the manner of Rube Goldberg's circuitous contraptions, which Parkins claims as inspiration for both her customized sound processing software & compositional structures, emphasizing idiosyncrasy, tenuous states, & the threat of "things falling apart".
Important-199
CD
$13.25

Pele
Scuttled Bender in a Watery Closet
PS,US A celebration of 7 years, 13 releases, experimentation, & insanity. Over 2 hours of previously hard-to-find music from 9 different labels. Spans the entirety of their rare, LP, & B-side catalog (1998-2004). Limited to 2000
Polyvinyl
DCD
$17.50

Personal & The Pizzas/Bobby Ubangi
Split
PS, US Side A: "I Don't Feel So Happy Now, I Ain't Taking You Out." Side B: "That's Alright, Maybe." Some of the sappiest punk rock known to man. I mean, these guys really got some balls to release something so damn sappy, but its some of the best shit fi budget rock since the fums unveiled "You Might Get Me." Limited to 600
Rob'sHouseRecords
45
$5.50

Peter Bjorn And John
Living Thing
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
AlmostGold/StarTime
LP
$21.75

Peter Bjorn And John
Living Thing
PS, US 2009 release from the Swedish trio. There was always going to be chatter as to how Peter Bjorn and John would follow up their album Writer's Block, a true pop phenomenon. Would they try to replicate their earlier success? Or go out of their way to release a willfully difficult new album? In actual fact, what they have done is a bit of both - and neither--all at the same time. Bolstered by the band's production, the first taster of the album, 'Lay it Down', was a delightfully off-kilter riposte, a jaunty flying-V in the faces of people who thought they'd had the band all figured out, with a harsh, treated vocal lifelessly intoning the threatening refrain before abruptly giving way to an anthemic, full-bodied singalong. The rest of the album walks a similar tightrope of melody and mayhem. Living Thing pulses with life, it is bursting at the seams with energy and vitality, and shot through with warmth and excitement and wonder. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "If Peter Bjorn and John keep putting out albums as challenging, intelligent, and emotional as this, there is no reason for anyone to get off the bandwagon any time soon."Check out PBAJ's second album, 'Falling Out', released in 2005 by our Hidden Agenda label. On sale until the hype dies down...
AlmostGold/StarTime
CD
$15.25

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

Pink Lincolns
Suck & Bloat
PS,US Back in print & remastered after over 10 years of obscurity. Their unique style is a blending of such act's ranging from Iggy Pop & Jay Reatard to the Queers & Screeching Weasel. Features bonus tracks from the elusive "Headache" LP
Jailhouse
CD
$12.75

Pontiak
Maker
PS, US A lifetime of shared experience informs the 3 Carney brothers playing as a band: Jennings' bass or Lain's drums often finish the thoughts of Van's guitar. The brothers' voices are remarkably similar, causing the lead & chorus to blend seamlessly: an eerie warmth from what aoppears to be a chorus of 1. Van's guitar work is an exercise in extremes, shifting often w/i 1 song into sharp lines. LP limited to 1000 copies for the world & incl. free download coupon.
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.00

Pontiak
Maker
PS, US A lifetime of shared experience informs the 3 Carney brothers playing as a band: Jennings' bass or Lain's drums often finish the thoughts of Van's guitar. CD
version in 4 panel mini-LP jacket
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.00

Ponytail
Ice Cream Spiritual
PS, US PONYTAIL'S "ICE CREAM SPIRITUAL" is full contact aerobics. It's a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body. It is double guitar bliss, a drummer drumming to the edge of his skills, and an unconventional front woman erupting with charisma. "ICE CREAM SPIRITUAL" is the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for.
WeAreFree-005
LP
$12.25

Portal
Options
PS, UK After a prolonged hiatus, Portal return with a new four-track EP, "Options", which sees their sound moving into new and perhaps somewhat unexpected territories. The EP also sees for the first time Portal songwriter/instrumentalist Scott Sinfield collaborating with a variety of singers. In the sleeve notes to the 2006 retrospective collection "Gone But Not Forgiven", Scott stated that the compilation marked the end of a chapter and that if Portal returned, things would be different. There is, he noted, no point in repeating what has gone before. The music of Portal has always been evolutionary, having its origins in fuzzy lo-fi home recordings, a sound that progressed into lush, guitar based ambience, and from there, into the sample-based minimal electronic pop of the last studio album "Waves & Echoes", in 2005. "Options" marks another bold step in this evolution. The title track, co-written and performed with Glen Johnson of Piano Magic and Future Conditional, wears its influences on its sleeve, nodding intentionally towards the pioneering post-punk electronics of New Order and Section 25. It also boasts a far more commercial sound than fans of Portal might expect. The second track, the up-tempo "You're Building Over My Childhood", features Ben Holton of Make Mine Music label mates Epic45, who provides his strongest vocal performance yet, over a backdrop of chiming guitars, driving drums and staccato synth. "Slow Burner", the EP's third track, co-written and performed with Lorraine Lelis (ex-Mahogany), matches a stunningly beautiful vocal with swirling synthesizers, softly picked guitar and vintage drum machine. The EP is completed by a remix of "Options" by Future Conditional that recalls the halcyon days of 12" extended dance mixes, inspired by Soft Cell's "Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing" and the Human League's "Love & Dancing". The remixed version also features additional vocals by Klima's Angèle David-Guillou. "Options" is a stunning return for Portal, one that will surprise and delight in equal measure, and bring many new fans to the band.
MakeMineMusic-048
CD
$9.25

Post Historic
Memory Banks Of Blue
PS, US
PostHistoric-001
CD
$7.00

Pree
Chopping Block
PS, US Pree's musical prowess evokes seductive & shadowy moods that call to mind Regina Spektor's imaginative narratives as
well as Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock's rhythmic vocal stylings-- mixing haunting folk elements, unmistakable vocals, and a remarkable command of words
to elicit a fare as delicate as it is powerful. Speaking through characters with fractured personalities and questionable motives, A Chopping Block examines the
chaotic and often destructive relationships that take root when individual fails to adopt cohesive & socially acceptable identities-- raising the question of whether social boundaries will ever be able to quantify & contain any force as powerful & unstable, and as beautiful & reckless as the human psyche.
Kora
CD5
$7.25

Prefuse 73
Everything She Touched Turnedampexian
(Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Warp
CD
$15.00

Projekt Transmit
S/T
PS, US Vinyl version.
Staubgold
LP
$23.50

Projekt Transmit
S/T
PS, US A frim nod to bands like Shellac & My Bloody Valentine, this is the result of Anthony Buck's hardcore, post-rock side. To truly appreciate his musical language, it's important to catch the tiny, but significant details on this album. The jangly guitar edges, the well-placed harmonic sounds, the subtle edges, even the humming vocals. RIYL: Shellac, Glenn Branca, The Necks, Sonic Youth
Staubgold
CD
$18.00

Pumuky
El Bosque en Llamas
PS, SPAIN Drums roll (like in the first song of the album) to announce the release of Pumuky's new album, titled "El bosque en llamas", which will see the light of day next 13th April. A great work full of wonderful musical corners (some of them secret), which has taken more time than expected to be finished, and the collaboration of a great team of contributors to this band from Barcelona, led by Tenerife-born Jaír Ramírez, his brother Noé, David Giménez and new recruits Tomás García, Nacho Yoldi, Vicente Rosati and Edu Martínez. Pumuky's second album (and his first for Jabalina) opens the door to a very personal lyrical and musical universe that he has built after the years. Very unusual melodies and moods make this record particularly distinctive, avoiding easy descriptions like a furtive hunter - we see a similitude, though, with the strange shadows of Migala, Lambchop's bittersweet acoustic tunes and Patrick Wolf at his most organic. Plus violent electric discharges reminiscent of Mogwai and a melancholy very close to Eluvium, but always in a Pop context. "El bosque en llamas" is made up of 10 songs that show more than ever the variety of registers that Pumuky is capable of. As in the title, this works encapsulates the allegory that fire is at the same time the end and the beginning of things. Maybe that's why it features songs full of energy burstings, like "Tu marca", followed by mellow melancholic pieces such as "Si desaparezco" or "El Hombre Bosque en llamas". Wild guitars, moving walls of keyboards and punchy beats (often played by two simultaneous drummers) feature in songs like "Lobo estepario contra caballos desbocados" (featured in demo form on the compilation "Juegos olímpicos") or "La Metamorfosis", which contrast with delicate arrangements and melodies which soothe the unending outbursts of rage. "El bosque en llamas" is a brilliant mixture of different elements, including instrumentals like "El innombrable" or "El exilio de los invisibles", which dynamize the sound of the record and fit perfectly, thanks to the work of Arturo Vaquero, which makes the record a pleasurable listen from beginning to end, and "readable" as a novel - the texts are moving, simple and stark, and give us a glimpse of the obsessions and hopes of the creator. Interestingly, the lyrics show opposing poles too, something that seems inherent to Pumuky's vital essence: some texts have the scent of misery, like the remarkable "Los enamorados", in which he tries to face his fears: the passing of time, the expiry date of feelings and relationships, the nonsense that surrounds us, the END... On the other hand, some of the other texts are more hopeful, fleshy, they convey good feelings and happiness, the wishes and passions that human beings have, and the emotional crossroads that they put us in... songs such as "Puzzle" or "El Eléctrico romance de Lev Termen y la Diva del Éter" (originally featured on his CD EP "Los exploradores perdidos" and recorded on the sessions of "El bosque en llamas"). Two opposing poles that at the same time are related and depend upon each other. "El bosque en llamas" features valuable collaborations like the vocals of Marina Gómez Carruthers off Klaus & Kinski ("Si desaparezco"), the edgy guitars of Pepo Márquez (The Secret Society) and the hammomd organ, accordion and pianos of brilliant musician Abraham Boba. We can't help mentioning the great work of illustrator Xavier Jalón López, who has expressed perfectly on his brilliant drawings all this amalgam of feelings and emotions. His illustrations are like a physical reaction to Pumuky's inner universe, and to these songs that little by little touch a piece of our hearts and activate our feelings. And thanks too to an indefinite number of anonymous characters who have helped finish the album. They all are part now of Pumuky's forest, which after the fire will regenerate again...
Jabalina-2045
CD
$18.75

Purdie, Bernard
Soul Drums
PS, US Exact repro reissue on 180 gram vinyl. "Not so much an album as it is a master class in the art of funk percussion, Soul Drums is the quintessential Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie LP, an unstoppable rhythm machine made all the more memorable by its fiercely idiosyncratic production. Paired with pianist/arranger Richard Tee, guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler, bassist Bob Bushnell and tenorist Seldon Powell, Purdie creates a suite of deep funk grooves notable for the sheer insistence of their energy as well as the remarkable imagination and skill of their beats, all topped off with echo chamber-like production that underscores the music's visceral punch. It is virtually impossible to listen to Soul Drums without nodding your head and tapping your foot -- physical response, not thoughts or words, are its most sincere praise." -- All Music Guide
Date
LP
$14.25

Qemists
Join The Q
PS, US Also on 4LP!
NinjaTune
4LP
$42.50

Qemists
Join The Q
PS, US This debut from the underground dance music superstars meshes the high energy of drum'n'bass & rock w/ a wide-ranging set of sounds that betray origins of the mysterious trio as a band before they took to the decks. Dancehall, metal, electro, grime, & hip hop all make their presence known thanks to a host of respected guest vocalists (including MIKE PATTON)
NinjaTune
CD
$16.00

Rabelais, Akira
Hollywood
PS, ITALY The birth of Akira Rabelais' "Hollywood" has its roots in the composer's lifelong interest in field recordings and in the desire to create a piece of work dedicated to Los Angeles: Texas born Rabelais has used a Tascam recorder to capture almost four hours worth of sounds on Hollywood Boulevard, between Betty Grable's and of Rod Serling's stars. These original recordings have been lightly edited, cut and mastered into a composition that encapsulates the sounds of casual chats, drunken tourists, peddlers, passing cars, music coming from surrounding shops. An extremely dynamic and always changing soundscape dedicated to "the pleasure of being present". Akira Rabelais, composer and software developer based in Los Angeles, has released records on Ritornell, Orthlorng Musork and Samadhisound. He has collaborated, among others, with Björk, David Sylvian, Harold Budd and Stephan Mathieu.
Schoolmap-3
CD
$13.50

Radigue, Eliane
Chry-ptus
PS, ITALY Originally two tapes that are to be played simultaneously, with or without synchronization, which does not affect the structure of the work, but creates changes in the game of sub-harmonics and overtones. Three variations on this piece were performed at the New York Cultural Center in 1971, with variations of amplitude and location modulation as well as synchronization. Realized on the Buchla Synthesizer at the New York University. The booklet contains a text by painter Paul Jenkins, who also realized the watercolor on the front cover, written on occasion of Radigue's first concert in New York, April 6th, 1971.
Schoolmap-2
DCD
$20.25

Rafter
10 Songs
PS, US This pop gem has been buried in the rough since 1998, when RAFTER put the finishing touches on his garage-built masterpiece and called it "10 Songs." You can float along on top contemplating the slowed-up folk crunk of "My Friend the Crow," improbably perched between Neil Young and M.I.A. (with a bit of Pascal Comelade thrown in for good measure), and thus forget that impulse to define and measure and relate everything down to it's perceived place in the history of time. This is an album to lose your way in, headphones pumping and toes tapping and mind swimming in the rich environs authored by a persevering love-seeking dude.
AsthmaticKitty-25
CD
$5.50

Rainy Day Saints
Reflected
PS, US Amazing third album by Cleveland's underrated Psychedelic Garage Rock quartet. We've got your variety right here. You want jangling guitars? Mind warped psychedelia? A country-esque samba perhaps? How bout a static charged- tripped out cover of a Kraftwerk song? Talk about a full dose of guitars, drums, bass, E-Bows, saxophones, organs, 12 strings, glockenspiels, tambourines, mandolins & dulcimers! Well this disc has all those things and more.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Ramirez, Richard & MSBR
Negative/Offensive: A Tribute to The New Blockaders
PS, US A project in celebration of the work & influence of mysterious UK (anti) artist noise outfit The New Blockaders as constructed by Houston, Texas black whips & male-on-male noise pioneer Richard Ramirez & the sadly departed Japanese harsh noise maestro Koji Tano (MSBR). Fantastic walls of brutal shard skum splatter taken to points of demented anguish & resultant cosmic implosion/explosion. Limited to 400
EcstaticPeace
LP
$13.50

Recchion, Tom
Sweetly Doing Nothing
PS, ITALY With a 30-year practice in sonic explorations - including, record manipulation, live tape loops, free improvisation found and invented instruments - Tom Recchion is one of the world's most established and finest experimental artist and musician. Based in Los Angeles, Tom Recchion has co-founded the legendary music entity LAFMS (Los Angeles Free Music Society), collaborated with David Toop, Christian Marclay, Oren Ambarchi, Keiji Haino, Max Eastley, ROVA, John Duncan, Smegma (just to name a few). Tom Recchion plays in Extended Organ with Paul McCarthy, Joe Potts, Fredrik Nilsen and Mike Kelley and occasionally writes for the British music magazine THE WIRE. "Sweetly Doing Nothing" is Tom's first solo release after the critically acclaimed "I Love My Organ" (Birdman, 2004) and will further serve to enhance the artist's cult status with an unmistakably unique mixture of underwater exotica-tinged minimalism, futuristic jazz, subtlety constructed dronescapes and a vivid orchestral pop sensibility. All the tracks were composed and realized in the 2005. For the first time in his career, Tom Recchion has used a computer - an Apple G4 Powerbook with Ableton LIVE sequencing software - as the main compositional instrument: "I previously avoided composing music on the laptop for reasons of lo-fi purity and the belief that the 'mistake' and the unknown produce the best art. Much to my surprise LIVE was the perfect environment to compose in. Not only did it work as a great improvisational tool for non-idiomatic composition but it also served my interest in loopy tonal mood music". Most of the pieces on "Sweetly Doing Nothing" were featured in a performance with visual artist Jonathon Rosen as part of MOCA's Visual Music exhibition. The performance was held at the REDCAT, a small theatre part of the Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles dedicated to avant-garde activities. Jonathon Rosen's visuals used for the artwork of the package and label. The CD features instrument inventor Max Eastley on several tracks.
Schoolmap-1
CD
$13.50

Record Collector
#361 (April 2009)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Red Red Meat
Bunny Gets Paid (Deluxe)
PS, US Remastered by the group's own Brian Deck. W/ 7-song 2nd disc of alternate, demo & single versions of album tracks, plus b-sides, covers & a previously unreleased song from the same era.
Subpop
DCD
$14.25

Reichmann, Josh Oracle Band
Crazy Power
PS, US Former Tangiers member Reichmann returns to music w/ an entirely new lineup of collaborators, now gathering from a pool of soul, early-funk, roots and dark punk influences. Stevie Wonder meets the Stooges, with flute.
PaperBag
CD
$13.75

Richter, Max
24 Postcards in Full Colour
PS, US VINYL IS LIMITED TO 500 COPIES
With his fourth album, Berlin-based MAX RICHTER further cements his status as one of the leading lights of modern composition. "24 Postcards In Full Colour" is a dazzing conceptual exercise of great beauty and emotional resonance. Each of the album's 24 tracks is a classically-composed ringtone, an evocative miniature whose theme, though fully developed, hints at a larger piece; thus Richter explores the fugitive nature of memory through reprises and repetition throughout this intriguing album. With a sonic pallette consisting of string quintet, solo piano, 16-track 2-inch tape, transistors, found shortwave radio, vinyl clicks, dust, scratches and rumble, and acoustic guitars, Richter's latest effort is both beautifully detailed and sonically rich.
FatCatRecords-1307
LP
$12.25

Risto
Sähköhäiriöön
PS, FINLAND This is the third full-length release by Finland's Risto for the Fonal label. Risto was formed in 2002 to bring to life the visions of singer/keyboard player Risto Ylihärsilä. In addition to him, the line-up includes Tuomas Eriksson on guitar, Minna Kortepuro on bass, and an ever-changing drummer. Sähköhäiriöön is a slightly more serious ride than before. There are darker overtones within the Finnish lyrics and sound and influences ranging from The Beatles to Risto's one year-old first-born son can be heard. Risto used lots of old vintage gear to record this album, and the result is a Finnish pop rallying cry, with sometimes ballad-y, sometimes searing keyboard and piano-work, recorded, mixed and mastered entirely by Risto himself. Risto continues to receive more and more attention and has gathered a loyal and large fan base in their native land with their intense performances and genre-spanning pop/rock. Sähköhäiriöön should please the most fervent fan as well as draw in some newcomers to their sound: a mix of anthemic rock, boozy bar-ballads, and smiling, theatrical Euro-pop.
Fonal-063
CD
$16.25

Risto
Sähköhäiriöön
PS, FINLAND VINYL VERSION!
Fonal-063
LP
$16.25

Rites of Spring
End on End
PS, US Re-issued and recut from the Silver Sonya masters. Includes a free MP3 download of the album.
Dischord
LP
$13.00

Riverdales
Phase 3
PS,US Often regarded as their best record, given new life: re-mixed, re-mastered, re-done vocals, added harmonies, & 5 unreleased songs. A punk rock classic
AsianMan
LP
$13.50

Roedelius
Jardin Au Fou
PS, US Composer/poet Hans-Joachim Roedelius (CLUSTER, HARMONIA) is a key figure in the birth of Krautrock, synthesizer pop & ambient music. This is his 2nd solo album, originally released in 1979. CD version features 6 bonus tracks: 3 remixes of compositions from the LP & 3 new tracks that were recorded for the 1998 CD re-release.
BureauB
CD
$18.00

Roedelius
Jardin Au Fou
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BureauB
LP
$18.00

Rollins, Henry
Live @ McCabe's
PS,US Re-release of a long out of print title. Contains his spoken word from shows he did on June 9 & 10, 1990 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, CA. Sharing the stage w/ Henry that night were Exene Cervenka & Hubert Shelby, Jr.
2.13.61
MCD
$9.75

Royksopp
Junior
PS, US An inspired & ambitious musical confection fusing pure pop hooks w/ "technoperatic" dancefloor slammers.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Russell, Arthur
Sleeping Bag Sessions
PS, US The line up for these sessions was pretty much the same as the Loose Joints sessions, (which boasted the Ingram Brothers rhythm section) & a similar streamof-
conscience approach was taken w/ the recording itself. Russell arranged the beats so there'd be a change every 24 bars & the band would have to improvise the songs over the top. Very experimental & occasional uneasy listening but the same magic is very much in evidence.
SleepingBag
CD
$13.50

Russell, Arthur
Sleeping Bag Sessions
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SleepingBag
LP
$18.25

Russell, Arthur
World Of Arthur Russell
PS, US BACK IN PRINT!! ARTHUR RUSSELL holds a unique place in the history of dance music; besides gaining admiration
from everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry as an artist, he also formed the seminal groups DINOSAUR L and LOOSE JOINTS in the 80s, redefining dance music as an intelligent & subversive form. This release features his classics, 'Go Bang', 'Is It All Over My Face', 'Wax The Van' etc. alongside impossible-to-find collectors tracks such as 'In The Light Of The Miracle' & the private-pressing 'Pop Your Funk'. This is the first collected work of Arthur Russell, who's been one of the most respected iconic artists in the history of dance music.
SoulJazz
3XLP
$17.75

Russell, Arthur
World of Arthur Russell
PS, US BACK IN PRINT!! ARTHUR RUSSELL holds a unique place in the history of dance music; besides gaining admiration from everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry as an artist, he also formed the seminal groups DINOSAUR L and LOOSE JOINTS in the 80s, redefining dance music as an intelligent & subversive form. This release features his classics, 'Go Bang', 'Is It All Over My Face', 'Wax The Van' etc. alongside impossible-to-find collectors tracks such as 'In The Light Of The Miracle' & the private-pressing 'Pop Your Funk'. This is the first collected work of Arthur Russell, who's been one of the most respected iconic artists in the history of dance music.
SoulJazz
CD
$16.25

Seaworthy
1897
PS, US 1897 is the second full-length album on 12k from Australian soundscapists Seaworthy. Primarily the recording project of Cameron Webb, Seaworthy have continued to develop their sound over the last eight years with move towards a greater emphasis on minimalism in their improvisation and composition of guitar, electronics and field recordings. In the winter of 2007, Webb commenced recording in and around a 100 year old, decommissioned ammunitions bunker. Constructed in 1897 to store gunpowder, the bunkers were in use by the Australian navy until recently, including the Gulf War of the 1990s. In stark contrast to the cold dark interiors of the ammunitions bunkers, surrounding the building are extensive remnant wetland and forest environments that provide locally important habitats for a number of endangered and internationally protected wildlife. These areas are essentially off limits to the general public. During a three month period as an 'Artist in Residence' with the Sydney Olympic Park Authoirity's Arts Program, Webb undertook a series of improvisations, compositions and field recordings within the bunkers and surrounding natural environment. As well as pieces of looped guitar and electronics, installations of field recordings played back with the bunkers were also recorded, using the natural reverb of the large rooms as a way of processing the sounds of birds, insects and wind through trees. The large sandstone bunkers were infused with so much natural reverberation that even the gentlest footstep seemed to take on a life of its own. Over 6 hours of 4-track cassette, minidisk and computer recordings resulted from the sessions and the processing; assemblage and mixing of the tracks that make up 1897 took most of 2008 to complete. The process was made more difficult with the recording and post-production sessions punctuated by the birth of Webb's first child. As a result, most of the post-production was completed under the haze of sleep deprivation and was a long, drawn out process. Unlike the warm pastoral sounds on Map in Hand (12k1040), 1897 is a starker, more melancholic album. Some tracks stripped back to a single guitar track while others feature a colder, abrasive approached to drone pieces. Generally more minimal compositions that reflect the emptiness of the bunkers and the eerie quiet that so often descends on the natural world within the depth of winter.
12K-1053
CD
$12.25

Seeland
Tomorrow Today
PS, US before crafting this contemporary psychedelic masterpiece. In the same way that Ariel Pink creates something fresh while referencing the past, they mix their
love of the three-minute pop song w/ the sounds & tones of 'Travelogue'-era Human League, Can, Scott Walker, or Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd; like Meek, the pair blends abstract electronics w/ toe-tapping pop tunes. The result is modern yet warm & unique; it stands alongside other psychedelic classics such as White Noise's "An Electric Storm" or "The United States of America"
Loaf
CD
$16.00

Servile Sect
Stratospheric Passenger
PS, US LP issue of a limited CD issued in 2007 on the Sounds of Battle & Souvenir Collecting label. "Bizarre, & hauntingly beautiful slab of alien black metal.
Not sure what else to call it, it's definitely black metal, but it's weirdly blissy & electronic sounding, more like Alcest or Amesoeurs than old school grimnity, but
even then, it's still weirder, like it must have been played by robots or insects, or some massive black metal machine aassembled beneath the surface of some mysterious moon" - Aquarius
EcstaticPeace
LP
$13.50

Shiny Around the Edges
Holy Roller
PS, US Taking cues from ambient noise, jazz, metal, folk & country records, this is an album boiling w/ schizophrenic guitar work, pummeling rhythms & vocals both
impassioned & soothing. "Somewhere between the naked beauty of Low & the gut-wrenching intensity of Swans" - Dallas Observer
SoundsAreActive
CD
$11.75

Shogun Kunitoki
Vinonaamakasio (ON SALE)
PS, FINLAND Highly recommended! Get your trance on all Summer... This is the second full-length release by Shogun Kunitoki, an instrumental quartet based in Helsinki, Finland. With Vinonaamakasio, Shogun Kunitoki expand the boundaries of their self-created sonic universe with a wider array of sounds and rhythms. Where their debut, Tasankokaiku (Fonal, 2005), squeezed cosmic dust into fiery balls of molten lava with gravitational push and pull and followed the planets whirring through the void on looping trajectories, Vinonaamakasio zooms in to explore the surface of newfound heavenly bodies, outlines the jagged shapes of exploding volcanoes, rolls with the moonlit waves through the cracks of sleeping, phosphorescent coral reefs, and marches in step with the six-legged insect armies making their trails through the steaming jungle. Every atom of this newborn planet of sound vibrates, synchronous to the seething psychedelic stew that throbs under the surface and burns your feet if you let them stop moving. The group's first album came out of nowhere, and established the previously-unknown band as one of the most original instrumental groups to have emerged after the post-rock boom. Tasankokaiku's psychedelic mix of minimalist form and maximalist sound that draws equally from the academic avant-garde and the left-field rock canon from the '60s to the present day has won the group a small but fervent fan base. After its release, Tasankokaiku was immediately recognized by reviewers and music fans as a compelling cocktail of accessibility and ambitious aspirations, a kaleidoscopic mix of edgy 8-bit bleepiness and soft-focus psychedelia. Vinonaamakasio picks up where that record left off, but this time absolutely explodes into the cosmos with an unrelenting squall of swirling organ patterns, droning guitars, ring modulator death-rays, and an impenetrable wall of percussion, sweeping the past 30 years of Krautrock, psych, prog, and electronic innovation up into your dizzy, expanding head-space.
Fonal-062
CD
$15.00

Shogun Kunitoki
Vinonaamakasio
PS, FINLAND VINYL VERSION comes early! A kaleidoscopic mix of edgy 8-bit bleepiness and soft-focus psychedelia, instrumental space-rock of thee highest caliber. We hear it's a heavy-weight picture disc with special printed animation loops visible under a strobe light.
Fonal-062
LP
$20.50

Silversun Pickups
Swoon (ON SALE)
PS, US THE ONION AV CLUB: "It isn't a departure-thick, huge-sounding guitars propel the chorus in the opener "There's No Secrets This Year"-but Swoon shows commendable growth. Like Carnavas, Silversun recorded it with producer Dave Cooley and mixed it with Tony Hoffer, but unlike that album, Swoon was tracked all at once, not in multiple sessions interrupted by touring. That lends the album a cohesion its predecessor lacked; Swoon sounds like Silversun taking its time, with a minimum of studio bloat (16-piece orchestra excepted). It lacks some of Carnavas' instant pleasures, but Swoon finds Silversun Pickups on the right path."
Dangerbird
CD
$13.75

Six Finger Satellite
Half Control (DELAYED: AVAILABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US Archival 2001 recordings from Providence's finest square peg. Half Control veers sharply away from the krautrock stylings
of 1998's Law Of Ruins with a lineup that is hotwired. The band is now a bastardly other brother, including LANDED's most regular rhythm section grafted onto SFS's singer Jay Ryan and drummer Rick Pelletier.
Load
CD
$12.50

Six Finger Satellite
Half Control (DELAYED: AVAILABLE MAY 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
LP
$12.50

Skull Defekts
The Temple
PS, US Brand new full CD/LP full length from renowned Swedish noise rock outfit the Skull Defekts. LP is limited to only 500 copies and has nearly two full sides of bonus material not available on the CD. The Skull Defekts is a band from Sweden in the very North of Europe. Their intense, monotonous, rhythmic and sexual out rock has since their start in early 2005 been spreading energies of various kinds to welcoming audiences and listeners. The DFX is also exploring worlds of noise, the drone and psychedelic electronics on waves "The Temple" is the follow up to last years "Blood Spirits & Drums Are Singing" but it's deeper, harder, more sex, more occult. With a background in hardcore, garage rock, post punk and experimental music - The Skull Defekts wears echoes of their past alongside with influences from tribal roots music, sufi rituals, drone, techno, no wave, 80's Factory Records stuff and it's surroundings, industrial music, the occult, underground club culture and manipulations of the mind. Get DFXed. DFX is sex, rhythm and the power of sound.
Important-235
CD
$13.00

Sleeping in Gethsemane
Burrows
PS,US A fresh breath of air in the ocean of droning, doomy instrumental post-hardcore bands. This takes hints from bands like Russian Circles & Explosions in the Sky
Init
CD
$12.75

Sleepy Eyes of Death
Dark Signals
PS, US This bridges the gap between ambient shoegaze & instrumental electronic epics. It captures the wall-of-sound ferocity & Giallo-blessed synths of their live shows.
This unveils the heaviness & intensity of the band's live sets along w/ their obsession w/ creating dense, analog-backed epics. The album is anchored w/ sequenced atmospheric arcs, vocoder vocals. layers of vintage keyboards, drum machines, & the chaotic squall of guitar noise. RIYL: M83, Holy Fuck, Trans Am
MassMvmnt
CD
$8.75

Sleepy Sun
New Age
PS, UK Sleepy Sun is an apt title for this young San Francisco sextet, and their forthcoming debut full-length, Embrace, is one of those rare slabs of rock and roll that will wake you up in the morning, and send you off to sleep at night. With their throbbing rhythm section, swirling sea of guitars, and dreamy, haunting duet vocals, the word dynamic is a severe understatement. Here are two dream-inducing tracks off of their full-length.
ATP
10
$10.75

Smith, Steven R. & Gareth Davis
Westering
PS, US Limited edition of 500 copies. Packaged in deluxe screen-printed ultra heavy board stock. In May of 2008, Amsterdam-based clarinetist Gareth Davis and American guitarist Steven R. Smith convened at Worstward Studios, in Los Angeles to collaborate and create music together, the results of which have been titled Westering. Gareth Davis is a dedicated performer of contemporary music while at the same time works with improvising musicians such as Jon Balke and Terje Rypdal as well as electronic artists including Machinefabriek and Ryan Teague (Type Records) and has recently completed the Rabbit at the Airport series of LPs with Martin Stig Andersen and Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner). Steven R. Smith has been releasing a steady stream of solo records for over the last decade as well as playing in various improvisational groups including Thuja, Hala Strana, and most recently Ulaan Khol. This fruitful collaboration has created the perfect meeting place between the scrapings and various layers of musical detritus Steven R. Smith has been known for and the textural, guttural and almost feedback laden bass clarinet of Gareth Davis to create a delicate and abstract musical language of shifting moods and textures.
Important-234
LP
$18.00

Somatic Responses
Reformation
PS, GERMANY Electronic, dubstep, breakcore. Somatic Responses come back to Ad Noiseam with an album in which they re-invent their sound and finally put on record their taste for fresh and warmer sounds. Bridging their talented production with dubstep and rethinking their music, the Healy brothers have slowed things down, added more weight to their tracks, and are ready to out-bass pretty much everybody else. Reformation, renewal and re-establishment indeed!
AdNoiseam-110
CD
$15.50

Souvenir
Drums, Sex, and Dance
PS, SPAIN "Drums, Sex and Dance" sees Souvenir evolving from the most Eighties-oriented aspects of "64" to a palette of sounds which are more punchy and contemporary. The guitars are grittier, the analog synth sounds rawer, and the beats trancier and more upbeat. The result is an exciting cocktail of new rave and 00s electro with punk-rock energy, dance music spirit and twangy guitars. This leads Souvenir into a thrilling new territory somewhere near the cheeky vocals of Yelle or CSS combined with guitar riffs and vintage synths in the style of Hot Chip or Little Boots. But such elements are integrated as part of a multi-faceted project, in which you will still hear Duane Eddy-style guitars, Brigitte Bardot sexiness, and a combination of new wave drums and Roland TR-808 beats added with a pinch of ZX Spectrum bleeps (a regression to a childhood obsession for Jaime, as the Speccy was the first musical 'instrument' he ever used). Still, the result is 100% Souvenir. Do you need any evidence? Just listen to these songs and you will instantly recognize the band. The sound of Souvenir has become unmistakable. To top it all, "Drums, Sex and Dance" captures the band's live energy (witnessed by many last year in many Spanish summer festivals) to perfection, and unifies it with Souvenir's knack for brilliant, catchy melodies, which gained "64" a cult following internationally, which eventually got them to the 17th position on the L.A. Weekly Top 50 Albums Of 2007 list. "Drums, Sex and Dance" will surely be equally successful thanks to a collection of new compositions which dazzle the listener from the first listen: songs like "Ta machine", "Monkey See Monkey Do", "Fin" or "Drums, sex and dance" are floor-filling gold driven by biting guitar riffs and analog sounds, topped by that unstoppable vocal hurricane called Patricia, who after two years touring "64" has become nothing short of a frontgirl, an attractive hybrid of Yelle and Brigitte Bardot whose personality and evolution is conveyed in "Drums, Sex And Dance" perfectly.
Jabalina-2046
CD
$18.75

Speck Mountain
Some Sweet Relief
PS, US Following their debut release of "Summer Above", Speck Mountain releases "Some Sweet Relief." Written about the rapture and consequences of desire, this album can truly relieve the mind with its beautiful simplicity. By combining the strength of Marie-Claire Balabanian's lungs with the intuitive, spiky rhythms of Karl Briedrick's guitar, the two writers have been called "musical soul mates." The songs have been filled out with piano, organ, sax, and vintage effects, the mixes booby-trapped all over with headphone-happy detail.
CarrotTop
CD
$11.50

Speck Mountain
Some Sweet Relief
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
CarrotTop
LP
$11.50

Speed Dating
No. 6 Records Compendium
PS,US From the infamous No. 6 Records label, released by TEENBEAT RECORDS. A 2-CD set of 13 vinyl singles on CD for the first time. Includes the debut single from the DWARVES, DEAN WAREHAM's first recordings after Galaxie 500 plus two songs recorded with his first wife (Cagney & Lacee), the stateside debut of the TINDERSTICK's (Marbles, For Those), BEWITCHED, GREG DULLI with MARCY MAYS under the name ORNAMENT, a pair of A-siders from UNREST & more!
Teenbeat/No6Records
CD
$11.50

Speer, D. Charles
Some Forgotten Country
PS, US Recordings over a span of 4 years have been assembled here into a rumination on loss in its many forms - loss of direction, loved ones, home, mental acuity, money, & emotional stability. Pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl & limited to 500 copies
Sound1
LP
$13.50

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
After Hours
PS, US Featuring members of NNCK & SUNBURNED, this is a landmark in laid-back blues & country songwriting
Sound1
CD
$13.50

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
Past or Beyond b/w Canaanite Builder
PS, US Seeking refuge in songcraft, they spin tales of mental instability & institutional exploitation into a thick, heady, groove
laden brew. An unholy mix of heart ripped vocal, Longhair piano, & guitar work drawing from both Mike Bloomfield & Norman Westberg. Members of NNCK &
SUNBURNED
Sound1
45
$5.25

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
In Madagascar b/w Bar-Abbas Blues
PS, US Members of NNCK & SUNBURNED
Sound1
45
$5.25

Sperm
Shh!
PS, US Totally legit LP only reissue of this amazing Helsinki monsterpiece from 1970. Primarily a document of Pekka Airaksinen's experimental compositions, consisting of primitive samples, guitar loop feedback & musique concrete. Exact repro, limited to 500
Destijl
LP
$16.75

Spokes
People Like People Like
PS, US There is a rustic feel to their reverb-soaked, violin-coated sound, one that has been compared to Arcade Fire.
Counter
CD
$16.00

St. Kilda
S/T
PS, US Super limited 3" CD. St Kilda is the side-project of Last Days' Graham Richardson. Having issued two critically acclaimed albums (soon to be three) through the evergreen n5MD, St Kilda acts as a distant counterpart or reprise to the themes established on his Last Days 2006 debut "Sea". From the lonely wind sounds that usher in opening number "This Small Boat" to the pure elegiac beauty of closing track "The Sirens", St Kilda projects an emotional depth not normally associated with primarily digitally performed sound. Warm, shimmering soundscapes are formed using drifting, melancholic drones and subtle, heart-breaking harmonic shifts which mingle with intriguing forgotten sounds and digital scree. JasperTX's seminal "I'll Be Long Gone Before My Light Reaches You" remains a suitable reference point and perhaps the more wistful aspects of Stars of the Lid's repertoire. With four tracks gently unfolding over twenty minute duration, St Kilda will most definitely tug at your heart-strings, but those who listen deep enough will discover a journey of triumph over adversity.
PhantomChannel-2009
CD
$8.75

Stith, DM
Heavy Ghost
PS, US Heavy Ghost communicates a startling range-from earnest yearning to heartbreak, shimmering hopefulness to the brink of existential despair. David Stith's ethereal voice communicates the unfathomable-mysticism, the commingling of water and fire, waking dreams, spiritual torment-with such reckless abandon that is rarely seen in many albums, let alone a debut work.
AsthmaticKitty-44
DLP
$14.25

Stormcrow/Laudanum
Sacred Death
PS, US Stormcrow has built a reputation as the heaviest & most epic metallic crust band since the mighty Bolt Thrower. Here, they deliver 2 more masterpieces of skullcrushing power, adding elements of doom & Swedish death metal into their sound. Laudanum come from a much more doomed spectrum, as though The Melvins & Swans had been left to rot in some dank Oakland industrial zone. Their sound is outright industrial-influenced noise interspersed w/ their gristled doom riffage
20BuckSpin
LP
$16.00

Storsveit Nix Noltes
Royal Family - Divorce
PS, US Limited to 500. Featuring a Who's Who of Icelandic musicians, 11-piece Balkanfolk ensemble Stórsveit Nix Noltes has earned a reputation for their impossibly frenetic live show, brought to US audiences during headline shows and a tour supporting Animal Collective. With Royal Family-Divorce, Stórsveit Nix Noltes has captured - inasmuch as it is possible - the blistering energy, sweat, and speed of the band's live sound. Recorded in a tiny cottage just outside Reykjavík, this collection of re-arranged traditional Balkan folk songs is a dynamically arresting, anthemically stirring set of Eastern-European orchestral adventures and exhilarating rhythmic thunder - a record that encourages as many wild nights dancing as it does thoughtful listening with headphones. It's easy to make comparisons to groups of similar influence like Beirut or A Hawk & A Hacksaw, but this fails to evoke the grand-scale musicianship of these 11, many of whom are classically trained or have formal education in composition, jazz, and improv, in addition to years playing music around the world with myriad groups. It may be more fitting to draw comparison to the Slavic passion and rambunctious energy of Serbian filmmaker Emir Kusturica, but what we have in Stórsveit Nix Noltes is something that stands beyond past and future, beyond Bulgaria and Iceland, beyond academic and indie music, and ends up somewhere in the stratosphere.
FatCatRecords-080
LP
$12.25

Strange Boys
Strange Boys & Girls Club
PS, US The group evokes a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. This is somewhere between the
psychedelic garage rock of 13th Floor Elevators & the avant-garde punk of early Wire
InTheRed
CD
$14.25

Strawberry Window
S-T
PS, GERMANY Strawberry Window hailed from the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay music scene in the mid '60s and were truly one of the 'early birds' and innovators who made their own distinct brand of rock-n-roll. They played in a heavy-psychedelic-garage style, sounding somewhat reminiscent of the Jefferson Airplane, (early) Mad River, Buffalo Springfield, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Frumious Bandersnatch. These previously unreleased recordings have survived for the last four decades in a box on a shelf in a band member's closet. Meticulous care and detail has been taken to master these recordings with a fresh, open approach, while ensuring that the sound and integrity of the vintage songs remained intact. The amazing music of this guitar based quartet ranges from catchy electric folk tunes and 'West Coast' garage rock to raw energetic acid jams lasting over 10 minutes. You'll be impressed by the great stereo sound quality throughout their ten original cuts not to mention their freaky cover version of JD Loudermilk's 'Tobacco Road.' It's an outright shame that this talented bunch were not signed to a record deal back then. Then again, that's okay with us because it has allowed World In Sound the opportunity to proudly present for the first time ever, the music of and the history behind this talented group of songwriters and wild performers known as the Strawberry Window. Contains 65 minutes of intense but melodic performances and also comes with a 16-page color booklet that will take you on a trip back to the halcyon days of the Summer of Love. In 1968, they switched guitar players, added a girl singer and changed their name to the Dandelion Wine. They recorded several songs and also released a private pressing of a 4 song 7 inch EP. Truly a masterpiece!
WorldInSound
CD
$21.00

Strings of Consciousness & Angel
S-T
PS, US Limited to 500. Members of PAN SONIC & MUM
Conspiracy
LP
$18.25

Sun City Girls
Napoleon & Josephine: Singles Volume 2
PS, US This is the second volume in a series featuring rare singles and unreleased tracks from Sun City Girls. In the summer of 1988, Sun City Girls began working on two records simultaneously: Torch Of The Mystics and Dante's Disneyland Inferno. The former was finished and released in December of 1989 but the latter wasn't released until April of 1996. Over those eight years, Dante's morphed into an entirely different record due to several songs originally targeted for inclusion being hijacked by other projects.
Abduction
CD
$15.00

Sunset
Loveshines II / I'm Not A Perfect Person (Looks Like I Fucked Up Again)
PS, US Strictly limited to 500 copies. Seven-inch 45rpm vinyl single including the tracks Loveshines II and I'm Not a Perfect Person (Looks Like I Fucked Up Again). Loveshines II is a full band recording with a full band live overdub. I'm Not a Perfect Person is a sparse, Bill Baird only track that was penned, recorded and mixed around 5am one morning during the same all night studio sessions from which Loveshines II comes.
Autobus-009
45
$5.50

Superchunk
Leaves in the Gutter
PS,US After 7 years w/o a CD release, the group drops a 5 song EP in the mold of their early 7-inches & between album EP masterpieces. 4 brand new tracks plus last year's vinyl-only hit single "Misfits & Mistakes"
Merge
MCD
$7.25

Superdrag
Industry Giants
PS, US New album!?
ThirtyTigers
CD
$13.75

Superpartner
Love Hotel
PS, SPAIN From southern Italy, seaside and the participation in selected renown festivals , out of the blue come Superpartner. Please meet Rosita and her fresh cotton skirt, and Francesco, deep black nouvelle vague eyes. The tension between the two parts comes out in pop melodies full of spleen and ecstasy. Voluptuous cinematic hints mixed with a bubblegum pink icing, reminding Cardigans' 90s blondeness, Komeda's style, Stereolab's class and Delgados' duets. Many inspirations, no one to look up to. You'll find Superpartner tunes sunny and refreshing but sometimes sour like a good old times lemonade.
PippolaMusic-008
CD
$12.00

Swan Lake
Enemy Mine
PS, US SWAN LAKE is the musical group featuring celebrated songwriter-mystics Daniel Bejar (of Destroyer and New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade) and Carey Mercer (of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach). While their debut album was a beautifully-weaved mash-up of their disparate song-writing styles, often with layer upon layer of various melodies and stylistics thrown into a collaborative cauldron to magical, and at times discordant effect, their second album "Enemy Mine" reflects a more stripped-down, more deliberate approach to collaboration. It's as if they really tried to just make nice songs together.
Jagjaguwar-128
LP
$11.50

Swervedriver
Hitcher b/w Just Sometimes
PS, US This special RED 7" w/ 2 tracks was made specifically for this historic reunion.
Hi-SpeedSoul
45
$7.25

Swift, Richard
The Atlantic Ocean
PS, US The Atlantic Ocean is the fourth release from American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift. Celebrated for his lo-fi, experimental mélanges saluting genres from Doo-Wop to lush American Pop, Swift adds jaunty synthesizers and Motown soul to make Ocean his most danceable record to date. After touring the US with Cold War Kids, Wilco and Stereolab, Swift started recording TheAtlantic Ocean in Wilco's Chicago loft on a vintage analog tape machine sold to him by Wilco's frontman Jeff Tweedy. With a methodical approach and help from engineer Chris Colbert (The Walkmen) and mulit-instrumentalist Casey Foubert (Sufjan Stevens, Crystal Skulls), Swift's vintage mixtures on Ocean are seamless and bright. Collaboration with producer Mark Ronson on track "Ballad of Old What's His Name" features the talents of Ryan Adams, Mark Ronson, Sean Lennon and Pat Sansone of Wilco, a strange pairing of musicians, producing beautiful results. The Atlantic Ocean continues Swift's tradition of defying musical categorization while showcasing his signature wry, whimsical style. Title-track "The Atlantic Ocean" opens the album with bouncy synth-powered pop while orchestra swells blend with electric guitar solos on "The First Time." Ragtime horns parade on "Bat Coma Motown" and single "Lady Luck" brings thealbum to a close with Swift's signature croon hearkening serious 60s soul. With a balanced mix of dry, minimal rock and roll, and futuristic synthesizer stabs, Swift himself refers to the album's sound as "Prince sitting in on John Lennon's Plastic Ono sessions".
SecretlyCanadian-183
LP
$11.50

Swift, Richard
The Atlantic Ocean
PS, US The Atlantic Ocean is the fourth release from American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Richard Swift. Celebrated for his lo-fi, experimental mélanges saluting genres from Doo-Wop to lush American Pop, Swift adds jaunty synthesizers and Motown soul to make Ocean his most danceable record to date. After touring the US with Cold War Kids, Wilco and Stereolab, Swift started recording The Atlantic Ocean in Wilco's Chicago loft on a vintage analog tape machine sold to him by Wilco's frontman Jeff Tweedy. With a methodical approach and help from engineer Chris Colbert (The Walkmen) and mulit-instrumentalist Casey Foubert (Sufjan Stevens, Crystal Skulls), Swift's vintage mixtures on Ocean are seamless and bright. Collaboration with producer Mark Ronson on track "Ballad of Old What's His Name" features the talents of Ryan Adams, Mark Ronson, Sean Lennon and Pat Sansone of Wilco, a strange pairing of musicians, producing beautiful results. The Atlantic Ocean continues Swift's tradition of defying musical categorization while showcasing his signature wry, whimsical style. Title-track "The Atlantic Ocean" opens the album with bouncy synth-powered pop while orchestra swells blend with electric guitar solos on "The First Time." Ragtime horns parade on "Bat Coma Motown" and single "Lady Luck" brings the album to a close with Swift's signature croon hearkening serious 60s soul. With a balanced mix of dry, minimal rock and roll, and futuristic synthesizer stabs, Swift himself refers to the album's sound as "Prince sitting in on John Lennon's Plastic Ono sessions".
SecretlyCanadian-183
CD
$11.50

Taiga Remains
Wax Canopy
PS, US Over the past few years Alex Cobb has developed a signature sound that blurs the line between blissed-out guitar work & atonal, blown-out dirges. His soothing, six-string sorcery still dots the horizon on this album, but there's also a more angular, blown-out monster at work here. It's like he's channeling the angry spirits of the world into fuzzed elegiac strains. Limited to 500 copies
Digitalis
CD
$11.00

Takeover UK
Running With The Wasters
PS, US Unabashedly pop, though their punk attitude comes shining through on their debut. Thick power chords & snotty vocals that teeter between sugar & snarl collide against a thick, Spector-like wall of sound fulfilling the promise of Johnny Thunders & the Ronettes. Hints of '70s glitter put a coat of high-gloss on their blue-collar work ethic, but there is no concealing their guts.
Rykodisc
CD
$12.00

Taylor, Maria
Ladyluck
PS, US Features collaborations w/ MICHAEL STIPE, Nate Walcott (BRIGHT EYES), & Mckenzie Smith (MIDLAKE)
Nettwerk
CD
$18.00

Teenagers From Outer Space
Summer In Space
PS, US Blends everything from hard-synths, incredible beats & shoe-gaze guitar parts into a big dance party.
Requin
CD
$12.00

Teeth Mountain
S-T
PS, US Driven primarily by neo-tribal drums, which would seemingly put them in league with the rumbling sound of Bmore's Thank You. But "12 Plus Harsh Tanz" in
particular is much more reflective. The guitar brings to mind the cracked post-1960s dream-psyche hangover of Pink Floyd, I'm thinking here of an instrumental interlude that might have been on Obscured by Clouds, or perhaps the contemporaneous Eastern-infused lines of Popul Vuh's Daniel Fichelscher. It's headspace music, to be sure, but in some places people dance to this sort of thing. " -Pitchfork
ShadowPlay
LP
$10.25

Telekinesis
S/T
PS,US Influenced both by the carefully constructed timeless pop of the 60s & 70s & by the nonchalance & brevity of classic indie rock.
Merge
CD
$12.50

Television Personalities
People Think that We are Strange
PS, SPAIN Dan Treacy is back and he's here to stay, as we can see by his intense musical activity in these last years. And here at Elefant we're celebrating it with a new single that's really a gift for our label. This limited edition vinyl can be seen as an unintentional ode to the nerd spirit, or an unforeseen tribute to the freak soul, from the perspective of a freethinking, spontaneous, rock n' roll spirit that is the mind behind our beloved TV PERSONALITIES. So, the title track "People Think That We Are Strange" is an elusive call to flee from judgments (and prejudices), to let people express themselves and be themselves, just as they are and just as our protagonists do on this short and playful single of charming psychedelic pop, falling somewhere between the MODERN LOVERS of Jonathan Richman and the unpredictable craziness of PAVEMENT. The single is completed with the B side "A Glimpse of My Genius", a hilarious improvisation that evokes a pop-punk drunk VELVET UNDERGROUND full of spontaneity, and even a wink to Lilly Allen! To reveal any more details would ruin the best surprise. Sink into the EP's incredible lyrics as you let yourself float along with the galloping, unself-conscious riffs in an exercise that must be done at home, or in the bar, or lying in the grass... but always with the record player. Then who'll say we're strange?! Vinyl freaks of the world - Unite!
Elefant-269
45
$7.75

Terminals
Little Things
PS, US Reissue of the 1995 follow-up to "Touch." Denser, & perhaps heavier than before, but not abandoning song structure. Like "Touch," this is a swirling,
claustrophobic maelstrom of sound led by Stephen Cogle's distinctive, warbling baritone. There's a sonic density at work in the best of the group's songs; an everexpanding wall of noise that threatens to collapse & engulf the listener in its murky cacophony. Remastered by Brian Cook w/ 2 bonus tracks - a cover of Roxy Music's "Both Ends Burning" & a live version of "Do the Void." Also includes substantial liner notes by NZ musicologist Jon Dale
LastVisibleDog
CD
$12.00

The Show is the Rainbow
Wet Fist
PS, US One man producer type band thing. The man is DARREN KEEN. For fans of The Faint, Dan Deacon, Les Savy Fav, Beck
RetardDisco
CD
$12.00

Thermals
Now We Can See
PS,US Rumors of their death have been greatly under-exaggerated. Though NOT a concept record & NOT a sequel, this picks up right where they left off, at the end of their last LP, 2006's "The Body, The Blood, The Machine," when they were either obliterated by nuclear war, or walked the earth as the last living souls, until they dropped dead of quite unnatural causes. I don't know, the plot was a little hard to follow. Either way, the story continues... from beyond the grave! With catchy choruses!
KillRockStars
CD
$14.25

Thermals
Now We Can See
PS,US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.25

Thieves Like Us
Play Music
PS, US CD version. Thieves Like Us is a musical vehicle -- an elegant starship, pointed straight to the heart of the listener. Although they encompass a variety of influences, they ultimately consider themselves to be a pop band. Yes, the production style is both disco & hip-hop, but the sheer strength of the melodies & emotional depth of the songs makes them classics (think LCD Soundsystem, New Order, Daft Punk, Digitalism). But no matter how you interpret Thieves Like Us if you have a pulse, you'll know their songs by heart already.
Shelflife
CD
$12.25

Thin Lizzy
Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977
PS, US Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album ranks among the most beloved and, if you believe the gossip, the most controversial concert recording of its age. On the surface, it is dynamic -- four vinyl sides of pure Lizzy gold. But underneath, who knows what studio trickery was employed to make the electricity crackle so loudly? The band shrugged and said very little; the producer claimed a lot, and the truth could be anywhere in between. Well, stop fighting. Live and Dangerous was a compilation drawn from a string of gigs recorded during 1976-1977; Still Dangerous zeroes in on just one, from the tail end of that span, and if you truly believe there are any critical differences between the two, then maybe you should find other ways of occupying your time. Seven songs (but not performances) carry over from one disc to the other -- you can probably guess which ones they are -- and in terms of energy, drive, and sheer exhilaration, there's not a sliver of daylight between them. "Jailbreak," all howling sirens and screaming guitars, is sensational (even if Phil Lynott does muff the occasional line); "Dancing in the Moonlight" is as coiled and sensuous as it ought to be; "Don't Believe a Word" is manic defiance. And then there's that indelible moment of magic that raised a Lizzy concert so high above the competition that it wasn't even worth going to see another band, a soaring "Cowboy Song" slipping deftly and deliberately into "The Boys Are Back in Town," while the entire audience self-combusts with joy. In other words, Live and Dangerous is still one of the greatest live albums ever made. And Still Dangerous is one of the greatest concert recordings. It's as simple, and brilliant, as that.
~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide
VH1 Classic VHOC131
CD
$13.95

Thisquietarmy
Unconquered
PS, POLAND Canadian guitarist Erick Quach (of noted shoegazer band Destroy All Dreamers) steps out on his own with this debut of drone/ambient hypnosis. Features a guest appearance by Nadja's Aidan Baker.
Forshadow-007
CD
$15.75

Todd, Mia Doi
Morning Music
PS, US 1st album of instrumental music, featuring ANDRES RENTERIA on 2 tracks
CityZen
CD
$14.25

Trullie, Lissy
Self-Taught Learner
PS, US Tough new-wave riffs & throatily sung girl-group melodies that are as effortlessly cool as her favorite black leather jacket. Catchy yet disaffected, shot through w/ boozy energy & laden w/ the rawest guitar work possible. Her voice is a Nico-like alto (which she mixes up w/ dashes of ethereal falsetto) untouchable even by Julian Casablancas.
AmericanMyth
CD5
$6.75

Tuma, Scott & Mike Weis
Taradiddle
PS, US A new journey down similar terrain, searching out something new in a landscape that's been visited before. Take TUMA's capable hands & add the fantastic percussive talents of WEIS (ZELIENOPLE) & it's like the wheel reinvented. These two play off one another beautifully, w/ Weis creating layers of havoc beneath Tuma's pastoral missives. Weis is the perfect foil for Tuma's brittle sound world. Archaic drones spit bombastic blasts of fire while the resulting sparks flicker into a million directions, flourescent in the night sky. Acoustic guitars drenched in reverb ring hollow w/ pianos echoing in the distance. LP comes in fold-out silkscreened poster-style sleeve & is strictly limited to 300 copies
Digitalis
LP
$13.25

U.S. Girls
Me & Yoko
PS, US Follow-up to Megan Remy's acclaimed Siltbreeze LP. This 45 rpm single features 2 new songs, both of which further venture into her inner universe of reverb-worship shoegaze pop-haze. In photocopied sleeves with art by Remy. Edition of 380.
NotNotFun
45
$8.00

Ugly Things
#28
PS, UK 208 pages, perfect bound, full-color glossy cover. "We have several glamorous big-name cover stories this time around, along with our usual quota of obscure but happening sounds. First up, an exclusive interview with Trevor Burton of The Move, including lots of wickedly cool and rare photos. Also, a feature on Roky Erickson's pre-psychedelic adventures in Austin with The Spades, along with a big feature review on the upcoming 13th Floor Elevators 10-CD box set. Plus the great but terminally neglected Dave Clark Five, including interviews with Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson. Sixties garage rock predominates as always with stories on The Good Feelins, The Daughters of Eve, The Boy Blues, The Living Children and TV's Shindogs. We also reveal the strange but true tales of '70s Parisian proto-punks Angel Face, the Northwest's once mysterious New Dawn, hard rockers Troyka, and New York cult underground heroes Hackamore Brick. Not to mention the bizarre saga of Philippe Debarge, the millionaire French playboy who made an amazing 1969 psych album backed by his favorite band, The Pretty Things. And that's not all: Jon Savage takes a look at the history of rock fanzines, Aaron Milenski gives us 50 reasons not to hate the synthesizer, and of course there's our extensive review section, covering all the latest reissues and music-related books and DVDs."
ZINE
$8.00

Ulterior
Kempers Head
PS, US Raw, electronic sounds, attacking drum machines & aggressive guitars compliment sloganeering lyrics. Their live reputation has helped cut a path through current UK scenes & gained them comparisons to JAMC, Big Black, early Manics & Suicide. This combines songs from their 1st 2 UK-only 12 " singles w/ some new tunes.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

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

Under the Radar
#26
PS, US BAT FOR LASHES on cover, Camera Obscura, Depeche Mode, Doves, Art Brut on DC Comics, self-portraits from: A Camp's Nina Persson, Jason Lytle, Metric's Emily Haines, Peter Bjorn & John, plus 20 Years of Merge Records & much more.
ZINE
$3.75

United Bible Studies
Jonah
PS, US A cornucopia of sonic delights, traversing the spectrum from delicate folk to sprawling progressive rock. Richard Youngs'
progressive rock project Ilk provided the impetus for the band to make a "Prog Album" so they started with the everything-but-the-kitchen-sink opus "The Jonah".
Running the gamut from delicate acoustic guitar to Sunn 0))) style doom metal & back again, it's an extraordinary feat of the imagination. Around this central
track, a range of shorter tracks orbit, typically acoustic or folk-rock in nature with occasional experimental flourishes, they are characterized by glorious melodies
& arrangements and a peerless array of guests. Current 93's Richard Moult provides synth & very David Tibet like vocals to opener "The Swallowing", and help
out with the space folk piece "A for Andromeda". Ex Mellow Candle singer Allison O'Donnell provides vocals for several tracks, including the climactic conclusion to a Dave Colohan & Sharron Kraus duet version of the traditional "Lowlands of Holland"
CameraObscura
CD
$13.25

Vacations
I Was Bikini b/w But Rain Afraid
PS, US Bobby, Greg & Jeremy from CHIN UP CHIN UP. Ukulele, kalimba & karimba replace the guitar focused style of their previous bands and are the sonic bread & butter for a band that has no real place on the map globally. Limited to 500 orange vinyl! Includes download code for MP3s of the seven inch
plus a bonus download code for "But Rain Afraid" 8 song EP
RecordLabel
45
$6.25

Valet
False Face Society
PS, US Vinyl-only, limited & numbered to 500, high quality virgin wax, plus download card. Valet is Portland, OR native Honey Owens' solo project . She is a touring member of the bands Deerhunter and Jackie O' Motherfucker, but has also released two albums under the Valet moniker. Her last album on the Kranky label called Her music is so hypnotic and tribal that it really does feel like a long, beautiful acid.
MexicanSummer
12
$15.00

Vampire Hands
Two E.P.S
PS, US At Wizard Island Too Punk To Fuck/Cuz It's A Beach Funeral. Nero's Neptune has bestowed the last copies of this ultra-limited, swankly-packaged, tour-only LP upon Forced Exposure to coincide with Vampire Hands' Spring 2009 23-date tour with Wavves. Minneapolis' Vampire Hands are a rather difficult-to-pigeonhole lot, one with so many disparately abundant ideas bubbling out of their collective skulls that they barely keep pace with them. Citing influences as diverse as Exuma, Can, Neil Young and Simply Saucer, Vampire Hand's sound might (lazily) be described as Marc Bolan meets Mayo Thompson in Neil Haggerty's cannabistro. Fuzzy, distorted guitars meet tribal, pulsating rhythms. An eerily affecting falsetto melds with a lower, drier voice to create delightfully off-kilter harmonies. Get this NOW before this band assuredly ascends the hype-ladder.
NerosNeptune
LP
$20.00

Vampire Hands
Me & You Cherry Red/Cuz It's A Beach Funeral
PS, US One of the most exciting, atmospheric, & forward-thinking releases of the past couple years; it wasn't long before the self-released CD sold out. This reissue isn't just better sounding & straight-up more available, it also feat. an additional OOP EP & art by Danimal of GAY BEAST. Don't sleep on this if yr a fan Nuggets-style fuzzed-out psych, No Wave menace, & post-punk energy. CURRENTLY TOURING W/ WAVVES.
ModernRadio
CD
$10.50

Van Wissem, Jozef
It Is All That Is Made
PS, US Brand new full length comprised of six compositions from acclaimed lutenist and James Blackshaw Brethren Of The Free Spirit band mate Jozef Van Wissem. It Is All That Is Made consists of six trance inducing circular pieces composed for 10 course renaissance - and 13 course baroque lute. The titles of the pieces and the storyline critically juxtapose the first chapter of Genesis with more contemporary narratives. This evokes a parallel to the mixing of idiomatic classical lute material of the 17th century with modern folk and avant-garde music. The pieces are played forward, and then backward, creating music that is potentially without beginning or end. It Is All That Is Made consists of recurring minimal themes emphasizing the listening experience. The photograph on the front cover was taken during a Portuguese festival last summer outside on the museum steps performing for a large crowd without any amplification or artificial light in true cinematic dogma style. Composer-lute player Jozef Van Wissem is renowned for his unusual approach of the Renaissance and Baroque lute, probably the most unlikely instruments in the world of contemporary music. He cuts and pastes classical pieces, reverses melodies, adds electronics and processed field recordings made in airport lounges and train stations. The unusual wedlock of composition and improvisation creates an unheard amalgam of contemporary folk and early music Van Wissem has accomplished the strange feat of bridging the idiom of seventeenth century lute literature and twenty-first century contemporary music Although he uses subtle electronic sound manipulation, he has largely stayed faithful to the particular timbre, resonance and playing technique of the lute. Van Wissem first came to be noticed a few years ago because of his radical conceptual approach to Renaissance lute music: He deconstructed existing compositions, for instance by playing them backwards. He also composed his own pieces for lute, using palindromes and mirrored structures. His music therefore does not have a traditional linear progression, nor leads to a climax, it rather stays on the same level of intensity. His music is not so much demands concentrated listening, as it will bring the listener in a state of concentrated listening. He performs extensively around the world. He also works with the likes of Maurizio Bianchi, James Blackshaw and Tetuzi Akiyama. With Blackshaw he formed the duo " Brethren of the Free Spirit' Van Wissem lectures as well on composing for and improvising on the lute.
Important-232
CD
$13.00

Various
Starkey: Starbass DJ Mix
PS,US DJ mix from the undisputed king of the Dubstep/Club/Grime/Hip Hop/Wonky/Bassline hybrid sometimes referred to as Streetbass. From artists like Raffertie, w/ releases on Slit Jockey & Planet Mu, to established artists like Zomby, Joker, Geeneus, DZ, & Cardopusher, all came forward w/ their prime goods, & many w/ their exclusive bits they saved for just such a mega occassion.
LoDubs
CD
$13.50

Various
From the Basement (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
DTS
DVD
$15.00

Various
Up From The Grave: North Valley Garage 1965-1968
PS, US In the mid-'60s, the northern end of California's Central Valley threw up a plethora of hot punk discs. For such an isolated area, the roll call of garage greats enshrined in vinyl from towns like Chico, Marysville and Yuba City is unprecedented -- Drusalee & the Dead, Boy Blues, Caretakers, Next Step, Graveyard Five and Madd, Inc, to name just a half-dozen -- and these are some of the rarest 45s known to man. From Sacramento up to Redding, the North Valley crawled with outlaw rock'n'rollers, and the best are captured on Up From The Grave. Much of this jam packed collection features singles released by the regions one visible record company, Frantic/Vardan, a small cache of fabulous and obscure discs by the likes of Mystic and Psycho that have captivated collectors imaginations ever since. Detailed liner notes by '60s punk expert Alec Palao tell the story of this amazing time in California's rock'n'roll past, while the booklet is a colorful overdose of pix and ephemera in the trademark Frantic style." Includes 28-page booklet. Other artists include: D. Witherspoon & Future, Sonny Oliver & The Statics, Bob Smith, Big Timers, and Custer & The Survivors.
Frantic
CD
$18.75

Various
A Journey To Thyme
PS, UK Subtitled: 80 of the Rarest '60s Garage Tracks from the US and Canada. This is the final release in the Psychic Circle series of numbered, limited edition 5CD boxed sets. A Journey To Thyme is an 80-track excursion into the murky world of '60s garage sounds from the USA and Canada. As with all the Psychic Circle box sets, A Journey To Thyme features 5 individually-packaged CDs in replica card wallets. Familiar names jostle for our attention alongside their more obscure contemporaries, and each volume was compiled and sequenced by the legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). A Journey To Thyme was originally released as a 2CD/3LP set on the Past & Present label in 2001, and this is the first time all 5 volumes have been assembled as a deluxe 5CD boxed set. Accompanied by a detailed 84-page booklet featuring updated band histories, rare photographs and full discographies, this is another addition to any fan of the genre's collection. Artists include: Unrelated Segments, Beckett Quintet, The Enfields, Moving Sidewalks, The Painted Faces, Ugly Ducklings, Chayns, American Blues, Faine Jade, Canterbury Fair, The Cryan Shames, Haymarket Riot, The 4 Of Us, Thee Midniters, The New Breed, The Roosters, The Fifth Order, Fe-Fi-Four Plus 2, The Rats, The Esquires, The Poets, The Hallmarks, The Outcasts, The Rationals, The Iguanas, The High Spirits, 49th Parallel, The Myddle Class, The Sonics, The Xtreems, The Countdown Five, The Druids, English Setters, Five Empressions, Vogues, What's Happening, Ex-Cels, Zoo, Mark Four, Roads End, Tommy Burk & The Counts, Chad Allan, Bassmen, What-Knots, These Properous Times, Thunderbirds, British Walkers, Leather Boy, Glory Rhodes, Blue Banana, State Of Mind, Pattens, Living End, American Four, and Messengers.
PsychicCircle
CD-BOX
$55.50

Various
26 Deranged & Smokin' Cool Cats: Dr. Boogie Presents...
PS, US 4th Vol. in Sub Rosa's collection devoted to rare & lost recordings from the '20s-'60s. This time he focuses on the rocketing rise & fast decline of rockabilly (1954-1959). Artists include: JOHNNY JAY, JIMMY EDWARDS, CURLY COLDIRON, DANNY VERNE, EDDIE CASH, CHUCK DALLIS, RONNIE HAIG & JIMMY EVANS
SubRosa
CD
$15.50

Various
The Electric Asylum: Rare British Acid Freakrock Volume 1
PS, UK The Past & Present label presents for your aural consumption & fascination, 20 blasts of long-forgotten British freakrock: volume 1 of The Electric Asylum. The glorious British psychedelic music scene did not cease to exist at midnight on December 31st 1969, it took on the previous decade with furor, new gadgets & studio gimmicks, but with some of the same key players. From the hard & loud sound of J.C. Heavy, Rainbow Family & Steel Mill to the sublimely bonkers Asylum, Monsoon, Mighty 'Em & Galahad, interspersed with spoonfuls of psychedelia, doom & acid rock. Please enjoy your time in the Electric Asylum -- you could be here for a while. Includes a 12-page full-color booklet, detailed sleevenotes and rare pictures. Other artists include: Iron Horse, Puzzle, Grumbleweeds, Explosive, Choc, Danta, Vincent Crane's Atomic Rooster, Renegade, Satisfaction, Audience, Kirk St. James, and Legs.
Past&Present
CD
$16.25

Various
She Was So Bad!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 2
PS, US All selections recorded 1964-68 and not originally issued." Tracklisting: Loved Ones - "Life Of My Own"; Briks - "It's Your Choice"; Apparitions - "She's So Satisfyin'"; Others - "I Love You So"; Muphets - "My Money"; Loved Ones - "La Da Do Da Da"; Other Ones - "The Laugh's On You"; Fabulous Courdels - "And You Believe Me"; Unleashed - "My Flash On You"; Creations - "I've Paid My Dues"; Hollow Steps - "They Hear About Us"; Blue Embers - "She Was So Bad"; Half Beats - "Should I"; Sheep - "Thinkin' About It".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo '70s
PS, GERMANY There are countless stories to be discovered in the extremely well-researched booklet and the music is truly mind-blowing. So delve into the forgotten raw and psychedelic Afro sounds from '70s Benin and Togo and experience the African Scream Contest.
AnalogAfrica
DLP
$24.00

Various
Speed Dating: A No. 6 Records Compendium
PS, US From the infamous No. 6 Records label, released by TEENBEAT RECORDS. A 2-CD set of 13 vinyl singles on CD for the first time. Includes the debut single from the DWARVES, DEAN WAREHAM's first recordings after Galaxie 500 plus two songs recorded with his first wife (Cagney & Lacee), the stateside debut of the TINDERSTICK's (Marbles, For Those), BEWITCHED, GREG DULLI with MARCY MAYS under the name ORNAMENT, a pair of A-siders from UNREST & more!
No.6-006
DCD
$12.25

Various
Menagerie
PS, US Compilation complied by Jake Blanchard that collects a bunch of new tracks from Winter Drones (members of Hush Arbors), Cam Deas, Ben Nash, Rivulets, Skygreen Leopards, Jerusalem & the Starbaskets and Spoono and live tracks from Hush Arbors, MV+EE with The Golden Road and Beequeen. Limited to 500, screenprinted sleeves with artwork by Jake.
BlackestRainbow
CD
$14.75

Various
Dawn Of The Dead (Unreleased Soundtrack Music)
PS, UK 2009 repress. An absolute classic release from Trunk records, the unreleased incidental music from Dawn Of The Dead, including unique original and unseen artwork. George A. Romero's 1978 cult classic is possibly the greatest zombie movie of all time. Often copied, but never bettered, this thrilling gorefest has, over the years, gained literally thousands of fans throughout the world. There are dedicated webrings, websites, fan clubs and magazines just for the film, and it really is one of the greatest cult movies of the '70s. The music from the film was played by Goblin (the progressive Italian rockers), and their soundtrack was issued at the time and has never been out-of-print since its original release. However, the Goblin score is only a small fraction of the soundtrack. What eager fans have always wanted are the incidental cues. The weirdo electronics. The dramatic underscores. The bonkers ragtime-jazz. The truly strange big band numbers. Seriously, fans of this film have been waiting years for this one very special release. Carefully compiled on this album are these great missing musical moments. They were chosen for Romero by his friend and fellow horror genius, Dario Argento as they were cutting the film, and their twisted, dark humor is all over this release. Out of the 100+ cues Romero used in the film (some only 2 seconds long!), the tracks they have selected are the longest and most distinctive in the film -- this is the music the fans have been waiting for. Best of all is "The Gonk," a truly insane piece of mechanical, almost hypnotic big band jazz. Following on from "The Gonk" is a truly weird and wonderful menagerie of tracks -- including the rare country blues cut "Cause I'm A Man," performed by The Electric Banana (the band which included members of The Pretty Things). All together, these tracks build into a quite wonderful and unique mix of dark electronic horror and musical humor which is something hardcore horror fans are sure to enjoy.
Trunk
CD
$15.00

Various
Acid Dreams
PS, US The opening track, WHITE LIGHT's "William," sets the standard for what's to come: a compulsive, classic, hard guitar-psych 45 rocker & 17 more psych diamonds follow in its wake. Other artists include: CARETAKERS OF DECEPTION, OUTCASTS, MUSIC MACHINE, MYSTIC TIDE, STEREO SHOESTRINGS, BEAUTIFUL DAZE, BALLOON FARM, & MINDS EYE
Past&Present
CD
$18.00

Various
Train To Nowhere!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 3
PS, US Volume three in a series of unissued USA sixties garage acetates. Tracklisting: Fanatics - "Woman"; Noblemen - "I'm Gone"; Dave And The Wanderers - "My Heart Is In Pain"; Six Minus One - "Fun And Games"; Bedlam's Offspring - "I'll Be There"; Wombats - "Hey"; Method - "Free As The Wind"; Muphets - "One Thing"; Juveniles - "Let Me Tell You Girl"; Fanatics - "Bitter Bells"; Wombats - "Please Come On"; 4 Dimensions - "I Feel So Well"; Straight Jackets - "I'm On My Own"; Unknown - "Train To Nowhere".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
Get Off My Back!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 1
PS, US Four volumes of unissued USA sixties garage band mayhem! The ultimate shock and delight to all garage fans! From the pummeling fuzz assault of the Night Crawlers to the inept lo-fi crud of the Khuns, these originally unreleased recordings present a treasure trove of garage killers! All selections were recorded 1964-68 but none were released at the time. LP only!" Tracklisting: Cirkit - "Yesterday We Laughed"; Coachmen - "Too Many Reasons"; Hayze - "She Won't Come Back"; Thorns - "I Want You"; Unknown - "Blue Jean Man"; Unknown - "Look For Me Babe"; Hidden Charms - "The Hill"; Night Crawlers - "Want Me"; Muphets - "You Don't Worry Me"; Vampires - "Fire"; Unknowns - "She's In Another World"; Henchmen - "Get Off My Back"; Bedlam's Offspring - "The Thrill Is Gone"; Khuns - "Hey Baby".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
I've Had Enough!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 4
PS, US Volume four in a series of unissued USA sixties garage acetates. Tracklisting: Blue Embers - "Don't Want To See You"; Henchmen - "Jack Of All Trades"; Unknown - "Voodoo"; Michelle's Menagerie - "Stay Away"; Unknown - "I've Had Enough"; Sideburns - "You're No Good"; Jagged Edge - "Gonna Find My Way"; Henchmen - "Walk With Me Baby"; Creations - "Get On My Train"; Henchmen - "Sad Clown"; Younger Set - "Do You Love Me"; Henchmen - "Strangers"; Reign - "Zippered Up Heart".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
De Nagalm Op De Kopf!
PS, BELGIUM Besides the people that I owe a trade and the people in Antwerp that wanna piss in my neck because my tail is longer then theirs, there's a mountain of people that actually wanne hurt me physically because they sent me a master of unbelievably great recordings years back that everyone should hear, though it takes frigging ages before they actually come out. De Nagalm Op De Kopf" is a compilation like that! A collection of sounds that represent Ultra Eczema pretty well although some of the recordings on this comp are over 5 years old! A variation of odd, 'funny', retarded, great, noisy, free, off, loud, harsh, sad and brutal tracks by Noise Nomads, Krystal Knight (a.k.a. Jessica Rylan a.k.a. Can't), Hacky Pack Zac Sac, Mudboy, Cement Future, Happy Mother's Day I Can't Read, Cards On My Cunt, Prurient, Ex Members Of Josh Hydeman, Cloaca & Vom Grill, Xo4, Burning Star Core, Kites, Defneg, Tumble Cat Poof Poofy Poof, Trashbusters, Anthro Rex, Eric Boros, Bloated Ego And The Compliments, Mouthus, Mix Ape Synb, Orphan Fairytale, Unicorn Hard On, Muslux, Grey Skull, Black Tie Rubber Pussy, God Willing, Bobby Colombo with Silver Cindy and Jb De Kunst! The comp CD comes in a cover designed by Dennis Tyfus, Joshua Burkett, Noise Nomads and Bill Nace! The CD sits in between a 16 page paper full of drawings and collages by Dennis Tyfus and liner notes by Carlo Steegen!
UltraEczema
CD
$19.00

Various
26 Deranged & Smokin' Cool Cats: Dr. Boogie Presents
PS, US Vinyl version. 4th Vol. in Sub Rosa's collection devoted to rare & lost recordings from the '20s-'60s. This time he focuses on the rocketing rise & fast decline of rockabilly (1954-1959). Artists include: JOHNNY JAY, JIMMY EDWARDS, CURLY COLDIRON, DANNY VERNE, EDDIE CASH, CHUCK DALLIS, RONNIE HAIG & JIMMY EVANS
SubRosa
LP
$15.50

Various
Last Kind Words
PS, US FINALLY REPRESSED! Mississippi Records comp of super rare Blues & Gospel 78's. Full color thick pasteR oenc LoPrd jsacket feat. artwork by Chris Johanson.
Tracks by: GEECHIE WILEY, KID PRINCE MOORE, ROBERT PETWAY, SISTER O.M TERRELL, LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, LOUIS MCDANIELS, LULU
JACKSON, ROBERT WILKINS, ANGLIN BROTHERS, BLIND WILLIE & KATE MCTELL, CANNONS, JUG STOMPERS, ISIAH NETTLES, & EDWARD CLAYBORN.
Mississippi
LP
$10.25

Various
Songs For Film & TV
PS, US Songs for Film & TV is an exclusive label sampler put together for music supervisors and filmmakers. It features 11 of our most popular tracks from previous tribute compilations along with 2 bonus tracks never released on CD. This is a must-have CD and best of all... it's available to you at a ridiculously low price. Are we awesome or what? TRACKS: 01. Where Is My Mind (Pixies cover) performed by JOHN P. STROHM, 02. Hey (Pixies cover) performed by FASHION VICTIMS, 03. Havalina (Pixies cover) performed by THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, 04. Gigantic (Pixies cover) performed by OK GO, 05. Pretty in Pink (Psychedelic Furs cover) performed by THE DRESDON DOLLS, 06. American Girl (Tom Petty cover) performed by MATTHEW SWEET, 07. Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne cover) performed by JOHN P. STROHM, 08. Burned (Neil Young cover) performed by VERUCA SALT, 09. I Am A Child (Neil Young cover) performed by BRITTA PHILLIPS (Luna, Dean & Britta), 10. Down By The River (Neil Young cover) performed by JILL SOBULE & JOHN DOE, 11. Helpless (Neil Young cover) performed by ELK CITY, 12. Everybody Hurts (REM cover) performed by ELK CITY, 13. On Your Radio (Joe Jackson cover) performed by FIONA LEHN.
AmericanLaundromat-0015
CD
$8.25

Various
Kicksville! Raw Rockabilly Acetates Volume 1
PS, US 2000 release. "You thought you knew it all? Think again! Here comes the debut volume of Kicksville, our newly hatched series of wild unissued 1950s rockabilly acetates that defies all logic! Forget looking for these on original 45s -- they were never issued to begin with! Available on vinyl for the first time ever are early un-ished slammers from legendary stars Jimmy Grubbs, Scotty McKay, Ray Pate, Danny Dell and Art Adams, presented side by side with mayhem from unknown kings. In a word, this blast is atomic! For the crowd who wants it all and more, we serve up Kicksville, on the washable, resilient, eternally reliable black polyvinyl chloride format preferred by sound hounds. On Norton Records... of course!"
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
Score! 20 Years of Merge
PS,US In celebration of 20 years of Merge, some favorite non-Merge artists cover their favorite songs from the catalog. This collection is the 1st of only 2 commercially available pieces from the 17-disc Score! box set. Artists include QUASI, LES SAVY FAV, SHINS, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, RYAN ADAMS, BRIGHT EYES, MOUNTAIN GOATS, NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, TIMES NEW VIKING, APPLES IN STEREO, OKKERVIL RIVER & DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Merge
CD
$14.00

Vee Dee
Public Mental Health
PS, US Heavy times call for a heavy soundtrack. This lp blurs the lines between garage, punk & psychedelia. It's the sound of desperate, no-compromise rock 'n' roll.
For fans of Stooges, Wipers, MC5, Comets on Fire, Hawkwind. Gatefold double lp includes a cd version
CriminalIQ
DLP
$19.00

Veils
Sun Gangs
PS, US Their third album, following a very busy period. They recorded a 10-track album with Graham Sutton (Jarvis Cocker, British Sea Power) and Bernard Butler (Duffy, Black Kids), and filmed video accompaniments to their music with Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds). Look for this UK / Kiwi four-piece on tour this spring.
RoughTrade
CD
$13.25

Veils
Sun Gangs
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RoughTrade
LP
$14.00

Venice is Sinking
Azar
PS, US Founded in Athens, GA. Plays orchestral pop, Americana, slowcore or space rock, depending on whom you ask. The new album finds Venice Is Sinking widening its palette and deepening its focus. Challenged by the engineer Scott Solter (MOUNTAINS GOATS, JOHN VANDERSLICE)
Azar is a dynamic work of beauty and ambition. The songs are meticulous, vertical creations, specific moments and exploding them outwards.
OnePercentPress
CD
$9.25

Vile, Kurt
Constant Hitmaker
PS, US Philadelphian one-man band Kurt Vile kicks off this excellent record with a lo-fi pop anthem: 'Freeway' is a simple enough guitar & drum machine affair, but there's a raw, energetic romanticism that instantly taps into the tropes of great Americana songwriters, & the fact that this is all strung together in a punky, DIY setting only serves to make the record more effective & heartstring-tugging. Not all-out pop though: you'll find weird sketchy pieces that sound like the emissions of some far out supermarket synth drones, like some freakish combination of Ariel Pink & Atlas Sound. Thoroughly weird & unfocussed, but not without considerable charms.
Woodsist
LP
$13.50

Vile, Kurt
God Is Saying This To You
PS, US Vinyl-only, limited & numbered to 500, high quality virgin wax, plus download card. Philadelphia's Kurt Vile who has been making a name for himself by releasing lo-fi CDR's out of his music for years. He writes some of the best psych-pop songs we've heard in a long time and is definitely one to watch out for in the upcoming years.
MexicanSummer
LP
$15.00

Vines
Melodia
PS, US
IvyLeague
CD
$14.25

Von Ehrics
Loaded
PS, US Formed in the summer of 2000 in the Red River Bottom of Fannin County, TX. Their music intent was simple: combine the influences of the country and gospel music on which they were raised w/ the punk and metal records they found as rebellious teenagers. Known for their blistering live shows, the Von Ehrics blend straight-forward country songs w/ high intensity punk. RIYL: Social Distortion, Steve Earle, Bad Religion, Waylon Jennings
Crustacean
CD
$12.00

Walker, Peter
Spanish Guitar
PS, US "Rainy Day Raga" translated the sound of Eastern ragas into the consciousness of America's LSD generation. The record is still considered a classic
of its genre, cited as a primary influence on the new psych/folk sounds of today's generation. This is the culmination of this past era, continuing where "Rainy Day
Raga" left off, tracing his beloved Indian sound to Spain, where the gypsies redefined Spanish music & created what is now know as flamenco. This is to flamenco what "Rainy Day Raga" was to raga.
Birdman
CD
$16.00

Walker, Peter
Long Lost Tapes 1970
PS, US One cold late fall weekend I put a session together. I found housing for the out of town musicians and invited my friend Maruga Booker who came all the way from Detroit, Badal Roy and I had played together and he was available so he came up from New Jersey, the rest of the guys were already in Woodstock that week. It all came together at Levon Helm's house while Levon was away. I traded with Eddy Offord for the equipment rental and engineering, so in
so many ways it was a classic "Woodstock Production." It was my last major effort before years of obscurity and remained in storage all these years. Josh Rosenthal encouraged me to dig it out and release it so here it is, I hope you like it. - Peter Walker, Woodstock, NY, 2008
TompkinsSquare
CD
$14.75

Wavves
Wavvves (ON SALE)
PS, US New album, new label. When not watching cops or drinking 40s in the park, Nathan Daniel William blogs on classic rap and records waves of effortlessly great slack / crust / beach / punk compressed onto 4 track cassette in his san diego bedroom. It's a room that most of us will only imagine. Thanks to the eager bloggers, you may have already heard Wavves. If you have not, we can say that few things are more annoying than reading a string of sound references. So how 'bout this : Wavves are exemplifying every musical pastiche of what anyone in their mid 20's has been through, and somehow, some that they have not. How a tune written by a 22 yr old can evoke this boyish reverie and reverence of thoughtful nostalgia is beyond me, but listen between the grooves and yr gonna hear it too. Wavves is the sound of today's american youth! It's a new day rising and as the Wavves get higher, they gotta converge. You can choose to stay down in the curl, but if you follow the winner, we can meet up on the crest.
FatPossum
CD
$13.00

We Are Hex
Gloom Bloom
PS,US The band experiments with noise, dance, doom & psychedelia without losing the pop sensibilities of the 50s & 60s or the urgency of classic punk. Their vibe recalls the Cure, Gang of Four, PJ Harvey & the Jesus and Mary Chain. Songs were recorded off the cuff, mic in the middle of the room, in a take or two
HexHaus
CD
$12.00

Weasel, Ben
These Ones Are Bitter
PS,US Former SCREECHING WEASEL & RIVERDALES frontman's 1st album in 5 years. 1st-rate melodic punk songs. Features Dan Andriano (ALKALINE TRIO) on bass & Chris Gaylor (ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS) on drums
AsianMan
LP
$13.50

Weinland
Lamentor
PS, US Debut album from 2008.
Badman
CD
$13.75

Wet Hair
Dream
PS, US When Iowa City freak-out free-rockers Raccoo-oo-oon called it quits last year it left a bummer scar in the Midwest underground scene. But time is a great healer, and so are new bands. So out of the ashes of the RAC pack comes Wet Hair, a synth-punk-trance duo composed of keyboardist/vocalizer Shawn Reed and keyboardist/drummer Ryan Garbes, and Dream is the band's debut vinyl full-length after a series of increasingly shredding limited-edition cassettes on their own Night People label. Piling together an unlikely trash heap of Suicide-style drum machine beat-bops, zone-droned Krautrock keys, and fucked up outsider crooning, the LP's four tracks careen across a spectrum of moods and mangled melodies. Recorded at Flat Black Studios by Luke Tweedy and mastered by Pete Swanson, Wet Hair's cult electric annihilation has never gleamed with such razor-edged weirdness; this is their dream made real. Black vinyl LPs in jackets with artwork by Reed and Garbes, plus a pro-printed full-color 11x11 insert.
NotNotFun
LP
$15.75

Whiskeytown
San Antone b/w The Great Divide
PS, US Exclusive Record Store Day 7"
Geffen
45
$5.25

Whitest Boy Alive
Rules
PS, US Indie-pop/disco!
Bubbles
CD
$17.00

Wiese, John
Circle Snare
PS, US Consider "Circle Snare" a hard-wrought souvenir. Composed and realized in the midst of a comprehensive Scandinavian/European tour in 2008, John Wiese found himself tangled deep in dialogue with his instruments and ideas. Wiese increasingly scrutinized his native tongue and vocabulary, seeking new forms of grammar and cadence, as only extensive dives in unfamiliar waters can inspire. His given electronic anatomy of drum machine, microphones, tapes, and MSP folded out of their hard accustomed formations, breaking out into a more cogent and vital arsenal. "Circle Snare" is the cumulative result -- a finely detailed and dimensional evolution of an already unique voice. Those who have been stalking Wiese all along - through the landmark statement "Soft Punk," to the recent "Dramatic Accessories" LP -- will find "Circle Snare" to be a revelatory work. As Wiese continues to travel and work relentlessly and restlessly, we have no choice but to keep up; the circle is a spiral from the side, and the greatest trap is standing still.
NoFunProductions-49
CD
$12.25

Winter Gloves
About A Girl
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PaperBag
LP
$19.00

Winter Gloves
About A Girl
PS, US Ten songs driven by the sounds of keyboards and drumes, all wrapped up in a constant buzz of bass and gritty
synths. Winter Gloves was voted best new band of 2008 on iTunes Canada.
PaperBag
CD
$16.00

Wipers
Over The Edge
PS, US Bleak, hard-driven 3rd LP (1983) offers GREG SAGE at his most chased & breathless, lashing out w/ sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. The jagged, effortless guitar lines, the paranoid lyrics & raw-throated vocals, & the taut, unified rhythms that define their sound bleed together most clearly on this LP. Audiophile grade vinyl, packaged in a deluxe tip-on sleeve.
Jackpot
LP
$17.00

Wire Magazine
#302
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Wolves In The Throneroom
Black Cascade
PS, US With this record, Wolves wholly transcend the limitations of the black metal label to be reborn as an entity entirely unto themselves. The energy conjured by the music is a distinctive manifestation of a personal vision, characterized by a heavy & powerful analog sound & a deft touch with songwriting & arrangement. Blazing & crystalline Metal riffs slowly collapse & shift into ritualistic dirges that invoke endless rain falling.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Wooden Shjips
Dos
PS, US How many music bloggers does it take to change a lightbulb? None, computer screens are backlit. Here we have a WOODEN SHJIPS record the world saw coming-not titled II, Sophomore, or Second, but Dos. The group maintains its strident pace like a silverfish rave in perfectly folded bedsheets, with more bounce per ounce as life goes jogging with bopping heads and digging heels. Five numbers whose style might fit as cozily at La Cave in 1968 as at Ibiza in 1988. Natural loops with just enough vocals take you where the khakis and the cut-offs play together. Dos sounds off as the inauguration speech of a group accepting the minimalist psych bop crown that once adorned the likes of Neu and Loop. If possible, their brand of whipping fuzz hooks have gotten groovier. Wooden Shjips' debut album and various singles have established them as one of the best psych bands to inhabit this earthly realm. LP version to follow.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.50

Woods
Songs of Shame
PS, US The fourth full-length by WOODS, Songs of Shame, veers away from the lo-fi guerillas-in-the-mist sound of their previous Shrimper long-player, At Rear House, and presents both 90-second and ten-minute forays into skeletal psychedelia. The idiosyncratic songwriting style and vocalizing of JEREMY EARL is still present in spades on the album. Woods have toured incessantly as a trio over the last 12 months, and the songs on Shame have had their mettle tested. Check out the straight-ahead pop of "To Clean" or the "Neil Jung" push/pull of "Rain On." Elsewhere, an expansive side of the band hinted at on their Woods Family Creeps LP finds full flight on the subtle ten-minute stretch "September With Pete" (that features PETER NOLAN of MAGIK MARKERS guesting). "Utterly lovely music-a huge recommendation."-Boomkat. LP version available via the Woodsist label.
Shrimper
CD
$12.00

Woods
Sunlite b/w The Dark
PS, US
CapturedTracks
45
$6.25

Woods
Songs Of Shame
PS, US Fourth full length rips deeper with both 90 second & 10 minute forays into skeletal psychedelia. This is not to say the idiosyncratic songwriting style &
vocalizing of Jeremy Earl is not present in spades but expanded, colored, & twisted into a tie-dye of soundscapes. Having toured incessantly over the last 12 months as a four piece, many of the songs on "Shame" benefit from having been road worn, windblown, & deeply grooved. FIRST EDITION OF 1100 ON REVERSE STOCK JACKETS W/PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
Woodsist
LP
$13.50

Wray, Link
Hillbilly Wolf: Missing Links Volume 1
PS, US 1997 release. "Ravin' rockabilly roots of Lucky Wray & the Palomino Ranch Gang thru the early days of the Raymen! Unreal, classic rocked up hillbilly hall o' fame- worthy boppers! Soo-perb!"
Norton
Norton
LP
$13.00

Wrekmeister Harmonies
Recordings Made In Public Spaces Volume One
PS, US Wrekmeister Harmonies is sound artist J.R. Robinson & an ever-changing group of noteworthy collaborators, including DAVID YOW (JESUS LIZARD), AZITA, JOHN HERNDON & JEFF PARKER (TORTOISE), FRED LONBERG-HOLM, KEN VANDERMARK and more. The end result is a distinctive hybrid of sound art & avant-garde musics presented in a CD+DVD double disc release.
Atavistic
CD/DVD
$14.75

X (Australia)
X-Aspirations
PS, AUSTRALIA In late 1979, Ian Rilen, Steve Lucas and Steve Cafiero entered Trafalgar studios with producer Lobby Loyde to record some demos for a projected single. They emerged just five hours later with a completed album, the undisputed classic X-Aspirations. Bass monster Rilen had been a founding member of Rose Tattoo (he wrote their seminal debut single 'Bad Boy For Love,' but had left in October 1977 after his harder edged compositions like 'Hate City' were rejected. Debuting in December 1977, X became one of the leading lights of the Sydney punk explosion. After the shocking death of original guitarist Ian Krahe, vocalist Lucas, with his distinctive sandpaper scream, took on guitar duties and, along with the powerhouse drumming of Cafiero, the classic three-piece lineup was born. Australian rock legend Lobby Loyde (Aztecs, Coloured Balls) was an early champion of the band and the perfect choice for producer. The single taken from the LP, 'I Don't Wanna Go Out,' is one of the great singles of the punk era. X, however, were not purely a punk band -- in attitude maybe, but Rilen's Oz rock roots added another dimension. X were simply a great rock band -- their sound has not aged in 30 years and their legend looms large in the history of Australian music. Aztec Music are proud to present a long overdue reissue of such an important album. Features the singles: 'I Don't Wanna Go Out' and 'Mother' (best Lennon cover ever? Lucas certainly has the primal scream vocal down pat!). Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, 6 panel digipak, 24 page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Plus 3 bonus tracks.
AztecMusic
CD
$21.75

Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
It's Blitz
PS, US New album!
Interscope
CD
$15.00

Yellowbeard
S-T
PS, BELGIUM "I have been begging the Massachusetts based acidfolklorist Joshua Burkett to do a record on Ultra Eczema for years. I met him through Ron of Sunburned Hand Of The Man about 5 years ago, when they did a duo radiosession at Radio Centraal, which later got released as a Pewtr Trust CD-R on UE. I was struck by Joshua's mix of shyness, amazing and heavy acoustic guitar playing and his encyclopedic knowledge of weirdo music. His music is usually so silent that it makes you all tense and walk on socks instead of wooden shoes. The Yellowbeard LP is a collection of adolescent/teenage recordings made by Joshua Burkett between 1990 and 1994, probably right before the time he joined Wayne and Kate Village in Vermonster! Some of the recordings were overdubbed in 2008. This is a beautiful collection of collaged scrambled bedroom madness, teenage wilderness, guitar noise, acidfolk, almost psych, organ fuckery, space between the tape deck and the player, outsider beauty! This LP comes with a glow in the dark sticker and an insert in a neon yellow/black fold open silkscreened cover design by Dennis Tyfus, limited to 300 copies."
UltraEczema
LP
$25.50

Yokota, Susumu
Mother
PS, US Feat. the vocal talents of Casper Clausen (EFTERKLANG), Anna Bronsted (Our Broken Garden), Claire Hope & Panos Ghikas (THE CHAP), this is a mesmerizing web of sound made of subtle rhythms & deep tones. From the soft bossa vibes of "Love Tendrilises" & the fractured folk of "A Flower White" to the electronic jazz of "A Ray of Light" & the Twin Peaks beauty of "Meltwater," this is an album that calls for deep & repeated listens.
LoRecordings
CD
$16.00

Yoshio, Machida
Steelpan Improvisations: 2001-2008
PS, JAPAN Three years after the release of Naada, retrospectively, Yoshio Machida compiled his steelpan live recordings in Europe and Japan from 2001 to 2008. Machida's music has been already as known as his CD trilogy "Hypernatural" series, TV spot in France and in DJ Spooky's Rhythm Science. Influenced by Indian improvised traditional music, for his first tour in Europe in 2002, he made original "un-equal temperament" tuned steelpan by himself. It sounds like Gamelan gong. And he performed steelpan with Max/MSP real-time processing for getting drone sound (like tampura in Indian music) from his steelpan sound. After several endeavors for expressing "live" music with complicated and real-time computer processing, he started to play only acoustic steelpan to realize micro-articulations texture that like computer generated, without computer. This album shows the trail reminiscent of Harold Budd's ambient piano, Fennesz's glitches, Improvisers...
Amorfon-901
CD
$15.00

Yves De Mey
Lichtung
PS, US The sound work Lichtung is the original score for a dance solo by choreographers Antoine Effroy and Anne Rudelbach and performed by Catherine Jodoin. The performance premiered on March 26, 2008 at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany. The concept of the dance performance was to begin from a unique situation and sustain this physical state as long as possible. By adding unique and non-repetitive movements, the choreography slowly evolves, starting at the back of the stage and gradually moving towards the front, as if by zooming inward. The sound follows this evolution or curve, not necessarily in volume, but rather by changes in density and speed to accompany the performer's phrase changes. Lichtung was written and composed in Brussels, Belgium and Hamburg, Germany by Yves De Mey. Already at a very early age, Yves De Mey (born 1972) became interested in electronic and/or experimental music. After a few unsuccessful years in film school, he decided to turn his early interest into his profession and started working as sound engineer and sound designer. Very soon his work found its way into the field of contemporary theatre, dance and performance. Essential to De Mey's work is the dramaturgy of sound, often combined with research in change of perception through spatial sound or music. His music has a strong focus on filmic qualities with the tendency to suggest a minimalist composition, allowing sounds to find their place and evolve over time. Every single bit of the composition organically changes throughout the layout by gentle analog and digital manipulation. In live situations, De Mey prefers to improvise, looking for happy accidents. Besides his performing arts activities, he's been releasing music on different labels, often in more accessible styles, but always based on a strong interest for non-conventional sounds. De Mey continues to work on a series of site-specific sound installations, investigating space and processes of technical and human decay. Yves De Mey often works together live or in studio with Christoph De Boeck/Audiostore and Peter Van Hoesen. He shared stage with such noted artists as Kaffe Matthews, Christian Fennesz, Alex Waterman, and Bo Wiget. De Mey lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. www.knobsounds.com
Line-039
CD
$12.25

Zaimph
Death Blooming Pleasure
PS, US 'Whoever shall listen to this and shall take notice of these personal occurrences will discern it concerned none but for my self.' so reads the back of the new lp by Zaimph. When spinning this dark velvet cloak a door opens to clouds of smoke shooting out the windows sills of the shell of old library like ink plumes while smokes leaps like black cats between the curtains. Stone and concrete crumble and ill the air with gray gas showering the maze of shrubs in the courtyard with a dark veil of soot. Marcia Bassett has treaded the waters of noise psych drone and continues to defy the categories. A dark psychedelic guitar wash peaks its head out of the smoldering coals that could have been released on the mighty slaughter productions death industrial temple from Italy. Further morbidity croaks from the slicing vocals of a distraught entity being ripped from one dimension to the other... and rather enjoying her ordeal. Light the candles and burn the incense.... Limited to 300 copies.
NoFunProductions-45
LP
$16.25

Zeitkratzer/Carsten Nicoloai/Terre Thaemlitz/Keiji Haino
Electronics (3CD BOX)
PS, GERMANY The Zeitkratzer label releases a limited 3CD box documenting international avant-garde soloists ensemble Zeitkratzer, and their collaborations with groundbreaking electronic musicians spanning nearly a decade. This set collects all three previously-released Electronics recordings (ZKR 004CD/ZKR 005CD/ZKR 006CD), made in Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Austria with non-academic electronic musician Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto), electro-acoustic composer Terre Thaemlitz, and legendary Japanese noise artist Keiji Haino: three heroes of electronic music. This package includes a special 34-page textbook in German and English containing essays about the consequences of the ensemble's radical work: Diedrich Diederichsen on authorship, Elliott Sharp's "Zeitkratzer and the Myth of the End of Instruments," and Michael Iber on Zeitkratzer's unusual musical notation. Other essays by Tony Herrington (Wire), and Stefan Fricke. Zeitkratzer are: Frank Gratkowski (bass clarinet); Hayden Chisholm (bass clarinet); Franz Hautzinger (trumpet) Melvyn Poore (tuba); Reinhold Friedl (piano, inside-piano); Maurice De Martin (percussion); Burkhard Schlothauer (violin); Anton Lukoszevieze (cello); Ulrich Phillipp (double bass); Marc Weiser (analog electronics); Ralf Meinz (sound). Directed by Reinhold Friedl.
Zeitkratzer
CD-BOX
$45.00

Forthcoming Releases

39 Clocks
Zoned (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
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

Akron/Family
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DeadOceans-012
LP
$12.25

Akron/Family
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
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

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

Americans in France
Pretzelvania (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
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

Americans in France
Pretzelvania (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Odessa
LP
$12.50

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

Anathallo
Canopy Glow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS,US Vinyl version
Anticon
LP
$16.00

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

Avengers
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 21ST)
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. 2CD
Water
DCD
$18.00

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 count