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A Flock of Seagulls
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The Liverpool quintet A Flock of Seagulls first gained attention in the dance clubs with "Telecommunication," included on this debut release. The band benefited from heavy play on MTV and quickly became known for their outrageous fashion and lead singer Mike Score's waterfall-like haircut. However, their self-titled debut is an enjoyable romp that was set apart from other synth-heavy acts of the time by Paul Reynolds' unique guitar style. The kinetic "I Ran (So Far Away)" became a video staple and a Top Ten radio hit. "A Space Age Love Song," with its synthesizer washes and echo-laden guitar, also managed to score at radio. The rest of the album consists of hyperactive melodies, synthesizer noodlings, and electronic drumming. The lyrics are forgettable. In fact, they rarely expand on the song titles, but its all great fun and a wonderful collection of new wave ear candy."
Jive
CD
$12.25

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Recurring Dream & Apocalypse Of Darkness
PS, US LP is limited to 1000.
Important-188
DLP
$23.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO
Recurring Dream & Apocalypse Of Darkness
PS, US Recurring Dream And Apocalypse Of Darkness is the by far the heaviest Acid Mothers Temple record yet. So heavy, in fact, that Kawabata Makoto jokingly said "the album is really heavy, maybe a bit like Sunn o))). hahahaha". The limited edition double LP version of Recurring Dream is packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on heavy-duty jacket and it contains two bonus tracks rounding out the double LP set. Both the CD & LP feature remarkable artwork by Seldon Hunt.
Important-188
CD
$12.25

Air
Moon Safari: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [re-issue]
PS, US PREFIX MAG: "I don't remember getting the royal treatment when I turned ten. But nowadays, whenever a landmark album reaches its tenth anniversary, it gets the deluxe re-issue fete. Up this week: Air's gorgeous, neo-disco masterpiece, Moon Safari. The package includes two CDs and a DVD. Disc one contains the entire original album. The second disc contains rarities, live tracks, and remixes by the likes of Beck and the Moog Cookbook. The DVD features the Mike Mills documentary Eating, Sleeping, Waiting and Playing, which chronicles Air's first tour, as well as videos and new graphics by Mills. It all adds up to three times the sexiness. Seriously, put this album on next time you have that special someone over for a romantic evening."
Astralwerks
DCD/DVD
$26.50

American Princes
Other People
PS, US The group, now a five piece w/the addition of keyboardist/guitarist Will Boyd, recorded at New York City studio The Fireplace w/ Chuck Brody, who's worked on records by the Wu-Tang Clan & Peter Bjorn & John. "A few friends have said it's our '80s record, but it's probably more Tears for Fears or Tom Petty than New Order - we wanted to include a bunch of weird, post-modern hooks, which made working w/a predominately hip-hop producer all the more enticing"
YepRoc
CD
$11.75

Apes, The
Ghost Games
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GypsyEyes
LP
$14.50

Apes, The
Ghost Games
PS, US POPMATTERS: "Forgoing lead guitar for shambling, sinister organ licks, DC post-punk outfit the Apes strike a strange middle-ground between minimalism and maximalism. Lacking guitar accompaniment, Jeff Schmid's drums and and Erick Jackson's bass tend operate in spare cages of plunging rhythms and blurting stabs, and when the keys afford them some space, the whole feels crisply open. However, just as often as organist Amanda Bynes allows herself to be constrained by the others' rhythms, she surges past and breaks free, letting her organ swell to fill every gap with psychedelic squeal."
GypsyEyes
CD
$13.75

Arthur And Martha
Autovia
PS, UK Featuring Adam of SALOON. "Gilbert & George, disguised as The Carpenters, steal the hits of Kraftwerk and bash them out on an old moog in the style of Section 25" Zoot Magazine Arthur and Martha are stage names. Arthur and Martha are Adam Cresswell and Alice Hubley. Adam was the founding member of beard-stroking folkatronica indie-band, Saloon. They played lots of gigs, made some records, shot to number 1 in John Peel's festive chart and then fell off the side of the world. Alice was in party-girl band The Duloks (she was the one who played the music) but wanting to wear something onstage other than a PE kit or slutty nun's outfit, one night she jumped ship and also fell off the side of the world. They met, picked themselves up and on the side of a European autovia somewhere were born again as Arthur and Martha. By bringing together their rag-tag collection of moogs, melodicas and an antique drum-machine, they penned the songs on this disc for you now. 'Autovia' is a foot to the floor 4/4 driving song; like something Tom Petty would pen were he possessed by the brain of Kraftwerk and the soul of a maladjusted robot. 'Japanese Kiss' is the soundtrack to a messy break-up and inevitable argument over custody of the Pet Shop Boys CD's. 'Squarewave to Heaven' is the song that Led Zep would have made had Jimmy Page been influenced by Morton Subotnick rather than Muddy Waters.
HappyRobots-01
45
$7.75

Arthur, Joseph
Crazy Rain
PS, US The first in a series of four EPs Joseph Arthur will be releasing in 2008 on his own label, Lonely Astronaut Records, leading up to a full-length album in August. Raw, atmospheric pop.
LonelyAstronaut
CD5
$7.25

Autechre
Quaristice
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp
DLP
$20.00

Autumns, The
Fake Noise from a Box of Toys
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Previous albums like In the Russet Gold of This Vain Hour were full of shimmering, slowly unfolding dream pop soundscapes directly influenced by the likes of My Bloody Valentine and the Cocteau Twins, whose Simon Raymonde signed the Los Angeles band to his Bella Union label some time back. There are intermittent flashes of that sound on Fake Noise from a Box of Toys (notably on "The Midnight Knock" and "The Beautiful Boot"), but this is a far more immediate album overall. Points of comparison this time aren't the wall-of-effects-pedals wash that Robin Guthrie or Kevin Shields specialized in, but the self-consciously epic likes of Simple Minds, U2, Radiohead, or even Coldplay: singer Matthew Kelly tends to favor the highest end of his range à la Chris Martin or Thom Yorke. Anthemic singalong choruses, catchy guitar riffs, and layered harmonies -- things the Autumns never had much truck with on their earlier albums -- are the focus of songs like "Boys," "Glass Jaw," and "Clem," any of which could conceivably be mainstream alt-rock radio hits. That may sound like the Autumns have abandoned themselves to the wider pop marketplace, but what's most impressive about Fake Noise from a Box of Toys is that the group maintains enough of their own musical personality on songs like the swirling closer "Oh My Heart" and the dramatic high point "Killer in Drag" that the more accessible songs sound like evolution, not sellout."
BellaUnion
CD
$12.25

Bailiff, Jessica & Annelies Monsere
Untitled EP
PS, BELGIUM Numbered limited edition of 310 in an LP like sleeve. Annelies Monseré (Belgium/Bluesanct records) and Jessica Bailiff (US/Kranky) met back in 2002, during Jessica's first European tour. They've been frequently doing shows together since 2005. They've often joined each other on stage, but recording together didn't happen until they did a duo-tour in October 2007. On this occasion, they've totally reworked two rare tracks of Jessica, and two yet unreleased songs by Annelies. Although it's just the two of them, this ep has a very built-up sound, which is reminiscent of Jessica's earliest output and Annelies' most recent live shows. Vocals, guitars and cello- and keyboard drones get a very prominent role on these recordings, which were made entirely in the analog domain. The ep is limited to 310, and comes in a mini-lp jacket. All copies are hand-numbered and have hand-written liner notes by Annelies.
Morc-48
CD5
$10.50

Barry, Todd
From Heaven
PS, US Fresh from his knockout bongo performance on Flight Of The Conchords, Todd releases his third full-length comedy album, this time touching on hard-hitting issues, from The Container Store to famous bass players, in his inimitable high-energy style. He's appeared on Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Comedy Central's Friar's Roast of Chevy Chase, "Space Ghost Coast To Coast", and in his own two "Comedy Central Presents" specials. He also has numerous acting credits, has done cartoon voice work, and has done shows with The New Pornographers, Yo La Tengo, The Shins, Aimee Mann, They Might Be Giants, and Luna. Check out his previous releases, "Falling Off The Bone" and "Medium Energy", and look for him on tour.
ComedyCentral
CD
$12.50

Bearsuit
Foxy Boxer
PS, US Single from TweeSpazzCore band from Norwich UK. It's like Huggy Bear Stereolab Beat Happening and Sonic Youth getting together for a potluck. LIMITED.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
45
$5.00

Blues Control
Puff
PS, US First album now on CD. Germinates from the bowels of the Blues but erupts via a postmodern portal; there are gorgeous sheens of rust that fissure throughout, harmonicas smoke in the distance, guitars splatter, keyboards ooze white hot neo psychedelic lava, in the end, like the music emitted from Apollos lyre, it is a devastatingly wondrous experience.
Fusetron
CD
$11.50

Bobby & Blumm
Everybody Loves
PS, US LP version w/ fold-out poster lyric sheet. Sweden's Ellinor Blixt (aka Bobby Baby) & Germany's F.S. Blumm try to give the wide world of pop some little turns & unexpected changes w/ hiss & rustle, dreamy sound, soft & fragile voices, purity & warmth. Recorded 50km north of Berlin in a little house at the edge of the forest in a room w/ wooden walls & as a result, you will hear the rackling sounds of shellac records, a caressing clothes-brush, some fingertips on greaseproof paper, as well as swinging coat hangers on the night train to Krakow, flat-wound strings on a big guitar & above all, a gentle & silky voice.
MorrMusic
LP
$16.25

Brian Jonestown Massacre
My Bloody Underground
PS, US Thirteenth full-length album & first for BJM's leader Anton Newcombe's own record label. The listener is taken on a trip that contains stirring visions of sunny Californian communes all the way to New York City bars on the Lower East Side. The entire album provides provocative glimpses into Anton Newcombe's head, both the darkness & the light. Mark Gardener (RIDE) makes an appearance.
ARecords
CD
$14.00

Brian Jonestown Massacre
Bravery, Repetition & Noise
PS, US VINYL VERSION of this 2001 album, 180 gram pressing. We think color vinyl too.
ARecords
LP
$20.50

Bronze
Calypso Shakedown
PS, US Not the Bus Stop Label's pop-obsessed artist, but a Chicago 18-piece boasting avant-rock pedigress harnessing their collective powers for this breezy soul-funk de force. Although Calypso Shakedown is in some respects a throwback to a lost era - an era characterized by saccharine enforcement of smooth passion - one is impressed more deeply on each listen by an irresistibly genuine quality, unmistakably contemporary. Think Elliott Smith meets Lionel Richie, it's a little bit like peanut butter and bananas. Now pour on some honey. There is uncommon depth within these songs. Say whatever else you will about it, but unfettered by convention and without affectation, there is no denying Calypso Shakedown has loads of soul. Trombones flirt with flutes atop the warm sonic glow of a Fender Rhodes, guitars mingle with vibraphone and violin and cello soar over elaborate vocals. Throughout, an uncommonly adept rhythm section (think rhythm and blues) forms the backbone that speaks volumes and could move mountains.
Unsound
CD
$12.25

Built To Spill
They Got Away/Rearrange
PS, US
WarnerBros
12
$10.00

Bunnygrunt
Karen Hater's Club
PS, US LIMITED. Former kings of the 90's cuddlecore scene Bunnygrunt returned after a good amount of time off and came back as a rock n roll band in 2004. Sure, 4 years later the vinyl comes out, but better late than never.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
10
$8.50

Chandeliers
The Thrush
PS, UK Chandeliers are a Chicago_based quartet that represents a phenomenon of unclassifiable modern music. Comprised of multi-instrumentalists from Chicago's blossoming young avant-rock scene, they have created a unique, and live, electronic sound. Adopting the collective spirit of krautrock bands like Can and Faust, the Chandeliers function as a unified whole, with no dominant members. This approach gives the band a more intuitive and unpredictable approach to composing. the sessions for The Thrush were overseen by Bablicon's Diminisher and Blue Hawaii at the Shape Shoppe and at Mahjongg's west-side studio in Chicago. Its nine songs feature guests musicians from Bablicon, Icy Demons, and Mahjongg and includes 3 videos by filmmaker TJ Hellmuth. Believing that colour can exist in harmony with timbre, the Chandeliers pride themselves on their synaesthetic live performances: a non-stop high-energy show, augmented with dual projections of Brakhage-esqe visual rhythm. Chandeliers bring the energy of a super-live party to their cerebral synth interplay. An obvious reference is Kraftwerk, but with influences ranging from Burmese and Arabic melody, to the sonically dirty rhythmic propulsion of Konono no.1, and the crunked-out psychedelic hip-hop of J-Dilla, Chandeliers always keep the listener on their toes. An album with the flow of a mix-tape, the Thrush is at home bangin' in your trunk or hypnotizing on your headphones.
PickledEgg-71
CD
$17.00

Chikinki
Lick Your Ticket
PS, UK Not content with pillaging the past for inspiration, this record see the band take the ambitious step of plugging into the mains and trying to blast themselves into the future. They bleep, bluster and blister on this release, which successfully manages to combine their love for electro-scuzz, hooky melodies and occasionally delicate guitars. Drum kits are replaced by sensor pads and skittering electronica loops, guitars are run through code-crunching banks of effects, and it seems as if only the vocals tether the band down into conventional rock territory: bounding between a stargazing croon ('Drink') or a Mick Jagger yelp ('To Sacrifice a Child'), depending on whether the band are luxuriating in warm keyboard textures or hurtling along at a rate of electro-rock knots. 'Assassinator 13', is a rollicking opener with a rib-vibrating bassline, destined to send a sticky crowd into convulsions. 'Ether Radio' sounds like Zoot Woman having fey fisticuffs with The Coopers, but with more testosterone, whereas 'Hate TV', is a darkly romantic electro-glam stomp of majestically wasted beauty. But, among the album's twisted sexual traumas, soundclash confessionals and beat _mashing party anthems, 'Scissors Paper Stone' stands out as an expansive rock epic inspired by Chikinki's stadium-sized self-belief during their early wilderness years. 'They steam through their rock-solid wall of future hits with a rare, magnetic natural stage charisma' NME. 'Incendiary sonic-assault shows, professorial keyboard genius and a singer who dares to be Mick Jagger'. The Face. 'Smells like the future of rock 'n' roll' The Fly.
UrbanCow-006
CD
$17.00

Comsat Angels
To Before [2007 archive collection]
PS, UK A compilation of demos, out-takes and other 'deleted' stuff from 1978 to 1993 largely taken from the band's own 'archives'. 17 previously unreleased recordings include three tracks from their ultra-rare first single available on cd for the first time. Along with band demos done at Input Studios 79-81, tracks done at September Sound Studios in Oct 78, tracks recorded in cellar of band house in Sheffield, rehearsal recordings, tracks from from limited release album 'Fire On The Moon', and an early 'My Minds Eye' demo. Double CD which comes in a sumptuous card gatefold sleeve.
Renascent
DCD
$23.75

Comsat Angels
Glamour [expanded 2007 re-issue]
PS, UK The original 1995 album remastered with a second disc of bonus material, repackaged in a mini-gatefold album sleeve.
Renascent
DCD
$23.75

Comsat Angels
My Minds Eye [expanded 2006 re-issue]
PS, UK The original 1992 album remastered and resequenced with 6 bonus tracks, repackaged in a mini-gatefold album sleeve.
Renascent
CD
$22.50

Comsat Angels
Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones [2006 re-issue]
PS, UK Remastered 1992 collection comprised of BBC sessions recorded 1979-1984, considered by the band to be the definitive versions of many of their best songs. Also includes the band's only recorded cover, the Rolling Stones "Citadel".
Renascent
CD
$22.50

Constantines + Feist
Islands in the Stream
PS, US Made famous in '83 as a duet by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton, this was originally written by the Bee Gees. Recorded together in Toronto one chilly day in early Feb. following a game of ice hockey & a round of hot chocolates. Their decelerated & intimate version was produced by Jeff McMurrich.
Arts&Crafts
45
$6.50

Cut Copy
In Ghost Colours
PS, US DFA in house producer and programming guru TIM GOLDSWORTHY served as "muse" for this album. The band travelled to New York and spent six weeks at DFA's Plaintain Studio geeking out on vintage analog equipment.The result is a new album haunted with machines of the past and sounds of the future, both jacking and jangly, electronic and organic. Cut Copy have crafted a record filled with glorious sounds and moods and that unashamedly pops with hooks and melodies. "Best New Music" according to PITCHFORK: "Blog house may be increasingly used as an eye-rolling pejorative, but don't punish Cut Copy's hugely enjoyable In Ghost Colours, a fantastic summer pop record that feels light, confident, and unencumbered by the dictates of fashion."
Modular
CD
$11.00

Denny, Sandy
Best of the BBC Recordings
PS, UK 2008 archive release containing the best of the late Folk singer's BBC Recordings.
IslandUK
CD
$15.00

Domino, Renaldo
I'll Get You Back b/w Two Years Four Days
PS, US 2 unreleased sides intended for the Sincere label from the man whose voice is as sweet as sugar. A must for Twinight fans.
LIMITED to 500
Sincere
45
$5.25

Edan
Beauty & the Beat
PS, US REPRESSED FINALLY!! One-man outfit from the old school who pushes the rap genre by throwing down a color drenched collage of 60's psychedelia, funky beats & sharp rhyming. He excels at creating sonic collages that sweep through the myriad influences with off kilter samples that lift his tracks into the realms of the surreal. The missing link between DJ Shadow & Eminem - an obsessive rap fan with a wicked streak of humor & lyrical gifts aplenty.
Lewis
LP
$14.75

ErikM
Steme
PS, AUSTRALIA Between his reputation as swift shifting improviser, concrete composer and turntable deconstructionist, Marseilles based artist ERIKM has earned himself an enviable position in the European music community. With Stéme, his most ambitious and fully realised compositional work to date, he devolves and re-contextualizes the boundaries between sound source and sound media. In essence, Stème originates from a selection of ten one minute long sound pieces burned on a CD that was deliberately damaged. These media (music on modified media or field recording) formed the basis of multiple improvised session including multiple stages of construction and destruction of these acoustic matters using my different electronic real time live music systems (3k-pad8system & MD or CD-dj and electronics). The resulting sounds are truly distinctive - filigree like sonic details are brought into sharp focus, tuning the ears with their paced spatial movements. Occasional grabs of the source sound material appear and are erased equally as quickly. A genuinely powerful statement of compositional intent. ERIKM has instinctively followed a relatively unusual, even risky, career path. Stemming from his interest in visual arts and his first musical experience as a rock guitarist, he has for some years now become steadily more and more renowned for his virtuoso turntabling and his use of electronic instruments and tools in an integrated scenic set-up eRikm has followed up musical collaborations with Voice Crack, Christian Marclay, Luc Ferrari, among others. He is certainly one of the better-equipped artists of the new generation to actually demonstrate a relationship between rock music (in its widest sense) and contemporary music ; hiding behind neither cultural camouflage nor an easy pandering to his audience.
Room40-426
CD
$15.00

Everyone
Desperate Times
PS, US FRED THOMAS (SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME) new project! An experimental piece that precedes Fred's CityCenter work. A tape collage in a format of two extended pieces, seemingly built from voices, guitars, jams, ghosts, hobo bones & self-shot MySpace vanity photos coming in & out of focus. This work is truly of an experimental nature, but, you can dance to it... or go get stoned in the bathroom. It's up to you.
Kenedik
CD
$8.50

Exciters, Thee
Spending Cash, Talking Trash
PS, UK When their "Dial 'E' for Excitement" (Dirty Water) was released, NME said: conforming to the rule that any band who spell "The" with two "e"s will always be beer-soaked garage rockers, the second single from Thee Exciters comprises four songs, each more beer-soaked and garage-rockin' than the last. Fittingly for a band whose singer has a reputation for on-stage nudity, the likes of "Ugly Face" and "Things Ain't Right" are the kind of songs that in the unlikely event that they woke up one morning as dogs would be muzzled, or at the very least made to wear one of those funny plastic cones around their heads to stop them chewing their own balls. An oblique recommendation, yes, but we're standing by it. Mojo magazine, meanwhile, declared that: ...this band's four tracker is shot through with a raging garage scuzz that is only properly realised on black plastic. Songs tell of being driven wild by young women, wanting to start a riot and, on "Ugly Face", a lousy attitude. When vocalist Paul Le-Brock howls "I hate your ugly face" you know the band mines the Nuggets motherlode. If this is your kind of thing, a deep sense of well-being awaits. This is a groovy, hip-shaking bastardization of the first Them album that's been copulating with the energy of The Shadows of Knights. "Things Ain't Right" is the Count Five reborn - psychotic reaction indeed! But they're not completely lost in the art of retrofication since they infuse a whole lotta punk attitude in their tunes. Yes! It's righteous, strip-me-naked- and-paint-me FUZZ RAWK! Forget the Arctic Monkeys or whoever is flavor of the month this month - dial "E" for Exciters if you want your rock'n'roll party to kick some booty, baby! This album includes both their soldout EPs and eight brand new tracks - plus a complete live set recorded at the Dirty Water Club as an added extra on the CD version - with fab cover art by renowned Danish artist Niels Ejnar Rust.
PickledEgg-1012
CD
$17.00

Experimental Aircraft
Third Transmission
PS, US This Austin band has been described as lush, ethereal, soothing and beautiful, thanks to front woman/guitarist Rachel Staggs' gorgeous, breathy-yetapocalyptic vocals and heavily distorted instruments.
Graveface-023
CD
$11.50

Flying Burrito Brothers, The
Flying Burrito Bros/Last of the Red Hot Burritos
PS, US For the first time on one CD, Raven offers two classic country rock/bluegrass albums by the legendary Flying Burrito Brothers.
Raven
CD
$21.00

Frank Black
Sv N F Ng Rs
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Just as Black Francis'Bluefinger was a musical portrait of Dutch painter, poet and punk rocker Herman Brood, Frank Black stays in a conceptual frame of mind with the mini-album SVN FNGRS, which draws inspiration from the Irish mythological figure Cúchulainn, who has seven fingers on each of his hands. Title aside, the album's references to Cúchulainn aren't often apparent, but what comes through loud and clear is how charged these songs are. SVN FNGRS kicks off with "The Seus," an instant classic in Black's catalogue. Burly guitars, a stuttering rhythm and layers of Black's shouty vocals wrestle each other into a prickly, funky groove, updating the weirdness, smartness and undeniable hooks of Frank Black songs like "Los Angeles" and "Ten Percenter." Black works his Stooges fetish harder than he has in years on "I Sent Away," a song with jabbing riffs that rock harder than anything on Bluefinger did. Though the set only has seven songs (of course), it shows off Black's range, with softer and more vulnerable songs like the sweetly ambling pop of "Half Man" and "Tale of the Lonesome Fetter" providing the yin to some of the louder tracks' yang. Song for song, this is one of Black's strongest solo releases."
CookingVinyl
CD
$10.50

From Leaf to Feather
Themes on an Imaginary Winter
PS, US New acid-jazzy project featuring Snow & Voices' Lauri Kranz on vocals. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The debut album by Los Angeles quartet From Leaf to Feather fits in with a recent spate of albums that blend contemporary electronica and the sounds of 1960s pop music, such as Caribou's Andorra and the self-titled debut of the Whitsundays. Later for those albums' evocations of the Bee Gees and the Zombies, though: the '60s icons that Themes on an Imaginary Winter puts the listener in mind of include first-generation synth heroes like Bruce Haack and the United States of America, bossa nova chanteuses of the Astrud Gilberto stripe, and the middle-of-the-road easy listening pop of the Ray Conniff Singers... Singer Lauri Kranz is used sparingly and therefore never overstays her welcome, while keyboardist Steven Gonzalez marries the old and the new gracefully. Far more melodically interesting and musically varied than the average chillout album, Themes on an Imaginary Winter is a most promising debut."
Milan
CD
$14.25

Gel-Sol
IZ
PS, IRELAND A joint release between Psychonavigation and Canadian label Upstairs Recordings. Seattle based producer Gel-Sol presents his new album entitled "IZ," and in his own words 'Is an all-ambient adventure I wrote for my niece Izabella, who was born early last year'. Gel-Sol aka Andrew Reichel, whose dichotomous sound spans from ambient soundscapes to complex, rhythmic electronica, creating a dynamic psychedelic universe with heavy emphasis on improvisation. His influences range from 70s prog and kraut rock to electronic and psychedelic. The album's music showcases Gelsol's trademark melodic edge combined with sweeping Synth pads reminiscent of 90's ambient albums from the likes of Pete Namlook & Global Communication.
Psychonavigation-023
CD
$14.00

Gossip, The
Live in Liverpool
PS, US CD & DVD recording of the group's July 9, 2007 performance in Liverpool. A fiercely intense & raucous performance fronted by the unapologetically brash & passionate Beth Ditto.
RedInk/RedInt
CD/DVD
$13.25

Gun Club
Larger Than Live
PS, US 'Tribal, psychobilly blues is the best way to describe Gun Club's energetic death rock, but the band's career seemed doomed from the get-go due to leader Jeffrey Lee Pierce's reputation as an unreliable wildman, and well-publicized bouts of drunkenness dogged him throughout his career. Formed in Los Angeles in the early '80s, the band were vaguely aligned with similarly roots-inspired groups like X and the Blasters, but later picked up and relocated to the Lower Eastside, resting more comfortably around the New York downtown set and Pierce's mentors, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein.'- All Music Guide. Larger Than Live was recorded in 1992. Never before released, it contains classics from the band's half dozen 80s recordings.
LastCallRecords
CD
$16.50

Health (LA)
Heaven Single + RMXS
PS, US Remixes by NARCTRAX (Tokyo) & PINK SKULL(Philadelphia). LIMITED to small run on some seriously nasty yellow vinyl, this 12" (That's 30cm for you continental-types) is out now.
FlemishEye
12
$13.50

Kooks,The
Konk
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$12.50

La Monja Enana
Humo y Espejos
PS, SPAIN LA MONJA ENANA is not your typical group with a defined path. Throughout their long, and at times, slower than usual career, they have played in Sweden, Russia, Paris and they put out a compilation in France and Mexico. The band has also been Single of the Week in Melody Maker. All of this happened without much effort from the group. LA MONJA ENANA is relaxed because they know that every once in awhile, without having to move a finger, something un-heard of happens and changes their career. Perhaps its largely due to their scientific-literary-paranormal theme in their music or it could simply be that when you listen to their music without preconceived notions, you appreciate all of the wonderful tunes with a catchy melody, a crystal and natural voice, together with surprising sounds. The fact is, LA MONJA ENANA has numerous fans in Spain anxiously waiting for the release of their album, "Humo y Espejo." We are folks who sell out their concerts, sing along to their songs and know the perfect gestures that go along with each line. We understand the references of Philip K. Dick and Jack Clayton in their older songs and with their brand new songs, we'll catch on to the references of Lemony Snicket in "Café Kafka" and of Jorgen Leth in "Humano Perfecto." We are people who admire how all of this may convert into a song and sound so great, catchy and melancholic at the same time. We are people who are elated that a group like LA MONJA ENANA exists, because, someone finally has written a song like "Heróes del Pasado" about the glorious oldies and because they dare with one of the most unusual songs by Jonathan Richman, "I'm a Little Dinosaur," offered as a bonus track on the album. I have the amazing luck to have heard and learned all of the new songs and that's why I must recommend, a part from the previous new songs mentioned, the catchy "Canción de Amor nº 3"- a musical story about the things a technopop musician would do for love, with Battiato style guitars. The song "Ciencia Cotidiana" is about all of the scientific phenomena produced in our daily lives and is also another fine choice. Don't miss out on "Trucos de Salón," "Raccord," "Nomeolvides" or "Veinte Preguntas" all of these are fantastic songs about love, science and strange phenomena. This is one of the amazing things about LA MONJA ENANA: their terrific ability to speak about the rare stuff in life in a very simple and down-to-earth way.
Elefant-1135
CD
$16.25

Leyers, Dirk
Alma
PS, GERMANY Dirk Leyers presents his first record for Klang Elektronik. "Azul" is an impulsive track, with an anxious, meandering bass line and bright synthesizer sounds, while the beat unerringly gallops directly towards dancer's heaven. On the B-side, Dirk calms down a little bit and begrudges us with a conveniently laid-back, almost ambient piece of music called "Azur" before he relieves us with the spheric, whispering "Alma."
KlangElektronik
12
$9.50

Lurker of Chalice
S-T
PS, US This re-issue features new packaging (a digi-pac) & a bonus track that was previously only available on the limited vinyl version. This release comes hot on the heels of the forthcoming Lurker of Chalice second full-length: Perverse Calculus
SouthernLord-045
CD
$14.00

M83
Saturdays = Youth (ON SALE)
PS, US New album! For M83's chief star-gazer Anthony Gonzalez, his youth is something he looks back upon with affection, something that has become the defining theme of his enchanting new album, Saturdays=Youth. The idea of youth - wasted, gilded or otherwise - has featured prominently in M83's music. From early fumblings like At The Party on 2001's self-titled debut to the bliss-fuzz of Teen Angst from 2005's breakthrough album Before The Dawn Heals Us, the French producer's dramatic space-rock tends to evoke the innocence and wonder of this hormonally charged time. But Saturdays=Youth is his most explicit celebration yet of how it feels to be dazed, confused and 15 years old. "Saturday is definitely the coolest day of the week for a teenager and that's the reason Saturday is in the title," he says, as if it needed explaining. "Saturday always reminds everyone of their youth". The eighties styling extends to the artwork, featuring a host of characters including a red-haired Molly Ringwald lookalike on the sleeve. Gonzalez states his main influences as 80s English bands and classic John Hughes teen movies such as The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles. "On this record I wanted to have the feeling of a teenager mixed with this period of the Eighties," he says. "I also wanted 11 different-sounding songs on the record - none of the songs sound the same." That might be true, but they each sound distinctly, unmistakeably M83. Recorded with Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros, Sugar Cubes, Cocteau Twins, Suede) and Ewan Pearson (Tracey Thorn, The Rapture, Ladytron) Saturdays = Youth delivers the rich sonic textures for which M83 is well known -this time with a more focused approach to song structure and form. M83 is Anthony Gonzalez. He lives in Antibes, France.
Mute
CD
$14.00

Mekons
The Mekons Story 1977-1982 [re-issue]
PS, US Originally released in 1982, also known as 'It Falleth like the Gentle Rain from Heaven'. 'The Mekons Story' is a collection of rare and unobtainable tracks from the UK punk legends Jon Langford describes as 'our revenge on the world.' This 20 track CD includes brilliant outtakes, unreleased tracks, alternate versions, B-sides, as well as a handful of live radio sessions recorded between 1977 and 1982 during the first Mekons incarnation. With a drunken sounding David Spencer providing a between cuts 'history' of the band, this, more than any other Mekons recording, shows their crucial and comic post-punk development. From cacophonic punk, primitive disco, agitated funk and new wave, and synth pop, the consistent thread in this material is the sheer brilliance of the Mekons' literacy in songwriting.
BuriedTreasure
CD
$13.00

Motorpsycho
Little Lucid Moments (ON SALE)
PS, NORWAY The double vinyl edition comes as 180g vinyl and the spectacular gatefold sleeve is printed on 350g extra thick cardboard.
RuneGrammofon-3073
DLP
$24.50

Motorpsycho
Little Lucid Moments (ON SALE)
PS, NORWAY With four long, energetic and evolving tracks ranging from 11 to 21 minutes, Little Lucid Moments is in every way what many hardcore fans will consider to be classic Motorpsycho in full flight. The album was recorded by Helge Sten and mixed by Jørgen Træen (Jaga Jazzist, Sondre Lerche). Mastered by U.S. mastering guru, Bob Katz. Motorpsycho was founded in 1989 in Trondheim, Norway's third biggest city, when mainstays Bent Sæther (bass, vocals) and Hans Magnus "Snah" Ryan (guitar, vocals) were joined by drummer Kjell Runar "Killer" Jenssen. The first album, Lobotomizer, was released in 1991 after which Killer quit and Håkon Gebhardt took over the drums for many years to come. Gebhardt left in 2005 before the recording of Black Hole/Blank Canvas where Bent and Snah did most of the drumming themselves. With Little Lucid Moments they have a new, permanent drummer. Kenneth Kapstad is also a member of Animal Apha and Monolitich and has played with Dadafon, Gåte, Cucumber and Soundtank. Helge Sten, aka Deathprod, is back as a co-producer of Lucid Little Moments, and Kim Hiorthøy also returns to design the album sleeve. With 1993's Demon Box, Motorpsycho were already laying down the blueprint for much of the stoner psychedelia that would spawn a number of bands many years later. Since then, and several albums later, they have developed their personal style to sometimes include delicate use of brass, strings and other instrumentation, even flirting with pop structures and shorter songs, but never abandoning the original spirit of Motorpsycho and the long classic epics like "Demon Box," "The Wheel," "The Golden Core," "Un Chien D'Espace," "Vortex Surfer" and "Radiator Freak."
RuneGrammofon-2073
CD
$15.00

Mt. Wilson Repeater
S-T
PS, US After ten-plus years fronting Los Angeles' favorite sons, the RADAR BROS., Jim Putnam now brings his acclaimed talent for composition, melody and command of the studio to his new project Mt. Wilson Repeater. Recorded in his renowned backyard studio in Atwater Village, CA, Mt. Wilson Repeater is the sound of late nights at the piano, bourbon in hand, after a day spent watching his dog Hal eat freshly fallen grapefruit from the adjacent tree. Playing multiple instruments on the album and utilizing many of the techniques learned from his father, Bill Putnam, Jim delivers masterful recordings of his trademark aesthetic. This self-titled debut expresses that warm southern California sun worshipped by Putnam, the Radar Bros. and their fans yet the similarities between Mt. Wilson Repeater and the Radar Bros. suddenly come to an abrupt end. Vocals take a backseat to music on this album-if they get in the car at all-serving more as an integral part of the sound and instrumentation rather than as a point of focus. Jim creates lush, psychedelic arrangements swimming within an intimate bedroom ambience - a seamless welding of electronic and acoustic worlds. The experiment that is Mt. Wilson Repeater sits comfortably in the backyard along with tradition, sharing drinks until tradition passes out, allowing him to sneak back into the studio.
EasternFiction-003
CD
$12.25

Never Enough Hope
Gift Economy
PS, US The brainchild of Chicago-based composer/improviser Tobin Summerfield (Crush Kill Destroy). Utilizing rock & free music idioms in the orchestration- which
takes shape in the form of a 20-piece ensemble- it is the precision voicing of every individual instrument that gives the album its weight.
Contraphonic
CD
$13.25

Nikki & The Corvettes
Yummy Yummy Yummy
PS, US Newly discovered recordings of the original Nikki & the Corvettes feat. Lori Jerry & Sally Dee doing the sweetest version of the bubblegum classic. This sessions also gives us an alternate rip roaring piano boogie version of their original Summertime Fun. B-side 1979 interview from his Rodney on the ROQ radio show.
Ramo
45
$5.50

Object
Asobi
PS, AUSTRALIA From an observer's perspective, 'Asobi' is a brilliantly succinct album that appears inspired by sounds made and/or manipulated by a laptop computer in the tradition of Christian Fennesz, Oval's 'Diskont94', Jan Jelinek, and even My Bloody Valentine's seething 'Loveless'. 'Asobi' (which is a Japanese word meaning 'play') is reminiscent of the warm digital clicks'n'cuts of the mid-to-late 'Nineties when the only brazenness left in contemporary music was coming out of Austria and Germany in the form of Mouse On Mars, Oval, Pita, Fennesz, and later Jan Jelinek and Radian.
SensoryProjects-052
CD
$15.00

Photon Band, The
Back Down To Earth
PS, US Art DiFuria, formerly of The Lilys, has abandoned the solitude of outer (& inner) space to come to terms w/this world (for his first Empyrean release). The new album features 8 outside musicians including N. E.Farnsworth III from Bardo Pond, & Dmitri Coats of the Burning Brides. SPIN.COM: "The brainchild of ex-Lilys member Art DiFuria, Philly's Photon Band renders heavy '60s psychedelia as tasteful light entertainment. After cutting the last two Photon albums solo, he works with eight other musicians here, yet still sounds like a homebound loner. Awash in echo, DiFuria's woozy voice suggests the effects of a mind-numbing substance, while his nimble guitar riffs recall the soulful inclinations of later Hendrix."
Transit of Venus/Empyrean
CD
$12.50

Roommate
We Were Enchanted
PS, US Dramatically shifting & evolving over the course of the album, the sounds strike a deft balance between organic & electronic, dissonant & harmonious, all the while capturing the elusive, abstract emotions of the lyrics. While there are moments here & there that may spark a memory of 60s & 70s psychedelic rock or 80s synth-pop, a hint of Nilsson-esque bar-room piano, Faust-ian analog synths, or delicate strings a la Talk Talk, this is music with eyes gazing into the future.
PlugResearch
CD
$9.25

Scherr, Tony
Twist In the Wind
PS, US A powerhouse doublebassist, gallant electric guitarist, & affecting songwriter, his self-taught musical prowess has been an undeniably integral part of influential songwriters' careers. This feat. performances by BILL FRISELL, Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson), Mauro Refosco (Bebel Gilberto, David Byrne), Kate Fenner, Michelle Casillas (Ursa Minor) & David Phelps.
SmellsLikeRecords
CD
$14.25

School, The
All I Wanna Do
PS, SPAIN Limited edition - Pink colour vinyl. It may be possible that you may have never heard of them, but this is totally understandable- they have only played four different concerts since signing to Elefant at the beginning of the summer of 2007. Since then, their live shows have increased in number and the group toured throughout the United Kingdom in October and November with THE LOVES. Skipping about on stages throughout Great Britain, from Scotland to the south of England and of course, London, this group has played on numerous occasions to their fans who come out in the plenty. Before the extensive tour, in September, they entered the studios with producer Ian Catt (SAINT ETIENNE, TREMBLING BLUE STARS, SHAMPOO, THE BOO RADLEYS, Kahimi Karie, THE FIELD MICE) to record two songs which will be a part of their debut single, "All I Wanna Do," among other songs. This special edition pink vinyl single will be the waiting room for the second single and their posterior LP debut, which will be out at the end of 2008. The fact is that this group of seven, led by the peppy Liz offers a well-rounded presentation (Amen to the delicious "Kiss You in the Snow" which came out on our holiday single!), where their handwriting marks are above and beyond excellent. More importantly, the pop tunes are filled with emotion. "All I Wanna Do" reminds us of CAMERA OBSCURA and embraces passion with the legacy of Phil Spector, with a chorus filled with moving romanticism and a song that grows with the intensity as each compass is played, embellishing the melancholy until it stops and it leaves you shivering. "Valentine" has something else in store for the listener, as it is on the other side of the single, with a tight chorus (a must to dance to!), an agile rhythm and Diana Ross thinking that THE SUPREMES never ended. An amazing B side! Pitchfork, Plan B and Under the Radar have all spoken highly of them, comparing them to classic bands such as THE BEATLES, ELO and THE BEACH BOYS and more modern groups like SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME, BELLE & SEBASTIAN and LUCKY SOUL, among others.
Elefant-259
45
$6.75

Shapiro, Sally
Remix Romance Vol. One
PS, US A remix album of Sally Shapiro's stellar 2006/2007 debut "Disco Romance." Following on the heels of a recent nomination for 'Female Artist of the Year' and 'Dance Album of the Year" at the 2008 Plug Awards this Swedish dance pop star garnered PITCHFORK's coveted "Best New Music" tag & an 8.5 rating for her album and has garnered overarching praise in most other cooler-than-thou hangouts.
PaperBag
CD
$14.00

Shoot It Up
7"
PS, US Seriously drug-addled youths rattling off real deal punk rock tuneage. Non-stop hack & slash guitar work that seems surprisingly (or accidentally) skilled at times, fucked vox from some kid who is probably a legit menace to society & drums that just keep rolling & rolling until the song stops. This thing reeks of weed, pills & booze of the cheap variety.
CriminalIQ
45
$5.25

Simko, Kate
She Said
PS, US This is like the soundtrack to a techno-action movie. The shuddering bass line of the title track bounces off walls while slinky percussion keeps the tension in check. The synth swells. The alarm has been rung.
SpectralSound
12
$10.50

Speedmarket Avenue
Way Better Now
PS, SPAIN Limited edition - white colour vinyl. SPEEDMARKET AVENUE, a Swedish group with a refined atmosphere, will prove to be, without a doubt, one of the most talked about musical references in 2008 for all POP lovers in capital letters. In "Way Better Now" they leave a good mark of their roots, as an advance to their second album, titled "Way Better Now" as well. On one hand, the title song is electric and fast-paced, finished off with a glorious chorus, in a more distorted THE ESSEX GREEN kind of sound, while "The New Idea" emanates a certain air of the songs that Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood played, offering a more innocent facet of the group, yet elegant at the same time. Two songs produced by Jari Haapalainen (producer of ED HARCOURT, INTERNATIONAL NOISE CONSPIRACY, THE CONCRETES and CAMERA OBSCURA, among others) which gives us one of the best virtues of the group; their all-terrain inspiration covers multiple styles and sounds, but has always embraced the pop and melody flag. Groups such as THE AISLERS SET, THE LUCKSMITHS, LADYBUG TRANSISTOR guide us to their sound but SLOWDIVE, THE CURE and TREMBLING BLUE STARS do as well.
Elefant-260
45
$6.75

Stars Of The Lid
Avec Laudenum [vinyl re-issue]
PS, US This will be the first vinyl release in the U.S. Originally released by Sub Rosa in 1999 & then reissued by kranky in the fall of 2002. A pivotal album in their career, this marked the first time the duo completely stepped away from the more abstract sound pieces of earlier albums & engaged w/ the more symphonic & compositional approach that has become the forte of their more recent recordings. LIMITED TO 1000.
Kranky
LP
$11.50

Stop Smiling
#34
PS, US Jazz Issue w/ 3 differnt covers, ORNETTE COLEMAN, BOBBY HUTCHERSON & ERIC DOLPHY. Includes LIMITED EDITION 7" featuring rare 1965 PETER BROTZMANN recording never before released on vinyl. Ron Carter, Joe Chambers, William Claxton, Satchmo, Coltrane, Miles, Monk, John Corbett on Peter Brotzmann, Vandermark, Tommy Dorsey, Nina Simone, Sun Ra+Moondog, Keith Jarrett, Gary Giddins, Phil Shaap, Michael Cuscuna, Ira Gitler, tons more!
ZINE
$6.75

Stringfellow, Ken
The Sellout Cover Sessions Vol. 1 EP
PS, NORWAY The Sellout Cover Sessions is a brand new EP series by the Norwegian indie-label Sellout! Music with this concept: some of the labels favorite acts doing covers of some of their favorite songs. 5 songs to be exact. The first artist in this series is a long time Sellout! favorite, and his name is Ken Stringfellow. Ken Stringfellow has graced the world with his fabulous vocals and sense of melody for 20 years through the amazing Posies. He's also released some superb solo albums, acted as a hired gun for R.E.M. and been recruited to the legendary powerpop band Big Star. This EP was recorded at his Paris home and features 5 tracks originally performed by Bill Fay, Judee Sill, The Long Winters, the Honey Comb, and Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty. The booklet contains some nice notes from Mr. Stringfellow about the songs he has chosen for this EP.
SellOutMusic-007
CD5
$7.50

Strugglers, The
The Latest Rights
PS, SPAIN The Latest Rights, the fourth full-length by the Strugglers, features violinist Daniel Hart (John Vanderslice, St. Vincent), multi-instrumentalist Alex Lazara (The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers), and a host of other accomplished North Carolina musicians. The Latest Rights glides through its nine deftly crafted tracks with a calm confidence. Bickford tosses off sly line-breaks, equates youth's freedoms with adulthood's burdens, and addresses love, sex, and death all with the same penetrating sanity (to borrow Martin Amis's phrase), as if in the same breath -- one long, slow reflection.
Acuarela-1081
CD
$13.50

Sykes, Jesse and the Sweet Hereafter
Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls Of The Soul
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Deluxe 180 gram pressing.
SouthernLord
DLP
$20.75

Tape
Milieu Plus
PS, Czech Republic Tape is a trio from Stockholm, building their music from a whole array of acoustic instruments, computer and field recordings. Their first CD "Opera" received excellent reviews in international press and was compared to artists such as Talk Talk, Gastr del Sol, Fennesz, John Fahey and Faust. "Milieu Plus" is peaceful, slightly melancholic, impressionistic without sounding tentative.
MinorityRecords-21
DLP
$28.50

Triads
Now I Can Hold My Head Up High b/w If You're Looking For Love
PS, US Tampa's answer to the Jacksons gets a fresh new coat of paint on this replica reissue. LIMITED to 500
Gimp
45
$5.25

Various
Mioku
PS, BULGARIA Electonica compilation, featuring Esem, Lackluster, Sektor, Polygon Ring, Folder and more.. Far behind you can see is something as real as you can feel and touch. This is what the purple fields dream about. Distant hopes for something clean, big and wide, like the intelligence of electrified people. Mellow and dreamy, the compilation on Controne Records - 'Mioku' is a beautifully crafted harmonic downbeat idm, electronica music from Various Artists - Lackluster, Esem, Polygon Ring, Kliment, Sektor, Folder, Itou, Dtd, Adj and Clio. Starting quietly with 'Inner Kid' from the Bulgarian Adj, passing through the amazing melodic 'Xerie' from Esem, to Itou's downbeat, and filled with warm synth layers 'Strandjha', through the crazy 'Somatus' and the ambient chill-trancey journey from Kliment. Follows some silently mellow sounds form Lackluster, continues with the slightly flying ambient 'Shii' from Clio and synthy downtempo track - 'Lo Kito' from Sektor. Also his excellent remix on Itou's track included! Folder's beaty 'Ribatop' and amazing upbeat remix from Polygon Ring of recently released on Kahvi Collective track 'Sektor - Loki' at the end for the top of the cocktail! tracklist: 1. Adj - Inner Kid 2. Esem - Xerie 3. Itou - Strandjha 4. DTD - Somatus 5. Kliment - Borders Of Reality 6. Lackluster - Goodbyefrenchplace 7. Sektor - Lo Kito 8. Folder - Ribatop 9. Clio - Shii 10. Freqmod - Violet 11. Itou - Shrie (Sektor remix) 12. Sektor - Loki (Shapeshifting by Polygon Ring).
Controne-018
CD
$13.50

Various
Oh! It's A Lovely War Volume 4
PS, UK CD41 is pleased to announce the fourth volume of Oh! It's A Lovely War, the popular series devoted to archive recordings of songs, marches and descriptive records from the First World War. Almost all of the 50 tracks included on this beautifully packaged double CD set were recorded between 1914 and 1918, and have been carefully digitally restored and remastered from original 78 rpm sources. Volume 4 comprises two full length CDs, featuring 150 minutes of popular songs (There's A Tramp Tramp Tramp, A Perfect Day, K-K-K-Katy), patriotic appeals (The Bulldog's Bark, For Empire & For England, Save Your Kisses 'Till the Boys Come Home), comedy numbers (The Corporal's Ditty, I Want To Be a Hero Too, We Shall All Do the Goose Step) and military marches. Among the rarest recordings are Ten Little Zeppelins by Harry Bluff, Wait 'Til You Get 'Em Up in the Air Boys by Harry Fay, and No More Bully Beef & Biscuits and Plum & Apple, both bemoaning the monotony of rations at the Front. Spoken word selections include the somewhat brutal descriptive sketch Capture of a German Spy, and a rare 1917 recording of a British prisoner of war singing Tipperary, recorded in Germany. An appeal made by the Prince of Wales on behalf the British Legion in 1930 closes the album Oh! It's A Lovely War Vol 4 is a must-have collection for anyone with an interest in the Great War, as well as military and social historians, and vintage music buffs. Featured artists include Peter Dawson, Stanley Kirkby, Harry Champion, Courtland and Jefferies, Harry Lauder, Robert Carr and Zona Vevey. The booklet includes detailed historical and recording notes by CD41 editor James Hayward.
CD41-011
DCD
$18.50

Various
Juegos Olimpicos
PS, SPAIN The fifth volume in the "Teoría y Práctica Melódica" series. A slightly delayed release, as the series was conceived as an annual release, but one which has allowed us to relate it to one of the most relevant 2008 events: ladies and gentlemen, the Jabalina Olympic Games are officially open! And we're doing it just some months before the media inundate us with stories about the Beijing Olympics. Which, of course, have little to do with our own, more down-to-earth Games - they started as a project with an eclectic spirit, and the results speak for themselves. Maybe that's why "Juegos Olímpicos" has actually broken some records: number of contestants and total length. 23 olympic artists are featured on the record, some from our roster and some special guests, some Spanish and some foreign (Pinkie -UK-, heirs to the best British pop of the 90s and the sound of Sarah Records and Soulavki -Chile- one of the greatest exponents of Andean indietronica, with a touch of 60s flavour). Together, they've taken this collection to the limit duration for a CD (79:03 minutes), which makes for one of the best sports-inspired indie pop compilation ever. The artists in the Jabalina team include Souvenir, J'aime, Montevideo, Polar, Nadadora, Uke, AMA and Apenino, and the team of guests features artists such as Francisco Nixon, Flow, La Costa Brava, La Estrella de David, Pumuky, Travolta or Prin Lal_. The junior team is full of promising athletes like the alluring Olivia de Happyland, one of the most promising acts of the new Spanish folk scene, Nebulosa (which might be the ultimate alias of Charlie Mysterio), who again oozes the best essence of the 80s songwriters, Llum (the solo project of Jesús Sáez, from Polar), slowly reaching maturity and the appreciation he deserves, eclectic DJ Aldo Linares, who croons his way to become the 'Elvis of Arequipa', Colorado (the solo project of Modesto, from Zipi Zape) or Linda Guilala, heirs to the energy pop of Juniper Moon. All in all, a 5th Volume to be proud of, and which establishes the series as the most prestigious of the Spanish indie scene. The power of the olympic spirit works miracles, so something special must have happened to make these twenty-three independent artists find an unexpected connection between their art and the heat of the olympic flame. It proves that you need not be an elite athlete, or even a sporty person, to feel the call of the olympic flame and reinterpret it musically in your own spirit. Let's not forget that the universal multi-sport competition from which this compilation takes its name was originally conceived as an amateur event, and not for professional sportspeople, a fact that really relates to the indie spirit of this series and the artists taking part in it. This is the strongest link there is between the actual definition of Olympic Games, and the reason that has moved our own celebration of the amateur spirit that this worldwide event should have. What we intend to show with this collection is that by applying the olympic postulates to the independent music, a discipline which is anything but orthodox, the results featured here, no matter how surrealistic they might seem, are as legitimate as what the official image of the Olympic Games might be. As they say, it is the taking part that matters, and for us it is. But not just that - entertaining and showing a different take on such an emblematic event was our aim too. But let's get back to the facts. These are the most relevant figures of "Juegos Olímpicos": the majority of the songs (16 of a total of 23) are unreleased tracks, and they make up a CD chock full of killer tunes and eclectic fun which will fascinate the listener. For the most valuable aspect of this collection is probably the unorthodox range of interpretations of the same event. Some of the artists focus on specific Olympic sports, like Nebulosa and his song dedicated to badminton ("Ba-ba-badminton"), Souvlaki and swimming ("Nadadora"), Aldo Linares and boxing ("Soy el mejor") and Uke and table tennis ("Tenis de mesa"). Others champion a sport to become olympic (Souvenir and "Les surfeurs"). Then there are other artists who adopt a social point of view (Montevideo and "Olimpiadas sin medallas") and build a metaphor around the 'other' Olympics we fight for every day, or a more critical one, like La Estrella de David's "El parking más grande de Europa", their ironic take on the Barcelona 92 Olympics, or Pinkie and their bucolic "Dirty old town". Other songs are dedicated to the personal sacrifice of athletes (Olivia de Happyland's "Si existe cielo" or Pumuky and "Lobo estepario contra caballos desbocados en JJ.OO.", complete with a reference to the work of Herman Hesse). You will also find songs about sports celebrities (Polar's "Requiem for B. Johnson", Nadadora's "Evelyn Ashford", and two songs dedicated to the same athlete - Francisco Nixon's "Nadia" and Linda Guilala's "La fuga de Nadia Comaneci"). There are even some artists who have written about personal experiences from a sports point of view, like Colorado and "El último partido", La Costa Brava ("Olímpicos"), Travolta ("El día que más corrí de mi vida") and AMA ("Hasta el ultimo instante"). Last but not least, the eclectic bunch: Suze's remix of a Flow song ("Se va el avión a Pekín"), or the lyrical "Naves que dan vueltas a un balón" by Prin' Lalá. There's room for instrumental tracks too: "After the game", J'aime (Jaime Cristóbal)'s cover version of a Brian Wilson's obscure bside from a 1964 single by The Survivors (a Brian Wilson fake band which only released that record, with the song "Pamela Ann" on the a-side) and "Ceremonia de clausura" ("Closing Ceremony") which appropriately closes the collection. We cannot finish these notes about the 5th Volume in our "Teoría y Práctica Melódica" series without mentioning one of its defining features: the artwork. The series maintains the template that Javier Aramburu designed for it, and features the work of Nacho Olivares, who has created the beautiful cover illustration that accompanies this digipack CD. TRACKS: 1. Olivia de Happyland "Si existe cielo" 2. Nebulosa "Ba-ba-badminton" 3. Souvenir "Les surfeurs" 4. Llum "No more races" 5. Francisco Nixon "Nadia" 6. J'aime "After the game" (Brian Wilson) 7. Souvlaki "Nadadora" 8. Flow "Se va el avión a Pekín" Suze remix 9. Aldo Linares "Soy el mejor" 10. Montevideo "Olimpiadas sin medallas" 11. Colorado "El último partido" 12. La Costa Brava "Olímpicos" 13. Linda Guilala "La fuga de Nadia Comaneci" 14. La Estrella de David "El parking más grande de Europa" 15. Polar "Requiem for B. Johnson" 16. Pumuky "Lobo estepario contra caballos desbocados en JJ.OO." 17. Travolta "El día que más corrí de mi vida" 18. Nadadora "Evelyn Ashford" 19. Uke "Mesa de tenis" 20. Prin' Lalá "Naves que dan vueltas a un balón" 21. Pinkie "Dirty old town" 22. AMA "Hasta el último instante" 23. Apenino "Ceremonia de clausura".
Jabalina-2042
CD
$20.25

Various
Moving Soundtracks
PS, UK LTM is pleased to announce a CD reissue of the classic compilation album Moving Soundtracks, recorded for chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule. Originally commissioned in 1983, Moving Soundtracks gathered together cover versions of movie music by various Crepuscule artists and associates, including Paul Haig (The Persuaders), Antena, Blaine L. Reininger (Le Mepris), Virna Lindt (The Thomas Crown Affair), Wim Mertens, Steven Brown (Chinatown), Quando Quango, Virginia Astley and The Pale Fountains (a Bond theme). The overall project was produced by Tuxedomoon mainstay Blaine L. Reininger. Some interpretations are faithful, others not! The project was eventually released in 1991, by which time tracks by Alan Rankine, Peter Hook, La Muerte (Experiment in Terror) and others had been added. Curiosities include Seabirds, a charming but obscure Pink Floyd song from the 1969 movie More, and a splendidly offbeat Godfather cover from Tuxedomoon. Other artists added to this new CD edition include Thick Pigeon, Tot Taylor and a former Resident, the late Philip Lithman (aka Snakefinger), with an amazing interpretation of Fellini's 8 1/2. This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 75 minutes of material. Many of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. The artwork features an original image by Crepuscule founder Michel Duval, in homage to an Ennio Morricone album cover from 1964.
LTM-2514
CD
$17.00

Weepies
Hideaway Light
PS, US A darker companion to their last album, w/ 14 new tunes ranging from the upbeat title track to jangly rock masterpieces to gorgeously arranged meditations.
Nettwerk
CD
$18.00

Wilders, The
Someone's Got to Pay
PS, US The band's all-new release, Someone's Got to Pay, is an Americana album progressing around a real life murder trial (or as the lyrics say, "An old murder ballad come to life") and fleshed out with more original recordings conjuring up small town crazies and wrecked lives. But don't let the dark subject matter fool you. The Wilders just got wilder and the music is more engaging then ever.
FreeDirtRecords
CD
$16.00

Yellow6
When The Leaves Fall Like Snow
PS, UK "When The Leaves Fall Like Snow" is the latest release by the remarkably talented Leicestershire guitarist Jon Attwood (aka Yellow6), following ten years of extraordinary creativity, both in terms of quality and productivity (over 30 hours of music on labels such as Resonant, Ochre, Darla, and many more). This double album, bearing the unmistakable and highly personal Yellow6 melodic sound, was conceived and crafted in Stockholm in the autumn and winter of 2007. Reflecting its place of origin, it showcases Yellow6 at its most minimal, each of the two CDs providing the listener with a different way of experiencing the grey and white landscapes of Scandinavia. The first CD takes you on a sweeping journey through tranquil yet incredibly deep soundscapes created by Jon Attwood's effortlessly complex layering of sounds. Nocturnal incursions into the cold and dark realms of Swedish winter... With the sense of isolation and nostalgia one experiences when immersed in a vast alien environment. Jon Attwood's drifting and looping guitars so sonorous and versatile that it feels at times that you're listening to a full orchestra. The second CD, with shorter tracks and a less ambient feel, bears the same beautiful and melancholy qualities in a more intimate way. Imagine the same landscapes but with a fragile light glimmering in the distance or with the warmth of sunlight shimmering on the snow. You feel gently yet irresistibly drawn into the quiet intensity of Yellow6's sonic world, and Jon Attwood's sound invests silence so totally that it is difficult to listen to anything else after this album has finished playing. With "When The Leaves Fall Like Snow", Yellow6 takes you on a wondrous musical voyage without any pre-defined destination. Just press "play" and let yourself be taken over by the enchantment of the journey. (V. Martin).
MakeMineMusic-046
DCD
$18.00

Yolks
Introducing the Yolks
PS, US This nifty Chicago three-piece actually live up to some of their own hyperbole. The opener on this, "I Do What I Do", is one of the most deceptively catchy tunes around right now. Just an amazingly simple jewel of understated no-frills garage rock w/ a pop hook & nonchalant vocals that ends up being more memorable than dozens of KBD-destructos & weird punquers we've heard lately.
CriminalIQ
45
$5.25

Zedek, Thalia
Liars & Prayers
PS, US This is introducing to us a much fuller sound & the masterwork of her thus far impressive career. Her voice & songs have never been stronger & the full band allows her to combine the delicacy of the arrangement of her trio w/ the force that was her band COME. CD version comes in a 4-panel digipack CD
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.75

Zedek, Thalia
Liars & Prayers
PS, US LP version is limited to 1,000 copies & comes w/ a coupon for free MP3 download.
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50

Forthcoming Releases

16 Horsepower
Live: March 2001 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US This intoxicating material becomes even more potent on stage, making it a must-have release. Their instrumentation transforms the usually lighthearted banjo & squeezebox into the loneliest choir that accompanies the smoldering voice of David Eugene Edwards. This will surely be welcomed w/ open arms, not w/ snipes about bludgeoning dead equines.
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$17.00

18th Dye
Amorine Queen (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, DENMARK New album, their first in 13 years, from awesome Danish/German outfit who had several amazing albums released by Matador in the 90s. Half the album's up on their myspace page, check it out. With their groundbreaking, catchy and consistently explosive rock 18TH DYE earned great recognition in the international music press during the 90s. They toured all over the US and Europe and left a name, which has inspired a vast number of bands. With Amorine Queen 18TH DYE continue their intensive work during the 90s. 18TH DYE doesn't just thrill the fans from ten years ago, but also carry away a new audience - a fact that's hard to miss at their recent concerts.
CrunchyFrog
CD
$16.25

22 Pistepirkko
(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah! [limited DCD w/book] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, FINLAND Limited edition DCD version of their new 2008 full-length packaged in a book-style digipak. Bonus CDEP features "Suburban Ladyland", "Close" (exclusive), the yummy Macchiato Bubble Mix of "Coffee Girl" and, most compellingly, the English-language version of a 390 page book about 22P in PDF form!
BareBonesBusinessOy!
DCD
$18.00

22 Pistepirkko
(Well You Know) Stuff Is Like We Yeah! [regular version] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, FINLAND New 2008 album from Finnish psych-pop phenoms! The fab three, back with guitar-based spaced-out bohemian blues-rock and proto-garage-psychedelia, produced by Kramer (Galaxie 500, Daniel Johnston, Ween, Bongwater). Recorded in just 10 days at the band's own Altai studios 22-Pistepirkko step forward with their idea of impressive simplicity, lively trio-playing and good melodies. After periods of heavy experiments in electronic production work, their current concept of keeping things simple was already their approach for the Drops+Kicks (2005) album sessions. Now, with the new album one can hear it in full bloom. P-K Keränen's vocals and guitar playing have gathered depth that one doesn't hear too often. Additionally, drummer Espe Haverinen simplified his playing to a great effect and sings more touching songs then on any other album. Asko Keränen's sonic bass, weird organs and effects add a room with a view, so specific 22pp and just right for producer Kramer to play with those bits and pieces in a most gentle and subtle way. Chris Bailey of The Saints heard it and wrote: "From the first bars of the opening track you know you are in for a treat, this record is MAGIC. Each song has its own personality and reference point which should defy inclusion on the same album yet all combine to create an astonishing journey through all that is glorious about pop music. ...a stupendous piece of work!"
BareBonesBusinessOy!
CD
$15.00

A Flock of Seagulls
Story of a Young Heart [expanded re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US Remastered re-issue with 7 bonus tracks.
CherryPop
CD
$18.25

A.H. Kraken
S-T (LP/CD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US Out of Metz, France comes this ugly & brutal noise-punk. Their name is an amalgam of a facist dictator & a sea monster, & their sound is a wild, intense blur of bludgeoning rhythms, industrial clatter, scrapingguitars, & caterwauling vocals. Citing influences as disparate PiL, Motorhead, US Maple, Suicide, Flipper, The Shaggs, & Chrome.
InTheRed
LP
$14.25

Almond, Marc & Michael Cashmore
Gabriel and the Lunatic Lover (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, UK 1st in a series of collaborative releases. The duo sets to music two poems by Count Stanislaus Eric Stenbock, the extraordinary 19th-century gay writer whose bizarre life of decadence, drug-addiction, alcoholism, & poetry; coupled w/ Satanic, vampiric, & Catholic obsessions; led to his early death at the age of 36 in 1895. Beautiful full-color digipak that contains previously unpublished paintings of Almond by Russian artist Vania Soutavliov, a rare photograph of the enigmatic Count, & the complete texts to both poems.
Durtro/Jnana
CD5
$9.25

Amebix
No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION, BONUS 7".
AlternativeTentacles
LP/45
$14.25

Amebix
No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings [re-issue] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US These songs are collected officially for the first time. It gathers the soughtafter cult releases No Sanctuary, Who's The Enemy, & Winter. Some of these tunes are undisputed classics in the punk world. Carefully remastered by Jello Biafra & George Horn. Tons of original artwork was resurrected into a beautifully designed package by long-time Alternative Tentacles collaborator and UK native John Yates.
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$15.25

Animal Collective
Water Curses EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US Water Curses sees the band's capacity for re-imaging their constituent parts into ever more interesting and saturated shapes go up by a giddy notch. All four tracks have a more stripped down feel than their recent work, opener "Water Curses" takes an unexpected rhythm and throws it up, down and sideways to produce the sound of a smile. A technique that Animal Collective are now in a position to call their own.
Domino
CD5
$7.00

Animal Collective
Water Curses EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Domino
12"
$9.50

Arc Lab
The Goodbye Radio (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Medard Fischer returns with his rather cryptically-titled third album, "The Goodbye Radio". Representing a large step forward for Fischer's Arc Lab project, the album is structured as a musical reinterpretation of the sonnet form in which field recordings, organic instrumentation, radio noise, candid male vocals and snippets of old public domain recordings meet with the FM synthesis, female vocals and signature beatwork that made previous Arc Lab efforts so special. Thematic reference points include the Russian space program, relativity, female serial killers, and being separated from a soulmate. This diverse collection of influences gives the album a more personal feel than previous efforts as there are now human stories attached to Fischer's Arc Lab scheme. Genre specific sign-posts or "this-meets-that" descriptors are really of little use in describing "The Goodbye Radio" as Fischer has now taken Arc Lab to places where the synthetic only aid him in the preservation of great music and ideas. But, as the title may allude to, this may be Fischer's final offering. Let's hope not. An artist capable of such alchemy would be a significant loss for all of us. Let's hope the Arc Lab radio stays on and at its full volume.
n5MD-157
CD
$12.00

Arca
On Ne Distinguait Plus Les Tetes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, FRANCE Arca is a French project initiated by Joan Cambon and Sylvain Chauveau at the beginning of the year 2000. Arca is inspired by music, cinema, literature, photographs, every day life sounds. Arca uses "warm" electronic sounds, mixed with organic instruments, rainy guitars and Sylvain's voice (since the third album) to draw melancholic landscapes not so far from David Sylvian masterpieces. Most of the songs are recorded and mixed at home by Joan Cambon. Sylvain Chauveau made five solo albums: instrumental music based on sweet harmonies of piano and strings. The latest one is "Down to the bone", a record of Depeche Mode covers. He was also part of the former projects Micro:mega and Watermelon Club.
Icid'Ailluurs-038
CD
$17.00

Awesome Color
Electric Aborigines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US A power trio updated for the 2060's, noise provocateurs & impressionists, ace players w/ punk rock flair, inspired citizens of a small modernist nation of musical, visual, & literary outrage on the outskirts of Brooklyn, or a rainbow amalgam of all of the above at once.
EcstaticPeace
CD
$10.00

Baldwin, Nat
Most Valuable Player (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US Ten tracks of eerie, intense, neo-classical influenced pop magic. Baldwin's third full length features his signature bowed double bass & hallucinatory vocals crowning off-kilter pop epics & sublime tone poems. It's quirky and neo-classically influenced & tips it's hat to free jazz due to some unusualtime signatures & song structures but at it's core it's built on strong, powerful melodies & hooks so it's been appealing to people who are normally a little scared off by some of the strangeness of the Dirty Projectors & others of that ilk.
BrokenSparrow
CD
$10.00

Belhom, Thomas
No Border (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, FRANCE Today, whereas some dream of always more hermetic borders, Thomas Belhom asserts his musician and world citizen's freedom on a second album recorded between Munich, London, Nashville and Paris. "No border" is the travelogue of a musician who loves encounters and who cannot bear all that prevent them from happening. Thus his tightrope walker's melodies have been enriched with trips and the recordings of numerous musicians and friends' participation. Stuart Stapples (Tinkersticks) - accompanied by Thomas on stage, after he took part to the recording of his second album "Leaving songs" - sings on the magnificent "South over the seven hills". You can also hear Volker Zander (Calexico), who accompanied Amor Belhom Duo on the double bass at the occasion of their last tour and Kim Ohio (Mad River) - met at the time of Witches Valley, who sings along with Thomas Belhom on three titles. One of the two instrumental tracks of the album is even composed and interpreted by Viva Yazon, who is also painter and from now on Thomas Belhom's wife, accompanied by Paul Nihaus (Lambchop) and his so characteristic steel guitar.
Icid'Ailleurs-36
LP
$17.50

Belhom, Thomas
No Border (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, FRANCE Today, whereas some dream of always more hermetic borders, Thomas Belhom asserts his musician and world citizen's freedom on a second album recorded between Munich, London, Nashville and Paris. "No border" is the travelogue of a musician who loves encounters and who cannot bear all that prevent them from happening. Thus his tightrope walker's melodies have been enriched with trips and the recordings of numerous musicians and friends' participation. Stuart Stapples (Tinkersticks) - accompanied by Thomas on stage, after he took part to the recording of his second album "Leaving songs" - sings on the magnificent "South over the seven hills". You can also hear Volker Zander (Calexico), who accompanied Amor Belhom Duo on the double bass at the occasion of their last tour and Kim Ohio (Mad River) - met at the time of Witches Valley, who sings along with Thomas Belhom on three titles. One of the two instrumental tracks of the album is even composed and interpreted by Viva Yazon, who is also painter and from now on Thomas Belhom's wife, accompanied by Paul Nihaus (Lambchop) and his so characteristic steel guitar.
Icid'Ailleurs-36
CD
$16.00

Black Angels, The
Directions to See a Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US From deep in the heart of Texas, armed with the home-grown mantra "Turn On, Tune In, Drone Out," The Black Angels ring real and rugged like a crimson full moon-lit night. Their self proclaimed "Native American Drone 'N' Roll" genre has progressed from communal living and the members' eclectic upbringings. This is heavy-duty psychedelic rock with an incessant primitive beat that echoes the spirit of the 13th Floor Elevators and early Stones. "Directions To See A Ghost" is the second full-length album from Austin's darkest droners. With tidal rhythms and rasping epics, "Directions To See A Ghost" is a driving, psychedelic masterpiece that churns through 72 minutes and 11 tracks. This highly anticipated follow-up to the band's 2006 critically acclaimed debut will leave listeners buzzing.
LightInTheAttic
CD
$13.75

Black Taj
Beyonder (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, US Second release by Dave Brylawski and Steve Popson, former members of POLVO. Psychedelic hard rock revival reminicent of the twin guitar attack of Thin Lizzy and the muscular riffing of early ZZ Top. For fans of Awesome Color, Witch, and Dead Meadow.
Amish
CD
$13.25

Boris
Smile (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US One of the most representative themes of this album hails from a distortion-drenched, psychedelic rhythmic barnburner. A distinctly characteristic transformation noted w/ this is the vocal styling, which is more melodic & captivating than ever before. His seamless delivery, knack for harmonies & consonance drive it into innovative horizons w/in the already-extensive Boris catalog.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Brakes
Tale of Two Cities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US New album. Members of BRITISH SEA POWER, ELECTRIC SOFT PARADE & TENDERFOOT. Formed when drinking after a gig with The Lonesome Organist.
Hyena
CD
$12.25

Carrie
1981 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, MEXICO Carrie returns with her second album, 1981. This time around, Carrie's sound is expanded beyond the folkie twee indie-tronica of her first release, Honey Blue Star. Balancing lush and lo-fi sound aesthetics, Carrie's folksy mannerisms go in between The Postal Service and The Radio Dept. universes, landing in an unique and minimal melodic pop. New member Pelvis joins Carrie and contributes sounds and backing vocals to the album. 1981 was produced by Rubén Tamayo (Fax). TRACKLISTING: 1. Take One 2. Feeding Little Dogs 3. Stumble 4. The Wrong Way 5. Road Season 6. Japanese Coffee 7. 1981 8. Instrumental 9. Srita. Cometa 10. Pollock
StaticDiscos-026
CD
$12.25

Cassius Clay
I Am The Greatest! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK Yep, it's no empty boast...as the Sportsman of the last, this, or any other century does his thang in a hilarious and amazing collection of standup, poetry and rapping, just prior to entering the history books by becoming THE GREATEST EVER heavyweight champ of all time! Well on his way to becoming the idol of boxing fans and kids worldwide, and a role model to millions, the brash young Ali is as hilarious, insightful, and wise as ever; a moment of history captured forever! As a bonus, this CD includes the stunning take on Ben E. King's Stand By Me, an idea conceived by the great Sam Cooke, where Ali shows he could have been a contender in the charts too! In the specially prepared stereo remix done exclusively for the RevOla release, it sounds stunning ** A stone RevOla classic available for the first time in a decade! ** Beautifully remastered in true RevOla style and with lovely packaging as usual... ** With notes by Paul Gorman, author of the acclaimed bible of pop style, "THE LOOK" ** A must for Boxing fans, comedy fans, rap fans, poetry fans...and everyone who grew up when Muhammed Ali was KING!
Rev-ola241
CD
$15.50

Child Readers
Music Heard Far Off (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The Child Readers tread the implied ground that lies somewhere between music heard far off & music finally pulled together. They present the seemingly disparate dualities of metaphysical improvisation & meticulous composition in their otherworldly collaboration, an adventurous take on songwriting unheard since the heyday of Cherry Red & 4AD (imagine Eyeless in Gaza or Durutti Column nicking from the Richard Youngs songbook). Presenting music bathed in the beauty of everyday things, The Child Readers offer sonic prayers to country, wastes of sea, songs, drawings, particular times of day & different furs.
SoftAbuse-021
CD
$12.25

Chin Chin
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US From the opening to the closing they show their talent to raise the excitement level in the room by several degrees mixing powerful grooves w/ catchy melodies & smart lyrics. They also demonstrate a knack for arrangements & more sophisticated settings.
DefinitiveJux
CD
$13.00

Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angel (PRE-ORDER SALEABLE JUNE 10TH)
PS, US This single 30-min. track (split into 2 parts on the LP version) uses voice, guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. Here are the sounds accompanying a spacecraft that's a combination Death Star & Taco Bell from the 70s filled w/ Mayan temples & pyramids populated by large, snappily dressed
reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00

Conrad Ford
Secret Army (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US Referred to as "outcast country", these songs are a collection of stories detailing battles for hope & companionship. Woven from the perspectives of lone travelers, felons, family men & mountain climbers- their execution sways from folk-ish, Townes Van Sant-like ballads to the more fuller Flying Burrito Brothers-inspired, laid-back country rock.
Tarnished
CD
$11.00

Constantines
Kensington Heights (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US 12 tracks in all, the lead-off single, "Hard Feelings", has already received tremendous response from fans throughout North America, since its release as a limited edition, white 7'' vinyl. "The Constantines maintain a feverishly partisan dedication to the wild delirium of rock n roll... air punchingly
anthemic." - NME
Arts&Crafts
CD
$15.00

Constantines
Kensington Heights (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 29TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts
LP
$16.00

Costello, Elvis & The Imposters
Monofuku (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 6TH)
PS, US
LostHighway
CD
$15.75

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

Crow Tongue
Red Hand Mark (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 22ND)
PS, US The Red Hand Mark closely mirrors the Crow Tongue live sound. The bones of this sound are guimbri-banjo (a bass banjo based on a Morroccan lute), hand-drums & vocals. Their live sound has been called everything from "a more tribal Neurosis" to "Appalachian Doom." Crow Tongue worships the groove, plowing out raw and primitive, dark tribal earth & spirit songs. Featuring members of Stone Breath.
Hand/Eye
CD
$11.75

Cud
Elvis Belt (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 13TH)
PS, UK Formed in Leeds in 1986, CUD went on to forge one of the more interesting and indefinable sounds of the late 80s / early 90s indie scene. Fusing a catchy pop sensibility with danceable grooves and intelligent and often humorous lyrics, they soon became firm independent favorites and began releasing records on Leeds based Reception Records in 1987, very quickly catching the ear of John Peel and becoming a regular fixture of his broadcasts. Three quality singles into their career, the band secured a deal with Imaginary Records, where they continued a fine run of singles and eventually released their debut album. Cap