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Alpine, The
On Feel Trips
PS, GERMANY Danish beast-pop-rock act's debut album, highly
entertaining.
Gun/Supersonic
CD
$20.00
Blondie
Live 1978
PS, US Featuring many favorites, this concert captures
Blondie as they began their climb up the music scene to
become one of New Wave's most successful groups. Featuring
Deborah Harry, Blondie perform songs from their first two
albums "Blondie" & "Plastic Letters" on
these vintage Beat Club performances.
EagleVision-33019
DVD
$11.75
Boris
Pink
PS, US These new recordings effectively combine all the
strongest elements of what they are capable of into one
solid, complete, concise album. It's mega-drone, balls-
out punk rock, extreme dark psychedelia & 70s' fuzzed
out acid rock. The clincher is an infusion of ultra-catchy
melodicism into their already heavy foundation. There's
infectious vocal melodies that combined with intelligent
song-writing create a solidified, undeniable union. It
comes with a die-cut cover that when opened reveals 3 perforated
acid-tab cards.
SouthernLord-55
CD
$13.00
Boyracer
Punker Than You Since '92
PS, US DOUBLE 'BEST OF' 75 SONG RETROSPECTIVE. Since the
early 1990s Boyracer have existed around the singular pop
visions of Stewart Anderson. Armed with a selection of
fuzzboxes and a carefree revolving door line up, Boyracer
have been carefully crafting their buzzsaw assault, shaving
seconds off frantic slithers of adrenaline punk-pop. Noted
recordings on numerous indie-cred labels such as Sarah
Records and Slumberland, and brutally honest sweaty live
performances have cemented Boyracer's place in global indiedom
as influential stalwarts of the genre. This double disc
set, on the band's own 555 Recordings label, features 75
selections from their exhaustive back catalogue. The tracks
chosen (by Stewart) span the band's global history from
Leeds, UK to Flagstaff, Arizona, via stints in Japan and
Australia. Forever embracing the DIY ethic to excess, Boyracer
are known for their completists nightmare of a back catalogue,
(with nearly 500 songs on commercially available releases
to date). "Punker Than You Since '92" includes
much of the band's best known and strongest material coupled
with long out of print tracks, (including the impossible
to find debut 7" unavailable anywhere since it's release
in 1992). There are tracks from strictly limited releases
too, such as 2005's lathe cut 10" LP (which was a
pressing of 75 copies worldwide). The compilation is a
welcome round-up for diehards, a chance to fill in some
gaps for the casual observer, and is also a perfect introduction
for the new and curious to one of indiepop's longest standing
and respected bands. Disc One 2001-2006: 1. A History Of
Snakes, 2. They're Making Money Off You, 3. Who Pissed
On Yr Bonfire?, 4. 2nd Hand Youth, 5. 9 To 5 Style, 6.
Lou And Ged, 7. 90s Are Thru, 8. On Bleached Grass, 9.
Sarah And Sarah, 10. (It Just Fell Down The) Back Of A
Fridge, 11. Absence Makes The Heart Grow Harder, 12. Everyday
Is Saturday Night, 13. Pop Holiday, 14. You've Squandered
Yr Talents, 15. Billy Three, 16. Concede, 17. Ghosts In
Japan, 18. Words Are Yr Currency, 19. Warmest Hours, 20.
Tell Me Where My Hands Should Go, 21. Good Things Come
To Those Who Wait, 22. Thought Even More Of You When You
Told Me You Wanted Me Dead, 23. Louise, 24. Where To Place
Yr Trust, 25. Yr Static Flame, 26. It's A Long Way To Go
To Loose More Than Loose Change, 27. Fool Around, 28. We
Have Such Gifts, 29. Temper, 30. The Sadness In You, 31.
That Boy Yr With Is A Dick, 32. Stars And Car Parks, 33.
Wholly Generic, 34. A Chipped Tooth And Greasy Fingers,
35. Secret Jokes , 36. We Are Pure Chrome, 37. The Man
The Myth, 38. Temp, 39. Vinegar Evenings, 40. How Many
Cars Can You Fit In Yr Garage?, 41. Toilets Of Northern
Europe, 42. A Punch Up The Bracket, 43. Carefull What You
Wish For, 44. When I Was A Blonde And You A Brunette, 45.
Now I Have Everything. Disc Two 1991-1996: 1. Doorframe,
2. Turquiose Mood, 3. Yr Breaking His Heart, 4. Black Fantastic
Splitting, 5. Yr Unspoken Desires, 6. Beautiful Lines,
7. Ive Got It And Its Not Worth Having, 8. West Riding
House, 9. Twisted Love, 10. Tested, 11. Re-Run, 12. Buffalo,
13. Boyracer, 14. He Gets Me So Hard, 15. Talk Of Aching,
16. Goblin, 17. Meadowhall, 18. Patric Walker, 19. Untouched
By Conversation, 20. E.J.K, 21. Passionflower, 22. Denatured,
23. Naked, 24. Two, 25. Blazing Fruit, 26. Boxing Day,
27. Wanting For All The Wrong Reasons, 28. Snowly, 29.
Michael, 30. Railway.
555-073
DCD
$15.00
Brandtson
Hello, Control!
PS, US Having already exceeded the shelf-life of the average
indie rock band by a few years, a series of tours, and
a handful of albums, Brandtson could have used the departure
of original bassist John Sayre as their moment to shake
hands, congratulate each other on a race well run, and
ride off into the Cleveland sunset with their reputation
and legacy intact. But just as a brush with death can cause
some people to live their lives with a newfound purpose,
Brandtson found a new bassist, regrouped, and agreed to
shake off all of the trappings of comfort and complacency
that can cripple a band that has been writing songs together
for eight years, creating their boldest, most immediate, and most
dynamic album in the process. Brandtson demoed nearly 50
of the most electronic-infused, yet soulful songs they've
ever written for what was to become Hello, Control. They
went into the studio, inspired by Violent Femmes, Depeche
Mode, and the idea of breaking out of the norm and challenging
what's comfortable. Welcome to Brandtson's second act.
MilitiaGroup-041
CD
$14.75
Bunny
Play to My Own Tune
PS, US "A modern Brian Wilson, the illegitimate child
of Elton John & Donald Fagan, Godley & Cream's
younger brother...the trademarks of the Bunny experience
are beautiful introspective songs laced w/a 70's pop sound." Acutely
personal, mostly autobiographical & unashamedly emotional
contents. Underneath the complex arrangements & layered
vocals lie dreamy, beautifully crafted pop songs.
Super-010
CD
$14.50
Burnett, T-Bone
The True False Identity
PS, US
Sony
CD
$17.25
Burnett, T-Bone
Twenty Twenty: The Esssential T-Bone Burnett
PS, US
Sony
CD
$23.00
Bust
Issue #39 June/July
PS, US Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover. Maya Rudolph, Indie Bride
Guide, 70's rebels, goth beach party, Cesar Millan and
so much more for your reading pleasure.
Bust-039
ZINE
$4.99
Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken
PS, SPAIN On the 7" vinyl release of "Lloyd,
I'm ready to be heartbroken", limited to 3000 copies,
the exclusive B-side is "I can't stay mad at you" (a
cover version of country singer Skeeter Davis): a drum-less
melody with great vocal harmonies and beautiful keyboard
arrangements. The band recorded the album track in Sweden
with the help of producer Jari Haapalainen (Ed Harcourt,
THE ONCRETES) and a great team of people with whom they've
worked in the country's best studios: some of the string
musicians have recently toured with Brian Wilson or Arthur
Lee & LOVE.
Elefant-248
45
$6.25
Chatham, Rhys
Die Donnergotter
PS, US
TableofElements-801
LP
$23.50
Cherubs
Uncovered by Heartbeat
PS, US
Morphius-009
LP
$14.50
Cherubs
Uncovered by Heartbeat
PS, US Playful arpeggios, call & response, kitschy
little flourishes dosey-do around each other on twin guitar
lines, as a keenly observant drummer jumps from lullabies
to punk freak-outs with epileptic speed. Narratives of
rejection & desire. Unassuming, charming & inventive,
consistently upbeat enough to ensure prime dance-floor
exposure in the indie clubs all summer - breaking heels
at least, if not boundaries.
Morphius-009
CD
$14.50
Controlling
The Famous Automatic City
PS, US Produced by Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, the Locust),
the disc is a concept album that attempts to immerse the
listener in the frenetic pace one experiences living in
Los Angeles, touching on a variety of desperate cosmopolitan
themes involving driving, dreams and that great equalizer:
death. According to singer/guitarist Max Hellmann, CTF's
goal is to "Challenge the listener, but not to a point
where [the music is] unlistenable.
MilitiaGroup-043
CD
$14.75
Cope, Julian
Floored Genius: The Best, Vol. 1 (1979-1991)
PS, US
Fontana
CD
$12.25
Coral Sea, The
Look At Her Face [single]
PS, UK British single release for The Coral Sea's recent
UK tour. Features the standout album track "Look At
Her Face", a video for the same song, plus exclusive
b-side: a spooky sweet cover of The Pixies' classic "Where
Is My Mind". Get this CDS for free when you order
the new Hidden Agenda re-release of The Coral Sea's debut
album 'Volcano And Heart'.
Excercise1
CD5
$2.00
Cub Country
Lucky Knife
Ps, US Feat. members & ex-members of JETS TO BRAZIL,
HELMET, RIVAL SCHOOLS, MAPLEWOOD, THE LOVE SCENE & NEW
END ORIGINAL. Sad-eyed & surreal Americana sonnets
emerge. While recent years have found Chatelain sharing
the stage with a number of companions, it's still his twangy
ruminations on life's great mysteries that render heart-touchingly
close-delivering songs that can be as personal & intimate
as the tiny bedroom they were recorded in.
Sit-N-SpinRecords-028
45
$4.25
Dargel, Corey
Less Famous Than You
PS, UK Composer, lyricist, and singer Corey Dargel's gentle
assault on the pop idiom creates a tension which pervades
his music: Deadpan and detached vocals reveal heartbreaking
intimacies, awkward and obtrusive drum patterns struggle
against fragile harmonies, vocals and music uneasily opposing
each other as songs stumble to their ends. Emotional and
intelligent, his songs evoke the fragility of Antony & The
Johnsons and The Hidden Cameras , the electronic works
of the late Macon Sumerlin, and the avant-pop approaches
of Mark Amerika and Arthur Russell. Voted one of Time Out
New York's "Top 25 People To Watch In 2006," Dargel's
live performances have received glowing reviews in the
New York Times and the Village Voice.
UseYourTeeth-02
CD
$14.75
Del the Funky Homosapien
No Need For Alarm
PS, US 1993 REPRESS 2nd album by Bay Area native DEL, production
by CASUAL, guests A-PLUS & SNUPE, includes free poster!
! ! This record flew in the face of the reigning G-Funk,
more along the lines of bubbling under east coast acts
of the time like Main Source & Black Moon.
Traffic-75506
DLP
$18.00
Diamonds In The Rough (Ian Person of TSOOL)
S-T (DELAYED, EXPECTED SOON)
PS, SWEDEN Solo debut for Ian Person, IFK Goteborg hooligan
and guitarist The Soundtrack of Our Lives (and before that
a member of Union Carbide Productions). A rapturous Beatlesque
vibe wins out here, even a bit of bubblegum pop with a
delightful psychedelic Merseybeatitude. Features plenty
of contributions from members of TSOOL, of course. More
about this later, once it lands...
Gravitation
CD
$12.00
Dinosaur Jr.
Green Mind [Bonus Tracks] (Remastered)
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$11.50
Dinosaur Jr.
Where You Been [Bonus Tracks] (Remastered)
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$11.50
Dominique A
L'horizon
PS, SPAIN"La rue monte en lacets / Chaque virage se
mérite..." ("The street goes up in loops
/ Every bend is earned ...") These words that open
L'horizon, the new album by DOMINIQUE A, summarizes well
the course of a man who is not used to follow the straight
lines. DOMINIQUE A is an explorer. Each one of his records
has been earned. Curiosity was needed to go deep in La
fossete, his first album from 1992, which has become through
the years in a reference for the trend that shook the French
chanson, opening the road to a new generation of artists.
We are not in reviewing DOMINIQUE A's discography here
again. But, in ivestigation, in analysis, the man formely
from Nantes has always wrong-footed his predecessor album.
After La Memoire Neuve and the hit "Le Twenty-Two
Bar", included in it, came the dryness of Remué,
and afterwards the brighter Auguri, the result of his first
work with the renowned producer John Parish. After Tout
Sera Comme Avant, very arranged and explorer, we have now
the purity, the clarity and the lyricism of L'horizon.
And both of them can leave you astonished. With this kind
of quiet cheek, DOMINIQUE A takes a new advantage over
the rest of the people. He neither renounces nor comes
back. He only makes his own way and this brand new record
is another territory to walk on withoutgetting tired. His
voice, that one time seemed difficult to place, sets free.
Behind his faithful guitar, a subtle piano, some concise
metal arrangements and fascinating choirs take over here
and there. Dominique A is a melancholic man, but his melancholy
is as essential as the sea border. A melancholywhich becomes
impregnated in "L'horizon" with twilight atmospheres,
of joyful lyrical fliers. As French chanson sinks in its
effort of looking at the everyday life, DOMINIQUE A blows
air into it, and opens huge spaces for it. He invents bizarre
adventures, moving stories submitted to the demand of his
writing, which spreads out, goes deep, tells and dreams. "Tous
les chants sont d'oublis / Ou ne sont que foutaises / Si
la vie est jolie / Qu'on setaise." ("All chants
are about oblivion / or are but trinkets / if life is beautiful
/ let's keep our mouths shut"). "L'horizon" is
full of literary references, of rough pictures, fugitive
loves, perturbing memories from the childhood, distilled
as a hallucinated vision of reality. And attached to all
this there is a new chapter in the French chanson, which
with no doubt -we can bet- will leave a deep mark.
GreenUFOs-25
CD
$17.75
Don Caballero
World Class Listening Problem
PS, US Inarguably one of the most celebrated, influential & innovative
bands in recent times, they are the vanguard of progressive, instrumental
music. This first full-length album in almost 5 years,
they prove once again that they are head & shoulders
above their peers. The bands powerful, percussive-heavy sonic advance is more dense, more expansive, & burns
with a new-found urgency. It's prime Don Caballero & an
indispensable addition to the illustrious Don Cab canon.
Relapse-6655
CD
$14.25
Don Caballero
World Class Listening Problem
PS, US 180 gram VINYL
Relapse-6655
LP
$19.75
Easton, Tim
Ammunition
PS, US
NewWest
CD
$16.50
Ehlers, Ekkehard
Life Without Fear
PS, US As unexpected as Jim O'Rourke's embrace of John
Fahey's music a decade ago. Droning, guitar-picked porch
blues blend with whiskey-soaked vocals, voodoo jazz, & throbbing
electronics while low hums rub up against scraped strings & a
buzzed-out harmonica heard through a tin-can. This is rough-hewn
experimental bluestronica mixed with graveyard dirt.
Staubgold-066
CD
$17.00
Espers
I I
PS, US From the beginning, this has been a living growing
thing. This album finds the group at sextet size, with
greater powers & capabilities then before. The sound
is achieved using a mad variety of instruments, from a
standard Martin 6 string acoustic, Fender jazzbass & drumkit
to more exotic implements such as doumbek, dholak & male & female
larynx. The outcome is a friendly new sensation, it warms
the room & dims the lights with dense yet agile atmospherics,
still in communion with the realities of our present day.
DragCity-310
CD
$14.50
Espers
I I
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-310
LP
$14.50
Existensminimum
Last Night My Head Tried To Explode And I Wrote Everything
Down (DELAYED)
PS, SWEDEN First full-length from Swedish studio-wizard/uber-producer
Magnus Henriksson AKA Existensminimum, who's also a member
of Moneybrother. On the heels of two amazing singles ("From
Me To You" and "Running Down Everyone")
this album is even more surreal and adventuresome. Looking
beyond the frame of modern day rock and pop, Existensminimum
offers a lightspeed trip through modern electro pop, Spiritualized-styled
guitar-drone, neo-romantic crooner ballads and anxious
deconstructed rock. All the while harkening back to the
heady daze of 70s Krautrock's sci-fi explorations and cosmic
communal folk, along with the brash noisy pop of England
in the late 80s, early 90s. Not that far removed from a
Silverbullit/Citizen Bird release...
Novoton-011
CD
$12.00
Fall
Cerebral Caustic
PS, US Orig. released in '95, it's ME Smith w/ BRIX for
the last time. Touches of glam & techno sonic tributes.
Some of the band's more playful & melodic tunes. More
Peel sessions, alternate takes & an interview with
Brix & Mark.
Castle-36250
DCD
$20.75
Fall
Middle Class Revolt
PS, US Originally released in 1994, this is a typical Fall
outing filled with sarcasm, vigor & fury. They experiement
with techno, tapes & the ususal sparse rock arrangements.
Highlights feat. cover versions of Henry Cow's "War" & The
Monks' "Shut Up". Peel sessions as well as rare
singles & remixes incl.
Castle-36249
DCD
$20.75
Faun Fables
Transit Rider
Ps, US This selection of songs draws from a theme that
began in 1994, when DAWN MCCARTHY (FAUN FABLES) was introduced
to the complete world of the NYC subway in all its repitious & transient
glory & began writing about it. It was made into a
full length theater show in 2002 in San Francisco. Now
with further songwriting & devlopment by NILS FRYKDAHL,
plus collaborations with her mother & a poem by her
dad.
DragCity-314
CD
$14.50
Final Conflict
Ashes to Ashes
PS, US Rerelease from 1994 original version. Offers a combination
of early 80s anarchocore a la Discharge & the metal
tinged West Coast speedcore of the mid-80s. Contains 2
new covers by the Damned & UK Subs.
SOSRecords-5031
CD
$14.50
Final Fantasy
Many Lives -> 49 MP
Ps, US 2 track single incl the title track taken from the
new album plus the EXCLUSIVE TRACK "The Miner Becomes
Forgetful."
Tomlab-068
45
$5.75
Final Fantasy
Many Lives -> 49 MP
PS, US Introduction to FF's amazing new tour de force album "He
Poos Clouds" out 6/13. The much larger, sweeping arrangements
are paradoxically part of an album that is propelled by
its intimacy. The title track is taken from the new album
plus 2 EXCLUSIVE TRACKS "The Miner Becomes Forgetful" & Jars
of Lars" along with a re-arranged & re-recorded
version of "The CN Tower" from the debut album.
Tomlab-068
CD5
$5.00
Frank And Walters, The
Best Of: Special Edition CD+DVD
PS, US The Frank and Walters signed to Setanta Records
in 1991. The Frank's first hit single 'After All' from
'Trains, Boats & Planes' resulted with the band's first
appearance on Top Of The Pops. The second album 'Grand
Parade' was described by NME as "The jauntiest of
melodic joys" with tracks like 'Colours' (featured
on Tom Dunne's Alternative Irish Anthems), propelling The
Franks to new heights. With Noel Gallagher as their roadie
and supported by Suede & Radiohead the band toured
the world and gained a loyal following with their energetic
live shows, infectious melodies and seemingly irrepressible
happiness. Written in New York, 'Beauty Becomes More Than
Life' was described by NME as "A lost classic for
the 21st century." Following the release of 'Glass'
in 2001 the band took a break from recording & gigging.
In early 2005, the band began writing again and signed
to FIFA Records. A new triple album titled 'Souvenirs'
was released internationally in October 2005. The release
was followed by a sold out tour of Ireland & the UK
and a nomination for 'Best Irish Album' in the Meteor Irish
Music Awards 2006. 'Souvenirs' is widely seen to emphasise
the genius of The Frank and Walter's ability to write about
the ordinary and make it something to aspire to. To celebrate
the bands 15th year in music, FIFA will be re-printing
a number of special edition CD's and Vinyl's. The first
'Special Edition' is a reprint of the Frank And Walters
'Best Of' including a free DVD of the bands videos and
a short documentary on the band (approx running time 1
hour). CD: Colours, Plenty Times, Fashion Crisis Hits New
York, This Is Not A Song, How Can I Exist, New York, After
All, Walters Trip, Indian Ocean, Underground, Daisy Chain,
Time We Said Goodnight, Tony Cochrane. DVD: Colours, Plenty
Times, Indian Ocean, Underground, This Is Not A Song, After
All, Documentary (featuring interviews, live songs and
concert footage).
Fifa-002
CD/DVD
$19.50
Fujimoto, Yuichiro
The Mountain Record
PS, US Yuichiro Fujimoto was born in 1981 and lives in
Urayasu Chiba, Japan. He has already released two critically
acclaimed albums in the last years and managed to established
a very unique style. his songs are little, open poems,
describing a small moment like a haiku does. the compositions
are simple-structured, but in this loose way of playing
lies the strength of fujimoto's work. This openess allows
the music to create rooms, situations, to establish an
atmosphere beyond the notes played. and this what yuichiro
does on "the mountain record" in a most beautiful
way. The nine songs all approach this aim in a different
way. the opening song "listen to november steps" gets
by with just a few notes and a soft humming - already indicating
that complexity is not the goal of this work. the pauses
between the notes are at least as important as the notes
itself on this cd. still this album has a variety of approaches
to offer ranging from paino, pure nature-recordings to
electronic editing. this work creates wonderful little
sceneries which are still open enough that you sometimes
might not even recognize it as music. apart from making
music yuichiro fujimoto is a gifted photographer. the 12-sided
booklet offers an insight in his way capturing scenes as
images, closely related to his way of making music.
Ahornfelder-05
CD
$14.75
Gastr Del Sol
Serpentine Similar
PS, US WAREHOUSE FIND! LAST TEENBEAT COPIES!
Teenbeat-095
CD
$11.75
GBH
Charged: On Stage
PS, US 17-song set filmed & recorded at Coronet in
London on August 2004 presented in Digital 5.1 Surround
Sound, 2.0 Dolby Stereo & PCM Stereo. Also features
exclusive interview and on the road footage. GBH originally
formed in 1979 in Birmingham, England, then rose to prominance
in the early '80s when hardcore punk began inching toward
heavy metal. Through the years, they have remained a staple
of punk rock fans worldwide. A perfect example of their
tenacious presentation.
MVD-4504
DVD
$19.75
Glass Eye
Every Woman's Fantasy
PS, US After a LONG wait, it's the NEW (OLD) GLASS EYE
ALBUM fans have been awaiting for 13 long, long years!
While working on guitarist KATHY MCCARTY's (cf. her album
of Daniel Johnston covers "Dead Dog's Eyeball")
new album, they dug up the old tapes, and were finally
inspired to polish it up for release, though not TOO much
polish. The dark loopiness & jagged edges, surely the
products of their collapsing record deal in 1993, are here
in all their glory. Songs leap from their embedded but
balmy trademark pop hooks & veer off toward the rough & the
weird, musical Hunter S. Thompson territory really. The
things that made them lovable standouts of the mid to late-80's
hot Austin scene, even among a peer group that included
musical genius like Scratch Acid, Butthole Surfers, True
Believers, & Reivers, are all still there, but hearing
this album now, I can't help but feel with the addition
of the McCarty songs that ended up on her earlier solo
album instead, this would have been a cherry on top of
the Austin sundae. Perhaps not a more "mature" work
as the cliche' goes, but certainly a look into the darker
recesses of the weird GE soul that we're happy to have
finally.
GlassEye-001
CD
$14.50
Gong
I Am Your Egg
PS, US
UnitedStatesDist
CD
$18.25
Grizzly Bear
Sorry for the Delay
PS, US "Early Recordings" We heart Grizzly Bear!
These 7 songs are the genesis of the GB project hammered
out in Ed Droste's Green Point apartment from 2002-3. Incl.
a haunting cover of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by
Yes. "Elegiac, emotional, endearing & ernest. "Intoxicating,
if slightly unsettling."-Q. Vinyl only for now.
Audraglint-115
LP
$10.75
Guthrie, Robin
Continental
PS, US As COCTEAU TWINS guitarist and producer, Robin Guthrie
is the man responsible for creating that famous sound and
opening the door for My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride,
et al. Continental is Robin's strongest all-instrumental
bliss out, or make out, record since Cocteau Twins. Robin
gives more heart and soul on Continental than on his previous
instrumental release Imperial. Continental is more focused,
stronger in feeling, and in composition. Of course all
of Robin's signature elements are here: Shimmering guitars,
ethereal moods as fluid and deep as any of Eno's, and yes,
he does at times thankfully bring the rock. The mood overall
is classic Robin Guthrie. Fans of the Cocteau Twins and
all they've spawned, please welcome back your daddy. This
is the first of four new Robin Guthrie records. Robin's
music is a treasure. He's one of the great all-time heroes
of the current bliss pop generationTrack list: 1. Continental,
2. Conquering the Romantic, 3. Crescent, 4. Monument, 5.
Amphora, 6. The Day Star, 7. Radiance, 8. As I Breathe,
9. Last Exit, 10. Pale.
Darla-174
CD
$13.50
Hawnay Troof
Dollar and Deed
PS, US VICE COOLER is the charming and dreamy mastermind
behind the band. He is helped out on this record by MIKA
MIKO and JENNY HOYSTON from Erase Erata. For fans of The
Coughs, Partyline, Bratmobile, Erase Erata.
RetardDisco-12
DCD
$13.50
Hawnay Troof
Dollar and Deed
PS, US Vinyl version has an exclusive Vice cooler photobook
showcasing photography form the Get Up:Resoluton Love!
Tour.
RetardDisco-12
DLP
$15.50
Holy Madre
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Sunshine pop that will have you risking overexposure!
So sunny you'll need sunscreen! Think Beach Boys, Fleetwood
Mac, Pink Floyd, West Coast 70s cosmic Americana, Gram
Parsons for example...along with modern equivalents like
The Blessed Light, The Jayhawks, The Posies, My Morning
Jacket, Beachwood Sparks, Outrageous Cherry and The Volebeats.
Rootsy, pastoral, reverb-happy outdoorsy psych-pop goodness.
Did I mention it was bright and cheerful? ***Check out
http://www.parasol.com/mail_order/jimspickarch.asp for
sound samples***
NONS
CD
$13.50
Ignatz
Self-Titled
PS, US "Oddly glorious. The real American folk revival.
8.0."-PITCHFORK Yeah, but who would have expected
it to come from Belgium? After growing up on a diet of
90's lo-fi, old blues & the Harry Smith Anthology,
he bought a 4 track & began wrapping his folkish guitar
music in a cloud of effects & electronic noises under
sparse lyrics that are a mix of broken English & unintelligible
mantras. Songs are built up while played, captured on tape & then
all effects are immediately wiped never to be duplicated.
A simple but extraordinary sound.
Kraak-049
CD
$14.50
Inch-Time
As The Moon Draws Water
PS, UK With his latest album "As The Moon Draws Water" Australian
artist Stefan Panczak confirms his place as a key figure
in underground electronica, combining minimal beats with
such diverse influences as jazz, folk and World music to
create a wholly unique and organic sound. Expect to hear
some sparkling, chiming and seductive electronica that's
as subtle and beautiful as it is impossible to resist...
Inch-time's last sold out single was raved about by retailers
from boomkat to smallfish and "Icicles & Snowflakes
/ Almond Eyes" was chosen as a DJ mag SUREPLAYER.
Inch-time's debut album 'Any colour you Like' was released
as ltd CD in Europe by Static Caravan to heaps of praise.
Placing it amongst the top 15 electronica releases of 2006,
The Wire reviewed the album as "a luminous collection
of music that deserves a wider hearing. "Panczak is
blessed with a marvellously unhurried sense of placement
and these pieces unfurl with an almost ceremonious poise. "Kyoto" proves
the point, counter pointing trembling pizzicatos with a
wistfully circular arrangement for string quartet and calmly
conjuring a richly melancholy atmosphere without the faintest
hint of gimmickry". For fans of the spekk, expanding,
Type and ECM labels and prime period Tortoise. This is
micro-electronica , freak out samples, orchestral string
arrangements and dubs all conducted with a post rock mind
set for the listener's pleasure.
StaticCaravan-104
CD
$17.00
iOs
In Sunday Songs
PS, US Based in NY, the name refers to the interplay of
ones & zeros of the digital age. Catchy pop that balances
the shimmering synth sounds of Autumn P Proemm's keyboard & voice
with forceful guitar & vocals from Philippino born
Chris Punsalan. The New York Press termed them a "lush,
new-wave indie-pop, boy-girl group who are better than,
well, half of Jade Tree's roster" while the NY Times
compared them to the Canadian band Stars. Though based
on a classic Amer-indie rock sound, the hooks & electronics
keep it fresh & of the moment.
Kanine-182
CD
$12.00
Kid Conga And The Pink Monkey Birds
Philosophy and Underwear
PS, US Best known for his guitar work with Nick Cave and
the Bad Seeds, The Cramps, The Gun Club, Congo Norvell,
and Knoxville Girls, KID CONGO POWERS has also played with
the Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Make-Up, Mark Eitzel, The
Angels of Light, and many more. PHILOSOPHY AND UNDERWEAR,
the debut of Kid's first solo band, Kid Congo and the Pink
Monkey Birds, is a unique fusion of elements - garagy punk,
glam, dirty soul, experimental noise, dark balladry, and
even abrasive mechanical electro all filtered through Kid's
unique post-no wave aesthetic. Not only does the band feature
New York guitar hero Jack Martin (ex-Knoxville Girls, Honeymoon
Killers, YYY's, etc.), but the record features guest appearances
by Little Annie (Crass, Coil, Wolfgang Press, etc.) and Captain Comatose
(Khan and Snax).
NewYorkNightTrain-003
CD
$13.50
Knife, The
Silent Shout [IMPORT VINYL] *LIMITED STOCK*
PS, SWEDEN Limited stock, first come first served! Vinyl
version of The Knife latest opus.
Rabid
DLP
$22.00
La Casa Azul
El Sonido Efervescente de la Casa Azul
PS, SPAIN "The fizzy sound of LA CASA AZUL" -
The first demos and the first album. It's been only six
or seven years, but in this time LA CASA AZUL have achieved
so many different goals and have convinced so many fans
around the globe (and we're not only talking about their
enormous success in Japan), that an album like this makes
more sense than ever. Even more so if we remember that "El
sonido efervescente de La Casa Azul", the band's debut
mini-CD, has been sold out for a long time now. In fact,
the first demos they distributed before releasing this
debut have been cult items for a long time, too. Even before
they played their first live show (as you can check by
listening to the album we're now re-introducing). Hence,
the re-release of the first album plus the three first
demos and other extra tracks is such good news. Even more
so if they're coming with a renewed, better sound (mastered
by Xavier Alarcón), and a luxuriant new artwork:
illustrations by Jean Duprez, one of our favourite illustrators(www.duprezdolores.com)
and cover art by Cocoe ( www.cocoe.com). Let's talk about
history. In 1999, sunshine-pop producer Guille Milkyway
found in the five members of LA CASA AZUL the perfect vehicle
for his sunny melodies, which melted the spirit of the
A&M label in the 60's with 70's disco and 90's europop.
But, as stated by Eugene Light on the liner notes, when
LA CASA AZUL came under the spotlight "it wasn't the
right moment for Bubblegum, Ye-Ye, Europop, Sunshine Pop,
André Popp nor Roger Nichols. (...) They'd sing
'Me gustas' ('I like you') and it meant 'Me gustas', as
if the songs had just come out from the Brill Building".
In other words, maybe the scene wasn't ready to hear the
influence of HARPER'S BIZARRE, THE COWSILLS or the golden
years of A&M, but when they sang "Me gustas" it
meant "Me gustas", and the songs connected immediately
with the people. You've got the prove towards the end of
the album: the crowd singing along by heart to songs that
had not been released yet. It was november, 1999. Almost
a year later, in october 2000, Elefant released their debut
mini-album on mini-CD and 10" vinyl. Both formats
are sold out. This record features, as well as the eight
song included in that debut mini-album, the three first
demos that started it all. We have also included their
cover versions of MECANO and Jeanette, plus the song "Tantas
cosas que arreglar" (featured in our 2003 compilation "Momentos
perdidos") and the new version of "Chicle cosmos",
recorded in 2004 to be included in the soundtrack to the
movie "El Asombroso Mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo",
a comedy featuring Spanish comedians Santiago Segura and
Willy Toledo.
Elefant-1119
CD
$14.75
Leather Uppers
Bright Lights
PS, US The proto-primitive garage rock duo known as the
Leather Uppers was founded in 1991 in Toronto, Canada by
Greg Tymoshenko & Craig Daniels. Born out of the malaise & fatigue
brought on by the post-metal, pre-grunge musical vacuum
of the time, the Uppers opted for a bare-bones drums, guitar & vocal-based
sound. Their outrageous 60's/70's-inspired matching stage
costumes were clearly as much at odds w/ the "cool" styles
of the time as their incredibly energetic, stripped- down
brand of "panic rock"
GonerRecords-022
CD
$12.00
Leather Uppers
Bright Lights
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GonerRecords-022
LP
$10.25
Leels
Fingeescrossed
PS, US 'This supergroup of Florida-bred boys and girls
(featuring members of HOME & MERINGUE) work long-distance
to trade musical files and galvanize their collective strengths
on their 3rd, most perfect, record to date. Following on
the heels on the Emperor Jones released "Leels" (2002)
and "Cannonballs and Silver Tongues" (2004),
they continue to share various bits of their musical language
from far flung reaches (NYC, St. Pete, State College, PA.)
then build and grow them at Eric's Devil Isle Wetlab studio.
The end result are layered, psychedelic-folk pop masterpieces
that lilt and lurch in equal measure (think Uncle Wiggly,
Grandaddy, Thinking Fellers Union, and 70s AM radio). The
Leels flex the sonic cyber-pathways, & we can confidently
say that The Little River Band never sounded so good."
ClothMonkey-001
CD
$12.75
Love Substitutes
More Songs About Hangovers & Sailors
PS, US New album from ex-DEUS members operates in a musical
style that might best be described as Death Folk Artwank, & which
refers liberally to all things Underground, as well as
the broader History of Pop. The astute listener will hear
AC/DC, Drake, Young, JMC, Faust, Blue Nile, Jansch, Can,
Wire & Woodentops. Also includes songs about insomnia,
childhood memories, music biz, pop journalism, zen buddhism,
death, poetry, liars, love & hate.
HeavenHotel-0601
CD
$14.50
Mae Shi/Rapider Than Horsepower
Split
PS, US
SAF-011
LP
$12.00
Mae Shi/Rapider Than Horsepower
Split
PS, US Split release from LA's the Mae Shi & Indiana's
Rapider Than Horsepower.
SAF-011
CD
$16.25
Mahogany
Connectivity
PS, US
Darla
CD
$15.00
Manual
Bajamar
PS, US Danish artist Jonas Munk Jensen's second purely
ambient record for Darla follows footprints in the warm,
wet sand made by his 2003 CD The North Shore, which was
acclaimed by critics and fans. Like no other, Jonas manifests
his vision of idyllic, tropical paradise as the perfect
soundtrack to the dream. Bajamar is similar in sound to
The North Shore yet it's a more cohesive and more solid
album. Jonas' good friend Ulrich Schnauss says it's his
favorite of Jonas' ambient works. If The North Shore were
aural Valium, Bajamar is pure Opium. The record produces
the very same ethereal buzz a lazy, endless summer afternoon
at the beach with a minus tide does.
Darla-172
CD
$13.50
Marked Men
Fix My Brain
PS, US Third album of fevered strumming atop a high intensity
beat creating songs that soar w/tunefulness & harmony.
More frantic than Buzzcocks, not as goofy as the Dickies
or Weezer on primo Texas crack. (Is it good down there?).
Swami-132
CD
$16.00
Martsch, Doug/MJ Serpe
Split
PS, US Doug Martsch (BUILT TO SPILL) & Michael John
Serpe come together on a rare ltd ed 7" w/day & night
contrast. Doug'd songs carry his light-hearted & unique
pop sensiblity making for the "day" side of the
7". The 2 songs offered by Michael are definitely
the "night" side of the record. These songs are
brooding & wander down the path of Nick Drake or John
Fahey. Only 1, 600 were pressed & come w/ a handcrafted
screen printed tri-fold pull out w/ photo insert. Beautiful
7"
HomeRecordedCulture-05
45
$5.75
Material Issue
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best
of Material Issue (Remastered)
PS, US Chicago's very one who wrote the catchiest power
pop songs about girls that anybody's ever written. After
a few years on the cusp of true hugeness, Jim Ellison decided he'd had enough or music & life & left
us. Incl. "Valerie," "Kim," "Diane," & "Renee" & a
live version of "Ballroom Blitz."
Mercury
CD
$10.75
McCarty, Kathy
Another Day in the Sun
PS, US "McCarty's mingling of her clear and cogent
vocals with a well-drawn melange of styles marks 'Another
Day in the Sun' not only as a most welcome return, but
easily one of the best albums of the young year."-SXSW.
New solo album, 10 years in the making, from GLASS EYE
founder, vocalist, guitarist & is a cause for rejoicing
for those who love Austin or just good music not stamped
out by the goddamned cookie cutter. Joined here by her
GE mates Stella Weir & Brian Beattie, who also produces,
it's damned near a full GE album, but as seen through the
songwriting lens of McCarty. Deftly melds some odd folk
threads into the more familiar, though still off center,
blend of weird rock & pop, which adds some very nice,
unexpected touches to her more familiarly unexpected weirdness.
Make sense? "Down in the Basement the light has changed.
My dark is light and the shadows are stained." HIGHLY
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RexyRex-001
CD
$14.50
Melvins
Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
PS, US
Ipecac
CD
$15.25
Montys Loco
Man Overboard
PS, SWEDEN Ultra-sensual art-pop/weird-folk alchemy produced
by Bjorn Yttling (Peter Bjorn And John). It's like a free-range,
organic version of The Knife or Phil Spector's girlgroup
harem, plus it's everything I love about The Concretes,
but with a more experimental bent, so comparisons to Bjork
aren't too far out. Katapult REVIEW: "The two women
that are hiding behind the name Montys Loco have been playing
music for over 10 years together. Accordingly to themselves
Björn Yttling, who is the producer of these 10 songs,
has shown them a new pathway to walk on. And the walk they
walk is good. Really good. The music that gets delivered
by these two ladies is small pop songs with big words.
It's smart, funny and at the same time so distinct and
honest with a sexy edge... On "Man Overboard" Anja
Bigrells voice sound harsh and elegant at the same time.
It reminds me of Anna Ternheim and Karin Dreijer mixed
with Victoria Bergsman from The Concretes, at the same
time. The spacious keyboard and organ sounds mixed together
with the earthly touch of an acoustic guitar creates a
Phil Spector vibe that is hard to not like. It's a record
that at first comes off as nothing special, but just as
a seed takes its time to blossom into a wild colourful
lovely flower." CD comes in a spiffy velour/vinyl
wallet with a full-color lyric booklet.
NONS
CD
$13.50
Mountain Goats
Babylon Springs
PS, UK
4AD
CD5
$7.00
Mouth of the Architect/Kenoma
Split
PS, US
TranslationLoss
CD
$11.50
New Radiant Storm King
Singular, No Article
PS, US Reissue. This is the first time the title has received
a US release. NRSK take their tempo-shifting, guitar-strangling
rock to new heights of pop sensibility on these 11 songs,
with a new emphasis on vocal harmonies and instrumental
flourishes. The reissue features original cover art and
contains the only bonus track from this period: "Mrs.
Bairds' Bread". All material has been carefully digitally
remastered.
Darla-166
CD
$13.50
Raconteurs
Broken Boy Soldiers
PS, US
V2
CD
$15.25
Radio 4
Enemies Like This
PS, US First album in 2 years produced by Jagz Kooner (PRIMAL
SCREAM, KASABIAN, CHEMICAL BROS, NEW ORDER) refines their
signature sound while taking it to the next level. A rawer,
more emotionally charged sound delivering politically charged,
intelligent lyrics over funk riff guitars & deep throbbing
dub grooves.
Astralwerks-59682
CD
$14.50
Radio 4
Enemies Like This
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Astralwerks-59682
LP
$17.00
Rauhan Orkestri/Lauhkeat Lampaat
Sylissain oot
PS, CANADA RAUHAN ORKESTERI (Peace Orchestra)/LAUHKEAT
LAMPAAT (Meek Sheep) CD originally released on LP in 2005
on Italian label, QBICO; ten pieces of free-improv-folk-jazz
from Finland, with a distinctive foundation of playful
vigor and heartening spirit. It's an organic improv session
that breathes countryside air, sensing the grass between
its toes. Not including several self-released 7"s
and limited edition CD-Rs, this is the PEACE ORCHESTRA's
second full length. It illustrates a great progression
and a newly acquired, absolutely beautiful sense of restraint.
The members of this quartet play off each other magically,
leaving room for the microscopic details to shine through.
Deeply routed in the incestuous Finnish pych-folk-experimental
scene, the family tree of this four-piece has many branches,
including the duo, LAUHKEAT LAMPAAT who are peppered throughout
this release. These pieces are differentiated by higher
timbres and a slightly more tongue-in-cheek air (They are
also distinguished by the asterisk in the song listing)
RAUHAN ORKESTERI has to be one of Europe's most exciting
new free jazz outfits, filled with a rarely encountered
joyful energy floating on a fantastic search into the free
realms of the outer possibilities of sound. No cause for
intellectual drama here, Antti Tolvi, Ville Jolanki (reeds),
Jaakko Tolvi (percussion) and Tero Kemppainen (bass) need
no more then the direct physical contact between body and
instrument for their sonic onslaughts that in no time go
from hectic outbursts to warm and mellow soft blows.
Ache-024
CD
$13.75
Redfearn, Alec K & the Eyesores
Smother Party
PS, US A collection of tales about real & imagined
horrors. The music is decidedly more cabaret than the previous
CD. Slow, simmering noir-ish dirges, spastic no-wave tangos,
repetitive rhythmic conundrums, Weimar-style cabaret songs,
drunken revelry, crippling depression, extreme self loathing,
Catholic guilt, clanking, scraping & radio noise are
some of the many facets that make up The Eyesores' sound. "This
is wonderful stuff - brave and experimental, yet warmly
human. Make room on your folk revival shelf for something
that may be influenced by folk, but is in no way a revival." -Splendid
NorthEastIndie-44
CD
$17.25
Reducers
Raise Your Hackles
PS, US San Francisco's original Pub-punkers are back! Their
signature sound- a blend of boot-boy Glam, Pub Rock & melodic
UK Punk- continues to place them in a league of their own
in the international Street Punk scene & give them
respect worldwide as true originals. For fans, "Raise
Your Hackles" is a welcome return to the sound they
already know & love. For the uninitiated it's a great
introduction to this veteran TKO band.
TKO-156
CD
$12.75
Russian Circles
Enter
PS, US Even though they don't play the most accessible
music, an instrumental amalgam of punk, metal, indie-rock & even
prog, they have the it factor. Debut album, definitely
doesn't sound like a new band clumsily over-thinking their
songs, but instead it sounds like one cohesive composition
in six movements. Each movement holds its breath through
the intense moments, but exhales through sweeping, airy
horizons that slowly collapse into dense panoplies, showcasing
the band's shifting dynamics & not just the binary
code of loud/quiet. Coupled with their richly textured
guitar-work, thick, growling bass lines & propulsive,
polyrhythmic beats.
Flameshovel-035
CD
$12.75
Sham 69
Hersham Boys
PS, US 21-song set filmed & recorded at Concorde 2
in Brighton, England on April '02 presented in Digital
5.1 Surround Sound & features an exclusive interview
and comprehensive band bio. Sham 69 was the original voice
of the people in the first wave of British punk. They enjoyed
a long run of chart successes and were an immense influence
on the street punk and Oi! movements which followed. Brilliantly
displays their signature straight-up punk and sing-along
slogan sound.
MVD-4495
DVD
$19.75
Snailhouse
Silence Show
PS, UK Feat. Montreal based MIKE FEUERSTACK aka "GRANDPAPA" (KEPLER,
WOODEN STARS) From its haunting & evocative opening
chords to its self-assured instrumentation & lyricism.
Instrumentally, the songs are subtle & disarming, creating
an atmosphere of stark beauty. The vocals, however deliberate
in their drive forward, maintain a delicate & unassuming
tone. This recording braves an emotional landscape few
artists are willing to explore with such honesty.
Scratch-049
CD
$13.50
Sneakster/Robin Guthrie
Fifty Fifty
PS, UK Three exclusive tracks. Radical reworkings of Sneakster
album tracks. Track list: 1. Fireheart, 2. Stolen Letter,
3. Kinda Blu.
BellaUnion-12
CD5
$9.00
Stiff Little Fingers
Handheld & Rigidly Digital
PS, US 16-song set filmed & recorded on the Hope Street
Tour in December '98 presented in Digital 5.1 Surround
Sound & features exclusive interview w/Jake Burns. "The
'Hope St.' tour was among the most successful we have undertaken
in recent years and I don't just mean from the point of
view of attendances, although those were encouragingly
up as well. What happened was everyone played better, laughed
more and generally had more fun on the road than we'd had
in ages. It really was a shame when the whole thing stopped." -
Jake Burns.
MVD-4496
DVD
$19.75
Talkdemonic
Beat Romantic
PS, US Limited edition 500 GREEN vinyl.
ArenaRock-053
12
$14.75
Tilmann, Miles
Yes and No
PS, US vinyl version
Consumers-16
LP
$12.50
Tilmann, Miles
Yes and No
PS, US The 1st full length that Miles had done in his 7
year career. A culmination of long hours of re-learning
porgramming techniques. A dance record.
Consumers -16
CD
$12.50
Todd
Comes to Your House
PS, US
Southern-281272
LP
$10.50
Todd
Comes to Your House
PS, US The sound of a spoon(stainless steel, plastic handle)stuck
in the garbage disposal with short rib bones, and the matching
smell of burning coil and electricity form the motor slowly
dying mixed with rank old Texas style bbq. Featured guest
vocals from EUGENE ROBINSON(OXBOW). For fans of Vaz, Butthole
Surfer, Jesus Lizard, Oxbow, Lightning Bolt.
Southern-281272
CD
$14.50
Twilight Singers
Powder Burns
PS, US Feat. GREG DULLI (AFGHAN WIGS), it's a testimonial
to the complex nature of love & the struggles of living,
played with searing honesty & bravery. The listener cannot help but feel the intensity & desire behind
every song. Brilliant additions by JOHN CURLEY, JOSEPH
ARTHUR, ANI DIFRANCO & others.
OneLittleIndian
CD
$17.75
Uusitalo
Tulenkantaja
PS, US Berlin-based VLADISLAV DELAY releases a 2nd techno
album under his disguise. Each track is inspired by Finnish
literature, & is a tribute to his author father& grandmother. He plays around with strange time signatures
so subtly that you wouldn't notice if it wasn't 4-to-the
floor but maybe 5 or 6 or 9-and-a-half. He creates poems
with beats, telling stories with those intricate rhythms & bass
lines. Excerpts from his father & grandmother in the
bk, as well as a beautiful graphic design.
Huume-007
CD
$18.00
Various
Easy to Be Free: Rick Nelson Tribute
PS, US 20 track collection gathers a potpourri of artists
from around the globe, celebrating Nelson's legacy with
a special spotlight on some of his finest self- penned
introspective songs. In a 28 year history of recording
music, Rick Nelson went from rockabilly artist to golden
age of rock n' roll super star, has-been, LA country rock
originator, singer/songwriter and then a rejuvenated return
to rockabilly. No matter what his standing on the music
charts, first and foremost Nelson was a musician. Cuts
from ASTROPOP 3, NIC DALTON, LINDA DRAPER, ALLEN CLAPP,
AUTUMN LEAVES, MARSHALL CRENSHAW, MICHAEL BARETT (LADYBUG
TRANSISTOR, ESSEX GREEN), 1888, DENNY SAROKIN (RICK NELSON'S
STONE CANYON BAND), tons more.
PlantingSeeds-046
CD
$13.75
Various
Give It Up Hand It Down Put It On: To Benefit The Greater
Community Aids Project
PS, US This is an absolutely amazing new compilation release
to benefit The Greater Community Aids Project here in Champaign-Urbana.
21 trx feat The Greedy Loves, Bruiser & The Virtues,
Adam Wolfe, Angie Heaton, Elsinore, Megan Johns, The Sokolski
Boys, Joni Laurence, Reds, Mike Grill & The Downslope,
Roger Cler, Signalmen, KJ McKinnie & Bruce Sain, Delta
Kings, The Javelinas, Water Between Continents, Ambitious
Pie Party, Probably Vampires, Temple of Low Men, Mad Science
Fair, and Terminus Victor.
GCAP-001
CD
$10.00
Various
Triad: Red Sparowes, Made out of Babies, Battle of Mice
PS, US
Neurot
CD
$11.50
Various
Masters of the Old-time Country Autoharp
PS, US The autoharp, invented in the 1870s & a fad
in the 1890s, became a virtuoso instrument among the artists
feat. here as well as other players in the early to mid
20th century. Spirited breakdowns, sentimental & gospel
songs, some played instruments, & even a bluegrass
song are presented here. Incl. 14 unissued tracks.
Folkways-40115
CD
$17.75
Violent Femmes
Now Let's Start Over
PS, US Filmed Live at The Lyceum Theatre, London on the
10/24/84, fully restored & in 5.1 DTS Surround & LPCM
Stereo. The program was originally only released in Europe
so it was quite difficult to find a copy of the VHS. Extras
include a jukebox and an audio-only option.
MSI-508726
DVD
$18.00
Violet Indiana
Killer Eyes
PS, UK Killer Eyes from the album Roulette plus three exlusive
tracks including quicktime video of title track. Track
List: 1. Killer Eyes, 2. Storm, 3. Safe Word, 4. Killer
Eyes (quicktime video).
BellaUnion-26
CD5
$6.25
Von Balthazar, Troy
Troy Von Balthazar
PS, SPAIN 16 songs + 1 video. Engaging and leading character
of an indie rock which does not like anything more than
repainting our dull daily life with throbbing explosions,
TROY VON BALTHAZAR, inspired singer of Chokebore, is one
of the most enthralling figure of the American underground.
The writing and the music, which made intrusion in his
life at the age of 6 after a fall top of a staircase, will
be thus the privileged passport of an artist who, on the
borders of the Pacific, knew very early how to develop
a unique, singular and captivating music. Temporarily forsaking
the brilliantly tortured melodies and the furious performances
of Chokebore for more melancholic compositions, where acoustic
guitars and piano cut the lion's share, Sir VON BALTHAZAR
reveals us today a pacified facet of his personality. Able
to sculpt weight as if it was the most common of materials,
TROY VON BALTHAZAR builds, record after record, show after
show, a state where hypnosis becomes a kingdom. Some elliptic
arrangements, a gripped voice, and it is a whole world
delightfully odd, always in weightlessness in spite of
an omnipresent tension, which appears under our amazed
eyes. We are not going to paradises of naive idylls anymore,
he comes to say. To tell the truth, it does not matter,
since the hells where this crazy ally eagerly invites us
seem to be really attractive. TROY VON BALTHAZAR, or how
playing a funeral march with a flowery shirt... "Troy
Von Balthazar, the most touching artist we have listened
to since Elliott Smith (...) He stands out with songs that
are remarkably disturbed, leaving us between the pleasure
of hearing a music so pure and the relief of not being
Troy Von Balthazar (...) Wonderful, but dangerous." Les
Inrockuptibles. "Troy Von Balthazar is not only an
exciting disciple of Cohen, he is that and much more!" Rolling
Stone Francia.
GreenUFOS-027
CD
$17.75
Wedding Present, The
Singles 2004-5: Search For Paradise
PS, US To follow up on the success of Take Fountain, released
to high praise in early 2005, Search for Paradise is a
compilation of three UK singles released by The Wedding
Present in 2004 and 2005, including B-sides and unreleased
acoustic tracks. Seven songs have never been released in
North America, and the bonus DVD not only has four music
videos and two short films, but it is the first-ever release
of a Wedding Present DVD in North America!
Manifesto-43901
CD/DVD
$15.50
Wedding Present, The
Search For Paradise (CD + DVD)
PS, US To follow up on the success of Take Fountain, released
to high praise in early 2005, Search for Paradise is a
compilation of three UK singles released by The Wedding
Present in 2004 and 2005, including B-sides and unreleased
acoustic tracks. Seven songs have never been released in
North America, and the bonus DVD not only has four music videos and two
short films, but it is the first-ever release of a Wedding
Present DVD in North America!
Manifesto-43902
CD/DVD
$14.00
Whirlwind Heat
Type of Wood
PS, US
Brille-002
CD
$16.00
Wired For Mono
A Calling from Another Station; Radio Interrupt
PS, SWEDEN Debut full-length from retro-fitted garage-rockers
Wired For Mono, "The best live act in Stockholm" (Ebbot
Lundberg, The Soundtrack of Our Lives), and easily some
of the best classic rock action released this year. Logo
Magazine REVIEW: "Straining it through a millennial
filter that allows Mick Jagger to strut alongside The Charlatans,
and The Saints to roll in pig shit with GG Allin"...
NME live REVIEW: "Deceptively noisy Scando-drone heroes
arrive in the UK... The cabal of Swedish rock n roll bands
set for world domination continues with Stockholm's premier
pop-art blues janglists and Soundtrack Of Our Lives protégés
Wired For Mono. Right from the start it's obvious that
singer/guitarists Henrik Lillsjo and Arvid Engstrom favour
the rubber faced contortions of 65-model Keith Richards
and the dress sense of cosmic country icon, Gram Parsons.
But tonight is no excursion into fringed-jacket retro-fetishism:
Wired For Mono are dirty drone rock boys in disguise and
the loudest thing NME has heard in a dog's age."
FeedbackBoogie
CD
$13.50
Year Of
Slow Days
PS, US A soft humming. A clarinet from a distance. Disconnected
sounds, searching, waiting. With "Mantra" "Slow
Days" begins as expected - at least with regard to
this line up. BERNARD FLEISCHMANN, CHRISTOF KURZMANN, PAUL
KLING (aka Burkhard Stangl), Martin Siewert and Werner
Dafeldecker are all together experimentalists of beats
and sounds, trained in post-Jazz and improvisation, noisy,
fragile, encoded. It sounds exactly like that what people
like to call art. And in Vienna one is able to achieve
this in a very special, hearty way. "Slow Days" has
actually become a hearty, heartwarming record. A pop album,
that certainly is a small surprise. Already the polymorph "mantra" finishes
after one and a half minutes in a songwriter's intimacy.
The five have already left a slight presentiment on Bernhard
Fleischmann's album "Welcome tourist" (Morr 2002), "take
your time" was the name of the track. "sleep" was
another track on "Welcome tourist", an electronic
track back then, garnished only with Christof Kurzmann's
voice. For "slow days" it has become a chamber
music inspirited country song, a chamber that permits a
view on the sunset, with fainting guitars, a vibraphone,
with warm distortions. "Don't get me wrong, it's just
a song" sings Christof Kurzmann very close to your
ear. Maybe it is even closer than that.
MorrMusic-066
CD
$18.25
Year Of
Slow Days
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic-066
LP
$18.25
Zanes, Dan & Friends
Catch That Train!
PS, US
FestivalFiveRec
CD
$15.25
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Forthcoming Releases
Acid Mothers Temple
Have You Seen the Other Side of the Sky? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
JUNE 13TH)
PS, US More improvisational freakouts entertwining psych
w/prog, hard rock, krautrock & avant.
AceFu-041
CD
$17.00
Adamson, Barry
Stranger on the Sofa (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 13TH)
PS, US New album of noir-ish film jazz from legendary composer & bassist
for MAGAZINE and NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS on his own
label. A DIY masterpiece picking up where "King of
Nothing Hill" left off. Darkly cinematic, with its
tale of future past, memories lost & dying love. Doesn't
shy away from sentimentality but leaves enough slack for
blistering prog work outs.
CentralControlInt'l-001
CD
$16.25
Albatross
Blessphemy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 27TH)
PS, US Second album is a psychedelic sonic orgasm, a barrage
of mechanical, jerky & discombobulated time signatures
eclipsed by hectic Farfisa melodies. Not unlike sitting
down with an average American family during primetime television,
the music is unquestionably attention span friendly for
an ADD society.
AceFu-037
CD
$17.00
Alcian Blue
Alcian Blue (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Though this CD is Alcian Blue 's debut full-length,the
Washington, DC-based group, whose early limited-edition
EPs drew favorable comparisons to the likes of My Bloody
Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain,have been been around
for almost five years, recording records in their basement
and developing an underground fan base both locally and
globally.The sudden departure of their drummer late last
year left them wondering what the future held for DC 's
loudest rock band. It was right at this time that vocalist/guitarist
Jake Reid and his then girlfriend (now wife) Kim started
writing a batch of new songs with heavy drum machine beats
and walls of synths and guitars. Blending the neo-shoegaze
influences from their past releases with the haunting landscapes
of early '80s icons like Joy Division/New Order,The Cure,and
prime time Depeche Mode,the new sound showcased on Alcian
Blue presents a fresh perspective and groundwork for exploration.
Fans of the aforementioned legends,as well as modern groups
like Interpol,The Editors,and Film School will love Alcian
Blue. If this record isn't loud enough,head to one of their
shows and see why the comparisons to My Bloody Valentine aren't due to the music but the sheer volume
in which they present their dark ominous sound.
ElephantStone-1015
CD
$12.00
Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Producer for Ben Gibbard, Sage Francis, Will Oldham & DJ
Krush teams up with dulcet toned NYC vocalist Tarsier Rapadas
of HEALAMONSTER & TARSIER. The chanteuse walks a delicate
line somewhere between Bjork & Beth Gibbons while Alias
coaxes off-kilter drums, choppy static & jeweled synth
lines into an honest, musical manifesto. Incl. guests TELEPHONE
JIM JESUS, DOSE ONE, DAX PIERSON & KIRSTIN MCCORD.
Anticon-059
CD
$16.25
Alias & Tarsier
Brookland/Oaklyn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-059
DLP
$17.25
Alvin, Dave
West of the West (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Tribute to the songs & songwriters of California.
It's the fourth-generation Californian's latest excursion
into the sounds and history of his home state. Produced
by Greg Leisz (Wilco, Lucinda Williams, Beck, Brian Wilson),
the new album mixes much loved songs by Merle Haggard,
John Fogerty, Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne,
Jerry Garcia, Kate Wolf, Robert Hunter & Los Lobos'
David Hidalgo & Louis Perez, with unearthed gems from
such previously overlooked talents as Blackie Farrell & Jim
Ringer. Dave's first collection of cover songs won a Grammy
for Best Traditional Folk Album.
YepRock-2118
CD
$15.75
Amps For Christ
Every Eleven Seconds (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US Founded by Barnes, guitarist & electronics wizard
of MAN IS THE BASTARD & BASTARD NOISE. He has been
building & playing stringed instruments, tube oscillators & caveman
electronics in his home sound laboratories most of his
life. Here he retains a Folkcore tradition - exploring
pure energy forms & varied influences. An expression
of his interests (time travel, wave theory, human politics,
etc...) & reflects the evolution of the band.
5RueChristine-068
CD
$14.50
Anathallo
Floating World (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Michigan's ecstatic 7 piece marching band collective
finally release their first album after 6 years & 18
tours, incl. jaunts w/BSS, +/-, Dashboard Confessional.
Moves from meditative to earnest vulnerability.
Nettwerk-6700-30538-2
CD
$12.75
Angelic Upstart
Independent Punk Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
PS, US This collection of A-sides from all 17 Angelic Upstarts
singles is your chance to get up close and personal with
these Oi! pioneers. Formed in the UK in 1977, they blended
music with outspoken lyrics about the plight of the working
class & the powers that be (in the vein of Sham 69)
and made history with their anti- racist / anti-fascist
stance at a time when many skinhead bands were fast becoming
right-wing extremists.
GetBack-153
DLP
$18.25
Annie
Crush (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US 2nd single in this series feat. a never before released
track from this Dance/Electronica darling. Her blend of
spiky-pop & electro has quickly made her one of the
most hotly tipped new artist around the globe.
DimMak-097
12
$5.50
Anoice
Remmings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, UK Let's get this straight immediately. Anoice is not
another instumental group with strong rock tendencies and
an armchair association with classical music. Unlike numerous
contemporaries which they will undoubtedly be compared
to, their goal is not to follow the trends and make the
soft/loud/soft/loud juxtapositions in every song, but to
carefully craft each song with a strong attention to melody,
solid accompaniment, and courteous counterpoint. One of
the remarkable qualities of Anoice is that they truly work
as a group, with members who aren't afraid to remain quiet
while others play. Through meticulous composition Anoice
has achieved an unrivaled quality. While the band isn't
intentionally attempting to be cinematic, the recordings
achieve something breathtaking and emotive: imagine the
Rachel's scoring a film by Ang Lee. Anoice's music is anthemic
and rich while being introspective and personal. Each track
is preceeded by brief and dense ambient tracks to clense
the audio palate much like ginger in your sushi boat. Anoice
are a six-piece group based in Tokyo. The band was formed
in January, 2004 by members Ricco (guitar/keyboards) and
Taku (guitars and mandolin), who were soon joined by Yuki
(piano), Utaka (viola), Matsu (bass), and Yossy (drums).While
each member cites different musical influences, it's fairly
evenly split between rock (think My Bloody Valentine meets
King Crimson), classical and modern composers (Perhaps
Debussy and Shostakovitch writing together after drinking
heavily from Phillip Glass), jazz and electronic ( Autechre
meets Mum maybe?). Combining all of these influences with
their obvious Japanese heritage Anoice has created an album
with an emotional arc, climaxing magnificently as it ends
and leaves the listener determined to press play once again.
Pronounced "a noyce," the name comes from the
Celtic word for "now" (Anois). Remmings is their
debut release and contains four named songs and five unnamed
songs. Cover art by Non Format. Mastering by Jeff Lipton
(Flaming Lips, Magnetic Fields) "Anoice have produced
something entirely different and original, a mature record
of great beauty and attention to detail that rises above
any clichés and should by all accounts establish
them as one of the leading artists today." Rock-A-Rolla
(UK)
Important-076
CD
$13.50
As Fast As
Open Letter to Damned (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Debut album from band of whom OAR saith, "These
guys play rock n' roll with heart and soul." " Expect
the sound of a man's heart ripping in two, crossed wiht
bouncing melodies & rhythm, and all beat senseless
by the relentless fury of an unstoppable band." RIYL:
Strokes, Weezer, QOTSA.
Octone-82376-50012-2
CD
$9.25
Asobi Seksui
Citrus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 30TH)
PS, US Eleven slices of guitar-swirling, sweet-and-sour,
bilingual dream pop. Frontwoman Yuki's voice is more assured
than ever, swinging from a girlish falsetto to plaintive
laments & switching effortlessly between Japanese & English
lyrics, all the while anchored by the lush, turbulent guitar
of James Hanna. This is the sound of a band coming into
its own & having fun doing it.
FriendlyFire-004
CD
$13.75
Astronautalis
Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
MAY 23RD)
PS, US Blending styles of indie rock, electro & talkin'
blues into hip-hop, this rapper has developed a sounds
like no other. He traded in his verbal weapons of mass
descruction for songs about the railroad, lost love & surreal
dreams. An amalgam of synthesizers, old funk drum samples, & slide
guitar. RIYL: Beck, Modest Mouse, Buck 65.
FightingRecords-005
CD
$10.00
Au Pairs
Stepping Out of Line (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS,US This 2 CD comprehensive anthology feat. the 2 complete & only
albums of this early 80s UK political post punk outfit.
Both albums are completmented w/ bonus material feat. live
tracks, singles, demos & BBC sessions. The collection
was compiled w/ participation of the band. Incl. extensive
liner notes, photos & interviews.
Castle-36230
DCD
$20.75
Baier, Sibylle
Colour Green (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 1ST)
PS, US These songs were written in Germany between 1970-1973.
Recorded in her home on a reel-to-reel tape recorder, the
songs on Colour Green are intimate portraits of life's
sad and fragile beauty. It is a gem of an album that will
blow your mind. Sibylle is a star who chose to shine for
her friends and family instead of the whole world. First
time on vinyl.
Isota-036
LP
$13.75
Bardo Pond
Ticket Crystals (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 6TH)
PS, US This resumes the quintet's signature doom tempo,
multi-layered drones; while introducing aP alirgthietesr
pastoral, even Tudor-like feel, which rallies throughout
against the band's youthful riff petulance. Recorded over
two years at the band's home studio. Also featured on the
album is the band's unique reworking of The Beatles' White
Album classic, "Cry Baby Cry".
AllTomorrow's-021
CD
$17.00
Battiato, Franco
Pollution (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 23RD)
PS, US Franco Battiato's wonderfully lively 1973 concept
album Pollution is an audaciously psychedelic album drawn
from the space rock dimension with good portions of electronics
and keyboard layers. Drawing heavily on the VCS3 synthesizer,
Battiato and company (besides himself, three backing band
members play synth as well) give Pollution an extreme electronic
edge. With comparisons to Ash Ra Tempel, Faust, and Pink
Floyd, Pollution was declared "genius" by Frank
Zappa. Extremely influential on the '90s Chicago post-rock
mafia. Original artwork. New detailed liner notes.
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