New
Releases
18th Dye
Amorine Queen
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
924 Gilman Street
S-T
PS, US Punk notables JELLO BIAFRA, IAN MACKAYE, LARS FREDERICKSON
& MATT FREEMAN (RTAeNnCtaIcDle) among others lend their perspective,
while live footage of bands as diverse as OPERATION IVY, SCREECHING
WEASEL, PINHEAD GUNPOWDER, PANSY DIVISION, FLESHIES, AGAINST ME!,
TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS, etc. show the synergy of band, audience,
& venue that makes this a special place. The feat film is 86 mins
long, & incl a short film as well as surround sound & classroom
versions of the audio.
AlternativeTenticles
DVD
$17.25
Adasiewicz, Jason
Rolldown
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
482Music
LP
$16.25
AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass
PS, US "Easily one of the best bands in the city right now. Discordance
still rules their roost, but more prog is rearing its head--that both
teases & startles" - Montreal Mirror
SkinGraft
CD
$14.25
AIDS Wolf
Cities of Glass
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LovePumpUnited
DLP
$18.75
Alps, The
III
PS, UK Although III might be the third album from San Francisco trio
The Alps, it marks their first studio-based record and a fresh direction
for the psychedelic supergroup. Made up of Tarentel mainman Jefre
Cantu-Ledesma, ex-Tussle member Alexis Georgopoulos (better known
as ARP), and ex-Troll member Scott Hewicker, there is a deft amount
of skill on display as the three rip through eight tracks of sizzling
spiritual bliss. Comparisons here are easy to bring up -- Popol Vuh,
Ennio Morricone and Serge Gainsbourg spring to mind for starters,
as the band toss and tangle through thick drum breaks and reverberating,
sun-drenched guitar lines. III feels like a lost soundtrack to some
crumbling Italian surrealist classic with its pounding bass lines
and swirling synths. The finest excesses of progressive rock and the
leanest intricacies of the psychedelic folk scene have been splashed
together with a distinct, dusty funk overlook to produce something
which is totally out of time. The Alps show us that there's more to
psychedelia than meets the eye.
Type
LP
$17.75
Alvarez, Lesser, Gonzalez
Why Is Bear Billowing
PS, US A couple years ago, Baltimore's Alvarez was playing stripped
down electro-pop (60s French chanteuse style) in the band Cache Cache.
Other projects include playing guitar in the drone-tinged country-folk
group The Tall Grass, as well as an electronic side project called
The Ruby Stallion Ensemble. On this release, Lesser and his acoustic
guitar craft some of the prettiest folk tunes you'll hear this year.
He delivers his songs with a sense of whimsical earnestness, and has
garnered comparisons to Nick Drake, John Fahey, and Donovan.
Carpark
CD
$13.00
Arab On Radar
Sunshine for Shady People
PS, US An ingenious plague, Arab on Radar was genetically engineered
to avoid easy detection. Operating under the guise of a musical group,
the band traveled via an underground network. Their music was a sonic
assault as they toured from city to city. For Shady People is a document,
alive and rootless, showing a band that has no semblance to daddy's
"Rock 'n' Roll" The story of this band will infect you.
ThreeOneG
DVD
$15.75
Asteroid #4
These Flowers of Ours
PS, US Rooted deep in psychedelic music, specifically that of the
1960's & early 1990's British bands, A4 has never shied away from
wearing their influences firmly on their sleeves. Dabbling in everything
from Anglo-induced guitar pop to the "Cosmic American" sounds
of vintage L.A. country.
CommitteetoKeepMusicEvil
CD
$14.50
Autistic Daughters
Uneasy Flowers
PS, GERMANY Released on CD in March of 2008 on Kranky, Uneasy Flowers
is the second album by New Zealand's Autistic Daughters, the intercontinental
trio of Dean Roberts (guitar, vocals), Martin Brandlmayr (percussion,
computer) and Werner Dafeldecker (guitar, bass). It is also the fourth
in a series of records in which Roberts, having begun in more abstract
territory in New Zealand's mid-1990s "free noise" ferment,
has embraced song, lyric and voice as vessels for topographic and
psychoanalytic tracings of the impacts of territory and nomadism on
the subject. This is reflected by the shape-shifting nature of the
outfit: while Autistic Daughters (whose name comes from a lyric from
their first record Jealousy And Diamond) are resolutely a trio, they
also work in cinematic format, with ancillary players behind the trio's
complex, worm-turning arrangements: in this instance, Chris Abrahams
of The Necks, Martin Siewert and Valerio Tricoli. With Uneasy Flowers,
Roberts traces the internal and external workings of one protagonist:
or, rather, a protagonist who "contains multitudes," a Whitmanian
figure that dissolves the unified self. Rather, this character, "Rehana,"
embodies multiplicity and fragmentation in order to both a) address
loss and b) aim toward transfiguration, transcendence. There are traces
in the lyrics -- traces of addiction and desire, myth and transformation
-- that are obliquely reflected in the music's structure, its uneasy
tension between the pop song (the "moment") and experiment
(the "process"). In some ways, it reminds of the structural,
loop-based cinema of figures like Malcolm LeGrice: taking one moment
and stretching it, the better to capture its nuances and to draw out
all the repressed material caught in the mise-en-scène, the
hidden, cloaked content that erupts when your world spirals out of
your control and gets caught in webs of interpersonal politic. The
move from intimacy to the capture of the "greater picture"
enacted by both lyric and music here resembles a camera dollying out,
a shift of perspective unsettling for its vertigo-inducing qualities.
Experimental deconstructionism within a pop framework that is contemplative,
well-crafted, and gracefully unsettling.
Staubgold
CD
$16.25
Barr, Brad
The Fall Apartment: Instrumental Guitar
PS, US This is guitarist Brad Barr's solo debut, The Fall Apartment:
Instrumental Guitar. As a member of Northeast-based band The Slip,
Brad's guitar prowess has always been notable, but his true gifts
and distinct musical voice are on full display throughout this solo
guitar album. A heady set of original compositions is complimented
by such diverse covers as Maria La O by legendary Cuban musician Ernesto
Lecuona, Kurt Cobain's 'Heart Shaped Box,' and Le Trio Ferret's 'Gin
Gin.' The introspective tone of the album recalls such autumnal, overlooked
loner guitar gems as Lenny Breau's Cabin Fever or Richard Crandell's
In The Flower Of Our Youth, while staking out a thoroughly modern
approach to solo guitar here in the late '00s.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$12.00
Bass Communion & Pig
Live In Mexico City
PS, US Limited edition of 500 copies and packaged in a deluxe screen
printed jacket with a clear spot gloss print. There are 5 different
cover color variations each limited to 100 copies and containing a
different color of vinyl. Packaged, like all Important releases, in
a handy resealable Japanese poly-bag. Printed by Neil Burke at Monoroid.
Steven Wilson - guitar / laptop, andres solis - turntables, rogelio
sosa - voice, daniel goldaracena - devices. Recorded live at laboratorio
de arte alameda in mexico city on 27th feb 2008. Collaboration with
the live action / improv group from Mexico City PIG. This will only
be available on vinyl and is the companion release to the Bass Communion
record Moltov And Haze being issued on Important Records simultaneously.
Important-194
LP
$23.00
Bauer, Matt
The Island Moved In the Storm
PS, US A series of overlapping narratives inspired by the story of
a young woman found dead in Kentucky in 1968. The songs explore what
it means to be home and to be lost, what it means to pass from life
to death. The arrangements are sparse and haunting, dark and beautiful.
LaSocieteExpedion
CD
$11.50
Beach Boys
Pet Sounds
PS, US Get 'em while you can!
Capitol
LP
$20.00
Biosphere
Substrata 2
PS, UK 2001 release, repressed! "Biosphere's 2nd release for
Touch after Cirque is a double CD in digipak designed by Jon Wozencroft.
The release consists of: CD1 -- Substrata: Originally released in
1997 on All Saints Records, this remastered version of Substrata contains
11 tracks with a total length of 55:20. '...by many (the undersigned
included) considered to be the finest ambient album of the 1990s'.
CDTwo -- Man with a Movie Camera: Contains 9 tracks, total length
53:32. The first 7 tracks consist of the soundtrack to Man with a
Movie Camera [Verdov, USSR 1929], originally commissioned for the
Tromsø International Film Festival in 1996, released here for
the first time. The last 2 tracks, 'Endurium' and 'The End of the
Cyclone', were originally released on the limited edition Japanese
version of Substrata in 1997 -- they have never before been released
outside Japan."
Touch
DCD
$17.75
Black Nielson
Current Sunlight
PS, AUSTRALIA Beautiful 2005 album from now defunct British troubadours.
Mike now plays in LTI band Co-pilgrim. At just under 5 years since
the inception of the band, Black Nielson has established an impressive
reputation, both on record and as a live act. The modest level of
success achieved by the band can be traced in a steady trajectory
from noble beginnings on the south coast of England, formed by principle
songwriter Michael Gale... And that trajectory shows no sign of abating.
LowTransitIndustries-022
CD
$13.50
Black President
S-T
PS, US For Los Angeles-based soul-inflected punk band all it took
was one song, penned by guitarist & founder Charlie Paulson (GOLDFINGER)
titled "Last Fucking Hope," to light the fuse on a whole
new musical powderkeg. With the addition of Christian Martucci (CHELSEA
SMILES & Dee Dee Ramone's band), Roy Mayorga (NAUSEA & SOULFLY)
and east-coast hardcore veteran Jason Christopher the band plays aggressive
music that acknowledges American 60s soul. Look for the band to explode
on Vans Warped Tour 08 & to tour extensively throughout 2008
CobraMusic
CD
$12.00
Boddicker
Big Lionhearted & The Galant Man
PS, AUSTRALIA Quirky debut album from teen prodigy co-written &
recorded by Brain Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine). "A rambling,
rollicking and spikey vision of Americana, indie-rock and blues...
brilliant" ROLLING STONE - 3 1/2 stars "Touched by a beautiful
naievity and innocence, this is where all pop music originated from.
Worth seeing where Boddicker can go with it" THE CITY HUB
LowTransitIndustries-059
CD
$13.50
Boredoms
Voaltz/Relerer [Limited Edition]
PS, JAPAN Going quick!!!
RhythmRepublic
12
$19.00
Boston Spaceships
Brown Submarine
PS, US ROBERT POLLARD (Guided By Voices) returns w/ members of GBV,
TAKEOVERS, DECEMBERISTS, JICKS, etc. for an album that rocks hard
in the vein of Cheap Trick, Alice Cooper, Wire, & the dBs. This
is pure pop punk w/ a few moments of subtle prog flourishes &
acoustic strums & finds Pollard charged up & singing his ass
off.
GuidedByVoicesInc
CD
$15.25
Boston Spaceships
Brown Submarine
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
GuidedByVoicesInc
LP
$17.00
Bound Stems
Family Afloat
PS, US This expresses a crucial personal transition & a collective
one. While BOUND STEMS quit their day-jobs to tour relentlessly throughout
2006 in support of their previous album (one that garnered praise
from the likes of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Alternative Press,
URB & Chicago Tribune), the band returned home ready for new challenges,
& made the communal decision to return to the more stable life
of work weeks & strong roots. It was a choice that also ultimately
made the concept of home central to this 2008 album. The songs sound
like preparation: the family has grown now, to include new ones being
formed in Chicago. But there's no settling down in these songs: family
life is raw & confusing, as uncomfortable & unexpected &
rewarding as crucial.
Flameshovel
CD
$13.25
Bound Stems
Family Afloat
PS, US LTD ED 180gm LP vinyl. 500 total pressing (250 black/250 orange).
Includes digital download code.
Flameshovel
LP
$13.25
Braid
Frame & Canvas
PS, US These guys toured so much they should be the poster boys for
Rand McNally. Seminal album that defined a genre and cemented Braid's
legacy - Frame and Canvas has been out of print on LP for several
years. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and
includes a digital download code.
Polyvinyl-018
LP
$12.50
Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive
LP
$13.50
Brimstone Howl
We Came in Peace
PS, US Described by NME as "Beatles-headed psych-nerds w/a taste
for razor sharp snake-rock". Despite it's cryptic title this
is another fun explosion of fuzz & American-gothic chit-chatter,
w/"weird fictional adventure stories, & beginner blues guitar
lessons from mongoloids," as they like to describe it. Includes
bonus track not on the vinyl.
Alive
CD
$13.50
Broadfield Marchers
Inevitable Continuing
PS, US Psychedelic power pop gems likened to early R.E.M.-meets-Pink
Floyd. These short & succinct songs (many under two minutes) are
ethereal, sophisticated, & filled w/pop craftsmanship.
RainbowQuartz
CD
$13.50
Brokaw, Chris
Canaris
PS, US Solo album by CHRIS BROKAW (past & present bands incl.
COME, CODEINE,
PULLMAN, FFLASHLIGHTS, DIRTMUSIC, THURSTON MOORE & THE NEW WAVE
BANDITS, THE NEW YEAR). This is Chris' 5th album & was recorded
in June 2008 in both Hoboken, NJ & Cambridge, MA. This is an instrumental
album entirely for solo acoustic guitar - the 1st half "straight
acoustic," while the 2nd half is acoustic plugged into amps &
pedals. Feat. a cover of Vlad Tepes' 13 min. epic "Drink the
Poetry of Celtic Disciple" - as well as the title track, an 18
min. drone/feedback piece. Overall, kinda reminds us John Fahey and
Pullman.
CapitanRecords
CD
$14.00
Broken West
Now Or Heaven
PS, US Their sophomore full-length originates from home - the longing
to get there and all that comes from being there. Each song is a maturation
from the band's debut. The familiar catchy melodies are still there,
as are the sublime harmonies and wry guitars, but "Now Or Heaven"
is infused with a deeper, more serious perspective of the world.
Merge
CD
$14.00
Cale, John
Process OST
PS, US Originally released in 2005, Process is an original soundtrack
recording by John Cale and marks the beginning of his creative relationship
with avant-garde filmmaker CS Leigh. The film, featuring Beatrice
Dalle and Guillaume Depardieu, was described by Variety as being "one
of the most adventurous works" screened at 2004's Berlinale,"
with Leigh displaying "a take-no-prisoners arthouse rigor."
With Cale being "no stranger to taking music in experimental
directions" (Rolling Stone), the coming together of director
and composer was a natural and inspired union. Leigh explains: "When
I was working on Process in the earliest stages I knew I wanted to
work with Cale. He has made groundbreaking contributions to difficult
cinema and understands the architecture of film sound better than
anyone I know. Cale gives you more than music. He gives you a sound
landscape that permeates every frame and resounds beyond the borders."
Cale's work for Process is a haunting, discordant collection of mostly
solo piano pieces, described by the Edinburgh International Film Festival
catalog as being a "menacing and incendiary score." Cale
has created a sound that perfectly compliments the radical approach
of CS Leigh, of whom Le Figaro writes: "His aesthetic sense is
taken to extremes. His incisive images disturb, shock. You cannot
stay indifferent watching Process." Continuing in this vein,
the soundtrack is at once ominous, provocative yet poignant.
Syntax
CD
$16.25
Calexico
Carried to Dust
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$14.00
Calexico
Carried to Dust
PS, US There's always been intrigue & adventure at the heart of
CALEXICO. Since the beginning (now 18 yrs together), they have constantly
imbued their music w/ an unparalleled sense of drama, calling upon
the myths & iconography of the American West & its Spanish
speaking neighbor Mexico. Equal parts Sergio Leone, Larry McMurtry,
Carlos Fuentes & Cormac McCarthy. Their most varied & strongest
work to date. Guest appearances by SAM BEAM (IRON & WINE), DOUG
MCCOMBS (TORTOISE), & PIETA BROWN. Tons of press slated from Uncut,
Spin, Paste, Filter, tons more. Digipak CD.
Quarterstick
CD
$14.25
Callers
Fortune
PS, US The 11 songs here channel a temporal sense of place & hope
over despair. W/the wounded perseverance of Karen Carpenter &
the vulnerable, tough-as-nails courage of Heart's Ann Wilson, SARA
LUCAS' voice is rich & unforgettable. RYAN SEATON's guitar work
is equally engaging, as he masterfully delivers beautiful & unusual
chords, gritty distortion, & even intricate flourishes that call
to mind the ever-impressive Tinariwen.
WesternVinyl-52
CD
$11.50
Camp, Greg
Defektor
PS, US Camp is best known as the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum
songwriter/guitarist of Smash Mouth. He pulls out all the stops on
his new solo album with fourteen shiny new songs, spanning such influences
as 60s pop, surf, garage, spaghetti western soundtracks, rock 'n'
roll, new wave, and funk.
BarNone
CD
$12.50
Can
Out of Reach
PS, US
Cleopatra
CD
$16.00
Can
Out of Reach
PS, US
Cleopatra
CD
$16.00
caUSE co-MOTION
I Lie Awake
PS, US Following a series of increasingly rad singles on labels like
What's Yr Rupture? and the band's own Can't Cope, caUSE co-MOTION!
bring their patented reverb-happy pop to Slumberland and it just fits
like a glove. Like their previous records, I Lie Awake is produced
to crash-boom-bang perfection by Tim Barnes (Rogers Sisters, Sonic
Youth). A blazing chaos of jangle, clatter, and thump - busted strings
and broken hearts. Hummable tunes to scratch that TVPs/Pastels/Comet
Gain itch, with more than a dash of 14 Iced Bears and Desperate Bicycles
in there too. Three doses of pure DIY pop pleasure, straight from
the garage to your ears, feet and heart. caUSE co-MOTION! have been
playing at gigs and parties around NYC and across the country since
2002, sharing stages with folks like Love Is All, Tyvek and Vivian
Girls while developing their unique sound and a rabid, enthusiastic
group of fans. I Lie Awake might be their most concentrated blast
yet, and is an ideal taster for the compilation CD featuring all of
the bands singles, due out on Slumberland later this fall.
Slumberland
45
$5.25
Chambers, Don & Goat
Zebulon
PS, US Don Chambers and Goat dispenses with gimmickry, but its lyrics
and arrangements are well prepared for a level field...it marks Chambers
as a dukes-up purveyor of eerie sincerity" - Flagpole Magazine.
"...sounds like Tom Waits if he'd grown up in the north Georgia
mountains" - Nashville Scene.
WarmElectronic
CD
$12.00
Chemical Brothers
Brotherhood [deluxe expanded retrospective]
PS, US Fifteen-track "Best Of", includes two new tracks.
Second disc is ten tracks from their series of DJ test pressings called
Electronic Battle Weapon.
Astralwerks
DCD
$25.00
Chemical Brothers
Brotherhood [retrospective]
PS, US Fifteen-track Best Of includes more recent offerings and two
new tracks, block rockin' beats galore.
Astralwerks
CD
$17.75
Chisel, Cory & the Wandering Sons
Cabin Ghosts EP
PS, US Major-label debut EP for awesome Midwest band featuring Parasol
duo Elanors. Six songs serve as a teaser to their upcoming full-length.
Based in Appleton, WI with his band, The Wandering Sons, Chisel's
six song EP, "Cabin Ghosts" reflects the inspiration of
his upbringing with a spare Americana-saturated sound that is its
own exquisite blend of folk-country and Delta blues. With his voice
full of soul and longing, Chisel's expressive vocals and the Sons'
loosely orchestrated, impeccable playing emerge fully formed yet somehow
familiar and as confident in its sonics as in its lyrical echoes of
existential grace and mystery.
RCA/BlackSeal
CD5
$5.25
Chunklet
#20
PS, US The final installment in a trilogy of EP's recorded for Acuarela.
This is the most commercial & (shockingly) danceable thing they've
ever recorded. Part Bacharach, part Television, part Orange Juice,
the E.P. shares the pristine clarity, light & shade of 'God Save
the Clientele', but adds a new element of summer pop perfection. This
is the group as a hazily remembered 1970s cartoon series, all distanced
off-key colours; imaginary summer hits, radio waves
beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
ZINE
$10.00
Clientele, The
That Night, A Forest Grew
PS, SPAIN This is the third, and last, of a trilogy of E.P.s the Clientele
have recorded for Acuarela. They have always used the Acuarela E.P.s
as a way to stretch out between albums, to create a through-the-looking-glass
version of the band that shadows the better-known history of their
albums. 'Ariadne' experimented with drones and minimalism; 'The Lost
Weekend' stretched the foggy sound of their debut to epic proportions.
In contrast "That Night, a Forest Grew' is the most commercial
and -shockingly- danceable thing they've ever recorded. Part Bacharach,
part Television, part Orange Juice, the E.P. shares the pristine clarity,
light and shade of 'God Save the Clientele', but adds a new element
of summer pop perfection. This is The Clientele as a hazily remembered
1970s cartoon series, all distanced off-key colors; imaginary summer
hits, radio waves beamed in from a dream-discotheque.
Acuarela-067
CD5
$8.25
Coil/The New Blockaders/Vortex Campaign
The Melancholy Mad Tennant
PS, US Limited edition of 500 copies. Limited edition of 500 copies
on 180 gram vinyl. Originally released on cassette in 1984 and then
on cd in an edition of 500. In 1984 Vortex Campaign invited Coil and
The New Blockaders to collaborate. The result, unofficially referred
to as "Dolbied", was released on cassette in an edition
of 50. The release has since gone on to become legendary, showcasing
two of the most influential groups in the scene at the early stages
of their development. "The Melancholy Mad Tenant" is an
authorized release, sanctioned by all three groups. Formed in 1983
the output of Coil has ranged from the avant-garde, to experimental
neoclassical, to extended excursions into pure electronica. Many bands
and composers have cited Coil as an influence. Coil were mainly a
studio group, but in 2000 they commenced a successful series of tours
that proved to be extremely remarkable events. The New Blockaders
began in 1982 with the release of the debut LP "Changez Les Blockeurs"
which is cited by many as a defining moment in the history of noise
music. TNB have gone on to influence a generation of artists from
Japanese noise-maestro Merzbow to noise punks Wolf Eyes.
Important-189
LP
$25.75
Collins Beat, Paul
Ribbon of Gold
PS, US Produced by Chips Kiesby (Hellacopters, Nomads) Ribbon of Gold
features 10 new songs from pop's illegitimate son, Paul Collins. After
a 12 year recording silence, Paul Collins re-surfaced with Flying
High, recorded at home with his new comrade in arms, guitar slinger
Octavio Vinck and what would become the start of his new Spanish band.
Flying High was a simple affair sporting songs that spanned Paul's
musical career and landscape, from the Beat-ish power chords of Rock
n Roll Shoes and More Than Yesterday, to the all out melodic pop of
Helen to the roots rocking Will You Be A Women the record encompasses
all the facets of Paul's writing ability, showcased with a simple
and straight forward production style.
GetHip
CD
$14.25
Colourmusic
f, monday, orange, february, venus, lunatic, 1 or 13
PS, US Basing their work on Newton's color theories, Oklahoma's highly
conceptual Colourmusic are ready to conquer the world with their full-length
debut. MERRY SWANKSTER: "An energetic display of high-octane
indie rock mixed with heavy theatrics."
GreatSociety
CD
$13.75
Coltrane, John
Love Supreme (Remastered)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Impulse
LP
$13.50
Conifer
Crown Fire
PS, US Though Conifer has received quite a bit of critical praise
they've somehow managed to live off the grid for the past six years.
With "Crown Fire", Conifer is finally getting the exposure
they deserve. Mixing post-rock, kraut-rock, metal and pschychedlia
they have created this relentlessly driving and hypnotic masterpiece.
Crown Fire's only vocals are from Oxbow's Eugene Robinson fronting
the albums final 13 minute epic. Conifer has been writing primarily
instrumental music with a lawless take on the styles from which they've
taken cue. New content is found by way of augmenting brutality and
suspense with time. Conifer seems to reckon with the notions of bands
like Enemymine, Mogwai, or Grails while taking an approach toward
their music that's entirely meditative (as opposed to premeditated).
Minimal, ethereal passages are narcotically lengthened and crescendos
of distortion are sustained well beyond the boundaries adhered to
by many of their peers.
Important-209
CD
$13.00
Cornelius
Sensurround & B-Sides
PS, US DVD version of the wonderful Sensuous, including videos that
have been used in the live shows of the latest tour, short films directed
by Tsujikawa Koichiro, Takagi Masakatsu and Groovisions. Additionally,
a bonus audio CD is included, bringing you the b-sides & remixes
from the Sensuous project. Includes a rare collaboration with Ryuichi
Sakamoto, remixes by Prefuse 73 and The Books, plus a capella versions
by Petra Haden.
Everloving
DVD/CD
$24.50
D+
What is Doubt For?
PS, US KARL BLAU, Phil Elverum (MT. EERIE/MICROPHONES) & Bret
Lunsford (BEAT HAPPENING) return w/their 6th proper release that continues
further down their path of minimalism.
Knw-Yr-Own
CD
$14.75
Dawson, Kimya
Alphabutt
PS, US K is proud to announce the release of KIMYA DAWSON'S new studio
album, "Alphabutt". Set for a September 9th release, "Alphabutt"
is a collection of children's songs written by Dawson along with a
number of her musical friends and their children. Hailed by the likes
of Rolling Stone, NPR, Blender and Pitchfork, as a seriously talented
wordsmith, Dawson successfully leads a group of children in this sunny
and energetic batch of songs with plenty of fun in the form of snapping
fingers, clapping hands and stamping feet. "Alphabutt" follows
up the highly successful soundtrack, "JUNO", which featured
many of Dawson's songs. Like Dawson's previous releases, "Alphabutt",
succeeds by being tender and vulnerable, silly and raw while maintaining
the intimacy and sense of community that has become so special to
both fans and critics. Clocking in at 27 minutes, "Alphabutt"
effortlessly showcases Dawson's powerful talent for storytelling.
Krecords-193
CD
$11.50
Dawson, Kimya
Alphabutt
PS, US K is proud to announce the release of KIMYA DAWSON'S new studio
album, "Alphabutt". Set for a September 9th release, "Alphabutt"
is a collection of children's songs written by Dawson along with a
number of her musical friends and their children. Hailed by the likes
of Rolling Stone, NPR, Blender and Pitchfork, as a seriously talented
wordsmith, Dawson successfully leads a group of children in this sunny
and energetic batch of songs with plenty of fun in the form of snapping
fingers, clapping hands and stamping feet. "Alphabutt" follows
up the highly successful soundtrack, "JUNO", which featured
many of Dawson's songs. Like Dawson's previous releases, "Alphabutt",
succeeds by being tender and vulnerable, silly and raw while maintaining
the intimacy and sense of community that has become so special to
both fans and critics. Clocking in at 27 minutes, "Alphabutt"
effortlessly showcases Dawson's powerful talent for storytelling.
Krecords-193
LP
$10.25
Dead Science
Villainaire
PS, US A majestic, ornate & soaring collection of pos-ounk avant-pop.
A brilliant song cycle driven by layers fo vibrato-laden voice, dark
lyricism & sterling guitar work. Guest vocals by Craig Wredren(SHUDDER
TO THINK).
Constellation
CD
$15.25
Dead Science
Villainaire
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation
LP
$17.00
Dear, Matthew
Dog Days: The Robsoul Remixes
PS, US The Robsoul Remixes is a cross-continental project that mines
the connections between Matthew Dear's precision techno-pop and the
French label's expansive funk. DJ Sneak engineers "Dog Days"
into an ebullient house romper. Robsoul boss Phil Weeks revives the
unforgettable disco string sweeps of the original and stretches them
tight against a crackling, frog-hiccup loop. Finally, Chris Carrier
presents an upbeat, verdant minimal track, building micro-clips of
bongo strikes and hi-hat hisses around seductive fades and vocal stutters.
SpectralSound
12
$11.50
Desveaux, Angela
Mighty Ship
PS, US Follow up release to her 2006 debut. This album borrows its
title from a traditional folk ballad about the Titanic, but it also
refers to DESVEAUX's Grandmother, which whom she is very close &
who sadly lost her 1st husband at sea. Ever since the release of her
debut album & after much touring w/ Bruce Cockburn, Archer Prewitt,
Califone & Howe Gelb - Desveaux is now a much more confident bandleader,
which is apparent on this album. It is a bold step for her - the song
writing is assured &, as always, her voice & range takes center
stage - very much influenced & informed by artists like Chrissy
Hynde, Wayne Coyne, Neil Young, Gillian Welch & Lucinda Williams.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00
Desveaux, Angela
Mighty Ship
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50
Die Kreuzen
October File [vinyl re-issue]
PS, US Vinyl version of this classic Touch and Go release, incl. MP3
download code. Remember that flannel shirt movement in the 90s? This
is what those guys were listening to.
TouchAndGo
LP
$11.00
Die Kreuzen
S-T [vinyl re-issue]
PS, US Vinyl version of this classic Touch and Go release, incl. MP3
download code. Their self-titled debut is considered one of the most
seminal hardcore records of the early 80s and has been unavailable
on vinyl for thirteen years.
TouchAndGo
LP
$11.00
Donkeys, The
Living On The Other Side
PS, US If THE DONKEYS' backstory contains those top-down cars and
suntanned utopian surf tableaus, it also contains the malaise and
the escape fantasies familiar to all suburban kids of the 80s and
90s. Part of this magic comes from the fact that there's no artifice
to the Donkeys' songs, from the matter-of-fact breakup blues of "Boot
on the Seat" to the playful recollections of a late, drunken
night narrated on "Nice Train." These are everyday lives
in the postmodern world expressed with a deep respect for classic
songs from the 70s through the 90s -- for spacey grooves and soulful,
jangly swagger -- that elevates the subject matter beyond the ordinary.
"Living on the Other Side", the band's second album, is
not meant to hit you over the head with a flamboyant single - instead,
imagine Ray Davies jamming with the Byrds, or a Gene Clark-fronted
Buffalo Springfield -- and you'll get a sense of the tradition that
informs this band.
DeadOceans-14
LP
$11.50
Donkeys, The
Living On The Other Side
PS, US If THE DONKEYS' backstory contains those top-down cars and
suntanned utopian surf tableaus, it also contains the malaise and
the escape fantasies familiar to all suburban kids of the 80s and
90s. Part of this magic comes from the fact that there's no artifice
to the Donkeys' songs, from the matter-of-fact breakup blues of "Boot
on the Seat" to the playful recollections of a late, drunken
night narrated on "Nice Train." These are everyday lives
in the postmodern world expressed with a deep respect for classic
songs from the 70s through the 90s -- for spacey grooves and soulful,
jangly swagger -- that elevates the subject matter beyond the ordinary.
"Living on the Other Side", the band's second album, is
not meant to hit you over the head with a flamboyant single - instead,
imagine Ray Davies jamming with the Byrds, or a Gene Clark-fronted
Buffalo Springfield -- and you'll get a sense of the tradition that
informs this band.
DeadOceans-14CD
CD
$11.50
Dressy Bessy
Holler and Stomp
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Transdreamer
LP
$15.75
Dressy Bessy
Holler and Stomp (ON SALE)
PS, US New album! Dressy Bessy, Return To Classic Form This Fall With
Their Fabulous Fourth LP Holler And Stomp. Combining uber-indie sensibilities
mixed with bombastic style, the band remains inspirational, hook-laden
and upbeat. 13 songs will have you dancing and singing in seconds.
Driven by vocalist Tammy Ealom and guitarist John Hill (who also moonlights
in Apples In Stereo), along with groove-meisters Rob Greene on bass
and Craig Gilbert on drums Dressy Bessy bring a sense of style and
uniqueness to the rock world. ROLLING STONE: "Denver's Dressy
Bessy are devo-tees of the same kind of retropop sound as Apples in
Stereo and the New Pornographers, a hook-y, Sixties-derived jangle
filtered through a knowing indie-rock sensibility."
Transdreamer
CD
$14.25
Drones
The Minotaur + A Brief Retrospective
PS, UK The Drones present the first single, "The Minotaur"
off their highly-anticipated fourth album, Havilah. "The Minotaur"
is a lusty and brutal blitz that over three and-a-half minutes, manages
to draw the historical line between ancient Greek mythology and current-day
time-wasting. A half-salute to modern-day sloth, and the painful decisions
our future leaders face. The EP also includes another track from the
new album alongside two tracks from Wait Long By The River... and
two tracks from Gala Mill.
ATP
LP
$12.25
Dungen
Satt Att Se [LIMITED EDITION 12" VINYL]
PS. SWEDEN Dungen presents a brand new 12" that extends the acclaimed
Swedish outfit's sound even further. Beats surging forth, stirring
orchestration with cinematic undertones and atmospheric changes that
highlight their trademark evolutionary sound. This lush pop portrait
laced with orange sunshine guitar flash stands as one of the most
fully-realized moments of Dungen's career. 1,000 copies in a hand-numbered,
vinyl-only limited edition release.
SubliminalSounds
12
$15.00
Durrett, Liz
Outside Our Gates
PS, US Produced and arranged by indie rock icon, Eric Bachmann (Archers
Of Loaf, Crooked Fingers, Azure Ray), "Outside Our Gates"
represents a sonic leap forward for Liz Durrett. Her spare, acoustic
downbeats have been supplanted by a more textured and diverse orchestra
of sounds. A virtual cacophony of instruments are here (strings, wurlitzers,
accordions, grand space pianos, and marching drums) and Bachmann's
score somehow harmonizes them seamlessly to provide the perfect setting
for Liz's near stream of consciousness writings and soft, pitch-perfect
voice. Additional performances by Vic Chesnutt, Brian Causey (Man
Or Astro-Man?), Amanda Kapousouz (Tin Cup Phrophette), and members
of Ham1.
WarmElectronic
CD
$13.00
Eleh
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 3
PS, US Deluxe pressing of 500 copies packaged in letterpressed covers
designed by Important and printed by 23rd Parallel. Mastered by James
Plotkin. Hand numbered/hand assembled. Eleh's Intuitive Synthesis/Floating
Frequencies Volume 3 is the third release in their Intuitive Synthesis
series (Volume 2 was released over a year ago) and it is being released
simultaneously with an Eleh/Pauline Oliveros split release. Both are
limited edition and LP only. Meticulously minimal analog drone. Eleh
was formed to specifically to pay tribute to early experimental minimalist
pioneers especially La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane Radigue, Pauline
Oliveros and Charlemagne Palestine. Using an enormous vintage modular
analog synthesizer, a battery of glowing HP tube test oscillators
and occasionally guitar/piano, Eleh creates highly minimal and deeply
spiritual pure analog drone music with emphasis on the physical ultra-low
end. Incorporating tones as low as .05 hz (well below the range of
human hearing) Eleh is as much of a physical experience as it is an
audio one. This engaging record was created as a tool for meditation
and to be heard/felt correctly the listener must be sitting with ears
at speaker height at least 7 feet away from the speakers. Volume reveals
detail.
Important-207
LP
$18.00
Eleh/Pauline Oliveros
Split
PS, US Eleh: The Beauty Of The Steel Skeleton Pauline Oliveros: Drifting
Depths Important Records quite pleased to be presenting this split
release consisting of two new drone works from Pauline Oliveros and
Eleh. Oliveros, an early American minimalist who has pioneered the
technique of Deep Listening, has created a new work exlcusively for
this release. Drifting Depths is a new improvised piece made on a
harmonica being processed through Pauline's Expanded Instrument System.
Eleh's side, also exclusive to this vinyl only release, is super slow
melodic drone full of stillness, tension & relief. Vinyl only,
handmade and handassembled letterpressed jackets. Limited edition.
A central figure in post-war electronic art music, Oliveros is one
of the original members of the San Francisco Tape Music Center (along
with Morton Subotnick, Ramon Sender, Terry Riley, and Anthony Martin),
which was the resource on the U.S. west coast for electronic music
during the 1960s. The Center later moved to Mills College, where she
was its first director, and is now called the Center for Contemporary
Music. Oliveros often improvises with the Expanded Instrument System,
an electronic signal processing system she designed, in her performances
and recording. Eleh was formed to specifically to pay tribute to early
experimental minimalist pioneers especially La Monte Young, Terry
Riley, Eliane Radigue, Pauline Oliveros and Charlemagne Palestine.
Using an enormous vintage modular analog synthesizer, a battery of
glowing HP tube test oscillators and occasionally guitar/piano, Eleh
creates highly minimal and deeply spiritual pure analog drone music
with emphasis on the physical ultra-low end. Incorporating tones as
low as .05 hz (well below the range of human hearing) Eleh is as much
of a physical experience as it is an audio one. This engaging record
was created as a tool for meditation and to be heard/felt correctly
the listener must be sitting with ears at speaker height at least
7 feet away from the speakers. Volume reveals detail.
Important-206
LP
$18.00
Ergs
Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend
PS, US Mammoth, monstrous 33 song singles comp from one of the most
beloved bands in today's pop underground. Many tracks appear here
properly mixed/mastered for the first time.
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00
Ergs
Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dirtnap
DLP
$17.25
Fisher, Morgan
The Hybrid Kids 1+2: Two Collections of Classic Mutants
PS, UK Before Miniatures, there was Hybrid Kids. Take a collection
of classics by musical behemoths The Beatles, Kate Bush, The Sex Pistols,
The Righteous Brothers, Brotherhood Of Man and suchlike, and perform
them in a style as diametrically opposite to the original as one can
imagine. Therein lies the manifesto that brought the world the wonderfully
twisted take on pop music that is Hybrid Kids. Being the first album
recorded in Fisher s own Pipe Studios (actually his Notting Hill bedsit,
fact fans), Hybrid Kids was conceived as a compilation album featuring
a variety of spoof 'bands' hailing from the very real but somewhat
obscure Peabody (a town in Kansas, USA) each would perform their own
take on a well known number, with wildly unpredictable results. Equally
predictably, when the self styled Collection Of Classic Mutants was
announced and discussed in the press, a large number of hipsters and
music buffs believed every word and eagerly anticipated its release
Phrases such as terrifying work of genius, downright creepy and nearly
obscene were commonplace in reviews of the record, and it quickly
passed into folklore as a work of unique originality and the kind
of sonic experimentation rarely applied to such mainstream material.
A true classic a fact highlighted by the media interest in its imminent
reissue in combination with its equally intriguing sister album. So,
having caused something of a stir with a warped compilation of material
performed by non-existent acts from a far off town nobody had ever
heard of, where does one go next? The answer, in retrospect, seems
obvious the tried and tested Christmas album, performed by the self
same Hybrid Kids. Claws (released a year after its predecessor), saw
Morgan tackle such Xmas favorites as Deck The Halls, Good King Wenceslas
and Happy Xmas (War Is Over) in his own inimitable style, with equally
unorthodox results. Perhaps not one to play when Granny drops by for
her pre Xmas lunch glass of sherry, but definitely something any discerning
audio adventurer should find a few moments for amongst their festive
celebrations. Both albums are accompanied by bonus tracks and have
been retouched for 2008 by Morgan himself.
CherryRed
DCD
$18.25
Free Blood
Royal Family
PS, US ONLY A HANDFUL IN STOCK - ORDER ASAP! Released on the RONG
MUSIC label (DFA offshoot label)... the 2nd in a series of 3 12''s
from this new Brooklyn 2 piece consisting of MADELINE DAVY (Octopi
NYC) & JOHN PUGH (formerly of !!!). The flip, "Grumpy,"
incl. tuff cello stabs & screeching vocal effects over a raucous
disco break. Warped & funky is one way to describe it. UK disco
DJ & re-edit legend GREG WILSON closes the single w/ his own take
on the track.
Rong/DFA
12
$8.00
Gentleman Jesse
S-T
PS, US The wait is over, ladies and gentlemen. Douchemaster Records
is overwhelmed with excitement to offer the debut self-titled album
from GENTLEMAN JESSE & HIS MEN. This album features thirteen tracks
of pop perfection with slick and warm production that only DAVE RAHN
can achieve. If you even kind of liked the "I Don't Wanna Know"
single, this record is essential for you.
Douchemaster
CD
$11.00
Giant Robot
#55
PS, US Asian pop culture & beyond. This issue:Anime Explosion,
Angry Management, Shanghai Surprise, The Wanderer, Dirty Hands, Saelee
Oh & much more. Get your culture on.
ZINE
$4.75
Girls
Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No
PS, US 10 more tracks of twitchy, keyboard driven poppy post punk!
Dirtnap
CD
$12.00
Girls
Yes, No, Yes, No, Yes, No
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Dirtnap
LP
$11.00
Girls Against Boys
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby [vinyl re-issue]
PS, US Vinyl version of this classic Touch and Go release, incl. MP3
download code. "Avoiding the clichés of early-90s indie
rock for its own surly, charismatic edge, Girls Against Boys here
kicked out the jams like nobody's business...A comparison to Flipper
could be made, but instead of the generally slow, death-march tempos
of that act, Girls Against Boys always keep moving a dark death dance"
- All Music Guide.
TouchAndGo
LP
$11.00
Great Depression
Forever Altered
PS, US A lush & well-produced psychedelic-tinged intricate beauty.
Layered, rich structures support well-crafted melodies & a warm
& embracing sound. The tone is still generally blissful &
sombre, though w/a definite injection of melodic pop energy, particularly
on the charging title track. Their chamber-pop & shoegaze influences
lend them comparisons to early Spiritualized, MBV & Radiohead,
though pop sensibilities & Todd Casper's own impressive production
talents make their varied approach entirely cohesive.
Fire
CD
$14.50
Growing
All The Way
PS, US "All The Way", the debut full-length from GROWING
on THE SOCIAL REGISTRY, concludes a epic trip. Through six tracks
Kevin Doria and Joe DeNardo complete the conceptual arc initiated
on their 2006 album, "Color Wheel". If we still bought into
genres, we would say that this record finally achieves a perfect balance
of noise and pop, yet what we can say is that you'll potentially hum
melodies long after your headphones are out. Recorded by Barry London
at his Ocropolis Studio during the 2007-08 winter, "All The Way"
sounds like some sort of frozen urban chaos taking place at a superclub
on another planet.
TheSocialRegistry-065
LP
$12.25
Growing
All The Way
PS, US "All The Way", the debut full-length from GROWING
on THE SOCIAL REGISTRY, concludes a epic trip. Through six tracks
Kevin Doria and Joe DeNardo complete the conceptual arc initiated
on their 2006 album, "Color Wheel". If we still bought into
genres, we would say that this record finally achieves a perfect balance
of noise and pop, yet what we can say is that you'll potentially hum
melodies long after your headphones are out. Recorded by Barry London
at his Ocropolis Studio during the 2007-08 winter, "All The Way"
sounds like some sort of frozen urban chaos taking place at a superclub
on another planet.
TheSocialRegistry-065
CD
$11.50
Gutz
S-T
PS, US Analog 8-track recording captures their artistic vision and
the energy indicative of their live shows. This band started with
a shared love of the Jam and the Stranglers, and ended up with a 3-piece
horn section, soulful backing vocals, Moog, Wurlitzer, & pipe
organs adding warmth to tightly-crafted bounce.
BNSSessions
CD
$8.75
Hacienda
Loud is the Night
PS, US This Mexican-American quartet blends a raw yet sophisticated
style of pop music w/harmonies reminiscent of the Beatles & Beach
Boys. A beautiful collection of songs played w/integrity & soul
to spare, & while the band is aware of its 60's influences, the
music here is far from derivative, & the finished product is modern
pop music performed w/ genuineness & taste.
Alive
CD
$13.50
Hi-Fi's, The
Snakes And Hi-Fis
PS, UK One of the finest examples of the beat-bands-go-bonkers syndrome,
Snakes and Hi-Fis was released in Germany in mid-1967 by exiled British
group The Hi-Fi's. Long established as an expensive, highly sought-after
rarity on the worldwide beat/psych collectors market, this first-ever,
band-authorized reissue is bolstered by no less than fourteen bonus
tracks (many previously unreleased) from the same time frame. With
extensive liner notes and some fabulous previously unpublished photos,
this is the definitive release of a wonderful album.
WoodenHill
CD
$21.00
Hold Steady
Stay Positive
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Vagrant
DLP
$22.00
Holy Ghost
Hold On (Mock & Toof Remixes)
PS, US This is 2 individuals, Nicholas Millhiser & Alexander Frankel
(AUTOMATO), & is a product of their obsessions w/ analog synthesizers,
rare disco, & ancient production techniques. A brief hello while
they complete their debut album & prep a new single for DFA. Label-mates
MOCK & TOOF hold up their end of the remix trade w/ two mixes-
a playful stab at minimal techno & psychedelic disco funk!
DFA
12
$8.00
Horse Feathers
House With No Home
PS, US 2nd album from HORSE FEATHERS and w/ this they have distilled
their sound into a brilliant statement of minimalist Americana. Precisely
arranged strings & acoustic guitar step cautiously in & around
Justin's haunting vocal lines. An album infused w/ rare power &
emotion. His previous, debut release received an enthusiastic respone,
incl. a nomination for the Plug Awards 'Americana Album of the Year.'
Fans of Iron & Wine, Fleet Foxes, Nick Drake, etc.
should take note.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.25
Horse Feathers
House With No Home
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KillRockStars
LP
$13.25
Ices, Lia
Necima
PS, US Debut album from singer/pianist featured in the LIVING BRIDGE
compilation. A release from her classical training matched w/ her
long love of prose, literature and letter writing. Featuring instrumentation
such as gems horn, Columbian hand drum, and White-album era electric
guitar. Appearances by David Miller (FIERY FURNACES), Andy Macleod
(WHITE MAGIC) and Robbie Lee (LOVE AS LAUGHTER).
RareBookRoom
CD
$12.75
I'm Not Jim
You Are All My People
PS, US A collaboration between Walter Salas-Humara of the SILOS and
lyrics by author JONATHAN LETHEM. "You Are All My People floats
through a woozy middle ground between The Mountain Goats' storytelling
economy and art-pop's habit of letting convention loose with the wind.
Wandering through a forest of burned-out pop songwriting, folk simplicity
and avant-garde stretches, I'm Not Jim hangs together not from a tightly
built central idea, but by its ability to have so much fun playing
around." -Aversion
Bloodshot
CD
$12.75
Isis
Not in Rivers But in Drops
PS, US Another single culled from the 2006 release "In the Absence
of Truth." This single will feature a live version, recorded
in Sept. of '06 at in Washington DC, a music video and a remix version
of the song.
Ipecac
CD5
$6.00
Jackie-O Motherfucker
Freedomland
PS, UK In the late summer of 2006, Jackie-O Motherfucker- the infamous,
shape-shifting, free rock constellation- were in their hometown of
Portland OR. Preparing for a cross-country tour of the USA when it
was discovered that two of the four touring members, at the time,
could not make the trip, due to financial situations, and problems
getting away from jobs and domesticity. After some discussion, and
re-grouping, they decided to continue on with the tour, and placed
a call to Eva Salens (Inca Ore) who was doing agricultural work in
the hills of Humboldt County, Ca. She eagerly accepted the challenge
of conspiring with the group, lending her considerable skills as a
vocalist, and it was decided that they would all meet at the Great
American Music Hall in San Francisco, where the group were scheduled
for their first appearance supporting the Dirty Three. There they
would begin- unrehearsed in this formation, and in front of a large
audience. The plans to perform material from their newest release
"flags of the sacred harp" were scraped, and the band launched
into a free form set of improvised trance inducing, punk inspired,
psychedelic rock, which became the framework of the new music they
would develop together over the next few years. With a backpack full
of California's finest, the newly created touring group- consisting
now of Eva Salens, Tom Greenwood, Danny Sasaki, and Nick Bindeman,
continued on to Los Angeles, over the deserts, and through America.
Freedomland, is a document of this trip, as well as another American
tour, which the same band set off on the following spring... the record
consists of location recordings, captured live, and mastered in the
UK. The songs were created from the spirit of improvisation- and honed
true by performing nightly in dive bars, music halls, and art galleries
across America. The music is a testament to creation, brave and searching,
and an endorsement of the abstraction that lies hidden in the footprints
of all great music... Salens' vocal delivery is raw and honest, the
words flow from conversations, to streams of sub-conscious conjuring,
and prayer. Guitars alternately soar into cloud-scapes, and battle
like free-jazz saxophones, propelling the group into new terrain nightly,
while the percussion of Danny Sasaki alternates between exploratory
and dead-solid motoric. The collection was edited by Tom Greenwood,
from dozens of live recordings, and captures a rare moment in the
bands long, and confusing history. It is truly the music of everyday
life- birthed each night in a new form, from musicians who put great
faith in each other, under awesome strain at times, to project modern
music, with soul.
VeryFriendly-045
CD
$16.25
James
Hey Ma
PS, US New album! AMG: "Hey Ma is such an extension of the band's
signature sound that it's possible to think no time has passed at
all, yet that isn't quite accurate. Not that the band went out on
a low note, but James do sound revitalized, energized by the time
apart and, perhaps more importantly, sounding connected to the time
at hand, making music for a world in turmoil that needs more voices
of protest and hope."
Decca
CD
$14.25
Jesu
Why Are We Not Perfect?
PS, US On this five track EP, Justin Broadrick has set aside the heavy
foundation of pounding guitars prevalent in past recordings and brought
to the fore elements of texture and melody. "...Broadrick has
layered so many blurps, wooshes, and digital gnarls throughout each
song, they take on a life of their own" - Decibel. "Dripping
heavy, cascading walls of sound" - Spin.
HydraHead
CD5
$10.00
Jurado, Damien
Caught In The Trees
PS, US "Caught In the Trees" marks the dawn of a new era
for DAMIEN JURADO. It may not be a huge departure from some of his
past albums musically, but lyrically Jurado has taken a giant leap
forward and there is no turning back. Best known for his dark yet
fragile first person fictional tales, Jurado now unlocks the door
and invites us into his own enigmatic world with an energy and intensity
that is all consuming. Jurado took a full year to make this record,
longer than ever before, as he ran away from and eventually found
himself in his own songs. He subsequently found refuge in sharing
the songs with his closest friends and bandmates, Eric Fisher and
Jenna Conrad. Having walked alongside him through this most challenging
journey, the songs that came out of it are as much theirs as his.
Jurado, Fisher, and Conrad collaborated on the compositions - some
much more rocking than Jurado fans are used to, but ever as intense
- and pulled in producers Kory Kruckenberg and Casey Foubert to contribute
their own unique stylings. Recording started in the summer months
and the sweltering heat, and wrapped in the freezing temps of winter.
(It is clear on first listen that two distinct seasons are represented
through "Caught In the Trees" - an accidental metaphor perhaps?)
There was laughter and there was introspection, and the result is
a record that Jurado loyalists will find was worth the wait. And perhaps
a reason to listen for those who have yet to give this bedraggled
storyteller a chance.
SecretlyCanadian-175
LP
$11.50
Jurado, Damien
Caught In The Trees
PS, US "Caught In the Trees" marks the dawn of a new era
for DAMIEN JURADO. It may not be a huge departure from some of his
past albums musically, but lyrically Jurado has taken a giant leap
forward and there is no turning back. Best known for his dark yet
fragile first person fictional tales, Jurado now unlocks the door
and invites us into his own enigmatic world with an energy and intensity
that is all consuming. Jurado took a full year to make this record,
longer than ever before, as he ran away from and eventually found
himself in his own songs. He subsequently found refuge in sharing
the songs with his closest friends and bandmates, Eric Fisher and
Jenna Conrad. Having walked alongside him through this most challenging
journey, the songs that came out of it are as much theirs as his.
Jurado, Fisher, and Conrad collaborated on the compositions - some
much more rocking than Jurado fans are used to, but ever as intense
- and pulled in producers Kory Kruckenberg and Casey Foubert to contribute
their own unique stylings. Recording started in the summer months
and the sweltering heat, and wrapped in the freezing temps of winter.
(It is clear on first listen that two distinct seasons are represented
through "Caught In the Trees" - an accidental metaphor perhaps?)
There was laughter and there was introspection, and the result is
a record that Jurado loyalists will find was worth the wait. And perhaps
a reason to listen for those who have yet to give this bedraggled
storyteller a chance.
SecretlyCanadian-175
CD
$11.50
Khazad Doom
Cherry Town
PS, US "Recorded in 1967 prior to the legendary Level 6 1/2 album,
this is a brilliant album of fantasy Beatles-esque garage psychedelia.
The whole package sounds and looks brilliant."
Hallucinations
CD
$13.00
Killdozer
Twelve Point Buck [vinyl re-issue]
PS, US Vinyl version of this classic Touch and Go release, incl. MP3
download code. Killdozer began an epic thirteen-year career in the
early 80s, starting out as a harsh underground trio combining elements
of primitive country blues with distorted Birthday Party style antics.
By 1991, they had evolved into a slower, more experimental style of
musical drudgery, still always keeping with their wrong side of town
meets Communist Manifesto lyrics.
TouchAndGo
LP
$11.00
Kjersem, Hilde Marie
A Killer For That Ache
PS, NORWAY This is the first solo release for Norway's singer/songwriter
Hilde Marie Kjersem. Kjersem was born and brought up in the northwest
coastal town of lesund, with seven brothers and sisters and a father
with a passion for science fiction and Kenny Rogers. Like many of
her young contemporaries in Norway, she studied at the Music Conservatory.
She has released two albums, Red Shoes Diary (2004) with her now-disbanded
TUB Quartet and Twelve O'Clock Tales (2005), a duo album of standards
with jazz guitarist Jon Eberson. The last couple of years, she has
worked on A Killer For That Ache, the first proper album under her
own name. Far from being a jazz album or your typical melancholy Nordic
singer-songwriter album, Kjersem names some of her inspirations to
be David Lynch, Roger Rabbit, Finn Graff (legendary Norwegian newspaper
illustrator), Danny Elfman, Robert Wyatt, José Saramago, Kate
Bush and Tim Burton. With her present band, including Shining main-man
Jørgen Munkeby, she has delivered some stunning performances
that have been extremely well-received in the Norwegian press. A Killer
For That Ache can be called a concept album of sorts, in the way that
Kjersem sets out to critique the media by stepping into various disguises
and characters using comments, facts, lies, repetitions, assumptions,
exaggerations, humor, irony and absurd observations on things that
might have happened, things that never happened and things that never
will. Not surprisingly, the result is an eclectic selection of songs
that are completely indescribable. Let us just say it is pop music
with many twists, making it a dramatic, beautiful, mysterious, seductive,
intricate, fascinating and unique musical ride. Hilde Marie Kjersem
(vocals, keyboards, autoharp), Jørgen Munkeby (saxophones,
clarinets, flute, guitar, vocals), Torbjørn Folke Zetterberg
(bass, guitars, banjo, Moog, Rhodes, vocals), Sjur Miljeteig (trumpet,
vocals), Peder Kjellsby (drums, percussion, piano).
RuneGrammofon
CD
$16.25
Kossoff With Black Cat Bones, Paul
Paul's Blues
PS, UK This double CD contains the earliest known recordings of the
UK's Paul Kossoff (Free), whose tragic death at 25 in 1976 robbed
the rock world of one of its finest-ever blues guitarists. Taped at
rehearsals with Black Cat Bones in London in 1967, the raw, lo-fi
tracks find the teenaged Kossoff already a master of his instrument.
Accompanied by musicians including Derek and Stuart Brookes (later
to form the legendary Leaf Hound), and featuring a guest appearance
from Paul Rodgers (later to form Free with Kossoff), the recordings
are of considerable historical importance. They are released here
for the very first time, along with a booklet featuring rare photographs,
full liner notes and an introduction from the band's drummer, Frank
Perry, making the album an essential purchase for all serious rock
fans.
Sunbeam
DCD
$22.25
LA JR
17 Animales
PS, SPAIN The best unheralded Spanish (or European?) band of all times,
LA JR, are led as usual by Frank, Rafa and Borja as the ultimate Dadaist-pop
ensemble. There is no exact definition for the word 'dada' and there
are no exact words to describe the multifariousness of LA JR. "17
animales" is a work of dark atmospheric lounge, trance Kraut-Rock
groove or just anti-jazz-folk, as we like to name it: THIS is to music
what assemblage is to art; an overlaying of diverse, motley materials;
it sounds like porcelain, wood, glass and it squeaks even though it
doesn't sound like squeaking. Pendulum-like piano playing, husky basses,
humming from the tide of the keyboards, every element bursts into
bubbles. "17 animales" an ultra contemporary album about
Death, Sex and the slight possibility of turning Life into Art and
back again.
Acuarela-1088
CD
$13.50
Laika & the Cosmonauts
Cosmopolis
PS, US Praised equally by surf god Dick Dale & Ministry's Al Jourgensen,
they are some of modern music's most vibrant explorers. This is a
surf, rock & jazz fueled trip through the past 20 years of Laika's
career & includes material never before released in the U.S. Renowned
for the technical prowess of their fuzz-drenched, tremolo-happy surf
rock, this sounds like a 50s sci-fi film soundtrack interpreted by
David Gilmour.
YepRoc
CD
$12.00
Lair of the Minotaur
War Metal Battle Master
PS, US Uncensored video loaded with special features & live performances.
Warning: contains graphic violence & nudity.
SouthernLord
DVD
$13.50
Lili Z
The Two Of Us
PS, US After previous achievements with Volt, The Splash Four, The
No-Talents, and her past collection of home tapes, Lili Z. comes back
with fifteen new 8-track cassette living room recordings. Twisted
into shapes that vaguely resemble seam-bursting garage punk, the songs'
(thirteen originals and reworkings with Lili Z. lyrics of a Bela Bartok
piece and an old Rondos chestnut) charm lies in their unpredictability.
Sometimes it's a little late-'70s punk rock, sometimes it's catchy,
metronome-like electropunk, sometimes it's pure guitar noise freakouts,
and sometimes it's experimental tooling around. B.ut most of all,
it's pure Lili Z., recorded at home at her most intimate.
A sort of musical diary, The Two of Us comes
with a stunning, full-color gatefold sleeve of Lili's collages and
meticulous illustrations for each song. This vinyl edition is limited
to 1000.
"Dark-sounding but maintaining a ... playful
energy, blazingly fast at times yet with plenty of ... slow-simmer
brooding and crawling. Lili's made a better sounding record in her
home than most full bands could hope to achieve in a studio."
--Terminal Boredom
"Lili knocks out fifteen new tracks of
sophisticated raw minimalism, carefully balancing menacing rip-saw
guitar and pulverizing drum machine crashes with intricate songs
InTheRed
LP
$12.00
Little Teeth
Child Bearing Man
PS, US A record of growls, squeaks, sing-along choruses, complex wordplay,
and made-up words, tied together with bluegrass mandolin, banjo, accordion,
rock 'n' roll drums, guitar, and the wildcat snarls of female vocalist
Dannie Murrie. "Child Bearing Man" is commanding, emotionally
and musically conflicted, and utterly moving. RIYL: Black Dice, Deerhoof,
The Muppets, The Carter Family.
AbsolutelyKosher
CD
$13.25
Louvin, Charlie
Steps To Heaven
PS, US Features 10 traditional gospel classics including 2 Louvin
Brothers songs. The release will be followed by Charlie Louvin Sings
Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs. Both albums were produced, recorded
and mixed by Mark Nevers (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Andrew Bird, Bobby
Bare Sr.). Instead of hanging back at age 81, Charlie has instead
chosen to challenge himself. Steps To Heaven was recorded live with
a gospel choir comprised of three sisters, journeyman gospel pianist
Derrick Lee, and Chris Scruggs, adding doghouse bass and electric
guitar. Louvin had never recorded with black gospel musicians before,
and in doing so discovered a new musical path. Charlie remarks, 'I
did things on the gospel record I had no idea I could do. I'd be thinking
along the way, 'How can I do things I've never done before?' And I
did it.' 2007 saw Louvin celebrate his 80th birthday amidst a swirl
of activity around the release of his first studio album in ten years,
Charlie Louvin. Grammy-nominated for 'Best Traditional Folk Album,'
the disc features George Jones, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, Will Oldham,
and Elvis Costello, among others. Charlie toured and recorded with
Lucinda Williams, made a video for the song 'Ira,' released a field
recording of one of his many in-store performances, Live at Shake
It Records, played over 100 concert dates sharing stages with Ryan
Adams and Neko Case, appeared on giant festivals like Bonnaroo and
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and placed a medallion around Emmylou Harris'
neck inducting her into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Charlie's
self-titled album earned 4 out of 5 stars in Uncut and MOJO magazines,
and sparked a bevy of great press and renewed interest in his fascinating
career.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$13.00
Lovely Sparrows
Bury The Cynics
PS, US "Top-notch, tastefully polished indie-pop might not be
the first thing that springs to mind when you think of the hip little
oasis that is Austin; The Lovely Sparrows are working to change this"
- Harp. "[Shawn Jones'] thoughtful observations about the fiery
- yet oftentimes suppressed - manner in which we wrestle with our
emotions is Cat Stevens-y and blissfully rakish" - Daytrotter.
RIYL: Paul Simon, Belle And Sebastian, Destroyer, Neutral Milk Hotel,
Cat Stevens, The Microphones.
RebelGroup
CD
$13.00
Low Lows, The
Shining Violence
PS, US
Misra
CD
$15.00
Maniac's Dream
Zanzibar
PS, US Finland is the epicenter of collective music-making. Under
the name Maniac's Dream, members of a variety of Finnish bands such
as Avarus, Fricara Pacchu, Kemialliset Ystävät, and more
come together to create blown-out free rock (not your typical stoner
guitar jams). Their unique/bizarre approach to music-making constantly
questioning the construction/deconstruction of sound creates songs
at times recalling the electro-acoustic clatter drone of Avarus crossed
with tribal rhythms and intergalactic guitar zones. Total sonic freedom
with a punk ethos directly influenced by a trip to Zanzibar prior
to recording this record (which is a reissue of the long sold-out
tape originally released on Lal Lal Lal in 2006). In an edition of
450 records on light blue vinyl with printed labels and full color
pro-printed fold-over sleeves with art by Benjamin Bergman and an
insert.
Arbor
LP
$13.00
Maquiladora
St. Cecilia's Drowning: Ritual Of Hearts & White Sands Revisited
PS, SPAIN Maquiladora's create songs from a sense of place. Eric Nielsen,
Bruce McKenzie and Phil Beaumont (with occasional guests of Black
Heart Procession, Modest Mouse and The God Machine) approach music
from all sides, a sound which conjures up moods of the deserts and
oceans providing a landscape that is both familiar and remotely distant.
Acuarela is pleased to release a new take on Maquiladora's early works
on St. Cecilia's Drowning - White Sands And Ritual Of Hearts Revisited.
A re-mastered collection of songs recorded between 1995 and 2002,
including nine previously unreleased songs, which present a graceful
invitation into the musical journey of this reclusive band. ERASING
CLOUDS WHITE SANDS: 1. Prostitute Song // 2. Julian // 3.Happy Day
// 4. Little Miss R. C. // 5. Ankle // 6. So Far Away // 7. Itchy
Song // 8. Termez 1936 // 9. Mr. Grey // 10. Bueno Mis Amigos // 11.
Cousin // Bonus Tracks: 12. Light of the Rain // 13. Itchy Song (Live
at VPRO) // 14. 12 Steps // 15. A/part // 16. After All RITUAL OF
HEARTS: 1. The Secret // 2. Ritual of Hearts // 3. Heaven // 4. Sweet
Afton // 5. I'm In Love // 6. A Vow // 7. Sound Of Rain // 8. Dream
Of Snakes // 9. Chinese Girl // 10. Avow // 11. She's More Beautiful
To Me Than Water And Pure // 12. Static Hum // Bonus Tracks: 13. So
Young // 14. Buddy // 15. Boatman's Mantra // 16. Mexico D.F.
Acuarela-1083
DCD
$15.00
Marling, Laura
Alas I Cannot Swim
PS, US LTD ED deluxe 180gm vinyl w/ excl. bonus live CD of music not
available on the reg CD version. At just 17-yrs-old, this former small
town girl doesn't merely sing about what's to be expected from someone
her age - love, lust & romance. The futility of religion, self-loathing
& human psychology are also common themes. "An ethereal platinum
blonde who's both thoughtful & mournful, she's an old, haunted
soul in a teenager's body."-ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Astralwerks
DLP
$22.50
Maserati
Inventions Remixes
PS, US Last year Georgia's MASERATI ended a four-year absence with
"Inventions For The New Season", a delirious soundtrack
for late-night cityscapes and never-ending car chases. The first album
featuring new drummer Jerry Fuchs (LCD Soundsystem, !!!, The Juan
Maclean), Inventions quite literally reinvented Maserati as a motorik
psych-rock band with a disco ball for a kick drum. It makes sense,
then, that Maserati have commissioned a pair of remixes by two producers
most likely to shove their songs onto the dancefloor feet-first. Side
A finds THEE LOVING HAND (Tim Goldsworthy of The DFA, Hercules and
Love Affair) stripping "The World Outside" to almost nothing,
reimagining it as a vintage European disco track from the ground up.
Starting with a steady, far-off kick drum and a rogue, in-your-face
hi hat, the song's seemingly disparate parts eventually lock into
the kind of dirty disco that has made Goldsworthy a club legend. Equally
club-friendly, !!!'s JUSTIN VAN DER VOLGEN brushes away the grit of
the original "Inventions" and painstakingly buffs it to
a shine as slick as black ice. The side-long trance mix maintains
the sweaty atmosphere of the original, but removes the top-down drive
in favor of a midnight jog. Strictly limited to a one-time pressing
of 1,000 copies, "Inventions Remixes" is both an addendum
to the successful reboot of Inventions For The New Season, as well
as a testament to the broad spectrum of influences that flow in and
out of Maserati's music.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-136
12
$11.50
Mates Of State
My Solo Project
PS, US The LP version of My Solo Project has been out of print for
many years and is a must have for any Mates of State fan with a turntable.
Originally released in 2000, My Solo Project remains the definitive
Mates of State album to own. LP is on premium 180 gram vinyl and includes
a digital download code.
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50
McArdle, Shannon
Summer of the Whore [import version]
PS, AUSTRALIA Beautiful a slightly uncomfortable country pop bliss
from ex Mendoza Line singer/song writer.
LowTransitIndustries-062
CD
$13.50
Mendoza Line, The
30 Year Low / Final Reflections Of The Legendary Malcontent [import
version]
PS, AUSTRALIA Recorded just before the split of lead songwriters Shannon
McArdle & Timothy Bracy's marriage, 30 Year Low marks the end
of their relationship, the band & is their most crushingly beautiful
record to date. Includes a second disc full of rarities, live tracks
& covers from the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Arab Strap &
Bob Dylan. "A cracker of an album... The New York-based southerners
feel lived in yet ripple with freshness" Sydney Morning Herald
"The Mendoza Line add another impressive release to their stable"
Xpress "Full of Light and Full of Fire is their first release
to absolutely nail it - with just the right balance between passion
and power... This is an album soaked in American history both musical
and political, fuelled by a burning flame and a desire for something
more" Rolling Stone "This is the sweet sad music of humanity
my dear, the beguiling melody heard in the distance while the whole
shithouse goes up in flames" Inpress "Full Of Light And
Full of Fire is The Mendoza Line's most consistent, poignant and rewarding
album to date and, if you haven't heard them before, a damn good place
to start" dB "The tender, cigarettes and alcohol soaked
voices of Shannon McArdle and Timothy Bracy suggest that their hearts
have often been tentatively stuck back together, and their sorrow
is perfectly underpinned throughout the album by a soulful mixture
of acoustica and synth" BMA "Clutch Bright Eyes in one hand,
Holly Golightly in another, smoosh in a bunch of other particularly
arty, indie-country swaggers and voila! The Mendoza Line. They'll
awaken your eyes to much light; a skerrick of hope may be left in
your ignorant, cynical adolescent blood after listening to them"
Tearaway.
LowTransitIndustries-045
DCD
$13.50
Mendoza Line, The
Full Of Light And Full Of Fire [import version]
PS, AUSTRALIA Their 8th & most critically acclaimed record, from
the Georgia via New York alt. country band. Full Of Light & Full
Of Fire saw The Mendoza Line hit their stride & balance the perfect
mix of rock, pop & beauty.
LowTransitIndustries-033
CD
$13.50
Milosh
iii
PS, US Milosh makes music for the mind, body & spirit. Introspective,
intimate, sensual electro-folk steeped in perfumed melancholy &
luscious romance. Combining beats, samples, guitars, strings &
the most silken falsetto voice since prime-time Smokey Robinson, the
third Milosh album iii takes the listener on an emotional journey
through an exquisitely beautiful musical landscape. The tracks on
iii combine the best of both Milosh's cerebral electronica & soulful
singer-songwriter sides, stirring deep
emotions with lush arrangements, honeyed vocals & delicately deconstructed
beats. From the softly weeping strings of "Another Day"
to the weightless, airy melancholy of "Gentle Samui," many
of these tracks come in various shades of blue.
PlugResearch
CD
$10.00
Mogwai
Batcat
PS, US A taster from the upcoming full-length, "The Hawk Is Howling",
and Mogwai's first album in nearly three years. Limited edition, specially
packaged EP containing the song "Batcat" from the album,
plus two non-album B-sides: "Stupid Prick Gets Chased By The
Police And Loses His Slut Girlfriend" and "Devil Rides".
The latter features the vocals of legendary psychedelic Texan Roky
Erickson. "A sonically cinematic experience that will leave the
listener feeling at once elated and emotionally drained" - Alternative
Press.
Matador
12
$9.00
Mojo
#179 (October 2008) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK FREE CD!: THE WHITE ALBUM RECOVERED - DISC #2. The Beatles'
1968 masterpiece re-imagined by the likes of The Neil Cowley Trio,
Sarabeth Tucek, Rachel Unthank & The Winterset, The Ruby Suns,
My Brightest Diamond and Gemma Ray. PLUS! A bonus track from a very,
very special guest indeed!
QUEEN: As they gear up for the release of their
first new studio album since the death of Freddie Mercury, MOJO's
Mark Blake looks back on Queen's globe-conquering late-'70s/early-'80s
reinvention. Cue extreme decadence, endless hit singles, that disco
album and some of the most iconic facial furniture in rock history.
THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS: Alex Turner and Miles
Kane have put their day jobs on hold in order to pursue a new symphonic
sound that has wowed listeners everywhere. MOJO's Tom Doyle catches
up with the dynamic duo of British pop to discover exactly where it
all went right.
DAVID GILMOUR: In this month's MOJO Interview,
we head to the Sussex farmhouse of one of Britain's bona fide guitar
geniuses to talk solo endeavours, early influences and his current
thoughts on that band Pink Floyd.
BON IVER: With one of the albums of the year
already under his belt, Justin Vernon has found himself delivering
his version of Old, Weird America to an increasingly devoted audience.
MOJO's Gabe Soria travels to Wisconsin to meet 2008's most celebrated
wandering minstrel.
THE FUGS: Rock 'n' roll deviants, political
warriors, peddlers of smut and unrelenting in their quest for truth
and the justice, Ed Sanders and his band of idealistic troubadours
were on a mission to set '60s America on fire. Michael Simmons dives
into their treacherous tale.
ZINE
$10.50
Mommyheads, The
You're Not a Dream
PS, US
BladenCountry
CD
$15.75
Morrissey
Greatest Hits
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Decca
LP
$17.00
Mother Mother
O My Heart
PS, US Vancouver group's follow up to 2007's debut "Touch Up."
Known for their rich vocal harmony, deeply poetic lyricism and dynamic
instrumentation; co-produced by Howard Redekopp (NEW PORNOS, TEGAN
& SARA).
LastGang
CD
$14.25
Muslims
S-T
PS, US Hot new garage-rock 4-piece out of San Diego drawing comparisons
to Modern Lovers and Velvet Underground. This 7-song 12""
includes a CD copy of the album featuring bonus tracks "Nightlife",
"Bright Side," & "Extinction." The vinyl jackets
& sleeves were silk screened by the band & the jackets were
shot by a former NYC Police Officer. Wild. RIYL: Black Lips LIMITED!
1928Recordings
12
$12.00
My Morning Jacket
Acoustic Citsuoca: Live at the Startime Pavilion
(Extended Play)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
AtoRecords
12
$10.50
Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight
Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight
PS, US This group formed in 1996 as an instrumental side project led
by Jimmy Bower and Joe Lacaze of the New Orleans sludge metal group
Eyehategod, and also included members of fellow Big Easy metal units
Crowbar and Down. The goal was to separate the pummeling nihilistic
dirge of Eyehategod and create an outlet for the improv music they
absorbed growing up in New Orleans, whether it be jazz, soul, funk,
or rock. This is their self-titled debut, originally released in 2000,
back in print for a limited time on purple vinyl. "Down to earth
southern soul blues mixed with prog rock the likes of Crimson, early
Yes, and some seriously fast runs" - Stoner Rock.
TeePee
LP
$13.25
Nebulo
Avutma
PS, GERMANY Avutma is the latest release by Nebulo after the album
Kolia, two remixes for architect and Hecq, and even freely available
Nebulo ringtones. The outstanding French artist Thomas P. with this
CD has created a closed opus that might be seen as a concept album
in which the listener has to decide what the concept is. Nebulo's
subtle approach forms a complex fictitious scenery by using seemingly
minimal resources that are more visible than ever. Electronically
treated instruments like organ and piano, combined with synth layers
and modified beats generate tempers that range from surreal to melancholic
or even nearly frightening. Listening to 'Avutma' is like walking
in a dimly lit basement never knowing what's behind the next curve,
and who or what is actually casting these shadows on the walls...
Nebulo's trademark, a connection between ambience, idm, clicks'n'cuts
and postmusique- concrète collages is presented here once again.
As a reviewer wrote: 'surreal dreamscapes painted with tears and sometimes
even blood' - Avutma might be the soundtrack of today's grand guignol.
Hymen-68
CD
$16.25
New Estate
Is It Real?
PS, AUSTRALIA 2005 album from Melbourne indie elite featuring members
of Sleepy Township & Jaguar is Jaguar.
LowTransitIndustries-056
CD
$13.50
New Year
New Year
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Quarterstick
LP
$15.00
