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New Releases

Ace of Clubs
Benefist
PS, US You might decide it's the sequel to the Warp album, Yoseph, or that it's probably the most party-action aimed set from Luke to date. Acid dancefloor monsters shag the brains out of freestyle, disco & house, though by the end this will all mean nothing: it's simply another explosion of Vibert hits. Experience once again the magic & accident of classic acid, Luke Vibert-style.
FirstCask-010
CD
$15.50

Anderson, Laurie
Big Science [remastered, enhanced]
PS, US Re-issue treatment for LA's 1982 art-rock classic, includes the title track and surprising British chart-topper "O Superman". ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Big Science is a landmark release in the New York art scene of the '80s, and quite possibly the best art rock album of the decade."
Nonsuch
CD
$15.25

Asbestos Death
Dejection, Unclean
PS, US In the late 80s, before the mighty formation of Sleep: Al Cisneros (Bass/Vocals), Chris Hakius, & Matt Pike (Guitar) played together (along w/ Thomas Choi/Guitar) in Asbestosdeath. These recordings are long out of print...buried by time & dust. On the specific request of the band Southern Lord has been chosen to unearth these recordings & make them available once again.
SouthernLord-076
10
$13.50

B.C. Camplight
Hide, Run Away
PS, US
OneLittleIndian
CD
$14.75

Beau Brummels, The
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Revisiting their country & western roots, surviving Brummels Ron Elliott and Sal Valentino joined forces with a host of ace session men at Owen Bradley's Nashville studios in 1968 and cut a clutch of tunes which included some of their finest work to date...a solid 24-carat gold specimen of a new musical hybrid: country-rock... Ranks right up there with the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the International Submarine Band's Safe at Home, and the freshman efforts of Gene Clark, Steve Young, and the Flying Burrito Brothers as a milestone of early country-rock." (Stansted Montfichet)
Collector'sChoice
CD
$13.75

Beau Brummels, The
Beau Brummels 66 [re-issue]
PS, US A quick-fix covers album The BBs originally released in 1967.
Collector'sChoice
CD
$13.75

Blossom Toes
If Only for a Moment [re-issue]
PS, US Two years after their brilliant popsike debut, 1967's We Are Ever So Clean, Blossom Toes unleashed this extraordinary fusion of acid rock and prog, emphasisng how far they'd come since 'the summer of love'. Characterised by complex song structures and memorable guitar solos, and featuring a guest appearance on sitar from US folkie Shawn Philips, the album has gone on to become a major cult favourite. Heavily bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue. Produced with the band's full involvement, it comes with seven bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, as well as a full-colour 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding.
Sunbeam-5036
CD
$16.25

Blossom Toes
We Are Ever So Clean [re-issue]
PS, US eleased at the height of 'flower power' in 1967, We Are Ever So Clean is widely considered to be the finest popsike album ever recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (discoverer of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds), it's a fascinating amalgam of whimsical pop, music hall humour and acid rock. Much-bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue, timed to coincide with its 40th anniversary. Produced with the band's full involvement, it's presented with no fewer than ten bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, and comes complete with a full-colour 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding.
Sunbeam-5035
CD
$16.25

Bottom of the Hudson
Fantastic Hawk
PS, US Latest album updated the 90's bedroom indie rock 4-track sound to modern standards w/ sonics & arrangements tuned & tightened to reveal the beautiful song that always lies underneath. Spans the distance from classic indie sludge of Seesaw or Sebadoh to the sonic heights of timeless song giants like Robyn Hitchcock & Ray Davies. An album of stunning songcraft.
AbsolutelyKosher-066
CD
$14.50

Chemical Brothers
We Are the Night
PS, US New album of block-rockin'. Displays a myriad of sounds, rhythms & emotions along w/ an astounding roster of featured artists. This griping body of work slips between something simply fun like to haunting tracks. The album would not be complete w/out a few signature dance anthems. Features guest appearences by Midlake, Klaxons, Ali Love, Pharcyde's Fatlip, and Willy Mason.
Astralwerks
CD
$17.75

Coltrane, John
Inch Worm
PS, US Recorded live for a radio broadcast on November 28,1962 in Stefaniensaal, Graz Austria while Coltrane & his quartet were on tour in Europe.Feat. jazz all-stars McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones. This is the same line-up that would go on to record the seminal "A Love Supreme," just 2 yrs later.
GetBack-2033
CD
$15.00

Cribs, The
Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "With each album, the Cribs have gotten a little sharper and more focused, and nowhere is this clearer than on the brilliantly named Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, the band's major-label debut... The album kicks off with a slew of bouncy, angular songs about awkward relationships and killer crushes that sound like state-of-the-art British indie circa the late 2000s...like the results of an experiment to fuse together Maxïmo Park, the Futureheads, and Good Shoes in some secret lab...adding influences from American acts like Weezer and the Strokes." (Heather Phares)
Warner/WEA
CD
$14.25

Dekapitator
Storm Before the Calm
PS, US These Bay Area thrash metal warriors strike back w/ death strike #2. A sharper, more traditional thrash metal attack than their early work, this impacts w/ all the subtleties of Armageddon itself. 9 nuclear metal offensives bursting w/ razor sharp staccato riffing, nerve severing vocals & full on battaery of clasic metal delivered w/ neck snapping fury.
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Dekapitator
Storm Before the Calm
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse
LP
$17.00

Durutti Column
Idiot Savants
PS, UK The Durutti Column follow-up 2006's Keep Breathing with a brand new album, Idiot Savants. Written and played by Vini Reilly, with drums and percussion from the Guru himself, Bruce Mitchell. The Durutti Column emerged from the late 70s Manchester punk scene and has remained one of the most intriguing, enigmatic (and arguably under appreciated) acts in the country. The band name is derived from a 60s anarchist movement. - an anarchist group in Europe who published a book with a sandpaper cover so that it would destroy all the other books on the shelves. He borrowed the practice of using sandpaper as a packaging medium, until record shops forced him to stop, fed up of the stock surrounding the Durutti Column being destroyed. Despite the tremendous critical acclaim that greeted his music, Vini Reilly seldom performed live during the early 1980s. The days of gigging with Joy Division were over and Vini became a virtual recluse. However his reputation grew and by the 90s Durutti Column's legendary status made them a cult attraction all over the world, a position they maintain to this day.
Artful-062
CD
$15.00

Editors, The
End Has a Start
PS, US
Fader
CD
$14.25

Faust
Faust So Far [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Faust's second album moves closer to actual song structure than their debut, but it still remains experimental... In terms of scope and the wealth of ideas, this is probably the most balanced of their first four albums." (Ted Mills)
Revisited
CD
$19.00

Felten, Mike
Tossin' It Away
PS, US This veteran of rock, country & blues is back with new full length, this time collaborating with JOHN ELLER & DAVE BOQUIST of SON VOLT. Produced engineered by by BILL GLAHN & TOM HERBERS (engineer/producer for Low, the Jayhawks, etc...). Excellent follow up to Landfill.
Landfill-2305
CD
$13.50

Fra Lippo Lippi
Songs [Bonus Tracks]
PS, US
RuneArkivNorway
CD
$18.00

Fra Lippo Lippi
The Early Years
PS, US
RuneArkivNorway
CD
$16.00

Frank, Bob & John Murry
Gunplay
PS, US Released in Europe on Decor Records in May 2007 during their tour in support of "World Without End", was originally meant to be recorded as a supplement to the full length album mentioned previously. Instead, this ten-song "EP" resurrects 4 old murder ballads from stagnation & gives them back their original lyrics, the newly-penned "Gary Gilmore, 1977", written specifically for this, also 2 live recordings.
EvangelineRecords-002
CD
$8.00

Frank, Bob & Murry, John
The Gun Play EP
PS, UK "The Gunplay EP", released in Europe on Decor Records in May 2007 during Bob Frank and John Murry's month-long tour there in support of "World Without End", was originally meant to be recorded as a supplement to the full length album mentioned previously. Instead, this "EP", if a ten-song record can truly be called an EP, is filled with the work of the same musicians who participated in the recording of "World Without End" and was once again produced and recorded by Tim Mooney of American Music Club. "The Gunplay EP" resurrects 4 old murder ballads from stagnation and gives them back their original lyrics, sanitized to suit broader audiences through the years. In addition, it includes the newly-penned "Gary Gilmore, 1977", written by Bob and John specifically for this EP. It also includes two live recordings, both songs from "World Without End": "Joaquin Murietta, 1853" and "Boss Weatherford, 1933". "..and then they immediately record a stunning EP in addition. The work of Frank and Murry is filled with ferocity and brilliance." -- Allan Jones, UNCUT Magazine "..beautifully dark and depressing. This is sure to become an underground hit." --Whitney Matheson, USA Today "4/5 Stars" --Joe Breen, The Irish Times "Oppressive, claustrophobic, and extraordinary. Just make sure you listen with the lights on." --Brian Denny, Morning Star, Britain.
Evangeline-0002
CD5
$7.75

Freezepop
Fashion Impression Function
PS, US Reissue with bonus tracks make this popular ep and full length now. Fashion Impression Function is the second release from Freezepop released in early 2002. It contains 4 original Freezepop songs, a slew of great remixes, and a secret bonus track at the end! Tracklisting: 1 manipulate 2 lazy 3 shark attack 4 starlight 5 tenisu no boifurendo (kodomo remix) 6 manipulate (machinate mix) 7 robotron 2002 (all your base are belong to us remix) 8 plastic stars (commodore vic's sleeping dogs mix) 9 science genius girl (robotkid's lameboy mix) 10 starlight (karacter re•vision remix) 11 freezepop forever (kodomo remix).
Archenemy-021
CD
$12.25

Fuck the Facts
Collection of Splits 2002-2004
PS, US Feat. cover songs of ANAL CUNT, GODFLESH, UNHOLY GRAVE & DEATH w/ multi-media section incl. 19 extra songs in MP3 format & a video. An intense session of brutal/tech/grind courtesy of their self-proclaimed "Canadian Bastardized Grindcore"
GalyRecords-054
CD
$13.50

Galactic Zoo Dossier
#7
PS, US Feat.over 100 pages! Interviews w/ INCREDIBLE STRING BAND's CLIVE PALMER, KEVIN COYNE, GARY PANTER, ED ASKEW & THE STRAWBS. Feat.on dark psych LP classics,hippie horror movies, Mungo Jerry, the Koala, Julie Driscoll, Rasputin's stash & more, 75 full color trading cards, 45 new guitar gods + 2 full length CDs! Rare & excl. tracks from BLOSSOM TOES, MICHAEL YONKERS, THE STOOGES, DEVENDRA BANHART, ED ASKEW, etc!!!
DragCity
BOOK/CD
$14.75

Garry Sharpe-Young
Rockdetector A-Z of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal
PS, US Labored, mournful & crushingly heavy. Each & every band is incl. w/ an enormous wealth of historical detail & full global discography. From the full, weighty & unedited account of BLACK SABBATH's tortured history & spanning Stoner, Gothic & Darkwave, this is the first to chronicle the underground world-wide phenomena that is DOOM. Over 450 pg, 16 track CD incl. THE GATHERING, RUIN, PENTAGRAM, SLOW HORSE, TIAMAT, REV. BIZARRE & more!
CherryRedBooks
BOOK
$23.00

GHQ
Crystal Healing
PS, US This is a massive collection of the band's unique and mesmerizing brand of acoustic drone goodness. Get ready to have your socks knocked off. 180g vinyl, housed in hand0numbered heavy stock gatefold sleeves. LIMITED TO 855!
TLR-036
LP
$23.00

Grant Lee Buffalo
Fuzzy [re-issue]
PS, US Re-issue of GLB's debut. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "While Grant Lee Phillips' songwriting is quite impressive, what makes the band's debut album, Fuzzy, memorable is its muscular folk-rock. Equally adept at propulsive rock & roll and haunting ballads, the band turns Phillips' best songs into rough gems, as "Jupiter and Teardrop" and "Fuzzy" prove." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine)
NobleRot
CD
$13.75

Happy Mondays
Uncle Dysfunktional
PS, US New album.
Sequel
CD
$22.50

Harmonia
Musik Von Harmonia
PS, US Re-issue of this 1974 krautrock klassic from Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster and Michael Rother of Neu! At the time Brian Eno (who would later work with Harmonia) called the band "the world's most important rock group".
Revisited
CD
$19.00

Harvey Milk
Pleaser
PS, US A straight-up, riff-rock tour-de-force; replete w/ huge hooks, whiskey-&-cigarette vocals, wicked guitar solos, & all the swagger & conviction a true rock record should have. This finds the band channeling the spirits of Thin Lizzy, Kiss, & early ZZ Top to create a brutish, muscular canon of classic rock jams.
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Harvey Milk
My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be
PS, US For the 1st time in almost 10 yrs, this debut album is finally available once again. This is ground zero for of the 90s last true cult bands; now legendary for churning ghostly wailings, unearthly bellows, & gentle whispers together into one soaring, crawling, ugly & beautiful blend of brilliance. An essential listening for all fans of hard & heavy post-rock.
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Hazlewood, Lee
Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood
PS, Italy Re-issue of Haze's 1966 solo album. No Nancy but his version of "Boots".
Water
CD
$17.00

Hazlewood, Lee
Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure
PS, Italy Re-issue of Haze's 1967solo album. Oddball arrangements mame this a spooky treat.
Water
CD
$17.00

Hitchcock, Robyn
Jewels for Sophia
PS, US New album from pop-provocateur Robyn Hitchcock spends more time rocking than sitting with an acoustic guitar, with help from guitarist pal Tim Kegan, the pretty famous Peter Buck, and a majority of The Young Fresh Fellows.
NobleRot
CD
$13.50

Honeyroot
Sound Echo Location
PS, US
NewWorldMusic
CD
$14.75

Honoray Title, The
Untouched and Intact EP
PS, US New four-song EP. Two songs from upcoming album and two older b-side. Better sonwriting and better sonics.
Reprise
CD5
$5.25

Hopewell
Beautiful Targets/Not Birds (ON SALE)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Imagine a more power-pop version of the Electric Light Orchestra, with a hint of the Police thrown in, and you have something like the sound Hopewell approximate on Beautiful Targets. Those references might serve as either a zesty recommendation or a sober warning, depending on your tastes. It can't be denied, however, that it's well-crafted pop-rock with serious echoes of the 1970s in its hooks, occasional dramatic orchestration, deft insertion of keyboard licks, and assertive high male vocals. The wistfulness of the arching melodies and general conscientious attention to production and songwriting craft will also bring to mind British aces in those departments like Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, and (more faintly) Ray Davies. The arrangements might be more impressive than the songs themselves, which like some of McCartney's and Lynne's can be more interesting for the melodic ingenuity than the emotional or intellectual content. Still, it's a varied menu of pop-rock that's inventive (and out of step with the trends) enough to place it closer to alternative-indie-minded pop than the early twenty-first century mainstream, though it might have fit in just fine on commercial radio about thirty years earlier." (Richie Unterberger)
TeePee
CD
$14.00

Jackie-O Motherfucker
Freaker Pipe
PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!! What started out as an effort to issue some live recordings from the Fig. 5/Liberation era slowly turned into what is the most recent live recordings made available. On the last track they are joined in Italy by The Moglass & My Cat Is An Alien. One time pressing of 1000 copies into heavy 180 gram vinyl & enclosed in a custom gatefold jacket, hand screened!
UzuAudio-001
LP
$24.00

Joan Of Arc
Many Times I've Mistaken Eventually, All At Once
PS, US The 2 songs are studio recordings of the live versions of the songs & different than the versions on their previous album. Players on the recordings incl. all members of Make Believe & Mike Kinsella (American Football, Owen). Pressed on white vinyl!
Polyvinyl
45
$4.00

Justice
Cross
PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!! Retreating to their underground post-nuclear shelter/studio, exiting only on weekends to shatter clubbers' eardrums, & Xavier have been working on their first album as if their lives depended on it. Its evocative strength & striking power commands respect. It comes as no surprise that this is a fantastic treat for the ears & for the feet. A generational manifest, ideally positioned on the side of the dancefloor, insolent w/ youth, is a testimony that the French electro scene is healthier than ever. French-only vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve; CD will be on Vice in the U.S
Because
DLP
$27.00

Knife, The
Silent Shout [deluxe DCD+DVD set]
PS, US The 3-disc package will include Silent Shout, The Knife's spellbinding 2006 album, the DVD "Silent Shout: An Audiovisual Experience" featuring the Andreas Nilsson-directed live show, the entire collection of Knife videos - including videos shot by Nilsson ("Silent Shout," "Heartbeats," and "Like A Pen") and acclaimed Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura ("We Share Our Mother's Health") - as well as the animated short "When I Found The Knife". A previously unreleased live audio CD with music from the DVD performance will complete the package.
Mute
DCD/DVD
$20.00

Landstrumm, Neil
Restaurant of Assassins
PS, US Unaligned to any one genre, upfront & heavy, he makes music for all-comers to the rave. With the heaviest subs this side of Chapeltown, he seeks new lows here, which brings together classic UK techno vibes & modern dubstep w/ a refreshed rave sensibility. He hijacks dubstep structure & its "on-the- threes" approach, but adapts it to his signature sound.
PlanetMu
CD
$15.00

Lights Out Asia
Tanks and Recognizers
PS, US Wisconsin post-celestial-shoegazer trio Lights Out Asia delivers their sophomore full length and debut for n5MD titled Tanks and Recognizers. This follow-up to their critic and fan favorite Garmonia (sun sea sky) pushes their sound far forward with a palpable intensity by giving a seemingly subliminal nod to some of the more electronically minded ethereal bands of the mid 80s to early 90s like Breathless, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine or even the more emotionally rich moments of Colourbox. Lights Out Asia who is actually influenced more by a more current crop of like-minded artists such as Mogwai, Massive Attack, and Robin Guthrie's various works, blend them all, the erstwhile and contemporary, with an updated style, feel and modern expansiveness. Tanks and Recognizers is a cinematic and ambitiously crafted album which could easily fit into any indie rock or electronic music collection. Soaring, floating, and moving forward as it pulls you in to its hopeful heart consuming ebb and flow of electronics, guitars and lofty vocal yearning.
n5MD-148
CD
$12.00

Magic Numbers, The
Those the Brokes
PS, US
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Meat Puppets
Rise To You Knees
PS, US New album from Brothers Kirkwood, sunfried and baked to begin with.
Anodyne
CD
$14.25

Moore, Thurston & Graham Moore
Split
PS, US Graham Moore/Thurston Moore split LP. Head honcho of the splendid Blossoming Noise label (latest addition to To Live & Shave in LA) teams up w/ head honcho of the venerable Ecstatic Peace label (also of the band Sonic Youth) for an all out noise attack! Pro-pressed covers, 140 gram marbled color vinyl in an edition of 500 copies
Nihilist-047
LP
$18.00

Need More Sources
Shed
PS, UK Through delicate orchestration & evocative, Satie-inspired piano- reminiscent of everyone from Colleen to Jon Brion, Ryuichi Sakamoto to Ted Barnes, this stands up as one of the label's most inspired releases to date. Sentimental without becoming twee or melodramatic, he owes a similar debt to modern American folk music as the likes of Max Richter or Goldmund.
MoteerUK-012
CD
$15.50

Neon Sex Fiend
Elektrofive
PS, US The first new release on the revamped label is "Elektrofive." Produced by Alan D. Oldham himself, this raw slice of Berlin inspired elektropunk energy is a radical sonic departure from the usual loop?based DJ T?1000 material. As well as the original version, the Chicago & Berlin based Oldham stacks the deck w/ the help of some old & new school brothers on the remix tip. Aux 88, Ultradyne & Mauser aka Miles Christian.
Generator-029
12
$7.50

Nerk & Dirk Leyers
And Who's Gonna Wash Dem Dishes?
PS, GERMANY After two earlier releases on MBF LTD, here comes the third one from Nerk (aka Toktok) and Dirk Leyers, known for his releases on Komapkt. Club tunes with a certain Berlin something.
Firm
12
$9.50

Ogg, Alex
No More Hereos: Complete History of UK Punk 1976-1980
PS, US A detailed & definitive history of British punk music. In '76, music changed forever. Punk arrived offering an electrifying alternative to the bloated, sterile rock music of the day. This chronicles not only the icons of the punk movement, but also looks at the lesser known bands & music of the era. Here are detailed accounts, often at variance w/conventional wisdom, about the careers of groups like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned, the Buzzcocks, the Stranglers, & Siouxsie & the Banshees. Based on 200 interviews w/some of punk's key players, this is an exhaustive A-Z overview of the subject, incl. extensive biographical notes, complete discographies, a buyer's guide, & many never before seen photos. 700 pgs.
Reynolds&Hearn
BOOK
$23.00

Old Joy
Old Joy (Widescreen, Colorized)
PS, US My buddy and I watched this film last night and it's well worth buying for Yo La Tengo's score alone.
BuddyFilmRoadMovie
DVD
$23.00

Paris, Texas
Action Fans Help Us!
PS, US This created a firestorm a couple of years ago as it was originally supposed to be released just prior to "Like You Like An Arsonist." Days before the original street date, however, a dispute arose regarding master tape ownership & Polyvinyl was unable to release the EP. The dispute has been put to bed & the 5 incendiary tracks are finally ready to be heard.
Polyvinyl-064
CD5
$6.50

Pink Floyd
London 1966-67
PS, UK ALL MOVIE: "Peter Whitehead's documentary Pink Floyd London 1966-67 offers a wealth of footage of the band in its earliest days, including performance footage of original lead singer Syd Barrett. In addition to interviews with a variety of celebrities about the band and the era, the footage also includes images of John Lennon and Yoko Oko taking in the scene." (Perry Seibert)
Snapper
DVD
$20.00

Pollard, Robert
Crickets (2XCD/BOOK)
PS, US Two-CD collection of Pollard gemmage from the Fading Captain catalog plus 6 unreleased tracks and a 50-page full-color book featuring full-colour depctions of beautiful FCS ephemera, album covers, unpublished photos and more! 56 freakin' tracks!
Luna-099
DCD
$18.75

Professor Murder
Professor Murder Rides the Subway
PS, US
Kanine
CD
$9.50

Raising the Fawn
Sleight of Hand
PS, US
SonicUnyon
CD
$13.75

RF & Lili De La Mora
Eleven Continents
PS, US In addition to RYAN FRANCESCONI's deftly picked guitar & LILI DE LA MORA's breathy voice, wisps of cello, trumpet, flute & harp drift through the album gentle as a breeze. The result is music that moves efficiently, music that is full of embellishment while sounding neither gaudy nor ostentatious. The album's finest moments, though, come when the silvery tones of JOANNA NEWSOM's harp join the mix...Every note sounds as if it has been bathed in silvery twilight. - Jason Morehead, OpusZine
RowingatSea-001
CD
$13.25

Romboy, Marc
Sunburst
PS, GERMANY As an artist, producer and label head of Berlin's Systematic Records (amongst others), Marc Romboy has dedicated over a decade of time to pushing forward the boundaries of electronic music, a mission amply continued here with his first release on Will Saul's Simple imprint. Opener 'Sunburst' offers layers of eerie, whispered vocals wrapped around a dark and menacing chord pattern. As the track develops though, the chords open out to bring light to the dancefloor and dramatically change the mood into something wonderfully uplifting. Marc also offers a reduced version of 'Sunburst' as a dub to complete the trip. The Alexkid remix brings some proper old school house vibes to the mix. Alex and his 909 go to work on Marc's stabs to devastating effect.
SimpleMusic
12
$9.50

Rooney
Calling the World
PS, US Their second album "Calling The World" - a pop-rock manifesto and contribution to the rock-pop body of work initiated by The Beatles and The Beach Boys and propagated by subsequent groups such as Queen, E.L.O., Cheap Trick, The Cars, Jellyfish and Weezer. Lead singer Robert Schwartzman wrote all of the songs on "Calling the World" after searching for a sound that would at once rock and "also make people dance". The first single from "Calling the World" is "When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" - an effervescent head-bobber with an infectious chorus. Other songs from the album include the mini-rock opera "I Should Have Been After You," "Believe In Me," a driving synth-propelled call for a leap of faith, "What For" a breezy and melodic slice of friendly advice, and "Help Me Find My Way," a poignant ode to Robert's late father.
Geffen
CD
$9.50

Russell, Bruce
Gilded Splinters
PS, US When I began to record under my own name, one of the things I wanted to focus on was tape work, as opposed to documentation recordings of live improvisations, which most of my other work has been. My first solo single was produced by the simple expedient of halving the tape speed, thereby doubling the beauty of the original ultra-lo-fi recording. A great boost to my resolve in this area was given by Ralf Wehowsky's invitation in 1996 to participate in what became the Tulpas project. His faith in me gave me confidence to consider my work as a form of composition, and has led directly to this album. In this regard, the support of Matthew Leonard has also been very helpful. My plan was to compile examples of my tape work over the last few years, as a way of showing the different approaches and developing methodologies that I have employed. Originally I envisaged a double CD, but this has proven to be both too expensive and ultimately too hubristic. Making these recordings has been a learning process, but a very satisfying one. My working practices have often been deliberately primitive and brutal, and I make no apology for that. It is the ideas and their expression that should be of interest, not merely questions of technique. It remains only to note the inspiring example of many more illustrious names in this genuinely twentieth century art form." -Bruce Russell, Lyttelton, 2004.
SpiritOfOrr
CD
$14.75

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Cold Colors
PS, US LIMITED VINYL!!!
Polyvinyl
12
$7.00

Shellshag
Destroy Me I'm Yours (12"/CD)
PS, US "The duo approaches music & life w/ elation, unpretentious soul & D.I.Y. brotherhood. From the harmony-vocal slow dance of "Right and Wrong," the bloody lo-fi valentine of "Happiness," the poppy punk of "Little Birdy" & the rough Stoogesy "Bill Badgley". It concludes w/ 2 of their finest & least traditional numbers-pure ear-splitting ambient metal machine music. Finally... the ideal soundtrack for a punk prom." "Shellshag, Melvins-ish sludge-metal. Tribal metal sleigh-bell grunge is the next big thing!" -MTV NEWS
Starcleaner-019
12"/CD
$12.50

Skyscraper
#25
PS, US Features on DINOSAUR JR., SHELLAC, LOCUST, PSYCHIC TV & THROBBING GRISTLE, LOW, DUNGEN, ART BRUT, HORRORS, GRAILS, WHITE RAINBOW, WOODEN WAND & many others. Plus the usual plethora of articles, & reviews.
ZINE
$5.00

SSD
Power
PS, US 180 gram double lp reissue LIMITED TO 500!!!
Taang-050
DLP
$17.50

Steinbecks
Far From The Madding Crowd
PS, US On Far From the Madding Crowd Steinbecks' songwriters, brothers Josh & Joel Meadows, team up with their cousin Tali White (Lucksmiths, Guild League) to craft one of the first shining pop gems of the post-Candle Melbourne pop scene. The Meadows brothers have been writing and singing songs about things that matter to them for longer than either care to remember, but Far From the Madding Crowd marks the first time the brothers have written and recorded with their cousin. Two songs on the album - 'The Doppler Effect', a powerful pop punch that dissects the city/country relationship, and the gorgeous 'Have You Ever Looked After a Song?' - are sung and co-written by White. Other stand-outs include opener '1987 + 1994 = 2007', in which the 'becks somehow manage to blend the sensibilities of the Pet Shop Boys with the sensuality of Pavement, and the angsty nature hymn, 'Moon & Stars'. Musically the record has echoes of Nick Drake, Lloyd Cole, My Morning Jacket, The Chills and Big Star. Lyrically, the 'becks tackle questions as diverse as: what happens to modern society when the oil runs out? Why is compromise not a dirty word when you're in love? will we ever learn to learn from the past? And, if you could go back to being a teenager, would you? The world is in a mess, The Steinbecks seem to acknowledge, but faith, hope and love remain. Far From the Madding Crowd exists within this reality and tries to tell the story of it through the only medium The Steinbecks know: the pop song.
Microindie-011
CD
$10.25

St-Onge, Alexandre
Mon Animal Est Possible
PS, US A collection of electronic love songs written and conceived by St-Onge, whose purpose behind the recordings was to try to communicate with monsters & exorcise/exercise his own monstrosity through them. Largely centered on vocals, this is his most melodious & sensuous work thus far.
Alien8-070
CD
$13.50

Stuporhero
Last Star Shining
PS, US Husband & wife duo provide a high energy, fuzz pop sound reminiscent of GBV, Neutral Milk Hotel & The Flaming Lips. New album is packed w/ concise, catchy pop gems brimming w/exuberance & cheer. "Heros bright music, gentle atmospheres, & sweet vocals infuse even the saddest tales w/a tinge of hope, & if not, move one to dance along until happiness finally arrives" 41/2 Stars - Allmusic.com
BasementTape-002
CD
$9.25

Suishou No Fune
Writhering Underground Flowers
PS, US Formed in '99 by the guitarist duo of Pirako Kurenai & Kageo in Tokyo, Japan. All 3 tracks are fully improvised psychedelic explorations. At times as soothing as a stream, while other times it radiates w/a chaotic beauty not often found in freeform music today.
Lotus-202
CD
$15.00

Swayzak
So Cheap
PS, UK The winter seemed longer that year. The hard ground remained barren with no concession to the new life below. There was little color in our days, monochrome and fluid we felt as if we had slowed the clock in some wakeful hibernation state. How could we live again? What magic catalyst would reaffirm our existence? We dreamed of comets, fireflies and volcanoes. But neither fire nor fury was to be found. The only solution must come from within: creation. The machines were cleaned, oiled and primed. We began our task with some glee, willing ourselves to make the colored light. We longed to bask, vitamin D deficiency, a pallid opacity in our faces. 'So Cheap.' Started life in southern France on a vintage PC. Went to London for a new suit and haircut. Became a live / CDR favorite. Pure Swayzak classic, moody synths, skipping beats and 'Reverb by the Rub of Love' - danger in the building. Prehistoric techno slapper. Nil by mouth. 'Schlaffen' - cash converters revenge. Get up early - no sleepers.
Swayzak-013
12
$9.50

The The
Dusk [Reissue] (Remastered)
PS, US
Sony
CD
$10.00

The The
Infected [Reissue] (Remastered)
PS, US
Sony
CD
$10.00

The The
Mind Bomb [Reissue] (Remastered)
PS, US
Sony
CD
$10.00

Thomas, Prins
Presents Cosmo Galactic Prism
PS, US This collection provides a snapshot of Thomas M. Hermansen in action across 2 sumptuous discs of avant-garde dance grooves, twisted funk, spaced- out electronics, psychedelic fusion, classic techno, disco, prog rock & all manner of leftfield concoctions. Across 36 tracks we get Hawkwind jamming w/Visnadi, Bob James going toe to toe w/ The Salsoul Invention, Joe Meek twisting by the pool w/ Holger Czukay, Boards of Canada segueing into Lindstrøm & Closer Musik doing the Detroit tango w/ Recloose, Carl Craig & Parliament. Many of the original tracks got a special Prins Thomas edit especially for this mix.
Eskimo
DCD
$21.00

Truly Me Club
Popstar on the Lam
PS, US Project of Portland-based multi-instrumentalist & DIY producer Jason Parker.His debut is grounded on rumbling organ tones,thickened with layers of pitch-shifted harmonicas, & accented w/ delicate handbells & clever percussives creating a dramtic setting for harmonic vocals that tell strangely charming stories about a bullet's trip through a brain, breakdancing fame, or a teenage runaway's journey home.
SonicBoom-025
CD
$11.25

Turner, Mick & Tren Bros.
Blue Trees
PS, US Here's a proper singles compilation for a hitherto unlikely suspect: Mick Turner of DIRTY THREE. It has some unreleased tracks & some great cover art from Mick that explains more than we ever could about the album title or the music. It's a whole new record (thanks, Mick) & the world is now a little bigger, sweeter & more terrifiying. 14 tracks include hard-to-find singles tracks, comp cuts and unreleased gems from Mick and The Tren Brothers (his duo project with D3's Jim White).
DragCity-344
CD
$13.25

Turnstone
S-T
PS, US Represents a meeting of musical minds. TOM CARTER, ROBERT HORTON & MICHAEL SHANNON recorded a series of intense & unified improvisations. Feat. a wide range of instrumentation (guitar, lap steel, bodhran, saxophone, metal gamelans and other assorted miscellaneous items), these 5 tracks represent the true form of joyous creative freedom. Please join their exploration.
ThreeLobedRecordings-040
CD
$14.50

Uncut
Modern Currencies
PS, US Wall of sound. Uncut has evidently arrived at their new sound: LOUD. Loud like early '90s touchstones Swervedriver and Dinosaur Jr. or even perhaps The Jesus and Mary Chain, the cascading guitar squall, pounding rhythms and basslines are all capable of moving the hairs on the back of your neck. "Surrounds the band's breathy 6 vocals & heart stopping lyricism with walls of ringing guitars."-AP 100 Bands You Need to Know.
Paper-023
CD
$13.25

Various
White Lace & Strange: Heavy Psych and Power Fuzz from the USA 68-72
PS, UK White Lace & Strange is comprised of rare U.S. stomp-rock from the '60s you've probably never heard before. By the end of the '60s, psychedelia was pretty much a spent force. Bands were looking for something simpler and more earthy. Crosby, Stills & Nash had gone all acoustic and harmonious, The Band had achieved a return to classic Americana, and James Taylor was showing the world you could be laid back and hip at the same time. However, not everyone wanted to ditch their fuzzboxes. Inspired by such outfits as Cream, Blue Cheer, Hendrix and the nascent Led Zeppelin, these American bands were moving out of psych into something less cosmic and far heavier. This mix of blooze rock and heavy riffing is loud and nasty but it pre-dates metal. It's pretty tripped-out, but it's not really psychedelia. It's the sound of guitar, bass and drums (and the occasional Hammond organ) just as it was meant to be -- cranked up and in your face. No frills, just power chords and stomping riffs. Stamp on that Big Muff and solo till your brain drops out. Compiled by Psychic Circle label head, Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond.
PsychicCircle
CD
$15.00

Various
Fairytales Can Come True: UK Popsike from the Late '60s
PS, UK The Psychic Circle label presents a volume of enchanting UK pop-psych; 20 previously uncomped tracks amongst which you'll find the pre-Fairport Iain Matthews, the only single from Jackie Lomax's Lomax Alliance, Gallagher & Lyle's unique response to Pet Sounds & a Troggs-like gem from P.J. Proby's hairdresser! Compilers and collectors alike know that there was some wonderful music coming out of the UK in the late '60s and it wasn't all-out psychedelia or floor-filling blue-eyed soul. Sure, all these tracks have a psychy feel, and some of them would pack a dancefloor, but really they're more concerned with harmony and pop sensibility. These are dazzling tracks from the late '60s UK scene, all very melodic and refreshing. Compiled by Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond).
PsychicCircle-7006
CD
$15.00

Various
Sleep When You Are Dead
PS, US Footage from legendary outside festivals(junk yard show 2004 & 2005) in Brooklyn, presented by Twisted Ones, rare footage from Mighty Robot's(venue & art collective) last 2 days, and 3 visual works from visual artist Mighty Robot. 73 mins/color NTSC
Contact-034
DVD
$16.75

White, Miss Alex & Red Orchestra
Space & Time
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed-143
LP
$13.25

White, Miss Alex & Red Orchestra
Space & Time
PS, US How they manage to fill space w/in songs w/ lush & satisfyingly timed tones of rock-n-roll's bleeding edge, in this age of constant desperation, is a wonder to the Ex-CLONE DEFECTS Wes Kerstens & "Fast" Eddie Altesleben & recently acquired bass player Eric Villa really put this band on the map, musically & creatively. The songs have greater depth, timing, & inner frustration that extends itself through the lurid & devilishly delicate guitar strangulation & are balanced & anchored by an amazing rhythm section.
IntheRed-143
CD
$13.25

Withrow, Kirk
Yesterday Will Be Better
PS, US An exceptional album of homegrown old-time music played on homemade instruments. 12 songs, mostly traditional, culled from Withrows Kentucky upbringing & delivered in a style which both harkens back to the grandfathers of the genre (Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Frank Proffitt, Fred McDowell) while adding Kirks own style into the mix. Played on cigar-box banjos, diddly bows, cigar-box guitars & something called the "voodoo box." Primitive Americana with mojo to spare. CD-R
DarkHoller-271
CDR
$9.00

Wolves in the Throne Room
Diadem Of 12 Stars
PS, US Our music is a reflection of the land in which we dwell; it draws its power from the long, dark winters, the perpetual mist. It is the sound of dampness & decay, the fear that we shall never see the sun again; it is icy and crystalline. We sing a lament for our lost connection w/ nature; w/ magic & the ways of our ancestors; we call out for the blood of our enemies. Vinyl issue of this killer debut album from one of the most inventive & truly unique new Black Metal acts from the USA.
SouthernLord-079
LP
$16.75

World On Higher Downs
Land Patterns
PS, JAPAN 4-piece group who all reside in different parts of Wisconsin. What started out as a loose idea based upon multiple collaborations, eventually blossomed into what is now known as this, their debut CD. Cliches in record-making were avoided, such as playing acoustic guitar over a sampled electronic drum beat - instead, the group made their sounds more smooth, more layered, staying away from digital cut-ups & trickery. Influences by shoegaze acts such as Slowdive, or other groups like Labradford are noticeable in the tracks. This sits somewhere between the murky depths of seasonal depression, cabin fever, & the blooming first days of spring.
Plop-002
CD
$16.00

Forthcoming Releases

1900s, The
Cold & Kind (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 10TH)
PS, US New album of sultry psych-pop from Chicago seven-member sensations The 1900s. Recorded mostly live to tape, the record captures the energy of the band's remarkable live show while also benefiting from the addition of large string and horn sections. While clocking in at exactly 40:00 minutes (in honor of finishing the album on the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers), Cold & Kind keeps one foot in the past, one in the future and another foot in your heart. If you dig: Tommy James, Fleetwood Mac, Velvet Underground, Cat Power, Supremes, Roy Harper, Arcade Fire, Dr. Dog, Midlake, Leon Redbone, Bill Clinton on sax or Russell Crowe's band...
Parasol-CD-106
CD
$9.00

Acid Mothers Temple
Stones, Women, Records (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, JAPAN Japan Import. Acid Mothers Temple SWR, the ultimate power trio of Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins,& Tsuyama Atsushi & Kawabata Makoto from AMT, present their shocking 2nd album.
Magaibutsu-033
CD
$20.00

Adrian Orange and Her Band
Interdependance Dance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US The debut release on K RECORDS from ADRIAN ORANGE AND HER BAND, these are three songs about balance, interconnectedness, determinism, love, and family/community, unity. For dancing. Adrian was born and raised in Portland, Oregon where she still lives. Full length album available through K in Autumn.
Krecords-112
45
$3.75

Altz
Max Motion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH)
PS, US Since 2000,after picking up & mastering the MPC2000, he has recorded on his own & composed & edited dance music in earnest. He has since become a highly respected recording artist, DJ, & remixer, making an international impact w/ in all genres of dance music from deep house to nu-disco.This new four-track 12'' incl. vocals from Yoshimi of The BOREDOMS & 2 separate remixes by The Idjut Boys.
DFA-112
12
$8.00

Anderson, Ryan
The Garden Path (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Acoustic folk pop from a singer songwriter taking his songs to the people one living room at a time. Honest and pure.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-075
CD
$9.75

Angels Of Light
We Are Him (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US
YoungGod-35
LP
$18.75

Art In Manila
Set The Woods On Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US After Azure Ray disbanded, member Orenda Fink put her energies into a solo record in 2005, called "Invisible Ones". Upon touring in support of that album with various revolving band members, she chose the cream of the crop and formed a new group called Art Belle, then changed it to Art In Manila (a nod to radio host Art Bell's exodus to the Phillipines). On this release, the band flirts playfully with genre wanderlust without ever abandoning cohesion. Moody slow-burners follow four-to-the-floor rockers thatbutt up against serene ballads. A powerful debut.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.25

At The Close Of Everyday
Leaves You Puzzled And The Original Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, JAPAN At The Close Of Every Day (ATCOED), existing of Minco Eggersman (Volkoren) and Axel Kabboord (This Beautiful Mess), the new album by our favorite Dutch folk boys. This time it's totally different. It's a remix album including many older songs like 'Zalig Zijn de Armen Van Geest', 'The Maria Tales' as well as later work like 'O Welk Een Vreugde' and 'Ik Weet'. These 15 songs in total haven been remixed and restructured. Seriously, almost everything has been cut to pieces and folded back into a new and beautiful masterpiece! From heavenly piano pieces by Sylvain Chauveau and ambient soundscapes by Donato Wharton to heavy beats by Solex and weird electronica by Hood, simply a must have for every ATCOED fan and electronic music fan. The remixes have been done by Hood, Styrofoam, Spinvis, Solex, Dialect, Diefenbach, Hillmadelow, Sylvain Chauveau, Stafraenn Hakon, Kettel, Donata Wharton and many others. This is a special Japanese double CD edition (including the original pieces).
ArtUnion-5516/5517
DCD
$17.75

Barbez
Mexico City Impressions b/w Somebody Get Rid Of The King (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US This 7" is limited to 400 copies and was designed, signed and numbered by Barbez's Dan Kaufman. 100 are on red vinyl and 100 are on white vinyl. These two intense numbers were inspired by both a pleasant trip through a small historic neighborhood in Mexico city and the detestable Iraq war. Cover art was inspired by the abuse of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. Look for the next Barbez record sometime soon on Tzadik. These two songs were recorded and mixed by the great Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Swans) at B.C. studios near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY in 2006. They were mastered by Fred Kevorkian (White Stripes) at Avatar Studios. The first song, Mexico City Impressions, was conceived on a trip to Mexico City while strolling through a lovely neighborhood called Coyoacan where Frieda Kahlo, Leon Trotsky and Diego Rivera once lived some 60 years ago. There's a kind of Parisian feeling to the neighborhood and to a little park there with a carousel and people selling little bags of Mexican sweets. It's an extremely vibrant place, full of Meso-American sounds and colors floating about. This short pulsating song is my impression of that vibrancy, color and heartbeat of Mexico City, and an homage to the enchanting sound of the marimbas you hear everywhere in that city. The second song, Somebody Get Rid of the King, is an angry lament that comes out of a great fury at the Iraq War and especially at the cruelty of the United States towards the detainees it holds in Guantanamo and in the tortures it perpetrated at the Abu Ghraib prison. The subject was close to my heart as I spent several years working as a researcher with famed journalist Seymour Hersh on his book, Chain of Command, which detailed these outrageous war crimes. The song begins in a slow and mournful vein only to transform into a punk-rock blowout full of rage.
Important-153
45
$6.75

Bexar Bexar
Tropism (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US "Many of the songs have this feeling that's hard to describe but so satisfying to hear: like a sadness that's been buried and you're soldiering quietly on, and not making a show of it. The spare, lovely melodies swell and recede, all with perfect precision and tremendous understated feeling. How this music can be so emotional without ever getting sentimental or corny is completely beyond me" - IRA GLASS, "This American Life"
WesternVinyl/Own Records-02
CD
$11.50

Bishop Allen
The Broken String (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US 2006 was a big year for BISHOP ALLEN - The band recorded and self-released an EP every month of the year. Fifty-eight songs later, they completed one of the most ambitious recording projects in recent memory. Their 2003 debut, "Charm School," was a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated and addictive. With the EPs, Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom and revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, and the Zombies. While it was in motion, the EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere, but it wasn't just an online phenomenon; it garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day. This adulation all happened without the benefit of a record label or publicist. Bishop Allen was truly DIY, recording and releasing their own records and booking their own tours. In early 2007, the band struck a partnership with DEAD OCEANS and the first fruit of this relationship is Bishop Allen's sophomore album, "The Broken String." If Bishop Allen made a huge musical jump from the 2003 debut to the 2006 EPs, the band made a quantum leap on "The Broken String." If Ed Sullivan were alive today, Bishop Allen's story-songs would be ripe for prime time. "The Broken String" is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It is poised to be the pop soundtrack to the summer of 2007.
DeadOceans-003
LP
$10.25

Blumm, F.S.
Meets Luca Fadda (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, GERMANY For this record FS Blumm has written some of his most light-hearted tunes, accompanied by NY trumpeter Luca Fadda. Wonderful guitar and double bass lines are accompanied with processed toy instruments and found objects. The new dimension of this album is the collaboration with Luca Fadda who places digitally processed trumpets on top of Blumm's material. These improvised elements add a new live feeling to F.S. Blumm's music and creates a less melancholic mood than previous records released on labels like Morr, Staubgold and Plop. There are two 15 minute pieces on this album: one is `Ricke and Dina`, the other is `Giorgi and Lucy´. `Giorgi and Lucy´ was inspired by the last piece of a live set at the `epistrophy´ in New York on December 1st 2006 where Luca Fadda and F.S.Blumm met on stage. ‚Ricke and Dina' is based on a performance done in front of a childrens-audience during the presentation of a Peruvian fair trade collection of children`s wear at the belleville-store in Berlin on the afternoon of Oct. 1st 2005. This 3 hour live set has been carefully recorded by Lupo.
Ahornfelder-011
CD
$16.25

Brunettes, The
Structure And Cosmetics (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US The Sub Pop debut by these New Zealand natives features breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop. The backing band ranges from five to ten strong and incorporates the marimba, trumpet, alto and tenor sax, and more. "Structure & Cosmetics" retains the sweetly charming, sunbeam-drenched sound The Brunettes are known for, but adds a hint of darkness and drama in other tracks. They've played with the likes of The Shins, Rilo Kiley, The Postal Service, and Clap Your Hands Say
Yeah.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Carta
The Glass Bottom Boat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, UK The fruits of a lengthy process involving an ever-changing line-up featuring a revolving door of San Francisco musicians, this is the long-awaited debut from Carta, now with settled personnel surrounding core member Kyle Monday. Engineered by Beulah's Eli Crews and featuring Sacha Galvagna and Jared Matt Greenberg (Charles Atlas) and Alexander Kort (Subtle) amongst others, 'The Glass Bottom Boat' is a remarkably accomplished album, as one might expect considering the pedigree of those involved. Having found a home on eclectic UK label Resonant, Carta's audience should be broad and widespread, with their overall sound avoiding pigeonholes. The album is mostly instrumental, predominantly downtempo but with constant emphasis on melody. The title track features full vocals from Sarah Bell, and sounds like the best thing Espers have ever recorded. Packaged in lavish six-panel digipak. Early review from US site www.thesilentballet.com: 'It's rare that we see an album that is so grounded in reality, yet simultaneously this is immaculately breathtaking.'
Resonant-026
CD
$15.00

Castanets
Cathedral (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! "Cathedral," the first nationally released album by San Diego's CASTANETS, introduced a unique voice of avant-country. From somber love ballads to haunted tales of frustrated redemption, "Cathedral" illuminates architecture where faith and doubt clash in an often ambiguous search for the divine.
AsthmaticKitty-011
LP
$10.25

Circus Devils
Sgt. Disco (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US BOB POLLARD & the Tobias brothers formed Circus Devils, incorporating a musical alchemy of hard rock & soft rock, ugliness & beauty & ambience, eerie moods, stories, humor &rock opera theatrics, resulting in a strangely coherent cinematic music experience, likened to an indie rock version of Fantomas.
Ipecac-090
CD
$16.25

Coach Fingers
No Flies On Frank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US NOW ON LIMITED DMM 180 GRAM VINYL! COACH FINGERS is serious about having fun and with the debut long player "No Flies on Frank," no one is spared from the plentiful good vibes Frank has to offer. Packed with more hooks than a ship crowded with one armed pirates, "No Flies on Frank" is a meaty affair of giddy but bearded late 60s / early 70s outlaw boogie rock & roll prominently featuring three members of the new york free noise whatsit collective THE NO NECK BLUES BAND - Coach JASON MEAGHER, DAVE NUSS & DAVE SHUFORD - along with Meagher's brother Sean on Keys and - future guitar god worshippers take note - the Coach's secret weapon, master shredder GEORGE DEVOE. So come on, friends, it's time to join the Fingers friends & family in the Beaujolais Revolution; take a sip from a glass full of RONNIE LANE'S boozy rock, the charming laissez-faire balladry of KEVIN AYERS (circa "Joy of a Toy" & "Whatevershebringswesing") & a whole lot of crazy fun.
LocustMusic-083
LP
$16.25

Coalesce
There Is Nothing New Under The Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Features seven Led Zeppelin covers from Coalesce's 1999 EP, along with eight additional jams, including those from the band's split EP with Boy Sets Fire, a cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut", an Undertow cover, and a Get Up Kids cover. "A ferocious blend of brutal hardcore and vicious metal...incredibly infectious" - Metal-Observer.
com.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50

Cope, Julian
You Gotta Problem With Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST)
PS, UK Julian Cope's new album YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME (no question mark) is another protest album in the tradition of his previous releases PEGGY SUICIDE, JEHOVAHKILL, AUTOGEDDON, CITIZEN CAIN'D and DARK ORGASM. Unlike most records by Cope's head-in-the-sand punk rock contemporaries (almost all of whom he believes to be shirking their primary rock'n'roll responsibility as cultural mouthpieces), YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME deals primarily with such currently controversial, nay taboo issues, as religion (our own and other peoples'), and the West's latest wave of xenophobia and self-doubts brought on by a combination of the war in Iraq, the so-called 9/11 bombings and the EEC's latest huge wave of migrants from former Communist countries. YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME also addresses all of Cope's other long-term gripes: corporate greed and the destruction of Mother Earth, misogyny and homophobia, and our apparent inability to address such essential matters due to cultural ignorance and the glaring faults in our education system. Yes, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks are dead, but Cope's still pissed off enough to fly the flag for all three! However, while the songs of YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME are even more lyrically hard-hitting than those on DARK ORGASM, musically this new record ploughs a far more traditional Copean furrow, returning the listener to insidiously melodic post-punk songs in the JEHOVAHKILL style, many sparsely orchestrated with Mellotron, wah-wah guitars, orchestral percussion and even lush harmonies. Released on double-CD and 12" vinyl gatefold sleeve LP, the 13 songs are split into two sections, and are accompanied by a 16-page booklet of insights, hard-hitting information, and a very epic poem: all designed to shake us from our post-everything stasis.
HeadHeritage-040
LP
$30.25

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

Crow, Rob
Living Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITION VINYL FORMAT WITH FIVE NON-ALBUM BONUS TRACKS!!! Somewhere between the breakneck touring to support PINBACK'S breakthrough TOUCH AND GO debut, "Summer in Abaddon", and the release of THE LADIES' debut album (his collaboration with ZACH HILL of HELLA/TEAM SLEEP), the impossibly prolific Rob Crow had an epiphany: SLOW DOWN. Not coincidentally, this revelation occurred shortly after the birth of his first child (named Robertdale Crow III, of course). Crow's time at home was suddenly more important than ever. His family is all over "Living Well", his third solo album: in the album title, the artwork (layered with dozens of family photos), and the intensely personal lyrics which document Crow's courtship with his wife, their marriage, and the subsequent birth of their first child. Not only is "Living Well" Crow's finest solo album by a country mile, it also transcends many of Pinback's most canonic moments. It has the hooks and heart that he is famous for, with a refined focus not seen in Crow's other projects.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-114
LP
$9.00

Crow, Rob
I Hate You, Rob Crow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Following the success of his recently released solo alum - and his first-ever US solo tour - PINBACK frontman ROB CROW keeps the ride moving with the first single from "Living Well", affectionately titled "I Hate You, Rob Crow." In addition to the album cut, the disc also includes two non-album tracks - the moody synth-driven instrumental "Sea Sawn," and the Heavy Vegetable-esque "Slick" - as well as the now-infamous video for "I Hate You, Rob Crow," featuring, among other highlights, Crow singing through a mic attached to a man's intestines.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-115
CD5
$3.50

Davis, Ben Forrest
Roughs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 2007)
PS, US Re-release of 'Roughs' on Ric Menck's Bird Song imprint by former drummer and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Sugarcult. Here, Ben's doing his very own laid-back singer-songwriter thing, very different from Sugarcult, but not so far afield from orch-popping Parasol faves like Kevin Tihista's Red Terror, June & The Exit Wounds, The Velvet Crush, etc.
BirdSong
CD
$10.00

Dilettantes, The
101 Tambourines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Vinyl limited to 500. Features Joel Gion from Brian Jonestown Massacre and the movie Dig!. Perfect for the arrival of the anniversary of the Summer of Love, The Dilettantes play it straight up; no-frills, song after song like the psychedelic garage rock animals they are. HappyParts recordings will be providing full court indie press, radio and retail support. The record is loaded with retail in-store play action. All straight, no cut. This record is a true long player. Dig in. Band will be completing a west coast tour in September. They tour Europe in January. Japan and Australia in March.
StrangerTouch-272
LP
$12.25

Donelly, Tanya/Luff
Heart Of Gold/Tell Me Why (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST)
PS, US HEART OF GOLD is an exclusive 7" gold vinyl split featuring 2 advance tracks from the "Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young" benefit CD. Side A features the title track "Heart of Gold" as covered by the amazing TANYA DONELLY (Belly, Breeders, Throwing Muses). Side B features Brooklyn 's favorite daughters LUFF covering "Tell Me Why." 33-1/2 rpm, small hole, beautiful translucent gold vinyl, original sleeve art, and limited to only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide. All proceeds from this record to charity.
AmericanLaundromat-0008
45
$6.25

Drift, The
(rmxs) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Following the 2005 release of their debut album, "Noumena," THE DRIFT set out to tour relentlessly in support of the album. Two years later, the band is still on tour, and to keep up we're rolling out a limited edition 12" compiling two side-long remixes from FOUR TET and SYBARITE. Side A is a nine-minute jazz exploration, launching The Drift's spacious, atmospheric compositions into deserted, zero-gravity territory. Four Tet's remix is a stone cold classic, rich in the virtues of patience and the payoff. Side B, conversely, is a dense, rhythmic reworking of "Noumena's" most immediately accessible track, "Invisible Cities." Sybarite gets to the point quick, and fleshes out the deliriously funky details over the course of its emphatic 11-minute runtime. This 12" is strictly limited to 1,000 copies. Each copy is housed in a beautiful full-color chipboard jacket, and has been individually assembled by the tireless hands of the TEMPORARY RESIDENCE staff.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-094
12
$9.00

Eleh
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Eleh's Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2 requires dedicated and careful listening. High volume and/or headphone use is highly recommended for maximum experience - especially on the B-side, which is focused on ultra low end bass pulses being slowly modulated by bass frequencies well below the level of human hearing. Side A is a detailed account of the emerging frequencies resulting from the carefully crafted meeting of 7 sine waves. It is also highly recommended that stereo listeners be seated at least 7 feet away from their speakers, centered, with ears at speaker height. 500 made. 200-gram vinyl. Deluxe letter pressed jackets. Dedicated to Charlemagne Palestine. 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. This record is pressed in a deluxe edition of 500 on audiophile quality 200-gram vinyl.
Important-158
LP
$13.50

Epic 45
May Your Heart Be The Map (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH
PS, UK It comes as no surprise to find that Epic45 grew up - and still reside - in a small rural village in the heartland of the English Midlands. Based around the nucleus of 25 year old school friends Ben Holton and Rob Glover, Epic45 have had a varied and fluid line-up since their debut in 1999, releasing a series of highly acclaimed EPs and albums for labels such as Bearos, Awkward Silence and Where Are My Records. Inspired by their surroundings, blissful childhood summers and mysterious / inspiring walks the duo have been making music for more than a decade. Their latest album May Your Heart be the Map' sees Epic45 concentrating on a more bucolic sound, mixing cyclical acoustic guitars, chiming reverbs and field recordings. The album was originally inspired by 1970s British TV series 'Survivors', a fictional account of a plague that wipes out most of the worlds population. The idea of a near-deserted world in which people have to rebuild their lives amid the ruins of the previous civilization seemed strangely appealing. However, other themes crept in slowly, the 'empty world' began to represent our lives now and inevitably the duo started looking back to childhood and simpler, happier times. The title is simply a rallying call to like minded people, an expression of hope in an uncertain world. As with previous releases, May Your Heart Be The Map features a collaboration with Antony Harding of July Skies/Avrocar. This time, Harding contributes fragile vocals to the track 'We Left Our Homes For Winter'. Whilst very unique in style and approach, the music and ethos of this album may recall the youthfulness of Leeds band Hood, the experimentalism of that great lost pop band from the 1990's Disco Inferno, and is likely to delight fans of the experimental label Type and their artists Helios, Xela and Goldmund. But no doubt admirers of other classic British bands such as New Order, The Durutti Column, Felt and The House of Love will also find much to immerse themselves in and start working their way through Epic 45's enigmatic back catalogue.
MakeMineMusic-031
CD
$17.00

Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 2007)
PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase, and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant <a href="http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp?zoomtitle=75849">'Radiola'</a>. The short version: TFAS covers 11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. Highly recommended. The long version: This is an album of many stories. Gustaf Kjellvander and his friends in The Fine Arts Showcase have made a covers album, entirely based on songs from the Swedish, rather unknown, jangly, lo-fi band Rough Bunnies. Why is that? Let's make Gustaf himself explain: "I was first introduced to Anna Vermina and her cousin Frida, the founding members of Rough Bunnies and Inside Riot, through mutual friends. Frida gave me a CD-R just days before they were about to move to Berlin. About six months later I was looking for someone to rent my spare room. I bumped into Frida by chance, who told me she had moved back from Berlin to Malmö and needed a place to stay - so she moved in. I was already smitten by Inside Riot at this time, and when Frida played me the songs they had recorded in Berlin, along with the Rough Bunnies record C-sides, it blew me away. I played it to everyone who came over to my house. They became an obsession that carries on to this day. I knew I wanted the Fine Arts Showcase to cover their songs. The problem was that with a catalogue of songs as amazing as theirs it was hard to pick just one, so I came up with the idea that we should do an entire record instead (in the Merle Haggard sings Jimmy Rodgers tradition). And here it is: a musical love letter to two of my favorite songwriters, a celebration of the pop geniuses of the Vermina family. Rough Bunnies (and their twin group Inside Riot) have inspired me more than any other band this side of the millennium and this record is my way of thanking them. Rough Bunnies Saved My Life" - Gustaf Kjellvander
Adrian-051
CD
$15.00

Flaming Lips
U.F.O's At The Zoo - The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City [MVI album] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US What Is MVI? With a higher storage capacity than a standard CD, the Music Video Interactive Disc (MVI) contains new interactive features including, superior sound quality, a wide range of video features, and interactive digital content. MVI discs play in all standard DVD players, computers, and game consoles with DVD drives but do not play in conventional CD players. Digital music files are compatible with all MP3 devices.
Warner/WEA
DVD-MVI
$27.50
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Furman, Ezra & The Harpoons
Banging Down The Doors (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US This Chicago group wields their fractured-folk-meets-maniacal-rock to capture the grandeur, pain, and wildness of life in song. The results are by turns beautiful, funny, angry, and often poignant and inspirational. Produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine).
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50

Garland, David
Noise in You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US "Noise In You" is an album of gorgeous music about noisy emotions: our desires and distractions, anxieties and passions, love and loss, and the living hum of our bodies. It is DAVID GARLAND'S 8th album since entering New York City's downtown scene in the 1980s, and it's the first to receive the wide distribution and attention his music deserves. Garland is a multi-instrumentalist currently exploring the sumptuous jangle of a 12-string guitar; he sings with a voice that's deep, honest, and intimate. "Noise In You" is unclassifiable: pop music that's both experimental and accessible, and is rich with intricate layered harmonies and startling colors and textures. It features the beautiful, sometimes mystical voices of a younger generation of musicians -- SUFJAN STEVENS, MIRA ROMANTSCHUK (of MI AND L'AU), DIANE CLUCK, VIKING MOSES, and DAVID DEPORIS -- together with guitars, flute, piano, clarinet, sarode, oboe, and more. Noise In You unfolds into a wondrous, subtly interconnected song cycle that sweeps you up in its imaginativeness, drama, and sensual pleasure.
FamilyVineyard-49
CD
$11.50

Gonzalez, Jose
In Our Nature (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US New album! Artwork TBC. Jose Gonzalez has revealed the details of his forthcoming album. 'In Our Nature' -- the follow-up to his 2005 debut 'Veneer' -- is due out in the US on September 25 via Mute. "I like playing with symbolism," said the Swedish singer-songwriter of the new album. "On this album I've wanted to bring out the primitive aspects of human beings." Gonzalez is currently touring in South America and will be playing several festival dates this summer as well as touring the US this fall.
Mute
CD
$13.00

Great Invisibles
You Left Me Haunted (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US A mix of Jack Rose-style fingerpicked guitar layered with found sounds & children's toy orchestrations. Influenced by the Surrealism movement, yet isn't bogged down by complete process-music abstraction or overly reserved academic stuffiness, it works at both a casual & Dada-esque level. Limited to 300 handmade unique artwork packages
BrokenSparrow-4050
CD/DVD
$12.50

Gucci Soundsystem
Acarpenter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH)
PS, US Henry Riton & Ben Fat Trucker (nee Rymer) are 2 stalwarts of London's exploding electro-rock scene. Separately,they each have long histories releasing records & DJing all over the world. The re-released single now includes a stunning Joakim remix on the B-side.
DFA-113
12
$8.00

Haines, Emily & The Soft Skeleton
What Is Free to a Good Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US New solo album from Metric gal.
Last Gang
CD
$11.00

Hayseed Dixie
Weapons of Grass Destruction (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH)
PS, US Along with the Bad Livers,this is the world's foremost country band devoted to covering hard-rock songs in classic bluegrass style.This doesn't find these hard-rocking pickers &grinners any more sedate.Far from it.Instead the boys take on assorted classics by the Sex Pistols, the Beatles,Judas Priest, the Rolling Stones, &others, plucking up a serious,head-banging storm.It's a silly good time any way you slice it.
CookingVinyl-4888
CD
$15.25

Heaton, Angie & The Gentle Tamers
The Rumor Mill (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 10TH)
PS, US 'The Rumor Mill' is the new album by Illinois songstress and Parasol Retail Queen Angie Heaton, former member of The Tractor Kings, Corndolly and Liquorette. On this, Angie's 4th album, she's joined by a country band, The Gentle Tamers, including veteran Nashville session player, Bobby Watson, on guitar, banjo and pedal steel. This album take Angie's songs and sounds from the rock club to the barn dance, with her trademark vocal phrasing falling comfortably behind the beat like Willie Nelson, and a voice that brings to mind Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, and Kasey Chambers. In 'The Rumor Mill', Angie gives us 10 more songs about crushes, death, and being crushed to death; including a Tex-Mex-ed version of the Trembling Blue Stars' classic "Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise".
Spur-CD-005
CD
$9.00

Japancakes
Giving Machines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 2ND)
PS, US Darla is proud to offer the fifth new record from Japancakes - Athens, GA's incomparable instrumental Pop/Americana quintet. Giving Machines features eight new trademark blissed-out yet solid as ever compositions brought to life in Japancakes unique way with a signing pedal steel guitar, cello, keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums. There's even a cover of Cocteau Twins' "Heaven Or Las Vegas" with pedal steel taking the place of Liz Frazer's vocals. Japancakes do not record together like other bands. They do play together but when they record in the studio they do so one at a time. Each player writes their own part and adds it to the part(s) recorded previously by fellow band members. The result of this practice is that the personality of each individual player is often better captured. Each player's individual performance is strengthened by it. Japancakes is Eric Berg, rhythm guitar, Nick Belli, bass, Brant Rackey, drums, John Neff, pedal steel, Heather McIntosh, cello, Andy Barker, production. RIYL: Dreamy, lazy, stellar, Post Rock, Shoegaze, Electronica, Americana, Tortoise, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Hammock, Santo & Johnny. Tracklisting: 1. Double Jointed, 2. Lalita, 3. Heaven Or Las Vegas, 4. Title, 5. The Enablers, 6. Recovering Australia, 7. Tracing Maps, 8. In Memory Of Honey. Total run time 42:45. "...a roots-inspired, beautifully crafted pop instrumental record that extracts feelings and emotions better than that of most "intimate" singer-songwriters." --IN MUSIC WE TRUST.
Darla-185
CD
$12.25

Jimmy Eat World
Static Prevails (EXP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST)
PS, US Reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band.
Capitol/EMI
CD
$19.00

Jimmy Eat World
Clarity (EXP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST)
PS, US Expanded reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band.
Capitol/EMI
CD
$19.00

Ju Suk Reet Meate
Solo 78/79 aka Do Unseen Hands
Keep You Dumb? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH)
PS, US Solo work by member of the noise collective Smegma. Recorded in '78/'79 and pressed in a miniscule quantity the next year, this record has been largely unavailable outside collector circles. Now it's available as a digipak CD with liner notes by Wolf Eyes' John Olson and contains a couple never before released tracks. A post-Zappa, stoned blues/concrete mélange of guitar, tapes, found sounds, and voice. As a member of what many have called the greatest band of our time, Ju Suk Reet Meate has
had an immeasurable influence on the creators of underground culture the globe over, and this CD bears his heft.
DeStijl
CD
$13.25

Jupiter Apple
Uma Tarde Na Fruteira (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, SPAIN The musical origins of this Brazilian filmmaker, multi-instrumentalist and composer take us back to the first half of the 90's, when he spawned a brief incursion in Dylan-esque territory under the moniker Woody Apple. He soon came back as Júpiter Maçã, his current name, with which he develops his personal version of a 60's inspired psychedelic sound in cult albums that don't cross the Brazilian borders, but do find an echo among an elite who whisper his name in each other's ears: among his following we find Tom Zé, Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sean Lennon, Tim
Gane, Sean O'Hagan or Dean Wareham.
Elefant-1121
CD
$14.00

Kinski
Down Below It's Chaos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US New album. Down Below It's Chaos is Kinski's 3rd full-length for Sub Pop. With the notable inclusion of 3 songs with subdued yet urgent vocals courtesy of Chris Martin, the new record is a kaleidoscopic mix of Kinski's expansive, over-driven power and intricate beauty. With majestically fuzzed-out guitar tones, spare and pounding rhythms, and swirling sonic textures, Down Below It's Chaos sums up Kinski's past and propels them into the ozone. What's left of it, that is.
SubPop
CD
$12.50

Lolligags, The
Wired EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST)
PS, US New wave keyboard pop with a sweet dance beat will have these 4 songs stuck in your head for days. Already getting play via DJ's in Athens, Atlanta, and NYC.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-087
CD5
$6.50

Marmoset
Florist Fired (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Secretly Canadian/Joyful Noise-090
LP
$12.25

Marmoset
Florist Fired (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US Five years is a long time. Five years is an excruciatingly long time for a band like MARMOSET. Somehow this band has managed to bottle into one album all of the idiosyncrasies and pathos that have made them the critically-acclaimed band we all love. Merging the Swell Maps-inspired tumultuous clamor of their debut EP "Hiddenforbidden", the addictive two-minute anthems on "Today It's You", and the epic joyful dirges from "Record in Red", "Florist Fired" has it all. Although principal songwriter JORMA WHITTAKER possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Beatles-esque melodies, "Florist Fired" leaves listeners with the unmistakable feeling that Marmoset owes much more to a Richards-led Stones swagger- without the budget or access to premium pharmaceuticals. In contrast to the seemingly lecherous, self-loathing Whittaker gems, guitarist DAVE JABLONSKI offers up detached ethereal odes like a man with his head truly in the clouds. The idea of being a traditional, functioning band has never quite caught on with Marmoset. Their live shows and behind-the-scenes breakdowns are spiritually aligned with the likes of BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE; but unlike BJM, the music you hear from Marmoset is pure sound vérité. No need for a ballyhoo project like "Dig!"- although the tales Marmoset could tell would certainly make for riveting viewing. Until the public is ready for such a trip into the madness, tension and ecstasy that is Marmoset, "Florist Fired" will serve quite nicely as their chariot on the road towards canonization.
SecretlyCanadian-090
CD
$11.50

Messages
Destination/Glades (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US It captures a moment and represents a place of sorts. If you walk down Canal Street on any given night, odds are you will hear the sound of MESSAGES coming from a fifth floor walkup. If you stopped, you would hear it go on for hours and it would be the sound of TRES WARREN (of PSYCHIC ILLS) and TAKETO SHIMADA mashing sine waves, bass loops, guitars, samplers and turntables into a storm in between bouts of playing techno and psychedelic improv records.
TheSocialRegistry-048
45
$5.50

Mock & Toof
K-Choppers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH)
PS, US 1st in line for the new Death From Abroad imprint have firmly established themselves as a name to watch in 2007. So far this year, they've been responsible for the mighty Black Jub on Tiny Sticks, the Digits re-edit 12-inch for Rvng Intl & Zomby for Japan's Mule Musiq.Not to mention a selection of
killer remixes for the likes of The Scissor Sisters, Maps, Gomma, & others.
DFA-111
12
$8.00

My Little Airport
Zoo Is Sad, People Are Cruel (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 12TH)
PS, SPAIN MY LITTLE AIRPORT is an indie-pop/electro-noise-pop band from Hong Kong (the second Hong Kong artist in the Elefant Records story, right after THE PANCAKES), formed by P and Nicole, college classmates since 2001, and well known in the Hong Kong area thanks to the big success they had with their debut album. "Zoo is sad, people are cruel", is a fourteen-song album compiling the best moments off their two albums. A sweetest selection that will make you laugh and it will make you sigh, and above all it will fill you with joy. Their lyrics are about relationships and stories between P and his friends and acquaintances. Really, the lyrics are about this. Just check out song titles like "Victor, fly me to Stafford", "You don't wanna be my girlfriend, Phoebe" or "Leo, are you still jumping out of windows in expensive clothes?". Their twee-pop sound shares the naïveté of the Sarah Records bands, the simple chrams of CONFETTI and THE SOFTIES and the unaffected intonations of HEAVENLY's Amelia Fletcher. Sometimes, their sound tends more towards punk-pop à la HELEN LOVE (as in the short pill that is "Gigi Leung is dead"), and they also openly acknowledge their fondness for SLOWDIVE y MOJAVE 3, who might be a big influence on the final track, "Dee, it may all end up tomorrow". But, with a song titled "When I listen to The Field Mice", what else could they be but an indie band?
Elefant-1124
CD
$14.00

New Pornographers
Challengers (Box-Set) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US Wow! A very limited edition Treasury of New Pornography available only to Executive members. Includes three bonus CD-R discs with pre-printed labels in the special digipak, included as part of a deluxe box set package. Disc One: B-Sides, Demos and Alternate Mixes Disc Two: The New Pornographers "Live From The Future"
Disc Three: Videos, photos and artwork!!!
Matador
3XCD
$18.00

New Pornographers
Challengers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

New Pornographers
Challengers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST)
PS, US The fourth album is airier, more spacious, and more relaxed than its jackhammer predecessors. In general, Carl Newman's so

Parasol New Arrivals • July 17, 2007
Hello friends, Yes sir, Tuesday is upon us again and we’re excited for our beloved UPS driver, Drew, to arrive because he should have our new coffee maker (the fixin’ that we mentioned in last week’s update went south) and the new import from Parasol favorite Prefab Sprout. We’re keeping our fingers crossed and our hopes high. While we’re at it, here are a few highlights from the list below: SSD (Power re-issue on vinyl), Jackie-O-Motherf*cker, Harvey Milk, Old Joy, Stuporhero, etc. Have a gander under our rants and may your week be over easy. Soon, Royal & Paul
Below is a list of new arrivals for this week. To search for a specific item or to browse our entire catalog click here. Or, click here to go back to the Parasol Home Page. Click here to see previous weeks new arrivals.
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	The Green Pajamas "Box of Secrets: Northern Gothic 2" CD (ON SALE) $9.00 (A Hidden Agenda Record) The new album from legendary Seattle psych-pop band The Green Pajamas, led by Jeff Kelly and burning brightly in their third decade of existence. Box of Secrets is the follow-up to Northern Gothic and finds the band exploring childhood nostalgia in sturdy psych rock forms, but with a spooky, superstitious twist... a bit more rocking and psychedelic than recent offerings. Check out the release page for free MP3 and more.
New Releases Ace of Clubs Benefist PS, US You might decide it's the sequel to the Warp album, Yoseph, or that it's probably the most party-action aimed set from Luke to date. Acid dancefloor monsters shag the brains out of freestyle, disco & house, though by the end this will all mean nothing: it's simply another explosion of Vibert hits. Experience once again the magic & accident of classic acid, Luke Vibert-style. FirstCask-010 CD $15.50 Anderson, Laurie Big Science [remastered, enhanced] PS, US Re-issue treatment for LA's 1982 art-rock classic, includes the title track and surprising British chart-topper "O Superman". ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Big Science is a landmark release in the New York art scene of the '80s, and quite possibly the best art rock album of the decade." Nonsuch CD $15.25 Asbestos Death Dejection, Unclean PS, US In the late 80s, before the mighty formation of Sleep: Al Cisneros (Bass/Vocals), Chris Hakius, & Matt Pike (Guitar) played together (along w/ Thomas Choi/Guitar) in Asbestosdeath. These recordings are long out of print...buried by time & dust. On the specific request of the band Southern Lord has been chosen to unearth these recordings & make them available once again. SouthernLord-076 10 $13.50 B.C. Camplight Hide, Run Away PS, US OneLittleIndian CD $14.75 Beau Brummels, The S-T [re-issue] PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Revisiting their country & western roots, surviving Brummels Ron Elliott and Sal Valentino joined forces with a host of ace session men at Owen Bradley's Nashville studios in 1968 and cut a clutch of tunes which included some of their finest work to date...a solid 24-carat gold specimen of a new musical hybrid: country-rock... Ranks right up there with the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, the International Submarine Band's Safe at Home, and the freshman efforts of Gene Clark, Steve Young, and the Flying Burrito Brothers as a milestone of early country-rock." (Stansted Montfichet) Collector'sChoice CD $13.75 Beau Brummels, The Beau Brummels 66 [re-issue] PS, US A quick-fix covers album The BBs originally released in 1967. Collector'sChoice CD $13.75 Blossom Toes If Only for a Moment [re-issue] PS, US Two years after their brilliant popsike debut, 1967's We Are Ever So Clean, Blossom Toes unleashed this extraordinary fusion of acid rock and prog, emphasisng how far they'd come since 'the summer of love'. Characterised by complex song structures and memorable guitar solos, and featuring a guest appearance on sitar from US folkie Shawn Philips, the album has gone on to become a major cult favourite. Heavily bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue. Produced with the band's full involvement, it comes with seven bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, as well as a full-colour 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding. Sunbeam-5036 CD $16.25 Blossom Toes We Are Ever So Clean [re-issue] PS, US eleased at the height of 'flower power' in 1967, We Are Ever So Clean is widely considered to be the finest popsike album ever recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (discoverer of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds), it's a fascinating amalgam of whimsical pop, music hall humour and acid rock. Much-bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue, timed to coincide with its 40th anniversary. Produced with the band's full involvement, it's presented with no fewer than ten bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, and comes complete with a full-colour 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding. Sunbeam-5035 CD $16.25 Bottom of the Hudson Fantastic Hawk PS, US Latest album updated the 90's bedroom indie rock 4-track sound to modern standards w/ sonics & arrangements tuned & tightened to reveal the beautiful song that always lies underneath. Spans the distance from classic indie sludge of Seesaw or Sebadoh to the sonic heights of timeless song giants like Robyn Hitchcock & Ray Davies. An album of stunning songcraft. AbsolutelyKosher-066 CD $14.50 Chemical Brothers We Are the Night PS, US New album of block-rockin'. Displays a myriad of sounds, rhythms & emotions along w/ an astounding roster of featured artists. This griping body of work slips between something simply fun like to haunting tracks. The album would not be complete w/out a few signature dance anthems. Features guest appearences by Midlake, Klaxons, Ali Love, Pharcyde's Fatlip, and Willy Mason. Astralwerks CD $17.75 Coltrane, John Inch Worm PS, US Recorded live for a radio broadcast on November 28,1962 in Stefaniensaal, Graz Austria while Coltrane & his quartet were on tour in Europe.Feat. jazz all-stars McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison & Elvin Jones. This is the same line-up that would go on to record the seminal "A Love Supreme," just 2 yrs later. GetBack-2033 CD $15.00 Cribs, The Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "With each album, the Cribs have gotten a little sharper and more focused, and nowhere is this clearer than on the brilliantly named Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever, the band's major-label debut... The album kicks off with a slew of bouncy, angular songs about awkward relationships and killer crushes that sound like state-of-the-art British indie circa the late 2000s...like the results of an experiment to fuse together Maxïmo Park, the Futureheads, and Good Shoes in some secret lab...adding influences from American acts like Weezer and the Strokes." (Heather Phares) Warner/WEA CD $14.25 Dekapitator Storm Before the Calm PS, US These Bay Area thrash metal warriors strike back w/ death strike #2. A sharper, more traditional thrash metal attack than their early work, this impacts w/ all the subtleties of Armageddon itself. 9 nuclear metal offensives bursting w/ razor sharp staccato riffing, nerve severing vocals & full on battaery of clasic metal delivered w/ neck snapping fury. Relapse CD $13.25 Dekapitator Storm Before the Calm PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Relapse LP $17.00 Durutti Column Idiot Savants PS, UK The Durutti Column follow-up 2006's Keep Breathing with a brand new album, Idiot Savants. Written and played by Vini Reilly, with drums and percussion from the Guru himself, Bruce Mitchell. The Durutti Column emerged from the late 70s Manchester punk scene and has remained one of the most intriguing, enigmatic (and arguably under appreciated) acts in the country. The band name is derived from a 60s anarchist movement. - an anarchist group in Europe who published a book with a sandpaper cover so that it would destroy all the other books on the shelves. He borrowed the practice of using sandpaper as a packaging medium, until record shops forced him to stop, fed up of the stock surrounding the Durutti Column being destroyed. Despite the tremendous critical acclaim that greeted his music, Vini Reilly seldom performed live during the early 1980s. The days of gigging with Joy Division were over and Vini became a virtual recluse. However his reputation grew and by the 90s Durutti Column's legendary status made them a cult attraction all over the world, a position they maintain to this day. Artful-062 CD $15.00 Editors, The End Has a Start PS, US Fader CD $14.25 Faust Faust So Far [re-issue] PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Faust's second album moves closer to actual song structure than their debut, but it still remains experimental... In terms of scope and the wealth of ideas, this is probably the most balanced of their first four albums." (Ted Mills) Revisited CD $19.00 Felten, Mike Tossin' It Away PS, US This veteran of rock, country & blues is back with new full length, this time collaborating with JOHN ELLER & DAVE BOQUIST of SON VOLT. Produced engineered by by BILL GLAHN & TOM HERBERS (engineer/producer for Low, the Jayhawks, etc...). Excellent follow up to Landfill. Landfill-2305 CD $13.50 Fra Lippo Lippi Songs [Bonus Tracks] PS, US RuneArkivNorway CD $18.00 Fra Lippo Lippi The Early Years PS, US RuneArkivNorway CD $16.00 Frank, Bob & John Murry Gunplay PS, US Released in Europe on Decor Records in May 2007 during their tour in support of "World Without End", was originally meant to be recorded as a supplement to the full length album mentioned previously. Instead, this ten-song "EP" resurrects 4 old murder ballads from stagnation & gives them back their original lyrics, the newly-penned "Gary Gilmore, 1977", written specifically for this, also 2 live recordings. EvangelineRecords-002 CD $8.00 Frank, Bob & Murry, John The Gun Play EP PS, UK "The Gunplay EP", released in Europe on Decor Records in May 2007 during Bob Frank and John Murry's month-long tour there in support of "World Without End", was originally meant to be recorded as a supplement to the full length album mentioned previously. Instead, this "EP", if a ten-song record can truly be called an EP, is filled with the work of the same musicians who participated in the recording of "World Without End" and was once again produced and recorded by Tim Mooney of American Music Club. "The Gunplay EP" resurrects 4 old murder ballads from stagnation and gives them back their original lyrics, sanitized to suit broader audiences through the years. In addition, it includes the newly-penned "Gary Gilmore, 1977", written by Bob and John specifically for this EP. It also includes two live recordings, both songs from "World Without End": "Joaquin Murietta, 1853" and "Boss Weatherford, 1933". "..and then they immediately record a stunning EP in addition. The work of Frank and Murry is filled with ferocity and brilliance." -- Allan Jones, UNCUT Magazine "..beautifully dark and depressing. This is sure to become an underground hit." --Whitney Matheson, USA Today "4/5 Stars" --Joe Breen, The Irish Times "Oppressive, claustrophobic, and extraordinary. Just make sure you listen with the lights on." --Brian Denny, Morning Star, Britain. Evangeline-0002 CD5 $7.75 Freezepop Fashion Impression Function PS, US Reissue with bonus tracks make this popular ep and full length now. Fashion Impression Function is the second release from Freezepop released in early 2002. It contains 4 original Freezepop songs, a slew of great remixes, and a secret bonus track at the end! Tracklisting: 1 manipulate 2 lazy 3 shark attack 4 starlight 5 tenisu no boifurendo (kodomo remix) 6 manipulate (machinate mix) 7 robotron 2002 (all your base are belong to us remix) 8 plastic stars (commodore vic's sleeping dogs mix) 9 science genius girl (robotkid's lameboy mix) 10 starlight (karacter re•vision remix) 11 freezepop forever (kodomo remix). Archenemy-021 CD $12.25 Fuck the Facts Collection of Splits 2002-2004 PS, US Feat. cover songs of ANAL CUNT, GODFLESH, UNHOLY GRAVE & DEATH w/ multi-media section incl. 19 extra songs in MP3 format & a video. An intense session of brutal/tech/grind courtesy of their self-proclaimed "Canadian Bastardized Grindcore" GalyRecords-054 CD $13.50 Galactic Zoo Dossier #7 PS, US Feat.over 100 pages! Interviews w/ INCREDIBLE STRING BAND's CLIVE PALMER, KEVIN COYNE, GARY PANTER, ED ASKEW & THE STRAWBS. Feat.on dark psych LP classics,hippie horror movies, Mungo Jerry, the Koala, Julie Driscoll, Rasputin's stash & more, 75 full color trading cards, 45 new guitar gods + 2 full length CDs! Rare & excl. tracks from BLOSSOM TOES, MICHAEL YONKERS, THE STOOGES, DEVENDRA BANHART, ED ASKEW, etc!!! DragCity BOOK/CD $14.75 Garry Sharpe-Young Rockdetector A-Z of Doom, Gothic & Stoner Metal PS, US Labored, mournful & crushingly heavy. Each & every band is incl. w/ an enormous wealth of historical detail & full global discography. From the full, weighty & unedited account of BLACK SABBATH's tortured history & spanning Stoner, Gothic & Darkwave, this is the first to chronicle the underground world-wide phenomena that is DOOM. Over 450 pg, 16 track CD incl. THE GATHERING, RUIN, PENTAGRAM, SLOW HORSE, TIAMAT, REV. BIZARRE & more! CherryRedBooks BOOK $23.00 GHQ Crystal Healing PS, US This is a massive collection of the band's unique and mesmerizing brand of acoustic drone goodness. Get ready to have your socks knocked off. 180g vinyl, housed in hand0numbered heavy stock gatefold sleeves. LIMITED TO 855! TLR-036 LP $23.00 Grant Lee Buffalo Fuzzy [re-issue] PS, US Re-issue of GLB's debut. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "While Grant Lee Phillips' songwriting is quite impressive, what makes the band's debut album, Fuzzy, memorable is its muscular folk-rock. Equally adept at propulsive rock & roll and haunting ballads, the band turns Phillips' best songs into rough gems, as "Jupiter and Teardrop" and "Fuzzy" prove." (Stephen Thomas Erlewine) NobleRot CD $13.75 Happy Mondays Uncle Dysfunktional PS, US New album. Sequel CD $22.50 Harmonia Musik Von Harmonia PS, US Re-issue of this 1974 krautrock klassic from Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius of Cluster and Michael Rother of Neu! At the time Brian Eno (who would later work with Harmonia) called the band "the world's most important rock group". Revisited CD $19.00 Harvey Milk Pleaser PS, US A straight-up, riff-rock tour-de-force; replete w/ huge hooks, whiskey-&-cigarette vocals, wicked guitar solos, & all the swagger & conviction a true rock record should have. This finds the band channeling the spirits of Thin Lizzy, Kiss, & early ZZ Top to create a brutish, muscular canon of classic rock jams. Relapse CD $13.25 Harvey Milk My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be PS, US For the 1st time in almost 10 yrs, this debut album is finally available once again. This is ground zero for of the 90s last true cult bands; now legendary for churning ghostly wailings, unearthly bellows, & gentle whispers together into one soaring, crawling, ugly & beautiful blend of brilliance. An essential listening for all fans of hard & heavy post-rock. Relapse CD $13.25 Hazlewood, Lee Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood PS, Italy Re-issue of Haze's 1966 solo album. No Nancy but his version of "Boots". Water CD $17.00 Hazlewood, Lee Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure PS, Italy Re-issue of Haze's 1967solo album. Oddball arrangements mame this a spooky treat. Water CD $17.00 Hitchcock, Robyn Jewels for Sophia PS, US New album from pop-provocateur Robyn Hitchcock spends more time rocking than sitting with an acoustic guitar, with help from guitarist pal Tim Kegan, the pretty famous Peter Buck, and a majority of The Young Fresh Fellows. NobleRot CD $13.50 Honeyroot Sound Echo Location PS, US NewWorldMusic CD $14.75 Honoray Title, The Untouched and Intact EP PS, US New four-song EP. Two songs from upcoming album and two older b-side. Better sonwriting and better sonics. Reprise CD5 $5.25 Hopewell Beautiful Targets/Not Birds (ON SALE) PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Imagine a more power-pop version of the Electric Light Orchestra, with a hint of the Police thrown in, and you have something like the sound Hopewell approximate on Beautiful Targets. Those references might serve as either a zesty recommendation or a sober warning, depending on your tastes. It can't be denied, however, that it's well-crafted pop-rock with serious echoes of the 1970s in its hooks, occasional dramatic orchestration, deft insertion of keyboard licks, and assertive high male vocals. The wistfulness of the arching melodies and general conscientious attention to production and songwriting craft will also bring to mind British aces in those departments like Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne, and (more faintly) Ray Davies. The arrangements might be more impressive than the songs themselves, which like some of McCartney's and Lynne's can be more interesting for the melodic ingenuity than the emotional or intellectual content. Still, it's a varied menu of pop-rock that's inventive (and out of step with the trends) enough to place it closer to alternative-indie-minded pop than the early twenty-first century mainstream, though it might have fit in just fine on commercial radio about thirty years earlier." (Richie Unterberger) TeePee CD $14.00 Jackie-O Motherfucker Freaker Pipe PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!! What started out as an effort to issue some live recordings from the Fig. 5/Liberation era slowly turned into what is the most recent live recordings made available. On the last track they are joined in Italy by The Moglass & My Cat Is An Alien. One time pressing of 1000 copies into heavy 180 gram vinyl & enclosed in a custom gatefold jacket, hand screened! UzuAudio-001 LP $24.00 Joan Of Arc Many Times I've Mistaken Eventually, All At Once PS, US The 2 songs are studio recordings of the live versions of the songs & different than the versions on their previous album. Players on the recordings incl. all members of Make Believe & Mike Kinsella (American Football, Owen). Pressed on white vinyl! Polyvinyl 45 $4.00 Justice Cross PS, US SPECIAL ORDER ONLY!! Retreating to their underground post-nuclear shelter/studio, exiting only on weekends to shatter clubbers' eardrums, & Xavier have been working on their first album as if their lives depended on it. Its evocative strength & striking power commands respect. It comes as no surprise that this is a fantastic treat for the ears & for the feet. A generational manifest, ideally positioned on the side of the dancefloor, insolent w/ youth, is a testimony that the French electro scene is healthier than ever. French-only vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve; CD will be on Vice in the U.S Because DLP $27.00 Knife, The Silent Shout [deluxe DCD+DVD set] PS, US The 3-disc package will include Silent Shout, The Knife's spellbinding 2006 album, the DVD "Silent Shout: An Audiovisual Experience" featuring the Andreas Nilsson-directed live show, the entire collection of Knife videos - including videos shot by Nilsson ("Silent Shout," "Heartbeats," and "Like A Pen") and acclaimed Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura ("We Share Our Mother's Health") - as well as the animated short "When I Found The Knife". A previously unreleased live audio CD with music from the DVD performance will complete the package. Mute DCD/DVD $20.00 Landstrumm, Neil Restaurant of Assassins PS, US Unaligned to any one genre, upfront & heavy, he makes music for all-comers to the rave. With the heaviest subs this side of Chapeltown, he seeks new lows here, which brings together classic UK techno vibes & modern dubstep w/ a refreshed rave sensibility. He hijacks dubstep structure & its "on-the- threes" approach, but adapts it to his signature sound. PlanetMu CD $15.00 Lights Out Asia Tanks and Recognizers PS, US Wisconsin post-celestial-shoegazer trio Lights Out Asia delivers their sophomore full length and debut for n5MD titled Tanks and Recognizers. This follow-up to their critic and fan favorite Garmonia (sun sea sky) pushes their sound far forward with a palpable intensity by giving a seemingly subliminal nod to some of the more electronically minded ethereal bands of the mid 80s to early 90s like Breathless, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine or even the more emotionally rich moments of Colourbox. Lights Out Asia who is actually influenced more by a more current crop of like-minded artists such as Mogwai, Massive Attack, and Robin Guthrie's various works, blend them all, the erstwhile and contemporary, with an updated style, feel and modern expansiveness. Tanks and Recognizers is a cinematic and ambitiously crafted album which could easily fit into any indie rock or electronic music collection. Soaring, floating, and moving forward as it pulls you in to its hopeful heart consuming ebb and flow of electronics, guitars and lofty vocal yearning. n5MD-148 CD $12.00 Magic Numbers, The Those the Brokes PS, US Astralwerks CD $15.25 Meat Puppets Rise To You Knees PS, US New album from Brothers Kirkwood, sunfried and baked to begin with. Anodyne CD $14.25 Moore, Thurston & Graham Moore Split PS, US Graham Moore/Thurston Moore split LP. Head honcho of the splendid Blossoming Noise label (latest addition to To Live & Shave in LA) teams up w/ head honcho of the venerable Ecstatic Peace label (also of the band Sonic Youth) for an all out noise attack! Pro-pressed covers, 140 gram marbled color vinyl in an edition of 500 copies Nihilist-047 LP $18.00 Need More Sources Shed PS, UK Through delicate orchestration & evocative, Satie-inspired piano- reminiscent of everyone from Colleen to Jon Brion, Ryuichi Sakamoto to Ted Barnes, this stands up as one of the label's most inspired releases to date. Sentimental without becoming twee or melodramatic, he owes a similar debt to modern American folk music as the likes of Max Richter or Goldmund. MoteerUK-012 CD $15.50 Neon Sex Fiend Elektrofive PS, US The first new release on the revamped label is "Elektrofive." Produced by Alan D. Oldham himself, this raw slice of Berlin inspired elektropunk energy is a radical sonic departure from the usual loop?based DJ T?1000 material. As well as the original version, the Chicago & Berlin based Oldham stacks the deck w/ the help of some old & new school brothers on the remix tip. Aux 88, Ultradyne & Mauser aka Miles Christian. Generator-029 12 $7.50 Nerk & Dirk Leyers And Who's Gonna Wash Dem Dishes? PS, GERMANY After two earlier releases on MBF LTD, here comes the third one from Nerk (aka Toktok) and Dirk Leyers, known for his releases on Komapkt. Club tunes with a certain Berlin something. Firm 12 $9.50 Ogg, Alex No More Hereos: Complete History of UK Punk 1976-1980 PS, US A detailed & definitive history of British punk music. In '76, music changed forever. Punk arrived offering an electrifying alternative to the bloated, sterile rock music of the day. This chronicles not only the icons of the punk movement, but also looks at the lesser known bands & music of the era. Here are detailed accounts, often at variance w/conventional wisdom, about the careers of groups like the Sex Pistols, the Clash, the Damned, the Buzzcocks, the Stranglers, & Siouxsie & the Banshees. Based on 200 interviews w/some of punk's key players, this is an exhaustive A-Z overview of the subject, incl. extensive biographical notes, complete discographies, a buyer's guide, & many never before seen photos. 700 pgs. Reynolds&Hearn BOOK $23.00 Old Joy Old Joy (Widescreen, Colorized) PS, US My buddy and I watched this film last night and it's well worth buying for Yo La Tengo's score alone. BuddyFilmRoadMovie DVD $23.00 Paris, Texas Action Fans Help Us! PS, US This created a firestorm a couple of years ago as it was originally supposed to be released just prior to "Like You Like An Arsonist." Days before the original street date, however, a dispute arose regarding master tape ownership & Polyvinyl was unable to release the EP. The dispute has been put to bed & the 5 incendiary tracks are finally ready to be heard. Polyvinyl-064 CD5 $6.50 Pink Floyd London 1966-67 PS, UK ALL MOVIE: "Peter Whitehead's documentary Pink Floyd London 1966-67 offers a wealth of footage of the band in its earliest days, including performance footage of original lead singer Syd Barrett. In addition to interviews with a variety of celebrities about the band and the era, the footage also includes images of John Lennon and Yoko Oko taking in the scene." (Perry Seibert) Snapper DVD $20.00 Pollard, Robert Crickets (2XCD/BOOK) PS, US Two-CD collection of Pollard gemmage from the Fading Captain catalog plus 6 unreleased tracks and a 50-page full-color book featuring full-colour depctions of beautiful FCS ephemera, album covers, unpublished photos and more! 56 freakin' tracks! Luna-099 DCD $18.75 Professor Murder Professor Murder Rides the Subway PS, US Kanine CD $9.50 Raising the Fawn Sleight of Hand PS, US SonicUnyon CD $13.75 RF & Lili De La Mora Eleven Continents PS, US In addition to RYAN FRANCESCONI's deftly picked guitar & LILI DE LA MORA's breathy voice, wisps of cello, trumpet, flute & harp drift through the album gentle as a breeze. The result is music that moves efficiently, music that is full of embellishment while sounding neither gaudy nor ostentatious. The album's finest moments, though, come when the silvery tones of JOANNA NEWSOM's harp join the mix...Every note sounds as if it has been bathed in silvery twilight. - Jason Morehead, OpusZine RowingatSea-001 CD $13.25 Romboy, Marc Sunburst PS, GERMANY As an artist, producer and label head of Berlin's Systematic Records (amongst others), Marc Romboy has dedicated over a decade of time to pushing forward the boundaries of electronic music, a mission amply continued here with his first release on Will Saul's Simple imprint. Opener 'Sunburst' offers layers of eerie, whispered vocals wrapped around a dark and menacing chord pattern. As the track develops though, the chords open out to bring light to the dancefloor and dramatically change the mood into something wonderfully uplifting. Marc also offers a reduced version of 'Sunburst' as a dub to complete the trip. The Alexkid remix brings some proper old school house vibes to the mix. Alex and his 909 go to work on Marc's stabs to devastating effect. SimpleMusic 12 $9.50 Rooney Calling the World PS, US Their second album "Calling The World" - a pop-rock manifesto and contribution to the rock-pop body of work initiated by The Beatles and The Beach Boys and propagated by subsequent groups such as Queen, E.L.O., Cheap Trick, The Cars, Jellyfish and Weezer. Lead singer Robert Schwartzman wrote all of the songs on "Calling the World" after searching for a sound that would at once rock and "also make people dance". The first single from "Calling the World" is "When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" - an effervescent head-bobber with an infectious chorus. Other songs from the album include the mini-rock opera "I Should Have Been After You," "Believe In Me," a driving synth-propelled call for a leap of faith, "What For" a breezy and melodic slice of friendly advice, and "Help Me Find My Way," a poignant ode to Robert's late father. Geffen CD $9.50 Russell, Bruce Gilded Splinters PS, US When I began to record under my own name, one of the things I wanted to focus on was tape work, as opposed to documentation recordings of live improvisations, which most of my other work has been. My first solo single was produced by the simple expedient of halving the tape speed, thereby doubling the beauty of the original ultra-lo-fi recording. A great boost to my resolve in this area was given by Ralf Wehowsky's invitation in 1996 to participate in what became the Tulpas project. His faith in me gave me confidence to consider my work as a form of composition, and has led directly to this album. In this regard, the support of Matthew Leonard has also been very helpful. My plan was to compile examples of my tape work over the last few years, as a way of showing the different approaches and developing methodologies that I have employed. Originally I envisaged a double CD, but this has proven to be both too expensive and ultimately too hubristic. Making these recordings has been a learning process, but a very satisfying one. My working practices have often been deliberately primitive and brutal, and I make no apology for that. It is the ideas and their expression that should be of interest, not merely questions of technique. It remains only to note the inspiring example of many more illustrious names in this genuinely twentieth century art form." -Bruce Russell, Lyttelton, 2004. SpiritOfOrr CD $14.75 Saturday Looks Good To Me Cold Colors PS, US LIMITED VINYL!!! Polyvinyl 12 $7.00 Shellshag Destroy Me I'm Yours (12"/CD) PS, US "The duo approaches music & life w/ elation, unpretentious soul & D.I.Y. brotherhood. From the harmony-vocal slow dance of "Right and Wrong," the bloody lo-fi valentine of "Happiness," the poppy punk of "Little Birdy" & the rough Stoogesy "Bill Badgley". It concludes w/ 2 of their finest & least traditional numbers-pure ear-splitting ambient metal machine music. Finally... the ideal soundtrack for a punk prom." "Shellshag, Melvins-ish sludge-metal. Tribal metal sleigh-bell grunge is the next big thing!" -MTV NEWS Starcleaner-019 12"/CD $12.50 Skyscraper #25 PS, US Features on DINOSAUR JR., SHELLAC, LOCUST, PSYCHIC TV & THROBBING GRISTLE, LOW, DUNGEN, ART BRUT, HORRORS, GRAILS, WHITE RAINBOW, WOODEN WAND & many others. Plus the usual plethora of articles, & reviews. ZINE $5.00 SSD Power PS, US 180 gram double lp reissue LIMITED TO 500!!! Taang-050 DLP $17.50 Steinbecks Far From The Madding Crowd PS, US On Far From the Madding Crowd Steinbecks' songwriters, brothers Josh & Joel Meadows, team up with their cousin Tali White (Lucksmiths, Guild League) to craft one of the first shining pop gems of the post-Candle Melbourne pop scene. The Meadows brothers have been writing and singing songs about things that matter to them for longer than either care to remember, but Far From the Madding Crowd marks the first time the brothers have written and recorded with their cousin. Two songs on the album - 'The Doppler Effect', a powerful pop punch that dissects the city/country relationship, and the gorgeous 'Have You Ever Looked After a Song?' - are sung and co-written by White. Other stand-outs include opener '1987 + 1994 = 2007', in which the 'becks somehow manage to blend the sensibilities of the Pet Shop Boys with the sensuality of Pavement, and the angsty nature hymn, 'Moon & Stars'. Musically the record has echoes of Nick Drake, Lloyd Cole, My Morning Jacket, The Chills and Big Star. Lyrically, the 'becks tackle questions as diverse as: what happens to modern society when the oil runs out? Why is compromise not a dirty word when you're in love? will we ever learn to learn from the past? And, if you could go back to being a teenager, would you? The world is in a mess, The Steinbecks seem to acknowledge, but faith, hope and love remain. Far From the Madding Crowd exists within this reality and tries to tell the story of it through the only medium The Steinbecks know: the pop song. Microindie-011 CD $10.25 St-Onge, Alexandre Mon Animal Est Possible PS, US A collection of electronic love songs written and conceived by St-Onge, whose purpose behind the recordings was to try to communicate with monsters & exorcise/exercise his own monstrosity through them. Largely centered on vocals, this is his most melodious & sensuous work thus far. Alien8-070 CD $13.50 Stuporhero Last Star Shining PS, US Husband & wife duo provide a high energy, fuzz pop sound reminiscent of GBV, Neutral Milk Hotel & The Flaming Lips. New album is packed w/ concise, catchy pop gems brimming w/exuberance & cheer. "Heros bright music, gentle atmospheres, & sweet vocals infuse even the saddest tales w/a tinge of hope, & if not, move one to dance along until happiness finally arrives" 41/2 Stars - Allmusic.com BasementTape-002 CD $9.25 Suishou No Fune Writhering Underground Flowers PS, US Formed in '99 by the guitarist duo of Pirako Kurenai & Kageo in Tokyo, Japan. All 3 tracks are fully improvised psychedelic explorations. At times as soothing as a stream, while other times it radiates w/a chaotic beauty not often found in freeform music today. Lotus-202 CD $15.00 Swayzak So Cheap PS, UK The winter seemed longer that year. The hard ground remained barren with no concession to the new life below. There was little color in our days, monochrome and fluid we felt as if we had slowed the clock in some wakeful hibernation state. How could we live again? What magic catalyst would reaffirm our existence? We dreamed of comets, fireflies and volcanoes. But neither fire nor fury was to be found. The only solution must come from within: creation. The machines were cleaned, oiled and primed. We began our task with some glee, willing ourselves to make the colored light. We longed to bask, vitamin D deficiency, a pallid opacity in our faces. 'So Cheap.' Started life in southern France on a vintage PC. Went to London for a new suit and haircut. Became a live / CDR favorite. Pure Swayzak classic, moody synths, skipping beats and 'Reverb by the Rub of Love' - danger in the building. Prehistoric techno slapper. Nil by mouth. 'Schlaffen' - cash converters revenge. Get up early - no sleepers. Swayzak-013 12 $9.50 The The Dusk [Reissue] (Remastered) PS, US Sony CD $10.00 The The Infected [Reissue] (Remastered) PS, US Sony CD $10.00 The The Mind Bomb [Reissue] (Remastered) PS, US Sony CD $10.00 Thomas, Prins Presents Cosmo Galactic Prism PS, US This collection provides a snapshot of Thomas M. Hermansen in action across 2 sumptuous discs of avant-garde dance grooves, twisted funk, spaced- out electronics, psychedelic fusion, classic techno, disco, prog rock & all manner of leftfield concoctions. Across 36 tracks we get Hawkwind jamming w/Visnadi, Bob James going toe to toe w/ The Salsoul Invention, Joe Meek twisting by the pool w/ Holger Czukay, Boards of Canada segueing into Lindstrøm & Closer Musik doing the Detroit tango w/ Recloose, Carl Craig & Parliament. Many of the original tracks got a special Prins Thomas edit especially for this mix. Eskimo DCD $21.00 Truly Me Club Popstar on the Lam PS, US Project of Portland-based multi-instrumentalist & DIY producer Jason Parker.His debut is grounded on rumbling organ tones,thickened with layers of pitch-shifted harmonicas, & accented w/ delicate handbells & clever percussives creating a dramtic setting for harmonic vocals that tell strangely charming stories about a bullet's trip through a brain, breakdancing fame, or a teenage runaway's journey home. SonicBoom-025 CD $11.25 Turner, Mick & Tren Bros. Blue Trees PS, US Here's a proper singles compilation for a hitherto unlikely suspect: Mick Turner of DIRTY THREE. It has some unreleased tracks & some great cover art from Mick that explains more than we ever could about the album title or the music. It's a whole new record (thanks, Mick) & the world is now a little bigger, sweeter & more terrifiying. 14 tracks include hard-to-find singles tracks, comp cuts and unreleased gems from Mick and The Tren Brothers (his duo project with D3's Jim White). DragCity-344 CD $13.25 Turnstone S-T PS, US Represents a meeting of musical minds. TOM CARTER, ROBERT HORTON & MICHAEL SHANNON recorded a series of intense & unified improvisations. Feat. a wide range of instrumentation (guitar, lap steel, bodhran, saxophone, metal gamelans and other assorted miscellaneous items), these 5 tracks represent the true form of joyous creative freedom. Please join their exploration. ThreeLobedRecordings-040 CD $14.50 Uncut Modern Currencies PS, US Wall of sound. Uncut has evidently arrived at their new sound: LOUD. Loud like early '90s touchstones Swervedriver and Dinosaur Jr. or even perhaps The Jesus and Mary Chain, the cascading guitar squall, pounding rhythms and basslines are all capable of moving the hairs on the back of your neck. "Surrounds the band's breathy 6 vocals & heart stopping lyricism with walls of ringing guitars."-AP 100 Bands You Need to Know. Paper-023 CD $13.25 Various White Lace & Strange: Heavy Psych and Power Fuzz from the USA 68-72 PS, UK White Lace & Strange is comprised of rare U.S. stomp-rock from the '60s you've probably never heard before. By the end of the '60s, psychedelia was pretty much a spent force. Bands were looking for something simpler and more earthy. Crosby, Stills & Nash had gone all acoustic and harmonious, The Band had achieved a return to classic Americana, and James Taylor was showing the world you could be laid back and hip at the same time. However, not everyone wanted to ditch their fuzzboxes. Inspired by such outfits as Cream, Blue Cheer, Hendrix and the nascent Led Zeppelin, these American bands were moving out of psych into something less cosmic and far heavier. This mix of blooze rock and heavy riffing is loud and nasty but it pre-dates metal. It's pretty tripped-out, but it's not really psychedelia. It's the sound of guitar, bass and drums (and the occasional Hammond organ) just as it was meant to be -- cranked up and in your face. No frills, just power chords and stomping riffs. Stamp on that Big Muff and solo till your brain drops out. Compiled by Psychic Circle label head, Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond. PsychicCircle CD $15.00 Various Fairytales Can Come True: UK Popsike from the Late '60s PS, UK The Psychic Circle label presents a volume of enchanting UK pop-psych; 20 previously uncomped tracks amongst which you'll find the pre-Fairport Iain Matthews, the only single from Jackie Lomax's Lomax Alliance, Gallagher & Lyle's unique response to Pet Sounds & a Troggs-like gem from P.J. Proby's hairdresser! Compilers and collectors alike know that there was some wonderful music coming out of the UK in the late '60s and it wasn't all-out psychedelia or floor-filling blue-eyed soul. Sure, all these tracks have a psychy feel, and some of them would pack a dancefloor, but really they're more concerned with harmony and pop sensibility. These are dazzling tracks from the late '60s UK scene, all very melodic and refreshing. Compiled by Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). PsychicCircle-7006 CD $15.00 Various Sleep When You Are Dead PS, US Footage from legendary outside festivals(junk yard show 2004 & 2005) in Brooklyn, presented by Twisted Ones, rare footage from Mighty Robot's(venue & art collective) last 2 days, and 3 visual works from visual artist Mighty Robot. 73 mins/color NTSC Contact-034 DVD $16.75 White, Miss Alex & Red Orchestra Space & Time PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! IntheRed-143 LP $13.25 White, Miss Alex & Red Orchestra Space & Time PS, US How they manage to fill space w/in songs w/ lush & satisfyingly timed tones of rock-n-roll's bleeding edge, in this age of constant desperation, is a wonder to the Ex-CLONE DEFECTS Wes Kerstens & "Fast" Eddie Altesleben & recently acquired bass player Eric Villa really put this band on the map, musically & creatively. The songs have greater depth, timing, & inner frustration that extends itself through the lurid & devilishly delicate guitar strangulation & are balanced & anchored by an amazing rhythm section. IntheRed-143 CD $13.25 Withrow, Kirk Yesterday Will Be Better PS, US An exceptional album of homegrown old-time music played on homemade instruments. 12 songs, mostly traditional, culled from Withrows Kentucky upbringing & delivered in a style which both harkens back to the grandfathers of the genre (Dock Boggs, Roscoe Holcomb, Frank Proffitt, Fred McDowell) while adding Kirks own style into the mix. Played on cigar-box banjos, diddly bows, cigar-box guitars & something called the "voodoo box." Primitive Americana with mojo to spare. CD-R DarkHoller-271 CDR $9.00 Wolves in the Throne Room Diadem Of 12 Stars PS, US Our music is a reflection of the land in which we dwell; it draws its power from the long, dark winters, the perpetual mist. It is the sound of dampness & decay, the fear that we shall never see the sun again; it is icy and crystalline. We sing a lament for our lost connection w/ nature; w/ magic & the ways of our ancestors; we call out for the blood of our enemies. Vinyl issue of this killer debut album from one of the most inventive & truly unique new Black Metal acts from the USA. SouthernLord-079 LP $16.75 World On Higher Downs Land Patterns PS, JAPAN 4-piece group who all reside in different parts of Wisconsin. What started out as a loose idea based upon multiple collaborations, eventually blossomed into what is now known as this, their debut CD. Cliches in record-making were avoided, such as playing acoustic guitar over a sampled electronic drum beat - instead, the group made their sounds more smooth, more layered, staying away from digital cut-ups & trickery. Influences by shoegaze acts such as Slowdive, or other groups like Labradford are noticeable in the tracks. This sits somewhere between the murky depths of seasonal depression, cabin fever, & the blooming first days of spring. Plop-002 CD $16.00 Forthcoming Releases 1900s, The Cold & Kind (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 10TH) PS, US New album of sultry psych-pop from Chicago seven-member sensations The 1900s. Recorded mostly live to tape, the record captures the energy of the band's remarkable live show while also benefiting from the addition of large string and horn sections. While clocking in at exactly 40:00 minutes (in honor of finishing the album on the 40th anniversary of Sgt. Peppers), Cold & Kind keeps one foot in the past, one in the future and another foot in your heart. If you dig: Tommy James, Fleetwood Mac, Velvet Underground, Cat Power, Supremes, Roy Harper, Arcade Fire, Dr. Dog, Midlake, Leon Redbone, Bill Clinton on sax or Russell Crowe's band... Parasol-CD-106 CD $9.00 Acid Mothers Temple Stones, Women, Records (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, JAPAN Japan Import. Acid Mothers Temple SWR, the ultimate power trio of Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins,& Tsuyama Atsushi & Kawabata Makoto from AMT, present their shocking 2nd album. Magaibutsu-033 CD $20.00 Adrian Orange and Her Band Interdependance Dance (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US The debut release on K RECORDS from ADRIAN ORANGE AND HER BAND, these are three songs about balance, interconnectedness, determinism, love, and family/community, unity. For dancing. Adrian was born and raised in Portland, Oregon where she still lives. Full length album available through K in Autumn. Krecords-112 45 $3.75 Altz Max Motion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH) PS, US Since 2000,after picking up & mastering the MPC2000, he has recorded on his own & composed & edited dance music in earnest. He has since become a highly respected recording artist, DJ, & remixer, making an international impact w/ in all genres of dance music from deep house to nu-disco.This new four-track 12'' incl. vocals from Yoshimi of The BOREDOMS & 2 separate remixes by The Idjut Boys. DFA-112 12 $8.00 Anderson, Ryan The Garden Path (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US Acoustic folk pop from a singer songwriter taking his songs to the people one living room at a time. Honest and pure. HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-075 CD $9.75 Angels Of Light We Are Him (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH) PS, US YoungGod-35 LP $18.75 Art In Manila Set The Woods On Fire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US After Azure Ray disbanded, member Orenda Fink put her energies into a solo record in 2005, called "Invisible Ones". Upon touring in support of that album with various revolving band members, she chose the cream of the crop and formed a new group called Art Belle, then changed it to Art In Manila (a nod to radio host Art Bell's exodus to the Phillipines). On this release, the band flirts playfully with genre wanderlust without ever abandoning cohesion. Moody slow-burners follow four-to-the-floor rockers thatbutt up against serene ballads. A powerful debut. SaddleCreek CD $12.25 At The Close Of Everyday Leaves You Puzzled And The Original Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, JAPAN At The Close Of Every Day (ATCOED), existing of Minco Eggersman (Volkoren) and Axel Kabboord (This Beautiful Mess), the new album by our favorite Dutch folk boys. This time it's totally different. It's a remix album including many older songs like 'Zalig Zijn de Armen Van Geest', 'The Maria Tales' as well as later work like 'O Welk Een Vreugde' and 'Ik Weet'. These 15 songs in total haven been remixed and restructured. Seriously, almost everything has been cut to pieces and folded back into a new and beautiful masterpiece! From heavenly piano pieces by Sylvain Chauveau and ambient soundscapes by Donato Wharton to heavy beats by Solex and weird electronica by Hood, simply a must have for every ATCOED fan and electronic music fan. The remixes have been done by Hood, Styrofoam, Spinvis, Solex, Dialect, Diefenbach, Hillmadelow, Sylvain Chauveau, Stafraenn Hakon, Kettel, Donata Wharton and many others. This is a special Japanese double CD edition (including the original pieces). ArtUnion-5516/5517 DCD $17.75 Barbez Mexico City Impressions b/w Somebody Get Rid Of The King (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US This 7" is limited to 400 copies and was designed, signed and numbered by Barbez's Dan Kaufman. 100 are on red vinyl and 100 are on white vinyl. These two intense numbers were inspired by both a pleasant trip through a small historic neighborhood in Mexico city and the detestable Iraq war. Cover art was inspired by the abuse of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay. Look for the next Barbez record sometime soon on Tzadik. These two songs were recorded and mixed by the great Martin Bisi (Sonic Youth, John Zorn, Swans) at B.C. studios near the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, NY in 2006. They were mastered by Fred Kevorkian (White Stripes) at Avatar Studios. The first song, Mexico City Impressions, was conceived on a trip to Mexico City while strolling through a lovely neighborhood called Coyoacan where Frieda Kahlo, Leon Trotsky and Diego Rivera once lived some 60 years ago. There's a kind of Parisian feeling to the neighborhood and to a little park there with a carousel and people selling little bags of Mexican sweets. It's an extremely vibrant place, full of Meso-American sounds and colors floating about. This short pulsating song is my impression of that vibrancy, color and heartbeat of Mexico City, and an homage to the enchanting sound of the marimbas you hear everywhere in that city. The second song, Somebody Get Rid of the King, is an angry lament that comes out of a great fury at the Iraq War and especially at the cruelty of the United States towards the detainees it holds in Guantanamo and in the tortures it perpetrated at the Abu Ghraib prison. The subject was close to my heart as I spent several years working as a researcher with famed journalist Seymour Hersh on his book, Chain of Command, which detailed these outrageous war crimes. The song begins in a slow and mournful vein only to transform into a punk-rock blowout full of rage. Important-153 45 $6.75 Bexar Bexar Tropism (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US "Many of the songs have this feeling that's hard to describe but so satisfying to hear: like a sadness that's been buried and you're soldiering quietly on, and not making a show of it. The spare, lovely melodies swell and recede, all with perfect precision and tremendous understated feeling. How this music can be so emotional without ever getting sentimental or corny is completely beyond me" - IRA GLASS, "This American Life" WesternVinyl/Own Records-02 CD $11.50 Bishop Allen The Broken String (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US 2006 was a big year for BISHOP ALLEN - The band recorded and self-released an EP every month of the year. Fifty-eight songs later, they completed one of the most ambitious recording projects in recent memory. Their 2003 debut, "Charm School," was a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated and addictive. With the EPs, Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom and revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, and the Zombies. While it was in motion, the EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere, but it wasn't just an online phenomenon; it garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day. This adulation all happened without the benefit of a record label or publicist. Bishop Allen was truly DIY, recording and releasing their own records and booking their own tours. In early 2007, the band struck a partnership with DEAD OCEANS and the first fruit of this relationship is Bishop Allen's sophomore album, "The Broken String." If Bishop Allen made a huge musical jump from the 2003 debut to the 2006 EPs, the band made a quantum leap on "The Broken String." If Ed Sullivan were alive today, Bishop Allen's story-songs would be ripe for prime time. "The Broken String" is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It is poised to be the pop soundtrack to the summer of 2007. DeadOceans-003 LP $10.25 Bishop Allen The Broken String (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US 2006 was a big year for BISHOP ALLEN - The band recorded and self-released an EP every month of the year. Fifty-eight songs later, they completed one of the most ambitious recording projects in recent memory. Their 2003 debut, "Charm School," was a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated and addictive. With the EPs, Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom and revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, and the Zombies. While it was in motion, the EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere, but it wasn't just an online phenomenon; it garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day. This adulation all happened without the benefit of a record label or publicist. Bishop Allen was truly DIY, recording and releasing their own records and booking their own tours. In early 2007, the band struck a partnership with DEAD OCEANS and the first fruit of this relationship is Bishop Allen's sophomore album, "The Broken String." If Bishop Allen made a huge musical jump from the 2003 debut to the 2006 EPs, the band made a quantum leap on "The Broken String." If Ed Sullivan were alive today, Bishop Allen's story-songs would be ripe for prime time. "The Broken String" is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It is poised to be the pop soundtrack to the summer of 2007. DeadOceans-003 CD $11.50 Blumm, F.S. Meets Luca Fadda (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, GERMANY For this record FS Blumm has written some of his most light-hearted tunes, accompanied by NY trumpeter Luca Fadda. Wonderful guitar and double bass lines are accompanied with processed toy instruments and found objects. The new dimension of this album is the collaboration with Luca Fadda who places digitally processed trumpets on top of Blumm's material. These improvised elements add a new live feeling to F.S. Blumm's music and creates a less melancholic mood than previous records released on labels like Morr, Staubgold and Plop. There are two 15 minute pieces on this album: one is `Ricke and Dina`, the other is `Giorgi and Lucy´. `Giorgi and Lucy´ was inspired by the last piece of a live set at the `epistrophy´ in New York on December 1st 2006 where Luca Fadda and F.S.Blumm met on stage. ‚Ricke and Dina' is based on a performance done in front of a childrens-audience during the presentation of a Peruvian fair trade collection of children`s wear at the belleville-store in Berlin on the afternoon of Oct. 1st 2005. This 3 hour live set has been carefully recorded by Lupo. Ahornfelder-011 CD $16.25 Brunettes, The Structure And Cosmetics (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US The Sub Pop debut by these New Zealand natives features breezy, effervescent, Shangri-Las-reminiscent pop. The backing band ranges from five to ten strong and incorporates the marimba, trumpet, alto and tenor sax, and more. "Structure & Cosmetics" retains the sweetly charming, sunbeam-drenched sound The Brunettes are known for, but adds a hint of darkness and drama in other tracks. They've played with the likes of The Shins, Rilo Kiley, The Postal Service, and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Subpop CD $12.50 Carta The Glass Bottom Boat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, UK The fruits of a lengthy process involving an ever-changing line-up featuring a revolving door of San Francisco musicians, this is the long-awaited debut from Carta, now with settled personnel surrounding core member Kyle Monday. Engineered by Beulah's Eli Crews and featuring Sacha Galvagna and Jared Matt Greenberg (Charles Atlas) and Alexander Kort (Subtle) amongst others, 'The Glass Bottom Boat' is a remarkably accomplished album, as one might expect considering the pedigree of those involved. Having found a home on eclectic UK label Resonant, Carta's audience should be broad and widespread, with their overall sound avoiding pigeonholes. The album is mostly instrumental, predominantly downtempo but with constant emphasis on melody. The title track features full vocals from Sarah Bell, and sounds like the best thing Espers have ever recorded. Packaged in lavish six-panel digipak. Early review from US site www.thesilentballet.com: 'It's rare that we see an album that is so grounded in reality, yet simultaneously this is immaculately breathtaking.' Resonant-026 CD $15.00 Castanets Cathedral (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL! "Cathedral," the first nationally released album by San Diego's CASTANETS, introduced a unique voice of avant-country. From somber love ballads to haunted tales of frustrated redemption, "Cathedral" illuminates architecture where faith and doubt clash in an often ambiguous search for the divine. AsthmaticKitty-011 LP $10.25 Circus Devils Sgt. Disco (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US BOB POLLARD & the Tobias brothers formed Circus Devils, incorporating a musical alchemy of hard rock & soft rock, ugliness & beauty & ambience, eerie moods, stories, humor &rock opera theatrics, resulting in a strangely coherent cinematic music experience, likened to an indie rock version of Fantomas. Ipecac-090 CD $16.25 Coach Fingers No Flies On Frank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US NOW ON LIMITED DMM 180 GRAM VINYL! COACH FINGERS is serious about having fun and with the debut long player "No Flies on Frank," no one is spared from the plentiful good vibes Frank has to offer. Packed with more hooks than a ship crowded with one armed pirates, "No Flies on Frank" is a meaty affair of giddy but bearded late 60s / early 70s outlaw boogie rock & roll prominently featuring three members of the new york free noise whatsit collective THE NO NECK BLUES BAND - Coach JASON MEAGHER, DAVE NUSS & DAVE SHUFORD - along with Meagher's brother Sean on Keys and - future guitar god worshippers take note - the Coach's secret weapon, master shredder GEORGE DEVOE. So come on, friends, it's time to join the Fingers friends & family in the Beaujolais Revolution; take a sip from a glass full of RONNIE LANE'S boozy rock, the charming laissez-faire balladry of KEVIN AYERS (circa "Joy of a Toy" & "Whatevershebringswesing") & a whole lot of crazy fun. LocustMusic-083 LP $16.25 Coalesce There Is Nothing New Under The Sun (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US Features seven Led Zeppelin covers from Coalesce's 1999 EP, along with eight additional jams, including those from the band's split EP with Boy Sets Fire, a cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut", an Undertow cover, and a Get Up Kids cover. "A ferocious blend of brutal hardcore and vicious metal...incredibly infectious" - Metal-Observer. com. HydraHead CD $12.50 Cope, Julian You Gotta Problem With Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST) PS, UK Julian Cope's new album YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME (no question mark) is another protest album in the tradition of his previous releases PEGGY SUICIDE, JEHOVAHKILL, AUTOGEDDON, CITIZEN CAIN'D and DARK ORGASM. Unlike most records by Cope's head-in-the-sand punk rock contemporaries (almost all of whom he believes to be shirking their primary rock'n'roll responsibility as cultural mouthpieces), YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME deals primarily with such currently controversial, nay taboo issues, as religion (our own and other peoples'), and the West's latest wave of xenophobia and self-doubts brought on by a combination of the war in Iraq, the so-called 9/11 bombings and the EEC's latest huge wave of migrants from former Communist countries. YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME also addresses all of Cope's other long-term gripes: corporate greed and the destruction of Mother Earth, misogyny and homophobia, and our apparent inability to address such essential matters due to cultural ignorance and the glaring faults in our education system. Yes, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks are dead, but Cope's still pissed off enough to fly the flag for all three! However, while the songs of YOU GOTTA PROBLEM WITH ME are even more lyrically hard-hitting than those on DARK ORGASM, musically this new record ploughs a far more traditional Copean furrow, returning the listener to insidiously melodic post-punk songs in the JEHOVAHKILL style, many sparsely orchestrated with Mellotron, wah-wah guitars, orchestral percussion and even lush harmonies. Released on double-CD and 12" vinyl gatefold sleeve LP, the 13 songs are split into two sections, and are accompanied by a 16-page booklet of insights, hard-hitting information, and a very epic poem: all designed to shake us from our post-everything stasis. HeadHeritage-040 LP $30.25 Creteens 4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA) PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl. Contaminated-009 45 $6.00 Crow, Rob Living Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US NOW AVAILABLE IN LIMITED EDITION VINYL FORMAT WITH FIVE NON-ALBUM BONUS TRACKS!!! Somewhere between the breakneck touring to support PINBACK'S breakthrough TOUCH AND GO debut, "Summer in Abaddon", and the release of THE LADIES' debut album (his collaboration with ZACH HILL of HELLA/TEAM SLEEP), the impossibly prolific Rob Crow had an epiphany: SLOW DOWN. Not coincidentally, this revelation occurred shortly after the birth of his first child (named Robertdale Crow III, of course). Crow's time at home was suddenly more important than ever. His family is all over "Living Well", his third solo album: in the album title, the artwork (layered with dozens of family photos), and the intensely personal lyrics which document Crow's courtship with his wife, their marriage, and the subsequent birth of their first child. Not only is "Living Well" Crow's finest solo album by a country mile, it also transcends many of Pinback's most canonic moments. It has the hooks and heart that he is famous for, with a refined focus not seen in Crow's other projects. TemporaryResidenceLtd.-114 LP $9.00 Crow, Rob I Hate You, Rob Crow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US Following the success of his recently released solo alum - and his first-ever US solo tour - PINBACK frontman ROB CROW keeps the ride moving with the first single from "Living Well", affectionately titled "I Hate You, Rob Crow." In addition to the album cut, the disc also includes two non-album tracks - the moody synth-driven instrumental "Sea Sawn," and the Heavy Vegetable-esque "Slick" - as well as the now-infamous video for "I Hate You, Rob Crow," featuring, among other highlights, Crow singing through a mic attached to a man's intestines. TemporaryResidenceLtd.-115 CD5 $3.50 Davis, Ben Forrest Roughs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 2007) PS, US Re-release of 'Roughs' on Ric Menck's Bird Song imprint by former drummer and founding member of the Los Angeles rock band Sugarcult. Here, Ben's doing his very own laid-back singer-songwriter thing, very different from Sugarcult, but not so far afield from orch-popping Parasol faves like Kevin Tihista's Red Terror, June & The Exit Wounds, The Velvet Crush, etc. BirdSong CD $10.00 Dilettantes, The 101 Tambourines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US Vinyl limited to 500. Features Joel Gion from Brian Jonestown Massacre and the movie Dig!. Perfect for the arrival of the anniversary of the Summer of Love, The Dilettantes play it straight up; no-frills, song after song like the psychedelic garage rock animals they are. HappyParts recordings will be providing full court indie press, radio and retail support. The record is loaded with retail in-store play action. All straight, no cut. This record is a true long player. Dig in. Band will be completing a west coast tour in September. They tour Europe in January. Japan and Australia in March. StrangerTouch-272 LP $12.25 Donelly, Tanya/Luff Heart Of Gold/Tell Me Why (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST) PS, US HEART OF GOLD is an exclusive 7" gold vinyl split featuring 2 advance tracks from the "Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young" benefit CD. Side A features the title track "Heart of Gold" as covered by the amazing TANYA DONELLY (Belly, Breeders, Throwing Muses). Side B features Brooklyn 's favorite daughters LUFF covering "Tell Me Why." 33-1/2 rpm, small hole, beautiful translucent gold vinyl, original sleeve art, and limited to only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide. All proceeds from this record to charity. AmericanLaundromat-0008 45 $6.25 Drift, The (rmxs) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US Following the 2005 release of their debut album, "Noumena," THE DRIFT set out to tour relentlessly in support of the album. Two years later, the band is still on tour, and to keep up we're rolling out a limited edition 12" compiling two side-long remixes from FOUR TET and SYBARITE. Side A is a nine-minute jazz exploration, launching The Drift's spacious, atmospheric compositions into deserted, zero-gravity territory. Four Tet's remix is a stone cold classic, rich in the virtues of patience and the payoff. Side B, conversely, is a dense, rhythmic reworking of "Noumena's" most immediately accessible track, "Invisible Cities." Sybarite gets to the point quick, and fleshes out the deliriously funky details over the course of its emphatic 11-minute runtime. This 12" is strictly limited to 1,000 copies. Each copy is housed in a beautiful full-color chipboard jacket, and has been individually assembled by the tireless hands of the TEMPORARY RESIDENCE staff. TemporaryResidenceLtd.-094 12 $9.00 Eleh Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US Eleh's Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 2 requires dedicated and careful listening. High volume and/or headphone use is highly recommended for maximum experience - especially on the B-side, which is focused on ultra low end bass pulses being slowly modulated by bass frequencies well below the level of human hearing. Side A is a detailed account of the emerging frequencies resulting from the carefully crafted meeting of 7 sine waves. It is also highly recommended that stereo listeners be seated at least 7 feet away from their speakers, centered, with ears at speaker height. 500 made. 200-gram vinyl. Deluxe letter pressed jackets. Dedicated to Charlemagne Palestine. 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. This record is pressed in a deluxe edition of 500 on audiophile quality 200-gram vinyl. Important-158 LP $13.50 Epic 45 May Your Heart Be The Map (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH PS, UK It comes as no surprise to find that Epic45 grew up - and still reside - in a small rural village in the heartland of the English Midlands. Based around the nucleus of 25 year old school friends Ben Holton and Rob Glover, Epic45 have had a varied and fluid line-up since their debut in 1999, releasing a series of highly acclaimed EPs and albums for labels such as Bearos, Awkward Silence and Where Are My Records. Inspired by their surroundings, blissful childhood summers and mysterious / inspiring walks the duo have been making music for more than a decade. Their latest album May Your Heart be the Map' sees Epic45 concentrating on a more bucolic sound, mixing cyclical acoustic guitars, chiming reverbs and field recordings. The album was originally inspired by 1970s British TV series 'Survivors', a fictional account of a plague that wipes out most of the worlds population. The idea of a near-deserted world in which people have to rebuild their lives amid the ruins of the previous civilization seemed strangely appealing. However, other themes crept in slowly, the 'empty world' began to represent our lives now and inevitably the duo started looking back to childhood and simpler, happier times. The title is simply a rallying call to like minded people, an expression of hope in an uncertain world. As with previous releases, May Your Heart Be The Map features a collaboration with Antony Harding of July Skies/Avrocar. This time, Harding contributes fragile vocals to the track 'We Left Our Homes For Winter'. Whilst very unique in style and approach, the music and ethos of this album may recall the youthfulness of Leeds band Hood, the experimentalism of that great lost pop band from the 1990's Disco Inferno, and is likely to delight fans of the experimental label Type and their artists Helios, Xela and Goldmund. But no doubt admirers of other classic British bands such as New Order, The Durutti Column, Felt and The House of Love will also find much to immerse themselves in and start working their way through Epic 45's enigmatic back catalogue. MakeMineMusic-031 CD $17.00 Fine Arts Showcase, The Sings Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 2007) PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase, and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant <a href="http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp?zoomtitle=75849">'Radiola'</a>. The short version: TFAS covers 11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. Highly recommended. The long version: This is an album of many stories. Gustaf Kjellvander and his friends in The Fine Arts Showcase have made a covers album, entirely based on songs from the Swedish, rather unknown, jangly, lo-fi band Rough Bunnies. Why is that? Let's make Gustaf himself explain: "I was first introduced to Anna Vermina and her cousin Frida, the founding members of Rough Bunnies and Inside Riot, through mutual friends. Frida gave me a CD-R just days before they were about to move to Berlin. About six months later I was looking for someone to rent my spare room. I bumped into Frida by chance, who told me she had moved back from Berlin to Malmö and needed a place to stay - so she moved in. I was already smitten by Inside Riot at this time, and when Frida played me the songs they had recorded in Berlin, along with the Rough Bunnies record C-sides, it blew me away. I played it to everyone who came over to my house. They became an obsession that carries on to this day. I knew I wanted the Fine Arts Showcase to cover their songs. The problem was that with a catalogue of songs as amazing as theirs it was hard to pick just one, so I came up with the idea that we should do an entire record instead (in the Merle Haggard sings Jimmy Rodgers tradition). And here it is: a musical love letter to two of my favorite songwriters, a celebration of the pop geniuses of the Vermina family. Rough Bunnies (and their twin group Inside Riot) have inspired me more than any other band this side of the millennium and this record is my way of thanking them. Rough Bunnies Saved My Life" - Gustaf Kjellvander Adrian-051 CD $15.00 Flaming Lips U.F.O's At The Zoo - The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City [MVI album] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US What Is MVI? With a higher storage capacity than a standard CD, the Music Video Interactive Disc (MVI) contains new interactive features including, superior sound quality, a wide range of video features, and interactive digital content. MVI discs play in all standard DVD players, computers, and game consoles with DVD drives but do not play in conventional CD players. Digital music files are compatible with all MP3 devices. Warner/WEA DVD-MVI $27.50 7/16/2007 12:08:13 PM Furman, Ezra & The Harpoons Banging Down The Doors (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US This Chicago group wields their fractured-folk-meets-maniacal-rock to capture the grandeur, pain, and wildness of life in song. The results are by turns beautiful, funny, angry, and often poignant and inspirational. Produced by Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine). MintyFresh CD $11.50 Garland, David Noise in You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US "Noise In You" is an album of gorgeous music about noisy emotions: our desires and distractions, anxieties and passions, love and loss, and the living hum of our bodies. It is DAVID GARLAND'S 8th album since entering New York City's downtown scene in the 1980s, and it's the first to receive the wide distribution and attention his music deserves. Garland is a multi-instrumentalist currently exploring the sumptuous jangle of a 12-string guitar; he sings with a voice that's deep, honest, and intimate. "Noise In You" is unclassifiable: pop music that's both experimental and accessible, and is rich with intricate layered harmonies and startling colors and textures. It features the beautiful, sometimes mystical voices of a younger generation of musicians -- SUFJAN STEVENS, MIRA ROMANTSCHUK (of MI AND L'AU), DIANE CLUCK, VIKING MOSES, and DAVID DEPORIS -- together with guitars, flute, piano, clarinet, sarode, oboe, and more. Noise In You unfolds into a wondrous, subtly interconnected song cycle that sweeps you up in its imaginativeness, drama, and sensual pleasure. FamilyVineyard-49 CD $11.50 Gonzalez, Jose In Our Nature (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH) PS, US New album! Artwork TBC. Jose Gonzalez has revealed the details of his forthcoming album. 'In Our Nature' -- the follow-up to his 2005 debut 'Veneer' -- is due out in the US on September 25 via Mute. "I like playing with symbolism," said the Swedish singer-songwriter of the new album. "On this album I've wanted to bring out the primitive aspects of human beings." Gonzalez is currently touring in South America and will be playing several festival dates this summer as well as touring the US this fall. Mute CD $13.00 Great Invisibles You Left Me Haunted (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US A mix of Jack Rose-style fingerpicked guitar layered with found sounds & children's toy orchestrations. Influenced by the Surrealism movement, yet isn't bogged down by complete process-music abstraction or overly reserved academic stuffiness, it works at both a casual & Dada-esque level. Limited to 300 handmade unique artwork packages BrokenSparrow-4050 CD/DVD $12.50 Gucci Soundsystem Acarpenter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH) PS, US Henry Riton & Ben Fat Trucker (nee Rymer) are 2 stalwarts of London's exploding electro-rock scene. Separately,they each have long histories releasing records & DJing all over the world. The re-released single now includes a stunning Joakim remix on the B-side. DFA-113 12 $8.00 Haines, Emily & The Soft Skeleton What Is Free to a Good Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US New solo album from Metric gal. Last Gang CD $11.00 Hayseed Dixie Weapons of Grass Destruction (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 16TH) PS, US Along with the Bad Livers,this is the world's foremost country band devoted to covering hard-rock songs in classic bluegrass style.This doesn't find these hard-rocking pickers &grinners any more sedate.Far from it.Instead the boys take on assorted classics by the Sex Pistols, the Beatles,Judas Priest, the Rolling Stones, &others, plucking up a serious,head-banging storm.It's a silly good time any way you slice it. CookingVinyl-4888 CD $15.25 Heaton, Angie & The Gentle Tamers The Rumor Mill (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 10TH) PS, US 'The Rumor Mill' is the new album by Illinois songstress and Parasol Retail Queen Angie Heaton, former member of The Tractor Kings, Corndolly and Liquorette. On this, Angie's 4th album, she's joined by a country band, The Gentle Tamers, including veteran Nashville session player, Bobby Watson, on guitar, banjo and pedal steel. This album take Angie's songs and sounds from the rock club to the barn dance, with her trademark vocal phrasing falling comfortably behind the beat like Willie Nelson, and a voice that brings to mind Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, and Kasey Chambers. In 'The Rumor Mill', Angie gives us 10 more songs about crushes, death, and being crushed to death; including a Tex-Mex-ed version of the Trembling Blue Stars' classic "Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise". Spur-CD-005 CD $9.00 Japancakes Giving Machines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 2ND) PS, US Darla is proud to offer the fifth new record from Japancakes - Athens, GA's incomparable instrumental Pop/Americana quintet. Giving Machines features eight new trademark blissed-out yet solid as ever compositions brought to life in Japancakes unique way with a signing pedal steel guitar, cello, keyboards, guitar, bass, and drums. There's even a cover of Cocteau Twins' "Heaven Or Las Vegas" with pedal steel taking the place of Liz Frazer's vocals. Japancakes do not record together like other bands. They do play together but when they record in the studio they do so one at a time. Each player writes their own part and adds it to the part(s) recorded previously by fellow band members. The result of this practice is that the personality of each individual player is often better captured. Each player's individual performance is strengthened by it. Japancakes is Eric Berg, rhythm guitar, Nick Belli, bass, Brant Rackey, drums, John Neff, pedal steel, Heather McIntosh, cello, Andy Barker, production. RIYL: Dreamy, lazy, stellar, Post Rock, Shoegaze, Electronica, Americana, Tortoise, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Hammock, Santo & Johnny. Tracklisting: 1. Double Jointed, 2. Lalita, 3. Heaven Or Las Vegas, 4. Title, 5. The Enablers, 6. Recovering Australia, 7. Tracing Maps, 8. In Memory Of Honey. Total run time 42:45. "...a roots-inspired, beautifully crafted pop instrumental record that extracts feelings and emotions better than that of most "intimate" singer-songwriters." --IN MUSIC WE TRUST. Darla-185 CD $12.25 Jimmy Eat World Static Prevails (EXP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST) PS, US Reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band. Capitol/EMI CD $19.00 Jimmy Eat World Clarity (EXP) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST) PS, US Expanded reissue of this Capitol title includes rare &unreleased bonus material hand picked by the band. Capitol/EMI CD $19.00 Ju Suk Reet Meate Solo 78/79 aka Do Unseen Hands Keep You Dumb? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 7TH) PS, US Solo work by member of the noise collective Smegma. Recorded in '78/'79 and pressed in a miniscule quantity the next year, this record has been largely unavailable outside collector circles. Now it's available as a digipak CD with liner notes by Wolf Eyes' John Olson and contains a couple never before released tracks. A post-Zappa, stoned blues/concrete mélange of guitar, tapes, found sounds, and voice. As a member of what many have called the greatest band of our time, Ju Suk Reet Meate has had an immeasurable influence on the creators of underground culture the globe over, and this CD bears his heft. DeStijl CD $13.25 Jupiter Apple Uma Tarde Na Fruteira (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, SPAIN The musical origins of this Brazilian filmmaker, multi-instrumentalist and composer take us back to the first half of the 90's, when he spawned a brief incursion in Dylan-esque territory under the moniker Woody Apple. He soon came back as Júpiter Maçã, his current name, with which he develops his personal version of a 60's inspired psychedelic sound in cult albums that don't cross the Brazilian borders, but do find an echo among an elite who whisper his name in each other's ears: among his following we find Tom Zé, Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sean Lennon, Tim Gane, Sean O'Hagan or Dean Wareham. Elefant-1121 CD $14.00 Kinski Down Below It's Chaos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, US New album. Down Below It's Chaos is Kinski's 3rd full-length for Sub Pop. With the notable inclusion of 3 songs with subdued yet urgent vocals courtesy of Chris Martin, the new record is a kaleidoscopic mix of Kinski's expansive, over-driven power and intricate beauty. With majestically fuzzed-out guitar tones, spare and pounding rhythms, and swirling sonic textures, Down Below It's Chaos sums up Kinski's past and propels them into the ozone. What's left of it, that is. SubPop CD $12.50 Lolligags, The Wired EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 31ST) PS, US New wave keyboard pop with a sweet dance beat will have these 4 songs stuck in your head for days. Already getting play via DJ's in Athens, Atlanta, and NYC. HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-087 CD5 $6.50 Marmoset Florist Fired (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Secretly Canadian/Joyful Noise-090 LP $12.25 Marmoset Florist Fired (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US Five years is a long time. Five years is an excruciatingly long time for a band like MARMOSET. Somehow this band has managed to bottle into one album all of the idiosyncrasies and pathos that have made them the critically-acclaimed band we all love. Merging the Swell Maps-inspired tumultuous clamor of their debut EP "Hiddenforbidden", the addictive two-minute anthems on "Today It's You", and the epic joyful dirges from "Record in Red", "Florist Fired" has it all. Although principal songwriter JORMA WHITTAKER possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of Beatles-esque melodies, "Florist Fired" leaves listeners with the unmistakable feeling that Marmoset owes much more to a Richards-led Stones swagger- without the budget or access to premium pharmaceuticals. In contrast to the seemingly lecherous, self-loathing Whittaker gems, guitarist DAVE JABLONSKI offers up detached ethereal odes like a man with his head truly in the clouds. The idea of being a traditional, functioning band has never quite caught on with Marmoset. Their live shows and behind-the-scenes breakdowns are spiritually aligned with the likes of BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE; but unlike BJM, the music you hear from Marmoset is pure sound vérité. No need for a ballyhoo project like "Dig!"- although the tales Marmoset could tell would certainly make for riveting viewing. Until the public is ready for such a trip into the madness, tension and ecstasy that is Marmoset, "Florist Fired" will serve quite nicely as their chariot on the road towards canonization. SecretlyCanadian-090 CD $11.50 Messages Destination/Glades (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH) PS, US It captures a moment and represents a place of sorts. If you walk down Canal Street on any given night, odds are you will hear the sound of MESSAGES coming from a fifth floor walkup. If you stopped, you would hear it go on for hours and it would be the sound of TRES WARREN (of PSYCHIC ILLS) and TAKETO SHIMADA mashing sine waves, bass loops, guitars, samplers and turntables into a storm in between bouts of playing techno and psychedelic improv records. TheSocialRegistry-048 45 $5.50 Mock & Toof K-Choppers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 14TH) PS, US 1st in line for the new Death From Abroad imprint have firmly established themselves as a name to watch in 2007. So far this year, they've been responsible for the mighty Black Jub on Tiny Sticks, the Digits re-edit 12-inch for Rvng Intl & Zomby for Japan's Mule Musiq.Not to mention a selection of killer remixes for the likes of The Scissor Sisters, Maps, Gomma, & others. DFA-111 12 $8.00 My Little Airport Zoo Is Sad, People Are Cruel (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 12TH) PS, SPAIN MY LITTLE AIRPORT is an indie-pop/electro-noise-pop band from Hong Kong (the second Hong Kong artist in the Elefant Records story, right after THE PANCAKES), formed by P and Nicole, college classmates since 2001, and well known in the Hong Kong area thanks to the big success they had with their debut album. "Zoo is sad, people are cruel", is a fourteen-song album compiling the best moments off their two albums. A sweetest selection that will make you laugh and it will make you sigh, and above all it will fill you with joy. Their lyrics are about relationships and stories between P and his friends and acquaintances. Really, the lyrics are about this. Just check out song titles like "Victor, fly me to Stafford", "You don't wanna be my girlfriend, Phoebe" or "Leo, are you still jumping out of windows in expensive clothes?". Their twee-pop sound shares the naïveté of the Sarah Records bands, the simple chrams of CONFETTI and THE SOFTIES and the unaffected intonations of HEAVENLY's Amelia Fletcher. Sometimes, their sound tends more towards punk-pop à la HELEN LOVE (as in the short pill that is "Gigi Leung is dead"), and they also openly acknowledge their fondness for SLOWDIVE y MOJAVE 3, who might be a big influence on the final track, "Dee, it may all end up tomorrow". But, with a song titled "When I listen to The Field Mice", what else could they be but an indie band? Elefant-1124 CD $14.00 New Pornographers Challengers (Box-Set) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, US Wow! A very limited edition Treasury of New Pornography available only to Executive members. Includes three bonus CD-R discs with pre-printed labels in the special digipak, included as part of a deluxe box set package. Disc One: B-Sides, Demos and Alternate Mixes Disc Two: The New Pornographers "Live From The Future" Disc Three: Videos, photos and artwork!!! Matador 3XCD $18.00 New Pornographers Challengers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Matador LP $14.00 New Pornographers Challengers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 21ST) PS, US The fourth album is airier, more spacious, and more relaxed than its jackhammer predecessors. In general, Carl Newman's so