New Releases
Acid Mothers Temple
Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo
PS, US Another AMT release! We can't keep up! Neither can...PREFIX
MAG: "This is one prolific Japanese psych-rock collective --
the band just released Crystal Pyramid Rainbow Under the Stars at
the end of May. Nam Myo Ho Ren Ge Kyo is Acid Mothers Temple's third
album for Ace Fu and "twenty-something-th in general," according
to the label. The album is an hour-plus slow-burning take on the traditional
Daimoku Buddhist chant that gives it its title, utilizing diverse
instrumentation including glockenspiel, hurdy-gurdy, sarangi, and
tambura." (John Zeiss)
AceFu
CD
$14.75
Aliens
Astronomy for Dogs (ON SALE)
PS, US Highly anticipated debut from founding/former Beta Band members...
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Great title...conjuring up some pretty evocative
images, but The Sixties 101 would be a more accurate moniker for this
album, the first from a trio of ex-Beta Band members' new outfit,
the Aliens. Across the disc, the group offers up a primer in virtually
everything that made that decade so musically memorable, all wrapped
around 11 glittering pop songs... Sheer brilliance this, and without
even a hint of the self-indulgence that so defined the late '60s/early
'70s. And that's the real beauty of this set, for all its proggy,
psych-out elements, every note and each effect within are there for
good reason, even at its most seemingly jammy, free-form improvisational...
Beyond all the inspired arrangements, exceedingly clever echoes of
the past, flawless musicianship, and expert self-production, what
lingers are the band's magnificent melodies, be they lavish ballads
or revved-up rockers, classic pop from the past for today. Alien they
may be, but you'll be begging them to transport you away." (Jo-Ann
Greene)
Astralwerks
CD
$14.00
Amiina
Kurr
PS, US New album from Icelandic sirens, who've played on the albums
by Sugur Ros, Album Leaf and Efterklang. A tapestry of sound created
with beautiful voices, violin, viola and cello, along with an assortment
of malleted instruments, a glassophone, and various stringed instruments
picked up around the world.
Ever-011
CD
$15.25
Apparat
Walls
PS, US It describes a circle that pulls many elements together into
a protected, enclosed space where they jostle & roam free: strings
& mallet instruments; rock guitar & gravelly sawtooth synths;
stuttering digital percussion & muscular studio drumming. What
might be most striking about is the way it creates a kind of single,
sustained mood; this is an album for listening to all in one go, front
to back. This is one of those road-trip records, one of those coming-down
records, one of those bedding-down records.
Shitkatapult-084
CD
$16.25
Art Brut
It's a Bit Complicated
PS, US Much like the art movement of the same name, Art Brut are outsiderish,
rebellious, punk before punk, and deliciously libertine. Their second
full-length is poppier than the first (2004's "Brutlegs"),
and with tracks titled "Pump Up The Volume" and "I
Will Survive", expect it to be tongue-in-cheek and rancorously
funny.
Downtown
CD
$15.00
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Live at the Frankfurt Germany Jazz Festival with Don Pullen
PS, US Features all the core members and piano virtuoso DON PULLEN.
All UNRELEASED material from 1991.
AECO-008
CD
$11.25
Artanker Convoy
Cozy Endings (CD/DVD)
PS, US "Cozy Endings" captures the finest moments so far
of a two year experiment between the psychedelic rock group ARTANKER
CONVOY and the art collective MUX. This CD/DVD set offers the seeker
the rare opportunity to catch a glimpse of the aural and visual experience
that have only been available to live audiences in limited locations.
Artanker Convoy generates the sound: alien waves punctuated by sly
rhythms that accommodate a crowd whether it is dancing, watching the
visuals or relaxing. MUX brings to bear the combined visual acumen
of choreographers, lighting specialists and video artists to create
an ethereal landscape through which the band dissolves and dancers
flow through.
TheSocialRegistry-029
CD/DVD
$11.50
Arthur & Yu
In Camera
PS, US This Seattle duo made an album with soft, layered vocals that
float over textural acoustics, "In Camera" is an audible
effigy of a time past, and an album made for forgetting and remembering.
Drawing sonic inspiration from the Velvet Underground as well as the
studio experimentation of Lee Hazlewood, each track is a study in
expansion, centered loosely around chiming guitars and swirling melodies.
Grant Olsen's hazy croon is lifted by the smooth harmonies of Sonya
Westcott (formerly of Rogue Wave), and both reel in the influence
of Nancy Sinatra between the familiar crash of a tambourine and layers
of guitar. This debut is built upon nostalgia and exudes an undeniably
earnest warmth. PITCHFORK: "Arthur & Yu's hazy melange of
acoustic guitars, tambourine, and reverberating vocals manages to
bridge the great 1960s divide between psychedelicized California sunshine
and the speed-comedown New York detachment of mellower Velvet Underground."
HardlyArt
CD
$10.50
Barracudas
Through the Mysts Time
PS, US LIMITED TO 600 COPIES! 180 gram reissue!
Bomp!-2072
LP
$14.75
Begushkin
Nightly Things
PS, US BEGUSHKIN is the masterwork of Brooklyn swinging sultan, multi-instrumentalist
and masterful songwriter DAN SMITH & friends. Begushkin's debut
full length "Nightly Things" is an 8 track journey into
a creepy & disturbing surreal nightlife full of enemies, coarse
love, and violence delivered with both a manic desperation and deadpanned
absurdity that's augmented by Smith's intricate guitar picking &
a woman's mournful harmonies.
LocustMusic-089
CD
$11.50
Begushkin
Nightly Things
PS, US BEGUSHKIN is the masterwork of Brooklyn swinging sultan, multi-instrumentalist
and masterful songwriter DAN SMITH & friends. Begushkin's debut
full length "Nightly Things" is an 8 track journey into
a creepy & disturbing surreal nightlife full of enemies, coarse
love, and violence delivered with both a manic desperation and deadpanned
absurdity that's augmented by Smith's intricate guitar picking &
a woman's mournful harmonies.
LocustMusic-089
LP
$16.25
Ben & Bruno
100 Grim Reapers (LP/CD)
PS, US This amazing third record by Grand Rapids, MI shut-in folk/sensi
sounds group is beyond anything they've ever done before. Tons of
vocal loops & chorus style singing, and no drums anywhere on the
record. Weird, sad, wonderful. B&B is a group of songs based one
character named Ben. After losing his mother at a very young age,
Ben is abducted by a religious fanatic who has been living in the
apartment above the family. Ben, during his trip while fleeing from
the police, falls in love with the woman who has abducted him. The
story continues after the capture of his new love & he grows older.
The newest album focuses more on his life a long while after the abduction
& has to do with his wife & two daughters. The album centers
around those relationships & Ben's inability to shake this past
impression he aqcuired. Includes a 24" by 18" three color
hand screen printed poster as well as a CD copy of the album with
screen printed cover. LIMITED TO 300
Ypsilanti-035
LP/CD
$16.00
Black Keys
Chulahoma
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FatPossum-321
LP
$13.25
Blondie
Eat To The Beat [remastered] [CD+DVD]
PS, US Blondie's best album (OK, second best) and drummer Clem Burke's
finest hour. Remastered with a DVD featuring all the videos from all
the songs on the album. Those were the days!
Capitol
CD/DVD
$27.25
Blue Scholars
Bayani
PS, US They are the leaders of politically radical hip hop coming
out of the Northwest w/ soulful beats, poetic yet political rhymes
& a reputation for breathtaking live performances. They formed
in early '02 where emcee Geologic & DJ/producer Sabzi began to
experiment w/ a unique, new hip-hop sound that still echoed the classic
boom-bap of a bygone era.
Rawkus-012
CD
$15.50
Burial Chamber Trio
S-T
PS, US A devastating new collaborative project between OREN AMBARCHI,
GREG ANDERSON & ATTILA CSIHAR (MAYHEM). After a long, exhaustive
excavation of a historic sacrificial burial mound the corpses of 3
prime-evil cavemen were unearthed. This unholy alliance has been rumored
to be: subsonic, destructive & may induce vomitting, narcolepsy
or rigor mortis. LIMITED TO 2000. VINYL ONLY
SouthernLord-080
LP
$17.00
Burning Brides
Hang Love
PS, US Philly rockers' rocking new album.
ModernArt
CD
$15.25
Cave, Jodi
For Myria
PS, UK On his cd debut, UK sound artist Jodi Cave creates seven short
compositions united by themes of singularity and natural randomness.
Cave creates beautifully intimate collages, each touching on maybe
only 2 or 3 sounds, woven together by computer processing which has
been pushed into the background, utilized more as a compositional
aid than a sound source. With instruments such as harmonium, clarinet,
and guitar, through field recordings, stones, and scraps of metal,
Cave paints a most introspective music in blurred swatches of minimal
color... The tones are musical, delicate, punctured by the scraping
of close-mic'd found objects rattling across the stereo field. Cave's
choice of instrumentation helps him create pieces that exist as singular
objects, each ebbing and shuffling with accidental dynamics. There
is a very tactile and earthy feel to his work as he lets the sounds
take a natural course, influencing and sculpting them with his own
studio techniques. Who (or what) is "Myria"? It is not known,
but, Cave says... "It sounds yellow..." Featured on 12k's
Blueprints compilation (12k1039, 2006), Jodi Cave was brought up outside
of Sheffield playing the clarinet. His influences come from the art
world via work from the likes of Yves Klein, Ad Reinhardt, and Agnes
Martin. He strives to blend technology and and art in the most natural
of ways.
12K-1043
CD
$12.25
Clutch
Slow Hole To China
PS, US REPRESSED!! Essential LP collection of re-recorded unreleased
demos!
Emetic-009
LP
$13.25
CPC Gangbangs
Mutilation Nation
PS, US Montreal based druggie scuz punk weirdo haters have created
a sound that is both celebratory & consuming while also frequently
evil & full of the promise of self-destruction. Part Warsaw, part
13th Floor Elevators, part Flamin' Groovies, part Turkish psych &
all primal garage punk.
Swami-138
CD
$13.75
Diamond Jim
Big Bad Beautiful Dreams
PS, US New album from members of The Bedroom Trio. ALL MUSIC GUIIDE:
"As a songwriter [Jim] Greer is surprisingly comfortable at a
midpoint between lo-fi confessional singer/songwriterism and a more
atmospheric, keyboard-based brand of electronic dream pop, as if Elliott
Smith had lived to collaborate with Stereolab. One might not expect
such seemingly divergent styles to work so well together, but Big
Bad Beautiful Dreams has a surprisingly elegant shape to it as a whole,
and the electronic and acoustic aspects of the arrangements mesh perfectly.
With its Big Star-like harmonies by Herman Jolly (like Greer, one-third
of a loosely affiliated collective called the Bedroom Trio), "Broke
a Lover" is a brief but gorgeous evocation of vintage '70s power
pop, while the trio of quirky instrumentals (one of which, "Wash
It Out," is a live quasi-funk workout) provide pleasing textural
contrasts between stark piano ballads like "Save Me" and
more elaborate and electronic tunes like the hazy, downtempo "Under
a Half Moon." Throughout, it's Greer's personal lyrics and direct
vocal style that hold the album together." (Stewart Mason)
MadChatter
CD
$14.25
Drake, Nick
Family Tree (DELAYED)
PS, US Collects 28 UNRELEASED lo-fi tracks from his estate originally
recorded on 2-track prior to the release of his debut, "Five
Leaves Left."
Tsunami
CD
$16.50
Earthless
Rythms From a Cosmic Sky
PS, US The brainchild of Mario Rubalcaba, a prolific drummer who has
worn the alias of Ruby Mars during his stint w/ ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT,
went on to bang away for the HOT SNAKES & previously was in the
BLACK HEART PROCESSION. Their sound is so far-reaching they're already
being asked to play w/ Mastodon, Big Business, The Fucking Champs,
Nebula & High on Fire. This release includes deluxe gatefold LP
jacket & deluxe LP-style Gatefold CD jacket. Recorded By Tim Green.
(Melvins, Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance) VINYL!!!
TeePee-076
LP
$16.75
Earthless
Rythms From a Cosmic Sky
PS, US The brainchild of Mario Rubalcaba, a prolific drummer who has
worn the alias of Ruby Mars during his stint w/ ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT,
went on to bang for the HOT SNAKES & previously was in the BLACK
HEART PROCESSION. Their sound is so far-reaching they're already being
asked to play w/ Mastodon, Big Business, The Fucking Champs, Nebula
& High on Fire. This release includes deluxe gatefold LP jacket
& deluxe LP-style Gatefold CD jacket. Recorded By Tim Green. (Melvins,
Comets on Fire, Six Organs of Admittance).
TeePee-076
CD
$16.00
Exploding Hearts
Guitar Romantic
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
GreenNoise-002
LP
$11.00
Final Warning
PDX
PS, US This is the entire recorded outupt/discography of a short-lived
yet legendary metallic punk band. They blitzed onto the punk/hardcore
scene in '84 & unleashed a a track on the infamous Portland Hardcore
comp: "Drinking Is Great", destroyed many at live shows
& then disintegrated into oblivion in late '85. This special cd
combines the 2 above mentioned recordings + a sound board recording
of the band opening up for Mercyful Fate from '85. LIMITED TO 1000
SouthernLord-73.5
CD
$14.00
Forster, Robert & McLennan, Grant
Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990-1997
PS, US Collection of Go-Between's songwriters' best solo stuff.
Beggars
CD
$15.00
Frank Black
The Best of Frank Black 1993-2003
PS, US
CookingVinyl
DCD
$19.25
Fridge
Happiness
PS, US Before FOUR TET was remixing RADIOHEAD and COLDPLAY and before
ADEM was performing with DAVID BYRNE and FAIRPORT CONVENTION, they
were breaking new ground as FRIDGE, a trio formed in 1996 with fellow
schoolmate Sam Jeffers. After three critcally-acclaimed albums, the
group took an inadvertent hiatus when its members' various solo projects
took off. Six years later, the group are back with "The Sun",
their most celebrated album yet. To celebrate their triumphant return,
we are releasing their astonishing 2001 album, "Happiness",
ON DELUXE LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE VINYL. STRICTLY LIMITED TO 2,000
COPIES, AND PRESSED ON 100% VIRGIN BLACK VINYL, this is the first
time "Happiness" has been available on vinyl anywhere in
the world in over five years.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-043
DLP
$14.25
Fridge
The Sun
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-117
DLP
$14.25
Fridge
The Sun
PS, US It may have been a while since FRIDGE'S last record (2001's
"Happiness"), but contrary to what some may think the band
never went away, never went on sabbatical and certainly never broke
up - they just stretched a little at the edges, and ended up with
a bigger, wider sound than ever for their new record, "The Sun."
The pure and simple fun of playing music with friends that you can
hear in a garage pours off the record. It's the impulse behind everything
the band does. But the "The Sun" is still orchestrated with
all the musical intelligence to be heard on the ADEM and FOUR TET
records. Process is key, with the studio itself being integrated as
one of the instruments Fridge 'play'. But really it's Fridge's harmonies
that hold "The Sun" together, joining up the dots between
their disparate interests and influences. It's not a part of the band's
sound that gets recognized enough, but there are plenty of tunes here
that will get stuck in your head for weeks.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-117
CD
$11.50
Giant Robot
#48
PS, US Original Syndrome (unseen forces from Thailand), Unknown Pleasures
(praise Jia), Enter the DragonForce (guitar hero 2), Cornelius, 100
punks (visionary street wear) & tons more about Asian pop culture
& beyond!
ZINE
$4.75
Glaze, Brian
Rainsplitter
PS, US Between the deep, rich & dark songwriting & the masterful
Ashley arrangements, this widens Glaze's (BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE)
scope & puts him prominently in within the New Weird America folk
psych scene. Fresh from the Greg Ashley Medicine Fuck Dream Hootenanny,
he's ready to open hearts as he splits the rain from the sky.
Birdman-099
CD
$15.00
Griptite, Binky
Mellomatic Mood b/w Pt 2
PS, US Hot on the heels of his festive Christmas single, DAP KINGS'
guitarist/emcee comes into his own on this 2 part jaunt into the world
of live-wire funk. W/ only a smattering of part 2 breakdowns &
a handful of 2-bar turnarounds,Binky chooses lightning paced grooves
to contrast his laid back lyrical approach.
Daptone-1033
45
$5.50
Hassara
Backyard I-III
PS, US released june, 2007. the "backyard" series was originally
issued by wooden wand hassara in 2005 and 2006 as three micro edition
CDRs. seeing as each of these discs came from editions of 100 or fewer
copies, three lobed became concerned. that meant that there were a
lots of folks out there who had not been exposed to hassara's own
blend of droney instrumental electric guitar blues. boogie rock? sure,
there's some of that in there. an out and out effects pedal blowout?
why not! spin this disc, grab a cold one and let the good times flow.
Backyard I-III collects eight of the nine tracks from the original
CDRs (only "kismet ass" from "backyard I" is not
present on this reissue). to make matters even more interesting, this
collection features some new and stunning artwork from robert beatty
(hair police). from a one-time pressing of 500 copies.
TLR-030
CD
$11.50
Hentchmen, The w/ Jack White
Hentch Forth Five
PS, US Longtime Detroit garage-rockers The Hentchmen get some extra-timely
re-issue treatment for some older singles and whatnot. Several tracks
feature a bleach-blond guitarist named JACK WHITE back in the pre-superstardom
days. First time on CD for the 'Hentch-Forth album', plus all four
7? tracks and an alternate take on "Psycho Daisies", all
remixed and remastered.
Italy
CD
$15.25
Hinson, Micah P
Presents A Dream Of Her
PS, SPAIN Of all the numerous comparisons his body of work has received,
we have to recognize that those that choose Leonard Cohen (one of
his idols, besides John Denver) are very right. His new EP "A
Dream of Her" puts him closer to the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter.
It occurs from different perspectives. One is the mystic effect of
his songs. Micah has reinforced that effect with a little stylistic
change.
HoustonParty-145
CD5
$9.00
Jansch, Bert
Dazzling Stranger
PS, US The guitarist's guitarist & the songwriter's songwriter-
he has influenced artists as diverse as Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon,
Jimmy Page, & Neil Young. Born in Edinburgh in 1943, he became
a pioneering figure during Britain's 60s folk revival. In '67, he
formed the folk-jazz fusion band Pentangle w/John Renborn; they enjoyed
international success until 73, when Jansch returned to a solo career.
This is the story of a true original of British music. 416 pgs.
BloomsburyUK-7255
BOOK
$14.00
Jennifer Gentle
The Midnight Room
PS, US Two years after the release of their critically acclaimed Sub
Pop debut "Valende", the Italian psychedelic avant-pop explorers
are back. Though the band is five members strong when they play live,
it is now solely the project of founder and songwriter Marco Fasolo.
This new record pulses with a nocturnal, feverish, hallucinatory emotional
atmosphere, making for a truly unique aural experience. Two guitars,
bass, and drums are enriched by swirling keyboard touches, creating
an album that feels like music from some forgotten amusement park
at midnight. Evoking bizarre, otherworldly images of gas-lit street
corners, abandoned theaters, labyrinthine corridors, "The Midnight
Room" marries the intensity of primitive rock 'n' roll with a
renewed taste for a certain kind of typically Italian melody, albeit
deconstructed, shattered, and broken into tiny little bits.
Subpop
CD
$12.50
Justice
Waters of Nazareth
PS, US This twenty-something boy duo from Paris finds a way every
time of making audiences dance frantically, with a discreet tear in
the eye (because of the keyboard's chords) while raising their fists
(well, because of everything else). This record contains the groundbreaking
title song, the harmonically ambitious yet extremely catchy "Let
There Be Light", and the up-tempo Dancing Vampire-like "Carpates".
The EP is already a fave, played by Laurent Garnier, Trevor Jackson,
Tiefschwarz, James Holden, Andrew Weatherhall, Optimo, Benny Benassi,
and such.
Vice
CD5
$4.75
La Otracina
Tonal Eclipse of the One
PS, US Formed in Brooklyn, NY, in the summer of '03 by drummer Adam
Kriney & guitarist Joshua Anzano (now of Titan) to penetrate the
deepest & most surreal realms of psychedelia, prog, & krautrock,
w/ an emphasis on exploration. Taking heavy nods from psychedelic
forefathers their music is also rooted in a deep understanding &
appreciation of free-jazz/improvisation & the wizardry of minimalism
- not to mention the extreme sounds of the Japanese underground.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25
Lewis & Clark
Blasts of Holy Birth
PS, US Nylon-string guitar, harp, keyboard, horns, string and drums.
Heartfelt and atmospheric, a heavy duty beauty. For fans of Devandra
Banheart, Neko Case, Mojave 3, Nick Drake.
LaSocieteExpedion-006
CD
$11.25
Lightning Dust
Lightning Dust
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-112
LP
$10.25
Lightning Dust
Lightning Dust
PS, US AMBER WEBBER and JOSHUA WELLS have been playing together for
many years as part of BLACK MOUNTAIN. They've toured the world and
have played impenetrable space-rock to the unlikeliest of audiences.
With an abundance of creative energy to spare, the two decided to
start a separate project together, that they named LIGHTNING DUST.
Committing themselves to a more simplistic approach with Lightning
Dust, Webber and Wells also decided to escape the comforts of their
familiar instruments and writing styles. On their self-titled debut,
minimal and spacious arrangements and a moody, theatrical vocal-style
aptly expose the demons, creating songs that creep into your bones
with a haunting chill. The album was recorded in a dank cave and a
bright blue house, perhaps an unconscious yet obsessive protest of
the sunny beach and beer world that surrounded them on the outside.
But despite this unattractive external world, and while completing
the album in small fits of insanity, the two were compelled to retreat
to the coastal summer air from time to time, when they could take
no more of the shadowy frame that they had decided to enclose themselves
in. Many of the songs on this self-titled debut began years ago as
melodies, which persistently floated around in Webber's head. And,
conveniently, Wells was at a loss for words to accompany the piano
songs that wouldn't leave him alone. Their creation Lightning Dust
matched these lingering ghosts with each other, creating a special,
lasting work that perfectly brings together the shadows with the sunshine.
Jagjaguwar-112
CD
$11.50
Lovetones
Axiom
PS, US Think Bowie, Lennon, etc. AMG: "The Lovetones' third album
is less explicit in its '60s/'70s reference points than its predecessor,
Meditations...dusted with late-'60s/early-'70s quirks in the production
and the arrangements, particularly with Mellotron sounds, mildly distorted
vocals and instruments, and organs that seem as if they might have
been airlifted in from a different era..." (Richie Unterberger)
Teepee
CD
$15.25
Magistral
S-T
PS, US A collaboration w/ STEPHEN O'MALLEY of SUNN0))) & Z'EV!
SouthernLord-071
CD
$14.00
Maps
We Can Create (ON SALE)
PS, US Fans of Moonbabies will find lots to love here... it was in
a drowsy little village somewhere in the outer reaches of a nondescript
UK midlands satellite town that Maps came to exist. Floating through
these most uninspiring of surroundings, Maps motherbrain James Chapman
came upon a sound that was at once monumental and intimate; glorious
and uplifting yet strangely melancholic. His debut album We Can Create
- recorded in his tiny bedroom, then co-produced in an Icelandic moonbase
with Valgeir Sigurdsson (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Björk) and mixed
by Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, Hope of the States) - is a work of
heart-stopping extremes. Its eleven tracks run the full length of
the transmission spectrum, from euphoric space-rock to folksy, downtempo
whisperings and clattering, thudding noise-pop. "It will find
you," he sings optimistically on the song of the same name. If
you're reading this, it already has. INDIE LONDON: "Created by
"bedroom genius" James Chapman, the album is an other-worldly
gem that's by turns laidback and bewitching, yet commercial enough
to appeal to mainstream pop culture. The most amazing thing about
it, however, is the epic scope of its sound, which assumes an other-worldly
quality more befitting the likes of Sigur Ros and ambient Moby despite
having been recorded without a single computer... The result is nothing
short of essential. It's a hugely ambitious, widescreen epic that
recalls everything from the far away electronics of Basic Channel
and Carl Craig, through the skewed songwriting of Postal Service,
Flaming Lips and Grandaddy to the euphoric sound-scapes of Sigur Ros
and My Bloody Valentine."
Mute
CD
$14.00
Marhaug/Asheim
Grand Mutation
PS, US Oslo Cathedral (which contains Asheim's favorite instrument)
closed down for a few years of renovation work. One day of soundcheck
& musical work & one night of recording produced an improvised
flow of one hr, afterwards structured into 5 tracks. The recording
was made in a live setup on the organ loft. Sound engineer Thomas
Hukkelberg used 2 custom-built condenser mics for the organ, 2 Shure
KSM 44 for the electronics & 2 Neumann U87 by the altar for the
ambience. The recordings were made at night to avoid unwanted ambient
city sounds. Lasse Marhaug (electronics), Nils Henrik Asheim (organ).
Touch-030
CD
$15.50
Maserati
Inventions for the New Season
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-120
DLP
$14.25
Maserati
Inventions for the New Season
PS, US Much has changed in the four years since MASERATI'S last release.
In that time, the band's sound has evolved so significantly that only
shades of the reverb and delay-drenched guitars resemble their previous
output. The rhythm section has been overhauled, with GERHARDT FUCHS
(!!!, TURING MACHINE, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, THE JUAN MACLEAN) replacing
Phil Horan on drums. The result is "Inventions For The New Season,"
a bloodshot, 3AM soundtrack to a Michael Mann movie that hasn't happened
yet; a sweaty, delirious mix of mid-to-late 70s Pink Floyd, German
psych-rock, Krautrock, and mid-80s action film scores. Produced by
longtime friend ANDY BAKER in his Athens, GA home studio, Inventions
drags the glory years of psychedelic arena rock kicking and screaming
into the 21st Century, with the pomposity (and vocals) carefully removed.
The mix is pushed firmly in the red, giving the songs a white-knuckled
energy that - coupled with the ethereal guitar theatrics - puts one
foot on the dance floor and the other on the ocean floor.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-120
CD
$11.50
Memphis
A Little Place in the Wilderness
PS, US Stars frontman Torquil Campbell and collaborator Chris Dumont
get all dreamy and strum acoustic guitars on their new album. PITCHFORK:
"Memphis turn in A-list, proper chamber-pop, like the jazzy woodwind
tribute to mutual binge drinking "Incredibly Drunk on Whiskey"
or the glazed jangle of "I'll Do Whatever You Want", which
accurately traps the sound of decadent 80s soft pop with its icy,
artificial harmonies. Meanwhile, "In the Cinema Alone" will
make a Memphis fan out of your Death Cab-loving little sister..."
Arts&Crafts
CD
$15.25
Midgett, Tim
It Goes Like This
PS, US BACK IN STOCK!!! Tim's mail order only EP from Nov 2002. 6
largely acoustic songs from SILKWORM member display a different side
of his songwriting prowess. VERY LIMITED!
ThreeLobed-009
CD5
$9.25
Minus Story
My Ion Truss
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Jagjaguwar-105
LP
$10.25
Minus Story
My Ion Truss
PS, US In the distance the land kisses the sky. If you squint just
right you can see MINUS STORY in flux there, somewhere between earthbound
and ethereal, making sunspots on the horizon line with their noisy
& melodic headphone pop. Reared together in America's Midwestern
cradle, Minus Story speak their own codified musical language as only
childhood friends can share. Tirelessly artistic yet unpretentious,
they are unafraid of abject noise, folk, soul, or straight-up pop
rock. "My Ion Truss" is Minus Story's Studio Album. It was
recorded at ELECTRICAL AUDIO in Chicago with JOHN CONGLETON (EXPLOSIONS
IN THE SKY, THE POLYPHONIC SPREE). Having a producer behind the controls
for the first time allowed them to work more collectively as a band,
giving them the freedom to record the primary tracks completely live.
It is the closest thing to Minus Story's cathartic live show that
they've put to tape to date. The result is an epic & anthemic
cross between PEARL JAM, QUEEN, BRIAN ENO, and ROXY MUSIC.
Jagjaguwar-105
CD
$11.50
Misha
Teardrop Sweetheart
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab-102
LP
$12.25
Misha
Teardrop Sweetheart
PS, GERMANY MISHA are ASHLEY YAO and JOHN CHAO. The two have crossed
paths since their childhood days in Taipei, but each time, circumstances
caused them to move, wandering the world (here in Hong Kong, there
in Paris) until they met again after college in New York. Two years
after their debut on the highly respected Alphabet-Singles-Series
on TOMLAB, the Asian/American duo now presents their first longplayer
"Teardrop Sweetheart": a cycle of happy/sad love songs with
a new take on an old pleasure: the classic pop album. Walking the
line between traditional songwriting and modern music making, settings
of grandeur and intimate doubts, Ash and John make little big things,
imagining a dimestore Joseph Cornell, Buster Keaton with holes in
his shoes.
Tomlab-102
CD
$12.25
Moebius
Blue Moon: Original Motion Picture Sound Track
PS, JAPAN This album was made for the Movie Blue Moon (1986). The
original LP was released on SKY RECORDS in 1986. Reissue with elaborate
miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. Digital remaster version,
limited 1,000 copies!
CaptainTrip-589
CD
$17.00
Moebius
Tonspuren
PS, JAPAN The first solo album of Moebius (ex. KLUSTER, CLUSTER, HARMONIA).
The original LP was released on SKY RECORDS in 1983. Reissue with
elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP. Digital remaster
version, limited 1,000 copies!
CaptainTrip-578
CD
$17.00
Moebius & Renziehausen
Ersatz II
PS, JAPAN The second release of Dieter Moebius and Karl Renziehausen.
The tracks were recorded in 1991-92 and released on Nova Era in 1992.
Reissue with special miniature paper sleeve. Digital remaster version,
limited 1,000 copies!
CaptainTrip-581
CD
$17.00
Moebius & Renziehausen
Ersatz
PS, JAPAN The first release of Dieter Moebius and Karl Renziehausen,
a painter. The original LP was released on Pinpoint Records in 1990.
Reissue with elaborate miniature paper sleeve of the original LP.
Digital remaster version, limited 1,000 copies!
CaptainTrip-580
CD
$17.00
Mooney Suzuki, The
Have Mercy
PS, US
Elixia
CD
$15.25
MR76IX
3 (Minority of 1)
PS, US Infamous for his totally insane live performances, this sees
him dabbling w/ dark & thunderingly manic rave tracks as well
as dipping into some clattering weirdo melodics here & there,
all squashed into a free-flowing collection of tunes that will leave
you mesmerized & all gooey-like. Brace yourself for 18 tracks
of relentless rhythm & melody abuse.
Skam-021
CD
$15.50
Muggabears, The
Night Choreography
PS, US 7-song ep showcasing sounds from broken noise-surf to campfire-seance
drone.
The Muggabears are Travis Johnson, Emily Ambruso and Kevin Murphy,
three friends in Brooklyn who play a structurally-mutilated brand
of noise-pop featuring blissful interplay, sonic experimentation and
song destruction.
Muggabears-001
CD5
$9.50
Mystery Palace
Flags Forward
PS, US Lately, the whole operation has proceeded so smoothly onstage
& in the studio (where the band has proceeded well beyond improvisation,
recording elegantly structured songs, complete w/ vocals) that you
can't help but wonder if the keyboards, having grown minds of their
own, are merely doing their best to keep the fellas alert. God knows,
they are. "...In the context of Bent, the use of drums &
bass (it's) a raw indie rock trio who employed modified keyboards,
was positively radical."- Jesse Jarnow, AP
Zod-033
CD
$10.00
No Depression
#70
PS, US PORTER WAGONER on cover. Features on Loudon Wainwright III,
Nick Lowe, King Wilkie, Mandy Moore & tons more!
ZINE
$4.25
Ocean
Here Where Nothing Grows
PS, US Timely reissue of Ocean's debut on vinyl. Over the last few
of years Ocean has established themselves as an unparalleled current
in the east coast metal scene. This is a slow ancient doom harnessing
the deep low end drone of Sunn 0))), Burzum's screams, the crushing
heaviness of Buried At Sea, and even the art rock of Mogwai. However,
these obvious audio touchstones couldn't possibly prepare you for
Here Where Nothing Grows, an album that can only happen in one place,
by one group in a coastal Maine city nestled against the crashing
waves of the cold Atlantic sea. Recommended if you like Neurosis,
Burzum, Buried At Sea, Sunn 0))), Earth, Electric Wizard, downers,
absynth, molasses, sloths, etc.
Invada-027
DLP
$27.00
Orb, The
Orbsessions Volume Two
PS, UK Following the success and critical acclaim of our previous
excursion into the spherical archives, Malicious Damage is proud to
unleash this glorious second volume of unreleased Orb treasures. Few
artists have created such visionary and influential electronic music
as Alex Paterson and his various incarnations of The Orb. The Orb's
blissed-out music helped define the emerging ambient-techno/house
genres blending natural sounds, spoken-word, heavy dub bass lines
and constantly shifting beats with a wry sense of humor, rolling rhythms
and exhilarating samples to revolutionize UK dance clubs, 90s rave
culture and influence a whole generation of artists now plying their
trade in the 21st century. This second collection features collaborations
with legendary German composer Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Thomas Fehlmann,
Andy Hughes, Vincent "vin100" Crane and Alex's long-standing
friend and musical accomplice Youth. It will be available on a beautifully
packaged cd and double coloured vinyl in a gatefold sleeve CD. Tracklisting:
D.A.D.O.E.S?, ralph's cupboard, 2026, shem, shem version, it's a small
world, the giant bolster, ba'albeck, jam on your honey, kidnap, angel
4 matrix Vinyl Tracklisting side one D.A.D.O.E.S? 9:07, ralph's cupboard
7:11 side two 2026 11:46, shem: 4:29, shem version 4:33 side three
it's a small world 13:12, the giant bolster 3:41, angel 4 matrix 3:35
side four ba'albeck 7:26, jam on your honey 6:32, kidnap 4:26
MaliciousDamage-624
CD
$17.00
Orb, The
Orbsessions Volume Two
PS, UK VINYL VERSION!!!
MaliciousDamage-625
DLP
$27.00
Pearlene
For Western Violence & Brief Sensuality
PS, US This is the band's most cohesive & powerful effort to date.
While the energy & soul is still turned up to 11, this tightens
their focus w/ a fascinatingly multi-dimensional sound that is Southern
Psychedelic powerhouse.
High&Dangerous-001
CD
$10.00
Polyphonic Spree
Fragile Army
PS, US New album from Oklahoma's cult-like psychedelicommune.
TVT
CD
$16.25
Prairie Dog Flesh
Take The Green Over The Red
PS, US BACK IN STOCK!!! Debut release from Bardo Pond side-project.
10 trx/55 mins. Limited to 1,000 copies.
ThreeLobed-003
CD
$11.00
Psychic TV
Hell is Invisible Heaven Is Here
PS, US The 1st recording by counter cultural provocateur Genesis P-Orridge
& the reactivated PTV3. Special guests: the YEAH YEAH YEAHS' Nick
Zinner contributes his distinctive guitar playing, the BUTTHOLE SURFERS'
Gibby Haynes adds vocals & renowned author DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF, the
original keyboardist for PTV3, plays on "Lies And Then."
The album centers around a chronological journey through death to
resurrection of the physical body & through confusion via revelation
to spiritual epiphany.
SweetNothing-049
CD
$13.50
Redfern, David
Unclosed Eye
PS, US Chronicling five decades of music, this stunning album features
425 photos of the greats of jazz, rock, soul & blues. Redfern
has taken some of the most memorable & definitive shots in music
history, as witnessed on magazine covers, books, posters, record sleeves,
even US postage stamps. 192 pg Hardcover.
Reynolds&Hearn
BOOK
$38.00
Rudd, Xavier
White Moth
PS, US
Anti
CD
$17.25
Scissors For Lefty
Underhanded Romance
PS, US A rock 'n' roll party machine that runs on gasoline, cheap
liquor & BFF power. The groups' influences range from classical
piano & the Beatles to Radiohead & Ace Frehley. On Underhanded
Romance, the act wanted something more representative of their lighthearted
& fun performances. They'll be on the road for all of 2007. For
fans of the Killers
EenieMeenie-027
CD
$11.75
Sian Alice Group
"Nightsong (Part A)" / "Nightsong (Part B)"
PS, US At the heart of London-based SIAN ALICE GROUP are multi-instrumentalists
RUPERT CLERVAUX, BEN CROOK and vocalist SIAN AHERN. Rupert and Ben
two old friends who have been active in the music scene for the better
part of a decade. Rupert is an engineer and producer, presently working
with Spring Heel Jack and Treader Records, and has recently toured
as a drummer with Women & Children. Ben Crook is an accomplished
music video director who has for some time been working on a series
of home recordings under the name 40,000 Ghosts (his debut 7-inch
was just released on Of The Manor, Of The Manor). After contemplating
working with each other on their own music for several years, the
duo finally got together last fall to work with vocalist Sian Ahern.
Out of this initial collaboration was born Sian Alice Group, a band
that combine pop melodies, improvisation and Sian's ethereal voice.
In order to flesh out their sound for their debut live show in Copenhagen
they enlisted three more members: Andy Ingle (guitars), Sasha Vine
(violin/piano/vocals) and Douglas Hart (electric bass). In April 2007
the band played their second ever show, hand-picked to open for Spiritualized
in London.
TheSocialRegistry-043
45
$5.50
Sir Richard Bishop
While My Guitar Violently Bleeds
PS, US This is an essential document by one of America's most original
and inventive unaccompanied guitarists working today. "While
My Guitar Violently Bleeds" is a splendid three piece gem in
which the good sir branches out & nods to points west, east &
otherworldly with the classic spaghetti western tinged spidery fretwork
of Zurvan, to the fushitsusha style psych decay & feedback drench
of Smashana to the brilliant 25+ minute raga epic Mahavidya.
LocustMusic-090
CD
$11.50
Sir Richard Bishop
While My Guitar Violently Bleeds
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LocustMusic-090
LP
$16.25
Starkey
Dementia
PS, US 1 Sided 12". A 12" from Philly's king of Gutter-Grimey
beatz, Starkey. "Dementia" is a six minute chunk of hotness,
with a bassline that sounds like a cello filled with bees that's been
plugged into a rat pedal, and drums that are mean to the marrow. Starkey
will probably be best remembered for the mainframe mutiny known as
"Local Headines" on Werk Discs, or perhaps his remix of
Drop the Lime on Ruff/Peaceoff, both of which made for a stand out
ought-six. Starkey also co-runs the label Slit Jockey with compadres
Dev79 and El Carnicero, which in addition to Starkey productions has
featured vocal/production collabs with Mathhead, Kano, Ghetto, and
a bunch of others. Each record is had stamped, and contained in a
craft sleeve Ala 70's Reggae sound system dub plates. The record is
also limited to 400 copies, so we think it will be a rare bird quite
soon.
Lodubs-1207001
12
$8.25
Sunny Day In Glasgow
Scribble Mural Comic Journal
PS, US Using mandolins, banjos, noise, samplers & all of the normal
band instruments, Philadelphia's ASDIG adds lush female vocals &
dance-y rhythms to make dreamy pop music. Distorted guitars alongside
Robin & Lauren's vocals trading off phrase for phrase glisten
for thirteen storied track. It succeeds in marrying ASDIG's love of
indie rock & languid atmosphere, recalling the best aspects of
Slowdive's Souvlaki & early Aphex Twin. " (9 out of 10) Captivating.
Stunning. A Sunny Day in Glasgow has singlehandedly returned the shoegazer
genre to its former glory. One of the best releases of 2006!"
- Under the Radar.
Notenuf-006
CD
$11.75
Telepathe
Sinister Militia
PS, US TELEPATHE is a fluid band that ebbs and flows through genres
of music all the while creating their own brand of dancey mysteriousness.
Led by BUSY GANGES and MELISSA LAVAUDAIS the group takes their eerie
textural music and interweaves this with a rhythmic pattern that pulls
you into their sound tapestry. The "Sinister Militia" 12"
brings the listener into their creation. Tyler of !!! remixed "Sinister
Militia" and accentuates all of the elements that make Telepathe
the unique band they are. The eeriness and the beats are present in
a more raucous splashy display.
TheSocialRegistry-028
12
$7.50
Text Adventure
I Believe in Lassies
PS, SPAIN Once upon a time, computer games didn't rely on graphics
to suck you in. The first "Text Adventure" A game which
relied on your imagination to unfold it's magic, has formed the inspiration
for our favorite release of the year so far. The second album by David
Roy and Stephen Scott, I BELIEVE IN LASSIES is homage to lo-fi brilliance
in a world gone pro-tools mad. You see, it's about addressing the
simple things. IBIL is a record about girls by boys too shy to talk
to them in person, and one that communicates in an aching swirl of
acoustic and digital lo-fi, the longing of not only meeting that spry-eyed
girlie, but actually being able to say hi. What must be a crippling
disability for David and Stephen, is a blessing for the rest of us,
as we get treated to 10 tracks bursting with the self-confidence that
can only come from living in hope. Crafted from acoustic guitar, Casio
keyboards, circuit bent speak and spell machines, and live drums recorded
to a "very, very old 8-track". The songs have a layered
aesthetic in the vein of Adem and Tunng. But this is more than an
exercise in nerdy bedroom electronica: "I have tried to move
away from that" asserts David. "The Golden Portion was very
much sequence-based, computer-recorded, programmed beats, tons more
keyboards and hardly any guitar. I felt it had been done to death
already, so i wanted to make a grander sounding folk record with loads
more guitars and more vocals too" Songs are as important to the
boys as textures, and the melodies come at you with such self-assurance
that you don't know whether to meet them with a bear hug or duck for
cover. With collaboration comes perspective, and Stephen's vocals
liberate David's soundscapes, adding a psychedelic edge in the vein
of My Bloody Valentine, but with a dose of skewed realism. Lines like
"I'll be the scarf around your neck" (If It Could Talk It
Wouldn't Say Anything) make you gaze up from your shoes and focus
instead on your breaking heart. This yearning wistfulness can be traced
through a number of influences; from James Taylor and Nick Drake,
through to Ariel M and Jim O Rourke. The record also pushes the line
between analogue and digital instruments just a little bit further.
Are the bleeps at the end of Pink Smoke, forged through Logic or a
circuit bent keyboard? Is that a harmonium or a sine wave on If It
Could Talk It Wouldn't Say Anything? Is that a fast flowing stream
or a microphone left on in a pocket. Really good records speak their
own language, and ask you to investigate them to understand. And so
it is with IBIL: complex textures and simple melodies conspiring to
make it at once disarming and compelling. It's music inspired by accidents,
by finding beauty in the unintentional, the 'wyrd' in the everyday.
David states his inspiration as "Whenever I hear something natural
that has gone wrong or has been digitally manipulated. Like an old
field recording of some birds or rain that has been distorted."
Text Adventure is perfect pop, with a post rock sensibility: Gorgeous
acoustic guitar lines hang hammocked in the mix between crackling
static like an electronic rainstorm. The tracks come on like a series
of commands strung together to create a whole gaming experience. Take
Boobook (For R) which opens with three minutes of bossa guitar worthy
of Eureka era Jim O Rourke before even a sniff of a lyric. Or Nothing
is Wrong (Nothing is wrong) whose Mice Parade-esque guitar line warps
into a digital portrait of the wintertime before bursting back again
into full summer.
Dearstereofan-004
CD
$13.50
Thermals
Pillar Of Salt
PS, US This 7" features the album version of "A Pillar of
Salt"as well as a B-side from The Body,The Blood,The Machine.
Subpop
45
$4.50
Tied & Tickled Trio
Aelita
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!
MorrMusic
LP
$16.75
Tied & Tickled Trio
Aelita
PS, GERMANY A melancholy journey, visiting former visions, futurism,
science & science fiction. A band that listens very carefully
to what their sounds do. A band that
permits them to be surprised by themselves.
MorrMusic
CD
$16.25
Tigersmilk
Android Love Cry
PS, US It gets nasty at times--feedback laden, meters in the red--even
psychedelic as TIGERSMILK pour it on thick, straight from some cosmic
mind's eye teat. "Android Love Cry" is the third album from
the voodoo concrète jazz crew of ROB MAZUREK (CHICAGO UNDERGROUND,
MANDARIN MOVIE, EXPLODING STAR ORCHESTRA) on cornet, laptop/synth
(and banjo), acoustic/electric bassist JASON ROEBKE (RAPID CROCHE,
FRED LONBERG-HOLM TRIO), and percussionist YLAN VAN DER SCHYFF (TALKING
PICTURES). It's a dynamically gorgeous and dissonant thirteen part
cycle that delves into obscure conditions of wilderness and transformation
backed by a pulsing and often volatile syncopation not far from Max
Neuhaus' electro-acoustics or even Cluster's space 'n' rhythm glow.
Even with engorged synthesizer and percussive fields Tigersmilk's
heart is the post-bop flare of Bill Dixon's late-60s orchestra and
the oceanic pull of minimalist cool. Tradition is deep in these abstractions--it's
the unshakable bond of these three travelers who've created an album
even a dark prince would love.
FamilyVineyard-045
CD
$11.50
Tomahawk
Anonymous
PS, US New album of "Native American Art Metal" from Mike
Patton, former Faith No More/Mr. Bungle vocalist/visionary. ALL MUSIC
GUIDE: "As a mad musical genius, Mike Patton continues his wild-eyed
adventures of conquering every genre possible with Anonymous...mixing
Tomahawk's unique blend of mathy-doom metal with Native American tribal
chants."
Ipecac
CD
$17.25
Vandervelde, David
Nothin' No
PS, US DAVID VANDERVELDE'S debut full-length "The Moonstation
House Band" (released on January 23, 2007) has been praised by
critics, hailed as a stunning debut and a "glamorous, ambitious
studio work" (CMJ). MOJO rejoiced in "the arrival of an
eccentric talent whose head is firmly inclined toward the past"
while NME claimed his work recalls "the best of T. REX, ELO or
early BEE GEES." Now, only six months after introducing David
Vandervelde to the world with his debut 45 "Jacket", SECRETLY
CANADIAN is presenting the album's lead-off track "Nothin' No"
as the second single from "The Moonstation House Band".
A paean to young lust and getting high, "Nothin' No" is
a modern rock classic that recalls the spirit of glam rock's most
earnest & timeless teen anthems. Written & recorded almost
three years ago when Vandervelde was 19 years old, it was put to tape
in just one night at JAY BENNETT'S PIEHOLDEN STUDIO in Chicago. Vandervelde
played all the instruments in an inspired frenzy that belied his age,
displaying the maturity and swagger of a man much longer in the tooth.
Also included on this extended CD single are an alternate version
of "Feet of a Liar" (recorded for Vandervelde's Daytrotter
session at the end of 2006), a visceral new song called "Cute
Pretender" and a beautiful Jimmy Page-esque instrumental called
"Dancing Sea Gulls Instrumental".
SecretlyCanadian-166
CD5
$7.50
Various
The Great Koonaklaster Speaks: A John Fahey Celebration
PS, US JOHN FAHEY'S death -- he is believed to have died in the explosion
of a house during the filming of Michelangelo Antonioni's "Zabriskie
Point" in 1969 -- is shrouded in confusion and camouflage. His
remains were never found, and the question remains: did Fahey purposely
stage his own death for his own occlusive purposes? Fahey's collusion
of folk, blues, ethnic and modern classical methods, which suggests
both the trickster and the shaman, has attracted a cult of musician
followers over the years, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
But his unsolved disappearance inspired another cult, which worships
Count Saint Germain, a Rosicrucian adept who is said to have never
died and has assumed various identities over the centuries. Disciples
of this sect, heard on this record, believe Fahey -- "The Great
Koonaklaster" -- to be the most recent incarnation of Saint Germain.
They view Fahey's music as a synthesis of Saint Germain's abilities
as a classical composer and skills as an alchemist, and have absorbed
his guitar style in order to pay homage to him. A variety of ritual
services are contained within, and there is much to be gleaned from
these Koonaklasterians' offerings; whether or not you choose to accept
this "Immortal Motherf#cker of the 20th century" as Saint
Germain is up to you.
TableOfTheElements-091
CD
$13.00
Various
Somethings #1
PS, US 3rd installment of this avant-garde/free-improv/difficult listening
series. Compilation of unreleased & new, challenging music assembled
by Ilya Monosov. Also feat. Chie Mukai, Sarah Peebles, Masayoshi Urabe,
Nick Castro, Preston Swirnoff, Andrew Deutsch/Joe McPhee & of
course Ilya Monosov himself. This collection stresses an ill-defined
region between composed music & improvisation, where both elements
come into play.
LastVisibleDog-003
CD
$11.75
Various
Untitled
PS, US Packaged in a 5X6 kraft paper box wrapped carefully in gorgeous
paper band w/ gold ink on red & custom liner notes. Feat. exclusive
tracks from JOHN WIESE, THURSTON MOORE, BURNING STAR CORE & more
from today's most exciting noise, drone & experimental artists!
PublicGuilt-007
3XCD
$15.50
Various
Bombay Connection
PS, US For this LP, 7 remix artists & one NYC funk band give their
spin on their favorite tracks from the Bombay Connection compilation
series. These reworkings provide a fresh take on '60s & '70s Bollywood,
from deep funk to hard driving dance.
Bombay-301
LP
$17.75
Various
Dusty Fingers Vol. 1
PS, US This is a beautiful series of the infamous compilation of break
beats & classic tracks from around the world. Beat diggers look
no further, producers get ready, here are your tracks all on one album
DustyFingers-001
LP
$10.00
Various
Dusty Fingers Vol. 4
PS, US This is a beautiful series of the infamous compilation of break
beats & classic tracks from around the world. Beat diggers look
no further, producers get ready, here are your tracks all on one album
DustyFingers-004
LP
$10.00
Various
Dusty Fingers Vol. 3
PS, US This is a beautiful series of the infamous compilation of break
beats & classic tracks from around the world. Beat diggers look
no further, producers get ready, here are your tracks all on one album
DustyFingers-003
LP
$10.00
Various
Dusty Fingers Vol. 2
PS, US This is a beautiful series of the infamous compilation of break
beats & classic tracks from around the world. Beat diggers look
no further, producers get ready, here are your tracks all on one album
DustyFingers-002
LP
$10.00
Videohippos
Unbeast the Leash
PS, US Teetering on the fringes of happycore, techno, and noise, the
Baltimore duo VIDEOHIPPOS have concocted heavy pop rounds on their
debut "Unbeast The Leash." Jubilant at points, dark at others,
Videohippos seem to have a sense of foreboding about the future. Some
could point to hints of Manchester, and possibly Providence, but the
end result is ultimately Baltimore City and the Videohippos home in
the phenomenon that is Wham City (PONYTAIL, ECSTATIC SUNSHINE, DAN
DEACON et al). As their name suggests Videohippos perform live with
both audio and video. Backed by a giant screen while performing, Videohippos
project personal and pop culture video collages in synch with the
music. Though captivating its hard to distract from the stick skills
of drummer KEVIN O'MEARE (drums, vocals, keys) and pop weavings of
guitarist JIM TRIPLETT (guitar, vocals, keys). Pummeling his 4-piece
kit with precision and power, O'meare draws drooling mouths agape,
as well as creating the centerpiece for the Videohippos ballads. With
beats in place Triplett works in waves of guitar melodies either via
6-string electric or a small toy guitar. Sampled beats and tones fit
snuggly between the two while both Hippos share vocal duties. Cloaked
in coats of neon, fluorescents, and bouts of joyous mania Videohippos
debut "Unbeast The Leash" at first glance would be a pop
album, but after a couple listens you realize there is so much more
going on here...they are trying to warn us.
Monitor-030
CD
$11.50
Von Spar
Von Spar
PS, GERMANY When VON SPAR made their critically acclaimed entrance
in the pop circuit in 2003 (e.g. cover story in Spex Magazine) they
were regarded as the German answer to the Post-Punk/No-Wave-renaissance.
But their debut was more a clever parody about eighties-style-hipster-bands.
In the meantime the former trio grew to a five-piece band, which now
(three years later and wiser) returns with an uncompromising album
that gets ahead of all expectations. It will surprise their audience
and critics and maybe leave them confused at first. Detached from
the usual style issues Von Spar have exorcized the Zeitgeist and overtaken
the discourse. There is no scheme. Anything goes.
Tomlab-099
CD
$12.25
Von Spar
Von Spar
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
Tomlab-099
LP
$12.25
Votolato, Rocky
The Brag & Cuss
PS, US New album moves from the minimal acoustic guitar and vocals
of makers to a fuller sound. Most of this record was played by a full
band, featuring James McAllister (Sufjan Stevens) on drums, Bill Herzog
(Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter) on bass, Casey Foubert (Pedro
the Lion) on electric guitar, banjo, mandolin and all percussion,
and Rick Steff (Cat Power, Hank Williams, Jr.) on Hammond b3, piano,
and accordion. The bare emotion that made 'Makers' great is still
present in spades, but this time Votolato has ventured further into
classic country territory. Votolato paints broad pictures with a simple
turn of phrase, and he pulls you into a world of reminiscences and
feelings that are truly timeless and eminently human. A profound sense
of freedom and release comes across in the new record, which in turn
is more hopeful, laid-back, and embraces life with a resigned optimism.
Barsuk
CD
$14.00
Wexler, Mike
Sun Wheel
PS, US Debut full length, crafted slowly over more than a year. Also
features Jordi Wheeler & Charles Burst of THE OCCASION & Brian
Tamborello of PSYCHIC ILLS. "The next big name on the neo-folk
scene is a deeply engaging singer-songwriter free of affections...w/
the most gorgeously sandy- textured voice we've heard in ages"
-Time Out NY
AmishRecords-027
CD
$14.25
White Stripes, The
Icky Thump, Part 1
PS, US
Warner/WEA
CD
$18.75
Working For a Nuclear Free City
Rocket
PS, US Encompassing loose, Beta Band-style grooves, neat Krautrock
touches & even a spoken word intro (Shangri-Las, eat your heart
out). W/ plaudits for the album across the board & a reputation
as an intense, heads-down live band, it seems they've begun to achieve
what they set out to do. Sampled acoustic guitar, spacey piano refrains
& far-away vocals all blend to create a completely new Mancunian
sound.
Melodic-046
CD5
$7.50
Working For a Nuclear Free City
Rocket
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Melodic-046
12
$7.50
Yarrows, The
Plum
PS, US Since 2002, THE YARROWS have been a quiet constant in the New
York and Philadelphia music scenes. The band formed in a once-abandoned
lodge in the middle of hundreds of acres of woods outside Lambertville,
New Jersey. There's more than just a hint of something beneath the
surface with this band and this record. One can feel that there's
more going on than they're ever going to tell you about. Why "The
Yarrows?" The band's just elusive about that. And why "Plum"?
"Hmm...So sweet, so cold." "Plum" will release
worldwide on EMPYREAN RECORDS. "The quiet life in sometimes loud
rooms has been good to us," says Pierce of the band. "It
allowed for a lot of mesmerizing experiments, wide-open songwriting,
and a real integration of the band and the songs and the music."
Now, the overwhelming response to pre-release tracks has the band
ready for something new. "We're really looking forward to people
hearing this record, and by some happy chance it seems like people
might just hear it the way we do."
EmpyreanRecords-023
CD
$11.50
Forthcoming
Releases
( r )
In Pink (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Fabrizio Modonese Palumbo took almost 2 years to churn out
"In Pink" due to the triple duty he pulls with bands Larsen
and XXL. In Pink is a pretty extreme one, swinging between joy and
fear, introspective moody songs and explosions of - desperately optimistic
- energy. Still it is more a diary than an exorcism, filled with songs
about death and transfiguration, including a version of an Irish traditional
theme (which also Johnny Cash interpreted on one of his American albums)
and Joy Division's classic Atmosphere (which Fabrizio lists among
the best songs ever written).
Important-157
CD
$12.25
Abe Vigoda
Animal Ghosts b/w All Day & Night (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, US Abe Vigoda drop a new slab of punky calypso ,tropical distorted
dance punk, no wave hardcore intensity. Animal Ghosts is so irresistibly
awesome that you will be bobbing your head & moving in that Bat
Chain Puller, Sonic Youth way that only the 'Goda can.The B side isn't
a throwaway on any scale, it is equally charged with new sounds that
scape your face.
PostPresentMedium-012
45
$5.00
Adams, Ryan
Easy Tiger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US
LostHighway
CD
$15.75
AMP
All of Yesterday Tomorrow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD) 3XCD
PS, UK 'All of Yesterday Tomorrow' is a collection of singles, non-album
and compilation tracks, and unreleased material by Amp, the experimental
music and sound collective. In its fifteen-year history, Amp - the
"trans_European esoterrorists" - has become a towering antiestablishment
in contemporary and experimental music. Comprised of the core duo
of Richard Amp and singer Karine Charff, Amp has released music on
a raft of renowned international record labels, including the seminal
Kranky, Wurlitzer Jukebox, Darla Records and Space Age Recordings.
The Amp collective operatives have been drawn from an equally enviable
list of bands - from the legendary Third Eye Foundation, Flying Saucer
Attack, Spiritualized and Julian Cope, to the distinguished Laika,
Movietone, Gallon Drunk and Prolapse. 'All of Yesterday Tomorrow'
compiles 38 tracks spanning over a decade of Amp's oeuvre - including
12 unreleased songs, versions and outtakes, the 10 tracks from the
out of print 1998 singles album, 'Passé • Présent',
and 16 more non_album, vinyl_only and compilation tracks.
Rroopp
3XCD
$24.50
Anderson, Laurie
Big Science [remastered, enhanced] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
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
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
Astral Social Club
Neon Pibroch (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Neon Pibroch is a brand new full length cd from the Astral
Social Club. Also available at the same time is a limited edition
Astral Social Club LP on Important titled Super Grease. Neon Pibroch
is dedicated to the memory of Textile Records founder Benoit Sonnette.
Astral Social Club is the current project of Neil Campbell, formerly
of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Sunroof!, A Band and many more. Campbell
has been active since the early 80s, and The Wire magazine has said
that, along with his friends Richard Youngs and Matthew Bower, he
"provided the map co-ordinates for much of what passed for a
post-punk UK underground during most of the 80s and 90s". Campbell's
approach as Astral Social Club could be seen as both a continuation
and a refutal of his work with Vibracathedral Orchestra - a continuation
in that it continues the quest into the unknown stellar regions of
improvised drone-based music, and a refutal in its espousal of most
of the elemental organic rock modes that made that band so special.
The focus here is more on alien electronics and overloaded loop disorientation,
sometimes even working with sounds more readily associated with the
far end of dance music to produce a truly vast 21st century psychedelic
sound. Late last year, VHF Records released a compilation/mix CD drawn
from the earlier string of self-released CDRs which showcased the
diverse methods employed in Astral Social Club recordings.
Important-155
CD
$12.25
Astral Social Club
Super Grease (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Super Grease is a limited edition of 500 vinyl only release
from Vibracathedral Orchestra/Sunrrof!/A Band member Neil Campbell.
This is a companion release to Astral Social Club's Neon Pibroch cd
also on Important. Astral Social Club is the current project of Neil
Campbell, formerly of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Sunroof!, A Band and
many more. Campbell has been active since the early 80s, and The Wire
magazine has said that, along with his friends Richard Youngs and
Matthew Bower, he "provided the map co-ordinates for much of
what passed for a post-punk UK underground during most of the 80s
and 90s". Campbell's approach as Astral Social Club could be
seen as both a continuation and a refutal of his work with Vibracathedral
Orchestra - a continuation in that it continues the quest into the
unknown stellar regions of improvised drone-based music, and a refutal
in its espousal of most of the elemental organic rock modes that made
that band so special. The focus here is more on alien electronics
and overloaded loop disorientation, sometimes even working with sounds
more readily associated with the far end of dance music to produce
a truly vast 21st century psychedelic sound.
Important-156
LP
$14.75
Au
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US The work of Luke Wyland, a multi-instrumental nomad who creates
wandering, sprawling psych-folk. Now joined by friends to create a
multi-limbed trio with the knack for lovely instruments too numerous
to name (euphonium, accordion, bells, guitar, saw, etc) Situated amongst
the spheres of Avant-Folk, Art-Pop & New Music's nuance - it is
at the vanguard of modern songwriting. Songs sidestep diaristic accounts
in search of a more ubiquitous emotional experience.
Oedipus-011
CD
$11.25
Bad Brains
Build A Nation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Megaforce-1048
LP
$14.75
Bad Brains
Build A Nation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Their 1st proper studio CD in over a decade feat.all original
members of the group: HR, Darryl Jenifer, Dr. Know & Earl Hudson.
Produced by longtime fan, Adam Yauch of the BEASTIE BOYS, this is
a return to form for the band that helped define American punk &
hardcore music.
Megaforce-1048
CD
$15.50
Black Bonzo
Sound of the Apocalypse (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER:SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Domestic release for Swedish retro-psych-prog act's second
album. Their first album was a very popular title for Parasol Mail
Order. Think classic Queen, Uriah Heap, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Beatles
and Bowie, even a hint of Kansas, encapsulated in tried-and-true Swedish
classic 60s and 70s rocksense. The band says "It's more adventurous,
original and mysterious then you ever can imagine!" and knowing
what we know about their flamboyant and freaky debut we've got two
words for you "Whoa!"... Black Bonzo members include vocalist
Magnus Lindgren, new bassist Anthon Johansson, drummer Mikael Israelsson,
guitarist Joakim Karlsson and Nicklas Åhlund on keyboards. 'Sound
of the Apocalypse' was mixed at Tonteknik by Magnus Lindberg, at the
same mixing console used for Pink Floyd's 'Animals'. More on this
later...
Laser'sEdge
CD
$13.75
Black Magic Disco
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US BLACK MAGIC DISCO is the new all-star band featuring Tom Greenwood
(Jackie-O Motherfucker), Maurizio & Roberto Opalio (My Cat Is
An Alien) and Ramona Ponzini (Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, Praxinoscope).
The project was born out of an idea from Tom Greenwood, former leader
of the avant-folk-blues ensemble Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF), who
invited Maurizio and Roberto Opalio, aka the Italian improv duo My
Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA), and their close collaborator Ramona Ponzini
(also involved with the two brothers in the projects named Painting
Petals On Planet Ghost and Praxinoscope, as well as in the new collaboration
with Z'ev) to perform with him for two months of touring throughout
all Europe in May/ June 2005. As one can imagine, the result was killer.
The music which came out of he live performances was totally explosive,
combining Ramona's Japanese vocals & hypnotic chimes with Greenwood's
psych-blues guitar attitude & wild turntablism, over MCIAA's alien
cosmic flux of electric guitars, space toys & percussions, creating
a still unheard mixture of sounds unifying archaic & post-modern,
western & eastern, sky & earth.
Important-148
CD
$12.25
Bottom of the Hudson
Fantastic Hawk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
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
Buffalo Tom
Three Easy Pieces (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US New album! Their first in 9 years!
Ammal/NewWest
CD
$16.00
Bunky & Jake
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, UK Andrea "Bunky" Skinner & Allan "Jake"
Jacobs had been fixtures of New York's coffeehouse folk circuit for
years when they finally made this debut album in '68. Having honed
their talents alongside Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, Tim Hardin, Richie Havens,
John Sebastian & countless others, their music is a winning combination
of breezy tunes, sweet harmonies & tasteful fuzz guitar, making
it the perfect soundtrack to a mellow summer's evening.
FalloutUK-2051
CD
$16.25
Cale, John
Paris 1919 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US 180 GRAM.Originally released in '73,this is Cale's 4th solo
release following his departure from the Velvet Underground.The songs
are hyper-literate numbers filled w/ political intrigue & shady
characters loosely based around the Versailles Conference alluded
to in the album's title.Recorded w/ help from Lowell George &
Richie Hayward of L.A.southern-rockers Little Feat & The UCLA
Symphony Orchestra.
4MenWithBeards
LP
$15.00
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
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
Coltrane, John
Inch Worm (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
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
Coniglio, Enrico
Areavirus Topofonie Vol 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US The album is inspired by the ambience in Venice lagoon. You
could say it sounds like a night trip on a mysterious boat, or a flight
over a land in the balance between waters and grounds, as a unique
landscape running the risk to be jeopardized by the contemporary urban
and industry development. The kind of sounds in the work are rich,
pieces never static but almost narrative, varied in drone and textures;
arpeggio loops rarely sustained by some glitchy rhythmic patterns,
sweet naive and distant melody made by saxes or a brilliant piano;
dense and not ever conciliating atmospheres, but sensitive in the
forms and absolutely inclined to melancholy.
Psychonavigation-020
CD
$17.00
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
Culture In Memoriam, The
Abolish History - This Is Our Story (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, SWEDEN METICA: "Victor looks like Ziggy Stardust, sings like
Bowie and writes songs which combine the ironies of Frank Zappa with
the seriousness of Nick Drake."
AWestSideFabrication-245
CD
$13.50
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
Dilettantes, The
101 Tambourines (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 24TH)
PS, US 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
CD
$12.25
Durutti Column
Idiot Savants (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
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 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 17TH)
PS, US
Fader
CD
$14.25
Electric Penguins
Goodbye From The Electric Penguins (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, IRELAND No fancy programming, no 5.1 surround sound, no cut'n'paste
- just three guys in a studio doing it old school with Moog, Mellotron,
Farfisa organ, piano & guitars. The end result is an impressive
blend of melodic invention & musicianship - apart from a basic
step-sequencer & mono drum machine, all instruments & vocals
were performed live.
Psychonavigation-016
CD
$17.00
Erickson, Roky
You're Gonna Miss Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US The story of ROKY ERICKSON, the manic frontman for Houston's
legendary 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS,one of the creators of psychedelic
rock, & muse to Janis Joplin & hundreds of lesser knowns.A
disturbingly intimate portrait of an imploding family & the struggle
between modern medicine & religion. His struggles with LSD, heroin
& schizophrenia are legendary. Features Patti Smith,Thurston Moore
& Billy Gibbons. A movie about a tortured rock soul that has a
happy ending! Incl. 90 minutes of historic,uncut live performances
incl, acoustic & dramatic readings, ACL 2005, his 2007 emancipation
& more.
PalmPictures-3156
DVD
$24.00
Fast Piece of Furniture
Adventures In Contentment (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 3RD)
PS, US Toledo,OH based band formed by Tony Lowe (JUNIOR ELECTRIC)
In 03 he met Jeff Nelson (MINOR THREAT, Three,Senator Flux, The High-Back
Chairs). Soon to be joined by bassist Mahlon Orrin (BLACK DAHLIA MURDER,
PB.Army).Recorded on location in Jeff's Victorian house & at The
Aquarium Studios,both in Toledo. Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago
Mastering Service. Adult Swim Records was founded in 89 by Dischord
Co-Owner Jeff Nelson to put out stuff he loved but that wasn't quite
right for Dischord.
Adult Swim/Dischord
CD
$11.00
Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 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
Flying Burrito Brothers
Gilded Palace of Sin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Originally released in '69,this is the debut release from one
of the most influential country-rock outfits of all time. Helmed by
the legendary Gram Parsons w/ help from ex-Byrd Chris Hillman &
L.A. pedal steel maverick "Sneaky" Pete Kleinow, The Burritos'
debut feat."Sin City" (later covered by Parsons
compatriot Emmylou Harris),"Wheels," "Christine's Tune"
& other classics
4MenWithBeards
LP
$15.00
For Carnation
Promised Works (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 10TH)
PS, US Originally released by Matador Records as Marshmallows &
Fight Songs, & celebrate them now as Promised Works!! Feat. members
of SLINT & TOROISE!
Touch&Go-289
CD
$11.00
Franklin, Adam
Bolts of Melody (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US
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