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Ambarchi, Oren & Avenaim, Robbie
Clockwork
PS, AUSTRALIA Its initial release - an edition of 100 3" CD-Rs on Ambarchi's Jerker Productions label back in 1999 - let it slide by just enough aesthetic radars to register among cognoscenti. Coupled with Ambarchi's solo work from the era, the recording marked a shift from the gonzo-rock of the duo's previous band, Phlegm. Things happen throughout Clockwork that had never really happened before. Recorded in front of a live audience for that 'what we did on our holidays' feel, Avenaim and Ambarchi unravel their detourned instrumental panoply into a series of parallel universe propositions - (ie. If Ambarchi's concurrent vinyl-only Stacte series was Alvin Lucier and Cluster collaborating for Mego, then Clockwork is Mickey Hart's Gamelan Orchestra performing Ionisation.) The scarcity of both Clockwork and Stacte within the sphere of known sound lent a subtle distortion to received wisdom of both Ambarchi's and Avenaim's development. The jump from their 1999 duo disc on Tzadik, The Alter Rebbe's Nigun, to their recent collaborative recordings with Keith Rowe, Sachiko M, and Otomo Yoshihide, is indeed a wide and almost inexplicable chasm. Those in contact with Ambarchi's solo recordings for the Touch label, or with Avenaim's live performances in Australia, would be partially clued in to the shifts in approach that occurred in the intervening period. This reissue of Clockwork - its reinstatement in the 'marketplace' for immediate edification and dissemination - is not just timely; it is also one of 2005's headiest pleasures. And that one of the most important pieces of the Ambarchi/Avenaim puzzle will finally achieve its deserved position within a trajectory of non-idiomatic improvisation (I'll say transitional, lest Lawrence English side-swipe me,) well, one doesn't need to sound that final gong to induce the respectful applause of the concert patron. This is, you might say, a photograph of the clockwork of time between...
Room40-404
CD
$15.00

Am-Boy
Horrible Oracle Blessedness
PS, US Attacknine Records is proud to present Am-boy's "Horrible Oracle Blessedness", 16 tracks of addictive Technicolor synth-tunes, and the latest dose from a body of work that has earned him the title of "Walt Disney on Acid". Am-boy is coastal NJ's Forrest Wolf, and 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is his third full-length release. Perhaps more so than ever before, 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is filled with his trademark sugary hooks and pristine production that will leave you with a smile on your face and a head full of melodies you won't stop humming. The beats and melodies are deceptively simple, exemplifying a complex series of emotions that perfectly unveil themselves with each listen. You will not be disappointed, as this is by far one of the best albums of 2005." - Erik Kowalski/CASINO VERSUS JAPAN
Attack9-017
CD
$12.25

Ambrogio,Elisa & Axolotl
S/T
PS, US Explosive sublte motion & jarring delicacies collide & co-mingle through these 2 long sides on this collaborative joint of classic colored 7 inch vinyl. Ambrogio is 1/2 of MAGIK MARKERS, as well as the newest member of SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE. Axolotl is the SF Psych mind of KARL BAUER. Full color covers in shiny plastic sleeves. LIMITED & COLOR VINYL 7"
SpiritofOrr-063
45
$6.00

Asmus Tietchens
Eta-Menge
PS, US Limited edition: 500. LINE is proud to present h-Menge (Eta-Menge) the final installment of the critically acclaimed Mengen series from influential German electronic music pioneer Asmus Tietchens. Eta-Menge means ETA quantity. Based strictly on sine tones and white noise, the Mengen series was released by Ritornell/Mille Plateaux as the CDs Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Gamma-Menge and then continued on LINE as the CDs Epsilon-, Zeta-, and Eta-Menge. Asmus Tietchens' first released his unique electronic music in 1980, but created works since the late 1960s. Since then he has produced over 37 full-length solo works and more cutting edge recordings on numerous international labels dealing with electronic sound and concrete music. Some of his over 20 full-length collaborative projects include works with Merzbow, Achim Wollscheid, Vidna Obmana, Richard Chartier, and Kontakt der Junglinge with Thomas Koner. Tietchens' focus is the manipulation of found sound in ways suggested by the material itself. German label Die Stadt has begun to reissue his groundbreaking early works on CD in limited edition. In both 2003 and 2006 Tietchens was awarded the "Karl-Sczuka- Preis fŸr Akustische Kunst" by SŸdwestrundfunk (SWR).
Line-033
CD
$12.25

Asobi Seksu
Stay Awake
PS, US "Stay Awake" is a song they originally wrote as a 70s AM radio ditty that was eventually fleshed out into an epic post dream pop Spiritualized number. Incl. a cover of "Then He Kissed Me" where they experiment w/ the Phil Spector sound but incl. their own sound & texture.
GiganticMusic
45
$7.25

Bathtub Shitter
Bathtub Shitter Xmas (3" CD)
PS, US Conveniently stocking sized, a cute lil' 3" cd, jam packed with furious grind, howling pummeling brutality, & lots & lots of shit. A strange mix of Drop Dead, the Boredoms, Brutal Truth, CSSO, death metal, grindcore, & well shit! Crunchy riffs swing from almost-surf rock, but spend most of their time in grind mode, splattered & speeding out of control. Crazy drumming, farting bass & some wicked guitar noodling add to the sick sonic stew. The main vocals are of the burping, grunting, cookie monster death metal variety, belching out indecipherable tales of shit & shitting 3" CD
Tumult-xmas
CD
$6.75

Beatles 4pc Kubrick Box Set
Can't Buy Me Love (Action Figures)
PS, JAPAN Taken from the classic animated look of the Fab Four (as seen on the classic 1965 Saturday morning cartoon series on ABC), this four-piece Kubrick boxed set features Paul, George, Ringo, and John.
Standing 3 inches tall, you can now hold The Beatles in the palm of your hand eight days a week!
Kubrick
TOY
$38.00

Beck
Timebomb
PS, US Also. feat. Instrumental.
Interscope-10345-1
12
$5.00

Bela Karoli
Furnished Rooms
PS, US This unorthodox trio combines an aupright bass, mechanical electronic perscussion, 2 women singing, violin & accordian. Nakedly beautiful, gorgeously affected, stunning and emotionally resonant.A compelling mix of modern electronica with old-world acoustic music.
HelmetRoom-014
CD
$11.75

Believer
November 2007
PS, US New issue includes 18 awesome temporary tatoos . Interviews ED HARDY, tattoo pioneer, LIZ COHEN, artist/car mechanic/model, AI WEIWEI, Chinese avant artist. Plus a portfolio of DAVE HICKEY's favorite art, Las Vegas carpet patterns and so much more crazy interesting stuff. Published by McSweeney's.
Beeliever-49
ZINE
$9.25

Big Takeover, The
#61 (A.C. Newman Cover)
PS, US Interviews withNEW PORNOGRAPHERS * MAXIMO PARK * THE SHINS, pt. 2 * EMMA POLLOCK (DELGADOS) * THE CRIBS * DON MCGLASHAN (MUTTON BIRDS) pt. 2 * LITTLE STEVEN (Underground Garage/Sopranos) * THE PIPETTES * FIELDS * THE POINTED STICKS * MARY WEISS (SHANGRI-LA'S) * ROGUE WAVE * OKKERVIL RIVER * SEA WOLF * SONDRE LERCHE * SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME * WHEAT * OK GO * HAZEY JANES * ARI SHINE * CHELSEA * GREAT NORTHERN * TOMMY WOMACK * EARWIG * THE JONESES * TUNECORE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION

Editorials: Rick Rubin, Radiohead, "Record Men," and the Revenue Redirect * Ackerman: On the End of Record Labels * Sommer: On Blue Oyster Cult

Live Reviews:Jon Auer * Bad Brains * Booker T & the MGs * Elvis Costello * Decemberists * John Doe (X) * Roky Erickson * Fiery Furnaces * Long Blondes * Morrissey * Only Ones * Sea and Cake * Sloan * Ralph Stanley * Stooges * Richard Thompson * Toxic Reasons * Voxtrot * Hippiefest (Zombies/Rascals/Badfinger/Mitch Ryder etc.)

Hundreds of CD Reviews: Bad Religion * Bags * Blonde Redhead * Bongos * Bon Mots * Clash * Clientele * Bo Diddley * The Eat * Editors * Effigies * Feist * Flying Burrito Brothers * For Against * Adam Franklin * House of Love * Howling Wolf * Ed Kuepper * Interpol * Junius * Len Price 3 * Libertines U.S. * Loose Salute * New Model Army * Robert Pollard * Ray Price * Radiohead * R.E.M. * Saints * Stephen Hero * Wedding Present * Wilco * Wire * and more!
Bigtakeover-061
ZINE
$4.25

Birchville Cat Motel
Seventh Ruined Hex
PS, US A further step out in Birchville Cat Motel's ruminations on time space distortion featuring the additional mystical talents of fellow gravity destroyer, Matthew Bower (Hototogisu/Sunroof!). Seventh Ruined Hex presents like a lonesome planet, occasionally struck with super-sized fragments of space detritus, but for the most part just hangs around, spinning on its axis and doing fuck-all. Strangely emotive for 'a buncha noise'. Like the deepest love, its warm yet tenuous, and filled with the ever-present potential for loss and brutality. More in line with the estranged love-tangle of the Birchville classic 'Chi Vampires' than the most recent befuddling hyperspace rock-overload of recent albums like 'Our Love Will Destroy the World' and 'Birds Call Home their Dead'. Features Matthew Bower who has been known to put out a good album or two on a regular basis. Powerful. Beautiful. Masculine. Girly. Loud. Tender. Heavy. Soulful.
Important-169
CD
$12.25

Blythe, Jimmy
Messin' Around Blues
PS, US Considered to be 1 of the 1st Boogie Woogie piano players & also a versatile musician who could handle many styles. His song "Chicago Stomp" is considered to be the 1st recorded example of Boogie Woogie. He died suddenly in 1931 just months after these piano rolls were recorded. W/ the help of digital technology these rolls sound more full & rich than ever before.
Delmark-792
CD
$13.25

Bonnie Prince Billy
Ask Forgiveness
PS, US Some of the finest covers the Bonny has ever tempted.
DragCity-354
12
$11.00

Bonnie Prince Billy
Ask Forgiveness
PS, US The prolific Bonnie 'Prince' Billy returns to delight and intrigue with Ask Forgiveness, a collection of cover version victories, effortlessly (it seems) making each one of these songs his own, having taken them within and loved them - and then singing them out again in his own idiosyncratic interpretation. Covering a handful of wildly diverse artists as varied as Björk Guðmundsdóttir and R Kelly, these renditions were recorded off the hoof in Philadelphia with a stripped down ensemble including Meg Baird of Espers on acoustics and vocals, Greg Weeks on electric guitar, aided and abetted by Maggie Wienk on cello.
DragCity-354
CD5
$10.00

Boris & Merzbow
Rock Dream [limited edition]
PS, US This time around it's a live, psychedelic, mind expanding collaboration w/ the legendary Japanese master of abrasion: Merzbow! All musicians have created sounds & atmosphere that retains qualities of each group yet takes the listener to a new plateau. VERY LIMITED, SNOOZE = LOOZE! Elaborate & beautifully packaged in a sturdy 5'' mini gatefold.
SouthernLord
DCD
$16.25

Boys Noize
Oi Oi Oi
PS, US Double gatefold 180gm vinyl.
LastGang-0963
LP
$14.00

Bring Back the Guns
Dry Futures
PS, US The second release on this new label co-founded by JANA HUNTER and MATTHEW BROWNLIE. This record is an experiment in messing around with music at its molecular level: ignoring rules whenever possible and coming up with songs that obey their own whims. It's usually fast, short and barely-contained, with weird rhythms knocking up against big melodies, tripping over not-quite-but-almost over-the-top guitar work. BRING BACK THE GUNS twists its primal screams into detailed sculpture and invites you to knock over the ropes on your way to touch the art. Influences? They're present, but never aped. The Pixies are certainly there in the big guitar melodies, and there's some Les Savy Fav-ish dance urgency. Some of the stranger time signatures have that Dismemberment Plan feel, maybe. But ultimately,BBTG sounds like BBTG and not much like anything else.
Feow
CD
$12.25

British Sea Power
Krankenhaus? EP
PS, US New EP includes five new songs (I think) plus two multimedia video thingers.
RoughTrade
CD5
$8.75

Brotzmann, Peter
Chicago Octet/Tentet
PS, US FINALLY RE-PRESSED! Octet/Tentet includes KEN VANDERMARK, MATS GUSTAFSSON, JOE McPHEE, HAMID DRAKE, KENT KESSLER, MARS WILLIAMS, JEB BISHOP, AMAZING! HAND NUMBERED & LIMITED!!! 3 CDS
OkkaDisk-12022
3XCD
$33.25

Brown, Ari
Live at The Green Mill
PS, US In reviews of Ari's 1st 2 albums: "overwhelming emotional immediacy" (Down Beat), "rare depth of feeling" (Jazziz) & "raw emotion and ferocity" (JazzTimes). This features the same rhythm section Ari's been working w/ for over 10 years. Also featured are PHAREZ WHITTED, trumpet & DR. CUZ, percussion.
Delmark-577
CD
$13.25

Brown, James
Remixing Mister Brown
PS, US Check out this selection of 12 of the Godfather's greatest hits remixed for the dance floor and funked up for the new millennium. So now's your chance to get up offa that thing & get funky with Mister Brown!
Liilith-136
CD
$19.25

Burk, Greg
Ivy Trio
PS, US This is Rome-based pianist/composer his 3rd release on the 482 Music label in as many yrs & the one he calls "the most complete expression of my ideas w/ regards to composition & group conception to date." This piano trio session, feat. longtime collaborator Jonathan Robinson on bass & Boston based drummer Luther Gray, documents 6 originals, incl. re-imaginings of 4 previously recorded tracks, + an interpretation of Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce."
482Music-4821038
CD
$11.75

Burr, Doug
On Promenade
PS, US New solo album from Lonelies member Doug Burr. On Promenade is 11 tracks soaked in sincerity, heartache, and love. There's twinges of the regulars in it: Wilco, Neil Young, Will Oldham, and maybe hints of Richard Swift and Damien Jurado, though Burr's music is clearly his own. We should mention he was also just nominated for best new musician + best male vocal by the Dallas Observer.
VelvetBlueMusic-117/Spune-004
CD
$7.00

Burroughs, William S.
Junky's Christmas
PS, US Narrated by Burroughs & presented in claymation & live action depicting a story he wrote in 1952 + 2 short films: Traveling Light (features music from Van Morrison) & Ironbound (features music from Joe Jackson).
Koch-6415
DVD
$16.00

Bust
#48
PS, US GOSSIP's Beth Ditto on cover! 75 most wanted gifts, Lil' Mama, Brew Your Own Beer, Queens of Comedy Amy Poehler calls Phillis Diller, Brunettes, Pipettes & more!
Bust-048
ZINE
$4.75

Chromatics
Nite Drive
PS, US This dazzles the mind w/ its sheer beauty & unrelenting pulsing rhythm. The band's transformation from no wave destroyers in the late 90s to the current proper almost balaeric disco band was so smooth, it went by unnoticed. All the tracks you have been asking about are on here- & yes the Kate Bush cover is here.
ItaliansDoItBetter-005
CD
$10.25

Chromatics
Shining Violence
PS, US Highly anticipated 12" released hot on the heels of the smash hit "Nite". Bonus b-side "I'm On Fire", which is indeed a Bruce Springsteen cover. Amazing art, & amazing band. Not the standard Italians bulk disco sleeve, but full color artwork.
ItaliansDoItBetter-004
12
$10.25

Cline, Nels/Carlos Giffoni/Alan Licht/Lee Ranaldo
Nothing Makes Any Sense
PS, US A constantly shifting and engaging long-form piece of developed drone, foreboding melody, and harsh grit, Nothing Makes Any Sense finds Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth), Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco), and Alan Licht pushing their guitars into a cacophonous state that bears much influence from the post-jazz fields they've all cut their teeth in, but also bearing down a forceful brutality that has sometimes eluded their past material. While Carlos Giffoni uses his analog Synth mastery to adequately contend and mesh seamlessly with the trio of strings, letting his analog noise pulsate and pierce with its own sense of contained stampede. This collaboration was recorded in February of this year at the sadly defunct NYC venue Tonic and was mixed and mastered by the ubiquitous James Plotkin. Included with the packaging are ink drawings from Lee Ranaldo and a review of Lou Reed's live classic Rock N' Roll Animal by cult musician/Creem scribe Peter Laughner, which includes a line which bestowed this album with its title.
NoFunProductions-28
CD
$12.25

Cloudland Canyon/Lichens
Exterminating Angels
PS, US This collaboration was born on a trip to the West Coast of the United States a few yrs ago. This single 30-min. track uses voice, guitar, samplers, & ARP synthesizer. You've heard of the unmade science fiction epic whose would-be director proposed using different big-name progressive bands to perform a soundtrack for specific planets used in the script; here then are the sounds accompanying a spacecraft that's a combination Death Star & Taco Bell from the 70s filled w/cement Mayan temples & pyramids populated by large, snappily dressed reptilian beings.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25

Coconut Coolouts
Party Time Machine
PS, US Conceived in a super-group dynamizer while you were toweling off & matured deep within a Latverian underground bunker until their first release in '04, these Coconut Coolouts have served in prior back ops squads such as The Charming Snakes and The Cripples, Hint Hint & Invisible Eyes. Post-punk ravings, party rock, quick & to the point with the danceability of a long-forgotten Hank Ballard B-side.
HauntedHorse-005
CD
$9.25

Cooper, Rod
Friction
PS, AUSTRALIA From Rod Cooper: Friction is the culmination of over a decade of instrument building practice and design. My predominant choice of material is metal. I am attracted to its qualities like a shiny lure that reflects light and filters sound. Each instrument can take up to three years to design and several weeks to construct. Initially I focused on percussion and bowing, however recent instruments have employed continues bowing mechanisms. Coming from a background of sculpture and later working as a furniture designer, gives me the freedom to imagine wild objects and the discipline to actually produce them. I was never satisfied playing a traditional instrument, yet I had a burning desire to make music. My instruments are like a riddle, which I have solved through my own means. In my life I have spent much time in nature and I feel this comes out through my music as much as the industrial qualities of metal are apparent. The more intentional aspects of my sound are the open space, or the big sound as other people have put it to me. Most of the tracks are pieces of music composed specifically for each instrument and are just recorded as one take. The instrument is the composition. Comfort through dissonance.
Room40-406
CD
$15.00

Cream
Disraeli Gears
PS, US Newer version of their 2nd & most acclaimed album (1967) where Bruce, Clapton & Baker reach immense peaks in inspiration & technique. This version features the original embossed cover so now you can feel the angel.
Lilith-140
LP
$21.50

Crom Tech
Christmas
PS, US Originally released as a cassette 7 yrs ago as a special tape for friends. Brutal tech-metal Christmas adaptions by MICK BARR of ORTHRELM. LTD 750 copies on green & red vinyl!
Troubleman-136
45
$4.25

Cursive
Bad Sects
PS, US Following the 2006 release of "Happy Hollow", Cursive launched a remix site that allowed users to register and download separated tracks for the song "Bad Sects" (the second single from "Happy Hollow"). Remixers submitted their rearranged versions for a Bad Sects Remix Contest. The band posted some of their favorite submissions on the site and chose the winning remix to be used as a b-side on a future single. Available digitally and as a 12-inch LP is the winning remix by A Crude Mechanical, along with a strings remix done by a friend of the band, the album cut, and instrumental. The five runner-up remixes are available for listening at www.badsects.com.
SaddleCreek
CD5
$7.00

Daft Punk
Alive 2007
PS, US PITCHFORK: "Playing like a flawlessly sequenced and paced greatest hits album, this live set finds Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo connecting the booms among their three albums while officially cementing one of the year's most rewarding and welcomed comebacks."
Virgin
CD
$18.75

Daft Punk
Alive 2007 [deluxe version]
PS, US Special order only. Limited availability, we'll do our best! DELUXE VERSION set in a hardbound 55 -page book. BONUS disc features the live set encore: "Human", "Together", "One More Time (Reprise)", "Music Sounds Better With You", "Stardust (Instr.)". Enchanced with the "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" live video.
Virgin
DCD
$29.75

Dalek, Destructo Swarmbots & Oddateee
Deadverse Massive (Picture Disc)
PS, US This brings together 3 intense forces in music. The result is 4 tracks that blend delicate, fender rhodes work reminiscent of Return to Forever-era Chick Corea, atonal ambience akin to Fripp & Eno, radical,black power laden, spoken word, & some damn fine beats & lyricism for a hallucinatory album that is destined to be a simultaneous head-turner & head-scratcher. LIMITED TO 1000
PublicGuilt-10
12
$15.50

Danava
Where Beauty & Terror Dance b/w Jericho
PS, US LIMITED TO 1000! Black vinyl w/printed sleeve in polybag. Stickered. "A" side: Where Beauty & Terror Dance (UnonoU album track) "B" side: Jericho (orig. by the Stray). INCLUDES DOWNLOAD CARD.
Kemado-061
45
$4.50

Danger Mouse
Grey Album LP
PS, US What made DANGERMOUSE famous! His mash-up of Jay-Z's "Black Album" and the Beatles "White Album"... now on vinyl!
DangerMouse-001
LP
$38.00

Deacon, Dan & Jimmy Joe Roche
Ultimate Reality
PS, US Collaborative performance that combines an intense musical composition for electronics & drums w/a psychedelic montage of Arnold Schwarzenegger films that that is projected at a monumental scale. The 40 min. composition, written by Deacon, blasts from 3 sets of loudspeakers during performance. Driving & cinematic, the electronic piece is accompanied by 2 live drummer.
Carpark-041
DVD
$14.00

Dearie, Blossom
The Adorable Blossom Dearie
PS, UK Compiles sublime early recordings by Blossom Dearie; one of the most distinctive vocalists Jazz has ever produced. Americans know Blossom's voice, mostly through her unforgettable performances of 'Unpack Your Adjectives' and 'Figure 8' for "Schoolhouse Rock". The Japanese - who see her as pop rather than jazz -long ago succumbed to her charm and she has toured there regularly throughout her career. Unlikely as it may sound, Kylie Minogue claims that it was Blossom Dearie who inspired her to sing! What is clear is that her emergence in the mid fifties was something shockingly different; a breath of fresh air for popular music.
El-129
CD
$15.50

Disrupt
Unrest
PS, US Now ON LP! LIMITED TO 1000!!
Relapse-6756
LP
$18.00

Einheit, FM/C Brotzmann
Merry Christmas
PS, US
ThirstyEar-57012
CD
$13.25

Electric Wizard
Witchcult Today
PS, US They're back to menace & out smoke any that brave their doom ways. They give birth to another resin laced epic, adding to their already impeccable recording legacy. It's time to get your doom on.
Candlelight
CD
$16.00

Enon
Believo!
PS, US In 2000 they were all Brooklyn style, comprised of John Schmersal of BRAINIAC & Rick Lee & Steve Calhoon of SKELETON KEY. They bonded over a penchant for suitcases full of electronics & battery-powered trickery - portable musical distractions capable of making tracks on the fly. This record makes a bridge between the 20th and 21st centuries - full of effects, samples, pop sensibilities, and a complete respect for and disregard of The Rules.
Touch&Go-325
CD
$11.00

Eshete, Alemayehu
Ethiopiques Vol. 22
PS, US Alèmayèhu Eshèté is no less than one of the great voices of the heyday of modern Ethiopian music-the Swinging Sixties that, in Ethiopia, went on until the fall of Emperor Haile Sellassie I in 1974. On par with Tlahoun Gèssèssè or Mahmoud Ahmed, Eshèté is a star at the top of the constellation that once lit up the wild nights in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopques-860144
CD
$15.50

Ex-Boyfriends
In With
PS, US Armed with a truckload of stick in your head songs about their own ex-boyfriends & girlfriends, love gone wrong, addiction, drama-addled friends & the need for you to dance at their shows, they present their sophomore album.
AbsolutelyKosher-072
CD
$13.00

Fahey, John
Christmas Guitar Vol. 1
PS, US
Rounder-116710002-2
CD
$13.00

Fahey, John
Christmas Guitar Vol. 2
PS, US Recorded in '71, this was 1 of the most striking albums of his career. But sometime between the time it was recorded & the time it was released, half the album was scrapped. (Fahey was persuaded that a double album wouldn't sell.) Thus the truncated America was issued as a single LP. Released here for the 1st time are the additional 9 songs that would have made up the 1st album in the abandoned 2 LP set. These singular recasting of American hymns, gospel &folk songs; Skip James' "Special Rider Blues" an exquisite arrangement of the 3rd movement of Dvorák's Eighth Symphony & a couple of lost masterworks : "America" (the only recording of Fahey playing 12 string?) & "Dalhart, Texas, 1967": allow the listener to grasp the scope & ambition of Fahey's original concept in a way never before possible. "It was a masterpiece then," says Chuck Young in his liner notes, "& it's twice the masterpiece now." Here, at last, is "America" as Fahey originally envisioned it.
Takoma-8912
CD
$19.00

Fahey, John
Popular Songs Christmas & New Year's
PS, US
Rounder-116710012-2
CD
$13.00

Flaherty/Corsano
Shoup
PS, US Wally Shoup, Chris Corsano and Paul Flaherty make up this screamin' free punk-jazz-liquid-solid-noise trio captured LIVE in Seattle WA. Totally improvised double sax and drum explosions that bread down into duos and solos and reignite as trio craziness. LIMITED lp, the final volume in the RECORDS label plan.
BouncedCheck-14
LP
$14.25

Fox, Robin/Thomas, Clayton
Substation
PS, AUSTRALIA Apart from being recognized as two of Australia's leading improvising musical forces, Clayton Thomas and Robin Fox are also acknowledged for their unrelenting experiments and divergent acoustic approaches in relation to their instrument of choice. Over the past 3 years, Robin Fox has developed some of the most powerful live processing tools in Australia through his research with MAXMSP. Clayton Thomas on the other hand has expanded his performance styles, moving between blistering free jazz explosions to introverted and delicate expanded preparations on his 100 year old double bass. The results of this pairing are, as you'd expect, are as diverse as they are spectacular. Unrelenting double bass movements are reprocessed into microtonal washes of sound - vibrated objects are transformed into uncharacteristic acoustic phenomena. This record expands on the techniques of electro-acoustic traditions and aligns both acoustic and electronic sounds in an integrated sonic environment where the lines between player and machine, instrument and processing are blurred and redefined.
Room40-412
CD
$15.00

Frantic Flattops
Cheap Women, Cheap Booze, Cheap Thrills
PS, US Debut Pravda release by those insane road dogs from Rochester, NY. Demon rock & roll combined w/booze, broads, & sweat makes this one a favorite w/losers everywhere. Includes a guest vocal by Ronnie Dawson. Oooh yeah!
Pravda-6365
CD
$12.50

Fuck Buttons
Bright Tomorrow/Little Bloody Shoulder
PS, UK Picture disc 7", numbered edition of 1000 copies, LIMITED AVAILABILITY. FB is Andrew Hung & Benjamin John Power of Bristol, UK. Initially, the group was born as an outlet for their nihilistic noise tendencies but quickly, the duo started harnessing noise as a tool to immerse and evoke. All elements fuse, and drone becomes melody becomes rhythm. Tribal beats weave among Technicolor dronescapes while distorted vocals scream. FB straddle you between the wall of sound that lies between the beginning of destruction and the end of birth.
ATP
45
$8.50

Giant Bear
Giant Bear
PS, US Energetic americana! Out of Memphis, home of the blues and rock n' roll, explodes a bold experience named Giant Bear. And giant it is. This tightly produced musical extravaganza will find close friends in both rock and folk circles. Giant Bear has dynamic breadth, mixed with a complex layering of instrumentation to grab the listener and spin its yarns of seduction, loneliness, and unrequited love. Combining those attributes with smart, storied lyrics leads to a great sophomore effort for this eclectic band running the gamut from Trent Reznor's ""Head Like A Hole"" to the plaintive melancholy of ""I Miss You"". And then there's the cello, yes the cello, which deftly adds its dark, smoky warmth to the mix. Accomplished diversity seems to be the norm for this talented group. Here is an album that musically weaves itself into you as it's weaving a tapestry. It starts with up-beat tracks like Nashville and slowly wraps itself around you like an old friend, a giant, old friend.
RedWaxMusic
CD
$11.50

Goatreign
S/T
PS, US A pummelling collection of gut wrenching metal from Mike Hickey, guitarist extreme metal acts VENOM, CARCASS, CRONOS & CATHEDRAL.
Crushing rhythms & searing lead guitar make this a solid slab of classic metal. Recorded at the legendary Slaughterhouse.
Wabana
CD
$14.50

Golden Death Music
Ephemera Blues
PS, US A combination of delicate, organic psychedelia and rich textural arrangements that form intense beautiful songs. Reminiscent of early Pink Floyd or Hood.
HelmetRoom-013
CD
$11.75

Goode, Brad
Nature Boy
PS, US The former Chicagoan led the house band at The Green Mill for 12 years & made numerous appearances at The Jazz Showcase. Of his previous CD, Down Beat said "Goode shows more range of expression than ever... ***1/2. This contains 12 songs including 4 new compositions. He is accompanied by Jeff Jenkins, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass; & Todd Reid, drums.
Delmark-578
CD
$13.25

Gorillaz
D-Sides [deluxe edition]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The Gorillaz B-sides and remixes collection D-Sides just emphasizes that Demon Days could have just as easily been called Damon Days. Even though Damon Albarn worked with collaborators like Danger Mouse on the second Gorillaz album, Albarn was its main sonic architect, and this is made even clearer by the songs that didn't make it onto Demon Days. Where the album honed a paranoid, melancholy -- but always accessible -- vibe, D-Sides is charmingly loose and eclectic... For longtime Albarn fans, this part of the collection is a lot of fun -- a trip through his scraps and oddities is still more rewarding than many other artists' magnum opuses. D-Sides' remix disc is, somewhat surprisingly, more focused than the actual Gorillaz B-sides are. It's no surprise that Albarn has gathered an on-point cast of remixers, including Metronomy, Hot Chip, and the DFA, who begin the disc with its best track, a belligerent, percussive version of "Dare" that strips the song down to little more than Shaun Ryder's voice, percussion, and the odd buzzing synth. "Dare" inspired two of the disc's other standouts, a remix by Junior Sanchez and one by Soulwax. While not all of the remixes hit these heights, overall it's a fun set, and a good complement to the eclecticism of D-Sides' first disc."
Virgin
DCD
$29.75

Griptite, Binky
World of Love/Stoned Soul Christmas
PS, US Dap-Kings' guitarist & emcee brings the type of Christmas ballad that makes you want to buy a new sweater. Lush with vibes, organ & the mellomatic violins & cellos of the Bushwick Philharmonic, the Dap-Kings paint a deep & soulful landscape which swells & dips with the waves of Griptite's impassioned vocals. The B-side catches the Daptone Family at their annual Holiday soireé, where they break into a stripped down, funked-up-underthe- mistletoe take on Laura Nyro's stoned soul hit.
Daptone-1030
45
$5.75


Gruppo D'Improvvisazione
Nuova Consonanza Nuova Consonanza
PS, UK The least known, and rarest musical exploration of Ennio Morricone's career. He played trumpet in the extraordinary Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza from 1965 while it was founded by composer, Franco Evangelisti. These lengthy improvised sound collages are challenging to listen to but have their own beauty and are of serious historical importance. Gruppo recorded albums for RCA Italia and Cinevox to 1975 including under Morricone's auspices, soundtracks for the trippy "Gli Occhi Freddi Della Paura" and "Un Tranquillo posto di Campagna" where their improvised 35 minute suite mirrored the formal score.
BellaCasa-09
CD
$15.50

Haig, Paul
Chain
PS, UK The first reissue of this seminal album, "Chain", originally released in 1989, by a performer with genuine cult status as an outsider pop genius, Paul Haig. The album features 5 bonus tracks, two of which are previously unreleased, including the 10" mix of the airplay and critical hit, 'Something Good'. The CD front cover features the original sleeve, the wonderful portrait photograph of Audrey Hepburn by Angus McBean. The CD booklet includes a discography featuring all of his front cover images and sleeve notes contributed to by Paul Haig. Paul Haig has remastered this album. Paul Haig is still actively producing great music through his 'Rhythm Of Life' label, and has seen virtually all his back catalogue reissued to his faithful audience, confirming his status as a lasting talent, dating from his formative days with Josef K. Something Good / True Blue / Communication / Swinging For You / Time Of Her Time / Faithless / Times Can Change / Turn The Vision / Sooner Or Later / Chained / Ideal Of Living Bonus Tracks / Something Good - 10" Version (Previously Unreleased / Over You / Free To Go / Ideal Of Living - Remix (Previously Unreleased) / The Last Kiss.
CherryRed-336
CD
$15.50

Haram
Drescher
PS, US Now w/ 3 guitarists, they take a decidedly spacious approach w /this 9 song album that looms & hovers. The quintet now presents pieces that are more fluid & varied in their approach; it supplements their grinding, early material w/ a technique that is anxious to meander around & explore a terrain
informed by brooding melancholy & wry observation.
Lovitt-055
CD
$11.00

Haram
Drescher
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Lovitt-055
LP
$10.25

Harcourt, Ed
Until Tomorrow Then: The Best of Ed Harcourt
PS, US A 'Best Of' plus two unreleased tunes!
ALL MUSIC GUIDE: ..."Also included are two unreleased tracks, "You Put a Spell on Me" (no relation to the similarly-titled song by Screamin' Jay Hawkins) and a demo version of "Whistle of a Distant Train." The latter track was taken from the Here Be Monsters sessions, and although it can also be heard in slightly different format on 2003's Maplewood, it's nothing short of beautiful here, with a plucked double bass anchoring the elegiac mix of piano, trumpet, and wistful vocals. Harcourt may be young, but he's one of the most promising songwriters in recent memory, bridging the gap between the confessionals of Jeff Buckley and the theatrics of Rufus Wainwright. For those looking to delve into his ever-growing catalog, Until Tomorrow Then is a nice place to start."
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Harcourt, Ed
Until Tomorrow Then: The Best of Ed Harcourt [limited edition, bonus disc]
PS, US Limited availability, we'll do our best!
Astralwerks
DCD
$18.75

Hasunuma, Shuta
OK Bamboo
PS, US Much like the bamboo plants that dominate Japan's landscape, SHUTA HASUNUMA'S piano work has an enduring, simple elegance. Each track flits & twitters, growing & changing without warning. The result is a collection of enchantingly beautiful compositions full of meticulous detail.
WesternVinyl-046
CD
$13.25

Headcount
To The Point
PS, UK The third album from Oxford's Punk/Metal trio Headcount and their second for Malicious Damage. The album follows 2004's critically acclaimed Die Monkey Die album which gave the band substantial radio exposure - BBC Radio 1, a guest appearance on Radio 6's Bruce Dickinson Show, Total Rock Radio and worldwide international radio including a live interview on Swedish radio and extensive college radio plays in the USA. To The Point continues in the brash, loud, heavy but melodic vein that has come to characterise the band's sound. One journalist described Headcount as sounding like "Therapy? Sodomising Adam and the Ants". Another one suggested "Headcount rock like hell-bound pig-fucking devil dogs". Neatly put say we! The new album features 11 uncompromising slabs of punk rock fury with lead tracks Control and Gravy Train addressing the regular Headcount topics of religion, politics and social commentary. Headcount are never shy of covering controversial subjects, but there are one or two surprises here also, as the songs reflect the development in the band's maturity. To The Point was recorded and produced by Headcount in their own studios, surviving monsoons, gas explosions and roof collapses. All in a day's work for these boys! The band will be gigging nationwide during October & November. Tracklisting Enough Is Enough, Control, Bleed, Gravy Train, Daddy, Mother Earth, Misery, It's a business doing pleasure with you, They only let you have it if they know you'll bring it back (aka Davinci Ode), Why Me?, Red Mist.
MaliciousDamage-626
CD
$17.00

Helvetica
S-T
PS, US "Helvetica" is a feature length independent film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (that celebrated its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. It encompasses the worlds of design, advertising, psychology, and communication, and invites us to take a second look at the thousands of words we see every day. Includes 96 minutes of bonus footage and additional interviews. "A thoroughly engaging and gleefully funny investigation into the world's most ubiquitous typeface. One of the wittiest, slyly intelligent and quietly captivating documentaries this year" - Time Out London. "Beautiful cinematography, a kick ass soundtrack, and one quotable interview after another. 'Helvetica' is truly a work of art" - Austin Chronicle.
Plexifilm
DVD
$22.00

Hendrix, Jimi
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
PS, US "Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night," "Three Little Bears," "Little Drummer Boy," "Silent Night," "Auld Lang Syne (extended version)"
Experience-088155651-2
CD5
$6.25

High Mountain Tempel
A Screaming Comes Across The Sky (The Faultline Scriptures)
PS, US A darker ritual and a new herald. From California duo High Mountain Tempel, "A Screaming Comes Across The Sky" is the soundtrack to your next Apocalypse. Arising from the golden ash of their last release "Pacific Sky Burial" (Lotushouse) this outing finds our intrepid travelers exploring new sonic and thematic terrain. HMT is the eternal sound questing project of Eric Nielsen and Keith Boyd. Eric has done time in and with Maquiladora, Buzz or Howl and various Japanese underground outfits such as Acid Mother's Temple , Astro and High Rise. Keith is a self-made musical alchemist weaving strands of aural gold from base material and mud. Together they bring you a fine distillation of ritual music for these blackened times. Drawing inspiration from sources such as Robert Rich, SunnO))), Terry Riley, Lustmord, Phillip K. Dick, Arthur Rimbaud and HP Lovecraft, High Mountain Tempel is an introspective yet outward reaching labor of love. This is music as voyage, dragging your nervous system out to the Cosmos with no plans on returning. Continuing in the tradition of their last disc this project is an intensely beautiful hand-screened work of art. So don your cloaks and grab your tomes, the ceremony is about to begin.
LotusHouse-11
CD
$11.50

His Name Is Alive
Firefly Dragonfly
PS, SPAIN His Name Is Alive present four new songs exclusively through Acuarela, recorded in their living room in Livonia, Michigan.
Acuarela-065
CD5
$8.25

Hives
Black and White Album
PS, US Recorded around the world w/a mind-blowing cast of producers incl. Dennis Herring, Pharrel Williams & Jacknife Lee. Incl. bonus ringtone & wallpaper, & maybe just maybe it will do the dirty dishes still sitting in your sink.
A&M-10030-01
LP
$14.00

Hot Chip
Shake a Fist
PS, US VERY VERY LIMITED 12'' feat. TODD RUNDGREN
Astralwerks-101861
12
$11.00

Interpol
Our Love to Admire
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Capitol
DLP
$22.00

Japanther
Don't Trust Anyone Over Thirty
PS, US In 2005, they were invited by part of (minimal/conceptual artist) Dan Graham's troupe, composing/performing songs & soundtrack sounds w/ Graham's ambitious puppet-play, Don't Trust Anyone Over 30. This is the vinyl version, which features 14 total Japanther songs audio clips from the play. Come w/ CD version as well LP+CD
Wantage-48
LP/CD
$12.50

Jennifer
S-T
PS, UK As Jennifer Warnes, she scored US #1 smash hits with 'It's The Right Time Of The Night' in 1977, 'Up Where We Belong' (with Joe Cocker, from An Officer And A Gentleman) in 1982 and 'I've Had The Time Of My Life' (with Bill Medley, from Dirty Dancing) in 1987 - the last two bagging Best Song Oscars, as did 'It Goes Like It Goes' from the film Norma Rae - as well as singing with her chum Leonard Cohen on six of his albums and recording her own acclaimed Famous Blue Raincoat album of Cohen compositions in 1986. She sang backing vocals on albums by Ike & Tina Turner, Warren Zevon, James Taylor, Randy Newman, Roy Orbison, and Jackson Browne and collaborated with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Van Dyke Parks, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie and Harry Belafonte! E However, in a previous life in 1968 - when she was an ambitious hippie folkie known simply as Jennifer - she became a regular on US TV hit The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour where she sang with guests including Donovan, Glen Campbell, Kris Kristofferson, Dion, John Hartford and Mason Williams. The same year she appeared in and launched her solo recording career with the album I Remember Everything that features Jennifer's sun-kissed re-workings of songs by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees and Joni Mitchell amongst others.
Rev-Ola-227
CD
$15.50

Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Luiz Bonfa
Orfeu Da Conceicao E Outras Historias
PS, US 180 gram! This score soon sent both Jobim & Bonfa on their way to becoming international stars. Side B of this LP is a sample of their other work from that same critical year, 1956. These tracks also feature the vocals of the top Brazilian singer of the fifties, Sylvia Telles, as well as performances by talented bass player, Ed Lincoln. A cornerstone of Brazilian musical history.
GetBack-8062
LP
$18.75

Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Luiz Floriano Bonfa
Samba, Saudade & Bossa Nova
PS, US 180 gram! A selection of early work by the international Brazilian superstars, credited w/ starting the Bossa Nova revolution in Brazilian music. These recordings, culled from the mid 50s, mark the earliest stages of the famous duo's career. This record therefore represents that last magical moment, when Jobim and Bonfá were still just two struggling musicians from Rio.
GetBack-8061
LP
$18.75

Johnston, Daniel
Yip! Jump Music
PS, US Incl. "Sorry Entertainer," "Speeding Motorcycle," &"Casper the Friendly Ghost."
HighWire-113
LP
$14.00

Johnston, Daniel
Hi, How Are You
PS, US Incl. "Keep Punching Joe," "Nervous Love," & "Despair Came Knocking."
HighWire-112
LP
$14.00

Kaada Patton
Live
PS, US Cinematic 52min film noir concert shot live at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark 2005. Band made up of Kaada's band CHLOROFORM. Incl. rehearsal footage & photo gallery.
Ipecac-96
DVD
$15.50

Kim Philbys
Whir Whir Whir
PS, US Ex-OUR LADY OF THE HIGHWAYS. The arrangements are spectacular in their depth; ranging from minimalist pieces to fuzzed out numbers. Often the band builds the arrangements w.in the structure of the song allowing the oceanic drum sounds to soar along-side the analog keys, fuzzy no wave bass-lines, circular guitar parts & the maniacally personal & painfully universal lyrics.
EvangelineRecords-004
CD
$13.00

King Khan & BBQ Show
S-T
PS, US This is the reissue of BLACK SNAKE & MARK SULTAN's debut album, recorded by DM Bob in Hamburg, on Goner Records in 2005. Incl.2 bonus tracks not originally available on the Goner release, brand new artwork.
IntheRed-047
CD
$13.25

King Khan & The Shrines
Mr. Supernatural
PS, US
Hazelwood
CD
$13.75

King Khan & The Shrines
What Is?
PS, US
Hazelwood
CD
$13.75

Kitt, Eartha
That Bad Eartha
PS, UK Eartha Kitt had won a spot as featured dancer and vocalist in the famed Katherine Dunham Dance Troupe before the age of twenty, and toured worldwide with the company. In Paris, her unique persona earned her fans and fame quickly, including Orson Welles, who called her "the most exciting woman in the world", and cast her as Helen of Troy in his fabled producer who put her in new faces of 1952, where every night she wowed audiences with her sultry rendition of 'Monotonous'. Broadway stardom led to a succession of best-selling records including Love For Sale, I Want to Be Evil, Santa Baby and Folk Tales of the Tribes of Africa, which earned her a Grammy nomination. In 1967, Miss Kitt left her indelible mark as the infamous Catwoman in the television series, Batman. She immediately became synonymous with the role, and her trademark growl became a part of pop culture. In 1968, Miss Kitt's career took a sudden turn when, at a White House luncheon, she spoke out against the Vietnam War. For many years afterward, she was blacklisted by many in the U.S. entertainment industry and was forced to work abroad where her status remained undiminished. Miss Kitt's fame and talent has been continually appreciated by audiences of every age First time on CD in Europe and beautifully re-mastered in top Rev-Ola style with the usual gorgeous packaging! Featuring some the acclaimed actress, author and singer's greatest and sexiest performances; a must for music lovers, and those who appreciate an exciting woman! I Want To Be Evil / C'est Si Bon / Angelitos Negros / Avril Au Portugal / Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) / My Heart Belongs To Daddy / Uska Dara (A Turkish Tale) / African Lullaby / Mountain High, Valley Low / Lilac Wine / Under The Bridges Of Paris / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
Rev-Ola-228
CD
$15.50

Kubisch, Christina
Night Flights
PS, US Night Flights is a groundbreaking work from one of the most influential of the first generation sound artists. For some reason this staggering work has been left out of print for over 20 years. Night Flights has been remastered and includes updated liner notes from Christina Kubisch. Night Flights is being released in conjunction with Kubisch's release of new work for Important Records titled Audible/Inaudible: Five Electrical Walks. "The compositions for Night Flights were realized in Milano in the period between 1983 and 1986. Milan at that time was a vivid and experimental place, with many international (mostly American) guests performing like Robert Wilson, John Cage, Trisha Brown, The Living, Laurie Anderson etc. At that time we were a group of several musicians working loosely together, exchanging knowledge about custom made instruments, the latest electronic devices, rare records, and information about where to go and what to listen to. The lack of digital information and internet was one of the reasons for frequent meetings and musical experiments. We were determined to be the avant garde in a classical world of virtuosity. Davide Mosconi, Raffaele Serra, Riccardo Sinigaglia and others included myself had small but, seen from todays point of view, very artistic and exotic looking studios with many strange, often non European Instruments and all kinds of keyboards, electronic drums and tape recorders. The official studios from the conservatory were not available for us but not interesting as well. We tried to make multichannel recordings and mixes by ourselves, we invented long tape loops going through the whole room, echo effects and reverb. We became specialists in cutting and manipulating tapes. The so called non-European musical tradition was a permanent source of inspiration. The meeting and performances with Roberto Laneri, overtone singer and Indian music specialist opened up new horizons. For several years I worked as well for the record company Raretone and was responsible for the release of the recordings of Giaconto Scelsi. I spent wonderful long days at his home, full with conversations about art and music.
Important-168
CD
$12.25

Kubisch, Christina
Invisible/Inaudible: Five Electrical Walks
PS, US Christina Kubisch is a first generation sound artist of the highest order. She may now be most famously known for her Electrical Walks that she started in 1981 where listeners wear specially built headphones that reveal electro-magnetic radiation emanating from the technological world around us. Invisible/Inaudible: 5 Electrical Walks is her first collection of compositions utilizing material recorded during Electrical Walks. FIVE ELECTRICAL WALKS Electromagnetic Investigations in the City "Electrical Walks is a public walk with custom-made sensitive wireless headphones by which aboveground and underground electromagnetic fields are detected, amplified and made audible. The transmission of sound is accomplished by a built-in set of induction coils that respond to the electromagnetic waves in our environment. The palette of these noises, their timbre and volume vary from site to site and from country to country. They have one thing in common: they are ubiquitous, even where one would not expect them.
Important-167
CD
$12.25

Kubish, Christina
Invisible/Inaudible: Five Electrical Walks
PS, US Christina Kubisch is a first generation sound artist of the highest order. She may now be most famously known for her Electrical Walks which she started in 1981 where listeners wear specially built headphones that reveal electro-magnetic radiation emanating from the technological world around us. Invisible/Inaudible: 5 Electrical Walks is her first collection of compositions utilizing material recorded during Electrical Walks. FIVE ELECTRICAL WALKS Electromagnetic Investigations in the City "Electrical Walks is a public walk with custom-made sensitive wireless headphones by which aboveground and underground electromagnetic fields are detected, amplified and made audible. The transmission of sound is accomplished by a built-in set of induction coils that respond to the electromagnetic waves in our environment. The palette of these noises, their timbre and volume vary from site to site and from country to country. They have one thing in common: they are ubiquitous, even where one would not expect them. Light systems, wireless communication systems, radar systems, anti-theft security devices, surveillance cameras, cell phones, computers, streetcar cables, antennae, navigation systems, automated teller machines, wireless internet, neon advertising, public transportation networks, etc. create electrical fields that are as if hidden under cloaks of invisibility, but of incredible presence. The sounds are much more musical than one could expect. There are complex layers of high and low frequencies, loops of rhythmic sequences, groups of tiny signals, long drones and many things which change constantly and are hard to describe. Some sounds are "global players", they sound much alike all over the world. Others are specific for a city or country and cannot be found anywhere else. Electrical Walks is an an invitation to a special kind of investigation of city centers (or other locations). With the magnetic headphone and a map of the environs, upon which the possible routes and especially interesting electrical fields are marked, the visitor can set off on his own or in a group. The perception of everyday reality changes when one listens to the electromagnetic fields; what is accustomed appears in a different context. Sound can transport you to different time areas, sound can transport you through your knowledge of space. Your brain is trying to get together what you
hear and see in new ways. Nothing looks the way it sounds. And nothing sounds the way it looks. The five compositions on the CD are based on numerous live recordings of electromagnetic fields, made between 2003 and 2007 in the cities of Birmingham, Chicago, Taipei, Paris, Bremen, Riga, Tokyo, Madrid, London, New York, Berlin and others. The sounds have not been altered electronically or by other means. " Christina Kubisch, July 2007 Christina Kubisch belongs to the first generation of sound artists. Trained as a composer, she studied painting, music (flute and composition) and electronics in Hamburg, Graz, Zürich and Milano, where she graduated. Her work can be described as the "synthesis of arts" - the discovery of acoustic space and the dimension of time in the visual arts on the one hand, and a redefinition of relationships between material and form on the other. Kubisch is best known for artistically and innovatively using techniques such as magnetic induction and ultraviolet light to create and realize her work. Since the 1970's Kubisch has been experimenting with electromagnetic induction and was one of the first to use this method for creating sound installations. Some of her most well know works include the Electrical Walks series, where audience wear magnetic headphones, specially designed by Kubisch, with builtin coils that respond to electrical fields in the environment.
Important-167
CD
$12.25

Lally, Joe
Nothing Is Underrated
PS, US Bass player from the mighty FUGAZI is back with his 2nd solo release. Guests include Ian, Guy & Jerry from FUGAZI, Eddie Janny (RITES OF SPRING), Devin Ocampo (MEDICATIONS) & more.
Dischord
CD
$10.50

Laner. Brad
Neighbor Singing
PS, US First proper solo album from guitar-warlock Brad Laner, under- and above ground rock legend whose pedigree includes Medecine, Electric Company, Lusk, and Savage Republic. And this sounds like none of those! An effort to shamelessly utilize all of the different skills he's built up over a lifetime. STEREOGUM: "A sun-splattered psych popper melting in and out of kaleidoscopic 'ohh-la-la' harmonies, tinkling glocks, and vintage, tube-crackling guitars. Headphones recommended." RIYD: Brian Wilson, Olivia Tremor Control, MBV...
Hometapes
CD
$13.00

LCD Soundsystem
45:33
PS, US The vinyl release is carefully separated into 4 individual tracks & spread across the 4 sides of vinyl. No longer just for runners, this will prove to be a must-have release for athletes, DJs, & music fans alike 2X12"
DFA-2163
DLP
$18.75

Living Legends
Almost Famous Reissue
PS, US Special re-issue of the crew's first collective album as a whole. Re-packaging & bonus tracks have been added to this fan favorite. Special remixes created by hip-hop heavyweights Daddy Kev & Pigeon John also appear. If you haven't heard this yet & are a fan of the Living Legends, this is what you should get before anything else.
LegendaryMusic-50021
CD
$14.75

Lucksmiths, The
What Bird Is That?
PS, AUSTRALIA Happily recorded down the beach (until an excess of sand in the recording gear put an end to the fun), this album is the perfect introduction to the Lucksmiths, as are all the other releases. So many highlights. Until now this CD has been available via Candle Records (Australia) mail order only.
Candle-004
CD
$15.75

Lucksmiths, The
The Green Bicycle Case
PS, AUSTRALIA Official debut album. First effort at commercializing The Lucksmiths. (Yeah right). 12 tracks. First time available in North America.
Candle-03
CD
$15.75

M. Rosner
Alluvial
PS, AUSTRALIA M.Rösner's Alluvial is without question one of the finest abstract electronic releases to come forth from Australia this year. Crafted throughout 2004 and early 2005, Rösner's original source material stems largely from instruments (guitar, percussion, analog electronics), and through his detailed processing and production methods he's been able to counterpoint a desire for raw digital overtones against earthy acoustic qualities. The results are simply a pleasure for the ears - course passages of hiss and electronic splutter give way to lilting moments of sheer melodic beauty. With strong humming bass heavy textures, broken rhythms and a post-lofi production aesthetic, Rösner's crafted an exquisite piece of contemporary electronic music. BIOGRAPHY: M. Rösner is a sound artist based in the south-west of Australia. Surrounded by open spaces yet within close reach of the city, an infusion of place and time is evident in all M. Rösner's works. Working with minimal organic fragments gathered from acoustic instruments and microphone recordings that are digitally processed, M. Rösner aims to create abstract compositions that are at the same point in time acoustic and electronic, organic but also digital, freeform and yet standing still. In 2004 M. Rösner released his album "post" on UK label 12x50. He has recently remixed the Matinkarri Bridge in Finland for Sonic Artstar's Singing Bridges compilation. His sounds works have received airplay and appeared in art installations across the globe.
Room40-408
CD
$15.00

Major Stars
Mirror/Messenger
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-355
LP
$14.50

Major Stars
Mirror/Messenger
PS, US Now giant size and louder than ever, Major Stars plunge further down the path of their second, larger life with Mirror/Messenger. Their new sextet record features the same triple-guitar frontline and fervid vocalizations from Sandra Barrett as did 2006's Syntoptikon but with more songs then ever before found on a single Major Stars album (as many as two albums, in several cases). Mirror/Messenger is an assault on popular music, with considerable muscle exerted to create a jukebox-ready duck-and-shuffle - if the needle don't get tossed out the groove, that is. From their Massachusettes aerie, Major Stars have rocked the world six albums over during the past decade. On this, their sixth album, the signature guitar union of Wayne Rogers and Kate Village (first immortalized in Crystalized Movements and later in Magic Hour) is further emboldened by Tom Leonard, whose prior tenure as Major Stars bassist ensures that he knows of what Major Stars rock. Sandra Barrett's lead wail gives every song an unshakable foundation from which the screaming solos depart with fearless frequencies.
DragCity-355
CD
$13.25

Man
Live At The Padget Rooms, Penarth
PS, UK Man's debut live album for Liberty / UA - now remixed from the original 8- track tapes & expanded to include the entire concert. Man's importance in the history of welsh rock music cannot be understated. Fusing the worlds of Psychedelia, Blues, Rock and Roll and West Coast inspired Rock, They were simply one of Britain's most original groups of the 1970's. Recording a series of classic albums for Liberty / United Artists, Man, along with label-mates Hawkwind, were true champions of the "Underground" spirit. Esoteric Recordings are proud to undertake the reissuing of Man's Entire legacy for United Artists continuing with their first live album for the label released in September 1972. This expanded reissue features the entire concert over two cds at a special price and liner notes exclusively penned by Man guitarist and raconteur Deke Leonard. The time is right to re-experience the musical ages of Man! Spunk rock * / many are called, but few get up / angel easy * cd two: / h. Samuel / romain * / daughter of the fireplace.
EsotericRecordings-2014
CD
$20.25

Man
Good To Yourself At Least Once A Day
PS, UK Man's importance in the history of Welsh rock music cannot be understated. Fusing the worlds of Psychedelia, Blues, Rock and Roll and West Coast inspired rock, they were simply one of Britain's most original groups of the 1970's. Along with label-mates Hawkwind, Man were true champions of the "underground" spirit. Esoteric Recordings are proud to undertake the reissuing of Man's entire legacy for United Artists continuing with their 4th album, hailed by many as their defining moment, released in November 1972. The reissue features fully restored artwork and is expanded by 10 minutes featuring 2 previously unreleased "live in the studio" tracks recorded in June 1972.With liner notes exclusively penned by Man guitarist and raconteur Deke Leonard, the time is right to re-experience the musical ages of Man! C'mon / Keep On Crinting / Bananas / Life On The Road Previously Unreleased Bonus Tracks / Bananas (Early Instrumental Version) / Rockfield Jam.
EsotericRecordings-2019
CD
$20.25

Man
Rhinos, Winos & Lunatics (2cd expanded edition) 2XCD
PS, UK Man's importance in the history of Welsh rock music cannot be understated. Fusing the worlds of Psychedelia, Blues, Rock and Roll and West Coast inspired rock, they were simply one of Britain's most original groups of the 1970's. Along with label-mates Hawkwind, Man were true champions. The reissuing of Man's entire legacy for United Artists continues with their 1974 Top 30 album hailed by many as their defining moment. The reissue is expanded with an extra previously unreleased CD recorded in Los Angeles in 1974 featuring "American Mother" never recorded by Man. The booklet includes liner notes exclusively penned by MAN guitarist and raconteur Deke Leonard. The time is right to r e-experience the musical ages of man! Cd One - The Original Album: Taking The Easy Way Out Again / The Thunder And Lightning Kid / California Silks And Satins / Four Day Louise / Intro / Kerosene / Scotch Corner / Exit Bonus Track / Taking The Easy Way Out Again (Single Version) Cd Two - Recorded Live At The Whiskey A Go Go In March 1974 (Previously Unreleased): / American Mother / 7171 551 / A Hard Way To Live / Romain / Bananas.
EsotericRecordings-2020
CD
$20.25

Man
S-T
PS, UK Man's first classic album for liberty /UA - now 24-bit re-mastered from the original master tapes with previously unreleased bonus track. Man's importance in the history of welsh rock music cannot be understated. Fusing the worlds of Psychedelia, Blues, Rock and Roll and west coast inspired Rock, They were simply one of Britain's most original groups of the 1970's. Recording a series of classic albums for Liberty / United Artists, Man, along with label-mates Hawkwind, were true champions of the "underground" spirit. Esoteric recordings are proud to undertake the reissuing of man's entire legacy for united artists beginning with their debut for the label released in March 1971. The reissue features a previously unreleased 17 minute bonus track and liner notes exclusively penned by man guitarist and raconteur Deke Leonard. The time is right to re- experience the musical ages of man! Romain / Country girl / Would The Christians Wait Five Minutes? The Lions Are Having a Draw / Daughter Of The Fireplace / Alchemist / Daughter Of The Fireplace (Single Version) / Alchemist (First Version) Previously Unreleased.
EsotericRecordings-2012
CD
$20.25

Mandell, Eleni
Miracle of Five
PS, US Beautiful silk screened covers. Hand numbered & limited to 335! Producer keyboardist Andy Kaulkin captured Mandell solo, singing the songs while strumming on her nylon stringed guitar, overdubbing the rest of the band later. While that might seem a bit artificial for such rootsy, jazz tinged music, the results justify the means. Mandell sounds relaxed & there is a spaciousness to the material resulting from Kaulkin's ability to add & subtract instruments at will. Mandell's voice has shifted from its once edgy PJ Harvey timbre to a far more luxurious, breathy style, similar to Aimee Mann, especially on the languorous "Salt Truck." This is hushed, melancholy music that remains sparse, even stark, despite the addition of such relatively exotic accompaniment as harp, celeste, clarinet & vibes (from X drummer D.J. Bonebrake). The always impressive Nels Cline is credited w/guitars, dobro & "weird sounds." He restrains his typically avant garde, jazzy excursions to bring unusual tones & textures to the project.
HeartofChampion-022
LP
$15.25

Mandell, Eleni
Country for True Lovers
PS, US Ltd. edition vinyl pressing of LA singer/songwriter who detours from her typical neo-lounge sound & makes an excursion into country. Her voice has the purity and spunk of Patsy Cline, her songs have the melodic catchiness of the best of country. Will appeal to a wide range of people, from alt/rock folks to the No Depression crowd to "O Brother Where Out Thou" fans. "Perhaps the best unsigned musician in the business"-The New Yorker.
HeartofChampion-011
LP
$10.75

Mars Bonfire
Faster Than The Speed of Life
PS, UK Dennis Mccrohan and brother Jerry change their surnames to Edmonton and formed Canadian psych legends The Sparrow with buddy Bruce Palmer (later of Buffalo Springfield), it was the beginning of a fabulous journey on the lost highway of Rock N Roll! Soon they were all in L.A. with and morphed into Steppenwolf. Leaving Steppenwolf (but not before contributing the biker classic of all time Born To Be Wild to their repertoire!) to Jerry and his new bandmates, Dennis Edmonton now known as Mars Bonfire went solo, becoming one of L.A's top and coolest session-men. His wild guitar graced everyone from Thomas and Richard Frost to Kim Fowley's legendary and eccentric 1960s albums. At the height of all this he recorded this psych/pop/folk/heavy rock album, rich with the hits he penned for Steppenwolf, and his own more minor hits faster than the speed of life. An amazing lost part of the West Coast jigsaw revealed with a groovy, dirty, Sunset style and wonderfully packaged ditto! With detailed notes by Detroit's own Matthew Smith, featuring interviews with Kim Fowley and Mars himself - this is a must for all fans of West Coast rock and Pop, Psychedelia, Folk, and Steppenwolf! Dennis Mccrohan and brother Jerry change their surnames to Edmonton and formed Canadian psych legends The Sparrow with buddy Bruce Palmer (later of Buffalo Springfield), it was the beginning of a fabulous journey on the lost highway of Rock N Roll! Soon they were all in L.A. with and morphed into Steppenwolf. Leaving Steppenwolf (but not before contributing the biker classic of all time Born To Be Wild to their repertoire!) to Jerry and his new bandmates, Dennis Edmonton now known as Mars Bonfire went solo, becoming one of L.A's top and coolest session-men. His wild guitar graced everyone from Thomas and Richard Frost to Kim Fowley's legendary and eccentric 1960s albums. At the height of all this he recorded this psych/pop/folk/heavy rock album, rich with the hits he penned for Steppenwolf, and his own more minor hits faster than the speed of life.
Rev-Ola-225
CD
$15.50

MC5
I Can Only Give You Everything
PS, US They belong to an era when all the good bands were great LIVE bands, & these motor city proto punks were no exception! The blackest of Detroit's white panthers are now captured here LIVE in a collection that features some of their roughest & rawest early performances, including several rare performances in seedy Detroit clubs, and some interesting rehearsal recordings, too.
GetBack-161
LP
$14.50

Merzbow
Live Destruction at No Fun 2007
PS, US At this year's No Fun Fest, the legendary Japanese noise king Merzbow gave a blistering performance that stunningly brought together both his classic analog and recently-explored digital concerns. Keeping pace between two laptops and an amplified sheet-metal instrument, the walls of computerized droning distortion and psyched-out metallic scarping easily reminded those attending to the world of noise that even icons with twenty-plus year careers under their belts can still vivaciously channel the advancements they helped build as well as compose stunning untried sounds. Along with the recent Pain Jerk/Incapacitants split CD and the upcoming Aaron Dilloway/Carlos Giffoni split LP, Live Destruction at No Fun 2007 manifests itself as an essential audio document of one of many striking performances at this year's festival. Often considered a genre best experienced live, the gargantuan walls of outer-region sonics set forth by noise were aptly spawned in-the-moment and afresh by their performers, and the variety, sheer power, and unrelenting confidence of Merzbow's set in particular no doubt left longtime followers thoroughly fulfilled while those who've only heard the name thrown around in mythical regard were bound to have been left with a hearty appreciation of his genius.
NoFunProductions-024
CD
$12.25

Mesinai's, Raz Badawi
Unit of Resistance
PS, US Powerful sessions by the Badawi quintet recorded during the RNC 2004, are remixed by master alchemists like DJ SPOOKY, DJ RUPTURE, Kode 9, Marina Rosenfeld, Filastine & more. A compelling musical protest in vocal opposition to the current political climate.
ROIO-8307
CD
$16.25

Mohawk Lodge
Wildfires
PS, US While their early material often relied on homespun charm, every track here seems an act of desperate catharsis. This time around the band's songwriting manages to nod as much to the Boss as Smog, while their playing manages to bridge the gap between Fleetwood Mac & the Constantine's. Simply put, this is earnest songcraft that beats w/ vitality. Overseen by producer Darryl Neudorf (New Pornographers, Neko Case). Also feat: Dan Boeckner (WOLF PARADE), Jesse Gander (GHOST HOUSE), J.P. Carter (GREAT AUNT IDA), Marc Morrissette (OCTOBERMAN), Tiffany Mohammed, Ben Labelle & Jason Starnes (Bells Clanging). LP
WhiteWhale-08
LP
$14.25

Moore, Steve
The Henge
PS, UK Limited 500 copy vinyl edition on steel grey wax. The Henge was self-recorded and the CD layout and design was also created by Steve Moore. Moore is one half of Zombi. The band's previous release on Static Caravan sold out in a flash with punters still hunting down copies. Vibes and chatter are not liable to stop soon either with Prins Thomas releasing 'Sapphire' on his latest compilation and The Rapture on the cusp of releasing a 12" on their own new imprint. The Henge was self-recorded by Moore and he describes The Henge and his approach; "This album represents a turning point in my writing - a subtle shift in direction that is only apparent when considering the album as a whole. While no track is too far removed from the harmonic language I create through my work with Zombi, this album gives me a chance to expand my tonal palette by experimenting with different instrumentations." "The album is meant to be viewed as a small step in a new direction, exploring some of the more ambient, drone-oriented ideas I've written over the last couple years." Moore continues; "Although I always enjoy collaborative writing, the challenge of single-handedly developing an idea from conception to completion can sometimes be an even more rewarding experience." In addition to his works with ZOMBI, Moore has also recorded material with MICROWAVES and PANTHERS, as well as been involved in a number of scores for independent horror movies including 'The Redsin Tower' (collaboration with Scott Hull (of PIG DESTROYER, AGORAPHOBIC NOSEBLEED), 'Horror Business', 'Murder-Set-Pieces' (as ZOMBI), 'Home Sick' (as ZOMBI) and more. Additionally, Moore has scheduled his first live appearance performing tracks from The Henge for Friday, October 19 as he opens for WITHCRAFT and WOLVES IN THE THRONEROOM at Death By Audio in Brooklyn, NY. For fans of John Carpenter soundtracks, Tangerine Dream, Goblin, Rush, OM and Sun)))000 500 only vinyl edition on steel grey wax in gloss UV sleeves.
StaticCaravan-148
LP
$19.00

Mos Def & Talib Kweli
Black Star
Ps, US Classic Rawkus vinyl.
Rawkus-115
LP
$18.00

My Morning Jacket
Chocolate & Ice
NOW ON LP! LIMITED TO 1000 on 180 GRAM VINYL. ON BROWN & GOLD VINYL!
Badman-935
LP
$14.25


Naked Raygun
What Poor Gods We Do Make
PS, US This 2-disc DVD/CD focuses on the band's history & the development of their music from "Basement Screams" to "Raygun...Naked Raygun" through interviews w/ the band & many others incl. STEVE ALBINI, THE LAWRENCE ARMS, 88 FINGERS LOUIE, JAKE BURNS (STIFF LITTLE FINGERS), THE EFFIGIES & many more. Moreover, the film aspect also focuses on the history & influence of Chicago's independent & punk scene, even though it was often, & still, overlooked by punk historians & more recently, documentary filmmakers.
RiotFest-001
DVD
$19.25

Negativland
Our Favorite Things
PS, US Negativland's "greatest hits" become all new moving pictures in this amazing & long awaited DVD/CD release. Created w/a crew of 18 other experimental filmmakers from all over the USA, this is a collaborative project that takes a striking visual leap into the same legally gray area that they've
been exploring w/sound for the last 27 yrs.
Seeland-027
CD/DVD
$25.00

Neon Neon
Raquel
PS, US This is the collaboration between BOOM BIP & GRUFF RHYS! Title track is retro 80s power pop.B-side track feat. SPANK ROCK and incl. a HOT CHIP remix!!
Lex-078
CD5
$10.50

Neon Neon
Raquel
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Lex-078
12
$11.00

Octoberman
Run From Safety
PS, US Embodying the sensibilities of Neil Young's intimate music & Jack Kerouac's insightful travelogues. This album sublimely captures the sound of an artist abandoning the tried & true & striking out in unknown directions. While still fueled by wanderlust, Octoberman's music continues to remind us that not all journeys can be measured by distance alone.
WhiteWhale-09
LP
$14.25

O'Death
Low Tide/I Think I'm Fine
PS, US The first new material from O'Death since they recorded Head Home in 2005. Recorded with Charles Burst (The Occasion) at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge, Side A is a banjo & fiddle led stomp with the rickety harmonies folks have come to expect from the band, while the flip side is a new take on O'Death's slow burn that builds to a massive shanty of a sing-along. Full color sleeve designed by band member Gabe Darling, and the vinyl also comes with a coupon for a free download of both tracks along with a bonus digital only take on the Pixies' "Nimrod's Son".
ErnestJenning-035
45
$5.00

Of Montreal
Gender Mutiny Tour
PS, US Gender Mutiny is a tour 7" issued for the appropriately titled Gender Mutiny 2007 tour that features of Montreal, Grand Buffet, and MGMT. The A-side is a Royal Trux cover while the B-side is a brand new of Montreal original. Please note because this is a tour only 7", it does not include a free digitial download code like most of our vinyl. Edition of 1000. Track Listing: 1. Back to School 2. Subtext Read, Nothing New.
Polyvinyl-146
45
$5.00

Old Man Gloom
Christmas
PS, US REISSUED!!! Comprised of ISIS' Aaron Turner, CONVERGE's Nate Newton, CAVE IN's Caleb Scofield & notorious Hydra Head band roadie Santos Montana, this is, as Turner admits, "still the greatest band EVER." This is their 5th release.
Tortuga-023
CD
$12.50

Panda Bear
Person Pitch
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! Double LP incl. special 4 panel poster. Rated 9.5 on Pitchfork & best new music.
PawTracks-014
DLP
$16.00

Pandit, Korla
The Grand Moghul Suite / The Universal Language Of Music
PS, UK The most exotic and enigmatic of all of the artists of what is broadly described a the "exotica" genre, Korla Pandit's astounding early concept albums are here together restored to the catalogue for the first time in five decades. A kind of Indian Ziggy Stardust, Korla Pandit's work is taken extremely seriously and is extremely collectable amongst followers of Martin Denny, Les Baxter and Esquivel. Pandit's Wurlitzer has a strange David Lynch quality to it and has aged very well. The Grand Moghul Suite / Magnetic Theme / Kumar / Kartikeya / Aicha's Theme / Ode to a Desert Love / The Hypnotist / Procession of the Grand Moghul / Theme of the Meta-Logy / Trance Dance / Omar / The Turkish Dance The Universal Language of Music-Volume 1 / The Banjello / Clare De Lune / Stormy Weather / Over The Rainbow / Samba / Trance Dance / Theme from Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony / Aicha's Dance (Moghul Suite) / Intermettzo / Beyond the Sunset / Chopin's Waltz in A Major.
El-128
CD
$15.50

Pantaleimon
Mercy Oceans
PS, US The album follows the critically acclaimed Cloudburst EP released earlier this year, & feat. BABY DEE, ISOBEL CAMPBELL, KEITH WOOD & JOHN CONTRERAS. An album of exceptional beauty & depth. All 10 tracks are stunningly captivating. Packaged in a beautiful digipak w/ a full-color bk containing lyrics, along w/ artwork by Beth Carter & photography by Cam Archer.
DurtroJnana-007
CD
$15.00

Planet Y
Space Station
PS, US The mind-boggling teaming of Papadopoulos on dg-20 Casio digital guitar & electronic beep/boop guru Charles Cohen playing the Buchla Music Easel. This is a live recording of their improvisation at St.Mary's on November 17,2006. The result is a mix of blissed out, spacey drones & lo-fi
electronica which often reaches a fever pitch.
PublicGuilt-012
CD
$11.00

Pluramon
The Monstrous Surplus
PS, GERMANY This is the fifth full-length release by Marcus Schmickler aka Pluramon. The Monstrous Surplus bears three different vocalists and as many narrative voices. The songs do not simply present a singer or songwriter self: they push the envelope of what it means to tell a story. Completely contemporary, yet unabashedly diving into moods, the album succeeds in capturing the fragmented, yet sophisticated soul of urban life: "Can't Disappear" is a story about a secret threesome relationship, "Fresh Aufhebung" is a spoken pamphlet for a break-up and "If Time Was On My Side" is a melancholic story about bad timing with love. Listeners of the previous albums will recognize a style that remains dreamy and atmospheric with pop songs that are sometimes laid-back yet melancholic, even enigmatic, at other times dramatic and intense. Featuring appearances by Julia Hummer, a prominent young German actress who tours with her own band Too Many Boys, Julee Cruise, who was already featured on the last album, and New York-based German artist and writer, Jutta Koether, who is also known as co-founder of leading German pop magazine, SPEX. The fourth vocalist is Marcus himself on one song as well as background on other songs. Also responsible for the production, Marcus Schmickler is well-known in a lot of different contexts related to electronic music, let it be beat-oriented, improvised music or classical music.
KaraokeKalk
CD
$15.00

Pop Culture Press
#65
PS, US Pop Culture Press #65, with the mercurial New Pornographers on the cover. With extensive stories on San Francisco's Summer of Love, Steve Earle, Squeeze, the Meat Puppets, Earlimart, Buffalo Tom, Peter Case, Fountains of Wayne, writer Larry Brown, and--in one of his final interviews--the legendary Porter Wagoner, we think it's our best issue yet. And our magnificent CD sampler, featuring Glenn Mercer, the Pillpugs, Miracle Brah, the Trolleyvox, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, and much more, speaks for itself.
PopCulturePress-065
CD
$4.75

Professor Murder
Dutch Hex
PS, US Another barnstorming dancefloor effort. A new-scholl anthem soon to be insinuating its catchier than-all-get-out, sing-a-long chorus into your brain long after the track has ended. A smear of dense, chunky rhythm that doesn't so much ask you to dance as forces you into it. Flip side is "Trey Told 'Em" remix by Girl Talk. 2
Brothers-1927
12
$9.25

Retarded Kitten
Repeat/Why
PS, US Retarded Kitten is the spazzed out side project of Death Set frontman Johnny Siera. Working with Dennis McNany from Neutral Mute, Dave Tinnitus from Lifetime, and Chris Gobo Pierce of Doc Hopper fame, Johnny delivers two sub bass, sub humans influenced punk anthems for the disengaged.
Too bad they say "retarded".
Run-Roc-1010
CD
$5.50

Rota, Nino
Fellini Masterpieces: La Strada / Nights of Cabiria
PS, UK Nino Rota - Fellini Masterpieces: La Strada / Nights of CabiriaThe artistic partnership between film director Federico Fellini and composer Nino Rota was one of the most productive and enduring in cinema history. "La Strada" and "Nights of Cabiria" announced their arrival on the scene to an awestruck Italian and international public. Both movies won academy awards for "the best foreign language film"; establishing the style that would soon reach full expression with the renowned "La Dolce Vita". These are the original mono soundtracks recorded in 1952 and 1956 respectively: the same recordings that are used on the films and both are long out of print in any format.
El-123
CD
$15.50

Roux, Sebastien
Revers Ouest*
PS, AUSTRALIA "This is the story of a man marked by an image of his childhood ..." Or perhaps is it the story of this woman coming here to meet a beloved stranger, at the Grange-Auloup street? or maybe their story?" - Sébastien Roux. Revers Ouest* is a radio phonic work based on text fragments drawing a futuristic and mental description of the Nantes city. It's an isolated utopist vision of architecture, buildings made like concrete waves. The texts are read by two actors, whose voices are used as a musical material and digitally processed, becoming a ghostly trail of the characters they represent. The piece, by mixing a fragmented story with heavily processed acoustic sources, aims to intricate radio art genres like documentary and hörspiel with more 'musical' forms such as electroacoustic and contemporary classical music. The first version of the piece was commissioned by Sonor festival and co-produced by La Muse en Circuit. It was premiered on the 31/03/2007 in Lieu Unique (Nantes).
Room40-431
CD
$15.00

RTX
RaTX: Western Xterminator
PS, US REISSUE!! Lights flicker & bells chime. The far-out sound of thunder draws nearer. Jennifer Herrema & her horsemen are returned & this is the recollection of their long journey. The west wasn't rolled over w/out a few ritual sacrifices down the road. Our survival still depends on it & in the sundrenched new frontier, RTX have your back. This runs the rock up the flagpole & rolls it around in strong winds.
DragCity-331
CD
$13.25

RTX
RaTX: Western Xterminator
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-331
LP
$14.75

Saturday Looks Good To Me
EveryTime/BlueChristmas
PS, US 2