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A Place To Bury Strangers
S-T
PS, US Vinyl version of the groups break out self titled release.Pitchfork 8.4 "Best New Music" Pressed in an edition of 1000.
Important-170
LP
$13.25

A Taste Of Ra
Morning of My Life
PS, SWEDEN This is the third and final album in the A Taste of Ra trilogy. Nicolai Dunger, and the cloak of mystery behind the Taste of Ra project has captivated many with its various incarnations of free-folk meanderings, Tim Buckley jazz-howl and Swedish pastoral indie-hum. Dunger describes Morning of My Life as follows: "When we moved to the tent and the light was golden and we were young, and the magazine was all there was to bring, and you woke in the night when the birds were singing just for you and the smell of soil and the warm breath over through you, ohh it moved you. All there was to it, was the morning of my life." He also describes that the overall idea behind the first two A Taste of Ra records was for pure vocal and instrumental experimentation -- using recording techniques on a more personal level. On this final record in the trilogy, he takes a different approach, starting off with one song that he developed together with Swedish musician, songwriter and producer, Jari Haapalainen. The song naturally broke up into six movements, creating a film-like, dramatic pattern, and Johan Berthling made some beautiful arrangements for three of the movements. Starsailor-esque vocals, jazzy horns and loose, clattering drums mix with piano, harp and guitar arpeggios -- just as much of an Impressionistic song cycle as Van Morrison's Astral Weeks.
Hapna-036
CD
$16.25

Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals
Follow the Lights EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LostHighway
12
$6.75

Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals
Follow the Lights EP
PS, US New mini-album features two new songs, plus sweet live-in-the-studio stuff including an Alice In Chains cover! Tracks: 1. Follow the Lights (new) / 2. My Love for You Is Real (new) / 3. Blue Hotel (previously unreleased, recorded live in studio) / 4. Dear John (live in studio) / 5. This is It (Cardinals version, live in studio) / 6. Down in a Hole (Alice In Chains cover, live in studio) / 7. If I Am a Stranger (live in studio)
LostHighway
CD5
$6.00

Alasehir
Philosophy of Living Fire
PS, US Trio of Michael Gibbons, John Gibbons, & Jason Kourkounis, otherwise known as 3/5s of BARDO POND. This continues their sonic exploration of dense, languorous, free expansion. Billowing & exploding like a cluster of hashish stars, the 3 instrumental tracks produce a cosmic energy akin to a quasar in the heavens. Released in a one-time edition of 1000 LPs, this is the rocket ride into the outer stratum at which their previous CDs only hinted.
Siltbreeze
LP
$14.25

Ambarchi, Oren
In the Pendulums'
PS, US Here he continues his otherworldly investigations w/ a kind of dark twin to his landmark "Grapes From The Estate". Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion & guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own, & that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the 3 lengthy pieces.
SouthernLord-078
CD
$14.00

Armisen, Fred
Fred Armisen Presents: Jens Hannemann Complicated Drumming Technique
PS, US This is an educational DVD teaching the craft of drum work (aka drumming) to beginners & experts alike. Respected comedian & television personality Fred Armisen brought percussionist Jens Hannemann to our attention w/ an ingenious DVD that opened our eyes to the responsibilities & million little victories that drummers everywhere experience behind the kit, unbeknownst to us.
DragCity
DVD
$14.00

Babyshambles
Shotter's Nation [limited CD+DVD]
PS, US Limited version with DVD.
Astralwerks
CD/DVD
$18.75

Babyshambles
Shotter's Nation
PS, US Let's see if being busted by the constablulary every week pays off in artistic and sales glory.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Bear in Heaven
Red Bloom of the Boom
PS, US Daydream & goosebump inducing vocals glide over walls of melodious distortion, building unapologetically epic songs. Members of SAVATH & SAVALAS, RHY CHATHAM'S ESSENTIALIST, !!!, PAUL DUNCAN, PRESOCRATICS & PANTHERS made a debut that testifies to psychedelic
roots, to the music we obsessed over in the 90's & to future rock.
Hometapes-019
CD
$13.00

Beauregarde
S-T
PS, US Vinyl only reissue.In 1970 the Portland-based wrestler entered the studio with then unknown seventeen year old guitarist GREG SAGE (WIPERS) to record a limited release album that would serve as his entrance music for the duration of his career. His vocal style is passionate & direct but never goes overboard. The music features Hendrix-esque guitar solos over rock rhythms & soul drum beats.
Jackpot
LP
$15.00

Besnard Lakes, The
Volume I
PS, US "Volume I" is the debut album by THE BESNARD LAKES, that preceded their recent opus "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse" which was released on Jagjaguwar in early 2007. "Volume I" was originally released in 2004, and, at the time, The Besnard Lakes were comprised only of husband-and-wife team JACE LASEK and OLGA GOREAS. The Besnard Lakes have just recently become critical darlings, on the strength of their live performances throughout North America and Europe, as well as with their second full-length record "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse", which quickly made it onto numerous and budding best-albums-of-the-year short-lists by a whole range of music-listening pedigree -- critics, casual and not-so-casual rock listeners, garden variety pop fans, and headphone junkies. Carrying the BREAKGLASS label name, "Volume I" is distributed throughout the world with the help of JAGJAGUWAR.
Jagjaguwar/Breakglass-09
CD
$11.50

Black Dice
Load Blown
PS, US New mini-album.
Pawtracks
CD5
$14.25

Black Dice
Load Blown
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Pawtracks
12
$11.50

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Start A People [re-issue]
PS, US Re-issue of the band's 2005 debut. "Start A People" is a hazy look through the eyes of an electronic junk band who grew up watching "3 2 1 Contact " & "The Letter People" show. B.M.S.R. is made up of 3 to 6 mem. at any given time, who are focused on turning their childhood memories into songs. Their use of dusty, saturated, analog sounds has gained numerous comparisons to folks like Boards Of Canada, The Children's Televison Workshop, & even Air
Graveface-037
CD
$13.50

Black Moth Super Rainbow
Falling Through a Field
PS, US New album.
Graveface-039
CD
$13.75

Bong-Ra
Full Metal Racket
PS, GERMANY Featuring all the tracks from the "Grindkrusher" and "Sick Sick Sick" records, re-recorded and remastered, "Full Metal Racket" is Bong- Ra's unmatchable homage to his grindcore and hardcore heroes. A fast, high-energy album of twisted breaks, breaks and merciless riffs, it finally presents the 10 gems of these two records to all fans of this superlative-heavy, towering producer. Zombie-claws lacerated subwoofers ahead.
AdNoiseam-84
CD
$14.75

Booka Shade
DJ Kicks
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
K7
DLP
$20.00

Booka Shade
DJ Kicks
PS, US Rather than documenting their the latest club tunes, they mix up older gems w/ unreleased newies which promises to be eclectic. Amid dance music from Carl Craig, Matthew Dear & Lopazz, they find room for French disco (Cerrone), rap (The Streets), '70s soundtracks (John Carpenter), '80s
electro-pop (Heaven 17, Yazoo) & even the downright odd (Brigitte Bardot, The Tubes). "We really got into the material that we were using, "explains Walter Merziger, "Putting it together was like creating a remix."
K7
CD
$17.00

Buried At Sea
Ghosts
PS, US A flowing wave of trance-like massiveness. They combine elements of doom, space rock, & experimental noise to create a sound of thick & heavy textures that migrate from quiet to an Earth-rattling assault. The band has been compared to the likes of SUNNO))), Eyehategod, Burning Witch, and Neurosis.
Neurot-054
CD
$15.00

Bush Tetras
Very Very Happy
PS, US Post new wave funk/punk early '80s stars of the New York club scene. Known for their animalistic, primitive energy. This has a visceral energy reminiscent of recordings the BTs made in the early '80s w/ Stiff & 99 records. Incl. 3 Videos & 2 never before released songs.
ROIR
CD
$16.25

Can
Anthology 1968-1993 [remaster]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "For listeners daunted by Can's long and winding discography, Anthology 1968-1993 presents short-form highlights like "Spoon," "Future Days," "Moonshake," "She Brings the Rain," and 25 others. Yes, the albums are better places to hear all of these tracks, and there's a typically Cannish disregard for chronology or narrative (i.e., don't hope for liner notes), but this double-disc set is an excellent introduction to the band's 25-year career." (Keith Farley)
Mute
DCD
$17.75

Canned Heat
Kaleidoscope
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON DIGIPACK CD. Originally released as Live At the Topanga Corral for contractual reasons, this album was actually recorded live at LA's famed Kaleidoscope club. This recording, made in 69, feat. the original line-up w/ the great Bob Hite on vocals & Alan Wilson on guitar & is one of their best live.
Lilith
CD
$18.50

Case, Neko & Her Boyfriends
Virginian
PS, CANADA Re-issue of Neko's debut. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "A delightful collection of heartfelt originals and vibrant covers ranging from traditional country fare (Ernest Tubb's "Thanks a Lot," Loretta Lynn's "Somebody Led Me Away") to more eclectic material (Scott Walker's "Duchess"); the highlight is a rip-snorting rendition of the Everly Brothers' "Bowling Green," a duet with Zumpano's Carl Newman." (Jason Ankeny)
Mint
CD
$16.25

Castanets
In The Vines
PS, US RAY RAPOSA of CASTANETS had almost finished his follow-up to "First Light's Freeze" (2005) when three men in strange masks mugged him at gunpoint in front of his home in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. Stealing Raposa's rent money, iPod and security, the three thieves climaxed a year of depression and nomadic, nocturnal dislocation. Not long after the mugging, Raposa completed "In The Vines." Appropriately, the album he was struggling to complete is based on a Hindu fable about being trapped in an inescapable fate, with death and the limitations of our physical lives closing in from all corners. In the fable story, "The Well of Life", a giant net stretched out by a giant woman surrounds a Brahman lost in the forest. The frantic Brahman runs in circles attempting to escape until he falls halfway down a pit and is entangled in vines. He discovers some beehives halfway between the flesh-hungry six-faced elephant at the top of the pit and the waiting serpent at the bottom. As bees buzz around the Brahman and rats gnaw at the vines holding him up, all he can do is gorge on the sweet honey. Heavy stuff, yes, but it isn't all peril, and darkness. The songs are sung with such intimacy and earnestness that "In The Vines" sways somewhere between the serpent, elephant, bees and rats, the honey representing a strange sense of hope and delight in the brief moments of beauty that sustain our lives.
AsthmaticKitty-33
LP
$10.25

Castanets
In The Vines
PS, US RAY RAPOSA of CASTANETS had almost finished his follow-up to "First Light's Freeze" (2005) when three men in strange masks mugged him at gunpoint in front of his home in Bedstuy, Brooklyn. Stealing Raposa's rent money, iPod and security, the three thieves climaxed a year of depression and nomadic, nocturnal dislocation. Not long after the mugging, Raposa completed "In The Vines." Appropriately, the album he was struggling to complete is based on a Hindu fable about being trapped in an inescapable fate, with death and the limitations of our physical lives closing in from all corners. In the fable story, "The Well of Life", a giant net stretched out by a giant woman surrounds a Brahman lost in the forest. The frantic Brahman runs in circles attempting to escape until he falls halfway down a pit and is entangled in vines. He discovers some beehives halfway between the flesh-hungry six-faced elephant at the top of the pit and the waiting serpent at the bottom. As bees buzz around the Brahman and rats gnaw at the vines holding him up, all he can do is gorge on the sweet honey. Heavy stuff, yes, but it isn't all peril, and darkness. The songs are sung with such intimacy and earnestness that "In The Vines" sways somewhere between the serpent, elephant, bees and rats, the honey representing a strange sense of hope and delight in the brief moments of beauty that sustain our lives.
AsthmaticKitty-33
CD
$11.50

Castro, Nick + Young Elders
Day Without Disaster
PS, US The newest chapter in the musical adventures of Nick Castro & The Young Elders.This EP is a glimpse into the ever-evolving mind of the group, which dwells somewhere between the romantic male/female duets of Richard & Linda Thompson and the exotic worldly arrangements of the Incredible
String Band. With a focused touch, unusual acoustic textures, gentle wordplay, and ensemble interaction, The Young Elders are traversing the folk world & leaving large shoes to fill.
SilentPlace
10
$15.00

Cdatakill
Bleeding Hearts vol. 1
PS, GERMANY The first volume of "Bleeding Hearts", the vinyl companion to the "Valentine" album, features one new Cdatakill track, as well as remixes by Enduser, übergang (Christoph de Babalon's new project), Detritus, Lapsed and Mad EP. From the heaviest of breakcore to more melodic, syncopated hip hop-influenced track, this hand-picked selection of remixes shows the scope of Cdatakill's music and the influence of this long-running, extremely talented artist.
AdNoiseam-082
12
$10.00

Circle
Sunrise [re-issue]
PS, US
NoQuarter
CD
$15.25

Clockcleaner
Babylon Rules
PS, US This sees the band diving even further into the darker corners of the world while belting out tune after tune of psychotic trashy noise. For those that are fans of such bands like Killdozer, Pain Teens, Harry Pussy, & many other noise makers. The type of music that is inspired by long nights of hard drug use & many nights spent lurking past dark alleys trying to find your way home.
Load
LP
$14.75

CPC Gangbangs
Mutilation Nation
PS, US The vinyl edition of the killer debut from the band that rose from the ashes of garage punk architects LES SEXAREENOS, DAYLIGHT LOVERS & SPACESHIFTS. The sound is part Warsaw, part 13th Floor Elevators, part Flamin' Groovies and all primal psychedelic rock punk. Guitars are broken, amps are on fire, drums avalanche off the stage! yeowww!! Recommended with lots of whiskey.
Alien8
LP
$12.00

Destroyalldreamers
Wish I Was All Flames
PS, CANADA Destroyalldreamers was founded in the summer of 2002 in Montreal (Canada), by Eric Quach (guitar) & Shaun Doré (drums). Their first compositions were later embellished with the addition of Mathieu Grisé on guitar and Michèle Martin on bass, which led to the recording of their first full-length album "À Coeur Léger Sommeil Sanglant" by Patrick Lacharité (Below the Sea) in early 2004. It was released later the same year on Montreal's label Where Are My Records (Barzin, Epic45, Readymade, etc.). The following year, Destroyalldreamers rode the success of their critically acclaimed debut album, and is offered numerous studio projects to keep them busy. Eric Quach took over the band's production duties with the help of Shaun Doré, Shane Whitbread & Martin Valence. Most of the year was spent on pre-production, live performances and learning how to produce. The resulting studio tracks were used for the aforementioned projects that all saw their release in 2006, which included: a contribution to the shoegaze-homage compilation "Never Lose That Feeling, Volume 2" (other artists includes Hammock, Sing-Sing, etc.) released by ClubAC30 (UK); a contribution for the Propergol Y Colargol rework compilation "Ode to Roger" (other artists includes Eluvium, Giardini di Miro, Helios, etc.) released by Diesel Combustible/Autres Directions in Music (France); a 12" vinyl EP titled "Glare/Halo" released on Claire's Echo (USA), a Clairecords subsidiary label affiliated with the world widely recognized distributor Tonevendor which has proudly dubbed Destroyalldreamers' debut album "À Coeur Léger Sommeil Sanglant" as "The Best Shoegaze Album of 2004". Destroyalldreamers then finished the recording of their second full-length in the fall of 2006. Shortly after, the band has parted ways with bassist Michèle Martin and the release of the album was put aside. They took a short break the next year to pursue different musical and life projects. In the summer of 2007, Destroyalldreamers got back together as an official three-piece, with a close friend filling out on bass for live performances to ready the release of the aforementioned sophomore album entitled "Wish I Was All Flames", again on Where Are My Records in the fall of 2007. This new album is a more focused and mature record, filled with a wide array of sounds, with the added live energy that was developed since their beginnings. It also marks the end of a chapter for Destroyalldreamers' journey as the band has already expressed its wishes to explore new sonic territories. Pre-production for future releases is expected to start in the beginning of 2008
WhereAreMyRecords-023
CD
$13.00

Detritus
Fractured
PS, GERMANY The logical sequel of the "Thresholds" single, "Fractured" sees Detritus keep the harder guitars and beats, while staying true to this intricate drum'n'bass patterns and evocative strings. A production tour-de-force, it presents a crystal-clear, yet powerful and deep sound that confirms this essential acts to the confirmed heights he had reached with his previous albums. Deep, masterful and highly rewarding.
AdNoiseam-85
CD
$14.75

Duchamp, Marcel
Musical Erratum + In Conversation
PS, UK A new CD by influential avant-garde artist Marcel Duchamp, featuring two interpretations of his Musical Erratum for piano, together with four spoken word extracts. Written in 1913, the Musical Erratum for piano forms part of the sequence of notes and projects which led to Duchamp's celebrated artwork, La Mariée mise à nu par ses célibataires, même (The bride stripped bare by her batchelors, even, often called The Large Glass). La Mariée... is also the sub-title of the 1913 piano work. Abstract, elusive and even "inachievable" according to the artist, the Musical Erratum consists of two scores. In the first, notes are replaced by numbered keys, and virtuoso performance is discouraged in favour of novel mechanical instrumentation. The second offers a form of random composition, by which numbered balls are dropped into the moving wagons of a toy train. Famously, Duchamp described the whole as "a very useless performance, in any event." Two versions are included on this new CD, including a conventional (but non-virtuoso) performance on piano, and another on which spinning rotary discs brush the piano strings to produce extraordinary tones. The extended 74 minute CD also includes four spoken word extracts by Duchamp (English language), including a fascinating lecture delivered in Houston in 1957, The Creative Act, and a lengthy interview recorded in 1959.
LTM-2504
CD
$17.00

Fatal Flying Guilloteens
Quantum Fucking
PS, US The Houston, Texas group's third album delivers more of the raw & nasty fusion of hardcore, blues & punk that has become their trademark.
FrenchKiss-272
CD
$13.25

Favorita
S-T (DELAYED, PREORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, CANADA Twelve years after it was recorded but never released, Popsicle Recordings will present the sole album from Swedish indiepop pioneers Favorita. The brainchild of former Beagle and current Metro Jets frontman Magnus Borjeson, Favorita fell foul of record company politics on the eve of this album's 1997 release and it never saw the light of day. The band split up, the album was forgotten. Popsicle Recordings didn't want Favorita to pass into obscurity. Sure, the album has circulated as a bootleg among discerning music lovers for five or six years, but an album this good deserves a shot at reaching a wider audience. So they dusted off the master tapes, added eight bonus cuts and both of the band's low-budget videos, unearthed photos from the two promo shoots the band did and coaxed some inspired sleeve notes from noted Swedish journalist and blogger (and former Beagle drummer) Anders Mildner. The result is the definitive Favorita experience. Everything you could want to know about this exceptional but criminally short-lived band, there on one disc.
Popsicle
CD
$13.00

Fear Falls Burning & Birchville Cat Motel
Self-Titled
PS, US One 49:11 jammarathon.
Conspiracy
CD
$16.75

Feu Therese
Ca Va Cogner
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-049
LP
$18.00

Foetus
Vein
PS, US This is not "Love" remixed. It is fractured & reimagined by some of today's most notable artists, incl. FENNESZ, MIKE PATTON, JASON FORREST, MATMOS & more! It's an immersive, powerful, & sometimes harrowing journey through sound & emotion. 2 yrs in the making, strewn w/ tears, joy, & casualties.
Birdman-103
CD
$15.00

Frog Pocket
Come On Primates!
PS, US With tracks employing heavy electronic drums, & a huge & looming masterpiece full of gnawing strings & beats, this gently guides the listener on a beautiful sonic journey. Hearing the mix of electronica and noise with folk influences, it's easy to imagine the dramatic Ayr landscape that inspires this album-although it's not all wistful beaut.
PlanetMu
CD
$15.00

Gang Gang Dance
Rawwar
PS, US "Rawwar" is the first glimpse of exactly what the band have been up to over this prolific year. Clocking in at just over twenty minutes and sprawled across three tracks, the release plays like a GANG GANG DANCE sampler of sorts; a taster for what is to come. "Rawwar" opens with "Nicoman": a live favorite from the last few years which has been refined in the studio.bombastic and dance-oriented it blends the bands affection for musical styles, propelling the listener through the four minutes of audible tribal chaos, while at the same time demonstrating GGD's talent for pop melody. "Oxygen Demo Riddim" finds the band improvising and building musical ideas into a dreamy hypnotic instrumental interlude. The final, almost cinematic, track is a studio composition entitled "The Earthquake That Frees Prisoners" which unfolds over ten minutes. This was painstakingly assembled in the studio and incorporates conversational dialog from their deceased band member Nathan Maddox interwoven into the bands compositional structure.
TheSocialRegistry-030
12
$9.00

Gasman
Audiogold
PS, US This contains nothing but the finest aural stimuli. Blending dreamlike synths w/ discordant undertones & processed beats, he adds elements of acid & electro. He pushes the envelope of melodic IDM composition while still retaining his trademark sound somewhere between a haunted 19th century ballroom & an early 90s rave.
PlanetMu-185
CD
$15.00

Ghastly City Sleep
S-T
PS, US New music seldom surfaces that is so deeply intense, just hearing it may induce instant nostalgia-the ancient sensations when the seasons change, a vivid dream involving first love. The multitude of layers are accompanied by a warm yet haunting array of vocals, which contributes to making this debut feel epic.
RoboticEmpire-061
CD
$10.00

Ghost
Overture
PS, US At sunset on the night of October 9th, '06, a crowd gathered at Nippon Yusen Soko, a converted warehouse space located on Yokahama Bay. The performance space was chosen for its sonic qualities such as natural reverb as well as its resemblance to Potala Palace in Lhasa. Band members were spaced apart to prevent eye contact & allow distance for the reverberations to unfold between them.The CD performance is an edited version of the evening's events/the
DVD is a completely live, 4 camera view into the collective journey of Ghost & their audience.
DragCity-330
CD/DVD
$16.50

Glowstyx (a.k.a. Bong-Ra)
Class of 1992
PS, UK We know what you're asking yourself, what's newer than new-rave? Well, what about OLD-RAVE! Just when you thought the true spirit of Rave was lost to Indy-rock poster boys, Glowstyx arrives with the smashing debut "Class of 1992"! Produced by rave-master Jason Köhnen, (AKA Bong-Ra), Glowstyx gives you good-ol' breakbeat Rave just like you remembered it, but somehow slightly updated and ready for the dance floor! Over 3 years in the making and meticulously constructed from an archive of over 4 gigabyte of old-school rave nostalgia, Glowstyx successfully manages to deliver 12 tracks that seemingly are warped here from over more than a decade ago. Somehow the charm, humor and excitement of Rave got lost in the growing popularity of synthetic repetitive dance music; focusing less on hooks, catchy melodies and simple song structures. But once you hear Glowstyx, you'll realize the power of the music itself is here to stay! Bring back the high pitch vocals! Bring back the piano breakdowns, "mentasm" and rolling breaks! The old-school Rave revival is here, and let's all drop some E to celebrate it! About Cock Rock Disco: Cock Rock Disco was founded by Jason Forrest (AKA DJ Donna Summer) and was established to release amazing new music by a new generation of producers from all over the world. Please look for upcoming releases; they are great, we promise.
CockRockDisco-016
CD
$14.75

Gonzalez, Jose
In Our Nature [limited edition vinyl]
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mute
LP
$16.25

Hawkwind
Self-Titled [re-issue]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Produced by former Pretty Things guitarist Dick Taylor, Hawkwind's first album was rightfully compared to Pink Floyd's early sound: an appealing conglomeration of hippie rock grooves and interplanetary guitar trips set to the phosphorescent wandering of Dik Mik's electronics and Nik Turner's cool sax playing. Hawkwind may not have been their most lucrative album, but it's where it all began. Hawkwind's initial galactic blues-rock sound is based on Dave Brock's guitar playing, rising smoke-like through the haze of lyrical space funk... Hawkwind's sound indeed solidified as their career moved upward through the '70s, but their first album magnificently introduces the starting point of what was going to be a long and peculiar journey."
Caroline
CD
$12.50

Higgs, Daniel (A.I.U.)
Metempsychotic Melodies
PS, US Raw picked acoustic guitar drones dominate here as the instrumental fades into the waking dream soliloquy of observation. A long waltzy drone w/ enough spooky atmosphere for one to think that it could have been recorded at Sunshine studios as there is a heavy Vogel vibe to the whole thing.
HolyMountain-144
CD
$15.00

iLiKETRAiNS
Elegies To Lessons Learnt
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BeggarsBanquet
LP
$13.25

iLiKETRAiNS
Elegies To Lessons Learnt
PS, US The stories told by this Leeds five-piece are set to carefully structured, adorning melodies with instrumental patterns capable of creating an incredible range of emotions. This debut will be supported by their first US tour starting at CMJ in late October. "Intelligent, witty songs are matched by hauntingly powerful riffs. These make you think of The Smiths and Interpol joining forces with Sigur Ros" - The Sun.
BeggarsBanquet
CD
$13.25

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Jukebox Explosion
PS, US
InTheRed
CD
$15.00

Karate
595
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$15.25

Karate
595
PS, US First release since 2004,this is a recording of the band's 595th live show, recorded in Belgium at the end of a long tour. This is the band's favorite live document because of its' clarity and balance.
Southern
CD
$13.25

Lapsed & Nonnon
The Death Of Convenience
PS, GERMANY "A matter of consciousness": Lapsed's third album sees his pair up with turntablist and producer nonnon and a crew of renowned MC to deliver a wild ride of glitchy electronic hip-hop with an edge. Ranging from heavy head bangers to lyrical narratives, "The Death Of Convenience" impresses by its variety, detail and its maturity. A very rich, well thought and thought-provoking album bearing fruits of many influences and sleepless nights of careful composition.
AdNoiseam-87
CD
$14.75

Lazarus
Hawk Medicine
PS, US "Hawk Medicine" is the first LAZARUS album written and performed as a group, and it shows. The eccentricities of each member shine brightly, with {TREVOR} MONTGOMERY'S voice no longer the grounded base, but more of an ominous presence drifting above and below. Produced by the band and engineered in large part by JASON QUEVER of THE PAPERCUTS (for which Montgomery is also a member), "Hawk Medicine" imagines an alternate world where Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Cash take turns scaring each other with their political ghost stories while driving down a foggy highway at night with the headlights off. In spite of this darkness, "Hawk Medicine" is undoubtedly the most hopeful Lazarus album yet, and it's this precarious balance that also makes it the most mesmerizing.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-124
CD
$11.50

Letters Letters
S-T
PS, UK This is the debut album from Montreal/Chicago trio Letters Letters, a band made up of veteran electronic music producer Mitchell Akiyama, singer Jenna Robertson and producer/singer Tony Boggs. Mitchell Akiyama has been an active part of the music scene for some time now as a solo artist, label boss and collaborator with various other musicians, most notably with Boggs (as Désormais) and Robertson (as Avia Gardener), but this is the first time the three musicians have put their heads together and created something which absolutely defies their earlier work. Turning electronic music and post-rock on its head, Letters Letters instead decided to look to the early '80s. With broken synthesizers, fizzled-out drum machines and the usual arsenal of guitars and overdriven amplifiers, they managed to figure out a perfect pop formula. Taking the usual hooks and choruses and feeding them through a mire of grimy effects, they ended up with something flickering and desperately neon-colored. Music for day-glo wrist bands and basement parties, this is a fresh take on the DIY lo-fi scene, and even if the whole fanzine culture has broken down, making way for blogs and webzines, it doesn't mean we have to lose touch with the grittier side of life.
Type-022
CD
$14.25

Magnet
#77
PS, US Jim James of MY MORNING JACKET on cover. Articles on Ween, Robert Pollard, Battles, Animal Collective, Mendoza Line, the 21st Century Primitive Guitar Sir Richard Bishop, Glenn Jones, James Blackshaw & more!
ZINE
$3.00

Muscles
Guns Babes Lemonade
PS, US Since early 2006, the one man phenomenon Muscles has been making some serious noise both locally and internationally. His sound is built around keyboards, synths packaged full of extraordinary party anthems, explosive vocal harmonies, rigid techno, lo-fi house and soft trance. His debut album comes on the heels of two of the summers biggest singles; the explosive "Sweaty" and the soothing "Ice Cream."
Modular/Interscope
CD
$11.00

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

Nobuko Hori
Xtoyourmilkyhair
PS, US A quiet hurricane. It's been heading straight for us, but no one has really put out the warning call yet, and it's probably to late. Over the last couple year Nobuko Hori has been building up, making album covers, music videos. Appearing in collaborations, doing remixes. Including working with other people like Christopher Willits (12k, Ghostly International), and O.Lamm (Active Suspension), to name a few. Now that she has reached full steam, landfall will
be soon. In this case, the torrent of energy is mainly build out of some jacked up electronics, and nobuko's voice. Sometimes quiet, sometimes loud. The sound ebb and flow, sometimes lulling you into safety, other time tossing you out into center of the storm. Nobuko was born and raised in the Kansai area of Japan. Witch is the area around Osaka. There must be something in the water there, cause it seems to culture people with no boarders on art. She moved to Tokyo to study art, and has since moved to NYC. We here at music related think she's a great unique talent, and continues the kansai's area history of pushing left field pop and experimentation forward. We're happy to finally release her debut album "xtoyourmilkyhair".
MusicRelated-019
CD
$11.50

Octis
The Social Club Nº6
PS, US MICK BARR'S guitar style is the sound of musical entropy. His compositions, nestled in that grey area somewhere between grindcore and classical, have the air of some sort of slow building chaos, seemingly spiraling out of control. But Barr, here in his solo incarnation OCTIS, maintains the poise of a classical composer. His style of heavily-distorted playing could commonly be deemed "shredding," but the songs found on this installment of THE SOCIAL CLUB are anything but mindless noodling. Backed by an avant-garde pedigree, with work in bands like Quix*o*tic, Orthrelm, and a duo with Zach Hill of Hella, Barr makes intelligent music for the metal-inclined
TheSocialRegistry-053
45
$5.50

Of Montreal
If He's Protecting Our Nation, Then Who Will Protect Big Oil, Our Children? (RE-ISSUE)
PS, US Until now, if one wanted this UK-only of Montreal album, it was time for an online trip over to Ebay. But as part of Polyvinyl's continuing effort to bring all of Montreal titles back into print, ...Big Oilis finally getting a
wide release in the United States.
With of Montreal's consistent growth, and because this entire album was never widely available outside Great Britain, expect a higher demand than a typical reissue!
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Origami Arktika
Trollebotn
PS, US Combining elements of ambient noise, post rock, drone, & electro-acoustics w/ traditional Norwegian folk gives the band the unique sound they have grown to be known for on this, their 7th album. Recorded on an island overlooking the the geographical area called Trollebotn, the songs on the album are tales of lust, deceit, dancing, drinking, murder, & giants that truly capture the magic of this tucked away part of the world.
Silber-062
CD
$12.50

Owls, The
Daughters and Suns [CD+DVD]
PS, US The long awaited long player from the Minneapolis' The Owls is finally finished. Apart from a few compilations The Owls haven't seen a release since 2004's "Our Hopes and Dreams" mini lp. Instead of spending countless hours in a studio the band decided to make them more self-sufficient and set up the recording studio themselves which there is always a learning curve involved. Three songwriters Brian Tighe, Maria May, and Allison LaBonne come together with drummer John Jerry and special friends to create an unlikely musical voyage, aboard ships, carnival rides, airplanes; trespassing through backyards, human resources departments, and down perilous roads into the distance. Bitter yet life affirming, the Owls console comic strip characters, invent the perfect man, party on the eve of the apocalypse, explore the notion of empire, pay their bills by candlelight, and send flowers into sewers before bidding listeners a rousing adieu. Rich with melody and male/female harmony Daughters and Suns tenders buoyant, laid-back pop with gentle strikes of lightning.
MagicMarker
CD/DVD
$12.25

Phosphorescent
Pride
PS, US Musicians often head to New York - it's a familiar story. But something magical happened when MATTHEW HOUCK picked up stakes halfway through making his new PHOSPHORESCENT record, "Pride," and moved to Brooklyn from Athens, Georgia. "Pride" is something different. While it's not without the moments of sheer abandon that have made Phosphorescent's work unmistakable-"At Death, A Proclamation" thunders into familiar territory-mostly gone are the messy marching bands and evangelical fervor. Here, Houck instead channels something more mystical and haunting, offering up a dark, meditative set of songs that is all the more spiritual-sounding for its restrained tone. On previous albums, he's recruited guest musicians to fill the gaps, but on "Pride," Houck has only enlisted the services of a makeshift choir, otherwise recording every instrument himself. His achingly cerebral delivery recalls ARTHUR RUSSELL, but honestly, "Pride" sounds like nothing else we've ever heard. These are poems uttered in an empty field, punctuated by shouts and hollers, as if from a singer either abandoned or possessed. The lyrics are Houck's strongest ever, wrapped in washed out choral etudes that could be channeled from a rural French chapel or a solemn African tribe in prayer. "Pride" sounds like it was made by a man set free. In fact, "Pride" sounds broken free of time and place altogether. Yet still it is warm, familiar, and welcoming-a record to call home.
DeadOceans-005
LP
$10.25

Phosphorescent
Pride
PS, US Musicians often head to New York - it's a familiar story. But something magical happened when MATTHEW HOUCK picked up stakes halfway through making his new PHOSPHORESCENT record, "Pride," and moved to Brooklyn from Athens, Georgia. "Pride" is something different. While it's not without the moments of sheer abandon that have made Phosphorescent's work unmistakable-"At Death, A Proclamation" thunders into familiar territory-mostly gone are the messy marching bands and evangelical fervor. Here, Houck instead channels something more mystical and haunting, offering up a dark, meditative set of songs that is all the more spiritual-sounding for its restrained tone. On previous albums, he's recruited guest musicians to fill the gaps, but on "Pride," Houck has only enlisted the services of a makeshift choir, otherwise recording every instrument himself. His achingly cerebral delivery recalls ARTHUR RUSSELL, but honestly, "Pride" sounds like nothing else we've ever heard. These are poems uttered in an empty field, punctuated by shouts and hollers, as if from a singer either abandoned or possessed. The lyrics are Houck's strongest ever, wrapped in washed out choral etudes that could be channeled from a rural French chapel or a solemn African tribe in prayer. "Pride" sounds like it was made by a man set free. In fact, "Pride" sounds broken free of time and place altogether. Yet still it is warm, familiar, and welcoming-a record to call home.
DeadOceans-005
CD
$11.50

Plant, Robert & Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Rounder
DLP
$19.00

Plant, Robert & Alison Krauss
Raising Sand
PS, US T Bone Burnett produced collaboration between two of the most distinctive voices in music. Incl. help from MARC RIBOT, NORMAN
BLAKE, T BONE BURNETT, MIKE SEEGER,& others.
Rounder
CD
$18.00

Plumerai
Without Number
PS, US Plumerai delivers their first full length for Silber doing their take on classic early 1990's alternative. Shoegazing guitars, sultry female vocals, & driving basslines w/ overdubs of organs & accordions to make their unique sound.
Silber
CD
$12.50

Prefuse 73
Preparations
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Warp
DLP
$19.00

Prefuse 73
Preparations
PS, US The new double album. In a strategy aimed at encouraging folks to buy the actual CD, only the physical edition will come complete w/ the second disc. So if you buy this one on iTunes it will only be a one disc album.
Warp
CD
$16.00

Randall of Nazareth
S-T
PS, US His take on the folk blues canon is expert,informed by the deities of the 19th and 20th centuries,but idiosyncratically his own. Picking & groaning, Randall (PEARLS & BRASS) streamlines the performances w/ discreet touches. Gritty, arid , timeless...this is music that evokes squalor w/ elegance,
evoking midnight at noon w/ all mysteries intact & growing quietly more intense w/ the years.
DragCity-347
CD
$13.25

Randall of Nazareth
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-347
LP
$14.00

Redwalls
Self-Titled
PS, US New album? Re-issue?
MadDragon
CD
$16.25

Rework
So Cold Remixes Part 2
PS, US Jackmate puts Rework's smasher "So Cold" through the hoops. Where the original mix dashes ahead from the first second, Jackmate lets it grow. The vocals take a journey through the reverberation chamber, and there's a trippy broken beat that even the coolest hobby-raver can't resist. The Losoul mix features irresistible, weird organ sounds. The dancefloor will explode for sure.
Playhouse-139
12
$9.50

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Fill Up the Room
PS, US After three years of relative silence, warped indie-pop collective SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME return triumphantly with their fourth studio album "Fill Up The Room". Following two critically acclaimed releases with Polyvinyl Records, this marks the beginning of the band's work with K Records, and a dramatic progression from their 60's tinged retro-pop sound to a more textured, experimental and colorful breed of pop music. Songwriter, producer, guitarist and lead vocalist Fred Thomas leads the Saturdays through a shifting palette of sonic joys on Fill Up The Room. Renowned for their production and arrangement, SLGTM is true to form with these new developments, meshing soaring string sections, harpsichords and interstellar fuzz guitar with found sound samples and ghostly wordless vocal melodies. By the end, it's clear that "Fill Up The Room" acts as a powerful song cycle, repeating themes of love, death and redemption in a way free of teenage existential crises, but leaning more towards feelings of unbearable, unreasonable joy and the desire to celebrate all the misery and terror of life as part of the wonder.
Krecords-182
CD
$11.50

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Fill Up the Room
PS, US After three years of relative silence, warped indie-pop collective SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME return triumphantly with their fourth studio album "Fill Up The Room". Following two critically acclaimed releases with Polyvinyl Records, this marks the beginning of the band's work with K Records, and a dramatic progression from their 60's tinged retro-pop sound to a more textured, experimental and colorful breed of pop music. Songwriter, producer, guitarist and lead vocalist Fred Thomas leads the Saturdays through a shifting palette of sonic joys on Fill Up The Room. Renowned for their production and arrangement, SLGTM is true to form with these new developments, meshing soaring string sections, harpsichords and interstellar fuzz guitar with found sound samples and ghostly wordless vocal melodies. By the end, it's clear that "Fill Up The Room" acts as a powerful song cycle, repeating themes of love, death and redemption in a way free of teenage existential crises, but leaning more towards feelings of unbearable, unreasonable joy and the desire to celebrate all the misery and terror of life as part of the wonder.
Krecords-182
LP
$10.25

Savage Republic
1938
PS, US New album, info scarce.
Neurot
CD
$15.25

Scotland Yard Gospel Choir
Self-Titled
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "For their second album, the Scotland Yard Gospel Choir have forsaken their pop aspirations for a darker, more cynical sound with echoes of the British new wave bands of the late '70s and lyrics that deal with the horrors of modern life..."
Bloodshot
CD
$12.25

Scurshahor/Striborg
Split
PS, US Scurshahor is an Australian entity, brethren in aesthetic to Sin-Nanna. The actual identity of this project is a mystery. Striborg tracks composed & recorded exclusively for this session. LIMITED TO 1500
SouthernLord
45
$5.00

Seabear
The Ghost That Carried Us Away
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic
LP
$15.50

Seabear
The Ghost That Carried Us Away
PS, GERMANY
MorrMusic
CD
$17.75

Shark Move
Ghede Chokra's
PS, GERMANY Indonesian rock pioneers Shark Move started playing in Bandung, Indonesia in 1970 and was founded by Benny Soebardja, who plays lead guitar and sings. The group combined rock music and English lyrics with traditional harmonies and progressive sounds. While other bands at that time were still playing sweetened pop music, this was really an experimental recording for the time and place it was made. Unfortunately, at the end of 1970, the keyboard player passed away, so Benny decided not to continue with his band and formed a new one named Giant Step (which might come out soon on Shadoks music). Ghede Chokra's is a very complex prog album which is as strong as many good UK albums of the same period, with that little something extra that makes this album unique and great.
Shadoks-086
CD
$14.25

Shrigley, David / Various Artists
Worried Noodles
PS, US "I didn't make a record. I couldn't be bothered to make a record. It would have been too difficult. It was easier not to make a record," writes DAVID SHRIGLEY about his LP-sized book of song lyrics. The original "Worried Noodles" songbook reveals a never-ending curiosity; the lyrics are simple poetry, ironic yet somehow honest, and insistently inciting. The book merged the three spheres in Shrigley's work - art, book, and music - yet it was silent. That first edition, also released by TOMLAB, sold out within just 6 months of its publication two years ago. The book found a slew of new admirers of David Shrigley's work in pop music circles, wherein the idea of adapting these songs to music was recognized as something that needed to happen. In collaboration with David Shrigley, Tomlab gathered a diverse selection of musicians and bands from the unknown to the legendary to receive a copy of the book. Many were already familiar with David Shrigley's work, and some are among his most devoted fans. Those who did not know of his work instantly fell in love with his quirky drawings and words. All of the artists wished to join this collaboration and delivered their stellar songcraft! During the process of the collaboration, Shrigley found perhaps the best words to describe the strong enthusiasm present in the project: "Now we have opened the can of worms we have to deal with the consequences." The can now counts 39 worms - all exclusives!
Tomlab-100
DCD/BOOK
$28.25

Sightings
Through the Panama
PS, US Bass, drum & guitars meshed together w/a synthetic twine envisioned in future think tanks. Literally the sound of human progress darkened w/a profound fidelity so loud the dark matter of the universe quivers in a deadly orgasm. Guitar, bass & drums reconfigured for a new purpose.
Load
CD
$15.00

Skyscraper
#26
PS, US Features on Bad Brains, Les Savy Fav, Mum, Deerhunter, Cass McCombs, Two Gallants, Sir Richard Bishop, Editors, Tarentel, Pissed Jeans & many others. Plus the usual plethora of articles, & reviews.
ZINE
$5.50

Slow Six
Private Times in Public Places
PS, US Simultaneously traditional and modern, amplified strings, guitars, a fender Rhodes, and drums are joined by homegrown software "instruments" used to process the band's live performance. The detail and structure of these compositions reveals the group's background in the world of modern classical music, leaning on NYC's post-minimalist heritage while their electrified, live energy projects the palpable drive of a long-running band with deep indie roots. In July of 2007 NEW ALBION released the SLOW SIX album "Nor'easter," adding Slow Six to New Albion's prestigious roster of art-music pioneers INCLUDING JOHN CAGE, ARVO PÄRT, TERRY RILEY, AND STEVE REICH.
WesternVinyl-47
CD
$11.50

Sole & The Skyrider
S-T
PS, US The improvisational songwriting process produced a musicality new to Sole discography, & also furnished a number of stunning juxtapositions. The lovely analog of "Shipwreckers" comfortably cohabits w/ the grinding, anthemic opening track, where Sole promises, "when the last buzzard eats the last candy bar from the last body on the San Andreas, it'll be a sad day for investors."
Anticon-078
CD
$15.50

Sole & The Skyrider
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-078
DLP
$17.00

Stonebreath
Songs of Moonlight & Rain (Expanded)
PS, US Presaging the free/freak/acid-folk boom by almost a decade, Stone Breath carved a unique place in what was then a very lonely neighborhood. "Songs of Moonlight and Rain," the first Stone Breath album, struck a spectral note somewhere between Syd Barrett singing nature poetry & The Incredible String Band's more lonesome moments; blended with experimental graveyard-songs & acoustic drones into a cauldron of darkness & hope; nature & supernature; love & loss. This 10-year anniversary edition presents the entire original album with nine bonus tracks! Several bonus tracks from the same period - dating back to the very first SB song ever recorded (1995), and related songs from later periods, including a collaboration with Fit & Limo.
Hand/Eye-031
CD
$12.25

Subtle
Yell & Ice
PS, US Features remixes & remakes of songs from the band's earlier For Hero: For Fool album & acts as sort of a sequel to their previous collaboration/remix project, It's stacked w/ guest artists, incl. WHY?, TV ON THE RADIO's Tunde Adebimpe, WOLF PARADE's Dan Boeckner, NOTWIST's Markus Archer & BRACKEN & HOOD's Chris Adams.
Lex
CD
$15.00

Sun
I'll Be The Same
PS, US Limited vinyl edition of the Staubgold full length cd. 500 made. Sun is the coupling of sound artist OREN AMBARCHI and musician-producer CHRIS TOWNEND. The pair have been kindred spirits for many years, with Townend being a sensitive and crucial ear in engineering Ambarchi's landmark solo recordings. It was their shared love for expansive pop that led them to their first musical collaboration together as Sun, released on Staubgold in 2003. The self-titled debut was a laidback delight of many melodic charms and artful creation, as sweet as it was wry in its lyricism. Those trademarks continue with "I'll Be The Same", though the songs here are more freewheeling pleasures where an unaffected sense of experimentalism breezes in.
Important-171
LP
$15.00

Sun Electric
Lost & Found 1998-2000
PS, GERMANY Lost & Found (1998-2000) is the never-released follow-up album to 1998's Via Nostra by Berlin's Sun Electric (Max Loderbauer, Tom Thiel). Who is Sun Electric? Sun Electric is to ambient music what The Sex Pistols was to punk music. But since electronic music abandoned the pathetic poses of rock music, nobody had to die to make this unique band history. The Sun Electric members are regarded as innovators of ambient music - or electronic listening music or intelligent dance music - depending on what you prefer. After electronic music exploded in the late '80s/early '90s, the music seemed more or less to be restricted to forming the heartbeat of homogeneous party crowds. Like The Orb's Alex Paterson, Loderbauer and Thiel allowed the sounds to detach themselves from the action on the dancefloor to lead a life of their own. After having released six albums on the R&S/Apollo label, Loderbauer and Thiel lost interest in their hardware equipment and explored computer-based modes of music production. Lost + Found is more than an archaeological find, it's the rediscovery of electronic music as an alien experience, as a sonic challenge. Thiel and Loderbauer avoid the pathetic narcissism of overproduction: the plague in current electronic music production. Lost + Found was recorded in the three successive years after Sun Electric's final album was released in 1998. Listening to Lost + Found, one might feel like visiting a jungle: the music creates a complex soundscape, reminding of the noises of weather conditions and the sounds of a multitude of unknown animals. While current electronic music triggers the movements of the dancer's bodies like an aerobics class, the effects of Sun Electric's music on mind and body are complex and open.
Shitkatapult-086
CD
$15.00

Supersilent
8
PS, NORWAY Supersilent celebrate 10 years as a groundbreaking quartet with their first studio album in almost 5 years, the eighth release in their series. Members Arve Henriksen (trumpet, voice, electronics, drums), Helge Sten (audio virus), Ståle Storløkken (keyboards, synthesizers) and Jarle Vespestad (drums) form a band that refuse categorization, with experiments in such disparate elements as ambient, jazz, electronica, rock, techno, noise and musique concréte. As with Supersilent 6, 8 was recorded during a 5-day studio session at all-analog facility, Athletic Sound in Halden, Norway. From the monumental hardcore blizzard storm of 1-3, to the elegant electro-jazz of 4, and from the quiet soundscapes of 5, to the epic 6, Supersilent have yet again re-invented themselves with an album that to a certain degree explores more abstract and mysterious pathways beyond category and comparisons. The 68 minutes that ended up on 8 was chosen from 5 hours of finished music, and at one time the group considered a double or even triple album. The album has been mastered by U.S. mastering guru, Bob Katz in close collaboration with producer Deathprod, and it's been handled almost like classical music to keep the extremely dynamic range of the original recording. Again, the names of the players do not appear on the cover. This is Supersilent music, collective work, group improvising, and not a matter of individual grandstanding. They never rehearse as a group and don't discuss the music with each other, meeting only to play concerts or to record. Supersilent music lives in a no-man's-land between the genres, somewhere between rock, electronica, jazz and modern composition. Needless to say, there are no overdubs.
RuneGrammofon-2067
CD
$15.00

Sword Heaven
Entrance
PS, US LP is deluxe gatefold design & stylish scenes of hi-profile olden-style torture (?)
Entrance
LP
$14.75

Sword/Witchcraft
Split
PS, US "A"side (The Sword): Sea of Spears, Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin cover) "B" side (Witchcraft): You Bury Your Head, Queen of Bees, Sorrow Evoker. ALL SONGS EXCEPT "BURY YOUR HEAD" ARE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
Kemado
12
$11.00

Terje, Jesper & Joachim
S-T
PS, GERMANY Terje Bandholdt (drums), Jesper Schmidt (guitar) and Joachim Ussing (bass) recorded this album in 1970 for the famous Spectator Records in Denmark (Moses/Blues Addicts/Days). Now reissued in the original cover with a booklet full of photos and band-story, this amazing heavy psych album beats most releases from Denmark, in quality and rarity. Massive guitar action all over, great heavy vocals and pumping rhythms lift this album with out-there grooves. Besides Blues Addicts, the best heavy psych album from Northern Europe.
Shadoks-092
CD
$14.25

Tullycraft
Every Scene Needs a Center
PS, US New album from twee heroes! Tullycraft is known for writing indie pop anthems. Over the years, the band has penned a handful of songs that practically define the twee movement in America. It would be a safe statement to say that the new album, Every Scene Needs a Center, picks up where the band's fourth album, Disenchanted Hearts Unite, left off, but that would also be selling Tullycraft short. This new album, recorded entirely on analog tape, is not simply a collection of wonderfully snarky pop songs with one or two anthems thrown in, but is an entire record of ultra-catchy, smart indie pop anthems that takes aim at vampires, the English class system, goth waitresses, and much more. This time around, Tullycraft may have actually crafted a twee masterpiece. PITCHFORK: "Yes, it's the esoteric world of too-clever, self-referential indie-pop, but hey, you can dance to it too ... Tullycraft kick[s] some twee ass." /// MAGNET: "Decidedly extroverted, Seattle's Tullycraft took a punk approach to its indie-pop aesthetic ... like a group of kids covering the Violent Femmes."
MagicMarker
CD
$12.25

Various
Songs From the Big Top
PS, US The film centers on the life of Vincent O'Malley, a young man who runs away w/ the circus, only to become consumed by his desire for power & the love of a woman. This 13-track collection incl.s songs by LISA GERMANO, CLIENTELE, DAMIEN JURADO, MATTHEW SWEET, ELEVENTH DREAM DAY, DOUG MARTSCH, THE OWLS, COMMUNIQUE & more. All material is unique to the film and the CD.
DevonReed-366
CD
$13.25

Various
Return of the Instro-Hipsters Vol. 2: Groovy Instrumentals from the UK 1965-1973
PS, UK Vol. 2 presents 20 previously uncomped groovy instrumentals from the UK circa '65-'73. Hot on the heels of the On The Brink... compilation, the Psychic Circle label presents tunes designed to stimulate and relax in equal measure. This comp explores that brightly-hued subculture which brought together session men, orchestras, rock bands and jazzers in a mirrorball flash of melodic inspiration and rhythmic expression. Music that is as evocative as any color slide of Swinging London. If David Bailey could have photographed sound instead of images, he would have come up with something like this. Compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: D. Cordell's Tea Time Ensemble, The 4 Instants, The Roger Coulam Quartet, Harold McNair, Music Through Six, Sounds Sensational, The Masked Phantom, The Johnny Harris Orchestra, Tony Newman, The Tony Evans Band, Kenny Clare, Sharks, The Outer Limits, Cliff Adams, Oliver Bone, Thunder Poad, Jerry Allen, Paraffin Jack Flash, The Helmut Zaccharias Orchestra and Ning.
PsychicCircle-7013
CD
$15.00

Various
Blow Your Cool: 20 Prog/Psych Assaults from the UK & Europe 1969-1974
PS, UK 20 previously uncomped prog/psych assaults from the UK & Europe, 1969-1974. So here we are again one and all; scoop neck Mr. Freedom T's freshly laundered, split-knee loons fashionably fading, with another 20 swift excursions into that amorphous hybrid of prog and psych, so loved by today's cognoscenti. And what nefarious delights are in store for the voyager? May we present the young Linda Lewis, Atomic Rooster's drummer re-located to Italy, a top prog outfit comprising four Moroccan Jews and a Belgian soul band gone all weird. With 16 other strange pleasures, how could any self-respecting head refuse? Compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: Paradise Hammer, Barry Freeman & Strange Power, Primitive Man, The Foundations, Dream Police, Tritons, Mogul Thrash, Ferris Wheel, Triangle, Zior, The Rattles, Freedom, Bluebeard, Paul Ryder & Time Machine, Variations, Egg, Jess & James, Bedlam, Swegas and Cosmic Dealer.
PsychicCircle-7014
CD
$15.00

Various
Cries From The Midnight Circus: Ladbroke Grove 1967-78
PS, US Awesome UK 60s, 70s psych-rock collection features Pretty Things, Mighty Baby, The Action, Pink Fairies, Hawkwind, Quintessence, Edgar Broughton Band, Motorhead, and many more. Highly recommended!
Castle
DCD
$22.50

Warlocks
Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
PS, US New album! FILTER MAGAZINE: "The first album for Tee Pee from Los Angeles psych-rock band the Warlocks is definitely heavy deavy. It swirls and sears with ear-bleeding feedback and monumental guitar patterns. The band's ranks have fluctuated in members throughout the years, but the band has always remained based in the vision of Bobby Hecksher. Hecksher has found an accommodating home at Tee Pee, alongside similar California bands Entrance and Brian Jonestown Massacre. Heavy Deavy was recorded by Rod Cervera, who worked with the Warlocks back on the band's first EP and has also done studio time with the likes of Lavender Diamond, Weezer, and Silversun Pickups." (John Zeiss)
TeePee
CD
$15.00

Ween
La Cucaracha
PS, US For the past 20 years, Ween has established itself as a major artistic force, combining off-the-wall musical antics with brilliantly creative songwriting. La Cucaracha, Ween's new studio record, is an eclectic, dark, humorous, and bizarre assortment of songs. In other words, it's a typical Ween record. These thirteen tracks, though strongly diverse, share a common theme: relationships. It's a theme that can be at once joyful, morbid, humorous, and often frightening. From the tenderly introspective "Lullaby" to the disturbingly offensive "My Own Bare Hands," Ween pulls no punches in its latest endeavor, which acheives its power through sharp wit, clever songwriting, and brutal honesty.
Rounder
CD
$16.25

White Magic
Dark Stars
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
12
$10.00

White Magic
Dark Stars
PS, US This contains themes of the Universe, & the dark stars that remain unseen in the night sky & within us. They are the infinite holes in the universe & in the human soul, remnants of a supernova. Invisible stars exist if they are massive enough. A new & concise direction, deeply rooted in the knowledge gained from previous explorations of the unknown.
DragCity
CD5
$9.50

Wooden Sky, The
When Lost At Sea
PS, US Toronto's Wooden Sky have cut together a collage of folk songs on their debut record, When Lost at Sea, that has drawn comparisons ranging from Townes Van Zandt to Okkervil River. Swelling between 4 and 7 members the group handle each song differently as the record runs the course from ragged rockers like 'North Dakota' to the delicately orchestrated 'The Wooden Sky'. Each song is delivered with a sense of urgency echoing the records underlying themes and bridging the gap across the range of dynamics. THANKS CAPTAIN OBVIOUS REVIEW: "The songs on their album When Lost At Sea are twang-filled tales peppered with harmonica, banjo and slide guitar. Lead singer Gavin Gardiner's scratchy vocals navigate through songs that have a literary, narrative feel to them. And while they never approach the scope of bookishness that a band like the Decemberists may portray, there's definitely a rich sense of storytelling apparent in the folk-rock gems that comprise the album."
FMR-002
CD
$11.00

Yeasayer
All Hour Cymbals
PS, US It would be an untruth if we were to tell you that our hearts weren't ailing and our ears weren't sleeping before stumbling across some YEASAYER demos over a year ago. Nibbling at the idea of raising the white flag, we have since then lifted our chins and turned about face. Over the past year we have somehow managed to keep the music of YEASAYER under lock and key. A recording process that took place in two states, two cities, four buildings, and spanned 11 months, you would think it was a strenuous affair. It wasn't, it was a pleasure. The outcome, YEASAYER'S debut release, "ALL HOUR CYMBALS," is a completely mystifying and magical travel. It would only be a lazy stab to make modern day comparisons. Please, make this an exercise. Pulling from every spectrum and mashing, then re-mashing, the YEASAYER collective have bent genre's until unrecognizable. YEASAYER'S components are four, each multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and chanter. Founded by half of a barbershop quartet, then followed by the rhythm, YEASAYER is a tight brotherhood undisrupted by the external.
WeAreFree-002
CD
$11.50

Forthcoming Releases

60 Watt Kid
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US San Francisco trio who simulataneously pay homage to the culture of stripped down rock while abusing it irreverently, tweaking it w/wacked out time beats & infinite reverb. They blend psychedelic experimental pop w/electronic glitches & old rock chops. RIYD: Animal Collective, Spacemen 3.
AbsolutelyKosher-070
CD
$12.25

Aarktica
Matchless Years (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Pop/rock/experimental group lead by New York's Jon DeRosa featuring Mascott's Kendall Meade and Drum Corps' Aaron Spectre as well as other musicians known for their own work. As with previous records Matchless Years was recorded by Charles Newman at Mother West Studio, NYC. On Matchless Years Aarktica embraces the spirit of the best works of brethren Jesus And Mary Chain, Spiritualized, and Magnetic Fields, as well as a progression toward "dark disco" and a meshing of 1950's vocal pop sensibilities atop Aarktica's established atmospheric sound. The tradition of moody pop aural heroin has never sounded so comfortable. Matchless Years is by far Aarktica's strongest and most accessible work to date and is sure to gain them new fans. Personell: Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitars, bass, percussion, pump organ, harmonium, gamelan bells. Aaron Spectre (Drumcorps) - drum programs, Chris Carrico (ex-Crucifer) - electric guitar, Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields, Stephin Merritt producer)- organ, keyboard, Mike Pride - drums, percussion, Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, James Duncan - trumpet, Gretta Cohn (ex-Bright Eyes/Cursive)- cello, Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott) - backing vocals, Ernie Adzentoivich - electric & upright bass. Produced by Charles Newman. Tracklisting: 1. Seventy Jane, 2. I Name You Sleep, 3. Intro to Arms, 4. Arms, 5. Summer Tabla Dub, 6. Happiness Boys, 7. Matchless, 8. Slow Sorrow, Oh. Also Available: AARKTICA -Bleeding Light CD (Darla: DRL-155), AARKTICA-Or You Could Just Go Through Your Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway/Bliss Out v.18 CD (Darla: DRL121), AARKTICA-Pure Tone Audiometry CD (Silber: sil026), AARKTICA-No Solace In Sleep CD (Silber: sil012). PRESS: "Aarktica is cold, pure, and almost inescapably tranquil." -PITCHFORK.
Darla-177
CD
$12.25

Abtan, Freida
Subtle Movements (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US Completed over 4 yrs from the sidelines of other projects & during her schooling in Montreal. It's a collection of her favorite pieces, combining her love of electro-acoustic music w/ her love of found melody. 2 of the songs are collaborations w/ Steven Stapleton of NURSE WITH WOUND.
DurtroJnana
CD
$15.00

Acid Mothers Temple
Acid Motherly Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Guitars howl, riffs grow BIGGER w/ each minute & brains get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash & burning roof tiles, this feat. every dimension of their legendary underground sound - from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages & spoken monologues.
RiotSeason-016
CD
$20.00

Akre, Carrie
Last the Evening (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US Lead singer for Seattle bands Hammerbox & Goodness releases her third solo album recorded with production/engineer wizard STEVE FISK. She possesses a thunderous & wailful voice that "might just inspire you to finally surrender to the love that you've been resisting."-Mark Pickeral (SCREAMING TREES)
Loveless-026
CD
$11.50

Am-Boy
Horrible Oracle Blessedness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
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

Amplified Heat
How Do You Like the Sound of That (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTBER 2ND)
PS, US Debut album of Deep South boogie-blues rock with a nifty psychedelic waycoolness from hirsute Austin trio.
Arclight
CD
$14.25

Andrea's Kit
Bad Taste Emergency (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Feisty French fun from a group of musical mavericks lost in London, this is rubber band funk, avant punk, & even a touch of grunk. This is like Captain Beefheart buggering Damon Albarn.
Loaf -011
CD
$9.25

Arp
In Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos,formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and electronic worlds),nearly all of In Light was recorded live.Very few loops were used -in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to bring back some of the rough (re:natural) edges that have been lost in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous album of warm, pulsing music. Like dreams or rich,saturated moments that make one lose sense of time, they are grainy snapshots,like old films of one's own experiences,elevated moments. Call it Pop Minimalism.Call it Cosmic Pop. Call it Cosmic Minimalism. Call it what you will.
SmalltownSupersound-133
CD
$14.50

Baby Dee
Robin's Tiny Throat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US This deluxe, double-CD retrospective set compiles all the music from her Little Window & Love's Small Song albums, originally available in limited numbers via World Serpent & long out-of-print. Also incl. are the tracks from her limited, mailorder-only EP Made For Love. Her voice harkens back to cabaret performers of old & appeals to fans of her friend Antony.
DurtroJnana
DCD
$18.75

Banhart, Devendra
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$19.25

Barzin
Barzin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6th)
PS, UK "Barzin's self-titled debut album is a gorgeous marriage of mood, minimalism and melancholia. Imagine Slint's quieter moments or Hayden's more gothic opuses and you'll have an idea of Barzin's approach... This is a morose masterpiece, an exercise in understatement that leaves the listener wanting more..." "... a sad beauty worthy of entry among the slow-core canon of Red House Painters, Cat Power, Low, et al". These are some of the many praises showered on the eponymous debut album of Toronto singer/songwriter Barzin, which was originally released in North America on Where Are My Records (2003), and also had a short-run release in France and Italy on the French label Ocean Music. Since 2004, it has been out of print in Europe, and will now be available for the first time worldwide. The follow-up album, 'My Life In Rooms' was released in Europe in 2006 and was similarly acclaimed, leading to a demand for the re-issue of the S/T debut. A new album is scheduled for release in 2008. "This eponymous CD boasts ripe writing skills, delicate arrangements, and exquisite production. Barzin's songs originate from the melancholic indie rock of Low, with hints of the American neofolk current...There is no weak moment on this album". Recommended (4/5) - All Music Guide.
Monotreme-31
CD
$17.00

Beirut
Flying Cup Club (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BaDaBing!
LP
$15.50

Bones, Mike
The Sky Behind The Sea (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US MIKE BONES is New Jersey-born songwriter MIKE STRALLOW, who lives and works in New York City. Of his pseudonym, Strallow offers: "Bones is a nickname a friend gave to me when I was a kid. Making records as Mike Bones removes my voice from the song, at least in my own mind and leaves a song's meaning and intention ambiguous. I don't have to show my cards." Although Bones has been writing songs for years, worked as a guitar player for The Mighty Flashlight, Damon McMahon, and Lizzie Trulie, and is a member of cult favorites Soldiers of Fortune (a band featuring members of Oneida, Home, and Oakley Hall), "The Sky Behind the Sea" marks his debut solo recording.
TheSocialRegistry-046
CD
$11.50

Bright Eyes
Motion Sickness: Live Recordings (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US The sound of a band bounding around the world in 90 days,seeing the world from barstools & bus windows, touching down
just long enough to drink some (or a lot) & bash about the stage for an hour or two each night.Feat.songs from "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" as well as songs from other albums, non-album tracks & 2 covers: Feist's "Mushaboom" & Elliott Smith's "The Biggest Lie."
TeamLove-006
CD
$12.50

Brother Kite, The
Moonlit Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Over a year in the making, The Brother Kites Moonlit Race EP has undergone several conceptual changes as time has moved on. The final product is one to cherish. Originally conceived as a single for Get On, Me - arguably the catchiest song on their masterful sophomore album Waiting For The Time To Be Right the EP stays true to form by leading off with that track. From there on, the listener is treated to five exclusive tracks. We are treated to alternate versions and mixes of two album tracks from WFTTTBR, including the title cut and Hopeless and Unsung. A never-before-released live version of Never in Years from a WERS 88.9 radio session in Boston is also included. Sandwiched in the middle of the disc are two solid non-album tracks. Unearthed/Digging in the Dirt is taken from DJ Potters creepy child-zombie short film Of All That Is Unearthed. The track Half Century appears here in hard-copy format for the first time. The track was originally recorded for the most recent Adult Swim download compilation entitled Warm and Scratchy, and saw the band sitting comfortably alongside an impressive array of indie notables such as The Rapture, TV On The Radio, The Raveonettes, Fennesz, Broken Social Scene, The Liars, Asobi Seksu, Amusement Parks on Fire, Les Savy Fav and more. In addition to the six audio tracks, the CD has enhanced content featuring three videos! The alternate version of Hopeless and Unsung gets paired with an artistically shot video. I'm Not The Only One has been a fan-favorite over the past year, having been downloaded off the band's website and YouTube more than 5,000 times. The video is beautifully and professionally shot, and appears here on an official format for the first time. The disc is wrapped up with a funny, behind-the-scenes, home-shot video by the band about the recording of the penultimate album track Get On, Me.
Clairecords-067
CD5
$8.25

Bryars, Gavin
Hommages (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981 and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers, which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger (Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah, Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson, as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars' early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new 63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise, and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc Borgers.
LTM-2503
CD
$16.25

Bunyan, Vashti
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US Singles & Demos 1964-67
DiCristina-011
CD
$15.00

Bunyan, Vashti
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DiCristina-011
DLP
$18.75

By The End Of Tonight/Tera Melos
Complex Full of Phantoms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Coming off the heels of the scarcely limited 3" CD series - and a full two years after the release of their debut album - BY THE END OF TONIGHT has finally dropped the anvil of badass on us with six new jams. In the two years since the release of their brilliant "A Tribute To Tigers", BTEOT have toured almost non-stop, playing every rock club, living room (or even barn) that would have them. Their relentlessness has paid off, as their half of this split album with good friends and like-minded power jammers TERA MELOS is far and away their most accomplished work to date. Not to be outdone, Sacramento's Tera Melos have also been on the road more than they've been home this year, touring with the likes of Fall of Troy and Horse the Band. Their frantic, absurdly complex songs are the perfect compliment to By the End of Tonight's darker, more sinister instrumental metal. Though both bands play a hyper-catchy, addictive form of spastic punk, Tera Melos brings to mind a hybrid of fellow Sacramento speed freaks Hella and Cap'n Jazz, while BTEOT draws an unfathomable arc between Blink 182 and The Jesus Lizard. The combination makes this by far the strongest release to date from either band.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-128
CD
$9.00

Caribbean
Populations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US Fourth album from DC's The Caribbean offers myriad sonic detail, bizarre guitar tunings, unexplained oddities & lyrics narrating secret thoughts & elaborate notes on momentary conversations. Incl. members of DC classics SMART WENT CRAZY & TOWNIES w/previous releases on Tomlab & Endearing. "Eccentric avant-pop."
HomeTapes
CD
$13.00

Charalambides
Likeness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 30TH)
PS, US This is a return to the spontaneous composition of previous records
such as Houston & Union. Most all of the tracks on this release sprung forth after 'record' was pressed, & were fleshed out via
overdubs, editing, & a malfunctioning space echo over the course of the next few months. This departs from the warm psych in favor of the lush & layered vocal strata of Christina's later solo works, & a chillier, more abrasive guitar sound.
Kranky-113
CD
$12.25

Citay
Little Kingdom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Vinyl edition of the Secretly Canadian released Little Kingdom lp. Limited edition of 500. "Citay really nail that rich acoustic-electric rolling tabla honeyn harmoney sound that all those heavy bands - Sabbath and Zeppelin, especially-used to do, back when all the best musicians were inspired by what the Incredible String Band were doing, and were still able (or willing) to express a feminine side to go with their preening barbarian or depressive wail aspects...This is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season...Monumental." ---ARTHUR MAGAZINE
Important-139
LP
$15.00

Citay
Little Kingdom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Welcome to CITAY'S "Little Kingdom." It's an otherworldly place, full of psychedelic swirl, soaring harmonies and grandiose jams. "Little Kingdom" is the second album from San Francisco's Citay. It's an epic journey, and an album that sounds out of place in 2007 - a classic in the purest sense. Like Citay's 2006 self-titled debut, the '70s rock sensibility is intact; Thin Lizzy, acoustic Led Zeppelin, Big Star and the Byrds all remain touchstones. But "Little Kingdom" moves further into ambitious composition, referencing Popul Vuh, Animals-era Pink Floyd, the Fripp-Eno collaborations, and early Mike Oldfield. The twin leads are still huge, the ballads still sweet, but Citay is reaching for more on "Little Kingdom." "Little Kingdom" is lush and beautiful; a grand, epic work that harkens back to day when studio excess was encouraged and a premium was placed on composition. To borrow a line from Arthur's review of Citay's debut, "this is an album without a sell-by date, with a song for every season."
DeadOceans-008
CD
$11.50

Club 8
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, SWEDEN Club 8 is finally back with their long awaited sixth album. "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is everything we'd ever hoped it would be - it's pop music at it's most profound, balancing perfectly between sunshine and melancholia. Twelve songs that'll make you sing along about death while dreaming of summer days. A glorious return to say the least. After having released three albums in just