Parasol New Arrivals • May 29, 2007

Hi Friends,

There's not a lot of news to report this week on our end because we were lucky enough to have the day off yesterday but that puts us one day behind. So, we’re going to keep quite today and let the update do the talking. Before we do that, Paul would like to chime in and give you the skinny on what’s new in the Shoes camp.

A few of weeks ago my friend, Jeff Murphy, of the Shoes band released his first ever solo recording. Entitled “Cantilever”, it’s a self recorded affair on which Jeff plays and sings all parts and is very recommended for any fans of his band or melodic pop musical stylings in general. Also just released on the Shoes’ own Black Vinyl Records is “Double Exposure”, a two CD, 30 song set of basement 8 track demos for the their first two studio records, “Present Tense” and “Tongue Twister”. A cool chronicle of the music that got the band signed.

All right folks, with that said, take a look at the goods below and meet us back here next week.

Electronic high fives all around,

Royal and Paul

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Drei Farben House "Any Kind of Feeling" CD $15.00 (ForceTracks)
 Drei Farben House is a pop-house project by Hamburg-based producer Michael Siegle. Following his 12" release on Force Tracks, with a stunning Unai remix, Michael Siegle is ready to take off. His first album Any Kind of Feeling continues the Force Tracks series of first class albums: digital disco for pop lovers. Not unlike Swedish producer Unai, this album conveys the desire for sensation and emotion in music. Siegle strips house down to its basic elements. The stuttering synth-disco groove picks up the extraordinary moments of late disco sound. And Siegle adds the key elements of pop music, drastic harmonies and bittersweet melodies combined with jumbled-sounding guitar riffs. Siegle's voice is a perfect supplement to the music, a very neutral voice -- dry and distinct. With only a few pure elements, Siegle creates the atmosphere of a very melancholic autumn night. It's the imagination of resignation, but also a yearning for something, which cannot be articulated. An album of full-blooded melodrama.
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Park Hotell "The Guest Who Stayed Forever" 2xCD5 $11.00 (Glory/BD Pop)
 Shoegaze guitar-pop action from Swedish outfit Park Hotell (two Ls) led by Christian Ramirez. It's a pair of EPs in a handsome jacket, six songs and two videos. Grand songs and naive/angsty lyrics propelled by rolling snares, cymbal washes and thrumming toms, and let's not forget the Swedish specialty: tambourine! EP #1 has a real Wedding Present vibe, while EP #2 sounds alot like fellow New Order-lovin' countrymen The Embassy. Fans of mid-period Bear Quartet, The Razorcuts, Joy Division, and, yes indeedly-doodly, The Close Lobsters (all seventeen of you), will find guitar tones fizzing and bass lines grinding to your liking. Could it be the sound of spring in full bloom? Yes, it could, something like that! We've also restocked Park Hotell's only other available CD release (as far as I know), a killer 2-song single from 2003. Check out sound samples on the front page and more about the band posted later this week on my Nordic music page, where I stack up the best Scandi gear each week (or so).

New Releases

Abruptum
Evil Genius
PS, US NOW ON LP!! Formed in 1989 by IT and All. IT had planned to create the band already in 1987 but it wasn't until 1990 that he found the right member to do it. The same year, they recorded their first two demos. There are a multitude of myths surrounding this cult act. The band further became legendary due to the fact that IT was one of the leaders w/in what was called the Satanic Black Circle. IT left the scene completely after several events w/in the circle & threats to him & his family.
SouthernLord-075
LP
$15.00


Acrnym
Flowers
PS, CANADA Genre: Electronic/Breakcore. Discovered by Bong-Ra for his Kriss record label, 20 year old Glasgow, Scotland artist Calum Gunn makes music under the moniker Acrnym, his debut album "Flowers" is 13 killer tracks tethering spastic rhythms and malfunctioning breaks with spellbinding melodic instrumentation. "Flowers" shows off some awesome technical exercises in speedy BPMs with a buzz-storm of frenetic break episodes and blazing synth lines. Think Venetian Snares meets Wisp i.e., Amazing breakcore with actual melodies.
Sublight-3401
CD
$12.25


Akron/Family
S-T
PS, US NOW ON 2LP!!! Brooklyn shut-ins music veers from gentle American country folk to unabashed electronic noise, to gathering & erupting crescendos, to extended skronk improvisations that suddenly cut to an LSD version of backwoods barbershop quartet.
YoungGod-028
DLP
$18.75


Arctic Monkeys
Favourite Worst Nightmare
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$14.50


Bazan, David
Fewer Moving Parts
PS, US PEDRO THE LION frontman's 1st solo CD. Known mostly for his tenure as the primary songwriter, vocalist & guitarist in PEDRO THE LION, David Bazan recently retired the band moniker to continue making music under his own name. His solo debut EP finds the beloved Seattle songwriter roaring back to his creative roots, performing & recording everything himself in his home studio. His signature songwriting, voice, & melodies have never been better, & are framed in layered harmonies, multi tracked guitars, analog keyboards, & intricate production. This beautifully packaged 10 song EP plays like a full length, & includes 2 different versions of 5 new Bazan songs, each recorded in a stripped down acoustic version & another version w/full instrumentation.
Barsuk-065
CD
$8.00


Blues Control
S-T
PS, US Up & coming NYC guitar duo that just might be the missing link between Van Halen & legendary experimentalist Henry Flynt. Hazy. Spaced out pulsing electronics laid to waste by fuzzed psychedelic distortion.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.25


Bob & Gene
I Can Be Cool b/w You Don't Need Me
PS, US The A-side is the bittersweet lament of a young man who doesn't have all the hip clothes of the callous attitude of the "cool" but knows in his heart his love for his girl is right. The B-side is a MoDo side that has never been previously issued. It is an artfully constructed Jackson-esque, midtempo track. The recording is rough but as always, the message cuts straight to the heart.
Daptone-1032
45
$6.00


Boy In Static
Violet
PS, US Boston's Alexander Chen is a self taught musician, singer songwriter & graphic artist. This new cd is work of hushed dream pop with lush vocals & mature songwriting. Fuzzy dream pop with nods to The Notwist, Helio Sequence, Guitar, etc. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Sentimental pop music for the post-everything world of today."
Mush-254
CD
$13.25


Boy In Static
Violet
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush-254
LP
$10.50


Brown, Steven
Brown Plays Tenco + Live 1988
PS, UK Steven Brown is a core member of cult avant garde band Tuxedomoon. As a solo artist he has recorded some ten solo albums, including Music For Solo Piano (1983), Searching For Contact (1987), Half Out (1991), Nine Rain (1996) and Decade (2003). Brown Plays Tenco was recorded in Italy in 1987 and features Steven's own interpretations of five songs written by cult artist Luigi Tenco. Born in Cassine in 1938, Tenco scored many hits as a singer in Italy during the 1960s, but shot himself through the head at the San Remo Festival in 1967 after Ciao amore ciao (Hello, Love, Hello), failed to reach the final. The suicide note explained that his suicide was a gesture of protest against the jury's taste in music. Never available on CD before, Brown Plays Tenco has now been digitally remastered with twelve bonus tracks recorded live in Italy in 1988. These include in-concert renditions of songs by Luigi Tenco as well as solo material by both Brown (Besides All That, rwf) and Tuxedomoon (What Use?, Egypt , Lowlands Tone Poem). Artist Resume: Steven Brown was born in Chicago in 1952, and currently resides in Mexico City. Tuxedomoon formed in San Francisco in 1977 around the nucleus of Steven Brown, Blaine Reininger and Peter Principle. Following a string of releases on the Residents' Ralph label, the band relocated to Europe in 1981. Their dozen-odd group albums include the classics Half Mute, Desire, Suite En Sous-Sol, Ghost Sonata and Holy Wars. The latest TM album Bardo Hotel was released in 2006.
LTM-2428
CD
$16.25


Byrds
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
PS, US Simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded. Feat. Gram Parsons.
Sundazed-5215
LP
$17.00


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
$9.50


Charalambides
Electricity Ghost
PS, US Trio recordings (featuring Heather Leigh Murray on vox/ pedal steel/psaltry) that date from the same sessions that produced Joy Shapes. Completely improvised, and similar in feel & instrumentation to 'Natural Light' from Joy Shapes, these five pieces snake out of a gently detailed terrain of interlocking thought forms, eventually weaving themselves into towering thickets of monolithic spikes. Some of the most emotionally charged and harsh Charalambides sounds ever laid down, before or since, and unlikely to be repeated in the same way ever again. Edition of 300, xeroxed cardstock sleeves. Better hurry! Paging Kit Moore.
WhollyOther-012
CD
$12.00


Corpus Delicti
New Standard of Syphes
PS, FRANCE Remastered version which gives a new dimension + a massive bonus version containing 2 unreleased studio tracks, 2 live tracks recorded in Paris & 2 songs from long deleted maxi Cd "Noxious The Demons Game." This release is a must have & comes out in a beautiful digipak containing a bklet. LIMITED!
D-monic-002
CD
$17.50


Dactyl
Teething
PS, US This Baltimore quartet's debut storms like an Amrep time capsule being cracked open after 10 years in a deep void. Rhythmically dense w/ a wall of sound, it's an approach favored by most late model noise outfits that most bands have been too chickenshit to attempt for a long time. Lyrically bizarre, vocally cuckoo.
Reptilian-098
CD
$8.50


Dead C
Future Artists
PS, US They return w/ another uncompromising realization of the finest rock improvisation you'll ever hear. This contains 5 tracks of genius drone & barbarous clashing sounds. From the 1st track through to the last their intensity is unyielding, their inventiveness jaw dropping.
BaDaBing!-053
CD
$10.00


Delay, Vladislav
Whistleblower
PS, US His far-flung soundscapes & futuristic sound-processing are merely a way to analyze & handle the contemporary. Motifs that may appear trashy or messy to the uninitiated - sound exploration, distortions, dub technologies - can in fact be for him surprisingly sophisticated tools for dissecting and examining the world as it is, piece by piece, layer after layer.
Huume-013
CD
$16.25


Deva
Past Present Future
PS, POLAND Deva's story began about 2 years ago, in 2005. A few friends decided to record their musical ideas and mix them up with their ideological and philosophical inspirations. Deva as a band promotes vegetarian, cruelty-free and drug-free lifestyle. All members are associated with vedic culture which has a great influence on the band. Their outlook on life is a strong basis of the band and sensibility resulting from it has a significant impact on their music.
Spirea-300
CD
$15.00


Dextro
Do You Need Help
PS, UK Young Scot Ewan Mackenzie aka Dextro is the latest talent to join the Border Community stable with the sun-kissed Air-esque lushness of 'Do You Need Help'. Dextro's varied repertoire of downtempo loveliness, edgy punk funk and broken beats was previously given an airing on a recent EP for the UK's Jumblefunk, and he can count none other than Ulrich Schnauss amongst his fans. A remix from the label's resident lunatics The MFA takes the beautiful original to the dancefloor, a 'new wave house' slice of fun from the Kompakt-approved daft duo who are currently turning the heads of people from all areas of the musical spectrum. To top it off there's yet another pair of tools from Border Community big boss man James Holden -- washes of layered noise and ambience to create a druggy breakdown, or use however else you see fit.
BorderCommunity-007
12
$9.50


Dinosaur Jr.
Live In The Middle East (Full Frame, Colorized)
PS, US
ImageEntertainment
DVD
$18.25


DJ Spinna
Ill Kudana b/w Abizmal
PS, US Spinna drops 2 more minimalistic instrumentals that are definitely not what you're expecting. Side A has a smoky electro vibe, Side B lays a Middle-Eastern sample on top of a jumpin beat.
Cult45-4501
45
$4.50


Dommm
Yoloxochitl
PS, US By deftly mixing the electronic chaos of the Tigerbeat6 roster, w/ the ambient buzzes of Fennesz & spinning it together w/ pop synth stabs, he creates a warm humanity that takes you from heartbreak one min. to the dance floor the next. These tracks set angular, jagged guitars side by side w/ abstract beats & mixes them in a perfect, organic haze.
YoungCubs-003
CD
$9.25


Drumcorps
Grist
PS, US The vinyl version of Drumcorps's remarkable (and remarked) first full length album contains a selection of six tracks of this project's furious, passionate and meticulous inbreeding of grindcore and breakcore. Aaron Spectre is at the top of his game, and keep on proving it, this time on vinyl.
AdNoiseam-079
12
$9.50


Fear Falls Burning & Nadja
S-T
PS, US On their first full-length collaboration CD, Fear Falls Burning and Nadja display their willful approach to drones with four epic songs full of sustain, pulses & dynamics. Grand in theme, sound & atmosphere, this album draws inspiration from the critically acclaimed Conspiracy Records LP while pushing the boundaries of the bands sound as separate entities.
Conspiracy-049
CD
$16.50


Fennesz & Sakamoto
Cendre
PS, US This release feat. a massive duet between worldwide laptop guru Fennesz (guitar/laptop) & Japanese electronic music legend Sakamoto (piano/laptop). Every once in a great while, a collaboration comes along which hints at a brighter future, a collision of giants that indicates a convergence of method & music. This is one such event.
Touch-032
CD
$15.50


Hair Police
Blind Kingdom
PS, BELGIUM Odd colored carpet of bizarre 3D fields dominate the bright and lurid psychedelic forests you'll have to run thru to grab a mug a brew at the end of the trip! Hop on the back of a giant pink elephant and let go, eventually follow his tiny dick-like tail if u are too small to climb up this pink turt in space! But do give it a try and check out what's left? Thats right: nothing! Just a puddle of restless throbbing poop in different colours. The elephant turns out to be a puddle as well and the sounds you're hearing are all on the most psychedelic Hair Police LP so far! This is definitely way different then any of their other recordings, way more high bliss, blown out delayed voice and hardly any harshness. Originally recorded as a Hair Police radio special for Radio Centraal in Antwerp! Thick black and neon blue eye destructive cover design and a psychic laser etch on the B-side of this 180 grams wax!"
UltraEczema-042
LP
$21.75


Heilrath, Michael
Shoppen Soundtrack
PS, US He is the musical head of Couch (Matador, Kitty-Yo), has conducted the Alles Wie Gross orchestra, & has performed electronic music under his Blond moniker. He has also been a contributor for The Notwist, Tied & Tickled Trio, & many others. This is the soundtrack for the movie from Ralf Westhoff. This is pure electronic music that has the coolness of '80s new wave releases but is incredibly groovy.
Hausmusik-075
LP
$15.50


It's Casual
New Los Angeles
PS, US Feat. drummer W.C.E, & vocalist/guitarist Edward Solis, (of SOUTHERN LORD fame) has been performing since the late '90s throughout Southern California. This finds the band more focused than ever, w/ its hard-hitting, riff-packed hardcore punk/metal delivery that rubs shoulders w/ the best of Black Flag, Fu Manchu, Motorhead & Bl'ast
FriendlyHillsRecordingCo-005
CD
$8.50


J.K. & Co.
Suddenly One Summer
PS, US 180 gram LP version. In 1968, under the sway of the Beatles and LSD, 15 year old guitarist/singer Jay Kaye trekked from Las Vegas to Vancouver, British Columbia. There, with a topnotch team of session musicians, he recorded Suddenly One Summer, a dark masterpiece of orchestral psychedelia, intended to musically represent the life and death of a man. This first-ever legitimate reissue of this ultra rare album is available on CD and 180 gram vinyl, direct from the analog master tapes, and features interviews with Jay Kaye and key members of his Company.
BeatRocket-126
LP
$16.00


Je Suis France
Afrikan Majik
PS, US New album from majorly-hyped genre-splicers.
AntennaFarm-523
CD
$11.75


Kammerflimmer Kollektief
Jinx
PS, US LP version. This is the 6th full-length release from Karlsruhe, Germany, recorded by Tobias Levin at Electric Avenue Studio. This band is still a "collective," although w/in the last yrs & extensive touring through Europe, a group of 3 core members emerged from the original line-up. Whispering, a laid-back pop rhythm & something that sounds like an overwound gramophone, these 8 songs leave the wide-screen cinemascope soundscapes of the previous albums behind. With their serenity, these songs sound almost like a sediment of the band's earlier approach.
Staubgold-077
LP
$15.50


Kepler
Fuck Fight Fail
PS, US
Res-001
LP
$11.50


Kids on TV
Mixing Business With Pleasure
PS, CANADA VINYL VERSION!!!
ChicksonSpeed-037
LP
$15.50


Kids on TV
Mixing Business With Pleasure
PS, CANADA Basically a 3 piece from Toronto, Canada w/ a bunch of frequent guest musicians. They explore the worlds of punk, no-rave, electro, booty house & experimental rock. They reference many elements of queer history & the artists who inspire them. Recorded & produced between 2003-06 on a busted laptop & 2 microphones.
ChicksonSpeed-037
CD
$15.50


Kollektiv Turmstrasse
Grillen Im Park
PS, GERMANY Big spring/summer tune for sure!! 9 minutes of groovin' sub heavy tech funk at its best, styled up with nice melodic bleebs, a lot of natural atmospherics, and the talking, laughing and screaming children make a big smile on your face! Including amazing interpretations from Dreher & Sm.art. Kollektiv Turmstrasse is one of the hottest producer teams at the moment in consequence of their current and forthcoming tracks and remixes on labels like Connaisseur and Connaisseur Superieur, Keno Records and Ostwind Records, of course. Dreher & Sm.art are known from tracks on Rotary Cocktail and their stunning remix for the Depeche Mode hit 'Martyr' on Mute Records.
Ostwind-010
12
$9.50


KTL
2
PS, US Collaboration between STEPHEN O'MALLEY (SUNNO))), KHANATE) & PETER REHBERG (PITA). Devastatingly beautiful 4 pt follow up, recorded in a former abattoir in Angers, as well as a 16th century manor in the extreme west of France.
EditionsMego-085
CD
$16.25


Kurihara, Michio
Sunset Notes
PS, US Domestic release of debut solo album by accomplished Japanese guitarist . He embraces a variety of styles & techniques, but focuses on beautiful arrangements and precise execution. Previus collaborations with Ghost, Damon & Naomi, The Stars & Yura Yura Teikoku.
20/20/20-004
CD
$10.00


LCD Soundsystem
Sound of Silver
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA
DLP
$23.25


Legiac
Mings Feaner
PS, NETHERLANDS Announcing a new child to the Sending Orbs family has always been a great pleasure of a special kind, but rarely has the unity of great music and artwork brought us to such mountainous spheres of admiration and pride. Legiac is the well-known and genre-present Funckarma brothers, teaming up with vintage analog synth-guru and professional behind-the-scenes soundtracker, Cor Bolten. This is an album following fully along Sending Orbs' catalog: 70 minutes of unearthly ambient, heartbreaking pads, punching beats and the insane sound-production Funckarma is so known for. Some adjectives if you want: delicate, enigmatic, distant, pretty, obscure. The cooperation with Bolten definitely sheds a new daylight on Funckarma's music. Never before have they released an album with such a natural feeling of completion and unity. Hearing those highly textured ambient scapes and rhythmical interceptions interweave at such a subconscious level, we cannot but say this trio really has something magical and unheard going on. The collaboration with our in-house designer Jeroen Advocaat (who is on his way to a legendary status in the cover art world) yields one of his finest artworks he has done for Sending Orbs: the painting of an intercepted orb, an artifact made out of organic and mechanical material, all in great detail, over a striking 8 page, thick-paper booklet that could very much be sold as a piece of art by itself.
SendingOrbs-008
CD
$15.00


Life on Earth!
Look!! There is Life on Earth!
PS, SWEDEN Even more psychedelic than Dungen, and sung in English... Life on Earth! is the solo-work of talented multi-instrumentalist Mattias Gustavsson, from the Swedish band Dungen. Together with some fellow travelling kindred musical spirits (musicians from Dungen, The Works, Town & Country and Mia Doi Todd), he has created an amazingly deep and timeless album filled with shimmering vibrant psychedelic folk-rock-pop. The basic idea was to make music that celebrates the incredible and absolutely wonderful phenomenon of life on Earth, hoping to spread some joy to any possible listeners. The project has been going on since 2003. Barefoot on tiptoe, in a bubble of magic, swirling elegantly among the stars. Here's life on earth according to Life On Earth!: "Right in between, both after and before, nobody really knows where we came from or where we are going ... Suddenly one is cut off from one's past, intruded on by the present, without a clue of what to say or what to do about anything. But where ever we may go, it is all one and the same anyway. Why not simply enjoy it, until the day we die? So lay all your worry aside now. Don't hesitate; let your dreams sweep you away. Then you may see everything that's forgotten here. Lean back and feel how light and exquisite you truly are. Wonder at the beauty of nature; listen to how it invites you among beech trees and squirrels. Embrace it, because he and she and it and we are all connected to you and you are just like everything else, constantly changing into wondrous beings yet unseen -- you might watch the life on Earth for inspiration." Got it? In other words, absolutely joyful, wondrous, swirling Swedish psych-folk loveliness. Sparkling acoustic singer-songwriter sing-a-longs, acid-drenched guitar burners, spacey vocals, Moog whines, sitar-drone, psych-flute trill, bongos, echoes, some dreamy backwards-masking, and even some songs in English! More pared down (but no less thrilling) than Dungen, with its hands and feet on the warm rocks beside the river.
SubliminalSounds-020
CD
$15.00


Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love
Ends of June
PS, US Initially intended as musical outlet for Kelly Dyson, Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love's full inception came in the form of a sudden, unplanned collaboration between Kelly and vocalist Natalia Brightmore. Instant musical chemistry coupled with a brief period of writing & recording yielded a complete body of bittersweet, forthright folk songs, self-released on the band's own Birds and Rodents label (UK) in 2004. Two years later, after randomly stumbling upon some breathtaking Low Low clips online, Portland, OR label Other Electricities realized there was something unique brewing overseas. The band with the impossibly long name occupied space in their ears and repeated listens only further reinforced the fascination. The two parties eventually got to talking and came to the conclusion that this music needed to reach a wider audience; these sounds just couldn't be slept on much longer. Ends of June is Low Low's second outing and first U.S. release, boasting twelve new, intimate tracks saturated in the same undeniable warmth and familiarity offered on their debut. Here, the music's immediacy and accessibility fails to wane even slightly, building upon the solid groundwork laid in the first album. Natalia's amicable departure and a change in line-up, currently featuring Kelly Dyson (guitar, lead vocals), Ellis Dyson (drums, clarinet, percussion), Chris Robinson (guitar, vocals), Hugo Edwardes (bass), Nick Guy (vocals, percussion), and Brian Lutchmiah (vocals, percussion), has filled out Low Low now more of a band then an "acoustic folk duo". Despite these alterations, no element of overall sound is compromised as new paths are traversed with regards to instrumentation and arrangement. Self recorded and produced in Ellis' bedroom studio, Ends of June showcases Low Low's progressive and deft grasp on songwriting. From the pensive yet infectious "The Way You Play," to the fluid lullaby "Happiness at the New Day," it's near-impossible to deny the resultant intrigue of each composition, and of the record as a whole. These songs beckon to be taken in again and again... Collectively, the band members live and work in and around Manchester, England. To date, they have shared stages with the likes of Regina Spektor and Six Organs of Admittance. Plans are currently being made for a re-master/reissue of Low Low's s/t debut, which should be available in wider release mid-2007. "As acoustic documents of the breakdown of a long-term relationships go, this is up there. Recorded lo-fi style - in a bedroom apparently - this affecting release combines breathless harmonies and fragile tunes to achieve a strange warmth. Also makes Belle & Sebastian sound like Motorhead." - The Crack "Rooted firmly in the world of low/no-fi folk, this is a charming record that recalls the same juxtaposition of fragility and strength of character that suffused the early Elliott Smith albums." - Tangents. For Fans Of: Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Six Organs of Admittance, Nick Drake Songs of Green Pheasant.
OtherElectricites-006
CD
$12.25


Lowman, W.W.
Plain Songs
PS, US W.W. LOWMAN of BOSCO & JORGE. The wildflowers on its cover contrast w/ the sophisticated songs w/in serve as a perfect metaphor for the album's unique approach. While it's firmly rooted in the traditional, it also reaches forward artistically. Simultaneously occupying both these worlds produces somethingthat is simply sublime. Also feat. FRED LONBERG HOLM (BROTZMANN, VANDERMARK), DAVE MAX CRAWFORD (POI DOG PONDERING), LINDSAY ANDERSON (L'ALTRA), MARK GREENBERG (COCTAILS), FRANK NAVIN (ALUMINUM GROUP), among others. Literally a who's who list of the best players the city of Chicago has to offer.
Arbouse-007
CD
$12.50


Lowman, W.W.
Plain Songs
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Arbouse-007
LP
$12.50


Magic Bullets
A Child but in Life Yet a Doctor in Love
PS, US The astonishing debut album by the San Francisco sextet Magic Bullets. A tour-de-force with 10 songs that make friends with the rich traditions of post-punk (Gang of Four), new wave (early Talking Heads) and C86 (The Wedding Present), whilst introducing themselves to contemporaries influenced by these scenes (The Walkmen, French Kicks) with their own secret handshake. Singer Philip Benson's poised, dynamic croon towers over his contemporaries, yet does not overshadow his own band's intricate musicianship - a crafty layering of Felt-esque melodies onto Bizarro-era chords. "Yesterday's Seen Better Days" launches the record with a C86 meets "Ticket To Ride" guitar riff, coyly anticipating Benson's dramatic album entrance. Benson's voice - energetic, yet inconsolable - coaxes the listener into a world in which deceptively bright colors are used to draw bleak pictures. "Heatstroke" is an unforgettable renewal of the classic new wave territory paved by The Stranglers and Power, Corruption and Liesera New Order.
WordsOnMusic-021
CD
$12.25


Merzbow
Coma Berenices
PS, POLAND Psychedelic-noise by Masami Akita. 5 tracks. Recorded and mixed at Bedroom in Tokyo, January 2007. Classic.
Vivo-2007029
CD
$15.00


MGR vs. SirDSS
Impromptu
PS, US ISIS guitarist Mike Gallagher's solo vehicle for ambient instrumental experimentation. David Scott Stone, who adopted the moniker SirDSS after doing time in the '90s w/ SLUG & GET HUSTLE. Previously only available on a limited edition CD-R, this is a beautiful, compelling collage of instrumental improvisation & flowing soundscapes.
Neurot-049
CD
$15.00


Midnite Snake
Shaving the Angel
PS, US Like a bat out of hell, these heavy psych-metal stalwarts are back. This fresh slab of digital drudgery presents songs that are longer & deeper than anthing they've done before. A dark & deathly metal, w/ layers of wandering prowess.
Birdman-096
CD
$15.00


Modeselektor
Boogy Bytes Vol. 3
PS, US This is a crazy ride through decades of electronic music, pimped by the finest hip-hop. Almost 30 tracks mixed so smoothly into 1 hr & full of push & drive. From murky dubstep to spastic electro & serious IDM, this showcases their universal & eclectic love of music, no matter what style or popularity of the artist. Feat: Radiohead, Spank Rock, TTC, Clatterbox, Mr. Oizo, Marcel Dettmann, u-Ziq, Phon.O & more!!
BPitchControl-151
CD
$15.50


Mushroom
Really Don't Mind If You Sit This One Out
PS, US Previously unreleased '97 - '98 live recordings of Mushroom's 1st few gigs featuring keyboardist Graham Connah (MR. BUNGLE, EUGENE CHADBOURNE) , bassist Alec Palao, long time sideman for Cyril Jordan of the FLAMIN' GROOVIES.
4Zero-001
CD
$10.00


Mushroom w/ Alison Faith Levy
Yesterday I Saw You Kissing Tiny Flowers
PS, US Space rock/psychedelic groovers Mushroom join forcers with singer/songwriter Alison Faith Levy, known for her own albums (w/ members of Camper Van Beethoven) & as a member of LOUD FAMILY. The Mushroom lineup includes guitarist & vocalist Josh Pollak (ACID MOTHERS GONG), guitarist Tim Plowman (SST band SLOVENLY), saxophonist Ralph Carney (TOM WAITS band, session dude w/ MARC RIBOT, HAL WILNER, THE B52'S & JONATHAN RICHMAN)
4Zero-003
CD
$10.00


Napolitano, Johnette
Scarred
PS, US An L.A. daughter whose name is synonymous with songs about the city's honking traffic blur and Hollywood Boulevard's forgotten dreamers, Johnette Napolitano has followed her musical fancies for more than two decades, most famously with Concrete Blonde, as a singer-songwriter-musician whose boundless voice was an instrument of power and passion. Scarred's 12 songs are startling, spectacular and sublime. Chilling, thrilling choruses? Yep -- snaky and shaky and more soaring than ever. Challenging, raw, gorgeous -- Scarred is filled with the most intimate songs the singer's ever shared with fans. The beginning of an exciting new chapter for Johnette Napolitano? Bet on it.
Hybrid-20052.2
CD
$14.25


Narrows
Benjamin
PS, US This trio issues thick, powerful sounds at about the speed of the Sperry Glacier heading toward the lakes it feeds. A band steeped in wild combination of pain, loss, hope, family & friendship & the music offers listeners a glimpse into life in the Pacific Northwest rarely seen since the days of the Deep Six & Estrus Half Rack compilations. The crispest, most representative recording the band has undertaken to date. RIYL: Sleep, Melvins, Low, Unwound.
WantageUSA-046
CD
$11.00


Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet
Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo
PS, US One of four albums written and recorded by The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez whilst living in Amsterdam in 2005, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo was conceived simultaneously to TMV's Amputechture and Omar's soundtrack to the forthcoming Jorge Hernandez film, El Bufalo de la Noche. Consisting of 3 vocal tracks and 6 instrumentals, the album includes the original studio version of the song "Please Heat This Eventually" (without the vocals of Damo Suzuki). The song "Rapid Fire Tollbooth" has been a feature of The Mars Volta's live set for the past few months and is proving to be a favorite among the rabid fans populating the band's message board.
GSL
CD
$14.50


Park Hotell
The Guest Who Stayed Forever [enhanced 2CDEP mini-album]
PS, SWEDEN New double-CD mini-album from Lulea, Sweden band take the spastic pop reverberations of their previous work, ramping up the elements of shimmery shoegaze, C-86, Madchester, and outright echoing pop. A little New Order/Joy Division, some Cure, a little more Wedding Present, some Close Lobsters, and sigh... Six new songs and 2 vidoes. Mixed by Bjorn Yttling from Peter Bjorn and John and Mattias Glava. Bear Quartet frontman Mattias Alkberg, who know great pop when he hears it says: "Such marvelous and sad pop that I get goosebumps just thinking about it."
GloryCrew
DCD
$11.00


Park Hotell
Girls + Hearts
PS, SWEDEN RESTOCKED Park Hotell's debut CDSingle. Lulea Sweden band's digital debut I think, two killer tunes (I think I sort of love the 2-song CDSingle idea, a nice nod the late, great vinyl 45) that show the band at their naïve/energetic best, with elements of shimmery shoegaze, C-86, the Madchester scene, and echoing pop. A little New Order, a little more Wedding Present, some Close Lobsters& sigh. Park Hotell features members of Mattias Alkberg BD.
mRa-001
CD5
$3.50


Pikelet
Self-Titled
PS, AUSTRALIA Pikelet is Evelyn Morris, a 24 year old musical wunderkind from the outer suburbs of Melbourne who began life as a hardcoreobsessed drummer, and still currently serves on sticks in such heavy-hitting Melbourne institutions as Baseball and True Radical Miracle. But a couple of years ago, something tickled Evelyn's brain in a funny way and she felt compelled to grab an old accordion, a guitar and a delay pedal, and launch a decidedly un-hardcore solo career. The name comes from Evelyn's mother, who used to spoil her kids with pikelets when she was a little strapped for cash. "She always had eggs, she always had flour and powdered milk in the cupboard, so she would just throw together pikelets," Evelyn told Mess + Noise Magazine recently. "It was a really big deal for me, but I found out later that it was just what she did when she had nothing else." Engineered and produced by US uber-producer Casey Rice (Tortoise, Sea & Cake, Ben Lee and countless others), Pikelet's debut self-titled album is a gorgeous, multitiered work of swirling and shifting melody, layered harmonies and charming story-telling, almost entirely performed by Evelyn herself. All in all, Pikelet is a uniquely assured and distinctive debut.
ChapterMusic-059
CD
$15.00


Pope
Sports
PS, US They sound something like an kamikaze Fokker Jachtkruiser on a midnight strafing run over London. Humongous flak guns fill the sky with steel in a vain attempt to bring them down, but nothing can keep this chugging, lethal bird from being aloft. This comprises two men & their wall of overdriven solid state power. A theme record, interspersed w/ wild soundbites from real-deal sporting events.. ranging between triumphal & milataristic metal to wild spasmodic blasts.
WantageUSA-044
CD
$11.00


Port Royal
Afraid To Dance
PS, UK The second album from the band who injected new life into the post-rock scene with their breathtaking debut "Flares" in 2005. For those unfamiliar with their debut, port-royal are anything but just another generic epic instrumental outfit; utilising subtle electronics and almost classical arrangements, they create lengthy, expansive, melancholic compositions that often have movements within the individual tracks, constantly evolving and shifting in tempo. Though "Afraid To Dance" follows the formula that made "Flares" such a success, it also displays sufficient progression to be more than just "Flares pt2"; though the same components are evident, the emphasis has shifted towards the electronic beats and pure rhythm that underpin their sound, bringing them to the forefront while the hypnotic spacerock guitars and synth gently weave melodies beneath. Full press push on what could be the biggest album on the label to date; journalists have been asking for promo copies ever since the release was listed on the Resonant website, so expect a wave of support. First UK tour dates to follow in the summer, with European dates being finalised now.
Resonant-024
CD
$14.25


Puzzleweasel
Exo-Grid
PS, CANADA Genre: Electronic/Breakcore. puzzleweasel's compositions are dense storms of, complex brain wave manipulating wonderment. Fusing breakcore and all things experimental and leaving your synapses tingling. puzzleweasel's music falls somewhere between Richard Devine and Otto Von Schirach, with an unabashed love of throbbing jungle basslines and futuresque electronic wizardry. Even though Exo-Grid is Puzzleweasel's debut full length album he has enjoyed the success of smaller releases on awesome labels like Tigerbeat6 and Violent Turd.
Sublight-3501
CD
$12.25


Rothko
Eleven Stages of Intervention
PS, US The music of Rothko at equal turns challenges & comforts the listener. At first perhaps confrontational, yet ultimately nurturing. Familiar passages evolve from the improvisational ether. Healing follows conflict. This 11th album adds to Rothko's already innovative & impressive catalogue.
BipHop-036
CD
$13.50


Schnauss, Ulrich
The Quicksand Memory EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
12
$6.00


Shady Bard
From The Ground Up
PS, UK From The Ground Up is the debut album from Birmingham's Shady Bard, a mini indieorchestra of pianos, guitars, casiotones, violin, cello, French horn and samples. Their music is at once passionate, eloquent, tender, bombastic and fragile, evocative of Coldplay, Mercury Rev, Sigur Ros and Sparklehorse. Singer Lawrence Becko, whose cracked tones contribute to the album's bruised tone, writes using a special gift known as synaesthesia, which is the pairing of two or more senses. When Lawrence sees words, they appear as colours. "Synaesthesia shapes what we do in every way and makes me very obsessive," he explains. "To me, every word and every chord have a colour and they all have to match up. So Penguins contains a lot of light blue, white and green colours to match with the imagery of ice and nature. Torch Song and Fires are rich yellows and oranges respectively to reflect their titles." The album joins a loose group of ecologically themed albums that includes Grandaddy's The Sophtware Slump, Pulp's We Love Life and British Sea Power's Open Season. Penguins, Bobby and Treeology all look at the consequences of environmental irresponsibility, Treeology telling the story of a tree surgeon who attempts to preserve an entire forest with creosote and varnish but kills the trees in the process. The nature-loving theme runs not just through the lyrics but through the band's actions as well - they handed out birdseed to the public at one gig, band member Jasmine Hollingum makes craft from natural objects and they once performed in the Victorian bandstand at Birmingham's botanical gardens. "But as much as nature, I think we're influenced by a bigger theme of how people deal with the world†around them - with climate, with living things, with the land, with each other," they say. "We use environmental problems to say something about the wider picture - sometimes personally, sometimes politically."
StaticCaravan-134
CD
$17.00


Shannon, Mike
Tactile Green EP
PS, CANADA Tactile Green features Mike's deeper, slightly melancholic deep techno house tracks. Detroit-inspired 'Devotional' starts off with an underlay of brushed snare, jazz ride loops and crispy digital atmosphere that leads into layer upon layer of warm synth that simmer and build up for minutes. Finally dropping into a 909-backed groove that drives the track to a stripped-down finish leaving only the synth bass and kick.The German slang for street organ 'Quetschkomode' is a goofy house track inspired by an off-kilter walk past an old gypsy street organ player in Deutscheland. After stumbling back to the studio, the organ somehow managed to manifest itself into the track as a crazy arpeggio-like synth line. Underlined with a shuffling slick groove that keeps things grinding over 9 minutes. Tactile Green concludes the series with a schitzo sense of humor, sadness and sonic diversity that leaves one standing on the 8am dancefloor swimming in tears of joy.
Cynosure-022
12
$9.50


Shoes
Double Exposure
PS, US (2007) This 2-disc, 30-song retrospective includes Shoes' original, 8-track demos that not only landed the band their major label deal, but also became the foundation for their first two major-label releases, "Present Tense" and "Tongue Twister". Recorded in their basement studio from 1978 to 1980.
Black Vinyl 11979-2
DCD
$19.00


Stealpot
Indian Salon
PS, POLAND The second album by Stealpot on Spirea/VIVO contains quality nu-jazz & alternative-electronic-pop moods. Songs are in English, Croatian, Polish and Japanese (Junko Nashimura / Mondialito). String quartet, flutes, scratches, trumpets, basses, drums, guitar and electronics built this exceptional sound production. Fans of DJ Krush, Cinematic Orchestra, Skalpel will love this new Stealpot release.
Spirea-200
CD
$15.00


Still Flyin'
Za Cloud EJ
PS, US This is the 2nd EP, or EJ (extended jam) as the band prefers to call them, in a thematic series that started w/ Time Wrinkle & like the first its filled w/ indie-pop & twee jams gone rocksteady. The energetic & joyfully chaotic live shows have gotten even the most skeptical indie rock asses shaking. The party atmosphere is infectious & undeniable.
AntennaFarm-522
CD
$7.75


Superchunk
Misfits & Mistakes
PS, US Your eyes are not deceiving you. That's right. Superchunk is back. A brand new 7''. Why? Well, why not? A fantastic new song unavailable elsewhere, recorded specifically for the epic Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. As if that weren't enough, the B-side is a version sung by Meatwad! You'd be surprised how much he sounds like Mac!
Merge
45
$5.50


These Are Powers
Silver Lung
PS, US These ex-members of LIARS, KNIFE SKILLS & NO THINGS express their abrasive avant noise rock w/vigour over this 3 track 7". This is their 1st vinyl after several well received tapes & cdr's. Anna's primal screams & ghostly whispers, Pat's nursery rhyme chanting w/surging bass & Ted's near motorik beats run riot like a crazed Plastic Ono Band filtered through that Brooklyn/NYC haze. This is E & J's 1st foray into the lair of lacquer, pressed on heavyweight white vinyl presented in a beautifully printed & laser etched black card sleeve w/additional colour transluscent vellum inserts.
Elsie&Jack-710
45
$5.25


Thompson, Richard
Sweet Warrior
PS, US Literate rocker Richard Thompson's new album, Sweet Warrior, is a return to his classic electric sound, his first plugged-in album since 2003's The Old Kit Bag. Filled with 14 songs of stories of loss and betrayal, the album also contains one of Thompson's most overtly political songs to date, "Dad's Gonna Kill Me," told from the perspective of a nervous young soldier stationed in Baghdad (abbreviated as "Dad" in the song). Richard Thompson is a consummate singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His career stretches back to the late '60s, when he was a founding member of the British folk-rock Fairport Convention. In the late '70s, with his then-wife, Linda, he recorded Shoot Out the Lights, which regularly makes critics' lists of the best records of all time. In the '90s, he experienced another career renaissance with the album Rumor & Sigh and he remains an elder-statesman of alternative rock.
ShoutFactory
CD
$17.00


Thorn, Tracy
A Distant Shore
PS, UK Tracey Thorn is one half of EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL. 'A Distant Shore' is Tracey's only solo album and is classy, simple melodic tunes with just vocals and a guitar. The album reached number one in the Indie chart in 1983. 'A Distant Shore' is now being re-issued with a new booklet, and with the surge in popularity of Everything But The Girl with the international hit single 'Missing', interest in Tracey's solo recordings has never been higher. The essential Cherry Red LP, A Distant Shore is a timeless classic. Recorded for just £138 when she was just 20 years old, it is an astonishing demonstration of Tracey's songwriting talent, stripped down to vocal and acoustic guitar. Both the single Plain Sailing and the album featured strongly in the indie charts, and the LP has now been certified a silver disk with over 60 000 sales in the UK. Tracey was in THE MARINE GIRLS and of course went on to form EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL with Ben Watt.
CherryRed-035
CD
$14.50


Various
Thank You For Being You
PS, US A compilation of scottish independent labels - 1980 - present. Electric Honey, the label set up by students at Glasgow's Stow College, are set to release a unique compilation of tracks from Scottish Independent labels from 1980 to present on the 12th of May 2007. Featuring twelve tracks from the likes of Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Josef K, Fire Engines, Future Pilot AKA and relative new comers How To Swim, this compilation hopes to highlight the wealth and diversity of Scottish independent labels that have supported and nurtured the Scottish underground scene from 1980 to 2000 approx. From the first flourishes of post-punk activity from the legendary Postcard and Fast Product/Pop Aural labels, through to the present with labels as diverse as Chemikal Underground and Geographic, Scottish independents continue to receive international recognition. Belle & Sebastian came to public prominence with the release of their debut album, 'Tigermilk', released in 1996 on Stow College's Electric Honey label. 1,000 of the album were cut, with the vinyl - only release selling out before being deleted. This led to a bidding frenzy on internet auction-sites, with one American fan paying $1,200 Dollars for a copy On the back of the Electric Honey release, Belle & Sebastian were signed to Jeepster Records and their 2nd album, "If You're Feeling Sinister", cemented their critical reputation and proved to be a commercial success. Further albums on Jeepster resulted in the group building a massive international following, before singing to legendary London independent label Rough Trade for their 2003 album, "Dear Catastrophe Waitress".Students on Glasgow's Stow College HND Music Business course are involved with three labels; Electric Honey, Gdansk, and Root8. Through their involvement, students gain invaluable knowledge and experience of the machinations of the music industry, covering all aspects from legal, artistic, to promotion. Tutored by Douglas MacIntyre, head of the Creeping Bent Organisation, itself an influential independent label over the last ten years, the course covers many grounds...culturally, musically and socially and thus Electric Honey is probably (almost certainly) the most successful College label in the world. Tracklisting: 1. Belle & Sebastian - 'She's Losing It' (Electric Honey) 2. Teenage Fanclub - 'Fallen Leaves' (Pema) 3. Josef K - 'It's Kinda Funny' (Postcard circa 1980) 4. King Creosote - 'King Bubbles In Sand' (Fence) 5. The Delgados - 'Monica Webster' (Chemikal Underground) 6. Fire Engines - 'Get Up & Use Me' (Codex / Fast / Pop Aural) 7. The Pastels - 'The Viaduct' (Domino/Geographic) 8. Frank Blake - 'Any Way The Wind Blows' (Shoeshine) 9. The Nectarine No9 - 'Saint Jack ' (Postcard circa 1995) 10. Future Pilot AKA - 'Eyes of Love' (Creeping Bent) 11. Bill Wells Trio - 'Singleton' (Geographic) 12. How To Swim - 'Logical Man' (Electric Honey)
ElectricHoney-702
CD
$16.25


Various
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before: A Tribute To The Smiths
PS, UK Brilliant 12 track tribute to the Smiths. TRACK LISTING: 1/ BOW WOW WOW - I STARTED SOMETHING I COULDN'T FINISH, 2/ GENE LOVES JEZEBEL - ASK, 3/ TIFFANY - PANIC (HANG THE DJ), 4/ RAZED IN BLACK - THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT, 5/ G.W. CHILDS - THE BOY WITH THE THORN IN HIS SIDE, 6/ THE AUTUMNS - PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE LET ME GET WHAT I WANT, 7/ SWEET AND TENDER HOOLIGANS - HEAVEN KNOWS I'M MISERABLE NOW, 8/ THIS CHARMING BAND - HAND IN GLOVE, 9/ VERSAILLES - WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE, 10/ DAVID GLASS - THIS CHARMING MAN, 11/ EVA O (OF CHRISTIAN DEATH) & DJ ERIC ILL - BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN, 12/ ORLANDDISSEY & UNWOMAN - LAST NIGHT I DREAMT THAT SOMEBODY LOVED ME.
Redline-033
CD
$14.50


Various
Beat Chic: Dream Babes
PS, UK We return to the successful 60's Brit Girl series Dream Babes for the seventh time, with a theme that is a focus on the 'Beatier' end of the spectrum. Taking Merseybeat as a bench mark we include a few tunes that illustrate the sounds around at the time Merseybeat struck, such as American pop covers 'Pop Pop Pop Pie' and 'That Boy John', 'the Showband' recording of 'Baby Roo', and Joe Meek's production of 'Hobbies'. Then progress through prime time Beat records, such as The Beat Chics rousing 'Now I Know' complete with swirling farfisa like organ in the middle section, very reminiscent of early Animals. A motif that returns on the Alan Price produced 'Can't You Hear My Heartbeat'. Finally emerging mid decade with a hint of what came next, Motown influenced backbeats and Horn parts perfectly exampled on 'Lets Start The Party Going'. Which is where we will pick up next volume. On Beat Chic we also include a healthy dose of recordings being reissued for the first time, such as those by Polly Perkins with whom we have just connected (preface to a Polly Perkins solo collection). Also three previously unreleased recordings, those by Christine Holmes, discovered in the archives of songwriter Pete Dello where Miss Holmes assisted the pre-Honeybus artist/writer with early demos. You Too Can Be A Beatle - Polly Perkins / Doesn't He Know - Christine Holmes / That Boy John - Billie Davis / Pop Pop Pop-Pie - Simone Jackson / Baby Roo - Eileen Reed & The Cadets / Hobbies - Jenny Moss / Now I Know - The Beat Chics / Falling In Love Again - Polly Perkins / Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - Goldie & The Gingerbreads / Young Lover - Polly Perkins / Tomorrows Fool - Marian Angel / The Folk I Love - The Carrolls / Every Little Kiss - Christine Holmes / Why Can't I Love Him - Jacki Bond / Guess I'm Dumb - Dani Sheridan / Here Comes My Baby- Christine Holmes / Everybody I Know - Carol Friday / You Don't Care - Val Lenton / Gone Tomorrow - Carol Friday / Whatever Happened To The 7 Day Week - Bella And Me / Lets Start The Party Again - Karen Young / Headlines - Goldie
RPM-327
CD
$16.25


Various
Searchin' For Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968
PS, SWEDEN The Swedish Nuggets! Twenty-six killer tracks from The Friends, Lea Riders Group, The Namelosers, Tages, etc. Thankfully available again, expanded digital edition of the original LP release, no overlap with the Who Will Buy These Wonderful Evils series, liner notes by Alec Palao and Lindsay Hutton (Next Big Thing magazine). Tracklisting as follows (with some trainspotting details where appropriate): Namelosers - 'Do-Ao'; The Friends - 'Empty Handed'; T-Boones - 'At The Club'; The Bootjacks - 'Red Big Car'; The Shanes - 'I Don't Want Your Love'; The Shakers - 'All I Want Is My Baby'; The Mascots - 'Words Enough To Tell You'; The Lee Kings - 'On My Way'; Steampacket II - 'Take Her Anytime' (Early Mikael Ramel, same track released in the UK under the bandname The Longboatman, check out Perfumed Garden Vol. 3); Lea Riders Group - 'Dom Kallar Oss Mods'; The Merrymen With Boz - 'Searchin'' ('Boz' being in fact Boz Scaggs, try 'searchin' for his Swedish-only Boz LP from 1965); Cherry Stones - 'Go Away'; Fabulous Four - 'Rotten Rats'; The Pools - 'Darling Corey'; The Beathovens - 'Summer Sun'; The Shakemakers - 'Searchin' For Shakes'; Annaabee-Nox - 'Bo Bo Boggie Pack'; The Bootjacks - 'The Circle'; The Other Side - 'Out My Light' (with UK guitarist [and brief Hurdy Gurdy member] Mac Macleod); The Namelosers - 'Land Of A 1000 Dances'; The Madmen - 'Rambler'; Tages - 'The Man You'll Be Looking For'; The Best - 'Back Door Man'; T-Boones - 'King Of The Orient'; The Friends - 'Bye Bye'; The Namelosers - 'That's Allright.'
Amigo
CD
$16.25


Various
I Walk The Lonely Night: 20 Obscure Gems from the British Beat Era
PS, UK I Walk The Lonely Night is the first compilation in Psychic Circle's "Ballroom Beat" series -- a selection of relatively unknown but nonetheless excellent tracks from UK beat groups and artists which were gigging and recording between 1963 and 1966. Artists include: The Imp-Acts, Karl Stuart & The Profiles, The Zephyrs, Dave & The Diamonds, The Secrets, The Chevlons, Ian Edward &The Zodiacs, The Wackers, West Five, Lee Bennett & The Sunliners, Mark Loyd, The Images, The Mighty Avengers, The Druids, Bobby Allen & The Commanches, The Midnights, Brian Howard & The Silhouettes, Pete Best, The Jynx and The Cyclones.
PsychicCircle-7002
CD
$15.00


Various
Lovin' Fire: 20 Obscure Gems from the UK and Europe
PS, UK Brand new prog compilation containing rarities, compiled by legendary psych musician and Psychic Circle label-head, Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Psychic Circle endeavors to go a little bit further than your average comp imprint, and the intention is to assemble themed albums of rare tunes that have been overlooked by other compilers. Psychic Circle's production values are of the highest order, and the sound quality as good as it can possibly be. The original artwork is designed to reflect the musical content, and the 8-page booklet, written by Saloman, is informative and well researched. The names of the bands may not be familiar, but the quality of their music is undeniable. As the '60s gave way to the '70s, it wasn't just fashion that was in a frenzied state of flux. Music, too, was undergoing a seismic transformation. By late '69, progressive rock was becoming established as the prevailing musical genre, a position it was to occupy until the birth of punk in the next decade. This compilation comprises 20 unknown diamonds, previously un-comped on CD, from prog's early days. Artists include: Silence, Ray Owen's Moon, Ipsissimus, The Warm Sensation, Pacific Sound, Apartment 1, White Mule, Left Side, Mayroc, The Exchange And Mart, The Royal Servants, Custer's Track, Rainbows, The Locomotive, Andromeda, Whichwhat, The Influence, Children, Hunter and Paul Nicholas.
PsychicCircle-7001
CD
$15.00

Forthcoming Releases

Afghan Whigs
Unbreakable: A Retrospective (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Tracklist: 1."Retarded" / 2."Crazy" / 3."Turn on the Water" / 4."Debonair" / 5."I'm a Soldier" / 6."66" / 7."Be Sweet" / 8."Come See About Me" / 9."Uptown Again" / 10."What Jail Is Like" / 11."Magazine" / 12."I'm Her Slave" / 13."Going to Town" / 14."Gentlemen" / 15."Let Me Lie to You" / 16."John the Baptist" / 17."Crime Scene, Pt. 1" / 18."Faded"
Rhino/WEA
CD
$17.00


An Angle
The Truth Is That You Are Alive (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US A rock album w/pop influence,from the deep creative well of Kris Anaya.RIYL The Killers,Pavement,John Vanderslice.
Drive-Thru
CD
$13.25


Architecture In Helsinki
Heart it Races Remixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US This vinyl only remix EP, takes AIH's psyched out island jam, "Heart it Races", straight to the club. Featuring remixes by Trizzy (Atrak), Pink Skull, YACHT & Franc Tetaz. BOOM! Track Listing: Side A: Heart it Races - Trizzy's Rusty Tin Can Mix, Heart it Races - YACHT's I Should Coco Mix. Side B: Heart it Races - Pink Skull Remix, Heart it Races - Franc Tetaz Mix.
Polyvinyl-136
12
$4.00


Architecture In Helsinki
Heart it Races (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Heart it Races, AIH's first release since 2005's much loved In Case We Die, paves the way for a much bigger and brighter picture on their new album Places Like This--forthcoming from Polyvinyl in August. This new EP features the single, "Heart it Races", plus cover versions by Hey Willpower! and Dr Dog, mixes by YACHT and DJ/Rupture and a collaboration with Trinidadian vocalist Mr Lee G. Track Listing: 1. Heart it Races - Single Version, 2. Heart it Races - DJ Rupture's Ital Hymn mix Featuring Mr Lee G, 3. Heart it Races - As played by Hey Willpower!, 4. Heart it Races - YACHT's I Should Coco Mix, 5. Heart it Races - As played by Dr Dog.
Polyvinyl-135
CD5
$4.00


Aroah
El Dia Después (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12th)
PS, SPAIN Aroah's much anticipated third studio long player, El día después, brings ten songs sung in Spanish where sincerity lays next to hope: smart, moving, stylistic and melancholic folk pop music that's often orchestral yet intimate. El día después is a record of an intense, harsh reflection. Produced by Raül Fernandez (Refree), who also helped Irene crafting the acoustic and inspired atmosphere of "En el patio interior", an EP released about two years ago. In this new album, Irene's voice sounds new and clean. She now sings every line in Spanish (except for some words in English and French), surmounting all the shyness she has suffered from since she started writing lyrics. Not far from Ida, Mary Timony or Lisa Germano (she has even been called "a Catpower you can relate to"), Irene now turns what used to be folk raised in an American hotbed into a sincere and moving and (often) orchestral pop. We either have to point out El día después is nearly a rupture with Aroah's first two records, or just mention she has chosen to take a new and adventurous path. Irene reveals all of her poetry, talent, humor and shy optimism throughout its 29 minutes. Aroah has grown older, wiser. All of her thoughts evolve in this touching album of beautiful simplicity.
Acuarela-1066
CD
$13.50


Bees, The
Octopus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US New album, Tthink Kinks, Beta Band, and XTC. Groovy! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The most intriguing collective of multi-instrumentalists since the Beta Band first began mixing an unholy array of accompaniment, the Bees (or A Band of Bees in America) channel some of the same '60s influences on Octopus as on their two previous records, and a few new ones as well... Octopus presents ten nuggets of effortless throwback pop, laid-back and breezy but tightly melodic..." (John Bush)
Astralwerks
CD
$16.25


Blackshaw, James
Cloud of Unknowing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Like a refreshing bolt ouf of the acoustic blue, young guitar phenom arrives from the UK magical & fully formed but largely unheralded on our fair, but(t) ignorant shores. His mastery of the acoustic 12-string is apparant within seconds & after that you only need sit back and enjoy the ride. From the Fahey/Kottke/Takoma school, he deftly integrates both Eastern & Western styles. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
TompkinsSquare
CD
$13.75


Bonde Do Role
With Lasers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Riotous Brazilian MC and DJ three-piece Bonde Do Role play baile funk - a flippant, punked-up take on Miami bass developed in Rio's favelas - and yet aren't from Rio. A characteristic of baile funk is its playfulness and mash-up guerrilla-style sampling. Grunge, heavy metal, and cheese were added to the melting pot here. Their SXSW appearances were the talk of post-festival blogs, described in many instances as a "Brazilian Beastie Boys" with their explosive performances and filthy lyrics.
Domino
CD
$12.50


Bonde Do Role
With Lasers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
LP
$12.50


Bongos, The
Drums Along the Hudson [special edition, bonus tracks] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US A parasol fave from the waqyback machine... Spectacular 1982 album (actually a collection of an EP and singles, who knew?) from Richard Barone-led pop outfit The Bongos. The original album's 15 tracks are augmented with 12 bonus songs for a total of...27! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Irresistible guitar pop." TIME OUT NY: "The Bongos' 1982 debut is one of the best albums to come out of the NYC area during the fertile, shadowy period between punk and new wave. A pitch-perfect mediation of the nervy energy of fellow Hobokenites the Feelies and the jangly guitars that R.E.M. would soon make famous, Drums Along the Hudson's concise songs and terse, cryptic lyrics sound just as fresh today. At least eight of the record's 15 insanely catchy songs (including the one that's 29 seconds long) would totally weaponize a mix-tape."
CookingVinyl
CD
$14.25


Carlberg, Pelle
In A Nutshell (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS,US US VERSION! Pelle Carlberg, former lead singer of Edson, is back with a brilliant new album. In a nutshell is full of his characteristic sharp, wry humor and heartfelt folk-pop. Carlberg writes equally catchy and intimate pop songs with an ease rarely seen since Belle & Sebastians early years.
TwentySeven
CD
$10.25


Choir Practice
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US This CD is like an infectious musical sewing circle, the band grew & grew, secretly creating rich harmonies & conventional pop arrangements w/ a transparent choral delivery, until their first official show: opening for the always eccentric Anthony & the Johnstons. Feat. members of NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, GREAT AUNT IDA, BUTTLESS CHAPS, Love & Mathematics, Blood Meridian, Hello Blue Roses, P:ano.
Mint-104
CD
$14.25


Clash
Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US 20 track single comp.
Epic/Legacy
CD
$19.00


Claudia Quintet
For (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Since their founding in the late 1990s, TCQ has walked a unique path in contemporary jazz. Unlike most jazz ensembles where the particular musicians may come & go, drummer, composer & leader John Hollenbeck always wanted Claudia to be a 'band' with a sound not only determined by the compositions & the instrumentation, but with the actual players who perform the music. This conception is why Claudia has had an immediately identifiable sound since its inception. Drew Gress-acoustic bass, Matt Moran-vibes, Ted Reichman-accordion & Chris Speed-clarinet & tenor sax all make TCQ the fantastic band that it is. An astonishing band with a huge range of emotional depth & range & with appeal far beyond strictly 'jazz' listeners. For this, their fourth album, they've released an album of dedications. This album & band has wide appeal beyond just 'jazz' fans. ""This is a true ensemble from top to bottom, a sonic equivalent to a hand-woven tapestry. Impressive." - Downbeat
Cuneiform-247
CD
$14.25


Cluster
Zuckerzeit (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Originally released in '74, thismarked a turning point for these seminal German space rockers. Recorded shortly after their move away from the metropolis of Berlin, it sees some of the abrasiveness of their earlier material slightly diffusing. W/ the addition of proto drum machines & the producing talents of Michael Rother, their sound here has more pop sensibility.
Lilith-132
LP
$19.00


Colleen
Les Ondes Silencieuses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Leaf
DLP
$17.25


Colleen
Les Ondes Silencieuses (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US This signals a change of approach...Gone are the samples & loops of old,as the emphasis moves to the natural tones produced by a range of unusual live instruments,largely unadorned.Chord changes,greater use of space & tempo variations are all now possible.
Leaf
CD
$15.00


CPC Gangbangs
Mutilation Nation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Montreal based druggie scuz punk weirdo haters have created a sound that is both celebratory & consuming while also frequently evil & full of the promise of self-destruction. Part Warsaw, part 13th Floor Elevators, part Flamin' Groovies, part Turkish psych & all primal garage punk.
Swami-138
CD
$13.75


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


Cure, The
Three Imaginary Boys (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US They recorded their debut album @ Londons Morgan Studios & released it on May 8, 1979. After touring for almost all of '77, the band changed their name to The Cure & rearranged their line-up w/ the sacking of Porl Thompson, giving birth to an unusual power trio. This line-up lasted only for their 1st album, making it unique in its essentially minimal sound. The album was released in the US w/ a different title (Boys Dont Cry - from one of the bands best selling singles) & a slightly different track listing.
Lilith-130
LP
$19.00


Dale, Dick
Summer Surf (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US Originally released in 1964 by Capitol.
Sundazed-6254
CD
$13.50


Dalek/Haze XXL
Purge of Dissidents (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US 10 short animated films feat. Dalek's appearlingly disturbed Space Monkey character plus a 48pp booklet. The CD incl. a massive soundtrack from TOM HAZELMYER (AMPHETAMINE REPTILE, HALO OF FLIES) with musical help from MELVINS, GRANT HART (HUSKER DU) & Kenny Greenbaum (PRINCESS DRAGON MOM) plus vocal assistance from Craig Finn (HOLD STEADY), David Yow (JESUS LIZARD, SCRATCH ACID, QUI), JON SPENCER & GRANT HART.
Ipecac-072
CD
$26.50


Datarock
Datarock Datarock (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JULY 12TH)
PS, US Norwegian dance-rock duo's Stateside debut.
Nettwerk
CD
$17.75


Detroit Cobras
Tied & True (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Cobraside
LP
$12.50


Domm
Yoloxochitl (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Dommm, aka Dominic Tiberio, hails from Los Angeles, and pushing through cracks of those sun bleached and dusty sidewalks comes his debut record on the Los Angeles based upstart record label, Young Cubs. By deftly mixing the electronic chaos of the Tigerbeat6 roster, with the ambient buzzes of Fennesz and spinning it together with pop synth stabs, he creates a warm humanity that takes you from heartbreak one minute to the dance floor the next. Tracks like "Sloth" and "Dad" set angular, jagged guitars side by side with abstract beats and mixing them in a perfect, organic haze. The thumping bass on "With a Statue" and synth outro flash like disco lights in an empty club calling out for anyone in the dark to dance. Taken from a Sandra Cisneros novel, yoloxochitl is an ingredient in tea that helps sooth heartache. Underneath the electronic chaos of this record lies a sense of loss but that same chaos envelops it and twists it into a livable, but imperfect compromise. Listening to "Yoloxochitl" is like watching a hazy sunset over the City of Angels, flawed and beautiful but altogether feeling that you are happy to be alive.
YoungCubs-003
CD
$9.00


Drake, Nick
Family Tree (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Collects 28 UNRELEASED lo-fi tracks from his estate originally recorded on 2-track prior to the release of his debut, "Five Leaves Left."
Tsunami
CD
$16.50


Elope
9 Distilled Dreams (ON SALE / DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE?)
PS, SWEDEN COMING SOON? Perhaps Elope's finest album to date...and that's saying something consideing how brilliant 'The No Name Record' and '3WD' are... It is also their very mellowest. '9 Distilled Dreams' is the mainly acoustic companion piece to the rocking '3WD' released earlier this year. Check out Jim's Pick page for a sound sample.
Gravitation-026
CD
$10.50


Fine Arts Showcase, The
Sings The Rough Bunnies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 2007)
PS, SWEDEN Third album from Gustaf Kjellvander's Fine Arts Showcase, and the follow-up to his 110% brilliant 'Radiola'. Oddly enough a tribute record. TFAS covers 11 song by Swedish cult-twee-punk-lofi duo The Rough Bunnies. Highly recommended.
Adrian
CD
$15.00


Get Him Eat Him
Arms Down (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Rhode Island kids who have the taught, mathy 90's thing down. "They deliver a rich, multi-layered LP comprised of the perfect mix of synthetic & organic sounds."" Their audible influences incl. a wide swath from Ted Leo to Al Green, Bruce & Mouse on Mars.
AbsolutelyKosher-069
CD
$14.50


Griptite, Binky
Mellomatic Mood b/w Pt 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 19TH)
PS, US Hot on the heels of his festive Christmas single, DAP KINGS' guitarist/emcee comes into his own on this 2 part jaunt into the world of live-wire funk. W/ only a smattering of part 2 breakdowns & a handful of 2-bar turnarounds,Binky chooses lightning paced grooves to contrast his laid back lyrical approach.
Daptone-1033
45
$5.50


Guthrie, Robin & Harold Budd
After the Night Falls (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US A pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. Robin's signature guitar sound and Harold's signature piano sound first came together on The Cocteau Twins with Harold Budd -The Moon and the Melodies LP (4AD), 1986. Their playing and trademark sounds are absolutely made for each other, in heaven actually. Track list: 1. How Distant Your Heart 2. Avenue of Shapes 3. Seven Thousand Sunny Years 4. She is My Strength 5. Inside, a Golden Echo 6. Open Book 7. And Then I Turned Away 8. The Girl with the Colorful Thoughts 9. Turn Off the Sun.
Darla-182
CD
$12.25


Guthrie, Robin & Harold Budd
Before the Day Breaks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US A pair of companion piece CDs by two masters, Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd. Robin's signature guitar sound and Harold's signature piano sound first came together on The Cocteau Twins with Harold Budd -The Moon and the Melodies LP (4AD), 1986. Their playing and trademark sounds are absolutely made for each other, in heaven actually. Track list: 1. How Close Your Soul 2. A Formless Path 3. A minute, A Day, No More 4. She is My Weakness 5. Outside, Silence 6. Hidden Message 7. I Returned Her Glance 8. My Monochrome Vision 9. Turn on the Moon.
Darla-183
CD
$12.25


Halleluljah the Hills
Collective Psychosis Begone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US Ex-members of Boston cult band THE STAIRS who utilize a lineup of bass, drums, cello, Moog, trumpet, melodica, sampler & plenty of guitars. This arrangement expands & contracts as needed to much needed & often ignored attention to the space between notes. Dynamic range, kids! From amped-up campfire sing-alongs to somber ballads. You'll hear notable traces of Spoon-style boogie, Thermals lo-fi fight songs & Dylan's think imagery dressed in dustbowl rags.RIYL "Revolver," Neutral Milk Hotel, Clash. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Misra-043
CD
$14.50


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


Higgs, Daniel (A.I.U.)
Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US LIMITED full color 6x8'' hardcover book + CD & contains 48 pgsof Daniel's paintings & writings. The audio is of guitar & piano drones, jew's harp & banjo recorded in his home. In his relentless pursuit of the indivisible, he travels up & down this spine & hatches a new transubstantiation of sound & image into lifeform.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.00


Higgs, Daniel (A.I.U.)
Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50


Immaculate Machine
Fables (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US This reveals yet another dimension to their sound, warm reverbs envelop the songs & capture the feeling of classic '60s recordings- a time when absorbing the organic sound generated by the instruments & overall feeling of the room exceeded today's desire for unnecessary overdubbing. It reveals the interplay between a tightly knit trio of close friends capable of reading into the next chess move within a composition.
Mint-103
CD
$14.25


Immaculate Machine
Fables (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mint-103
LP
$14.25


Jazkamer/Smegma
Endless Coast (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26th)
PS, US Collaboration between American underground psychedelic/noise pioneers (and still kicking hard now for over 30 years) Smegma and Norweigan noise/metal masters Jazkamer. From two totally different worlds and approaches to sound a totally original abstract language is born creating an imaginary coast that extends from the brutality of the Scandinavian frozen seas to the dark and mysterious rock filled beaches of the American northwest - a landscape full of strange creatures and beings, an eternal and endless coast. Recorded and mixed at Smegma's legendary home base Portland studio. Carlos Giffoni guests on bass and synth.
NoFunProductions-16
CD
$12.25


Kamikaze Ground Crew
Postcards From the Highwire (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US A 7-piece horn ensemble (3 brass, 3 reeds & a drummer), a super-group of New York "downtown" musicians, each a band-leader in their own right, has been performing & recording together for over 20 years, on both coasts of the US & in Europe. They've released 5 albums & members of the band have worked w/ Bill Frisell, Henry Threadgill, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones, Don Cherry, Carla Bley, Lester Bowie, John Zorn, Craig Handy, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards, Tom Waits, Lou Reed, Antony and the Johnstons, Trey Anastasio & many others!
Busmeat-003
DCD
$12.75


Ladybug Transistor
Can t Wait Another Day (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US On their sixth full-length, this Brooklyn-based collective crafts a delicate mix of hazy, airbrushed melancholia infused with a brighter undercurrent - a promise of good things to come in a country tinged manner that'll have the hardest of hearts melting. Channeling Fred Neil and Bobby Goldsboro, Gary Olson fulfills his promise as one of the more inspired songwriters of the past decade and anchors his current batch of songs with his restrained baritone. The Ladybug Transistor sound more self-assured here, perhaps due to the addition of keyboard and guitar.
Merge
CD
$13.25


Lindstrom & Prins Thomas
Reinterpretations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US This album collates their own alternative versions & vinyl-only B-sides & gives a more uptempo, dancefloor vibe to their highly praised debut. Also incl. 2 unreleased tracks. This brings together elements of funk, house, disco, psychedelia, Italo, boogie & beyond, taking them into a new Nordic dimension that further defines those lost halcyon releases of the post disco/punk era circa '78-'84!
Eskimo
CD
$16.00


Lindt, Virna
Shiver (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, UK An extended CD reissue of 'Shiver', the debut album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organisation in 1983. Written and produced by Virna Lindt and Tot Taylor, the acclaimed Shiver album offers 12 slices of chic, Cold War pop informed by 1960s spy thriller soundtracks and musique concrete, including the singles Attention Stockholm and I Experienced Love. The album has been digitally remixed and re-modelled from the original mastertapes, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. The new edition of Shiver also features bonus track The Windmills of Your Mind, a rare Michel Legrand cover version from The Thomas Crown Affair originally recorded for the Crepuscule movie compilation Moving Soundtracks. Contemporary reviews for Shiver:"Intrepid undercover agent disguised as a top international fashion model sets out on a secret mission behind the Iron Curtain, armed only with a firm sense of fair play and a gadget-filled powder compact" (NME); "Euro-eccentric. Virna Lindt casts herself as a mysterious blonde in a loving pastiche of Continental movie music" (Sounds); "Only the surly amongst you can fail to acknowledge the splendour of Virna Lindt's new single I Experienced Love, and the equally thrilling Shiver lp, the epitome of Compact's sleek, chic Sixties tease" (The Face); "Imagine a pastiche of all those old Sixties spy series, like Danger Man, The Avengers and The Man From Uncle. Well, this would be the perfect soundtrack to go with it" (London Evening Standard). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and detailed dossier on Virna Lindt. Also available: Virna Lindt: Play/Record (LTMCD 2489), V/a : A Young Person's Guide to Compact (LTMCD 2488).
LTM-2487
CD
$16.25


Lindt, Virna
Play/Record (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, UK The first release on CD of 'Play/Record', the second album by Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organization in 1985. Written and produced by Virna Lindt during a three-week holiday in London, Play/Record tackles girls who cannot stand the colour red, the numbing effect of the new media, and subterfuge and skulduggery in her adopted home town (the single My Home Town). The album has been digitally remastered by close collaborator Tot Taylor, and now sounds even more immaculate than before. Unfortunately Virna abandoned music forever after creating Play/Record, leaving the world a poorer place. Contemporary reviews for Play/Record: "Ms Lindt deftly conveys a sense of breezy, delirious Sixties camp. Arch instrumentals such as the title track and Add It Up are nothing short of wondrous, and the album is a delightful and accurate evocation of a period when music was allowed to be fun" (Melody Maker); "A uniquely crafted voiceover masterpiece, the diverse tempo moves from the sunny waft of single My Home Town to the more sombre tones of Any Colour But Red" (Sounds); "Lush, intelligent and very, very sexy" (Underground). The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and liner/recording notes.
LTM-2489
CD
$16.25


Long Blondes
Someone to Drive You Home (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Following in the shabbily glamorous footsteps of fellow Sheffield residents Pulp, the Long Blondes' debut album, Someone to Drive You Home, is a snappy pop album of quintessentially English vignettes about how growing up is hard to do. The quintet, which is fronted by femme fatale vocalist Kate Jackson, will make you fall in love with their girlish innocence, then steal your boyfriend and break your heart... One of those albums that's honest to goodness fun, and pulling it off with as much pastiche as the Long Blondes makes it one of the year's nicest arrivals. Jarvis Cocker and co. would be proud." (MacKenzie Wilson)
Beggars
CD
$15.00


Loose Salute
Tuned to Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 22ND)
PS, US A record full of summer and nostalgia and songs that make you want to go out, find some friends and dance the night away. Infectious and groovy. Features 3 members of MOJAVE 3.
Graveface-020
CD
$10.25


Manual
Lost Days, Open Skies and Streaming Tides (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 26TH)
PS, US Jonas Munk aka Manual compiles a double CD collection in a digipak containing his latest work, remixes and Little Darla compilation tracks. Disc one is pop. Disc two is ambient.
Darla-165
DCD
$13.75


Marhaug, Lasse
Alive (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12TH)
PS, US Working within the fields of noise music for over 15 years, Marhaug has toured most parts of the world, both as a solo artist & as a member of the project JAZZKAMER. Lasse keeps on paying homage to his metal roots (this time Kiss` classic Alive). A selection of live recordings done all over the world in the period of 1998 to 2006. This live album features recordings done among others in Toronto, Bergen, Chicago, New York, Oslo, Baltimore & more. In many ways this is a travel letter from Lasse Marhaug to you! A travel letter in noise. Its starts out with a special piece that Lasse made for the Alarm Award (Norwegian grammy award). He was told by the label to "make ears bleed". Lasse succeeded, he made shockwaves through the audience that was dressed for party & easy listening, and he probably did one of his hardest & most violent tracks ever. This CD documents almost 10 years with noise, and it shows the development in today's noise scene as well as it documents the development of an artist that is today regarded as one of the most respected noise musicians & huge influence of todays noise scene.
SmalltownSuperjazz-131
CD
$14.50


Matt Pond PA
If You Want Blood EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US New EP teaser. Their next album, Last Light, won't be released until September on Polyvinyl.
Altitude
CD5
$7.50


Mercer, Glenn
Wheels in Motion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 5TH)
PS, US 1st ever solo record from former lead singer, guitarist, & founder of the highly influential band THE FEELIES chooses another path by delivering a hypnotic, highly melodic, & often reflective album. After a 5 year hiatus from his last recording project, Wake Ooloo, Glenn is re-energized, re- focused & not afraid to lead us through his personal journey while showing us his influence by artists he knows, respects, & admires such as Velvet Underground, Bob Dylan & Luna. Performers on the record includes ex-Feelies Stan Demeski, Vinny DeNunzio, Dave Weckerman, Anton Fier & Brenda Sauter.
Pravda
CD
$12.50


Moxham, Stuart & Louis Philippe
The Huddle House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 12th)
PS, UK 'It's been a while', says Stuart. Indeed it has. Ten years, to be exact. But if The Huddle House's gestation was a long one - the birth itself was as natural and pain-free as could be hoped for. That so many years went by between the very first recording dates at Ken Brake's then fledgling studio (a live take of the title song's arrangement for two guitars) and the final mastering session was due to personal uprooting, multiple commitments, musical or otherwise, conflicting schedules, and the difficulty - in those pre ProTools days - of getting the whole team in one place at one given time. But there is nothing that sounds 'difficult', or forced, in The Huddle House, a collection of songs that will strike the listener by the freshness of the writing ('Stu's best, and by a distance, since Colossal Youth', says Louis, who's worked with Stuart since Random Rules, released in 1993), the spontaneity of the performances and the richness of their sound. It helped that much of this material was also performed live on a number of occasions (in Paris, London, Vienna and New York) before Ken Brake saved the final mixes to disc. As Stuart explains in his liner notes, his songs are written 'like diagrams; short, cryptic exercises, spare and sparing' - all Young Marble Giants and Gist! Fans will be aware of that. But The Huddle House cannot be called 'austere', even if the instrumental canvas is one of utmost simplicity: most of the time, a couple of guitars, a couple of voices, and that is about all, barring a splash of color, a burst of vocal harmonies, a sprinkling of percussion ... Louis: 'I hope that this album will establish once and for all that Stuart is one of this country's best writers, period. Some of the lyrics hit me today with the same strength as they did when I first heard them - 'Save It', for example, or 'Hold My Hand', which is simply heartbreaking. 'The Huddle House' is as evocative as a painting by Edward Hopper... and the tunes are glorious. 'Save It', again - a three-chord wonder, melodically speaking. I am as proud of being on this record as I am of anything else I've done before'. Credits: All songs written by Stuart Moxham, co-arranged by Louis Philippe. Stuart Moxham: lead vocals, steel string and electric guitar, electric bass, keyboards, percussion; Louis Philippe: backing vocals, classical and electric guitar, electric bass; Andrew Moxham: hi-hats on 'Desert Rain'. Produced by Ken Brake at Regal Lane Studio, Regent's Park, London. Artwork designed by Simon Josebury for Secondary Modern, London.
Wonder-WOND
CD
$15.00


My Morning Jacket
Demos Package: At Dawn & Tennessee Fire Demos (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 11TH)