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Moon Must Be Revisited
PS, US
Warp
12
$9.50

A Storm of Light & Nadja
Primitive North (2X12"/CD)
PS, US A Storm of Light fuse delicate melodies w/ oppresive dirge metal & dense atmospherics on their two contagious, hypnotic, & haunting tracks. The prolific Nadja, a true behemoth of stark, glacial-paced sludge, delivers another massive epic of blissful genius. The duo's single 20+ minute track consists of their patented molasses-thick wall of ultra-dense fuzz & surprisingly tuneful white noise. Shifting from a serene & uplifting aural setting to an absolutely soul-crushing Broadrick-esque industrial nightmare, this is a beast of many faces. Features remixes where each band has reconfigured the other's material.
RoboticEmpire
12
$25.00

A.M. Vibe
Capricorno
PS, US A.M. Vibe is a female-fronted rock band from San Diego. Their sound has been described as a blending of the post-punk aggression of Nirvana and the fuzz rock of The Stooges - with the sweet melodies of the Carpenters and the Pixies - Using their sometimes noisy, sometimes nice approach, they deliver simple, irresistible and intelligent songs. This San Diego based trio includes vocalist/guitarist Lisah Nicholson, bassist Michael Porter, and drummer Mark Vernon. The band has its roots in indie-pop (see March Records' 1996 compilation release "Pop American Style" for Lisah's previous band Red Dye No. 5) and have released tracks on various compilations as well as their debut LP on indie label Silvergirl Records. A.M. Vibe's single "Strawberry Pie" was featured in the Touchstone Film "A Lot Like Love" starring Amanda Peet and Ashton Kutcher. They also have songs placed on various network television stations like MTV, FOX and the Oxygen network. Recently their entire song "Tantrum" was featured on the CBS hit show "Cold Case". The band made their debut on Planting Seeds Records with an appearance on the compilation "Blue Skies Daisy Days" (PSRCD- 058) with the honey sweet fuzz pop song "Superstar". A.M. Vibe has also played in circles with Freeheat/The Jesus And Mary Chain, The Buzzcocks, Cat Power, New Pornographers, Juliana Hatfield, among many others. "Capricorno" (PSRCD-061) is the band's latest release and debut for Planting Seeds Records. The LP kicks into gear with the melodic beat of lead single "Superstar", which shimmers and shines with honey dipped vocals and smooth bass/drums interplay. The all-out-noise groove rocker "BMF" shakes and rattles in its two and half minutes of glory. "Open Road" and "V" showcases the bands perfect indie-pop roots.
PlantingSeeds-061
CD
$12.25

Abstract Truth
Silver Trees
PS, GERMANY LPs, matte heavy gatefold sleeve, 180 gram pressing. "The band Abstract Truth existed only for a very short time, but it was a time of super-creativity. They exploded on to the Durban music scene early in 1969, released 2 studio albums during 1970 on EMI, which we have here. The 3rd album Cool Sounds For Heads is only a compilation of these 2 LPs. Ken E. Henson on guitar & vocals / Peter Measroch on piano, organ, flute, harpsichord & vocals / George Wolfaardt on bass, flute, drums & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute. Silver Trees is a milestone in South African music among bands like Freedoms Children, Astra and Third Eye. Musically it follows the same routes as UK bands like Bloodwin Pig, Traffic, Spooky Tooth and many others. Progressive underground of the best kind, with organ, guitars, flutes, sax and great vocals, sometimes with Zappa-style guitar solos."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Abstract Truth
Totum
PS, GERMANY From South Africa, 1970. Edition of 500 numbered LPs, glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing. "Ken E Henson on guitar, vocals and sitar / Robbie Pavid on percussion / Brian Gibson on bass & vocals / Sean Bergin on sax & flute. Excellent early '70s melodic wistful freak-rock, blended with African sounds featuring assorted instruments: keyboards, flutes, electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, etc. A refreshing approach with an Eastern touch. If you like UK bands such as Quintessence, If and Blodwin Pig, this album goes in the same direction. It is more trippy/stoned and acoustic than the Silver Trees album."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Acorn & Ohbijou
Split EP
PS, US The Acorn & Ohbijou commemorate their fall 2008 tour with a 12" split EP, each offering a cover of the other band, along with a brand new song. Limited to 500 copies, plays on 45rpm on 180g vinyl!
KelpRecords
12
$14.50

Ajilvsga
Medicine Bull
PS, ITALY Genre: doom-metal/drone. For those who still haven't had a chance to listen to their music, Ajilvsga is a duo comprised of Nathan Young and Brad Rose (from FoxyDigitalis webzine/label group and The North Sea fame). Ajilvsga are heavy on dynamics, guitars and electronics and they do that in their own way. Nicely provided with a doom/black-metal appearance, "Medicine Bull" shines like an immediate masterpiece with its unique sound world carefully shaped for Wiccan nights, cosmic disasters and altered mind states. Magically mastered by Pete Swanson (from Yellow Swans).
Dreamsheep-005
CD
$14.75

Allen, Cory
The Fourth Way
PS, US A collection of rich minimal ambient works that explore subtle variation in spectral counterpoint, silence, movement, and rhythm. "It is clear we have one of the best achievements of recent times in terms of ambient and sound design." - Fabian, goutemesdisques.com
QuietDesign-005
CD
$12.25

Alva Noto
Xerrox Vol. 2
PS, US With vol. 1, Carsten Nicolai manipulated melodic structures w/ the process of copying field-recorded sound samples beyond recognition into fragile, ambient soundscapes. Vol. 2 undertakes an intense journey & affords the luxury to take its time. The 1st 4 tracks actually condense into 1 track, using samples of Michael Nyman & Stephen O'Malley (KTL, Sunn 0)))). They combine into a soundtrack, before fading away in a swell of reverb feedback. The 11 tracks serve as documents of an immediately experienced time or as attempts to unfold in an endless space. In this sense, this recording comes close to the idea of the Aleph-1 project that tried to disappear, rather than occupy an endless space.
Raster-Noton
CD
$18.00

Ambarchi, Oren
Stacte.3
PS, US Originally released in 2000 as a limited-edition, vinyl-only album, now available on CD for the first time. Described by the Wire as "Alvin Lucier & Cluster collaborating for Mego," this featured his earliest explorations of the guitar & its sonic possibilities after a period when he was known as a drummer in post-punk, noise & free jazz outfits.
BlackTruffle
CD
$16.25

Ambarchi, Oren
Persona
PS, US Originally released in 2000 as a limited-edition vinyl-only release, now available on CD for the first time. Utilizing a raw & spontaneous approach like the "Stacte" series of solo releases, this was recorded using only a guitar, a handful of effect pedals, & a boombox as a monitor. The pieces are hesitant & tense extended songforms located in the cracks between several schools: modern electronics & processing; laminal improvisation & minimalism; & hushed, pensive songwriting.
BlackTruffle
CD
$16.25

Amber Alerts
Ghoast Houze
PS, US AMBER ALERTS are back with a second single, & doing 'Bama proud. Dark synth heavy punk from Montgomery. This shit smokes!!!
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Amenra
Mass III + Mass IIII
PS, US Droning, repetitive chords alternated by gut wrenching hauls, producing huge walls of sound. They have been compared to metal stalwarts like Neurosis & Isis, and have toured w/ Red Sparowes & Pelican. Their confounding & compelling sound mixes surrealist melody & warped subtleties w/ churning rhythms, pummeling riffs & crushing dynamics. This 2CD set collects their latest full-lengths, previously only available in Europe.
Init
DCD
$14.00

Animal Hospital
Memory
PS, US Burying himself in a pile of electronics - shelves of effects, mixing consoles, amps & delay units - this is Kevin Micka's latest venture into layered, processed guitar composition. A beautiful scape of shiny guitar tones, vocal washes, & dramatic build-ups. Most notable about the album is its intimacy & search for raw beauty w/in his repertoire of sounds. He performs guitar, drums, vocals, music boxes, & other gadgets w/ meticulous care; a detail for precision often discarded by experimental recordings.
BargeRecordings
CD
$12.00

Annie Hall
Cloud Cuckoo Land
PS, SPAIN Annie Hall, "a nervous romance", as in the Woody Allen film: a New York love story, with a strong European influence, far from the Hollywood industry. They come out now with their first album after three years in the indie underground. Their style is a meltin' pot where melancholy, irony, west coast ballads and sixties pop music meet. This is their epic history: It was a hot hot summer. Fabio and Andrea, who already met as kids on the foggy tennis courts of Valle Padana, were both listening to a sad concert on the Iseo Lake. They recognized each other at once, despite one's huge beard and the other's fewer hair. After some chatting and a considerable amount of beers, they decided to throw themselves in a new, picaresque adventure. Very soon they found Giorgio and Budo as a perfect rhythmic section. They were ready to come out and folk the hell out of Italy! We are now very proud to present Cloud Cuckoo Land, their first LP. Please listen while enjoying a couch, a blanket and a cup of tea. Or, if you like the speed sex and drugs thing, you could as well listen to it while driving through a motorway, wind in your hair, maximum volume... all at 50 Mls/hr. Because, you see.. There's no rush. Not at all.
PippolaMusic-006
CD
$12.00

Appleseed Cast
Sagarmatha
PS, US The seventh full length finds the band self-assured & largely home recorded. Melodic vocals and knotty delayed guitars supported by ambient noises, electronic beats, bells, percussion and keyboards. First pressing LIMITED to 1000 copies on crazy maroon vinyl with purple splatter. Double LP with one bonus track not on the cd version.
Graveface
DLP
$20.00

Arbouretum
Song Of The Pearl
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.00

Arbouretum
Song Of The Pearl
PS, US While 2007's "Rites of Uncovering" seemed to peer down from a vantage point far above, this reaches out from within the mire itself. The songs seem to have more immediacy and urgency, propelled by heavy guitar rythms that roll like waves against a levee until they finally burst through to unleash a flood of ferocious, acid-drenched solo passages. 4-panel mini-LP style jacket
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.00

Baim, Matteah
Laughing Boy
PS, US Features performances by Butchy Fuego, Robert A. A. Lowe, Leyna Marika Papach, Rob Doran, Emmett Kelly, Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Birdie Lawson & Rose Lazar. Expanding on the sounds hinted at w/ her previous band METALLIC FALCONS, she has created her most lush & beautiful recordings yet. Opening act for Antony's latest national tour.
DiCristina
CD
$10.00

Baja
Aether Obelisk
PS, US The Aether Obelisk is the fourth release in the Baja saga by composer Daniel Vujanic. It arrives at a broad musical horizon, touching the borderlines of forms ranging from chamber music and psychedelia, to pop/jazz-infected electronic music. The Aether Obelisk is unpredictable as ever, but definitely exploiting more vocal and repetitive elements than its predecessors. The overall mood is also less melancholic and nocturnal than previous Baja offerings. Some almost-tender sequences add more harmonic depth to the fractured signature sound of Vujanic´s suite-like compositions. It's loaded with acoustic and electric guitar textures ranging from folk to improv, synths, panoramic electronics, reverberating piano bits, horn sections, vibes, glockenspiel and multi-layered percussion - both live and programmed. "If the indie rock just isn't getting it done for you anymore, Baja's enveloping, intangible compositions may be just the guide you need to more engaging musical territory." - Tiny Mix Tapes "Vujanic is making music for the Shuffle generation, positing endless subdivisions that thus, beautifully, enable the listener to consider the music in almost anything." -Cokemachine Glow "Incredible, genre-melting... deconstructs rock norms." -The Tripwire
OtherElectricities-017
CD
$12.25

Baker, Aidan
Thoughtspan
PS, US Blackest Rainbow are very pleased to be releasing this for Aidan Baker, one of the most interesting genre defying musical experimentalists around right now. Aidan also plays in the mind-melting shoegaze doom duo of Nadja. This release reissues two tracks from a very limited CDR release entitled Thoughtforms, the LP collects two tracks from this release: 'Thoughtspan' and 'Thought Climate.' Two long form tracks of genre-blending shoegaze, post rock, and free playing clatter experimentation. Limited to 350 copies.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Baker, Aidan & Thisquietarmy
A Picture of a Picture
PS, US Aidan Baker is a musician and writer from Toronto, Canada. Classically trained in flute, he is self-taught on guitar, drums, and various other instruments. Baker has released numerous CDs on independent labels from around the world and is also the author of three books of poetry. As a solo artist, Baker explores the deconstructive sonic possibilities of the electric guitar as a primary sound source, creating music that ranges from experimental/ambient to post-rock to contemporary classical. In addition to his solo work, Baker performs with the trios ARC and Whisper Room and the duo Nadja. Eric Quach is a Montreal-based guitarist and sound engineer who is also a founding member of the instrumental rock band Destroyalldreamers. As Thisquietarmy, a one-man solo drone/ambient project, Quach composes visual guitar-based soundscapes and experimental music that goes beyond the typical song structure. Thisquietarmy performs live regularly throughout Canada and the USA, and has played with Ulrich Schnauss, Olafur Arnalds, Tim Hecker, Troum, Nadja & Caspian just to name a few. Their first studio collaboration was the Orange EP that came out as a limited edition of 200 orange CDRs on thisquietarmy's own imprint. The tracks were recorded separately from their home, sent back and forth via post mail for months, and finally mixed and edited by Eric Quach. The release was quickly sold out, much to the dismay of the largely reputed Aquarius Records store who kept asking for more after having sold a large part of the run in a very short matter of time. For their first full-length album, Baker & Quach have decided to do things differently by setting a simple rule beforehand: the record was to be played and recorded live together, adding a very minimal amount of overdubs if not any. The recording session took place in the fall of 2007, in Quach's own home studio TQA-HQ in Montreal. Because of their very busy schedule, it took about a year before the two artists decided to get together to work on these tracks again. This time, Baker finalized the mixes in his home studio, resulting again in four long movements, clocking at around an hour's length. Instead of the overall terror-ambient feel of their first collaboration, the first two tracks actually find both guitarists exploring the brighter side of their spectrum, evoking the hope and the beauty represented in Christy Romanick's photographs that were again used for the artwork, in conjunction with Quach's sketches.
KillerPimp-009
CD
$9.75

Balky Mule
The Length Of The Rail
PS, US Bristol UK scene staple Sam Jones has been recording and playing as the BALKY MULE for nearly a decade, but his involvement in multiple other bands - including Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, Third Eye Foundation, and his brother Matt's ramshacklist folk-rock project Crescent - made The Balky Mule's recording and gigging sporadic. His much-anticipated full-length debut collects songs recorded over the past five years, and its patient and slow-winding sound follows its methodical construction. The Balky Mule can be placed within a rich vein of very British outsiders like Hood, Pram, Bark Psychosis, Talk Talk, The Pastels or Robert Wyatt; his sound also reveals allegiances to Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Jonathan Richman, Smog, and early Beck. Sam's vocal is unmistakably English, its grain and tone similar to The Kinks' Ray Davies, while his haunting-of-the-everyday lyrical style recalls Syd Barrett.
FatCatRecords-085
CD
$11.50

Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent
PS, US Austin's BALMORHEA has always made beautiful music, but that pulchritude has often belied the underlying sensuality that makes their music so inviting. The band takes a giant leap forward, embracing that sensuality, on their bold and variegated new album "All is Wild, All is Silent". Now a six piece, the band known for their understated simplicity and restraint has produced an album as complex as the workings of the lonely human heart.
WesternVinyl-59
CD
$11.50

Battlefields
Thresholds of Imbalance
PS, US The missing link between Isis & Converge, their brutal hardcore-infused-doom metal is as head-explodingly heavy & visceral as it is soothing & cerebral. This straddles dreaminess & despair w/ equally vicious grace.
TranslationLoss
CD
$14.50

Beck
One Foot in the Grave [deluxe expanded re-issue]
PS, US With bonus tracks, details forthcoming.
Interscope
CD
$17.00

Beep Beep
Enchanted Islands
PS, US The group found sanctuary deep w/in a tropical cave known to both as the troubled common ground of Mark Hollis & the hissing Soft Wave of early OMD. This is a bewitched fantasia for a mysticized & genetically mutated Galapagos Islands - a delicate, disjointed voyage in the spirit of Ruiz's "Three crowns of the Sailor"
SaddleCreek
DCD
$14.25

Believer
March 2009
PS, US Film Issue w/ DVD, Interviews with Mike Leigh, John Sayles, Julie Delpy, Arthur Bradford, and Sam Mendes.
ZINE
$8.00

Bell Orchestre
As Seen Through Windows
PS, US Mostly instrumental compositions that tap into the acoustic delicacy of chamber music, the urgency & volume of post punk & rock, & the intricacy & sonic range of contemporary electronic music. The band often credits Estonian composer Arvo Part as one of their many influences.
Arts&Crafts
CD
$15.25

Bell X1
Blue Lights On The Runway
PS, US The group retained the melody-focused approach of their first album but expanded their sound through the addition of glitchy electronic nuances, crunching, prominent guitars & glittery art pop.
YepRoc
CD
$15.50

Belle And Sebastian
The BBC Sessions [Colocho Edition]
PS, US A while back Matador had a pretty cool contest for fans to design their own Belle And Sebastian album cover. The contest was a huge success and we got tons of entries and a lot of them were really worthwhile. The band had a look at them and chose a winner. And now we've got what surely will be one of the rarer Belle And Sebastian items in years to come. Strictly limited to 500 copies these CDs feature the new cover by the winner (French artist Colocho), everything else is the same as the regular edition.
Matador
CD
$11.50

Bishop Allen
Grrr...
PS, US BISHOP ALLEN builds upon the extraordinary first years of their career with "Grrr...", which DEAD OCEANS will release March 10, 2009. The band fronted by Justin Rice and Christian Rudder is best known for making and self-releasing an EP each month for an entire year, then reworking some of the best songs for a highly acclaimed label debut ("The Broken String"). The rigorous EP project, and the extensive touring that has followed it, have allowed Bishop Allen to hone their craft: writing, performing and recording music. The resulting album, "Grrr...", reveals that after five years of comparisons to other artists-Jonathan Richman, The Kinks, Bright Eyes, Spoon, etc., in rave reviews from Rolling Stone, SPIN, Entertainment Weekly and many others-Bishop Allen has developed an artistry and sound that are unmistakably their own. One thing that distinguishes Bishop Allen's music is the quality of the writing. Rice's literate lyrics, which The Los Angeles Times has praised for their "poetic insight," have a universality that has made them resonant to listeners of all ages and earned them champions ranging from the young comic actor Michael Cera to the National Public Radio host Scott Simon. Each of the 13 tracks comprising "Grrr..." is a succinct composition, and yet the album also coheres seamlessly as a cycle of song. The melody and/or rhythm of one track is often contiguous with the next. As always, Rice and Rudder are responsible not only for the writing, but the lion's share of the playing and the recording: the guitars, pianos, marimbas, ukeleles and vocals.
DeadOceans-010
LP
$11.50

Bitter Tears
Jam Tarts in the Jake House
PS, US Having staked their reputation on a sometimes lewd & always entertaining theatrical live show, The Bitter Tears use their new release to portray their creative growth as both musicians & storytellers. The album utilizes smart & direct pop structures to drive the menacing, old-school country twang of the songs. Known for being over-the-top, the ironic simplicity employed on tracks like "Slay The Heart Of The Earth" showcase the band's conviction. Just as in their live show, no one breaks character. The raw material for the record was written late at night & early in the morning, with a threepenny orchestra's worth of instruments to help the process along. The result sounds antique, without sounding antiquated. The bawdy tales of
revenge, lust & corruption are backed by a dusty array of beat-up instruments: horns, oboes, violins...each helping to provide the same dramatic sparks that win people over on-stage. "...thank God for the creative, uber-feisty cabaret edge on this [Bitter Tears] local band's country-fried rock 'n' roll"-Chicago Tribune
CarrotTop
CD
$11.50

Bitter Tears
Jam Tarts in the Jake House
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
CarrotTop
LP
$11.50

Black Motor
Vaarat Vastukset
PS, ITALY Genre: jazz/improvisation. They hark back to New Thing sounds and Organic Music Society with tons of intelligence and no bad revisionism. They are "black" in the ice. They are not free-folk. They are a trio from Tampere (Finland) comprised of Sami Sippola (saxophones), Ville Rauhala (double bass/electric bass) and Simo Laihonen (drums). They revealed their wonderful skills and jazz abilities through a QBICO vinyl in late 2007. They've made the second greatest album, a timeless jazz recording full of sensational moods. They won't let you escape from such tremendous beauty...
Dreamsheep-008
CD
$14.75

Black Orphan
Video Kids
PS, US From the ominous depths of hell's inner circle, BLACK ORPHAN rises up & their slimey drooling of punk's primordial ooze seeps into every exposed pore on your body, languishing & writhing w/ emotional destitution. 4 ethereal tomes that decapitate, reverberate, & exacerbate the unruly demons that live deep in your mind, these songs allow you to walk through walls, see through clothing, & transcribe weird animalistic codes that only owls & sloths can truly understand.
RED VINYL LIMITED TO 200
HoZac
45
$5.50

Blackbelt Band
A New Community
PS, US Founded in the great city of New Orleans, the band has been playing together in various projects for over 12 years. For fans of Telefon Tel Aviv, A Living Soundtrack.
Sickroom
CD
$13.00

Blank Dogs
Seconds
PS, US 4 new songs (even newer than a bunch of other Blank Dogs records that aren't out yet!) Like being tackled by a huge warm blanket. Silkscreened sleeves and Mike says that it is one-time pressing so they won't be around for long.
CapturedTracks
12
$13.00

Blk Jks
Mystery EP
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SecretlyCanadian-196
12
$7.50

Blk Jks
Mystery EP
PS, US BLK JKS defy description. With a wrecking crew rhythm section, debonair vocals, and guitar concoction of one part shred and two parts soul, BLK JKS shoot an African music sensibility through the tenets of rock. On one hand it is easy to politicize BLK JKS; as seen on the cover of Fader, here is a band that is instantly young, black and fly even as they reclaim styles that have been stolen, watered down, and regurgitated for generations. And yet to get caught up in anything but their sound is to sell this phenomenon short, because as musicians-as artists-BLK JKS simply cook.
SecretlyCanadian-196
CD5
$7.50

Blood Money
Blood Brotherhood
PS, US Notably more song-based yet stays very close to the heart of the group: the intensity of noise, the freedom granted from improvisation, the power of rhythm, & the humanity of introspection.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

Bloom, Luka
Eleven Songs
PS, US On his eleventh record, the internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter returns to the raw live sound of his earlier releases, brimming with inspiring lyrics and sumptuous melodies. Contributors include Dave Hingerty (ex-Frames), Trevor Hutchinson, Liam O'Maonlai (ex-Hothouse Flowers), Paul Smith, Cora Venus Lunny, Ken Edge, and the Gardiner St. Gospel Choir, with backing vocals by Sinead Martin and Robbie Moore. Luka has toured with The Pogues, The Violent Femmes, Hothouse Flowers, and The Cowboy Junkies, and in all has enjoyed eighteen years of successful worldwide tours.
BarNone
CD
$12.50

Blue Mountain Eagle
S-T
PS, UK Previously reissued on CD by Fallout, now issued on deluxe LP format as well; 180 gram pressing. This superb collection of acid-influenced guitar rock originally appeared in 1970 and has languished in undeserved obscurity ever since. Produced in L.A. by legendary engineer Bill Halverson (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cream, the Grateful Dead), it's heavily imbued with West Coast influences and features superb musical interplay throughout. The band supported acts including Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, but proved sadly short-lived. The album, which is an obligatory purchase for all devotees of U.S. psychedelia, makes its long-awaited vinyl reissue debut here.
Fallout
LP
$21.50

Bodeans, The
Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams [expanded re-issue]
PS, US The band's 1986 debut in a 2-disc CD/DVD collector's edition. Features previously unreleased audio (including one new song) plus a bonus DVD of a rare 1985 live show.
Rhino
CD/DVD
$25.00

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware (Chijimi | Ultraload)
PS, US The Ultraload 10" consists of 4 songs that arent on "Beware" and a digital download coupon for MP3's of all of "Beware".
DragCity
10
$20.00

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware
PS, US Though Beware shares spit with its immediate predecessor, Lie Down in the Light, its reach is longer, its arches more grandiose. Where fiddle & steel contribute their rustic timbre alongside guitars & voices, a thickening thud of low tone rolls beneath, giving the record a bottom that's fun to watch bounce in new clothes. This indensifies the air & heralds Beware as Bonny's most ambidextrous record to date. A listen or two through and you too may conclude that this could also be the great Bonnie 'Prince' Billy contempocountry record.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Bonnie "Prince" Billy
Beware
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$14.75

Boratto, Gui
Take My Breath Away
PS, US A much-needed spot of color amidst the minimal mileu, his mixture of fierce production skills & a blissful pop sensibility have characterized his trajectory to the techno heavyweight before us today. Laced w/ subtle critique & double-entendre, his philosophical approach is adept at packaging the rough, smooth, bitter & sweet into a number of emotive & ultimately optimistic productions riddled w/ profound melody, layers of color, & modern deepness that is addictively danceable.
Kompakt
CD
$15.50

Boratto, Gui
Atomic Soda
PS, US A taste of his forthcoming full-length "Take My Breath Away"
Kompakt
12
$12.50

Bosque Brown
Baby
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BurntToast
LP
$14.25

Boston Spaceships
Planets Are Blasted
PS, US Chris Slusarenko (GBV) & John Moen (DECEMBERISTS) have never been so impressive. This nuanced & transcendent rock album culminates w/ four of ROBERT POLLARD's best songs yet.
GBVInc
CD
$15.25

Boston Spaceships
Planets Are Blasted
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
GBVInc
LP
$17.25

Bowie, David
Live in Santa Monica '72
PS, US Incredible, limited edition live album, 18 songs with The Spiders from Mars. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Among Bowie aficionados, the live recording from the Santa Monica Civic Center in 1972 ranks as perhaps the best document of the Spiders from Mars at their peak, certainly outranking the Ziggy Stardust: The Motion Picture soundtrack, which may have documented the band's fabled final gig, but didn't capture the band at full flight. This recording -- frequently bootlegged, often popping up on semi-official releases, finally released officially by EMI in 2008 -- does just that. Here, the Spiders sound otherworldly, lean yet monstrous, simple and lethal on "Hang on to Yourself" but majestic and dramatic on a ten-minute "The Width of a Circle," flipping a hat to Jacques Brel via Scott Walker on "My Death," then stripping down such grandiose Hunky Dory tunes as "Life on Mars?" to the essentials. The grand thing about Live in Santa Monica '72 is that it doesn't feel like a special gig: it may have been Bowie's first American radio broadcast, but that's secondary to how it feels like a snapshot of the band during its prime. It's tantalizing to think that this is just how the band was in 1972 and that there may be plenty of other great performances never recorded. What's special about this is that a night like this was indeed captured -- and with each passing year this seems more and more like the best Bowie live album."
Virgin
CD
$17.75

Boyracer
Happenstance
PS, US Happenstance is the 2004 album by Boyracer available now for the first time on vinyl in a SUPER LIMITED run. For those not in the know Boyracer were on Sarah records in the 90Õs (the Orchids, Secret Shine, Field Mice) and have released records on Slumberland, 555, and Zero Hour since. The vinyl is black, the sleeves are made from vinyl fabric. Featuring has bonus tracks not on the CD version of this album
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
LP
$20.00

Brimstone Howl
Mammon b/w Solitary Man
PS, US Unashamedly passionate about garage rock & gloriously dispassionate toward those who fail to recognise it as the feral noise of a caveman pounding wild boars w/ jagged granite. "Mammon," the single's massive A-side, is a beautiful, multi-faceted, & most notably, mature track from one of the best "non-shit-fi pigfuck" garage bands around. (I have no clue what that means, but it is what the one sheet said). Neil Diamond's "Solitary Man" backs the single, though its nothing like the original as Nick Cave vocals & dark closet production keep front-man John Ziegler firmly in check. Limited to 500
Rob'sHouseRecords
45
$5.50

Bushman's Revenge
You Lost Me At Hello
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
RuneGrammofon
LP
$19.50

Bushman's Revenge
You Lost Me At Hello
PS, US This record is probably most comparable to Scorch Trio & Motorpsycho. Metal crunch, bass meanderings, free jazz space drums, anthemic riffs, & bursts of scrawl & fire.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$18.00

Bust
#56
PS, US LILY ALLEN on cover! Music NOW: Lady Sovereign, Bat for Lashes, Flight of the Conchords & more. Bleakonomics: recessionista's survival guide, Neil Gaiman, zesty vodka, spring rompers & the usual Bust fare.
ZINE
$4.75

Cale, Zachary
Walking Papers
PS, US Zachary Cale has been kicking around NYC for a few years now. His previous LP on New World Of Sound only hinted at the full blown real nature of this LP. He takes such a suspect form (Post Dylan!?!?!?!) that usually gets the gong or at least the yawn faster than almost any other genre I can think of and turns in a truly memorable, great record. Limited edition of 400. Comes w/ MP3 download code.
AllHandsElectric
LP
$12.25

Can't
Private Time Part 2
PS, US Limited to 500 copies. A sound cornucopia of everything Jessica Rylan does so beautifully- amazing scraped & destroyed analog synth-laden vocals, lovely singer/songwriter stylings w/ acoustic guitar, & Shaggs-style garage gusto .
WeirdForest
LP
$16.00

Capece, Lucio & Mika Vainio
Trahnie
PS, US First album from duo of two standard-bearers at opposing poles of extremity, both sonically & geographically. Lucio from Argentina & rooted in the traditions of jazz & improv, while Mika (PAN SONIC), hailing from Finland, sourced in early '90s electronic & industrial scenes. This is as startling as it is visceral; delicate as it is extreme. Huge blasting slabs of concrete sax geometrically oppose sonic taps of electronic sound.
EditionsMego
CD
$18.00

Captain Beefheart & Magic Band
Trout Mask Replica
PS, US Red colored vinyl version, manufactured by Rhino. The third Beefheart album (following Safe as Milk and Strictly Personal) to be released, first issued in 1969. Gatefold sleeve, classic Cal Schenkel artwork. "Trout Mask Replica is Captain Beefheart's masterpiece, a fascinating, stunningly imaginative work that still sounds like little else in the rock & roll canon. Given total creative control by producer and friend Frank Zappa, Beefheart and his Magic Band rehearsed the material for this 28-song double album for over a year, wedding minimalistic R&B, blues, and garage rock to free jazz and avant-garde experimentalism. Atonal, sometimes singsong melodies; jagged, intricately constructed dual-guitar parts; stuttering, complicated rhythmic interaction -- all of these elements float out seemingly at random, often without completely interlocking, while Beefheart groans his surrealist poetry in a throaty Howlin' Wolf growl. As one might expect from music so complex and, to many ears, inaccessible, the influence of Trout Mask Replica was felt more in spirit than in direct copycatting, as a catalyst rather than a literal musical starting point. However, its inspiring reimagining of what was possible in a rock context laid the groundwork for countless future experiments in rock surrealism, especially during the punk/new wave era." -- All Music Guide.
Warner
DLP
$25.00

Cars Can Be Blue
All the Stuff We Do
PS, US LIMITED. Hi, we're Cars Can Be Blue, and we hope that people will like what we like; simple, fun, catchy songs that combine bubblegum pop with a satirical, sometimes even naughty sense of humor. Think Dressy Bessy with Sarah Silverman singing, Tullycraft meets Adam Sandler, or Beat Happening meets Tenacious D. Now youÕre getting the idea. The record is plain olÕ black vinyl, but the sleeves are all spray paint and silkscreen
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe
LP
$16.00

Case, Neko
Middle Cyclone
PS, US Neko's many fans hang on her impressionistic lyrics, classic pop harmonics, and luxurious voice, and her new album revels in all three. "Middle Cyclone" fuses her longtime themes of nature versus man into a shining lyrical broadsword. Numerous guests include M. Ward, Garth Hudson of The Band, Sarah Harmer, and members of The New Pornographers, Los Lobos, Calexico, The Sadies, Visqueen, The Lilys, and Giant Sand.
Anti
CD
$15.50

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Advance Base Battery Life - Singles Collection
PS, US From Kraftwerk to Leonard Cohen, The Smiths to Suicide, and Pet Shop Boys to Smog, Chicago's one-man musical army OWN ASHWORTH - a.k.a CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE - has been bracketed with all manner of illustrious names in the course of his eleven year career. But in collecting the 7-inch split-singles and compilation tracks he released from 2004-7 (all but two of them on CD for the first time), "Advance Base Battery Life" provides compelling evidence of the singular nature of this industrious film-school dropout's talent.
Tomlab-127
CD
$12.25

Celer
Nacreous Clouds
PS, US This beautiful release features 37 short tracks of raw iridescent ambiance (total time exceeding 78 minutes) reflecting the hyper-temporal nature of what are known as "nacreous clouds". And like the clouds, the tracks are quick to appear and disappear. Playback using the random shuffle mode of your CD player is highly recommended. While this is undoubtedly an ambient release, it is unusual in that there are many short tracks instead of one or two long ones, and each of the tracks is notably "raw" in that they do not use additional processing like reverb to enhance the initial processed sound sources further. This might prove to be a challenge for those who prefer their ambiance buried under a thousand pounds of reverb, but it is not the intent of the artists or and/OAR to release "just another ambient CD". Instead, we invite you to explore an alternative method of rendering ambiance in a way that is more immediate, therefore affecting the listener's mind in a more personal and powerful way. "We originally recorded ourselves playing instruments such as cello, violin, piano and bells. We also made recordings of household sounds (such as showers, running water in the sink, and television static), plus the wind outside, beaches cars passing, walking on gravel streets, etc. Afterward we went through everything, choosing specific parts in lengths ranging from 3 seconds to 3 minutes, and made tape loops of everything. At this point, we arranged the different tape loops into patterns and speeds meant to resemble the clouds and their actions as much as possible. When mixing the loops, we played three to six of them at a time, on different reel-to-reel tape players connected to both of our laptops and channeled back out into a Kaiser filter." (Celer) Celer are the wife and husband duo of Dani Baquet-Long and Will Long. After releasing a rather prolific series of handcrafted self-released CDRs, 2008 has seen a sudden flurry of CD releases on recording labels such as Spekk (with Matthieu Ruhlmann), two releases on Infraction (with a possible third to come?), plus and/OAR. Danielle Baquet -Long is a teacher of special education and music therapy, a seasoned and published writer of poetry and prose, a painter, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, also recording under the project name of Chubby Wolf. She has an extensive background in Gender Studies, Education, Basque History, Photography, and Tibetan Studies, as well as having lived in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the United States. Will Long also works in education, and is a published writer of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, with degrees from two universities in English and History, and with a background in Creative Writing, Philosophy, and Literature. He is also an instrumentalist, interested in finding a meeting place through music between the analog and digital world, through field recordings, custom software, arrangements, and concepts. He first began experimenting with sound at age 4, making 'unsynchronized tape loops' by recording fragments of pleasant tones from records and films onto audio cassettes, rewinding, recording again, and repeating the process until the tape was filled up. During Will and Dani's time together, they have produced numerous custom, handmade self-releases, sound for installations and art exhibitions, as well as creating works for independent labels in North America, Japan, and Europe. Their intent is producing works that reflect the nature of love, family, and their concerns and interests, through a relative and absolute symposium of expression. They currently reside on the coast of Southern California.
And/Oar-33
CD
$12.25

Chapterhouse
Whirlpool: The Original Recordings
PS, UK Hailing from Reading in the late 80's/early 90's, Chapterhouse were leaders in the British Shoegazing movement. Rehearsing for well over a year before committing anything to demo for record companies, Chapterhouse quickly reached the top of their game with their peak arguably being a performance following Nirvana at the 1991 Reading Festival.Releases from Chapterhouse have been very hard to track down, due to being out-of-print for many years. Thankfully Space Age Recordings is about to rectify this. A re-issue of the original Whirlpool recordings from VHF Studios Rugby, Sawmills Cornwall, Stoneroom Studios London and Refuge in Reading is set to be released for physical distribution and via iTunes. Featuring three extra tracks, including the never before released 'Thrasher' and longer/alternate mixes of 'Something More', 'Rain' and 'Guilt'. Tracklist:1. Breather 2. Pearl 3. Autosleeper 4. Treasure 5. Falling Down 6. April 7. Guilt 8. If You Want Me 9. Something More (ambient version) 10. Rain (alternative version) 11. Thrasher 12. Guilt (long version)
SpaceAge-047
CD
$16.25

Charade, The
Keeping Up Appearances
PS, US Swedish popsters The Charade return with their 3rd release on Skipping Stones Records, Keeping Up Appearances. Timeless but still fresh, The Charade isn't afraid to show their love of 60s girl groups updated with modern arrangements. The lyrics are included in the CD for the first time, and are poignant reminders of longing to change the past and dealing with the day-to-day struggles of life. The sunny pop with melancholic undertones created by guitarist / vocalist Magnus Karlsson, vocalist Ingela Mattson and the keyboards /programming of Mikael Matsson keeps rising to perfection, building on each release. Beautiful layerings of angelic vocals from Ingela Matsson are backed up by the intricate arrangements and keyboards of husband Mikael Matsson. The legendary Magnus Karlsson brings this trio down to earth, grounding the sweet pop sounds with jangly guitar.
SkippingStones-015
CD
$12.25

Cheap Tragedies
Volume 1: Souvenirs & Evidence
PS, US CT waste no time dropping an absolute rager of an LP. Comprised of some well-seasoned clevo vets, including a maniacal TONY ERBA delivering his best vocal performance ever, they tear through 12 tracks of amped up, hardcore punk rock n roll. The sound is incendiary & justifies their reputation as "hardcore arena rock destroyers"
MadAtTheWorld
LP
$12.00

Chin Chin
Flashing, The Fancing
PS, US Featuring an impressive roster of side men & soloists, w/ credits including TV on the Radio, Medeski Martin & Wood, Spoon, Antibalas, Sinead O'Connor, Blonde Redhead, Cibbo Matto, Temptations, Delfonics, Glenn Miller Orchestra, & Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, this is as sophisticated as it is fun & catchy. Moody, world weary love songs sit comfortably in between psychedelic synth freak-outs & dance floor bangers.
DefinitiveJux
CD
$15.00

Chubby Behemoth
S-T EP
PS, US Chubby Behemoth is a mega loud auditory experience from New York. Noise rock inflected and infected with free jazz and gang vocals. Fans of the PCP label's early-90s NYC Noise output will get a (resur)rection.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Circle
Saturnus Reality
PS, US The Finnegan's Wake of Finnish rock documentaries, & a fabulous cul-de-sac in stream of consciousness. This is not a concert film, but rather an intimate documentary which features the occassional live performance. A self-ironic vicious circle of a film that focuses on the curious worl of the band & it's musicians.
NoQuarter
DVD
$14.00

Circle
Hollywood
PS, US Finland's mighty masters of metallic hypno drone rock have been making some of the most original modern rock music since the beginning of the 90's. For fans of Krautrock, Acid.
Ektro
CD
$15.00

Cobalt
Gin
PS, US 10 surreal, ritualistic observations on death, despair, & destruction, inspired by the writings of literary masters Ernest Hemingway & Hunter S. Thompson. Former SWANS singer JARBOE once again lends her vocal talents. Like a churning maelstrom ready to engulf & level all in its wake, this comes across as an extreme blackened metal cousin of Swans, Neurosis, or Killing Joke.
ProfoundLore
CD
$14.25

Coconut Coolouts
We Drink Blood
PS, US Seattle's biggest party starters are back w/ another single of infectious party pop. 2 songs about drinking blood & bashing nerds. And the added bonus of the COOLOUTS ode to last year's Shotgun Heard Around The World.
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Cohen, Jem
Empires of Tin
PS, US New York filmmaker Cohen was commisioned to close the Vienna International Film Festival in 2007. The piece, inspired by Joseph Roth's novel "The Radetsky March" is a mediation on the decline of empires, juxtaposing images from the twilight stage of the Hapsburg empire & WWI with footage from present day Vienna & Cohen's hometown of Brooklyn NY. The live musical score was performed by VIC CHESNUTT, members of THE SILVER MOUNT ZION, GUY PICIOTTO(FUGAZI) & the QUAVERS.
Constellation
DVD
$16.25

Condo Fucks
Fuckbook
PS, US We think, maybe, this is Yo La Tengo. Just maybe... This New London, CT trio tear through classic covers of Small Faces, Richard Hell, Beach Boys, Electric Eels, Troggs, Slade, and Flaming Groovies in the style that previously won them so much acclaim. "Condo Fucks are everything that rock music lacks today...rock 'n' roll for this generation without destroying the legendary past" - Connecticut Post.
Matador
CD
$13.25

Condo Fucks
Fuckbook
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.75

Cool Kids
88 / I Rock
PS, US Chicago duo CHUCK INGLISH and MIKEY ROCKS are THE COOL KIDS, the self-professed "new black version of the Beastie Boys" who are taking the world by storm with their unique brand of back-to-the-future boom bap. Part of the new wave of artists rising out of Chicago's club rap scene (Flosstradamus, Kid Sister), Cool Kids have established a rabid fanbase through non-stop touring and deafening internet buzz. Yet the duo are special because of their songs, not the hype. Taking inspiration from bangers of the past, yet never falling into retro cliches, songs like "88" and "I Rock" are among the most electrifying rap records to come out all year, filled knocking cafeteria-table drums, subatomic bass, and Chuck & Mikey's inimitable swagger and personality.
Fool'sGold
12
$10.75

Cool Kids
Black Mags
PS, US Hang out with THE COOL KIDS! MICKEY ROCKS and CHUCK INGLISH mean business with the single "Black Mags" backed with "88." From their rope chains to their spare, bass-heavy beats, Chuck and Mikey bring a knowing wink to the style of 1980s heroes like Eric B and EPMD. Their anthem "88" cops a mantra from Nas' "Made You Look" track, while on the B-Side the duo sounds effortlessly of-the-moment, earning its boast of being "the black Beastie Boys."
ChocolateIndustries
12
$8.75

Cooper
Aeropuerto
PS, SPAIN After three new singles (two sold out their printing instantly, after remaining at the top of the sales lists for several weeks) and five more years, Alejandro Díez's third album as the front man of COOPER arrives. These new full-length dates with the group are going to become those necessary moments of reflection and inflection in a career that is propelled forward by songs like rockets headed out of this stratosphere. Songs cooked on a slow flame, far from the rules of the industry but close to the passions of the public that is so loyal and inspirational to a pop genius, after over 20 years playing our stages, back then as the front man of LOS FLECHAZOS. This compilation of songs, now that they're all together, and with the added bonus of indispensable new songs ("Hyde Park" is amazing, maybe the most direct and uncontestable hit Alejandro has written since COOPER began, "Lisboa" is a delicious psychedelic rara avis within the artist's discography, "El Sueño" is a marvelous version of an early NACHA POP and "La Edad de La Inocencia" is a new cinephile reference, this time to the Martin Scorsese film, set to a power-pop rhythm) offers the vision of an artist who celebrates compositional maturity, with a sound close to the classics (THE BYRDS, THE HOLLIES, THE ZOMBIES...) as well as to contemporaries (TEENAGE FAN CLUB, VELVET CRUSH, WEEZER...) and who sees his musical career more than ever as a journey, with thousands of marvelous moments still to come, like "El Círculo Polar", "Canción de Viernes" or "Un Dia de Furia", to name a few, have been recently. And the only thing that's certain, as Alex himself explains in the album-liner notes, is that there are still many ports to visit, many places to discover, many spaces to inhabit. And if these are the songs that promise to accompany us in our journey, we can do nothing but spread our wings and go with him to the pop paradises.
Elefant-1143-1
LP
$15.50

Corazon
Nuevo Futuro
PS, SPAIN Their second album demonstrates a solid maturity. "Nuevo Futuro" shines with the fantastic production of Ibon Errazkin, who is responsible for other classic albums on the Elefant label like NOSOTRÄSH's "Popemas", Carlos Berlanga's "Impermeable", ANA D's "Satelite 99" or the albums of SINGLE and LE MANS. Additionally, there are stellar collaborations from Teresa Iturrioz (SINGLE) and Malela Durán (NOSOTRÄSH, GRANDE-MARLASKA) on the choruses, or Rafael Guillermo of POP TOPS on the piano. Errazkin achieves a jeweled masterpiece with varied and distinct sounds and original textures, looking for spaces to make the songs special with details and extraordinary arrangements. But the best thing about the album is twelve superb songs. The compositions are outside the limits of any one style, they are full of elegance and good taste - delicious pop with charming harmonies that could sound like standard light music with someone else's voice. It's all feeling, with beautiful and sincere lyrics. CORAZÓN dares to make classic melodic pop, bolero-pop and sentimental melodrama; they reinvent the artistic spirit of VAINICA DOBLE with their own originality and baroque arrangements and give us radiant soul-pop hymns worthy of LA CASA AZUL. It's an album that will go down in history as one of the great classics of Elefant records.
Elefant-1136
CD
$15.50

Crystal Stilts
Love Is A Wave
PS, US Crystal Stilts burst out of Brooklyn in 2008 to become one of the most talked about bands in years. Perfecting a sound that ably mixes post-punk gloom with classic 60s pop & garage, Suicide-ish 50s buzz/twang and a dash of 80s jangle, Crystal Stilts capped the year with the release of their amazing debut album, Alight of Night. Rightly recognized as one of the best albums of the year, Alight won rave reviews all over the place, from Pitchfork to The Wire to Brooklyn Vegan, Stereogum and Exclaim. Tours with Vivian Girls and Love Is All only added to the excitement, building anticipation for Crystal Stilts' next record.
Slumberland
45
$4.25

Curse, Charles
Rain In The Skull
PS, US Australian CHARLES CURSE's music is one of the weirdest things I've come across all year. On Rain in Skull, fragments of disjointed folk melodies move across a plain of wheezing chords, tape hiss, children's voices, ambient washes, amp hum, electronic glitch and bits of buzz in general. The contrast between downcast guitar playing and the physical claustrophobia-inducing weight of sound is equally perplexing and intriguing. It's all presented in a decidedly lo-fi environment but the sound construction is anything but simple, as this is a complex sonic stew, unique in the true sense of the word."--Mats Gustafsson The Broken Face. Limited pressing of 200 copies, with full-color spray-mounted covers. A re-worked and remastered issue of an obscure CDR release from 2007.
OldeEnglishSpellingBee
LP
$19.00

Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen
PS, US As smart & sophisticated as ever, the songs' rousing, cerebral content complemented by moments alternately hushed & exhilarating (the cathartic "From The Hips," the noisily melodic romp "I Couldn't Love You"), eerily moody & jaunty (the almost prayer-like "Let Me Up," "Mama, I'm Swollen") - moments that often occur w/in the very same song. This is a natural progression, a fluid amalgamation of the band's sound past, present & future - a band that both your punk kid sister & English lit grad student best friend can call their own.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50

D'Agostino, Steve/John Foxx/Steve Jansen
A Secret Life
PS, UK Having met during their live performances in Brighton with Harold Budd in May 2005, John Foxx invited Steve Jansen (ex-Japan) to record tam-tams (gongs) for a potential collaborative release. The dark tones of the tam-tams created a bed for atmospherics and acoustic piano work to be added. Due to various other commitments the release seemed to be shelved until Steve D'Agostino (Single Cycle Reorder) took the initiative and completed the work. The album will be released through Foxx's own label, Metamatic Records under the names D'Agostino/Foxx/Jansen. Since Japan disbanded in the early 80s, Jansen has worked with his former bandmates Richard Barbieri (five studio albums between 1985 - 1996 for Virgin Records), Mick Karn and his brother David Sylvian, although only together as Rain Tree Crow in 1990. He's also enjoyed a long-term co-writing/recording/touring relationship with Yukihiro Takahashi including a new album Page By Page (due out on March 11, 09) that features two co-writes between the pair. In 2005 he formed Nine Horses with Sylvian and released Snow Borne Sorrow and they also worked together on Jansen's 2007 solo album, Slope. John Foxx has been name-checked as an influence by everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to the Klaxons and over the last few years has experimented as a film-maker (including a pioneering video for L.F.O. and recent performances of his Super 8 project Tiny Colour Movies in Melbourne, London and Barcelona), artist (his images have been used on the covers of books by Anthony Burgess and Salman Rushdie) and musician and he's now developing a growing international reputation as a writer - last year he headlined a major literature festival in Europe where he reads extracts from his as yet unfinished novel The Quiet Man. He's also recently completed an album with Robin Guthrie (ex-Cocteau Twins) due for release in May 2009 and is currently working on new material with Paul Daley (ex-Leftfield).
Metamatic-22
CD
$16.25

Dalek
Gutter Tactics
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ErnestJenning
DLP
$16.75

Danger Mouse
Early Years '01-'03
PS, US REPRESS! Pre-"Grey Album" remixes. 5 song 12'' EP of the fattest of the fat beats! Nas vs. Portishead, Audio Teo vs. Air, Suzanne Vega vs. 50 Cent, Outkast vs. Funkadelic, Xzibit vs. Radiohead. You have to hear it to believe it!
Dangermouse
12
$9.50

Das Bierbeben
Remixes
PS, GERMANY German techno/punk project Das Bierbeben opens up three tracks from their full-length Das Bierbeben for some special remix treatment. "Behind The Green Door" is remixed by T.Raumschmiere, who makes futuristic club music for the underground and overground. There is an exclusive instrumental and DJ-friendly deep cut of "Nihilit," and a super-deep techno remix by French DJ Chloé. "Wie Ein Vogel" marries political lyrics with techno songwriting and a German post-punk aesthetic. Nevertheless, this is 100% club music -- 9 minutes of dancing and dreaming.
Shitkatapult
12
$10.75

Deacon, Dan
Bromst
PS, US Fusing the growing intensity of his live performances w/ his background in electro-acoustic composition, the result is a collection of pieces that are intense & epic, & at the same time, down to earth & welcoming. The intricate & complex parts are woven together into a rich, dense, & noise dance pop that has become his signature sound. 8.5 on Pitchfork!
Carpark
CD
$14.00

Deacon, Dan
Bromst
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
Carpark
DLP
$18.00

Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words
Lost In Reflections
PS, US Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words is the ghost by which Thomas Ekelund performs sonic exorcism, unleashing his bleak and twisted vision into the material world. Culling found sounds from his habitat, twisting in inspiration from 60's girl groups, and molding it together with the last gasps of vinyl noise, Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words gives birth to what one might name concrete drone pop. From bleak to bleaker, grimy sounds emanate from the sewer, while rays of hope sneak through the broken glass, reflecting on the blood stained shards on the street above. Thomas Ekelund currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden, and is a graphic designer, musician and visual artist. He has released music under a long line of guises both solo and in constellations such as The Skull Defekts, Dead Violets, Normal Music, Teeth, Kill Kill Kill For Inner Peace and Dub Industrial Sound System. Regarding Lost In Reflections, Ekelund says, "Eighteen months ago I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, a both vile and many-faced disease that inevitably drapes every aspect of life in shadows that range from shades of gray to coal black. It causes a polarity of mind, everything is either or, never in between. It makes you feel isolated and alone even in the most crowded rooms. Slowly this imagined isolation becomes a real isolation. You do not allow anyone inside the carefully constructed walls, built stone by stone by a mind so completely preoccupied with guilt and shame that you in fact become unhuman (sic). An empty shell containing oozing, black bile and nothing else. You become the disease. I never look into mirrors unless it's absolutely necessary. Because I don't see the reflection of man, I see a specter, a phantasm, a distorted human-like figure to which I can't relate. I never look into the eyes of anyone I talk to because I am terrified that they will see the same apparition. I try to achieve invisibility, but in lack of that I hide my true appearance behind meticulously molded masks. At the time of diagnosis, Lost in Reflections was already half a year old. Still it deals with the aforementioned disease and some of the aspects of it. It is strange how the mind can be so aware and unaware at the same time. Now it's two years later. And though I in some ways have a better grasp of my ailment I am nowhere near being rid of it. Most of the time I feel suspended, as if I was waiting for some great revelation of truth, a stroke of magic that will transform me into someone like you. The person you see in the mirror. A human. It has taken me two years to come to terms with this album. It's in many ways my most accessible work to date, but in other ways my most difficult and demanding. I can't listen to it objectively. In fact I have a hard time listening to it at all."
KillerPimp-010
CD
$10.00

Deas, Cam
My Guitar Is Alive And It's Singing
PS, US I am very pleased to be releasing the debut LP from Sheffield-London-Brighton guitar master, Cam Deas. This follows his two long sold out CDRs on Blackest Rainbow, and proves once again that he is off the chain! OK, so there's always gonna be the immediate comparison to James Blackshaw, but the sound is different, more aggressive almost and raw... this guitar playing has an edge -- it's deep and it's powerful. The LP consists of three tracks, the A side is an epic, almost 20-minute piece entitled 'The Waters Of Kvaloya' recorded by Ben Nash. The B side's and album's title track begins with almost a minute of near silent distant drone that develops with stomach-wrenching string twangs. The closing piece is 'As Spring Fell From The Leaves,' which was originally issued on the For The Silver Waters, Sing! CDR last year on BR, but has been considered by people who've bought his releases and seen Cam live as possibly one of the best things he has composed. Total genius, with a real blissful, but eventually dark, vibe. This track definitely deserved to be put on wax. Mastered by Ben Nash. Limited to 300 copies.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Deas, Cam/Spoono
Split
PS, US Limited edition tour LP for their upcoming joint tour across Europe. One side for each of these amazing UK guitarists. Cam has two tracks, one beautiful long guitar piece followed by an insane electronics track, that sounds almost like Autechre's more weird static work. Spoono is Jack Allett who is also half of Towering Breaker. His side consists of three incredible tracks that will no doubt prick up the ears of fans of Jack Rose. Limited to 350.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Decemberists
Hazards of Love
PS, US The 17-song suite is rooted in ancient language & imagery, yet entirely modern & accessible. LAVENDER DIAMOND's Becky Stark & MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND's Shara Worden deliver the lead vocals for the female characters, while MY MORNING JACKET's Jim James & ROBYN HITCHCOCK appear in
supporting roles.
Capitol
CD
$15.00

Deleted Scenes
Birdseed Shirt
PS, US Four piece band whose members live in DC and Brooklyn - play delicately psychedelic indie rock that is both moody and energetic, possessing a keen sense of doomed humor. For fans of: Dismemberment Plan, Danielson Familie and Modest Mouse.
WhatDelicate
CD
$11.50

Denley, Jim & Kim Myhr
Systems Realignment
PS, US Jim Denley: alto saxophone, flutes and electronics. Kim Myhr: acoustic guitar and simple mechanics. Jim Denley and Kim Myhr met in Sydney in early 2007, and "Systems Realignment" was recorded six months later. Since then the duo has done numerous concerts in Europe and Australia. "Systems Realignment" is not only a completely new take on guitar/saxophone combinations, but also an attempt to rethink their fundamental musical methodology. There is an interest in materiality, almost at a primitive level, without being embarrassed to work with resulting harmonic structures. Frequency and rhythm is examined, but not within conventional grids. Perhaps the positively of the result, comes from the project not rejecting other music's, but embracing elements from a vast range of sources ranging form traditional to contemporary and electronic music. The result is a lush and surprising flurry of acoustic, electronic and mechanical gestures. Jim Denley is Australia 's foremost improviser with a career spanning over three decades. An emphasis on spontaneity, site-specific work and collaboration has been central to his work. He sees no clear distinctions between his roles as instrumentalist, improviser and composer. He was recently awarded a Fellowship by the Australia Council for 2006 & 2007 and is currently working towards a paradigm shift in the notion and perception of the saxophone; to establish it's relevance to ancient and current traditions in Australian music, and to extend it's range with the addition of innovative electronics and use of microphones. Kim Myhr is a young and innovative guitarist with a vivid and fresh approach to his instrument. With an emphasis on a wide range of percussive, harmonic and timbral effects on the acoustic guitar, he has embarked on an international career with performances throughout Europe, USA , Canada , Australia and Japan. His other project these days is a duo with Sebastien Roux (electronics/FR), the trio MURAL with Denley and Ingar Zach and the group "Silencers" with Benoit Delbecq (piano/FR). He has also performed with Martin Tetreault, Anthony Pateras, Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Robbie Avenaim to mention a few.
either/Oar-1
CD
$12.25

Desario
Zero Point Zero
PS, US Named after Daniel Desario in the cult TV show Freaks & Geeks, Desario plays dark and sometimes threatening punchy indie-pop rock like The Smiths with balls or Felt if they were from the west coast or Modern English stripping down to Wedding Present vulnerability. Kids R.I.Y.L. Death Cab For Cutie, Built To Spill, The Shins. The band line up features former Holiday Flyer, California Oranges singer/songwriter John Conley and former Holiday Flyer, Rocketship members Mike Yoas, guitars, and Jim Rivas, drums. Mike Carr plays bass. EARLY PRESS: "I'm quite enamored with a self titled three-song disc by Desario, and if this is a taste of the forthcoming album the band's still working on (Zero Point Zero, due in October from once local indie Darla Records), it's gonna be a real peach. "Cane Cola" is all gleaming chrome over pastoral sweetness, more melodic and soaring than the reworked Joy Divisionisms of Interpol, with John Conley's friendly and inviting voice surfing over his and Michael Yoas' intertwined clean electric guitars, with bassist Mike Carr underpinning the song while drummer Jim Rivas splatters around like Moby Grape's Skip Spence on "Omaha." The second track, "Fine Time," continues the feel, while "Nautical Ways" has more jangle along with shouted background vocals. All three are winners; Desario has a sense of melody and dynamics that is captivating." Jackson Griffith, Sacramento News and Review
Darla-219
CD
$12.25

Died Pretty
Free Dirt [deluxe expanded re-issue]
PS, AUSTRALIA Died Pretty's magnificent 1986 debut LP: Free Dirt is one of the all time classic Australian albums. It followed 3 excellent singles / EPs and signaled the arrival of what would become of our most loved bands over their celebrated 18 year career. Collected here, for the first time, are Died Pretty's first five releases: the Out Of The Unknown and Mirror Blues singles, the Next To Nothing EP, the Free Dirt album and the Stoneage Cinderella single. Plus an additional 10 bonus tracks -- including previously unreleased demos, a live-to-air radio performance from 1986 and other live rarities. This deluxe 2CD version is packaged in an 8 panel digipak, with a 28-page booklet containing many previously unpublished photos. It has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes.
AztecMusic
DCD
$25.00

Directing Hand
Songs From The Red House
PS, US Limited 250 copies. "Skilled in the black-art of ecstatic improvisation, Alex Neilson and Lavinia Blackwall continue their journey into verdant fields of free-psych-drone and traditional UK folk."
SingingKnives
LP
$19.00

Doiron, Julie
I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day
PS, US Everything is coming together in JULIE DOIRON's world, from embracing her electric past, to embarking on a new and energetic phase of her solo career with some of the most upbeat and inspiring songs of her recording career. "I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day" - which arrives on the heels of the album "Lost Wisdom", Doiron and her bandmate Fred Squire's recent critically-acclaimed collaboration with MT. EERIE - presents listeners with an album that reflects both her continued growth as an artist and a renewed optimism as a songwriter as well. As has often been the case, Doiron's songwriting is rooted in what's happening around her.
Jagjaguwar-131
LP
$11.50

Dollboy
A Beard Of Bees
PS, UK Written and recorded by Oliver Cherer except "He Went Down To The Sea" which is by the Monks. Dollboy is Oliver Cherer, an English artist who makes quiet, reflective semi-organic music, a hybrid of analog electronic sounds, innovative sound processing and percussive acoustic instrumentation. A Beard of Bees is Oliver's first song based album, his previous releases, Plans for a modern city (2004, Different Drummer) and Casual Nudism (2006, Arable) being instrumental records on which he created lullaby-like structures, blending together old-fashioned folk melodies and warm electronic sound scapes, with Philip Glass-style loops interspersed with scattering beats. Interest in modal music, in particularly Miles Davis 1960s records, inspired Oliver to start learning about the melody, and made him switch from composing on a computer with a sequencer to writing more fully formed tunes using guitar or piano or even glockenspiel. Like an English Victorian artist, Oliver's curiosity has led him to exploring and mixing found and dusty instruments together with peculiar showpiece technology. From 1942 glass toy glockenspiel, Brixton market bongos, flute, viola, toy piano, 50s jazz guitar played with vibraphone mallets and questionable recordings of the Austrian flood warning siren and Stanstead Express, to Gnat, a strange little English synthesizer with no keyboard, VCS3 and Korg synths, the balance of instruments on this album leans towards the organic and acoustic. The inspiration for the album is varied and ranges from tea drinking (One Liner) and geographical references (California refers to a place in the Midlands called new Invention), to more ethereal matters such as drifting through life without aim (a beard of bees), and infinity / "bigness is frightening", another particular kind of particularly English view of the world (Endless). There are even songs about generation "gaps" (jet age kids), prog jokes (Lead Boots), and a sea-shanty written in response to Melville's Moby Dick (O Ahab!). Perhaps, the thread going through all the themes is Oliver's "meditation" on Englishness. Creating post-post-industrial urban-folk, Dollboy has existed in one form or another since the first show at The Garage in 1999, where the iconic performance included a saw, a vinyl killer, Japanese poetry and live eating of pork pies. As a live act Dollboy has developed into one of the The Big Chill and Arctic Circle favorites, performing as a seven piece band as well as a solo acoustic act, constantly morphing and developing.
StaticCaravan-179
CD
$16.25

Doom
Born Into This
PS, US Also known as MF DOOM and other monikers, presents his first solo full length in 4 years. Featuring guests J DILLA, DANGERMOUSE, GHOSTFACE and RAEKWON.
Lex
CD
$15.00

Drones
Havilah
PS, US An album of contradictions, where bombast meets beauty, melancholy wrestles w/ violent guitars & singer Liddiard's incendiary voice lights up his angular poetry. There are vaguely familiar nods to Neil Young's paint-stripping guitar spasms on "Supercargo" & "Oh My," while the deliciously meandering pop dirges of Suicide & the Velvet Underground echo in "Careful As You Go" & "Luck In Odd Numbers". MAGNET: "Australia's The Drones slur their way through the dark side recalling the moodier madness of the Bad Seeds or maybe an edgier, more explosive American Music Club."
AllTomorrow'sParties
CD
$15.50

Dropp Ensemble
Safety
PS, US Personnel: Salvatore Dellaria, Adam Sonderberg + Olivia Block: trumpet, Steven Hess: percussion, Jason Kahn: analogue synth, Ilja Komarov: electric bass, Tomas Korber: treatment Brian Labycz: computer, Eric Lanzillotta: moog, Joseph Mills: electronics and devices, Jon Mueller: percussion and cassettes, Jason Soliday: open circuits, Jason Stein: bass clarinet, Brendan Walls: electronics, Christian Weber: contrabass. and/OAR is very pleased to present Safety, the second release on the either/OAR division and the third Dropp Ensemble release. It's not long into this mysterious offering before it gives you the feeling of standing in a dimly lit location with something hovering among the shadows, while seeing occasional quick movements from the corners of your eyes, leaving you wondering if your eyes are playing tricks on you. Translate this feeling to sound and we have common enough instruments, devices and processes, but hanging in a strange delicate balance, never quite exposing their true identities. Such is the skill that Dellaria and Sonderberg possess. Whomever has followed the history of Sonderberg from the earliest days of this Longbox Recording imprint to the present, has hopefully noticed his increasing mastery of oblique and abstract production with releases also from labels such as Tonschacht, Cathnor, Crouton, Absurd and Twenty Hertz, plus his work with other projects such as Haptic and Civil War. Background in brief: In 2003 Dellaria/Sonderberg founded, and co-direct Dropp Ensemble (pronounced "drope" - Swedish for 'drip feed') which consists of an international grouping of musicians and technicians that work together in person or through the mail. The materials are pooled, and undergo extensive production and editing by the duo.
either/Oar-2
CD
$12.25

Dum Dum Girls
4 Songs
PS, US THEE out of nowhere sensation of '09 is here. The Dum Dum Girls are gonna be inescapable (and for good reason) for some time to come. Lots of fuzz, beautiful vocals, pop smarts and more fuzz. Limited pressing, silk-screened sleeves. Don't miss out.
CapturedTracks
12
$13.00

Elle Belga
1971
PS, SPAIN After exploring rock's margins with bands such as Manta Ray or Viva Las Vegas, guitarist and composer Josele García turns his music towards a classic pop aesthetic on Elle Belga, a new project shared with Fany Álvarez (vocals, keyboards), stretching time and genre boundaries, with vocal melodies as each song's main focus and a taste for tradition and chanson. "Whatever we turn out with, we must be able to whistle it". On his own words, Josele García describes how he and his girlfriend Fany Álvarez faced the making of 1971, their debut album as Elle Belga. Josele used to be a part of Manta Ray and Viva Las Vegas, both celebrated acts from the Spanish experimental rock scene, but lately he has discovered the importance of human voice as an element of expression. He began preparing brief outlines of chants based on traditional Spanish lullabies and then covering those sketches with a lush instrumentation that included guitar and piano as guidelines, occasional brass arrangements and sampled rhythm parts used as a very own replica of the drum production that was featured on records released more than thirty years ago. An imaginative take on pop that helps rediscovering the vibe of European all time classics (think of Paco Ibáñez, Dominique A or Scott Walker) and still innovate within sound textures, ambience and tunes, filling each musical meter with a surprise, turn after turn, verse after verse, track after track.
Acuarela-1091
CD
$13.50

Elvis Perkins In Dearland
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
LP
$14.00

Elvis Perkins In Dearland
S-T
PS, US The follow-up to the exquisitely melancholic and much hailed solo debut "Ash Wednesday". On this release, Elvis is joined by a talented trio of friends, all clearly influenced by a range of American roots music. At once raucous and profound, this record conjures both the greatest celebration and the saddest funeral, channeling an ageless wisdom that deepens with each listen.
XL
CD
$14.00

Embrace
S-T
PS, US Now on Red vinyl!!! Feat.Ian (FUGAZI) Mackaye on vocals. Classic
Dischord
LP
$13.00

Emtidi
Saat
PS, US An elevated cosmic folk brew of a refined & most magical kind - a richly textured sound thick w/ treated guitars, phased keyboards & trippy electronics, rendering a cosmic atmosphere similar to vintage Klaus Schulze or Ash Ra Temple
LionProductions
CD
$16.75

English, Lawrence
A Colour for Autumn
PS, US A Colour For Autumn is the second in a series of editions from Australian sound artist Lawrence English that trace the experience of seasonal transit. Following on from For Varying Degrees of Winter (published by Baskaru), A Colour For Autumn reflects on and explores the transitory nature of Autumn - counter pointing the uniformity of the 'term' with the varied qualities expressed by landscapes in different countries. Like all environmental phenomena, seasonal variation is highly localized, and expressed not only visually through vegetation etc, but also sonically as insect life, leaves under foot and fauna all change in response to the climatic shifts. Northern and southern hemisphere experiences of Autumn are strikingly different and it's also this contrast which rests at the very center of A Colour For Autumn. Recorded between 2007-2009, this series of pieces acts almost as small auditory portraits of given spaces in the often gentle throws of Autumn - 'Droplet' for example features field recordings gathered in Notre-Dame De La Garde in Marseilles, capturing the infamous 'Mistral' wind as it blows the first cooler breezes of Autumn into the city in 2007. By contrast 'Watching It Unfold' measures a more Australian experience of Autumn - a series of open static phrases, shifting ever so slightly - a reflection of the slow changes of the season around English's home of Brisbane. Working with a range of analog approaches, A Colour For Autumn is a tonally rich affair, sourcing much of its sounds from a mixture of instruments, field recordings and assorted electronics. A Colour For Autumn also features contributions from New Zealand's Dean Roberts (whose vocals adorn the opening moments of the album) and Viennese musician Christian Fennesz, who offers intricate clusters of electronics in 'The Surface Of Everything'. This is an album of subtle variation, graded hues and tonal warmth, all of which act as an invitation for the listener to consider their own localized transition of autumn.
12K-1052
CD
$12.25

Envenomist
Helix
PS, US Dark ambient/death industrial, combining low-rumbling drones w/ extemporaneous noise bursts. Sourced solely using synthesizers to produce dark ambience heavily influenced by Maurizio Bianchi while bringing a lot of Tangerine Dream & Klaus Schulze into the mix. The intent was to create a series of transmissions from space. Not in the narrative sense, rather as a series of abstracted visions or moods from a lone traveler attempting to come to grips w/ the sublime.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

Exile, Tim
Listening Tree
PS, US Known for his high intensity improvised sets & precision adrenaline electronics, his work here is at once more varied, more focused & more prodigious then previous releases. Setting comfortably into the role of avant-garde pop star, he combines cosmic songwriting & flamboyant vocals w/
classic rave influences & lush, futuristic orchestrations.
Warp
CD
$15.00

Existensminimum
OK Boys
PS, US New album! Second album from Swedish studio-wizard/uber-producer Magnus Henriksson AKA Existensminimum, who's also a member of Moneybrother. Existensminimum's second album "OK boys" is a great piece of dayglo electronic pop. He wouldn't settle for less. Existensminimum continues to combine the darkest pop with the lightest melodies. The songs are packaged in warm keyboard blankets and hard rhythms. It's about struggle, love and Fuglesang. Existensminimum's posh orch-pop arrangements are bedecked with a kitchen sink sonic palette: strings and horns, guitars and keys, beats and breaks, bleeps and bloops...
Novoton-021
CD
$13.00

Extra Golden
Thank You Very Quickly
PS, US 6-song wonder of a record, whose joyous danceable anthems were crafted in the wake of political & economic upheaval in Kenya. While EG's 1st 2 albums served as thesis & antithesis, this TYVQ showcases a new level of artistry that could only be referred to as synthesis. No longer a 'collaborative
enconter', but a band. 4-panel mini-LP style jacket.
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.00

Extra Golden
Thank You Very Quickly
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$13.00

Faithfull, Marianne
Easy Come, Easy Go
PS, US New album is a really cool covers project with a star-studded cast! Collaboration between the British icon and producer Hal Wilner. All the songs have been chosen by Marianne and Hal, and range from Billie Holiday's 'Solitude' to 'The Crane Wife' by current band The Decemberists. Other tracks include songs originally by Merle Haggard, Espers, Bessie Smith, Morrissey, Dolly Parton and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Easy Come, Easy Go also includes some interesting guest performances from Keith Richards, Antony Hegarty, Jarvis Cocker, Rufus Wainwright, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Warren Ellis, Nick Cave, Sean Lennon, Cat Power and Teddy Thompson.
DeccaUS
CD
$15.00

Feeling Of Love
Rape Man
PS, US Newest single from France's FEELING OF LOVE. Really out there mutant blues damage. The 2 songs on the a-side were re-recorded for the LP as a 2-piece, but here you get to hear them in their rawest form. The b-side is four-and-a-half minute stream of consciousness drone. LIMITED
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Fems
Go To A Party
PS, US LIMITED! Reissue of Buffalo's finest & their minor masterwork from 1982, the "Go to a Party" 7". Early American hardcore punk from a time when speed wasn't necessary in order to punk out & the intersection of angst & humor was a common crossroads for aspirant songwriters.
DragCity
45
$6.00

Fever Ray
S-T (ON SALE)
PS, US Fever Ray, aka Karin Dreijer Andersson, one half of THE KNIFE, is set to release her debut self-titled album. Fever Ray is the title, of both project and album, an evocation of the music's sound, intense and anxious, yet luminous. It's the culmination of work that began in 2007 when Karin and Olof, the brother-sister duo who are The Knife, decided to take time out following a handful of incredible live shows. After having her second child and eight months of the most productive daydreaming later, Karin had a batch of new songs and the raw materials for the production of Fever Ray. Unsure how to get them over the finishing line, she took half to Christoffer Berg (who mixed The Knife's work) and half to Stockholm production duo Van Rivers & The Subliminal Kid for a final brush and tickle. The result is Fever Ray, an album that, while recognisably the work of the same artist, is dramatically different from The Knife. It's still constructed on electronic foundations and embellished with traditional instrumentation (guitar here, congas there). Despite some upbeat moments ("Triangle Walks," "I'm Not Done"), Fever Ray is starker, moodier, in places quite somber - less an invasion, more a slow process of colonization. Not that you'll find anything so literal in the lyrics. One thing's for sure - in a country with a wealth of leftfield pop artists, Karin Dreijer Andersson sounds like no one but herself. Constantly inventive, restlessly emotive, Fever Ray swaggers, broods, intrigues and dazzles without ever making concessions.
Mute
CD
$14.00

Figueras, Nestor/David Toop/Paul Burwell
Cholagogues
PS, ITALY "Cholagogues" is a re-issue of the LP released by the musicians' collective label Bead in 1977 and, since then, out of stock. The remastered album is composed of a single long track based on a performance at Action Space in London, 1st of April 1977. The performance, reported to be the first and possibly the last of this trio, was recorded by David Toop on a Sony TC164A cassette tape machine and was created with a variety of music instruments and sound producing devices including different kind of flutes, trumpets, whistles, panpipes, drums, cymbals, fiddles, respiratory and vocal sounds, body percussion. Described by Musics' critic Peter Riley as a prime example of "slow music" (music that shows slowness in its reception, conception and execution) "Cholagogues", musically speaking, is a very unique affair: alternating ritualistic sparseness with denser moments, mixing hints from various non-European music styles with a minimalist economy of means and a overall sense of playfulness, the record is a lost gem of European improvisation and anticipates not only different styles of experimental music but also some weird rock to come. The CD version of "Cholagogues" has been digitally re-comes with a reproduction of the original LP artwork.
Schoolmap-5
CD
$16.00

Flipper
Album: Generic Flipper
PS, US 180 gram vinyl. 1st classic record from the legendary San Francisco act, originally released in 1982. Post-hardcore? Post-punk? Art-rock? Despite being a part of SF's punk scene FLIPPER were really only punk in spirit, eschewing conventions & making no concessions. Sludgy, distorted, atonal, noise rock jams that sound as urgent & heavy as they must have 25 yrs ago. A huge influence on bands to come later like Nirvana & The Melvins.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flipper
Sex Bomb Baby
PS, US 180 gram vinyl. Another essential release from San Francisco legends FLIPPER. Originally released in 1987, 'Sex Bomb Baby' is actually a collection of material dated no later than 1982, comprised of singles, b-sides, & compilation trks. The single version of "Sex Bomb" is an all out clasic - a frenetic, yelping punk answer to "Louie, Louie" & the rest is no slouch either. Outrageous, harsh, sludge-punk from SF's finest.
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flipper
Public Flipper Limited
PS, US
4MenwithBeards
LP
$16.75

Flower/Corsano Duo
Four Aims
PS, US Much-anticipated 2nd full-length by the long-running duo of Mick Flower & Chris Corsano. "I, Brute Force" kicks off the record w/ their signature - one of the most original in rock/free/whatever music - the electrifying sound of Flower's virtuosic, heavily amplified Shaahi Banjo over Corsano's free-wheeling percussion. Other trakcs show off subtle improv moves, w/ both players using extended techniques to generate a wide range of unusual sounds.
VHF
CD
$14.25

Forever
Forever
PS, US Formed by Shenna Corbridge (vocals), Jen Nigg (bass and vocals) and Joel Lopez (drums) FOREVER had its birth in the back of a van while the three were on tour with their former outfit, San Francisco's Me and My Arrow. When invited to jump on another tour immediately the three wanted to go but their bass player had to beg off. So, they asked guitarist Jael Navas (Cottages) if she'd be interested in joining a new project with them. She said yes and FOREVER was born. Married by a mutual love of legendary Los Angelinos X the group found itself having a mere four days to write and rehearse the music that would be performed by FOREVER on its first US tour. After returning to San Francisco the new foursome decided to keep FOREVER as a fully functional and full time band. A few tours later the band found itself playing the CMJ Music Marathon showcase for Athens, GA's Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records. After returning home, the original three decided to change things up a bit and moved to Portland, OR. Navas, unable to make the move, exited the group but FOREVER quickly found guitarist Bob Desaulniers (The Caldonias) to take her place. And that's the story so far... But let's talk about the record. FOREVER does indeed channel a bit of their beloved X but not in any way you could tell without careful listening. Equally influential are the sounds of Throwing Muses, a good amount of mid-1980's Paisley Underground stuff and even Dead Milkmen (especially on the track "Who's Haunting Me" which has a verse melody that recalls that group's 1988 hit "Punk Rock Girl"). The whole 6 track EP clocks in at barely 15 minutes and is testament to the idea of not saying any more than you need to. Which is why this ends here and the rest is up to you.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-107
CD5
$5.50

Franklin, Adam
Spent Bullets
PS, US In 2008 Franklin found time not only to tour once again with the re-ignited Swervedriver as they were raptuously received on their first tour for a decade, but also to tour and record the debut album of Magnetic Morning, his new collaboration with Sam Fogarino of Interpol, and record - with the Bolts of Melody band - the second Adam Franklin release, Spent Bullets. Bullets walks beyond the ground broken on Bolts and is a more direct, varied and satisfying album than ever before. The power and melody that has always coursed through the veins of Adam s electric songs is in full effect on tunes such as Surge, Teardops Keep Fallin Out My Head and Autumn Leaf. And then in the likes of Big Sur, Champs or End Credits, there are all sorts of other unexpected and intriguing sonic fingerprints - smudged evocations of Scott Walker soundtracking a French spy movie or The Temptations refracted through side three of Electric Ladyland perhaps. In short, some of the most sonicly beautiful songs of Franklin s career converge on one disc that aims straight for the heart.
SecondMotion
CD
$16.25

Fridge
Early Output
PS, US Originally released on Trevor Jackson's fledgling Output Recordings, FRIDGE's early releases playfully skated all over the musical map, jumping from bashing lo-fi punk to sublime expanses of downtempo dance with equal enthusiasm. Always produced by the band at home (and often mixed directly to cassette), these early records drew much deserved fanfare. With Output Recordings now defunct, and Fridge having spawned no less than three successful side-projects (most notably Four Tet, Adem and Kieran Hebden's collaborations with jazz legend Steve Reid), "Early Output 1996-1998" is a band-curated collection of the most memorable tracks from those wildly prolific early years, including six previously unreleased tracks from that era. Remastered from the original master tapes, the package also includes photos and extensive liner notes from the friends, collaborators, and the band themselves.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-139
CD
$11.50

Fucked Up
No Epiphany
PS, US The latest 7" from Fucked Up's "Chemistry Of Common Life" full length. This one features an exclusive remix by those No Age dudes.
Matador
45
$4.75

Gainsbourg, Serge
Histoire De Melody Nelson
PS, US Limited Edition Vinyl LP feat. 180 gram wax, gatefold hand-numbered old school tip-on jacket, and liner notes. Limited to only 2,000 copies! Sex has always sold, but presented with a landmark musical backdrop, the combination is rare as finding the elusive "G Spot". Quite often, attempts fall flaccid, missing the titillating mark by a mile. But French icon and national treasure Serge Gainsbourg is no stranger to sexual proclivities, and with his 1971 Histoire De Melody Nelson he shared an erotic tale as seductive today as the day it was released. With help from actress, amour, and inspiration Jane Birkin, arranger/conductor and co-conspirator Jean-Claude Vannier (L'Enfant Assassins Des Mouches), not to mention a tight hand picked crew of top shelf UK session musicians, Nelson is often cited as Gainsbourg's master work, an essential album for the discerning music lover. Light In The Attic's reissue of Histoire De Melody Nelson finally gives this still radical record the respect and attention to detail it so rightfully deserves. For the first time ever, this lavishly packaged and true to the original artwork CD and 180 gram LP reissue contains extensive English language liner notes and informative content explaining the times and tales behind the making of this passionate platter. Dispelling the countless myths, hearsay, and rumors surrounding Nelson, New York-based writer Andy Beta contributes a stylish essay for your edification while Finders Keepers' honcho and Twisted Nerve founder Andy Votel shares his deep knowledge of Gainsbourg and the Gallic and UK music scenes with great insight - never before have these stories been told. The maestro himself even chimes in with a period Q&A interview from France's Rock N Folk Magazine, and printed lyrics (both with English translations). So as we said before, sex sells, and yes, we are buying. With Gainsborg, Birkin, Vannier and company supplying the mood, it's our artistic pop-rock duty to explore L'Histoire De Melody Nelson with fresh ears, eyes, and hands. With its massive inspiration reaching out to the quintessential rap of De La Soul and The Beatnuts to like-minded and eclectic singer-songwriter Beck, Nelson continues to entrance. Light In The Attic looks forward to continuing to spread Gainsbourg's provocative message to thrill seekers the world over... TRACKS: 1. Melody 2. LA Ballade de Melody Nelson 3. La Valse do Melody 4. Ah! Melody 5. L' Hotel Particulier 6. En Melody 7. Cargo Culte
LightInTheAttic-040
LP
$20.25

Gainsbourg, Serge
Histoire De Melody Nelson
PS, US For the first time ever, this lavishly packaged & true to the original artwork CD reissue contains extensive English language liner notes & informative content explaining the times & tales behind the making of this passionate platter. Dispelling the countless myths, hearsay & rumors surrounding
Nelson, New York-based writer Andy Beta contributes a stylish essay for your edification while Finders Keepers' honcho & Twisted Nerve founder Andy Votel shares his deep knowledge of Gainsbourg and the Gallic & UK music scenes with great insight - never before have these stories been told. The maestro himself even chimes in with a period Q&A interview from France's Rock N Folk Magazine, and printed lyrics (both with English translations)
LightInTheAttic
CD
$15.00

Gibson, Laura
Beast of Seasons
PS, US Steeped in the fingerpick-guitar rudiments of folk music, inspired by the expressionism of classic jazz vocalists, & finding common ground in the minimalism & ear-taunting of the avant-garde. Collaborators include RACHEL BLUMBERG (M. WARD), NATE QUERY (DECEMBERISTS), LAURA VEIRS & DANNY SEIM (MENOMENA)
Hush
CD
$13.25

Giffoni, Carlos/The Rita
Two On A Match
PS, US Limited to 300 copies. The ongoing study and execution of harsh noise by driven artists constantly reinstates the medium via different techniques, concepts, and different artist amalgamations for a collaborative work. For myself, working with the different 'warbling' and generative moving lines of modular synth from Carlos Giffoni offered me a chance to investigate many different 'spaces' of tone and line manipulation. Manipulating and playing with escalating and dying tones that all the while keep a throbbing pace was something that I always wanted to work with being a fan of the jutting and tremolo-like rough 'wave' tones of harsh noise artists from Aaron Dilloway/Spine Scavenger to Atrax Morgue. The opportunity of working with the sources of Carlos Giffoni was exciting as I got to manipulate 'dirty' and constantly moving cutting modular synth electronics, the challenge being making the lines articulate with something of THE RITA's hiss and pedal driven nature. The examination and crossing of the different LINES slowly become their own parallel entity as the adjoined and wavy synth lines are further dirtied, cut repeatedly, and joined with the knife of 'gated' and cutting HN pedal work. Not unlike the manipulation of the textural, rough, and linear landscape pieces of Richard Longs mixed with the 'chopping', yet smooth lines of Donald Judd's installations. Both exude the same amount of power, but via very different textural 'lines' of installation. To further manipulate and display the different lines and HN stylizations, Giffoni had the opportunity to heavily edit the textural work of THE RITA to exude the constantly moving and jutting sense of Giffoni's own pulsing and driving synth decay via the dirtied analog source material of THE RITA. Modular snyth and pedal work have been long standing tools in the world of harsh noise, but not often are they crossed over with such investigative and crackling tendencies - a virtual criss-crossing of the different technical lines. - Sam McKinlay (THE RITA)
NoFunProductions-38
DLP
$24.50

Golowin, Sergius & The Cosmic Jokers
Lord Krishna von Goloka
PS, US This group of musicians included KLAUSS SCHULZE & members of Wallenstein & Witthuser+Westrupp. Sounds like a hybrid of Ash Ra Temple & the Third Ear Band. Blissed out & uplifting, w/o being cloying
LionProductions
CD
$15.00

Gonzo48K
Hi-Fi For Lovers
PS, SPAIN GONZO48k is born in Rovigo - Italy. GONZO48k is the electronic duo of Luca Marrocco and Simone Pizzardo. An electro-rock combo in constant search of essential manipulations, through minimal electronic landscapes combined with teenage beats. Gonzo48k is a gentle and incisive indiepop band, drenched of playful inflexion, dreamy tones and glitch yeasts. Gonzo's World is an imaginary place where snoozing and lazing are not a crime. The album "Hi-Fi Lovers" is indigestion of Romantic Pop Love Songs. Love Tronic Pop for Sad Discos.
PippolaMusic-
CD
$12.00

Great Lake Swimmers
Lost Channels
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Toronto's Great Lake Swimmers have been quietly honing their signature wet and lonesome, echo-laden brand of mellow folk-pop since 2005, while like-minded bands such as Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses and Shearwater get all of the press. On their fourth album, Tony Dekker and his revolving cast of co-conspirators walk a little taller than on previous releases, employing a larger, more band-oriented sound that lovingly elevates (and amplifies) Dekker's simple, refined melodies into something both peaceful and majestic. Recorded in castles, churches, and community centers in and around the Saint Lawrence River's Thousand Islands, which straddle the U.S.-Canada border, Lost Channels is filled with sepia-tone postcard images of dusty boots following the treads on a seasonal roads, and pastoral woodcuts of stoic, blue-collar heartache and wide-eyed innocence. From the old-school country-folk of "The Chorus in the Underground" and "Unison Falling into Harmony" to the straight-up indie folk-rock of "Pulling on a Line" and "Palmistry" -- the latter, as beautiful as it is owes more than just an instrumentation nod to R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion" -- Great Lake Swimmers have proven once again that Canada, as rich as it is in arty indie rock like Destroyer, Plants and Animals, and Wolf Parade, is also the country that gave the world Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, and Joni Mitchell."
Nettwerk
CD
$16.25

Green Pajamas, The
Poison In the Russian Room (ON SALE)
PS, US New album from Seattle psych-pop veterans, celebrating 25 years of recording. This album rocks a bit harder than recent releases, but also gets more wantonly folky (think Pentangle) than ever before. A concept album...actually two!
AHiddenAgendaRecord-093
CD
$9.00

Green Pajamas, The
Hidden Minutes
PS, AUSTRALIA A vinyl-only, import compilation of odds'n'sods that seemed to beg to be brought together into neat package for fans of Jeff Kelly's fertile song-writing imagination & psych-pop recording stylings. Various singles that had been made available on the internet only needed a place on the "permanent record", and as Jeff's says "I have a double album's worth of stuff that doesn't really go together all that great. I've got the 'album' sort of tracks for a new release & then a whole other batch of songs that sound more like singles". So here you have it, a virtual cornucopia of tracks that in an ideal world would be spinning out of your car radio in classic 7" fashion.
CameraObscura
LP
$10.00

Gregor Samsa
Over Air
PS, US LIMITED Europe 2009 tour album. Features live radio performance at Amsterdam's VPRO radio station showcasing the richness of their micro-orchestra live set up in never before heard ways. The live set includes songs from three previous recordings, Rest, 55:12, and their EP 27:36. In addition to the newly mastered live session, Over Air also includes never before released music; an alternate mix of Du Meine Leise, XXX, a song featuring a smaller version of the band, and from the album 55:12, a remix of WeÕll Lean that Way Forever, by Bobby Donne (Labradford) who is also joining them on stage as part of the GS lineup. In addition to the previously unavailable music, thereÕs a 30 minute film of the band performing live in Paris in 2008 & the stunning video for Jeroen Van Aken.
TheKora
CD/DVD
$11.25

Gudnadottir, Hildur
Without Sinking
PS, US Classically-trained Icelandic cellist & composer, best known for her collaborations w/ MUM & PAN SONIC. Guest musicians include Skuli Sverrisson, JOHANN JOHANNSSON, & Gudni Franzson
Touch
CD
$16.25

Gull, Lee
Burn'r
PS, US LITTLE WINGS lead guitarist Lee Gull, aka Baggett of BE GULLS, offers this blistering solo album. He sounds like a well grown teenager singing along in his car where no one can hear. For fans of Neil Young, Little Wings, Guided by Voices, Broken Social Scene
Rad
CD
$15.00

Gunslingers
No More Invention
PS, GERMANY Gatefold sleeve. Here is the self-confessed Slinger's electric companion, a huge onset tour de force hailing from the realm of San Pedro (France) and that should cause weird effects through invention's great (golden) ass. First came Gunslingers, raising against the big bullshit, then came No More Invention, wearing a nine-acts sling of a hilarious outrage. Introducing the ultimate assault of her illegitimate three sons, also known as massacre-rock deviant inquisitors, a French deconstructionist trio who needed to abuse the artifacts of some lost rock synthesis in one total, furious and quintessential record, like an evil paradox of rock. Expect pure apotheosis of wild horror biker freakouts, acid avant-punk and trippy psych-noise with no respite from the action's breakneck speed.
WorldInSound
LP
$23.50

Guru Guru
UFO
PS, US An album which is uber-psychedelic, proto-industrial, free in every sense. A high water mark for acid psychedelia.
LionProductions
CD
$15.00

Handsome Furs
Face Control
PS, US Just so happens to be Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and his fiancee, Alexei Perry. The second album by this Montreal band draws inspiration from Eastern Europe and re-maps Eastern Bloc surveillance state themes to contemporary life, showing the irony of our acceptance of self-monitoring through blogs, credit/debit accounts, surveillance cameras, and GPS devices. The album's juxtaposition of cold, metronomic, electronic beats with jagged, dissonant and frail guitars convey what it is to be human in the 21st century. At the same time, it provides the means to opt out.
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Handsome Furs
Face Control
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$12.50

Hardal
Nasil? Ne Zaman?
PS, GERMANY From Turkey, 1978. Edition of 500 numbered LPs, glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing, with insert. "This first album of the Turkish band Hardal (mustard) with the title Nasil? Ze Raman? (where from? where to?) was recorded in Turkey in 1979 by Sükrü Yüksel (guitar), Aydin Sencan (bass), Cahit Kukul (guitar) and Sedat Avci (drums). The band was only known by a very small insider-group, but those fans just adored Hardal. The secret of Hardal's small popularity is that in 1979 the Turkish rock scene was comatose. Cem Karaca left to Germany, Erkin Koray moved to Canada, Edip Akbayram got stuck because of his political ambitions. Only Baris Mancho was still on the road. To start a new band was tough in Turkey. Hardal also recorded 2 albums later. The music is the best Turkish progressive underground you can think of. Filled with guitars, synth sounds, great Eastern vibe vocals and harmonies, pumping rhythms. As good as the best Koray tracks for sure. This album was never reissued before, so we are sort of proud to present it to most people for the first time."
Shadoks
LP
$37.00

Harmonic 313
When Machines Exceed Human Intelligence
PS, US Grumbling bassweight, glitchy traces of minimal tech, acid, dancehall & dubstep all combine to form a sound both cerebral & danceable. Transmitting his equal love for Detroit techno, Jamrock dancehall & space-age hip-hop, this album should prove to be one of the standout electronic releases of 2009
Warp
CD
$15.50

Harvey, P.J.
A Woman A Man Walked By
PS, US The bare facts, to start with. A Woman A Man Walked By is the second album co-written and jointly performed by Polly Jean Harvey and John Parish, and comes over 12 years after 1996's Dance Hall At Louse Point. It was initially recorded at Parish and Harvey's homes - and later, at a studio in Bristol where it was assisted by the contributions of three other musicians. Some of it is quiet, considered and reflective; at other moments, it verges on the deranged. By turns, it is mischievous, deadly serious, elegant and poetic, and possessed of a brutal power - and it is doubtful that you will hear a record as brimming with creative brio and musical invention this year.
Island
CD
$15.00

Hayes, Isaac
Black Moses [Deluxe Edition]
PS, US The sheer tenacity -- albeit undeniably fitting -- of this double-disc set has made Black Moses (1971) one of Isaac Hayes' most revered and best-known works. The multi-instrumental singer/songwriter and producer had been a central figure in the Memphis soul music revolution of the mid-1960s. Along with Booker T. and The MG's, Hayes' wrote and performed on more Stax sides than any other single artist. By the time of this release -- his fifth overall, and first two-record set -- Hayes had firmly established himself as a progressive soul artist. His stretched out and well-developed R&B jams, as well as his husky-voiced sexy spoken "raps" became key components in his signature sound. Black Moses not only incorporates those leitmotifs, but also reaffirms Hayes abilities as an unmistakably original arranger. Although a majority of the album consists of cover material, all the scores have been reconfigured and adapted in such a fundamental way that, for some listeners, these renditions serve as definitive. This is certainly true of the extended reworkings of Jerry Butler's "Brand New Me," or Esther Phillips' "You're Love Is So Doggone Good" -- both of which are prefaced by the spoken prelude to coitus found in each respective installment of "Ike's Rap." The pair of Curtis Mayfield tunes -- "Man's Temptation" and "Need to Belong to Someone" -- are also worth noting for the layers of tastefully scored orchestration -- from both Hayes and his long-time associate Johnny Allen. The pair's efforts remain fresh and discerning, rather than the dated ersatz strings and horn sections that imitators were glutting the soul and pop charts and airwaves with in the mid-1970s. Hayes' own composition, "Good Love," recalls the upbeat and jive talkin' "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" from Hot Buttered Soul (1969), adding some spicy and sexy double-entendre in the chorus. Wisely, the CD reissue also reproduced Chester Higgins' original tongue-in-cheek liner note essay giving the history and mythology of the Black Moses persona. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
STX31238.2
DCD
$18.56

Hecker, Tim
Imaginary Country
PS, US An Imaginary Country continues from the trajectory of his last album, while also showing a few new tricks. Tim has incorporated more pulses into this work & also works with a sound pallete including overdriven mellotron strings & synthesizer. At times this album is less overtly aggressive than previous works, but the notion that this is pastoral work would be dead wrong as there are plenty of the agitated crescendos that he is know for. This music backs off from the void of immensity in favor of a terrain of lushness & warmth.
Kranky-130
CD
$12.25

Hellberg, Mattias & The White Moose
Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Woods
PS, SWEDEN VINYL VERSION! Deluxe, gatefold, 180g double LP, includes bonus track "Lady Disgrace" which ain't on the CD! Plus download codes (including the bonus track) so you can take The Moose into the woods with you! Awesome new album of retro-psych-rock from Mattias Hellberg (Nymphet Noodlers, Hederos Och Hellberg) comes highly recommended by Jim. Come on, like this retro-rock bongfest won't sound totally boss pressed into wax? And you know you need that trippy-dippy cover art in large format.
PlaygroundMusicSE
DLP
$18.00

Heller Mason
Mess I've Made
PS, US TODD VANDENBERG, the man behind the songs, has amassed a group of talented musicians to create beautiful alt-country/indie rock songs w/ thickly layered instrumentation & passionate lyrics that could only be crafted by a modest Wisconsin upbringing.
GileadMedia
CD
$10.25

Henry's Funeral Show
Everything's For Sale
PS, US Some of the loudest soulful rock 'n' roll to come out of the UK in a long time. A fun & raucous mix of heavy rock & psychedelic blues.
Alive
CD
$15.75

Henry's Funeral Show
Everything's For Sale
PS, US VINYL VERSION. 1st pressing comes w/ free bonus CD, limited to 500.
Alive
LP
$15.75

Hepburns, The
Trojan Hearse
PS, UK A curiously contemplative album from Welsh guitar pop maestros The Hepburns, recorded with Charlie Francis (High Llamas, Robyn Hitchcock, R.E.M., etc.) at the desk. Despite the banishment of acoustic guitar from the studio, this album's warmth wraps you like a blanket, even as it contemplates madness, painkillers, paperboys, hairdressers, divorcees, and Roger Federer's backhand. Curiously, after a spate of recordings for Radio Khartoum, "Trojan Hearse" feels closer to "The Magic of...," the band's late 80s, exotic-side-of-C86 LP for Cherry Red. 12 page illustrated booklet with lyrics and liner notes. Recommended if you like The Smiths, The Lucksmiths, recent Would-Be-Goods, John Barry, or Jake Thackray.
BendigedigRecordings-001
CD
$13.50

Hexlove
Pija Z Bogiem
PS, ITALY Genre: alt. pop/experimental. Beefheart or Eno? Magnetic Fields or Tricky? - Zac Nelson (see his releases on Holy Mountain and Temporary Residence...) comes from Illinois and his way to create music is pretty unique. Divided between impressive instrumental sections, gorgeous almost-feminine vocal parts, explosive drum skills and beautiful melodic inventions, Nelson shows the widest musical range and the best inspiration we ever tasted recently in the underground/indie scene. This is the second CD release from him - a wonderful collection of songs, drum-obsessed jams and crazy pop sketches. Here is an absolutely brilliant manifesto of his art.
Dreamsheep-006
DCD
$19.00

Holiday for Strings
Two of You [2x7"+CD]
PS, US Double 7" in swank gatefold sleevery from France/Sweden's Holiday For Strings, a star-studded atmospheric, rock-n-dub pop-band that features John from Peter Bjorn And John as well as Pontus from Thieves Like Us. The band has taken a dancey, poppy approach to songwriting while maintaining a completely original & left field sound. It's a mysterioso vibe that sounds like an updated version of Joy Division's classic "Love Will Tear Us Apart". New album coming soon.
KanineRecs
45/45/CD
$9.50

Hoor-Paar-Kratt
A Doorbell Of Earbows For Brefix
PS, US Grainy loop tracks, vocal tracks (which may or may not also be from tape), and surrealist music which isn't miles away from early Nurse With Wound. Richard Vergez (Drowning the Virgin Silence, Gray Girls, Mothersky), Duane Hosein (A Jealousy Issue, Hand Carved Gentleman, ex-Poison the Well). BRANDON SAMDAHL (Mr Entertainment and the Pookie Smackers) and ANTHONY MANGICAPRA bathe the entire thing in foggy reverb and mysterious scratching and shifting, which pulls it all together. It makes sense only as a dream transcribed onto recording equipment. The A side contains material previously released on The Huntington Chapters three-inch CDR (Small-Doses) and the B side is all previously unreleased recordings from the same sessions. Mastered by JAMES PLOTKIN.
GoatEater
LP
$14.75

Hope, Alexandra
Invisible Sunday
PS, US This American singer/songwriter got her start touring w/ Elliott Smith as a member of Dogtooth Violet. She will be touring the west coast in early 2009 w/ Rio en Medio, & will also make an appearance at the upcoming Manimal Vinyl tribute to David Bowie alongside Radiohead, A Place To Bury Strangers & Chairlift.
ManimalVinyl
CD
$10.50

Hopper, Hugh/Alan Gowen
Two Rainbows Daily
PS, US The bassist of SOFT MACHINE & ISOTOPE and the keyboardist of NATIONAL HEALTH & GILGAMESH recorded this album in 1980. Incl. five bonus tracks not on the original lp. This album was sampled by J. Dilla for the hit album "Like Water For Chocolate" by the million-selling artist Common! We do not expect most of Common's fans to buy this album, but it's a nice thought anyway! "...cheerful, sunlit electronic labyrinths...."-Goldmine File under: Soft Machine, Gilgamesh, National Health, Hugh Hopper.
Cuneiform
CD
$14.25

Houghton, Beth Jeans
"Golden" b/w "Night Swimmer"
PS, UK In the past year, 18-year-old Newcastle based singer/songwriter Beth Jeans Houghton has garnered a reputation as an antidote to the current crop of acoustic songstresses. With her alternative blend of experimental folk, Beth has been hailed by the NME as "a Joni Mitchell for the anti-folk generation". With influences ranging from Frank Zappa, Vashti Bunyan, Fourtet and Love, Beth has cultivated a sound that is truly her own. Since her first performance in August 06 Beth has played alongside a diverse collection of artists such as Bon Iver, Adem, Imogen Heap, Fionn Regan, Jeffrey Lewis, Scott Matthews, Bowerbirds, Josephine Foster, Woodpigeon, White Magic, King Creosote, Alasdair Roberts, PG Six, Dead Meadow, Voice of the Seven Woods, Tom Brosseau, St Vincent, Euros Childs, Diane Cluck, Jack Savoretti and Stephen Fretwell amongst others. At last years Greenman Festival Devendra Banhart invited Beth to play one of her songs during his set on the main stage to an 8000 strong crowd describing her as, 'very lovely, a musical magician'. Beth's limited edition self-titled Debut EP is out now on Finders Keepers/Bird records, with another single due out on Static Caravan early '09 to be produced by Adem. Beth is currently writing/recording, and is gigging regularly throughout the UK Edition of 500 on 7" vinyl with 'give us a break' quiz card insert.
StaticCaravan-180
45
$6.75

House Floor, The & Convoj
Split
PS, US Angular, melodic indie-guitar slink (gets a little Johnny Marr in there) from Virginians The House Floor b/w a brilliant demo version from Goteborg, Sweden's Convoj, "Cultural Legacy" is one of Jim's fave Convoj songs.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Hughscore
Delta Flora
PS, US 3rd release by the hugely influential UK bassist & composer HUGH HOPPER, along with Seattle musicians Fred Chalenor-bass & guitar, Elaine diFalco-Rhodes piano, organ, accordion & vocals and Tucker Martine-drums, plus other musical guests. An appealing mix of beautifully sung songs & the
more experimental structures that Hopper is usually associated with. It marks Hopper's return to collaborating with singer/songwriters in the tradition of his early work with Robert Wyatt on SOFT MACHINE Volume Two. A psychedelic classic for the millennium!
Cuneiform
CD
$14.25

Hurley, Michael
Armchair Boogie
PS, US First ever vinyl reissue of Michael's hard to find classic 1972 2nd album. Hurley is a much respected singer songwriter (former member of the Holy Modal Rounders), & it is an honor for us to put this out. Features the following songs: 'Werewolf' (a beautiful haunting song later covered by Cat Power), 'Grand Canyon Line,' 'English Nobleman,' 'Be Kind To Me,' 'Troubled Waters,' 'Red Ravager's Reel,' 'Sweedeedee' (also covered by Cat Power), 'Open Up,' 'Jocko's Lament,' 'Light Green Fellow,' 'Get The Best Of Me,' 'Biscuit Roller,' 'When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano,' & 'Penguins' (a beautiful dirge played by trumpets & guitars). New back cover & label designed by Michael himself.
Mississippi
LP
$13.00

Hussy's, The
Super Pro+
PS, JAPAN Do the departed listen to their T-Rex records in heaven? One of many questions posed on the second album by Glasgow's The Hussy's. A superabundance of hooks explains the handful of commercial licensing's already under The Hussy's belt (from Payless Shoes to MTV's The Hills and Paris Hilton's BFF), but for the rest of us, there's ALSO a solid dose of lyrical wit and humor. The punchy quintet features the sly yet substantial vocals of a lass called Fili and lead guitar of James McColl (ex-Supernaturals), while lyrical coverage takes in the semi-square, mods, roller discos, nuclear plant workers turned Russian beauty pageant contestants, and cross dressing nuns. This Japanese version of the album features "Rock Steady," "Jesus," and "Sister Mary Jo" as bonus tracks. Sorry folks, but 2007's "We Expected" mini-album is already sold out. Highly recommended.
QuinceRecords-066
CD
$13.50

I.U.D
The Proper Sex
PS, US THE SOCIAL REGISTRY is proud to break your bones with I.U.D. - Lizzi Bougatsos of Gang Gang Dance's (vocals, percussion) new project. Teaming with Sadie Laska of Growing and Extreme Violence (the duo is known here as Mr. Egglesby and Lil' Pickle - they have different names for each release), "The Proper Sex" is a downright brutal industrial clusterf*ck that's sure to fog the glasses of experimental music nerds and provide the catalyst for many a record store argument. Put The Boredoms, EinstÃ1/4rzende Neubauten, Meat Beat Manifesto, Tribe 8, Front 242 and some black metal tropes in a blender and then serve chilled at a party hosted by hyper-feminist vampires and you're getting close to the sound on this one. Recorded at Vacation Island Studios by Matt Boyton AKA Professor Funkenstein, "The Proper Sex" is creepy, relentless and (most of all) extremely fascinating. It's a varied listen that reflects its influences and cover art - which mimics Sparks - to a stunning effect. Like Gang Gang Dance, these rhythms are already cemented in a listener's head. It's just that this journey might be a descent into the inferno rather than up to the heavens.
TheSocialRegistry-069
LP
$14.25

Ielasi, Giuseppe
Stunt
PS, ITALY 'Stunt' is the first in a series of three vinyl EP's which represent an interesting stylistic departure from Ielasi's previous work. The series is focused on the use of one turntable and a large selection of vinyl records as sources for raw material, and pulses/rhythm as main organizational principle. The basic sound material, in the form of short segments and loops or longer and more complex improvisations, was collected over the course of three months, using techniques influenced more by "turntablism", than traditional sampling or plunderphonics. The raw sequences have then been edited and assembled in 6 tracks (more to follow...), whose structures are probably closer to house music productions than to Ielasi's more atmospheric and layered compositions from his earlier releases. Stunt was mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Full color cover photo by Italian artist Amedeo Martegani.
Schoolmap-4
LP
$13.50

IH8 Camera
S-T
PS, GERMANY The experimental guitar-driven musician collective, iH8 Camera (='i hate camera') from Antwerp, Belgium was formed by 2004, around the nucleus of the Love Substitutes. iH8 Camera performs rarely but frequently live and in changing line-ups and Trip In Time discovered them for the Burg Herzberg Festival 2006 (Europe´s biggest hippie fest). The Sextett arrived at the Freakstage just in time for their set -- ready to plug in and perform this mindblowing 50 minute improvisational freak-out show. Their odyssey seemed long and must have been impressive to the band; finally they got inspired to name their 7 songs after cities from the area which have been passed on this trip, lyrics reflect the 'true' stories about life on road! For sure you'll recognize influences of Pink Floyd´s early period (69-71), 13th Floor Elevators -- but also more modern ones, such as Radiohead or Deus (Ward & Trouvé are former Deus members). We assume that not many festival visitors will remember this show -- but finally this awesome performance will be available, mixed by the band and mastered to excellent sound-quality. These catchy and floating psychedelic sounds will leave no one untouched! It's the major league among today's experimental rock albums, where the present and future of rock collide in the progressive world of iH8 Camera. Digipack.
WorldInSound
LP
$20.00

Illuminations
See Saw
PS, US Illuminations is a new brooklyn band that Zachary Cale is in, and while I don't find the record as rewarding as his solo record but if you ask Dean Bein (True Panther Sounds head honcho) he'd tell you the opposite. The vibe isn't too far off from Z.C.'s record but the whole band arrangements do set them apart. Limited edition of 600. Comes w/ MP3 download code.
AllHandsElectricRecords
LP
$12.25

Insayngel
S-T
PS, US CALDER and CAITLIN (VIZUSA, EXCEPTOR)), and RICHARD and JOHN (the brutal rhythm unit of SIGHTINGS) bring a 30th Century sound to the history of New York City with locked, wrecked rhythms, desperate, gorgeous wails, and shredded, anxious guitars are symphonic, undulating, impossible. Limited edition, 500 copies.
HeavyTapes
LP
$16.25

Interbellum
Over All of Spain the Sky is Clear
PS, US Flingco SS is the new label from Kranky founder/righteous dude Bruce Adams... LIMITED! Interbellum is an expression of Brendan Burke's interest in open-ended musical forms, acoustic manipulation & applied mathematics. Acoustic recordings of Burke playing, piano & cello from Fred Lonberg-Holm (Vandermark Five, Lightbox Orchestra, etc.) are mingled with synthetic & manipulated sound. Treacly melodies wend a haunted expanse & then slowly course back to whence they came. Ostensibly classical sounds sit side by side with contemporary digital ones, the vibrations of cello strings or piano chords sampled & transformed digitally. Charred chamber music. Chamber Doom.
FlingcoSoundSystem
CD
$5.50

Jay, Abner
True Story Of Abner Jay
PS, US Comp culled from Jay's self-released LPs and 7"s feat. hits such as "I'm So Depressed," "Cocaine," "Vietnam," & "The Reason Young People Do Drugs." Jay was a one man band singer/songwriter deserving of a wider listening audience than he received in his day. Great soulful folk & R&B music. Tip on jacket, feat. press photo, transcriptions of spoken word pieces, & press statement penned by Jay himself.
Mississippi
LP
$13.50

Jazzfinger
Mole And The Morning Dew
PS, US Limited to 600, purple vinyl.
SpiritofOrr
LP
$16.00

Jeremy Jay
Slow Dance
PS, US Recorded in winter-time at the Dub Narcotic Studio (Olympia, Washington) in a succession of silhouettes, Jay (synth and guitar; joined by Derek James on bass, Nick Pahl on drums and Ilya Malinsky on guitar) varies speeds with smooth precision. "Slow Dance" and "Winter Wonder" have a repetitive, loose charm. "In This Lonely Town" and "Breaking the Ice" maintain a strident beat; "Will You Dance with Me?" and "Where Could We Go Tonight?" end with questions where the response feels limitless. The glide on ice transfers to the dance floor with ease.
Krecords-197
LP
$11.50

Jesus And Mary Chain, The
Psychocandy [re-issue, remaster]
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Rhino
LP
$17.75

Johnson, Glen
Details Not Recorded
PS, UK The debut solo album by Piano Magic founder and front man, Glen Johnson, 'Details Not Recorded,' is a collection of love and shadow, on which Johnson finds inspiration in everything from Edgar Allan Poe and ETA Hoffman to Elizabethan madrigals and carnival waltz. But there's also a nod to the bare-hearted narratives of 70's Leonard Cohen and the intricate futuristic experimentation of such pioneers as Bjork and Johnson's fond favorites, Disco Inferno. Johnson is accompanied on 'Details' by a small band of like-minded souls - Leaf Recordings' artists (Keiron) Phelan/ (David) Sheppard provide flute and drums, bass, additional guitar respectively. Willard Grant Conspiracy bowman, Josh Hillard, injects viola and violin, whilst Angele David-Guillou of Klima counterpoints with backing vocals and Jerome Tcherneyan of Piano Magic supplements percussion. Johnson, himself, presides over the vocal, MIDI guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, programming, keyboards, percussion, melodica, recorder, whistling and bells. Recorded between his London home and SOUP studio, an analogue heaven beneath the Duke Of Uke ukulele shop in Spitalfields, 'Details Not Recorded' is an unashamedly lo-fi affair. These songs have a intimate warmth, borne of first takes, of close mics, of static buzz, of creaking furniture, of parlor windows left open to the street. Glen Johnson founded his group Piano Magic as far back as 1996. Since then, they've released 12 long players and multiple singles and EPs on a plethora of independent labels, from 4AD to Morr Music to Important Records. For the past 6 years, the band has been made up of both English and French members, though their music has the unmistakable air of classic late 70's/early 80's cold wave. Johnson has also recorded under the guise of Textile Ranch and Future Conditional. "Details Not Recorded' is released on Make Mine Music is a truly radical independent label, run and owned by the artists themselves. The artists pay for the manufacture and promotion of their own records and correspondingly receive 100% of any income generated. Other artists on the label include July Skies, Epic45, Portal and Library Tapes. The album comes in beautifully designed, plush CD packaging, with a luxurious 12 page lyric booklet. Notable other releases by this artist : Piano Magic - Dark Horses (2008) Piano Magic - Part-Monster (2007) Piano Magic - Incurable (2006) Disaffected (2005) File under : Post-rock, Gothic, Electronica.
MakeMineMusic-058
CD
$16.00

Kava Kon
Tiki For The Atomic Age
PS, US The duo of NELS TRUESDELL & BOB KRESS is influenced by the classic exotica sound of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman & Bob Drasnin, obscure thrift store vinyl, Hollywood B-movie soundtracks of the 50s & 60s, Dub pioneers of Jamaica such as King Tubby, Scientist, & Lee "Scratch" Perry & early Detroit techno sounds of Juan Atkins, Drexciya & Jeff Mills. Kress draws from his background of writing & recording jazz & classical music using exotic instruments from all corners of the globe. Truesdell's eclectic background in electronic music production & his collection of vintage electronic music equipment gives this a
hypnotic, flowing & modern sound.
Dionysus
CD
$12.75

Kebnekajse
S-T
PS, SWEDEN Their sound can be heard echoing in most Swedish psych/prog bands, & of course in Dungen, whose lead guitarist worked on the recording & production of this album. Known as the highest band in the land, they were pioneers w/ their instrumentals of electrified Swedish folk/fiddler music w/ psychedelic overtones.
SubliminalSounds
CD
$16.25

Kool Keith
Tashan Dorrsett
PS, US KOOL KEITH (ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs, DR. OCTAGON, DR. DOOOM, BLACK ELVIS, etc.) returns with his latest alter ego. TASHAN DORRSETT is his newest (and freshest) alias in a long list of pseudonyms. The album is a departure from his more science fiction/fantasy-oriented characters, he instead offers up a gritty Bronx reality show, starring Tashan as the antihero. The album is entirely produced by DJ JUNKAZ LOU, who has worked closely with Keith in the past. His production style augments Keith's lyric well, a sinister edge complementing the day to day events relayed by Tashan Dorrsett.
JunkadelicMusic
DLP
$16.75

Kristofer Astrom & All Fox
Split
PS, US Kristofer Åström is from Göteborg, Sweden, he is esteemed as a solo artists and plays in Fireside. "Twenty Seven" is a single off his forthcoming album 'Sinkadus', to be released on April 8th in Scandiavia. This is Åström's first vinyl release. All Fox is from Virginia, plays in The House Floor, and offers epic lo-fi balladeering that verges on surreal.
SoundFriends
45
$3.50

Kylesa
Static Tensions
PS, US Avant-garde experimentalism w/ relentlessly sludgy riffs, drop-tuned guitars & elements of psychedelic rock.
Prosthetic
CD
$14.50

La Bien Querida
Romancero
PS, SPAIN LA BIEN QUERIDA's album is one of the most anxiously awaited Spanish indie-pop albums in recent years. And it's because the word fell in love with her demo (chosen by Mondo Sonoro as the best of 2007, highlighted in Rockdelux and listened to thousands of times on myspace, where their page is one of the most visited new artist pages). LA BIEN QUERIDA, which is to say, Ana Fernández-Villaverde, turned to David Rodríguez (BEEF) to record her debut (7 songs from the demo and 5 new ones), attracted to him for the marvelous creativity of his solo project LA ESTRELLA DE DAVID. Ana wanted to domesticate David's stratospheric arrangements and cubist production toward clean sounds that fit better with the friendly environment of her beautiful songs. And she really did it. David's inventive magic and Ana's sweet melodies meld together to make an exclusive space in which flamenco, Arabian music, rancheras and even techno mix. They didn't hold back at all (they work with the ORQUESTA ARAB DE BARCELONA, a flamenco guitarist, even Joe Crepúsculo on vocals). But those are only the colors of the songs, which do not distract from their principal component: a marvelous collection of exciting vocal melodies, with an overwhelming beauty and interesting lyrics that strip down relationships and bare feelings with moving sincerity. The album follows the harmonic line of LOS PLANETAS, the charming sweetness of LA BUENA VIDA and the contagious romanticism of FAMILY, but really it creates a unique space. Maybe the clearest parallel can be drawn with THE MAGNETIC FIELD's monumental "69 Love Songs", with songs that appear simple on the surface but have a highly defined character and artistic personality that escapes all styles, or maybe it brings them all together without us realizing it. And, as on "69 Love Songs", what is truly important is the emotion that the songs transmit. "Corpus Christi", "De Momento Abril", "Santa Fe", "El Zoo Absoluto", "Bendita", "7 Medidas de Seguridad"... it's a chilling repertoire that can be enjoyed as much in the emotion-flooded open heart as in the detail-oriented head, paying attention to the musical details that fill the production. It is, without a doubt, a landmark album.
Elefant-1142
CD
$15.50

La Strada
S-T
PS, US The romance of old-world instrumentation through new world amplification. With soaring vocal harmonies, accordion, & string-driven melodies revved up on rock & roll, they transport you to the hills of the Balkans, a street corner in Paris, & back home beneath a Brooklyn skyline. The band's folk ballads & fiery anthems are infused w/ a sense of great distance, invoking both nostalgia & awe.
ErnestJenning
CD
$7.25

Land of Kush
Against the Day
PS, US A complex, intense but accessible hour of hybrid, genre-defying music. The marriage of middle-eastern, North African & western modes & influences that evades categorization from one of Montreal's most challenging & prolific musical iconoclasts, SAM SHALABI. Inspired & named after the Thomas Pychon novel, the music is broken into five sections, named for the book's chapters.
Constellation
CD
$16.25

Land of Kush
Against the Day
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation
LP
$21.00

Last Days
The Safety Of The North
PS, US Graham Richardson's Last Days project returns with it's latest full-length The Safety of the North. Richardson has fully embraced his cinematic tendencies, expanding his creative palette to include spoken excerpts, a vocal collaboration with Fabiola Sanchez of Familiar Trees, and a "script-based" compositional approach. Drawing on a theme first explored in Sea's "Arrival at Jan Mayen" (in which its sailor is first excited by the prospect of a distant island home, then disappointed by its barren terrain), The Safety of the North tells the story of Alice, her parents and their relocation to a remote northern land. Disappointed with the trappings of the city, they wish for a simpler, more rewarding way of life. Their arrival promises clean air, miles of snow-covered fields surrounded by forests and mountains but above all, safety and a protected existence. As dark as it is light, the Safety Of The North explores relationships, loss, recovery and how hope is the only certainty in life.. With a strict script in mind, Richardson divided the album into 15 "scenes," scoring each with a new focus on the emotional states of his characters and the settings they inhabit. Using the same tools he employs on his previous albums (i.e. field recordings, song titles, and album art), along with snippets of dialogue, monologue and more diverse instrumentation, Richardson guides the listener through Alice's initial departure, hopeful beginnings and eventual tragedy in what may be Last Days most melodic work to date.
n5MD-166
CD
$12.00

Lazarus
The Trickster
PS, US ST. IVES has long been in love with the songs of Trevor Montgomery. Performing as LAZARUS, Montgomery's nascent body of work began (after he left new kosmiche group TARENTEL) in 2001 with the glorious "Songs For An Unborn Sun" (Temporary Residence Ltd.). Since then, two additional full-lengths have been released, further illuminating Montgomery's beguiling voice as both singer, arranger and lyricist and having earned him many comparisons to classic heavy bellowers such as Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. After being commissioned by ST. IVES to do a record, he decided to gather some songs together influenced by and referencing his teenage years. According to Montgomery: "At the time I was polarized by meth, riding trains, heavy psychedelics, and a love of spending my time in the mountains walking around in the woods. At 14 I tried to sell my soul for the ability to draw the female form in perfection, I skirted death several times, always seeming to be saved at the last minute by some good soul or random occurrence. All and all leading me to believe that the coyote's and crow's of the canyons were watching out for me. "The Trickster" in many forms, laughing and crying." Recorded wherever he could find space, but mostly in a photography studio in Old Town Orange, California owned by his brother. All songs were written, performed and recorded by Lazarus (William Trevor Montgomery). As all St. Ives records, The Trickster is available in LIMITED EDITION (300 copies), each with unique hand-made art, done by the artist.
St.Ives-28
LP
$11.50

Legendary Tiger Man
Masquerade
PS, US Deep in the woods of the Iberian Peninsula mountains of Portugal hides THE LEGENDARY TIGER MAN. Not just a one-man band - it's a multi- media montage of music, cinema and photography. At the same time, combining roots with the new technologies - samples, beats, loops - playing all the instruments live - as if a soundtrack was playing in real time resulting in an awe-inspiring stimulating vision.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Lemonheads
It's a Shame About Ray
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Plain
LP
$15.00

Let's Wrestle
Let's Wrestle b/w I'm In Fighting Mode
PS, UK UK imports on these Let's Wrestle records, I'm not sure if any other US distributors are carrying this stuff and these kids have a ton of US Touring lined up (Opening up for a good portion of the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart dates and, of course, significant SXSW action.) I've heard that Pete Astor's (Weather Prophets, The Loft) kid is in this band, musically there is a sort of Wedding Present meets Pavement vibe as filtered through Art Brut.
LW
45
$5.50

Let's Wrestle
In Loving Memory Of...
PS, UK 6 tracks, none of the same songs as the 7".
StolenRecordings
CD
$8.50

Library Tapes
Sketches
PS, US "Sketches" is direct whilst elusive, sumptuous and austere, precise yet expansive. David Wenngren's Library Tapes is an amalgam of beautifully juxtaposed expressions and deftly described phrases. Found sounds and field recordings crackle and smolder as Danny Norbury's cello teases out a foundation for fragile piano melodies. While those passages so gentle and elegant form the spine of David's sound, it's the sense of patience - of compositional balance that lifts his work to the stratosphere. These are 11 windows to a world of timeless suspension, of grace and of glorious decay.' On 'Sketches' we hear David team up with cellist Danny Norbury (Static Caravan, Ono). Repackaged with Jeremy Bible taking over photography, design and mastering duties.
HomeNormal-001
CD
$13.50

Licht, Alan
YMCA
PS, US "YMCA" is guitarist ALAN LICHT's first solo release since 2003's "A New York Minute" double CD (on XI), and his first solo vinyl outing since 1994's long out-of-print "Sink the Aging Process" (on Siltbreeze). Largely recorded at a 2004 concert at a Cambridge Massachusetts YMCA by Keith Fullerton Whitman, "YMCA" documents Licht's solo guitar set of the time - a three-part structured improvisation that moves from mournful, layered sustained tones that sound more like a reed organ than a guitar, to a gently plucked middle section, to a final firestorm of loop processing that is a tour de force of "the changing same." Inspired by his friends Oren Ambarchi and Tetuzi Akiyama's then-current albums (Triste and Don't Forget To Boogie), Licht proposed "YMCA" to Idea Records to form a kind of trilogy with those releases. With Idea's subsequent demise, FAMILY VINEYARD has stepped in to bring this peak performance out as a special limited edition vinyl release, exactly as the artist originally conceived it. Limited to 500 copies.
FamilyVineyard-063
LP
$12.25

Lights
Lights [Underground Operations] EP
PS, US Sure as aliens have laser guns and princesses have crowns, listening to Lights will bring you back to your innocence in an instant. Mind you, an innocence accompanied by musical adventure and observations way beyond the years of its creator. At the age of 21, the sparkling songstress sculpts music from her bedroom that is fresh, enchanting and infectious, drawing influences from such artists as Bjork and Annie Lennox. Her song "February Air" was featured in an Old Navy commercial.
WB514280.2
12"
$7.41

Living Room
Times Like Lakes
PS, GERMANY This short lived German acid-psych Sextet had one private limited edition release in 1997, called Chambers (vinyl only). Until today it became a rare, high-rated collectible among psychedelic underground fans. While numerous bands in the '90s & 2000s tried to revive the true '60s/'70s spirit & sound, Living Room reached a high level in authenticity. When you hear it, you will bet that this was made in 1968! They used vintage equipment and effects such as Farfisa-organ, fuzz & echoing guitars, flute and two beautiful girl voices. These recordings present their previously unreleased second album, a heavy floating but also a mystic folk listening pleasure -- 8 cuts which reflect Krautrock inspirations in the vains of Amon Düül 2, Hölderlins Traum but also a lot 'Summer Of Love' hippie-spirit. Look forward to enjoy songs like 'Orange Plastic,' 'Rising Dawn' or 'Times Like Lakes' (which can be heard on CD on Trip In Time Vol.3, WIS-2503). The CD, well remastered, comes in a limited digipack cover, with 4 bonus tracks (from their debut Chambers). Those guys took their Trip In Time about 10 years ago, with this 'timeless' artistic statement from the underground -- truly a catchy psych gem!
WorldInSound
CD
$20.00

Long Lost
S-T
PS, US Imagine Nico had left The Velvet Underground & decided to relocate to California w/ Caetano Veloso. "The Art of Kissing," sets the mood w/acoustic guitar, brushed drums, Laura Darlington on lead vocals, Alfred Darlington (a.k.a. DAEDELUS) backing up on choruses. It's a pitch-perfect template from which the group expands into edges of psychedelia, ribbons of clarinet, epic '40s film score, bass simplicity, feline fantasy, music box melancholia, & nursery rhyme romance.
NinjaTune
CD
$16.00

Los Explosivos
S-T
PS, US Hailing from gritty Mexico City, Los Explosivos are in the vanguard of the new breed of young bucks carrying the torch of Garage Rock.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Lothar
Montgolfier
PS, JAPAN Snappy Swedish pop gets an uncharacteristic shoegaze treatment on the debut album by Lothar, a Stockholm 7-piece (4 guitars!) whose sound was purportedly changed when the members set up their rehearsal space next to a whirring, ticking, and buzzing power station on the outskirts of the city. "...[V]ery very good stuff recalling Blonde Redhead, Stereolab, Pia Fraus and the straightforward end of Deerhoof. The guitars are set to 'noisy', the songs are very catchy and very energetic and the singer is a lady. I'd heartily recommend this to those folks who are rather fond of early Lush records." - Clinton @ Norman Records
Quince
CD
$13.50

Lotus Plaza
Floodlight Collective
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Kranky
LP
$11.50

Lotus Plaza
Floodlight Collective
PS, US Lockett Pundt's (DEERHUNTER) first full length is an expansive meditation on the modern history of the pop song with an obvious appreciation for the atmospheric vocal harmonies of the 50's, the Brill Building writers of the 60's & the sounds of the early 80's postpunk uk scene. The production
is multi-multi-layered with a seemingly endless amount of subtle detail in each track, while the vocals are generally low in the mix & add yet another layer to the sound.
Kranky
CD
$12.25

Lovetones, The
Dimensions
PS, US "glorious psychedelic-pop wave... A trip from start to finish" - Rolling Stone. The Lovetones released their debut album, Be What You Want in 2002 through Bomp! Records creating a palpable buzz among critics from the likes of Creem and Rolling Stone magazine. The latter hailed mainman Matthew J Tow's songwriting worthy of Ray Davies, Bowie, Lennon and McCartney: a bold statement, yet in his case, completely justified. After enjoying the critical success of Be What You Want, touring Australia extensively and even supporting Morrissey during his first ever solo Australian tour, Tow joined The Brian Jonestown Massacre in 2003 and contributed two brilliant tracks to their sonic mastery, ...And This Is Our Music. Tow's opening track Starcleaner later also appeared on the The BJM retrospective Tepid Peppermint Wonderland. In the same year, UK based Fire Records invited The Lovetones to contribute to the James Joyce Chamber Music project alongside Mercury Rev, Sonic Youth and REM's Peter Buck. 2004 saw the release of the Stars EP, coinciding with The Lovetones supporting The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their infamous and now legendary tour of Australia. The second album Meditations was released through New York's Tee Pee Records in late 2005, revealing a stunning development in Tow's songwriting and providing a soundscape of radiant pop, ethereal psychedelia and truly remarkable vocal melodies that arched for the stars. Soulful and sincere, Meditations nodded gently and respectfully to the pop masters of the sixties whilst never lacking in original vision. Returning from triumphant shows in the US in late 2005 and also at SXSW 2006, The Lovetones toured to support Meditations' Australian release in May 2006. June 2006 saw The Lovetones complete a crazed European tour across 12 countries with The Brian Jonestown Massacre in support of Meditations' release there through Tee Pee/Cargo Records, culminating in a rave album review in respected UK magazine Uncut. The Lovetones also managed to record their third album Axiom during 2006 with fervent sessions split between Figment Studios in Hollywood and the Sydney Opera House Recording Studio. More extensive touring in the US and Australia followed. Set for a November 2008 release in Australia, Dimensions is The Lovetones' fourth studio album and the latest chapter in the indie psychedelic pop legacy of frontman Matthew Tow, who remains one of Australia's most underrated songwriters. The album was recorded in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, mixed in Los Angeles by Rob Campanella (Brian Jonestown Massacre/Quarter After/Black Angels) and mastered by William Bowden (one of Australia's finest mastering engineers). The Lovetones will be touring Australia in November/December before heading back to the US to support the album's North American release via Planting Seeds Records in early 2009.
PlantingSeeds-060
CD
$12.25

Low Frequency In Stereo, The
Futuro
PS, NORWAY VINYL VERSION.
RuneGrammofon
LP
$17.75

Low Frequency In Stereo, The
Futuro
PS, NORWAY This is the fourth full-length release from The Low Frequency In Stereo. Founded in 2001 in Haugesund on the west coast of Norway, they have been called the band with one foot in Pompeii and one in space. With their first three albums released from 2002 to 2006, they have developed from an instrumental lo-fi-post-rock band that Pitchfork dubbed "psych-garage dronemeisters" to a full-blown, focused and fresh-sounding rock ensemble with great songs and a mix of dark atmospheres and catchy choruses. From the Eastern-tinged pop flirt of "Starstruck" to the near 10-minute cosmic groove-trip that is "Solar System," the new album from this excellent group finds them in top form and taking a big leap from their previous, Norwegian Grammy-nominated album. A sharper and more focused effort without a weak track in sight, Futuro is both industrial and rough as well as polished and streamlined. There are nods to fellow Norwegians 120 Days as well as Stereolab, Can, Joy Division and even The B-52's, but first of all, this is a group that have perfected their own sound from album to album and through periods of extensive touring, working up some well-deserved hype in the process. Per Steinar Lie (bass, organ, voice, guitars), Ørjan Haaland (drums, percussion, organ, voice) and Hanne Andersen (organ, percussion, trumpet, voice, guitars) are founding members, while Njål Clementsen (guitars, organ, piano, voice) and Linn Frøkedal (organ, voice) both joined ranks before the recording of Futuro. Clementsen and Frøkedal are also members of up-and-coming group Megaphonic Thrift. Guest musicians include Rune Grammofon-affiliates Nils Økland and Kjetil Møster (Ultralyd) and the album is produced by wonderboy Jørgen Træen, who has also worked with Jaga Jazzist, Kaizers Orchestra, The National Bank, and Sondre Lerche.
RuneGrammofon
CD
$16.25

Lowe, Nick
Quiet Please: New Best of Nick Lowe [deluxe edition w/DVD]
PS, US The deluxe edition of this release includes a DVD of vintage original Lowe videos for tracks like "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," "Cruel to Be Kind," as well as a full length solo concert filmed live in Belgium circa 2007
YepRoc
DCD/DVD
$25.75

Lowe, Nick
Quiet Please: New Best of Nick Lowe
PS, US The definitive career-spanning best-of from the British pop genius that makes all other collections obsolete. The 49-track compendium documents the development of one of popular music's greatest song crafters. Healthy doses of material from 20 different albums combine to make it clear why he is credited w/ paving the way for punk as well as changing the face of pop music w/ albums like "Jesus of Cool," "Labour of Lust," & "At My Age"
YepRoc
DCD
$19.00

Lymbyc Systym
Carved By Glaciers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MagicBullet
LP
$14.75

M. Ward
End of Amnesia
PS, US Available for the first time on vinyl! Creating gigantic compositions w/ little more than a guitar & sparse instrumentation, Ward was thrust onto the fertile singer/songwriter scen w/ this release. His music features deft, poised guitar playing, vivid lyrical imagery, & melodies that burrow into your brain - as if they'd been there all along.
FutureFarmer
DLP
$17.50

Magnetic Ring
S-T
PS, US A warm space kraut vibe emanates from this platter from this part time JOMFer & Psych Nite guru. 3 tracks of hazy vintage synth pieces. Limited to 450 on clear 180 gram vinyl.
UzuAudio
LP
$25.00

Mako Sica
Noise Attic Session 2
PS, US A few warmly plucked guitar strings slowly evolve into wave after wave of reverberating melodies that drift, overlap and eventually coalesce amongst sporadic outbursts of impressive technical drumming & tumultuous noise. It's not shoegaze. It's not dream-pop. It's not krautrock, post-punk or experimental psychedelia. But it does encompass all of their characteristics; & in the process, it soothes the aching soul.
Plustapes
CASS
$5.00

Malakai
Ugly Side Of Love
PS, UK Ready for something different? No, really different. Then prepare to meet the B-boy Syd Barrett. His name's Malakai, and his debut album, Ugly Side Of Love, is going to fry your brain and serve it up in a full English. His name is Hebrew for 'angel', but he might equally be named after the ginger bloke from Children Of The Corn. We're not sure, and neither's he. Strictly speaking though, Malakai's a duo. There's a mysterious figure lurking in the background supplying beats and tunes. But he's a shy sort, preferring the music do the talking, happy to let Gee, the outspoken front person take the limelight. Malakai's from Bristol, and the kind of artist that only comes from Bristol.
Invada
CD
$15.00

Malakai
Fading World
PS, UK With their imminent debut album receiving rave reviews by the week, this timely re-issue of one of the stand out tracks from the full-length, criminally ignored on its original release, 'Fading World' was the rather handsome debut single from new Bristolians Malakai, aka g (vocals) and Scott (programming/beats). Encompassing all the traditions of the classic Bristol sound and discovered by Portishead commander Geoff Barrow, this is as fresh as a daisy, a soulful dub hybrid, with horn, guitar and a striking vocal that soars triumphantly out of the speakers.
Invada
12
$9.00

Malakai
Ugly Side Of Love
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Invada
LP
$15.00

Male
All Are Welcome
PS, US Jonathan Krohn & Ben Mjolsness have been working in improv for over 5 years and have developed strong ties with many Chicago musicians & arranged a series of recording sessions to document it. Tones meet texture, voices meet structure. Captivating and complex, ranging from meditative drones to contemplative guitar work to minimalist patterns.
OtherElectricities
CD
$14.25

Male
All Are Welcome
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MutantMusic
LP
$12.00

Mania/Bloomer
Ready To Do Damage
PS, US Ready To Do Damage seethes with malevolence: sustained piercing feedback; crashing and ripping metal; distortion flaking off every corner; dank; violent. The A side contains a live collaboration (a first for MANIA) between these two artists, while side B holds a solo track from each. Mania has terrorized the world of noise and power electronics since 2002 with releases on Bitewerks, Freak Animal, Harsh Head Rituals, Abisko, Vemod, and others. RYAN BLOOMER is currently a member of industrial scuzz unit PISS HORN, lives in Canada surrounded by amplifiers, and heads up the Traumatone organization, makers of noise devices most vile. Black vinyl, 11"x17" color poster, edition of 300.
Mania
LP
$18.00

Marble Valley
Slash & Laugh
PS, US Pavement fever is stronger than it's been in years so you might have some folks who need it all. We've got this new record by Pavement drummer Steve West's "other" band Marble Valley.
IndikatorRekords
CD
$9.50

Mas Y Mas
Proud Sponsors of Pepsi
PS, US Spazzing, sampledelic dance-rock mayhem, with a delectable pop vibe.
SoundFriends
LP
$8.25

Mazurek, Rob Quintet
Sound Is
PS, US Consistently pushing jazz boundaries, Mazurek calls in some top notch help for the first Quintet release, with John Herndon (TORTOISE, FOR CARNATION), Matthew Lux (ISOTOPE 217, IRON & WINE), Josh Abrams (BLACK EARTH ENSEMBLE, TOWN & COUNTRY), and Jason Asasiewicz (LOOSE ASSEMBLY, ROLLDOWN) all adding to the jazzy jazzness of these 14 new cuts.
Delmark
CD
$13.25

McGill, Cameron & What Army
Warm Songs for Cold Shoulders (ON SALE)
PS, US warm songs for cold shoulders is the kind of record we hoped Cameron McGill would make for his Parasol debut; songs stripped down and stories laid bare. The songs show a similar vulnerability evident in many of McGill's recordings, though here he returns to the thoughtful folk musings he has made his signature. There is always enough pop to make the songs memorable, but this album deals a weightier hand than his last, the self-released Hold On Beauty (also highly recommended). Cameron is aided & abetted by vocalist Kathleen Bracken (Those Transatlantics) on a handful of duets and backed by What Army, comprised of Noah Harris (Elanors), Daniel McMahon (Wandering Sons), Rodrigo Palma (Judah Johnson) and Darren Garvey (Andreas Kapsalis Trio).
Parasol-CD-110
CD
$9.00

Menthols
848 b/w Hey Hey Hey
PS, US A true statement for simplicity in all its glory. Dark haunting cave jams. A reminder that neanderthals still need to party. I don't know what 848 is but when I listen to it I can't help but nod in agreement. This is what mix tapes are for. If you don't like this I probably wouldn't like you. LIMITED, ONLY BLACK VINYL LEFT
FloridasDying
45
$4.50

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds Vol. 2: Fukurou
PS, US Volume Two of Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds series. Limited edition of 1000. Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13 month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien's Catalogue D'Oiseaux. Beginning in January 2009 one volume of 13 Japanese Birds will be released each month. The 13th and final volume will be released January 2010. A hand crafted & screen printed 13 CD box is available directly from Important with art by Jenny Akita
Important-233
CD
$13.00

Merzbow
13 Japanese Birds Volume 3: Yurikamome
PS, US Merzbow's 13 Japanese Birds is a 13 month series of releases inspired by Olivier Messaien's Catalogue D'Oiseaux. Beginning in January 2009 one volume of 13 Japanese Birds will be released each month. The 13th and final volume will be released January 2010. Each volume will be a one time pressing of 1000 copies. Available from Important Records is a deluxe hand made numbered bamboo box to hold the 13 cd collection. Cover art by Jenny Akita. Author, activist, painter and sound artist Masami Akita had been at the foreground of experimental music for over 25 years. Inspired by psychedelic rock, free jazz, early electronic composition as well the physical arts, especial Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, Masami Akita has created a musical language all his own.
Important-236
CD
$13.00

Mighty Baby
Live In The Attic
PS, US Mighty Baby are firmly established as one of the best-loved underground bands in British rock history. Combining elements of blues, folk, jazz and psychedelia, their unique brand of experimental rock n' roll is brilliantly captured on these rare recordings, finally given an official release here. Three tracks were captured live at a gig supporting U.S. legends Love in March 1970, while the remainder were taped soon afterwards at London's Olympic Studios. Finding the band midway between the blazing psychedelia of their self-titled November 1969 debut and the mellower sounds of their October 1971 swan song A Jug of Love, the set comes complete with sleevenotes, rare photographs and an introduction from their bassist, Michael Evans, making it simply essential for all fans of the band.
Sunbeam
CD
$16.25

Mirah
(A)SPERA
PS, US The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer in the opening track "Generosity" and in the impeccable "Education," a relentless fist pounds against a soundboard in the darkly powerful "The World Is Falling Apart." "Shells" offers a breathtaking vantage of Kane Mathis masterful playing of the mandinka kora, a street party emerges in full swing from the galaxy of Mirah s heart in "The Country of the Future," unexpected turns are taken in "The Forest," horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back into the starscape on "The River." Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times.
KRecords-195
CD
$11.50
Mirah
(A)SPERA
PS, US The album holds many surprises within its undulating reverie. String sections shimmer in the opening track "Generosity" and in the impeccable "Education," a relentless fist pounds against a soundboard in the darkly powerful "The World Is Falling Apart." "Shells" offers a breathtaking vantage of Kane Mathis masterful playing of the mandinka kora, a street party emerges in full swing from the galaxy of Mirah s heart in "The Country of the Future," unexpected turns are taken in "The Forest," horns burst forth as quickly as they retreat back into the starscape on "The River." Kalimba, hurdy gurdy, bongos, horns, instruments for all worlds, all times.
Krecords-195
LP
$11.50

Misc.
Happiness Is Easy
PS, US Alias of Badman label founder/producer Dylan Magierek, whose songs have appeared on compilations alongside Elliott Smith, Spoon & Red House Painters. The album is a moody, cohesive, instrumental-heavy album w/ vocals by gifted Los Angeles poet-songwriter Daniel Ahearn lending fantastic, stirring, ardent stories to half of the tracks. This travels some of the same atmospheric, yet song driven territory as Mogwai, Low & Explosions in the Sky.
Badman
CD
$12.00

Mojo
Classic: Led Zeppelin & The Story Of 1969 (Vol. 2 Issue #6)
PS, UK
ZINE
$13.50

Mojo
#186 (May 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Mojo
#185 (April 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Mono
Hymn To The Immortal Wind
PS, US Just in time for their 10-year anniversary, MONO return with their fifth studio album, the absolutely massive Hymn To The Immortal Wind. The music is naturally majestic, with MONO's trademark wall of noise crashing beautifully against the largest chamber orchestra the band has ever enlisted. The instrumentation is vast, incorporating strings, flutes, organ, piano, glockenspiel and tympani into their standard face-melting set-up. While Hymn continues to mine the cinematic drama inherent in all of MONO's music, the dynamic shifts now come more from dark-to-light instead of quiet-to-loud. The maturity to balance these elements so masterfully has become MONO's strongest virtue.
TemporaryResidenceLtd-148
CD
$11.50

Monochrome Set
The Lost Weekend
PS, UK The Monochrome Set defined themselves in the late '70s and '80s as England's wittiest troubadours, avoiding the somber overtones of post-punk by penning songs that had a clean '60s pop sensibility, allied to vocalist and guitarist Bid's sandpaper-dry reflections on life and love. Re-released for the first time on CD in the UK, this CD documents the band's time at Blanco y Negro Records, the mini-major set up by Mike Alway (Cherry Red) and Geoff Travis (Rough Trade). It was a turbulent period for the band, recounted in full in the accompanying booklet by a reflective Bid. Including the story behind 'Letter From Viola,' perhaps the funniest Dear John song ever written (hint: never allow your bandmates to cut your hair while touring Norway and expect romantic favours on your return). All tracks have been digitally remastered from the original audio sources. Five bonus tracks are included, including additional mixes of the two singles housed on the album, 'Jacob s Ladder,' the band's nearly hit, and 'Wallflower.
CherryRed
CD
$15.50

Moore Brothers
Aptos
PS, US Their music, a dreamy update of '60s & '70s folk-rock, floats on spare, sparkling instrumentation & close, airy harmonies, recalling Simon & Garfunkel, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, & the Everly Bros. Features appearance by JOANNA NEWSOM on "Good Heart, Money, & Rain.
AmericanDust
CD
$16.00

Mount Eerie
Dawn
PS, US An archival core sample form the intensely creative period of Phil Elverum's life, the winter of 2002/2003 spent in arctic Norway, a kind of "lost album" finally properly recorded with just guitar & singing. It is being released in 2 different forms, one a 144 page hardcover book of journal writing, which includes a 19 track cd as well as 16 color postcards. The other format is this simple white vinyl LP along with a special booklet of scary self portraits.
PWElverum&Sun
LP
$16.00

Mountain Movers
Let's Open Up the Chest (LP/CD)
PS, US 2nd album of psych pop. Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet, through & through blissfully entertaining w/ trance inducing instrumentation. CD-R included.
SafetyMeeting
LP
$17.00

Mt Sims
Happily Ever After
PS, US 12 songs that bristle w/ nervous energy: from the cabaret rave-up of "Playing For Keeps" to the melodramatic dirge of "Love's Revenge" & the raging death-disco of "The Bitten Bite Back." A future classic on par with the work of fellow travelers & collaborators Adult, Hacker, Vitalic, or Ladytron.
HungryEye
CD
$12.00

Mt Sims
Grave
PS, US Band/art collective fronted by MATT SIMS, already quite a name in his own right. This release pushes his now Berlin-based band even further into the creepier & more aggressive territory he's veered into, w/ a concoction of electronic music & stark post-punk he's become respected for. One time pressing of 1000, on clear vinyl w/ stunning art by Peter Wu.
HungryEye
12
$10.25

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
PS,US VINYL VERSION!!!
DeadOceans-011
LP
$11.50

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
PS, US On March 10th, a promise from big brother to little brother will be realized. Benjamin Verdoes (vocals, guitar, percussion) hoped to motivate his younger brother Marshall to push forward in his drum lessons. Once Marshall got good at drums, Benjamin vowed, they'd start a band together, and now-13-year-old Marshall would have naming rights. That promise is officially made good with the release of MT. ST. HELENS VIETNAM BAND's self-titled debut full-length. Co-produced by Scott Colburn (the Arcade Fire, Animal Collective), the album at first blush recalls Wolf Parade; the band's frayed melodic sensibilities and Benjamin's urgent, driven vocals in particular. Of course, Wolf Parade borrowed a few ideas from Modest Mouse, whose beginnings were indebted to the Pixies. This is the sort of musical lineage that creates the foundation for Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band's debut LP. But Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band are not solely inspired by their contemporaries; dig a little deeper and strains of Queen's over-the-top epic rock peers through, while exhilarating guitar work that nods towards Thin Lizzy appears in more than a few songs.
DeadOceans-011
CD
$11.50

Mummies
Play Thier Own Records
PS, US After long years in remission, this release is back in circulation. By the turn of 1990, The Mummies were fed up with the records of their time. Not content to take things lying down, these cut-rate visionaries put out a bunch of their own. So pleased were they with those 45s, that they recorded a mix tape. In 1992, they convinced Estrus Records to release it as the standard long player, "The Mummies: Play Their Own Records," which sold out sometime in 2005. Relive those lazy, hazy, crazy days of the twilight years of the last century with this LP.
Estrus
LP
$12.00

Murray, Larry
Sweet Country Suite
PS, UK As leader of Hearts and Flowers, Larry Murray was at the center of the burgeoning late '60s country-rock movement. This classic solo debut, released in 1970, features support from J.D. Souther, Gib Guilbeau, Swampwater, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and pedal steel legend Buddy Emmons, and makes its CD debut here. Warm, musicianly and mellow, it's a neglected gem that's sure to be acclaimed by fans of his friends The Eagles and The Flying Burrito Brothers
Fallout
CD
$15.00

Mutating Meltdown
Fantasy b/w Six Minutes Underground
PS, US Mutating Meltdown are from Austin, TX and feature some Finally Punk folks and sound wise they could be the keystone in the bridge between the wiry, scrappy punk of F.P. and Tyvek to the more esoteric fare of some of the other M'Lady's bands (Odd Clouds, Bad Thoughts).
Mlady
45
$5.25

MV & EE
Meet Snake Pass & Other Human Conditions
PS, US Limited 500 copies, on 180 gram vinyl. "This limited edition, heavyweight vinyl document captures an improbable but precious moment in time. Matt Valentine and Erika Elder are prolific mainstays of the psychedelic underground - their releases as MV & EE and with The Bummer Road fuse noise, raga and Americana to trace out misty ley lines and forgotten pathways with languid intensity. Although this live set is far more stripped down than recent Ecstatic Peace records like Green Blues and Getting' Gone, its wonderfully hushed quality only enhances the otherworldly resonance of their songs." -- Chris Sharp, The Wire
SingingKnives
LP
$19.75

My Cat Is An Alien/Enore Zaffiri
Through The Magnifying Glass of Tomorrow (CD/DVD)
PS, US A freshly-minted collaboration with one of the pioneers of radical Italian electronic music, ENORE ZAFFIRI. Mr. Zaffiri, composer & founder of the legendary SMET (Studio di Musica Elettronica di Torino) in 1964, is 80 years old & has been a ""reclused"" artist for decades. After meeting Maurizio & Roberto Opalio, he decided to set up a collaborative project with them. Their recordings from the Western Alps of Bella Italia, a CD+DVD release running over two hours, is the haunting result from the gathering of these fellow musical cosmonauts.
Atavistic
CD
$14.75

Nackt Insecten
Quantum Odyssey
PS, US Amazing new LP from one of the UK's best psychedelic sci-fi drone blokes, total bliss drones layered repeatedly causing some truly stunning brain melting moments. Think ancient temples in the amazon being ravaged by thunderbolts of bright electric psychedelia. Totally amazing -- everyone who has heard this so far has been blown away. Paste on art, quite possibly the most awesome '70s/'80s b-movie inspired cover art I have ever seen. Edition of 300 copies.
BlackestRainbow
LP
$17.00

Nadler, Marissa
Little Hells
PS, US A master of creating rich dreamscape atmospheres, Nadler's voice shines and glides even more with a full band accompanying her. Produced by Chris Coady, the starry musical guests include longtime collaborator Myles Baer, Simone Pace (Blonde Redhead), and Dave Scher (Farmer Dave). Few contemporary artists can match the stunning ride of Marissa's reverb vocals that are a journey into themselves on every rose tinged track. Little Hells displays a brighter leap in musical maturity and attention to detail, as the fantasmagoric sounds delve into melancholy nuggets, sometimes erotic, sometimes gutting, but filled with a gorgeous sense of serene hope more so than previous album, Songs III: Bird on the Water.
Kemado
CD
$11.00

Nadler, Marissa
Little Hells
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Kemado
LP
$12.25

Naked Lunch
S-T
PS, GERMANY Four decades after Woodstock, these fabulous recording sessions see the light of day for the first time. This album contains 5 studio tracks from 1969, recorded at the popular Mu House by the panhandle in San Francisco's Haight & Ashbury, where the likes of Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Paul Butterfield Blues Band with Michael Bloomfield frequently played music. Plus, 2 live tracks from 1970 during their 'Hight Time' best! An added bonus of 2 songs from Banda de Jesus, (a band which included 3 original Naked Lunch members), recorded by David Rubinson & Fred Catero at Pacific Recording in San Mateo, CA circa 1972.
WorldInSound
LP
$22.50

Neva Dinova
S-T
PS, US Originally self-released in 2001, this self-titled full-length debut is now re-issued with two bonus tracks. Their haunting, three-guitar swirling debut was heralded as a "Top 10 Release of 2002" by the LA Times. Following a split EP in 2004 with Bright Eyes ("One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels"), and a second album, "The Hate Yourself Change" in 2005, the band released their third full-length, "You May Already Be Dreaming" last year.
SaddleCreek
CD
$10.00

New Dawn
There's A New Dawn
PS, US The New Dawn's There's A New Dawn has been hailed as one of the rarest and best psych albums to come out of the late '60s and early '70s. Fuzz guitar, minor-chord organ dirges, tender vocals and monumental bass are the calling cards of this private press gem. Maybe it's all the rain, but like their Northwest counterparts, the New Tweedy Brothers and the Sonics, The New Dawn helped to establish a regional musical perspective that is hauntingly addictive. Initially released in July of 1970, five hundred copies were pressed, but it's estimated that only around 200 may still exist. Subsequently, auctions on Ebay for an original vinyl LP go for $2000. After being highly sought after by collectors, we are proud to release this definitive CD reissue was produced in close collaboration with Dan Bazzy, singer, songwriter, and founder of The New Dawn. Also included are three previously unreleased 1971 demos and a live track from a 2008 band reunion.
Jackpot
CD
$13.75

Night Control
Death Control
PS, US Brilliant swirls of pop sensibility, mindless noise raging through reverb-drenched guitars & pianos, echo-laden vocal & drum machines, & beautiful spacious
ambience.
KillShaman
CD
$13.50

Nihilist Assult Group
Silent Movie (LP/DVD)
PS, US Documents the only known live performance (at No Fun Fest) of the alias of THE NEW BLOCKADERS. The DVD contains silent footage only and one must spin the vinyl simultaneously in order to hear the sound while witnessing this futile destruction. DVD also features additional commentary by G.X. JUPITER-LARSEN of THE HATERS. Edition of 500.
HospitalProductions
LP
$21.00

Nilsen, BJ & Stilluppsteypa
Man From Deep River
PS, US Melodic passages w/ sweeping electronics & analog synthesizers mix w/ field recordings & disturbed voices, creating a multifaceted piece. Limited to 500
EditionsMego
CD
$18.00

Nothing People
Late Night
PS, US It's been ten months since the NOTHING PEOPLE's debut Anonymous album came out and since then we've heard nothing but praise. In fact, the record wound up on many a Best of 2008 list. Late Night, their second full length, is gonna make even more people happy. From the sci-fi, psych, proto punk bombast of the first, the Nothing People shift gears into a moodier, darker, and creepier existence. Here you get the influence of Dream Syndicate's Karl Precoda and the later fucked up work of Scott Walker. The record does sound like a late night, on a deserted highway, maybe somewhere around the farm town of Orland, CA, where these three-nope four (they added a former MONOSHOCK keyboardist!)-are from. And that cover art? It is by IITH.
S-Srecords
LP
$13.25

Novak, Jeffrey
After The Ball
PS, US The new solo album from the mastermind of behind Cheap Time. Here Jeffrey applies his many talents in slightly different ways than Cheap Time as this record is reportedly heavily influenced by Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers. Very limited! These will not be around long. CD version on Shattered (Jay Reatard's label back from the dead) coming soon as well as new 7" on Shattered.
LMN
LP
$14.00

Num9
Contra
PS, SPAIN Six tracks related in some way to Migala, revisited by Num9. Or how to dance to Migala, Nacho Vegas, Fantasy Bar, Emak Bakia, El Hijo and Num9. A very special record made under the lens of Coque Yturriaga, who used to play guitar in Migala and now builds pop hymns with keyboards, samplers and computers under the Num9 moniker. In 2005 Coque Yturriaga (former member of Migala) locks himself in his room and starts working on what later would become "The Glow-worm's Resistance", his first album as Num9. With the help of a computer and electric and Spanish guitars, all kinds of synths and his own vocals, Coque gives himself a new chance of discovering his own voice, lyrics and intentions. Syncopated beats. Rhythm and impulse. Pop with electronic shades, melodies sporting a strange and subtle electronic overlay as seen in the last SXSW in Austin, TX.
Acuarela-069
CD5
$8.25

Number Twelve Looks Like You, The
Worse Than Alone
PS, US The band went all-or-nothing on this, their latest release. "Worse Than Alone" miraculously fuses every style of music they're influenced by, from classical and jazz to screamo, grindcore, and death metal, into one molten morass of auditory carnage.
Eyeball
CD
$15.00

O+S
S-T
PS, US Collaboration between Orenda Fink (AZURE RAY) & Scalpelist (aka Cedric LeMoyne of REMY ZERO). A beautifully haunting collection that would make Angelo Badalamenti proud. A melodious reverie that thrusts forward w/ the help of the constant thump of drum loops, shifting from acoustic guitar & angelic coos to plodding piano, tinkling bells & a melange of unidentifiable voices.
SaddleCreek
CD
$12.50

Obi Best
Capades
PS, US With the help of a few Los Angeles-based friends and a sensibility that's as at home with Stereolab as it is with Prokofiev, Lilly conjures music that's complex and catchy -- think geometry, double-dutch, and animated spin art.
SocialScience
CD
$10.25

Obits
I Blame You
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$13.25

Obits
I Blame You
PS, US Delivering taut, straightforward rock & roll with sharply interwoven guitar lines, muscular rhythms and a melodic sense that splits the difference between indie rock and garage-influenced punk, Brooklyn, New York's the Obits are a band with an impressive pedigree -- guitarist and vocalist Rick Froberg was previously a member of Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes, while fellow guitarist and singer Sohrab Habibion is a veteran of Washington D.C. indie rockers Edsel. After the breakup of Hot Snakes in 2005, Froberg moved from California to Brooklyn, and in 2006 he began writing new material and rehearsing with Habibion and drummer Scott Gursky (also a member of Shortstack). While the trio was initially considering adding a third guitar player, the arrival of bassist Greg Simpson gave the band's the power and solid bottom end they'd been needing, and the group's lineup was complete. In early 2008, the Obits made their public debut at the Cake Shop, a club on New York's Lower East side; the show was packed with fans eager to hear Froberg and Habibion's latest project, and one of them managed to record the set, posting a lo-fi bootleg of the show on the internet. The Obits stole back two songs from the live tape and made them available on their MySpace page, and soon the band was gaining serious buzz from indie rock fans who heard either part or all of the debut concert. Chris Jacobs, an A&R man at Sub Pop Records and a big fan of Froberg's previous work, was impressed enough with the live bootleg that the Obits were invited to play Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary festival in Seattle in the summer of 2008, and it wasn't long before the Obits signed a deal with the label.
-All Music
Subpop
CD
$12.50

Old Canes
Early Morning Hymns
PS, US NOW ON VINYL! APPLESEED CAST frontman, Chris Crisci, departs from space rock & moody atmospherics fro a multi-instrumental fuzz-folk experience featuring the talents of Jordan Geiger (MINUS STORY) & Nathan Richardson (CASKET LOTTERY). Layers of home-recorded toy pianos, glockenspiels, children's xylophones, trumpets, & cellos combine w/ the traditional folk-rock instrumentation of acoustic guitars, banjos, & harmonica to form an eerie mix of Daniel Johnston, Van Dyke Parks, & Marc Olsen.
SecondNature
LP
$17.50

Oneohtrix Point Never
Betrayed in the Octagon
PS, US Limited to 300. Oneohtrix Point Never is Daniel Lopatin's project of polysynth epic electronic sound. Cascading melodies, holistic drones, and folding tones combine to create a dichotomy of sound that reflects on the organic discovery of our nature and the infinity possibilities within our enclosed human systems. Betrayed in the Octagon is a frozen fantasy, a liminal record that brings to mind caves and other hidden places where life started billions of years ago. OPN is a lost soul from the poysynth epoch giving a nod to the old masters while moving trough the systems of 21st century life and reflecting them in the pure beauty of total electronic moving sound. Originally released as a cassette on Deception Island in 2007, Octagon was the first OPN release. NFP is proud to bring it back re-sequenced and re-mastered for vinyl as the first OPN LP, limited to 300 copies.
NoFunProductions-43
LP
$16.25

Os Haxixins
S-T
PS, US Out of the southern hemisphere comes the fuzz laden with a measure of combo organ sounds from Brazil's OS HAXIXINS. In my opinion this is one of the most authentic garage bands heard in some time. These recordings capture true to the recorded performances of the great 60's groups the Music Machine the Standells & We the People. Portuguese & English vocals only adds to the uniqueness of OS HAXIXINS music. They use only vintage equipment and analog recording techniques to achieve what's truly a great LP. -Gary Wilde of Luv Radio
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Paavoharju
Laulu Laakson Kukista
PS, FINLAND VINYL VERSION. PITCHFORK: "Fursaxa/Cocteau Twins, B-movie soundtrack, Sigur Rós locked in an underground cavern with Slowdive, or perhaps Syd Barrett jamming with Incredible String Band beneath a waterfall."
Fonal-055
LP
$16.25

Pacific Sound
Forget Your Dream!
PS, GERMANY Gatefold sleeve. Legendary Swiss heavy psychedelic/progressive band with their sole album originally released in 1972 on Splendid Records. First official reissue on Long Hair limited to 500 units. Touches of Procol Harum and obviously inspired by the U.S. West Coast sound, this album is a real killer. Organ and guitar dominate the melodic but heavy psychedelic sound. Strong vocals, too. Having its roots in the late sixties music, the songs are well composed and played by excellent musicians. 3 bonus tracks. Digitally remastered. Informative insert. Highly recommended.
LongHair
LP
$26.00

Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Young Adult Friction
PS, US The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are a certified pop phenomenon. They've taken the indie world by storm with their infectious brand of noisy indie-pop, releasing a string of eagerly awaited singles that culminated in February 2009 with the release of their smashing self-titled debut album. Taken from that album, "Young Adult Friction" is a saucy tale of teenage lust in the library that bops along to an updated 80s groove that marries the classic strum of The Pastels with a bit of late Smiths polish. Long a favorite at their live shows, "Young Adult Friction" is a centerpiece of the album and a perfect 7" a-side if ever we've heard one. On the flip, "Ramona" slows the pace for a slice of shoegazey dreaminess that could sit comfortably next to Black Tambourine or My Bloody Valentine on any quality mixtape. It's further proof that The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are one of the most crucial pop bands around right now, breathing fresh life into the moribund indie-pop landscape a adding a splash of much-needed color to the indie scene.
Slumberland
45
$4.25

Palestine, C/Heeman, C
Saiten In Flammen
PS, US New album by Charlemagne Palestine & Christoph Heemann follows their collaborative work on Palestine's heavy-metal-piano workout "the apocalypse will bloom" with a more textual approach. As on "The Apocalypse..." the only sound source used throughout these two electro-acoustic explorations of the lower depths is the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, notorious for its unique resonant qualities. The title is a German translation of "strings aflame."
Streamlinestream
LP
$14.75

Pansy Division
That's So Gay
PS, US New album featuring a newish lineup bolstered by former MR. T EXPERIENCE bassist Joel Reader on lead guitar, they've given their Undertones/Buzzcocks-inspired pop punk/power pop a few fresh twists, including a guest appearance by label honcho JELLO BIAFRA!
AlternativeTentacles
CD
$15.25

Pansy Division
Life In A Gay Rock Band [2DVD]
PS, US 2 DVD set. This humorous & fast-paced yet intimate portrait of the band features newly shot footage & archival footage spanning 15 years.
AlternativeTentacles
DVD
$19.00

Parkins, Andrea
Faulty (Broken Orbit)
PS, US A poetic exploration of mic'ed surfaces & amplified quotidian objects activated into movement, layered against a shifting & slowly settling field of electric accordion-driven feedback & processed instruments. This massive piece sets out to build elaborate systems in the manner of Rube Goldberg's circuitous contraptions, which Parkins claims as inspiration for both her customized sound processing software & compositional structures, emphasizing idiosyncrasy, tenuous states, & the threat of "things falling apart".
Important-199
CD
$13.25

Personal & The Pizzas/Bobby Ubangi
Split
PS, US Side A: "I Don't Feel So Happy Now, I Ain't Taking You Out." Side B: "That's Alright, Maybe." Some of the sappiest punk rock known to man. I mean, these guys really got some balls to release something so damn sappy, but its some of the best shit fi budget rock since the fums unveiled "You Might Get Me." Limited to 600
Rob'sHouseRecords
45
$5.50

Peter Bjorn And John
Living Thing
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
AlmostGold/StarTime
LP
$21.75

Peter Bjorn And John
Living Thing
PS, US 2009 release from the Swedish trio. There was always going to be chatter as to how Peter Bjorn and John would follow up their album Writer's Block, a true pop phenomenon. Would they try to replicate their earlier success? Or go out of their way to release a willfully difficult new album? In actual fact, what they have done is a bit of both - and neither--all at the same time. Bolstered by the band's production, the first taster of the album, 'Lay it Down', was a delightfully off-kilter riposte, a jaunty flying-V in the faces of people who thought they'd had the band all figured out, with a harsh, treated vocal lifelessly intoning the threatening refrain before abruptly giving way to an anthemic, full-bodied singalong. The rest of the album walks a similar tightrope of melody and mayhem. Living Thing pulses with life, it is bursting at the seams with energy and vitality, and shot through with warmth and excitement and wonder. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "If Peter Bjorn and John keep putting out albums as challenging, intelligent, and emotional as this, there is no reason for anyone to get off the bandwagon any time soon." Check out PBAJ's second album, 'Falling Out', released in 2005 by our Hidden Agenda label. On sale until the hype dies down...
AlmostGold/StarTime
CD
$15.25

Pick-Up
Mouthless: Important Records Arts & Crafts Series Vol. #9
PS, US Pick-up is a new duo of Frans de Waard (Beequeen) on laptop and Martin Luiten (Girlfriends, Uw Hypotheek Advies) on guitar. Limited edition of 300. Hand made cover artwork. This is the 9th release in our Arts & Crafts series which pairs music with handmade artwork by the artists responsible for the recordings.
Important-243
LP
$16.25

Pocahaunted
Passage
PS, US The latest from Los Angeles/New York drone/pop/noise duo POCAHAUNTED. Limited edition of 500 copies, so don't sleep.
TroublemanUnlimited
LP
$13.50

Ponytail
Ice Cream Spiritual
PS, US PONYTAIL'S "ICE CREAM SPIRITUAL" is full contact aerobics. It's a hedonistic whirlwind for your ears and body. It is double guitar bliss, a drummer drumming to the edge of his skills, and an unconventional front woman erupting with charisma. "ICE CREAM SPIRITUAL" is the exorcism your stiff loins have been waiting for.
WeAreFree-005
LP
$12.25

Portal
Options
PS, UK After a prolonged hiatus, Portal return with a new four-track EP, "Options", which sees their sound moving into new and perhaps somewhat unexpected territories. The EP also sees for the first time Portal songwriter/instrumentalist Scott Sinfield collaborating with a variety of singers. In the sleeve notes to the 2006 retrospective collection "Gone But Not Forgiven", Scott stated that the compilation marked the end of a chapter and that if Portal returned, things would be different. There is, he noted, no point in repeating what has gone before. The music of Portal has always been evolutionary, having its origins in fuzzy lo-fi home recordings, a sound that progressed into lush, guitar based ambience, and from there, into the sample-based minimal electronic pop of the last studio album "Waves & Echoes", in 2005. "Options" marks another bold step in this evolution. The title track, co-written and performed with Glen Johnson of Piano Magic and Future Conditional, wears its influences on its sleeve, nodding intentionally towards the pioneering post-punk electronics of New Order and Section 25. It also boasts a far more commercial sound than fans of Portal might expect. The second track, the up-tempo "You're Building Over My Childhood", features Ben Holton of Make Mine Music label mates Epic45, who provides his strongest vocal performance yet, over a backdrop of chiming guitars, driving drums and staccato synth. "Slow Burner", the EP's third track, co-written and performed with Lorraine Lelis (ex-Mahogany), matches a stunningly beautiful vocal with swirling synthesizers, softly picked guitar and vintage drum machine. The EP is completed by a remix of "Options" by Future Conditional that recalls the halcyon days of 12" extended dance mixes, inspired by Soft Cell's "Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing" and the Human League's "Love & Dancing". The remixed version also features additional vocals by Klima's Angèle David-Guillou. "Options" is a stunning return for Portal, one that will surprise and delight in equal measure, and bring many new fans to the band.
MakeMineMusic-048
CD
$9.25

Pree
Chopping Block
PS, US Pree's musical prowess evokes seductive & shadowy moods that call to mind Regina Spektor's imaginative narratives as well as Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock's rhythmic vocal stylings-- mixing haunting folk elements, unmistakable vocals, and a remarkable command of words to elicit a fare as delicate as it is powerful. Speaking through characters with fractured personalities and questionable motives, A Chopping Block examines the chaotic and often destructive relationships that take root when individual fails to adopt cohesive & socially acceptable identities-- raising the question of whether social boundaries will ever be able to quantify & contain any force as powerful & unstable, and as beautiful & reckless as the human psyche.
Kora
CD5
$7.25

Pretty Things, The
Phillippe Debarge
PS, US 1969: S.F. Sorrow is done and dusted. Parachute is yet to come. The Pretty Things are at their creative peak... with no outlet in sight. Enter Philippe Debarge: Frenchman, playboy, and Pretty Things superfan. He commissions the band to write and produce an album for him. Debarge and the five Pretty Things duly enter Nova Studios, one of London's first eight-track facilities. With access to this new technology they experiment with multi-tracking and an array of psychedelic effects. Debarge sings lead, and the Pretty Things play and sing everything else on a stunning set of 12 May/Waller originals in the classic late '60s Pretty Things style, many of them never recorded by the band before or since. Acoustic, fuzz and backwards guitars abound, along with Mellotron, harpsichord and the unmistakable heavenly three-part harmonies of Phil May, Wally Waller and Jon Povey. The album is completed, but never released. Until now. 16-page CD booklet with rare photos and full liner notes by Mike Stax. Cover art by Phil Smee. Includes exclusive bonus track 'Monsieur Rock (Ballad of Philippe).' Fully re-mastered in magnificent full stereo hi-fidelity sound with the close collaboration of original co-producer Wally Waller. Fully sanctioned and approved by the Pretty Things.
UglyThings
CD
$15.25

Pronto
All Is Golden
PS, US Mikael Jorgensen's (WILCO) pitch-perfect pop songs are the sound of waking up & moving on, of cross-country trips to California, of black days & blue nights giving way to better times & warmer promises. It's AM-radio songsmith filtered through the speakers of a modern-day prism, w/ contributions from members of IRON & WINE, ANTIBALAS, & CALIFONE
Contraphonic
CD
$14.75

Purdie, Bernard
Soul Drums
PS, US Exact repro reissue on 180 gram vinyl. "Not so much an album as it is a master class in the art of funk percussion, Soul Drums is the quintessential Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie LP, an unstoppable rhythm machine made all the more memorable by its fiercely idiosyncratic production. Paired with pianist/arranger Richard Tee, guitarists Eric Gale and Billy Butler, bassist Bob Bushnell and tenorist Seldon Powell, Purdie creates a suite of deep funk grooves notable for the sheer insistence of their energy as well as the remarkable imagination and skill of their beats, all topped off with echo chamber-like production that underscores the music's visceral punch. It is virtually impossible to listen to Soul Drums without nodding your head and tapping your foot -- physical response, not thoughts or words, are its most sincere praise." -- All Music Guide
Date
LP
$14.25

Rabelais, Akira
Hollywood
PS, ITALY The birth of Akira Rabelais' "Hollywood" has its roots in the composer's lifelong interest in field recordings and in the desire to create a piece of work dedicated to Los Angeles: Texas born Rabelais has used a Tascam recorder to capture almost four hours worth of sounds on Hollywood Boulevard, between Betty Grable's and of Rod Serling's stars. These original recordings have been lightly edited, cut and mastered into a composition that encapsulates the sounds of casual chats, drunken tourists, peddlers, passing cars, music coming from surrounding shops. An extremely dynamic and always changing soundscape dedicated to "the pleasure of being present". Akira Rabelais, composer and software developer based in Los Angeles, has released records on Ritornell, Orthlorng Musork and Samadhisound. He has collaborated, among others, with Björk, David Sylvian, Harold Budd and Stephan Mathieu.
Schoolmap-3
CD
$13.50

Radigue, Eliane
Chry-ptus
PS, ITALY Originally two tapes that are to be played simultaneously, with or without synchronization, which does not affect the structure of the work, but creates changes in the game of sub-harmonics and overtones. Three variations on this piece were performed at the New York Cultural Center in 1971, with variations of amplitude and location modulation as well as synchronization. Realized on the Buchla Synthesizer at the New York University. The booklet contains a text by painter Paul Jenkins, who also realized the watercolor on the front cover, written on occasion of Radigue's first concert in New York, April 6th, 1971.
Schoolmap-2
DCD
$20.25

Rafter
10 Songs
PS, US This pop gem has been buried in the rough since 1998, when RAFTER put the finishing touches on his garage-built masterpiece and called it "10 Songs." You can float along on top contemplating the slowed-up folk crunk of "My Friend the Crow," improbably perched between Neil Young and M.I.A. (with a bit of Pascal Comelade thrown in for good measure), and thus forget that impulse to define and measure and relate everything down to it's perceived place in the history of time. This is an album to lose your way in, headphones pumping and toes tapping and mind swimming in the rich environs authored by a persevering love-seeking dude.
AsthmaticKitty-25
CD
$5.50

Rainy Day Saints
Reflected
PS, US Amazing third album by Cleveland's underrated Psychedelic Garage Rock quartet. We've got your variety right here. You want jangling guitars? Mind warped psychedelia? A country-esque samba perhaps? How bout a static charged- tripped out cover of a Kraftwerk song? Talk about a full dose of guitars, drums, bass, E-Bows, saxophones, organs, 12 strings, glockenspiels, tambourines, mandolins & dulcimers! Well this disc has all those things and more.
GetHip
CD
$13.00

Recchion, Tom
Sweetly Doing Nothing
PS, ITALY With a 30-year practice in sonic explorations - including, record manipulation, live tape loops, free improvisation found and invented instruments - Tom Recchion is one of the world's most established and finest experimental artist and musician. Based in Los Angeles, Tom Recchion has co-founded the legendary music entity LAFMS (Los Angeles Free Music Society), collaborated with David Toop, Christian Marclay, Oren Ambarchi, Keiji Haino, Max Eastley, ROVA, John Duncan, Smegma (just to name a few). Tom Recchion plays in Extended Organ with Paul McCarthy, Joe Potts, Fredrik Nilsen and Mike Kelley and occasionally writes for the British music magazine THE WIRE. "Sweetly Doing Nothing" is Tom's first solo release after the critically acclaimed "I Love My Organ" (Birdman, 2004) and will further serve to enhance the artist's cult status with an unmistakably unique mixture of underwater exotica-tinged minimalism, futuristic jazz, subtlety constructed dronescapes and a vivid orchestral pop sensibility. All the tracks were composed and realized in the 2005. For the first time in his career, Tom Recchion has used a computer - an Apple G4 Powerbook with Ableton LIVE sequencing software - as the main compositional instrument: "I previously avoided composing music on the laptop for reasons of lo-fi purity and the belief that the 'mistake' and the unknown produce the best art. Much to my surprise LIVE was the perfect environment to compose in. Not only did it work as a great improvisational tool for non-idiomatic composition but it also served my interest in loopy tonal mood music". Most of the pieces on "Sweetly Doing Nothing" were featured in a performance with visual artist Jonathon Rosen as part of MOCA's Visual Music exhibition. The performance was held at the REDCAT, a small theatre part of the Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles dedicated to avant-garde activities. Jonathon Rosen's visuals used for the artwork of the package and label. The CD features instrument inventor Max Eastley on several tracks.
Schoolmap-1
CD
$13.50

Record Collector
#360 (March 2009)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Record Collector
#361 (April 2009)
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Red Red Meat
Bunny Gets Paid (Deluxe)
PS, US Remastered by the group's own Brian Deck. W/ 7-song 2nd disc of alternate, demo & single versions of album tracks, plus b-sides, covers & a previously unreleased song from the same era.
Subpop
DCD
$14.25

Reichmann, Josh Oracle Band
Crazy Power
PS, US Former Tangiers member Reichmann returns to music w/ an entirely new lineup of collaborators, now gathering from a pool of soul, early-funk, roots and dark punk influences. Stevie Wonder meets the Stooges, with flute.
PaperBag
CD
$13.75

Reichmann, Josh Oracle Band
Crazy Power
PS, US LIMITED edition LP returns to music w/ an entirely new lineup of collaborators, now gathering from a pool of soul, early-funk, roots and dark punk influences. Stevie Wonder meets the Stooges.
PaperBag
LP
$17.00

Richter, Max
24 Postcards in Full Colour
PS, US VINYL IS LIMITED TO 500 COPIES
With his fourth album, Berlin-based MAX RICHTER further cements his status as one of the leading lights of modern composition. "24 Postcards In Full Colour" is a dazzing conceptual exercise of great beauty and emotional resonance. Each of the album's 24 tracks is a classically-composed ringtone, an evocative miniature whose theme, though fully developed, hints at a larger piece; thus Richter explores the fugitive nature of memory through reprises and repetition throughout this intriguing album. With a sonic pallette consisting of string quintet, solo piano, 16-track 2-inch tape, transistors, found shortwave radio, vinyl clicks, dust, scratches and rumble, and acoustic guitars, Richter's latest effort is both beautifully detailed and sonically rich.
FatCatRecords-1307
LP
$12.25

Roedelius
Jardin Au Fou
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BureauB
LP
$18.00

Roedelius
Jardin Au Fou
PS, US Composer/poet Hans-Joachim Roedelius (CLUSTER, HARMONIA) is a key figure in the birth of Krautrock, synthesizer pop & ambient music. This is his 2nd solo album, originally released in 1979. CD version features 6 bonus tracks: 3 remixes of compositions from the LP & 3 new tracks that were recorded for the 1998 CD re-release.
BureauB
CD
$18.00

Rossi, Anni
Rockwell
PS, US From Minnesota via Los Angeles and now based in Chicago, 23- year old Anni is a most exciting prospect. Having been classically trained since three years of age, Anni is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and has been performing as a solo artist for the past few years. She has already extensively toured around Europe and the US (including support slots with The Ting Tings and Electrelane as well as being a member of Carla Bozulich's band) and has slowly gained herself both a great reputation and an avid fanbase.
4AD
CD
$11.50

Royksopp
Junior
PS, US An inspired & ambitious musical confection fusing pure pop hooks w/ "technoperatic" dancefloor slammers.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25

Russell, Arthur
World Of Arthur Russell
PS, US BACK IN PRINT!! ARTHUR RUSSELL holds a unique place in the history of dance music; besides gaining admiration from everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry as an artist, he also formed the seminal groups DINOSAUR L and LOOSE JOINTS in the 80s, redefining dance music as an intelligent & subversive form. This release features his classics, 'Go Bang', 'Is It All Over My Face', 'Wax The Van' etc. alongside impossible-to-find collectors tracks such as 'In The Light Of The Miracle' & the private-pressing 'Pop Your Funk'. This is the first collected work of Arthur Russell, who's been one of the most respected iconic artists in the history of dance music.
SoulJazz
3XLP
$17.75

Russell, Arthur
Sleeping Bag Sessions
PS, US The line up for these sessions was pretty much the same as the Loose Joints sessions, (which boasted the Ingram Brothers rhythm section) & a similar streamof-conscience approach was taken w/ the recording itself. Russell arranged the beats so there'd be a change every 24 bars & the band would have to improvise the songs over the top. Very experimental & occasional uneasy listening but the same magic is very much in evidence.
SleepingBag
CD
$13.50

Russell, Arthur
Sleeping Bag Sessions
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SleepingBag
LP
$18.25

Russell, Arthur
World of Arthur Russell
PS, US BACK IN PRINT!! ARTHUR RUSSELL holds a unique place in the history of dance music; besides gaining admiration from everyone from Philip Glass to Todd Terry as an artist, he also formed the seminal groups DINOSAUR L and LOOSE JOINTS in the 80s, redefining dance music as an intelligent & subversive form. This release features his classics, 'Go Bang', 'Is It All Over My Face', 'Wax The Van' etc. alongside impossible-to-find collectors tracks such as 'In The Light Of The Miracle' & the private-pressing 'Pop Your Funk'. This is the first collected work of Arthur Russell, who's been one of the most respected iconic artists in the history of dance music.
SoulJazz
CD
$16.25

Say Hi
Oohs & Aahs
PS, US An extraordinary & consistently witty album of dimly lit indie rock fables that ponder many hues of gloom, lust & inevitability & beauty of imperfection. A marvel of modern post-pop.
Barsuk
CD
$12.50

Seaworthy
1897
PS, US 1897 is the second full-length album on 12k from Australian soundscapists Seaworthy. Primarily the recording project of Cameron Webb, Seaworthy have continued to develop their sound over the last eight years with move towards a greater emphasis on minimalism in their improvisation and composition of guitar, electronics and field recordings. In the winter of 2007, Webb commenced recording in and around a 100 year old, decommissioned ammunitions bunker. Constructed in 1897 to store gunpowder, the bunkers were in use by the Australian navy until recently, including the Gulf War of the 1990s. In stark contrast to the cold dark interiors of the ammunitions bunkers, surrounding the building are extensive remnant wetland and forest environments that provide locally important habitats for a number of endangered and internationally protected wildlife. These areas are essentially off limits to the general public. During a three month period as an 'Artist in Residence' with the Sydney Olympic Park Authoirity's Arts Program, Webb undertook a series of improvisations, compositions and field recordings within the bunkers and surrounding natural environment. As well as pieces of looped guitar and electronics, installations of field recordings played back with the bunkers were also recorded, using the natural reverb of the large rooms as a way of processing the sounds of birds, insects and wind through trees. The large sandstone bunkers were infused with so much natural reverberation that even the gentlest footstep seemed to take on a life of its own. Over 6 hours of 4-track cassette, minidisk and computer recordings resulted from the sessions and the processing; assemblage and mixing of the tracks that make up 1897 took most of 2008 to complete. The process was made more difficult with the recording and post-production sessions punctuated by the birth of Webb's first child. As a result, most of the post-production was completed under the haze of sleep deprivation and was a long, drawn out process. Unlike the warm pastoral sounds on Map in
Hand (12k1040), 1897 is a starker, more melancholic album. Some tracks stripped back to a single guitar track while others feature a colder, abrasive approached to drone pieces. Generally more minimal compositions that reflect the emptiness of the bunkers and the eerie quiet that so often descends on the natural world within the depth of winter.
12K-1053
CD
$12.25

Seeland
Tomorrow Today
PS, US before crafting this contemporary psychedelic masterpiece. In the same way that Ariel Pink creates something fresh while referencing the past, they mix their love of the three-minute pop song w/ the sounds & tones of 'Travelogue'-era Human League, Can, Scott Walker, or Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd; like Meek, the pair blends abstract electronics w/ toe-tapping pop tunes. The result is modern yet warm & unique; it stands alongside other psychedelic classics such as White Noise's "An Electric Storm" or "The United States of America"
Loaf
CD
$16.00

Shindig
Shindig! Vol. 2, Issue 9 March-April 2009
PS, UK On the cover: The Pretty Things: UK R&B/psych legends' '60s heyday plus the story behind their newly released 'lost' 1969 artefact Phillipe DeBarge; Alice Cooper: Notorious shock rocker's early years exposed; Kevin Ayers: Cult hero, counter-culture darling and Renaissance man supreme; Count Five: There was so much more to these California garage heads than 'Psychotic Reaction'; Kippington Lodge: Nick Lowe's teenage pop-psych hopefuls tell their story; John Sebastian: Twenty questions for the Lovin' Spoonful leader and Woodstock figurehead; She Trinity: Whaddaya mean you never heard of these all-girl '60s rockers? Funkadelic: Their unreleased 1971 epic Toys finally sees the light of day.
ZINE
$8.25

Shiny Around the Edges
Holy Roller
PS, US Taking cues from ambient noise, jazz, metal, folk & country records, this is an album boiling w/ schizophrenic guitar work, pummeling rhythms & vocals both impassioned & soothing. "Somewhere between the naked beauty of Low & the gut-wrenching intensity of Swans" - Dallas Observer
SoundsAreActive
CD
$11.75

Shogun Kunitoki
Vinonaamakasio
PS, FINLAND VINYL VERSION comes early! A kaleidoscopic mix of edgy 8-bit bleepiness and soft-focus psychedelia, instrumental space-rock of thee highest caliber. We hear it's a heavy-weight picture disc with special printed animation loops visible under a strobe light.
Fonal-062
LP
$20.50

Sian Alice Group
Remix
PS, US Released as an extremely limited edition 12-inch, Remix features the reworking of three tracks from SIAN ALICE GROUP's debut "59.59" by Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip, Brian Degraw of Gang Gang Dance and Spring Heeled Jack.
TheSocialRegistry-068
LP
$7.50

Silentist
Tunnel
PS, US While the group maintains a strong modern classical influence, the band is usually more likely to drag the complexities of classical or experimental composition into the harsh void of grind, punk, metal, & whatever else in between w/ relentless intensity. Led by "The Tunnel," a disturbing & propulsive 2 minute exercise in brutal mechanical repetition, & followed by the drum/vocal blast of "Supernatural Barriers" & the more psychedelic flury of "Paralytic." Limited to 500
ZumMedia
45
$6.75

Sin Fang Bous
Clangour
PS, US Member of SEABEAR. These are pocket symphonies in the vein of Brian Wilson. Electronic squiggles, rallying percussion & a mishmash of guitars & vocals, this is a euphoric release in the spirit of Animal Collective, Caribou, or Panda Bear, all wrapped up w/ a charming homemade pop bow.
MorrMusic
CD
$16.25

Six Finger Satellite
Half Control
PS, US Archival 2001 recordings from Providence's finest square peg. Half Control veers sharply away from the krautrock stylings of 1998's Law Of Ruins with a lineup that is hotwired. The band is now a bastardly other brother, including LANDED's most regular rhythm section grafted onto SFS's singer Jay Ryan and drummer Rick Pelletier.
Load
CD
$12.50

Six Finger Satellite
Half Control
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Load
LP
$12.50

Skull Defekts
The Temple
PS, US Brand new full CD/LP full length from renowned Swedish noise rock outfit the Skull Defekts. LP is limited to only 500 copies and has nearly two full sides of bonus material not available on the CD. The Skull Defekts is a band from Sweden in the very North of Europe. Their intense, monotonous, rhythmic and sexual out rock has since their start in early 2005 been spreading energies of various kinds to welcoming audiences and listeners. The DFX is also exploring worlds of noise, the drone and psychedelic electronics on waves "The Temple" is the follow up to last years "Blood Spirits & Drums Are Singing" but it's deeper, harder, more sex, more occult. With a background in hardcore, garage rock, post punk and experimental music - The Skull Defekts wears echoes of their past alongside with influences from tribal roots music, sufi rituals, drone, techno, no wave, 80's Factory Records stuff and it's surroundings, industrial music, the occult, underground club culture and manipulations of the mind. Get DFXed. DFX is sex, rhythm and the power of sound.
Important-235
DLP
$23.25

Sleepy Eyes of Death
Dark Signals
PS, US This bridges the gap between ambient shoegaze & instrumental electronic epics. It captures the wall-of-sound ferocity & Giallo-blessed synths of their live shows. This unveils the heaviness & intensity of the band's live sets along w/ their obsession w/ creating dense, analog-backed epics. The album is anchored w/ sequenced atmospheric arcs, vocoder vocals. layers of vintage keyboards, drum machines, & the chaotic squall of guitar noise. RIYL: M83, Holy Fuck, Trans Am
MassMvmnt
CD
$8.75

Sleepy Sun
New Age
PS, UK Sleepy Sun is an apt title for this young San Francisco sextet, and their forthcoming debut full-length, Embrace, is one of those rare slabs of rock and roll that will wake you up in the morning, and send you off to sleep at night. With their throbbing rhythm section, swirling sea of guitars, and dreamy, haunting duet vocals, the word dynamic is a severe understatement. Here are two dream-inducing tracks off of their full-length.
ATP
10
$10.75

Smith Westerns
Irukandji
PS, US Chicago's teenage sensations debut 7" EP is here to wash away your doubts as to what the next wave of kids will bring to the table in terms of raw rock'n roll, & the 3 songs contained herein are creatively blasted through sickening waves of distortion that prove they aren't trying to reinvent the wheel, but just plain have fun & revel in their teenage fervor while it lasts. RED VINYL LIMITED TO 200
HoZac
45
$5.00

Smith, Steven R. & Gareth Davis
Westering
PS, US Limited edition of 500 copies. Packaged in deluxe screen-printed ultra heavy board stock. In May of 2008, Amsterdam-based clarinetist Gareth Davis and American guitarist Steven R. Smith convened at Worstward Studios, in Los Angeles to collaborate and create music together, the results of which have been titled Westering. Gareth Davis is a dedicated performer of contemporary music while at the same time works with improvising musicians such as Jon Balke and Terje Rypdal as well as electronic artists including Machinefabriek and Ryan Teague (Type Records) and has recently completed the Rabbit at the Airport series of LPs with Martin Stig Andersen and Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner). Steven R. Smith has been releasing a steady stream of solo records for over the last decade as well as playing in various improvisational groups including Thuja, Hala Strana, and most recently Ulaan Khol. This fruitful collaboration has created the perfect meeting place between the scrapings and various layers of musical detritus Steven R. Smith has been known for and the textural, guttural and almost feedback laden bass clarinet of Gareth Davis to create a delicate and abstract musical language of shifting moods and textures.
Important-234
LP
$18.00

Sore Eros
Second Chants
PS, US ON CLEAR VINYL. Sore Eros' principle song writer is Boston's Robert Robinsion, who has played with the likes of Ariel Pink and Panda Bear. This debut full length LP is described by Robert as being "influenced more by the changing of the leaves in the autumn and the snow in the winter, rather then the palm trees of
Los Angeles" a quality which speaks volumes for itself. Luscious textures fall softly to a forest floor, damp leaves crackle and hiss beneath your feet. For fans of Woods, Mount Eerie, Panda Bear.
ShadowPlay
LP
$10.25

Soundtrack of Our Lives, The
Communion [domestic version] (ON SALE)
PS, US Swedish power pop-psychedelicists The Soundtrack of Our Lives return in force with the Communion, a double album opus containing 24 tracks dedicated to the moods of each hour of the day and night. On Communion, their first album in nearly four years, caftan-sporting Norseman Ebbot Lundberg and company blast through a veritable pharmacopeia of musical medication for the often insidious symptoms of modern society. But here Soundtrack not only point out the ills experienced by modern man, they offer actual cures in the form of buzzing guitars and glistening pop rock anthems. Despite already counting Grammy nominations (Behind the Music, 2003) opening slots for the icons of rock (The Rolling Stones, U2, The Black Crowes, Oasis) and nearly never ending headlining tours of the world as career milestones, the breadth and intensity of Communion knows no equal in the band's catalog and reminds the world why The Soundtrack of Our Lives remains one of rock's most profound and eccentric voices.
YepRoc/Akashic
DCD
$16.25

Souvenir
Drums, Sex, and Dance
PS, SPAIN "Drums, Sex and Dance" sees Souvenir evolving from the most Eighties-oriented aspects of "64" to a palette of sounds which are more punchy and contemporary. The guitars are grittier, the analog synth sounds rawer, and the beats trancier and more upbeat. The result is an exciting cocktail of new rave and 00s electro with punk-rock energy, dance music spirit and twangy guitars. This leads Souvenir into a thrilling new territory somewhere near the cheeky vocals of Yelle or CSS combined with guitar riffs and vintage synths in the style of Hot Chip or Little Boots. But such elements are integrated as part of a multi-faceted project, in which you will still hear Duane Eddy-style guitars, Brigitte Bardot sexiness, and a combination of new wave drums and Roland TR-808 beats added with a pinch of ZX Spectrum bleeps (a regression to a childhood obsession for Jaime, as the Speccy was the first musical 'instrument' he ever used). Still, the result is 100% Souvenir. Do you need any evidence? Just listen to these songs and you will instantly recognize the band. The sound of Souvenir has become unmistakable. To top it all, "Drums, Sex and Dance" captures the band's live energy (witnessed by many last year in many Spanish summer festivals) to perfection, and unifies it with Souvenir's knack for brilliant, catchy melodies, which gained "64" a cult following internationally, which eventually got them to the 17th position on the L.A. Weekly Top 50 Albums Of 2007 list. "Drums, Sex and Dance" will surely be equally successful thanks to a collection of new compositions which dazzle the listener from the first listen: songs like "Ta machine", "Monkey See Monkey Do", "Fin" or "Drums, sex and dance" are floor-filling gold driven by biting guitar riffs and analog sounds, topped by that unstoppable vocal hurricane called Patricia, who after two years touring "64" has become nothing short of a frontgirl, an attractive hybrid of Yelle and Brigitte Bardot whose personality and evolution is conveyed in "Drums, Sex And Dance" perfectly.
Jabalina-2046
CD
$18.75

Speck Mountain
Some Sweet Relief
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
CarrotTop
LP
$11.50

Speck Mountain
Some Sweet Relief
PS, US Following their debut release of "Summer Above", Speck Mountain releases "Some Sweet Relief." Written about the rapture and consequences of desire, this album can truly relieve the mind with its beautiful simplicity. By combining the strength of Marie-Claire Balabanian's lungs with the intuitive, spiky rhythms of Karl Briedrick's guitar, the two writers have been called "musical soul mates." The songs have
been filled out with piano, organ, sax, and vintage effects, the mixes booby-trapped all over with headphone-happy detail.
CarrotTop
CD
$11.50

Speer, D. Charles
Some Forgotten Country
PS, US Recordings over a span of 4 years have been assembled here into a rumination on loss in its many forms - loss of direction, loved ones, home, mental acuity, money, & emotional stability. Pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl & limited to 500 copies
Sound1
LP
$13.50

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
After Hours
PS, US Featuring members of NNCK & SUNBURNED, this is a landmark in laid-back blues & country songwriting
Sound1
CD
$13.50

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
In Madagascar b/w Bar-Abbas Blues
PS, US Members of NNCK & SUNBURNED
Sound1
45
$5.25

Speer, D. Charles & the Helix
Past or Beyond b/w Canaanite Builder
PS, US Seeking refuge in songcraft, they spin tales of mental instability & institutional exploitation into a thick, heady, groove laden brew. An unholy mix of heart ripped vocal, Longhair piano, & guitar work drawing from both Mike Bloomfield & Norman Westberg. Members of NNCK & SUNBURNED
Sound1
45
$5.25

Stith, DM
Heavy Ghost
PS, US "Heavy Ghost" communicates a startling range-from earnest yearning to heartbreak, shimmering hopefulness to the brink of existential despair. DAVID STITH's ethereal voice communicates the unfathomable-mysticism, the commingling of water and fire, waking dreams, spiritual torment-with such reckless abandon that is rarely seen in many albums, let alone a debut work.
AsthmaticKitty-044
CD
$9.50

Stop Smiling
Issue #38 (MAGAZINE + CD)
PS, US Third Annual "20 INTERVIEWS" Issue! DAVID LYNCH and R. CRUMB covers, & the last-ever interview w/ author ROBERTO BOLANO. Incl. DVD documentary about City Lights Books owner & beat poet extraordinaire LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI. RY COODER, STEPHEN MALKMUS, DAVID BERMAN, AL GREEN, & many more.
ZINE
$8.50

Strange Boys
And Girls Club
PS, US Austin, TX's The Strange Boys evoke a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. The mystery of the South couples with the mastery of rhythm to create a sound completely timeless and familiar, yet absolutely raw and avant-garde. Greg Enlow's syncopated, organ-driven grooves hark back to The Seeds' "Pushing Too Hard" while guitarist Ryan Sambol's voice wavers beyond comparison. Older brother Philip Sambol keeps the pulse with the aptly named Matt Hammer, who unmercifully pounds an old Ludwig set. The Strange Boys began as a duo (Hammer and the younger Sambol) in 2003. The other two joined in 2005 and the band has been on tour non-stop ever since. Since 2003 the Boys have recorded a wealth of material which was passed around at shows and to friends, but never officially released. In 2007, Dusty Medical Records put out the Nothing EP, and in 2008, In The Red released the "Woe Is You and Me" single. Now, finally, the band's proper debut album is seeing the light of day. It's easy to imagine The Strange Boys' And Girls Club, a sixteen-track beast, blasting out of any stereo system between The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators and Wire's Pink Flag.

The Strange Boys were the backing band for Mighty Hannibal (the '50s R&B recording artist); were main support for Roky Erickson and the Explosives at the Chaos in Tejas festival; have played South by Southwest the last four years, the Fuck Yeah Fest the last three years, Austin City Limits, Festival in Music Fest Northwest, and Bamalama (all in 2008); shared bills with Daniel Johnston, Black Lips, Reigning Sound, King Khan and BBQ, Jay Reatard, Mika Miko, No Age, and BRMC; have toured with The Black Angels, Fucked Up, The Carrots, and Crystal Antlers; and will tour with Darker My Love in winter/spring '09.
InTheRed
LP
$10.00

Strange Boys
Strange Boys & Girls Club
PS, US The group evokes a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. This is somewhere between the psychedelic garage rock of 13th Floor Elevators & the avant-garde punk of early Wire
InTheRed
CD
$14.25

Strawberry Window
S-T
PS, GERMANY Strawberry Window hailed from the San Francisco Bay Area's East Bay music scene in the mid '60s and were truly one of the 'early birds' and innovators who made their own distinct brand of rock-n-roll. They played in a heavy-psychedelic-garage style, sounding somewhat reminiscent of the Jefferson Airplane, (early) Mad River, Buffalo Springfield, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Frumious Bandersnatch. These previously unreleased recordings have survived for the last four decades in a box on a shelf in a band member's closet. Meticulous care and detail has been taken to master these recordings with a fresh, open approach, while ensuring that the sound and integrity of the vintage songs remained intact. The amazing music of this guitar based quartet ranges from catchy electric folk tunes and 'West Coast' garage rock to raw energetic acid jams lasting over 10 minutes. You'll be impressed by the great stereo sound quality throughout their ten original cuts not to mention their freaky cover version of JD Loudermilk's 'Tobacco Road.' It's an outright shame that this talented bunch were not signed to a record deal back then. Then again, that's okay with us because it has allowed World In Sound the opportunity to proudly present for the first time ever, the music of and the history behind this talented group of songwriters and wild performers known as the Strawberry Window. Contains 65 minutes of intense but melodic performances and also comes with a 16-page color booklet that will take you on a trip back to the halcyon days of the Summer of Love. In 1968, they switched guitar players, added a girl singer and changed their name to the Dandelion Wine. They recorded several songs and also released a private pressing of a 4 song 7 inch EP. Truly a masterpiece!
WorldInSound
CD
$21.00

Strings of Consciousness & Angel
S-T
PS, US Limited to 500. Members of PAN SONIC & MUM
Conspiracy
LP
$18.25

SubractiveLAD
Where the Land Meets The Sky
PS, US Bonus CD is limited to 1000. Producing five albums of high quality in only five years is a monumental task. Yet, this is precisely what Stephen Hummel, who records as SubtractiveLAD, has done and with seeming ease. With "Where The Land Meets The Sky", Hummel's fifth full-length for n5MD, the SubtractiveLAD sound has been perfected to such effect that it allows Hummel to concentrate on conveying his deepest feelings rather than the processes that go into music making. The album serves as an extension of Hummel's previous album "Apparatus" (2008) and effortlessly flows between such genres as shoegaze, armchair electronica, post-rock, and classic ambient. Stylistically it seems far away from his debut "Giving Up The Ghost" and in theory it is. Yet, Hummel has led us on a journey that for the patient has yielded great rewards. The first 1000 copies of "Where The Land Meets The Sky" come with a bonus disc of over 45 minutes of SubtractiveLAD style classically influenced ambient.
n5MD-165
DCD
$12.00

Sultan, Mark
Hold On
PS, US Sweet new 45 from the BBQ portion of KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW. The A side is a lilting garage gem & the B side is a tweaked out Joe Meek cover.
Subpop
45
$3.50

Sun Araw
Phynx
PS, US CAMERON STALLONES' debut full-length was originally released on NNF in early 2008 as a CDR in an edition of 150. in the wake of his successful Beach Head LP and Boat Trip EP it was decided this needed the wax treatment. so here it is, fully re-mastered by JAMES PLOTKIN and housed in nice matte jackets. One time edition of 500 copies.
NotNotFun
LP
$16.00

Superdrag
Industry Giants
PS, US New album!?
ThirtyTigers
CD
$13.75

Superpartner
Love Hotel
PS, SPAIN From southern Italy, seaside and the participation in selected renown festivals , out of the blue come Superpartner. Please meet Rosita and her fresh cotton skirt, and Francesco, deep black nouvelle vague eyes. The tension between the two parts comes out in pop melodies full of spleen and ecstasy. Voluptuous cinematic hints mixed with a bubblegum pink icing, reminding Cardigans' 90s blondeness, Komeda's style, Stereolab's class and Delgados' duets. Many inspirations, no one to look up to. You'll find Superpartner tunes sunny and refreshing but sometimes sour like a good old times lemonade.
PippolaMusic-008
CD
$12.00

Swan Lake
Enemy Mine
PS, US SWAN LAKE is the musical group featuring celebrated songwriter-mystics Daniel Bejar (of Destroyer and New Pornographers), Spencer Krug (of Sunset Rubdown and Wolf Parade) and Carey Mercer (of Frog Eyes and Blackout Beach). While their debut album was a beautifully-weaved mash-up of their disparate song-writing styles, often with layer upon layer of various melodies and stylistics thrown into a collaborative cauldron to magical, and at times discordant effect, their second album "Enemy Mine" reflects a more stripped-down, more deliberate approach to collaboration. It's as if they really tried to just make nice songs together.
Jagjaguwar-128
CD
$11.50

Swervedriver
Hitcher b/w Just Sometimes
PS, US This special RED 7" w/ 2 tracks was made specifically for this historic reunion.
Hi-SpeedSoul
45
$7.25

Taiga
hsheal
PS, US Limited to 750 copies on 180g vinyl. Solo space moniker of Bryant Cliffor Meyer (RED SPAROWES, WINDMILLS BY THE OCEAN, ISIS, GERSCH). His electronic hymns are complex riddles that are buried under post-traumatic tape hiss & disturbing reverb. New age minimalism & post-ambient clouds highly influenced by Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Brian Eno, Cluster, & Terry Riley.
Conspiracy
LP
$18.25

Takeover UK
Running With The Wasters
PS, US Unabashedly pop, though their punk attitude comes shining through on their debut. Thick power chords & snotty vocals that teeter between sugar & snarl collide against a thick, Spector-like wall of sound fulfilling the promise of Johnny Thunders & the Ronettes. Hints of '70s glitter put a coat of high-gloss on their blue-collar work ethic, but there is no concealing their guts.
Rykodisc
CD
$12.00

Taylor, Maria
Ladyluck
PS, US Features collaborations w/ MICHAEL STIPE, Nate Walcott (BRIGHT EYES), & Mckenzie Smith (MIDLAKE)
Nettwerk
CD
$18.00

Television Personalities
People Think that We are Strange
PS, SPAIN Dan Treacy is back and he's here to stay, as we can see by his intense musical activity in these last years. And here at Elefant we're celebrating it with a new single that's really a gift for our label. This limited edition vinyl can be seen as an unintentional ode to the nerd spirit, or an unforeseen tribute to the freak soul, from the perspective of a freethinking, spontaneous, rock n' roll spirit that is the mind behind our beloved TV PERSONALITIES. So, the title track "People Think That We Are Strange" is an elusive call to flee from judgments (and prejudices), to let people express themselves and be themselves, just as they are and just as our protagonists do on this short and playful single of charming psychedelic pop, falling somewhere between the MODERN LOVERS of Jonathan Richman and the unpredictable craziness of PAVEMENT. The single is completed with the B side "A Glimpse of My Genius", a hilarious improvisation that evokes a pop-punk drunk VELVET UNDERGROUND full of spontaneity, and even a wink to Lilly Allen! To reveal any more details would ruin the best surprise. Sink into the EP's incredible lyrics as you let yourself float along with the galloping, unself-conscious riffs in an exercise that must be done at home, or in the bar, or lying in the grass... but always with the record player. Then who'll say we're strange?! Vinyl freaks of the world - Unite!
Elefant-269
45
$7.75

Tenniscoats
Temporacha
PS, AUSTRALIA "I visited Saya and Ueno at the Majikick house in June last year to catch-up, hang out and chat about what another record from them on ROOM40 might feel like. I'd come fresh from RM40 HQ in Brisbane, working with Lawrence on Noriko's 'U' and was packing a clutch of his recent solo stuff. The house was fascinated with 'Studies for Stradbroke' a CDr released on Wind Measures of hydrophone recordings made in the gorgeous natural lakes on Stradbroke Island, just off the coast of Queensland. Perhaps something like this could be the basis of a new Tenniscoats record? We talked through a bunch of ideas with Lawrence plugged in on Skype from Oz and got all excited about what it might actually turn out like. A few months on and Lawrence is en route to the Amazon via Tokyo. With Lawrence packing his field recording kit, the three set off for various locales - Wako-Jurin Park and the Koma-Gawa river for some in-situ 'field recordings' of Tenniscoats in their natural environment. It's these recordings that have become 'Temporacha' - Seven exquisite, spacious miniatures. Essentially live recordings, the playing works around and with the sounds of the recording space - tunnel reverb and passing traffic, rocks tossed into the river... Even with all of that going on and Saya's vocals less to the fore it still feels powerfully Tenniscoats - their wonder and energy let loose in the wild. --John Chantler, London, February 2009. PRESS (Totemo Aimasho) "their most impressive statement so far, a convincing and beguiling melange of whispy folk, hazy psychedelia and murmuring electronics among which deft melodies blossom almost unnoticed" - The Wire
Room40-436
CD
$15.00

The Show is the Rainbow
Wet Fist
PS, US One man producer type band thing. The man is DARREN KEEN. For fans of The Faint, Dan Deacon, Les Savy Fav, Beck
RetardDisco
CD
$12.00

Thermals
Now We Can See
PS, US First single from the forthcoming album "Now We Can See." This also includes the song "My World," plus demo versions of both songs. Fans new & old will appreciate the shiny bombast of side A, while side B should please those who feel their cassette-recorded debut "More Parts Per Million" is still their best.
KillRockStars
45
$4.75

Thin Lizzy
Still Dangerous: Live at Tower Theatre Philadelphia 1977
PS, US Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous album ranks among the most beloved and, if you believe the gossip, the most controversial concert recording of its age. On the surface, it is dynamic -- four vinyl sides of pure Lizzy gold. But underneath, who knows what studio trickery was employed to make the electricity crackle so loudly? The band shrugged and said very little; the producer claimed a lot, and the truth could be anywhere in between. Well, stop fighting. Live and Dangerous was a compilation drawn from a string of gigs recorded during 1976-1977; Still Dangerous zeroes in on just one, from the tail end of that span, and if you truly believe there are any critical differences between the two, then maybe you should find other ways of occupying your time. Seven songs (but not performances) carry over from one disc to the other -- you can probably guess which ones they are -- and in terms of energy, drive, and sheer exhilaration, there's not a sliver of daylight between them. "Jailbreak," all howling sirens and screaming guitars, is sensational (even if Phil Lynott does muff the occasional line); "Dancing in the Moonlight" is as coiled and sensuous as it ought to be; "Don't Believe a Word" is manic defiance. And then there's that indelible moment of magic that raised a Lizzy concert so high above the competition that it wasn't even worth going to see another band, a soaring "Cowboy Song" slipping deftly and deliberately into "The Boys Are Back in Town," while the entire audience self-combusts with joy. In other words, Live and Dangerous is still one of the greatest live albums ever made. And Still Dangerous is one of the greatest concert recordings. It's as simple, and brilliant, as that.
~ Dave Thompson, All Music Guide
VH1 Classic VHOC131
CD
$13.95

U.S. Girls
Me & Yoko
PS, US Follow-up to Megan Remy's acclaimed Siltbreeze LP. This 45 rpm single features 2 new songs, both of which further venture into her inner universe of reverb-worship shoegaze pop-haze. In photocopied sleeves with art by Remy. Edition of 380.
NotNotFun
45
$8.00

U2
No Line On the Horizon [deluxe]
PS, US Deluxe digipak format comes w/ 36 page color booklet and fold out poster. Features access to exclusives downloadable ANTON CORBIJN film.
Island
CD
$34.00

U2
No Line On the Horizon
PS, US New album.
Island
CD
$15.00

U2
No Line On the Horizon [vinyl]
PS, US VINYL VERSION. Limited double-LP on good ol' black vinyl, gatefold sleeve and 16 page booklet.
Island
DLP
$27.25

Ugly Things
#28
PS, UK 208 pages, perfect bound, full-color glossy cover. "We have several glamorous big-name cover stories this time around, along with our usual quota of obscure but happening sounds. First up, an exclusive interview with Trevor Burton of The Move, including lots of wickedly cool and rare photos. Also, a feature on Roky Erickson's pre-psychedelic adventures in Austin with The Spades, along with a big feature review on the upcoming 13th Floor Elevators 10-CD box set. Plus the great but terminally neglected Dave Clark Five, including interviews with Dave Clark and Lenny Davidson. Sixties garage rock predominates as always with stories on The Good Feelins, The Daughters of Eve, The Boy Blues, The Living Children and TV's Shindogs. We also reveal the strange but true tales of '70s Parisian proto-punks Angel Face, the Northwest's once mysterious New Dawn, hard rockers Troyka, and New York cult underground heroes Hackamore Brick. Not to mention the bizarre saga of Philippe Debarge, the millionaire French playboy who made an amazing 1969 psych album backed by his favorite band, The Pretty Things. And that's not all: Jon Savage takes a look at the history of rock fanzines, Aaron Milenski gives us 50 reasons not to hate the synthesizer, and of course there's our extensive review section, covering all the latest reissues and music-related books and DVDs."
ZINE
$8.00

Ulterior
Kempers Head
PS, US Raw, electronic sounds, attacking drum machines & aggressive guitars compliment sloganeering lyrics. Their live reputation has helped cut a path through current UK scenes & gained them comparisons to JAMC, Big Black, early Manics & Suicide. This combines songs from their 1st 2 UK-only 12 " singles w/ some new tunes.
KillerPimp
CD
$10.00

Uncut
#143 (April 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Uncut
#144 (May 2009) [Magazine + CD]
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Valet
False Face Society
PS, US Vinyl-only, limited & numbered to 500, high quality virgin wax, plus download card. Valet is Portland, OR native Honey Owens' solo project . She is a touring member of the bands Deerhunter and Jackie O' Motherfucker, but has also released two albums under the Valet moniker. Her last album on the Kranky label called Her music is so hypnotic and tribal that it really does feel like a long, beautiful acid.
MexicanSummer
12
$15.00

Vampire Hands
Me & You Cherry Red/Cuz It's A Beach Funeral
PS, US One of the most exciting, atmospheric, & forward-thinking releases of the past couple years; it wasn't long before the self-released CD sold out. This reissue isn't just better sounding & straight-up more available, it also feat. an additional OOP EP & art by Danimal of GAY BEAST. Don't sleep on this if yr a fan Nuggets-style fuzzed-out psych, No Wave menace, & post-punk energy. CURRENTLY TOURING W/ WAVVES.
ModernRadio
CD
$10.50

Vampire Hands
Two E.P.S
PS, US At Wizard Island Too Punk To Fuck/Cuz It's A Beach Funeral. Nero's Neptune has bestowed the last copies of this ultra-limited, swankly-packaged, tour-only LP upon Forced Exposure to coincide with Vampire Hands' Spring 2009 23-date tour with Wavves. Minneapolis' Vampire Hands are a rather difficult-to-pigeonhole lot, one with so many disparately abundant ideas bubbling out of their collective skulls that they barely keep pace with them. Citing influences as diverse as Exuma, Can, Neil Young and Simply Saucer, Vampire Hand's sound might (lazily) be described as Marc Bolan meets Mayo Thompson in Neil Haggerty's cannabistro. Fuzzy, distorted guitars meet tribal, pulsating rhythms. An eerily affecting falsetto melds with a lower, drier voice to create delightfully off-kilter harmonies. Get this NOW before this band assuredly ascends the hype-ladder.
NerosNeptune
LP
$20.00

Van Wissem, Jozef
It Is All That Is Made
PS, US Brand new full length comprised of six compositions from acclaimed lutenist and James Blackshaw Brethren Of The Free Spirit band mate Jozef Van Wissem. It Is All That Is Made consists of six trance inducing circular pieces composed for 10 course renaissance - and 13 course baroque lute. The titles of the pieces and the storyline critically juxtapose the first chapter of Genesis with more contemporary narratives. This evokes a parallel to the mixing of idiomatic classical lute material of the 17th century with modern folk and avant-garde music. The pieces are played forward, and then backward, creating music that is potentially without beginning or end. It Is All That Is Made consists of recurring minimal themes emphasizing the listening experience. The photograph on the front cover was taken during a Portuguese festival last summer outside on the museum steps performing for a large crowd without any amplification or artificial light in true cinematic dogma style. Composer-lute player Jozef Van Wissem is renowned for his unusual approach of the Renaissance and Baroque lute, probably the most unlikely instruments in the world of contemporary music. He cuts and pastes classical pieces, reverses melodies, adds electronics and processed field recordings made in airport lounges and train stations. The unusual wedlock of composition and improvisation creates an unheard amalgam of contemporary folk and early music Van Wissem has accomplished the strange feat of bridging the idiom of seventeenth century lute literature and twenty-first century contemporary music Although he uses subtle electronic sound manipulation, he has largely stayed faithful to the particular timbre, resonance and playing technique of the lute. Van Wissem first came to be noticed a few years ago because of his radical conceptual approach to Renaissance lute music: He deconstructed existing compositions, for instance by playing them backwards. He also composed his own pieces for lute, using palindromes and mirrored structures. His music therefore does not have a traditional linear progression, nor leads to a climax, it rather stays on the same level of intensity. His music is not so much demands concentrated listening, as it will bring the listener in a state of concentrated listening. He performs extensively around the world. He also works with the likes of Maurizio Bianchi, James Blackshaw and Tetuzi Akiyama. With Blackshaw he formed the duo " Brethren of the Free Spirit' Van Wissem lectures as well on composing for and improvising on the lute.
Important-232
CD
$13.00

Various
Get Off My Back!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 1
PS, US Four volumes of unissued USA sixties garage band mayhem! The ultimate shock and delight to all garage fans! From the pummeling fuzz assault of the Night Crawlers to the inept lo-fi crud of the Khuns, these originally unreleased recordings present a treasure trove of garage killers! All selections were recorded 1964-68 but none were released at the time. LP only!" Tracklisting: Cirkit - "Yesterday We Laughed"; Coachmen - "Too Many Reasons"; Hayze - "She Won't Come Back"; Thorns - "I Want You"; Unknown - "Blue Jean Man"; Unknown - "Look For Me Babe"; Hidden Charms - "The Hill"; Night Crawlers - "Want Me"; Muphets - "You Don't Worry Me"; Vampires - "Fire"; Unknowns - "She's In Another World"; Henchmen - "Get Off My Back"; Bedlam's Offspring - "The Thrill Is Gone"; Khuns - "Hey Baby".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
Kicksville! Raw Rockabilly Acetates Volume 1
PS, US 2000 release. "You thought you knew it all? Think again! Here comes the debut volume of Kicksville, our newly hatched series of wild unissued 1950s rockabilly acetates that defies all logic! Forget looking for these on original 45s -- they were never issued to begin with! Available on vinyl for the first time ever are early un-ished slammers from legendary stars Jimmy Grubbs, Scotty McKay, Ray Pate, Danny Dell and Art Adams, presented side by side with mayhem from unknown kings. In a word, this blast is atomic! For the crowd who wants it all and more, we serve up Kicksville, on the washable, resilient, eternally reliable black polyvinyl chloride format preferred by sound hounds. On Norton Records... of course!"
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
She Was So Bad!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 2
PS, US All selections recorded 1964-68 and not originally issued." Tracklisting: Loved Ones - "Life Of My Own"; Briks - "It's Your Choice"; Apparitions - "She's So Satisfyin'"; Others - "I Love You So"; Muphets - "My Money"; Loved Ones - "La Da Do Da Da"; Other Ones - "The Laugh's On You"; Fabulous Courdels - "And You Believe Me"; Unleashed - "My Flash On You"; Creations - "I've Paid My Dues"; Hollow Steps - "They Hear About Us"; Blue Embers - "She Was So Bad"; Half Beats - "Should I"; Sheep - "Thinkin' About It".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
Dawn Of The Dead (Unreleased Soundtrack Music)
PS, UK 2009 repress. An absolute classic release from Trunk records, the unreleased incidental music from Dawn Of The Dead, including unique original and unseen artwork. George A. Romero's 1978 cult classic is possibly the greatest zombie movie of all time. Often copied, but never bettered, this thrilling gorefest has, over the years, gained literally thousands of fans throughout the world. There are dedicated webrings, websites, fan clubs and magazines just for the film, and it really is one of the greatest cult movies of the '70s. The music from the film was played by Goblin (the progressive Italian rockers), and their soundtrack was issued at the time and has never been out-of-print since its original release. However, the Goblin score is only a small fraction of the soundtrack. What eager fans have always wanted are the incidental cues. The weirdo electronics. The dramatic underscores. The bonkers ragtime-jazz. The truly strange big band numbers. Seriously, fans of this film have been waiting years for this one very special release. Carefully compiled on this album are these great missing musical moments. They were chosen for Romero by his friend and fellow horror genius, Dario Argento as they were cutting the film, and their twisted, dark humor is all over this release. Out of the 100+ cues Romero used in the film (some only 2 seconds long!), the tracks they have selected are the longest and most distinctive in the film -- this is the music the fans have been waiting for. Best of all is "The Gonk," a truly insane piece of mechanical, almost hypnotic big band jazz. Following on from "The Gonk" is a truly weird and wonderful menagerie of tracks -- including the rare country blues cut "Cause I'm A Man," performed by The Electric Banana (the band which included members of The Pretty Things). All together, these tracks build into a quite wonderful and unique mix of dark electronic horror and musical humor which is something hardcore horror fans are sure to enjoy.
Trunk
CD
$15.00

Various
Spectra: Guitar In The 21st Century
PS, US This collection of works provides a contemporary perspective for the unconventional sounds that can be generated from the guitar. Artists include Tetuzi Akiyama, Cory Allen, Erdem Helvacioglu, Jandek, Kim Myhr, Duane Pitre, Sebastien Roux, Keith Rowe and Mike Vernusky. "Quite a strong compilation, a fine showcase" - Frans De Waard, Vital Weekly TRACKS: 1. Three Small Pieces - Tetuzi Akiyama 2. Six - Sebastien Roux + Kim Myhr 3. Nylah - Mike Vernusky 4. Music For Microtonal Guitars and Mallets [edit] - Duane Pitre 5. Fermion - Cory Allen 6. The End of the World - Erdem Helvacioglu 7. Fragment From A Response To Cardew's Treatise - Keith Rowe 8. The World Stops - Jandek
QuietDesign-007
CD
$12.25

Various
An Outbreak Of Twangin' 26 Cool Early 60s Guitar Instrumentals, Phantom Guitars Vol. 2
PS, US For everyone who enjoyed Phantom Guitars Vol. 1, and also for those who never heard it, here's a great new selection of classic guitar instrumentals from the early 1960s. Most of the tracks are British, but there are a few European acts included as well. Welcome to 26 slices of music so evocative, you can almost taste the candy floss, almost feel the buffeting of the dodgems (trans. bumper cars), almost smell the perfume of the beehived beauties. If you ever wanted a fun-fair in your own living room, this is the next best thing. If, on the other hand, you never fancied a roller coaster in your residence, this is definitely a far better option. You'll swoon to a combo from Gloucester, part of whom ended up in an Israeli prog band, a solo outing from the guitarist of The Tornadoes, an early aggregation of The Peddlers, an Australian Hawaiian guitarist, a Frenchman who became the first-ever Caucasian to stand for the Japanese Parliament, Bristol's top guitar twangers, and many more. Me? I'm off for another go on The Waltzer. Compiled by Psychic Circle label-head and legendary psych musician Nick Saloman (The Bevis Frond). Artists include: The Cliffters, The Boys, The Saints, Ahab & The Wailers, The Blackjacks, The Hearts, Rob E.G, The Eagles, Alan Caddy, The Gordon Franks Orchestra, The Saxons, Judd Proctor, Bert Weedon, The Sunspots, Mandrake, Teddy Vento & Dietrich Pregl, Richard Harding, The Volcanos, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Jim Gunner, The Cannons, Les Champions, The Ramblers, The Rapiers, The Runestones, and Nero & The Gladiators.
PsychicCircle
CD
$16.25

Various
Train To Nowhere!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 3
PS, US Volume three in a series of unissued USA sixties garage acetates. Tracklisting: Fanatics - "Woman"; Noblemen - "I'm Gone"; Dave And The Wanderers - "My Heart Is In Pain"; Six Minus One - "Fun And Games"; Bedlam's Offspring - "I'll Be There"; Wombats - "Hey"; Method - "Free As The Wind"; Muphets - "One Thing"; Juveniles - "Let Me Tell You Girl"; Fanatics - "Bitter Bells"; Wombats - "Please Come On"; 4 Dimensions - "I Feel So Well"; Straight Jackets - "I'm On My Own"; Unknown - "Train To Nowhere".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
Songs For Film & TV
PS, US Songs for Film & TV is an exclusive label sampler put together for music supervisors and filmmakers. It features 11 of our most popular tracks from previous tribute compilations along with 2 bonus tracks never released on CD. This is a must-have CD and best of all... it's available to you at a ridiculously low price. Are we awesome or what? TRACKS: 01. Where Is My Mind (Pixies cover) performed by JOHN P. STROHM, 02. Hey (Pixies cover) performed by FASHION VICTIMS, 03. Havalina (Pixies cover) performed by THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS, 04. Gigantic (Pixies cover) performed by OK GO, 05. Pretty in Pink (Psychedelic Furs cover) performed by THE DRESDON DOLLS, 06. American Girl (Tom Petty cover) performed by MATTHEW SWEET, 07. Somebody's Baby (Jackson Browne cover) performed by JOHN P. STROHM, 08. Burned (Neil Young cover) performed by VERUCA SALT, 09. I Am A Child (Neil Young cover) performed by BRITTA PHILLIPS (Luna, Dean & Britta), 10. Down By The River (Neil Young cover) performed by JILL SOBULE & JOHN DOE, 11. Helpless (Neil Young cover) performed by ELK CITY, 12. Everybody Hurts (REM cover) performed by ELK CITY, 13. On Your Radio (Joe Jackson cover) performed by FIONA LEHN.
AmericanLaundromat-0015
CD
$8.25

Various
I've Had Enough!: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Volume 4
PS, US Volume four in a series of unissued USA sixties garage acetates. Tracklisting: Blue Embers - "Don't Want To See You"; Henchmen - "Jack Of All Trades"; Unknown - "Voodoo"; Michelle's Menagerie - "Stay Away"; Unknown - "I've Had Enough"; Sideburns - "You're No Good"; Jagged Edge - "Gonna Find My Way"; Henchmen - "Walk With Me Baby"; Creations - "Get On My Train"; Henchmen - "Sad Clown"; Younger Set - "Do You Love Me"; Henchmen - "Strangers"; Reign - "Zippered Up Heart".
Norton
LP
$11.50

Various
The Electric Asylum: Rare British Acid Freakrock Volume 1
PS, UK The Past & Present label presents for your aural consumption & fascination, 20 blasts of long-forgotten British freakrock: volume 1 of The Electric Asylum. The glorious British psychedelic music scene did not cease to exist at midnight on December 31st 1969, it took on the previous decade with furor, new gadgets & studio gimmicks, but with some of the same key players. From the hard & loud sound of J.C. Heavy, Rainbow Family & Steel Mill to the sublimely bonkers Asylum, Monsoon, Mighty 'Em & Galahad, interspersed with spoonfuls of psychedelia, doom & acid rock. Please enjoy your time in the Electric Asylum -- you could be here for a while. Includes a 12-page full-color booklet, detailed sleevenotes and rare pictures. Other artists include: Iron Horse, Puzzle, Grumbleweeds, Explosive, Choc, Danta, Vincent Crane's Atomic Rooster, Renegade, Satisfaction, Audience, Kirk St. James, and Legs.
Past&Present
CD
$16.25

Various
Last Kind Words
PS, US FINALLY REPRESSED! Mississippi Records comp of super rare Blues & Gospel 78's. Full color thick pasteR oenc LoPrd jsacket feat. artwork by Chris Johanson. Tracks by: GEECHIE WILEY, KID PRINCE MOORE, ROBERT PETWAY, SISTER O.M TERRELL, LOTTIE KIMBROUGH, LOUIS MCDANIELS, LULU JACKSON, ROBERT WILKINS, ANGLIN BROTHERS, BLIND WILLIE & KATE MCTELL, CANNONS, JUG STOMPERS, ISIAH NETTLES, & EDWARD CLAYBORN.
Mississippi
LP
$10.25

Various
Local Customs: Downriver (CD/DVD)
PS, US Between 1967-81, Detroit's downriver neighbor Ecorse, MI had it's very own Moe Asch. Felton Williams chronicled the musical lives of Ecorse's citizins and issued them on the Solid Rock, Compose, & Revival labels. Compiled here are 24 of his most fascinating recordings, covering gospel, group
soul, garage-punk, northern, jazz, & funk. Incl. DVD w/ over 200 sound recordings from Williams' archive and a 30-minute featurette on the making of this collection.
Numero
CD/DVD
$18.50

Various
African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo '70s
PS, GERMANY There are countless stories to be discovered in the extremely well-researched booklet and the music is truly mind-blowing. So delve into the forgotten raw and psychedelic Afro sounds from '70s Benin and Togo and experience the African Scream Contest.
AnalogAfrica
DLP
$24.00

Various
De Nagalm Op De Kopf!
PS, BELGIUM Besides the people that I owe a trade and the people in Antwerp that wanna piss in my neck because my tail is longer then theirs, there's a mountain of people that actually wanne hurt me physically because they sent me a master of unbelievably great recordings years back that everyone should hear, though it takes frigging ages before they actually come out. De Nagalm Op De Kopf" is a compilation like that! A collection of sounds that represent Ultra Eczema pretty well although some of the recordings on this comp are over 5 years old! A variation of odd, 'funny', retarded, great, noisy, free, off, loud, harsh, sad and brutal tracks by Noise Nomads, Krystal Knight (a.k.a. Jessica Rylan a.k.a. Can't), Hacky Pack Zac Sac, Mudboy, Cement Future, Happy Mother's Day I Can't Read, Cards On My Cunt, Prurient, Ex Members Of Josh Hydeman, Cloaca & Vom Grill, Xo4, Burning Star Core, Kites, Defneg, Tumble Cat Poof Poofy Poof, Trashbusters, Anthro Rex, Eric Boros, Bloated Ego And The Compliments, Mouthus, Mix Ape Synb, Orphan Fairytale, Unicorn Hard On, Muslux, Grey Skull, Black Tie Rubber Pussy, God Willing, Bobby Colombo with Silver Cindy and Jb De Kunst! The comp CD comes in a cover designed by Dennis Tyfus, Joshua Burkett, Noise Nomads and Bill Nace! The CD sits in between a 16 page paper full of drawings and collages by Dennis Tyfus and liner notes by Carlo Steegen!
UltraEczema
CD
$19.00

Various
Fabrique
PS, AUSTRALIA In 2001, on a rainy November Sunday afternoon, a performance took place on Brisbane Powerhouse's Turbine Platform. It was a crowded affair, some 600 people turning out for DJ Olive Meets I/O3, a performance which has since been released as 'Powerhouse Sessions' (EDRM400). Whilst the actual shape of the series was yet to take form, this event was the genesis for a series of events curated by Lawrence English. Titled Fabrique, the series ran for eight years (making it the longest running series of its type in Australia) and produced 40 events each of which celebrated the full breadth of electronic and avant musics. Fabrique presented artists from countries including Japan, Spain, Slovenia, USA, UK, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, Denmark, New Zealand and Australia amongst others. The event prided itself on creating networks between Australian and international artists all of whom shared an interest in testing for the very edges of contemporary sound in performance. During its 8 years, Fabrique co-presented events with festivals and performance series including Liquid Architecture, Phonoscape, Open Frame, What Is Music?, Impermanent Audio, Puls8 and Sound Polaroids. This CD edition documents but a few of the artists involved in the series. TRACKS: DAVID GRUBBS - BLESSED ARE THE TASK, MASTERS, CHRIS ABRAHAMS - LEIDEN, FOURCOLOR - FAMILIAR, PIMMON - CHIRIPPK, KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN - LIVE AT FABRIQUE, JANEK SCHAEFER - FIELDS OF THE MISSED, ANDREW PEKLER - DUST ENFORCER, ULRICH KRIEGER - BLACK FOREST DREAMING, SCANNER - THROWN TOGETHER LIKE LEAVES (LIVE AT FABRIQUE 2002), DJ OLIVE MEETS I/O3 - THEN WE EXHALED, JOHN CHANTLER - A SHORT THESIS, GREG DAVIS - TRUE GATEWAY, CAMILLA HANNAN - FOREST (EDIT), ROBERT HENKE - HOMAGE, KKNUL L - [SYNCHROFLASH], LEIGHTON CRAIG - SAN SOUCI, SEAWORTHY - POINTS NORTH AND EAST, TUJIKO NORIKO - MAGIC.
Room40-420
CD
$15.00

Various
Menagerie
PS, US Compilation complied by Jake Blanchard that collects a bunch of new tracks from Winter Drones (members of Hush Arbors), Cam Deas, Ben Nash, Rivulets, Skygreen Leopards, Jerusalem & the Starbaskets and Spoono and live tracks from Hush Arbors, MV+EE with The Golden Road and Beequeen. Limited to 500, screenprinted sleeves with artwork by Jake.
BlackestRainbow
CD
$14.75

Various
From the Basement (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
DTS
DVD
$15.00

Vee Dee
Public Mental Health
PS, US Heavy times call for a heavy soundtrack. This lp blurs the lines between garage, punk & psychedelia. It's the sound of desperate, no-compromise rock 'n' roll. For fans of Stooges, Wipers, MC5, Comets on Fire, Hawkwind. Gatefold double lp includes a cd version
CriminalIQ
DLP
$19.00

Venice is Sinking
Azar
PS, US Founded in Athens, GA. Plays orchestral pop, Americana, slowcore or space rock, depending on whom you ask. The new album finds Venice Is Sinking widening its palette and deepening its focus. Challenged by the engineer Scott Solter (MOUNTAINS GOATS, JOHN VANDERSLICE)
Azar is a dynamic work of beauty and ambition. The songs are meticulous, vertical creations, specific moments and exploding them outwards.
OnePercentPress
CD
$9.25

Vile, Kurt
God Is Saying This To You
PS, US Vinyl-only, limited & numbered to 500, high quality virgin wax, plus download card. Philadelphia's Kurt Vile who has been making a name for himself by releasing lo-fi CDR's out of his music for years. He writes some of the best psych-pop songs we've heard in a long time and is definitely one to watch out for in the upcoming years.
MexicanSummer
LP
$15.00

Vines
Melodia
PS, US
IvyLeague
CD
$14.25

Walker, Peter
Spanish Guitar
PS, US "Rainy Day Raga" translated the sound of Eastern ragas into the consciousness of America's LSD generation. The record is still considered a classic of its genre, cited as a primary influence on the new psych/folk sounds of today's generation. This is the culmination of this past era, continuing where "Rainy Day Raga" left off, tracing his beloved Indian sound to Spain, where the gypsies redefined Spanish music & created what is now know as flamenco. This is to flamenco what "Rainy Day Raga" was to raga.
Birdman
CD
$16.00

Wavves
Wavvves (DELAYED) (ON SALE)
PS, US VINYL VERSION.
FatPossum
LP
$16.00

Wavves
Wavvves (ON SALE)
PS, US New album, new label. When not watching cops or drinking 40s in the park, Nathan Daniel William blogs on classic rap and records waves of effortlessly great slack / crust / beach / punk compressed onto 4 track cassette in his san diego bedroom. It's a room that most of us will only imagine. Thanks to the eager bloggers, you may have already heard Wavves. If you have not, we can say that few things are more annoying than reading a string of sound references. So how 'bout this : Wavves are exemplifying every musical pastiche of what anyone in their mid 20's has been through, and somehow, some that they have not. How a tune written by a 22 yr old can evoke this boyish reverie and reverence of thoughtful nostalgia is beyond me, but listen between the grooves and yr gonna hear it too. Wavves is the sound of today's american youth! It's a new day rising and as the Wavves get higher, they gotta converge. You can choose to stay down in the curl, but if you follow the winner, we can meet up on the crest.
FatPossum
CD
$13.00

Wavves
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Woodsist
LP
$13.00

Weave!
S-T
PS, US Weave are a new LA band featuring some post-Bubonic Plague folks and they operate in the same sort of Post-punk, dubbed out new wave manner. Great stuff
PacificReasons
CD
$11.50

Weight, The
Are Men
PS, US In contrast to 2004's "10 Mile Grace", which found the group working within an alt-country framework executed by post-punk kids, "Are Men" brings a sense of lighthearted fun to the songwriting and execution - more country-rock block party, less alt.
TeePee
CD
$12.50

Wheat
Medeiros/Hope and Adams [expanded re-issue]
PS, US Specially priced deluxe 3CD re-issue of Wheat's classic '90s albums, packaged in a 8 panel digi-pack with new expanded artwork by the band! Includes both albums in their entirety, as well as "30 Minute Theatrik", a third CD of rarities. New album in May they say.
RebelGroup
3CD
$17.75

Whitest Boy Alive
Rules
PS, US Indie-pop/disco!
Bubbles
CD
$17.00

Wiese, John
Circle Snare
PS, US Consider "Circle Snare" a hard-wrought souvenir. Composed and realized in the midst of a comprehensive Scandinavian/European tour in 2008, John Wiese found himself tangled deep in dialogue with his instruments and ideas. Wiese increasingly scrutinized his native tongue and vocabulary, seeking new forms of grammar and cadence, as only extensive dives in unfamiliar waters can inspire. His given electronic anatomy of drum machine, microphones, tapes, and MSP folded out of their hard accustomed formations, breaking out into a more cogent and vital arsenal. "Circle Snare" is the cumulative result -- a finely detailed and dimensional evolution of an already unique voice. Those who have been stalking Wiese all along - through the landmark statement "Soft Punk," to the recent "Dramatic Accessories" LP -- will find "Circle Snare" to be a revelatory work. As Wiese continues to travel and work relentlessly and restlessly, we have no choice but to keep up; the circle is a spiral from the side, and the greatest trap is standing still.
NoFunProductions-49
CD
$12.25

Wilson, Steven
Insurgentes
PS, US Solo album from Wilson (PORCUPINE TREE, BASS COMMUNION) contains 10 new tracks that range from ballads & anthems to all-out industrial noise assaults. The dark, cinematic & richly textured album inhabits a similar experimental realm as recent albums by Thom Yorke, Portishead, & NIN
Kscope
DCD
$16.00

Wire Magazine
#302
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Wire Magazine
#301
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.25

Wolves In The Throneroom
Black Cascade
PS, US With this record, Wolves wholly transcend the limitations of the black metal label to be reborn as an entity entirely unto themselves. The energy conjured by the music is a distinctive manifestation of a personal vision, characterized by a heavy & powerful analog sound & a deft touch with songwriting & arrangement. Blazing & crystalline Metal riffs slowly collapse & shift into ritualistic dirges that invoke endless rain falling.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Woods
Songs Of Shame
PS, US Fourth full length rips deeper with both 90 second & 10 minute forays into skeletal psychedelia. This is not to say the idiosyncratic songwriting style & vocalizing of Jeremy Earl is not present in spades but expanded, colored, & twisted into a tie-dye of soundscapes. Having toured incessantly over the last 12 months as a four piece, many of the songs on "Shame" benefit from having been road worn, windblown, & deeply grooved. FIRST EDITION OF 1100 ON REVERSE STOCK JACKETS W/
PRINTED INNER SLEEVE
Woodsist
LP
$13.50

Wray, Link
Hillbilly Wolf: Missing Links Volume 1
PS, US 1997 release. "Ravin' rockabilly roots of Lucky Wray & the Palomino Ranch Gang thru the early days of the Raymen! Unreal, classic rocked up hillbilly hall o' fame- worthy boppers! Soo-perb!"
Norton
Norton
LP
$13.00

X (Australia)
X-Aspirations
PS, AUSTRALIA In late 1979, Ian Rilen, Steve Lucas and Steve Cafiero entered Trafalgar studios with producer Lobby Loyde to record some demos for a projected single. They emerged just five hours later with a completed album, the undisputed classic X-Aspirations. Bass monster Rilen had been a founding member of Rose Tattoo (he wrote their seminal debut single 'Bad Boy For Love,' but had left in October 1977 after his harder edged compositions like 'Hate City' were rejected. Debuting in December 1977, X became one of the leading lights of the Sydney punk explosion. After the shocking death of original guitarist Ian Krahe, vocalist Lucas, with his distinctive sandpaper scream, took on guitar duties and, along with the powerhouse drumming of Cafiero, the classic three-piece lineup was born. Australian rock legend Lobby Loyde (Aztecs, Coloured Balls) was an early champion of the band and the perfect choice for producer. The single taken from the LP, 'I Don't Wanna Go Out,' is one of the great singles of the punk era. X, however, were not purely a punk band -- in attitude maybe, but Rilen's Oz rock roots added another dimension. X were simply a great rock band -- their sound has not aged in 30 years and their legend looms large in the history of Australian music. Aztec Music are proud to present a long overdue reissue of such an important album. Features the singles: 'I Don't Wanna Go Out' and 'Mother' (best Lennon cover ever? Lucas certainly has the primal scream vocal down pat!). Digitally remastered by Gil Matthews, 6 panel digipak, 24 page booklet with rare photos and liner notes by Ian McFarlane. Plus 3 bonus tracks.
AztecMusic
CD
$21.75

Xiu Xiu
You Can't Hear Me
PS, US Half live concert footage, half music video; You Can't Hear Me is a series of experimental vignettes that expound upon the dark irony of the accompanying performances from the critically acclaimed band, XIU XIU. From jellyfish floating in the sky to hand-drawn animation, award winning director COURTNEY FATHOM SELL explores a variegated palette of expression. Featuring favorite tracks like "Bog People," "Boy Soprano," and "F.T.W.," the latest single from their recently released LP, Women As Lovers; You Can't Hear Me is a unique and dreamlike experience from start to finish.
MVD
DVD
$15.75

Yeah Yeah Yeahs!
It's Blitz
PS, US New album!
Interscope
CD
$15.00

Yellowbeard
S-T
PS, BELGIUM "I have been begging the Massachusetts based acidfolklorist Joshua Burkett to do a record on Ultra Eczema for years. I met him through Ron of Sunburned Hand Of The Man about 5 years ago, when they did a duo radiosession at Radio Centraal, which later got released as a Pewtr Trust CD-R on UE. I was struck by Joshua's mix of shyness, amazing and heavy acoustic guitar playing and his encyclopedic knowledge of weirdo music. His music is usually so silent that it makes you all tense and walk on socks instead of wooden shoes. The Yellowbeard LP is a collection of adolescent/teenage recordings made by Joshua Burkett between 1990 and 1994, probably right before the time he joined Wayne and Kate Village in Vermonster! Some of the recordings were overdubbed in 2008. This is a beautiful collection of collaged scrambled bedroom madness, teenage wilderness, guitar noise, acidfolk, almost psych, organ fuckery, space between the tape deck and the player, outsider beauty! This LP comes with a glow in the dark sticker and an insert in a neon yellow/black fold open silkscreened cover design by Dennis Tyfus, limited to 300 copies."
UltraEczema
LP
$25.50

Yokota, Susumu
Mother
PS, US Feat. the vocal talents of Casper Clausen (EFTERKLANG), Anna Bronsted (Our Broken Garden), Claire Hope & Panos Ghikas (THE CHAP), this is a mesmerizing web of sound made of subtle rhythms & deep tones. From the soft bossa vibes of "Love Tendrilises" & the fractured folk of "A Flower White" to the electronic jazz of "A Ray of Light" & the Twin Peaks beauty of "Meltwater," this is an album that calls for deep & repeated listens.
LoRecordings
CD
$16.00

Yves De Mey
Lichtung
PS, US The sound work Lichtung is the original score for a dance solo by choreographers Antoine Effroy and Anne Rudelbach and performed by Catherine Jodoin. The performance premiered on March 26, 2008 at Kampnagel in Hamburg, Germany. The concept of the dance performance was to begin from a unique situation and sustain this physical state as long as possible. By adding unique and non-repetitive movements, the choreography slowly evolves, starting at the back of the stage and gradually moving towards the front, as if by zooming inward. The sound follows this evolution or curve, not necessarily in volume, but rather by changes in density and speed to accompany the performer's phrase changes. Lichtung was written and composed in Brussels, Belgium and Hamburg, Germany by Yves De Mey. Already at a very early age, Yves De Mey (born 1972) became interested in electronic and/or experimental music. After a few unsuccessful years in film school, he decided to turn his early interest into his profession and started working as sound engineer and sound designer. Very soon his work found its way into the field of contemporary theatre, dance and performance. Essential to De Mey's work is the dramaturgy of sound, often combined with research in change of perception through spatial sound or music. His music has a strong focus on filmic qualities with the tendency to suggest a minimalist composition, allowing sounds to find their place and evolve over time. Every single bit of the composition organically changes throughout the layout by gentle analog and digital manipulation. In live situations, De Mey prefers to improvise, looking for happy accidents. Besides his performing arts activities, he's been releasing music on different labels, often in more accessible styles, but always based on a strong interest for non-conventional sounds. De Mey continues to work on a series of site-specific sound installations, investigating space and processes of technical and human decay. Yves De Mey often works together live or in studio with Christoph De Boeck/Audiostore and Peter Van Hoesen. He shared stage with such noted artists as Kaffe Matthews, Christian Fennesz, Alex Waterman, and Bo Wiget. De Mey lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. www.knobsounds.com
Line-039
CD
$12.25

Zeitkratzer/Carsten Nicoloai/Terre Thaemlitz/Keiji Haino
Electronics (3CD BOX)
PS, GERMANY The Zeitkratzer label releases a limited 3CD box documenting international avant-garde soloists ensemble Zeitkratzer, and their collaborations with groundbreaking electronic musicians spanning nearly a decade. This set collects all three previously-released Electronics recordings (ZKR 004CD/ZKR 005CD/ZKR 006CD), made in Germany, Spain, France, Italy and Austria with non-academic electronic musician Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto), electro-acoustic composer Terre Thaemlitz, and legendary Japanese noise artist Keiji Haino: three heroes of electronic music. This package includes a special 34-page textbook in German and English containing essays about the consequences of the ensemble's radical work: Diedrich Diederichsen on authorship, Elliott Sharp's "Zeitkratzer and the Myth of the End of Instruments," and Michael Iber on Zeitkratzer's unusual musical notation. Other essays by Tony Herrington (Wire), and Stefan Fricke. Zeitkratzer are: Frank Gratkowski (bass clarinet); Hayden Chisholm (bass clarinet); Franz Hautzinger (trumpet) Melvyn Poore (tuba); Reinhold Friedl (piano, inside-piano); Maurice De Martin (percussion); Burkhard Schlothauer (violin); Anton Lukoszevieze (cello); Ulrich Phillipp (double bass); Marc Weiser (analog electronics); Ralf Meinz (sound). Directed by Reinhold Friedl.
Zeitkratzer
CD-BOX
$45.00

Zola Jesus
Tsar Bomba
PS, US On Zola Jesus' upcoming EP Tsar Bomba, the local project's bleak pop sensibility stays afloat on a lake polluted with white noise, dirty industrial rhythms, and hissing synthesizers. The spooky vibrato of Madison vocalist NIKA DANILOVA effectively throws the dreamy hooks of Ronnie Spector down an empty well. In live sets, DEAD LUKE's sonically haunting synthesizers crawl over the minimalist rhythm section of bassist LINDSAY MIKKOLA and tom-tom player MAX ELLIOT to provide an adequate backdrop for Danilova's heaving vibrato and sinister shrieking."--Madison Decider. Edition of 500 copies.
TroublemanUnlimited
LP
$13.50

Forthcoming Releases

Acid Dreams
V/A (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US The opening track, WHITE LIGHT's "William," sets the standard for what's to come: a compulsive, classic, hard guitar-psych 45 rocker & 17 more psych diamonds follow in its wake. Other artists include: CARETAKERS OF DECEPTION, OUTCASTS, MUSIC MACHINE, MYSTIC TIDE, STEREO SHOESTRINGS, BEAUTIFUL DAZE, BALLOON FARM, & MINDS EYE
Past&Present
CD
$18.00

Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paradiso UFO
Glorify Astrological Martyrdom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Limited edition of 1000 copies. Acid Mother's Temple's Glorify Astrological Martyrdom is sure to appeal to the myriad AMT fans who have made Crystal Rainbow Pyramid a new fan favorite. Professionally recorded mega riffage for a super defined clean sound. Kawabata and company deliver this focused rock explosion full of hyper repetitive heavy hooks and freaked out pitched up vocals. Cover art by Seldon Hunt.
Important-226-1
LP
$15.00

All The Saints/These Arms Are Snakes
Host b/w Washburn (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US
Touch&Go
45
$4.25

Americans in France
Pretzelvania (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS, US "Liking You" is beautifully heartfelt, girded by melancholy organ lines, & feat. their signature complementary vocals. They are elusive shape-shifters, who seem equally at home w/ prog rock as they do w/ punk rock, a marriage that is cringe-inducing on paper, but feels natural upon listen
Odessa
CD
$12.50

Americans in France
Pretzelvania (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS, US Vinyl version.
Odessa
LP
$12.50

Amor, Naim
Soundtracks Vol III (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US Original instrumental tracks composed by NAIM AMOR (AMOR BELHOM DUO, AMOR). Not a soundtrack to a specific film, rather, dream-like music reminiscent from film noir to TV series sico beats, from Martin Denny to la Nouvelle Vague. Naim has recorded with Devotchka, Marie Frank, Howe Gelb, Calexico, Pieta Brown, Neko Case, John Convertino and others
Amormusic
CD
$12.00

aMute
Infernal Heights For A Drama (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US An album full of introspective songs, psychedelic approaches, yet accessible compositions. Their music draws a thin line between indie-rock, post-folk & electronic. Loud, roaring, dark electronics, swathes of guitar wash, & echoing, disembodied vocals.
Stilll
CD
$18.00

Antiguo AutomataMexicano
Chez Nobody EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 19TH)
PS,US An analogous mixture of kraut, minimalist tech & free jazz. An extensive EP that also features remixes from Latinsizer, Cubenx, & LOD
StaticDiscos
MCD
$10.00

Antony And The Johnsons
Epilepsy Is Dancing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, US "Epilepsy is Dancing" - the second single from Antony and the Johnsons' The Crying Light - is one of the reasons Spin is raving that the band's new material is "scarily intimate and irresistibly beautiful". Antony and the Johnsons have again crafted a consummate single with the most unlikely of subjects. The B-side "Where is My Power?" burns slowly throughout hinting at its epic climax anchored by the voice Rolling Stone has called "a voice of singular majesty, an instrument of delicacy and rapture in which Nina Simone, Morrissey, and Joni Mitchell seem to inhabit the same breath".
SecretlyCanadian-199
12
$6.25

Arcade Fire
Miroir Noir (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Follows the group through the making & touring of their 2007 album "Neon Bible," documenting the band at their Montreal studio, the making of promotional films & videos, along w/ live footage & a few short films made on the road.
Merge
DVD
$12.00

Arcade Fire
Miroir Noir - DELUXE ED (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Disc 1 contains the full standard "Miroir Noir" feature program. Disc 2 includes bonus material including the group's live performances on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Saturday Night Live & at the BBC. Limited to 5,000.
Merge
2DVD
$24.00

Audionom
Superior (DELAYED, PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, SWEDEN New album from Scandinavian zoomrock motherfuckers, features members of Paper and 1999. Will rock your bones from their sockets.
IdealRecordings
CD
$12.25

Avengers
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 21ST)
PS, US Though not released until 1983, their S/T record (aka Pink Album) features the band's recorded output from 1977-78, from the glorious first wave of punk rock. 180 gram vinyl reissue of one of punk rock's most important original documents
4MenWithBeards
LP
$16.75

Balmorhea
All Is Wild, All Is Silent (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, US Austin's Balmorhea has always made beautiful music, but that pulchritude has often belied the underlying sensuality that makes their music so inviting. The band takes a giant leap forward, embracing that sensuality, on their bold and variegated new album All is Wild, All is Silent. Now a six piece, the band known for their understated simplicity and restraint has produced an album as complex as the workings of the lonely human heart. The addition of drums, upright bass, and wordless vocals, helps the band evoke a timeless American narrative, conjuring the ghosts of our ancestors and tapping the veins of spirited adventurers who seek, discover and defend a kind of home and way of life entirely new. Like the letters of early Texas settler William B Dewees, that inspired the title All is Wild, All is Silent, the album swells with images of an untamed land and a uniquely American optimism and faith in the face of an unknown and savage Nature. The opening track "Settler" beams with a rural down-home aesthetic that could equally inspire whisky drinking or silent prayer. "Harm and Boon" makes sharp turns from painfully vulnerable to soaring triumph without relying upon the formulaic structures overused by so many of today's instrumental groups. The album closes with the haunting and simple "November 1, 1832," sounding like a
long-distance call to a home that you can never return to.
WesternVinyl-59
LP
$12.25

Bat For Lashes
Two Suns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Vinyl version.
Astralwerks
LP
$21.75

Bat For Lashes
Two Suns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Dazzling 2nd album, featuring guest spots by YEASAYER & SCOTT WALKER
Astralwerks
CD
$16.00

Bats
Don't You Rise (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2009)
PS, US The Bats are legends of New Zealand music, standing tall alongside contemporaries The Clean and The Chills as linchpins of the Flying Nun label and the Dunedin/Christchurch scene. Over the course of 25 years, 7 albums and 4 world tours, the original line-up of Robert Scott, Malcolm Grant, Paul Kean and Kaye Woodward remains intact and still creating vital pastoral pop gems. Combining Robert's mantric-like guitar pick and strum, bouncing bass with a twist from Paul, melodic hooks from Kaye on guitar and Malcolm's snappy beats, the combination of musical ingredients works perfectly - effortlessly. The band's reputation is sterling; based on legendary albums like Daddy's Highway and Silverbeet and their energetic live shows, The Bats have an enthusiastic world-wide fanbase who treasure the band's continued excellence. The Don't You Rise EP gathers up four tunes from 1998 and 2003, helping to complete the discographical picture leading up to the release of their next album, The Guilty Office, in early 2009. Featuring the electric violin on Alastair Galbraith (who last featured on The Bats' Law of Things), "That's How You'll Find Me" would fit in perfectly on any classic Bats album and mesmerized with it's folk-pop groove. "You Don't Belong" is a moody gem, while "Don't You Rise"'s country-inflected strum is a live favorite. "Face Inside The Sun" rounds out the record in fine form, a mid-tempo sing-along that sounds straight off of Daddy's Highway. A pretty special EP then, and ample evidence that 25 years after forming, The Bats still earn their legendary status. The new and next Bats full-length album, The Guilty Office, will be released by Parasol's Hidden Agenda label in May 2009!
Slumberland
45
$3.75

Bats, The
The Guilty Office (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 2009)
PS, US This Spring our Hidden Agenda imprint welcomes veteran New Zealand guitar-pop band The Bats to the roster, and hope you are as breathless at the notion of a new album as we are. The Guilty Office is The Bats' 8th album and it is lush and melancholy.
AHiddenAgendaRecord
CD
$9.00

Bell Orchestre
As Seen Through Windows (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, US Vinyl version. Mostly instrumental compositions that tap into the acoustic delicacy of chamber music, the urgency & volume of post punk & rock, & the intricacy & sonic range of contemporary electronic music. The band often credits Estonian composer Arvo Part as one of their many influences
Arts&Crafts
LP
$21.75

Blue Giant
Target Heart (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US New project from Kevin & Anita Robinson (VIVA VOCE). Also features members of SWORDS PROJECT & DECEMBERISTS. Eschewing the indie-pop sound of Viva Voce, they drew inspiration from their own past loves: American country & classic rock. Early-70s Who-ish grandeur, Byrds-esque 12-string country dreamscapes, 'verb-soaked melodies evoking Lola-era Kinks, & rich harmonies grace the darkest of love songs
JealousButcher
LP
$12.50

Bosque Brown
Baby (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 10TH)
PS, US Texas group Bosque Brown have been quietly working on their sophomore full-length with producer Chris Flemmons (BAPTIST GENERALS). A dramatic step forward from their debut, Plays Mara Lee Miller, Baby features a fuller sound and more expansive instrumentation. The album benefits from the band's ability to record closer to home, allowing them to take as much time as necessary. Baby's rich musicianship reflects Bosque Brown's increasing stature as a live band. LP version comes with BONUS 7" and mp3 download code
BurntToast
CD
$14.25

Bricolage
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS, US Vinyl version.
Slumberland
LP
$10.00

Bricolage
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 12TH)
PS, US From the swooning romanticism of "Plots Are for Cemeteries," to the lovesick giddiness of "Turn U Over," to the Northern Soul-style stomp of "The Waltzers," this is pop full of melody, verve, & wit for a modern world about to discover how badly it needs it.
Slumberland
CD
$14.25

Bryars, Gavin
The Sinking of the Titanic: Live Bourges 12/13.4.1990 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JUNE 9TH)
PS, UK A new CD edition of a celebrated live performance of The Sinking of the Titanic by acclaimed modern British composer Gavin Bryars. Originally released on Les Disques du Crepuscule, this extended 60-minute performance of Bryars' haunting masterpiece was recorded by the Gavin Bryars Ensemble at the French festival Le Printemps de Bourges in April 1990. The performance location was the Chateau D'Eau, a disused water tower on three storeys, in an environment conceived by L'Académie de Muséologue Évocatoire, showing works by French artist Christian Boltanski and also featuring documentation relating to the wreck of the Titanic supplied by divers Taurus International. Featured Ensemble musicians are Dave Smith, Roger Heaton, Martin Allen, Alexander Balanescu, Jon Carney and directed by Bryars himself. Bryars explains: 'The Bourges recording is much longer than earlier versions of Titanic and takes account of the peculiar nature of the performing environment. The six musicians were located in the basement area of the three storey water tower, and the public heard the pieces through a specially designed sound system on the middle floor - although only after the sound had passed through the cavernous top floor, which was used as a massive reverberation chamber. The acoustics of the space, previously an underwater one, conditioned the way in which the music was heard.' This new CD edition also features extensive liner notes by Gavin Bryars, as well as updated artwork.
LTM-2525
CD
$13.50

Budd, Harold & Clive Wright
Candylion (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 28TH)
PS, US A new collaborative effort from Harold Budd and Clive Wright. Candylion contrasts previous work, A Songs for Lost Blossoms, in that it is more thoughtful and structured. Still, it constantly surprises the listener with a fresh collage of aural landscapes and moods. Sometimes it evokes the feeling of a traditional Japanese piece, or the mood of a gentile, 60s, British film, or a Renaissance cathedral with cloisters reverberating a choral ensemble. Harold Budd and Clive Wright use new colors to paint Canylion's soundscapes: Harp, strings and even drums. If A Song for Lost Blossoms reminds listeners familiar with Harold Budd's previous works of his collaboration with Brian Eno, then Candylion may serve as a continuation of the spirit of Avalon Sutra; warm, glistening, meditative and alive. Art beautiful Art! Candylion was recorded and mixed at Clive Wright's Desert Sky Studio, Joshua Tree, CA. during the last quarter of 2008. Harold Budd is recognized as "The Godfather of Ambient Music". His works are the cornerstones of the modern minimal and ambient canon. Clive Wright is a founding member of the platinum selling pop/rock band Cock Robin and has worked as writer, producer and guitarist with Human Drama, Tears for Fears members, Montell Jordan, The Black Eyed Peas and Peter Gabriel. Cover art painting RF 2000 by Billy Al Bengston. PERSONNEL: Harold Budd: Piano, keyboards. Clive Wright: Guitars, Slide, Guitar Synth, Ebo; String arrangements on "Eaux D'Artifice" and "She Slipped Through The Door". Choral arrangement on "In the Midst of Life". Engineering and Production: Additional Engineering on "Beautiful Intruder" by Brendan McGuire. Harp on "Beautiful Intruder and "Ships that Sail Away" by Patti Hood. Drums on "Sunday After the War" by George Zelenz. Drums on "Beautiful Intruder" by Ray Wood. Thanks to Marcus Thirtle additional sound design contribution for the track "Candylion". ALSO AVAILABLE: Harold Budd & Clive Wright -A Song for Lost Blossoms (Darla: DRL198) CD. TRACKS: 1. Sunday After The War (3.55) 2. Exit Plan (Perfume) (3.19) 3. On Ships That Sail Away (3.40) 4. Eaux d'Artifice (6.18) 7. Ribbons Everywhere (3.18) 5. Beautiful Intruder (4.56) 6. Candylion 8. The Bells (4.50) 9. She Slipped Through The Door (5.00) 10. Mlle. Ice (4.34) 12. Orange Portals (3.30) 11. In The Midst Of Life (2.08)
Darla-221
CD
$12.25

Callahan, Bill
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Vinyl!
DragCity/GalacticZooDisk
LP
$14.75

Callahan, Bill
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle surveys a landscape that grows organically, like the time two people spend together or the time one person spends alone (with another). One way or another, it's awfully pretty. Something's clearly making Bill feel like a natural man. And high in the saddle, with a pouch of Big League Chew & nine sweet new tunes in tow, he's riding herd over a diverse bunch of sounds by top-notch players. Sure, there's guitar, keyboards & drums, just like there's always been, but arranger Brian Beattie brought some old friends back into the picture: violins & French horns. Plus, recording in the big state of Texas has given Bill a panoramic sound- screen, filled with verdant & sparkling sounds, all of which allow him access to the depths of expression, allowing a gentle & stirring view of that which we call "soul." Singing as personal as ever while still spinning wild yarns & melodic guitar fictions, Bill Callahan's on an idyll we hope won't ever end
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone
Vs. Children (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, US Hot on the heels of the recently released singles and rarities compilation "Advance Base Battery life" comes Vs. Children, the fifth album proper by Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. Vs. Children continues the trajectory of 2006's "Etiquette", which showed singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth straying from the strictly electronic instrumentation of his earlier recordings. In fact, Vs. Children is an album decidedly absent of the battery-powered keyboards of Casiotone For The Painfully Alone's namesake. Instead, Vs. Children's arrangements are built largely on the sounds of piano, organ, Mellotron, and acoustic percussion, both live and sampled. It's like gospel music, if you can imagine that most of the choir has gone home for the evening and the church musical director is just really into samplers. Following a tedious preoccupation with religious music and an unhealthy obsession with grand larceny (inspired in part by the arrest of a former co-worker for the robbery of 26 banks from Illinois to California), Ashworth wrote many of the songs on Vs. Children from the perspective of remorseful criminals. Many more songs deal with the themes of babies, pregnancy, and parent/child relationships, because, let's face it, none of us are getting any younger, if you know what I mean. Tick tock goes the baby clock. Vs. Children was produced by Ashworth and long-time friend and collaborator Jason Quever (Papercuts) at Quever's Pan American Studio in San Francisco, CA and Ashworth's home studio in Chicago, IL. Vs. Children features guest appearances from Quever (who solos all over "Tom Justice, The Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL" and contributes various drum sample sources), Julie Lispector (of the French electropop one-woman band Lispector, who duets with Ashworth via traded MP3s on "Man O' War") and two-time tour-mates The Donkeys (who sit in as Ashworth's backing band on three tracks). But, despite Vs. Children 's many guest musicians and a noticeable shift in instrumentation, Casiotone For The Painfully Alone has succeeded to make a fifth album that feels just as warm and intimate as the first. Vs. Children marks the continuing evolution of an idiosyncratic singer, songwriter and producer, presenting an older, wiser, and more mature Casiotone For The Painfully Alone.
Tomlab-128
CD
$12.25

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
Your Funeral...My Trial (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! Further exploring Cave's varied musical interests, this cemented the band as one of the most dynamic groups of this generation.
Mute
CD+DVD
$17.50

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
Kicking Against the Pricks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! Teaming up w/ former BIRTHDAY PARTY members & other guests, this tackles a long list of covers, paying tribute to everyone from Johnny Cash to Velvet Underground.
Mute
CD+DVD
$17.50

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
First Born Is Dead (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! The blues had long been a potent undercurrent in the BIRTHDAY PARTY's music, so it wasn't all that surprising that Cave embraced the sound & feeling of rural blues on his 2nd album w/ the Bad Seeds.
Mute
CD+DVD
$17.50

Cave, Nick & Bad Seeds
From Her to Eternity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Re-mastered & remixed in 5.1 surround sound, w/bonus DVD! An accomplished album mixing the frenzy & power of his BIRTHDAY PARTY days w/ a dank, moody atmosphere that showed he was not interested in simply continuing what the older group had done.
Mute
CD+DVD
$17.50

Chain And The Gang Featuring Ian Svenonius
Down With Liberty (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS, US Everywhere that liberty goes, it leaves a path of destruction. Fast food, bad architecture, materialism, rampant greed, environmental destruction, imperial conquest, class struggle; these phenomena, when combined, seem to be synonymous with "Liberty." So just as it's called "liberty" when war and greed stalk the land, Ian Svenonius (Make Up, Nation of Ulysses and Weird War) calls his band Chain and the Gang. Like a true chain gang, they're on the road to confront and defy any freedom-lovers that come across their path. They shuffle, manacled, across railway yards, and through graveyards; they're on the side of the road, picking up the garbage as they walk, as people drive by, yelling at them. All they can do is become a chorus of metal meeting metal, hands hitting hands and a collective voice louder than one. The songs they have created on Down With Liberty ... Up With Chains [KLP203] are sing-alongs; a call and response in the tradition of gospel tunes, work favorites and the girl groups and vocal aggregates that once dotted the corners of the Mid-Atlantic United States. It sounds as natural as a freak hail storm or the roar of a lion on the veldt. The album is cunningly constructed - like a series of tone poems or work songs; the remnants of time served, a universal debt paid to society. It started with one lifer (Svenonius) and grew to include a gang of small time bandits with Calvin Johnson, Brett Lyman (Bad Thoughts), Sarah Pedal, Faustine Hudson (The Curious Mystery), Brian Weber (Dub Narcotic Sound System), Veronica Ortuño (Finally Punk), Nicolaas Zwart (Desolation Wilderness), Karl Blau, Chris Sutton (Hornet Leg), Sixx (The Vibrarians), Arrington de Dionyso, Aaron Hartman and Benjamin Hartman (Old Time Relijun). How do they describe their sound? Something they just found. They dug it up from the ground. Essential to that soil: guitar, drums, organ, saxophone and chants; paying off our collective debt to the universe. There are songs with a driving locomotive engine ("Reparations," "Interview with the Chain Gang"), a full-on choir of the disenfranchised ("Cemetery Map," "Deathbed Confession," Trash Talk") and disentangled, soul-influenced invitations to a celebration ("Room 19" and "Unpronounceable Name"). Down With Liberty ... Up With Chains is simple and profound, the way a pebble on the beach is. There are no song cycles, sample beats, sequencers or baby pictures of the artist as a tot. The Gang is set to shuffle across the Land of Liberty in Spring 2009. Join them as they hope against hope, fan the flames, shake their fist and say "Yeh! Yeh! Down with Liberty! Up with Chains ... Put those handcuffs on my hands." "Ian Svenonius is an inadvertent pioneer. His career has been a studied attempt to advance the history of punk rock, using influences as tools to build with rather than styles to flaunt and discard." The Wire CHAIN AND THE GANG Down With Liberty... Up With Chains
Krecords-203
LP
$11.50

Coathangers
Scramble (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Songs like "Bury Me" & "Time Passing" use chanted vocals to approach a kind of personal sloganeering - like Huggy Bear, shot w/ syncopated voices, but minus the political fury. In "Pussywillow," the melodic chop of the guitar lifts the call-&-response action from bratty disgust to melancholy realization, then back again.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$12.50

Coathangers
Scramble (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Yellow vinyl w/ free digital download.
SuicideSqueeze
LP
$13.25

Crystal Antlers
Tentacles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US The group explodes through the unclaimed space between '60s garage touchs like the Music Machine & the Misunderstood, red-eyed noiseniks like Guru Guru & Les Rallizes Denudes & the mechanized motor-soul of "Osmium"-era Parliament. Between the screamers come the scenery - the Pharoah Sanders-style sax snippets that confetti the end of "Glacier," the gentle oceanic drone-poem "Vapor Trail," the album intro that sounds like Blue Cheer chasing Terry Riley's "Rainbow In Curved Air"
Touch&Go
CD
$12.50

Crystal Antlers
Tentacles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 7TH)
PS,US Vinyl version.
Touch&Go
LP
$14.25

Culture Reject
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 28TH)
PS, US Infectious, soulful melodies, syncopated guitars & easy grooves. Guests include JIM GUTHRIE (drums, vocals), KARRI NORTH (background vocals), & percussion virtuoso DAVE CLARK.
WhiteWhale
CD
$11.00

Culture Reject
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 28TH)
PS, US Infectious, soulful melodies, syncopated guitars & easy grooves. Guests include JIM GUTHRIE (drums, vocals), KARRI NORTH (background vocals), & percussion virtuoso DAVE CLARK
WhiteWhale
CD
$11.00

Cursive
Mama, I'm Swollen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 21ST)
PS, US Deluxe LP is 180gm colored vinyl & includes 16 page booklet, download card for bonus material, & CD version
SaddleCreek
LP
$17.50

Dalton, Karen
It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 5TH)
PS,US First time ever on vinyl! A heart wrenching & bluesy introduction to the intoxicating world of Dalton & her deep well of musical secrets. 180gram beautiful old school tip-on jacket with original artwork plus rare photos & poster.
LightInTheAttic
LP
$21.75

Davis, Miles
Bitches Brew (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US RESURFACED WAX!!!
Sony
DLP
$25.25

Davis, Miles
Sketches of Spain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Along with Kind of Blue, In a Silent Way, and Round About Midnight, Sketches of Spain is one of Miles Davis' most enduring and innovative achievements. Recorded between November 1959 and March 1960 -- after Coltrane and Cannonball Adderley had left the band -- Davis teamed with Canadian arranger Gil Evans for the third time. Davis brought Evans the album's signature piece, "Concierto de Aranjuez," after hearing a classical version of it at bassist Joe Mondragon's house. Evans was as taken with it as Davis was, and set about to create an entire album of material around it. The result is a masterpiece of modern art. On the "Concierto," Evans' arrangement provided an orchestra and jazz band -- Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Elvin Jones -- the opportunity to record a classical work as it was. The piece, with its stunning colors and intricate yet transcendent adagio, played by Davis on a flügelhorn with a Harmon mute, is one of the most memorable works to come from popular culture in the 20th century. Davis' control over his instrument is singular, and Evans' conducting is flawless. Also notable are "Saeta," with one of the most amazing technical solos of Davis' career, and the album's closer, "Solea," which is conceptually a narrative piece, based on an Andalusian folk song, about a woman who encounters the procession taking Christ to Calvary. She sings the narrative of his passion and the procession -- or parade -- with full brass accompaniment moving along. Cobb and Jones, with flamenco-flavored percussion, are particularly wonderful here, as they allow the orchestra to indulge in the lushly passionate arrangement Evans provided to accompany Davis, who was clearly at his most challenged here, though he delivers with grace and verve. Sketches of Spain is the most luxuriant and stridently romantic recording Davis ever made. To listen to it in the 21st century is still a spine-tingling experience, as one encounters a multitude of timbres, tonalities, and harmonic structures seldom found in the music called jazz. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
SNYL740414.1
LP
$17.50

Davis, Miles
In A Silent Way (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Listening to Miles Davis' originally released version of In a Silent Way in light of the complete sessions released by Sony in 2001 (Columbia Legacy 65362) reveals just how strategic and dramatic a studio construction it was. If one listens to Joe Zawinul's original version of "In a Silent Way," it comes across as almost a folk song with a very pronounced melody. The version Miles Davis and Teo Macero assembled from the recording session in July of 1968 is anything but. There is no melody, not even a melodic frame. There are only vamps and solos, grooves layered on top of other grooves spiraling toward space but ending in silence. But even these don't begin until almost ten minutes into the piece. It's Miles and McLaughlin, sparely breathing and wending their way through a series of seemingly disconnected phrases until the groove monster kicks in. The solos are extended, digging deep into the heart of the ethereal groove, which was dark, smoky, and ashen. McLaughlin and Hancock are particularly brilliant, but Corea's solo on the Fender Rhodes is one of his most articulate and spiraling on the instrument ever. The A-side of the album, "Shhh/Peaceful," is even more so. With Tony Williams shimmering away on the cymbals in double time, Miles comes out slippery and slowly, playing over the top of the vamp, playing ostinato and moving off into more mysterious territory a moment at a time. With Zawinul's organ in the background offering the occasional swell of darkness and dimension, Miles could continue indefinitely. But McLaughlin is hovering, easing in, moving up against the organ and the trills by Hancock and Corea; Wayne Shorter hesitantly winds in and out of the mix on his soprano, filling space until it's his turn to solo. But John McLaughlin, playing solos and fills throughout (the piece is like one long dreamy solo for the guitarist), is what gives it its open quality, like a piece of music with no borders as he turns in and through the commingling keyboards as Holland paces everything along. When the first round of solos ends, Zawinul and McLaughlin and Williams usher it back in with painterly decoration and illumination from Corea and Hancock. Miles picks up on another riff created by Corea and slips in to bring back the ostinato "theme" of the work. He plays glissando right near the very end, which is the only place where the band swells and the tune moves above a whisper before Zawinul's organ fades it into silence. This disc holds up, and perhaps is even stronger because of the issue of the complete sessions. It is, along with Jack Johnson and Bitches Brew, a signature Miles Davis session from the electric era. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
SNYL740415.1
LP
$17.50

Death Set
Rad Warehouses to Bad Neighborhoods (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 14TH)
PS, US Collection of the group's first 2 EP's recalls all of the brashest moments of the band's super-deep super-brief back catalog