Hello all,

We’ll be keeping our jabbering short today because we’re working double time to make up for yesterday’s absence. All of us here had a great new year’s eve and we hope that yours was also enjoyable.

Labels are back on board and it looks like January 23rd is going to be a big day for us with all of the new releases landing.

Check out the list and give us a holler back.

Take care,

Royal/Paul

Oriental Sunshine "Dedicated to the Bird We Love" CD $16.25 (Sunbeam)
Combining Jim's love for great Nordic music with a Parasol passion for immersing ouselves in long-lost psych/folk/pop gemmage from the 60s and 70s, Norwegian trio Oriental Sunshine's 1970 debut works both ways! MOJO Magazine calls it "A sitar-kissed cruise through the gentler side of 60s psychedelia, outstandingly performed and instantly likeable. One of the mellowest records you're ever likely to hear" (more)
Check out other Sunbeam label psych/folk treasures!

TV Eye "#4 (ZINE/DVD)" $11.00 (TV EYE)
Now expanded into an 84-pg full-color magazine & DVD pack. This first DVD issue incl. live footage, interviews & behind-the-scenes footage with ISIS, THE BRONX, HIGH ON FIRE, BAD BRAINS, RADIO BIRDMAN, MELVINS, MURDER CITY DEVILS, HATER, SUNNO))) & BORIS. Region 0

40Winks
Sound Puzzle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Second full length from the Belgian duo known as 40winks. They've been making and releasing music for over 4 years and have previously released on several underground Japanese labels, as well as a few in Europe, and we are proud to say this will be their first appearance on a US label, Merck Records. Sound Puzzle is a smooth storybook like collection focused on the aesthetics of raw jazzy hip hop and the complex layering and arrangements of samples from a variety of sources. 20 tracks long, and 55 minutes in length, this collection of beats and instrumentals was composed and polished in 2006 with a strong influence of early 90's hip hop production and excessive crate digging. Merck DJ's should feel right at home mixing this in with some Aphilas or Malcom Kipe. Digipak. Limited to 2000.
Merck-046
CD
$12.50

40Winks
Sound Puzzle Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Vinyl 12" sampler from the second full length from the Belgian duo known as 40winks. They've been making and releasing music for over 4 years and have previously released on several underground Japanese labels, as well as a few in Europe, and we are proud to say this will be their first appearance on a US label, Merck Records. Sound Puzzle is a smooth storybook like collection focused on the aesthetics of raw jazzy hip hop and the complex layering and arrangements of samples from a variety of sources. The vinyl has a careful selection of about half of the cd release tracks, cutting out some interludes, but getting straight to the meaty bones of some delicious hiphop. This collection of beats and instrumentals was composed and polished in 2006 with a strong influence of early 90's hip hop production and excessive crate digging. Merck DJ's should feel right at home mixing this in with some Aphilas or Malcom Kipe. Limited to 600. Portion on colored vinyl.
Merck-SP
12
$7.00

8-Bit Operators
Pocket Calculator/Robots (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US A prelude to the forthcoming CD collection featuring various 8-bit artist interpretations of classic Kraftwerk songs, primarily on Lo-bit microchip computers, handheld gaming devices and consoles. This game-influenced branch of electronic music has developed a flourishing international live scene & is one of the first new genres of music to use the internet to its fullest advantage, with the advent of home-brewed synth cartridges & hacker influenced musical tools.
Astralwerks
12
$8.25

Air Formation
Daylight Storms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 13TH)
PS, UK After last years astounding 57 Octaves Below EP, Brighton's Air Formation are back with their third album. Recorded over the Summer with producer Pat Collier, mastered by Shimmydisc/Bongwater maestro Kramer Daylight Storms is their most accomplished work to date. Drawing from the likes of eighties shoegazers My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, as well as lesser known noise-dreamers like the fabulously mysterious Flying Saucer Attack, Air Formation sit comfortably alongside the current crop, Sigur Ros, Long-View, Mew et al while at the same time following a path of their very own making. Think Mogwai, Explosions In The Sky, the sound of jet engines. Air Formation can go from breathy escapism to futuristic terrorcaust in a matter of minutes whilst still encapsulating the listener. Live shows are rare but stunning, recent supports have included Mark Gardner, Ulrich Schnauss and Rachel Goswell. The band will be back to delight in the Spring.
ClubAC30-304012
CD
$15.00

Alps, The
Jewelt Galaxies / Spirit Shambles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, JAPAN The ALPS are Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (aka Tarentel), Alexis Georgopoulos and Scott Hewicker, a loose-knit collective of atists/musicians/writers very active in San Francisco's vital underground scene. The group specialize in spontaneous compositions of the out-limits variety, offering a SOUND that is ancient and new, intimate and enormous, ecstatic and expansive, and illuminated with white light. And JEWELT GALAXIES/SPIRIT SHAMBLES is their 1st full album collecting the first two CDR releases from The ALPS. Following a specially tuned internal compass that leads them from open meadows and rushing rivers to urban chaos and decay, The Alps use a variety of sound sources (Wooden Flute, Tabla, Orchestra Bells, Electric Guitar, Omnichord, Microphone, Clarinet, Violin Bow, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Shakers, Mixer, Voice, Cassette Tape, Sleigh Bells. This was recorded with one microphone in Scott Hewickers's living room mostly in one session on November 14, 2005 and a bit in August earlier in the year. Of their debut JEWELT GALAXIES, the good people at AQUARIUS RECORDS had this to say : "Glistening meditative soundscapes well-suited to gazing at frosty mountain peaks such as those of their namesake. Squeaky clarinets and alien flute melted into whirls of swish and whoosh, all laid over drones and instrument hum and tape hiss. Quite beautiful." The group are currently working on a follow-up record with engineer/producer Philip Manley (The Fucking Champs, Trans Am, Oneida). In the coming months, the group will release a 12" on visual artist Chris Johanson's new imprint Awesome Vistas. The group will also contribute a song to Devendra Banhart's forthcoming tribute compilation devoted to the works of the Clive Palmer. (Text by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma / The Alps).
Spekk-008
CD
$15.00

Alsace Lorraine
Dark One (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 5TH ) (ON SALE)
PS, US Alsace Lorraine is the delicately delicious and unique electronic/guitar pop creation of seminary professor Paul Francke. We're pleased to announce that our favorite singer on Earth, Argentinean Singer/Artist Isol has joined Alsace Lorraine to sing on four of the album's 14 tracks too. Isol sings here in English for the first time! Isol left her band Entre Rios (Elefant {Spain}/Darla {US}) when the group signed with EMI Latin America because the deal demanded too much time away from her profession as an Artist/Illustrator. Caitlin Brice sings backing vocals on two tracks. Jane Francke (Paul's sister) sings one track. The sophomore Alsace album Dark One, though not literally very "Dark", was recorded and mixed by Paul at Paul's home studio in Chicago. Isol's warm, exotic, sensual vocals were recorded in Isol's bedroom studio in Buenos Aires. Paul's unique bedroom uber-pop soundtrack provides the perfect music bed to Isol's vocal. The result is a unique blend of Astrud Gilberto, Wolfgang Press, Eurythmics, Pale Saints, St. Etienne, Magnetic Fields, Hope Sandoval, as well as The Wake, Section 25 and other Factory-esque influences. Hopefully, Paul and Isol will make more beautiful music together. Alsace Lorraine sounds romantic; thoughtful, sensuous and smart. Comment from Paul Francke: I began the album begun during college on the south side of Chicago and completed it while working in Campbeltown, on the end of the Kintyre Peninsula, the most remote part of mainland Britain. Between those points I worked on the record in an Episcopalian seminary dormitory in Alexandria, Virginia, while training to be a seminary professor. It couldn't have been done without my brilliant, non-religious friends: Isol sings four of the best songs on the album, but she also made important suggestions for changes to the lyrics and music. We share a lot of beliefs regarding art and beyond, and it has been fascinating to work with her. Her friend Nico recorded her vocals in a studio in Buenos Aires. Caitlin Brice, the lead singer from the previous album, sings excellent backup on two songs here. Joe Moore plays guitar on one song, and my younger sister Jane sings on one song as well.
Darla-178
CD
$11.50

Anger, Kenneth
Films (CD/DVD) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Cinematic magician, legendary provocateur, author of the infamous Hollywood Babylon. A major influence for Martin Scorsese, Fassbinder & David Lynch.This covers the first half of his career & now on DVD for the first time. HD transfers from newly restored segments, rare outtakes + 36 pg bk. Contains: Fireworks, Puce Moment, Rabbit's Moon, Eaux d'Artifice & the epic Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome.
FantomaFilms
CD/DVD
$18.50

Antonio Carlos Jobim And Luiz Floriano Bonfa
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, UK Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim is the biggest name in Brazilian music. His composition 'The Girl from Ipanema' with 'Yesterday' are the most popular song of all time and it is THE number that defines Bossa Nova (though Jobim wrote two dozen other songs that are intrinsic to the genre). Jobim and the virtuoso Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa were (with Joao Gilberto) the architects of Bossa Nova; overseeing the transition of traditional samba song to the new form and our collection covers those years of transition. Our set includes Jobim songs played by Bonfa and vice versa. It includes vintage domestic hits written either by Jobim or by both men and as a major feature also includes the entire score of the 1956 'Orpheus of the Carnival' stage play (written by Tom Jobim and the poet Vinicius de Morais). This was the blueprint for the famous film 'Black Orpheus' which two years later swept all before it at the Cannes Film festival and put Bossa Nova on the world map. Our set captures the flavour of fifties Brazil, when in arts and culture and sport the country was really emerging. Jobim and Bonfa are popular throughout the world. Much of the later work of both men has long attained classic status and is in print (eg Jobim's number 1 USA LP with Frank Sinatra). Both men are major names in America and Japan. Bossa Nova has been given further impetus with the re-discovery of Tropicalia and period Brazilian music is now extremely prominent, in Britain and Europe especially. Any student of Brazilian music will appreciate this album.
El-97
CD
$13.00

Aphrodisiacs, The
In the Name of the Father (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, JAPAN Scottish experimental trio have been around since 2002 when they reportedly sounded like Mogwai with a Casio keyboard thrown in for good measure...Since then, the band released the mini album "This Is A Campaign," the title track of which landed in John Peel's 2002 festive fifty and which landed the band a Peel Session to boot. "In the Name of the Father" is The Aphrodisiacs' first full-length album and features 6 remastered tracks from the minialbum
plus 6 brand new tracks recorded in 2006. "The Scottish trio use soothing vocals to lure you into their dark and eerie electro rock world where tense guitars suddenly explode over insistent clipped beats, and it's all frighteningly catchy and incredibly good. New Order, Depeche Mode and The Cure references abound on the more upbeat tracks, the slower efforts warmly reminiscent of Death Cab For Cutie, making This is a Campaign a sparse and utterly beguiling slice of disco music for the quietly deranged." (Camilla Pia)
Quince-038
CD
$12.50

Apples In Stereo
New Magnetic Wonder (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 2ND) (DATE SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
PS, US 1st release in 5 years. Produced by Bryce Googin (Pavement, Sebadoh, Sean Lennon). Clocking in at 53 minutes, the album contains 14 songs, 12 additional "link tracks," & an AIS firs  the newly invented "Non-Pythagorian Music Scale" included in both digital sound files & an in depth video description on the enhanced portion of this multimedia CD.
YepRoc-2132
CD
$15.50

Arbouretum
Rites Of Uncovering (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Baltimore-based Arbouretum are led by lyricist and guitarist Dave Heumann, member of Anomoanon and longtime Will Oldham collaborator. A triumphant journey through brooding loner-rock ballads and righteous acid guitar breakdowns.
ThrillJockey
CD
$13.50

Arbouretum
Rites Of Uncovering (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey
LP
$11.50

Arc Lab
No Spectre (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH )
PS, US Arc Lab's sophomore release "No Spectre" finds the n5MD imprint returning to its roots. Medard Fischer (a.k.a Arc Lab) uses almost 99.9% the digital realm to create his sonic tapestries. Those familiar with Fischer's music will hear unparalleled growth in his production and songwriting since 2005's "the nineteen floors" (MMBP). Those unfamiliar will take comfort in his musical expressions. "No Spectre" features cascading rhythms reminiscent of some of Telefon Tel Aviv's beat-work, the melodious cadence of early Arovane and some of the warm yet slightly sinister elements of label-mate Proem. It highlights a delicate balance of tension and emotion, harnessing errant melodies, fractured percussion and granular synthesis experiments to make that all-important musical connection with the listener. Human moments made by machines? A human heart succumbing to the synthetic? Or maybe just an artist utilizing some old spectres to make something all his own... tracklisting: I`m All Vectors, Versions, Natch, So Much For No Surprises, The Several Song Dead Days, Miss Wet T-Shirt Vancouver 2006, Plays Tim Arndt, Spectres, The Past!, All Parallels.
n5MD-144
CD
$12.00

At Swim Two Birds
Returning to the Scene of the Crime... (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH )
PS, SPAIN CD DIGIPACK + 8 page booklet. Returning to the scene of the crime is the new album by AT SWIM TWO BIRDS, the solo project of Roger Quigley - singer of the acclaimed duo from Manchester The Montgolfier Brothers and undoubtedly one of the biggest talents in the English music scene. AT SWIM TWO BIRDS shocks with the very stillness of the music: undulating guitar lines with a hint of the sound of pubs and fairgrounds, moodchanging music full of deep beauty. And although there is a certain similarity to the sound created by The Durutti Column and Tindersticks, for AT SWIM TWO BIRDS it is the lyrics which play the key role. Quigley spends time in the twilight world of corner pubs and cafes, with those who are lonely or depressed, those who love each other but are lost. His words touch the heart because they are about those trifles that make sense of our lives, that are common to everyone. AT SWIM TWO BIRDS' music encapsulates the strange pleasure that comes from contemplating a drama, understanding it and sharing it. Perhaps if David Lynch had filmed "The Straight Story" in England, he would have chosen the music of AT SWIM TWO BIRDS' as his soundtrack. "Quigley lies under the snow, as if he feels there is a silky warmth before the last goodbye ..." Les Inrockuptibles. "We knew that from the immese talent of Quigley we could only expect yet another masterpiece, another cleasing of the soul, but before such beauty, one cannot stop wondering: do we really deserve it?" (Rockdelux, June 2003). "With his pride in the working class and the common people he offers these delicious bucolic nuances for those who are still able to stop, contemplate and listen ..." (Mondosonoro, July-August 2003).
Green-024
CD
$14.00

Ateleia
Formal Sleep (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This is Brooklyn resident JAMES ELLIOTT. His music combines crystalline pulse w/ submerged aquatic drones & subtle ghost melodies. It's not so much oceanic as it is a tide pool- the churn of the tidal impulse is captured in miniature & crawling w/ activity. Evoking the grand echo of My Bloody Valentine & the long standing tradition of psychedelic minimalism, but informed by contemporary electronic musdic, this is truly immersive. Feat. DAIVD GUBBS, DAVID DANIELL, JON PHILPOT & SADEK BAZARAA.
Xeric/TOE-110
CD
$14.50

Bardot, Brigitte
And God Created Woman (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, UK 'And God Created Woman' is the soundtrack to the notorious 1956 film that made Brigitte Bardot the sex symbol of her generation and propelled her to International stardom. It was condemned by the Church and created scandal everywhere. Bardot's then husband and film director Roger Vadim - 'Barbarella', was quick to capitalise. It made a fortune and changed the face of cinema. Jane Fonda called it "the first cinematic blow for women's liberation" and as a landmark in French cinematic culture is considered the film that ushered in the 'New Wave'. The jazzy/mambo score by Paul Misraki ('Alphaville') creates the appropriate steamy atmosphere and in the first half of the programme Brigitte Bardot reads selections from the script in French.
El-098
CD
$12.00

Bark Haze, The
Unititled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 13TH)
PS, US This limited edition lp was pressed in an edition of 500 with letterpressed covers done by Manifesto. These are completely different recordings than the Bark Haze compact disc also on Important Records. The Bark Haze is primarily a guitar duo of GOWN (nom de plume of one Andrew Macgregor) and Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth etfuckingcetera). Auxiliary members have been know to include Pete Nolan (Magik Markers, Virgin Eye Blood Brothers, Cops et al). Their name came from a mis-hearing of the radical early 70s R+B group the Bar-Kays and from that moment the concept of mis-hearing and allegiance to presenting the mis-hearing as some open-ended musical course became The Bark Haze's identity. So far all concerts have taken place in Western Massachusetts and once in the confines of Cambridge, MA's Twisted Village record emporium. They anxiously await their debut gig in the UK at the Nightmare Before Christmas event curated by Moore. As the heroic and potentially bonkers Carpenters refrained We've Only Just Begun. Damn straight.
Important-128
LP
$12.75

Beirut
Lon Gisland (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Follow-up to sleeper hit of 2006, Gulag Orkestar came out of nowhere to sell tens of thousands of copies in a matter of months & wound up on countless critic's year-end lists. As a stopgap before recording a new full-length in Fall 2007, here's four new tunes & a full band reworking of Scenic World.
BaDaBing-052
CD5
$7.00

Berg Sans Nipple, The
Along The Quai (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TeamLove
DLP
$15.50

Berg Sans Nipple, The
Along The Quai (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This Franco-American duo weave dreamy electronica, percussion-heavy Afrobeats, layers of feedback, pop melodies, and dub blankets, creating a cohesive collage of everything that's influenced them since birth. This is their first proper North American release after one album, three EPs, a handful of compilation tracks, and several treks around Europe during the last four years.
TeamLove
CD
$13.50

Birch Book
Fortune & Folly Vol 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Recorded on San Juan island off the rugged coasts of the Olympic Northwest,
B'ee(IN GOWAN RING) drifts away from the overtly psychedelic and displays a more organic, individualistic approach to songwriting, blending elements of
idiosyncratic folk-pop and outcast-country with brooding layers of sound and sense. Comparisons have been made to Leonard Cohen & Nick Drake as well as
Will Oldam & Iron and Wine.
HelmetRoom-011
CD
$12.50

Bird And The Bee
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Named one of "10 bands on the horizon in 2007" by the LA Times. Vocalist Inara George, who has been aptly referred to as "a modern day Audrey Hepburn with the voice of an angel," & keyboardist/producer Greg Kurstin, who has lent his talents to records by Beck, Flaming Lips, Lily Allen, Peaches & more. Taking elements of everything from the Beach Boys to 60's Brazil to electronica, spinning them into this irrepressible collection of sunshine- drenched, semi-psychedelic ditties.
BlueNote
CD
$13.00

Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US The follow-up to their smash debut, "Silent Alarm", is every bit as bright, powerful, and catchy, with the addition of more muscle, attitude, depth, and a bit of polish courtesy of their producer, Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol). Inspired by lead singer Kele Okereke's interest in what he calls "the living noise of a metropolis", this record captures every detail of daily life in a modern city from the ebullient to the mundane. From the quiet desolation of commuting to casual sex, from going out on a Friday night to the long ride home early in the morning, these are songs desperate to understand the meaning that pulses under the moments of our every day.
Vice
CD
$13.50

Bloc Party
A Weekend In The City (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Vice
LP
$14.50

Bones Brigade
Focused (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Bucking the trend of overdone & retreaded "depressioncore," they surprised the scene w/ their fresh, energetic sound on their first release. Together with Municipal Waste the most important hardcore crossover band around.
Coalition-072
LP
$13.25

Bong-Ra
Sick Sick Sick (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, GERMANY Four new tracks by the great Bong-Ra, taking his mashup of metal and breakcore where he had left it with "Grindkrusher". Expect the most powerful, heavy and catchy tracks of the genre so far (and by far).
AdNoiseam-075
12
$9.00

Bonnie Prince Billy
Lay & Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US
DragCity-329
CD
$5.75

Bonnie Prince Billy
Lay & Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-329
12
$7.00

Bracken
We Know About The Need (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Vinyl limited to 1500 copies.
Anticon-069
LP
$11.50

Bracken
We Know About The Need (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Debut album from this shrouded-in-mystery solo venture from Chris Adams (vocalist, co-sound designer behind Leeds, UK legends Hood) & walks that rarely tread turf between the electronic & the organic, where complex arrangements sound free & easy & every sound finds its rightful place.
Anticon-069
CD
$14.50

Broken Social Scene
Feel Good Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US NOW available on two 12" heavyweight vinyl in a beautiful, full color gatefold jacket.
Arts&Crafts-005
DLP
$18.50

Broken Social Scene
Bee Hives (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US NOW available on heavyweight vinyl in a beautiful, full color jacket.
Arts&Crafts-006
LP
$14.75

Broken West
I Can't Go On, I'll Go On (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US It's a power pop gem, shimmering & cool, w/ sharp edges & soaring melodies, recorded over the course of a yr. These songs stand on their own, w/ touchstones such as The Kinks, Big Star & The Byrds or Spoon, Wilco & Teenage Fanclub.
Merge-289
CD
$12.95

Brosseau, Tom
Grand Folks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US New album speaks of his hometown in North Dakota, of the people there, of convulsions of nature & of survival, about the great flood of 1997, homelessness, the love of the sound of the fabulous fifties, Les Paul & Mary Ford, traveling & keeping the direct sunlight out of your face on the freeway. JOHN DOE, of the great LA punk band X, co-produced & sings on "Fork in the Road." Grammy-winning violinist HILARY HAHN is featured on two tracks. "He's got the plain-spoken directness of Hank Williams Sr. and a delicate way of phrasing that sometimes recalls Billie Holiday." -NPR, All Things Considered
Loveless-024
CD
$12.50

Busdriver
RoadKill Overcoat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Epitaph
LP
$11.75

Busdriver
RoadKill Overcoat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Busdriver is that rare artist who brings so much flair and originality to his music that he's transformed a whole genre with his intricate assault of complex rhymes and vocal delivery. On this release, he delivers synth-laden, post-techno hooks and indie-pop moves provided by underground heroes, Boom Bip and DJ Nobody. He strings together pop culture reference points, cryptic wordplay, and gallant wit, with a wide musical palette of pop grandeur, psychedelic hip-hop, and minimal beats, capturing listeners with his most undeniably catchy release yet.
Epitaph
CD
$13.00

Camera Obscura
If Looks Could Kill (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US The 2nd US single from "Let's Get Out of This Country" & ties in w/ the start of their tour in Feb. Incl. 2 previously unreleased tracks "Hands Up Baby" & "Alaska"
Merge-296
CD5
$5.00

Camera Obscura
If Looks Could Kill (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, SPAIN Contains exclusive B side. "If looks could kill" is the third song taken as a single from the highly praised third album by CAMERA OBSCURA, an album composed of melodic pop jewels from the first to the very last song. Along with the title track, destined to be danced to death in the best pop music clubs due to its unstoppable Motown beat and the Phil Spector-esque sound. As usual, the 7" is a limited edition vinyl release, and it features an exclusive, previously unreleased B-side: a cover version of Phil Spector and the PARIS SISTERS' eternal classic tune, "I love how you love me".
Elefant-251
45
$7.00

Cantu-Ledesma, Jefre
The Garden of Forking Paths (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, JAPAN Jefre-Cantu Ledesma is a San Francisco based artist and musician. He is a founding member of Tarentel and since 1995 has recorded and toured in the US, Europe & Japan with the group. In 2000 after a much needed break from the band schedule he began making solo music under the name Colophon. In 2003 Love Loops was released on the Temporary Residence label as part of their mail order only Travels In Constance series. In 2004 he started the Root Strata label and has released recordings from a wide variety of musicians such as Yellow Swans, Grouper & My Cat is An Alien. The Garden Of Forking Paths is the first full length solo CD by San Francisco based musician Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. Eschewing the laptop processing of his earlier work as Colophon, the album was created with an assortment of tape recording mediums (Cassette, Micro-Cassette, Reel to Reel tape machine) and a small arsenal of guitar stop boxes used on wide variety of instruments from electric guitar to bowed gong. In addition to recording at his home studio, various sites found in the near by Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco were used for live outdoor site specific recording. With its title taken from a short story by Jorge Luis Borges, the album is overtly concerned with dreams, memory, death, birth, infinity and the possibility of a labyrinth like approach to music making, where songs are not written as much as they slowly emerge out of the process of music making.
Spekk-009
CD
$15.00

Chatham, Rhys
Crimson Grail (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US The man who rocks the minimalist canon like a hurricane, gathers up the City of Light in the evanescent beauty of his latest piece - written for 400 guitars & performed live in the basilica of landmark Sacre Coeur - w/ 10,000 people watching & 100,000 more on national TV. As the music shimmers, it offers a snapshot of eternity, an echo of a moment 1000 yrs gone & 1000 yrs yet to come.
TableofElements-106
CD
$14.00

Chrome Cranks, The
Diabolical Boogie: Singles, Demos, & Rarities (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US A super-swank enhanced double CD collection of singles, demos, and rarities, plus three music videos from NYC's prime dirt blues movers, culled from their golden 1992-98 era. Copious, soul-bearing liner notes by Peter Aaron, the Cranks' mouthpiece and official public face. Includes covers of AC/DC, Devo, Television, Pere Ubu, T. Rex, The MC5, Daniel Johnston, The Germs, Sky Saxon, and Brainiac.
Atavistic
DCD
$17.00

Chrysler, The
Cold War Classic [U.S. Edition] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 2007)
PS, US Domestic release for The Chrysler's second album, with 5 bonus tracks. 'Cold War Classic' is the second full-length release from mysterious Swedish folk-pop band The Chrysler, recorded in a little cabin outside Katrineholm, Sweden; an album filled with hope, agony, and clarinets. The band's debut album 'Failures And Sparks' was well-received by music writers, who have compared The Chrysler's enigmatic, bonfire folk and baroque, jangling pop to The Byrds, Neil Young, Simon & Garfunkel, Nick Drake, The Band, Belle & Sebastian, The Velvet Underground, Lambchop, and Norway's Kings Of Convenience. Guest appearances by Laakso vocalist Martin Krunnegard and Swedish songstress Britta Person. As with their debut album 'Failures And Sparks', released in late-2005 by Galaxy Gramophone/PLG, the U.S. edition of 'Cold War Classic' will be augmented with five bonus tracks, the songs from their Blue Gold and First Blood EPs, including their cover of Bob Dylan's "Changing of the Guards".
GalaxyGramophone-002
CD
$9.00

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Some Loud Thunder (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Their sophomore effort demonstrates just how far this band has come since the release of their debut. It's a record that will stand the test of time and critics alike.
CYHSY
CD
$11.50

Clinic
Visitations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
DLP
$14.50

Clinic
Visitations (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Since exploding into life about nine years ago, this Liverpool quartet released a brilliant debut, "Internal Wrangler" in 2000, toured with Radiohead, and appeared at Scott Walker's Meltdown. In 2002, their second album, "Walking With Thee" earned them a Grammy nomination. Described by NME as "a stunning return to form", this release sees the band work again with Gareth Jones (Interpol, Nick Cave, Depeche Mode). Clinic are distinctive in the way that The Fall, The Residents, or Missy Elliot are distinctive - it's hard to mistake their sonic fingerprint for anyone else's, yet because they keep exploring the outer limits of their thing, they always sound fresh.
Domino
CD
$14.00

Clouds
Legendary Demo (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Boston's Clouds deliver unbridled action-rock harking back to the mid/late '90s Man's Ruin garage onslaught - which, in turn, owes its collective hearing loss to the likes of the Wipers, Bad Brains, Stooges, and MC5. But there's more. From nasty psych and southern power grooves to "Party Grunge" and sax'd-out dub, this record has it all. Though the band proudly wears their influences on their sleeves, they stand apart because the melting pot sounds unique. They lock and stock their way through manic tracks that meld ZZ Top, the Stooges, Bad Brains, Karp, and Sun Ra.
HydraHead
CD
$13.50

Cohen, Danny
Shades Of Dorian Gray (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Cohen has been mentioned in the same breath as everyone from Tom Waits, Vic Chesnut, and Jad Fair to Daniel Johnston and the Residents. Danny, a one-time cohort of Captain Beefheart, has stepped up the arrangements on his latest release. Mellotrons, horns, organs, and lap steel adorn these sixteen songs full of riotous images and indelible hooks, sounding positively Wilson-esque. "Shades" is the musical equivalent of an accomplished painting. Equally cerebral and serendipitous, Cohen's third album on Anti is an eclectic song cycle that thrives, informs, and rewards with each successive listen.
Anti
CD
$15.00

Collier, Graham
Hoarded Dreams (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Previously unreleased long-form composition from one of the best known British jazz composers, heard here in a powerful live performance by an international all-star band that includes: TOMASZ STANKO, CONNY BAUER, TED CURSON, JOHN SURMAN, MANFREDS CHOOF, KENNY WHEELER, ART THEMEN & many others. "Collier's sympathetic background motifs and great stabbing ensemble chords...gave the clear signal that this was something special in jazz writing; something that was reflected in the inspiration which the piece gave to the soloists."-The Wire
Cuneiform-252
CD
$12.50

Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely 'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats: 600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$5.50

Crow, Rob
Living Well (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Rob Crow is the frontman for the incredibly popular indie rock band PINBACK. His family is all over this 3rd solo album: in the album title, the artwork (layered w/ dozens of family photos), & the intensely personal lyrics which document his courtship w/ his wife, their marriage, & the subsequent birth of Robertdale Crow III. It has the hooks & heart that he is famous for, w/ a refined focus that flies in the face of Crows many stylistically erratic projects (i.e. Goblin Cock, Thingy, Heavy Vegetable, Optiganally Yours, et al)
Temporary-114
CD
$13.00

Cult
Dreamtime (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Following the name change from Death Cult, the band's debut album still has the goth/tribal influences but also has moved on towards the classic blues rock feel. Remastered from the original tapes with an expanded booklet.
BeggarsBanquet
CD
$11.50

Curtains
Calamity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Guest appearances by NEDELLE & JOHN RINGHOFER aka HALF HANDED CLOUD. Ex-member of Deerhoof & Natural Dreamers.
AsthmaticKitty-026
LP
$12.75

Cut Chemist
What's the Altitude (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Second major label single from former JURASSIC 5 DJ / producer, OZOMATLI member & 1/2 of the "Brainfreeze" 45 phenomenon w/ DJ Shadow. Side A feat. rhymes by HYMNAL. Side B feat. like-minded old-school/ pioneer/ random rap fanatic EDAN for lyrics. Both tracks taken from "The Audience's Listening"
AStableSound-002
12
$7.50

Davis, Brad
Davis (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US BRAD DAVIS from FU MANCHU. He mixes rock w/ lots of pop overtones on this debut 5 track EP. Already an established musician as the bass powerhouse in Fu Manchu for the last 15 yrs; he switches to vocals & guitar here.
Elastic-024
CD5
$7.50

Deadfall
Mass Destruction (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US The premiere leaders of old school hardcore in the Bay Area. This CD compiles their brilliant debut EP, as well as their "Comrades"EP & the recent "Keep Telling Yourself Its OK"EP as well as long lost demo tracks for added punch. Any fan of early DC/Midwest hardcore ala MINOR THREAT/ NEGATIVE APPROACH are sure to flip over this band.
6Weeks-105
CD
$10.25

Death Unit
Infinite Death (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Infinite Death is the first full length CD release from Death Unit, A super group of total psychedelic noise destruction formed by Carlos Giffoni, on electronics, in early 2005 and which includes Chris Corsano and Trevor Tremaine (Hair Police) on double drum attack and Brian Sullivan (Mouthus) on Guitar. Covering all areas From total minimal graveyard tonal strange work to massive wall of drums/electronic/guitar assault, death unit was put together with one purpose: to leave nothing alive behind. Infinite Death captures the absolute essence and energy of Death Unit by combining a long studio track recorded at Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon studio with s scorching ferocious live track recorded on Death Unit's 2005 summer tour. Album artwork by Dominick Fernow (Prurient) and mastering by James Plotkin (Khanate) puts the finishing touches on this perfect package of intensity, focus and noise.
Important-118
CD
$12.00

Deceptikon
Greater Cascadia (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US This is the third vinyl release from now Tokyo based producer Deceptikon. Jazzy sample based hip hop beats with heavy emphasis on melody and 8 bit funk. A sound falling somewhere between Machinedrum and Proswell, with a touch of Malcom Kipe. Containing well constructed breaks, combined with pads and horns, plus a touch of west coast style, and video game finesse. Composed of eight vinyl exclusive tracks crafted by Deceptikon over the last 2
years, since his last critically acclaimed album outing, Lost Subject. Limited 600. Portion on colored vinyl.
Merck-GC
CD
$6.50

Deerhoof
Friend Opportunity (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US It's a feat of reinvention that could only come from artists willing to rethink everything. Even though they've been around for a long time, they're still restless & hungry for the rush of the new. Not coincidentally, & fortunately for them, they've attracted a burgeoning following who absolutely love to be challenged. One of the most glorious albums ever heard.
KillRockStars-472
CD
$13.50

Deerhunter
Cryptograms (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 29TH)
PS, US The 1st side begins w/ an intro leading to the title track & ends w/ the tape literally spinning off the end of the reel in the middle of a drone layered w/ bells & accordion, while the 2nd half opens w/ the line, "...so I woke up..." & introduces a set of focused psyche-pop songs fixating on adolescence, illness, & failing connections. "a massive, psych-heavy, art-damaged 5-piece, & one of the most inspired new bands we've heard in quite a while.." Pitchfork
Kranky-104
CD
$12.50

Deftones
Saturday Night Wrist (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US The band's first album in three years follows the 2003 self-titled disc that was the Grammy-winning group's highest charter at #2. Produced by Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Jane's Addiction) and former Far guitarist Shaun Lopez, "Saturday Night Wrist" is bombastic yet vulnerable, aggressive yet thoughtful - combinations that have made The Deftones among the most respected and acclaimed bands in hard rock.
Maverick
DLP
$18.00

Demon's Claws
Satan's Little Pet Pig (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Part Gun Club, part Back From The Grave w/lo-fi distorted crunch that hail from Montreal.
IntheRed-139
CD
$13.50

Demon's Claws
Satan's Little Pet Pig (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed-139
LP
$11.50

Diagram Brothers
Some Marvels of Modern Science + Singles (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH )
PS, UK 24 tracks. Digitally remastered from the original studio tapes, Some Marvels of Modern Science + Singles features 24 tracks and runs for 74 minutes. In addition to all 14 tracks from their 1981 album on the New Hormones label (founded by Buzzcocks), the CD also features ten bonus tracks from all four singles released between 1980 and 1982, including the cult favourites Bricks and Discordo, as well as the ultra-rare Diagram Brothers German EP. Often compared to XTC, Gang of Four and Fire Engines in their day, The Diagram Brothers invented and defined their sound 'discordo' as follows: "The music was made to a strict formula, or set of rules. All the guitar chords were based on discordant notes, all the beats were very simple rock or disco, and all the words very straightforward and down to earth." Some Marvels Of Modern Science drew warm reviews on release in 1981: "The Diagram Brothers play an extraordinary, quirky, jerky brand of speedo funk, as if some Pavlovian behaviourist has got hold of The Gang of Four and started to do tricky experiments on them... Science before sentience, the didactic before the ecstatic seems to be the unusual anti-rock n' roll idea... This is an album of observations which are never dull, and of music which - in spite of being clinical - is never cold. I quite warm to this kind of off-beat fun and to the proof that the English eccentric spirit needn't necessarily take twee grown-up public schoolboy forms." (NME). The CD booklet features a deluxe 16 pages booklet featuring facsimile artwork and detailed liner notes.
LTM-2480
CD
$15.00

Donelly, Tanya
Whiskey Tango Ghosts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Following the name change from Death Cult, the band's debut album still has the goth/tribal influences but also has moved on towards the classic blues rock feel. Remastered from the original tapes with an expanded booklet.
4AD/BBQ
CD
$11.50

Dredd Foole
Daze on the Mounts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US The Foole has finally come out & ended a near decade of silence. Originally issued as a limited 2004 CDR, this reissue presents the famed colossal side to the masses. In collaboration w/ Matt Valentine & Erika Elder (MV&EE/Bummer Road & Tower Recordings), 2 of modern-times' purest interstellar travelers, he bounds between Tim Buckley-esque bellow & a hyper-extended take on the song form alongside environmental treatments (harmonica, synthesizer, percussion) & his own acoustic guitar work to fully transcend known limitations.
FamilyVineyard-046
CD
$13.50

Earlies, The
Enemy Chorus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This sophomore effort is a hypnotic voyage through a largely aphotic locale w/ unpredictable bursts of light & sound, perhaps amidst the heavens, or maybe under our own feet. The album comes from a darker & less familiar place than their pop tradition-steeped debut. While no less beautiful than that record, this carries a greater feeling of uncertainty, longing, anxiety, & sadness. Influences range from the essential work of Faust, to prog greats Gentle Giant, to the musique concrète madness of Jean-Claude Vannier.
SecretlyCanadian-146
CD
$13.50

Early Years, The
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, UK The chilling, psychedelia-drenched self-titled debut from this UK band is a dense mix of the trio's influences: Spiritualized, Mogwai, Television, Neu, and Tortoise. A sound that lies somewhere between their joint love for ambient noise, motorik beats, drones, feedback, harmony, and melody. They've been a fixture of late night MTV2 rotation, and recently created the soundtrack for a Nike World Cup commercial. The US version of this album contains a bonus disc with four additional tracks and two videos. "Within ten songs, The Early Years manage to run the gamut of emotional exploration that leaves you elated, desperate, and moved in such ways you had not felt since your own early years. Truly wondrous" - The Fly (UK).
BeggarsBanquet
DCD
$14.50

Elope
9 Distilled Dreams (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 2007)
PS, SWEDEN COMING SOON! Perhaps Elope's finest album to date...and that's saying something consideing how brilliant 'The No Name Record' and '3WD' are... It is also their very mellowest. '9 Distilled Dreams' is the mainly acoustic companion piece to the rocking '3WD' released earlier this year. Check out Jim's Pick page for a sound sample.
Gravitation-026
CD
$10.50

Enduser & Bong-Ra
The Kill (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, GERMANY Special release for the new Bong-Ra and Enduser european tour, featuring two new tracks by each of these artists.
AdNoiseam-76-1
12
$9.00

Enduser & Bong-Ra
The Kill (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, GERMANY Special release for the new Bong-Ra and Enduser european tour, featuring two new tracks by each of these artists.
AdNoiseam-76-2
CD5
$10.25

Entwistle, John
Smash Your Head Against The Wall (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE DECEMBER 14TH)
PS, US One of the most influential & talented bassists in the history of rock music. As a member of The WHO, his outstanding bass work brought the lowly bass man into the forefront of rock'n'roll. This debut solo album took his playing off in new directions although the overall sound is a Who at their heaviest.
Earmark-42084
LP
$16.75

Exploding Star Orchestra
We Are All From Somewhere Else (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Rob Mazurek (Chicago Underground Duo/Trio/Quartet, Isotope 217) returns with an expansive free-jazz big band outing, as he and a massive fourteen member cast of Chicago improvisers, including John McEntire and John Herndon from Tortoise, weave together a beautiful tapestry of horns, vibes, percussion, synthesizers, flutes, strings, and piano.
ThrillJockey
CD
$14.50

Far Corner
Endangered (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Far Corner was formed in the Spring of 2003. This quartet of keyboards, cello, bass, and drums blends contemporary classical chamber music with One can hear influences from Stravinsky and Bartok and other contemporary classical giants, as well as from some of the great progressive rock bands of the 1970s. On their second album, Far Corner combine and contrast group improvisation with completely scored works, composed in a contemporary, post- Bartokian style. Since their debut album in the fall of 2004, the band has kept up a steady performance schedule, with some highlights being performing at Progday in North Carolina in 2005 and opening up for Ozric Tentacles in summer, 2006. All four members of the group are well seasoned pros in either classical/ contemporary classical or rock/progressive rock or both. "Keyboards, cello, bass and drums cooperate for instrumental 'chamber rock' - a synthesis of a heavier progressive style with acoustic elements like cello...with the cello often following a perfectly-intoned tenth above, resulting in a slithery, silky undertow for the band.... Mind-blowing.... fun to listen to."-Keyboard
Cuneiform-246
CD
$12.50

Finches
Human Like A House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Debut from this cahrming SF duo that gracefully rides between folk & pop & brings to mind such unclassifiable wonders as Vashti Bunyan & Marine Girls.
dulc-i-tone-008
CD
$14.50

Foxx, John
Cathedral Oceans (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, UK John Foxx's Cathedral Oceans is a 20 year project combining ambient music with his own photographs that slowly morph into each other to create the effect of a 'moving stained glass window'. Sounding like a mix of Brian Eno and the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange, highlights include the exquisite 'Through Gardens Overgrown', 'Fog Structures' and 'The Shadow Of A Woman's Hand'. Track listing: Oceanic, Through Gardens Overgrown, Spiral Overture, The Shadow of a Woman's Hand, Radial Harmonics, Serene Velocity, Fog Structures, Eternity Sunrise, Harmonia Mundi, City of Endless Stairways, In Rising Light, Metanym.
Metamatic-8
DVD
$17.00

Fujiya & Miyagi
Transparent Things (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This Brighton trio of electronic maestros borrow from some of the best: Can, Kraftwerk, Air, and even Talking Heads. Already receiving critical acclaim in the UK, get ready for some major waves stateside. "They're doing for 70's Krautrock and motorik what the DFA did for early 80's electro. Indeed, without even being asked, they've gone and done the unthinkable: They've actually made krautrock fun" - Pitchfork Media. "Danceable kraut-pop with head scratching lyrics and droves of cute Brits loving every minute of it" - Tokion. "...sure-footed disco-punk - a sweet, clever, charismatic record" - NME.
DeafDumbBlind
CD
$11.50

Funkstorung
Appendix (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Remixes from 1998 to 2005 & such illustrious names as Björk, Lamb, Raveonettes and Nils Petter Molvaer, this definitive collection is not to be missed. Packaging will be "super jewel case" with rounded corners and 20+ page booK
K7-210
CD
$17.00

Ghost
In Stormy NIghts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US There are a variety of sounds & songs, ranging from pop-folk numbers to hard rock to outré concepts held together by their diverse musical personality. They display intense power on these new recordings, incorporating frame drums & tympanis & the "springer" (a device made by Batoh that contains metal springs, a resonance box, plasma ball (light) & rotating machine to create a heavy yet theremin-like sound) into their already-diverse orchestra. Incl. a blasting cover of Cromagnons "Caledonia". This is the same line-up as "Hypnotic Underworld".
DragCity-313
CD
$13.50

Gilberto, Astrud
September 17, 1969 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, UK Is there any need for an introduction to Astrud Gilberto, The Girl From Ipanema, who brought the nonchalant 'Vaga' vocal style of the Brasilian New Wave to international attention and launched a thousand indie-girl records and fantasies in a time and place she never imagined....?? Rev-Ola proudly presents the second in our series of Astrud Gilberto's wonderful albums....described as her best album by none other than popmeister Duglas T. Stewart of The BMX Bandits...well, it IS simply amazing. A move into softpop rendered in her trademark sexy style but with the surprising addition of some pretty funky playing. As her tenure at famed jazz label Verve was running down, her versions of songs by The Beatles, Bee Gees, Margo Guryan and The Doors gave a new slant to her amazing talents... simply lovely! - One of the BEST albums ever made anywhere in the world ever anywhere... erm, anytime!
Rev-Ola-193
CD
$13.00

Glass Candy
I Always Say Yes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US The third single from the upcoming full-length, "Life After Sundown", is by far the group's most complex and riveting to date. They're redefining dance music as we know it; their sound has evolved over the years from a no wave/death disco rock band to a full-fledged dance music band. Using all analog equipment, they're bringing it back to the era when Giorgio Mororder and Claudio Simonetti ruled the dance world. Bridging the gap between Italo disco, punk rock, and glam rock in ways never imagined. Limited edition of 1,000 copies with exclusive mixes.
TMU
12
$9.50

Happy Couple, The
Happy Times & Petty Crimes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, JAPAN 12 track album + 1 hidden track. A compilation of all the songs recorded to date by highly touted pop outfit The Happy Couple. In addition to the songs from the Hamburg/Brighton based duo's sold out "Four Seasons" vinyl only EP and the Matinee EP "Fools In Love", Happy Times & Petty Crimes includes their new smash hit "Song For The Troubadour," featuring Belle & Sebastian's Stevie Jackson on harmonica, as well as other smashing C86 and Sarah Records inspired indiepop songs like "Boyfriend Of The Week" (first time on CD), "Another Sunny Day" and "Hopeless Case." "Song For The Troubadour" comes in three flavours: original version; remix by Carsten Meyer aka Erobique (International Pony); as well as a previously unreleased acoustic version, all of which are included here.
Quince-043
CD
$12.50

Hazelwood, Lee
Cake or Death (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Cake or Death is Lee Hazlewood's swan song before he returns to the shadows from which he was dragged in the '90s, following his rediscovery by an extraordinary range of contemporary artists such as Beck, Pulp, Sonic Youth & Nick Cave. Contains new recordings of his classic tracks These Boots Are Made For Walking & Some Velvet Morning.
Ever-008
CD
$15.50

Heatmiser
Yellow No. 5 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US NOW AVAILABLE ON 10''!! An extra special surprise that consists of all non LP material. ELLIOT SMITH before the ultimate sadness set in.
Frontier
10
$8.75

Herbert
100 Lbs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US In January 1996, Matthew Herbert released his debut album, 100Lbs. that would stand as a personal manifesto for the future of dance music. Now re-released w/bonus disc of B-sides, rarities & unreleased tracks. "One heavyweight of a record" - Pitchfork.
K7-239
CD
$17.00

High Llamas
Can Cladders (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US They're back & rolling out their sounds w/ soul & bounce hitherto unheard in their halcyon days. The acoustic flavor of "Beet, Maize & Corn" remains present here: a string quartet lays the harmonic bed of the material, joined there by a quartet of female vocalists. All of which lends the gospel truth to the Llamas traditional group profile of piano, bass & drums w/ vibes, organ & a bit of gut-string acoustic for good measure. After all the planning & arrangements, it's a happy record, as happy as we are today.
DragCity-317
CD
$13.50

High Llamas
Can Cladders (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-317
LP
$13.50

Hot Chip
Over & Over Remixes 2 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US New remix package delivers some fired up remixes by Maurice Fulton & Mock & Toof. Fulton remixes gives you a dub & Vocal spaced out funky house adventure that will be sure to keep the party moving. The Mock & Toof mix is a driving sub bass techno-house vibe with snippets of the original throughout this remix
ASTRALWERKS
12
$7.00

Hotel Alexis, The
Goliath, I'm On Your Side (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US The second album by Hotel Alexis, shows the band poised to make an impact in the landscape of American song. "Goliath" marks a significant step forward for the Hotel Alexis, and especially for singer/songwriter Sidney Alexis. Taking the Americana and folk influences from the first album, "Goliath" expands the distinctive songs into more experimental and psych influenced territory. Written primarily by Alexis during a stay at an ex-hippy commune in southern Spain and recorded in locations all over the US, the albu's tracks are reminiscent of Sparklehorse trading songs on the porch of Richard Buckner while a Velvet Underground era Lou Reed looks on with an approving nod! Nice!!
BrokenSparrow-4049
CD
$9.00

I Walk the Line
Desolation Street (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Hailing from Helsinki, Finland, they took their name from the legendary Man in Black, Johnny Cash, feeling it described the honest straightforward nature of the punk rock they played. Apart from dressing all in black, there is little else that nods to the classic country icon. The band plays dark resonant, melodic, edgy punk, pulling from such diverse influences as The Clash, Murder City Devils & Social Distortion.
Gearhead-071
CD
$11.50

Isabelle Antena
Carpe Diem + Extras (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, UK 22 tracks. Isabelle Antena, is an acclaimed easy and electro-samba pioneer from Paris. Originally released on Les Disques du Crepuscule in November 1992 (in Japan and France only), Carpe Diem was recorded with musicians including Marco De Meersman (drums) and Fritz Sundermann (guitar) at Studio Caraibes in Brussels. Isabelle produced the album herself, which has rightly come to be regarded as a milestone. The vibe is chiefly cool jazz, latin and bossa, and complements perfectly Isabelle s warm voice and soft, sensual lyrics, never more so than on Corto Prend le Large and E Preciso Perdoar. Carpe Diem represents Isabelle s personal affirmation of life and music, following the tragic death of her husband and musical partner Dirk Schoufs (previously with Vaya Con Dios). The song Corto Prend le Large stands as a particularly heartfelt tribute to Dirk. The extended 66 minute CD also includes all 10 extra tracks from Isabelle s previous album, Les Derniers Guerriers Romantiques, released in April 1991, and recorded by Isabelle with Dirk Schoufs and a crack team of crack jazz and bossa musicians. Artist biography: chic trio Antena formed in Paris in 1981. After scoring cult hits with wry single The Boy From Ipanema and classic mini album Camino Del Sol in 1982, the band left Crepuscule for major label releases on Island and Mercury. Going solo, Isabelle Antena returned to Crepuscule in 1986, and since then has released a further twelve albums, her writing spanning jazz, funk and latin, and achieving notable success in Japan and the Far East. The most recent Isabelle Antena album, Easy Does It, appeared in 2005. The new Antena album, Toujours du Soleil, was released in April 2006.
LTM-2485
CD
$15.00

Jesu
Conqueror (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US J.K. Broadrick's second full-length is packed with eight gorgeously hypnotic tracks. "Conqueror" exhales a dreamlike mist of weighty celestial ambience, underwater phantasms, and slow-rolling nebulae, fomenting the kind of kaleidoscopic rapture - brimming with lush electronics, dulcet guitar textures, massive riffs, and lavish atmospheric hues - that makes us swear we're on drugs.
HydraHead
CD
$13.50

Jobim, Antonio Carlos & Luiz Floriano Bonfa
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, UK Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim is the biggest name in Brazilian music. His composition 'The Girl from Ipanema' with 'Yesterday' are the most popular song of all time and it is THE number that defines Bossa Nova (though Jobim wrote two dozen other songs that are intrinsic to the genre). Jobim and the virtuoso Brazilian guitarist Luiz Bonfa were (with Joao Gilberto) the architects of Bossa Nova; overseeing the transition of traditional samba song to the new form and our collection covers those years of transition. Our set includes Jobim songs played by Bonfa and vice versa. It includes vintage domestic hits written either by Jobim or by both men and as a major feature also includes the entire score of the 1956 'Orpheus of the Carnival' stage play (written by Tom Jobim and the poet Vinicius de Morais). This was the blueprint for the famous film 'Black Orpheus' which two years later swept all before it at the Cannes Film festival and put Bossa Nova on the world map. Our set captures the flavour of fifties Brazil, when in arts and culture and sport the country was really emerging. Jobim and Bonfa are popular throughout the world. Much of the later work of both men has long attained classic status and is in print (eg Jobim's number 1 USA LP with Frank Sinatra). Both men are major names in America and Japan. Bossa Nova has been given further impetus with the re-discovery of Tropicalia and period Brazilian music is now extremely prominent, in Britain and Europe especially.
El-97
CD
$13.00

Kilgour, David
Far Now (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US His 1st band THE CLEAN changed the face of rock in the 80s. Now he still loves music, still loves life & is still making records. This is filled w/ gorgeous melodies, singing that conveys subtle emotion & effortlessly eloquent guitar playing.
Merge-287
CD
$13.00

Lifetime
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US The highly influential hardcore band are reunited and armed with a new record. This is their first new full-length since the release of their sophomore full-length, "Jersey's Best Dancers" in 1997. Includes members of Kid Dynamite and Zero Zero.
Decaydance/Atlantic
CD
$13.50

Lilja, Tobias
Time is on My Side (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH )
PS, US "Time Is on My Side" is Swedish experimental composer Tobias Lilja's second full-length album and first on n5MD. This follow up to his sonic debut "Ex-leper" (nonresponse) has all the controlled visions of decay as its predecessor but with the addition of Tobias' desperate yet controlled vocals. These vocals bring to the fore-front a humanistic layer of melody to the tonal blizzard of Tobias' music yielding new dimensions which are to most, unclassifiable. Said by the artist to be somewhat loosely inspired by some of David Sylvian's recent work, this comparison though is almost a moot point due to Tobias' originality in his instrumental composition and his vocal delivery, melody and cadence. "Time Is on My Side" is truly in a world of its own. A teetering balance of contradictions... Frigid yet in some way invitingly warm, desperate with a false sense of hope, other-worldly yet somehow familiar, this balance is where Tobias Lilja excels and is proof of an artist who has found "his" sound. "Time Is on My Side" is one of those rare works of art that comes along to help you through those dark times when everything seems hopeless...
n5MD-142
CD
$12.00

Loney, Dear
Loney, Noir (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US This multi-instrumentalist Swede builds songs using a modest home studio set-up. As such, he's released four albums on CD-R in the last few years and has managed to sell several thousand of them pretty much on his own. His music has been described as soulful indie folk with a powerful mini orchestra. Layer upon layer, adding instrumentation and vocals, these songs seem to bloom like time-lapse photography, depicting glimpsed scenes of modern disaffection and timeless yearning. "Loney, Noir" is at once effervescent and resigned, exhilarating and melancholy, joyous and confessional.
Subpop
CD
$13.50

Loney, Dear
Loney, Noir (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$13.50

Love Kills Theory
Happy Suicide, Jim! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US LKT has generated a tremendous buzz even before showcasing for CMJ. The band marks the return to intellectual rock, pioneered by bands Devo & Gang of Four, while establishing strong hooks & creating catchy songs. They sing about the alienating effects of consumer culture whereby the things we love become the things that destroy us in that they inspire passivity & commodity fetishism.
Xemu-1014
CD
$13.00

LSD & The Search For God
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Take a dose of LSD and the Search for God: The highly anticipated debut from these SanFrancisco space-rockers is finally here! This masterful collection of five lysergic-dipped,guitar-based gems is delightfully reminiscent of the early Creation Records sound. Turn iton and tune
in to a psychedelic trip, where swirling guitars and playfully flirtatious boy/girlvocals travel through dreamy pop hooks and fuzzed out drones. This brilliant EP makes it clear why their astonishing live performances up and down the West Coast have firmlyestablished LSD and the Search for God as the up-and-coming darlings of the underground psychedelic, spacerock, shoegaze community.
MindExpansion-2010
CD
$10.00

Lymbyc Systym
Love Your Abuser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Mush
LP
$11.50

Lymbyc Systym
Love Your Abuser (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US The debut full-length is a sprawling post-rock epic. Drawing inspiration from groups like Tortoise, Explosions in the Sky & Four Tet. Their compositions cleverly combine catchy melodies, dynamic rhythms & intricate laptop programming that form melodic & cohesive tracks blurring the borders between post-rock, indie-rock, and folktronica.
Mush-252
DCD
$14.50

Macromantics
Moments In Movement (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This is the debut from Australian rapper Romy Hoffman, a Melbourne-based artist who began her music career in the mid '90s as a 15-year old guitarist for Ben Lee's first band, Noise Addict. There's something for everyone on this album. Braggadocio battle raps sit right next to tunes about kites and balloons, while banging party songs are followed by the eerily spooky. This is a woman of many musical loves; hip-hop may have never sounded so fresh. "...definitely one to watch as she brings her honest, hook-hop to the ears of all who give a damn about artists shoving the envelope forward" -Inpress.
KillRockStars
CD
$13.00

Macromatics
Moments in Movements (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This Australian rapper got her first gig in BEN LEE's NOISE ADDICT. This is a woman of many musicial loves, you can count at least 3 deaht metal references here. Even Melanie Griffith gets a shout out. Hip hop may have never sounded so fresh.
KillRockStars-411
CD
$13.50

Mahavishnu Project
Return to Emerald Beyond (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Founded in 2001 by drummer & composer GREGG BENDIAN, TMP has been dedicated to reviving and bringing to today's audiences the excitement and the transcendent experience of visceral intensity of the early days of jazz/rock in general and the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra specifically. The band was formed by Gregg specifically to perpetuate the spirit of live performance in which this music was created by performing this great music live! Features a 11 piece band interpreting Mahavishnu Orchestras "Visions of the Emerald Beyond," one of the most explosive albums in the fusion genre. "...an exciting document of inspiration and exploration..."-Rolling Stone
Cuneiform-242
CD
$12.50

Maher Shalal Hash Baz
L'Autre Cap (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Composing his music to be played by amateur musicians, Tori Kudo, the enigmatic conductor of Maher Shalal Hash Baz, has been called "The Master Of Mistake". On this release, he's a wickedly inspired bandleader, presenting a tight package of 27 songs both fierce and fragile. Barely held together by the threads, these songs seem just a note away from falling apart completely. The effect is at turns serene, dissonant, enchanting, rockin', and intensively catchy. For longtime fans who've tracked the group over their many years and mutations, this record is an essential follow-up to "Faux Depart", and is also an excellent starting point for those unfamiliar with the long history and naïve genius of Tori Kudo's Maher Shalal Hash Baz.
K
CD
$13.50

Maher Shalal Hash Baz
L'Autre Cap (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
K
LP
$13.50

Marks, Gary
Gathering (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US In 1973, at the age of 22, San Francisco singer-songwriter Gary Marks self-produced his first album, Gathering. It is now considered a classic - a totally unique amalgam of folk-rock-jazz that seems to get richer & more powerful through the years. What makes the album extra special is the fact that the band included guitar legend John Scofield, the renown jazz pianist Michael Cochrane & one of the top vibraphonists in the world, David Samuels. At the time, none of them were known to the general public. In fact, this was their recording debut.
KindredSpirits-002
CD
$17.00

Marks, Gary
Gathering (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
KindredSpirits-002
LP
$15.00

Maze
Armageddon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Sundazed-138
LP
$16.00

McLuhan, Marshall
McLuhan's Wake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Marshall McLuhan is considered the "Patron Saint" of Wired magazine. Perhaps the most publicized English teacher in the twentieth century & arguably the most controversial. The film translates these laws into an illuminating & revealing text. Blending all forms of media, including animation and special effects. It is a visually dazzling & poetic film w/narration by Laurie Anderson. Over 100 mins of extras!
Disinformation-031
DVD
$18.50

Menomena
Friend And Foe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This fractured post-punk, post-hip-hop, post-pop album is the much-anticipated follow-up to their debut, "I Am The Fun Blame Monster". National press coverage already confirmed in Alarm, Alternative Press, Black Book, Chord, Death & Taxes, DIW, Filter, Harp, Jane, Magnet, Paste, RE:UP, Relevant, Relix, Under The Radar, and more. Look for the Internet campaign around the first single, "Wet And Rusting".
Barsuk
CD
$11.50

Minus The Bear
Interpretaciones Del Oso (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US Minus The Bear's records are frequently steeped in atmospherics and peppered with some serious prog-rock tendencies. Their most recent full-length, "Menos El Oso", was heavy on samples and their live set finds guitarist David Knudson playing his pedals more frequently than his guitar, hunkered over the side of the stage, syncopated and spastic. As the band transforms, this record achieves that rare remix goal of presenting an already esteemed record in an entirely new light.
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$13.50

Morricone, Ennio
Morricone In the Brain (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, UK This album will take you take you on a profoundly psychedelic trip through one of the most fertile imaginations in 20th century music. It is a mind-bending seventy minutes with the maestro - Ennio Morricone. Ennio Morricone was the biggest living man in film music, and this album is when he was in the beat pop acid sixties and seventies at the height of his creative powers when his abilities as a composer went far beyond even what the best international groups in each genre were capable of. The majority of the music featured on this incredible compilation is from obscure European art movies and (long deleted) is being released in digital format for the first time. Morricone In the Brain is a testament to Morricone's incredible artistry and also his versatility. An album at which to marvel it will surely be enthusiastically received critically and will be essential to any student of the maestro or the genres of psychedelia or film.
BellaCasa
CD
$12.00

Mum
Peel Session (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FatCat-057
12
$10.75

Mum
Peel Session (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Before John Peel died, before Mum's lineup changed around, before the rest of the world tried to copy their sound, before anyone from America ever went to the Airwaves Festival... ahh, life was grand indeed. Behold a document of time, held close to our hearts. The 2002 Sessions include 4 reworked tracks, spawned from the band's debut.
FatCat-057
CD
$8.25

My Cat Is An Alien
Leave Me In The Black No-Thing (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Leave Me In The Black No-Thing is the new full-length album recorded April 10th, 2006, at MCIAA's Alien Zone, located in a remote region of the Western Alps, Piemonte, Italy. The work consists of two tracks entitled Part One and Part Two for a total length of 56:15 minutes. After having been irradiated by the Cosmic Light Of A New Millennium, you find yourself facing a black and white cover, where the only view of the universe is foreshortened, and represents a lighted shape showing branches of pine trees under a white sky, within the darkest black. Element which represents the esthetic detaching and, at the same time, a further step in the duo's artistic process, which determines their willingness to go beyond any goal already achieved. For MCIAA to make art means to risk daring the unknown, daring the listener himself to excel his own limits of perception of the work of art in music, without losing anything of their unique and unmistakable style. If, as many of the international critics have been remarking, MCIAA's works live on the boundary between Light and Darkness, it's also true that Cosmic Light of the Third Millennium celebrated the light of the outer spaces as well as Leave Me In The Black No-Thing represents a jump into the No-Thing of the empty inner spaces. Recorded in their secret recording-space up on the Western Alps of Piedmont, Italy, during the trespassing from dusk to the beginning of the night, the work lives of the same dark magic of the Wagnerian post-romantic overtures, suspended between the deepest silence and the most deflagrating sonic attack. Light/Darkness, noise/silence, permeated by Roberto Opalio's suffering vocal tunes, which defines and underlines the edge of the work. After the cacophonic and free implosion of the nucleus of the initials 30 minutes, 25 minutes of painful silence follow, sounding like the last whisper before the final end: angels' chorus and ectoplasmatic presences float on Maurizio Opalio's crystal-clear guitar strings. It's the Cosmic Blues of the III Millennium, which penetrates into the soul, leaving indelible signs.
Important-116
CD
$12.00

Nadja
Touched (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Second release by the up & coming ambient doom band. Ambient music pushed to its' breaking point. Parts of the album feature the use of clean undistorted vocals, which is rather unique in the genre and hints at the sound of such bands as Codeine, Swans, & Joe Preston's Thrones project.
Alien8-077
CD
$12.50

New Ruins
The Sound They Make (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MID-JANUARY)
PS, US Warm, mid-paced, electric/acoustic, audio photographs that are executed flawlessly. Boasting members of Hollis, Velvet Crush, Matthew Sweet & Braid. For fans of Talk Talk, Califone, Ugly Casanova, and John Fahey.
AHiddenAgendaRecord-087
CD
$10.00

Of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This is their career defining masterpiece, an irresistable & remarkable album, sounding like a logical extension of the erratic indie-disco sounds of "Sunlandic Twins." CD is packaged in a unique die-cut fold out w/ original DAVID BARNES art.
Polyvinyl-124
CD
$13.50

Of Montreal
Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US 3XLP VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl-124
LP
$15.50

Opalio, Roberto
Chants From Isolated Ghosts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Roberto Opalio is half of the Italian space duo My Cat Is An Alien. Chants From Isolated Ghosts is Roberto Opalio's full-length debut album recorded November 2004 at home in Torino, Italy, and originally released on his own Opax Records label in a very limited handmade cd-r edition of 100 copies. The work consists of four tracks, for a total length of 38:02 minutes. Roberto Opalio is a visual and sound artist from Torino, Italy. His work includes painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, poetry, glass art, film/video, sound installation, and performance. Since 1998 Roberto Opalio acts as musician (together with his brother Maurizio) in the avant-garde improv duo My Cat Is An Alien. His special works of art represent the trademarked style of all the limited art-edition releases issued on their own Opax Records imprint. This aesthetic is described by Opalio as "space art". The extra-terrestrial nature of his work claims its ontological status in the act of creating a non-finished, otherwordly dimension - a proper alien dimension. In the last few years Roberto Opalio has performed his videos and specific audiovisual installations in various arts & music spaces and festival in Italy and Europe, including the Sage Gateshead Newcastle and CCA Center of Contemporary Arts Glasgow in UK, Victoria Hall Geneve and Fri-son Freiburg in Switzerland, Galeria Ze' dos Bois Lisbon in Portugal, Torino BIG Biannual of Young Artists 2000, Interzona Verona, Init and Spazio S.Ambrogio Roma, Zo' Catania in Italy; group exhibition at Promotrice Delle Belle Arti Torino, as well as many other audio visual performances including Teatro Juvarra, Procope, Liber, Machè, Fuoriluogo and Villa Capriglio among others in his hometown Torino. Roberto Opalio's poetry works and drawings have been published in journals worldwide, including Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, Thee Flat Bike and Dream Magazine in USA, Cocktail Molotov Journal in Brazil, The Sound Projector in UK, Sloow Tapes' My Favourite Magazine in Belgium among others.
Important-115
CD
$12.00

Opalio, Roberto
Chants From Isolated Ghosts (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Roberto Opalio is half of the Italian space duo My Cat Is An Alien. Chants From Isolated Ghosts is Roberto Opalio's full-length debut album recorded November 2004 at home in Torino, Italy, and originally released on his own Opax Records label in a very limited handmade cd-r edition of 100 copies. The work consists of four tracks, for a total length of 38:02 minutes. Roberto Opalio is a visual and sound artist from Torino, Italy. His work includes painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, poetry, glass art, film/video, sound installation, and performance. Since 1998 Roberto Opalio acts as musician (together with his brother Maurizio) in the avant-garde improv duo My Cat Is An Alien. His special works of art represent the trademarked style of all the limited art-edition releases issued on their own Opax Records imprint. This aesthetic is described by Opalio as "space art". The extra-terrestrial nature of his work claims its ontological status in the act of creating a non-finished, otherworldly dimension - a proper alien dimension. In the last few years Roberto Opalio has performed his videos and specific audio visual installations in various arts & music spaces and festival in Italy and Europe, including the Sage Gateshead Newcastle and CCA Center of Contemporary Arts Glasgow in UK, Victoria Hall Geneve and Fri-son Freiburg in Switzerland, Galeria Ze' dos Bois Lisbon in Portugal, Torino BIG Biannual of Young Artists 2000, Interzona Verona, Init and Spazio S.Ambrogio Roma, Zo' Catania in Italy; group exhibition at Promotrice Delle Belle Arti Torino, as well as many other audio visual performances including Teatro Juvarra, Procope, Liber, Machè, Fuoriluogo and Villa Capriglio among others in his hometown Torino. Roberto Opalio's poetry works and drawings have been published in journals worldwide, including Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal, Thee Flat Bike and Dream Magazine in USA, Cocktail Molotov Journal in Brazil, The Sound Projector in UK, Sloow Tapes' My Favourite Magazine in Belgium among others.
Important-115
CD
$12.00

P.G. Six
Slightly Sorry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-305
LP
$13.50

P.G. Six
Slightly Sorry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US In addition to the Anglo-Irish quasi-folk influences, you get some Garth Hudson attempts, some Roger McGuinn-izations, the odd Crazy Horse-ism & a pretty nifty cover of a song by Youngbloods pal Jeffrey Cain. After all influences have been calculated, the roots-informed, detail-obsessed, defiantly handspun sound & the transcendantly glossy results of such alchemy, make the truth about P.G. Six. Feat. SUE GARNER (RUN ON), MEGAN REILLY, ROBERT DENNIS, BOB BANNISTER, DEBBY SCHWARTZ (AQUANETTAS), HELEN RUSH & others.
DragCity-305
CD
$13.50

Panda Bear/Excepter
Carrots/KKKKK (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Vinyl Only & Ltd to 1000 copies. Panda Bear previews material from his upcoming solo record w/the extended medley "Carrots." Sampled beats & sunshine harmonies dominate. Its a musical180 from Young Prayer. Excepter expands upon their musical excavations with "KKKKK." There are five tracks within the one piece, each one recorded live and edited later, each one chock full of dense dark goodness.
PawTracks-013
LP
$10.50

Perfect Rat
Endangered Languages (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 7TH)
PS, US GREG GINN from BLACK FLAG w/ GARY ACRE, BILL STINSON & JACK BREWER (SACHARINE TRUST).
Alone-016
CD
$13.75

Peter Bjorn And John
Writer's Block [domestic release w/bonus disc] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US PRICE TO BE ANNOUNCED! The band is finally signed in the U.S. and will be touring (initial shows in NYC in late January) in support of this expanded Stateside release of their new masterpiece Writer's Block. This U.S. version differs significantly from anything previously available. It contains the superior (single) version of "Let's Call It Off" and a bonus disc with b-sides, remixes, and rarities. A must have for any fan. New CD tracklisting replaces the original "Let's Call It Off" with the new/improved Single Version. Bonus Disc: 1. "Ancient Curse" / 2. "All Those Expectations" (Weak Remix) / 3. "Self-Pity" / 4. "Let's Call It Off" (Original Version) / 5. "Sitar Folks" / 6. "Young Folks" (Beyond The Wizard's Sleeve Re-Animation)... <br>
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<a href="/labels/hiddenagenda/aha079.asp">Check out PBAJ's equally astounding previous album 'Falling Out' released in 2005 by Hidden Agenda/Parasol.</a>
AlmostGold-001
DCD
PRICE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

Piebald
Accidental Gentleman (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Eschewing modern technology for the familiar sound of analog tape, Piebald's newest collection reflects the band's characteristic duality of being gentlemen at heart, but a bit sloppy by nature. Their fifth studio album contains twelve songs with driving, crunchy guitars that hark back to the band's punk rock roots. Topics range from nature versus man to street violence to a consumer-driven society. Mixed and produced by Alex Newport (At The Drive-In, The Mars Volta, Two Gallants).
SideOneDummy
CD
$12.75

Pinebender
Things Are About To Get Weird (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Re-issue of Pinebender's classic Steve Albini-produced/Andy Mueller-designed opus. Available for the first time on 180g double vinyl. Also features a bonus track originally recorded for a Low benefit album but never released.
RecordLabel-018
DLP
$21.00

Proswell
Bruxist Frog (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Chicago's Joe Misra aka Proswell took just enough time out of his busy schedule studying IDM clichés to compile a fourth long player for Merck, just before they close their doors. "Bruxist Frog" is Proswell's fourth album to date, and will be one of the final two CDs released on Merck. With material from the last few years that has been finely tuned and polished this fall, it has worked itself out to over 60 minutes of music. Uniquely nostalgic, it rises up to overtly dense 8-bit pop, and down into off-world colony lounge music. It continues the timeline and progression of his work into more sophisticated production methods and complex sounds and beats. Proswell's previous material includes his critically acclaimed albums Konami and Carrot Dossier, as well as a special selection of live tracks melded together for the Merck Mix Series (4). Fans of melodic electronic music are assured satisfaction. Ltd 1000.
merck-047
CD
$12.50

Refrigerator
Bottles Of Make Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Recorded in Shrimper CEO Dennis Callaci's living room over a weekend in August, 2006 + features twelve originals w/ Franklin Bruno (Nothing Painted Blue, The Mountain Goats) on piano & plays like the quieter moments of their first record rendered on a less crowded canvas.
Shrimper-148
CD
$13.50

Roberts, Alasdair
Amber Gatherers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-326
LP
$13.50

Roberts, Alasdair
Amber Gatherers (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Seems he's a changed man? You best believe it. This is a pure pop record. A jukebox record, no less! Seems like this time he wanted to make the kind of music you might hear on walking into your favorite bar, rather than drifting from the speakers of, say, your local charnel house. Lyrically, there;'s a new found willingness to let nonsense lead the way, w/Alasdair entrusting the eternal logic of rhythm & rhyme finally to unearth meaning in songs.
DragCity-326
CD
$13.50

Rockey, Lee
Lee Rockey Music (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE DECEMBER 1ST)
PS, US Portland Oregon, art museum, early 1976. In the auditorium, drums electric violin & cello played thru an echoplex, a 4 channel tape deck was playing pre-recorded electronic skronks, flutes, & off speed voices, dancers were holding video cameras, connected to a Paik video synth that was creating a live video projection. The music was crazed, scary & funny & beautiful. This was the 2nd (and last) of his full blown personal music / art world performances.
Destijl-060
LP
$16.00

Rosenvinge, Christina
Continental 62 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Joined by longtime accomplices Tim Foljahn & Lee Ranaldo on guitar & vocals, rhythm section Jeremy Wilms and Steve Shelley, guests Charlie Bautista on guitar & violin & well-known Spanish experimentalist turned pop-crafter Suso Saiz, who also co-produces. Of the ten tracks, seven are sung in English & lyrically Rosenvinge has hit a vital sweet-spot.
SmellsLikeRecords-053
CD
$13.50

Sapat
Mortise & Tenon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Spawned from the Louisville, KY collective known as Black Velvet Fuckere, now opt for a more organic sonic waft. Psychedelic, spacey & entrancing.
Siltbreeze-102
CD
$13.50

Satie, Erik
Dada Works & Entr actes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, UK CD collection of Dada-related works by French avant-garde composer Erik Satie (1866-1925) including scores for Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Kurt Schwitters and Rene Clair. An enthusiastic Dada activist in Paris between 1920 and 1924, Erik Satie collaborated extensively with Tzara, Man Ray, Pablo Picasso and Jean Cocteau, wrote often in Picabia s journal 391, and was a sworn enemy of the Surrealist faction lead by Andre Breton. According to Man Ray, Satie was  the only composer who had eyes. All of Satie s principle Dada-related works are included on this unique CD: Trois morceaux en forme de poire, performed by Satie in July 1923 at Tzara s notorious Soirée du Coeur a barbe, at which fighting broke out between Tzara s supporters and the proto-Surrealist faction. Ragtime Dada, an extract from the ballet Parade performed at a series of Dada soirees by Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg in 1922. Entr acte and Cinéma, both scores for Francis Picabia s dazzling multi-media  instantaneist ballet Relâche performed in 1924. Cinéma was Satie s custom score for the celebrated intermission film by René Clair, while for their curtain call Satie and Picabia drove onstage in a tiny car, resplendent in jewels and furs, the whole production amounting to an act of anti-art provocation. Both are Satie s arrangements for solo piano. The 70 minute CD (40 tracks) is performed on piano by Bojan Gorisek, while the booklet features archive images and detailed historical notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2474
CD
$15.00

Secede & Kettel
Perspeeks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US The Dutch sommelier's Secede & Kettel, along with the secretive Merck staff, present for you an excellent vinyl exclusive release of some melodic uptempo electronics. This is young Lennard Van Der Last aka Secede's first vinyl only release, but just another notch on Reimer Eising aka Kettel's belt. Secede's previous material includes his Merck CD "Bye Bye Gridlock Traffic", and his follow up album on Sending Orbs, "Tryshasla". Kettel has released previously on Merck with his remixes of Machine Drum & Ilkae, as well as full CD releases across the IDM board of labels including, Kracfive, DUB, Ucover, and Sending Orbs. For this release they have delved into lush ambience intermingling with a variety of breaks, as well as upbeat dancefloor oriented workouts, it is all and all a varied journey, but one that never strays far from melody and smooth structures.
Merck-PK
12
$7.00

Secret Mommy
Plays (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Although written in a vernacular native to them, a language of splintered electronic mischief & jarring digital edits, this is no doubt an outing from previous work. Unlike the rigid & regimented creative processes of previous work, it's looser in this area, focusing instead on achieving warmth & personality.
Ache-030
CD
$13.25

Shannon, Sarah
City Morning Song (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US Lead singer of 90's indie-rock darlings Velocity Girl releases her second solo album, further marking her departure from the guitar-driven noise pop of her former band. Although this record provides love songs in spades reminiscent of Burt Bacharach and Carole King, Shannon doesn't shy away from exploring darker subject matter. Groovy, laid-back beats, warm piano, sweeping strings, and stately horns give these songs a timeless classic pop feel, with the central feature of Sarah's solo work, her voice, showing strong as ever. "Stark and sultry. Shannon's voice, strong and limpid is utterly at ease with a pre-Elvis mode of delivery" - The Washington Post. "Breezy, sunny pop sounds" - NPR, Morning Edition.
MintyFresh
CD
$12.50

Shins
Wincing The Night Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$13.00

Shins
Wincing The Night Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Their third album is the sound of a band growing up and out. James Mercer's infectious, indelible melodic style is still at the core, but on various songs he also channels a Morrissey vibe, pairs a hip-hop beat with lush melodic lines and searing guitars, toys with tweaked-out piano steeped in psychedelic strings, utilizes fractured synth samples, adds gauzy, arpeggiated keyboards that cloak thunderous anthems, and even takes cues from early Jesus And Mary Chain sweeping, fuzz-toned epics. The album also contains the lilting, exhilarating, rollicking, rock-solid pop songs we've all come to covet from The Shins.
Subpop
CD
$13.50

Six Parts Seven
Casually Smashed To Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Like the soundtrack to a heartbreaking film that never existed, these songs are simultaneously beautiful & completely unpredictable. Let's be honest though, instead of mapping out each track for you, you're probably best off putting the disc in your CD player & hearing it for yourself. Because like all great music, there's an element that can't be conveyed via adjective or analogy. "Our music should be enjoyed, it shouldn't be intellectualized," Allen summarizes. "It can be, I guess, but it should be enjoyed first. Music should just be enjoyed."
SuicideSqueeze-052
CD
$12.75

Six Parts Seven
Casually Smashed To Pieces (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SuicideSqueeze-052
LP
$12.50

Sloan
Never Hear The End Of It (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Another serving of finely crafted rock, thirty tracks long. From pop masterpieces like "Who Taught You to Live Like That" to the unforgettable "Listen to the Radio," this album could, for any other band, be close to three perfect records. Throughout their critically lauded career, Sloan has managed to share songwriting duties between all members & never have a single change in line-up.
YepRoc-2143
CD
$14.00

Soft Circle
Full Bloom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Fusing the drum experiments of Boredoms, world-psychadelia of Gang Gang Dance & the warm intensity of My Bloody Valentine. 7 tracks of pure blissful energy.
Eastern-019
CD
$13.00

Static Thought
In The Trenches (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Aggressive sound & lyrics that will make you think. Mixing punk & rock to create a unique sound that Hellcat hasn't heard in a long while.
Hellcat
CD
$14.50

Stones Throw
Ten Years (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US A retrospective look at the diverse musical legacy of L.A.'s Stones Throw Records, the premier independent label started by Peanut Butter Wolf in 1996. "Instant hip-hop classics from indie raps most popular MCs."- XLR8R
STONESTHROW-2142
CD
$15.00

Strohm, John P./ Dylan in the Movies
So Long City Skies (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US A limited edition black vinyl split featuring brand new (never-released) original tracks by indie-legend JOHN P. STROHM (Blake Babies, Antenna, Lemonheads), and Boston-based DYLAN IN THE MOVIES. Mastering for vinyl was done by Sean Glonek at SRG Studios (Matthew Sweet, Frank Black, Kristin Hersh), and the sleeve was designed exclusively by Rhode Island illustrator Melinda Rainsberger. It's a limited pressing (only 500 hand-numbered copies worldwide).
AmericanLaundromatRecords-007
45
$5.50

subtractiveLAD
No Man's Land (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH )
PS, US When Canadian electronic musician Stephen Hummel's debut as Subtractive-LAD "Giving Up The Ghost" materialized in 2005 n5MD touted it as an amalgam of the label's emotional experiments in music credo. With his second album "Suture" (2006) subtractiveLAD toughened things up a bit by getting darker and somewhat emotionally weighted. With his new 3rd full-length for n5MD entitled "No Man's Land" subtractiveLAD has out shined his previous albums by creating an introspective and focused actualization of his emotions. In past outings subtractiveLAD has only hinted at such introspection and has let us see just a hint of such depth of psyche. This new more open aesthetic has seemingly given Hummel a newer confidence in his sound that has led him to push further its boundaries by adding elements such as guitar, field recordings, and even hints of vocal texture to his signature style of self-made synth melodies and compressed beats. Songs of defiance, love, exasperation, hope, loss and even pleasure are all compiled in such a way to lead you through a journey of great musical rewards. SubtractiveLAD has yet again captured a resounding annotation of n5MD as a label and as a stylistic categorization, proof that there can be a beating heart behind all the silicone and wires. tracklisting: The Shell, Life in a Day, Of Sand and Stars, Synthetism, Bring to Light All Ways, Meditation 17, The Sun in Your Eyes, No Man`s land, The Lucky Ones. Similar artists: Chris Clark, Xela, Bitcrush, Proem.
n5MD-143
CD
$12.00

Sykes, Jesse and the Sweet Hereafter
Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls Of The Soul (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, US A sprawling album, deep with musical and lyrical texture. There's a timeless quality to this record; its rocking guitar solos and driving rhythms could easily be a lost gem cut by Crazy Horse between takes with Neil, but it retains the fragile beauty of much of Sykes' earlier work as well. From lilting to waltzing sway to hallucinatory psychedelia, this record finds Sykes and her band exploring new sounds with a confident ease. Guest appearances from Nicolai Dunger, jazz keyboardist Wayne Horvitz, and avant garde violinist/composer Eyvind Kang.
Barsuk
CD
$13.50

Television Personalities
Are We Nearly There Yet? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH)
PS, US 13 track CD
Track Listing:
Are We Nearly There Yet?/ The Peter Gabriel Song/ The Eminem Song/ I Get Scared When I Don't Know Where You Are/ I See Dead People/ If I Could Write Poetry/ If I Should Fall Behind/ Coltrane's Ghost/ Mr Brightside/ All The Midnight Cowboys/ All The King's Horses/ You Are Loved/ It's All About The Girl
Overground
CD
$13.00

Time Flys
Rebels of Babylon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman-794
LP
$14.50

Time Flys
Rebels of Babylon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Back w/ another blast of rebel rock. Seamlessly fusing glam & proto-punk creating remarkably fresh sounds.
Birdman-794
CD
$14.50

Tivol
Early Teeth (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Tivol plays a throbbing, violent & aggressive strain of acid rock that has nothing to do with subtlety. Their already hypnotic material is further enhanced by screamed vocals that do not seem to emanate from this earth. Comprised of four tracks from two extremely limited edition CDRs released on the 267 Lattajjaaa and Time-Lag labels, Holy Mountain gives this material a proper CD release with vastly improved sound quality and charming new artwork silkscreened by the talented hands and mind of the Free Porcupine Society's Robert Fisk.
HolyMountain
CD
$13.50

True Primes
We Have Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Locust
LP
$12.50

True Primes
We Have Lost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This Brooklyn duo disinfect disaffection with their brand of elemental buzzing unrock. Guitar, girl voice, off drum, and unidentifiable noisemakers and homemade gadgets are the foundation for a sound that grafts a smiley face on the body of no wave's penchant for alienation. They're on a mission to reverse the flow of negative energy through anthemic, fractured, ecstatic noise pop and feedback wash.
Locust
CD
$13.50

Twilight Singers
A Stitch In Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Very special chemistry was laid down on record w/this 5 track disc that features Mark Lanegan & Joseph Arthur. The Dec issue of SPIN named "Live With Me" #1 on their 'Songs You Need To Download Now!'
OneLittleIndian-768
CD5
$7.00

Tycho
Past Is Prologue Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)
PS, US Past is Prologue is the new, fully re-mastered version of Tycho's debut full length "Sunrise Projector", which was released independently on Tycho's own imprint (Gammaphone Records) in fall 2004. The release was limited to mail-order and quickly sold out through the first two pressings. We are now proud to present a 12" sampler version of the Merck CD album. With revised art and fully re-mastered audio from Gammaphone version. This is the first time any of Tycho's music will be appearing on vinyl, and it includes remixes by Nautilis and Dusty Brown. Musically this release lies somewhere between label mates Helios and Machine Drum, with a touch of Malcom Kipe. Hip hop infused beats, hypnotic melodies and dynamic syncopated textures blend to create a dense, atmospheric listening experience. Limited 600. Portion on colored vinyl.
Merck-pp
12
$7.00

Urban Legends
Of Old Lost Days (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US Tracks the development of Hutch Harris s (THERMALS) songwriting, compiling seven-inch tracks & unreleased material from 1997 to 2002. Songs range from early lo-fi nuggets to acoustic songs that foretell both the Hutch & Kathy album and the four-track beginnings of The Thermals. Full of songs that were meant for the top of the charts, but were made in the corner of the basement.
Contraphonic-060
CD
$13.50

Vandervelde, David
Moonstation House Band (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US This captures the highlights from his 2 yearr immersion in Jay Bennetts Clubhouse as he refers to the studio in Chicago where he isolated this record virtually on his own, using the former Wilco multi-instrumentalist's studio. Self-taught on guitar, drums, bass, piano, synth, & other studio tools, the listener can hear that he's an adventurous artist, who embraces classic rock songwriting & whose spirit is just banging at the door to get unleashed.
SecretlyCanadian-156
CD
$13.50

Vandervelde, David
Moonstation House Band (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SecretlyCanadian-156
LP
$13.50

Various
Risky Dazzle: A Service Party Shuffle (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 13TH)
PS, US Service is Sweden's #1 independent label, responsible for the new sound of Swedish pop: digital yet warm, melody based yet clubby, young yet confident. Service represents many of the Sweden's top acts and is the most reliable source for the freshest new Swedish pop: Jens Lekman, The Embassy, TTA etc. This label compilation: At the same time an introduction, a round-up of the Service times so far and a nice box of highlights, rare and unreleased stuff. Always at your service.
Service-024
CD
$14.00

Various
Cross Roads EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, GERMANY New tracks by Venetian Snares, Cakebuilder, Belladonnakillz and Unitus.
AdNoiseam-07
12
$9.00

Various
From Brussels With Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 13TH)
PS, UK 19 tracks. LTM is proud to announce the very first CD release of the classic 1980 compilation album From Brussels With Love, also the debut release from chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule (TWI 007). Originally released as a deluxe cassette/book package in November 1980, From Brussels With Love featured 22 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records roster. Then, as now, the contributing artists include Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Dome, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, Bill Nelson, New Order and Michael Nyman. The programme also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and iconic French actress Jeanne Moreau. Writing in NME in 1980, journalist Paul Morley praised From Brussels With Love thus: "This is a reminder - without really trying, without being obvious - that pop is modern poetry, is the sharpest, shiniest collection of experiences, is always something new." And according to Dave McCullough in Sounds: "This tape, a long mysterious piece of collective modern overdrive, points to a future somewhere." This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 75 minutes of material. Most of the tracks remain featured here unavailable elsewhere.
LTM-2479
CD
$15.00

Various
The Camp Burlesque Original Soundtrack Album [CD+DVD] (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE EARLY 2007)
PS, US Features songs and performances by Matthew Sweet, Velvet Crush, Dave Alvin, Big Sandy, Peter Case, John Doe, Rick Vito, Tito & Tarantula, the Cruzados (featuring Bob Dylan), the Martini Kings, and many more. Initial pressing will include the movie on DVD.
BirdSong-102
CD
$11.00

Various
Everything (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US This showcases the artists on the EV roster & musicians they work with & how this label is creating it's own signature sound as well as releasing the finest hip hop that Chicago has to offer. This not only shows EV's skills but its diversity, feat. ROYCE DA 5'9, PASLM ONE, VERB T, PROFOUND, LONGSHOT, DIVERSE, ILLOGIC, K-KRUZ, COPPERPOT, ANG 13, & more. Also incl. unreleased gems by PACE WON & THAIONE DAVIS.
EVRecords-038
CD
$12.50

Villalobos, Gina
Miles Away (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3RD, 2007)
PS, US Gina's nothing if not dead serious. Her music is deeply rooted in time, place, and history. She's the real thing: an artist, someone who can show you where you are. Hailed as the new "Queen of Country Rock" and seemingly out of nowhere. Gina has rapidly established a growing cult following in the UK and the US for her infectious, raw, simply irresistible, roots rock influenced songs. Knowing when to whisper and when to unleash, she finesses words into new meaning with the slightest inflection. And for her live performances, where her willingness to expose herself completely takes her audience's out of the moment, to a place up above the chaos, alone with their thoughts. Eventually nothing else exists...it is a truly transcendent experience. Though she's been knocking around the music business since the mid 90's, it wasn't until she released her critically acclaimed 'Rock N Roll Pony' in 2005 that Gina made that all important international breakthrough, with an endorsement from BBC radio 2 DJ Bob Harris - making the record a must have commodity. Avoiding the sophomore jinx, Gina's second offering succeeds. She unveiled her new album 'Miles Away' in the UK on May 8th 2006 to the same, if not more enthusiastic, critical plaudits, and support from BBC radio 2 her acclaimed predecessor, Rock N Roll Pony received. This along with a 6 week US national tour supporting World Party sets the stage for her upcoming US release of 'Miles Away', which is widely anticipated in the Americana/Alt Country circles in which she first gained attention.
FaceWest-KM-003
CD
$10.50

Wiese, John
Soft Punk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TMU
LP
$12.50

Wiese, John
Soft Punk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 23RD)
PS, US After almost ten years of performing solo and over fifty releases in every conceivable format, Wiese finally unleashes his debut full-length. Twelve songs of harsh yet beautiful soundscapes that explore the realm of piercing cut and paste assemblage and harsh noise. Wiese has been called a "master in his field" (Pitchfork), and "groundbreaking artist" (Dusted), and has played art galleries and installations throughout the world, as well as toured with Sonic Youth, Sunn, and Wolf Eyes.
TMU
CD
$12.50

Woods
At Rear House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Combination of campfire folk & strange assembly techniques that should make mouth-breathers everywhere tingle with desire. Indeed, there is muchto like about the way these guys play by the numbers, then fall apart and reassemble themselves in different guises. Gotta say, the new-folk reaction to noise is pretty damn dandy.-Byron Coley, WIRE
Shrimper-150
CD
$13.00

Young, Neil
Under Review 1966-1975 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 20TH )
PS, US This documentary film reviews the music and career of one of rocks true giants during his formative and most creative years. It features obscure footage, rare interviews and rarely seen photographs of and with Neil Young. Throughout the film, live and studio recordings of Young classics are reappraised by a panel of contributors. Also included are reviews, comments, criticism and insights from John Einarson (Young's biography author), Robert Christgau (Village Voice), Barney Hoskins (author, critic), Nigel Williamson (Uncut), Dave Zimmer (ex-editor of BAM magazine), Bruce Tergesen (house engineer on Mr. Soul), Johnny Rogan (CSNY biographer)and many others.
SexyIntellectual-503
DVD
$17.00

Youth Group
Casino Twilight Dogs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 30TH)
PS, US Youth Group are one of the best-known unknown bands on the indie scene, after their cover of Alphaville's "Forever Young" became a staple on "The O.C." last spring and one of the most downloaded tracks on iTunes, while earning them a #1 single in their native Australia. This release showcases their growing songwriting ambition on tracks like "Sorry", with its intricate Smiths-like guitar interplay, while "Catch And Kill" finds the band exploring their Velvets/Stooges side. "Casino Twilight Dogs", already gold in Australia, is the album that'll solidify Youth Group's growing status in the US.
Anti
CD
$13.00

Zodiacs
Gone (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)
PS, US Full of l-o-n-g jams that bring to mind such wild ones as German Oak, Magic Muscle and foggy dreams of The Stooges moonlighting as a Hawkwind tribute band during the off season. Includes members of Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Hush Arbors, Wooden Wand Vanishing Voice.
HolyMountain
CD
$14.00

Parasol Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders

Alexander's Annexe “Push Door To Exit” CD $11.25
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire “Oh! the Grandeur” CD $13.50
Asuna “Room Note” CD $15.50
Believer “#40” ZINE $9.00
Bosque Brown “Cerro Verde (One-Sided)” LP/CD $8.50
Botch “061502 (With DVD, 2PC)” DVD $17.00
Bread, Love & Dreams “Amaryllis” CD $14.50
Brinkmann, Thomas “Klick Revolution” CD $15.00
Buddy Nuisance “The BN EP” CD5 $6.00
Burke, Solomon “Proud Mary” CD $13.00
Butzer, Jeffrey “She Traded Her Leg” CD $14.50
Canasta “We Were Set Up” CD $11.00
Crosby, David “If I Could Only Remember My Name [Bonus Tracks] (With DVD, Remastered)” DCD $25.00
Cure, The “Festival 2005” DVD $14.00
Dandi Wind “Break The Bone And Suck The Marrow From It” CD $13.00
Deupree, Taylor “1 AM” CD5 $9.00
Friedlander, E. & Teardo “Giorni Rubati” CD $13.50
Giddy Motors “Do Easy” CD $12.00
Harvey Milk “Special Wishes” CD $12.00
Immaculate Machine “Les Uns Mais Pas Les Autres” CD $11.00
In The Country “Losing Stones Collesting Bones” CD $15.00
Intellectuals “Invisible Is the Best” CD $12.50
Joseph, Dan “Archaea” CD $12.50
Jvox “QED” CD $13.00
Mascis, J & Friends “Sing & Chant For Amma” LP $17.50
Mighty Lemon Drops “Happy Head/Out of Hand” CD $13.50
MRK.1 “Copyright Laws” CD $14.50
Norfolk & Western “Unsung Colony” LP $10.50
Nurse With Wound “An Awkward Pause [Bonus CD]” DCD $18.50
Secede & Kettel “Perspeeks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 16TH)” 12 $7.00
Skoltz Kolgen “Post Piano” CD $12.00
Tycho “Past Is Prologue Sampler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 9TH)” 12 $7.00
Various “Merry Christmas, Mr. Powershovel” DCD $15.50
Various “You Can't Always Listen To Hausmusik | But...” CD/BOOK $25.00
Various “Berkeley Guitar” LP $13.50
Various “Berkeley Guitar” CD $13.50
Various “Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music” CD $14.00
Various “Hip Hop Essentials [Box Set] (Limited Edition, Boxed Set)” CD-BOX $85.50
Various “Imagine The Shapes” CD $12.25
Various “I Belong To This Band: 85 Years of Sacred Harp Recordings” CD $14.50
Various “Fine Time!” CD $16.00
Various “Plant Music” CD $13.50
Various “Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word Vol. 2” CD $13.00
Wighnomy Bros “Okkasion EP” 12 $10.50
Yurayura Teikoku “Soft Death” 12 $11.25
Yurayura Teikoku “Na.Ma.Shi.Bi.Re.Na.Ma.Me.Ma.I.” CD $11.25