New
Releases
Akron/Family
Love Is Simple [CD/DVD]
PS, US Love, Love, Love.
YoungGodRecords
CD/DVD
$15.00
Allen, Daevid
Good Morning!
PS, UK In 1975, following his departure from GONG, the highly influential
group he had founded, Daevid Allen sought musical solace in the village
of Deja on the island of Mallorca. Here he encountered a group of
Catalan musicians, Euterpe, with whom Allen began collaborating. Recorded
in Mallorca, the album "GOOD MORNING" was released by Virgin
Records in 1976 to great acclaim, being a unique work that was regarded
by fans and critics as being equally as good as anything he recorded
with GONG, if not better. Filled with Allen's startling original musical
observations, "GOOD MORNING" appeared briefly on CD in the
early 1990's and vanished quickly. Long sought after by the legions
of GONG / DAEVID ALLEN followers, ESOTERIC RECORDINGS is proud to
announce the reissue of this album with fully restored artwork and
superb 24-bit digitally remastered sound. THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL
CD RELEASE FOR THIS CLASSIC ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS.
EsotericRecordings-2004
CD
$19.00
Anti-Flag
Benefit for Victims of Violent Crime
PS, US It's time to Mobilize A New Kind of Army for Blood & Empire!
New EP from politically charged act.
AF
CD5
$9.25
Arcade Fire
No Cars Go b/w Surf City Eastern Bloc
PS, US Third single from their smash hit album w/ special die-cut
foldable sleeve.
Merge-316
45
$4.00
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Scared Famous
PS, US Compiling selections from their massive bank of half forgotten
cassettes can seem like an effort in vain, as what is left out is
equally deserving of a listen as what's included. The tracks selected
were all recorded at a key moment in Ariel's recording adventure,
dating back to the recordings on "House Arrest"
HumanEarMusic-003
CD
$12.00
Art in Manila
Set the Woods on Fire
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Graveface-034
LP
$10.50
Az-Rotator
Freaky Vintage Disco Breaks
PS, GERMANY For his first release on vinyl, Madrid's forefront producer
AZ-Rotator puts his complex dynamic beats to good use, and make them
pay homage to old-school rave. Razor-sharp and crystal clear, the
freaky vintage disco breaks are here to recombine complexity and club-appeal.
Dancefloor droids rejoice!
AdNoiseam-78
12
$10.00
Barrett, Syd
Pink Floyd & Syd Barrett Story
PS, US John Edginton's documentary tells the full bizarre, tragic
and celebratory story of Syd Barrett w/ contribution from friends,
managers, and band members - ROGER WATERS, DAVE GILMOUR, NICK MASON
& RICK WRIGHT. The film includes rare early TV appearances &
home movies. Definitive edition includes full, unedited interviews
by the director with Pink Floyd The 3 hours of DVD extras also include
acoustic performances of Syds songs by Robyn Hitchcock and ex-Blur
member Graham Coxon. Oyster box includes 10 items of retro memorabilia
in a special printed envelope.
MVDVisual
DVD
$25.50
Beach House
S-T
PS, US REPRESS Deluxe white vinyl. Limited to 600!!
HeartBreakBeat-005
LP
$13.75
Bear Claw
Slow Speed Deep Owls
PS, US Recorded by Steve Albini and mixed by Bob Weston, this is a
well defined & finely crafted cd that flows. For fans of Shellac,
Unwound, Thumbnail.
Sickroom-046
CD
$12.50
Believer
October 2007
PS, US New issue includes vigorous interviews with PANDA BEAR and
one with Damon Albarn(BLUR) & Paul Simonon (CLASH), who are in
a new band together, graphic novelist Adrian Tomine and more!! Published
by McSweeney's.
Believer-048
ZINE
$9.75
Bowen, Gene
Bourgeois Magnetic
PS, JAPAN Reissue. A hidden gem produced by Harold Budd in 1981. Gene
Bowen is a singer/songwriter based in California. He worked with Harold
Budd at California Institute for the Arts on the 70s. He has contributed
to Harold Budd's landmark ambient work with Brian Eno - Ambient 2:
Plateaux Of Mirror (1980), The Serpent (In Quicksilver) (1981), Abandon
Cities (1984). Bourgeois Magnetic was originally released on Budd
and Bowen's own Cantil label in 1981. Budd plays piano on three of
the albums five tracks. "Wonderful innocence." --Harold
Budd.
Amorfon-010
CD
$13.50
Boys Noize
Oi Oi Oi
PS, US Has remixed Depeche Mode, Feist & Bloc Party. "The
dirtiest clean I know."-FEIST.
LastGang
CD
$14.25
Brazos
A City Just As Tall
PS, US The first official Brazos EP, made in a bedroom in Austin in
May 2007 by Brazos' Martin Crane, showcases a dynamic meeting of star-
qualitysongcraft & intimate home recording. Fansof McCartney,
Rundgren, Jim Noir one-man recordings take note.
Autobus-003
CD5
$6.75
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Bringing It All Back Home Again
PS, US Re-issue of this 1999 mini-album features 6 acoustic lullabies,
but don't be fooled. This is a sexed & drugged Ozarkian attempt
at paying tribute to hero Bob Dylan. Includes a Charles Manson cover,
of course. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The sound of Bringing It All Back
Home Again is comparable to that of their previous Thank God for Mental
Illness -- mostly acoustic and country-tinged, reminiscent (as the
title suggests) of the period when Bob Dylan was making the transition
from acoustic to electric material, as well as the sort of country
shuffles that popped up on some Rolling Stones records. Yet the record
isn't a slavish imitation of either, with the Massacre affecting a
more rural, lonesome-sounding tone and a moodier, more deliberate
pace; the more traditional feel meshes well with Anton Newcombe's
twisting of country-gospel lyrical clichés into rock &
roll attitude."
TheCommitteeToKeepMusicEvil
CD5
$9.00
Broughton, David Thomas
David Thomas Broughton vs. 7 Herz
PS, SPAIN David Thomas Broughton's talent has garnered praise with
the passing years. This doesn't come as a surprise. The way Broughton
merges endless processed guitar loops with his own and very personal
voice -something between Odetta and Tim Buckley- throws light upon
a unique sound.
Acuarela-064
CD5
$8.25
Bucketfull Of Brains
#71
PS, UK
ZINE
$10.50
Bunyan, Vashti
Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
PS, US .Re-mastered from a rare existing copy of the original, this
is a classic Stonesstyle pop stomper w/a rich, full orchestral effect
& Bunyan's inimitable vocals as the center-point. Both eternal
yet very much of its time, the record may have gained a slight patina
of crackle and pop, yet has lost none of its charm through the decade.
DiCristina-010
45
$5.25
Butane Variations
S-T
PS, US Debut full length from the Brooklyn/NYC six channels the flawless
country-rock sound of The Band, the complex instrumental atmospheres
of Drag City-era Jim O'Rourke, and the tightly coiled vocal harmonies
of Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - all into a category that we
are quite comfortably unable to define. From an odd whirlpool of banjo
plucks, unhinged cello cries, searing synth lines, and heavily fuzzed-out
guitar stabs , this album is charasmatic and dis-arming. Recently
played w/ Dirty On Purpose.
Achord-003
CD
$11.75
Byrne, David
Live from Austin, TX
PS, US Recent David Byrne concert on Austin City Limits.
NewWest
CD
$16.75
Cake
B-Sides and Rarities
PS, US Nifty odss and sods collection, covers, live, etc.
Upbeat
CD
$11.50
Cap Gun Coup
Brought To You By Nebraskafish
PS, US Recored over 12 months in the band's home city of Omaha, this
is a nice snapshot of their evolution from early minimal folk to darker
more atmospheric pieces. It's an attempt to tie the last 2 yrs of
song writing together, it's meant to be heard in a close setting w/
friends.
TeamLove
CD
$12.50
Cherry, Don
Live at Cafe Montmartre
PS, US More than any other artist in the jazz of his era,Cherry pioneered
the music's internationalist nature that has now come to be commonly
accepted as an integral part of its character.The individuality of
Cherry's contribution to the history of jazz has often been unfairly
obscured by his admittedly important association with the music of
Ornette Coleman.While the (pocket) trumpeter's position as Coleman's
front line partner in the altoist's first revolutionary quartet was
indeed a major one,Cherry's role as one of the founders of the genre
that is known today as "world music" is equally significant.
-Russ Musto.Incl bonus DVD w/ selections of almost every ESP artist.
Over 12 hours of music!
EspDisk
CD/DVD
$14.00
Club 8
The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming
PS, SWEDEN Club 8 is finally back with their long awaited sixth album.
"The boy who couldn't stop dreaming" is everything we'd
ever hoped it would be - it's pop music at it's most profound, balancing
perfectly between sunshine and melancholia. Twelve songs that'll make
you sing along about death while dreaming of summer days. A glorious
return to say the least. After having released three albums in just
over two years time, very few expected they'd have to wait over four
years for a new Club 8 album. Some even started to assume the band
had split up. In May 2007 the band returned with the amazing Tropicalia-influenced
"Whatever you want" which rapidly became a huge blog hit
- top 10 most blogged songs according to music blog aggregator Elbo.ws
The waiting's been so long we can almost, but just almost, talk about
a comeback album. However, waiting's not always a bad thing. Not only
has songwriter Johan Angergård released three albums with The
Legends and one with Acid House Kings in the time in between - Club
8 has evolved in to one of the most personal and emotional bands around
today. Not that previous albums have lacked emotional depth, that's
far from the truth, but "The boy who couldn't stop dreaming"
is truly different and a very very special album. The fleeting of
life and time, and the nearness of death arrives in the shape of twelve
perfect pop songs in a summer dress. It's mix of sunshine and melancholia
is just as unique as it's profoundly moving.
Labrador-108
CD
$14.75
Continental Film Night/Tellerman
Tinhorn Home Companion Library Vol.1
PS, UK What? Six track mini-album. Latest project of London's David
Sheppard of ELLIS ISLAND SOUND. David is currently finishing his giant
biography of BRIAN ENO and playing live with the Ellis Island Sound
Orchestra. It is highly filmic music, adult (in the best sense), atmospheric,
dark chansonnier, made with guitars, lutes, cellos, brass, in primary
colors and sophisticated grain. Tinhorn Home Companion Library Volume
One is a luxury label show reel, the first of many sharp and thoughtful
projects to come from a new, independent label project called TINHORN.
WHO? CONTINENTAL FILM NIGHT: Javier Martí (Valencia based talent
discovered by Sheppard and erstwhile of the Spanish group MUDO) Peter
Wix (Jean Paul Special) David Sheppard (Ellis Island Sound; Phelan
Sheppard; State River Widening; Wisdom of Harry). TELLERMAN: Peter
Wix (Jean Paul Special. Ex-Londoner based in Madrid. This is his solo
songwriting project) WHERE? Recorded in Spain. Anglo Spanish project.
Unashamedly independent. WILL MOVE: Fans of film and soundtrack music,
Nino Rota, Charles Delerue, Serge Gainsbourg, Can, Will Oldham, Nick
Drake, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Kurt Weill, Burt Bacharach, Jim O'
Rourke, Leonard Cohen, Roxy Music, ...
Tinhorn-01
CD
$17.00
Coyne, Kevin
The Dandelion Years 1969-1972 (3XCD)
PS, UK Following on from last years acclaimed Dandelion Records singles
collection Cherry Red Records are delighted to announce the release
of their second 3CD box set: Kevin Coyne (with Siren) - The Dandelion
Years 1969-1972. Writer, painter and blessed with a voice of rare
quality, the late Kevin Coyne was a much loved figure in British music
circles and left behind an extraordinary body of work including over
30 albums. This package represents the first 3 chapters of his recording
career as released by BBC DJ John Peel's Dandelion Records label between
1969 and 1972, including two albums with Siren, his first solo LP,
'Case History', which involved Siren personnel and bonus tracks. Beautifully
packaged and lovingly restored with individual disc wallets and 48
page color booklet telling the story of Kevin Coyne with contributions
from Dave Clague, Clive Selwood (Dandelion Records co-founder) and
John Fiddler (Medicine Head). CD one: siren - siren (1969) / ze-ze-ze-ze
/ Get Right Church / Rock Me Baby / Wake Up My Children / Wasting
My Time / Sixteen Women / First Time I Saw Your Face / Gardener Man
/ And I Wonder / The War Is Over / Asylum / Bertha Lee / I Wonder
Where.- Bonus tracks (Under 'Clague') / Mandy Lee / Bottle Up &
Go / The Stride Cd Two: Siren - Strange Locomotion (1971) / Relaxing
With Bonnie lou / Some Dark Day / Hot Potato / Soon / Gigolo / I'm
All Aching / Strange Locomotion / Shake My Hand / Lonesome Ride /
Fetch Me My Woman/ Fat Moaning Minnie / Squeeze Me Cd Threekevin Coyne
- Case History (1972) / God Bless The Bride / White Horse / Uggy's
Song / Need Somebody / Evil Island Home / Araby / My Message To The
People / Mad Boy / Sand All Yellow. Bonus Tracks / Cheat Me / Flowering
Cherry.
CherryRed-2
3CD
$36.50
Cult, The
Born Into This
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "So in 2007, an age when pure hard rock
was nothing to be ashamed of, the Cult roared back with the back-to-basics
record Born into This... From the beginning of the first track, it's
clear that Born into This is going to rock as hard as Electric or
1989's Sonic Temple. The Cult have obviously quit the experimentalism
and art rock asides of the '90s and 2000s, in favor of something that
fits in well with both Astbury's time fronting the Doors and Duffy's
unapologetic metal side project, Circus Diablo. Aside from the occasional
flourish of their post-punk gothic past, most of the record is the
dirtiest and heaviest hard rock they've recorded since the '80s..."
Roadrunner
CD
$18.75
Dangermouse
From Man To Mouse
PS, US REPRESS! Remixes: BIG L "Put it On" (Non Prophets
remix), JEMINI, CEE-LO, THA LIKS "What You Sittin' On",
MURS "To a Black Boy", SUPER FURRY ANIMALS "Lazer Beam",
JOHN ROBINSON "JR DM", ZERO 7 & MF DOOM "Somersault",
NAS "It Ain't Hard to Tell", VERVE "Baby Did You Hear",
JEMINI "Take Care of Business", PELICAN CITY "Chestnut
Park", THA ALKAHOLIKS "Chaos", JEMINI & SADAT X
"Ghetto Pop Life", The Sleeve is designed by BANKSY.
Dangermouse-002
DLP
$26.50
Dashboard Confessional
Shade of Poison Trees
PS, US New album.
Vagrant
CD
$15.75
Dead Or Alive
Sophisticated Boom Boom
PS, UK "Sophisticated Boom Boom" was the debut album from
UK synth pop/new wave act Dead Or Alive, released in 1984. Fronted
by the imposing figure of Pete Burns, latterly a fixture on UK television
-not least through his appearance on Celebrity Big Brother - it gave
the band its first UK Top 40 single, with a re-make of KC & The
Sunshine Band's 'That's The Way I Like It'. That single, as well as
'Misty Circles', were also hits on the US Hot Dance and Club Play
charts - when the latter was reissued as the b-side to 'You Spin Me
Round (Like A Record)'. 'Misty Circles' and further single 'What I
Want' were cowritten by later Sisters Of Mercy and Mission guitarist
Wayne Hussey, but it was Burns' confrontational press image that generated
column inches. Dead Or Alive were embraced by the New Romantics as
well as clubbers, and Burns engaged in a series of entertaining press
spats with Boy George about who minted that image of extravagant gay
frontman, outrageous dresser first. This re-release, on CD for the
first time in the UK, includes a slew of bonus tracks as well as detailed
liners notes about the band's history.
CherryPop-4
CD
$14.50
Demons
Evocation
PS, US Consisting of Nate Young (of Wolf Eyes) and Steve Kenney, Demons
explore near-epileptic fits of droning analog synth textures that
elicit comfortable remembrances of electronic-obsessed forefathers
like Stockhausen and Cluster whilst simultaneously bludgeoning forward
with the grating and scraping atonal complexities of Whitehouse and
Throbbing Gristle. Having already rallied a feverous flux of supporters
with intense psychedelic multi-media performances and a slew of cryptic
releases, among them this year's fetishistic Life Destroyer box set,
Evocation is an appropriately elaborate and accomplished approximation
of their shrewd identity. Evocation is Demons first official CD, with
artwork contributed by the duo's frequent visual collaborator Alivia
Zivich.
NoFunProductions-25
CD
$12.25
Doveman
With My Left Hand I Raise The Dead
PS, US Heartrendering new cd from Thomas Bartlett (NATIONAL) &
collaborators Sam Amidon on banjo,drummer Dougie Bowne, sideman to
IGGY POP,& guitarist Shahzad Ismaily, who has previously played
with MARC RIBOT, MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA & RAGE AGAINST THE
MACHINE. Also features trumpeter Peter Ecklund, an expert in swing
and dixieland jazz.
Brassland-017
CD
$12.50
Dragons, The
BFI
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
NinjaTune
LP
$23.00
Drop the Lime
Sky City Rising
PS, US NOW ON VINYL!! LUCA VENEZIA's newest is a conceptual vision
based around his love for dub & the new dubstep sounds. It ties
into a video he is finishing to accompany this half-hour EP. Taken
as a whole, he's delivered a strong conceptual EP which sits nicely
alongside his more uptempo materia. LIMITED!!
BrooklynBeats-028
12
$8.25
Dylan, Bob
Dylan [2007, limited edition]
PS, US Career retrospective, deluxe 3CD edition with book features
a CD of hits, plus two disc loaded with rarities.
Sony
3CD
$36.50
Dylan, Bob
Dylan [2007]
PS, US Career retrospective, regular single-CD version features Bobby's
hits.
Sony
CD
$18.75
Elizabeth, Nancy
Battle & Victory
PS, US This intimate, uncontrived gem of a record uses a minimum of
recording equipment, revealing the heartfelt honesty of her songs;
it extends to grander, more complex arrangements when the occasion
calls for friends to add cello, horns, & percussion. She also
plays most of the instruments, incl. guitar, khim, Indian harmonium,
Appalachian dulcimer, & bouzouki & a 22-string Celtic harp.
Leaf
CD
$15.00
Erasure
Storm Chaser
PS, US 9 track EP features extrended &new mixes from the bands
recent studio album. Also includes a duet with CYNDI LAUPER on Early
bird!
Mute
CD5
$7.50
Fire Engines
Hungry Beat
PS, US A collection of rarities from this 80's Scottish post-punk
band.This has all of their small back catalogue on one disc. Also
incl.a deluxe 16 pg bk w/cover art, photos & extensive liner notes.
Acute
CD
$15.00
Five O'Clock Heroes
Bend to the Breaks
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "It seems like the early 21st century
is loaded with alt rock acts that sound like new wave acts circa the
late '70s/early '80s. But probably in most cases, it's a haphazard
coincidence, as the groups in question were merely influenced by third
generation new wavers - who have no bloody idea who the heck Joe Jackson
is. But then there is Five O'Clock Heroes, who specialize in a style
known as 'jerk pop' (due to their fondness for slashing "Roxanne"-esque
guitar lines), and draws from a musical vocabulary that is unmistakably
straight from Look Sharp! and This Year's Model on their 2007 debut,
'Bend to the Breaks'... Sticky sweet power pop (which is entirely
keyboard-less) never goes out of style -- especially when it's loaded
with hooks -- and Five O'Clock Heroes sure can craft a instantly memorable
pop gem, as 'Bend to the Breaks' is loaded with 'em." (Greg Prato)
Highwire
CD
$13.75
Flying Lotus
Reset
PS, US LA based producer straddles the seemingly insurmountable musical
divides. As an aching natural,imaginative & prolific musician,
traits you might expect when you consider his upbringing as part of
the Coltrane family, these tracks thunder, wobble & squelch providing
a glimpse of what he's capable of.
Warp-228
12
$8.25
Four Freshman
Graduation Day
PS, UK The greatest vocal group of all time. one whose influence on
both contemporary jazz and rock is impossible to overestimate. Their
unique style of harmonizing was established by the recordings on this
very collection. It is well known that their beautiful unique quality
directly influenced Brian Wilson; so much so that one can hear the
Beach Boys (and indeed the burgeoning sixties) in any one of these
recordings.
El-122
CD
$14.50
Four Mints
Gently Down Your Stream
PS, US Deluxe reissue of the one & only, highly sought after,
& criminally overlooked Four Mints album. While 3 of these songs
appeared on Numero's Eccentric Soul: The Capsoul Label in 2004, the
rest have sat in the can since their release in '73. The 10 song album
has been completely re-mastered & feat. 3 previously unissued
tracks. IN FANCY LP IMPORT STYLE CD DIGIPACK.
Numero
CD
$13.25
Frightened Rabbit
Sing The Greys
PS, US "This is fun, unpretentious music." -Pitchfork "
I had 3 favorite albums in 2006 &
Frightened Rabbit's Sing The Greys is one of them."-The Catbirdseat
" These boys are quick-witted &sure-footed...I'm amazed when
I can listen from start to finish and fall in love right away."
-Music For Robots
FatCat-067
CD
$13.25
Glaxo Babies
The Porlock Factor
PS, UK Glaxo Babies were born out of the thriving Bristol punk scene
in 1977. They enjoyed indie chart success with the 12" EP 'This
Is Your Life' in 1979 and notoriety when its follow up 'Christine
Keeler' was banned by Radio One. John Peel, who offered them sessions
and gigs with his legendary road show, championed the Glaxo Babies.
Sadly though, the band was always too recalcitrant, headstrong and
idealistic for their own good and imploded acrimoniously after barely
18 months together. With a sense of unfinished business, the nucleus
of the original band (Rob Chapman - vocals, Dan Catsis - guitar, Charlie
Llewellin - drums) reformed in 1985. Here are the results, inventive
and melodic psychedelic pop and warped funk that somehow sounds fresher
now than it did in the 1980's.
CherryRed-322
CD
$14.50
Groundtrunther
Altitude
PS, US Offering performances by CHARLIE HUNTER, BOBBY PREVITE &
guest member JOHN MEDESKI. This 2CD set is equal parts haunting exuberant,
& driving, serving the perfect conclusion for this monumental
musical recording.
ThirstyEar
DCD
$16.00
Harvey, P.J.
White Chalk
PS, US New album from our favorite 50 foot queenie.
Island
CD
$15.75
Hawley, Richard
Lady's Bridge [deluxe CD/DVD]
PS, US Deluxe version.
Mute
CD/DVD
$17.75
Hawley, Richard
Lady's Bridge
PS, US New full-length release from exquisite Brit strummer, former
Longpigs guitarist and Pulp sideman, with a voice that elicts comparisons
to Scott Walker and Roy Orbison. The heady follow-up to his very wonderful
'Coles Corner' album. ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Songwriter, guitarist,
and producer Richard Hawley is celebrated by everyone from Scott Walker
to former Pulp vocalist and bandmate Jarvis Cocker to Robbie Williams.
The reason is simple: Over three albums and an EP, Hawley's rich blend
of rock and roll's past, sophisticated pop and emotionally engaging
music is undeniable in its integrity and its beauty."
Mute
CD
$15.25
Hot Gossip
Geisha Boys and Temple Girls
PS, UK Having previously scored a UK hit in 1978 with 'I Lost My Heart
To A Starship Trooper', dance troupe Hot Gossip took the brave move
of recruiting British Electric Foundation's Martyn Ware and Ian Marsh
- recent ex-members of Sheffield electronic synth-pop pioneers Human
League - to produce their debut album "Geisha Boys & Temple
Girls" in 1981. Ditching most of the material that had already
been recorded with producer Richard Burgess, Marsh and Ware decided
to utilize material they had co-written for The Human League (Morale,
The Word Before Last and Circus Of Death from their debut album Reproduction);
their latest project Heaven 17 (Soul Warfare and Geisha Boys &
Temple Girls); a song from an offshoot of The Human League called
The Men, who had released one single on Virgin (I Don't Depend On
You) - and a couple of other cover versions which included a song
from the seminal Brian Eno produced Talking Heads album Remain In
Light (Houses In Motion) to create this electronic curiosity which
is reissued for the first time on Repressed. Soul Warfare / House
Of Motion / I Don't Depend On You / Burn For You / Geisha Boys &
Temple Girls / Morale / World Before Last / Circus Of Death
RPM-4
CD
$14.50
Hrsta
Ghosts Will Come And Kiss Our Eyes
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-048
LP
$16.25
Hurley, Michael
Ancestral Swamp
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Gnomonsong-007
LP
$14.25
Hurley, Michael
Ancestral Swamp
PS, US This is the 20th full-length album by this legendary rambler,
cartoonist, "outsider" folk singer, & guitarist. Most
songs have the simplest of arrangements: Hurley solo, accompanied
by his guitar, Wurlizter organ, or fiddle. TARA JANE O'NEIL helps
lend a nice touch. If you lean in close, you can inhale a little of
the vapor rising off the water, & enjoy a tale or two.
Gnomonsong-007
CD
$13.25
Incapacintants/Pain Jerk
Live at No Fun Fest 2007
PS, US Like no other music in this planet, these two Japanese noise
masters deliver obsessive, precise and unforgettable live sets of
intense electronic harsh beauty. Japanese legends Incapacitants and
Pain Jerk performed for the first time ever in the US at No Fun Fest
2007, in front of a packed house of exhilarating fans that had been
waiting for this event. This CD includes crystal clear board recordings
of each set, mastered for full audio brutality. If you haven't had
the pleasure of experiencing either of this acts live this is your
chance, if you have then is time to re-experience two of the most
amazing live performers of our time. Liner notes by No Fun Fest director
Carlos Giffoni and Chris Goudreau (Sickness).
NoFunProductions-023
CD
$12.25
Incapacitants/Pain Jerk
Live at No Fun Fest 2007
PS, US Like no other music in this planet, these two Japanese noise
masters deliver obsessive, precise and unforgettable live sets of
intense electronic harsh beauty. Japanese legends Incapacitants and
Pain Jerk performed for the first time ever in the US at No Fun Fest
2007, in front of a packed house of exhilarating fans that had been
waiting for this event. This CD includes crystal clear board recordings
of each set, mastered for full audio brutality. If you haven't had
the pleasure of experiencing either of this acts live this is your
chance, if you have then is time to re-experience two of the most
amazing live performers of our time. Liner notes by No Fun Fest director
Carlos Giffoni and Chris Goudreau (Sickness).
NoFunProductions-23
CD
$12.25
Intelligence
Deuteronomy
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
IntheRed
LP
$10.50
Intelligence
Deuteronomy
PS, US Their soundscapes would be set in a grainy, ash-gray world,
among piles of scrap metal & busted machinery, w/ discarded computer
parts blinking in cobwebbed & factories belching out toxins at
irregular intervals. The music is so jagged & cinematically poetic
& dusted in clouds of lo-fi noise that listening to it at different
times can conjure completely different visions. ex- A FRAMES.
IntheRed-145
CD
$13.25
Japancakes
Giving Machines
PS, US Fifth album from Japancakes - Athens, GA's incomparable instrumental
Pop/Americana quintet. Giving Machines features eight new trademark
blissed-out yet solid as ever compositions brought to life in Japancakes
unique way with a signing pedal steel guitar, cello, keyboards, guitar,
bass, and drums. There's even a cover of Cocteau Twins' "Heaven
Or Las Vegas" with pedal steel taking the place of Liz Frazer's
vocals. Japancakes do not record together like other bands. They do
play together but when they record in the studio they do so one at
a time. Each player writes their own part and adds it to the part(s)
recorded previously by fellow band members. The result of this practice
is that the personality of each individual player is often better
captured. Each player's individual performance is strengthened by
it. Japancakes is Eric Berg, rhythm guitar, Nick Belli, bass, Brant
Rackey, drums, John Neff, pedal steel, Heather McIntosh, cello, Andy
Barker, production. RIYL: Dreamy, lazy, stellar, Post Rock, Shoegaze,
Electronica, Americana, Tortoise, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Hammock, Santo
& Johnny. IN MUSIC WE TRUST: "A roots-inspired, beautifully
crafted pop instrumental record that extracts feelings and emotions
better than that of most "intimate" singer-songwriters."
Darla-185
CD
$12.25
Johnny Lunchbreak
Appetizer/Soups On
PS, US The comp. recordings of a band no one was ever meant to hear.
Originally issued in an acetate pressing of 4 (1 for each member),
the near on 35 yr lunch break is over for this Connecticut group of
wanna-Bee Gees. They aimed for Gibb but somehow ended up being the
working man's Velvets. They recorded Exile but the playback copy had
Marquee Moon scribbled on it. So far ahead that they're standing right
behind you. IN FANCY LP IMPORT STYLE CD DIGIPACK.
Numero
CD
$13.25
Jones, Sharon & The Dap Kings
100 Days, 100 Nights
PS, US Soulful new album! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The album is much
smoother, even gentler, than her previous releases, and though the
Dap-Kings still power their way through the ten songs with bright
horn licks, inspired drumming, and staccato guitar lines, there's
a deeper, bluesier edge to the record, heard in "Let Them Knock"
or the slower "Humble Me." "Don't let me forget who
I am," Jones croons in the latter, her voice rising to a sweet
falsetto at the end of the phrase. It's a very clean record, not over-produced
but well produced, with a lot of great pop moments tucked in between
the brassier, funkier bits. The title track relies on a sultry organ
and a minor vamp to make its point, while "Something's Changed"
uses strings and punctuated sax and bass as the singer drops a bit
of her lungs out, bringing a kind of immediacy to her words, as if
the actuality of the situation around her hasn't quite set in enough
for her to wail about it, as if she's just realizing it and listeners
are right there to hear about it. But that's the magic and power of
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings: their ability to convey passion
and pain, regret and celebration, found in the arrangements and the
tail ends of notes, in the rhythms and phrasing, and it is exactly
that which makes 100 Days, 100 Nights such an excellent release."
Daptone
CD
$16.25
Jonesy
Masquerade: The Dawn Years Anthology
PS, UK Recently cited by "CLASSIC ROCK" magazine as "The
Best Prog Band You've Never Heard", Jonesy were one of the most
innovative British bands of the early 1970's. Placing a Mellotron
at the center of their sound and taking influences from the worlds
of jazz, rock, classical music and folk, Jonesy recorded a single
and three albums ("No Alternative", "Keeping Up"
& "Growing") for Pye's progressive Dawn imprint. Drawing
comparisons to KING CRIMSON and YES, Jonesy were more that. Classic
Rock's Malcolm Dome declared recently; "Jonesy were more than
mere mimics of any Fripp-ery. They made some fascinating records".
Now, for the first time, ESOTERIC gathers all of Jonesy's recorded
output for Dawn Records and gathers it on this deluxe 2CD set, with
all tracks remastered from the original master tapes. "Masquerade"
is certain to attract an excellent response.
EsotericRecordings-2009
DCD
$19.00
Kiefer, C & Pitcher, J
To All Dead Sailors
PS, US A collection of songs, instrumentals & sonic experiments,
this is an album that explores the mystery of the sea: its violence,
its beauty, its grace. Christian Kiefer & Jefferson Pitcher collaborated,
trading harmonies & instruments on various tracks,and working
through various songwriting ideas as they floated to the surface.Acoustic
& electric instruments are combined with field recordings to create
a finished project that is reminiscent of Brian Eno's ambient projects,
the moody soundscapes of Sigur Ros, and the song-based work of Califone,
XIu Xiu & Damien Rice.
CameraObscura-081
CD
$13.25
Lerche, Sondra
Dan In Real Life OST
PS, US Soundtrack to the film of the same name, with special guests
Regina Spektor, Faces Down Quartet, and Fine Frenzy. ALL MUSIC GUIDE:
"The album is made up of a couple of songs from previous albums
(a jazzy take on Elvis Costello's Human Hands from 2006's Duper Sessions,
Modern Nature, his lovely duet with Lillian Samdal from 2002's Faces
Down, and the peppy Airport Taxi Reception, one of the highlights
from 2007's Phantom Punch) plus newly recorded songs. It being a soundtrack
there are several short instrumental pieces, most featuring Lerche
on acoustic guitar with subtle backing from pedal steel, trumpet or
piano. They're all very pretty and surely sound nice when sprinkled
through the film, but what makes this soundtrack very good are the
actual songs Lerche composed for the film. Best of the lot is the
lilting and sweet as punch To Be Surprised but the others are nearly
as good, especially Hell No, a witty duet between Lerche and a very
snappy Regina Spektor. Along with short instrumentals, another thing
you're sure to find on a soundtrack are stunt covers, easily recognizable
songs rendered with a heavy dose of ironic hipness as an easy way
to get audiences hooked without seeming like you're pandering to them.
Here Lerche adds syrupy strings to Pete Townshend's Let My Love Open
the Door and escapes pretty harmlessly but A Fine Frenzy's stilted
take on Fever makes one wish that Congress would pass a bill banning
future covers of the song. At the end, (if you leave off the covers)
the soundtrack presents a clear picture of Lerche's talent and the
high quality of his songs and performances."
Capitol
CD
$18.75
Line 47/Emotional Joystick
Meet Uptown
PS, US Meet Uptown is a mix of reggae, electro, and dub inspired by
the sounds of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, and other dub pioneers.
Emotional Joystick and Line 47 drew from an extensive collection of
classic dubs to create an exclusive record that is alive with the
spirit of reggae.
TerminalDusk-3
12
$10.00
Little Claw
Spit & Squalor Swallow The Snow
PS, US The trio has a way of disrupting flows of space & time
in ways that are difficult to fathom. Their debut was an incredible
head rush of collapsing, femme punk readymades, shoved screaming into
art's hottest furnace, & this is even more brain roasting.
EcstaticPeace
LP
$11.50
Lubelski, Samara
Parallel Suns
PS, US She has flown to a higher orbit w/ her merger of the fuels
of folk, psychedelia & pop. They combine into a potent mixture
that gives her compositions a vibrancy that shimmers in the reflection
of their power.
SocialRegistry-056
CD
$13.25
Lycia
Cold
PS, US Despite being one of Lycia's more atmospheric works, Cold became
a big hit amongst the black metal & space rock crowds expanding
their fan base greatly. On the Cold tour, one would typically see
as many fans in Hawkwind & Motorhead t-shirts as Sisters of Mercy
t-shirts; forty-year old rockers standing next to teenaged Goths.
File under Gothic, ethereal, post-punk, darkwave.
Silber-061
CD
$12.25
Magik Markers
Boss
PS, US Here they've tried to capture the chimps' awe. A formality
& restraint they've never exerted on their previous recorded material
is present. It documents them w/ a previously unheard fidelity &
orchestration. Idiosyncratic song structure & melodies interspersed
w/ a destructive drum stomp are reminiscent of the early electrified
blues of Junior Kimbrough, or the black hole rhythms of Kousokuya.
EcstaticPeace
CD
$10.00
Mammatus
The Coast Explodes
PS, US Heavy, progessive psych rock in the Acid Mothers/Comets on
Fire/Sleep school.
HolyMountain
LP
$16.00
Mams, The
Wam Bam!
PS, UK One of my mates described Welsh outfit The Mams' debut as "Style
Council gone disco" (and meant it in the best possible way),
but there's a hell of a lot more than just Paul Weller and Chic sutured
between the hand claps, string stabs, grooves and, um, swine rock
guitar. In fact, although The Mams claim to be fans of the whole of
pop music from the 1950s to the present, this reviewer finds it difficult
to spot any obvious influences and comes away more impressed by the
self-deprecating wit and lyrical charm that pulls the entire amalgam
of pop's uncool past together. Not to mention pulling together a line-up,
which purportedly includes former members of Tan Tro Nesa (1980s Welsh
TV's answer to The Monkees), Idha and The Hepburns, as well as a High
Llamas fellow traveler. Reviews to date frequently cite Scissor Sisters
and 0898-era Beautiful South; I prefer to imagine Junior Senior, but
with actual lyrics. In a perfect world The Mams would take the first
prize tinsel ribbon for soundtrack to this summer.
Gonzo-007
CD
$13.00
Maritime
Heresy & The Hotel Choir
PS, US Vinyl for their new album on Flameshovel set for release two
weeks later. LIMITED HAND NUMBERED EL PEE plus 7" BONUS single
w/ 2 non-CD covers of Hot Chip & Snailhouse.
ForeignLeisure-006
LP
$12.50
Matt Pond PA
The Nature of Maps
PS, US First time ever available on vinyl! This classic matt pond
PA title is finally being given a proper release on 180 gram audiophile
vinyl. The LP also includes a coupon for free digital download of
the album.
Polyvinyl-052
LP
$13.25
Matt Pond PA
The Green Fury
PS, US First time ever available on vinyl! This classic matt pond
PA title is finally being given a proper release on 180 gram audiophile
vinyl. The LP also includes a coupon for free digital download of
the album.
Polyvinyl-048
LP
$13.25
Middleton, Malcolm
Brighter Beat
PS, US Ever in tune with the darker side of human relationships &
the pain of loneliness & depression, Middleton (ARAB STRAP) pulls
off a neat trick, it's uplifting music sad people; upbeat at times,
harrowing at others, but always cathartic. Recorded at Mogwai's Castle
Of Doom studio in Glasgow & feat. Barry Burns (MOGWAI), Jenny
Reeve (Reindeer Section), Paul Savage (DELGADOS), & Mick Cooke
(BELLE & SEBASTIAN).
FullTimeHobby-033
CD
$13.25
Mobius Band
Heaven
PS, US Minneapolis band who make pop songs while living out their
interest in experimental textures. "Heaven" is marked by
their new obsession w/ "circuit bent" keyboards turned into
bizarre machines capable of incredibly sophisticated & impossible
to duplicate sounds. RIYD: New Order, +/-, Matt Dear, Interpol.
Misra-045
CD
$15.00
Mould, Bob
Circle of Friends: Live at the 9:30 Club
PS, US Filmed live at the legendary 9:30 Club in Washington, DC in
the fall of 05', Mould reaches deep into his songbook for a career-spanning
electric band performance. Joined onstage by Brendan Canty (Fugazi),
Richard Morel (Morel), & Jason Narducy (Rockets Over Sweden),
the show features songs from Husker Du, Copper Blue, & his most
recent solo release, "Body Of Song". This is the first fully
authorized live concert release by Bob Mould.
MVD
DVD
$17.00
Mountain Home
S-T
PS, US Many folks who pine for a solitary life amidst the elements
find themselves far removed from the requirements to make such a lifestyle
immediately possible. Besides such crushingly poetic offerings, Mountain
Home promulgate an earthen visage & wooden sound capable of bleeding
sap into the veins of city dwellers & suburban refugees the world
over. This album works as much as inspiration as actualization, &
they sing the gospel soundly.
LanguageofStone-002
CD
$13.25
Move, The
Shazam [remastered]
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The single most accomplished album to
be recorded by any of the Birmingham rock bands (which include the
Moody Blues), Shazam is sort of Sgt. Pepper's with an attitude, a
mixture of expansive progressive rock worthy of the Beatles and high-energy
music honed by years of playing loud on-stage. The rendition of Tom
Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind" pushes these guys simultaneously
into Byrds and Jimi Hendrix territory, while "Beautiful Daughter"
is one of the most unabashedly pretty records of this era, and "Cherry
Blossom Clinic Revisited" is defiantly strange."
Repertoire
CD
$15.00
Mum
Go Go Smear the Poison Ivy
PS, US New album! ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "The hazy, strange innocence
of the band's previous work sounded like Múm was somehow able
to commit the fever dreams of sickly children to tape; here, Múm's
music is still sparkling and childlike, but it's also much brighter
and livelier. "Blessed Brambles"' sprightly, ping-ponging
beats and chanted boy-girl vocals make it clear that this is a different
Múm right from the start, and the band spends the rest of Go
Go Smear the Poison Ivy moving away from their old sound. Sometimes,
they take baby steps: "Marmalade Fires"' gently rolling
melody and distorted beats are quintessentially Múm, but the
song is more structured and immediate than most of the band's other
work. "These Eyes Are Berries" could be from some lost,
twisted children's album; its brass, glockenspiel, and singalong "la
la la"s are undeniably cheery, but the sudden, ominous twists
the song takes give the impression of dancing too close to the darkest
part of an enchanted forest. Other times, Múm takes steps so
big, they really should be called leaps."
FatCat
CD
$15.25
Om
Pilgrimage
PS, US OM's unique use of riff, cadence & chant comprise the duo's
new album. Lyrical themes address the processes of mind, psychic reality,
astral & causal planes of being, & the nature of the soul.
Engineered by Steve Albini & produced by the band. Motifs that
were initiated on the previous album are continued here unabated.
PITCHFORK: "Metal and drone's rhetoric tends to prize nature
as awesome above all, so here goes: if some bands are earthquakes,
Om are erosion-- slow, massive, patient."
SouthernLord-086
CD
$14.00
Over the Rhine
Snow Angels
PS, US This collection of 10 brand new, original songs, many of which
feel destined to become modern Christmas classics, conjures the spirit
of Joni Mitchell or John Lennon, yet have a unique groove all their
own. Sometimes playful, sometimes dark, they're full of upright bass,
piano, beautiful textures & some wonderful, unexpected pop twists.
GreatSpeckledDog
CD
$13.50
Perri, Sandro
Tiny Mirrors
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-047
LP
$18.00
Perri, Sandro
Tiny Mirrors
PS, US First full length under his own name, Perri has reinvented
himself as a singer, lyricist & guitar player. Deceptively effortless,
relaxed and unconstrained. As diverse as Vanguard-era Skip James (and
his weary falsetto), post-tropicalia Caetano Veloso (the compositional
twists), and the 60's era axis of hybrid songwriters like Tim Buckley,
Tim Hardin, Harry Nilsson & Fred Neil.
Constellation-047
CD
$14.25
Pipettes, The
We Are the Pipettes
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Just when you thought they didn't make
'em like that anymore, Brighton's Pipettes emerge with this debut
album to prove you wrong. With hooks and looks borrowed from the golden
era of Phil Spector, the Pipettes, it seems, are on an admirable mission
to re-establish the concept of the girl group... With their strictly
classicist approach, the Pipettes have managed to bring the girl group
concept into a new millennium. Inevitably, though, they have brought
something of their own time period and personal outlook to the formula...
We Are the Pipettes is both witty and filled with ear-catching melodies.
Recommended listening for any lover of classic, celebratory pop."
CherryTree
CD
$12.00
Prints
S-T
PS, US Merging the eclectic instrumentation of Talking Heads w/ the
ethereal vocals of Peter Gabriel, thy mingle the precision of Brian
Eno & the jubilance of Brian Wilson. Consistently rewarding with
repeated listens.
Temporary-127
CD
$10.00
Prophet, Chuck
Soap & Water [CD+BOOK]
PS, US New album.
YepRoc
CD
$17.00
Propinquity
S-T
PS, US This superb set of dreamy folk & folk rock has remained
the best kept secret of psych & acid-folk collectors for 3 decades.
While comparisons to CSN&Y & the are inevitable, the eerie
production, fragile melodies & wispy harmonies lend it a profoundly
unique quality. All material available for the first time on CD, incl.
a handful of previously unissued bonus tracks. IN FANCY LP IMPORT
STYLE CD DIGIPACK
Numero
CD
$13.25
Ptolemaic Terrascope
#36
PS, US Devendra Banhart & Andy Cabic (on the cover) talking about
1960's British folk music.Interviews w/ British folk legends Shirley
Collings, Davey Graham,Vashti Bunyan & Michael Chapman.Also interviews
with Ron Asheton of the STOOGES, Skygreen Leopards,electronica artist
Colleen, Ben from SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE & more.Also includes
100s of cd, book,dvd & vinyl reviews.Includes a bonus 20 song
CD w/ UNRELEASED or RARE recordings from Shirley Collins, Davey Graham,the
debut solo recording from Doug Yule (VELVET UNDERGROUND), Kendra Smith,
Barbara Manning (singing a Sandy Denny song),Steve Wynn & more!!
Full color cover, bound, not stapled, 112 pages. You gotta have this
one!!!!
ZINE
$10.00
Refree
Els Invertebrats
PS, SPAIN Refree, Raúl Fernández's alias, presents us
with a fourth album that establishes his reputation as one of the
most imaginative composers in Europe today. Its 10 songs seduce us
from beginning to end with its rich, wide-ranging concept of pop and
its stylistic and emotional references. Any open-minded fan of Paolo
Conte, Dirty Three, Dominique A, Van Dyke Parks or Nick Drake could
fall in love with ""Els Invertebrats".
Acuarela-1078
CD
$13.50
Sadies, The
New Seasons
PS, US New album.
YepRoc
CD
$17.00
Shocking Pinks, The
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DFA/Astralwerks
LP
$14.25
Siouxsie
Mantaray
PS, US New solo album from Siouxsie Sioux, Queen of Goth.
Decca
CD
$15.00
Six Twilights
S-T
PS, US A collection of carefully recorded bits of hushed, delicate
male & female vocals, warm acoustic guitars & melancholy piano
all rearranged in non-repetative patterns which sometimes resemble
songs in the traditional sense & sometimes veer more towards ambient
electronic atmospheres.
WesternVinyl
CD
$13.25
Sleeping People
Growing
PS, US It's faster, more aggressive, more thoughtful & more dynamic
than their debut. The songs are pushed to extremes, sparking an addictive
adrenaline high that is ultimately eased by ROB CROW'S surprise appearance
at the conclusion of the album.
Temporary
CD
$13.25
Smokie
Changing All The Time
PS, UK Smokie's first ever-charting album (No.18 in both Britain and
Germany) finally gets a UK CD release. Contains the hit singles 'Don't
Play Your Rock 'N' Roll To Me' (UK No.8, Germany No.10) and 'If You
Think You Know How To Love Me' (UK No.3, Germany No.8 and Sweden No.3)
Booklet contains original album artwork, lyrics to all the songs,
superb liner notes and pictures of many rare European only Picture
sleeves. Totally re-mastered by Tim Turan and now with two rare previously
non LP B-sides as bonus tracks. The second in our complete overhaul
of Smokie's seventies catalogue. Still highly popular across mainland
Europe we anticipate strong demand for our Smokie releases from the
bands large and loyal fan-base.
7t's-37
CD
$14.50
Smokie
Pass It Around
PS, UK First ever UK CD release for the debut album by 70's legends
Smokie. Includes the 'Pass It Around' single and now comes with one
rare bonus track. Booklet contains original LP artwork, lyrics to
all the songs, detailed liner notes plus pictures of European singles
sleeves. Totally re-mastered by Tim Turan. The first of eight Smokie
CD's in 7T's Records complete overhaul of the band's most successful
albums.
7t's-36
CD
$14.50
Souixsie
Mantaray
PS, US New solo album from Goth High Priestess.
Decca
CD
$15.00
Southeast Engine
Wheel Within a Wheel
PS, US Athens, OH group blends pristine Americana w /the artfulness
of modern post-anthems. Endorsed by The Wrens. RIYD:Wilco,Centro-Matic,
Broken Social Scene.
Misra-046
CD
$13.00
Speck Mountain
Summer Above
PS, US Speck Mountain is where liquid organ drones & sacramental
guitar lines shimmer in a psychedelically corrupt gospel haze behind
Marie-Claire Balabanian's Stevie Nicks-on-downers/Hope Sandoval-on-uppers
vox. Filled in with slow-motion funk bass-lines, electric piano, blanched-out
sax, one lonely melodica & enough tape delay to stretch from Pacific
sea caves all the way to the Northern Lights-everything here echoes,
everything glows.
BurntBrownSounds-001
CD
$11.00
Springfields, The
On An Island Of Dreams
PS, UK Dusty's springboard to success was undoubtedly The Springfields.
It was the act that got Dusty on TV, got into the charts with productions
by her future studio stalwarts Johnny Franz and Ivor Raymonde and,
most importantly, got her to the States where she would eventually
base much of her later career. Looking back, the trio appear as a
welcome breath of fresh spring air in an early 1960s confused by an
autumnal mix of coffee bar rock'n'roll and cocktail bar easy listening.
In short, The Springfields were that unique moment in time before
Dusty finally decided her roots were no longer in silver threads and
golden needles but in the blonde peroxide bottle of sixties pop. Their
Folk Pop crossover scored many successes and the 12 singles, 5 EPs,
2 LPs , 1 Soundtrack (2 tracks) released on The Springfields by Philips
in the UK are all included here...
RPM-820
DCD
$16.25
Sun Ra
Volume Four: Dance of the Living Image
PS, US Sun Ra was prone to recording everything he did on a reel-to-reel
tape recorder and we are all the richer for the existance of this
96-minute rehearsal from 1974 which contains many pieces not recorded
anywhere else. Highlights include a 20-minute bossa nova piece and
Sun Ra's spooky vocals on "Sometimes I'm Happy".
Transparency-304
DCD
$16.00
Sunburned Circle
Blaze Game
PS, US Sunburned Hand of the Man is a band in the loose sense of the
word; it's better described as a banner under which a collective of
musical freaks have gathered. So when the group toured Europe in September
'06 & ended up in the same room as psych/Kraut/hard rockers Circle
in Finland, they decide to jam together & record all of it. This
session was edited down to a total of forty minutes, which wanders
through free folk, psych, improv, spaced out hippie jamming &
noise rock bizarreness.
Conspiracy-054
CD
$16.75
Sunburned Circle
Blaze Game
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Conspiracy-054
LP
$16.75
Sunburned Hand Of The Man
Fire Escape
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SmalltownSuperjazz-134
LP
$14.50
Sunburned Hand Of The Man
Fire Escape
PS, US Produced by FOUR TET with artwork by EYE. The relationship
between Four Tet & SHOTM began in August 2003 when Kieran Hebden,read
the cover story of The Wire, which touted SHOTM as leaders of the
"New Weird America". That story sent Hebden on a search
for Sunburned records & he's been a fan ever since.In 2004, Hebden
asked Sunburned to tour with them. A couple of years later in March
2006, Hebden asked the band if they would like him to record them
with the idea that he would take the recordings & construct his
vision of a Sunburned record. DAZED & CONFUSED REVIEW: "Fans
of experimental wig-outs, random noise, echo chambers and bongo breakdowns
will get a buzz out of SHOTM`s new offering. Entirely produced by
Four Tet, and with artwork by Yamataka Eye, it is much more accessible
than their previous work, sonically falling in between afro-beat,
Can and 23 Skidoo. Break out the bong"
SmalltownSuperjazz-134
CD
$14.50
Supermayer
Save the World
PS, US This is Michael Mayer & Superpitcher. This places them
along the edges of the world of techno-bliss: a trumpet, saxophone,
acoustic guitar, melodica, flute, a vast array of percussive instruments
& even a gong are just a handful of gizmos they used to defeat
those electronic purists who wouldn't dance. They're coming to save
your techno dancefloor by magically moving asses.
Kompakt-061
CD
$15.50
Takka Takka
We Feel Safer At Night
PS, US An eclectic, jubilant set of songs that has already gained
strong acclaim from the press & their peers. A set of matchless
pop tunes that acknowledge Gotham inspirations like Lou Reed, Bob
Dylan & Philip Glass while also owing a debt to 90's luminaries
including GBV & Pavement. The band spent '06 and early '07 touring
with Clap Your Hand Say Yeah and Architecture In Helsinki. EJRC version
includes three-track "Talk Faster EP" with the self-released
reissue.
ErnestJenning-034
CD
$12.25
Tape Op
#61
PS, US New issue of the #1 recording magazine! Features on Ryan Hewitt
& John Frusiante, Eastern Europe's recording scene, Bob Paquette
Sr. (one of the world's foremost experts on microphones), gear reviews
and much more.
ZINE
$4.00
Telephone Jim Jesus
Anywhere Out Of the Everything
PS, US This offers further exposition of the themes & methods
of its predecessor, but while that last album was celebrated for a
lush etherea punctuated by bright bursts of rhythm & light, this
one works its duality to the fullest throughout. The result is a multihued
textile of living song that can be admired both for its constituent
parts mini-opuses w/ aural narratives unto themselves & as a subtly
evolving whole. Feat. ALIAS, DOSEONE, WHY?, PEDESTRIAN, ODD NOSDAM
& more.
Anticon-077
CD
$15.00
Torche
In Return (10"/CD)
PS, US A beautiful full-color John Baizley designed gatefold 10''
jacket w/ a printed, die-cut innersleeve that holds the companion
CD in place, all housed in a thick mylar bag w/ a 2 color sticker.
In addition, for those who want to avoid digital download hassles,
this deluxe colored vinyl EP comes w/ a musically-identical CD counterpart.
RoboticEmpire
10"/CD
$17.75
Various
Psychedelic Jumble Volume One: What's The Rush Time Machine Man?
PS, UK From the producers of recent lauded Brit-psych releases by
Turquoise, Octopus, Tony Hazzard, Jawbone, The Knack, Graham Gouldman
and Tuesday's Children comes this first-time archival collection of
lost masters, demos and acetates from the late '60s; the first in
a series if we have things our way. Features such luminaries as Tintern
Abbey, Rupert's People, Honeybus and The Majority. Curated by Stefan
Granados and Andy Morten - you know it makes sense! Beautifully restored
from a bewildering selection of acetates, tapes and wax discs and
dazzlingly packaged in the tried and test Rev-Ola fashion! A must
for all fans of British pop, psych, freakbeat, blue-eyed soul and
general weird 'n' wonderful archival recordings from the original
psychedelic era! Majority: You Can Run Tintern Abbey: Do What You
Must Paradox: What's The Rush Dillbury? Honeybus: Delighted To See
You Penny Peeps: Meet Me At The Fair Majority: Our Love Will Be So
Strong Tintern Abbey: How Do I Feel Today? Five's Company /: Friends
And Mirrors Paradox: Mary Callinto (Demo) Penny Peeps: Into My Life
She Came Majority: Time Machine Man Opal Butterfly: Mary Ann With
The Shaky Hand (demo) Tintern Abbey: Naked Song Paradox: Like The
Day Goes Penny Peeps: Helen Doesn't Care The Obscured Rays: You And
Me Baby Majority: Don't Know What You're Doing Tintern Abbey: It's
Just That The People Can't See Paradox: Somebody Save Me Rupert's
People: Flying High.
Rev-Ola-217
CD
$14.50
Various
Soft Sounds For Gentle People 4
PS, US 4th volume of this incredibly researched gray area reissue
series, focusing on soft-psych, etc. twenty-three tracks from California
and beyond, 1966-1971. As per this label's standard: exceptional attention
to detail, with lengthy background notes that piece it all together.
Most tracks from obcure non-comped 7" releases, closing in on
40 years ago! Artists: The Cosmic Brotherhood (feat. Bill Plummer),
The Luv Birds, The Precious Few, The 1st Century, The Split Level
("electric sitar playing and some truly hippy trapwork"),
The Factory (early Lowell George), Central Park, The Phoenix Trolley,
1st National Band, The Rooney Brothers, The Smithsonian Institute,
Mark Erickson, The Laughing Wind, The Thousand Faces, The Lemonade
Charade, Lux, The Chuck Barris Syndicate, Jennifer's Friends, Public
Company, The Fragile Lime, The Fourth Dimension, The Fountain of Youth,
Incredible Fog."
PetRecords
CD
$13.75
Veirs, Laura
Saltbreakers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FILMguerrero
LP
$16.00
Walk With The Penguin
Steal A Spoon For You
PS, JAPAN Mutatation of "POP" post-rock by Japanese steelpanist/sound
artist, "Yoshio Machida" & a post-folk band, "Cinc".
So far Machida played at some festivals like ISEA2004, MAERZ Musik,
Sonar Tokyo, etc. and his albums were released from Softl Music, Amorfon,
Sub Rosa... Cinc is an alternative band that leads Serbian alternative
scene. 2 albums are already released from Amorfon, praised by Simon
Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) as "Beguiling". This album includes
female & male vocals, guitar, bass, violin, steelpan and electronics.Beautiful
melody by Steel Pan (tr1), singing comical mind of a girl waiting
(tr2), a hero is active in moon night (tr8), Balkan's 11 time with
vocorder (tr9), reminiscent of the 80s cool New Wave (tr10), grandma
became grandpa?(tr11)... Acoustic, 8bit, steel pan, kitschy, electronics
to orchestral & grunge... Cross over genre from post-rock to electronica
like: Hanne Hukkelberg, Peter, Bjorn and John, Yo La Tengo, Leaf,
Morr Music.
Amorfon-009
CD
$13.50
We Are Wolves
Total Magique
PS, US On their sophomore album, they use mystical powers to bring
their sound to a new level of auditive threat. This unleashes the
raw sounds of the trio in a mesmerizing whirlwind of electro psychedelic
kraut punk. Started as an "art project" in 2000, they left
Montreal, Canada in support of such acts as The Gossip, DFA1979, And
You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead & the (International) Noise
Conspiracy.
DareToCareRecords-030
CD
$14.50
Xasthur
Defective Epitaph
PS, US Symphonic and scowling, steeped in contempt and white-hot hate,
this record is the crumbling tombstone resting atop black metal's
misshapen head, the last will and testament for the affliction that
keeps on afflicting. Leave blasphemy, Satanism, and false agony to
all those other humanist hacks; Xasthur is the noose at the end of
your rope. "It's so unnerving at times that it's easy to forget
that this is just one Californian, one human like any other...except
he hates everything he sees with a Nietzschean passion" - Decibel.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50
Xeltrei
Litotes
PS, JAPAN Xeltrei is David of Library Tapes and girlfriend Erica on
Piano. Xeltrei hails from Sweden and consists of Erica on piano and
David (of Library Tapes) on piano, field recordings, and computer.
Their short album is made up of ten tracks of delicate, muffled piano
melodies mixed with an array of crumbling sounds. Xeltrei explains
their collaboration as "lo-fi piano music made with love."
Indeed, each song is quite simple, but extremely heartfelt. The music
sounds almost like a forgotten, homemade cassette where each melancholy
note on the piano is allowed to resonate before it fades.
SymbolicInteraction-003
CD
$11.00
Yellow Swans
At All Ends
PS, US AMG: "On their second album for Load, Gabriel Mindel Saloman
and Pete Swanson again make a lot of righteously gloomy noise soundscapes
for the masses -- they wouldn't have it any other way, of course.
Swanson fully embraces space-rock dramatics filtered through the vast
soundscapes created by the likes of Flying Saucer Attack, sheets of
feedback howl and moan turning into something utterly transcendent...."
Load
CD
$14.25
Yoshio Machida
Naada
PS, JAPAN
Amorfon-006
CD
$13.50
Forthcoming
Releases
A Place To Bury Strangers
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Vinyl version of the groups break out self titled release.Pitchfork
8.4 "Best New Music" Pressed in an edition of 1000.
Important-170
LP
$13.25
A Taste Of Ra
Morning of My Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, SWEDEN This is the third and final album in the A Taste of Ra
trilogy. Nicolai Dunger, and the cloak of mystery behind the Taste
of Ra project has captivated many with its various incarnations of
free-folk meanderings, Tim Buckley jazz-howl and Swedish pastoral
indie-hum. Dunger describes Morning of My Life as follows: "When
we moved to the tent and the light was golden and we were young, and
the magazine was all there was to bring, and you woke in the night
when the birds were singing just for you and the smell of soil and
the warm breath over through you, ohh it moved you. All there was
to it, was the morning of my life." He also describes that the
overall idea behind the first two A Taste of Ra records was for pure
vocal and instrumental experimentation -- using recording techniques
on a more personal level. On this final record in the trilogy, he
takes a different approach, starting off with one song that he developed
together with Swedish musician, songwriter and producer, Jari Haapalainen.
The song naturally broke up into six movements, creating a film-like,
dramatic pattern, and Johan Berthling made some beautiful arrangements
for three of the movements. Starsailor-esque vocals, jazzy horns and
loose, clattering drums mix with piano, harp and guitar arpeggios
-- just as much of an Impressionistic song cycle as Van Morrison's
Astral Weeks.
Hapna-036
CD
$16.25
Aarktica
Matchless Years (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, US Pop/rock/experimental group lead by New York's Jon DeRosa featuring
Mascott's Kendall Meade and Drum Corps' Aaron Spectre as well as other
musicians known for their own work. As with previous records Matchless
Years was recorded by Charles Newman at Mother West Studio, NYC. On
Matchless Years Aarktica embraces the spirit of the best works of
brethren Jesus And Mary Chain, Spiritualized, and Magnetic Fields,
as well as a progression toward "dark disco" and a meshing
of 1950's vocal pop sensibilities atop Aarktica's established atmospheric
sound. The tradition of moody pop aural heroin has never sounded so
comfortable. Matchless Years is by far Aarktica's strongest and most
accessible work to date and is sure to gain them new fans. Personell:
Jon DeRosa - vocals, guitars, bass, percussion, pump organ, harmonium,
gamelan bells. Aaron Spectre (Drumcorps) - drum programs, Chris Carrico
(ex-Crucifer) - electric guitar, Charles Newman (Magnetic Fields,
Stephin Merritt producer)- organ, keyboard, Mike Pride - drums, percussion,
Seth Misterka - alto saxophone, James Duncan - trumpet, Gretta Cohn
(ex-Bright Eyes/Cursive)- cello, Kendall Jane Meade (Mascott) - backing
vocals, Ernie Adzentoivich - electric & upright bass. Produced
by Charles Newman. Tracklisting: 1. Seventy Jane, 2. I Name You Sleep,
3. Intro to Arms, 4. Arms, 5. Summer Tabla Dub, 6. Happiness Boys,
7. Matchless, 8. Slow Sorrow, Oh. Also Available: AARKTICA -Bleeding
Light CD (Darla: DRL-155), AARKTICA-Or You Could Just Go Through Your
Whole Life And Be Happy Anyway/Bliss Out v.18 CD (Darla: DRL121),
AARKTICA-Pure Tone Audiometry CD (Silber: sil026), AARKTICA-No Solace
In Sleep CD (Silber: sil012). PRESS: "Aarktica is cold, pure,
and almost inescapably tranquil." -PITCHFORK.
Darla-177
CD
$12.25
Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals
Follow the Lights EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
LostHighway
12
$6.75
Adams, Ryan & The Cardinals
Follow the Lights EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US New mini-album features two new songs, plus sweet live-in-the-studio
stuff including an Alice In Chains cover! Tracks: 1. Follow the Lights
(new) / 2. My Love for You Is Real (new) / 3. Blue Hotel (previously
unreleased, recorded live in studio) / 4. Dear John (live in studio)
/ 5. This is It (Cardinals version, live in studio) / 6. Down in a
Hole (Alice In Chains cover, live in studio) / 7. If I Am a Stranger
(live in studio)
LostHighway
CD5
$6.00
Akron/Family
Love Is Simple (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 16TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
YoungGod-034
DLP
$18.75
All Sides
Dedalus (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 16TH)
PS, UK Following two EPs on Make Mine Music and Chat Blanc Records,
and a collaborative album with Troum on Old Europa Café, "Dedalus"
is the first full-length album from Nina Kernicke aka All Sides. Drawing
influence from the likes of Slowdive, Radiohead, Scorn, Meat Beat
Manifesto and Mark Hollis, to name but a few. Nina's music has been
greeted with praise from many quarters, including Boomkat who noted
that the music of All Sides successfully merged many styles into a
"euphoric" blend. "Dedalus" is partly an expression
and reflection of Nina's personal experiences, but it was also inspired
by recording the album "Shutun" and touring Poland, Finland,
Canada and USA with Troum, an experimental, drone outfit based in
Nina's hometown of Bremen, Germany. The album's title is, in part,
a reference to the character Stephen Dedalus in the James Joyce's
classic novel Ulysses. The title track gives a clearer indication
about the context, in its use of a sample from a cinematic version
of the novel, in which Dedalus walks along a beach, looking out to
sea, becoming aware of his loneliness. Simultaneously, the title refers
to the character from Greek mythology whose son Icarus dies during
their escape from Crete - Dedalus and Icarus build wings out of feathers
and wax and, in spite of warnings, Icarus flies too high and too close
to the sun, melting the wax and plunging him into the sea. References
to both of these can be found throughout the album, but they are as
much metaphors for Nina's personal experiences as they are literary
references. The CD comes housed in luxurious cardboard and felt packaging,
limited to 500 copies.
MakeMineMusic-036
CD
$17.00
Ambarchi, Oren
In the Pendulums' (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Here he continues his otherworldly investigations w/ a kind
of dark twin to his landmark "Grapes From The Estate". Despite
the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion &
guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably
his own, & that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout
the 3 lengthy pieces.
SouthernLord-078
CD
$14.00
Am-Boy
Horrible Oracle Blessedness (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, US Attacknine Records is proud to present Am-boy's "Horrible
Oracle Blessedness", 16 tracks of addictive Technicolor synth-tunes,
and the latest dose from a body of work that has earned him the title
of "Walt Disney on Acid". Am-boy is coastal NJ's Forrest
Wolf, and 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is his third full-length release.
Perhaps more so than ever before, 'Horrible Oracle Blessedness' is
filled with his trademark sugary hooks and pristine production that
will leave you with a smile on your face and a head full of melodies
you won't stop humming. The beats and melodies are deceptively simple,
exemplifying a complex series of emotions that perfectly unveil themselves
with each listen. You will not be disappointed, as this is by far
one of the best albums of 2005." - Erik Kowalski/CASINO VERSUS
JAPAN
Attack9-017
CD
$12.25
Amplified Heat
How Do You Like the Sound of That (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTBER 2ND)
PS, US Debut album of Deep South boogie-blues rock with a nifty psychedelic
waycoolness from hirsute Austin trio.
Arclight
CD
$14.25
Ana D
Satélite 99 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 16TH)
PS, SPAIN In October it will be ten years since we released one of
the most unique records that have ever been done in Spain and, we
dare say, elsewhere. Ana D has become since then a legendary name
to whisper to each other's ears, and we want to celebrate the tenth
anniversary of her only official album as it deserves: with a full
re-release that rises to its condition of lost classic album, joining
an extra bonus album that enhances even more the new release. Today,
"Satélite 99" sounds as fascinatingly weird and beautiful
as it did the first day. As if a more sophisticated Martin Rev collaborated
with a tattooed, black-haired Nancy Sinatra, or with a mysteriously
distant Astrud Gilberto, on this album Ana D and her companions, producers
and arrangers (Ibon Errazkin and Javier Corcobado) used vintage instruments
and forgotten beat boxes to create their own kind of "acoustic
synth-pop", with references that ranged from Kur Weill and Serge
Gainsbourg to SUICIDE themselves.
Elefant-1128
DCD
$17.00
Arp
In Light (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6TH)
PS, NORWAY Arp is the most recent project of Alexis Georgopoulos,
formerly of Tussle & The Alps. As an emblem of Alexis' commitment
to "natural electronic music" (bridging the natural and
electronic worlds), nearly all of In Light was recorded live. Very
few loops were used - in fact, only one. This gesture was meant to
bring back some of the rough (re: natural) edges that have been lost
in so much "Electronic Music" today. In Light is a luminous
album of warm, pulsing music.
SmalltownSupersound-134
CD
$15.25
Askew, Ed
Little Eyes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US Recorded in one continuous take in NYC, 1970. Made with little
more than magnetic tape, Ed's voice, and the stunningly modern arrangements
of his beloved Martin Tiple, "Little Eyes" is as grand,
sad, and beautiful a statement as can be expressed. His off-key lilt
hangs like a seductive pink mist, and settles deeply; you'll hear
these songs long after they're over. Attempting to publicize an unreleased
record, Ed did a string of radio gigs between NY and New Haven, and
the best of them are collected here. Lovely and wild.
DeStijl
CD
$12.50
Babyshambles
Shotter's Nation (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Let's see if being busted by the constablulary every week pays
off in artistic and sales glory.
Astralwerks
CD
$15.25
Babyshambles
Shotter's Nation [limited CD+DVD] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Limited version with DVD.
Astralwerks
CD/DVD
$18.75
Band Of Horses
Cease to Begin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US These songs are strikingly beautiful, if less elliptical and
more straightforward, with more sophisticated arrangements than the
last record, 2006's "Everything All The Time" (scanned nearly
85K). Produced by Phil Ek.
Subpop
CD
$14.00
Band Of Horses
Cease to Begin (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Subpop
LP
$13.25
Bear in Heaven
Red Bloom of the Boom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Daydream & goosebump inducing vocals glide over walls of
melodious distortion, building unapologetically epic songs. Members
of SAVATH & SAVALAS, RHY CHATHAM'S ESSENTIALIST, !!!, PAUL DUNCAN,
PRESOCRATICS & PANTHERS made a debut that testifies to psychedelic
roots, to the music we obsessed over in the 90's & to future rock.
Hometapes-019
CD
$13.00
Beirut
Flying Club Cup (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US The orkestar has solidified into a core group of 8 & has
grand plans for replicating this album live. Recording was done w/
Owen Pallet (FINAL FANTASY) at the Masonic church studio owned by
The Arcade Fire. W/ in the spectacle & intimacy,you can hear a
love letter to the joie de vivre that defines our existence.Listen
closer, & you also hear the emergence of a singular musical talent-Mr.Zachary
F.Condon, at present living in Paris-unbounded by cultural borders
& by where his heart travels.
BaDaBing!-055
CD
$13.25
Bevel
Phoenician Terrane (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US Phoenician Terrane, BEVEL's first release for Contraphonic,
is a record of densely orchestrated American wonder. This is the Great
American Songbook as discovered by the descendants of Harry Partch
and Charles Ives upon a rock in the sand. As a whole, Phoenician Terrane
evolves over a cinematic arc, leading the listener across pages of
a sonic story, a historical journey parlayed through a personal lens.
Languidly plucked guitar lines pave trails amongst violin and flute
embellishments, transient Gypsy-laden tones swash about warm synthesizers,
with everything cast in a soft, psychedelic haze. Further buttressed
by Nuon's haunted vocal delivery, the songs create a tapestry of tales
related in the realm of the surreal. Assembled with a cast of contributors
featuring members of Califone, Boxhead Ensemble, and Manishevitz,
among others, Phoenician Terrane is BEVEL's finest work to date.
Contraphonic
CD
$15.75
Black Dice
Load Blown (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US New mini-album.
Pawtracks
CD5
$14.25
Black Dice
Load Blown (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Pawtracks
12
$11.50
Blakes, The
Self-Titled (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US
LightInTheAttic
CD
$13.00
Booka Shade
DJ Kicks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
K7
DLP
$20.00
Booka Shade
DJ Kicks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US Rather than documenting their the latest club tunes, they mix
up older gems w/ unreleased newies which promises to be eclectic.
Amid dance music from Carl Craig, Matthew Dear & Lopazz, they
find room for French disco (Cerrone), rap (The Streets), '70s soundtracks
(John Carpenter), '80s electro-pop (Heaven 17, Yazoo) & even the
downright odd (Brigitte Bardot, The Tubes). "We really got into
the material that we were using, "explains Walter Merziger, "Putting
it together was like creating a remix."
K7
CD
$17.00
Brother Kite, The
Moonlit Race (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6th)
PS, US Over a year in the making, The Brother Kites Moonlit Race EP
has undergone several conceptual changes as time has moved on. The
final product is one to cherish. Originally conceived as a single
for Get On, Me - arguably the catchiest song on their masterful sophomore
album Waiting For The Time To Be Right the EP stays true to form by
leading off with that track. From there on, the listener is treated
to five exclusive tracks. We are treated to alternate versions and
mixes of two album tracks from WFTTTBR, including the title cut and
Hopeless and Unsung. A never-before-released live version of Never
in Years from a WERS 88.9 radio session in Boston is also included.
Sandwiched in the middle of the disc are two solid non-album tracks.
Unearthed/Digging in the Dirt is taken from DJ Potters creepy child-zombie
short film Of All That Is Unearthed. The track Half Century appears
here in hard-copy format for the first time. The track was originally
recorded for the most recent Adult Swim download compilation entitled
Warm and Scratchy, and saw the band sitting comfortably alongside
an impressive array of indie notables such as The Rapture, TV On The
Radio, The Raveonettes, Fennesz, Broken Social Scene, The Liars, Asobi
Seksu, Amusement Parks on Fire, Les Savy Fav and more. In addition
to the six audio tracks, the CD has enhanced content featuring three
videos! The alternate version of Hopeless and Unsung gets paired with
an artistically shot video. I'm Not The Only One has been a fan-favorite
over the past year, having been downloaded off the band's website
and YouTube more than 5,000 times. The video is beautifully and professionally
shot, and appears here on an official format for the first time. The
disc is wrapped up with a funny, behind-the-scenes, home-shot video
by the band about the recording of the penultimate album track Get
On, Me.
Clairecords-067
CD5
$8.25
Bryars, Gavin
Hommages (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 13TH)
PS, UK Remastered. Originally released in November 1981 on Les Disques
du Crepuscule, Hommages was recorded in Leicester in February 1981
and produced by noted Belgian new music composer Wim Mertens. The
album was conceived as a series of diverse homage's to other composers,
which include Bill Evans (My First Homage), Ferruccio Busoni and Gustav
Holst (The English Mail-Coach and The Vespertine Park) and Percy Grainger
(Hi-Tremolo). Featured musicians included Andrew Bilham, Ronald Reah,
Andrew Renshaw, Nigel Shipway, Dave Smith, John White and Marie Wilson,
as well as Gavin Bryars himself on piano and vibraphone. The album
is the only one that documents the important period between Bryars'
early experimental music and later works from Medea onwards, as well
as his enthusiasm for small composer/performer ensembles. The new
63 minute digital remaster of Hommages now includes two bonus tracks
composed and recorded by Bryars during the same period: Danse Dieppoise,
and the lengthy piano piece Out of Zaleski's Gazebo. The booklet features
extensive notes by Gavin Bryars on the origin and performance of all
six pieces, and preserves the original album cover artwork by Marc
Borgers.
LTM-2503
CD
$16.25
Can
Anthology 1968-1993 [remaster] (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "For listeners daunted by Can's long
and winding discography, Anthology 1968-1993 presents short-form highlights
like "Spoon," "Future Days," "Moonshake,"
"She Brings the Rain," and 25 others. Yes, the albums are
better places to hear all of these tracks, and there's a typically
Cannish disregard for chronology or narrative (i.e., don't hope for
liner notes), but this double-disc set is an excellent introduction
to the band's 25-year career." (Keith Farley)
Mute
DCD
$17.75
Castro, Nick + Young Elders
Day Without Disaster (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US The newest chapter in the musical adventures of Nick Castro
& The Young Elders.This EP is a glimpse into the ever-evolving
mind of the group, which dwells somewhere between the romantic male/female
duets of Richard & Linda Thompson and the exotic worldly arrangements
of the Incredible String Band. With a focused touch, unusual acoustic
textures, gentle wordplay, and ensemble interaction, The Young Elders
are traversing the folk world & leaving large shoes to fill.
SilentPlace
10
$15.00
Celebration
The Modern Tribe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US The second record by this Baltimore-based three-piece is an
album of sublime colors, rich textures, and glorious, ascending melody.
Guest appearances by TV On The Radio, Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs),
and members of Antibalas. "Nothing sounds like The Birthday Party.
Sadly, not even Nick Cave. Yet Celebration has just enough holy chaos
and free-flung tribal drumming to warrant the much-hyped comparison...nothing
short of brilliant" - Magnet.
4AD
CD
$11.00
Celebration
The Modern Tribe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
4AD
LP
$13.25
Citay
Little Kingdom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE NOVEMBER 6th)
PS, US Vinyl edition of the Secretly Canadian released Little Kingdom
lp. Limited edition of 500. "Citay really nail that rich acoustic-electric
rolling tabla honeyn harmoney sound that all those heavy bands - Sabbath
and Zeppelin, especially-used to do, back when all the best musicians
were inspired by what the Incredible String Band were doing, and were
still able (or willing) to express a feminine side to go with their
preening barbarian or depressive wail aspects...This is an album without
a sell-by date, with a song for every season...Monumental." ---ARTHUR
MAGAZINE
Important-139
LP
$15.00
Clockcleaner
Babylon Rules (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 23RD)
PS, US This sees the band diving even further into the darker corners
of the world while belting out tune after tune of psychotic trashy
noise. For those that are fans of such bands like Killdozer, Pain
Teens, Harry Pussy, & many other noise makers. The type of music
that is inspired by long nights of hard drug use & many nights
spent lurking past dark alleys trying to find your way home.
Load
LP
$14.75
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 Fatal
