New Releases
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Myth Takes
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! ON DOUBLE LP!!! PITCHFORK RECOMMENDS! The
funkiest, catchiest & most unconventional album you're likely
to hear from an American band.
Warp
DLP
$18.50
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Myth Takes
PS, US New album.
Warp
CD
$12.50
+/- (Plus/Minus) vs. Bloodthristy Butchers
Split
PS, US +/- specializes in dynamic, loud, Radiohead-ish indie-rock
& simultaneously laptop-pop. Experimentation with interesting
time signatures & negative space within a hooky hard pop structure.
Here, they take on three Bloodthirsty Butchers songs & make them
their own. BB was formed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan in 1987. With
their ultra loud almost emo, heavy alterna-rock, transparent &
melodious sounds, they are now one of the best band that Japan can
boast to the world. The two bands became fast friends while touring
Japan & decided to record this split EP. Each band covers three
of the others songs. Artwork by famous Japanese illustrator Yoshitomo
Nara. Enhanced with live video footage of both bands on stage in Japan.
Teenbeat-383
CD5
$8.25
31Knots
The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
PS, US The best music is always truly indefinable. Words can't truly
describe Tom Waits'caterwaul the same way they can't explain what
it feels like to experience thedeafening volume of a J. Mascis guitar
solo. Portland, Oregon's prolific 31Knots have described their sound
as "post-apocalyptic Vaudevillian punk," and whilethat's
an apt description, it doesn't begin to express the level of demented-popbrilliance
on the band's latest full-length, The Days and Nights of EverythingAnywhere.Thanks
to an expert mixing job by Deerhoof's Greg Saunier and engineering
byJay Pellicci (Deerhoof engineer), 31Knots have transformed their
musical landscape into a skewed fantasy world located somewhere between
Alice In Wonderlandand Cursive's Happy Hollow.
Polyvinyl
CD
$11.50
31Knots
The Days and Nights of Everything Anywhere
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$11.50
69 Eyes
Angels
PS, US The kings of Finnish goth-metal return w/ their most darkly
compelling release yet. Filled w/ pulsepounding riffs, evocative melodies
& dramatic arrangements. Taking their inimitable mix of sleaze
inspired crunch & glam-goth imagery to new levels of power &
glory.
Caroline
CD
$14.50
Air
Pocket Symphony
PS, US New Album!!!
Astralwerks
CD
$17.25
Alabama Thunder Pussy
Open Fire
PS, US These veteran metal warriors return to the internattional arena
armed w/ new vocalist KYLE THOMAS (EXHORDER, FLOODGATE) & this
devastating 11 song charge sees them hones into a leaner, meaner &
wholly more metallic killing machine.
Relapse-7192
CD
$13.00
Alabama Thunder Pussy
Open Fire
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Relapse-7192
LP
$18.00
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Yours to Keep [Us] (Enhanced)
PS, US This is the solo debut from The Strokes' guitarist. Featured
artists include Julian Casablancas, Sean Lennon, Ben Kweller, and
many others. The core trio is Albert on guitars and vocals, joined
by Matt Romano on drums and Josh Lattanzi on bass.
NewLineRecords
CD
$13.50
Anorak
Synthetic Pop Covers from the European Space Agency
PS, SPAIN
Rhonda/HoustonParty-09
CD
$14.25
Antibalas
Security
PS, US Building from the revolutionary blueprint of afrobeat, the
dozen-strong members of Brooklyn's Antibalas weave Latin, jazz, funk,
and horn-laden soul into a blend that's both polyrhythmic and political,
independent and infectious. Produced by John McEntire (Stereolab,
Tortoise, Sea and Cake, Tom Ze) who has upped the harmonic density
in the band's sound, creating a rich tapestry of harmelodic color
that owes as much to Mingus and Coltrane and Can as it does to Fela
Kuti.
Anti
CD
$14.50
Apostle of Hustle
National Anthem of Nowhere
PS, CANADA Andrew Whiteman (BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE) describes the album
as follows: Its a long Hitchcockian zoom-in, the omniscient clouds
part, the sleazy waterfront scene is set... Everyone who feels theys
they have no voice or cant be heard, they are suddenly united. They
meet strangers in nowhere places & will never forget those meetings.
They wander out into the suburban, in-between zones & there are
welcomed.
Arts&Crafts-021
CD
$15.75
Apostle of Hustle
National Anthem of Nowhere
PS, CANADA VINYL VERSION!!!
Arts&Crafts-021
LP
$15.75
Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
PS, US This eagerly anticipated 2nd album exceeds all expectations...written,
produced, arranged, performed, recorded throughout 2006 in Quebec,
New York, Budapest, & London w/ recording help from Markus Dravs
(Bjork, Brian Eno) & Scott Colburn (Animal Collective, Sun City
Girls). W/ string & orchestral arrangements by the band's own
OWEN PALLET (FINAL FANTASY) & Regine Chassagne, it's full of both
half-assed punk rock mistakes & meticulously orchestrated woodwinds.
Processed strings & mandolin. Quiet & loud rumbles.
Merge-285
CD
$11.75
Arcade Fire
Neon Bible (Deluxe Version)
PS, US Deluxe version LIMITED & packaged in a paperboard clamshell
box with a lenticular (3-D) cover. It incl. two 33 image flip books
designed by the band.
Merge-285
CD
$17.50
Arcade Fire
Neon Bible
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge-285
DLP
$17.50
Baikal
S/T
PS, US New burner from BARDO POND brothers John & Michael Gibbons
along with fellow members Clint Takeda & Jason Kourkonis. This
time they ventured down the route of heavy free-improvisation &
a Last Exit style hard rock approach coupled with a hard psych bend.
With two tracks each weighing in at over 30 minutes in length it's
clear that Baikal is a deep voyage underseas with yet another mindblowing
side project.
Important-119
CD
$12.00
Banksy
Wall & Piece
PS, US Artistic genius, political activist, painter & decorator,
mythic legend or notorious graffiti artist? The work is unmistakable,
except may be when it's squatting in the Tate or New York's Metropolitan
Museum. Witty & subversive, his stencils show monkeys w/ weapons
of mass destruction, policeman w/ smiley faces, rats w/ drills, &
umbrellas. His identity remains unknown, but his work is prolific.
This feat. old & new work in a fully illustrated color volume.
TrafalgarSquare-7872
BOOK
$19.00
Bark Haze, The
Total Joke Era
PS, US This exclusive CD release is entirely different from the LP
release on Important, which is also untitled. The Bark Haze is primarily
a guitar duo of GOWN (nom de plume of one Andrew Macgregor) and Thurston
Moore (Sonic Youth, etc). Auxiliary members have been know to include
Pete Nolan (Magik Markers, Virgin Eye Blood Brothers, Cops et al).
Their name came from a mishearing of the radical early 70s R+B group
the Bar-Kays and from that moment the concept of mishearing and allegiance
to presenting the mishearing 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-127
CD
$12.00
Beaulieau, Emil
Moonlight In Vermont
PS, US Nom de plume of Ron Lessard, long regarded as the most significant
arbiter of American noise music. His performances are legendary. W/
bizarre turntable machinations, a sweater-vest, tie & table-lamp
his live show is a possessed demon dance to the relationship of normality
& not-rightness. This has long been considered one of his most
masterful documents. The details are ridiculous in retrospect but
his original cover concept of a minimal white lettering on black jacket
got skabibbled & resulted in him creating hand-made cut n' paste
collage covers. Every LP is it's own work of art & each is stunning.
EcstaticPeace-085
LP
$11.25
Big Business
Here Come The Waterworks
PS, US Big Business feature members of The Melvins. This is their
second full-length and it's harder, faster, and catchier than the
first, unfurling all the mammoth riffs, furious vocals, and blazing
drum work you've come to expect from this LA band. "Some of the
most relentless, unyielding, and profound music in heavy metal today"
- Thrasher Magazine. "These guys manage to deconstruct, reinvent,
and then rebuild the typical noise rock formula" - Chord.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50
Bright Eyes
Four Winds
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SaddleCreek-101
12
$10.50
Bright Eyes
Four Winds
PS, US This is presented here along w/ 5 exclusive B-sides. Retaining
the simmering glow of its predecessors, this is full of the magic
that brought Bright Eyes to international attention. Carefully played,
deftly poetic & quietly enchanting, the release has a wandering
country charm & all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier
work.
SaddleCreek-101
CD5
$4.75
Brokaw, Chris
Forestry
PS, US The legendary Boston guitarist and drummer for Come, Codeine,
Pullman, Consonant, Kahoots, and then some, offers up his first solo
7-inch. Coming on the heels of two critically acclaimed solo records,
"Incredible Love" and "Red Cities", this EP showcases
another side of Chris's work. It features three instrumental outtakes
from his score to Leslie McCleave's feature film "Road",
as well as a drum-heavy dub mix from a Kahoots recording session.
Gorgeous glossy cover images photographed by Brokaw himself and ultra
high-quality transparent green vinyl make this a package worthy of
wall display.
I&EarRecords
CD5
$4.75
Burning Star Core
Blood Lightning 2007
PS, US Full of creeping drones, strange mutilated vocal incursions,
and compositions full of unidentifiable sounds both acoustic and electronic.
Another classic in organized sound and idea from the mind of Mr. C.
Spencer Yeh. Blood Lightning is the third in a series of very particular
BxC works in theme and scope, beginning with "Three Sisters Who
Share an Eye" (No Fun limited LP series), and then "Everyday
World of Bodies" LP (Ultra Eczema.) Ideas of drone, 'minimalism,'
and human themes are heavily a concern, and unlike other recent and
upcoming major works, BxC on these albums is kept intimate, primarily
operated by C. Spencer Yeh. Instrumentation includes the current BxC
trinity of voice, violin and electronics, surrounded by a whole host
of other methods. In recent years the BxC line-up both live and in-studio
has included Robert Beatty and Trevor Tremaine (of Kentucky/Michigan-based
maniacs Hair Police) and solo sound artist Mike Shiflet- Who all appear
on the last track of this release. Burning Star Core began in 1993
in Cincinnati, Ohio where it currently resides with primary member
C. Spencer Yeh. It is considered a project and not a pseudonym. Not
married to any traditional line-up, method or sound, Yeh's eclecticism
separates him from his peers. BxC will be appearing live throughout
the first half of 2007, including a tour of US and Canada with Carlos
Giffoni and Prurient, a weekend of festivals in Germany, a collaborative
appearance with Zaimph at No Fun Fest 2007, and other individual events.
NoFunProductions-12
CD
$12.25
Car vs. Driver
The Completeist
PS, US This DCD compiles 39 tracks of everything recorded that the
band deemed fit for the complete discography. Included are 3 live
versions of songs from their 2nd lp - "out of a silent sky"
- as well as 4 songs that were captured live. Both of the full length
records are present on this 2xcd as well as the 4 7" tracks,
the 2 tracks from the split 7" with Spirit Assembly and the 5
tracks which were available only on compilations until now. They were
a product of their times, definitely influenced by Rites of Spring,
Embrace, Rain, One Last Wish as well as their contemporaries: Hoover,
Spirit Assembly, Fugazi, Jawbox, Lungfish, Shudder to Think, Current
and others.
Stickfigure
DCD
$11.75
Cashmore, Michael
Snow Abides
PS, US A new solo mini-album from this longtime CURRENT 93 guitarist
& contributor. Comprised of 5 thematically linked songs, w/ texts
composed by DAVID TIBET (Current 93) & vocals by ANTONY (Antony
& The Johnsons). Presented in an elegant, full-color digipak,
this is his most accomplished & poignant work to date, solo or
otherwise
DurtroJnana-002
CD
$10.00
Castanets/Dirty Projectors
Unusual Animals, Vol. 2
PS, US Volume 2 of ASTHMATIC KITTY's Unusual Animals limited edition
vinyl series finds Brooklyn residents CASTANETS and DIRTY PROJECTORS
splitting sides. Castanets offer up "BlackWater," a bloody
and muddy dubbed-out blues track, penned while on their epic and catastrophic
sailboat tour with Jana Hunter and Peter & the Wolf in the Summer
of 2006, and recorded upon the first day of final harbor. After a
deep idiosyncratic investigation of electronic music and classical
orchestration on "The Getty Address" and the "New Attitude"
EP, Dirty Projector's DAVE LONGSTRETH turns to the live band as his
compositional tool with the nine-minute epic "Silence in the
Lands."
AsthmaticKitty-402
10
$9.00
Chance, James & Contortions
Buy
PS, US 1979 Buy traces the coordinates for the new New York artsy
music/multi-performing scene alongside underground artists like Lydia
Lunch, Mars et al. Wrapped in a free jazz crust, served on a hot plate
of punk-funk experimentation, this seminal project still catches the
ear of the curious listener despite its almost 30th anniversary. Available
on picture disc for the first time.
Ze-008
LP
$15.25
Chapstik
Barnburner
PS, US Miracle Vocalist Leighton Mann brings his art-damaged mind
& sarcastic wit, this time in a collision course w/ the demons
of doom metal. A three guitar sonic attack paired with heavy bass
& an explosion of chaotic energy seem to be channeled from the
Gods of heavy rock. "If youre a fan of hard hitting riff rock,
this one delivers... fine purveyors of the heavy take notice. It's
called Barnburner for a reason."John Pegoraro-StonerRock.com
Unfortunate-031
CD
$10.00
Coach & Four
The Great Escape
PS, US Memphis quartet bring mix of mathematical calculation &
melodic articulation on new EP. This is the follow up to 2004's successful
debut Unlimited Symmetry, which received continuous airplay on XM
Radio. "A refreshing jolt of blues, garage-free Memphis rock.
If you like Jim O'Rourke, early Sea and Cake, poppier Sonic Youth
and I guess whatever has made great indie rock great, then listen
up."- Memphis Flyer
Makeshift-016
CD
$9.75
Coltrane, John
Giant Steps (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Personnel: John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Tommy Flanagan,
Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton (piano); Paul Chambers (bass); Art Taylor,
Lex Humphries, Jimmy Cobb (drums). Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New
York, New York on April 1, May 4 and December 2, 1959. Includes liner
notes by Nat Hentoff. John Coltrane's maiden voyage for Atlantic Records
was the fulfillment of all the potential he'd demonstrated with Miles,
Monk and on his own Prestige recordings. Recorded in May 1959 (one
month after completing Davis' KIND OF BLUE), GIANT STEPS is Coltrane's
first recital to feature nothing but his own original compositions,
and is the culmination of his obsessive foray into harmony. By taking
all of the notes in a chord--and trying to find every possible inversion
and relevant substitution--the saxophonist was forced to develop a
complex new form of melodic phrasing that enabled him to rhythmically
crowd every permutation into a single phrase. The effect is not only
technically impressive, but an emotional marvel as well. On equestrian
events such as the up-tempo title tune and "Countdown,"
Coltrane blazes through the changes with a torrential effusion of
ideas, each phrase connected to the next with unerring logic and a
sublime sense of symmetry. Every note in the lower, middle and upper
register of his horn is articulated with power, precision and a variety
of expressive timbres. His manipulation of overtones and multiphonics
imparts a hair-raising vocal immediacy to his cry, and each solo culminates
in a stirring emotional catharsis. This is bebop to the tenth power.
But the joy of Coltrane's art is not predicated on its intellectual
dexterity. The charming stop-time cadences of "Syeeda's Song
Flute" depict an upbeat, child-like disposition, inspiring a
particularly celebratory Coltrane solo. The vamping figures of "Cousin
Mary" and "Mr. P.C." lead to solos permeated with blues
fervor. And of course, there's "Naima" (written for John's
first wife), one of the saxophonist's tenderest, most enduring themes,
with a melody that floats above Tommy Flanagan's serene chordal colors
like a solitary cloud at dusk.
Rhino
CD
$17.25
Dash Rip Rock
Hee Haw Hell
PS, US The undisputed kings of Southern country punk. This blows any
stereotypes about Red staters, punks, & country rockers out of
the water w/ the genius of its conceit: it's a country punk opera
based on...Dante's Inferno! With spoken parts & good ol' rock-n-roll,
they tell the story of Donkey's tour of Hell (populated by ghosts
of Lynrd Skynrd and hippie jam bands) with Ol' Virg. Guest stars MOJO
NIXON & JELLO BIAFRA among others.
Virus-372
CD
$13.50
Davis, Ben/Des Ark
Battle of the Beards
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Lovitt-053
LP
$11.00
Davis, Ben/Des Ark
Battle of the Beards
PS, US The slow builds & soft confessionals of AIMEE ARGOTE's
(DES ARK) tracks play perfect counterpoint to DAVIS' pulsing songcraft.
Themes weave in & out of infidelity, botched love affairs, &
late night rolls in the hay. She belts wherein he whispers, a single
piano or acoustic guitar is butted up against a lush orchestra, &
by the last note of these 12 tracks you begin to realize the potential
of alliance & the unspoken compliments of friendship.
Lovitt-053
CD
$11.00
Dawn of Man
In the Bronze Age
PS, US Brian Clancy (BLUETIP) has been grinding his teeth on his fretboard
since the old Balt./DC basement punk days where he met producer David
Sitek (TVOTR). Sitek uses the pounding drums & overdriving bass
to produce a backbeat that's an inseparable part of each song's emotional
substance. The melodic pop heart of the EP are keys & layered
feedback with guitar riffs, along with the confrontational & intimate
vocals.
Postfact-008
CD
$6.00
Dean & Britta
Back Numbers
PS, US New album from rock's coolest couple DEAN WAREHAM & BRITTA
PHILLIPS! As if a pedigree that includes LUNA & GALAXY 500 wasn't
enough, they're now releasing their second duo album w/famed producer
TONY VISCONTI (DAVID BOWIE, T. REX). The spotlight remains on their
vocal interplay but also includes covers of 60's gems "Our Love
Will Still Be There" by The Troggs & Lee Hazlewood's 'You
Turned My Head Around."
Zoë
CD
$16.00
Denver Gentlemen
Introducing
PS, US Incl. members of 16 HORSEPOWER, SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB, DEVOTCHKA,
MUNLY & THE LEE LEWIS HARLOTS, WOVEN HAND & TARANTELLA. Although
heavily influenced by traditional roots music, they tone down the
twang, opting for a gothic-cabaret sound full of piano, accordion,
& glockenspiel. In 2001, they reassembled to celebrate the belated
release of the group's 1rst album recorded back in '95.
Smooch-016
CD
$10.00
Denzel & Huhn
Paraport
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
CityCentreOffices-036
LP
$15.50
Denzel & Huhn
Paraport
PS, US This continues to push their work into more complex avenues
where shattered compositions are recast as lush & emotive sonic
diktats. Originally playing music as part of a loose collective that
included members of TO ROCOCO ROT & TARWATER, they're encompassing
a spectrum of styles which invites comparisons w/ everyone from Jan
Jelinek & Johann Johannsson, through to Pole & Fennesz.
CityCentreOffices-036
CD
$15.50
Deshannon, Jackie
Laurel Canyon [Bonus Tracks]
PS, UK Again memorabilia and photos come from Jackie's own archive,
and Capitols tape vaults have been raided for original masters. Bonus
tracks from contemporary singles have also been added, including Put
A Little Love In Your Heart, written by Jackie and covered by many.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Destroy All Dreamers
Glare/Halo EP
PS, US 180g BLACK VINYL 12". Destroyalldreamers captivated us
to no end with their gorgeous debut album in 2004 (the year's best
shoegaze record, handsdown!) We were ecstatic to have them record
a special limited record just for us, and we are quite excited to
present it to you. LIMITED to 100 red vinyl copies (mailorder-direct
only), and 200 black vinyl copies, all pressed on heavy audiophile-quality
180-gram virgin vinyl. Housed in a gorgeous die-cut jacket in the
Claire's Echo series by Aaron Winters, with a slip-in full color heavy
card cover image, backed with a beautiful close-up shot of a guitar
in b&w. Destroyalldreamers does destroy indeed, with their beautiful
and intense sonic landscapes. The instrumental outfit from Montreal
keeps you on the edge of your seat as they weave through tapestries
of billowing, effected guitars to create massive layers of beauty
and noise. Fans of Slowdive, Explosions in the Sky, Paik, etc. definitely
fall in love with Destroyalldreamers the moment they hear them. The
EP is kicked off with the incredible "Her Brother Played the
Riot" - a monumental side-long track eclipsing 20 minutes that
had to broken into 3-parts on the forthcoming album. Here it appears
on vinyl exclusively. On the flip, we are treated to three shorter
but equally powerful tracks: Dead on Arrival (100% exclusive to this
release), A Summer Without You (another taster from the forthcoming
album on WAMR), and A La Guerre Comme A La Mer (another 100% exclusive
track that will not appear elsewhere).
ClairesEcho
12
$12.25
Die Princess Die
Lions Eat Lions
PS, US LP of the GSL release. Rich in layered atmosphere, hot but
cold, loose but tight, raw but sophisticated, all at the same time.
A band w/stage presence to burn in a scene that could use more of
it, DPD is a wildfire waiting to happen. Stand back. No, come closer.
Rococo-022
LP
$13.25
DJ Hidden
After Before
PS, GERMANY The vinyl companion to the CD "The Later After"
(adn73), DJ Hidden's "After Before" gathers on a 12"
two of the most club-oriented tracks from the album. A deadly tool
for any DJ and a sign of many packed dancefloors, these two loud,
slowly building, insidious and agile tracks demonstrate DJ Hidden's
ability at twisting the very roots of drum'n'bass and fusing them
with his own high-fi production and melodic skills. Active since the
mid-90s, Noel Wessels has over the years become an essential actor
of the Dutch electronic music scene. Best known for his productions
and shows under the DJ Hidden moniker as well as founding member of
the gabber unit The Outside Agency, this untiring producer has been
active in all genres of electronic musics, signing records and CDs
of countless side-projects (along which the very remarked, laid back
Semiomine one). Starting in 2000, Noel Wessels's DJ Hidden drum'n'bass-focused
act has been taking this scene by storm. A pioneer of the current
mixture of hard, dark drum'n'bass and sudden break(core), his records
for Outbreak, Evol Intent, Ruff-Teck or Killing Sheep (among others)
have quickly become classics for DJ and fans. "After Before"
is the vinyl pendant to "The Later After", the long awaited
first full length album by DJ Hidden, coming out on Ad Noiseam at
the same time as this records. It contains slightly reworked version
of two of the album tracks, edited and mastered with DJ and clubs'
PA in mind. The two tracks on this well cut, loud 12" are among
both the most club-friendly and the hardest of the material written
by DJ Hidden, and sees his productions and recording skills take yet
one more step forward.
AdNoiseam-074
12
$9.50
DJ Hidden
The Later After
PS, GERMANY After 25 releases on vinyl over the course of seven years
(not counting the ones of his Outside Agency and Semiomime monikers),
for such labels as Ruff Teck, Outbreak, Killing Sheep or Sub/Version,
here comes finally the first full length album by DJ Hidden. "The
Later After" presents a hour long of new material ranging from
the hardest and most twisted drum'n'bass to more downtempo, atmospheric
tracks. At the same time a long due crowning for this musician and
a perfect introduction for people who have been missing out, "The
Later After" is the most accomplished and unequalled achievement
by this impudently skilful producer. Active since the mid-90s, Noel
Wessels has over the years become an essential actor of the Dutch
electronic music scene. Best known for his productions and shows under
the DJ Hidden moniker as well as founding member of the gabber unit
The Outside Agency, this untiring producer has been active in all
genres of electronic musics, signing records and CDs of countless
side-projects (along which the very remarked, laid back Semiomine
one). "The Later After" is a wide-ranging display of the
various styles that this musician has touched over the years, combined
in twelve tracks written specially for this release. "The Later
After" could finally not be a DJ Hidden release if there wasn't
anything hidden in it. From the complex artwork (designed by DJ Hidden
himself) to the flawless and intricate audio productions, this album
might turn into a treasure-hunt, are many details, messages and surprises
lay there for the attentive listener to find.
AdNoiseam-73
CD
$13.50
Do Make Say Think
You, You're a History In Rust
PS, US The fifth album from one of the most consistently inventive
instrumental rock bands of the past decade. Creative, thoughtful and
challenging. CD is in a deluxe 6 panel cardstock jacket.
Constellation-045
CD
$14.50
Do Make Say Think
You, You're a History In Rust
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-045
LP
$15.50
Dobson, Bonnie
Good Morning Rain
PS, UK After the acclaimed issue of Bonnie Dobson's first, self-titled
RCA album...here we are with her second one! Again, a collection of
outstanding songs written by herself and others, great well arranged
folk-rock which has caught the attention of DJs and movers everywhere....Bonnie
will be playing shows this February in the UK for the first time in
far too long....to miss them would be sheer foolishness! I'll wager
she'll also be doing a fair few interviews and so on....you know it
makes sense.
Rev-Ola-194
CD
$13.00
Downbeat 5
Smoke & Mirrors
PS, US Formed in 2003 by lead guitarist JJ Rasler ( DMZ & The
Queers) and singer/rhythm guitarist Jen D'Angora (ex-The Dents). Drawing
on British Invasion bands like the Yardbirds & Animals, The Downbeat
5 spikes the brew with the toughest female vocals this side of a woman's
prison riot & tops it all off with decades worth of aggression,
attitude & volume. First live CD brings12 adrenaline-fueled shots
of pure, real, raw rock & roll that grab you by the ears &
cut straight to the bone.
SteelCage-061
CD
$11.75
Dr. Dog
We All Belong
PS, US Recorded on a 24-track, 2-inch tape machine as opposed to their
previous releases, the method introduced new possibilities as well
as new challenges. They managed to make an album that captures the
organic spirit so important to the band while introducing new layers
of vocal harmonies & textured instrumentation the band had only
been able to imagine prior. "Loaded w/ three-part harmonies,
orchestral strings, heavy reverb & fuzzy guitars." -Rolling
Stone
ParktheVan-012
CD
$13.25
Dream Magazine
#7
PS, US A wonderful archival interview wiht the late great IVOR CUTLER
conducted by John Cavanagh(Phosphen/BBC), Mats Gustafsson talked to
LANTERNS & MILTON of PSEUDOARCANA. Steve Sawada interviewed the
legendary LINDA PERHACS, Lee Jackson wrote about and chatted with
JOSEPHINE FOSTER, Ned Raggett covered YELLOW 6. Also interviews with
HENRY FLYNT, LOREN CONNORS, MAYO THOMPSON, BERT JANSCH, P.G. SIX SHARRON
KRAUS & so much more. The complimentary cd features previously
UNRELEASED music by FUNCTION, LUMENY, TOR LUNDAVALL, ADRIAN CROWLEY,
SHARRON KRAUS, YELLOW 6, ABLSALOM & more. 96 pages
ZINE
$7.25
Dying Fetus
War of Attrition
PS, US Masterminded by guitarist/vocalist John Gallagher & his
hand picked kill team, this advances the band's devastating assault
& destroys everything in its path. From opening to closing, the
patented Fetus combination of punishing slam riffs, frenzied guitar
work & utterly savage dual vocal assault overpowers the listener.
Relapse-7042
CD
$13.00
Earth
Hibernaculum (CD/DVD)
PS, US The audio material consists of 3 classics redone in a different,
stark & clean tone (akin to the "Hex"material) plus
the track "A Plague of Angels" which was previously available
on a rare tour only split (w/ sunn 0)))) 12". The lineup assembled
by Dylan for this album compliments the aesthetic & direction
perfectly. The video material on the 2nd disc is an Earth documentary
filmed by Seldon Hunt.
SouthernLord-074
DCD
$17.00
Echoboy
Elekrik Soul Psymphonie
PS, US First new album in nearly 4 years follows '03's "Giraffe"
(Mute). A new leftfield instrumental electronic masterpiece. "Faust
via Stereolab."-Tme Out London
TheFirstTime-019
CD
$13.75
Elastik Band, The
S/T
PS, US Known almost exclusively for their extremely politically incorrect
1967 Nuggets cult favorite "Spazz" (track #2), the Elastik
Band was actually a highly talented group that could play just about
any popular style in vogue during the mid-to-late 60s, much like the
Knickerbockers. Thus, at times they sound like the Byrds with vibraphone
("Mixed Emotions," #3), the Mamas & the Papas ("All
I Need," #10), the Syndicate of Sound ("Lose Yourself,"
19), and even what sounds like a parody of the Zombies ("Fire
and Desire," #9). But the group excelled at the 12-string guitar
and multipart harmonies of groups like the Byrds and Beau Brummels,
as many tracks on the disc attest. They also had a few curiosities
besides "Spazz": "Popcorn" (#7) being the closest,
though "Mrs. Pig" (#17) would also qualify. The last track
is from an Australian radio broadcast in 1968 in which the DJ begins
playing the song "Spazz" but cuts it off before completion
and calls it "offensive." This disc, released on lead singer
David Cortopassi's private label, represents the band's complete output
of their own compositions (they also recorded a Jimmy Webb tune at
one point), some never before released. Hopefully the release, though
belated, will show that the Elastik Band was far more than a novelty
one-hit wonder.
Digital Cellars-EBCD-10
CD
$13.50
Eleh
Floating Frequencies/Intuitive Synthesis Volume 1
PS, US Eleh was formed to specifically to pay tribute to early experimental
minimalist pioneers especially La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Eliane
Radigue, Pauline Oliveros and Charlemagne Palestine. This record is
pressed in a deluxe edition of 400 on audiophile quality 180 gram
vinyl mastered and pressed at RTI with letter pressed jackets done
by Manifesto Letterpress. Eleh creates highly minimal and deeply spiritual
pure analog drone music with emphasis on the physical ultra-low end.
Incorporating tones as low as .05 hz (well below the range of human
hearing) Eleh is as much of a physical experience as it is an audio
one. To be heard and felt correctly the listener must be sitting with
ears at speaker height at least 7 feet away. Noise canceling headphone
use is also recommended for the optimum listening experience.
Important-125
LP
$12.50
Eyehategod
Preaching the End Time Message
PS, US Collection of their hard to find singles including the ever
classic 'Sabbath Jam' & nihilstic versions of songs from previous
compilations plus two live tracks! Not for the faint of heart
Emetic-015
CD
$13.25
First Class, The
Summer Sound Sensations
PS, UK Bob Stanley writes: Beach Baby was possibly the fullest flowering
of the John Carter Sound - constantly shape shifting, the harmonies,
the strings, and more hooks than any four minute pop single should
have by rights. John Peel raved about it in 'Sounds' and it was no.4
in the US in the summer of '74. In Britain it stalled at 11 but felt
much bigger- it's been a radio staple since. This studio group, including
luminaries such as Tony Burrows, Chas Mills, Spencer James (from the
Searchers), and Clare Torry (of Pink Floyd fame), released two LP's
and recorded tracks for a third that remained unreleased. All continued
in the vein described above of hook laden /harmony driven /string
backed perfectly produced pop. All recorded 1974 -1977, plus a bonus
track from 1985 when Carter recorded a throw back single for possible
release in Holland when Beach Baby became a reissued hit, that totally
captures the Beach Baby excitement and gives it the hi-production
wall of sound.
RPM
CD
$19.00
Flamingo 50
Tear It Up
PS, US Second long-player from Liverpool's girl fronted indie-punk
trio Flamingo 50. Ripping 3 chord no-nonsense Brit punk rock like
the good old days. Many of these tracks have already become live favourites
on the grueling F50 tour schedule, taking in gigs through the UK,
France and the USA, performing with many of the bands who've influenced
them incl. Damned, Undertones J-Church, Le Tigre, UK Subs, Melt Banana,
Pretty Girls Make Graves and countless others. SEVERELY LIMITED, NOT
SHRINK WRAPED.
ErnestJenning-019
CD
$11.75
Free Zen Society
Free Zen
PS, US Here SHIPP/PARKER/ PARKINS embark on a project where nothingness
is everythingness. Fire & brimstone are replaced by passion &
expression. Melodies are sprinkled the air with effortless waves of
expression. It is within the willingness to cease being us, we become
one.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25
Frost, Lily
Cine-Magique
PS, US Taking a page from 50s crooner Julie London, 30s style jazz,
and the 60s chanteuse tradition, Lily Frost is a rare bird from Canada's
musical woods. Cine- her fourth solo offering is emotional & enchanting.
Produced by her husband Jose Miguel Contreras (By Divine Right), Cine-Magique
takes a minimalist direction, with flourishes of musical magic realism
& cinematic dimensions. Song featured on Grey's Anatomy!
Aporia-025
CD
$12.75
Fulton Lights
Fulton Lights
PS, US Fulton Lights' s/t debut is a product of Andrew Spencer Goldman's
trademark quiet/lovely sensibility, built on beds of noise, boom bap
beats, upright bass, vibraphone, piano and organ, guitars, and lush
strings. Featuring musicians affiliated with Wilco, The Walkmen, Tony
Conrad, Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers, Christmas Decorations,
dalek, and others. RIYD: John Cale, Massive Attack, Grizzly Bear,
Low.
AndroidEatsRecords-03
CD
$12.25
Future Pilot Aka
Secrets From The Clockwise
PS, UK Featuring collaborations & appearances from members of
The Go-Betweens/Sonic Youth/Belle & Sebastion/Can /Stooges/Fire
Engines/Concerto Caledonia/Unkle Bob/ Karine Polwart & Alasdair
Gray. Some highlights - "TERY BINA (NOTHING WITHOUT YOU)"
Kicking off with a cyclic rendition of the classic Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan track featuring vocals contributions from Pilot family members
Vinita Dade and 4 year old Anurudh (pilot in training) singing over
a shimmering dulcimer led track. "EYES OF LOVE" Recording
very much with the spirit of Two-Tone in mind and the energy of early
Kinks, this uplifting summer groover is sung by Belle & Sebastian's
Stuart Murdoch & Sarah Martin. "IT'S IN THE HEART OF EVERYONE"
Simple mathematics with former Lydia Lunch /Swans/Current 93 collaborator
Joe Budenholzer with harmonies from Karine Polwart -minus 4 equals
7 indeed. "BOOMERANG" Slight return-the second coming of
our man Joseph Budenholzer. "THE CITY OF LIGHT" The Go-Betweens
Robert Forster & Grant McLennan do a 'reading' of this miniscule
pop gem, 58 seconds of undiluted Pop to spring clean your mind! "NUCLEAR
WAR" Members of Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore/Kim Gordon), The
Fire Engines (Davy Henderson) and Stooges/Minutemen bass legend (Mike
Watt) pay homage to the spirit of jazz giant Sun Ra ,on this one of
his minimalist compositions from the 70's.This track also features
a rare recording of the 'fu-horn' performed by iconic radio producer
Stewart Cruickshank. "SHENANDOAH" This haunting folk song
features chilling vocals and waterfall piano by Karine Polwart alongside
young Glasgow improv percussionist Alex Neilson on loan from Scatter/Glasgow
Improviser's Orchestra. "FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS" This historic
track documents a genuine piece of 'instant composing' featuring a
live jam across the telephone exchange, Sushil K Dade performs on
acoustic guitar in Glasgow whilst Damo Suzuki (Can) listens to the
chords 'down the line' from his Cologne HQ and responds with his hauntingly
poignant, crackly telephone vocals.
CreepingBent-091
CD
$17.00
Gants
I Wonder
PS, UK A band from Mississippi who weren't Delta Bluesmen but a white
frat-rock group who developed, through the writing of their own leader
Sid Herring, into a stirring US pop/rock band. They lasted from 1963-1967
recording 3 albums and 7 singles for Liberty, and "I Wonder"
presents the definitive collection from across that catalogue. The
band toured the US with The Animals and Dave Clark, then played with
homegrown outfits such as Sam The Sham and the Swinging Medallions.
They recorded at Muscle Shoals and Nashville, the music beginning
with American Mersey Beat and progressing to the kind of harmony pop/rock
that was a blend of Paul Revere and the Beatles "Rubber Soul".
RPM
CD
$17.25
Great Lake Swimmers
Hands in the Dirty Ground
PS, US Limited edition, hand numbered out of 500, 6 song LP. Includes
exclusive tracks, alternative versions, live recordings: with a version
of Tom Wait's 'Innocent When you Dream'
MagWheel-040
LP
$16.00
Gypsy Kiss
S-T
PS, US Detroit area musician Peter Litvin provides a sweet mess of
psychedelic eastern sounds blended with space rock, graced with transient
rays of pop sensibility. You may find yourself nodding out as you
drift into the textured environments that refuse to limit themselves.RIYL
Beck, Flaming Lips, & Massive Attack
Unfortunate-036
CD
$10.00
Hardin, Tim
2
PS, US "Distinctively original acoustic guitar-based folk rock,
2 is mid '60s East Coast blues/folkster Tim Hardin's best single album,
originally released on Verve in 1967. Includes 'Lady Came From Baltimore'
and 'If I Were A Carpenter,' covered famously by Bobby Darin."
180 gram virgin vinyl.
Lillith-107
LP
$18.50
Harmonia
Deluxe
PS, US Formed in the early 70s by Hans-Joachim Roedelius & Dieter
Moebius of CLUSTER w/ Michael Rother of NEU!. Although this Kraut
rock supergroup produced only two albums, their minimalist sound laid
the groundwork for ambient & motorik rock for decades to come.
This featured more structured songs, along w/ a sparse spattering
of vocals, & the guest appearance of Mani Neumeier of GURU GURU
on a few tracks
Lilith-123
LP
$16.50
Harmonia
Deluxe
PS, US
Lilith-123
CD
$16.50
Harp
March/April 2007
PS, US IGGY & THE STOOGES Cover. TED LEO, ARCADE FIRE, JESSE MALIN,
AIR, SON VOLT, ALBERT HAMMON JR., LOW, CHARLIE LOUVIN, YOKO ONO, VIETNAM
& 100 reviews!
ZINE
$4.00
Hawg Jaw
Don't Trust Nobody
PS, US Purely heavy, New Orleans sludgecore w/ Black Flag attitude
feat. Gary Mader (EYEHATEGOD) dissipates, then destroys w/ raw, unrelenting
power & violence. Similar to being pushed down a flight of stairs.
Emetic-023
CD
$11.75
Hearts Of Black Science
Empty City Lights
PS, UK
ClubAC30-3025
CD5
$6.75
Horns Of Happiness, The
What Spills Like Thread
PS, US HORNS OF HAPPINESS provide the two sides to the second half
of their newnew sound with "What Spills Like Thread". With
the follow-up 12" to last year's "Would I Find Your Psychic
Guideline", they're now navigating the waters of hypnotic, organ-driven
thump rock. On this record, the HoH have expanded into a trio, with
new member ELAINA MORGAN providing the bottom end to the disjointed
fuzz of AARON DEER and SHELLY HARRISON'S organ/drum combo. Played
out in two extended jams, side A evokes ESG on the dance floor with
Can at an absinthe-fueled afterparty, while side B is a woozy pop-drone
undulation.
SecretlyCanadian-122
12
$7.50
Human Feel
Galore
PS, US Legendary incubator of 21st century jazz, this team has reunited
to record an indeliable mark on the history of jazz & improvised
music. Combining jazz virtuosity w/ open minded curiosity & adventurousness,
Human Feel has been a pivotal influence on musicians & listeners
for the last 15 yrs. 1 easy way to judge their importance to NY's
scene is how quickly many of the city's greatest gems have hired the
band members. Tim Berne, John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Ellery Eskelin,
Paul Motian & Uri Caine all had bands feat. members of Human Feel
Skirl-006
CD
$13.25
I Am Robot And Proud
The Catch & Spring Summer Autumn Winter
PS, US Reissue. The Catch is I AM ROBOT AND PROUD's debut full length
CD. It was originally released in 2001 by Catmobile Records (UK).
Spring Summer Autumn Winter was an EP released in 2002 by Mira Records
(Germany). Darla Records is pleased to offer a reissue comprising
both these out-of-print indie electronic pop music classics. Revamped
cover art by Shaw-han Liem aka I AM ROBOT AND PROUD.
Darla-181
CD
$12.00
Illinois
What the Hell Do I Know?
PS, US Riding on a tractor of 6 strings, banjo samples & an extended
metaphor, their music conveys the Hopper/Rockwell?esque imagery of
their home, a timeless place of raw emotion, where little league children
still ride their bicycles in the street & the first girl you kissed
is now your wife. Music snobs who care, have put the group in hallowed
company. "The lyrical depth of the Kinks sauteed w/ the musical
overtones of the Flaming Lips & John Spencer Blues Explosion reduction!"
AceFu-046
CD5
$8.75
Indecision Alarm, The
S-T
PS, US The new & long-awaited incarnation of the former Swedish
melodic hardcore band "Adhesive". They layer hard rock writing
styles over their hardcore/punk undercoat, & the music rests under
a wooly blanket of honest, socially conscious vocals. Sounds like
Adhesive, Propaganhi, Husker Du, Face to Face, Minor Threat
TicTacTotally-004
CD
$5.50
Innerise
Western Sky Music CDR
PS, UK Limited CDR only release. Over the last four years, Make Mine
Music - a collective of musicians and independent label - has established
a name for itself for its catalogue of beguiling and varied music,
from the wistful nostalgia of July Skies and Epic45 to the ambient
dreamscapes of Yellow6 and Portal. The next release for the label
is the debut album by Innerise, "Western Sky Music". Innerise
has been existence since the mid-1990s in various incarnations, based
around composer and multi-instrumentalist Tarl Broad-Ashman. Debuting
in 2002 on the split EP with Schengen and Portal, with later tracks
appearing on the Make Mine Music compilation "Flow", Innerise
established themselves with a sound uniting
elements of pop, ambient, electronica and dub. Recorded in 2004 and
2005, Innerise's debut album is long awaited. "Western Sky Music"
sees Tarl joined on several tracks by singer Katherine Cobley, who
adds her beautiful vocals and honest, heart-on-sleeve lyrics. If you're
after reference points, imagine a cross between Saint Etienne, The
Orb and the Cocteau Twins and you'd be somewhere close. The stunning
artwork for this release was done by Ben Curzon, whose credits include
Luke Vibert, Venetian Snares and Mu-ziq.In keeping with other recent
Make Mine Music releases by the likes of August Stars, Millimetrik
and All Sides (all now sold out), the Innerise album is being made
available in limited quantities, so be quick.
MakeMineMusic-026
CDR
$11.00
Jatun
S/T
PS, US Jatun is Alan Grosvenor (guitar, keys, bass, loops) and Scott
Worley (vocals, keys, guitars, laptop). Alan and Scott met in Portland,OR
circa '04, and started writing the songs that would slowly form into
the mish-mash of cables, circuits, ivory and alcohol known as Jatun.
They began recording their self-titled debut album in September 2005,
and it's been engineered/mixed by Scott & Alan and mastered by
Carl Saff. The first recorded Jatun song was "Ion Crush,"
which was featured in a Nike SB promo video for the Zoom Tre shoe
and is also featured on the Signal Snowboards webpage. The songs "Ghost
and Grey", and "The Temptation of Joy" have been used
by Norwegian company Helly Hansen, accompanying snowboard and ski
team imagery on two videos. Additionaly the video clips are being
used on the Helly Hansen website as a part of their HHTV program.
Influenced by an expansive range of artists, genres and styles, Alan
and Scott have learned to interpret and appreciate sound from a broad
perspective. Such open ears have facilitated an understanding of sonic
interplay, and acute attention to arrangement and detail. Armed to
the teeth with an arsenal of quality, vintage gear and a penchant
for capturing the resultant noises, they craft music thoroughly and
thoughtfully. Lush, enveloping and hyper-textured, Jatun's songs blanket
themselves around your ears and saturate your head with warm and intoxicating,
Orange-tinged tones. For Fans Of: Morr Music, 4AD, Warp, Anticon,
Temporary Residence Limited.
OtherElectricites-004
CD
$12.25
Jawbone
S/T
PS, UK Jawbone was born from the ashes of The Mirage and Turquoise,
two of the UK's greatest cult pop-psych bands (and both recently anthologized
on RPM and Rev-Ola respectively) and their lone 1970 album rounds
off their stories perfectly. They were thrown together after guitarist
Ray Glynn and drummer Dave Hynes decided to re-form The Mirage after
a short stint in The Spencer Davis Group came to an end in 1969 (they
appear on the excellent "Short Change" single and ill-fated
Funky album). Vocalist Pete Hynes and former bassist Dee Murray was
swiftly poached for Elton John's band so they recruited keyboard player
and former Mirage sidekick/songwriter Kirk Duncan who called up another
former colleague, Jeff "Gus" Peters of the recently defunct
Turquoise to handle bass duties. Dave Hynes secured the band a deal
with Merv Cohn's newly minted Carnaby label and they changed their
name to The Portebello (sic) Explosion for a single coupling the dreamy,
Beatlesque pop-sike of "We Can Fly" and a tough, hard-edged
cover of Bubble Puppy's minor US hit "Hot Smoke And Sassafras".
The single went nowhere but album sessions began regardless in late
1969 with the re-recording of three old Mirage tunes - "How's
Ya Pa?", "Chicago Cottage" and "Jeremiah Dreams"
(mis-titled "Jeremiah's Dream" on the eventual album), a
suitably demented re-working of their unreleased 1967 psychedelic
opus "Ebeneezer Beaver". When "How's Ya Pa?" was
released as a single in early 1970, it was credited to yet another
new moniker, Jawbone. Typically for this period, Dave Hynes had become
obsessed by The Band and set about remodeling the group in their image.
Consequently, titles like "Honeysuckle Redwood Cabin", "Homestead"
and "Mister Custer" came thick and fast, bearing the distinct
influences of The Band and The Byrds.
Rev-Ola-195
CD
$13.00
Komomaznuk
For Real/Love
PS, GERMANY Excellent two tracker by this young dubstep wonder from
Bristol, UK. Brought to you by Terminal Dusk, who had already released
the amazing "Dirty Deeds" 12" by Mathhead.
AdNoiseam/TerminalDusk-012
12
$9.50
Lambsbread
Stereo Mars
PS, US The stunningly stoned Lambsbread have succeeded, in relatively
short time, to be the most mesmerizing wastoid action/improv trio
of the new century. Direct from the nethervoid of OH these blasting
concept dub-zone visionaries (Zac Davis & Kathy ODell: guitars,
Shane Mackenzie: drums) have toured relentlessly across the USA. Herewith
is their debut 12" wax recorded & mixed one lost day in their
notorious basement in full audio-reefer fidelity.
EcstaticPeace-105
LP
$11.25
Last Town Chorus
Wire Waltz (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Hacktone
CD
$13.25
Laswell, Bill
City of Light
PS, US Originally released in 1997 on Sub Rosa, now reissued. He's
the founder of "collision music" - a collaborative concept
that brings together musicians from divergent instrumentations &
backgrounds. This album is about Banaras, a city older than history,
tradition, way beyond legends. It is Shiva's land, founded at the
dawn of creation.
SubRosa-114
CD
$14.00
Library Tapes
Feelings For Something Lost
PS, UK Second album from the Swedish contemporary classical duo, a
year on from their acclaimed debut 'Alone In The Bright Lights Of
A Shattered Life'. Once more, sparse, bleak compositions take centre
stage on "Feelings For Something Lost", with the piano more
prominent and the overall sound more stripped down than was the case
with its predecessor; dark atmospherics echoing the work of Rachels,
Set Fire To Flames, Sylvain Chauveau et al. Once again the album is
the work of David Wenngren and Per Jardsell, with guest appearances
from Cecile Schott (COLLEEN) on the stunning "Leaves Abstract
In A Village Plunged Into Mourning" and Erik Skovdin (DEAF CENTER)
on "Departures (Burning Saints For Your Own Sins)". The
album features twelve tracks, recorded between November 2004 and January
2006, all of which have lengthy titles that convey the feeling of
the music perfectly.
Resonant-020
CD
$14.25
Library Tapes
Alone in the Bright Lights of a Shattered Life
PS, UK Library Tapes are a Swedish dup whose work echoes the likes
of Max Richter, Lunz, Sylvian Chaveau, Rachels and A Silver Mt Zion.
Comprised of piano, acoustic/electric guitars, balalaika and the a
trusty laptop, 'Alone In The Bright Lights...' seems to exist in a
distant tundra, with the listener coaxed into embarking on a hugely
rewarding journey. Whilst the stiff melodies of opening composition
'Broken Piano Pt.2' are draftily satisfying, it is '...in a safe place...somewhere
near your heart...' that really establishes their sound. Not unlike
a William Basinski piece, 'In a safe place...' takes an emotionally
wrought piano and allows it to languidly meander over a stirring landscape
of half-glimpsed sonic sturctures and soundscapes that can't help
but make an emotional impact on this listener. Gorgeous.
Resonant-016
CD
$14.25
London, Julie
Lonely Girl
PS, UK Yes the girl who single handedly launched the Torch Singer
genre...and opened the door for every imperfect but sexy vocalist
since..... The most remarkable thing about Julie London is remarkable
indeed: that she used her erotic persona not so much to interpret
songs as to change the nature of them to become something other than
when sung by anyone else. She used her breathy, sexy, sultry voice
not to sing a version of a song that could compete with someone else's
on a scale of good to better to best, but to change it's meaning.
This, her second album, carries on from where her first left off...soft
eroticism and single entendre...songs of yearning and loneliness in
Julie's own bedroom whisper...just try to resist! The acclaim and
success enjoyed by our issue of her first album legendary "Julie
Is Her Name" tells you all you need to know....what a woman,
what a record...I'll go and lie down now... One of the most erotic
albums of all time.
Rev-Ola-197
CD
$13.00
Love
Forever Changes (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US
Rhino
CD
$17.25
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love
S/T
PS, US Low Low formed in March 2004 when Kelly Dyson met Natalia Brightmore
in the George over a pint, two days after he'd split from his long-time
partner and moved from Carlisle to Buxton with a handful of songs.
The pair clicked and work began on turning Kelly's rough acoustic
songs into rough acoustic songs with a female harmony. The album was
quite a sparse thing for the main part, though Ellis Dyson expanded
a few tracks with drums and electric guitars. The process from there
was pretty quick - the album was polished (to Low Low's standards)
within a few months was released on the *Birds and the Rodents Label
(UK)*. Through their earnest, stripped-down approach to song writing,
Low Low taps into your head and heart before you've even noticed;
and by then it's too late to turn back (not that you'd want to anyway).
The vulnerability and undeniable necessity of love, loss, heartache
and hopefulness abounds in each affected lyric, and is further evoked
by every subtle bend and pull. "As acoustic documents of the
breakdown of a long-term relationships go, this is up there. Recorded
lo-fi style - in a bedroom apparently - this affecting release combines
breathless harmonies and fragile tunes to achieve a strange warmth.
Also makes Belle & Sebastian sound like Motorhead." - The
Crack "Rooted firmly in the world of low/no-fi folk, this is
a charming record that recalls the same juxtaposition of fragility
and strength of character that suffused the early Elliott Smith albums."
- Tangents. For Fans Of: Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Six Organs
of Admittance, Songs of Green Pheasant, Nick Drake.
OtherElectricites-007
CD
$12.25
Lunch, Thomas
Diagrams Without Instructions
PS, US Debut from Washington, DC native who "has seemingly come
out of nowhere with...an indie/electro offering that will have yer
ass shaking by song two."-thetripwire.com. Digipak.
TompkinsSquare-101
CD
$14.75
Lynx and Ram
The System's on And It's Flashing Red
PS, CANADA Lynx And Ram was formed in 2005 by Carli Vierke and Julian
Fane. After an extremely well received debut album for Planet Mu Records,
Fane was looking for a collaborative project while Vierke, a classically
trained vocalist with a background in rythm and blues, wanted to escape
the confines of traditional music to create something she was truly
passionate about. Combining machinegun rock drums with mashed guitars,
blasting synths, and Vierke's full throttle electro punk vocals, Lynx
And Ram create music on the verge of spontaneous combustion. If you
like Le Tigre or chicks on speed your going to really love Lynx and
Ram.
Sublight-3101
CD
$12.25
Mandelbrot Set
All Our Actions Are Constantly Repeated
PS, UK Mandelbrot Set is a loud band. They like their drones and their
converse-gazing, they like to use sample pedals and to change instruments
during sets, but mainly they like to be loud, and they like to do
it differently. Formed by Keung, from the ashes of his previous band,
Hentai, of whom Drowned In Sound remarked "It's a relief to know
that not all angsty teenagers listen to Radiohead and spend the rest
of their adolescence trying to emulate Muse. Some of them stick Boards
Of Canada stickers on their guitars, acquire DD-5 sample pedals and
violin bows, and proceed to work the Mogwai-esque quiet / loud / louder
/ apocalyptic dynamic till their ears bleed." Mandelbrot Set
take their love of all things on the Constellation label, their penchant
for electronics, effects pedals and live sampling, their Shellac-esque
rhythmic aggression, and combine it all into a wall of noise, melody
and epic structure that would make Kevin Shields envious.
HighpointLowlife-021
CD
$17.00
Marsmobil
Minx
PS, US U/S debut of PETER KRUDER (KRUDER & DORFMEISTER) produced
slice of psychedelic space pop inspired by the trashy analog sound
aesthetics of the '60's & '70's, merging Retro & Future, Space-Pop,
& Burt Bacharach-like orchestrations to "the most wonderful
& organic music of the new musical millenium."
Gstone-030
CD
$17.50
Mary Onettes, The
Void
PS, SWEDEN Sweden's finest is back with a three amazing new songs
that makes us remember the days of The Smiths - when every song on
every single was equally important. "Void" sounds somewhat
like a modern version of A-ha dressed in black mixed with early The
Jesus and Mary Chain on an arena. The EP contains two brilliant, exclusive
tracks that will not appear on the album. Inspired by indie bands
from the 80's, a singer sounding like a Swedish relative to Ian McCullough
or Bryan Ferry, and the talent to write the most heartfelt, emotional
pop songs imaginable The Mary Onettes is a dream come true for any
pop lover. Or anyone with the slightest interest in music at all.
Labrador-102
CD5
$6.75
McWilliams, David
The Days of David McWilliams
PS, UK An Irish folk rock artist who in 1967 released three albums
of his own material on the Major Minor label. An amazing period of
productivity matched by the amazing consistency of quality throughout
all the material he wrote and recorded. Musically he backed himself
on 6 and 12 string guitar with further arrangements and orchestration
provided by the then wunderkind producer Mike Leander. The combination
of McWilliams heartfelt lyrics and songstyle with Leanders evocative
arrangements of the simple melodies still sound bewitching today.
'The Days Of Pearly Spencer' was covered by Marc Almond in the early
90's and 'Three O'Clock Flamingo Street' is another radio favourite.
There has only been one other McWilliams compilation, released by
EMI when the Almond single was a hit in 1992. That collection has
long since been deleted and this RPM collection only repeats four
tracks from the EMI set. For McWilliams fans and 60's folk/rock fans
the idea is to follow up this present collection with a Volume two
later in the year. The RPM collection presents a range of subject
matter, some of their time such as Hiroshima and Harlem Lady, others
love songs that transcend time. The English had Donovan, the Americans
had Dylan, the Irish had McWilliams.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Microphones
Don't Smoke/Get Off The Internet
PS, US It has been a while since the last album or concert by "the
MICROPHONES". Lately "MOUNT EERIE" has been taking
up that space. Now we have this new miniature record out of nowhere
(actually out of Anacortes, Washington, the awkward town up on the
edge of Canada where Phil Elverum, the originator of all this music
and hubbub, runs the family record label and publisher). These 2 songs
are a 2007 modifi cation of punk directness. "Do as I say"-style
lyrics and "feel as I feel"-style music. It s quite different
from the introspective metaphorical state park parking-lot songs the
Microphones have become known for. Over moden grunge, these songs
say "There is no God. Deal with yourself. Clean up your mess.
Take responsibility."
P.W.ElverumAndSunLtd.-012
45
$4.75
Ministry of Sound
Midsummer Nights Dreaming/Men from the Ministry
PS, UK Upon its release in 1966, Men from the Ministry received heavy
promotion on pirate radio. Disc jockey Kevin McKew was particularly
fond of the record and played it five times through on his show, declaring
the album "the breakthrough record of 1966." Because McKew
had a 2:00 AM slot his promotion did little to help sales. Inspection
of the back cover of the LP reveals that the disc jockey had a vested
interest in the record; he had written the sleeve note.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Mitchell, Joni
Blue (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Without a doubt, one of the most important and influential
artists in all of contemporary music, Joni Mitchell is much more than
a legendary icon of the singer-songwriter art form. Since her 1968
debut LP, the five-time Grammy winner has released a long string of
stellar albums as emotionally powerful as they are stylistically diverse.
Rhino
CD
$17.25
Moaners
Blackwing Yalobusha
PS, US North Carolina-based garage-blues duo decided to revisit their
Mississippi roots & record their latest album with former Squirrel
Nut Zippers founder & producer Jimbo Mathus. Amid the thousand-pound
heat the female duo churned out a slow burning collection of songs
that chant & spit their way through the spirit world of the old
south. The songs tell tall tales of barstool black belts & monkey
tongues while tuned-down slide guitar tumbles through the delta landscapes
of Faulkner & O'Connor.
YepRoc-2140
CD
$14.50
Mojo
#161 (April 2007) [MAGAZINE+CD]
PS, UK THE STOOGES: BLOOD, DRUGS, PARANOIA, AND MORE DRUGS! Let the
weirdness unfold....MOJO tracks the remarkable comeback of America's
gnarliest rock 'n' roll band. PLUS...FREE CD! THE STOOGES JUKEBOX
Compiled exclusively for MOJO by Iggy Pop, Iggy and pals present the
mind-boggling music that rocked their sorry souls, from Howlin' Wolf
to the MC5, through to Little Richard and Frank Zappa.
ZINE
$9.50
Money Mark
Brand New By Tomorrow
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Brushfire
LP
$10.75
Money Mark
Brand New By Tomorrow
PS, US The Great Leap Forward into real songwriting w/11 finely wrought
& buoyantly tuneful songs wrung from heartbreak.
Brushfire
CD
$15.00
Moonbabies
War On Sound [2007, 3-song import single]
PS, SWEDEN Teaser for the upcoming Moonbabies album (their best yet,
linked below), this 3-track EP features the new mix of "War On
Sound", plus an exclusive edit/remix of album track "Weekend
A-Go-Go", and exclusive b-side "Painless". Check out
the 'At The Ballroom' release page for sound samples, bio, photos,
etc.</a>
Startracks
CD5
$2.00
Mouthus
Follow This House
PS, US Perhaps appropriately, Follow This House was recorded following
a European tour in a state of profound limbic haze and completed and
finalized during the unforgettable heat wave of July 2006. These facts
make a whole lot of sense since Follow This House sounds like your
entire record collection melting in the trunks of a hundred junkyard
cars on a hazy, steamy, sweltering hot summer afternoon. Follow This
House by Mouthus is a companion piece to their 2005 full length for
Important titled The Long Salt. Picking up right where The Long Salt
left off, Follow This House is a record chock full of manic bad mood
energy, crunching resin-soaked jams and hundred year old instrumentation
emerging from the soggy mire only to be slowly pushed back in by poison
clouds of delayed-out vocal groan. Mouthus are on a stated mission
to incorporate new sounds and new instrumentation into their recordings.
Never repeating themselves Follow This House is less fractured and
more minimal, embracing the Mouthus sludgefest like a settling foundation.
Important-121
CD
$12.00
Mueller, Jon/M. Tellinga
Bowl, Helicopter
PS, US Latest in series of Korm Plastics' curated "Brombron"
series sees Jon Mueller (COLLECTIONS OF COLONIES OF BEES, PELE) collaborating
w/Dutch electroacoustic artist Martijn Tellinga to explore the musical
dialogue between the instrumentalist & the realtime computer-performer.
They experimented w/a system of live sampling & processing of
JM's playing on top of a layer of prerecorded sound materials, with
the sample triggers being caused by the performance as it happaned.
This resulted in a ensemble that is partly responsive & partly
autonomous.
KormPlastics-3028
CD5
$10.75
Mutants, The
Forensic Report
PS, US Dirk Dirksen Presents The Mutants: Forensic Report features:
The Mutants "Interview Segment"; The Mutants' performances
from the DNA lounge in 1989, and "The On Broadway" in 1984.
Seeing the Mutants live was like being invited to a secret John Waters
movie about punk colorfully and melodically crashing into New Wave,
with a dysfunctional locomotive designed by Johnnie Cash on angel
dust. Song Titles: Insect Lounge, War Against Girls, True Story, A
Light, Think, Think, Think, The Color of Imagination, Lesson in Time,
Opposite World, Twisted Thing, Give and Take, Love Song, Tribute to
Russ Meyers, Furniture. Running Time: 112 mins.
ImageEntertainment-07004
DVD
$17.75
Mutumbajoy, Santiago
Yagé Pinta! Psychedelic Shaman Songs Of Santiago Mutumbajoy
PS, US "Yage Pinta!" collects nearly 80 minutes of hypnotic,
droning wild microphone field recordings of shamanic ceremonies recorded
in Columbia's Putamayo Basin by celebrated anthropologist MICHAEL
TAUSSIG. Proceeds from the sale of this compact disc will be go to
FUNDACIÓN RENACER, A BOGOTA, COLUMBIA based outreach &
rehabilitation organization for sexually exploited children and adolescents.
LocustMusic-005
CD
$11.50
My Brightest Diamond
Tear It Down
PS, US MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND'S SHARA WORDEN has decided to set loose
her bobby pins and let her hair fly on the ambient dance floor. Her
latest semi-collaboration with 13 different remixers, entitled "Tear
It Down", reworks songs from the highly acclaimed album, "Bring
Me The Workhorse" featuring tracks by ALIAS, LUSINE, MURCOF,
STAKKA and GOLD CHAINS. Oh, it's international too! With diplomatic
representatives from Belgium, France, Mexico, The UK and America (East
and West Coasts baby!), the remixes range from drum-n-bass, to glitchy
ambient, minimalism, and get-your-booty-on-the-dance-floor club music.
AsthmaticKitty-030
CD
$11.50
My Teenage Stride
Ears Like Golden Bats
PS, UK "Ears Like Golden Bats" is the third album by Brooklyn-based
My Teenage Stride and the follow-up to 2005's "Major Major"
(Becalmed KLECD 103). The heart of My Teenage Stride is multi-instrumentalist,
singer and songwriter Jedediah Smith. Jed grew up in Massachusetts
and at age 14 started playing guitar, soon adding bass, piano and
drums to the mix. As soon as he could steal his older brother's Tascam
4-track, he was writing and recording songs as a one-man band, and
by age 18 he had compiled several boxes of tapes and had already written
400 songs. Just over a decade later, he's written hundreds more, with
no signs of slowing down. Although previous releases were mainly the
work of Jed alone in the studio, many tracks on "Ears Like Golden
Bats" have been recorded with the help of a stable band. The
current My Teenage Stride line-up is Jedediah Smith instruments, vocals),
Jenny Logan (bass), Brett Whitmoyer (drums) and Dakkan Abbe (guitar).
At just under 40 minutes, "Ears" gathers a collection of
captivating guitar pop gems that manage to combine fatalism with not-yetdefeated
hope, which seems to be an inherent quality of many of Smith's compositions.
The references to Phil Spector, the Jesus & Mary Chain and Television
Personalities are still present in well-crafted and immediate tracks
like 'We'll Meet At Emily's', 'That Should Stand For Something' and
'Terror Bends'. They're hookladen songs that will have you humming
all day long - you might clap your hands or snap your fingers too.
Titles such as 'Reversal' or 'Genie Of New Jersey' and 'To Live And
Die In The Airport Lounge' expand on those influences, sounding more
atmospheric, reminiscent of the Chills and the pop side of John Cale
and Brian Eno. They are catchy in a non-obvious way, loose recordings
that let space for moods and ideas to bleed through the album, like
the apparent dark tone that seems to permeate 'Reception', the jangly
'Heartless & Cruel' or 'Depression Kicks'.
Becalmed-104
CD
$16.25
No Depression
#68
PS, US SHINS on the cover!!! Features on them, Ry Cooder, Joe Ely,
Frames, Carlene Carter, James Brown, & tons more! Plus all the
other great alt-country news you get from this fine, fine zine.
ZINE
$4.25
Obscurus Advocam
Verbia Daemonicus
PS, US Feat. members of already acclaimed black metal outfits GLORIOR
BELLI, TEMPLE OF BAAL & WOLFE, this band already has its nails
clawed deep w/in the underground in terms of what kind of quality
you can expect fromthese guys. This fuses styles found w/in great
bands like Deathspeel Omega while harking back to the days of Judas
Iscariot & Burzum.
SouthernLord-067
CD
$14.00
Odawas
Raven and the White Night
PS, US Like watching an avalanche crushing a Bavarian cottage or a
man being attacked by a lion, listening to ODAWAS while nestled safely
in your phono-womb is an exercise in tuning into sublime frequencies
from safe carriage. That huge dial has never made your hands so child-like,
that cookie jar so high. Odawas skirt the cliff's edge like JACK NIETZSCHE
hanging Christmas lights on the shark cage, NEIL YOUNG stoking the
campfire in his babylon treefort, or a JANDEK aria in a black armband
march. Odawas' 2005 debut on JAGJAGUWAR, "The Aether Eater,"
was a fiery space oddity detailing the brave, the lost, and the maligned.
The journey was epic. But the obstinate darkness and disastrous side-effects
of space travel are getting lost, and thus turning inward on their
follow-up album "Raven And The White Night." This LP package
ALSO COMES WITH A GRATIS COMPACT DISC VERSION OF THE ALBUM.
Jagjagwar-108
LP+CD
$11.50
Okkervil River
Black Sheep Boy (Definitive Edition)
PS, US This is the definitive double-disc set which brings together
OKKERVIL RIVER's ground-breaking "Black Sheep Boy" project
in its entirety - including the original album, the 7-song "Black
Sheep Boy Appendix" EP, the song "The Next Four Months"
(originally released on the "For Real" CD single), the "For
Real" video as well as a new video of a magical alternate slower
take of "No Key, No Plan". Enjoy this panoramic perspective
of a modern masterpiece and one of the most critically acclaimed albums
of the new millennium. "Black Sheep Boy" is Okkervil River's
most ambitious and cinematic record to date, a love story and adult
fable carved in lacerating rock and roll, desolate late-night country
weepers, and a few shining moments of sheer, shameless pop.
jagjagwar-120
DCD
$11.50
Olvis
S/T
PS, US The debut release from twenty-five-year-old THOR ORLYGSSON,
and the latest leftfield electronic/post-rock export from Iceland.
Inhabiting more easily-defined sounds than many of his countrymen,
Orlygsson concentrates on warm, engaging guitar-based instrumental
pieces-that while being accessible are in no way generic. Eleven tracks
of ear-soothing ambience performed on guitar, keyboards, and piano
with drums from a handful of Reykjavik's finest. For fans of Mogwai,
Stars of the Lid, and My Bloody Valentine.
Resonant-008
CD
$14.25
One Ensemble
Wayward the Fourth
PS, US Feat. DANIEL PADDEN (VOLCANO THE BEAR), CHRIS HLADOWSKI &
AMY VULLIAMY (NALLE). The heir apparant to Moondog & Zoltán
Kodály, they blend European folk, narrative, popular &
chamber forms to create modern compositions that provide attention-grabbing
hooks & thought-provoking challenges. At times formal & at
others improvisational, it is difficult to pin down their sound. Influences
range from the classic pop-psychedelia of Robert Wyatt to the deep
experimental drone of Third Ear Band.
SecretEye-032
CD
$12.50
Orb, The
Orbsessions v.1
PS, UK Few artists have created such visionary and influential electronic
music as Alex Paterson and his various incarnations of The Orb. The
Orb's blissed-out music helped define the emerging ambient-techno/house
genres blending natural sounds, spoken-word, dub bass lines and constantly
shifting beats with a sense of humor, rolling rhythms and exhilarating
samples to revolutionise UK dance clubs and '90s rave culture. Now
after the resounding success of the earlier limited edition, Malicious
Damage is proud to re-release this glorious first volume of Orb treasures
from Alex Paterson's spherical archives. Covering fifteen years of
conspiracy and collaboration with some of the biggest names in electronic
music including
Jimmy Cauty, Andy Hughes, Thomas Fehlmann, Nina Walsh, Fil le Gonidec,
Vincent McDonald, Guy Pratt, Dom Beken and Aki Omori. Track Listing
1- Yungle 2-Sail 3-Chromatik [Orbzone] 4-Eurofen 5-Sun Of 6-73.5 feat.
nitraM 7-Steel Horse 8-Something Like 9-Pluto Calling [Twinkle] 10-Angel
3 Dub . The track "Mummy Don't" has been replaced by "angel
3 dub"
MaliciousDamage-603
CD
$15.50
Orthodox
Gran Poder
PS, US An amazing debut that is just the first stone of the sonic
monolith they're going to build step by step. In this first recording,
their musical influences (Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Melvins, Earth,
Sleep) get mixed w/ their peculiar perception of the south-spanish
religious folklore. The result is a lethargic music with obsesive
repetitions, minimalism, feedback, distortion and end-less
drones creating a primitive trance inducing atmosphere. Feat. one
exclusive bonus track- cover of Venoms' classic "Genocide."
SouthernLord-069
CD
$14.00
Ova Looven
Gravity Has Expired
PS, US Back from a three year hiatus, New York's Ova Looven has returned
with a limited edition, 4- Song, 12" of 500. All are hand-letter
pressed and numbered by Licher Art & Design [Independent Project
Records] and printed on black Railroad Board.
Artikal-003
12
$8.00
Pagoda
S/T
PS, US Pagoda spent a solid month in Luca Amendolaras studio to record
most of what has become this premier CD. Over 40 songs were recorded
as well as a handful more back in his hometown of Brooklyn. By the
end of '04 the tracks had been whittled down to songs which exist
on this 1st disc. The current line up is a blazing trio w/ Reese Carr
on drums & Willy Paredes on bass.
EcstaticPeace-058
CD
$9.25
Pantaleimon
Cloudburst
PS, US (Pronounced "Pan-ta-lay-mon") is the adopted moniker
of vocalist & composer ANDRIA DEGENS. Sometimes collaborating
with friends, though often alone, she creates beautifully haunting
and meditative music. This feat. 4 tracks of hypnotic vocal passages
that together form a long conceptual piece, which, she says, "is
symbolic of the journey every human being makes in a lifetime... the
transformation, transfiguration, the state of being, the space between
heaven & Earth."
DurtroJnana-003
CD
$10.00
Parkins, Zeena
Nightmare Alley (reissue)
PS, US Step right up and meet the astounding ZEENA PARKINS, the world's
greatest electric harpist. Forget about angelic choirs; Zeena cites
Jimi Hendrix as a major inspiration, and her harp work is similarly
explosive, often blurring into fuzz-distorted terrain. Parkins is
a lightning bolt of a performer, and a much sought after collaborator;
she works frequently with SONIC YOUTH'S THURSTON MOORE, LEE RANALDO
and JIM O'ROURKE, has performed with COURTNEY LOVE and YOKO ONO, and
has recorded extensively and toured the world several times with Icelanic
avant-pop diva BJÖRK. Recorded in 1992, "Nightmare Alley"
was Zeena's first solo release and the first CD on TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS.
A hypnotic classic, it lures the listener into a parallel world of
sensations, one that is disorienting and surreal, strangely pleasurable
and more than a little dangerous. Step inside if you dare - you won't
believe your ears!
TableOfTheElements-202
CD
$13.00
Peanut Butter Wolf
666 Mix
PS, US Self-released mix by STONES THROW CEO recorded on June 6, 2006
(6/6/6), revisiting his stoner & headbanger adolescence w/ this
6-set collection of industrial & metal grinders. Opening up w/a
double-up on BLACK SABBATH "Who Are You", following that
w/ select joints by DEATH, GUTTED, SLAYER, SEPULTURA, CANNIBAL CORPSE,
MORBID ANGEL, QUEENSRYCHE, then there are the FRONT 242, NITZER EBB,
REVOLTING COCKS, CLOCK DVA & SKINNY PUPPY sets, & not to be
forgotten the important-yet-dismissed MOTLEY CRUE, LED ZEPPELIN &
VENOM. Welll-mixed & selected by a true DJ.
PBW
CD
$14.75
Perfect Rat
Endangered Languages
PS, US GREG GINN from BLACK FLAG w/ GARY ACRE, BILL STINSON &
JACK BREWER (SACHARINE TRUST).
Alone-016
CD
$13.75
Photo Atlas
No, No Me, Never
PS, US Denver emo punk boys who play with precision timing & an
aggressive urgency that is entirely gripping. Jagged guitar lines,
thumping bass, relentless beats & machine gun melodic vocal yelps
marries the energy of classic post punk (Wire, Go4) with the thick
modern aggression of Fugazi & At the Drive In.
StolenTransmissions
CD
$13.75
Port Royal
Flares
PS, UK The Resonant label's quest to unearth new artists continues
with this magnificent, sprawling, widescreen debut from Genoa, Italybased
guitar collective Port-Royal. "Flares" is the result of
more than two years of home recording, and displays scope and ambition
that exudes confidence - almost arrogance - in their own vision and
ability. Although "Flares" has much in common with the likes
of labelmate Stafraenn Hakon, for example, there's no way you could
classify this as simply a post-rock album; Port-Royal utilize understated
electronic beats and subtle spoken vocal samples as well as guitars,
and have created a body of work with no obvious parallels or comparisons.
'Flares pt.3', track 9 from the album is included on the latest Wire
Tapper CD. The Wire Tapper CD is given away free with ALL copies of
Wire magazine issue 256 (June 2005). Also featured alongside port-royal
are Pajo, Kid606, Juana Molina, Picastro, Junkboy, Ariel Pink etc
etc. 20 tracks of new and varied music. Review: "Very much in
the Manual school of grand post-rock, Port Royal seem to have a dizzyingly
expansive remit that will appeal to anyone bewitched by Sigur Ros,
Jonas Munk or even Ulrich Schnauss, fashioning gloriously hued sunset
music which positively bursts with aural paroxysms. Encompassing electronica,
IDM, post rock and any other stravaig movement you like to mention
'Zoboine' combines the kinetic optimism of Mogwai's 'Rock Action'
with Cocteau drums and crackling machine beats into a confection that
is neither too sweet nor too bitter. Its just occurred to me yet again
what a great label Resonant is and this is a simply fabulous release.
Highly Recommended!"
Resonant-012
CD
$14.25
Preston, Billy
Billy's Bag
PS, UK Remember the majestic organ work on The Beatles "Get Back"?
That was Billy. Although probably best known through his association
with The Beatles, "Billy's Bag" is chance to showcase Mr.
Preston as a talent in his own right. Just prior to this release Preston
had already made a name for himself as a very fine Piano and Hammond
organ player on a number of soul/jazz/r&b albums released in the
US . In the UK following tours with Sam Cooke and Little Richard some
of Preston's singles made it to these shores and became turn table
favourites at the Mod clubs, such as 'In The Midnight Hour' and the
self penned title track 'Billy's Bag'.
RPM
CD
$17.00
Prince Valium
Andlaus
PS, UK A debut of sorts on Resonant, from yet another Icelandic artist;
Prince Valium put the 'um' in Sk/um, the duo responsible for the fine
IDM electronica mini-album "I Thagu Fallsins" in early 2003
(RESCD004), alongside Skurken (the 'sk' half). Working both as a partnership
and as individuals since then, "Andlaus" (meaning 'without
breath') is the first material from the Sk/um members to see the light
of day, so to speak, since the Sk/um release. This sees Valium - 30
year old Thorsteinn Olafsson - take a step back from the Plaid-style
playful electronics of old, instead leaning notably towards epic soundscapes
utilising both real instruments (guitar being predominant here) and
his computer, to create what is ultimately an ambient album in essence.
Mostly instrumental - the exception being the breathtaking female
vocal-led second track "Crying Hearts " - "Andlaus"
is stunning, evocative and overwhelming, with widescreen production
that belies its bedroom origins.
Resonant-019
CD
$14.25
Quiet Five, The
When the Morning Sun Dries the Dew
PS, UK The Quiet Five are a mid 60's English Harmony Beat band who
had a UU hit with a cover of Simon and Garfunkels 'Homeward Bound'.
The band included cult pop luminaries Richard Barnes and Kris Ife,
who went on to write with Mr Teenage Opera Mark Wirtz and make an
album as Judd for Larry Page, as well as more behind the scenes production
work.
The Quiet Five were regulars on the Live circuit and in the studio.
They made recordings mostly with producer Ron Richards, plus Alan
Moorhouse on their last single Goodnight,Sleep Tight, a proto-pop-psych
feel and Brill Bldg.-style record in 1967.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Radio Moscow
S-T
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Alive-077
LP
$15.50
Radio Moscow
S-T
PS, US A psychedelic blues rock trio from Ames, Iowa, led by guitarist/drummer/singer/songwriter
PARKER GRIGGS- produced & engineered by BLACK KEYS guitarist/singer
DAN AUERBACH. This sound, although heavily influenced by 60s garage
music, is also channeled through the blues, w/ experimental breakdowns,
unpredictable tempo changes, crazy rave-ups & fuzzed out psychedelic
guitar work; the result is an exciting & truly distinctive sound.
Alive
CD
$13.50
Rameses III
Honey Rose
PS, US Rameses III are architects of the most beautiful swathes of
blissful ambience whose releases have previously found homes on labels
like Celebrate Psi Phenomenon, Music Fellowship, Scarcelight, MYMWLY,
Barl Fire and Type. On "Honey Rose", the group's first release
for Important, the South London trio builds a bucolic soundtrack to
Jon Spira's mysterious short film "Suityman". Whilst the
influence of Bruce Langhorne, Boxhead Ensemble and much of the 4AD
roster can be keenly felt on this six song EP, so too can the wondrous
drone narratives that are such a feature of Rameses III's previous
works. More structured and melodious then much of their output, "Honey
Rose" is the perfect place for a newcomer to begin exploring
the music of one of the finest purveyors of ambient drone operating
in music today.
Important-121
CD5
$8.25
Raspberries
Starting Over
PS, UK Recorded and released in 1974. The group changed line up, two
left , two came in, including Nebraskan Scott McCarl and former Cyrus
Eyrie (the pre cursor Raspberries band) member Michael McBride. 'Starting
Over' contains an all time classic 45 single, the epic aural movie
Overnight Sensation, which still racks up radio plays today.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Raspberries
Fresh
PS, UK
RPM
CD
$17.25
Religious Knives
Remains
PS, US A psychedelic epic, completely beautiful, dark and overtaking.
Remains is Religious Knives first full length CD and is full of beautiful
synth melodies, atonal guitar, twisted percussion and haunting vocals.
Definitely one of those mythical releases dedicated to all believers
of infinity. Religious Knives is Mike, Maya (both members of Double
Leopards) and Nate Nelson (Mouthus.) Remains is a collection of completely
out of print and long gone material that was released on small vinyl
and CD-R pressings, all re-mastered by James Plotkin for maximum audio
quality. The first two tracks Bind Them and Electricity and Air, are
from their No Fun Productions LP which was limited to 300 and completely
sold out in 2 weeks. Their Heavy Tapes 7" Blackbird (which was
limited to 200) is also included in its entirety, and finally The
Train -from a tour only CD-R limited to 100 copies which was re-mixed
for the occasion closes the epic that is Remains. An essential audio
document of the beginnings of a young band already commanding cult
status, and that this year already plans to be releasing material
on a variety of important labels including Troubleman Unlimited and
Ecstatic Peace, touring Europe and participating in No Fun Fest.
NoFunProductions-013
CD
$12.25
Residents, The
Kettles of Fish on the Outskirts of Town 4XDVD
PS, US This box set collection of live performances includes 1 DVD
and 3 CD's. Disc 1 (DVD) features television and live performances
from The Mole Show, The 13th Anniversary Show, Cube E: History Of
American Music in 3 EZ Pieces, and Wormwood, spanning the years 1983-1999.
Disc 2 (CD) includes portions of The Mole Show, The 13th Anniversary
Show, and Cube E. Disc 3 (CD) includes live performances from Disfigured
Night, Wormwood, and Icky Flix. The bonus CD (disc 4) entitled One
Night Stands features miscellaneous live performances from one-off
shows spanning from 1971 to 1998. Running Time: 242 mins.
Ralph-370
DVD
$40.25
Rhys, Gruff
Candylion
PS, US 8 ON PITCHFORK!!! New solo album from SUPER FURRY ANIMALS frontman.
"Candylion was raised by bears in Micronesia. Trained as a chef
in Paris & following a City & Guilds diploma in desk top publishing
at Tregoedwig polytechnic transformed himself into a card assembly
image of his former self & arranged for the kind lady at the post
depot to mail him back flatpack to his bear brothers & sisters.
Safely back in the palm forrest he was given lessons in exotic guitar
pickin' by a passing oxymoron" says the MySpace.
TeamLove-012
CD
$13.50
Rising Storm, The
Calm Before/Alive Again at Andover
PS, US
ArfArf
CD
$15.25
RJD2
The Third Hand
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
XL
DLP
$14.25
RJD2
The Third Hand
PS, US Catapulted to notoriety, fame, and serious hip-hop credibility
with 2002's Dead Ringer LP, Philadelphia based DJ and multi-instrumentalist
RJD2 has enjoyed a thoroughly prolific career; following that debut
album with 2004's critically acclaimed Since We Last Spoke. For The
Third Hand, RJD2 seemingly abandons all the notions and titles that
have been placed upon him over the past five years. Underground hip-hop
super-producer to some, virtuoso sample-based instrumental wizard
to others, RJD2 embodies all of these things on The Third Hand but
placates none who seek more of the same. Recorded, performed, arranged,
and produced entirely by himself in his basement studio, RJD2 commands
his trusty MPC 2000XL sampler/sequencer alongside analog synths, electric
pianos and guitars, not to mention his own voice. The result is a
cohesive pop album in the most classic sense, a sound more akin to
Phoenix than Prefuse 73. In essence, this is RJD2's entrance into
the continuum of enigmatic songwriter/producers (see Jon Brion, Brian
Wilson, Stevie Wonder) capable of creating a record full of rich songwriting,
complex arrangements, and clever production that transcends genre.
XL
CD
$11.50
Robins, Marty
Rockin' Robins
PS, UK Marty Robbins was a wildly popular and innovative Arizona-born
country singer and guitarist who dominated the Billboard Country charts
for 30 years between 1953 and 1983, scoring such chart-topping hits
as "Singing The Blues", "A White Sport Coat",
"Don't Worry", "Devil Woman" and the epic "El
Paso". Robbins even outdid in some ways even Johnny Cash, producing
the acclaimed 'concept' albums of Gunfighter Ballads for which he
is best remembered. Marty Robbins Joined The Grand Ole Opry in 1953
and hosted his own TV show in the 1970s before dying prematurely in
1982 (aged 57). This compilation concentrates on the brief period
between 1954 and 1957 when he took on Elvis and the early rockabillies
with some sparkling country rockers which graced a fistful of cool
US Columbia 45s and an iconic 10" LP. Tracks include his country
covers of Elvis' "That's All Right" (#7 1955), Chuck's "Maybelline"
(#9 1955) and his peerless originals of "Singing The Blues"
(#1 1956), "I Can't Quit" (#7 1956) and "Knee Deep
In The Blues" (#3 1957). And a slew of live outbursts of Rockin'
mania you won't believe! As one might expect of a man who not only
prefigured Nick Cave but introduced the fuzztone guitar to the pop
world (in 1961!) this is seriously rocking stuff....a new discovery
for some, and bound to garner some serious column inches!
Rev-OlaBandstand-012
CD
$13.00
Rock Mania
#1
PS, US Flashback to the great Power Pop era. This magazine covers
the best of the best.
ZINE
$8.00
Rocking Vickers, The
Complete: Its Alright!
PS, UK The Reverend Black & The Rocking Vicars (as the band were
originally known) might only have garnered a foot note in the history
of British Rock had not their original guitarist quit in 1965 to be
replaced by one Ian Willis -aka Ian Kilminster - aka Lemmy/ As might
be expected from his current occupation in Motorhead, Lemmy brought
a heavy influence to the Vickers embryonic rock n' roll, and his frantic
playing saw them embrace some of the pop art Mod sounds, a direction
encouraged by Shel Talmy's management. This collection includes the
band's entire recorded output, that's the 4 released singles plus
6 unreleased tracks and a sample of their rehearsal tapes.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Ruby & The Romantics
Our Day Will Come: The Very Best of Ruby & the Romantics
PS, UK For lovers of American vocal groups 1963 was a vintage year
and the last in which the home team had the field more or less to
themselves. In those innocent months before the hairy hordes from
across the pond would tear down the walls of Tin Pan Alley, US teens
luxuriated in the chart-topping sounds of the Essex, the Chiffons,
the 4 Seasons, the Angels, and the Tymes, with the Ronettes, Vandellas
& Jaynetts all snapping at their heels. One of the tastier tidbits
amidst this smorgasbord of goodies was Our Day Will Come, the sublime
debut of Ruby & the Romantics, four guys and a gal from Akron,
Ohio.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Sandoz Lab Technicians
Western Lands
PS, US They've finally given birth to their 6th album in 13 yrs. The
Lab Techs are particularly excited about this one, as it feat. as
it's centerpiece (& title track) the bands first truly hi-fi DDD
recording. It's an aural journey through a constantly shifting miasmic
landscape of sinister beauty & the band hereby challenges even
the most recalcitrant reviewer to toss the 'lo-fi' tag at this one
(okay, 2 of their last 5 albums WERE recorded entirely on Sony Walkman...)
LastVisibleDog-063
CD
$11.75
Sayer, Leo
Just a Boy [Bonus Tracks]
PS, UK The follow up album released to capitalise on Leo's success
in 1974. It was preceded by the release of two singles One Man Band
(Uk no.6) and Long Tall Glasses (Uk no 4.). The former hit was very
much how Leo saw himself at the time as a singer/songwriter, a wandering
troubador carrying his songs around with him singing for his supper.
Just A Boy was the hook line from the song Giving It All Away which
had been written for Roger Daltrey, and which Leo now recorded his
own version for this album. Again the album has a similar feel to
his debut album, very personal lyrical songs, sung with impassioned
vocals and often accompanied by quite sparse yet very melodic piano/guitar
backing.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Scary, Bryan
Shedding Tears
PS, US Abounding with hooks, stories, dynamic arrangements & strangely
infectious lyrics. Shedding Tears has rightfully garnered comparison
to late-period Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd & XTC. 15-track concept
album veers from 60s psychedelia to glam rock to chamber pop to prog
rock to musical theatre, all smashed together into a uniquely "scary"
vision of pop music's potential.
Black&Greene-004
CD
$12.75
Scott, Peggy & Jo Jo Benson
The Complete SSS International Recordings
PS, UK This pair teamed up after gigging as solo artists around Florida
and then signed with producer Shelby Singleton's SSS International
label. Their debut record was a smash hit called "Lover's Holiday"
which was swiftly followed by "Picking Wild Mountain Berries".
The duo were a driving soul act which also boasted a very distinctive
electric sitar sound in the backing band. Their impact on the soul
scene continued to yield a string of hits through the mid-60s. After
the hits they both performed solo again and Peggy Scott-Adams enjoyed
a late 90's hit via a TV theme. The duo reunited in 1999 for new LP.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Scruffs, The
Pop Manifesto
US, PS Released 1/16/07 Thirty years after Stephen Burns made his
first bid for cult hero status with the Scruffs' debut album, Wanna
Meet the Scruffs?, the man stubbornly refuses to give up the power
pop ghost, and Pop Manifesto is the third Scruffs album since Burns
decamped to Scotland in 1999 and assembled a new version of the band.
Those who haven't checked in with Burns since checking out Wanna Meet
the Scruffs? years ago may be a bit surprised with the group's latest
work; in many respects, Pop Manifesto recalls Burns's short-lived
Messenger 45 project, revealing a more baroque tone in the arrangements
and a less aggressive attack than in the nervy tone of the group's
early sides. The delicate piano, strings, and horn accents on "September's
Lost" are a far cry from "You're No Fun," and "What
Can I Do for You" almost makes the Left Banke sound like the
Nerves. But Burns is still writing terrific songs with glorious melodies
and superb hooks, which is the real link between this music and his
past, and for good or ill he's still trying to figure out the opposite
sex, as "There's a Girl I Know" and "She's Got It for
You" amply demonstrate. "Situation Critical" shows
he hasn't entirely let his more rollicking side go fallow, either.
Pop Manifesto isn't quite the Scruffs as you remember them, but it's
a fine and well-crafted visit to smart pop heaven that proves Stephen
Burns isn't running out of interesting ideas. ~ Mark Deming, All Music
Guide
Scruffsville SRFV40230.2
CD
$15.25
Serpent Power
Ourobouros
PS, US "Ourobouros" is a deliciously hairy off the cuff
live document of the band's second incarnation recorded at KPFA in
1969. BOB CUFF (of the great art rock band THE MYSTERY TREND), JIM
MOSCOSO, JEAN-PAUL PICKENS, fellow poet / seer CLARK COOLIDGE &
DAVID MELTZER were joined by DANIEL MOORE, leader of The Floating
Lotus Opera Company and a mystery friend named Christian for a session
of spontaneous, combustive agro hippie jams.
LocustMusic-081
LP
$16.25
Shangri-Las
Myrmidons of Melodrama [RPM 136]
PS, UK "These Girls were CRAZY !I loved them ." Shadow Morton
"The rudest girls I ever met, absolutely disgusting" Evie
Sands "They were tough girls.They really, really were."
Ellie Greenwich "Sweet, innocent and scared stiff, not like their
image at all." Cousin Brucie "Depraved - Bad Taste - Slick!"
the British Music press 1965
RPM
CD
$17.25
Shapiro, Sally
Disco Romance
PS, NETHERLANDS Vinyl Version!
Dickokaine-007
LP
$17.50
Shining
Grindstone
PS, US Multi-instrumentalist, writer & mainman Jørgen Munkeby
is from a young generation of Norwegian musicians, not content w/
sticking to one genre but listening to & drawing inspiration from
several places, something that is as evident here. Just witness how
they move between complex riffing, filmic soundscapes, jazz, &
classical & modern composition, all on the turn of a dime. Orchestral,
confusing, thrilling.
RuneGrammofon-2060
CD
$16.25
Siberian
Hey Celestial
PS, US Seattle band's music "skates a delicate balance between
gorgeous pop melodies & unique compositions which create a sound
that is as interesting as it is beautiful.
SonicBoom-023
CD5
$7.75
Silmaril
Voyage of Icarus
PS, US Awash in fuzz boxes and acid trips, the dozens of other overlooked
groups from the psychedelic era bear little resemblance to SILMARIL.
While others buzzed within the hippie epicenters of Haight Street
and the Lower East Side, Silmaril formed in haunted, industrial Milwaukee.
Other bands might have met at a love-in; Silmaril were friends from
a Catholic youth retreat bound together by a doomed figure in the
eccentric madman tradition of SYD BARRETT, ROY HARPER and MEL LYMAN
by the name of MATTHEW PEREGRINE. "The Voyage of Icarus"
captures the dark, mysterious, and achingly beautiful acid folk &
Christian themed psychedelic sounds that emanated from 1973's highly
collectable privately pressed album, "Given Time... Or the Several
Roads," and their dormant, unreleased follow up "No Mirrored
Temple."
LocustMusic-087
CD
$11.50
Six By Seven
4
PS, US Fourth LP from Limeys now incl. ex-SPIRITUALIZED & JULIAN
COPE members creating beautifully elegant soundscapes, w/earnest,
untouchable melodies & a touch of electronics. Space rock fans
rejoice! "Their visceral art-rock retains the kind of sonic power
most bands couldn't make with a vanload of plastic explosives."-NME
TheFirstTime-016
CD
$13.75
Smack Dab
S/T
PS, SPAIN Steve Wynn's (Dream Sydicate) new album! Do coincidences
happen? If you think about the film "Los amantes del Círculo
Polar", you will possibly say yes. And if somebody tells you
the story of Smack Dab you will never stop thinking about "Los
amantes del Círculo Polar". Perhaps Julio Medem should
direct a video for this new band formed by Steve Wynn, Paco Loco and
Linda Pitmon. The factual trio of 2006. 2004, a beach in Cadiz, a
hot summer day. Out from the water comes Paco Loco, one of the icons
of Spanish indie music in the nineties, musician and producer of Australian
Blonde, Nacho Vegas, Cosmic Rough Riders and Josh Rouse, among many
others. He sees a man sitting on the beach, all dressed in black,
boots and coat included! A peculiar guy. Paco doesn't care. He dries
himself, puts his glasses on, gets the magazine he brought to the
beach to read and... he's amazed. On the cover of the magazine there
is a photograph of the guy who sits next to him, the one who dresses
in black and reads a novel by George Pelícanos. It's Steve
Wynn, the leader of The Dream Syndicate and Gütterball, the star
of classic underground rock of the last twenty years! That very moment,
a woman emerges from the water and lays on the towel beside Steve.
It's Linda Pitmon, his girlfriend, drummer of Golden Smog and of Wynn's
backing band (The Miracle 3). It's a tiny world. Paco wants to say
hello. But in 2004 he doesn't speak English yet. Luckily, or coincidentally,
Steve speaks some broken Spanish. They meet for lunch. A friendship
is born and from that friendship comes the idea of recording an album
between the three of them. It was the kind of recording session made
for pleasure and fun. With no business yearning. Two weeks of experimenting
and jamming in a relaxed mood. A year and a half passed, and Steve
and Linda threw a party. Coincidentally they played these songs. It
was a riot. Everybody danced, everybody congratulated them, it was
clear to everybody that they had to release the album. They kept an
ace up their sleeve and it had been accumulating dust for a year!
Straight away, they rang John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr.,
The Kills) for him to do the mixing. And he's done an a-m-a-z-i-n-g
job. Each song in the album works in an individual way. From one of
them, California says hello with narcotic fuzz face, in another one
it's New York's mirror ball and disco sound, before we get assaulted
by an almost sweet soul music cover of Three Dog Nit's "Never
Been To Spain". A song that climbed to number one in the US charts
in the early seventies. Curiously enough (or should we say coincidentally?)
the first record Steve Wynn bought in his life was "It Ain't
Easy", by this Californian band. "Smack Dab" is a driving
and emphatic album, one that connects with the spirit of comradeship
that was unique of the Los Angeles scene in the early eighties. This
comradeship allows the main characters to let themselves go, be it
to twist their style guide or to do the same old thing. Whether they
knock us out in a surprising way or with well-known weapons, you will
always find them relaxed and daring. An example of the first would
be "I'm Not Listening": even though Wynn has always placed
himself on the crossroads run by the feedback guitar flow of the Velvet
Underground, it's always regarding to see how he jumps into a new
pool and puts Lou Reed on the dance floor. On the second, "My
Cross To Bear": you feel you're back in 1993 again, in front
of Gütterball, the super-group leaded by Steve that gave high-intensity
garage rock a good name. In short: 1) Mr. Wynn shows, (again!) why
The Strokes should hire him as their Classic Underground Rock instructor.
He knows how to draw life from each record, there is life after that
debut, boys! 2) Paco Loco has managed to rise to the occasion; 3)
the sticks and percussion of Linda Pitmon make the guitars dance,
shooting them with an intravenous rhythm in the hips. In short again:
It wouldn't be fair to say that this is just an attractive quirk record.
Because it's one of the best recordings in the careers of these three
artists, and that is saying enough. Even though, like we said before,
it all happened by coincidence, like so many of the great lovers'
stories.
HoustonParty-142
CD
$13.50
Small Sails
Similar Anniversaries
PS, US Small Sails is a music and film making collective from Portland,
Oregon. The music is a gorgeous post-electronic tribal thing and the
films are performed live at their shows using original reel-to-reel
footage and dual projectors. A field of dandelions plowed over, inner-city
kids jumping double-dutch in gritty streets, birds and waterfalls,
playground vocals, clicky electronics and warm, spacey melodies -
that's what Small Sails looks and sounds like. Small Sails are a busy
bunch - having toured extensively - performing almost 100 shows in
North America in 2006. They're deeply loved in Portland, where they've
shared the stage with kindred souls such as Deerhoof, Styrofoam, The
Helio Sequence, Her Space Holiday and Mice Parade. Their new music
is different, too: chanting, humming vocals hint at tangibility while
remaining half-submerged; rhythms are a baby-bouncing jumble of eclectic
percussion and twittering electronics; and achingly gorgeous melodies
get stripped down to the still-gleaming bone. To experience Small
Sails' live show is to become immersed in a seemingly unparalleled
rhythm and energy. The visual and sonic interplay are hypnotic and
their on-stage chemistry and fluidity are nothing short of warm and
inviting. Through their unique, multi-faceted coaxing of the senses,
they create an environment that commands undivided attention and adoration.
Reviews for Small Sails: Fans of like-minded souls the Books and Prefuse
73 will find cuddly tunes here, as the pastel-hued instrumentals float
by with breezy ease. - San Francisco Weekly Small Sails is a full-on
pop machine with half-chanted vocals over tight percussion, bass-heavy
beats, and micro-condensed indiepop riffs. - Portland Mercury. The
words are sparse and nonsensical, but somehow such ambiguity is what
helps make Small Sails so compelling, both on record and in person.
- San Francisco Bay Guardian Small Sails sounds at once instantly
familiar and strangely foreign. - Ithaca Times.
OtherElectricites-005
CD
$12.25
Sneaky Thieves
Accidents
PS, US Sneaky Thieves are a Seattle-based band that formed in 2003,
comprised of two loving sets of brothers and a good friend; Robert
Bale (bass/samples), Freddy Bale (vocals/acoustic guitar/keys), Darby
McDevitt (electric guitar/keys), Brendan McDevitt (drums) and Bryant
Moore (electric guitar/keys). Live, they juxtapose many sounds, flashing
from abrasive and clashing, to mellow and heartfelt. Influenced by
many of life's pretty things, they construct music incidentally and
without undue stress. Their debut release, accident(s), was recorded
after a car wreck settlement came many years too late to do any real
good. So, a small, tidy amount of money was set aside and used to
create an album with local producer Jeramy Koepping (founding member
of Voyager One, producer for Asahi, Jen Wood, Kinski) in the lovely
Park Place Studio. This record is the essence of those sad, peculiar
moments of a life disjointed. The tracks on accident(s) are based
on recurring themes that appear very often in dreams and nightmares.
Many refer to struggles with substance abuse, addiction, and vague
recollections of difficult histories. Ultimately, this album is a
musical response to the constant loose ends of life - trying to sonically
replicate the "bellyache" in the middle of the night. Praise
for accident(s): "A thoughtful and minimalist epic indie charmer..."
- Treblezine "Think of the feeling you get when alone and awake
late at night you start to ponder the inevitability of your own death
and your helplessness to stop it. The fear. The chill. Moments on
this album capture that feeling perfectly, especially with headphones.
In fact, the Sneaky Thieves are extremely gifted at capturing and
even more so at creating moods and emotion." - Spacelab. RIYL:
Nick Cave, Will Oldham, Bedhead, Talk Talk. "Thumbs up"
- CMJ New Music Monthly. "Sneaky Thieves slide from a Jeremy
Enigk melancholy to a Jeff Buckley grace, sometimes with a Sparklehorse
inventiveness, and still manage to keep a grasp on a consistent theme
through to the end." - The Big Takeover.
OtherElecticites-003
CD
$12.25
Son Volt
The Search
PS, US
RedInt/Red Ink
CD
$15.50
Sonic Youth
Destroyed Room: B-Sides
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Goofin-012
DLP
$16.00
Souvenir
64
PS, SPAIN "64" is the fourth album by Spanish band Souvenir
and it has already been described as their most adventurous yet. Nevertheless,
their new record is coherent with their approach to music throughout
their career. Again, Patricia de la Fuente and Jaime Cristóbal
show their skill for adapting a variety of influences and creating
something brilliant. This time, their surprising new stylistic twist
has taken them straight onto the dancefloor. "64" is basically
a dance music album. "64" integrates elements from the past
30 years of electronic and dance music (techno-pop, new wave, 80's
dance music) and combines them with the band's very personal language.
The result is a collection of dance hits packed with memorable melodies
which are brilliantly guided by Patricia's beautiful vocals and Jaime's
surf guitars. As usual, the record's basic premise is interspersed
with eclectic elements from various sources. Souvenir are anything
but purists, therefore their vision of dance music is an unorthodox
one. For instance, it seems ironic that their most techno-pop record
features so much guitar playing, ranging from crunchy rock to surf.
The result of this combination (synths and drumboxes with 60's guitars)
is an exciting and original collection of songs, and Souvenir's most
passionate record so far, with echoes of the sound of classic synthesizer
such as the Prophet 5, Moog, Korg Poly-Six. "64" is also
Souvenir's return to pop, as it features their most catchy, immediate
tunes in years, in the tradition of The Human League, Blondie, Etienne
Daho, Visage, Pet Shop Boys or Mylène Farmer, but also with
a more contemporary resonance that links the band to artists like
Ladytron, The Raveonettes, Vive la Fête, or Saint Etienne.
Jabalina-2037
CD
$16.75
Sparrow House
Falls
PS, US On this 6-song EP VOXTROT'S JARED VAN FLEET works to bring
together lo-fi intimacy & bedroom songcraft with the lush orchestral
pop arrangements hes explored in his other band. "Falls"
pulls from material Van Fleet developed for his honors thesis at the
University of Texas, before becoming an active participant and leader
in Austins newly-thriving indie songwriter scene. "From the chopped-up
electro-glitch micro-symphony opening the record through the way it
exercises restraint in bringing in the horn section until the EP just
cant cling to life for another second without it, [Falls] is a record
that practically typifies what it means to sound painstaking."
-Stylus Magazine
PaperArmyMedia-001
CD5
$6.75
SRC
Black Sheep
PS, UK Detroit, Michigan in the late 1960's played host to a rock
explosion of talent with, at the top of the pile, the MC5 and their
rivals the SRC. Rising at the same time as the Stooges, Grandfunk
Railroad, Bob Seger and the Amboy Dukes. The SRC - standing for Scott
Richards Case - Scoot Richardson being the lead singer, began, like
the MC5, by playing their version of UK R&B, before supplanting
their own take on the music, characterising it with doomy organ, anglicised
vocals and searing bursts of stun-guitar drenched in sustained feedback.
"Black Sheep" is the definitive collection taken from across
the SRC catalogue of three albums and six singles, as originally recorded
for Capitol in 1968 and 1969. For fans of the 60's US rock scene,
already into the Stooges and MC5, the SRC are important addition to
their collection.
RPM
CD
$17.25
ST
People I Know
PS, US ST brings his debut LP to Music Related. Robust & sharp
beats, supported by warm and degraded synth tones & melodies.
The feel of long winters, and the longer nights in Sweden fill the
album. Recalling both, nights in love, and the days spent alone. "People
I Barely Know" is almost a literal view of the creation of this
album. Everyone who work on this album, from ST, the vocalist, label,
visual artist. have never actually met. Everyone is someplace else,
and contributed from their own separate worlds. Brought together by
STs music, and this album. STs album recalls fellow Sweden native's
"Radio Dept.", but with "I Am Robot And Proud"
synth style production. Will surely will appeal to any fan of Styrofoam
and current Morr Music output. "People I Barely Know" is
a warm cup of tea in the surrounding blizzard of out lives.
MusicRelated-15
CD
$9.75
Stafraenn Hakon
Ventill/Poki
PS, UK After two full-lengths on Resonant, the much-lauded Stafraenn
Hakon is about to step up proceedings with this, his first new material
in two years. - on the back of the success and acclaim that met the
aforementioned Skvettir Edik a Ref (RESCD005 - 2003) and I Astaandi
Rjupunnar (RESCD006 - 2004), both of which were 'old' albums deservedly
seeing light of day for the first time beyond his native Iceland.
Whereas those two were effectively home recordings using basic instruments
and means, Ventill/Poki is the end result of a week in a studio in
England with the help of fellow Resonant artist Dialect, using live
bass and drums sounding like the product of a band rather than one
guy. That said, crucially it retains the 'feel' of his previous work,
and is more potent and powerful rather than allowing anything to get
lost in the mix. Coming on like a hybrid of Labradford, Sigur Ros
and Mogwai and finishing up with one of the finest bodies of work
within the ambient/post-rock sub-genre in years, this album seems
certain to elevate Olafur Josephsson's musical alias in the esteemed
company of his most obvious peers in terms of status. The second album
from Iceland's Hakon was sent to us after his PR spotted a Voider
raving about it's mix of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Labradford.
Resonant-009
CD
$14.25
Starchild
Born Into Eternity
PS, US A psychedelic, musical landscape retaining doom roots &
laced w/ Soundgarden vs. St. Vitus riffs. Melody & songwriting
take priority over sheer volume and heaviness here, but still deliver
like a "million pound shithammer."- Hellridemusic.com
TwinEarthRecords-004
CD
$10.00
Stooges
Fun House (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US The Stooges: Iggy Pop (vocals); Ron Asheton (guitar); Dave
Alexander (bass); Scott Asheton (drums). Additional personnel: Steven
Mackay (tenor saxophone). Recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders, Los
Angeles, California. FUN HOUSE sounds like an extended, guttural war-cry
from deep within Iggy Stooge's (now Pop's) psyche. It lurches through
a canvas of writhing rock'n'roll imagery--the Stooges' own "Heart
Of Darkness"--going deeper and deeper into the numbed seen-it-all
glaze of a culture fresh from a visit to Altamont and the scene of
the Manson murders. While their debut, THE STOOGES, focused on rifforama
and teen-angst, FUNHOUSE found their sound grown-up and meaner. Steve
MacKay's wailing air-raid saxophone added a razor-edged shine to their
previously thuggish exterior. Certainly harder in content and sound,
FUN HOUSE's muddied production adds to its relentless in-your-face
primalism. "Dirt," "L.A. Blues," and "1970"
are proof alone that Iggy's id-like subject matter and persona--matched
by the band's growling, tearing sound--would set the pace for rock's
edgier aggression for generations to come.
Rhino
CD
$17.25
Stooges
Weirdness (ON SALE)
PS, US Recorded in Chicago in October '06 w/ the esteemed producer
Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies), this reunited the 3 original members
w/ MIKE WATT filling in on bass. One of the most eagerly anticipated
albums of 2007, it's destined to be as inspiring, unpredictable, &
undeniable as the 3 records that preceded it over 3 decades ago. The
release of the album will be followed by a full world tour that will
clearly display the energy, vitality & freshness of one of rock
& rolls greatest stories.
Virgin
CD
$12.00
Striborg
Nefaria
PS, US Cult Tasmanian Black Metal legend SIN (Sumerian cresent moon
god)- NANNA (the god of winds in slavonic mythology). Bleak, misanthropic,
depressive black metal with blurry guitars, clean ephemeral bass &
plodding relentlessly pounding rhythms that create a very dark &
ghostly atmosphere.
SouthernLord-073
CD
$14.00
Subtract By Two
Agoniser Ecrire
PS, US Dark... that is the best way to describe Subtract By Two's
Agoniser Ecrire. Meaning "close to death" Agoniser Ecrire
features Kyle Bobby Dunn and James Hill creating vivid soundscapes
complimeted by violin, piano, field recordings, and more. A must for
fans of early Album Leaf, Stars of Lid, and Godspeed! You Black Emperor.
ThisGenerationTapes-011
CD5
$7.50
Swarm of the Lotus
Sirens of Silence
PS, US Teeters between claustrophobia and wide-open passages, with
a devastating mixture of boulder cracking riffs & subtle musical
soundscapes. Originally released on Abacus. Massive!
Emetic
LP
$11.75
Taylor, Maria
Lynn Teeter Flower
PS, US This collection reveals a woman settling into her role as a
solo artist, peeling back some of the layers of her last album ("11:11")
to reveal a more organic sound. "Lynn Teeter Flower" mixes
together soaring guitars, bubbly electronics, feathery farfisa organs,
and sugary layers of vocals into the sweetest confection of an album
you'll hear all year. Taylor's voice is as smooth and sweet as honey,
spinning marvelous, insightful tales of the world around us with much
aplomb.
SaddleCreek
CD
$11.50
Television
Marquee Moon (Deluxe Edition)
PS, US Best record ever?
Rhino
CD
$17.25
This Is Your Captain Speaking
Storyboard
PS, UK Full release of an album that has been subject to overwhelming
praise worldwide as a result of the initial pressing on the band's
own label last year. Within the seven tracks of sprawling, intelligent,
complex, emotive and thoroughly engaging post-rock totalling over
an hour minutes on "Storyboard", the band have produced
a staggering debut album, with a widescreen, epic and ultimately very
powerful end product that belies their inexperience - the strength
being the sensational interplay between the guitars, layered over
the drums, with occasional appearances from the xylophone and even
a typewriter. That said, the term 'post-rock' does the band a disservice,
as they avoid many of the cliches associated with purveyors of the
style and instead display an ability to compose 'songs' that unravel
over time while never needing to resort to distortion or the quiet/loud
stereotype often employed. The album is self-produced, and was recorded
in the library of a primary school. This Is Your Captain Speaking
are a threepiece that hail from Melbourne, Australia, and this first
opus promises a great deal. Reviews for the album have been exceptional
- see quotes below - with comparisons drawn to the likes of Scenic,
Silver Ray and Dirty Three. Limited to 1000 copies, beautifully packaged
in a high-quality card digipak with a twelve-page booklet.
Resonant-018
CD
$14.25
Tidwell, Cortney
Don't Let Stars Keep Us
PS, US An undeniably stunning full-length debut, tinged with euphoria
& melancholy. Tidwells spectacular vocals swoop & soar with
comparisons ranging from Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) to Sinead O'Connor
& Bjork. Opening for Andrew Bird on April tour.
Ever-003
CD
$15.00
Twinkle
Golden Lights: Special Edition (Digipack Packaging)
PS, UK The original RPM compilation which presented all of Twinkle
s 60's recordings nine years ago is now expanded to include her complete
recordings presented in a special digipack.Twinkle is best known for
her international best seller Terry a self penned number that she
wrote whilst still at school which had the further distinction of
being banned by the BBC in 1964 on the grounds of bad taste ! The
follow up Golden Lights also made the charts and was later covered
by The Smiths, Morrissey being a big Twinkle fan.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Uncut
#119 (April 2007)
PS, UK Cover: The Who!
Editor's Letter: You'd have to say that the creative genius of many
of the artists Uncut regularly celebrates is matched only by their
inclination towards the kind of self-destructive behaviour that often
leads - with what is usually described as a "grim inevitability"
- to their premature deaths. And
so Moon's off-stage antics became as legendary as his on-stage playing
- the way he lived inseparable from the way he drummed, which was
largely without caution, forever on the limit, and usually beyond.
ZINE
$9.50
Untamed, The
Gimme Gimme: Singles and Unreleased Rarities 1965-1966
PS, UK Picked up by Shel Talmy around 1964 as a Georgie Fame styled
mod band, he produced two singles which were leased to Parlophone
and Stateside before issuing the next two on his own Planet label.
The Fame styled organ driven beat with Mose Allison type vocals is
something that is very strong in todays Mod club circles. At the time
it didn't bring the hits so Talmys production company under the famous
Glyn Johns injected a harder guitar edge into the Untamed s sound.
Sadly the hits didn't come but the group stirred up a lot of interest
in the Uk and abroad at the time.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Vanishing Voice
Stone Tablet
PS, US Total Can-style audacity from Brooklyn drone stew Edward Goreyian
broken house wanderers the Vanishing Voice. The Vanishing Voice head
down from the mountain for another dip in a lake of elephant seals.
A misty warbling leads down a twisted path where molten earth and
crust collide. This is the beginning of the end of the beginning.
A lot has been said bout these Brooklyn teen idles: "They're
chasing rainbows!" "They're graveyard sponge heads!"
"A pregnant poo-bah frolicking in the forest!" No dice...
Important-122
CD
$12.00
Vanishing Voice
Nordic Visions
PS, US Nordic Visions was originally released in a tiny vinyl edition
of 525 copies which sold out immediately. Here it is by demand, resurrected
as a digital tiki for the original vinyl release. While Wooden Wand
and Satya Sai jammed with the Sky High Band in beautiful California,
the Vanishing Voice dug in deep in the frozen northeast. Snowed in
with utopian texts and mounting paranoia, Steven The Harvester, Heidi
White Diamond Diehl, and Pete Wolfy Nolan joined Nonhorse in an abandoned
textile factory, boiling out these ballads of suspended disbelief
and hope for the better world.
Important-132
CD
$12.00
Various
Somethings #1
PS, US 3rd installment of this avant-garde/free-improv/difficult listening
series. Compilation of unreleased & new, challenging music assembled
by Ilya Monosov. Also feat. Chie Mukai, Sarah Peebles, Masayoshi Urabe,
Nick Castro, Preston Swirnoff, Andrew Deutsch/Joe McPhee & of
course Ilya Monosov himself. This collection stresses an ill-defined
region between composed music & improvisation, where both elements
come into play.
LastVisibleDog
CD
$11.75
Various
Drone Records
PS, US Collection of some of the best tracks from the early years
of German vinyl only drone label Drone Records. An institution in
the underground music community, every Drone release is ultra limited
and hand assembled by the artists themselves. This compilation collects
some of the most amazing early works, originally vinyl only, available
here on cd for the first time ever, from MAEROR TRI, ALIO DIE, DUAL,
ULTRA UNITED, DELPHIUM, INADE, AUBE, VANCE ORCHESTRA, OSSO EXOTICO,
KLOOD, VIR, REYNOLS, SPEAR, DRONAEMENT, TOY BIZARRE, TARKATAK, FRANCISCO
LOPEZ, KALLABRIS, YEN POX &DIE FEINEN TRINKERS BEI PINKELS DAHEIM.
A completely mesmerizing collection of droning drifting bliss.
Tumult-326
DCD
$16.25
Various
A Touch of Class Still Sucks
PS, US Follow up to the critically acclaimed A Touch of Class Sucks
feat. a collection of their latest remixes & productions of bands
such as, THE GOSSIP, LE TIGRE, SERVICES & SCISSOR SISTERS. W/no
holds barred anything goes approach this retrospective offers a variety
of cutting edge dance music, starting on a dub disco tip & ending
in distorted dance floor territory. All extended 12" versions,
not beatmixed.
ATOC-9005
CD
$12.50
Various
Diamond Joe A Treasure Chest Of Rarities & CD
PS, UK As the infamous Tea Chest tapes continue to remain an enigma,
we open up our own box of masters to discover some hitherto un-issued
Meek produced recordings, plus other recordings long since unavailable.
With release timed to coincide with the general notice being given
to the 40th Anniversary of Meeks death (February 1967), this collection
will suit those looking for something new to extend their Meek collection.
The collection brings with it great examples of the Meek production
sound. From Glenda Collins, Meeks best known female artist, is an
unreleased version of her apocalyptic single recorded in Stereo. Two
of the Ray Dexter tracks are also in Stereo, a rare format in the
early 60's when these were made. Ray Dexter, a singer songwriter who
was busy right through the 60's with singles released on many labels,
is included with four of his songs released for the first time. Backing
is by the Tornados, and include his demo of You Took My Love For Granted,
a song he wrote and Meek recorded with John Leyton as the b-side of
the international hit 'Wild Wind'. We also have the four John Carter
and Ken Lewis recordings Meek produced which have been unavailable
for a long time, plus real rarities from Joy and Dave, the Moontrekkers
and complete unknowns Johnny Garfield, The Ramblers and Dauphine Street
Six. - As it says on the tin, extremely rare and collectable Joe Meek
recordings. - Includes previously unreleased, such as Ray Dexter (&
the Tornados). - Includes John Carter and Ray Dexter personal insights
of working with Meek. TRACK LISTING: 1/ TWO TIMING BABY - CARTER LEWIS
& THE SOUTHERNERS 2/ ATLANTIC TWIST - RAY DEXTER 3/ DIAMOND JOE
- JOY AND DAVE 4/ CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND - RAY DEXTER* 5/ TELL ME -
CARTER LEWIS & THE SOUTHERNERS 6/ DREAM LOVER - RAY DEXTER* 7/
TAKE IT AWAY - THE RAMBLERS 8/ PARADE OF TIN SOLDIERS - THE SAINTS
9/ FICKLE HEART - JOHNNY GARFIELD 10/ IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT (UNRELEASED
STEREO VERSION) - GLENDA COLLINS* 11/ RESCUE ME - RICKY WAYNE 12/
YOU TOOK MY LOVE FOR GRANTED - RAY DEXTER* 13/ THEY TELLS US NOT TO
LOVE - JOY AND DAVE 14/ WILL IT HAPPEN TO ME - CARTER LEWIS &
THE SOUTHERNERS 15/ MY BROKEN HEART - CARTER LEWIS & THE SOUTHERNERS
16/ JUST LIKE YOU - RAY DEXTER 17/ I GOT - RAY DEXTER* 18/ HAPPY TALK
- THE SAINTS 19/ JOHN BROWNS BODY - THE MOONTREKKERS 20/ GRANDFATHER
CLOCK - THE MOONTREKKERS 21/ ON A HILLSIDE - THE DAUPHINE STREET
SIX * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
RPM-325
CD
$14.00
Various
Psychedelic Phinland
PS, FINLAND Subtitled: Finnish Hippie & Underground Music 1967-1974.
Mostly amazing collection of underground Finnish music, presented
in definitive fashion by the original Love Records label (there's
a schmaltz/theatrical element on Disc 1 just to keep you on your toes).
Great booklet of English notes and photos, Love Records does it again!
Features Sperm, Baby Grandmothers, Suomen Talvisota, Pekka Airaksinen,
J.O. Mallander, and a bunch of others. From the liner notes: "CD1
opens with some topical commentaries on drugs and the hippie lifestyle,
as well as with early Finnish psych-rock, followed by more agitatory
and provocatory stuff like Suomen Talvisofta who hilariously combined
anarchist ideas with psychedelic imagery. After the heyday of he Underground
movement, the more mystic legacy of hippiedome was preserved by the
esoteric balladry of Pekka Streng, Hector and others. CD2 presents
more experimental Underground, avant-garde and laternative music,
most of it for the fist time on CD or previously not issued. Love
Records and the small Eteenpain! (Forward), Finland's counterpart
to ESP Records, were the main labels for the kind of music heard on
both CDs."
LoveRecords
DCD
$23.00
Various
94 Baker Street: The Pop-Psych Sounds of the Apple Era: 1967-1969
PS, UK In the greater context of sixties pop history, "94 Baker
Street" may not have the same cachet as "The Brill Building"
or even "Denmark Street," but it was from that building
- on the corner of Baker and Paddington in London - where some of
the most exciting English pop and psych sounds of 1967 and 1968 originated.
It was from 94 Baker Street that the Beatles launched their Apple
organisation, starting with Apple Music Publishing, which opened for
business at Baker Street in September 1967. Over the course of two
years, Apple Publishing would nurture the careers of artists such
as Focal Point, Grapefruit, the Iveys (who would evolve into Badfinger)
and Tony Hill (of Misunderstood and later High Tide), all included
here. The highlights of those heady pop psych days are captured on
this unique CD collection. Compiled and noted by the author of the
book Those Were The Days (the history of the Beatles Apple Organisation),
Stefan Granados, the package includes exclusive photos and artist
interviews. There are also some exclusive tracks to this package such
as the previously unreleased demos and alt. takes of the Focal Point,
the McCartney produced Grapefruit, and the Iveys. Wrapped up in a
sumptuous RPM poster inlay what more could a collector want?
RPM
CD
$17.25
Various
Laughin' At The Blues
PS, UK A hilarious and scurrilous collection of R&B and comedy
like you've never heard! I guess most of these artists need no introduction;
I'm sure you know all about Scatman Crothers (star of The Shining
and er...Hong Kong Fuey), Redd Foxx, the outrageous Rudy Ray Moore,
Slim Gaillard, Sammy Davis, Moms Mabley and Pearl Bailey. Dusty Fletcher
was the originator of the enduring international success "Open
The Door, Richard!" (and a #2 Billboard R&B hit in 1947 for
him). The Spirits Of Rhythm included comedians George "Blues
Man" Vann and the seminal Leo "Scat" Watson. Al Jackson
had been half of the hilarious Patterson & Jackson comedy team.
Little Arthur Matthews had been the "Dope" half of the popular
West Coast comedians "Mope & Dope". He later joined
Johnny Otis' R&B revue as a singer/comedian. Otis and his band
back Matthews on these two sides. Her signature piece, comedienne
Effie Smith had a national R&B hit in 1965 with a recut of the
two-part "Dial That Telephone", recorded originally for
Aladdin in 1953: this two-parter is the 1956 first expanded re-recording
for her own Spot Records. She discovered rock 'n' roll act Don &
Dewey and her son was Los Angeles producer/song-writer Fred Sledge
Smith of Bob & Earl, and The Olympics fame. Both of them worked
at Stax until the label closed down. All round entertainer, Sammy
Davis Jr had by 1949 made a big name for himself as part of the Will
Mastin Trio with his uncle and father and was signed to Capitol Records,
there he recorded fine straight ballads.... in addition to producing
parodies of the R&B sounds of the day under the pseudonyms Charlie
Green and Shorty Muggins.- A must for serious R&B fans....and
anyone with a sense of humor! TRACK LISTING: 1/ REDD FOXX - SHAME
ON YOU (SAVOY 645) 2/ DUSTY FLETCHER - OPEN THE DOOR, RICHARD! (PARTS
1 & 2) (NATIONAL 4012) 3/ HARRY "THE HIPSTER" GIBSON
- WHO PUT THE BENZEDRINE IN MRS MURPHY'S OVALTINE? (MUSICRAFT 346)
4/ SLIM GAILLARD - EATIN' WITH THE BOOGIE (CLEF 8970) 5/ BABS GONZALES
- HOUSE RENT PARTY (KING 4885) 6/ SCATMAN CROTHERS - PAPA (RECORDED
IN HOLLYWOOD 142) 7/ THE SPIRITS OF
RHYTHM - SHE AIN'T NO SAINT (BLACK & WHITE 23) 8/ HARRY "THE
HIPSTER" GIBSON - TWO CATS (ALADDIN UNISSUED) 9/ AL JACKSON -
IT AIN'T GONNA BE LIKE THAT (ROOST 608) 10/ SLIM GAILLARD - FEDERATION
BLUES (CLEF UNISSUED) 11/ REDD FOXX - REDD FOXX BLUES (SAVOY 631)
12/ RUDY RAY MOORE - THE BUGGY RIDE (FEDERAL 12259) 13/ LITTLE ARTHUR
MATTHEWS - SOMEDAY BABY (FEDERAL 12232) 14/ RUDY RAY MOORE - I'M MAD
WITH YOU (FEDERAL 12253) 15/ LITTLE ARTHUR MATTHEWS - I'M GONNA WHALE
ON YOU (FEDERAL 12232) 16/ BABS GONZALES - SHE'S JUST RIGHT FOR ME
(KING 4885) 17/ DUSTY FLETCHER - PUT THE LAST CLEAN SHIRT ON BILL
(NATIONAL 4018) 18/ REDD FOXX - FINE JELLY BLUES (SAVOY 631) 19/ AL
JACKSON - LET'S DRINK SOME WHISKEY (ROOST 607) 20/ SHORTY MUGGINS
(AKA SAMMY DAVIS JR) - WE'RE GONNA ROLL (CAPITOL 70052) 21/ EFFIE
SMITH & THE SQUIRES - CHAMPAGNE MIND WITH A SODA WATER INCOME
(VITA 124) 22/ JACKIE "MOMS" MABLEY & PEARL BAILEY -
SATURDAY NIGHT FISH FRY (COLUMBIA 38660) 23/ PEARL BAILEY - I CAN'T
ROCK AND ROLL TO SAVE MY SOUL (MERCURY 70926) 24/ SHORTY MUGGINS (AKA
SAMMY DAVIS JR) - GOTTA GREAT BIG SHOVEL (CAPITOL 70052) 25/ EFFIE
SMITH - DIAL THAT TELEPHONE, PART 1 (SPOT 103) 26/ EFFIE SMITH - DIAL
THAT TELEPHONE, PART 2 (SPOT 103) 27/ THELMA BAXTER - HENRY (YES,
MY LOVE) (COSMOPOLITAN 520).
Rev-OlaBandstand-011
CD
$12.00
Various
Bauhaus Reviewed 1919-1933
PS, UK 19 tracks. LTM are proud the present the first audio book CD
to explore the highly influential Bauhaus school of art and architecture,
which operated in Germany between 1919 and 1933. The spoken word element
centers on a revealing talk by Walter Gropius, the architect and theoretician
who founded the Bauhaus in 1919. The CD also includes contributions
from the school's third and final director, architect Ludwig Mies
van der Rohe, and teacher Josef Albers. All interviews are in the
English language. The music content of the CD features piano pieces
written between 1919 and 1925 by six composers associated with the
Bauhaus: Arnold Schoenberg, Josef Matthias Hauer, George Antheil,
Stefan Wolpe and H.H. Stuckenschmidt. Several of these pieces reflect
surrealism and 12-tone technique; Steffen Schleiermacher performs
most on piano. With a generous running time of 72 minutes, the CD
also features a deluxe booklet featuring archive Bauhaus images and
detailed historical notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2472
CD
$16.25
Various Artists
Flash Fearless Vs. The Zorg Women, PTS. 5 & 6
PS, UK A tongue in cheek tribute to the sci-fi comics of the past
formed the basis for this great 1975 Chrysalis gem reissued for the
very first time (with a bonus US only single). Featuring a host of
guest vocalists, it's a concept set which actually worked! A colour
comic book telling the story which came with the original LP is reproduced
in full, with detailed sleeve notes.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Various Artists
Velvet Tinmine
PS, UK A growing collectors genre as highlighted by a major Record
Collector article earlier this year and a story covered by the newspaper
broadsheets .These are obscure yet high quality singles from the glam
era - roughly 1973-1975 - long since forgotten about, lost but now
being hunted down by a small and dedicated group of enthusiasts. Thanks
to those articles however, the small and dedicated group are expanding.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Velcro Stars, The
Hiroshima's Revenge
PS, US I can hardly wipe the smile off my face as I listen to The
Velcro Stars. Their mid-90's Chapel Hill, NC-esque sound is enveloping
my person as I type this. It's certainly one of the most exciting
things going on in the revitalized (and...pssssssst.....quite "hip")
Murfreesboro/Nashville, TN independent music scene along with How
I Became The Bomb, Ghostfinger, and The Turncoats. Initially comprised
of Shane Spresser (guitar/vocals) and Keith Pratt (guitar/vocals),
they began writing songs together after high school. They were joined
in 2001 by Rebekah Kidd (keyboards/vocals). Danial Norman was a high
school acquaintance and joined them as their bassist in 2001. After
going through several drummers, Andy Spore filled the position and
began playing with them in 2005. "The Velcro Stars are one of
the most interesting, original, and level-headed bands to come out
of Murfreesboro in a long time. Their songs are simplistic and well
arranged, and bring with them hints of Pavement, Blake Babies, and
Superchunk." (nashvillezine.com) Enter Grand Palace Records.
Grand Palace is an independent record store in Murfreesboro, TN. It's
also a loft space that houses a recording studio and screen-printing
shop. Owned and operated by Murfreesboro music scene luminaries, they
decided to capitalize on the revitalized scene by recording some of
their favorites (Velcros included). Thus, Grand Palace Records (the
label) began. "Hiroshima's Revenge" is the first full-length
to be released on Grand Palace Records (a joint co-release with much
help and support from Athens, GA's Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records,
who became smitten with the band after their show-stopping performance
at the 2006 Athens Popfest). With the recording of "Hiroshima's
Revenge", the Velcros finally make good on the promise of the
"Heart Disease / Shock and Awe" Demo as well as their self-titled
7-track EP from 2005. This album is a pleasant reminder of the pure
joy, immediacy, and lack of pretension that's at the heart of all
great three-chord rock and roll. Songs such as "Brand New"
and "B-Side of Love" will make you scream with pure delight
as you dance around your living room to the pop-tastic codas contained
within. "Ninety-nine percent of pop I hate", says Shane
Spresser, "but that one percent is my favorite music in the world".
Welcome to that one percent... RIYL: Pavement, Superchunk, Bunnygrunt.
HappyHappyBirthdayToMe-082
CD
$10.25
Venus
#31
PS, US FEIST on cover. Yoko Ono, Lily Allen, Deerhoof, Blonde Redhead,
Cocorosie, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Top 25 Albums for Spring, Punk
Rock Yoga and more!
ZINE
$4.25
Villalobos, Gina
Miles Away
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
Vitiello, Stephen
Listening to Donald Judd
PS, US He is an established name in electroacoustic sound experimentation,
having collaborated w/ artists, musicians & choreographers incl.Pauline
Oliveros, Nam June Paik, Eder Santos, Scanner, etc. This piece is
a work in progress evolving from the numerous recordings made of the
sculptures of American artist Donald Judd (1928-1994) in Marfa, TX.
High-precision microphones are placed directly on the surface of Judd's
"specific objects," which capture a subtle combination of
sounds resonating through the artwork, as well as ambient sounds.
SubRosa-245
CD
$14.00
White Flight
S-T
PS, US First solo project from JUSTIN ORELOFS, former songwriter of
THE ANNIVERSARY. Exploding w/ rhythmic & melodic ideas, this is
a boundary blurring collage of pop hooks, staccato beats & dense,
organic instrumentation. The result of a summer spent in South America,
which culminated in drinking in the psychedelic potion ayahuasca deep
in the rainforest of Peru.
RangeLife-001
CD
$12.50
Why Make Clocks
Midwestern Film
PS, US 2nd release from the musical project of Iowa songwriter Dan
Hutchison. "...musicality set Why Make Clocks apart by constantly
pushing forward w/powerfully flowing melodies that emphasize their
moody lyrics. Combined, you have tunes in a class with a new breed
of outstanding alt-countriers, even if they're of a different school."-
CMJ
BarelyBias-004
CD
$9.25
Wintersleep
Wintersleep (Digipack Packaging)
PS, CANADA Intense, aggressive, and even abrasive all the while keeping
it melody driven rock. A beautiful piece of work by a band rapidly
growing in popularity, and have no plans to slow down anytime soon.
Labwork
CD
$14.00
Wirtz, Mark
Dreamer of Glass Beach: The Hollywood Years 1971-1982, Vol. 2
PS, UK This Volume 2 series collects together all the Mark Wirtz solo
recordings from the decade, including the albums Ballon, Hothouse
Smiles, Lost Pets, Mini Album Cartoon, singles all never reissued
before, plus as a bonus all of Wirtz recent compositions recorded
upon his return to the music business in the late 90's. The music
is a continuation of theTeenage Opera Whimsy backed by complex arrangements,
be they big Orchesteral Productions or Rock'N'Pop band sounds, the
sum of these parts being uniquely Wirtz.
RPM
CD
$17.25
Wolf & Cub
Vessels
PS, US Wolf & Cub are four young men from Adelaide, Australia
who make adrenalized, darkly psychedelic and danceable noise. Propelled
by two drummers and lifted aloft by Joel Byrne's wall of guitar noise,
the band quickly found themselves attracting attention in Australia.
Rolling Stone tagged them as "ones to watch" early on, and
in the first year of their existence Wolf & Cub toured with Queens
of the Stone Age (at the request of Josh Homme himself) and TV On
The Radio.
4AD
CD
$11.50
Forthcoming
Releases
Adult.
Why Bother? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
ThrillJockey-185
LP
$14.00
Adult.
Why Bother? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Uneasy listening music for uneasy times. A time to contextualize
"folk" for our intent & advocate the importance of being
folk. Folklore defines a distinctive culture, the common people, real
people. Uncomfortable, restless, disturbed, perturbed, awkward &
anxious. This hopes to spread the word of weird... Abnormal motivations,
ready & willing. This album, of all their albums, they feel is the
most accurate culmination of our disordered hysteria
ThrillJockey-185
CD
$14.25
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
$12.25
Andrews, Ken
Secrets of the Lost Satellite (Digipack Packaging) (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE
MARCH 13TH)
PS, US
DinosaurFight
CD
$14.00
Antiguo Automata Mexicano
Kraut Slut (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 24TH)
PS, MEXICO Angel Sánchez Borges, the man behind AAM (Antiguo
Automata Mexicano) takes techno to the next level with his second album
and first release with Static Discos. Previously AAM released the infamous
Microhate album on Germany's Background label. Inspired by German kraut
and space rock, minimal techno and screwed up digital antics, AAM's
Kraut Slut is the stuff of wicked dance dreams. Angel Sánchez
Borges also records as Seekers Who Are Lovers on the Soundsister label.
In a recent interview on URB Magazine, Borges says his secret to the
AAM sound is his love for "My Bloody Valentine, a gentle way of
dealing with strange layers of sounds. I want people to dance to these
noisy grooves". Pitchformedia recently described his music in "the
glitch/dub/minimal techno vein, with carefully constructed rips and
blips stretched across a wide, white sonic canvas".
StaticDiscos-019
CD
$12.25
Audion
Mouth To Mouth Remixes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Brand new release from MATTHEW DEAR, feat. 3 reworkings of last
year's "Mouth to Mouth", which Pitchfork described "as
gripping as a cliffhanger." 2 different versions from HEARTTHROB
& new version from KONRAD BLACK!
SpectralSound-042
12
$8.25
Autumn Shade
Ezra Moon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US The nom de plume of Jes Lenee', a stunning young songstress brimming
with unbridled talent. A classically trained piano prodigy, ultimately
seduced by the craft of songwriting, AS is a marriage of her piano prowess
& folk-inspired guitar strumming, imbued in a heady ambiance &
enveloped in some of the most heavenly, intimate vocals to have come
down the pike in some time. Unique sepia-toned microcosm, one that intertwines
folk, chamber music, psychedelia, avant-rock & indie singer/songwriter.
Colored by additional instrumentation of violin, hammer dulcimer &
percussion, and a healthy penchant for sonic experimentation.
StrangeAttractors-049
CD
$12.50
Axolotl
Memory Theater (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 1ST)
PS, US Memory Theater is an absolutely essential collection of the best
of Axolotl's out of print cdrs and vinyl only releases. Karl Bauer spent
quite a bit of time collaborating with Black Dice, Mouthus, Double Leopards
and various other acclaimed members of the noise underground before
heading off on his own as Axolotl. In the last couple of years Axolotl
have released numerous cd, cdr and vinyl releases many of which quickly
went out of print and started demanding some serious coin on ebay. Memory
Theater collects the best of these out of print releases into one convenient
package designed by Karl Bauer. Axolotl has collaborated with the likes
of the Skaters, Magik Markers, Yellow Swans, Inca Ore, Skygreen Leopards,
Religious Knives, and Mouthus. Axolotl has toured Europe and the United
States and shared the stage with the likes of Animal Collective, Black
Dice, Boris, Charlambides, Chris Corsano, Double Leopards, Excepter,
Sightings, the Skaters, Terrestrial Tones, Tomutonttu, and Yellow Swans.
Important-120
CD
$12.00
Baby Grandmothers
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE FEBRUARY 6TH)
PS, SWEDEN Baby Grandmothers were a short-lived Swedish band, but one
of the most prolific and unique psychedelic, modal, experimental power-trios
to emerge out of the Scandinavian psychedelic underground scene in 1967.
Although hailing from Stockholm, Sweden they only released a single
in Finland, which has since become one of the most sought-after pieces
of vinyl from the era. Baby Grandmothers were formed out of the legendary
R&B/beat band T-Boones in the summer of 1967. T-Boones are probably
best known for their "At The Club/King Of The Orient" single
which is one of the best, and most collectable of the Swedish garage
beat era. Guitar-wiz Kenny Håkansson joined the band in 1965 and
with the group down to a trio they drifted into the psychedelic sounds
of the time and in August 1967 released the single "I Want You,"
which definitely was the first hard-rock recording ever made in Sweden.
The band was then re-christened Baby Grandmothers by the co-founder
of the newly opened psychedelic club Filips, for which he needed a house-band.
Filips was the legendary breeding ground for bands such as Hansson &
Karlsson, Pärson Sound, as well as orgiastic all-night jams with
foreign luminaries such as Jimi Hendrix and the Mothers of Invention.
Baby Grandmothers also supported Jimi Hendrix on his Swedish tour in
1968 and then turned into Mecki Mark Men, who became the first Swedish
rock band to tour the U.S. Founding member Kenny Håkansson went
on to form the highly influential Kebnekajse, who created the Swedish
electric psych-folk sound. This unique collection presents live recordings
made at Filips, their impossibly rare single and a rare live recording
made in Finland. Painstakingly collected and researched by Dungen's
guitarist Reine Fiske. 16-page booklet included.
SubliminalSounds-023
CD
$16.00
Big City
Chedda b/w Stick Up (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Members Psycho Les (Beatnuts), Al Tariq aka Fashion (Beatnuts)
& Problemz (Missin Linx) have made a huge impact on the hip hop
world together & individually. If you like how this one sounds just
wait until their debut album drops this Spring.
NatureSounds-025
12
$6.25
Black Hollies/Dansettes
SPLIT (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US The Black Hollies return on side A with a brilliant cover of
the Joe South by way of Deep Purple classic "Hush," featuring
backing vocals & Hammond accompaniment from THE DANSETTES. On the
flip, The Dansettes step to the front w/their sultry, soulful vocals
tearing the roof off of the brand new Motown-infused "40 Days."
A classic pairing of bands joined together in perfect harmony.
ErnestJenning-029
45
$5.00
Bonnie Prince Billy
Strange Form of Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Another haunting chapter from "The Letting Go" is highlighted
for your edification. The gauzy webs of this song gleam w/ clarity divorced
from its siblings. Also a part of this EP package is a video enhancement,
bringing format-hopping excitement & surprise into your life. Pop
it into the computer & give the video (directed by Jennifer Parsons)
an eye.
DragCity-337
CD5
$10.00
Bonnie Prince Billy
Strange Form of Life (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-337
12
$11.00
Cadence Weapon
Breaking Kayfabe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Every now & again, a hip-hop artist emerges & threatens
to take the music from its growing commercial context back to its essence.
Enter this 20-year-old rapper/producer, hailing from Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada, son of a Brooklyn DJ, nephew of a funk musician, & child
of fresh music. Rollie Pemberton returns w/ a more focused sound w/
clever songwriting & impressive rhymes paired w/ the electrotones
of UK grime & West Coast hip-hop.
Upperclass-010
CD
$15.00
Cadence Weapon
Breaking Kayfabe (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Upperclass-010
LP
$16.50
Callahan, Bill
Diamond Dancer (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Bill Callahan is the man who used to record under the name Smog.
Now he is Bill Callahan. This is the story of a young lady having an
epiphany on the dance floor while dancing alone. With its propulsive,
gossamer beat it is sure to be a dance floor favorite from 2007 onwards.
For those too shy to dance, it will surely make them wish they were
dancing. More dance music is found on the exclusive B-side.
DragCity-335
CD5
$5.00
Celestial
Dream On (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 24TH)
PS, US You may have heard some of these songs on Music is My Girlfriend
or Lost Music eps - these are completely new recordings and sound amazing.
Andreas Hagman returned to his native Örebro, Sweden in 2000, where
he began recording dreamy pop, jangly guitar and vocals that reflect
a tender, soul-baring honesty.
"Precious songs, in the Sarah Records vein,
between a super romantic dreampop and a dreamy and tender melodies jangle
pop" - Mira El Péndulo
"stay true to their roots and produce a
completely wonderful indie, drenched in effects... nostalgia knows no
limits." - 4 Lighthouses
"wanders from shoegaze via Field Mice to
JAMC in five songs" - Groove
SkippingStones-009
CD
$9.50
Concretes, The
Kids EP (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Vocalist Victoria has left the band, but has that stopped The
Concretes? No effing way! Lisa and Maria are handling the vocal duties
and the pop-orchestra behind them remains melodic and inventive. Think
frosty starry-eyed folktronica and if you need some updated namedropping
Jim says Concretes 2.0 is a bit more like Maria's folksier band Heikki
and even sorta El Perro Del Marry in spots. EP features "Kids"
from the upcoming album 'Hey Trouble' plus exclusive b-sides: "Another
Day To Waste", "Reasons", and "Military Madness".
LickingFingers-023
CD5
$6.00
Creteens
4-Track Blues (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE TBA)
PS, US 4 song EP from some French kid(s?) making with the Memphis-sound
garage-punk racket. The title cut and "Contaminated" are definitely
'Teenage Hate'-esque. B-Side has an Oblivians cover & a slower-style
Fatals-ish long-titled bloozer. Recording is pretty rough. Scums stats:
600 copies on baby- blue swirled vinyl.
Contaminated-009
45
$6.00
Cyann & Ben
Sweet Beliefs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US An epic, intimate record that draws upon a wide variety of sonic
influences, giving the space rock template a dramatic makeover by adding
a much needed romantic grandeur. Their music offers an otherworldly
splendor: psychedelic, noble, fragile, experimental & incandescent
all at once, it is the sound of Sonic Youth reared on Pink Floyd's lost
masterpiece Soundtrack To More, or maybe Low picking Mogwai to pieces.
Ever-004
CD
$15.50
Dalek
Abandoned Language (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US After two long years, their masterpiece is finally unveiled,
an album the band have described as their "Dark Side of the Moon"
or "Pet Sounds" a la Dälek. Still as layered as their
previous work but complex enough for fans of avant noise while being
accessible enough for mainstream hip hop audiences. Packed w/avant hip
hop guests incl. ROB SWIFT (X-MEN). Incl. 16pp booklet w/art by Paul
Romano (MASTODON).
ErnestJenning-031
DLP
$18.25
Decemberists
Practical Handbook (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Feat. a live recording on Nov. 4, 2005 in Portland, OR @ the
Roseland Theatre, 5 videos for songs off "Picaresque" &
"Her Majesty", as well as a documentary shot during the recording
of "The Crane Wife". Also filled w/ quirky details that fans
love, like outtakes.
KillRockStars-434
DVD
$14.50
Dengue
Fever Escape From Dragon House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Fronted by Cambodian pop star Chhom Nimol, who sings in Khmer,
Los Angeles sextet Dengue Fever blends the rhythms of sixties Cambodian
pop-heavily influenced by American surf, rock & early psychedelic
garage bands-with their own eclectic mix of American & international
styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American
R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness & girl-group
angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is the bands own.
M80
CD
$16.75
Dengue Fever
Escape From Dragon House (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Fronted by Cambodian pop star Chhom Nimol, who sings in Khmer,
Los Angeles sextet Dengue Fever blends the rhythms of sixties Cambodian
pop-heavily influenced by American surf, rock & early psychedelic
garage bands-with their own eclectic mix of American & international
styles. There are echoes of Bollywood soundtracks, Ethiopian soul, American
R&B, Cambodian folk, Spaghetti Western weirdness & girl-group
angst in the mix, but the resulting concoction is the bands own
M80-100
CD
$16.75
Draper, Linda
Keepsake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 24TH)
PS, US Linda Draper's much anticipated fifth studio long player, "Keepsake"
brings you along for 10 beautifully crafted songs - it continues where
her last LP, 2005's "One Two Three Four" (produced by Kramer)
left off. The album marks her first self-produced effort, along with
co-producer Major Matt Mason (Adam Green, Kimya Dawson, Jeffrey Lewis
etc.) and was recorded at Olive Juice Music Studios in New York City.
The CD presents Linda in an intimate setting accompanied throughout
by stand-up bass, piano, violin, cello, slide guitar, touches of percussion
and xylophone - the focus always being the pure beauty of Draper's vocal
performance. "A shining light of excellence...a delightful voice
that immediately enchants." (Tasty, UK)
PlantingSeeds-048
CD
$12.25
Einsturzende Neubauten
Palast Der Republik (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US This performance was filmed on November 4, 2004 at the Palast
der Republik in Berlin, the former Parliament building and symbol of
the no longer extant DDR (East Germany). The Neubauten found the steel
skeleton of the ruins of the Palast a congenial location for their architectural-musical
fantasies and field studies. Accompanied by a 100 member choir, recruited
from the supporters of the www.neubauten.org Internet project, they
played in and with the building in their inimitable, almost literally
building-collapsing fashion. Contains previously unreleased songs, band
commentary and more. Song Titles: Haus Der Luege, Armenia, Weilweilweil,
Youme & Meyou, Perpetuum Mobile, Dead Friends (Around the Corner),
Grundstueck, GS:1, GS:2, Unseasonable Weather, GS:3, Vox Populi, Was
Ist Ist, Ein leichtes leises Saeuseln, Sabrina, Alles. Plus: Encore
performances of Die Befindlichkeit des Landes and Redukt.
MVD-4564
DVD
$17.00
Elope
9 Distilled Dreams (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH??? 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
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
Evripisis And His Tragedies
S/T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This is the first sign that Evripidis and His Tragedies are a
truly unique band and have developed their own style. In Evripidis'
song writing there is space for pre-Beatles pop as heard on "Ru
Ru I'd love to...", to the sinister and grotesque "Transylvania,
Some nights are sleepless" and "Cause I shall rise again",
the picaresque cabaret "Red is the sky above the harbour"
and romanticism "I want to be there", "Long-Lasting Lovers"
or "Straydog" and also singles as "It's June Again!"
and "Gregory (we're coming out in the light)". Conceptually,
Evripidis use polarity (reality and fantasy, romanticism and sexual
tension, self-parody and idealisation, catastrophe and comedy) to create
a work guided by humour and his flirtation with daily tragicomedies.
The result is an album that is personal, daring, original and ambitious.
Touchme-01
CD
$13.50
Frazer, Paula
Now It's Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Birdman-095
LP
$15.00
Frazer, Paula
Now It's Time (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US This is a heartbreaking, beautiful testament to love & loss,
w/ a touch of redemption at the end. Like classic Tarnation, Frazer
blends alternative country roots w/ dark, psychedelic tones & warm
instrumental accompaniments that perfectly frame her ethereal voice.
This is a return to form for those who miss Tarnation, & an incredible
starter for beginners.
Birdman-095
CD
$15.00
Future Conditional
We Don't Just Disappear (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3RD)
PS, UK Future Conditional is the all-new electro-pop project from Piano
Magic mainstays Glen Johnson and Cedric Pin. Drawing inspiration from
classic analog synth-pop by the likes of New Order, Kraftwerk, OMD and
Section 25, the album We Don't Just Disappear updates the retro-futurist
mix with a stellar selection of guest vocalists, including Melanie Pain
(Nouvelle Vague), Bobby Wratten
(Field Mice/Trembling Blue Stars), Angele David-Guillou (Klima/Piano
Magic), Carolyn Allen (The Wake) and Dan Matz (Windsor for the Derby).
The 10-track album was produced by Glen and Cedric in 2006. Standout
tracks include Switchboard Girl (sung by Melanie), Broken Robots (sung
by Angele) and the title track, featuring Bobby. "Future Conditional
isn't just an exercise in nostalgia. We are, in some way paying homage
to the groups we love and inspire us, but we're also experimenting with
the glacial electro/human emotional interface. The future is a robot
with a human heart." (Glen Johnson). Piano Magic will release their
new album Part-Monster in May 2007, and featured vocalist Angele will
release an album as Klima on Peacefrog in March. Windsor for the Derby
contributed to the soundtrack of the latest Sofia Coppola film Marie
Antoinette, and Trembling Blue Stars also release a new album in spring
2007. Busy people!
LTM-2478
CD
$16.25
Gang Font & Interloper
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Musical combustion is about to take place. Feat. GREG NORTON
(HUSKER DU) & DAVE KING (BAD PLUS). Rife w/ intricate & ingenious
instrumental interplay, this is a recording that is as bombastic as
it is intricate, weaving thumping bass & murderous drums w/ schizophrenic
guitars & otherworldly keboards creating a frantic vitality that
is rarely heard elsewhere.
ThirstyEar
CD
$13.25
Giant Skyflower Band
Blood of the Sunworm During (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US During a sabbatical from regular duties in THE SKYGREEN LEOPARDS,
Glenn Donaldson (never one to rest) dreamt of Giant Skyflower Band,
an exotic, flowery and crumbling new recording project with nods to
fruity new age, psych, prog, folk, and pop songwriting. Donaldson quickly
invited multi-instrumentalist Shayde Sartin to "smoke marijuana
& make up strange pop songs," and thus the band was born. With
Gong's seminal "Magick Brother" as a starting point and a
sitar close at hand, the duo created a dark, peregrine pop transmission
from their shoddy analog recording studio in San Francisco. The duos
debut offering examines in detail the idiom of Bummer Psych; the strain
of damaged Anglo-pop music pioneered by Syd Barrett that arguably reached
its apex with The Television Personalities "Painted Word"
LP in the mid-80s, but found new life in Japan via the genius of Tori
Kudo and like- minded acts such as Nagisa Ni Te and Tenniscoats. Indeed,
"Blood of the Sunworm" consists of depressing pop songs and
damaged instrumentals - teeth bared and falling apart as they are cobbled
together - on a hazy, cryptic journey through a busted kaleidoscope,
behind a dusty mirror & up through the rafters.
SoftAbuse-019
CD
$11.50
Gomez, Robert
Brand New Towns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US He's a troubadour of the darkest cloth, crafting atmospheres
as vast as the midnight Texas sky. Payingno mind to simple genres on
this debut, he explores the textures of mood, often finding his voice
in the seemingly saddest spots.
BellaUnion-413
CD
$14.50
Health
Where You From (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Greensboro, NC local heroes led by Jonathan Moore (also of Tigerbearwolf)
unleash their backwoods Americana slacker anthems and call to mind a
woozy night around the hookah listening to Pavement, The Velvet Underground,
and The Flying Burrito Brothers. Unforgettable songwriting, quietly
unique passages of instrumentation, and unexpectedly big hooks. Addicitve.
ErnestJenning
CD
$12.25
Hearts Of Black Science
The Ghost You Left Behind (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 27TH)
PS, UK From Gothenburg, Sweden comes the latest Scandinavian pop phenomenon
Hearts of Black Science. Formed by Daniel Änghede and Tomas Almgren,
Hearts of Black Science set up a studio within an abandoned subterranean
power plant outside Gothenburg. Isolated from the outside world, they
experimented and developed their sound - melancholic and dark pop melodies,
yet also uplifting and positive, not afraid to be inspired by a broad
range of styles, gothic and metal, shoegaze and eighties pop. In 2006
the band released an two EPs that sold out in just 2 months, and got
over 100,000 hits on MySpace. 'The Ghost You Left Behind' is the glorious
culmination of those months of isolation - this collection of songs
is all that's great about Scandinavian pop, sounding completely fresh.
References: mixing up a bit of Doves, some Ladytron, a smattering of
Mew and maybe M83 would be a good start, but there's a darker side as
well, Depeche Mode covered by Air, or The Killers covered by Ulrich
Schnauss.
ClubAC30-4032
CD
$14.50
Hume, Kevin
The Truth About Ants and Aphids (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US An 11-track, four-part song cycle; sounds like indie pop/folk
with classical elements, songs centered around vocal, guitar, bass,
keyboards, etc, but also prominently features strings, brass and woodwinds,
performed by some of the finest musicians in New Mexico (no lie); lead
single "Towns Where We Live" was featured several times on
KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic. Kevin Hume previously released 2 albums
on cdr label Asaurus under the name
Black Spartacus, The Seven Dreams of the Leviathan and Andromeda. Seven
Dreams received modest but very positive critical reaction.
PremiumFantasy-001
CD
$9.75
I'm From Barcelona
Let Me Introduce My Friends [expanded domestic version] (ON SALE) (PRE-ORDER:
SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Mute's U.S. version comes with two bonus tracks: "Glasses"
and "The Painter".
Mute
CD
$14.00
Innocence Mission
We Walked In Song (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US With 11 new, memorable & genuinely moving songs, this is
the kind of intimate recording where each note seems essential. From
the socially conscious opening track, to the longful closing lines,
Peris's hauntingly beautiful voice communicates w/ immediacy. The tracks
are further lit by gentle lines of melodic piano, upright bass and baritone
acoustic guitar.
Badman
CD
$15.00
Innocence Mission
We Walked In Song (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Badman
LP
$15.00
Jones, Glenn
Against Which The Sea Continually Beats (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Glenn Jones has led Bostons "avant -garage" instrumental
rock band CUL DE SAC, whose musical adventures are documented on nine
albums to date. Here he brings an indisputable triumph of acoustic guitar
composition, a reverential & innovative melding of sound & form.
Eleven tunes travel from Delta to Appalachia, from classical to a cinematic
sort of folk sound in a language that is purely imbued in the artists'
own dialect.
StrangeAttractors-046
CD
$12.50
Kalli
While the City Sleeps (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Ex-Without Gravity frontman. This album continues the tradition
of beauty & pain finding a nesting ground in the heart of a young
man.
OneLittleIndian-790
CD
$16.75
Kemp, Rose
Handful of Hurricanes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Breaking out of the British rock world w/ her folk roots &
a lonely, beckoning voice, she's quickly earning her rightful place
in the Bristol DIY music scene. Born of British folk-rock heritage,
she's the daughter of Maddy Prior & Rick Kemp from the seminal British
70s band Steeleye Span. Shes got the eerie rock transcendence of The
Pixies, the naked beauty of Regina Spektor, the vocal bravado of Amanda
of The Dresden Dolls.
OneLittleIndian-711
CD
$16.75
King Kong
Buncha Beans (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This is not a thematic rock opera. As Ethan tells us, "Beans
dont mean anything. Thats the point. Like a bunch of beans on a table
top." His albums always have themes. Here theres lots of songs
about dilemmas: for instance, weather songs, a theme dating back to
"Funny Farm". Feat. PETE TOWNSEND on drums. Let the musical
fruit rock your funky soul!
DragCity-324
CD
$13.00
Lewis, Wyndham
The Enemy Speaks (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 2ND)
PS, UK The first CD audiobook of readings by Percy Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957),
the influential British modernist writer, artist and self-styled 'Enemy'
feted both by T.S. Eliot and Mark E. Smith. Lewis is best known as the
founder in 1914 of the celebrated Vorticist art movement, an English
variant of Italian Futurism. Publication of their journal Blast was
interrupted by WW1, after which Lewis the artist pursued a parallel
career as a writer of fiction, satire and criticism. Lewis spent the
war years 1939-45 in penniless exile in America , yet carried on writing
even after going blind in 1951. His many books include Tarr (1918),
The Apes of God (1930), Blasting & Bombardiering (1937), The Revenge
for Love (1937) and the trilogy The Human Age. His artworks include
Workshop (1913), A Battery Shelled (1919), Tyro (1920) Red Portrait
(1937), The Surrender of Barcelona (1937) and Portrait of T.S. Eliot
(1938), and are regularly exhibited by galleries including the Tate,
Hayward, Imperial War Museum and others. The Enemy Speaks gathers together
rare broadcast recordings made by Lewis in 1938, 1947 and 1951 on various
subjects in art and politics, as well as readings of three poems from
One-Way Song, recorded at Harvard in 1940. The CD also features a dramatized
extract from his Bloomsbury-baiting satire The Apes of God, recorded
in 1951 with an introduction by the critic V.S. Pritchett. The CD closes
with the recording of Sympathy that so vexed Lieutenant Lewis in his
dug-out near Ypres in 1917. The CD features a deluxe booklet featuring
archive Lewis images as well as historical notes by James Hayward. The
CD has been prepared with the full co-operation of the Wyndham Lewis
Memorial Trust.
LTM-2411
CD
$15.25
Lindt, Virna
Play/Record (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 8TH)
PS, UK The first release on CD of 'Play/Record', the second album by
Swedish pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact
Organization in 1985. Written and produced by Virna Lindt during a three-week
holiday in London, Play/Record tackles girls who cannot stand the colour
red, the numbing effect of the new media, and subterfuge and skulduggery
in her adopted home town (the single My Home Town). The album has been
digitally remastered by close collaborator Tot Taylor, and now sounds
even more immaculate than before. Unfortunately Virna abandoned music
forever after creating Play/Record, leaving the world a poorer place.
Contemporary reviews for Play/Record: "Ms Lindt deftly conveys
a sense of breezy, delirious Sixties camp. Arch instrumentals such as
the title track and Add It Up are nothing short of wondrous, and the
album is a delightful and accurate evocation of a period when music
was allowed to be fun" (Melody Maker); "A uniquely crafted
voiceover masterpiece, the diverse tempo moves from the sunny waft of
single My Home Town to the more sombre tones of Any Colour But Red"
(Sounds); "Lush, intelligent and very, very sexy" (Underground).
The CD also features a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork
and liner/recording notes.
LTM-2489
CD
$16.25
Lindt,Virna
Shiver (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 8TH)
PS, UKAn extended CD reissue of 'Shiver', the debut album by Swedish
pop sophisticate Virna Lindt, originally released by The Compact Organisation
in 1983. Written and produced by Virna Lindt and Tot Taylor, the acclaimed
Shiver album offers 12 slices of chic, Cold War pop informed by 1960s
spy thriller soundtracks and musique concrete, including the singles
Attention Stockholm and I Experienced Love. The album has been digitally
remixed and re-modelled from the original mastertapes, and now sounds
even more immaculate than before. The new edition of Shiver also features
bonus track The Windmills of Your Mind, a rare Michel Legrand cover
version from The Thomas Crown Affair originally recorded for the Crepuscule
movie compilation Moving Soundtracks. Contemporary reviews for Shiver:"Intrepid
undercover agent disguised as a top international fashion model sets
out on a secret mission behind the Iron Curtain, armed only with a firm
sense of fair play and a gadget-filled powder compact" (NME); "Euro-eccentric.
Virna Lindt casts herself as a mysterious blonde in a loving pastiche
of Continental movie music" (Sounds); "Only the surly amongst
you can fail to acknowledge the splendour of Virna Lindt's new single
I Experienced Love, and the equally thrilling Shiver lp, the epitome
of Compact's sleek, chic Sixties tease" (The Face); "Imagine
a pastiche of all those old Sixties spy series, like Danger Man, The
Avengers and The Man From Uncle. Well, this would be the perfect soundtrack
to go with it" (London Evening Standard). The CD also features
a deluxe 12 page booklet featuring original artwork and detailed dossier
on Virna Lindt. Also available: Virna Lindt: Play/Record (LTMCD 2489),
V/a : A Young Person's Guide to Compact (LTMCD 2488).
LTM-2487
CD
$16.25
Little Heroes
Cinematic Americana (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US The record begins with the steady hum of a cello contrasted with
an off-timed picked acoustic guitar, soon joined by soft, sparse vocals,
the low thump of bass & drums, and eerie piano, building to a beautiful
blistering crescendo. Their strength is in the simple diversity of their
songwriting, switching effortlessly between sweaty noise pop to subtle
soundscapes. A definite must for fans of The Shins, Pete Yorn, &
Red House Painters
Wednesday-1403
CD
$8.50
Loch Lomond
Lament for Children (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Ritchie Youngs solo recording project. EP complies live performances
from 2003-2006, ranging from Young by himself to a ten-person band.
During this time, many different recording sessions took place in various
studios & homes. "The hopeless tone in Ritchie Youngs voice
tells of a terrible life of unfortunate circumstances. Even the old
Scottish folk song from which Loch Lomond takes its name is the story
of a broken heart & the springtime weather that does nothing to
heal it. It works, though, because Youngs voice-with its gloomy, morose
manner-needs the subhuman relief that noise readily provides. Ultimately
it is a record wallowing in its own despair as much as it is a record
that took great, inspired care to make-and its definitely a record to
avoid after a breakup." -Rolling Stone
Hush-069
CD5
$10.50
Low Low Low La La La Love Love Love
Ends of June (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3rd)
PS, US Initially intended as musical outlet for Kelly Dyson, Low Low
Low La La La Love Love Love's full inception came in the form of a sudden,
unplanned collaboration between Kelly and vocalist Natalia Brightmore.
Instant musical chemistry coupled with a brief period of writing &
recording yielded a complete body of bittersweet, forthright folk songs,
self-released on the band's own Birds and Rodents label (UK) in 2004.
Two years later, after randomly stumbling upon some breathtaking Low
Low clips online, Portland, OR label Other Electricities realized there
was something unique brewing overseas. The band with the impossibly
long name occupied space in their ears and repeated listens only further
reinforced the fascination. The two parties eventually got to talking
and came to the conclusion that this music needed to reach a wider audience;
these sounds just couldn't be slept on much longer. Ends of June is
Low Low's second outing and first U.S. release, boasting twelve new,
intimate tracks saturated in the same undeniable warmth and familiarity
offered on their debut. Here, the music's immediacy and accessibility
fails to wane even slightly, building upon the solid groundwork laid
in the first album. Natalia's amicable departure and a change in line-up,
currently featuring Kelly Dyson (guitar, lead vocals), Ellis Dyson (drums,
clarinet, percussion), Chris Robinson (guitar, vocals), Hugo Edwardes
(bass), Nick Guy (vocals, percussion), and Brian Lutchmiah (vocals,
percussion), has filled out Low Low now more of a band then an "acoustic
folk duo". Despite these alterations, no element of overall sound
is compromised as new paths are traversed with regards to instrumentation
and arrangement. Self recorded and produced in Ellis' bedroom studio,
Ends of June showcases Low Low's progressive and deft grasp on songwriting.
From the pensive yet infectious "The Way You Play," to the
fluid lullaby "Happiness at the New Day," it's near-impossible
to deny the resultant intrigue of each composition, and of the record
as a whole. These songs beckon to be taken in again and again... Collectively,
the band members live and work in and around Manchester, England. To
date, they have shared stages with the likes of Regina Spektor and Six
Organs of Admittance. Plans are currently being made for a re-master/reissue
of Low Low's s/t debut, which
should be available in wider release mid-2007. "As acoustic documents
of the breakdown of a long-term relationships go, this is up there.
Recorded lo-fi style - in a bedroom apparently - this affecting release
combines breathless harmonies and fragile tunes to achieve a strange
warmth. Also makes Belle & Sebastian sound like Motorhead."
- The Crack "Rooted firmly in the world of low/no-fi folk, this
is a charming record that recalls the same juxtaposition of fragility
and strength of character that suffused the early Elliott Smith albums."
- Tangents. For Fans Of: Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Six Organs
of Admittance, Nick Drake Songs of Green Pheasant.
OtherElectricites-006
CD
$12.25
Lusine
Podgelism (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US A new collection of remixes. It is a many-sided view of the Lusine
sound, characterized by highly textured melodies & surgically precise
glitch rhythms aligned by floor-shaking kickdrums. Feat. renowned techno
producers John Tejada, Robag Wruhme & Apparat. This is unified by
the strength of its source material & the like-minded inventiveness
of its contributors.
GhostlyInternational-068
CD
$13.50
Major Stars, The
Portable Freak Factory/Can You See Me? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 1ST)
PS, US Limited edition of 500 w/ the first 100 on color vinyl. Two brand
new burners (including a Hendrix cover on the b-side) recorded during
the same sessions for The Major Stars next full length album for Important.
Important-124
45
$6.50
Mason, Willy
If the Ocean Gets Rough (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This new collection of songs is his strongest material to date.
He's developed his already accomplished songwriting skills w/ more ambition
& instrumentation, joining personal tales w/ socio-cultural commentary,
effortlessly expressing his own experiences while making them our own.
This music is moving beyond words & reaches the listener in a place
that mere songs rarely touch.
Astralwerks
CD
$13.25
McCarthy Trenching
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This album is the distillation of two collections of songs. "Old
Habits" recorded in November of 2003 by Ted Stevens, was a self
released 9 song collection of drinking songs & waltzes. The dipsomaniacal
"ItsGot Nothing to Do with the Drinking" was recorded in the
winter of 2005-06, & had been given to only a handful of family
& friends. Collaborators include Ted Stevens, Ryan Fox, Pat Oakes,
Tim Kasher, Orenda Fink, Adrianne Verhoeven, Steve Bartolomei, Alex
McManus, Bill Hoover,Renee Ledesma Hoover, & Mark Maziarz.
TeamLove-012
CD
$12.50
McCarthy Trenching
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
TeamLove-012
LP
$12.50
Merzbow/Carlos Giffoni/Jim O'Rourke
Electric Dress (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3RD)
PS, US Electric Dress covers the full spectrum of sound color possibility,
from totally brutal walls of destructive noise to beautiful minimal
synthetic interplay, analog drone and shifting alien electronics. A
total mind melting collaboration recorded live in tokyo using synths
and a variety of custom analog equipment, even including Merzbow's classic
spring/junk metal instrument. Warm, varied, and obsessive this is what
industrial music should have been, the sound of infinite machines demolishing
a planet and creating a new structure where live organisms have been
eradicated. Edited and mastered by Jim for maximum sonic annihilation.
Documents one of nowadays very rare Merzbow's all analog live shows,
one of Jim O'Rourke's rare live appearances since his move to Japan
and the culmination of Carlos Giffoni's Japan Synth Destruction Tour.
All this at the same time! 100% Essential! Electric Dress is recommended
for fans of analog period Merzbow, early noise and Industrial Music,
academic electronic and analog synth music-And for those adepts of beautiful
and invigorating evil music.
NoFunProductions-015
CD
$12.25
Modest Mouse
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US
Sony
CD
$17.00
Moonbabies
At The Ballroom (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 1ST)
PS, US New album from Swedish duo!
AHiddenAgendaRecord-088
CD
$9.00
MSTRKRFT
Work on You (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Ex-DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979er Jesse Keeler & sidekick AHP drop
new single incl. "Album Version," "Radio Edit,"
"Para One Remix" and "Community Revolution in Progress."
LastGang
12
$5.75
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
Northern Chorus
Millions Too Many (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US They fit together all the pieces of the puzzle to make their
finest album yet. While the band has expanded its line-up w/original
violinist Erin Aurich rejoining & the addition of new drummer Craig
Halliday, it has done the opposite w/ song structure. The songs are
more concise & the arrangements more grandiose but the band has
refined their direction.
SonicUnyon-113
CD
$14.50
Oasis
Morning Glory: Classic Album Under Review (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH
13TH)
PS, US Oasis (What's The Story?) Morning Glory: A Classic Album Under
Review is a documentary film which revisits and re-assesses this powerhouse
of a record. With the use of archive footage, long forgotten videos
and contributions from those around at the time, this program uncovers
why the bands second album is arguably their most satisfying. Features
include live and studio performances of tracks from Morning Glory, reviewed
by a panel of esteemed experts, band interviews, rarely seen photographs
and archive footage. Bonus feature; When Oasis Met Blur the full recording
from the moment the Britpop heavyweights met at the same radio station
in 1995.
SexyIntellectual-516
DVD
$17.00
Orchids
Good To Be a Stranger (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, SPAIN The enigmatic five piece band formed in Glasgow have released
some of the finest pop songs of their generation since humble beginnings
in Penilee, a suburb of the city, where the three founder members grew
up and started the band in 1986. Their first six singles and three albums
were met with widespread critical acclaim, much of this from out-with
the UK. They graduated from the gentle lo-fi craft of their first album,
Lyceum, in 1989 ("A minor classic - don't let is pass you by"
said NME) through to the ground breaking and progressive sounds of their
third, aptly titled, Striving For The Lazy Perfection ("lithe,
evocative and memorable music" - M M) in 1994 with "sixth
member" Ian Carmichael of One Dove at the studio controls. In the
intervening years they released Unholy Soul in 1991 ("Sarah Records
answer to the Beach Boys Pet Sounds") and some truly original singles
& EPs that, in keeping with a stance sometimes perceived as awkward
and single minded, were always kept apart from album projects. The ethos
was always more about value for money for their fans than genuine stubbornness,
however. The singles included what many believe to be the high point
of their career to date, Something For The Longing as well as final
single Thaumaturgy in 1993. Reformed in 2004 after a break of Paddy
McAloon proportions they are now ready to take another swipe at the
tedious world of the music business with an album that takes them back
to their musical roots. Recorded at Riverside Studios, home to other
better known homegrown acts such as Travis, Teenage Fanclub and Trash
Can Sinatras, their new record Good To Be A Stranger is a fabulous collection
of new songs that will feed the hungry appetite of the fan base that
has grown over the intervening years. Ahead of their time in the early
90's, it is only now that many have realised how fascinating and mature
those earlier releases were. Good To Be A Stranger is released on Madrid
based label Siesta on --- March 2007 and the band will be heading out
to play live gigs for the first time in twelve years to promote the
new release - nothing like keeping your fans waiting! Offers of gigs
in the UK, Sweden, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Singapore and the
USA illustrate how the World Wide Web has allowed their global reputation
to grow. Later in 2007, a cover of The Go Betweens' song Magic In Here
will also appear on a Grant McLennan tribute album, Love Goes On, released
on USA's Rare Victory Records. You can also currently hear one of the
new songs Down To The Ocean on Siesta Records compilation Erre Que Erre.
"The best Scottish pop band since Orange Juice" - Melody Maker
"A blissful mix of the best Scottish bands of the last few years"
- NME" "Eclectic. Every single song is a gem" - Exclaim
"Luxuriant textures, immaculate pop fizz with enviable purpose"
- MM "Songs of emotional wit and sparkling indie pop" - All
Music Guide "Languid and alluring" - Tangents "The tension
between wanting to wig out and grow more evanescent is evident"
- Uncut "They brought together all the best parts of the 80's Scottish
music scene, while adding something that's hard to pin down, yet made
them so very special" - Exclaim!
Siesta-226
CD
$14.00
Other Men
Wake Up Swimming (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Feat. ROB CROW (PINBACK, HEAVY VEGETABLE), MANOLO TURNER &
TRAVIS NELSON (HEAVY VEGETABLE). After 11 yrs, they have reformed &
renamed the band & picked up directly where they left off. Going
forward, they seem intent on creating new sounds from the depths of
a played-out genre. Teething on the concepts of light & space, whilst
never abandoning a frenetic undercurrent that constantly threatens to
pull the listener under for the last time.
Robcore-001
CD
$13.25
Paley, Tom
Beware Young Ladies! (ON SALE / PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, SWEDEN New recordings from underground folk legend Tom Paley, with
special guest Bert Deivert, recorded in Sweden in early 2006. Tom has
been recordings since the 50s! Tom Paley was born and raised in NYC,
where he first fell in love with old-time music. He began playing guitar
and 5-string banjo and quickly excelled at both instruments. He briefly
performed in a duo with the great folk musician Woody Guthrie in the
late 50s. Later he helped form The New Lost City Ramblers, with Mike
Seeger and John Cohen. This group inspired a greater mainstream interest
in traditional music. The Ramblers considered their live concerts primarily
as opportunities to share great old songs they had discovered with their
fellow folk performers. After The Ramblers broke up Paley formed The
Old Reliable String Band (with Roy Berkeley and Artie Rose). Tom moved
to Sweden, where he lived from 1963 to 1965, before moving to England
where he has resided ever since. Tom continues to tour in America and
Europe both solo and with other musicians.
Gravitation-023
CD
$11.00
Palomar
All Things, Forests (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Maintains the charm & playfulness of their previous releases
but w/songwriting that has rocketed to a new level. Careful arrangements
& conceptual depth help make a great leap forward while wrestling
w/the tangled feelings of loss, doubt, joy, wistfulness & the struggle
to keep going.
Misra-042
CD
$14.75
Panda Bear
Person Pitch (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This ANIMAL COLLECTIVE member boldly returns w/ his long-awaited
3rd solo. Yrs in the making, this marks a dramatic departure from hiss
previous record. The acoustic instruments have been replaced w/ samplers
& electronics. Fusing his dramatic life changes over the past few
yrs w/ his ever-increasing sonic palette, this is suffused w/ the kind
of feel good modern toe-tapping pop that seems harder & harder to
find these days.
PawTracks-014
CD
$14.50
Panther
Secret Lawns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Charlie is Panther, and Panther is some mutant form of Charlie
Salas-Humara. Churning out shattered pop hits that few have the ears
to comprehend, Portland, Oregon's Panther is a one-man disaster squad.
The music is hard match of damaged soul, falsetto disco and broken synth
fueled freakouts which is as addictive as it is challenging. Panther
isn't easily ignored for his unpredictable and energetic solo performances
tainted with throbbing bass, minimalistic hooks and jittery dance routines.
Panther's influences run deep and take as much from Pop and R&B
as Free Jazz and Punk. In the past year Panther has infiltrated MTV2
(up for Video of the Year), Spin Magazine, and modern dance academia.
While touring with both Ratatat and Gossip, he has managed to polarize
audiences thoroughly between the immediate super-fans and super confused
gawkers. Panther's live performance is as much dance as it is music,
and as much art as it is performance. Secret Lawns is the eagerly anticipated
full-length follow up from last year's Yourself 12" and you'll
discover that Panther knows no boundaries, not only in terms of genre
but also social and societal. Panther recorded and played most of the
instruments himself, excluding guest accompaniments from members of
Yacht, White Rainbow, Plants, Point Line Plane, and E*Rock. The first
1000 copies of Secret Lawns come with a limited edition packaging and
DVD which features several videos as well as the debut of
Floor Dancing.
FrykBeat-031/2
CD/DVD
$12.25
Panther
Secret Lawns (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Charlie is Panther, and Panther is some mutant form of Charlie
Salas-Humara. Churning out shattered pop hits that few have the ears
to comprehend, Portland, Oregon's Panther is a one-man disaster squad.
The music is hard match of damaged soul, falsetto disco and broken synth
fueled freakouts which is as addictive as it is challenging. Panther
isn't easily ignored for his unpredictable and energetic solo performances
tainted with throbbing bass, minimalistic hooks and jittery dance routines.
Panther's influences run deep and take as much from Pop and R&B
as Free Jazz and Punk. In the past year Panther has infiltrated MTV2
(up for Video of the Year), Spin Magazine, and modern dance academia.
While touring with both Ratatat and Gossip, he has managed to polarize
audiences thoroughly between the immediate super-fans and super confused
gawkers. Panther's live performance is as much dance as it is music,
and as much art as it is performance. Secret Lawns is the eagerly anticipated
full-length follow up from last year's Yourself 12" and you'll
discover that Panther knows no boundaries, not only in terms of genre
but also social and societal. Panther recorded and played most of the
instruments himself, excluding guest accompaniments from members of
Yacht, White Rainbow, Plants, Point Line Plane, and E*Rock. The first
1000 copies of Secret Lawns come with a limited edition packaging and
DVD which features several videos as well as the debut of
Floor Dancing.
FrykBeat-031/2
LP
$12.25
Radical Face
Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US All of the songs are short stories; even if again & again
the narrators voice is transmitted to the instruments, the piano, the
guitars, an accordion. Ben Coopers alter ego has created a songwriter
album. Or rather a song-writing album, the tracks as carefully arranged
interiors, chamber folk, pocket symphonies, passionate melodies. Another
one of these houses full of stories. He recorded the guitars & drum-patterns,
the banjos, organs & keyboards & sang in chorus w/ himself.
MorrMusic-069
CD
$16.75
Radical Face
Ghost (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
MorrMusic-069
LP
$16.75
Red Crayola
Soldier Talk (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Having been missing in action for 28 yrs, this vital, much acclaimed
work is now available again. It 1st on Radar Records & was their
1st new commercial release since 1968. It reflects the world as it sat,
awash in punk rock & its cognates, dreading mass destruction. This
album is petit-guignol, a travesty of expression; its screams &
sighs, a theatre of terror.
DragCity-079
CD
$13.25
Reininger, Blaine L.
Elektra / Radio Moscow (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 24TH)
PS, UK 19 tracks. Blaine L. Reininger is one of the creative mainsprings
behind the cult avant-garde band Tuxedomoon. As a solo artist he has
produced some ten solo albums, including Broken Fingers (1982), Night
Air (1984), Live in Brussels (1986), Instrumentals (1989) and Night
Air #2 (2004). Elektra/Radio Moscow combines two haunting instrumental
soundtracks written and arranged by Blaine. Elektra was commissioned
for a version of the Sophocles play staged at the Athens Festival in
Summer 2006 by director Angela Brusko. Radio Moscow is the score for
the 1995 film of the same name by director Nicholas Triandafyllidis.
TUXEDOMOON formed in San Francisco in 1977 around the nucleus of Steven
Brown, Blaine Reininger and Peter Principle. Following releases on the
Residents' Ralph label, the band relocated to Europe in 1981. Their
dozen-odd albums include the classics Half Mute, Desire, Ghost Sonata
and Holy Wars. Their new album Bardo Hotel was released in 2006. Blaine
L. Reininger was born in Colorado in 1953, and currently divides his
time between Italy and Greece.
LTM-2482
CD
$16.25
Rev, Martin
Cheyenne (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Reissue, originally released in 1991 on Alive records. Part electronic
rock band, part performance art project, Suicide found its home in the
NYC art scene. Rev's Cheyenne is considered by some to be Suicide's
second album minus vocals, but it is way more than that! It is a fantastic
look into the creative process of one of the most influential &
ground breaking groups/artists of all time. These finely crafted gems
set the stage for what became some of Suicide's greatest material. "Rev
effortlessly captures the sounds of New Yorks cavernous avenues filtering
, phasing & modulating the sounds of the Empire city" -Sonic
Boom. Includes 3 bonus tracks produced by Charles Ball & the Cars
frontman, Ric Ocasek. LIMITED to 1000!
MindExpansion-2009
CD
$11.50
Revutsky, Roman
Incomplete (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, MEXICO Roman Revutsky possesses a genuine sensibility of pop that
stands either way over sad structured rock or complex electronic music
sequences. Roman is a singer/songwriter who, directly from the four
walls of his house in freezing Siberia, still has the warmth to keep
his tender heart alive, pumping strange stories told by a soft and charming
voice that will hardly be unnoticed. With a naïve attitude, Revutsky
fills the gap nineties indietronica left between rock and electronic
music: earnestness and reality. Though his music doesn't properly fit
in that genre, Roman will probably enchant enthusiast followers of this
kind of pop music with his awkwardly hypnotic lyrics. "The tracks
he has recorded and made available are irresistibly charming (his voice,
prominantely accented, is reserved but strangely moving, like a Siberian
Stephin Merritt), and though its impossible to be sure of how his album
will sound once completed, I have a hard time imagining it being anything
less than stellar." MOCKING MUSIC (CA).
SoundSister-06
CD5
$7.50
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
Rough Bunnies
Weisse Westen, Dreck Am Stecken (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 10TH)
PS, US LIMITED TO 200. I once saw an interview with the members of Nirvana
talking about when they toured with Shonen Knife and would cry every
night while they watched their set out of sheer joy and unrivaled beauty.
I didn't think much about it or even try to understand that feeling
until my band played a festival in Sweden last year and the Rough Bunnies
played right before us. Hailing from Malmo, this duo (with occasional
guests) encapsulates a sense of innocence, joy, confusion and real youth
style feelings and communicates them in a way so honestly it's hard
to look away, whether or not you like the music. All the elements of
ameturish-yet-immediate songwriting and musicianship that go into the
songs of the Rough Bunnies could illicit comparisons to bands that came
before with a similar vibe; the Velvet Underground, Beat Happening,
the Vaselines, Moldy Peaches, Shonen Knife, et al.. but paying attention
and really getting to know the group, you come to understand that they're
not just another band that SOUNDS like those lifechanging, unsung, widely
overlooked and underrated groups, nor are they trying to coyly mimic
that feeling. The Rough Bunnies are the next band on that page of history,
a beautiful and amazing, if dog-eared and tea stained page. This LP
is their first, following three extremely limited CDRs available only
in Sweden.
Yipsilanti-032
LP
$15.00
RTX
Western Xterminator (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Lights flicker & bells chime. The far-out sound of thunder
draws nearer. Jennifer Herrema & her horsemen are returned &
this is the recollection of their long journey. The west wasnt rolled
over w/out a few ritual sacrifices down the road. Our survival still
depends on it & in the sun-drenched new frontier, RTX have your
back. This runs the rock up the flagpole & rolls it around in strong
winds.
DragCity-331
CD
$13.25
Satie, Erik
Cubist Works 1913-1924 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MAY 8TH)
PS, UK A new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie
(1866-1925), following the success of previous releases Vexations, Socrate,
Musique de la Rose + Croix and Dada Works, on which we present selected
Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic
and the avant-garde. Cubist Works offers four works composed by Satie
between 1913 and 1924 for his collaborations with the artist Pablo Picasso.
These include piano and orchestral versions of his scores for the celebrated
'Cubist' ballets Parade (1917) and Mercure (1924), as well as the seldom-heard
organ 'diversion', The Statue Found (1923). The 60 minute CD also includes
The Puppets Are Dancing, written for the French Futurist dancer and
poet Valentine de Saint-Point in 1913, and the ludic Trois Valses distinguées
du précieux dégouté ('Three Disgustingly Precious
Waltzes'), a barbed swipe at rival composer Maurice Ravel and premiered
at an exhibition of works by Picasso, Matisse and others in 1916. The
solo piano works on this CD are performed by Bojan Gorisek. The booklet
includes archive images and detailed liner notes by James Hayward.
LTM-2406
CD
$16.25
Secretary Bird
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US New project from Mike Semple (FRIENDS OF DEAN MARTINEZ, GIANT
SAND, CAMPFIRE GIRLS) melds sincere songwriting enhanced by his hypnotic
& lackadaisically melodic singing style all propelled by his 70's
Brit influenced guitar work. "Think 'Psychocandy' meets 'The Days
of Wine & Roses' w/a bit of Wilco." An album that melds the
countrified influences of his old hometown Tucson w/ expansive rock
of LA.
InDeGoot-1011
CD
$12.25
Sincere Trade
Between You And Me (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3RD)
PS, CANADA Carl W. Heindl aka Sincere Trade has been creating a stir
in the Toronto electronic music scene for the past couple of years and
we are pleased to give you Sincere Trade's second album "Between
You And Me" the follow up to his debut album "If You Cannot
Beat Them" (Dross:tik Records). Sincere Trade shows his penchant
for cerebral micro-dot dance music, texturing complex beats that twist
and decay over lush gloomy pads, the chatter of static and broken vocal
shards, A deeply emotional weave of melody and rhythm lending to a massive
cinematic sound. Highly evocative.
Sublight-3601
CD
$12.25
SJ Esau
Wrong Faced Cat Feed Feed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Anticon-070
LP
$14.25
SJ Esau
Wrong Faced Cat Feed Feed (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US This Bristol-based bedroom production virtuoso's debut is a masterful
balance of songcraft & sonic manipulation. Spanning 12 alternately
expansive & explosive tracks this treads the common ground between
Slint, Arab Strap, Fog, Sonic Youth & Mogwai, which is to say, it's
an album that successfully integrates genre-less exploration, detailed
composition, inspired collaboration, & a sense of humor.
Anticon-070
CD
$15.00
Sunken
Trawler (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Ambitious second album from Kiwis inhabiting opposite ends of
New Zealand's North Island, the distance giving a physical sense of
space to the duo's spatial, glacial formations. Not unlike a warm golden
calm in the midst of winter's brutal tempest, Sunken's collection of
haunting, highly textured, buzzing compositions offer security in their
encompassing presence. With the aide of ridiculously amplified electric
fan-powered organs, intercoms and voice (augmented with whatever instruments
that happen to be within reach at the time), Sunken create swampy yet
joyous sounds comparable to The Skaters, Grouper and the Double Leopards
family of sound. Melodies appear and disappear into the mélange,
while the duo channel the spirit of the sea shanty, seeking to lose
themselves in the howling ecstasies of 'the drone.'
SoftAbuse-020
CD
$12.00
Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Living With The Living (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Touch&Go-302
DLP
$14.75
Ted Leo/Pharmacists
Living With The Living (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Along w/ the punk sound & energy found in their previous
works, this finds soul, funk & R&B injected into the trajectory.
s a message of compassion not unlike that of one of Teds denim-clad,
working-class-empowering forebears. As weve learned from those artists,
vital, impassioned music is often the direct result of a dire political
climate. A voice of dissent w/ a firm grasp of the past & a hopeful
eye to the future, they are rebels w/ out a pause.
Touch&Go-302
CD
$12.50
Thomas, Rosie
These Friends of Mine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Produced by SUFJAN STEVENS w/ help by DENISON WITMER. After 3
successful releases on Subpop, she set out to write & record a record
to satisfy hew own creative needs. This is a delightfully personal record
full of subtle hooks & melodies.
Nettwork
CD
$15.50
Thorn, Tracey
Out Of The Woods (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Singer & co-songwriter of EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL. This effortlessly
mixes the dance-driven, electronic feel of EBTGs recent direction w/
a return to her acoustic pop roots. In short, it's sophisticated pop
that sounds as at home in the café as it does in a clubs lounge
& will effortlessly appeal to both the old & new Everything
But The Girl fans.
Astralwerks
CD
$16.50
Thorn, Tracey
Out Of The Woods (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Astralwerks
LP
$15.25
Unknown Instructors
Master's Voice (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US 10 tracks of mind melting guitar psychotronics by Joe Baiza,
lockstep backbeat from George Hurley & Mike Watt, and the vocal
stylings of Dan McGuire, David Thomas & Raymond Pettibon. "The
Way Things Work is a challenging freeform blast of intelligent noir
beat poetry that plumbs the same depths of freakiness that Sun Ra &
the MC5 did in days of yore" -Creem. Cover art by Raymond Pettibon.
SmogVeil-066
CD
$10.50
Unsane
Visqueen (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, US Near legendary East Village noise/scum rockers who, while less
heralded, mopped the floor with their contemporaries in Helmet, Cop
Shoot Cop & Pussy Galore. Now back with their trademark crunch displayed
over a more diverse pallette. Produced by Adam Schneider (Cave In, Daughters).
Woo!
Ipecac-085
CD
$15.25
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
Venetian Snares
Pink+Green (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 3RD)
PS, CANADA Venetian Snares, aka Gonk the 8-legged Viking, is back with
yet another record that sounds nothing like Boards of Canada! From the
catchy title track opener "Pink + Green" which blends demented
punk vocals with hyper-complex grooves and gut gurgling bass blasts
you can just tell this is something fresh and funky from producer Aaron
"funk" Funk. Not to worry though the sub-rattling low-end
blasts and jackhammering hardcore anthems are still here and in full
effect on tracks like "Sporto Fucking Sellout Cocksuckerface"
and "Husikam Rave Dojo" that revisit the days of pilled out
candy raving. This is cyberpunk at it's finest! Welcome to the interzone!
15 year old K-heads will love this shit! If you hated albums like Winnipeg
is a Frozen Shithole and Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits 1972-2006,
you will hate this even more! This is not some crybaby n00bcore bullshit,
this is rave at it's roughest like only Mr. Snares can bring it.
Sublight-204
CD
$12.25
Volt
Rorhat (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE JANUARY 27TH)
PS, US Brilliant 3 piece out of Chemnitz, Germany. This is hard rock.
Boris the drummer hits so hard, you won't believe that the shells &
skins can stand it! Nico the bass player creates some utterly inhuman
rumble, and then there's Andre. HIs growl is so unworldly that to describe
it as vocals would lead you astray. His voice is an instrument of terror
that makes the body tremble. For fans of all honest music
ExileOnMainstream-023
CD
$14.00
Voyces, The
Kissing Like It's Love (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE APRIL 24TH)
PS, US After one listen to The Voyces Planting Seeds Records' debut
-"Kissing Like It's Love" - and you'll be hooked to their
glowing tuneful style. The band echoes the sounds of pop music's past
as well as its ever so fervent future. Principal songwriter Brian Wurschum
creates the well crafted pop song, recalling the mid 60's era of The
Beatles, the folk rock of Simon & Garfunkel, and the 70's mini rock
epics ala Pink Floyd. Their style maybe placed in a box and labeled
anywhere from: Rock, Folk Rock, Acoustic Folk Rock, New York Folk, and
everywhere in between. The sunny California shine of the title track
"Kissing Like It's Love" launches the groups long awaited
LP with it's sugary sweet chorus. The soft ballad "Hair Up High"
follows with its elegant smooth guitar strums and the band's signature
harmonies. The majestic beauty of "Call It Home" continues
the album's melodic element, while the introspective acoustic interlude
"Please Wash Away" appears with its stripped down heartfelt
vocals, acoustic guitar and light piano taps. "Humming" chimes
in with one of the catchiest refrains you'll hear this decade - instantly
memorable. "Top Of My Lungs," showcases even more of the Wurschum
magic: Jangly guitars, soaring harmonies, and a song destined to be
a classic. The album's closing number - the delicate "Where The
Little Girls Still Throw Roses," features Brian's warm vocal, light
guitar picking and makes for the perfect ending. Whether blending funky
pop, epic rockers or near psychedelia, "Kissing Like It's Love"
collects ten tracks of pure pop heaven you're sure to fall for. The
Voyces are led by singer/songwriter Brian Wurschum (Guitar, Vocals)
and also features Jude Kastle (Vocals), Frank Careno (Bass), Steve Dawson
(Lead Guitar) and Eric Puente (Drums). The band was formed in 1999,
with its origins in Southern California. Brian and company later moved
east to New York City and was quickly embraced by the east villages'
anti-folk scene. The Voyces have shared stages with acts as diverse
as America, Cracker, and Regina Spektor among countless others - while
frequenting venues (both in California and New York) such as the famed
Whiskey A-Go-Go, The Troubadour, The Bowery Ballroom, The Mercury Lounge,
The Knitting Factory and The Roxy. Live dates are sure to follow in
support of "Kissing Like It's Love." The Voyces have created
an impressive catalog of music. Their first self released LP, 2003's
"The Angels Of Fun" showcased their fine blend of folk rock
and celestial harmonies. The acoustic gem "Relate To Me" was
featured on Jack Johnson's Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Thicker
Than Water" (2003) furthering the groups worldwide fan base. They
followed in 2004 with an appearance on Planting Seeds Records critically
acclaimed collection "Sunsets And Silhouettes," which also
features amazing performances from Linda Draper, Camera Obscura, Mark
Gardener (Ride) and Freeheat (Jim Reid and Ben Lurie of The Jesus &
Mary Chain) among the 18 tracks. In 2006 the band contributed the song
"Poor Little Fool" to a loving tribute to rock legend and
country rock pioneer Rick Nelson, titled "Easy To Be Free: The
Songs of Rick Nelson" - with performances from pop Icons Marshall
Crenshaw, Jeffrey Foskett (Beach Boys, Brian Wilson), John Beland (Flying
Burrito Brothers), Nic Dalton (The Lemonheads), John McEuen (Nitty Gritty
Dirt Band), The Primary 5 (ex Teenage Fanclub) and many more. The band
also released "Love Arcade" in 2006 - a collection of the
bands hits, demos, and fan favorites.
PlantingSeeds-049
CD
$12.25
Watt, Ben
Buzzin' Fly Vol. 1 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US REISSUE. 2004 release which was hailed as a "house music
classic," now in new digipak packaging. Ben Watt is a leading international
DJ & A&R guru well known as one half of Everything But The Girl.
The 11 track 70 min. CD contains 4 unreleased gems, one brand new exclusive
Watt remix & 6 rare handpicked licenses.
BuzzinFly-001
CD
$15.75
Welcome
Sirs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US Debut from Seattle's Welcome subverts & recontextualizes
the band's unique alternative pop lineage, sitting somewhere between
the fractured, exploratory idealism of 60's psych pop & such non-conformist
US alt-rock luminaries as Unwound, the Breeders, Lilys or Deerhoof.
Dynamic, stunningly arranged & prone to fly off at unpredictable
angles, Sirs possesses a gnarled beauty. Spiked shards of guitar offset
against warm, bittersweet West Coast-tinged melodies, underpinned by
a driving, articulate rhythm section.
FatCat-065
CD
$12.50
Willowz
Chautauqua (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US This provides the energy & rawness of their first 2 albums
infused with a thicker rock sound & stronger focus on songwriting.
Old boundaries no longer apply as this set of songs is expressed with
true storyteller fervor. Their tracks have been featured in many Michael
Gondry movies & he has directed their videos.
DimMak-105
CD
$13.25
Yellow6
Painted Sky (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 13TH)
PS, UK A debut on Resonant from a man with a wealth of back catalogue
on labels such as Enraptured, Darla, Bearos, Ochre, Awkward Silence
and many, many more, spanning almost a decade. Yellow 6 is the solo
project of Jon Attwood, a guitarist based in Leicestershire (the first
UK-based artist to release an album on Resonant!) who has released six
full length albums, five live albums and one remix album, on top of
several mini-albums and EPs, singles and contributions to numerous compilations.
Painted Sky was recorded between 2004 and 2006, and strips away many
of the layers of previous outings, resulting in a collection of melodic,
organic guitar and piano soundscapes backed with subtle percussion.
More ambient than post rock, Painted Sky draws comparisons to Labradford,
Cocteau Twins, Durutti Column, Slowdive, Windy & Carl and Erik Satie,
as opposed to the quiet/loud exponents; this is quiet/quiet, with an
overall air of wistful melancholy. The previous releases of Yellow 6
have established a solid following, both in terms of fanbase and press.
Resonant-022
CD
$13.00
Zincs
Black Pompadour (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE MARCH 20TH)
PS, US They have succeeded in marrying their classic song-forms w/ a
brighter electric sound to make a vital album for the times. What makes
them such a singular band is how they weave such dark prose into their
beautiful melodies, a reward that the casual listener could miss on
first hearing. From the electric chimes to the pulsing synthesizers,
this dashes expectations like a bullet through a fish-bowl & represents
that rare thing amongst groups, a genuine progression. Feat. EDITH FROST
ThrillJockey-178
CD
$13.25
Parasol
Picks, Recent Restocks, & Noteworthy Reminders
A Sunny Day In Glasgow “Scribble Mural Comic Journal” CD
$12.25
Airport Girl “Slow Light” CD $15.50
Bad News Bats “S/T” CD $8.00
Black Diamond Heavies “Every Damn Time”
CD $12.75
Braasch, Jonas “Global Reflections”
CD $12.50
Branca, Glenn “Indeterminate Activity of
Resultant Masses” CD $14.00
Burroughs, William “Thee Films” DVD
$20.00
Der Tpk “Harmful Emotions” LP $12.00
Didkovsky, Nick “Tube Mouth Bow String”
CD $12.50
Excepter/Panda Bear “Split” 12 $8.75
Finches “Six Songs (+1)” LP $13.00
Finches “Six Songs” CD5 $5.75
Fjord “Lives Lives” CD $12.00
Goat/Sixes/Xome “Deluxe Incinerator”
CD $15.00
Goblin “The Fanastic Voyage Of Goblin”
CD $13.50
Hazelwood, Lee “Cake Or Death” CD
$15.50
Kiev Cuando Nieva “S/T” CD $13.50
La Buena Vida “Sencillos” CD-BOX
$29.75
Mood Six “Cutting Edge Retro: A Mood Six
Anthology 2XCD” DCD $13.50
Murray, Sunny “Sunshine” LP $10.25
New Trust “Dark Is The Path Which Lies
Before Us” CD $12.25
Pharaoh Overlord “#1” CD $16.50
Pharaoh Overlord “#4” CD $16.50
Prurient “S/T” LP $17.00
Radicalfashion “Odori” CD $11.25
Rodriguez, Omar-Lopez Quintet & Damo Suzuki
“Please Heat This Eventually” 12 $7.75
Snowden “Anti-Anti” DLP $16.75
Soundpool “On High (Japanese Edition)”
CD $17.25
Sun Ra & His Solar-Myth Arkestra “The
Solar-Myth Approach (Vol. 1)” LP $13.00
Tapio, Jorma & Terje Isungset “Aihki”
CD $16.50
Trees Community, The “The Christ Tree (4XCD)”
CD-BOX $37.75
Vulture Club “Live Young Die Fast &
Leave An Exquisite Corpse” CDR $15.00
Wintermittens “Bed, Book, Camera, Towel”
CD $12.00
Wolfman “Kama Sutra” 45 $6.75
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