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A Place To Bury Strangers
S-T
PS, US A Place To Bury Strangers have often been called "the loudest band in New York". This may very well be the case, but unlike much so-called "loud" rock and roll that's out there, APTBS is not loud simply for the sake of it. The sonically overdriven sound they've accomplished is no clumsy accident, but a carefully cultivated and well-maintained entity all its own, fostered by an unbridled passion that's clearly evident in every live show they play and each recording they make. A Place To Bury Strangers does not so much play songs as allow them to pour out. They are songs about longing, heartbreak and confusion played extremely well and at a passionately loud volume. While there are obvious reference points: Pornography-era Cure, early Ride, My Bloody Valentine, and pre-1990s Jesus and Mary Chain, the sound is all their own, in part due to singer/guitarist Oliver Ackermann's day job of building custom guitar pedals (see deathbyaudio.net). Coupled with the solid bass of Jono Mofo and the relentless drumming of Jay Space, the APTBS team is a force to reckon with.
KillerPimp-004
CD
$12.25

Acid Mothers Temple
Stones, Women, Records
PS, JAPAN Japan Import. Acid Mothers Temple SWR, the ultimate power trio of Yoshida Tatsuya from Ruins,& Tsuyama Atsushi & Kawabata Makoto from AMT, present their shocking 2nd album.
Magaibutsu-033
CD
$20.00

Altz
Max Motion
PS, US Since 2000,after picking up & mastering the MPC2000, he has recorded on his own & composed & edited dance music in earnest. He has since become a highly respected recording artist, DJ, & remixer, making an international impact w/ in all genres of dance music from deep house to nu-disco.This new four-track 12'' incl. vocals from Yoshimi of The BOREDOMS & 2 separate remixes by The Idjut Boys.
DFA-112
12
$8.00

Anderson, Jason
Tonight
PS, US
Eca
CD
$11.50

Anderson, Lindsay
If
PS, US The solo debut from L'Altra co-founder Lindsay Anderson, is an intimate recording of carefully crafted, openly expressive songs. Anderson has refined her songwriting by freeing her already distinctive voice that has been featured with notable artists such as Will Oldham, Edith Frost, and Telefon Tel Aviv. Supported by a stellar cast of equally creative musicians, including members of Wilco, Califone, The Vandermark 5, Smog, and The Aluminum Group.
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50

Andrew
From Me to You
PS, US New album from California producer/popsmith Andrew Sandoval combimes the acoustic beauty of Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends and the stark lyrical honesty of John Lennon's Plastic Ono Band.
Vibrophonic
CD
$13.00

Angels of Light
We Are Him
PS, US New album from Michael Gira & Co.
YoungGod
CD
$15.25

Animal Collective
Peacebone
PS, US New EP of AC's ever-evolving spazz-pop glories features the crazy-beautiful "Peacebone" from the upcoming full-length album 'Strawberry Jam' (due 9/11), plus non-album track "Safer" and swanky remixes by Black Dice and Pantha du Prince.
Domino
CD5
$5.75

Architecture In Helsinki
Places Like This
PS, US Architecture in Helsinki is a six piece outfit of musical chameleons, formed in Melbourne, Australia, and now scattered across the globe. The band has developed a reputation for sensational live shows and a large, loyal fanbase. With two very successful albums already under their belt (2004's Fingers Crossedand 2005's In Case We Die), Architecture in Helsinki now hit the ground running with their third album, Places Like This. Upon first listen, it's no wonder that blogs and music sites are already chattering away insistently about the record. Places Like Thisis ten songs of instantly lovable pop brilliance, fizzing with electrical currents, channeling calypso rhythms and tropicalia flavors with lashings of percussion a-go-go. The album packs a kaleidoscopic punch that isn't far from astounding. Pop effervescence hasn't sounded this fresh in ages.
Polyvinyl
CD
$12.50

Architecture In Helsinki
Places Like This
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Polyvinyl
LP
$12.50

At The Close Of Everyday
Leaves You Puzzled And The Original Pieces
PS, JAPAN At The Close Of Every Day (ATCOED), existing of Minco Eggersman (Volkoren) and Axel Kabboord (This Beautiful Mess), the new album by our favorite Dutch folk boys. This time it's totally different. It's a remix album including many older songs like 'Zalig Zijn de Armen Van Geest', 'The Maria Tales' as well as later work like 'O Welk Een Vreugde' and 'Ik Weet'. These 15 songs in total haven been remixed and restructured. Seriously, almost everything has been cut to pieces and folded back into a new and beautiful masterpiece! From heavenly piano pieces by Sylvain Chauveau and ambient soundscapes by Donato Wharton to heavy beats by Solex and weird electronica by Hood, simply a must have for every ATCOED fan and electronic music fan. The remixes have been done by Hood, Styrofoam, Spinvis, Solex, Dialect, Diefenbach, Hillmadelow, Sylvain Chauveau, Stafraenn Hakon, Kettel, Donata Wharton and many others. This is a special Japanese double CD edition (including the original pieces).
ArtUnion-5516/5517
DCD
$17.75

Augie March
Moo,You Bloody Choir
PS, US The band's 3rd album. It may be that you're still swimming in the prismatic wordplay & intriguing sonic details of their ecstatically acclaimed albums, but neither disposability nor immediate transparency are high among their strengths.So sue them.Or lend an ear.Recorded in Melbourne, San Francisco & the band's own Second World studio in Nagambie in country Victoria.
Zomba/RedInk
CD
$14.50

Bang Lime
Best Friends in Love
PS, CANADA Another Metric side-project affair. PREFIX MAG: "Not content to have only Emily Haines off on a tangent with the Soft Skeleton, fellow Metric members Joshua Winstead and Joules Scott-Key have formed Bang Lime. But you can bet there's more Canadian indie-rock blood involved then those two: Drew Malamud, who has worked with Stars and the Dears, helped engineer the album."
LastGang
CD
$14.25

Bangles
Return to Bangleonia: Live in Concert
PS, US
ShoutFactory
DVD
$14.50

Beatles, The
1967-1970
PS, US Picking up where 1962-1966 left off, the double-album compilation 1967-1970, commonly called The Blue Album, covers the Beatles' later records, from Sgt. Pepper through Let It Be. Like The Red Album, The Blue Album contains a mixture of hits, including singles like "Lady Madonna," "Hey Jude," and "Revolution" that were never included on an LP, plus important album tracks like "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "A Day in the Life," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," and "Come Together." Like its predecessor, 1967-1970 misses several great songs, but the compilation nevertheless does capture the essence of the Beatles' later recordings. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Capitol
DCD
$37.25

Beatles, The
1962-1966
PS, US Assembling a compilation of the Beatles is a difficult task, not only because they had an enormous number of hits, but also because singles didn't tell the full story; many of their album tracks were as important as the singles, if not more so. The double-album 1962-1966, commonly called The Red Album, does the job surprisingly well, hitting most of the group's major early hits and adding important album tracks like "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," "Drive My Car," "Norwegian Wood," and "In My Life." Naturally, there are many great songs missing from the 26-track 1962-1966, and perhaps it would have made more sense to include the Revolver cuts on its companion volume, 1967-1970, yet The Red Album captures the essence of the Beatles' pre-Sgt. Pepper records. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Capitol
DCD
$37.25

Big Business
Here Come the Waterworks
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HydraHead
LP
$17.00

Blakes
Streets
PS, US Features three live-favorites from the band's upcoming full length as well as two brand-new cuts.The Blakes recall the stinging cathiness of the early Who, Kinks & other 60s spitfire rock bands. Teaser-debut is a limited edition, foil stamped digipak.
LightintheAttic
CD5
$5.00
Butterflies of Love

Famous Problems
PS, UK ALL MUSIC GUDE: "Any band that would name themselves The Butterflies of Love (a French euphemism for pubic crabs) probably has a higher level of cynicism than the average Joe, and the third album from the Connecticut-based group, Famous Problems, would tend to confirm this; this is dark, faintly garage-influenced indie rock...with an extra helping of fuzzed-out guitars and cheap organ up front...while no one is about to accuse these guys of being Party Gods, they sure know how to write a song and make a record, and Famous Problems connects solidly after a few spins. Leaders Jeff Greene and David Greene bring strong, emotionally expressive melodies to these tunes, and their vocals communicate a dozen shades of angst without edging into self-pity or narcissism, documenting busted lives in the less fashionable environs of the East Coast with journalistic accuracy and a poet's balance of sorrow and compassion. The Greene's band mates back them up with simple but forceful rock and roll that brings forth both the beauty and the sorrow of their psych-tinged folk rock with maximum emotional impact."
FortunaPop
CD
$16.25

C.C.C.C.
Early Works (4XCD)
PS, US 4xCD box set. Box set from Japanese psychedelic noise legends C.C.C.C. collecting unreleased live material, including very early recordings from some of their first shows in 1990 and their 1992 us tour, along some long unavailable studio classics like the Phantasmagoria tape. Extensive liner notes by original member Fumio Kosakai (now in Incapacitants, and many others) about the band beginnings and his take on the C.C.C.C. vision. An essential document in the unique C.C.C.C. sound which Kosakai describes best as "psychedelic, cosmic and erotic". produced by C.C.C.C. founder Hiroshi Hasegawa. Extensive audio restoration and mastering by James Plotkin. Comes in delux slipcase box and digipack packaging.
NoFunProductions-020
4XCD
$39.25

Caribou
Andorra
PS, US Dan Snaith,under the guise of Caribou (formerly Manitoba),marries the kaleidoscopic grandeur w/ which he's become associated, w/ pop melodies & harmonies crammed so densely from beginning to end that they jump over each other in forcing their way out of the speakers.The is so vividly 3D that it is almost impossible to believe it was performed and recorded entirely by Snaith at his home in London.
Merge
CD
$11.50

Caribou
Andorra
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Merge
LP
$14.50

Carta
The Glass Bottom Boat
PS, UK The fruits of a lengthy process involving an ever-changing line-up featuring a revolving door of San Francisco musicians, this is the long-awaited debut from Carta, now with settled personnel surrounding core member Kyle Monday. Engineered by Beulah's Eli Crews and featuring Sacha Galvagna and Jared Matt Greenberg (Charles Atlas) and Alexander Kort (Subtle) amongst others, 'The Glass Bottom Boat' is a remarkably accomplished album, as one might expect considering the pedigree of those involved. Having found a home on eclectic UK label Resonant, Carta's audience should be broad and widespread, with their overall sound avoiding pigeonholes. The album is mostly instrumental, predominantly downtempo but with constant emphasis on melody. The title track features full vocals from Sarah Bell, and sounds like the best thing Espers have ever recorded. Packaged in lavish six-panel digipak. Early review from US site www.thesilentballet.com: 'It's rare that we see an album that is so grounded in reality, yet simultaneously this is immaculately breathtaking.'
Resonant-026
CD
$15.00

Chesnutt, Vic
North Star Deserter
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-046
LP
$18.00

Coffins
Other Side of Blasphemy
PS, US Spawned from a need to create slow, crawling detuned death metal in the vein of old masters Autopsy & Winter & obvious Hellhammer/Frost, rears its putrid head upon opening this coffin as well. Bringing the pain all the way from Japan, this is derivative in the best possible sense of the word. No frills just thrills for those disgusted at the mockery nowadays metal to have seem to become. Mid-Placed, skull crushing, Death Metal & brutally low vocals.
SouthernLord
CD
$14.00

Cole, Dustin
Try and Love Me
PS, US Singer/songwriter, alongside electro conjuror - the Specialest, join forces to provide you w/ their debut album. Presented as both helpless plea & cocky dare, this listens more like filmic ether rather than conventional recording; where an organic conception & approach recontextualizes the electronic genre. The Specialest maintains a myriad of beats & sounds which hug Cole's vocals like spandex resulting in a relentless sonic cushion.
Scratch
CD
$13.25

Colette
Push
PS, US Given her art for stylistically blending her own beautiful classically trained voice w/ some of the most cutting edge production of her career, this aims to take her into the large global dance &alternative pop worlds.Inspired by her house music upbringing in the birth place of the beat, Chicago, this harks back to the days where electro, house, hip hop & freestyle music ruled the airwaves.
Om-277
CD
$14.00

Coliseum
No Salvation
PS, US They detonate 13 blasts of high impact hardcore on this album, melding the best elements of hardcore, punk & rock w/ the urgency & desperation of the most vital hardcore forefathers. This bleeds, sweats & cries their passion, power & D.I.Y. principles.
Relapse
CD
$13.25

Concentrick
Aluminum Lake
PS, US This is the sonic endeavor of one Tim Green, the very same who engineers your favorite records, the heaviest records, mostly done in his very own Louder Studios; the one who revolutionizes your collection of fine metal w/ the records by his band, THE FUCKING CHAMPS. You will find his signature melodic layers of augmented fourths & fifths here, but know this: not all these layers are flung from an electric fret board, many rise from acoustic guitars & vintage analogue synths! It unifies your cold, helpless being in a world that seeks to drag you down, arming you with a weightless arsenal.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Dalek
Deadverse Massive Vol. 1: Dalek Rarities 1999-2006
PS, US Dalek & beat-master Oktopus unfurl a collection of dream-like instruentals, ten-ton remixes & scarce gems from the last 7 yrs. This is no odds n' sods collection, but rather an addendum to a body of work that already rests comfortably atop underground hip-hop's proverbial heap. An outstanding compilation of rare tracks, engaging instrumentals, & remixes, a body of work that embodies an atmosphere, lyrical flow, & vision all their own.
HydraHead
CD
$12.50

Dinosaur L
24->24
PS, US Releases from 81 & 82 respectively represent the entire discography of NYC's mysterious Dinosaur L, produced by Arthur Russell w/ more than a few out-there & inspired effects that messed w/ many a head, club staples transformed over time into dancefloor titans.
Traffic
CD
$14.75

Dondero, David
Simple Love
PS, US
TeamLove
CD
$15.00

Double Dagger
Ragged Rubble
PS, US Emerging from the bustling Baltimore DIY music scene that has given birth to tour-mates, Dan Deacon, The Death Set, & Ecstatic Sunshine, the trio return w/ their most fully-realized release to date. The Album's 12 tracks build rapidly w/ crisp snares, fuzzed-out bass lines & clever, biting lyrics, trading attacks & counter-attacks. Limited to 1000 copies.
StationaryHeart-002
CD
$9.25

Enigk, Jeremy
Missing Link
PS, US
567
CD
$15.75

Epic 45
May Your Heart Be The Map
PS, UK It comes as no surprise to find that Epic45 grew up - and still reside - in a small rural village in the heartland of the English Midlands. Based around the nucleus of 25 year old school friends Ben Holton and Rob Glover, Epic45 have had a varied and fluid line-up since their debut in 1999, releasing a series of highly acclaimed EPs and albums for labels such as Bearos, Awkward Silence and Where Are My Records. Inspired by their surroundings, blissful childhood summers and mysterious / inspiring walks the duo have been making music for more than a decade. Their latest album May Your Heart be the Map' sees Epic45 concentrating on a more bucolic sound, mixing cyclical acoustic guitars, chiming reverbs and field recordings. The album was originally inspired by 1970s British TV series 'Survivors', a fictional account of a plague that wipes out most of the worlds population. The idea of a near-deserted world in which people have to rebuild their lives amid the ruins of the previous civilization seemed strangely appealing. However, other themes crept in slowly, the 'empty world' began to represent our lives now and inevitably the duo started looking back to childhood and simpler, happier times. The title is simply a rallying call to like minded people, an expression of hope in an uncertain world. As with previous releases, May Your Heart Be The Map features a collaboration with Antony Harding of July Skies/Avrocar. This time, Harding contributes fragile vocals to the track 'We Left Our Homes For Winter'. Whilst very unique in style and approach, the music and ethos of this album may recall the youthfulness of Leeds band Hood, the experimentalism of that great lost pop band from the 1990's Disco Inferno, and is likely to delight fans of the experimental label Type and their artists Helios, Xela and Goldmund. But no doubt admirers of other classic British bands such as New Order, The Durutti Column, Felt and The House of Love will also find much to immerse themselves in and start working their way through Epic 45's enigmatic back catalogue.
MakeMineMusic-031
CD
$17.00

Epoxies
My New World
PS, US New 5-song EP.
Metropolis
CD5
$8.25

Flaming Lips
U.F.O's At The Zoo - The Legendary Concert In Oklahoma City [MVI album]
PS, US PITCHFORK: "The Flaming Lips' first live document features a gigantic UFO, an army of fans in alien and Santa costumes, streamers, strobes, smoke machines, balloons, and massive amounts of confetti-- and that's just the first song. Most bands build up to this sort of explosive spectacle, but for the Lips, it's a starting point. Their shows are as much about spectacle as they are about music, which explains the hybrid technology on UFOs at the Zoo: The Legendary Concert in Oklahoma City. This document, which is neither simply an album nor simply a concert film, is being issued as an MVI album, which means it plays on DVD players but not CD players, and contains bonus digital material." What Is MVI? With a higher storage capacity than a standard CD, the Music Video Interactive Disc (MVI) contains new interactive features including, superior sound quality, a wide range of video features, and interactive digital content. MVI discs play in all standard DVD players, computers, and game consoles with DVD drives but do not play in conventional CD players. Digital music files are compatible with all MP3 devices.
Warner/WEA
DVD-MVI
$20.00

Foreign Born
On the Wing Now
PS, US Their sound is a dark, acoustic, psychedelic mixture of influences that range from Roy Orbison/John Lennon to the Fall/Jesus & Mary Chain/Brian Eno. With songs that sound so much larger than life both in the studio & on the stage & w/ such energy, enthusiasm & collaboration, armed w/ a complex, & almost hypnotic draw on percussion, an Enoeqsue shoe-gazed lead guitar, & all melded together by the ghostly driving force that is the bass.
DimMak-115
CD
$13.25

Fuxa
Commits Suicide
PS, UK Fuxa returns with its second single to the upcoming album "Electric Sound of Summer." This EP features various versions of 2 Suicide covers "Girl" (recorded with SONIC BOOM of SPACEMEN 3) and "Cheree" (recorded with DEAN WAREHAM of GALAXIE 500/LUNA). EP also includes one original song titled "4th Abductions" recorded with Suicide's MARTIN REV. LIMITED to 1000!
MindExpansion-2013
CD5
$8.25

Glaxo Babies
The Porlock Factor
PS, UK Glaxo Babies were born out of the thriving Bristol punk scene in 1977. They enjoyed indie chart success with the 12" EP 'This Is Your Life' in 1979 and notoriety when its follow up 'Christine Keeler' was banned by Radio One. John Peel, who offered them sessions and gigs with his legendary road show, championed the Glaxo Babies. Sadly though, the band was always too recalcitrant, headstrong and idealistic for their own good and imploded acrimoniously after barely 18 months together. With a sense of unfinished business, the nucleus of the original band (Rob Chapman - vocals, Dan Catsis - guitar, Charlie Llewellin - drums) reformed in 1985. Here are the results, inventive and melodic psychedelic pop and warped funk that somehow sounds fresher now than it did in the 1980's.
CherryRed-322
CD
$15.00

Gnac
The Arrival of the Fog
PS, UK The fifth (brand new) studio album from GNAC, the sophisticated instrumental project from Mark Tranmer. (The name is pronounced knee-ak, as in the last syllable of cognac.) The Arrival of the Fog follows acclaimed predecessors Sevens (1999), Biscuit Barrel Fashion (2001) and Twelve Sidelong Glances (2006). Biscuit Barrel Fashion was released on the Poptones label, and declared album of the month by Russian Playboy magazine. Twelve Sidelong Glances was variously praised by the international press as "brilliantly melodic" and "a collection of pop vignettes of overwhelming beauty that draw on minimalism, nouvelle vague soundtracks and intimate and ethereal English pop. Intensely romantic and lighter than air." The recently reissued Sevens was given 4/5 stars by Uncut magazine. The Arrival of the Fog centers on ten new instrumental pieces recorded in Tokyo , Osaka , Wollongong and Hebden Bridge between October 2006 and May 2007. The moods vary from Barry to Roubaix , Reilly to Delerue. Standout tracks include the opening title track, Nautical Episodes and What To Make of Jagged Graphs. The 70-minute CD also includes two extended bonus tracks, Bright Days In Winter and Winter Blanket. Mark Tranmer is currently writing soundtrack music, working on an album for female vocalists, and playing selected GNAC live shows. He also writes the music for The Montgolfier Brothers.
LTM-2491
CD
$17.00

Good Life
Heartbroke
PS, US The first single from their 4th full-length Help Wanted Nights (to be released September 11, 2007). Accompanied by non-album track "Thirty-Year Evaluation," this release is available digitally & as a limited edition 7" w/ B-side etching in hand-screened, individually numbered packaging.
SaddleCreek-106
45
$3.75

Groop, The
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Breathtaking vocal harmonies and subtle flourishes of pop-psychedelia make the Groop's only album a perfect snapshot of the late-'60s Los Angeles scene. With direct ties to Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66, as well as cult faves the Millennium and Sagittarius, the Groop's baroque folk-rock appeared in the soundtrack to 1969 Oscar-winning film Midnight Cowboy. Embellished with bonus tracks, rare photos and in-depth interviews with the original band members and producer, this extraordinary album is finally getting its long overdue re-release.
Sundazed
CD
$14.25

Gucci Soundsystem
Acarpenter
PS, US Henry Riton & Ben Fat Trucker (nee Rymer) are 2 stalwarts of London's exploding electro-rock scene. Separately,they each have long histories releasing records & DJing all over the world. The re-released single now includes a stunning Joakim remix on the B-side.
DFA-113
12
$8.00

Harp
September/October 2007
PS, US DAVID CROSS, PATTON OSWALT, EUGENE MIRMAN, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS on cover & 20 pages of comedy mayhem. Also features RILO KILEY, EISLEY, SPOON, IRON & WINE. Over 100 DVD, CD & book reviews.
ZINE
$4.00

Hayman, Darren
Minehead EP
PS, UK 500 only seven inch vinyl.
StaticCaravan-131-7
45
$8.00

Hazlewood, Lee
Something Special
PS, US Recorded in '67 but shelved at the time &then only released in Germany some 20 yrs later.His unique blend of country, pop ,jazz, folk & blues can be found here but w/ songs that are even slighty more off-the-wall than usual,perhaps explaining the reluctance on the part of MGM to release the record.
Water-203
CD
$14.00

Hazlewood, Lee
Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure
PS, Italy Re-issue of Haze's 1967solo album. Oddball arrangements make this a spooky treat.
Water
CD
$17.00

Heaton, Angie & The Gentle Tamers
The Rumor Mill (ON SALE)
PS, US 'The Rumor Mill' is the new album by Illinois songstress and Parasol Retail Queen Angie Heaton, former member of The Tractor Kings, Corndolly and Liquorette. On this, Angie's 4th album, she's joined by a country band, The Gentle Tamers, including veteran Nashville session player, Bobby Watson, on guitar, banjo and pedal steel. This album take Angie's songs and sounds from the rock club to the barn dance, with her trademark vocal phrasing falling comfortably behind the beat like Willie Nelson, and a voice that brings to mind Neko Case, Lucinda Williams, and Kasey Chambers. In 'The Rumor Mill', Angie gives us 10 more songs about crushes, death, and being crushed to death; including a Tex-Mex-ed version of the Trembling Blue Stars' classic "Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise".
Spur-CD-005
CD
$9.00

Hot Hot Heat
Let Me In EP
PS, US
Reprise
CD5
$7.25

Howling Hex
XI
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity
LP
$16.00

Howling Hex
XI
PS, US Every member of the 5 piece band contributes to songwriting & singing. The result is not just rock 'n' roll, but also the very portrait of a grim dystopia, sculpted appropriate to the landscape. You've never experienced today before today - & you havent heard XI before, either.The album is full of worlds on fire, antlers, ambulances & slaughter. They bend & unblend genres, tapping into the mythical archetype of an emptied urban landscape: some skulls rolling down a steep city street. But, wait a minute. These are thinking skulls, brains intact.
DragCity
CD
$13.25

Imperial Teen
Hair, The TV, The Baby & The Band
PS, US Their first record in over 5 yrs, but they never miss a beat. You can feel how much fun these guys & gals are having making music together.This is a band that is comfortable in it's own skin & supremely confident in the possibilities. Recorded over 3 weeks at Kingsize Studios, the band captures the raw spontaneity & chemistry that make them a unique group of friends & musicians.
Merge
CD
$11.50

Kashiwa, Daisuke
Progam Music 2007-08-24
PS, JAPAN Kashiwa Daisuke's demo sound source received outstanding response once it was put on air in Ryuichi Sakamoto's radio program. His later released 1st album shed brilliant light on the world after electronica and post rock through its beautifully flowing oriental melody and composition with strong visual elements. A year and a half since then, Kashiwa has proudly completed his 2nd full album to further introduce his talents to the world. The album titled "program music I" is compiled of 2 songs lasting 36 minutes and 27 minutes each. In the last album, Kashiwa turned his inner images into sound. This time, he chose 2 stories as a motif and ventured to express that story through sound. This is not simply a soundtrack that showcases a story but the story itself is told through music. The first song "stella" tells the story of the "Night on the Milky Way Railroad" and the second song "write once, run melos" is based on the story, "Run Melos!" The all too transparent scenery of "Night on the Milky Way Railroad" is characterized by a magical cosmic view engraved by deep thought. "Run Melos!" portrays speed and the wavering spirit of the characters. This album dynamically portrays these story characteristics through lyrical melody and ingenious arrangement. This is a stunning masterwork that speaks of musician Kashiwa Daisuke's rich creativity and his passion for creation and proudly exploits the possibilities of musical expression.
Noble-1212
CD
$16.25

Kinderman, William
Beethoven: The Diabelli Variations; piano
PS, US The Parasol Label Group's first foray into classical music on our new imprint Arietta. A beautiful two disc collection includes the full studio recording of the Diabelli Variations (as heard in the play 33 Variations) performed by William Kinderman and a 45 minute lecture about the variations by William Kinderman (with live excerpts from a performance of the Diabelli Variations in Bakersfield, California, 2002). CDs are housed in a beautiful double-gatefold digipak which includes a 24 page booklet with liner notes by William Kinderman, Moisés Kaufman, and Arietta/Parasol boss Geoffrey Merritt.
Arietta-001
DCD
$16.00

Kinski
Down Below It's Chaos
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
SubPop
LP
$13.00

Kinski
Down Below It's Chaos
PS, US New album. Down Below It's Chaos is Kinski's 3rd full-length for Sub Pop. With the notable inclusion of 3 songs with subdued yet urgent vocals courtesy of Chris Martin, the new record is a kaleidoscopic mix of Kinski's expansive, over-driven power and intricate beauty. With majestically fuzzed-out guitar tones, spare and pounding rhythms, and swirling sonic textures, Down Below It's Chaos sums up Kinski's past and propels them into the ozone. What's left of it, that is.
SubPop
CD
$12.50

Ladybirds
Regional Community Theater
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: " Ladybirds is the brainchild of Gym Class Heroes keyboardist Tyler Pursel and singer Teeter Sperber, bolstered by a quartet of guesting vocalists. If cupcakes made music, it would probably sound like Regional Community Theater, fluffy and airy with plenty of sugary icing on top, this is toy town electro-pop, the music a bubbling mix between a kiddie keyboard and a teen's Nintendo, with a bowl of popcorn covered with a whole lot of cheese thrown in for good measure... Cultural pop references, wry twisting of everyday colloquialisms, the turning inside out of common words and phrases, like the best cartoons, the Ladybirds work on two levels, enchanting the kids whilst simultaneously capturing the imagination of adults. Awash in poppy classics, this regional community theater is obviously ready for Broadway."
Creep
CD
$15.00

Ladybug Mecca
Dogg Starr Remixes
PS, US Highly sought after for months, & unavailable anywhere outside of the
top Om DJ's crates. First up is Om labelmate Fred Everything on the controls. He kills it w/ a beat that compliments Ladybug's verses perfectly, & brings that extra boomp to get everyone moving. Joey Youngman remix, a favorite of everyone under the sun it seems. Hitting in the clean up spot, is none other than Johnny Fiasco! Darker & edgier than the other 3. Chicago, stand up!
OmRecords
12
$6.50

Legrand, Michel
Castles In Spain
PS, UK With this dramatic collection, Michel Legrand continues his orchestral portraits of Europe's splendid cities and countries, this time portraying the dazzling lights and deep shadows of Spain. With an itinerary that has touched on Paris, Rome and Vienna now moves through the historic Spanish cities and across the broad plains, into the towering mountains and along the seacoast. The music of Spain is especially characteristic of the country, echoing the Moorish cultures, the Renaissance, the contemporary, the brilliant diversity of the Spanish landscape.
El-116
CD
$15.00

Lemon
Issue 3
PS, US "Clockwork Lemon" issue. Beautiful glossy cover, some boys, some girls. One of the top 4 mag launches of 2006. This issue "stars" Stanley Kubrick, Malcolm McDowell, Matthew Modine, Leelee Sobieski, Billy Corgan, Jack Kirby, Wendy Carols and more.Includes 'Singin'(In the Rain)' MP3 by Gavin Friday and a pullout poster by Stefan Bucher.
ZINE
$7.00

Leviathan/Crebain
Split
PS, US Two of black metal's new elite join forces to unleash a massive & brutal torrent of buzzing, crushing, malevolent blackened grimness on this split. Cold & crushing, grim & hateful, buzzing & pummelling brutality from these 2 misanthropic miscreants.
Tumult
CD
$12.50

Loves, The
Technicolour
PS, UK
FortunaPop
CD
$16.25

Low Budgets
Leave Us a Loan
PS, US "Minimal effort equals maximum pleasure" is their credo & this Philly 4 piece are serious about being laidback. Songs about pizza menus, beer bellies, & "livin' la vida broka",w/ its Devo meets Descendents attitude, showcases the bands urgency to shake your booty while you save your looty.Viva la value-rock. Feat. Joe Jack Talcum of DEAD MILKMEN.
Chunksaah-030
CD
$10.75

M. Ward
Duets for Guitars #2
PS, US 1st time available on vinyl! 180 gram audiophile quality virgin vinyl. Coming on the heels of his 6 year stint in the indie rock/folk trio Rodriguez, M. Ward crafted these tunes on his travels between San Luis, Chicago & finally Portland. Recorded by longtime friend Adam Selzer at the then fledgling Type Foundry Studio in Portland, this album is about as intimate as it could get. The voices are hushed & whispered. The guitars are subtle yet precise, hinting at the virtuosity that would rear its head on future releases & collaborations. Taking pages from the book of Fahey & w/nods to Leadbelly & Woody Guthrie, this album is the perfect starting point in your obsession w/ M. Ward.
JealousButcher-061
LP
$12.00

M.I.A.
Kala
PS, US Even more globe-trekking and genre bending than her debut & recorded in India, Trinidad, Australia, London, NY, and uhh, Baltimore. 17 DOTS: "The new M.I.A. record, Kala, is (a) absolutely ridiculous, (b) some crazy-ass back-to-the-future-music time-warp kinda deal, (c) a country mile better than the already-great Arular, (d) the smartest/sickest/slickest pastiche/homage/collage/mélange of pop music I have ever heard."
Interscope
CD
$10.00

Mass Shivers
Estatic Eyes Glow Glossy
PS, US Second release from the lava-hot face melters. This is driving music, a ROCK album with hints of Beefheartian guitar stylings, beats not far from Jaki Liebeziet and screams from Steven Tyler's 80's heyday.
Sickroom-045
CD
$12.50

Mayer, Nathaniel
Why Don't You Give It To Me
PS, US 40 yrs on from his chart-topping hit "Village of Love"&Fortune Records classics "I Had a Dream,"this Detroit soul legend's new album sounds like the record he should have made in '70.With a backing band comprised of guitarist Matthew Smith (OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY),bassist Troy Gregory (DIRTBOMBS), & drummer Dave Shettler (SSM)
Alive
CD
$13.50

Mayer, Nathaniel
Why Don't You Give It To Me
PS, US 40 yrs on from his chart-topping hit "Village of Love" & Fortune Records classics "I Had a Dream, "this Detroit soul legend's new album sounds like the record he should have made in '70. With a backing band comprised of guitarist Matthew Smith (OUTRAGEOUS CHERRY), bassist Troy Gregory
(DIRTBOMBS), & drummer Dave Shettler (SSM)
Alive-079
CD
$13.50

MC5
The Bing Bang! Best Of The MC5
PS, US The Motor City Five-better known as The MC5-formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1964. Using a deafening sonic assault and their status as the White Panther Party's official band, they delivered messages as furious as their music, voicing the movement's "total assault on the culture" and manager John Sinclair's radical politics. With their fellow Detroit-area cohorts the Stooges, they also laid the foundation for punk and punk-metal, influencing rock ‘n roll with unprecedented force and velocity. Powered by members including legendary guitarists Fred "Sonic" Smith and Wayne Kramer and vocalist Rob Tyner, the Five released three original albums: Kick Out The Jams, Back In The U.S.A., and High Times. All three are sampled from on this career-spanning 21-track single disc collection, which also includes three rare early singles and a '72 live take on "Thunder Express."
Rhino
CD
$12.25

Mekons
Natural
PS, US Removed from the restraints of conventional studio technology, they navigate an undulating sonic landscape of lavish melodies, mantric chants & shimmering acoustic experimentation, all the while displaying the same natural grace & precision that drives the sparkling salmon forever upstream through the fierce current to mate & die. It's a celebration of ritual, paganism & sacrifice - both ancient & modern. They formed in Leeds, Yorkshire, England in 1977, so by any bugger's reckoning this must be their 30th anniversary!
Quarterstick-098
CD
$14.25

Melody Club
At Your Service
PS, US Swedish electro-pop/dance-rock act's US debut combines the best bits of their two album releases.
SaturdayTeam
CD
$12.25

Mendoza Line
30 Year Low
PS, US Heartbreaking new album paired with a covers and rarities collection. PREFIX MAGAZINE: "There are albums inspired by breakups, and then there are breakup albums. The Mendoza Line's double-disc 30 Year Low is definitely the latter. It documents the dissolution of main members Tim Bracy's and Shannon McArdle's romantic and working relationship. The first album documents that very personal breakup. The second is a covers and rarities collection that features the Mendoza Line's takes on Cole Porter's "Anything Goes," Bob Dylan's "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry," and Bruce Springsteen's "Tougher Than the Rest," among others. After 30 Year Low, McArdle will no longer be in the Mendoza Line, and Bracy will continue on with the project." (John Zeiss)
Glurp
DCD
$15.25

Menomena
Friend & Foe
PS, US 180 gram vinyl in an awesome gatefold sleeve.
Barsuk-060
LP
$16.50

Minus The Bear
Planet Of Ice
PS, US
SuicideSqueeze
CD
$13.00

Mock & Toof
K-Choppers
PS, US 1st in line for the new Death From Abroad imprint have firmly established themselves as a name to watch in 2007. So far this year, they've been responsible for the mighty Black Jub on Tiny Sticks, the Digits re-edit 12-inch for Rvng Intl & Zomby for Japan's Mule Musiq.Not to mention a selection of killer remixes for the likes of The Scissor Sisters, Maps, Gomma, & others.
DFA-111
12
$8.00

Mountain
Masters At War
PS, US This Dylan tribute album is a great sounding record; mixed & mastered by the best in the business. It pays homage to Dylan's song writing genius. Leslie & Corky add their signature sound to his classic songs. Ozzy Osbourne sings on the title track "Masters Of War" & Warren Haynes lends a hand on 2 killer tunes.
Megaforce
DCD
$16.50

Nastasia, Nina & Jim White
You Follow Me
PS, US Stunning collaborative album w/ the peerless drummer of beloved Australian instrumental trio DIRTY THREE. Stripped back to just a 2-piece,this is a fantastically focused record -a taut, raw document of 2 incredible musicians in deep dialogue, exploring the boundaries of songform to find a rare & striking complement. PITCHFORK: "White and Nastasia recorded You Follow Me with stilts fetishist Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago, and developed their compositions with help from Nastasia's partner Kennan Gudjonsson. The result sounds a bit like free jazz tugging at the seams of traditional folk."
FatCat
CD
$13.25

Nastasia, Nina & Jim White
You Follow Me
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
FatCat
DLP
$16.00

New Pornographers
Challengers (Box-Set)
PS, US Wow! A very limited edition Treasury of New Pornography available only to Executive members. Includes three bonus CD-R discs with pre-printed labels in the special digipak, included as part of a deluxe box set package. Disc One: B-Sides, Demos and Alternate Mixes Disc Two: The New Pornographers "Live From The Future" Disc Three: Videos, photos and artwork!!!
Matador
3XCD
$18.00

New Pornographers
Challengers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

New Pornographers
Challengers
PS, US The fourth album is airier, more spacious, and more relaxed than its jackhammer predecessors. In general, Carl Newman's songwriting is slightly more scrutable this time around; his lyrics still ring with wry perception and political metaphor, but they betray some of the magnanimity that comes with new love. The sophisticated, rich production values and complex range of songwriting allow us to extend the group's audience to new groups: AAA radio listeners, fans of Neko Case's solo work, and coffee drinkers in general.
Matador
CD
$13.25

No Depression
#71
PS, US JOSH RITTER on the cover. Features on him, Lori McKenna, Peter Case, Rilo Kiley, Lloyd Green, & tons more from the mag that is surveying the past, present, & future of American music.
ZINE
$4.25

Norma
Norma 1 EP
PS, SWEDEN Four song CDEP in handmade carton jackets, limited to 500 numbered copies. Highly recommended. Norma are very serious about ther music. Despite that they never get boring or theorizing. Their music is warm and welcoming. Norma is as much a band as a concept containing both visual and musical experiences. Their goal is to look outside the classical band format and try to broaden the cooperation with all sorts of creative minds. Their music is influenced by a lot of genres, ambient, kraut, noise, electronica, indie and the biggest influence is landscapes in all forms. Their ambition is to capture the minimalistic sound of just being three but also to challenge it and despite that sound grand. Playing live they try to give the audience much more than just a musical experience, using video, atmospheric sounds, theatrical elements and a balance between lightness and darkness. EARDRUMS MUSIC: ""I was blown away when I first heard this track from the swedish trio Norma's debut ep, out on Novoton now. Their music is a mixture of ambient, kraut, noise, electronica, indie with a strict, repetitive bass/drum pattern and a magnificent, wide and almost hypnotic sound. This is rich, panoramic music with a warmth that I don't hear often from other bands trying to do something in this genre. I'm also amazed by the composition and the small details that suddenly surfaces and surprises. When the main song on the single is 8:33 minutes long, I guess those surprises are kind of necessary..."
Novoton
CD5
$7.00

North Elementary
Berandals
PS, US As an astronaut unbound from earth's humanity finds he is unable to leave the very planet he longed to depart. They explore & research the moments that seem to extinguish time & transform seconds into centuries. On southern porches, big red couches, & inside mansions these songs were born. Catchy, uplifting melodies punctuated by crunchy guitars.
PoxWorldEmpire
CD
$8.50

Numbers
Now You Are This
PS, US There isn't an easy comparison for the dire, wounded poise of this album, a secret pact between beauty & fear. The songs are pensive & worry-stained, all minimal, bluntly entrancing riffs, insistent drumming & tense, reverberant synthesizers. Surprisingly, the most disquieting aspect of the songs is their subtle charm, 13 catchy tracks of dazed & charged near collapse that unexpectedly catch in your mind.
KillRockStars-461
CD
$13.25


Oh No
Dr. No's Oxperiment
PS, US This demonstrates the benefits of a healthy musical diet. In this case, the fodder is vinyl procured in Turkey, Greece, Lebanon & Italy. 34 tracks of music that defies categorization. It's not that generic Bollywood rip off shit & it's not retro. Futuristic hip hop sourced from samples that most people will never hear.
StonesThrow
CD
$15.00

Piana
Eternal Castle
PS, JAPAN Piana, whose vocals can be described as adoring and transient, has already established her name in the ambient music scene worldwide Artists like The Album Leaf requested her to open for their Japan tour, and video director, Thomas Hilland, the creator of Norwegian electro-duo Royksopp's promotional video, was so in love with Piana that he created her promotional video for free. From compositions to lyrics, and arrangements to mixing, the "electronica diva" Piana directs and controls her creativity, and with this new album she ventured into a new world of collaboration with musicians she loves and trusts. The digital sound and effect-heavy-feel is kept to bare minimum, and she has emphasized acoustic tones of cello, violin, guitar, piano, and organ with her new experiment. Her innocent and motherly voice became even more powerful and dearly, and the poppy melody she creates is so timeless. This new album shows her warmth and her hope for her future, and her strength to jump out of this world and resonate the bells of eternity.
Noble-1210
CD
$16.25

Project Jenny, Project Jan
XOXOXOXOXO
PS, US Even as our hyper-digital age makes the world smaller, the soundscape of American music keeps getting bigger. Genres multiply, divide, revive, and recycle themselves-reinvented as pre-this, post-that, or this-core, and that-hop. So slap a label on Project Jenny, Project Jan if you want but you'll find that label is constantly changing. On XOXOXOXOXO, you'll witness how a young duo from Brooklyn pushes the boundaries of modern music. The band's signature sound-Sammy Rubin's jaunty electro-pop hooks fueled by saucy freestyled vocals from Jeremy Haines-is infectious without being predictable. And on this album, you will hear shades of every genre, from Latin, old school hip-hop, and reggae, to blues, rock, old time rags, and 80s electro. Some songs even brush up charmingly against bluegrass, big band, and swing, resulting in a sound that is fiercely, uniquely their own. So can you call Project Jenny, Project Jan post-indie-pop electro-core? Sure, if you insist on categorizing. The bottom line is that this is smart, energetic dance music for a new generation of listeners-the kind of people who'd rather shake it on the dance floor than puzzle over sub-genres.
Might-002
CD
$12.25

Rentals, The
Last Little Life EP
PS, US New EP from Matt Sharp (ex-Weezer) and Rachel Haden (ex-That Dog!), seminal neo-new wave pioneers, The Rentals return revamped with an equally exhilarating sound for a new decade. New album in 2008. PREFIX MAG: "Okay, so it's only four songs. But The Last Little Life EP is only one small sign that the Rentals are back in a big way. The band recently finished up a residency at L.A.'s famed Spaceland. Now it's in the middle of an extensive tour on which the members will remind audiences of their band's power-pop greatness. And don't worry too much about the length-it's but a stopgap before a full LP, which Matt Sharp and his friends of P hope to have out by the end of the year."
Boompa
CD5
$5.75

Rilo Kiley
Under the Blacklight (ON SALE)
PS, US Rilo Kiley's most recent album, 2004's More Adventurous, prompted Elvis Costello to praise the best lyric writing that I've heard in many a day, Coldplay to invite the band on its 2005 arena tour and a plethora of critics to vote the disc onto annual best of lists. That album sold 175,000 while Jenny Lewis' solo record, 2006's Rabbit Fur Coat, sold 100,000. Now the gloriously decadent Under The Blacklight, the group's fourth album but first for Warner Bros., focuses even more intensely on what one critic has called lead singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis' tangle of indie pop, torch song and too-cool-for-school cynicism. With Under The Blacklight, Rilo Kiley is ready to shine.
Warner
CD
$13.00

Satanized
Sickness & Health: The Secular Chansons of Satanized
PS, US Debut from chaotic Philly noise rock collective. Scathing treble & heavy rhythms, alternately slicing & pummeling the listener, are given substance with an undercurrent of high musical complexity. "W/ meat-head punk & heady, avant noise rock, Satanized blends the high brow w/ the low brow to produce a sound that would be akin to Black Flag, if they went to Berklee College of Music."-Philadelphia Weekly
BadMaster-010
CD
$10.00

Satisfaction
Cougars, Sharks & Flying Sparks
PS, US Hailing from Southern California, Satisfaction is a four-piece rock group that backs up their crafty song writing skills with impressive talent. On this Limited Edition 6-track CD/EP (only 1,000 copies), you can hear echo's of The Beatles & Harry Nilsson in their songwriting and their music is chock-full of tasty guitar licks. Some folks have compared Satisfaction with current acts such as Spoon, The Shins, Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket. However, here's what Arty Fufkin from Polymer Records has to say..."Satisfaction reminds me of the day I was listening to the White Album while drinking Coca-Cola and eating Pop Rocks candy. Not too good on the stomach, but great on the ears. One should eat corn-on-the-cob with a glass of milk while listening to this EP". Pure pop for now people. Sweet!
Satisfaction-001
CD5
$5.50

Saturday Looks Good To Me
Cold Colors
PS, US Having relocated to Portland, Oregon, they're back w/ a new CDEP that paves the way for their forthcoming full-length later this fall on K Records. This is a toned down affair from previous SLGTM recordings. The 5 exclusive songs are primarily acoustic & ambient & more in line w/ Animal Collective than the boy/girl Specter-inspired wall of sound that SLGTM is best known for.
Polyvinyl
CD5
$7.00

Shitmat
Grooverider
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlanetMu-151
3XLP
$19.00

Shitmat
Grooverider
PS, US The king of mashcore returns for yet another journey through the sound of mashedupgabbaravehardcore,Shitmat style. As the name suggests, this is highly influenced by the UK rave scene & sees him move to a more serious,hard jungle sound w/less random samples. Another classically rungleclotted, ass-kicking selection it's set to destroy dancefloors worldwide & is a must for the discerning breakcore connoisseur.
PlanetMu-151
CD
$14.50

Smokey & His Sister
S-T [re-issue]
PS, US Smokey Mims and his sister Vicki made the huge leap from the Greenwich Village folk clubs and coffee houses to sign with Columbia Records where they released a pair of now highly-prized singles in 1967. Produced by David Rubinson, the trippy, harmony-laced Smokey and his Sister debut album, unfathomably, has remained on the shelf until now. Precious and beautiful, this album has finally arrived to turn whispered rumor into hauntingly seductive reality.
Sundazed
CD
$14.25

Speal, Shane
Stealing the Fire
PS, US It could be a modern incarnation of the old blues scenario: A man sits in his single-wide mobile home with a primitive guitar & belts out mean murder ballads & dark spirituals through a rusty harmonica mic. But it's not a "scenario." This is the real shit. Speal was living in the middle of a Pennsylvania trailer park. He plays a cigar box guitar. And he recorded this album on a simple 4-track cassette recorder. "Stealing the Fire" features stark homemade recordings of Speal performing the works of Timothy Renner on a primitive cigar box guitar. It was a simple premis in the beginning. Speal just wanted to know what Renner's dark folk music would sound like if were soaked in Delta blues. Speal covers Renner's work from Stone Breath, Spectral Light & Moonshine Firefly Jamboree & solo recordings.
Hand/Eye-028
CD
$12.25

Studio
West Coast
PS, US New album from mysterious Swedish dance-pop duo, their US debut. STYLUS MAGAZINE: "There's a little bit of dub, a smidgen of Krautrock, a whole lot of post-punk, and more than a touch of disco and early '90s British and European dance pop in West Coast, all handled beautifully and coalescing into something that, if not unique, is certainly laden with enough individual character as to stand out. Studio's debut album is one of the best of both 2006 and 2007."
Information
CD
$17.75

Temple, Luke
Snowbeast
PS, US
Millpond
CD
$15.75

Trencher
Lips
PS, US Casio-grinder trio from London play brutally fast, funny and complex songs, all bashed out on bass, drums and keyboard. Strong underground following with many collectibles and odd releases and legendary live shows. For fans of Grind Core, Locust, An Albatross
Southern
CD
$12.50

Trencher
Lips
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Southern
LP
$12.50

Turbo Fruits
S/T
PS, US Instead of taking a much needed break after releasing a debut album w/ their wildly popular band BE YOUR OWN PET & touring 'til their faces turned blue in the past yr, Jonas Stein & John Eatherly have decided to do what came naturally, start a new band, amix of punk, rock, blues, metal & sweaty, sweaty fun.
EcstaticPeace-079
CD
$10.00

u-Ziq
Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlanetMu-190
3XLP
$19.00

u-Ziq
Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique
PS, US Among these 17 tracks of off-key melodies, nauseous harmonies & woozy beats can be found gems such as the beautiful "Strawberry Fields Hotel" in which a lone bassline strikes out a refrain of unexpected simplicity while bees swarm overhead around a fig tree. A melodic tour de force,this is a welcome return to one of the most vital artists in music today.
PlanetMu-190
CD
$14.00

Van Zandt, Townes
For the Sake of Song
PS, US
FatPossum
CD
$15.50

Various
Dream Frequencies Volume 1
PS, UK A new series from The Telescopes Antenna label, dedicated to contemporary artists, concerning music and art either communicated from or evocative of dream states. Compiled by Stephen Lawrie with hand written illustrations and paintings from Bridget Hayden, volume #1 is a narcoleptic mix of experimental free drone noise and repetition, featuring contributions from Vibracathedral Orchestra, Birds of Delay, Development of Shape, Dreams of Tall Buildings, Moon, The Library Tapes, Sculptress, The Dust Collectors, Bologna Pony, The Telescopes, Jazzfinger, Number None, Unexplained Transmissions & Astral Social Club. A ltd edition of 500 copies only.
Antenna-005
CD
$16.25

Various
Kompakt Total 8
PS, GERMANY
Kompakt
DCD
$18.50

Various
The Camp Burlesque Original Soundtrack Album [CD+DVD] (ON SALE)
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. Long awaited CD & DVD set released on Ric Menck's Bird Song Label! Written and directed by raconteur Tony Marsico, 'Camp Burlesque' is a contemporary homage to the classic burlesque films Marsico grew up watching in the backroom of his father's pizza parlor. Conceived while on tour with Matthew Sweet, 'Camp Burlesque' successfully incorporates Marsico's love of fantasy, roots oriented rock'n'roll, and the female form into a delightfully sinful low budget romp that titillates as much as it entertains. The DVD is truly Titillating! Shocking! Campy! Tantalizing proof that burlesque is alive and well in this modern age. Filmed in dazzling Swing-O-Vision, Camp Burlesque is a wild romp of eroticism! See today's most popular stars of burlesque in all their girlie glory! Rated [R] for nudity, duh!
BirdSong-102
CD/DVD
$12.50

Various
The Fruit Of The Original Sin
PS, UK The first complete CD release of the classic 1981 compilation album The Fruit of the Original Sin, first released on chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule. Originally released as a deluxe double album package in November 1981, The Fruit of the Original Sin featured 24 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records and Postcard rosters. Then, as now, the contributing artists include William S. Burroughs, The Durutti Column, Paul Haig, Tuxedomoon, Wim Mertens, DNA, Richard Jobson, Marine, The French Impressionists and Peter Gordon. The program also includes an extended interview with acclaimed French author Marguerite Duras. The original double album now features 8 bonus tracks, including both sides of long-lost singles by Paul Haig (Soon/Summertime) and noted New York visual artist Lawrence Weiner (Deutsche Angst/Where It Came From), as well as a rare track (Matters of Theory) by The Lost Jockey, the modernist ensemble-featuring composer Andrew Poppy. The 12 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert and Jean-François Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes. The original cover art by Hennebert is widely recognized as one of his very best designs. This new double CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 125 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here remain unavailable elsewhere. The CD follows on the success of our 2006 re-release of the 1980 Crepuscule compilation From Brussels With Love.
LTM-2497
DCD
$17.75

Venus
Fall 2007
PS, US M.I.A cover. DIY special issue, including 15 amazing ways to use paper. Features include the best and worst films about women in music. Reviews of new music by Fiery Furnace, Enon, New Pornographers and more. An interview with Juliette Lewis, stuff about Rily Kiley, Office and Deborah Harry.
ZINE
$4.25

Vibert, Luke
Lover's Acid
PS, US Re-released on budget-priced CD
PlanetMu-098
CD
$5.00

Vibert, Luke
Lover's Acid
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!! First time on triple vinyl!!! 3 long-out-of-print & soughtafter EPs available together for the first time: 2000's '95-99 EP, 2002's Homewerk EP & 2005's Lover's Acid EP. Sweet analog melodies, classic drum machines, & breaks abound. This is arguably the funkiest & most dancefloor record to which Vibert has affixed his name. A future classic.
PlanetMu-098
3XLP
$19.00

Waterboys, The
Book of Lightning
PS, US New album from Mike Scott & Co.
Decca
CD
$18.25

We Are Wolves
Fight and Kiss
PS, US On their sophomore album, they use mystical powers to bring their sound to a new level of auditive threat. TOTAL MAGIQUE unleashes the raw sounds of the trio in a mesmerizing whirlwind of electro psychedelic kraut punk."This is tres cool, gritty, real deal - brash, brazen & rockin', adventurous & infectious. We are smitten." - Montreal Gazette
DaretoCare-029
45
$4.75

Wooden Wand
James & The Quiet
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
EcstaticPeace
LP
$11.25

Woolson, Raymond Scott
The View From The Boggins Heights
PS, US The View From Boggins Heights is the most recent CD release by reclusive DIY recording artist Raymond Scott Woolson. Ethereal, atmospheric and uplifting, this 58 minute, 9 track album of glorious guitar-driven instrumentals soars effortlessly into the higher, brighter reaches of the shoegaze / dreampop universe. From the swirling grandeur of "Bringing Margot The Sun" to the delicate beauty of "Dear Wanda", this is perfect mood music for skyrockets and chronic daydreamers. First available in 2005 as a limited edition CD-R, and out of print since early 2006, The View From Boggins Heights has been remixed and slightly revised for its appearance as a proper CD. "...Woolson has released his strongest and most aesthetically pleasing work....a steady cohesive flow of washed out beauty....Woolsons guitars shimmer and explode while his keyboards dance over long jams of haunting drones....a beautiful treatment into the possibilities of the instrumental dream-ambient world....Woolson is able to share his heart, vision, and emotions through his well-written ambient compositions...." --SOMEWHERECOLD
RSW-001
CD
$8.25

Wry
Whales & Sharks
PS, US This Brazilian 4-piece are probably best known by London gig-goers as the posse behind Wednesday club Goonite at the Buffalo Bar. This feat. 4 brand new shiny pop songs covered in layers of white noise. An irresistably gutsy racket to hold close to your heart!
ClubAC30
CD5
$7.50

You Say Party! We Say Die!
Lose All Time
PS, US ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Providing more of the same as their debut album in the best possible sense, Lose All Time cements British Columbia's You Say Party! We Say Die! as one of the most consistently enjoyable acts of the neo-new wave, even despite their terrible name. With their combination of Becky Ninkovic's yowling, bratty lead vocals and Krista Loewen's unapologetically cheesy keyboards, the majority of Lose All Time passes by in a blur of thumping dance-rock tunes highly indebted to the twin towers of the Athens, GA, new wave set, Pylon and the B-52's. However, the haunting piano-and-voice ballad "You're Almost There" provides an effective breather amidst all the nervy dancefloor fillers, and the closing "Quiet World" has a hypnotic pulse akin to the best work of the often underrated Martha & the Muffins. A more consistent and thoughtful release than 2006's Hit the Floor!, which got over in part because of the band's infectious sense of fun and enthusiasm, Lose All Time is a genuinely terrific album showing that You Say Party! We Say Die! may be one of the few bands in the retro-new wave scene with the talent to last beyond their pop cultural moment." (Stewart Mason)
PaperBag
CD
$14.25

Zucchini Drive
Goodyear Television Playhouse
PS, JAPAN Zucchini Drive are an eclectic electric vocal duo. What started out as a side project developed quickly into a full-time occupation. Marcus Graap (Stacs of stamina) and Tom De Geeter (Cavemen speak) both kept their influences, being the acoustic lo-fi sound of Cavemen Speak on the one hand and the electronica bounce rhythms of Stacs of stamina on the other. For this album Tom & Marcus could count on an impressive list of producers and guest musicians. Styrofoam, Populous and B.fleishmann from the Morr Music Label, as well as Anticon's finest Alias. On vocals we could find the undisputed Markus Acher (the Notwist), the sharp MC-duo Grand Buffet and fast rapper Bleubird. Italian indie heroes Giardini di Miro added a warm dimension to some tracks. Zucchini Drive was always honoured to play with different artists. The collaborations were as plentiful as they were diverse, showing that Zucchini Drive do not fear to cross borders. Musical wizards as Kaeoflux (6 productions), Radical Face (2songs) or musical collaborators and friends as Mich from Hitch (be), Pol from Galatasaray (be) and last but not least Nomad (be). Goodyear Television Playhouse will sweep you of your feet and take you from hip-hop, to indie-pop and folk to rock journey you won't forget!
Hue-1036
CD
$16.25

Forthcoming Releases

+/-
Self-Titled Debut CD + DVD (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US Debut DVD from +/- (Plus/Minus) features 14 professionally produced videos compiled by Chris Deaner (+/- & KELLY CLARKSON drummer & video director). Incl. vids from an animated short to a horror film to live performance. Incl. videos by Chris Deaner, Patryk Rebisz, Rik Cordero, Doug Spice, Orrin Anderson, Paul Kloss, Myactivedriveway. NTSC Region=0.
TeenBeat-403
CD/DVD
$16.25

Aceyalone
Lightning Strikes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US Produced by Bionik / feat.Chali (JURASSIC 5) & Jah Orah.The LA legend,a former member of Freestyle Fellowship, is back w/ his 1st new concept album in a series of albums inspired by other genres, this is the dancehall record.
Decon-060
CD
$15.00

Aceyalone
Lightning Strikes (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Decon-060
LP
$16.00

Acid Mothers Guru Guru
Psychedelic Navigator (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, US AcidMothersGuruGuru features Mani Neumeier from the legendary and influential German Krautrock group Guru Guru as well as Kawabata Makoto and Atsushi Tsuyama from Japan's holy Acid Mothers Temple. The result is a fiery fantasy filled, loud/soft, colorful trans-generational psychedelic collaboration. The Acid Mothers Guru Guru started in a spontaneous session in March of 2006 in Nagoya, Japan. When the improvisation commenced the passionate excitement was clear to all in the room and it was then that this special psychedelic trio began. A Japanese tour was planned, an album was recorded and this recording is the fruit of this mutual musical admiration. While all involved will admit that this is a dream of collaborations it was the Acid Mothers Temple guys who were worshipping Guru Guru in their teens. The Acid Mothers Guru Guru is two generations of psychedelic rock joining forces for the 21st century.
Important-160
CD
$12.25

Adams, Ryan
Heartbreaker (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US REISSUE of this classic first album in a gatefold sleeve. Remastered from the original analog tapes Bonus photos & lyrics not included w/ the Cooking Vinyl version.
Cobraside
LP
$12.50

Ainotamenishis
Live '418 (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US A loud,heavy guitar group from Tokyo who were birthed from one oviduct marked "Velvet Underground" & a massive salpinx marked "Gaseneta."Their brand of controlled panic is sure to spike the tongues of all those who purport to talk about the rock. It is primal, punk, eerie,harsh, & utterly essential.
HolyMountain-017
LP
$15.00

Allen, Daevid
Good Morning! (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, UK In 1975, following his departure from GONG, the highly influential group he had founded, Daevid Allen sought musical solace in the village of Deja on the island of Mallorca. Here he encountered a group of Catalan musicians, Euterpe, with whom Allen began collaborating. Recorded in Mallorca, the album "GOOD MORNING" was released by Virgin Records in 1976 to great acclaim, being a unique work that was regarded by fans and critics as being equally as good as anything he recorded with GONG, if not better. Filled with Allen's startling original musical observations, "GOOD MORNING" appeared briefly on CD in the early 1990's and vanished quickly. Long sought after by the legions of GONG / DAEVID ALLEN followers, ESOTERIC RECORDINGS is proud to announce the reissue of this album with fully restored artwork and superb 24-bit digitally remastered sound. THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL CD RELEASE FOR THIS CLASSIC ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS.
EsotericRecordings-2004
CD
$15.00

Angels Of Light
We Are Him (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US
YoungGod-35
LP
$18.75

Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US "Strawberry Jam" feels like space dust and radar falling on the desert and making it bloom. It's the sound of a band spinning wildly and intoxicated, at the cusp of their powers, as thick and rich and sweet and colorful as it sounds.
Domino
CD
$14.00

Animal Collective
Strawberry Jam (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US DOUBLE VINYL VERSION!!!
Domino
DLP
$17.50

Apparat
Walls (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US ON DOUBLE VINYL! It describes a circle that pulls many elements together into a protected, enclosed space where they jostle & roam free: strings & mallet instruments; rock guitar & gravelly sawtooth synths; stuttering digital percussion & muscular studio drumming. What might be most striking about is the way it creates a kind of single,sustained mood; this is an album for listening to all in one go, front to back. This is one of those road-trip records, one of those coming-down records, one of those bedding-down records.
Shitkatapult
DLP
$18.00

Axe Riverboy
Tutu To Tango (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US Tahiti 80's frontman and principle songwriter, Xavier Boyer, one of the most distinctive and loved voices in indie rock, further propels French rock on its upward spiral with this long awaited solo record, recorded under the name Axe Riverboy, (an anagram of Xavier's name). A blend of superb songwriting, sing-a-long choruses, ringing guitars, and compressed pianos. A warm rediscovery of rock and pop with folk overtones, brilliantly drawn from the sounds upon which early Tahiti 80 thrived.
MintyFresh
CD
$11.50

Banhart, Devendra
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US Recorded in Topanga Canyon in the Santa Monica mountains. Neil Young lived there while recording "After The Gold Rush" and the area has also been home to Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, Joni Mitchell, Mick Fleetwood, and members of The Doors. Those ghosts inhabit the sound and vibe of these recording sessions. Banhart's whole "freak folk" tag is gone, replaced with this classic, gorgeous rock album. Some songs are fragile and solipsistic, others have a pronounced tropicalia influence, and still others are wildly electric and epic.
XL
CD
$13.25

Basalt Fingers
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, US This one is two side-long triple electric guitar jams by BEN CHASNY (SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE, Comets on Fire), Elisa Ambrogio (MAGIK MARKERS) & Brian Sullivan (MOUTHUS, Eskimo King, White Rock). Extremely dense & crunchy -hold this one back to set the mood at your next summer of love party.Pressed on 180g black vinyl & will come from an edition of around 800 hand-numbered copies.Look out for the beautiful wrap-around multi-colored silkscreened cover.Incl.a pressed CD (not CD-R) of the same material-not available separately.
TLR-039
LP
$22.00

Beirut
Flying Club Cup (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE OCTOBER 9TH)
PS, US The orkestar has solidified into a core group of 8 & has grand plans for replicating this album live. Recording was done w/ Owen Pallet (FINAL FANTASY) at the Masonic church studio owned by The Arcade Fire. W/ in the spectacle & intimacy,you can hear a love letter to the joie de vivre that defines our existence.Listen closer, & you also hear the emergence of a singular musical talent-Mr.Zachary F.Condon, at present living in Paris-unbounded by cultural borders & by where his heart travels.
BaDaBing!-055
CD
$13.25

Black Lips
Good Bad Not Evil (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US This debut succinctly epitomizes all that's special about Atlanta's favorite flower punk sons: the uncontained energy, undeniable songcraft, and unrivaled showmanship are all on full display, as is a newfound sense of the world around them. Songs like "Katrina" and "Bad Kids" spare none of the Black Lips' trademark smirk and smear, but also demonstrate a purpose and perspective not always at the forefront of the band's music. "Good Bad Not Evil" traffics in the kind of ragged rock harmony missing
from record stores for so long.
Vice
CD
$12.50

Blind Willie Johnson
Nobody's Fault But Mine (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, UK "Blind" Willie Johnson straddled that spooky border between blues and spirituals. Among musicians, he is considered one of the greatest slide or bottleneck guitarists, as well as one of the most revered figures of depression-era gospel music. Covered by everyone from Peter, Paul and Mary to Led Zeppelin to Fairport Convention to Bob Dylan to Beck to The White Stripes, he is one of those almost secret figures who seemingly influence everything. Ry Coooder's soundtrack to "Paris, Texas" was conceived as a distillation of his work and spirit. Willie Johnson's life in itself reads like an early blues, blinded at age seven by his own mother in a fight with his errant father, living as an itinerant preacher and singer, having to live in the burnt out ruin of his ramshackle house after a fire, on a wet mattress, which eventually helped kill him, pneumonia, malarial fever and syphilis being a powerful combo. A major figure in the "eerie voiced" blues genre typified by Robert Johnson, Skip James and others, that sense-of dread hellhound on my trail atmosphere which makes great movies...Here is a collection of Blind Willie Johnson's finest, with his slashing 12 string and scary slide all over them...Blind Willie's song Dark Was The Night, Cold Was the Ground was included on the Voyager Golden Record, sent into space with the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Out there, there may be life forms hearing the sounds of Blind Willie Johnson. Are you ready for it? A rich, strange, and wonderful collection of Blind Willie Johnson's best! Lovingly packaged with wonderful memorabilia and detailed notes by our man in the world of I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang, Mr. Vic Templar! Beautifully remastered in RevOla-sonic sound by Joe Foster and Norman Blake at the secretly located Studio 3! A must for ANYONE who likes the magical, eerie and scary sound of all the people mentioned above..."adapted" by Led Zep, launched into space, covered by The White Stripes...surely you have to check out Willie's scary world of black cat bones and revelators and cold, cold graves!
Rev-Ola-224
CD
$15.00

Blues Control
S-T (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE AUGUST 28TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
HolyMountain
LP
$14.00

Cake, The
Cream Of The Cake (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, UK What links New Orleans Maestro Harold Battiste, Dr. John, The Soft Machine, The Daily Flash, Tiny Tim, Jack Nitsche, Sonny and Cher, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix and Ginger Baker's Airforce? THE CAKE. The last of the classic girl groups, whose two 1967/68 albums are as they say a game of two (sometimes three!) halves, classic girlgroupisms mixed with Baroque Pop, Wyrd Folk, Psychpop and club R&B, all with a wonderful good humour. Fans of the esoteric might care to know that Kevin Ayers' song "Eleanor's Cake Which Ate Her" is about the group...that they sang backing vocals on Electric Ladyland and the first Soft Machine album...and that Eleanor herself sang 'I Got You Babe' with Tiny Tim (backed by The Band) in the cult movie "You Are What You Eat". And are the albums any good? Yes, by yiminy, they are! A wonderful snapshot of the Sunset Strip, with a wonderfully decadent atmosphere for three such innocent girls...you'll just love it! The Cake recently reformed to play the prestigious launch party for the forthcoming Jimi Hendrix biopic, and who knows - they may come to your town soon... At great personal cost, RevOla presents THE CAKE! Never previously on CD cult artists...and they look hot in pictures too! Wonderfully re-mastered by Mr. Nick Robbins and with gorgeous packaging featuring wonderful pictures provided by THE CAKE and legendary rock photographer Ed Caraeff (The Cake took the shy young Ed to Monterey, where he took his first famous photos of Jimi Hendrix). There's also more than extensive liner notes by Tiny Tim biographer Chris Campion...at last, the full story can be told! Interviews with Harold Battiste, Kim Fowley, Rodney Bingenheimer, Kevin Ayers, you name them, they are here! A must for all girl group and Northern Soul fans, lovers of Baroque Pop, Psychpop and Wyrd Folk...you know the drill!
Rev-Ola-222
CD
$15.00

Cave Singers, The
Invitation Songs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US Seattle's Cave Singers debut with a rural blend of homespun mystery and "folk music approached by way of punk rock, or an updated version of the 'Anthology Of American Folk Music" - Seattle Weekly. You might hear bits of Calexico, Iron & Wine, Devendra, or Lindsey Buckingham in their dense and eerie sound. Singer Pete Quirk's appealingly nasal voice simultaneously echoes Arlo Guthrie and a mosquito's buzz.
Matador
CD
$13.25

Cave Singers, The
Invitation Songs (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 25TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Matador
LP
$14.00

Chesnutt, Vic
North Star Deserter (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US One of the finest songsmiths of today. His words will knock you out, his voice is like no other, and the two combined deliver lyrical phrases that echo in your brain forever. The songs on this release are among his most bracing & intense. Stripped down songs are juxtaposed with explosive rockers. The broad cast of players include all 7 members of THEE SILVER MT. ZION, along with Guy Picciotto (FUGAZI), Chad Jones & Nadia Moss (FRANKIE SPARO), Eric Craven *Genevieve Heistek (HANGEDUP), Bruce awdron(GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR) and T.Griffin (The Quavers). This record is unlike any other in his substantial discography.Macabre & fearless, playful & funny, deeply personal and incongrously hopeful.
Constellation-046
CD
$14.25

Cinc
Polyphonic Poetry (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 4TH)
PS, JAPAN Post folk (g, b, perc, f & m vo. rhythm machine) from Belgrade.
Amorfon-008
CD
$15.75

Cinc
Shine Of Wot? (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 4TH)
PS, JAPAN Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins) praised, "Beguiling".
Amorfon-003
CD
$15.75

Circle
Katapult (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
NoQuarter
LP
$11.50

Circle
Katapult (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US Finland's Circle are one of the leading psych-rock bands playing today, releasing records and touring for over a decade now. Founding member Jussi Lehtisalo handles the majority of vocal duties with a gruff, low-end growl. The music is heavy and atmospheric with repetitive riffs and haunted keyboards which create a twisted, spooky mood. Influenced by equal parts 60s psychedelia and venom, "Katapult" is perhaps the most diverse, groundbreaking, dark, and primitive Circle album yet.
NoQuarter
CD
$14.00

Cloak/Dagger
We Are (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 11TH)
PS, US A bombastic, rough around the edges approach to minimalist hardcore. Combining the jagged aggression of bands like Swiz & Black Flag w/ the spastic urgency of Drive Like Jehu,this embraces a lyrically raw directness that transcends the false conceptions &misgivings of modern punk. They embrace
the long lost art of disposability, steering away from the culture of celebratory fake aggression,into a new era of raw, incendiary punk music.
JadeTree-125
CD
$13.25

Cranes
Forever (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, UK First time reissue of this unsung classic of contemporary British music. Originally released in 1993 on Dedicated Records, Cranes continued their pioneering form with this self-produced offering. Led by the charismatic Alison Shaw, the band forged a niche with a fan base that still exists to this day. The CD features 7 bonus tracks bringing together for the first time, all the tracks from all the various limited edition versions of the original release. Also included is The Cure front man Robert Smith's remix of the single 'Jewel' which is taken from the album "Jewel". The band's full UK Dedicated Records discography is included featuring many of the band's rare sleeves and extensive liner notes. The artwork features the brilliant original sleeve design but has been expanded to incorporate all the new elements to the CD booklet.
CherryRed-330
CD
$15.00

Cranes
Wings Of Joy (PRE-ORDER: SALEABLE SEPTEMBER 18TH)
PS, UK The first reissue of this seminal debut