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+/- (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

60 Watt Kid
Time Change
PS, US Kevin Litrow left the racket dance sounds of Dance Disaster Movement for a psychedelic acoustic collage which he dubbed as 60 Watt Kid. This EP captures the most beautiful moments of the now out of print full length with the addition of 3 unreleased tracks. Intergalactic pop with plenty of acoustics & electronics. This EP is stripped down yet incredibly epic!
Oedipus-009
CD
$8.25

Aqueduct
Or Give Me Death
PS, US If you're familiar w/ Aqueduct you'll be happy to hear that David Terry's love of the pop hook has only gotten stronger w /time. However, unlike" I Sold Gold's" huge blown out drum sounds & blip-pop synths, "Or Give Me Death" finds him broadening his tonal horizons to encompass mariachi horns, Gershwin-esque strings, looped & layered vocals, & grand piano. There's also quite a lot more electric guitar, & it contains the best song about The Princess Bride EVER! Super cool cover art includes interactive acetate skull layer.
Barsuk-063
CD
$11.75

Arab Strap
Ten Years of Tears
PS, SCOTLAND Recently disbanded Scot's swan song compilation of singles, rarities, demos and live recordings. Includes 2 bonus songs (hidden?) at the end: a 1995 demo by Aidan called 'Bon Voyage' and a cover of 'It's A Heartache' recorded in 2006. Official tracklist: 01 Preface: Set The Scene / 02 Islands (demo) / 03 The First Big Weekend / 04 Gilded (live) / 05 I Saw You / 06 The Clearing / 07 Packs Of Three (2006) / 08 (Afternoon) Soaps / 09 Rocket Take Your Turn / 10 To All A Good Night / 11 Turbulence (Bis remix) / 12 The Shy Retirer / 13 Blood (live) / 14 (If There's) No Hope For Us (Rogue version) / 15 Where We've Left Our Love / 16 The Girl I Loved Before I Fucked (with full band) / 17 Oxytocin (demo) / 18 There Is No Ending
ChemikalUnderground
CD
$15.50

Arkansaw Man
S/T
PS, US Here is the unlikely CD debut of ARKANSAW MAN, a wildly obscure San Francisco art-punk band that flickered to life all so briefly in 1981. 25 minutes of music, 25 years ago and sayonara. Still, the best things in life - in the life of music, anyway - often are tucked away where they are hard to find. With a brilliant economy of means and sparseness reminiscent of dub, the band got an amazing jump start on post-Rock. It revels in terse and choppy guitar, the languid, sour leakage of keyboards and horns, and occasional lyrics sung as ironic disclaimer, while the spare yet vaguely ominous bass lines recall the Gang of Four played back at 4 RPM. A quarter of a century ago, the spindly funk machinery and discordant scraping guitars of Arkansaw Man failed to give the world much to latch onto, so its music got lost, abandoned in a locker at pop culture's bus depot, the key left floating in a gutter somewhere one day to be scavenged. There's no better place to find a glimmer of artistic gold.
TableOfTheElements-805
CD5
$9.00

Audionom
Retrospectiv [domestic version]
PS, US Formed from the ashes of punk/experimental legends Apparat (not the German Apparat, the Swedish one) and PVC in the late 90's, Audionom is a Stockholm supergroup that quickly became a popular live act known for its abrasive shows that also integrated the films of member Martin Malm. The band's hypnotic pummeling sound took inspiration from their love for such early experimental visionaries as Hawkwind, Brian Eno, and Neu! Nowhere is this more evident then on their full length debut Retrospektiv, which is comprised of material taken from various recordings and incarnations spanning 1999-2002. Repetition is definitely a reoccurring theme on Retrospektiv. Whether it's the punishing monotonous sound in opener "Ljusets Krigare", the electronically-keyed "Kristall," or avant Joy Division-esque "And You Said I Was The Only One," the merging of electronic and punk rock is repeated throughout the entire record.
Kemado-028
CD
$13.00

Baikal
Baikal
PS, US Baikal is a new burner from Bardo Pond brothers John & Michael Gibbons along with fellow Bardo Pond members Clint Takeda and Jason Kourkonis. This time they ventured down the route of heavy free-improvisation and 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 under seas with yet another mind-blowing Bardo Pond side project featuring Bardo brothers John & Michael Gibbons as your tour guide - and it's a heavy trip indeed. Dive in.
Important-19
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
Untitled
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

Barn Burning
Werner Ghost Truck
PS, US Darker & more diverse landscape than their first album. Second release is a journey through soundscapes, moods & stark images- filled with the sounds of empty rooms, cold stairwells & shortwave radio frequencies. Whispered, quiet finger-picking exploding into loud guitars & distorted violins then dying back down again into whispers & piano pieces: Alt-folk/Dark Indie Country.
Tarnished
CD
$10.00

Barr
Summary
PS, US His most musical BARR record to date, Brendan explores more of a pop sensibility (w/out ever becoming poppy) w/ a new means of lyrical narrative & execution. The collection of works spans 5 tumultuous months of triumphs, failures, loss & growth & evokes a spectrum of raw emotion, as would a novel, a movie, a sonnet, or a classical concerto.
5RueChristine-065
CD
$13.25

Barr/This Song Is A Mess
Split
PS, US An amazing effort by two of Los Angeles' most innovative artists. Electronic L.A. posterchildTSIAM contributes an apocolyptic dance revolution while Kill Rock Stars recording artistBarr dares to ask the question "remember how we all liked modest mouse?" Limited to 550 copies and comes with an exclusive pictureby Xiu Xiu tour manager David Horovitz
Oedipus-005
45
$5.50

Beauty Shop
Crisis Helpline
PS, US Their edgy lo-fi country noir sound owes as much to J Mascis as it does to Johnny Cash. Beautiful. Essential. They turn acoustic punk rock down to 9 1/2 instead of up to 11, with a little taste of alt.country thrown in for good measure.
Snapper-943
CD
$15.75

Bermon, Victor
Arriving At Night
PS, US Where did the quiet romantic composers working within electronic music's own folk form go? We need them back, which is maybe why Victor Bermon seems like a rebel whose cause is already lost in the slipped-stream of popular opinion. Tracks glide on backbeats that hearken back to crate-dug jazz records, warm wide chords & layers of melodic counterpoint. Acoustic guitars strum in the background, or pick their way through the fore, but they always welcome the dawn.
Hefty-060
CD
$11.25

Besnard Lakes, The
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
PS, US Rich with BEACH BOYS style harmonies, ROY ORBISON reverbs and orchestra, PINK FLOYD's pacing and FREDDY MERCURY's falsetto, "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse" is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by THE BESNARD LAKES, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, "Volume I", came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was largely overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are masters of finely-honed experimental pop songs that invoke the eerie Lynchian setting as aided and abetted by the music of Julee Cruise. But, on "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse", the band throws into the mix a mad dash of FLEETWOOD MAC proportioned swagger and ambition. Not so incidentally, The Besnard Lakes have created a masterpiece that will resonate within all quarters, amongst critics, casual and not-so-casual rock listeners, garden variety pop fans and headphone junkies.
Jagjagwar-106
LP
$10.25

Besnard Lakes, The
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
PS, US Rich with BEACH BOYS style harmonies, ROY ORBISON reverbs and orchestra, PINK FLOYD's pacing and FREDDY MERCURY's falsetto, "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse" is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is the second record by THE BESNARD LAKES, Montrealers by way of Western Canada. Their independently released previous record, "Volume I", came out in 2004, and it was noticed by critics but was largely overlooked by the public at large. On both records, The Besnard Lakes have shown that they are masters of finely-honed experimental pop songs that invoke the eerie Lynchian setting as aided and abetted by the music of Julee Cruise. But, on "The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse", the band throws into the mix a mad dash of FLEETWOOD MAC proportioned swagger and ambition. Not so incidentally, The Besnard Lakes have created a masterpiece that will resonate within all quarters, amongst critics, casual and not-so-casual rock listeners, garden variety pop fans and headphone junkies.
Jagjagwar-106
CD
$11.50

Bethany & Rufus
900 Miles
PS, US The duo comprised of BETHANY YARROW (daughter of Peter Yarrow) & RUFUS CAPPADOCIA, refine their vast influences through the minimalist combo of voice & cello, while focusing their attn on traditional songs from America's gritty folk past.
Hyena
CD
$16.25

Black Lips
Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo
PS, US Now 22 years old, The Black Lips are grizzled veterans and kings of the psychedelic garage rock underground and legends in the scene. Playing the self-coined "flower punk" in the vein of Nuggets-faves The Seeds and The 13th Floor Elevators, live or on record it's hard to hide the fun these boys have and impossible to describe their unpredictable live show and how uninhibited the audiences are. This record is an amazing primer of Black Lips greatest hits. Contains new versions of tracks taken from their three previous albums and multiple singles. The music is every bit as deceptively sweet and dangerous as the city they recorded in - Tijuana
Vice
CD
$10.75

Black Rose Band
Hot Box/Hoochie Poochie
PS, US 500 Black Vinyl. 2 tracks . King Louie's post-disaster outfit, with other NOLA citizens including the guitar player from The Detonations & members of the Scrips & Kondor. Both songs really have a hot & sweaty Southern rock vibe w/ a devil-may-care 'tude. A must have for any Harahan Fats fan & includes lyrics on the back sleeve.
Contaminated-011
45
$5.00

Black Velvet
Is It Me You Really Love
PS, US Another in the hidden gems series from Blacktop Records. This one's taken from the master tapes which have been remixed & remastered w/ instrumental versions of the 2 tracks now included. Teenage female vocal trio sing about the blurry lines between love & sex. A slow jam w/hard hitting drums on a CLASSIC. Flip is more conventional funk w/extra Jersey "crack" that sets it apart.
LatinExpress-014
12
$6.25

Bob & Gene
If This World Were Mine
PS, US Presented in its entirety for the first time. Bob & Gene's full length album. Some of the deepest & sweetest Soul sides ever carved into wax. Features recordings only previously available on rare 45's in the hands of a few collectors, as well as unreleased material.
Daptone-010
LP
$14.50

Bunny Rabbit
Lovers & Crypts
PS, US A record of midnight freestyle nursey rhymes bred through the martyrs of hip hop, punk & folk. The essential delivery of nightmarish prophecies, hallucinogenic dark beats, seductive sweet melodies & raunchy raps are said to arouse feelings of "deep seeded shame & inexorable ass shaking." She's also produced tracks & toured w/ CocoRosie.
VE-004CD
CD
$13.25

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

Call Me Lightning
Soft Skeletons
PS, US Milwaukee trio create frenetic post-punk informed by Talking Heads' quirky pop & Jesus Lizards' rambunctious absurdism. Follow up to 2004 debut, Soft Skeletons is an 11 song blast of youthful energy, wicked riffery & unapologetic fun.
FrenchKiss-029
CD
$14.50

Calla
Strength In Numbers
PS, US Calla's sophomore effort encompasses their signature experimental raw sound. Written and recorded while on tour abroad and in their hometowns, the band had a chance to focus on their collections of field recordings for this release. They've created their own identity, while at the same time have been compared to Nick Cave and Low. "Burrowing into dark corners of new wave's shiny, happy side, the band Calla finds something more than brooding and vintage black couture" - NY Times. "Calla prove that emotional savagery can be a beautiful thing" - Rolling Stone.
BeggarsBanquet
CD
$13.25

Calla
Strength In Numbers
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
BeggarsBanquet
LP
$10.75

Campbell, Glen
Best of The Glen Campbell Music Show
PS, UK The best of 3 performances in the early 70's - the peak of Campbell's career. This DVD represents the best performances from a string of concerts filmed by Ember in the early 70s - the peak of Campbell's career. The first was a recording of a show at The Talk Of The Town in '72, then through '75 Campbell six TV shows broadcast by the BBC. Backed by his then regular band and the BBC Concert Orchestra, Campbell performed live his greatest hits plus other favorite songs of his choosing. The performances are brilliant, the backing very tight, the sound recording excellent, and all filmed in gloriously gaudy 1970s color schemes. This includes his best known hits and interesting covers. Song Titles: Dream Baby, By The Time I Get To Phoenix, Mary In The Morning, Try A Little Kindness, Gentle On My Mind, Ocean In His Eyes, Time In A Bottle, The Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Wichita Lineman, Galveston, Country Boy, Oklahoma Sunday Morning, It Must Be A Sin When You Love Somebody, The Moons A Harsh Mistress, Aint No Sunshine, Oh Happy Day
RPM-2
DVD
$12.75

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

Chelsea
Faster, Cheaper & Better Looking
PS, US Brand new album from veterans of the original U.K. Punk movement! First studio album in over a decade & the first time the trio of James Stevenson (ALARM, CULT, GENERATION X), Chris Bashford & Gene October have played on a record together since 1979! The boys are joined by Tony Barber of the BUZZCOCKS on this tour de force of a comeback album. Great `77 style Punk Rock- melodic but fast & with great, poignant lyrics.
TKO-164
CD
$12.75

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

Circle
Tower
PS, US Although still bearing the moniker 'New wave of Finnish heavy metal', this one definitely bares more relationship to In a Silent Way than Aces High. No sign of vocals at all, just chilled-out grooves that still have Prospekt at their core (though perhaps their exterior is more like a heavily sedated Soft Machine?). The line-up is the current core of Circle + Mika Rintala (Verde) so he is listed here as special guest super-star
LastVisibleDog-112
CD
$11.75

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

Conn, Bobby
King For A Day
PS, US "Its about my desperate attempt to lose myself in a candy-colored fantasyland of freaks & fairies. Its an urge that I think lots of us share, especially these days as the real world is getting increasingly grim. The album starts w/ an 8-min epic w/ strings, a choir singing in Latin, a blinding, atonal guitar solo & birds singing before the dawn. There are psychedelic interludes & instrumental passages between more conventional 'pop' songs & the album ends w/ a triumphant/tragic piano ballad," says Bobby. Feat. The Glass Gypsies & members of The Detholz! & Mahjonng & 3 bonus videos
ThrillJockey-177
CD
$13.25

Daniels, David Karsten
Sharp Teeth
PS, US A compelling exploration of moral ambiguity & perhaps-unavoidable human disconnection, suggesting modern American folk music in the Southern tradition: often deathly slow, like life in the South, and haunted by religion- but unable to find answers in its Bible. The sounds of the South appear as well; Nashville's slide guitars, nods to Dixieland Jazz, drums, horns, choirs & epic string arrangements take their places in songs that, despite their grand scale, manage to be concise & immediate, conveying a
distinct love of pop music.
FatCat-051
CD
$13.25

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

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

Deerhunter
Deerhunter
PS, US
Stick-018
CD
$10.00

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

Distance
My Demons
PS, US Debut album from Bromley, England's top dubstep producer. A resident DJ on influential UK radio station Rinse 100.3 FM, he rose to prominence w/ Sting Records tracks. This new album is another leap into uncharted dubstep territory. It collects all the dubs the artist's been working on over the past year incl. the haunting "Mistral," the booming breaks of "Weigh Down" & the long-awaited "Night Vision".
PlanetMu-170
CD
$15.00

Distance
My Demons
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
PlanetMu-170
DLP
$18.75

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

DJ Hidden
After Before
PS, GERMANY VINYL VERSION!!!
AdNoiseam-074
12
$9.50

Do Make Say Think
You, You're a History In Rust
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Constellation-045
LP
$15.50

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

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

Dolorean
You Can't Win
PS, US Another collection of melancholy & stunningly beautiful folk pop songs. Singer Al James completed the eleven new songs here after Dolorean's 2005 European tour & before long, the band performed the set live at two gigs within two weeks at one bar in their hometown of Portland, OR. After these two brief outings, James & cohorts promptly went into the studio & recorded all the basic tracks in one weekend. Cinematic & haunting in their imagery, the songs on- from the spooky opening percussion on the title track to the closing notes of "My Still Life"
YepRoc-2109
CD
$14.50

Dolorean
You Can't Win
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
YepRoc-2109
LP
$14.50

Dora Flood
We Live Now
PS, US Over the course of their five LPs and one EP, Dora Flood has produced some of the most notable shoegazing dream pop to come out of the United States. Their brand new effort, We Live Now, is perhaps the acclaimed San Francisco group's heaviest sounding release to date with nods to late '60s and early '70s interstellar boogie rock spliced into the heady mix. With praise coming from discerning music magazines like The Big Takeover, Skyscraper, Losing Today and Ptolemaic Terrascope, it is no wonder that audiences leave Dora Flood's shows feeling that they witnessed something of a secret, psychedelic phenomenon. These live close encounters, as well as their classic studio work, leave listeners with bold memories of pounding grooves, lush orchestration, and melodies so timeless that they take up residence in the heads of those fortunate enough to cross their path.
ElephantStone-1016
CD
$11.00

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

Eats Tapes
Dos Mutantes
PS, US Here they triumphantly return w/ 10 relentless brain smashers! Feat. a battery of hardware sequencers, synths, modified drum machines, cassette players & a midi Nintendo. They specialize in noisy, spazzy techno bangers w/ irresistible hooks. Fusing a variety of influences, they comfortably straddle the San Francisco Bay Area's myriad club, psychedelic noise, & art-rock scenes.
Tigerbeat6
CD
$15.00

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

Eluvium
Copia
PS, US Following a string of increasingly remarkable albums, ELUVIUM's MATTHEW COOPER set out to broaden his instrumental palette, while maintaining the uncanny emotional resonance that has become his trademark. The result is "Copia", an hour-long epic that applies Eluvium's heartache-inducing ether to a symphony of strings, brass, keyboards and piano. Noticeably absent but hardly missed are the washes of guitars that color most of Eluvium's previous material. The deliberate exclusion of traditional rock instrumentation serves as sufficient proof that the instrument is not Eluvium's driving force. At best it is a catalyst, a vehicle to that netherworld in the back of your head, where your life starts to uncontrollably reevaluate itself.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-110
CD
$11.50

Erasure
On the Road to Nashville (CD/DVD)
PS, US
Mute
CD/DVD
$17.50

Explosions In The Sky
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
PS, US Thirty seconds is all you'll need to believe in the tragedy-turned-majesty of "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone," EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY's long-awaited, very eagerly anticipated fourth album. The hands-over-your-face, drop-to-your-knees opening track is only the beginning of the dominating brilliance of this record. Recorded by JOHN CONGLETON (THE ROOTS, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS) at Pachyderm Studios in rural Minnesota, the album is a massive leap forward, showcasing a broader instrumental range and their most focused, efficient songwriting. It's also within arm's length of matching the overwhelming glory of their legendary live shows, trading in the crystalline production of "The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place" for a paint-peeling intensity that blurs the lines between studio and live performance.
TemporaryResidenceLtd.-099
DLP
$14.25

Explosions In The Sky
All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone
PS, US (Limited number of special edition w/ bonus disc). Thirty seconds is all you'll need to believe in the tragedy-turned-majesty of "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone," EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY's long-awaited, very eagerly anticipated fourth album. The hands-over-your-face, drop-to-your-knees opening track is only the beginning of the dominating brilliance of this record. Recorded by JOHN CONGLETON (THE ROOTS, THE MOUNTAIN GOATS) at Pachyderm Studios in rural Minnesota, the album is a massive leap forward, showcasing a broader instrumental range and their most focused, efficient songwriting. It's also within arm's length of matching the overwhelming glory of their legendary live shows, trading in the crystalline production of "The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place" for a paint-peeling intensity that blurs the lines between studio and live performance.
TemporaryResidenceLtd-099
CD
$11.50

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

Fane, Julian
Our New Quarters
PS, US His new pieces are grounded in live percussion, great swaths of strings, indecipherable high-pitched vocals & lush, sweeping synth effects. These elements, along w/ a strengthened vocal presence, give the music a powerful emotional core. The album wallows deliciously in vast, guitar-laden melancholy, & certain tracks achieve a pristine beauty almost classical in tone.
PlanetMu-161
CD
$15.00

Feelers
Just Can't Get Enough
PS, US 200 color vinyl. Original press was July 2006 - 500 black vinyl. The vocals sound rougher & the guitars form a solid wall-of-punk sound that can't really be fucked with. The title track is their trademark schizophrenic-punk taken up a notch, definitely the "hit". On the B side things back up, slow 'em down a little again, & just clamp down hard & get into some serious business.
Contaminated-010
45
$5.00

Frames
The Cost
PS, US One of Ireland's most successful bands, known for their sell-out performances to 20,000 fans in their homeland, as well as their relentless touring schedule across the globe. With their sixth studio album, they've returned to an earlier, simpler mode of recording, in order to finally capture the intensity and ecstasy of their live performances. Retaining the signature Frames feel and texture but with more space and warmth, "The Cost" is, in leader Glen Hansard's words, "our 70's folk record¿Gordon Lightfoot, early Elton John, that kind of feel." With their catchiest songs to date and the intimate feel of their lauded live performances, "The Cost" will lift The Frames alongside bands like Coldplay to inspire and exhilarate us.
ANTI
CD
$14.75

Frith, Fred
Impur
PS, US In 1996, Fred organized an event at Lecole Nationale de Musique de Villeurbanne in France involving students grouped according to their departments & separated, each playing musical material Fred had prepared for them. In order to co-ordinate all the groups, everyone followed a precise time-score prepared by Fred. The entire event was recorded on 4 A-DAT machines, & this CD is the result: a lurching, complex & capricious beast w/ many heads: an orchestra tuning up; a salute to Sonny Blount; a roiling chaotic mass of sound splitting into layers, colliding back together, pullulating, ululating, roaring & sometimes mewing like a kitten.
ReR
CD
$16.00

Frith, Fred
The Happy End Problem
PS, US Consists of two, related, small-ensemble works for 6 & 7 musicians respectively - mostly strings, with percussion, flute, clarinet & electronics. FRED, violinist CARLA KILSTEHT & percussionist WILLIE WYNANT play throughout as the music constantly unfolds into new textures & dialects, never hesitating & never marking time. The necessity & simplicity of these pieces conceals a catalogue of experimental techniques and novel ideas - there are those whod have squeezed a score of albums from this material.
ReR-005
CD
$16.00

Frivolous
Midnight Black Indulgence
PS, US This marks a watershed in DANIEL GARDNERr's career. For the first time, influences & inspirations are clearly discernible. Moments of pure dance ecstasy are followed by string interludes or appear next to jazz ballads. The connections he makes are of a convincing, almost compelling logic, & derive from his many yrs in the mid-'90s, peddling the new European minimalist sound as a club DJ in Vancouver.
Scape-043
CD
$16.00

F-Space
Preliminary Impact Report
PS, US Powerful, unparalleled musical project by San Francisco artists ETHAN PORT (SAVAGE REPUBLIC) & Scott Jenerik also featuring CHROME drummer Aleph Kali & sometimes MAN IS THE BASTARD DRUMMER Joel Connell. While referencing traditionial rock, punk & ethnic melodies, they also bring in metal, springs, strings & other hardware, often immersing the band in 15 foot fire balls! An apocalyptic giant is born! Played 8 DIY Hit & Run performances from the back of a van at Burning Man last year
Mobilization-501
CD
$13.25

Fu Manchu
We Must Obey
PS, US
CenturyMedia
CD
$16.00

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

Giant Robot
#46
PS, US Ura-Harajuku Godfather, Gong Li, Towa Tei, Bons Brigade, Thai Cowboys, and Gloomy Bear!
ZINE
$4.75

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

Group Doueh
Guitar Music From the Western Sahara
PS, US This Saharan sand-blizzard of fine-crushed glass will grind your face to a bloody pulp. They play raw & unfiltered Saharawi music from the former colonial Spanish outpost of the Western Sahara. The sound is distorted, loud & unhinged w/ an impressive display of virtuosity & style only known in this part of the world. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl & comes in a gatefold full color jacket stocked w/ great photos of the musicians & liner notes. LIMITED TO 1000.
Sublime
LP
$21.00

Grubbs, David & Susan Howe
Souls of the Labadie Tract
PS, US This takes as its starting point a substantial new poem by HOWE that will appear in a collection bearing the same title, to be published in 2007 by New Directions. The Labadists were a Utopian Quietest sect that moved from the Netherlands to Cecil County, Maryland in 1684. The community dissolved in 1722. This sustains a sound world of buzzing reeds & electronics.
BlueChopsticks-017
CD
$13.50

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

Harry Roche Constellation
Spiral / Sometimes
PS, UK The last great psychedelic album, 'Spiral' and it's successor 'Sometimes' are restored to the catalogue (together here) for the first time in over thirty years. Completely overlooked when it was first released and quickly deleted, original copies of 'Spiral' have long been the holy grail for collectors, changing hands for ridiculous money. This album crosses over onto the jazz-lounge scene where 'Spiral' is right up there with Roy Budd's 'Get Carter' score. The famous title track features the vocals of Claire Torrey who contributed to Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'.
El-100
CD
$13.00

Hauschka
Room To Expand
PS, US The alias of Dusseldorf-based pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann, whose work is based upon an exploration of the possibilities of the "prepared" piano. Volker explores & influences the outcome of his playing by getting right down inside the instrument- clamping wedges of leather, felt or rubber between the strings; preparing the hammers with aluminium paper or rough films; or weaving guitar strings around the piano's guts. The resulting tracks are composed both originally & charmingly, forming vivid, unconventional pieces made through what Volker terms a playful "research-enthusiasm," much informed by modern electronica or Indonesian gamelan as it is by any classical cannon.
FatCat-1306
CD
$13.25

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

Haysi Fantayzee
Battle Hymns for Children Singing: The Best of Haysi Fantayzee
PS, UK Haysi Fantayzee were formed in 1981 by fashion photographer Kate Garner, former Animal Magnet member Paul Caplin and Jeremy Healy, a well known face on London's club scene. Together they set about injecting a sense of fun and adventure into the music scene, wearing outlandish, self designed costumes and dreadlocks, and writing songs that married sexual subversion with deliberately disposable and cocksure dayglo pop. Their 'Dickensian Rasta' look was an immediate hit and saw their debut single 'John Wayne Is Big Leggy' rise to number 11 in the national charts. In their brief career they would also enjoy chart success with 'Holy Joe' and 'Shiny Shiny'. All three hits are reprised on this CD, as is their sole album, Battle Hymns For Children Singing. The package also features a host of bonus tracks, remixes, and sleevenotes written with the co-operation of both Healy and Garner. The former went on to become one of the UK's most successful DJs, while the latter is an accomplished and in-demand photographer for artists including Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, David Bowie and others.
CherryPop-3
CD
$13.00

Hazard County Girls
Divine Armor
PS, US The group started as a duo w/ drummer Sharon Heather & guitarist Christy Kane.
Crustacean-067
CD
$9.25

Hidden Hand
Resurrection of Whiskey Foot
PS, US Lyrically the band has evolved from their previous politically charged content also incorporating historical story based lyricism. Musically there is a subtle southern or classic rock vibe (ala killer slide playing from WINO & even some Harp by MICHAEL ANTONY MILLER) that creeps into the foundation of their brand of dark, heavy, progressive rock. Only a lineup consisting of the capable ""rock-veterans"" can properly pull off an album of this magnitude.
SouthernLord-070
CD
$14.00

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

High Llamas
Can Cladders
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-317
LP
$13.50

Hot Cross
Risk Revival (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
EqualVision
CD
$13.00

Hubcap City
Superlocalhellfreakride
PS, US BILL TAFT and WILL FRATESI are luminaries of Atlanta's indie rock avant-garde - Taft's legacy as a key player in SMOKE and Fratesi's tenure as the rickety percussionist behind such lonely and urbane Southern specters as CAT POWER and TENEMENT HALLS culminates in HUBCAP CITY with slow, serpentine miasma. "Superlocalhellfreakride" is a guided tour through Atlanta's underbelly; a survey of the acoustics found in its burned-out buildings, graveyards and long-abandoned mills. The humid ghosts of Hubcap City's ancestors, including Smoke, the Jody Grind and Atlanta's seminal Destroy All Music Festivals in the 1980s all echo in these folkish dirges of melody and noise. With each lazy and uplifting honk of the horn over a clatter of strings and metal the group pushes the old weird Atlanta into deeper and higher levels of beautiful imprisonment, and the only way out is through.
TableOfTheElements-112
CD
$13.00

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

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

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

Joakim
Monsters & Silly Songs
PS, US Multi-talented artist, DJ, & producer has returned with a new musical vision. Heavily influenced by artists like John Carpenter, Aphex Twin & Arthur Russel, M&SS focuses on live instrumentation & performance with a healthy dash of pop melody.
K7
CD
$17.00

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

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

Louvin, Charlie
S/T
PS, US A true living legend -- hello LOUVIN BROTHERS -- who has influenced everybody from Johnny Cash, Gram Parsons & the Byrds to Uncle Tupelo & the Handsome Family, is joined by an amalgam of hip guests incl. JEFF TWEEDY (WILCO), WILL OLDHAM (PALACE), GEORGE JONES, BOBBY BARE SR, TIFT MERRITT, DAVID KILGOUR, TOM T. HALL & MARTY STUART along w/members of BRIGHT EYES, LAMBCHOP, SUPERCHUNK, BLANCH & CLEM SNIDE. Goodness! Incl. several Louvin Bros. classics plus country classics popularizeed by Jimmie Rodgers, Delmore Brothers, Carter Family & Monroe Brothers along w/a moving tribute to his late brother Ira.
TompkinsSquare-1042
CD
$14.75

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

Luscious Jackson
Greatest Hits
PS, US
Capitol
CD
$17.25

M. Ward
To Go Home
PS, US The first single from his recent masterpiece "Post-War" is an instant pop classic written by the inimitable DAN-IEL
JOHNSTON. With 3 non album tracks incl. the epic JIMMIE DALE GILMORE penned "Headed For A Fall," feat. special guests NEKO CASE (who also lends backing vocals to "To Go Home"), NELS CLINE, MIKE MOGIS & JIM JAMES.
Merge-288
CD5
$4.00

Makes Nice
Candy Wrapper & Twelve Other Songs
PS, US THE MAKES NICE explode with music-think freakbeat, Nuggets 2, Les Fleurs de Lys, Creation, Small Faces, Pretty Things, The Who, Cindermen, Light, Tomorrow, Idle Race, Powder, etc. Psychedelic pop with soaring, Wilson-esque vocal harmonies, bashing drums, and giant fuzz shred solos. Features current and former members of THE FUCKING CHAMPS, HAROLD RAY LIVE IN CONCERT, and THE MOTHBALLS.
Frenetic-025
CD
$13.25

Meat Beat Manifesto
In Dub 5.1 Surround
PS, US An electronic audio experience with visuals created specifically for the beats. This is a 5.1 Surround Sound DVD. Ideally, it is meant to be played on a 5.1 Surround Sound home theater system but it will also play on regular DVD stereo systems and sound exactly as the artist has intended. To hear the music in optimum fidelity, please follow the menu instructions for your setup. This DVD is primarily an audio experience with specially created visual accompaniments to the music of Meat Beat Manifesto. Featuring DJ Collage on the mike & Lynn Farmer on drums & percussion. Tracks: Introduction Dub, Echo In Spave Dub, Spining Round Dub, Fromage Dub, Intermission Dub, Super Soul Dub, Caramel Dub, Happiness Supreme Dub, Retrograde Dub, Radiation Dub, This Is A Test. Song Titles: Introduction Dub, Echo In Space Dub, Spinning Round Dub, Fromage Dub, Intermission Dub, Super Soul Dub, Caramel Dub, Happiness Supreme Dub, Retrograde Dub, Radiation Dub, This Is A Test, Deep Field Recording #3
MVD-33791
DVD
$9.00

Medicine Head
New Bottles, Old Medicine
PS, UK When, in early 1970, legendary Radio 1 DJ John Peel ventured up to Wolverhampton's Lafayette club to do a gig, he came upon two guys who called themselves Medicine Head, the uniquely configured duo of John Fiddler and Peter Hope-Evans. So impressed was Peel that he signed Medicine Head to his label, Dandelion Records and later that year released "New Bottles, Old Medicine" the 1st of three studio albums that Medicine Head would release on the revered label. The walrus-mustached Fiddler would simultaneously sing, play guitar and operate a bass drum and hi-hat cymbal with his foot, augmented by the equally hirsute Hope-Evans on harmonica, jaws harp, mouth bow and strange concoctions of percussion. More art school than rock'n'roll, Medicine Head wrote poetic, spiritual, thoughtful, folk-rock tunes that have stood the test of time. Now the band's debut album can be enjoyed again as Cherry Red Records continues it's program of re-releasing classic albums from the Dandelion catalogue. "New Bottles, Old Medicine" follows hot on the heels of re-issues by Dandelion artists Bridget St John; Clifford T Ward; Principal Edwards Magic Theatre and also the acclaimed compilation box-set "Life Too, Has Surface Noise.
CherryRed-314
CD
$13.00

Milenasong
Seven Sisters
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
Monika-053
LP
$14.75

Milenasong
Seven Sisters
PS, US Berlin-based Sabrina Milena. The songs unravel as if written by a delicate hand on rice paper, stories which border between dream & realty. The vocal melodies flicker like eyelids in REM sleep & her unusual voice is a whole choir in itself. Her music weaves together Norwegian folklore, English folk-rock, forgotten memories & poetry. Her sound is related to such artists as His Name Is Alive, Sandy Denny, This Mortal Coil, Roy Harper & Vashti Bunyan.
Monika-053
CD
$15.50

Minsk
The Ritual Fires of Abandonment
PS, US
Relapse
CD
$14.50

Minus The Bear
Interpretaciones Del Oso
PS, US Their 1st remix record! And while this act can frequently reek of self-indulgence w/ most bands, the resulting record here offers a fresh & varied look into a band that has sadly been reduced to the more pop corners of the earth. They have much more in common w/ chronic noise masters in Dalek than you might think: their records are frequently steeped in atmospherics & peppered w/ some serious prog-rock tendencies. Feat. remixes by TYONDAI BRAXTON, OKTOPUS, ALIAS & many others
SuicideSqueeze-062
CD
$13.25

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

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

Monsters From Mars
Surfing Through a Creepy Castle
PS, US 4 surf & garage tracks including a cover of Joe Meek's Telstar & a unique version of Brittany Spears "Toxic". Instrumental surf quartet from San Diego, CA. A lovely but crusty experiment in bouncy, foamy horror. Sounds like The Mummies. Dick Dale, Murder City Devils, Man...or Astro-Man?
TicTacTotally-001
45
$3.50

Morricone, Ennio
Arena Concerto
Ps, CANADA Morricone's first DVD release in the U.S., something long out of print elsewhere. Includes a rare interview with him talking about his process for writing music for films. 130 mins.
1.8SecRecords-18005
DVD
$18.00

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

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

Nico
All Tomorrow's Parties: Nico Live (2 shows on one double album)
PS, UK One of the most fascinating figures of rock's fringes, Nico hobnobbed, worked, and was romantically linked with an incredible assortment of the most legendary entertainers of the '60s. Nico first rose to fame as a European supermodel, also landing a bit part in Fellini's La Dolce Vita film. In the mid- 1960's she moved to New York, where Andy Warhol installed her as a vestigial presence and occasional lead singer for the Velvet Underground. The band never really accepted her as a bona fide member and she departed in 1967, but not before contributing unforgettable deadpan vocals to three of the songs on their classic 1967 debut album. Nico embarked on a solo career, recording folk-rock-flavored songs for her debut Chelsea Girl album with assistance from Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, and John Cale. Her 1969 follow-up, The Marble Index, was a dramatic departure that unveiled her doomladen, gothic persona, produced by Cale and prominently featuring her deep vocals, impenetrable lyrics, and ghostly harmonium. Her subsequent '70s albums explored much the same territory, with assistance from Cale and influential art rockers like Brian Eno. She fought a constant struggle with a massive drug habit and tangled personal life and eventually died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Ibiza in 1988. The original goth rocker, Nico's albums are demanding and bleak, but map a unique and starkly powerful vision that has become more influential with age. - A brand new, previously unreleased double-album featuring 2 shows from one of the great all-time rock music icons - Nico. - All Tomorrow's Parties" features extremely rare material from two shows Nico played in the UK in the early 1980's.
CherryRed-25
DCD
$13.00

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

Noriko, Tujiko
Solo
PS, US While still maintaining her trademark version of experimental Japanese pop, here the edges have been polished w/ some of her most accomplished works. In part due to the mixing skills of Gerhard Potuznik & Tyme (from Mas). One could even say a work of great maturity.
EditionsMego-078
CD
$16.25

Normanoak
A Double Gift of Tongues
PS, US CHRIS BARTH re-emerges with "A Double Gift Of Tongues" to share once again NORMANOAK's mysterious fibrillation of heart and lung. Unbound from his share of duties with THE IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES, Barth chronicles a world "of acorns, blood, and sacrifice; of the holy hexagram of intertwined triangles; of the holy books writ in the sands of madness; Of the language behind language and the seeds of the unspeakable." Barth's ability to chew up, unbuckle, and alternate between sanguine sanctity and life's whimsical playfulness has never shown itself in a purer light than throughout the 14 song landscape of this limited vinyl release. Fans of the inwardly mobile mysticism of DONOVAN or the soul damaged guitar skree of GEORGE BRIGMAN's "Jungle Rot" in its most minimal state should book their ticket to "A Double Gift Of Tongues" immediately.
SecretlyCanadian-124
LP
$11.50

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

Olvis
Bravado
PS, UK Third album from Icelandic maverick Orlygur Thor Orlygsson, following last year's much-adored second full length "The Blue Sound" and the previous year's eponymous debut. Continuing the linear progression evident from first album to second, "Bravado" raises the bar further, with an equal split between lush instrumentals and hypnotic full vocal tracks (in his native tongue). With comparisons and appeal across the board, from chillout to Richard Hawley, Olvis' music defies classification, but ultimately has a heartwarming, relaxing, all-encompassing feel that renders pigeonholing unnecessary. As with "The Blue Sound", "Bravado" features the A-list of Reykjavik musicians as a supporting cast within its fourteen tracks: SIGUR ROS drummer Orri Dyrason plays drums on four tracks, with fellow SIGUR ROS member Georg Holm playing bass on two tracks, along with percussion and drums on three tracks from APPARAT ORGAN QUARTET's Arnar Geir Omarsson and violin from Maria Huld Markan Sigfusdottir from AMINA (Sigur Ros' string quartet) on one track. The whole album was written and produced by Orlygsson himself, and was recorded mainly at Sigur Ros' Sundlaugin studio during the fall of 2005, and lyrically touches upon Orlygur's disillusionment with global capitalism and US hegemony - not that you'd know it, unless you speak Icelandic.
Resonant-021
CD
$13.50

One AM Radio
This Too Will Pass (Digipack Packaging)
PS, US
Dangerbird
CD
$12.50

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

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

P.G. Six
Slightly Sorry
PS, US VINYL VERSION!!!
DragCity-305
LP
$13.50

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

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

Panda Bear
Bro's
PS, US Exhibits the classic traits of Noah Lennox's musical personality- a fluidity & functional rhythmic accessibility stemming from a deep love of DJ culture; a delight in texture & depth; a playful use of samples & electronic processing; plus a foregrounding of sweet, poppy hooks in the vocal & instrumental melodies. B-side features an exclusive remix of "Bros" from Terrestrial Tones. A somewhat slower, slightly darker versioning of the original. Vinyl only release.
FatCat-059
12
$7.75

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

Pink Mountaintops
Single Life/My Best Friend
PS, US So we asked STEPHEN McBEAN to help us out with the description of this 7-inch slice of vinyl heaven he created. We got the following key phrases out of him: "European car ads" and "4 am dancing shoes". The first song called "Single Life" is yet another in a long line of great fuzzed out Velvet-styled gems by Pink Mountaintops, sped up ever so slightly to be in synch with the minds of akathisiacs everywhere. And the reverse side, "My Best Friend", is the more affecting and spiritual of the two, perhaps McBean's most beautifully crafted song to date.
JagJagWar-109
45
$3.75

Quellet, Israel
Oppressum
PS, US This music is not really outsider sound art, but it shares strong similarities w/ it. It explores a debarred universe almost impossible to escape. It's a minute, albeit exploration of sound (particularly through saturation), mystical discourse & excesses. Sound materials come from a number of sources: the local church's organ, rented or borrowed percussion instruments, various objects being struck, pipes, faucets, telephone touch pads, power tools, sound-producing toys, voice, mouth sounds, throat sounds, & wheelbarrows.
SubRosa-244
CD
$14.00

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

Rakes
Remixes
PS, US Anything that sounds good will be nicked & used in their music. Lyrically, the 1st album was a mix of regular personal diary like notes of 1st person events to more abstract/conceptual songs. This feat. remixes from "Capture/Release" w/ UNCLE BUCK, LOVING HANDS, STATIK, FLITHY DUKES SOCIETY & WEIRD SCIENCE.
DimMak-104
CD5
$6.25

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

Rare Bird
Epic Forest
PS, UK Though it made little commercial impact on its release in 1972, Rare Bird's 'Epic Forest' has since been widely acclaimed as a classic of the pre-punk era: a unique album that fuses the emotional reach of classical music with the harmonies of Sixties pop. This album is somewhere between Procol Harum, The Moody Blues and West Coast Psychedelia, and 'Epic Forest' is one of the masterpieces of progressive rock (file under prog and sunshine pop). We are restoring it to the catalogue in its classic form with three superb additional tracks that were given away as a 33rpm 7" with the first edition of the original album.
El-99
CD
$13.00

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-01